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LAKESIDE PRIDE MUSIC ENSEMBLES SALUTES
WOMEN IN MUSIC
HOSTED BY ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK STAR LEA DELARIA
FEATURING GUEST PERFORMANCE BY ARTEMIS SINGERS

Sunday, November 16, 2014, at 3 p.m.
CHICAGO, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles presents
Women in Music, a festive celebration featuring female composers, conductors and
performers, at Preston Bradley Center (941 W. Lawrence, Chicago) on Sunday,
November 16, 2014 at 3 p.m. This concert, hosted by Orange Is the New Black star Lea
DeLaria, will feature a special guest appearance by Chicagos own Artemis Singers,
the first lesbian feminist chorus in the U.S. The Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band,
under the direction of Kyle Rhoades, will perform the masterworks planned for this
special event.

Butch Queen of Hollywood, Broadway diva, stand-up comic, actor, writer and jazz
musician Lea DeLaria is currently starring in the hit series Orange is the New Black, as
prison inmate Carrie Big Boo Black. DeLaria broke new ground more than two decades
ago as the first "openly gay" comic to appear on national television, with appearances on
The Arsenio Hall Show and as host of Comedy Central's all-gay special, Out There. This
stocky, cocky, loud-mouthed Italian-American lesbian hails from Belleville, Illinois. The
daughter of a jazz pianist, she sang in jazz clubs as a teenager, before extending her
talents to stand-up comedy. Lea has recorded both comedy (Box Lunch and Bulldyke in
a China Shop) and jazz albums (Double Standards, The Live Smoke Sessions, Play it
Cool, and Be a Santa) to great acclaim. Her film credits include Edge of Seventeen
(1998) and The First Wives Club (1996).

Artemis Singers will join the Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band for an unforgettable
finale to perform the powerful and uplifting song Light the Fire Within, which was written
for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. Artemis will also perform two
choral works during this concert. As the first lesbian feminist chorus in the U.S., Artemis
is comprised of women with diverse backgrounds who are dedicated to performing
music written or arranged by women. The chorus works to effect positive change in
cultural attitudes toward women and women artists, as well as to increase the visibility of
lesbian feminists. Artemis Singers and Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles are both
members of the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame.
Tickets for the concert are $25 and can be purchased online at LakesidePride.org or at
the Preston Bradley Center Box Office starting one hour before the concert. Discounted
senior and student tickets can be purchased, subject to availability, online in advance or
at the box office on the day of the concert. For group rates, please call (773) 381-6693.

Limited tickets are available for a special VIP experience with DeLaria, from 1:30 p.m. to
2:45 p.m., before the concert. Tickets are $75 and include a meet-and-greet, admission
to the concert, a signed CD, and a wine reception with hors doeuvres.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to bid on silent auction items throughout the
event. All proceeds will help Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles continue its mission to
help the LGBT community connect with diverse audiences through music.

The concert is conveniently located near the CTA Red Line as well as several bus
routes. Street parking is available near Preston Bradley Center. Validated parking is
available at Weiss Memorial Hospital's main parking facility at 4650 N. Clarendon,
Chicago, which is located less than a half mile from Preston Bradley Center. Parking is
$5 with validation purchased from the box office on the day of the show.

Programs, artists, dates, prices and availability subject to change.


ABOUT LAKESIDE PRIDE MUSIC ENSEMBLES
The Lakeside Pride Symphonic Band is part of Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles, an
Illinois not-for-profit corporation. Inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of
Fame in 2011, the Lakeside Pride Freedom Marching Band, Lakeside Pride Symphonic
Band, and shhh...OUT! Lakeside Pride Jazz Ensemble together reach more than one
million people annually. Membership is open to anyone who can play a musical
instrument. For additional information, visit www.lakesidepride.org.
Orbitz is the Official Travel Agent and a Sponsor of Lakeside Pride.
Lakeside Pride is a recognized Resident Partner of Center on Halsted.
Windy City Media Group, The L Stop, ChicagoPride.com and Best Gay Chicago are
Media Partners for this event.
Additional support provided by Park Hyatt Chicago, Sidetrack and Preston Bradley
Center.
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Inc., an Illinois not-for-profit corporation. All other trademarks and copyrights are
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