The Gay Agenda
Have an event coming up? Email your information to Managing Editor Tammye Nash at nash@dallasvoice.com or Senior Staff Writer David Taffet at taffet@dallasvoice.com by Wednesday at 5 p.m. for that week’s issue.
The Gay Agenda is now color-coded: Red for community events; blue for arts and entertainment; purple for sports; green for nightlife and orange for civic events and holidays.
• Every Monday: THRIVE
Resource Center’s THRIVE Support Group for people 50 and older meets virtually from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. led by a SMU Intern from their counseling program. Email THRIVE@myresourcecenter.org to request the link.
• Every Tuesday: Totally Tuesdays
A night of totally fetch throwbacks hosted by Marissa Kage. Masks required. 11 p.m. at The Round-Up Saloon, 3912 Cedar Springs Road.
• Weekly: Frontrunners
Meet in Lee Park where the old statue stood on Wednesdays at 7:15 p.m. and Saturdays at 9 a.m. for a one-hour walk/run on the Katy Trail.
• Biweekly: Hope Cottage Foster Parent Information Meeting
Hope Cottage holds information meetings for those interested in becoming foster parents. The meetings are held alternately on Saturdays at 10 a.m. and Thursdays at 6 p.m. For information email Clyde Hemminger at chemminger@hopecottage.org.
JUNE
• June 11-13: Hamlet Project
Shakespeare Dallas presents Hamlet Project, a world premiere performance event where actors perform a one-person interpretation of Hamlet with 16 actors given only 24 hours to prepare prior to curtain at Samuell-Grand Amphitheatre, 6000 E. Grand Ave. at 8:15 p.m.
• June 11: Name, gender change clinic
UNT College of Law and Resource Center hold a name and gender change clinic via Zoom. Register at Resource Center’s Facebook events page. Facebook.com/events/2341757352621789/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%7D]%7D.
• June 11: Bleach’s birthday bash
At 9 p.m. at Urban Cowboy, 2620 E. Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth.
• June 11-Aug 22: Tomoo Gokita: Get Down
Dallas Contemporary presents Japanese artist Tomoo Gokita’s first North American museum exhibition: Get Down. Dallas Contemporary, 161 Glass St. DallasContemporary.org.
• June 11-17: Rooftop Cinema
Summer series of outdoor films at Dallas Heritage Village, 1515 S. Harwood St. June 11: The Princess Bride. Texas Chainsaw Masscacre. June 12: Dirty Dancing, Scary Movie. June 13: The Notebook. June 14: Grease. June 15: Pretty Woman. June 16: Fight Club. June 17: Legally Blonde. Tickets at RooftopCinemaClub.com/heritagevillage.
• June 12: Queer Reads
Queer Reads is an online book club meets the second Saturday of every month from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Register at dallaslibrary.librarymarket.com/events/queer-reads-book-club-0.
• June 12: Ashley Brundage book signing
Ashley Brundage is a trans woman and former executive director of the Tampa LGBT Chamber of Commerce. She’ll be in Dallas promoting her new book Empowering Differences at Sue Ellen’s, 3014 Throckmorton St. EmpoweringDifferences.com.
• June 12: OutFTW field day and picnic
Out Fort Worth alphabet mafia field day and picnic at 10 a.m. at Trinity Park, Fort Worth.
• June 12: Denali
RuPaul’s Drag Race star Denali appears at 9 p.m. at Urban Cowboy, 2620 E. Lancaster, Fort Worth.
• June 12: Big Barre with Alonzo King
TITAS presents Big Barre with Alonzo King, an outdoor ballet class for everyone, at 10:30 a.m. at Sammons Park, 2403 Flora St. Free.
• June 13: Summer Hot Boy
No cover before midnight for Summer Hot Boy at Area 111, 111 Oak Lawn.
• June 13: Catholic Pride
New Ways Ministries is hosting Catholic LGBTQ Pride with an interactive prayer service on Zoom from 2-3 p.m. central time. Register at NewWaysMinistry.org.
• June 13: DIFFA Picnic in the Park
DIFFA presents a picnic in the park that includes a picnic blanket with a space for up to four people a DIFFA-curated picnic meal with wine and spirits, adult snow cones, entertainment by DJ Jen Miller and surprise performances. 1-4 p.m. at Klyde Warren Park. $300 for four. Tickets at one.bidpal.net/diffapicnic/welcome.
• June 13: Downtown Tyler Drag and Pride Walk
Dress in Drag and walk the Tyler Downtown Square. Sign-up for the Talent Showcase. Drag and Pride Walk at 10:30 a.m. Talent show at noon. Downtown Tyler on the Square.
• June 13: Glamazon Prime Pride Drag Brunch
Join the cast as launch Glamazon Prime drag brunch from noon-3 p.m. at Urban Cowboy, 2620 E. Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth. Tickets at eventbrite.com/e/glamazon-prime-pride-drag-brunch-tickets-150815775043.
• Through June 13: Hedda Gabler
Undermain Theatre presents a virtual performance of Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler. $20. Undermain.org.
• June 15: Stonewall Democrats of Dallas
In person meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Round-Up Saloon, 3912 Cedar Springs Road. Zoom attendance also offered. StonewallDemocratsofDallas.org.
• June 15-17: DEI Conference
The Texas Diversity Equity & Inclusion Conference virtually brings together LGBT Chamber member businesses and other certified businesses, DEI professionals, supplier diversity professionals, employee resource group members and more.
• June 15-26: A Solitary Man: The Music of Neil Diamond
Selling over 10 million records worldwide with 38 top 10 hits, Neil Diamond is one of the best-selling musicians of all time. From halls of fame to lifetime achievements, Diamond’s career has spanned six decades and reaped dozens of awards. Casa Manana, 3101 W. Lancaster Ave. Fort Worth. Ticket start at $65 and can be purchased at CasaManana.org.
• June 16: GLFD
Gay and Lesbian Fund for Dallas members and friends will have a private, virtual conversation with Working: a Musical production costume designer Michael Heath Waid. GLFD will attend the July 15 performance. 5:30 p.m. GLFD.org.
• June 17: It Doesn’t Get Chedder than This
LiefWalk presents a virtual cheese tasting with Oak Lawn’s Scardello Artisan Cheese. $40 with a portion benefiting LifeWalk. Wine will be available to purchase day of event. ScardelloCheese.com/product/private-cheesemonger-s-faves-lifewalk-6-17-2021/2845.
• June 18: Federal Club
HRC DFW Federal Club cocktails and conversation as members and guests meet virtually. DFWFederalClub.org for details.
• June 18: Pride Party +
Virtual kickoff of Dallas Arts District’s Pride Party + with Terry Loftis as Master of Ceremonies, Miss Dallas Southern Pride, Porsche Paris, Dezi 5, and Miss Southern Pride, Kennedy Davenport. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Vimeo.com/showcase/prideparty
• June 18: Name and gender change workshop
Lambda Legal discusses what the process looks like in Texas to secure state and federal identity documents. Lawyers can receive CLE credit. Meeting via Zoom. LambdaLegal.org.
• June 18: Crystal Methyd
RuPaul’s Drag Race star Crystal Methyd appears at 9 p.m. at Urban Cowboy, 2620 E. Lancaster, Fort Worth.
• June 18: The History of Juneteenth
Lunch & Learn, a virtual presentation about the annual celebration of emancipation from slavery in the United States. Join Dr. George Keaton, Jr., Founder and Executive Director of Remembering Black Dallas and the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum for a discussion of the history of Juneteenth, its particular significance in Texas, and how the holiday has evolved over the last 150 years. DallasHolocaustMuseum.secure.force.com/ticket/?_ga=2.159861565.1288647804.1621266823-1628326263.1593529452#/events/a0S6e00000e9hKOEAY
• June 18: Music in the Park
Brianne Sargent & Friends String Trio performs at 8:15 p.m. at Samuell-Grand Amphitheater, 6200 E. Grand Ave. Tickets at ShakespeareDallas.org.
• June 18-20: Juneteenth Unity Weekend 2021
Hosted by Dallas Southern Pride. Free. Sheraton Suites Market Center, 2101 N. Stemmons Freeway is the host hotel. Code DSP for $89 rate. Ultimate Mega Party at Gilley’s Dallas, 1135 S. Lamar St. on Saturday from 10 p.m.-3 a.m.
• June 18-24: Rooftop Cinema
Summer series of outdoor films at Dallas Heritage Village, 1515 S. Harwood St. June 18: The Breakfast Club, Friday the 13th. June 19: Love Jones, Get Out. June 20: Breakfast At Tiffany’s. June 21: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. June 22: The Greatest Showman. June 23: Pulp Fiction. June 24: The Great Gatsby. Tickets at RooftopCinemaClub.com/heritagevillage.
• June 18-Sept. 5: Jurassic World: The Exhibition
You’ve seen the films. Now experience them in real life at Jurassic World: The Exhibition. Educational, immersive, interactive and most of all, awesome, the Exhibition will thrill audiences of all ages as they come face to face with these mighty and sometimes vicious creatures. Grandscape, 5752 Grandscape Blvd, The Colony.
• Through June 19: Rusty Scruby
Gay artist Rusty Scruby has a solo exhibit called Comfort at Cris Worley Fine Arts, 1845 E. Levee St. Suite 110. Open house on May 15 from noon-4 p.m. CrisWorley.com.
• June 19: Music in the Park
Bobby Sparks, Cure for Paranoia and The Grays perform at 8:15 p.m. at Samuell-Grand Amphitheater, 6200 E. Grand Ave. Tickets at ShakespeareDallas.org.
• June 19: Pride Party +
Pop-up performances on the Sammons Park Community Stage including Kennedy Davenport, Uptown Players, Bandan Koro and Dezi 5 from 3-5 p.m. Programming at the Crowe Museum of Asian Art, Dallas Museum of Art and Nasher Sculpture Center. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Full schedule at DallasArtsDistrict.org/pridepartyplus.
• June 20: Pride Party +
Virtual and on-site programming from the Crowe Museum of Asian Art, Dallas Museum of Art and Nasher Sculpture Center. from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Full schedule at DallasArtsDistrict.org/pridepartyplus.
• June 20: Teen Pride
Art activities, live performances, advocacy training free for ages 13-19 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Dallas Museum of Art.
• Through June 20: Frida Kahlo: Five Works
Five works by Frida Kahlo from a private collection including four paintings and a drawing will be on display in the atrium on level 4 at the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St. DMA.org.
• June 22: Get Centered tour
Virtual Resource Center tour streams for free at 5 p.m. Registration required. MyResourceCenter.org.
• June 23: Inspiring Inclusion
North Texas Commission presents Inspiring Inclusion in n Evolving World. Join Wendy John, head of global diversity and inclusion at Fidelity Investments for a “less talk, more action” session on why inclusion (for all) matters. 11 a.m. via Zoom. Register at form.jotform.com/211545298862161.
• June 24-Sept. 25: Becoming featuring Valerie Gillespie
Becoming is an aesthetic exploration of the truth and illusion behind the often times unfortunate actions that stem from human nature. African American Museum, Fair Park. AAMDallas.org.
• June 25: Lessons from our community
Lessons from our community: Stories about the fight for equality at 5 p.m. at Liberty Lounge,515 S. Jennings Ave., Fort Worth.
• June 25: Divine Miss Diva Show
Return of the Devine Miss Diva Show at 11 p.m. at Club Changes, 2637 E. Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth.
• June 25-July 1: Rooftop Cinema
Summer series of outdoor films at Dallas Heritage Village, 1515 S. Harwood St. June 25: Mean Girls, House Party. June 26: Closed. June 27: Coming To America. June 28: The Goonies. June 29: Dirty Dancing. June 30: Love & Basketball. July 1: Independence Day. Tickets at RooftopCinemaClub.com/heritagevillage.
• June 26: Musical Moments
Coalition for Aging LGBT presents a virtual concert series featuring LGBTQ artists and allies the last Saturday of the month at 3 p.m. To register, visit cfa.lgbt/musicalmoments.
• June 26: Trinity Pride
A hybrid celebration will consist of a live stream of Virtual Trinity Pride Fest on Facebook Live as well as at official Trinity Pride Partner locations throughout Fort Worth at 7 p.m.
• June 26-Sept. 12: Men of Change: Power. Triumph. Trusth
This powerful, immersive exhibition uses art, photography, stories, quotes and historical materials to affirm the power of the African American journey and, ultimately, the American experience. Men of Change profiles revolutionary men – Muhammad Ali, James Baldwin, Ta-Nehisi Coates, W.E.B. Du Bois, Kendrick Lamar, Lebron James and more – who have altered the history and culture of this country. African American Museum, Fair Park. AAMDallas.org.
• June 27: Turtle Creek Chorale
The Turtle Creek Chorale returns to live performance with Holidays Interrupted at 8 p.m. in the Fair Park Band Shell at Fair Park. $30. Tickets at TurtleCreekChorale.com.
• June 27-Sept. 5: Buddha, Shiva, Lotus, Dragon
The Kimbell Art Museum presents Buddha, Shiva, Lotus, Dragon: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection at Asia Society, a collection of sculptures, bronzes, ceramics and metalwork. Kimbell Art Museum, 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. KimbellMuseum.org.
• June 30: AIDS Walk South Dallas
Tenth anniversary AIDS Walk South Dallas 5K run/walk kicks off at 8 a.m. This year’s theme “Intensifying The Fight for Health and Rights” extends the mission which is to inspire, educate and galvanize the community of South Dallas and surrounding areas to continue to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS and assist those impacted. MLK Jr. Community Center, 2922 MLK Jr. Blvd. From $25.
• June 30: Austin & Nashville “Pride in Local Music”
The Austin and Nashville LGBT chambers of commerce join forces to produce the second Pride in Local Music, a livestream event at 6 p.m. streamed at PrideInLocalMusic.com.
• June 30: Ty Herndon
Dallas’ Ty Herndon hosts For Love and Acceptance, an online event that includes the Brothers Osborne, Kristin Chenoweth, Terri Clarke, Brooke Eden and more at 7 p.m. Central on CMT’s Facebook and YouTube channels and at F4LA.org/concert.
• June 30-July 4, July 8-11, July 15-18 and July 22-24: The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)
Shakespeare Dallas presents parodies of the plays of William Shakespeare performed in comically shortened form by three actors at Samuell-Grand Amphitheatre, 6000 E. Grand Ave. at 8:15 p.m.
JULY
• July 2-3: Rooftop Cinema
Summer series of outdoor films at Dallas Heritage Village, 1515 S. Harwood St. July 2: Stand By Me, Friday. July 3: The Sandlot. Wet Hot American Summer. Tickets at RooftopCinemaClub.com/heritagevillage.
• July 3-Sept. 4: Together
The MAC presents its 23rd annual membership exhibition, Together, in its new home in The Cedars. The MAC, 1503 S. Ervay St. The-MAC.org.
• July 4: Independence Day
• Through July 4: The Music Man
Theatre Three presents a 10-person, boutique production of The Music Man outdoors at Coppell Senior Center
345 W Bethel Road, Coppell on June 3–13, in Oak Lawn at Union Coffee Shop, 3705 Cedar Springs Road from June 16–27 and Texas Discovery Gardens, 3601 MLK Blvd. on June 30– July 4. Tickets are $75 for a 2-person socially distant square. Theatre3Dallas.com.
• July 8: PFLAG Dallas
Virtual support meeting for parents, family and friends of LGBTQ people meets the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Register for link at PFLAGDallas.org.
• July 9-10: Lucky Leaf Cannibis Hemp CBD Expo
Educational sessions and live demos. More than 100 CBD and hemp exhibitors. Irving Convention Center, 500 W. Las Colinas Blvd., Irving. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. LuckyLeaf Expo.com.
• July 10: Queer Reads
Queer Reads is an online book club meets the second Saturday of every month from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Register at dallaslibrary.librarymarket.com/events/queer-reads-book-club-0.
• July 10-Aug. 28: Juried exhibition
Contemporary 2D and 3D works selected by juror Caleb Bell, curator at the Tyler Museum of Art, will be included in the Texas Juried Exhibition at Artspace111, 111 Hampton St., Fort Worth. By appointment. ArtSpace111.com.
• July 15: Working: A Musical
Gay and Lesbian Fund for Dallas attends the Dallas Theater Center production of Working: A Musical at 8:30 p.m. at Annette Strauss Square, 2403 Flora St. GLFD.org.
• July 16: Federal Club
The history of LGBTQ in North texas, Part 2. Dr. Stephen Pounders discusses the history of the AIDS crisis in North Texas. For information, visit DFWFederalClub.org.
• July 16: Name and gender change workshop
Lambda Legal discusses what the process looks like in Texas to secure state and federal identity documents. Lawyers can receive CLE credit. Meeting via Zoom. LambdaLegal.org.
• July 16: Cheers to Summer
Virtual beer tasting benefiting LifeWalk hosted by Texas Ale Project. $40 ticket includes a sex pack of Texas Ale Project beers, souvenir glass and more. Eventbrite.com/e/lifewalk-virtual-beer-tasting-tickets-154605580453.
• Through July 10: Lonesome Dove: Photos by Bill Wittliff
Lonesome Dove — Larry McMurtry’s epic novel of two aging Texas Rangers who drive a herd of stolen cattle 2,500 miles from the Rio Grande to Montana to found the first ranch there — truly captured public imagination. The Lonesome Dove Miniseries, which first aired on CBS in 1989, lassoed an even wider audience. Capturing the sweeping visual imagery of the original miniseries, the Lonesome Dove exhibition presents classic images taken during filming by Bill Wittliff, renowned photographer, writer, and executive producer of Lonesome Dove. The images, however, are worlds apart from ordinary production stills, depicting an extraordinary union of art, literature, and history. Dupree Lobby, Irving Arts Center, 3333 North MacArthur Blvd., Irving.
• Through July 24: Confederate Currency: The Color of Money
The exhibition investigates the importance of slavery in the economy of the South. Artist John W. Jones has researched and documented 126 images of slavery depicted on Confederate and Southern States money. The juxtaposition of the framed Confederate currencies, which the acrylic paintings inspired the slave images on the currencies, makes a very powerful statement on the contributions of enslaved Africans to the American economy. African American Museum, Fair Park. AAMDallas.org.
• Through July 25: Cubism in Color: The Still Lifes of Juan Gris
First U.S. exhibit of cubist Juan Gris in 35 years with more than 40 of his paintings and collages. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St. DMA.org.
• July 27: Name and gender change workshop
Lambda Legal discusses what the process looks like in Texas to secure state and federal identity documents. Lawyers can receive CLE credit. Meeting via Zoom. LambdaLegal.org.
AUGUST
• Aug. 3: Name and gender change workshop
Lambda Legal discusses what the process looks like in Texas to secure state and federal identity documents. Lawyers can receive CLE credit. Meeting via Zoom. LambdaLegal.org.
• Aug. 3-Sept. 5: Wicked
Dallas Summer Musicals is back with a return of the musical Wicked, a look at what happened in Oz from a different angle. The Music Hall at Fair Park. DallasSummerMusicals.org.
• Aug. 12: PFLAG Dallas
Virtual support meeting for parents, family and friends of LGBTQ people meets the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Register for link at PFLAGDallas.org.
• Aug 13: Name and gender change workshop
Lambda Legal discusses what the process looks like in Texas to secure state and federal identity documents. Lawyers can receive CLE credit. Meeting via Zoom. LambdaLegal.org.
• Aug. 20-21: New Media Artworks
New media artworks by Refik Anadol and Quayola commissioned by Fort Worth will premiere as the first of four major public art projects at Will Rogers Memorial Center. Free.
• Aug. 24: Get Centered tour
Virtual Resource Center tour streams for free at 5 p.m. Registration required. MyResourceCenter.org.
• Aug. 29: Songs of Strength and Survival
The Turtle Creek Chorale Small Ensemble Showcase sings about the healing power of live music that was absent as we made our way through the pandemic. Cathedral of Hope, 5910 Cedar Springs Road. Tickets at TurtleCreekChorale.com.
• Aug. 30: Name and gender change workshop
Lambda Legal discusses what the process looks like in Texas to secure state and federal identity documents. Lawyers can receive CLE credit. Meeting via Zoom. LambdaLegal.org.
SEPTEMBER
• Sept. 3: Name and gender change workshop
Lambda Legal discusses what the process looks like in Texas to secure state and federal identity documents. Lawyers can receive CLE credit. Meeting via Zoom. LambdaLegal.org.
• Sept. 9: PFLAG Dallas
Virtual support meeting for parents, family and friends of LGBTQ people meets the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Register for link at PFLAGDallas.org.
• Sept. 14-July 10, 2022: Slip Zone: A New Look at Postwar Abstraction in the Americas and East Asia
Featuring works from the Museum’s collection, Slip Zone charts the significant innovations in painting, sculpture, and performance that shaped artistic production in the Americas and East Asia in the mid-20th century. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St. DMA.org.
• Sept. 14-July 10, 2022: Bosco Sodi: La fuerza del destino
Installed in the Museum’s Sculpture Garden, this exhibition features approximately 30 sculptures by Mexico City-born, New York City-based artist Bosco Sodi. The artist’s large-scale spherical and rectangular sculptures are created from clay sourced at his studio in Oaxaca. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St. DMA.org.
• Sept. 24: Awards luncheon
The LGBT Chamber’s 2021 Business & Community Excellence Awards Luncheon.
• Sept. 24: Wynonna Judd and Cactus Moser
Wynonna Judd and Cactus Moser perform live at The Kessler, 1230 W. Davis St. Tickets at Prekindle.com.
• Sept. 24-26: Dallas Black Pride
• Sept. 24-26: LGBTQ Outdoorfest
LGBT Outdoors camping weekend will feature hands-on outdoors workshops and that magic community building that can only take place outdoors around a campfire. Rainbow Ranch in Groesbeck.
• Sept. 25: North Texas Pride “Come As You Are” Festival
North Texas Pride Foundation brings the community together to celebrate Pride in diversity. Sponsor and vendor booths, food and beverage, give aways, adult and kid activities, bands, DJ, dancing and entertainment. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saigling House, 902 E. 16th St., Plano. Free.
• Sept. 25: Texas Latinx Pride Fest 2021
Live entertainment and special guests from 3-9 p.m. in Reverchon Park, 3501 Maple Ave.
• Sept. 25-Jan. 9: Anila Quayyum Agha: A Beautiful Despair
Introducing a dozen new ornate works by the multidisciplinary artist, Anila Quayyum Agha: A Beautiful Despair will open this fall at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (the Carter). The exhibition debuts the latest evolution of Agha’s luminous lantern-like sculptures—two site-specific installation pieces commissioned by the Carter—alongside a corresponding series of drawings that elevate practices traditionally assigned as female handiwork, such as embroidery. Amon Carter Museum, 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. Free. CarterMuseum.org.
OCTOBER
• Oct. 3: LifeWalk
Prism Health is hoping for an in-person walk this year.
• Oct. 14: PFLAG Dallas
Virtual support meeting for parents, family and friends of LGBTQ people meets the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Register for link at PFLAGDallas.org.
• Oct. 17-Feb. 6, 2022: Van Gogh and the Olive Groves
Co-organized by the DMA and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and making its world premiere at the DMA, Van Gogh and the Olive Groves is the first exhibition dedicated to Vincent van Gogh’s important olive grove series, created between June and December 1889 during his stay at the asylum of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Reunited for the first time, the paintings reveal Van Gogh’s passionate investigation of the expressive powers of color and line, and his choice of the olive groves as an evocative subject. The exhibition highlights exciting new discoveries about the artist’s techniques, materials, and palette that emerged from a collaborative conservation and scientific research project covering all 15 paintings in the series. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St. DMA.org.
• Oct. 20: Andrea Bocelli
Legendary tenor Andrea Bocelli brings his Believe World Tour to Dallas. 7:30 p.m. at American Airlines Center. Tickets at ATTPAC.org.
• Oct. 22-24: Ben Folds
Ben Folds performs solo piano and orchestral performances he’s dubbed his “In Actual Person Live For Real Tour.” Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St. BenFolds.com.
• Oct. 26: Get Centered tour
Virtual Resource Center tour streams for free at 5 p.m. Registration required. MyResourceCenter.org
NOVEMBER
• Nov. 1: Bianca Del Rio
RuPaul’s rag Race champion Bianca Del Rio brings her Unsanitized Comedy Tour to Dallas. Majestic Theater, 1925 Elm St. Tickets and info at TheBiancaDelRio.com.
• Nov. 3: Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin
Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin tour comes to American Airines Arena. Tickets through Ticketmaster.com.
• Nov. 4-7: National Strength Conference
Sixth National Strength Conference for men living with HIV. $50. Dallas Marriott Suites, 2493 N. Stemmons Freeway. AIDSWalkSouthDallas.com.
• Nov. 6: Alton Brown: Beyond the Eats
Author and Food Network star Alton Brown visits the Theatre at Grand Prairie with “more cooking, more comedy, more music and more potentially dangerous science stuff” for two hours of entertainment including “things i’ve never been allowed to do on TV.” Tickets go on sale March 5 at 10 a.m.
• Nov. 11: PFLAG Dallas
Virtual support meeting for parents, family and friends of LGBTQ people meets the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Register for link at PFLAGDallas.org.
• Nov. 13: Black Tie Dinner
• Nov. 21: Transgender Day of Remembrance
• Nov. 23: Get Centered tour
Virtual Resource Center tour streams for free at 5 p.m. Registration required. MyResourceCenter.org.
• Nov. 25: Thanksgiving
DECEMBER
• Dec. 1: World AIDS Day
• Dec. 9: PFLAG Dallas
Virtual support meeting for parents, family and friends of LGBTQ people meets the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Register for link at PFLAGDallas.org.
• Dec. 17-19 Sure Stars Shining
The Turtle Creek Chorale wraps up its 41st season with a return to Moody Performance Hall for its holiday concert. Tickets at TurtleCreekChorale.com.
• Dec. 18-April 17: Sandy Rodriguez in Isolation
A selection of new works on paper conceived by the Los Angeles–based painter during her Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency in Southern California at the height of COVID-19. The exhibition features more than 30 landscapes, protest scenes, maps, and botanical studies, created using Rodriguez’s hand-processed inks and watercolors, which she derived from plants and mineral pigments native to the region. Amon Carter Museum, 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. CarterMuseum.org.
• Dec. 25: Christmas
• Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve
JANUARY
• Jan. 1: New Year’s Day
FEBRUARY
• Feb. 18-20: Queer History South conference
QHS brings together archivists, historians, librarians, educators, students and community members invested in preserving and researching Southern LGBTQ history to talk best practices, network, and have a great time celebrating the rich and diverse histories of LGBTQ people in the US South. Dallas and Denton. InvisibleHistory.org/qhs.
