Sunday 09.29
Dallas Gay & Lesbian Wedding Expo celebrates ‘same love, same rights’
Gays have been having weddings — and attending events where gay-inclusive vendors help them plan their Big Day — for years. So what makes this one different? How about this: The Supreme Court decision this summer striking down DOMA and affirming the wrongness of Prop 8. For the first time, the Feds actually acknowledge LGBT couples have rights. But the law doesn’t matter when you’re attending a fabulous expo, like the one this Sunday at the Renaissance Hotel. Politics will play second fiddle to the wedding bands, the caterers, the dress makers, and party planners and all the gay-friendly professionals who want to make your ceremony special.
DEETS:
Renaissance Hotel
2222 N. Stemmons Freeway
12:30–3:30 p.m.
Free, though a $5 suggested donation is encouraged.
RainbowWeddingNetwork.com.
Friday 09.27
Dark Circles Dance makes its U.S. debut this weekend in Fort Worth
Joshua Peugh is an American by birth and a Texan by choice (he graduated from SMU), but has spent much of his career in Korea, where he founded Dark Circles Contemporary Dance. He’s now imported his modern troupe back to North Texas and demonstrates his own mix of cultures with performances this weekend in Cowtown.
DEETS:
Community Arts Center
1300 Gendy St., Fort Worth.
Friday–Saturday at 8 p.m. $20.
DarkCirclesContemporaryDance.com.
Sunday 09.29
DIFFA cheftastic fundraiser Burgers & Burgundy returns for 5th year
When it comes to fundraisers, most involve rubber chicken banquet dinners while sitting in tuxedos. So what a treat to have one where you can feast on some gourmet beef while wearing comfortable shoes. Once again, DIFFA’s Burgers and Burgundy — a wine-and-hamburger picnic at a private garden home — returns, once again with Spoon chef/owner John Tesar, pictured at the helm, welcoming his cheffy friends from restaurants like Five Sixty, Smoke and Shinsei. Arrive hungry — after all, it’s for charity.
DEETS:
Seanor residence
4637 Meadowood Ave.
4–7 p.m.
$100–$150.
Burgers2013.eventbrite.com.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition September 27, 2013.