Miss Gay Texas State 2025 Mary Anne Somers and the Miss Gay Texas State Pageant System host Denton Pride Fest on Saturday, May 31, at Harvest House.
See listings for details.
n Every Wednesday: THRIVE
Resource Center’s THRIVE Wednesday Support Group for LGBTQ adults 50 and older meets from 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. at Resource Center Community Center, 5750 Cedar Springs Road, and is led by interns from the SMU counseling program.
For more information on the support group
and how to join, send an email to
THRIVE@myresourcecenter.org.
May
n May 30: ‘MariconX — El Pueblo Unido’
Arttitude presents MariconX-El Pueblo Unido, an art exhibition celebrating the resilience, diversity, and unity of the LGBTQ community, from 6-9 p.m. daily at Oak Cliff Cultural Center, 223 W. Jefferson Blvd.
n May 30: ‘Stories — The Musical’
Stories, a new musical derived from the compositions and creations of Abigail Jean
and Theo Moers and focusing on the narrative
of mental health of artists and their counterparts, is on stage at Arts Mission Oak Cliff,
410 South Windomere Ave., at 7 p.m.
n May 31: Denton Pride Fest
Miss Gay Texas State 2025 Mary Anne Somers and the Miss Gay Texas State Pageant System host Denton Pride Fest from 2-11 p.m. at Harvest House, 331 E. Hickory St. in Denton. Vendors open at 4 p.m., and there will be a drag show at 8 p.m. All proceeds benefit Miss Gay Texas State Pageant Systems and its 2025 beneficiary organizations.
May 31: No Tie 2025
AIDS Services of Dallas hosts its annual No Tie event at Empire Room, 1225 N. Riverfront Blvd., at 7 p.m. Visit NoTieDinner.org for information and tickets.
May 31: ‘Enchanted Evening: A Celebration of Pride and Magic’
Grayson Pride hosts this event where love and pride light the way at Sherman Municipal Ballroom, 405 N. Rusk St., Sherman, from 7-11 p.m. Visit the event page on Zeffy.com for information and tickets.
May 31: Pride Mesquite Family Festival 2025
The Pride Mesquite Family Festival takes place from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Paschall Park, 1107 New Market Road, Mesquite. Visit the Facebook event page for more details coming soon.
May 31: TAG+ Game Night
Tyler Area Gays+ hosts their monthly game night at Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce,
315 N. Broadway Ave., in the Genecov Room, 6:30 p.m. Visit TylerAreaGays.com for information.
May 31: ‘Hell On Heels: The Ultimate Red Dress Extravaganza’
The DFW Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence host this event benefitting the Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund at Dallas Eagle, 525 S. Riverfront Blvd., 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Visit the event page on Facebook for more information.
May 31-June 1: Oddities and Curiosities Expo
This one-of-a-kind traveling expo showcases hundreds of oddity vendors and artists from
across the country from10 a.m.-6 p.m. both days at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, 650 S. Griffin, Visit OdditiesAndCuriositiesExpo.com for more information.
May 31: SPCA of Texas Family Volunteer Day
SPCA of Texas hosts Family Volunteer Day from 2-4 p.m. at the facilities at 2400 Lone Star Drive. Visit the Facebook event page for more information.
May 31: ‘Drink of Pride’
Pride in Dallas, Deep Eddy Vodka and Sue Ellen’s present the second annual Drink of Pride competition challenging Oak Lawn’s top bartenders to create the next signature cocktail of the season. Proceeds benefit The Parade on Cedar Springs in September. Starts at 3 p.m. at Sue Ellen’s, 3903 Cedar Springs Road.
June
June 1: McKinney Pride Fair & Festival
Kick off Pride Month at McKinney Pride Fair and Festival at Dr. Glenn Mitchell Memorial Park,
300 W. Louisiana St., McKinney, 1-4 p.m. Visit McKinneyPride.org for more information.
June 2: ‘To Have and To Hold’
Family Equality, Jim Obergefell and a panel of policy experts host To Have and To Hold, a virtual panel highlighting the impact of LGBTQ family voices in the movement for marriage equality. Registration is required at US06Web.zoom.us.
June 5: Cedar Springs Wine Walk
Enjoy amazing wine samples and shop along Cedar Springs. Purchase your collectible wine glass in front of Round-Up Saloon, 3912 Cedar Springs Road, beginning at 6 p.m. Visit the event page on Facebook for more information.
June 5: GLFD Pride Happy Hour
Join Gay & Lesbian Fund of Dallas and SPCA of Texas PAWS League for Happy Hour at
JR’s Bar & Grill, 3923 Cedar Springs Road, 6-7 p.m. Visit SPCA.org/events for more information.
June 6: MetroBall 18
GDMAF hosts MetroBall 18 from 6:30-10 p.m. at S4, 3911 Cedar Springs Road. Visit GDMAF.org for more information and to purchase tickets.
June 6-8: ‘Echoes’ Bruce Wood Dance Dallas closes its
15th anniversary season with Echoes at Moody Performance Hall, 2520 Flora St. Visit BruceWoodDance.org for tickets and information.
June 6-Sept.28: ‘Badge of Pride: From Silence…to Celebration’
Badge of Pride presents its LGBT history exhibition, Badge of Pride: From Silence…to Celebration, at the Irving Archives and Museum, 801 W. Irving Blvd. Visit IrvingArchivesandMuseum.com for more information.
June 7: ‘Faith vs. Force’ at St. Thomas the Apostle
Dallas-based Episcopal Church of St. Thomas the Apostle, 6525 Inwood Road, hosts a landmark event called Faith vs. Force: How Christianity Itself Helps Us Fight the Serious Threat of Christian Nationalism from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., bringing together respected theologians, clergy and religious thought leaders from across the country for a powerful exploration of faith, hope and justice. The event marks Saint Thomas’s 75th anniversary and the 1,700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed, the foundational creedal statement of
Christian faith.
June 7: Queer author meet-and-greet
Dallas-based queer authors Robert Stahl and Kerry Shatzer will be at Barnes & Noble at Firewheel Towne Center, 190 Cedar Sage Drive, Unit BB01, in Garland from noon to 3 p.m., to highlight Stahl’s horror anthology and Shatzer’s new puzzle book, Queer Pride Puzzles Volume One. Books will be available to purchase during the event. All ages welcome.
June 7: Stephen Michael Shearer Book Signing
Author Stephen Michael Shearer will be signing his new book Gloria Swanson: Hollywood’s First Glamour Queen at Barnes & Noble Dallas, 7700 W. Northwest Highway Ste. 300, from 3- 5 p.m.
June 7: Carrollton Pride Festival
Carrolton Pride hosts its Pride Festival at Horizon Unitarian Universalist Church, 1641 W. Hebron Parkway, Carrollton, 11 a.m. Visit the event page on Facebook for more information.
June 8: The Rainbow Riviera
The Statler Dallas, 1914 Commerce St., hosts this Hot Girl Summer-themed Pride event at 2 p.m. at their rooftop pool. Visit Chivents.com for more information and tickets.
June 12: Dogs Matter 10: Year Legacy Celebration
Dogs Matter hosts its Tails of Triumph Legacy Celebration at VOUV, 4445 Sigma Road, from
7- 9 p.m. Visit DogsMatt2.org for event information and details.
June 12: ASD Founders’ Day
Join AIDS Services of Dallas (ASD) as they celebrate Founders’ Day at 720 N. Lancaster Ave., 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Visit the event
June 13: Gay Pride Shabbat
Congregation Beth El Binah celebrates the ancient Jewish holiday Gay Pride Shabbat. Rabbi Denise Eger, the first lesbian rabbi to be elected president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, is the speaker. 11211 Preston Road at 7:30 p.m.
June 13-July 20: ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’
Wyly Theatre, 2400 Flora St., presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Information available at DallasTheaterCenter.org.
June 14: STRUT Dallas Pride Tea Dance featuring Raja
STRUT Dallas returns this year at Round-Up Saloon, 3912 Cedar Springs Road, from 2-9 p.m. with Raja, winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 3. Visit the event page on Eventbrite.com for tickets and information.
June 14-15: Dallas Pride 2025
Dallas Pride takes place at Fair Park, 1300 Robert B Cullum Blvd, beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 14. Visit DallasPride.org for information on festivities and tickets.
June 14: Arlington Pride 2025
Arlington Pride takes place at Levitt Pavilion, 100 W. Abram St., Arlington, 5-11 p.m. Visit the event page on Facebook for more information.
Have an event coming up? Email your information to Mathew Dominguez at Mathew@DallasVoice.com by Monday at 5 p.m. for that week’s issue.Look for extended listings online at DallasVoice.com