Just To Let You Know Chicago Celebutantes seldom allow a few single digit temperatures to get in our way of a festive night on the town. While many of us are tempted to surrender to our cozy domestic confines, we remind ourselves that any recession the mass media condemns us to is really all the more reason to venture toward the bright lights of a favorite club and regale in the many cultural and friendly amusements our great city has to offer. This reporter was not about to let a few seasonal shivers and economic pitfalls stop the party. So off we go....

Wednesday, February 11
My date Carlos and I ventured out to Scarlet to celebrate the birthday party of Chi-town's reigning "Queen of the Scene" Miss Mimi Marks. The soiree was hosted by Startender Johnathin and featured dazzling cabaret performances by the buxom divas "Jennifer Holiday Chanel" and "Maxxie Chanel." Miss Mimi held court with friends all evening, proving to us that this Baton showgirl and 2X awarded Miss Continental "knock-out" has a smile, and a tiara, that still beams brightly like the supernova she is.

Boxboy Rich mentioned to me earlier in the night that legendary House Music DJs Frankie Knuckles and Ralphi Rosario were spinning fierce beats at Smart Bar; a no cover gig sponsored by The Red Bull Music Academy. So off we went. When we arrived every scenester in the city was there wrapping themselves in queue around the block of the Clark Street dance palace. Once inside the club you could not help but surrender to the infectious dance floor vibe created by the genius of these two music demigods.

Thursday. February 12
Club personalities Jo-Jo and Sal-E called and invited my friend Bill Haddad and I to the art show "Getting into Face" by Photographer Bernard Colbert at the University Club of Chicago's Twelfth Floor Gallery. Colbert did a splendid collaborative job of capturing these two colorful characters in all their glitter, glamour and glory before stepping out into the night, surprising us each time with their ability to re-invent themselves as superstars. Colbert's images utilizes the Lambda Print photographic process, a digital color laser technology on photographic paper and is every bit as spectacular as conventional photography. With the colors so flawless and vibrant in these portraits, one has to be reminded that the costumes these celebrity club kids adorned themselves in were just as ingenious as the photographer who captured them. This University Club exhibit, which is soon to be an international traveling exhibition, is exclusive to members only; however, Colbert's photos can be viewed online at www.gettingintoface.com or www.colbertimages.com.

After the photo exhibit, Bill and I raced down to The Center on Halsted to catch the About Face Theatre production of "Stupid Kids" by John C. Russell. A brilliant play that portrays the often exciting, sometimes awkward search for sexual identity and self expression of rebellious high schoolers in the 1980s, it is contrasted by a "shadow cast" of modern characters representing the more liberal and tolerant adolescent experience in the year 2009 with the playful current day YouTube and text messaging. "Stupid Kids" will be performed at the Center on Halsted through March 8. For ticket info visit www.aboutfacetheatre.com or call 866-811-4111.

George St. George aka GSG has been a Notorious Nightlife & Entertainment Photojournalist for BOI Magazine since our first issue in 2000. The fabulous People, Places and Parties he photographs and writes about in his journals can be found at www.snapsaint.com. You may also contact him by email at gsg@boimagazine.com.