Bruce Wood Dance launches its 16th season with Glow at Moody Performance Hall.
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November
Nov. 21: ‘La Belle et la Bête’
Fort Worth Opera’s La Belle et la Bệte, combining live opera with Jean Cocteau’s 1946 film, starts at 7:30 p.m. at Ridglea Theater, 6025 Camp Bowie Blvd. This production also launches the Opera’s Pay What You Can program, sponsored by the Claytor Family Charitable Foundation, offering audiences the chance to experience world-class opera at an accessible price. Visit FWOpera.org for more information.
Nov. 21-Nov. 23: ‘Glow’
Bruce Wood Dance launches its Season 16 with Glow, which unites three groundbreaking works, including a new work by former Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Robert Battle, Concerto Six Twenty-Two by Lar Lubovitch and No Sea to Sail In by Bruce Wood. Performances are at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Sunday at Moody Performance Hall, 2520 Flora St. Tickets start at $27, available online at Tickets.ATTPAC.org.
Nov. 22: Third Annual Biscuits & Gravy Cookoff
AnnaLee Pleasured and Gennifer WithaG, in partnership with the DFW Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, present their third annual Biscuits & Gravy Cookoff at 11 a.m. at The Hidden Door, 5025 Bowser Ave. Proceeds benefit Resource Center. Sign up to compete at https://tiny.cc/BiscuitsAndGravy.
Nov. 22: Food Distribution Event
North Texas Food Bank, in partnership with University of Texas at Dallas, Tom Thumb/Albertsons and UNIQLO, hosts a Thanksgiving food distribution event for families in need from 9 a.m.-noon or while supplies last on the UNT Dallas Campus, 7300 University Hills Blvd. This is a drive-through event open to the public.
Nov. 22-23: Plano Holiday Market
Plano Holiday Market, a free event showcasing handcrafted holiday gifts, is open from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday at Carpenter Park Recreation Center, 6701 Coit Road.
Nov. 25: ‘Hopeful Spaces: Support Group for Raising LGBTQIA+ Youth
Dallas Hope Charities’ Hopeful Spaces Discussions hosts this virtual support group for parents, caretakers and allies of LGBTQIA youth from 6-7 p.m. Register at Forms.gle/HzCK67oFPLRitwAGA for meeting link and more information.
Nov. 26: Dallas FrontRunners Wednesday Run
Dallas Frontrunners meet at 7 p.m. at Turtle Creek Park for a group walk/run followed by dinner at a nearby restaurant. Visit the Dallas FrontRunners Facebook page for information.
Nov. 27: Happy Thanksgiving
Nov. 28-Dec. 23: SPCA’s ‘Home for the Holidays’
SPCA of Texas presents its 35th annual Home for the Holidays events at NorthPark Center, 8687 N. Central Expressway. “Bark & Build” showcases exclusive, state-of-the-art dog homes and cat condos, designed and created in collaboration with American Institute of Architects Dallas and TEXO, The Construction Association. The “Adoption Pavilion” will feature animals of all ages and sizes available for adoption and holiday merchandise for people and pets.
December
Dec. 1: ‘Cassie’s Freakmas Holiday Party’
Dallas drag legend Cassie Nova hosts her annual fundraising event, Cassie’s Freakmas Holiday Party, starting at 8 p.m. at JR’s Bar & Grill, 3923 Cedar Springs Road. The party includes raffles and auctions and is open to everyone age 21 and older. Proceeds benefit the Secret Santa program of the Persionalized Learning Preparatory program at the JW Ray Learning Center, formerly Sam Houston Elementary School, to make sure kids who might not otherwise get a Christmas gift get to celebrate presents from Santa.
Dec. 3: Dallas FrontRunners Wednesday Run
Dallas Frontrunners meet at 7 p.m. at Turtle Creek Park for a group walk/run followed by dinner at a nearby restaurant. Visit the Dallas FrontRunners Facebook page for information.
Dec. 3: TAG+ Monthly Co-Ed Dinner
Tyler Area Gays+ meet for their monthly Co-Ed Dinner at 6:30 p.m. at Clear Springs, 6519 S. Broadway Ave. in Tyler. Visit TylerAreaGays.com for details and to RSVP.
Dec. 4: Cedar Springs Wine Walk
Enjoy amazing wine samples and shop along Cedar Springs. This month’s theme is “Ugly Christmas Sweaters.” 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.
Dec. 4: ‘Queer Factor’ LGBTQ+ Variety Show
Dallas Comedy Club, 3036 Elm St., presents Queer Factor, a monthly LGBTQ+ comedy show hosted by Stefan G. Doors open at 8:45 p.m.; show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets available at Prekindle.com.
Dec. 4: Movies with the Meadows: Spain in the Sixties
SMU’s Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd., celebrates its 60th anniversary with screenings of three films from the 1960s capturing the spirit of the decade in Spain, in collaboration with Dallas Film.This month’s film is La Tia Tula (Aunt Tula) from 1964, screening from 7-9 p.m. at the museum.
Dec. 5-21: ‘Plaid Tidings’
Plaid Tidings, a special holiday edition of the Stuart Ross play Forever Plaid, is on stage at Lyric Studio, 1170 Quaker St. Tickets start at $42.50, available at Tix.com.
Dec. 5-7: ‘Home Alone in Concert’
Dallas Symphony Center performs John Williams’ score to the Christmas classic Home Alone, live in conjunction with a screening of the film, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets start at $89, available online at DallasSymphony.org.
Dec. 5-7: ‘The Nutcracker with Live Orchestra’
Avant Chamber Ballet presents The Nutcracker with Live Orchestra at Moody Performance Hall, 2520 Flora St. Performances are at 7 p.m. Dec. 5, 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 6 and 3 p.m. Dec. 7. Visit AvantChamberBallet.org for tickets and information.
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