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FEBRUARY
• Feb. 22: Go Red for Women luncheon
ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton is the keynote speaker at the American Heart Association luncheon at the
Omni Dallas Hotel, 555 S. Lamar St.
• Feb. 22: Studs
The Turtle Creek Chorale’s spring cabaret, Studs, pays tribute to the music that swept us off our feet. 8 p.m. at Sammons Center for the Arts, 3630 Harry Hines Blvd. $55. TurtleCreekChorale.com.
• Feb. 23: AROUSED: Burlesque
AIDS Healthcare Foundation and Impulse Group Dallas present “AROUSED: Burlesque — Safer Is Sexy,” a burlesque-themed fundraising party focused on promoting safer sex and featuring DJ Dan Slater from Australia, complimentary cocktails by Tito’s Handmade Vodka and Austin Eastciders, hors d’ouevres by The Spice of Life Catering, and sweets by Sugar Daddy’s Cakery. The party will be held from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. at Lofty Spaces, 816 Montgomery St. in Dallas. Admission is free, but registration is required. For information visit the Impulse Dallas Facebook page.
• Feb. 24: Prime Timers
Visit then games at a private home in Rockwall from 2:30-5 p.m.
RSVP by text or call 214-218-0912.
• Feb. 26: Grief support group
LGBT grief support group for people who have lost a same-sex partner from 7-8:30 p.m. at Resource Center, 5750 Cedar Springs Road.
• Feb. 26: Family Night at Durkins Pizza
GALA family night’s 10th year of networking, socializing, happy hour, rock n’ roll and pizza and 10 percent of proceeds benefits GALA Youth from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Durkins Pizza, 8930 State Hwy 121, McKinney.
• Feb. 28: Prime Timers
Dinner at 7 p.m. at Saltgrass Steakhouse, 13561 N. Central Expressway.
• Feb. 28-March 10: Dallas 2019 Senior Games
Fun walk and fun run, basketball, bowling, corn hole, golf, pickleball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, track & field and on March 16 cycling. Info at DallasParks.org.
• Feb. 28: DIFFA
House of DIFFA Futuro preview party featuring DJ Steffi Burns from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Traffic LA, 1606 Main St. $50. DIFFADallas.org.
• Feb. 28: Last Night in Black History
Arttitude tells the stories of some of the lesser known heroes of the civil rights movement and some unsanitized versions of some of the better known stories. Last Night in Black History celebrates Black History Month with dance, music, storytelling, fashion and more from 5:30-9 p.m. at South Dallas Cultural Center Black Box Theater,
3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave. Arttitude.org.
MARCH
• March 2: International Women’s Day Celebration
The first day of a two-day celebration of International Women’s Day takes place from noon-5 p.m. at Bath House Cultural Center, 521 E. Lawther Drive, and will include the presentation of the winning essay in the 2019 Words of Women competition, a Women’s Herstory Quiz, demonstrations of yoga, Tae Kwon Do, Tai Chi and more, speakers, educational exhibits, arts, crafts, dancers, singers, musicians and more. The celebration continues March 8. See listings for details.
• March 2: Prime Timers
Brunch at 11 a.m. at Norma’s, 1123 W. Davis St.
• March 2: Dash for the Beads
Mardi Gras 1k, 5k and 10k races that raise money for Oak Cliff schools begins and ends in Kidd Springs Park. Registration begins at 8 a.m. 1-mile walk at 9 a.m. 10k dash at 9:30 a.m. and 5k dash at 9:45 a.m. Frstival from 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
• March 2: Trans clothing swap
A safe space for trans community members to find clothes that help them be their authentic selves. Bring old clothes and take some home from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Oak Lawn United Methodist Church, 3014 Oak Lawn Ave.
• March 2: International Women’s Day Festival of Ideas
Celebrate women around the world with essay of the year, women’s herstory quiz, demonstrations of yoga, Taekwondo, tai chi, MosaicSong international buffet and more from noon-5 p.m. at Bath House Cultural Center at White Rock Lake.
• March 3: Mardi Gras Oak Cliff Parade
The parade runs down Davis Street and through the Bish Arts District from 4-7 p.m.
• March 4: Planned Parenthood Awards Luncheon
Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Leana Wen is the keynote speaker at the organization’s annual fundraising luncheon at the Hilton Anatole Hotel, 2201 N. Stemmons Freeway
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• Weekly: Lambda Weekly at 1 p.m. on Sunday on 89.3 KNON-FM with David Taffet, Lerone Landis and the late Patti Fink. This week’s guest is AIN CEO Steve Pace; 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 3918 Harry Hines Blvd.; 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 the second and fourth Sunday from 2–4 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 at Oak Lawn Park, Turtle Creek and 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; LGBT Sex Addicts Anonymous meets at 6 p.m. every Friday at 1919 Independence St., Room 19, Plano. 972-316-9188 for details; Leadership Lambda Toastmasters gay-identified Toastmasters group meets from 6:30-8 p.m. every Monday at the First Unitarian Church, 4015 Normandy Road (does not meet on Mondays that are holidays); 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 3918 Harry Hines Blvd.; DVtv in Spayse, news and entertainment discussion live streaming every Friday, 4–5 p.m., on the Spayse Station YouTube channel.
