Curated by Lavender Editor-in-Chief Jada Fulcher

Spooky season is over, but the gays are still gonna be out this Friday the 13th! Have fun y'all <3

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Tuesday (11/10)

Quiet Queers Read-up
- Location: Amy's Place, 120 n First St, Champaign
- Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Hosted by: Carnation Bookhouse is a queer-owned pop-up bookshop focused on queer joy and progressive literature. Amy's Place is a lesbian-owned, locally-owned queer bar in Champaign, and is currently the only LGBTQ+ bar in CU.
- Details: Join Carnation Bookhouse for their last quiet reading event of the year! Bring a book or grab on from their selection of queer and progressive lit.
Nightshade @ Amy's Place
- Location: Amy's Place, 120 n First Street, Champaign
- Time: 9:00 pm - 1:00 am
- Hosted by: Amy's Place is a lesbian-owned, locally-owned queer bar in Champaign, and is currently the only LGBTQ+ bar in CU.
- Details: Join DJ Baub Danger for weekly goth night at Amy's! 2nd Tuesday of the month is New Wave & 80s Alternative, so come out!

Wednesday (11/11)

Karaoke Night @ Amy's Place
- Location: Amy's Place, 120 n First Street, Champaign
- Time: 8:00 pm - 1:00 am
- Hosted by: Amy's Place is a lesbian-owned, locally-owned queer bar in Champaign, and is currently the only LGBTQ+ bar in CU.
- Details: Mondays and Wednesday are karaoke nights at Amy’s Place! 19+, no cover

Thursday (11/12)

Thirsty Thursgays: Gaga Night

Friday (11/13)

Queer Scream Night
- Location: Gibson City (location info sent after registration, arranged carpooling available!)
- Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Hosted by: Uniting Pride is the lead LGBTQ+ center for East Central Illinois, offering queer events, support groups, and resources for queer community members and allies.
- Details: Do you feel like everything in the world has just been a bit too much lately? So do we! And we have the perfect way to release that negative energy. We're inviting you to Queer Scream Night, a family-friendly community gathering where adults and children can come together to let out a good, collective scream! This event is FREE and open to all ages, but registration is required to attend. Minors under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Costumes encouraged, please bring ear protection!
GayBar Presents... Friday the 13th
- Location: Parcadia, 302 n Broadway Ave, Urbana
- Time: 9:00 pm - 1:oo am
- Hosted by: GayBar is a CU-based traveling queer party space. Parcadia is an indoor magical minigolf tavern in Downtown Urbana.
- Details: Join GayBar at the Kingdom of Parcadia for FriGay the 13th! Music by DJ Ladybug, and dressing goth/spooky/in costume is encouraged! $10 cover, free before 10 pm.
Drag After Dark: Friday the 13th Edition
- Location: Amy's Place, 120 n First St, Champaign
- Time: 9:00 pm
- Hosted by: Amy's Place is a lesbian-owned, locally-owned queer bar in Champaign, and is currently the only LGBTQ+ bar in CU.
- Details: Join drag personalities Peach of the Midwest, Amaya Sexton, Dena Cass, Mahogany Knight, and Cowboy Troy for Drag After Dark!

Saturday (11/14)

GayBar Presents... Sapphic Night
- Location: Amy's Place, 120 n First St, Champaign
- Time: 9:00 pm - 2:00 am
- Hosted by: Amy's Place is a lesbian-owned, locally-owned queer bar in Champaign, and is currently the only LGBTQ+ bar in CU.
- Details: Les-bi-honest, we need more sapphic nights! So join GayBar at Amy's Place and lez out on the dance floor. Music by DJs MO, Coral, and Trava. $10 cover, free before 10 pm.

Sunday (11/15)

Craft it UP
- Location: Contact organizers for more info
- Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- Hosted by: Uniting Pride is the lead LGBTQ+ center for East Central Illinois, offering queer events, support groups, and resources for queer community members and allies.
- Details: An in-person social group for LGBTQ+ adults (18+) to work on personal arts and crafts projects and gather in community. Masks required on first Thursdays, optional on third Sundays. Contact organizers at craftitup@unitingpride.org for more details.
Aging UP
- Location: Virtual
- Time: 3:00 pm
- Frequency: Every Sunday
- Hosted by: Uniting Pride, which is an organization that serves and advocates for the equality, wellness, and visibility of the LGBTQIA2S+ communities of Champaign County and East Central Illinois.
- Details: A virtual group for LGBTQ+ older adults to gather and discuss the fears, joys, and complications of aging in a safe and affirming space. Open to call genders. Contact organizers at agingup@unitingpride.org for more details.
Tea Dance @ Amy's
- Location: Amy's Place, 120 n First St, Champaign
- Time: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Hosted by: Amy's Place is a lesbian-owned, locally-owned queer bar in Champaign, and is currently the only LGBTQ+ bar in CU.
- Details: Join Amy's Place for an afternoon of 70s & 80s dance favorites with DJ Baub Danger, drink specials, and good company!
Trans Boxing
- Location: Channing Murray Foundation, 1209 w Oregon St, Urbana
- Time: 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
- Hosted by: Channing-Murray is a non-profit art and social justice campus center rooted in Unitarian Universalist values.
- Details: Free boxing lessons in a trans-centric community! All experience levels welcome, open to the public.
D&D Night @ Amy's Place
- Location: Amy's Place, 120 n First St, Champaign
- Time: 6:00 pm
- Hosted by: Amy's Place is a lesbian-owned, locally-owned queer bar in Champaign, and is currently the only LGBTQ+ bar in CU.
- Details: Three tables, three one-shot adventures, and at least one plan that's about to go very, very wrong. Want to play? Message Amy's Place on Instagram to claim your spot!
Ephemera Open Mic
- Location: Channing Murray Foundation, 1209 w Oregon St, Urbana
- Time: 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
- Hosted by: Ephemera Music Collective, which is a collective of CU-based musicians dedicated to created mask-required programming and programming that centers creatives from marginalized identities. Ephemera Open Mic is a mask-required and provided open mic and showcase that highlights the work of queer, trans, and BIPOC performers.
- Details: 90-minute open mic, then a 15 intermission with information from a local community org and closes with a 45-minute set from a queer, trans, and/or BIPOC performer. $5 - $15 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds. Featured performance this month from jazz fusion band Kitty Cat Dreamland.

Monday (11/16)

Queer Identities Across Cultures
- Location: Gender & Sexuality Resource Center, 616 E Green St, Suite 202, Champaign
- Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Hosted by: The Gender & Sexuality Resource Center is the LGBTQ+ cultural center for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
- Details: Quench is a lunch-on-us series where the GSRC collaborates with other campus groups to focus on the intersection of diverse social and LGBTQ issues. Held every 1st, 3rd and 5th Monday.
Karaoke Night @ Amy's Place
- Location: Amy's Place, 120 n First Street, Champaign
- Time: 8:00 pm - 1:00 am
- Hosted by: Amy's Place is a lesbian-owned, locally-owned queer bar in Champaign, and is currently the only LGBTQ+ bar in CU.
- Details: 19+, no cover

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Spooky season is over, but the gays are still gonna be out this Friday the 13th! Have fun y'all <3