Friday 02.22
Pop goddess Pink performs at AAC
Maybe if Pink had just had one hit with “Get This Party Started” we’d love her still. But we don’t need to think about it. From her Grammy-winning cover of “Lady Marmalade” and other hits to her staunch, vocal support of gay rights, she’s a diva on par with Lady Gaga and other gay icons. How do we know? Consider: The new lesbian nightclub Eden Lounge has limo service to her concert Friday.
DEETS:
American Airlines Center
2500 Victory Ave.
8 p.m. $66–$96.
AmericanAirlinesCenter.com or Ticketmaster.com.
Saturday 02.23
15th annual Toast to Life Gala fundraiser rolls the dice
You don’t need to go to Las Vegas to feel like a high roller — just show up at Toast to Life, the 15th annual gala benefiting Resource Center Dallas. The event includes silent auction items, lots to drink and food from community leading chefs and restaurateurs including Abraham Salum (Salum, Komali) and Scott Jones (Jack’s Southern Comfort Food).
DEETS:
Fashion Industry Gallery
1807 Ross Ave.
8–11 p.m.
$75; ($125 for V.I.P. early reception).
RCDallas.org.
Friday 02.22
Del Shores directs his award-winning play ‘Yellow’
Del Shores has a long history with Uptown Players, which has produced his plays Sordid Lives, Southern Baptist Sissies and Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife. This time, Shores has been on hand to direct his own latest play, the Southwest premiere of his award-winning Yellow. Calling to mind Tennessee Williams (there’s even a sensitive gay boy), it’s been called Shores’ most thoughtful play.
DEETS:
Kalita Humphreys Theater
3636 Turtle Creek Blvd.
Feb. 22–March 10.
Opening night curtain at 8 p.m.
$25–$35.
UptownPlayers.org.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition February 22, 2013.