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• Weekly: Lambda Weekly every Sunday at 1 p.m. on 89.3 KNON-FM; United Black Ellument hosts discussion on HIV/AIDS in the black community (UBE Connected) at 7 p.m. every fourth Tuesday of the month at 3116 Commerce St., Suite C; Core Group Meeting every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.; Fuse game night every Monday evening except the last of the month at 8 p.m. at the Fuse space in the Treymore Building, 4038 Lemmon Ave, Suite 101; FuseConnect every Wednesday from 7 p.m. For more information call or e-mail Jalenzski at 214-760-9718 ext. 3 or Jalenzski@myresourcecenter.org. LGBT square dancing group Pegasus Squares meets every Sunday from 2:30–4:30 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, 4105 Junius St. For more info, email pegasussquares@gmail.com; Dallas Frontrunners meet for a walk or run on the Katy Trail Oaklawn Park, Turtle Creek Blvd. at Hall Street every Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. and every Saturday at 9 a.m.; Leadership Lambda Toastmasters practices and develops speaking and leadership skills from 6:30–8 p.m. on Tuesdays at First Unitarian Church, third floor of the Hallman Building, 4012 St. Andrews; Gray Pride support group from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. followed by mixer every Monday at Resource Center, 5750 Cedar Springs Road; Lambda AA meets at 7 a.m., noon, 6 p.m. 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. and has a men’s meeting at 10 a.m. on Saturdays and meets at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Sunday at 1575 W. Mockingbird Lane #625. Call 214-267-0222 for details; DVtv in Spayse, news and entertainment discussion live streaming every Friday, 4–5 p.m., on the Spayse Station YouTube channel.
SEPTEMBER
• Sept. 29: SMU Pride Drag Bingo
Join SMU Pride for an evening of fun.SMU Pride happy hour with complimentary parking from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Hotel Lumen, 6101 Hillcrest Ave. followed by Drag Bingo hosted by SMU’s undergraduate LGBT organization Spectrum at 8 p.m. in Hughes-Trigg Student Center, 3140 Dyer St.
• Sept. 29-Oct. 22: State Fair of Texas
• Sept. 29: Kol Nidre
Congregation Beth El Binah service at 7:30 p.m. at Northaven UMC, 11211 Preston Road.
• Sept. 29: Dallas Divas with the Dallas Winds
Music from the Great American Songbook presented by Lyric Stage at Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St. LyricStage.org. 214-871-5000.
• Sept. 29-Oct. 28: Screams
Five haunted houses from 7:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. every Friday and Saturday night at Scarborough Faire grounds, exit 399A off I-35E, Waxahachie. $30.
• Sept. 30: Yom Kippur
Congregation Beth El Binah services begin at 10 a.m. followed by break the fast at sunset at Northaven UMC,
11211 Preston Road
• Sept. 30: DACA and SB4
Informational session with free attorney consultations, info on help with DACA fees and answers to immigration questions at 11 a.m. at Bachman Recreation Center, 2750 Bachman Drive.
• Sept. 30: Gift of Adoption
Dinner and auction fundraiser from 7-10 p.m. at Joe T. Garcia’s, 2122 N. Main St., Fort Worth. GiftOfAdoption.org.
• Sept. 30: Fur Ball 2017
The SPCA of Texas presents a black tie gala at 6:30 p.m. at Omni Dallas Hotel, 555 S. Lamar St. $300. Tickets at FurBallDallas.com.
• Sept. 30: Stop HIV Get Tested Workshop
Workshop and testing are from from noon-3 p.m. at St. James A.M.E. Church, 1107 E. Oak, Denton.
• Sept. 30: Teen Pride
Food, drinks, entertainment and door prizes for ages 13-18 from 2-7 p.m. at Celebration Church, 908 Pennsylvania Ave., Fort Worth.
• Sept. 30: Tarrant County HRC Social
From 2:30-4:30 p.m. Address will be provided with registration. DFWFederalClub.org.
OCTOBER
• Oct. 1: LifeWalk
Steps off at 1 p.m. from Oak Lawn Park. For information visit LifeWalk.org.
• Oct. 2: IGLTA
International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association includes silent auction for travel packages from 5:30-7 p.m. at Round-Up Saloon, 3912 Cedar Springs Road.
• Oct. 5-8: Dallas Southern Pride
Dallas Southern Pride presents Black Pride Weekend, Black by Popular Demand, which will include the State Fair Classic (Grambling vs. Prairie View A&M), the Ball/House and Pageant Communities Conference, and parties across the Metroplex all weekend. Visit DallasSouthernPride.com for information.
• Oct. 5: Classic Chassis Car Club
Monthly Tire Kick and Dinner. Love of old cars required, not ownership, to attend at 7 p.m. at Ojeda’s, 4617 Maple Ave.
• Oct. 6: Burgers + Burgundy
DIFFA/Dallas presents a culinary evening with silent auction and sneak peek at House of DIFFA from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Eyeball at the Joule, 1601 Main St. $150. DIFFA.org.
• Oct. 7: Tarrant County Pride
Tarrant County Pride Parade takes place along Commerce Street from Weatherford to Lancaster streets in Fort Worth. The festival is in the Water Gardens park at the end of the parade route. Parade at noon. Water Garden Festival from noon-8 p.m.
• Oct. 8: Tarrant County Pride Picnic
From noon-6 p.m. in Trinity Park, 2401 S. University Drive, Fort Worth.
• Oct. 8: Spanke’s TP Party
Friends continue the annual party, founded by the late Spanke Studer, collecting grooming supplies and more for residents of AIDS Services of Dallas,, at 3955 Hawthorne Ave. For information visit Facebook.com/dmask2.
• Oct. 10: Family Equality Council
National organization for parents and their families fundraiser at the home of Bryan Carr and Mark LeDoux from 6-8 p.m. Childcare provided. RSVP at rsvp.familyequality.org/dallas2017.
• Oct. 11: National Coming Out Day
• Oct. 13: DFW Pride Happy Hour
DFW Pride Happy Hour, an LGBT+ community sponsored by Texas Instruments, joins with the UT and OU LGBT alumni organizations to host the second annual OU/UT Alumni Happy Hour, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Cedar Springs Tap House, 4123 Cedar Springs Road, Ste. 100.
• Oct. 14: Texas Latino Pride
The annual Texas Latino Pride festival, with live entertainment and special guests from 2-9 p.m. at Reverchon Park, 3505 Maple Ave. $5. For information visit Facebook.com/events/429365350783238.
• Oct. 19: GALA Ally Awards
GALA honors allies who work for equality in North Texas from 5:30-8 p.m. at Holiday Inn Plano, 4301 Paige Road, The Colony.
• Oct 20: Turtle Creek Chorale
The Turtle Creek Chorale presents After Dark, a special event, at 8 p.m. at 3015 at Trinity Groves3015 Gulden Lane. $75-125. TurtleCreekChorale.com
• Oct 20: Spooktacular IV
Presented by the North Texas GLBT Chamber of Commerce.
• Oct 20: Bowling league registration
New LGBT bowling league registration from 6:30-9 p.m. at AMF Garland, 1950 Marketplace Dr., Garland. League runs Nov. 3-Feb. 9. $20. 214-704-3531.
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SPCA
SPCA of Texas presents its black tie gala, Fur Ball 2017, Saturday. See listings for details.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition September 29, 2017.