Venue Recommendations

[ariomness]

Hi! I'm moving into the city for college after living in suburbia all my life. Once I get there I'll be going to DePaul, so I should be pretty much in the heart of the city! I'm very excited. I am especially interested in exploring some burlesque-styled clubs/music venues/etc. I'm also interested in perhaps seeing what a kink club might be like...

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[snickersaddict]

I would definitely check out http://vaudezilla.com/. Every place that I have seen them, has been 21 and over...but they are doing "Rollin' Outta Here Naked: A Big Lebowski Burlesque" in September at the Greenhouse Theater.

If you are really interested in learning burlesque, Annie (from Vaudezilla) teaches classes on the north side of the city.

Also, if you like underground circuses...check out El Circo Cheapo.

Feel free to friend me, I wouldn't mind having someone to explore more of Chicago with! :)

[ariomness]

Hahahah, that sounds fantastic.

It might be something I'd be interested in - right now my schedule is too full to take on an outside class, but if I gain some free time and money, I'll definitelly look into Annie!

El Circo Cheapo sounds great, especially since "cheap" is in the name. :P

I think I will! :D

[snickersaddict]

El Circo is $10 on the first friday and saturday of every month. :) You can even ask for your money back after the show, but you won't want to!

[ariomness]

That's insanely awesome! I checked their site and they said they're on hiatus until September - but I am DEFINITELY going to have to check that out!

[snickersaddict]

:D You can even take classes at Aloft from the acrobats and jugglers! When your schedule frees up ;)

[snickersaddict]

Heartland Cafe in Rogers Park does open mic night on Wednesdays at 10pm as well..

Sorry I'm totally bombarding your post with random things :D

[ariomness]

No no, this is great. I've been to the Heartland Cafe before to see some friends of mine play and it was a lot of fun, but I'm not sure if it's the kind of crowd I'm lookin' for.

[snickersaddict]

Gotcha :) The city is a lot of fun to explore, so I'll make sure to keep an eye for you.

[ariomness]

I mean, I love what Heartland Cafe has to offer, and places like Old Town and things like that - but those are the kind of places I already know about. I guess I'm hoping to find some sort of dirty sexy underside to the city that in my youthful years and all, I haven't seen yet. ;P

[snickersaddict]

Hehehe. Who isn't?! I'll keep my ears open for places and events that don't require you to be 21. :)