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Wilde Cabaret Performance: Lakeside Does Dolly

Name: Wilde Cabaret Performance: Lakeside Does Dolly
Start: 2026-11-21T13:30:00-06:00
Location: PRIDEChicago

Sidetrack, 3349 N Halsted St, Chicago, Illinois, 60657

3656 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60613

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Sat, Nov 21 · 1:30 PM

Saturday, November 21, 2026

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Wilde Cabaret is giving Dolly Parton the send-off she'd want this November, with a set of country classics, crossover hits and Broadway moments, plus a few songs you didn't know she wrote. Expect big voices, big hair and plenty of rhinestone glitter at Sidetrack in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. Doors open at 1:00 pm, and the show starts at 1:30.

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