Come enjoy the spring in the park with community this spring!

Where: Ping Tom Park

(1700 S Wentworth)

When: Saturday May 3rd

2 PM - 6 PM

Bring your A game and your best competitive spirit for field slay! We're talking potato sack races, tug of war, capture the flag you name it. Come tranifest your athleticism era with us!

We are partnering with the Femmes + Thems Bike Chicago for a group ride before Field Slay too!

Meet up @ the Green City Farmer’s Market in Lincoln Park @ 11AM. Get to the market close to 11 if ya wanna grab some foods , it’s a busy market!!!

At noon, together we will ride approximately 10 miles to the park!

We roll at a comfortable pace of 10-12mph and stick together. Our rides welcome all forms of micro-mobility! We’d love to see you roll up on e-bikes, cruisers, folding bikes, road bikes, cargo bikes full of children and pets, trikes, scooters, or other PEVs.

This meetup is a safe, inclusive space for trans, enby, and queer folx to gather, connect, and have fun in the city. Safe spaces are created actively, not passively, through collective action. Be a part of creating a safe space and protecting others by holding this safe trans space. That includes no tolerance for hate, misgendering, or any behavior that harms another. This is a gender diverse, queer space that is unwavering in the conviction that Black Lives Matter. To ensure this, at a minimum, active allyship is necessary by all.

We encourage the community to take care of one another! Watch out for your queer fam! Bring an extra blanket or water bottle, share your sunscreen or shade, say hello to your neighbor.

This is public space open to anyone and everyone. Please respect your surroundings accordingly.

SOLD OUT. Show up anyway & we’ll do our best to get you in

PUPPETQUEERS is an evening of short form adult puppet theater made for the queers (and their allies), by the queers, exploring beyond the binaries of puppetry.

PUPPETQUEERS is a PWYC (pay what you can) and DIY puppet slam event dedicated to uplifting and celebrating queer artists working within puppetry. From long-standing puppeteers to those new in the scene to those who may be experimenting with puppetry as a form for their art for the very first time, PUPPETQUEERS offers a home and a stage for all of them. PUPPETQUEERS also often features an element where the audience can contribute meaningfully to the work.

Doors at 6:00pm / Show at 7:00pm! Arrive early for a bonus activity! Please note that MASKS ARE REQUIRED. Thank you for helping us keep each other safe.

April’s show is a partnership with Center on Halsted, a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community center, located at 3656 N Halsted St. PUPPETQUEERS is partially supported by The Puppet Slam Network & Gender Fucked Productions.

The Hoover-Leppen Theatre is located inside the CoH on the 3rd floor, accessible via elevator.

Please email thepuppetqueers@gmail.com in advance for further accessibility information, questions, concerns, and/or volunteer opportunities on the day of show!

Note that any accessibility requests must be emailed at least two weeks prior to the show to ensure we can honor the request fully.

Poster design by the brilliant Tichike @tichiketumalan @transchicago

We welcome you to Queer Dance Freakout University! Here at QDFU we prioritize an interdisciplinary approach in all subjects, meaning you’ll study similar themes no matter what department you’re in. Join a group of students transferring to QDFU and explore gender and identity from the lenses of Science, Literature, and History.

When: May 9 & 10, 8-10pm

Where: Chicago Danz Theatre 1650 W Foster Ave, Chicago, IL 60640

Now more than ever, trans art must be created, cultivated, and produced. That is why we are excited to announce our upcoming new works festival, Trans Scribe! This festival will feature new works written, composed, and directed by trans/nonbinary artists.

Dates: June 6, 7, & 8
Location: Steppenwolf 1700 Theater