“In June of 2019, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, artist duo and production company TRQPITECA presented our first public outdoor music festival, and the first Queer Pride festival sponsored by the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks program. Meet the artists and community behind this herstoric event through interviews and documentary footage captured on the ground.”
TRQPiTECA Queer Pride Chicago 2022
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Ping Tom Memorial Park
3pm – 10pm
FREE, ALL-AGES, Wheelchair accessible
TRQPITECA Queer Pride Chicago is a music, art, and community festival celebrating queer, transgender, nonbinary, lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersex, asexual, plus existence and resilience, presented as a part of the Chicago’s Park District’s Night Out in the Parks at the beautiful and iconic Ping Tom Memorial Park.
Open to the public, TRQPITECA Queer Pride aims to bring together people across ages and identities for an exploration of alternatives to mainstream notions of “Pride”, via artists representing Chicago’s queer undergrounds rooted in house and techno music. We also seek to bring Chicago’s queer and ally communities access to health care and wellness resources and organizations servicing Chicago’s South Side.
First presented in 2019, TRQPITECA Queer Pride was one of the first queer pride festivals sponsored by the Chicago Park District. TRQPiTECA is a production company and artist duo celebrating queer art and dance music culture in Chicago, co-founded in 2015, by DJs La Spacer and Cqqchifruit.
Programming:
3:00PM-10:00PM
DJs
Shaun J. Wright
La Spacer
CQQCHiFRUIT
Ariel Zetina
Miss Twink USA
Chachi Guerrero
All the Way Kay
Madeline
JULIO CÓRDOVA + KARENNOID (Agua de Rosas)
Caro Arroba
NAXÖ
(Secret Guest DJ)
TRQPITECA Stage
Sound by: Bless This Mess
Stage Design: Daniella DeLuna /Transluna
ICUQTS 2018 Set Pieces: Sara Heymann
Pagoda Stage
Sound by: Signal Clearance
Stage Design & Visuals: Colorswim
Location and Directions:
The event will be centered between the Pagoda, and directly under the 18th street bridge, and can be accessed by the park entrance at the intersection of W 19th St and S Wells.
Via Public transit:
Cermak-Chinatown Red Line Station (wheelchair accessible)
Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line Station (wheelchair accessible), transfer to #21 Cermak Bus
#3 King Drive – Michigan & 18th St
#21 Cermak bus – Cermak & Archer Ave, Red Line Station
#24 Wentworth bus – Clark & 18th St
#62 Archer bus – Archer & Red Line Station
Parking:
Street parking
Divvy Station:
Wells St & 19th St
COVID-19 Safety:
This is an outdoor, public event. Masks and social distancing are recommended, but not required. Free masks will be available at the entrance. Patrons who are exhibiting any symptoms of COVID-19 are asked to stay home and join us for an event when symptoms subside.
Food & Drinks:
Food & drinks will not be served at the festival, but there are drinking fountains. Festival-goers are encouraged to support Chinatown’s local economy by purchasing food and drinks from the many excellent restaurants and cafes located just one block away.
We are currently seeking community organizations to table and engage with the public during our event, and volunteers who want to help us while connecting with community.
Community organization application:
https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSd302m7BPz3MH…/viewform
Volunteer application:
https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSeyOD…/viewform
We’re proud to be one the 120+ arts partners selected to showcase their work as part of the 10th anniversary of @ChicagoParkDistrict’s “Night Out in the Parks.” Check out the full program at www.nightoutintheparks.com. #MyChiParks #InTheParks
This project is partially supported by a Chicago Presents grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events.
If you would like to support, donations can be made via Venmo @trqpiteca Paypal at paypal.me/trqpiteca
For press inquiries and other needs, contact the organizers at trqpiteca@gmail.com.
“In June of 2019, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, artist duo and production company TRQPITECA presented our first public outdoor music festival, and the first Queer Pride festival sponsored by the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks program. Meet the artists and community behind this herstoric event through interviews and documentary footage captured on the ground.”
Rejecting the heteronormative and male-dominated culture of mainstream nightlife, music, and art spaces, two queer nonbinary and women artists create an underground paradise that serves as a political and cultural engine on the Lower West Side of Chicago – TRQPITECA
Thrilled to be kicking off featuring world-renowned Midwest trailblazer and techno legend, Noncompliant, as a a part of Smartbar’s Daphne series, which highlights womxn and non-binary identifying persons within the house and techno music communities.
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GET READY FOR THE ULTIMATE HOLIDAY SEASON CROSSOVER!
About TrQpiteca:
The oasis at the crossroads between paradise and the underground. TRQPiTECA is a Chicago-based artist duo and production company creating space for local and international artists working with queer and tropical aesthetics to experiment and thrive, with tropical, house, and techno dance music as our foundation – incorporating of installation art, video, dance music, and performances.
About Make Out Party:
Tired of standing around looking pensive but warm, fierce but approachable, and yet that mega crush of yours still hasn’t come up to you? All you gotta do is go up and be all like – “hey, wanna make out with me for a photo?” and they go “um yes duh” and then the rest is drunk history. [PS, Making out is for everyone, and everyone is welcome]. It’s the party that asks the question- “Who’s in my mouth!?”
Photobooth By:
Nark Magazine x Colectivo Multipolar
Free shots in the booth! booze and photographic ones!
RSVP for reduced cover before 10pm:
www.do312.com/aqueerpride
Le Nocturne is wheelchair accessible! 21+
TRQPiTECA Queer Pride Chicago 2019
Sunday, June 30, 2019
Ping Tom Memorial Park
3pm – 10pm
FREE, ALL-AGES, Wheelchair accessible
TRQPITECA Queer Pride Chicago 2019 is an art, music, and community festival celebrating queer, trans, nonbinary, and LGBIA+ existence and resilience, presented as a part of the Chicago’s Park District’s Night Out in the Parks at the beautiful and iconic Ping Tom Memorial Park.
Free, all-ages, wheelchair accessible, and open to the public, TRQPITECA Pride aims to bring together people across ages and identities for an exploration of alternatives to mainstream notions of “Pride”, via artists representing Chicago’s queer undergrounds, and rooted in house and techno music. We also seek to bring Chicago’s queer and ally communities access to health care and wellness resources and organizations servicing Chicago’s South Side.
Programming:
11am-4pm: Queer Family BBQ presented by Queering the Parks Teen Planning Committee and Chicago Parks District
3pm-10pm: TRQPiTECA Queer Pride Chicago 2019 featuring visuals by ColorSwim, DJs, performances, installations, community organizations, vendors, and more!
Location and Directions:
The event will be centered between the Pagoda, and directly under the 18th street bridge, and can be accessed by the park entrance at the intersection of W 19th St and S Wells.
via Public transit:
Cermak-Chinatown Red Line Station (wheelchair accessible)
Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line Station (wheelchair accessible), transfer to #21 Cermak Bus
#3 King Drive – Michigan & 18th St
#21 Cermak bus – Cermak & Archer Ave, Red Line Station
#24 Wentworth bus – Clark & 18th St
#62 Archer bus – Archer & Red Line Station
Parking:
Street parking
Divvy Station:
Wells St & 19th St
Any donation/ support is appreciated!
We are currently seeking community partners , sponsors , volunteers to be present and engage with the public during our event. Not only will members of Chicago LGBTQIA community be present for the festivities, we will also welcome Chinatown residents and park-goers to join us during the event. This is a opportunity to engage with an estimated audience of 500 (minimum) – 1000 (estimated) people throughout the course of the event.
Community partners will be offered a complimentary table for community engagement at the event, and we will post about your organization on our Facebook event page and website. As a community partner, we would ask you to help spread the word about TRQPITECA Queer Pride 2019 to your community and networks.
Sponsors (by donation, for institutions, businesses, organizations, & individuals) will be provided a complimentary table at the event, links to your website on social media and website, inclusion in event program, and we will invite you or a representative of your organization onstage to talk about your mission and engage with our community at the event. As a sponsor, we would rely on your financial support to help make our collective Pride celebration a success. To apply to be a SPONSOR of TRQPITECA Queer Pride Chicago 2019, CLICK HERE!
TO RSVP ON FACEBOOK, CLICK HERE!
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