Open Social HATS OFF TO JIM FLINT and Annual Meeting!

Join us as we celebrate a legendary Chicagoan, Jim Flint!

Jim Flint is founder and owner of the world-famous Baton Show Lounge in Chicago—where the finest of female impersonators have been strutting their stuff onstage for more than 40 years. Jim Flint: The Boy From Peoria, a book by Tracy Baim and Owen Keehnen chronicles the unfettered life of this pioneer of the modern LGBT community. After a childhood of poverty and a stint in the Navy, Flint embodied his be-who-you-are philosophy at a time when conformity was king and to be openly gay was a risky business. Running a gay bar in Chicago in the 1960s and 1970s meant placating corrupt cops and dealing with shadowy local Mafiosi, as Flint himself testified in a Mob trial in the early 1980s. During his flamboyant career, Flint also owned a down-and-dirty leather bar, headed a gay motorcycle club, threw lavish Halloween costume reviews, became a founder of the gay sports movement, created the now-nationwide Continental Pageant System, and ran for the Cook County Board of Commissioners as one of Chicago’s first openly gay candidates. Known to many by his drag name Felicia, Flint has attracted colorful people from all walks of life.

CPT is honored to have Jim join us for a short presentation.

Here is a recent article about Jim and the Miss Continental Pageant.

Our bylaws specify that we hold an annual club meeting, so we will have the business part of the meeting before dinner. We will be discussing our new bylaws which will be voted on during the month of October.

The event is $25 for members, and $30 for guests.

Please register by Friday, October 6, so we can give Ann Sather an accurate guest count to avoid food wastage.

If you will be using a mobility device such as a walker or wheelchair, kindly indicate it on your reservation form, and we will ensure a seat near the stage is reserved for you. In case you have difficulty hearing or seeing, we can accommodate you by providing a seat in close proximity to the stage or near the amp located at the rear of the room.

Pay for your tickets immediately with a credit card on this site with no additional credit card fees.

Payments at the door can only be made with cash or check. Please bring exact change if possible.