SPCA of Texas presents its 20th anniversary Strut Your Mutt: The Race to End Animal Cruelty, from 7-11 a.m. at the Tower Building in Fair Park Dallas. See listings for details.
See listings for details.
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.
April
April 11: ‘An Enchanted Evening at the Disco’
THRIVE presents a night of disco music, dancing and food from 7-9:30 p.m. at Resource Center Community Center, 5750 Cedar Springs Road. Visit the event page on Eventbrite.com to register.
April 11: Whim W’Him
TITAS welcomes this Seattle-based dance company to Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St., 8-10 p.m. Visit ATTPac.org for tickets and information.
April 11: Pride Visibility Day
Lavender Leaders and SAGE host Pride Visibility Day, sponsored by the Women and LGBT Center, Women and Gender Studies, SCIE and the SMU Libraries, from 4-7 p.m. at the SMU Hughes-Trigg Student Center, 3140 Dyer St. The event will include food, giveaways, on-campus and community resources and special performances by local drag entertainers. It is open to all students, staff, faculty and community members. Tickets will be sold at the door and are free from SMU students, faculty and staff with ID, $15 for SMU alumni, $20 for visiting university students, staff or faculty and $30 for general community members. Proceeds will benefit programming for LGBTQIA services.
April 11: 2025 Changing Perspectives Block Party
Dallas Arts District presents the 2025 Changing Perspectives Block Party from 6:30-11:30 p.m. at Sammons Park, 2403 Flora St. This is a family-friendly event featuring Australian vertical dance company SWAY, Tejano music star Monica Saldivar and her Aura Band, community muralist Ebony Lewis and more. Admission is free. Visit DallasArtsDistrict.org for details.
April 11-12: Frontera Festival
Frontera presents its second annual arts festival April 11-12, presented by Dallas-based literary magazine Southwest Review, with events starting at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Wild Detectives and at 8:30 p.m. at The Kessler Theater, and Saturday at 2 p.m. at Texas Theatre and 6 p.m. at The Wild Detectives, all located in the Bishop Arts District, West Davis Street at N. Bishop Avenue. Admission to all events is free.
April 12: ‘Strut Your Mutt’
SPCA of Texas presents its 20th anniversary Strut Your Mutt: The Race to End Animal Cruelty, from 7-11 a.m. at the Tower Building in Fair Park Dallas, 3809 Grand Ave. Includes a 3K fun run/walk, food, drink and entertainment, along with the Bow Wow Bazaar presented by VCA Animal Hospital. Proceeds benefit SPCA of Texas. Visit the Facebook event page for more information.
April 12: OK2BX Film Festival
The OK2BX Foundation hosts its first-ever OK2BX College Fair and Film Workshops in conjunction with its four annual OK2BX Film Festival. The College Fair and Film Workshops take place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Southern Methodist University, 6425 Boaz Lane, with the film festival starting at 6 p.m. at Angelika Film Center, 5321 E. Mockingbird Lane. Register for the college fair and workshops and purchase tickets for the film festival at OK2BX.org.
April 12: HRC Volunteer Event/HRC 101 North
The Human Rights Campaign holds an open house for potential volunteers from 4-6 p.m. at FIZZ, 3310 Dallas Parkway.
April 12: ‘Dysfunctional Deez Knees”
United Court of the Lone Star Empire presents Dysfunctional Deez Knees, an event putting a humorous and imaginative twist on classic Disney tales, hosted by Prince Royale 50 Robert Lynch and Marquis 50 Ryan Lee St. James from 6-9 p.m. at The Hidden Door, 5025 Bowser Ave. Ages 21 and older only. Visit the Facebook event page for details.
April 12: Jackiem Joyner and Nicholas Cole
Bishop Arts Theatre Center’s 2025 Jazz Series continues with a jazz concert featuring Jackiem Joyner and Nicholas Cole from 6:30-11 p.m. at the theatre center, 215 S. Tyler St.
Find more information and purchase tickets at BishopArtsTheatre.org.
April 13: 6th annual Siempre Selena Celebration
Round-Up Saloon, 3912 Cedar Springs Road, hosts this tribute and market celebrating
Selena Quintanilla from 4-9 p.m.
April 13: Oak Cliff Earth Day Festival
The 16th Annual Oak Cliff Earth Day Festival takes place at Lake Cliff Park, 300 E. Colorado Blvd., from 12-5 p.m. Visit OakCliffEarthDay.org for more information.
April 13: Fly Queens Drag Brunch
Fly Queens Drag Brunch, hosted by Liquor Mini with music by DJ Al Farb, returns to Mesa Mezcal, 400 W. Las Colinas Blvd., from noon-3 p.m. Features performamces by Marti Gould Cummings, Candi Stratton, Leche Diamante and Zimora Evans. Tickets are $12, available at EventBrite; brunch buffet is $35 per person.
April 14: Dallas Wings Draft Party
WNBA’s Dallas Wings celebrate the team’s number one draft pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft
with a party at 5:30 p.m. at College Park Center, 600 S. Center St. in Arlington, Features performances by The Amazing Chin Balancer, the Flight Crew, a hair-braiding station courtesy of Hairitage, giveaways and more. Reserve your free tickets at AXS.com.
April 15: Stonewall Democrats General Meeting
Stonewall Democrats of Dallas host their monthly meeting at Rose Room at S4,
3911 Cedar Springs Road, 6:30-8 p.m. Visit StonewallDemocratsOfDallas.com to RSVP.
April 16: ‘Outspoken Voices: Virtual LGBTQ+ Storytelling Circle’
Family Equality hosts Outspoken Voices: Virtual LGBTQ+ Storytelling Circle from 6-7 p.m.
via zoom. Register at TinyURL.com/kw453b3h for log-in information.
April 17: TAG+ Trivia
Tyler Area Gays hosts its monthly trivia night at Rose City Draft House, 5393 S. Broadway Ave., Tyler, at 7:30 p.m. This is a 21 and up event. Visit TylerAreaGays.com for more information.
April 17: Let’s Do Lunch!
Tarrant County Community Engagement Committee hosts its monthly lunch event at Anna’s Mexican Grill, 1009 Cheek-Sparger Road, Colleyville, at 11:30 a.m. Visit CFA.lgbt for more information.
April 17: QUEERelate — Authentic Relating
QUEERthrive hosts QUEERelate — Authentic Relating meets 7-8:30 p.m. at Oak Lawn United Methodist Church, 3014 Oak Lawn Ave. Visit QueerThrive.org for information.
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