Brik.Liam, Cherise Coaches and Chester Gregory are the featured vocalists in DSO Pop’s Let’s Groove Tonight: Motown and the Philly Sound, Feb. 21-23 at The Meyerson.
See listings for details.

In celebration of Black History Month, CineWilde presents Pariah by Black lesbian filmmaker Dee Rees on Feb. 28 at Texas Theatre. See listings for details.

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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.

2025
February

Feb. 21-23: ‘Let’s Groove Tonight: Motown & the Philly Sound’
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Pops, under the direction of Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik, presents Let’s Groove Tonight: Motown & the Philly Sound, featuring vocalists Cherise Coaches, Chester Gregory and Brik.Liam, at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St. Shows start at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets start at $40, available online at DallasSymphony.org.

Feb. 22: Sammy Miller and The Congregation
Sammy Miller and The Congregation perform at the Bank of America Theatre, 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson, at 8 p.m. Visit EisemannCenter.com
for information and tickets.

Feb. 22: TAG+ Game Night
Tyler Area Gays+ hosts game night at 6 p.m. in the Genecov Room at Tyler Chamber of Commerce, 315 N. Broadway Ave., Tyler. Visit TylerAreaGays.com for information.

Through Feb. 23: ‘Shane’
Dallas Theater Center presents Shane at the Kalita Humphreys Theater, 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd. Visit DallasTheaterCenter.org for tickets and information.

Feb. 25: TAG+ Women’s+Social Group Dinner
Tyler Area Gays+ hosts this social group dinner at 6 p.m. at Olivetos, 3709 Troup Highway, Tyler. Visit TylerAreaGays.com for tickets and information.

Feb. 25: Hopeful Spaces: Support Group for Raising LGBTQIA+ Youth
Dallas Hope Charities hosts the Hopeful Spaces virtual support group for those raising LGBTQIA+ youth from 6-7 p.m. Register at Forms.gle/HzCK67oFPLRitwAGA to receive the meeting links.

Feb. 26-March 4: Winter Party Festival 2025
National LGBTQ Task Force holds this annual week-long celebration in Miami Beach, Fla., to raise funds for the LGBTQ movement. Visit WinterParty.com for information on tickets and hotels.

Feb. 27: Speed Networking Mixer
Dallas Hope Charities hosts this mixer at Mokah Coffee & Tea, 2803 Taylor St., from 6-8:30 p.m. Visit DallasHopeCharities.org for more information and to register by Feb.17.

Feb. 27-March 16: ‘Primary Trust’
Dallas Theater Center presents Primary Trust in Bryant Hall at Kalita Humphreys Theater, 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd., Information available at DallasTheaterCenter.org.

Feb. 28-March 1: North Texas Irish Festival
North Texas Irish Festival takes place at Fair Park, 3809 Grand Ave. Find details at NTIF.org.

Feb. 28: CineWilde presents ‘Pariah’
In celebration of Black History Month, CineWilde presents Pariah, a film by Black lesbian filmmaker Dee Rees, at Texas Theatre, 213 W. Jefferson. Q&A session starts at 8 p.m., followed by the screening at 8:20 p.m. and a Crush performance and open mic at 10:30 p.m. Visit the Facebook event page for details.

March
March 1: HRC DFW Spring 2025 Brunch
Join HRC DFW Federal Club at the Warwick Melrose Hotel, 3015 Oak Lawn Ave.,
at 10:30 a.m. for its 2025 brunch. Visit the event page on Eventbrite.com for tickets.

March 1: Community Women’s Health Fair
Legacy Cares, along with Prism Health and Parkland Health, host this women’s health fair
from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Moorland Family YMCA, 6701 S. Hampton Road.

March 1: Wesley Smoot’s 41st Birthday Bash
Celebrate Wesley Smoot’s 41st Birthday Bash from 8-11 p.m. at Alexandre’s, 4026 Cedar Springs Road. Featuring DJ Tony Dean, specialty cocktails and no cover.

Through March 2: ‘The Stamped Project’
Bishop Arts Theatre Center, 215 S. Tyler St., continues its annual Banned Books Festival, The Stamped Project, in which six playwrights turn Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi into six unique plays. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and at 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

March 3-4: Mardi Gras Customer Appreciation Celebration
Round-Up Saloon, 3912 Cedar Springs Road, hosts their 18th Annual Mardi Gras Customer Appreciation Celebration at 8 p.m. each night featuring a free crawfish boil, drag show and more.

March 5: Opera Out Loud
Crescendo at The Dallas Opera hosts a celebratory mixer for the LGBTQIA+ community before the March 5 performance of La Bohéme from 6:30-7:15 p.m. in the PNC Lounge at Winspear Opera House. RSVP at Give.DallasOpera.org/OperaOutLoud. Use promo code PRIDE30 to get 30 percent off the price of tickets to that performance at DallasOpera.org/Tickets.

March 5: Sammons Jazz: ‘Remembrance 2025’
Sammons Jazz presents Remembrance 2025, featuring Gary Williams and Friends and all-female band The Satin Dolls at 7:30 p.m. in Meadows Hall at the Sammons Center for the Arts, 3630 Harry Hines Blvd. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50 ($45 for Sammons members) and include valet parking, light bites and beverages.

March 6: 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.

March 8: No Place Like Home Gala
After 8 to Educate hosts their 1st annual gala at Hall of State in Fair Park, 3939 Grand Ave.,
at 7 p.m. Visit the event page at My.OneCause.com for tickets and information.

March 8-April 19: Ted Kincaid: ‘Towards a Queer Trancendance’
Artist Ted Kincaid makes a return to Liliana Bloch Gallery, 4741 Memphis St. Visit LilianaBlochGallery.com for more information and gallery hours.

March 10: Alexandre’s MOM
Alexandre’s, 4026 Cedar Springs Road, hosts its Monday Open Mic (MOM) from 9-11 p.m. To guarantee a spot on the performance list sign up at Form.JotForm.com/222497530917058. Sign up form opens one week before the event and ends at noon the day before.

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

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