Windy City Empire Singer-Songwriter Night at The Store in Chicago
On Saturday, October 12, 2019, in her role as Duchess to Empress Kate Cullan, Elizabeth Harper will host and emcee a singer-songwriter night featuring three of Chicago’s most original and seasoned performers.
This will be a fundraiser for Windy City Empire. Windy City Empire is the Chicago chapter of the International Court System, one of the oldest and largest LGBTQ+ organizations in the world. An all-volunteer run organization, WCE raises money for local charities by putting on shows. This year’s causes are Project Fierce Chicago, which helps homeless LGBTQ+ youth in Chicago, and Howard Brown Health, which has a long history of providing healthcare services to the LGBTQ+ community in Chicago.
A little more about the featured performers:
Anthony Whitaker has been acting, singing, playwriting , and songwriting in Chicago for the past couple of decades. In addition to performing, Anthony has taught music and theatre in elementary and junior high schools in the public and Catholic School systems, directing over thirty school productions. Anthony is the Co-Artistic Director of the New American Folk Theatre, where he wrote, directed, or performed in “Two from the Trailer Court: Dirty Girl and Salome Goes All the Way!”; “The Marvelous Land of Oz”; “Dark of the Moon”; Johnny Drago’s “Trash”; the midwest premiere of “Deep In The Heart of Tuna”; and “Hot Pink Or Ready To Blow.” He directed the Jeff Award nominated “The Summer of Daisy Fay” and wrote their most recent show, "My Life Is A Country Song.” This Holiday season, Anthony will be appearing in “Twas the Night Before Christmas” for Emerald City Theatre and “Into the Woods” for Music Theatre Works. Anthony Whitaker has performed his original songs at many Chicago showcases.
Dalice Malice is a loud, queer, folk singer who kicks around Chicago. Since the age of 16, she’s been singing and playing her heart raw with her rough and tumble flat-picking style. Extremely prolific, poetic, and progressive, Dalice is a guitar-slinging sweetheart with the silvery tongue of a storyteller. Virulently D.I.Y. in practice, she has been recording her own albums, through her imaginary record label Deer Records, since 2005. And since then, she’s released over 20 albums, singles, and EPs. And in 2014 she was named one of the Unrecognized Artists of the Year by the Museum of Transgender Hirstory and Art. After almost a decade of singing her songs in bars, coffee shops, and bedrooms, she’s ready to to sing her songs for you.
David Bravos is working on a forthcoming album. His goal is to make the audience laugh, cry, get a little confused, and finally reach a state of divine transcendence.
There will be a suggested donation of $5 and raffle tickets (for raffle prizes!) for sale.
Duchess Elizabeth Harper with her Empress Kate Cullan
The Store is at the corner of Halsted and Armitage, near the #73 Armitage and #8 Halsted bus stops. Also, the Armitage Brown Line, Fullerton Red Line and Brown Line, and North and Clybourn Red Line stations are not too far away.
Windy City Empire Singer-Songwriter Night
Saturday, October 12, 2019
9 pm
The Store
2002 N Halsted
Chicago, IL 60614
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