Photo by MK Joss

FRUIT SALAD is Dorothy’s monthly queer open mic night, held on the third Wednesday of every month and hosted and curated by Rainn. Originally debuting in The Martin in October of 2021, Fruit Salad has called Dorothy a home since outgrowing the upstairs gallery since February 2022.

Fruit Salad aims to be a safe and queer platform for performance and artistic support. Each month we hold space for ten open mic performers, reserving five performance slots first for BIPOC individuals and the second five for any interested performer. Monthly we highlight queer performers in varying mediums to hold down the Feature Performer slot for the night, and collectively donate to a giveback partner of their choice. To date, Fruit Salad has donated $5,406 to organizations ranging from abortion care to community jail support, gender confirming care, cancer awareness and more.

Check out FAQs for specifics on this monthly sellout event.

June 2024

Our Pride event featuring a country themed open mic and COWBOY CARTER dance party.

Photo by MK Joss

Past Events

Looking for photos from 2021 & 2022? Click HERE.

  • The third Wednesday of every month at Dorothy (2500 W Chicago Ave). Doors at 6:45pm and the show starts at 7:30pm.

  • Find out when tickets go on sale by following us @dorothydownstairs & Fruit Salad @fruitsaladchicago on Instagram and join our mailing list to know when tickets will go live.

  • Once you purchase a ticket for Fruit Salad, you will get a confirmation email from Eventbrite that includes a link to a sign up form that will enter you into our open mic lottery system. This google form closes the Sunday before the event.

  • Our host Rainn will email you individually if you were selected for the open mic. The list will be published via the Fruit Salad Instagram @fruitsalachicago in advance of the show.

  • You will be alerted via an email from Eventbrite if someone cancels a ticket (up to 24h before the show) and you become eligible to purchase that ticket. There is no waitlist or tickets sold at the door.

  • If the event is sold out, there is no waitlist and no tickets sold at the door.

  • Bummer! We will miss you! Because we have a lengthy waitlist we do ask that you request a refund through Eventbrite. Refund requests are only honored up to 24h before the show.

  • All guests must bring a physical ID. All guests must be 21+. All guests must also provide the last name of the ticket purchase at the door.

  • Fill out this form HERE.

  • Fruit Salad has transitioned to an every-other-month mask required / optional event. Check the event details to see if this month's event is mask required or mask optional. We have an on site air purifier, hand sanitizer and a limited amount of masks to hand out to guests at every show. Guests are encouraged to test themselves 48h prior to the event. Any refund requests, including COVID-related requests, must be made 24h before the show begins.