Chicago’s Drag Performers are Still Serving

[READER]( [Chicago’s drag performers serve amid COVID-19 restrictions]( From digital performances to blinged out face masks, these queens are making it work. By [Emma Oxnevad]( [@emmaoxnevad]( [Who’s under that makeup on the gig poster of the week]( By [Salem Collo-Julin]( [@hollo]( [Willie Nelson offers end-of-the-road life lessons on First Rose of Spring]( By [Salem Collo-Julin]( [@hollo]( [Spun Out make their case for Chicago indie-pop canonization]( By [Leor Galil]( [@imLeor]( [The founder of Pride Films and Plays is gone.]( What happened? What's next? PFP's story contains lessons about board oversight and artist empowerment. By [Kerry Reid]( [@kerryreid]( [Is Dance for Life its own cause?]( The former CDU executive director raises a social media storm about the annual benefit. By [Deanna Isaacs]( [@deannaisaacs]( [SAIC’s graduate students take it to the web]( How the class of 2020 learned to adapt for their final exhibition By [S. Nicole Lane]( [@snicolelane]( [Issue of Aug 20 - Sep 3, 2020 Vol. 49, No. 42]( [The toll of coronavirus]( [Loved ones reflect on the loss of partners, parents, siblings, joy givers, caretakers, and secret keepers.]( By [Maya Dukmasova]( [Kerry Cardoza]( and [Matt Harvey]( [Download Issue]( (PDF) [DONATE]( [View this e-mail as a web page]( [@chicago_reader]( [/chicagoreader]( [@chicago_reader]( [Chicago Reader on LinkedIn]( [/chicagoreader]( [chicagoreader.com]( [Forward this e-mail to a friend](. Want to change how you receive these e-mails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. Copyright © 2020 Chicago Reader, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Chicago Reader 2930 S. Michigan Ave., Ste 102Chicago, IL 60616-3228 [Add us to your address book](