Saturday 09.14
Sunday 09.15
Purple Party plans 2 days of gay dance parties
It’s Pride Weekend, and that means not just one circuit party but two. The main event, Prism, features headliner DJ Alyson Calagna spinning into the early morning hours Saturday night at The Loft in the Cedars. Then, after the parade on Sunday, former Dallasite Corey Craig, pictured, and local luminary Brandon Moses double-team Spectrum, the Purple Party tea dance.
DEETS:
Prism at The Loft
1125 S. Lamar St.
$30–$40. Sept. 14 at 10 p.m.
Spectrum at LeVu, 2505 Pacfic Ave. Sept. 15 at 6 p.m. $15–$20.
PurpleFoundation.org.
Saturday 09.14
Gay Day at Six Flags queers up Arlington theme park
Let’s face it: You live in North Texas, you go to Six Flags with your friends sometimes — and voila! You’ve made it a gay day. But that’s not the same as Gay Day at Six Flags, a tradition for more than a decade (and sponsored by Dallas Voice). First, it’s a way to get your Pride going before the parade on Sunday. Second, it’s a way to share the fellowship of being out-and-proud with folks other than that close clique of yours. And best of all? Buy your tickets online in advance, and you save a ton of money (and get parking included!) Hey, being gay doesn’t mean being frivolous.
DEETS:
Six Flags Over Texas,
2201 Road to Six Flags, Arlington.
Park opens at 10 a.m.
$35 tickets available at https://alturl.com/8u7h2
Friday 09.13
Supreme gay icon Diana Ross at Winspear
Diana Ross is coming … out … to the Winspear Opera House. The quintessential diva — a gay icon for decades, from her days with the Supremes to her solo career to her performances in movies from Lady Sings the Blues to Mahogany to The Wiz — performs a concert in the Arts District benefiting the anti-poverty charity CitySquare. What better way to kick off Pride Weekend than with the first lady of Motown who gave us “I’m Coming Out.” We are, too, Diana.
DEETS:
Winspear Opera House
2403 Flora St.
8 p.m. Tickets from $75.
ATTPAC.org.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition September 13, 2013.