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.
OCTOBER
• Oct. 19: Federal Club happy hour
Happy hour with HRC’s Federal Club from 6-8 p.m. at The Artisan Craft Kitchen, 2330 Flora St. Suite 200.
• Oct. 20: AIN’s Flashback to the 80s
Totally tubular 80s fundraiser benefiting the clients of AIN from 7-11 p.m. at Lofty Spaces, 816 Montgomery St. $75-5,000 at Eventbrite.com.
• Oct. 20: Stranger Than Gaybingo
Monthly fundraiser for Resource Center takes place from 6-9 p.m. at the Rose Room at S4, 3911 Cedar Springs Road. 214-540-4458. MyResourceCenter.org/gaybingo.
• Oct. 20: Daddy Daughter Dance
Cosmopolitan Women’s Ministry of Cosmopolitan Congregation presents a Daddy-Daughter dance for fatherless girls from 6-10 p.m. at Resource Center, 5750 Cedar Springs Road. $40. cosmo.breezechms.com/form/daddydaughter2018.
• Oct. 20: Spooktacular V – Diamonds Are Forever
Shonda Leer hosts and headlines the event that benefits the GLBT Chamber of Commerce Foundation Scholarship Fund from 7-10 p.m. at ilume Park,
3109 Douglas Ave.
• Oct. 21: Candidate forum
Congregation Beth El Binah co-sponsors a candidate forum between Rep. Pete Sessions and Collin Allred at 7 p.m. at Temple Shalom, 6930 Alpha Road.
• Oct. 21: Sue Ellen’s Throwback Party
HER HRC hosts the Sue Ellen’s Throwback Party at the former Sue Ellen’s, not TMC, 3903 Cedar Springs Road. Will feature live bands from the days of Old Sue’s, a DJ, food truck, silent auction and games with prizes. HER HRC will also be presenting the DFW HRC Community Impact Award. Tickets are $15 at the door.
• Oct. 21: Book signing by Scott Jones
Author Scott Jones will sign copies of his book, OPEN: A Memoir of Faith, Family and Sexuality in the Heartland, at Cathedral of Hope, 5910 Cedar Springs Road. Details to be announced.
• Oct. 21: Positivitea
Brunch with “Real Housewife” LeeAnne Locken, entertainment from Hedda Layne and a silent auction benefit the Grace Project of Legacy Counseling Center. $50. $100 VIP cocktails and early entry.
Tickets at PositiviteaDallas.com.
• Oct. 22-Nov. 2: Early voting
• Oct. 23: Grief support group
LGBT grief support group for people who have lost a same-sex partner from 7-8:30 p.m. at Resource Center, 5750 Cedar Springs Road.
• Oct. 23: Resource Center tour
CEO Cece Cox leads a behind-the-scenes tour of Resource Center from 5-6:30 p.m. at 5750 Cedar Springs Road. RSVP to kfields@myresourcecenter.org.
• Oct. 23: BEN After Hours
Monthly networking group for GLBT Chamber members from 4:30-6 p.m. at Two Corks and a Bottle, 2800 Routh St.
• Oct. 25: Point Foundation scholarship fundraiser
The Point Foundation holds the 2018 Dallas Cornerstone reception, from 6-8 p.m. at the Mayfair Sky Club at Turtle Creek, 3401 Lee Parkway in Dallas. John N. DeCiccio Point Scholar Jimmy Ding, who was raised in Flower Mound and now attends the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, will be attending, and interested individuals will have the opportunity to join Point Foundation’s Cornerstone Society for a $500 donation. Registration is free, but pre-registration, online at PointFoundation.org/Dallas-18, is required.
• Oct. 25: GALA Quarterly Quorum
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance of North Texas presents its Quarterly Quorum, featuring a screening of the documentary Out of Order, followed by a question-and-answer session with community leaders, from 6-9 p.m. at Cathedral of Hope,
5910 Cedar Springs Road.
• Oct. 26: After Dark: Under the Stars
Deserts, cocktails and a performance by Matt Alber benefits the Turtle Creek Chorale from 8-11 p.m. at 3015 at Trinity Groves, 3015 Gulden Lane.
• Oct. 26-28: Lez Talk
A women’s empowerment conference bringing together lesbian, transgender, bisexual, pansexual and demisexual women and allies at Resource Center,
5750 Cedar Springs Road. $50-1,000.
• Oct. 27: Trunk or Treat
Cars in their Halloween costumes at 4 p.m. at Cathedral of Hope, 5910 Cedar Springs Road.
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• Weekly: Lambda Weekly at 1 p.m. on Sunday on 89.3 KNON-FM with David Taffet, Lerone Landis and the late Patti Fink. This week’s guest is Texas Supreme Court candidate Steven Kirkland; Core Group Meeting every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.; Fuse game night every Monday evening except the last of the month at 8 p.m. at the Fuse space in the 3918 Harry Hines Blvd.; FuseConnect every Wednesday from 7 p.m. For more information call or e-mail Jalenzski at 214-760-9718 ext. 3 or Jalenzski@myresourcecenter.org; LGBT square dancing group Pegasus Squares meets every Sunday from 2:30–4:30 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, 4105 Junius St. For more info, email pegasussquares@gmail.com; Dallas Frontrunners meet for a walk or run on the Katy Trail at Oak Lawn Park, Turtle Creek and Hall Street, every Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. and every Saturday at 9 a.m.; Leadership Lambda Toastmasters practices and develops speaking and leadership skills from 6:30–8 p.m. on Tuesdays at First Unitarian Church, third floor of the Hallman Building, 4012 St. Andrews; Gray Pride support group from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. followed by mixer every Monday at Resource Center, 5750 Cedar Springs Road; Lambda AA meets at 7 a.m., noon, 6 p.m. 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. and has a men’s meeting at 10 a.m. on Saturdays and meets at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Sunday at 1575 W. Mockingbird Lane #625. Call 214-267-0222 for details; LGBT Sex Addicts Anonymous meets at 6 p.m. every Friday at 1919 Independence St., Room 19, Plano. 972-316-9188 for details; Leadership Lambda Toastmasters gay-identified Toastmasters group meets from 6:30-8 p.m. every Monday at the First Unitarian Church, 4015 Normandy Road (does not meet on Mondays that are holidays); United Black Ellument hosts discussion on HIV/AIDS in the black community (UBE Connected) at 7 p.m. every fourth Tuesday of the month at 3918 Harry Hines Blvd.; DVtv in Spayse, news and entertainment discussion live streaming every Friday, 4–5 p.m., on the Spayse Station YouTube channel.
