10th Annual Windy City Gay Idol FINALS Take Place Today, 6/16

Windy City Gay Idol, now in its 10th year, will crown a new Gay Idol today, June 16 at Sidetrack, 3349 N Halsted. Doors will open at 2PM, while the show will begin at 3PM. The largest annual search for the best amateur gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered singers in the Chicago area ends after three months of events with 12 finalists competing for the title of the 2012 Windy City Gay Idol.

Windy City Gay Idol is produced by Windy City Times and Windy City Media Group. Idol winners have gone on to sing at Wrigley Field, Soldier Field, Market Days and at festivals in Illinois, Indiana, Milwaukee, and Toronto. Plus the Windy City Gay Idol Finals in 2008 featured a then-unknown Lady Gaga as a guest performer.

Audience votes determine the Idol winner. A panel of judges will provide feedback throughout the event. Judges include: Movie Critic, Writer/Performer, and Film Director Richard Knight, Jr. (director of upcoming feature film Scrooge & Marley), Meghan Murphy (local cabaret diva) and writer/personality Jerry Nunn (national columnist of Nunn on the Run).

The Windy City Gay Idol winner will be awarded $1,000 cash, a dream vacation to Vancouver (courtesy of Tourism Vancouver and American Airlines), tickets to Madonna in her Chicago concert (courtesy of Smirnoff), theater tickets, and more. Plus they win the coveted title of Windy City Gay Idol 2012.

Audience members will win big as well at the Finals. One audience member at the Semifinals will win a trip for two to Vancouver. Others will win tickets to ROCK OF AGES (courtesy of Broadway in Chicago), Cubs tickets, Chicago Sky tickets, and other exciting Chicago theater events.

Guest performer at the Finals include the new hot group Chicago Cabaret Project, Burlesque darlings Frenchie Kiss and May Oui, and 2011's Windy City Gay Idol TJ Chernick.

There is a $10 cover, which includes a free drink ticket. And all audience members are entered to win prizes.

Complete rules and regulations can be found at www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com.

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