May May Ali, daughter of legendary boxer Mohammad Ali, performs her one-woman show, Float, May 27-June 6 at Bishop Arts Theatre Centre. See listings for details
See listings for details.
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May
May 23-25: 45th Scarborough Renaissance Festival Final Weekend
The 45th annual season of Scarborough Renaissance Festival ends this weekend,
with the faire open 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday, at the faire grounds,
2522 FM 66 in Waxahachie, just west of I30.
May 24: DHHRM Docent-led tour
The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, 300 N. Houston St., offers a special themed tour of the museum’s permanent exhibition, led by a docent educator. Tickets are $12-16, available online at DHHR.org.
May 25: TAG+ Community Outreachs
Tyler Area Gays meet at 6:30 p.m. at The Glass House Resource Center, 5604 Old Bullard Road, for the monthly meeting to plan community outreach events. Visit TylerAreaGays.com
for details and a full calendar.
May 26: Hopeful Spaces
Hopeful Spaces, a virtual support group for parents, caregivers, and allies of LGBTQ+ youth, meets at 6 p.m. Register online at DallasHopeCharities.org/Events.
May 26: TAG+ HIV/AIDS Peer Support Group
Tyler Area Gays host their monthly HIV/AIDS Peer Support Group, at 6:30 p.m., providing space for community and conversation, at The Glass House Resource Center, 5604 Old Bullard Road, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Visit TylerAreaGays.com for details.
May 27-June 6: ‘Float,’ a one-woman show
Float, a one-woman show written and performed by Maryum “May May” Ali, daughter of the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali — taking her audience on a journey through the defining moments of her life, revealing rare glimpses as well as into the life of her father and his compassion, discipline and humanity, blending live performance with multimedia elements, including projected imagery and evocative soundscapes — begins at 7 p.m. at Bishop Arts Theatre Center, 215 S. Tyler St. Visit BishopArtsTheatre.org for details.
May 28: TAG+ Karaoke With DJ Troll
Tyler Area Gays host Karaoke with DJ Troll from 7-10 p.m. at The Plaid Rabbit, 118 W. Erwin St. All are welcome.
Through May 30: Room to Bloom mental health pop-up
In recognition of May as Mental Health Month, Room for Change hosts Room to Bloom, a mental health pop-up offered as a “quiet haven to offer a time out in the middle of a busy workday with mindfulness and stress-relieving activities and free mental health resources, each Monday-Saturday in May, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at 505 W. State St. in Garland. Call or text 214-385-5445 for information.
May 30: Table of Uptown at Marriott Dallas Uptown
The annual Table of Uptown, at the newly opened Y’all Plaza at Marriott Dallas Uptown, features a cocktail reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by a seated dinner at 6:30 p.m., with a four-course menu from Nuri Steakhouse, Good Graces, and Nick & Sam’s. The evening features live jazz music, and an open bar. Tickets are available for
$175 per person and are available at MarriottDallasUptown.RealtimeReservation.com.
May 30: TAG+ Game Night
Tyler Area Gays host their monthly Game Night from 6-9 p.m. in the Genecov Room at The Chamber of Commerce, 315 N. Broadway Ave., in Tyler.
May 31: Pride in Dallas Picnic in the Park
Pride in Dallas opens the June Pride Month festivities with a Picnic in the Park from 1-5 p.m., at Reverchon Park, 3505 Maple Ave. The event features live music, vendors, games, a dog parade and more. BYO picnic meal. Visit PrideinDallas.org.
May 31: Farmworkers Betrayed: Latina Feminists Speak Out on Chavez Sex Abuse
Activists will discuss, in this online forum, how predatory behavior by the leader of the United Farm Workers was hidden for decades and how organizations can prevent such tragedies. Speakers are Martha Cotera, a leader of La Raza Unida Party in the 1970s; Yolanda Alaniz, former farmworker and historian of UFW; and Yuisa Alegria-Gimeno, queer feminist and L.A. County worker. Register at tinyurl.com/FarmworkersBetrayed. Hosted by Radical Women. Information: 206-985-4621, RW.US@radicalwomen.org.
May 31: TCC’s ‘Pride as Big as Texas’ concert
Turtle Creek Chorale’s performs its Pride as Big As Texas concert at Temple Emanu-El, 8500 Hillcrest Ave., from 4-6 p.m. The Chorale, the world’s largest male chorus, celebrates Pride in Texas style in a concert featuring works of Willie Nelson, Kacey Musgraves, and Beyoncé, alongside choral works by Marques L.A. Garrett and Victor C. Johnson. Tickets are $50; to register and for more information visit TurtleCreekChorale.com.
June
June 1: TCC’s ‘Pride as Big as Texas’ concert
Turtle Creek Chorale’s performs its Pride as Big As Texas concert at The Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St., from 7:30-9:30 p.m. The Chorale, the word’s largest male chorus, celebrates Pride in Texas style in a concert featuring works of Willie Nelson, Kacey Musgraves, and Beyoncé, alongside choral works by Marques L.A. Garrett and
Victor C. Johnson. Tickets start at $30; to register and for more information visit TurtleCreekChorale.com.
June 2: ‘The Way We Were: Dallas LGBTQ+ Nightlife” community archiving
In a collaborative project of Badge of Pride, The Dallas Way, Dallas Social Queer Organization and the Coalition for Aging Collaboration, members of the community are asked to bring their old bar photos from fun times in the LGBTQ+ bars throughout Dallas’ history to have them scanned to become part of the archives of the city and Texas, from 6-8 p.m. at Oak Lawn Place, 5723 Sadler Circle. Sister Helen Holy will emcee the event. All photos will be scanned and the originals returned to the owners that night. The photos shared in this event become part of the living public record and a fall exhibition presented through the Portal to Texas History, at no cost to the owners of the photos.
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