The reigning Miss Gay Texas State Candi Carroll and Miss Gay Texas State at Large Gloria Devine will end their reigns and crown their successors this weekend at the 2022 Miss Gay Texas State and State at Large Pageant, beginning Friday night, Sept. 3, at 8 p.m. with the contestant review and continuing Saturday and Sunday nights, Sept. 4 and 5, at 7 p.m. with the competition — all at The Urban Cowboy Saloon, 2620 E. Lancaster Ave. in Fort Worth.

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Listen here
Are you a fan of live music? Well Arlington’s Levitt Pavilion is the place to be the weekend of Sept. 3-5, offering up a weekend full not only of live music but free live music, starting Friday night with the Grammy Award-winning legendary Texas band Brave Combo, with opening act Meach Pango. The fun continues Saturday night with The Texas Gentlemen and opening act Josh Fleming. And it all wraps up Sunday night with Gina Chavez and opening act Almost Jaded. So grab your lawn chair, pack your cooler and head to the Levitt Pavilion, 100 W. Abram St. in downtown Arlington, with concerts from 7-9:30 p.m. each evening. Presented by Downtown Arlington.

Help out here
Donna Dumae and The United Court of the Lone Star Empire present the 25th annual Friends Help Friends Show: A Salute to Great Broadway Shows Saturday night, Sept. 4, at 7 p.m. Proceeds from the show benefit AIDS Services of Dallas. If you can’t make the show, you can donate to the cause online at DallasCourt.org, via Cashapp @$dallascourt and via Venmo @Dallas-Court.

See great drag here
Kelexis Davenport hosts Ascend to the Heavens: The Rose Room Rising Star Pageant on Thursday, Sept. 9, at The Rose Room inside S4, 3911 Cedar Springs Road. The pageant will feature Blue Valentine, and contestants will compete in presentation, swimsuit, talent, evening gown and lip-sync. The fun starts at 10 p.m.

Talk art here
The Amon Carter Museum of American Art presents its Virtual Artist Talk, featuring Natasha Bowdoin, Thursday, Sept. 9, from 6-7:30 p.m. via Zoom. Bowdoin will talk with curator Shirley Reece-Hughes about her vision for the exhibit In The Night Garden. Tickets are $10 per person and free for Carter members, available at CarterMuseum.org. Registration is required to access the Zoom link.