Join us throughout June as we celebrate Pride! All folks are welcome to play, sing, and dance with us as we pay homage to LGBTQIA+ artists and musicians.
Events & Classes
Sunday, June 4 · 12:00 PM CDT · 4545 N Lincoln Ave
Summer Song & Dance Party: Family Concert!
Join outstanding Old Town School teaching artists Lydia Martin, Stella Childs, Lisa DeRosia, and Julianne Rice for a song-centric, dance-heavy interactive family concert event! Expect something special from our guest, drag queen storytime artist Ginger Forest as well. Feel free to 'dress Summer' and 'think Pride' as we kick off a wonderful June and a summer full of the best things - music, dance, friends and fun!
BUY TICKETS ▸Friday, June 9 · 7:00 PM CDT · 4545 N Lincoln Ave
Out Jam with Shelley Miller · Nathan Kistler
Join Old Town School teaching artists Shelley Miller and Nathan Kistler for a jam, sing along, and musical celebration of LGBTQ+ musicians past and present! Bring an instrument, a voice, or just your ears to celebrate the legacy of queer musicians. Open to folks of all genders, orientations, and musical experience levels. All instruments and voices welcome!
REGISTER ▸Sunday, June 11 · 2:00 PM CDT · 4544 N Lincoln Ave
Family Pride Art Workshop with Erin English
Love makes a family! For children ages 2 - 10 years old and their families, young artists will explore their own creativity as they build a keepsake that represents the story of their family. Erin is an early childhood art teacher and member of the LGBTQ community. She is also a parent of two small kids who love to hear the story of how their family was created. She hopes you'll join us in creating art that affirms all kinds of families.
REGISTER ▸Saturday, June 17 · 7:00 PM CDT · 909 W Armitage Ave
Queer Open Mic with Shelley Miller and Ro Valladares
Share your talents and meet other musicians from the local LGBTQIA+ community, from the Old Town School and beyond! Each performer will get up to 2 songs/10 minutes on stage. Bring your own instrument or use the house guitar or keyboard (drum kit and bass amp also available). Event will kick off with a special performance by the Old Town School's Out Music Ensemble.
BUY TICKETS ▸Thursday, June 22 · 7:00 PM CDT · 4544 N Lincoln Ave
“Such Partnering” with Such Creatures
Such Partnering is an open level workshop exploring Such Creatures’ signature partnering style. Existing at the intersection of acro partnering, dance partnering, and contact improvisation, Such Partnering invites participants to explore curious new shapes, pathways and relationships with Co-Founders Luke Greeff & Ashaand Simone as your guides. Such Partnering, as with all Such Creatures work, approaches movement from a trauma-informed, all-bodies inclusive, gender expansive, and neurodiverse lens.
REGISTER ▸Tuesday, June 27 · 7:00 PM CDT · Online
Queer As Folk: Finding Your Voice with Nathan Kistler
Join Old Town School of Folk Music teaching artist, Nathan Kistler (they/he) for an online workshop designed for queer, non-binary, trans, and transitioning folks to explore their singing range and even speaking vocal registers. If you are wondering what is happening with your voice, Nathan aims to be a resource for you by providing information about the voice, especially what is going on in the voices of trans singers, as well as options and methods for vocal exploration and improvement.
REGISTER ▸Thursday, June 29 · 7:00 PM CDT · 4544 N Lincoln Ave
Queer Flowing with Such Creatures
An improvisation & flow class that seeks to dismantle gendered restrictions on movement. "Queering Flow" assists movers in breaking colonial gender movement standards in support of a more fulfilling movement practice. Through this class, dancers will gain tools to explore & curate their relationship to themselves and the world around them through their movement practice. Rather than ignoring the constructs of gender within movement language, this class seeks to broaden and inform the spectrum of movement language beyond codified expectations.
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