Let Yourself Shine! A Celebration of Authentic Self-Expression

*All proceeds donated to Brave Space Alliance, a resource center serving transgender people in Chicago.*

Calling all art lovers, misfits, dreamers, soul-searchers, & all those who strain against the boxes we're placed in by those who seek to tell us who we are.

In the bleak of winter, let’s shine brightly together. You're invited to bring your truest self, your creativity, & an open heart for a joyful evening of:

Event Schedule

All Evening:

Interactive Art Installations

Silent Art Auction

*Connecting in a space of Safety & Care*

7pm doors – DJ & dancing - Silent Auction opens

9pm – Live performances (including burlesque & electric violin!)

10pm – DJ & dancing

11-11:30pm – Strut Your Stuff Contest (show off & maybe win a prize!)

11:30pm *til door close* – DJs & dancing

12am – Silent Auction ends

1am - doors close

Bring your shiniest self, literally or figuratively! Wear your fancy pants, or your unfancy pants if that’s your jam, or no pants! (Keep it legal :) Just be YOU. Want to know more? Learn about the event, the organizers, and ways that you can participate here: https://wkus.pages.dev/

Hope to see you there!

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Let Yourself Shine is presented by We Keep Us Safe in collaboration with Bold Urban Renaissance Network (B.U.R.N.). This volunteer run event by members of the Chicago burning man community channels our love of artistic expression to build allyship with & support our gender diverse community. We believe that upholding the values of Radical Self-Expression & Radical Inclusion align deeply with this cause.

Brave Space Alliance is a Black-led, trans-led TLGBQ+ resource center here in Chicago.

We Keep Us Safe is a tiny, informal, autonomous collective that’s still gestating. WKUS is dedicated to creating safety for each other on a variety of levels that are vital our communities today from within a paradigm of burner values (https://www.bwbchicago.org/about/11-principles-of-burning-man). We’re discovering our power to help facilitate the awareness & practice of good data hygiene, know-your-rights, first aid & harm reduction, non-violent communication, mutual aid, & psychological safety.

Thank you to our fiscal sponsor, Bold Urban Renaissance Network (B.U.R.N.), a nonprofit organization which fosters community arts through grass-roots projects & civic collaboration. We seek to create, display, & support interactive arts & civic participation that inspires action & connects people by moving them from passive spectators to creative participants. Find out more here: https://www.burningmanchicago.org

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