Sidetrack Chicago

3349 N. HALSTED • CHICAGO

Outspoken

OUTspoken!
LGBTQ+ Storytelling at Sidetrack

Join us for OUTspoken LGBTQ+ Stories, our monthly storytelling event celebrating uniquely personal stories from a cross-section of the LGBTQ+ community. OUTspoken is usually held on the first Tuesday of each month at Sidetrack. This October it will be the second Tuesday of the month (October 8) to accommodate our Vice Presidential Debate Viewing Party on Tuesday, October 1.

Doors to MainBar open at 6pm
Stories begin at 7pm

Typically there will be 6 storytellers and one intermission.

Sidetrack is open daily: Weekdays 3pm-2am, Saturday 1pm-3am & Sunday 1pm-2am. No cover. 21+

IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING OUTSPOKEN AND REQUIRE SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS, PLEASE EMAIL
INFO@OUTSPOKENCHICAGO.COM

Rave Reviews for OUTspoken!

“The room was abuzz after.
People introduced themselves to the storytellers,
hugged them, and thanked the emcees…
It was truly great to be a part of it,
even just as an audience member.”

-Parker Stockman Chicago Literati

“Consistently great stories…and it’s ground-breaking.”

–WBEZ Afternoon Shift

OUTspoken is now a Podcast – ON THE MIC: OUTSPOKEN LGBTQ+ STORYTELLING at Sidetrack! Since its inception, we have recorded all audio from the stories each month and have created a podcast around these stories.

Check out all our episodes of ON THE MIC: OUTSPOKEN LGBTQ+ STORYTELLING at Sidetrack available on:

PODBEAN:
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SPOTIFY:
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APPLE PODCASTS:
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Everyone has a story. Interested in telling yours?

Contact our Curator Archy Jamjun at
info@outspokenchicago.com

Storytellers

Mark Shields
July storyteller Mark Shields is a Chicagoland native currently living in Andersonville. By day, he works on progressive causes. This is his second time at Outspoken, he’s also told stories at Second City, You’re Being Ridiculous at Steppenwolf, and All Skate in Rogers Park. Hear Mark’s story Tuesday, July 1, at OUTspoken at Sidetrack....
Caroline Schless Andres
Caroline Schless Andres is a member of the Sweats Girls who have been performing true stories in Chicago and beyond, for the past thirty years and a feature at the annual Fillet of Solo Story Theatre Festival. During the week Andres sweats by teaching 8th Grade English Language Arts in East Aurora. Andres is also a sometime violinist, and an always-advocate for LGBTQIA+ youth. Recently she won a Seal award for community service from her alma mater, Occidental College for her efforts toward creating supportive policies and procedures for LGBTQIA+ high school students in Illinois. This effort helped to...
Nathan Deva
July storyteller Nathan Deva is a first-generation immigrant. Born and brought up in Southern India, he moved to Chicago 15 years ago and has called it home ever since. He is a Data Scientist and also a student pursuing his MBA. His hobbies are reading, movies, and meditation; in other words, he is an introverted Nerd. This is his 2nd time at Outspoken, and he is very excited for this opportunity. Hear Nathan’s story, Tuesday, July 1, at OUTspoken at Sidetrack....
Jordan Zelvin
July storyteller Jordan Zelvin is a Chicago teaching artist, comedian, puppeteer, storyteller, and generally likable guy. As a queer and Jewish teaching artist, Jordan views storytelling as a collaborative experience. What others view as interruption, she welcomes as cooperative overlap. Jordan is also the Associate Artistic Director and Lead Teaching Artist for the K’ilu Company, co-founder of Chronic Collective Chi, a company member of PlayGround-Chicago, and a comedian of Malarkey Comedy. Hear Jordan’s story Tuesday, July 1, at OUTspoken at Sidetrack....
Anthony Whitaker
July storyteller Anthony Whitaker has been a theatre artist in Chicago for a really long time. They have acted, sung, danced poorly, written, directed, hung up posters, and once put out a fire onstage. Recently they have performed in Cabaret at Metropolis, La Cage Aux Folles with Ginger Minj at Music Theatre Works, Anything Goes at Porchlight, and a solo show, The Sign Of The Traveler, at Rhino Fest and The Lookout Series at Steppenwolf. They are the Co-Artistic Director of the New American Folk Theatre (Newamericanfolktheatre.org). Hear Anthony’s story Tuesday, July 1, at OUTspoken at Sidetrack....
Anna Hope Naden
July storyteller is a transgender woman who has embraced many gender and sexual identities in her many decades of life. She is a lifelong learner and essayist. Anna strives to follow Jesus Christ. Hear Anna Hope’s story Tuesday, July 1, at OUTspoken at Sidetrack....