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APRIL
• Through April 22: Main St. Fort Worth Arts Festival
The largest arts festival in Texas spans more than 27 city blocks on Thursday from 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m.-11 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. MainStreetArtsFest.org.
• April 20-22: Rainbow Roundup camping trip
Camping trip includes hay rides, crafting, fishing, face-painting and a BBQ dinner. Tent camping at $30 per day, cabins
at $131 per day and RV sites for $50-65 daily at North Texas Jellystone Park, 2301 S Burleson Blvd., Burleson. Promo code is: rainbow18. There’s a $9.25 per person per day entrance fee to the park.
• April 21: Turtle Creek Cleanup
Meet at the Beasley Steps to the Katy Trail on Hall Street. Clean up coincides with It’s My Park Day and is from 9-11 a.m. RSVP to dallastravelindude@gmail.com to make sure they bring enough equipment.
• April 21: Gaybingo of Oz
Monthly fundraiser for Resource Center takes place from 6-9 p.m. at the Rose Room at S4, 3911 Cedar Springs Road. 214-540-4458. MyResourceCenter.org/gaybingo.
• April 21: Chamber Gala
The North Texas GLBT Chamber of Commerce hosts its Gala from 6:30-10:30 p.m. at a private estate in Old Preston Hollow. Includes a silent auction, hors d’oeuvres and libations. Individual tickets are $65; sponsorships are available. Contact the chamber at 214-821-4528 for details.
• April 21: Cirque du SoGay
Mayhem Miller joins Ivana Tramp, MayMay Graves and Ryan Tiffin for an Impulse Group party from 9 p.m.-2 a.m.
at The Urban Cowboy, 2620 E. Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth.
• April 21: Gender Spectrum workshop
Gender Spectrum workshop on “Raising Gender Expansive Children and Teens,” from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Community Center, 5750 Cedar Springs Road. For information call 214-521-5124.
• April 21-22: White Rock Home Tour
The 2018 White Rock Home Tour showcasing seven mid-century and modern new build homes, is open from noon-4 p.m. each day. Purchase tickets online at WhiteRockHomeTour.com or at the Hexter Café at Hexter Elementary.
Cost is $15 through April 20. Tickets on the weekend of the tour are $20.
• April 23-29: 7th Annual National Black Trans Advocacy Conference
Workshops and the Mr & Miss Black Trans International Pageant. Wyndham Dallas Suites–Park Central, 7800 Alpha Road. BlackTransMen.org.
• April 24: BTD Table Captain Happy Hour
Black Tie Dinner hosts an informational happy hour for anyone interested
in becoming a table captain from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Stirr, 2803 Main St. RSVP to BlackTie.org/rsvp.
• April 24: Family Night
GALA holds family night from 5-8 p.m. at Durkin’s Pizza, 8930 S.H. 121, Suite 594, McKinney.
• April 24: Resource Center tour
CEO Cece Cox leads a behind-the-scenes tour of Resource Center from 5-6:30 p.m. at 5750 Cedar Springs Road. RSVP to kfields@myresourcecenter.org.
• April 25: Resource Center
Volunteer Appreciation Party Resource Center holds its annual Volunteer Appreciation Party from 5-7 p.m. at the Community Center, 5750 Cedar Springs Road. For information call 214-521-5124.
• April 25: Woman to Woman luncheon
Jill Biden is the keynote speaker at the Jewish Family Services luncheon at 10 a.m. at Hyatt Regency Hotel, 300 Reunion Blvd. E. Tickets at jfsdallas.org/woman.
• April 25: LGBTQ Book Club
Join fellow readers for a monthly book club by LGBT authors and from the LGBTQ collection at 6 p.m. at Oak Lawn Branch Library, 4100 Cedar Springs Road. For info email: oaklawn@dallascityhall.com
• April 27: Pride Ball Prom
Youth First Pride Ball Prom for 12 to 18 year olds. Resource Center, 5750 Cedar Springs Road.
• April 27: Pre-Need Educational Seminar
Scottlyn Colgrove with Lincoln Funeral Home hosts a free dinner and pre-need educational seminar at 7 p.m. at El Fenix Restaurant, 6811 W. Northwest Highway. For information or to reserve your seat, call Scott at 214-398-8133.
• April 28: TAG Game Night
Tyler Area Gays meets for game night at Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce, 315 N. Broadway Ave., Ste. 100, Tyler. For information visit TylerAreaGays.com.
• April 28: University of Drag Showcase
Resource Center presents its University of Drag Showcase from 7-9 p.m. at the Community Center, 5750 Cedar Springs Road. For information call 214-521-5124.
• April 29: Pop-Up Photography Show
Harlowe MXM, 2823 Main St. in Deep Ellum, hosts the Pop-Up Photography Show, featuring the work of LGBT photographers Robyn North, Tiffany Brown and Cindy Higby, in the Atrium from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
MAY
• May 1: Grief support group
LGBT grief support group for people who have lost a same-sex partner from 6:45-8 p.m. at Oak Lawn Library,
4100 Cedar Springs Road.
• May 3: Bryan’s House 30 anniversary
Bryan’s House Medern Pearl Luncheon and Fashion Show celebrates the organization’s 30th anniversary from 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. at 3015 Trinity Groves, 3015 Gulden Lane. $125. Purchase tickets at BryansHouse.org/events. The agency is also selling raffle tickets for a week at a private villa in Cabo San Lucas, including airfare on Southwest Airlines, a white-gold-and-pearl necklace from Bachendorf’s and a sports package with tickets to the Texas Rangers June 8 game against the Houston Astros and a baseball autographed by Nomar Mozara, a basketball autographed by Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki and a
2019 ticket package to the Dallas Stars games. Tickets are $20 each or six for $100. Email mcavazos@bryanshouse.org for details.
• May 4: Couple Communication Workshop
Candy Marcum, LPC, and Jimmy Owen, LPC, present a four-part Couple Communication Workshop, taking place over two weekends, from 5-7 p.m. May 4 and 11, 10 a.m.-noon on May 5 and 12. Designed to help couples understand each other better by learning effective communication skills. Cost is $450 per couple, which includes two workbooks and eight hours of instruction. Registration is required. For information contact Marcum by phone at 214-521-1278 or be email at candy@candymarcum.com, or visit CandyMarcum.com.
• May 8: Resource Center tour
Monthly fundraiser for Resource Center takes place from 6-9 p.m. at the Rose Room at S4, 3911 Cedar Springs Road. 214-540-4458. MyResourceCenter.org/gaybingo.
• May 8: Young Professionals Advisory Council mixer
From 5:30-7 p.m. at Ferris Wheelers Backyard and BBQ, 1950 Market Center Blvd.
• May 10: PFLAG Dallas
PFLAG meets the second Thursday of every month from 7-9 p.m. at Northaven United Methodist Church, 11211 Preston Road. 972-849-0383. PFLAGDallas@outlook.com.
• May 11-14: Purple Party
• May 12: House of DIFFA: Alter Ego
Celebrate fashion, design and philanthropy at the annual black tie galaincluding runway show and after party at the
Omni Dallas
• May 12: Gray Pride Prom
Live DJ, dancing, raffle prizes and more from 7-11 p.m. at Resource Center, 5750 Cedar Springs Road.
• May 13: Mother’s Day with The Women’s Chorus of Dallas
TWCD performs at 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. at Texas Discovery Gardens, 3601 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
• May 14: First day of early voting
Early voting for the primary runoff election runs May 14-18. Vote in any early voting location in your county.
• May 15: Grief support group
LGBT grief support group for people who have lost a same-sex partner from 6:45-8 p.m. at Oak Lawn Library, 4100 Cedar Springs Road.
• May 16: Health Campus Open House
Resource Center’s health campus holds an open house from 5:30-7 p.m. at 2701 Reagan St.
• May 19: AOC Evening of Hope
AIDS Outreach Center of Fort Worth hosts its annual Evening of Hope gala at the Hilton Hotel Fort Worth, 815 Main St. Single tickets are $200. Sponsorships are available. For information visit AOC.org/eoh.php.
• May 19: Marvel vs. DC Gaybingo
Monthly fundraiser for Resource Center takes place from 6-9 p.m. at the Rose Room at S4, 3911 Cedar Springs Road. 214-540-4458. MyResourceCenter.org/gaybingo.
• May 19: GLAAD Media Institute
Equality Texarkana presents Engagement 101: Telling Your Story: Messaging and Media Tools for Today’s Activist from
9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. at Texas A&M Texarkana, 7101 University Ave., Texarkana, Texas. Tickets at GLAAD.org/institute/courses.
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• Weekly: Lambda Weekly at 1 p.m. on 89.3 KNON-FM with David Taffet, Lerone Landis and the late Patti Fink. Texas Senate District 2 candidate Kendall Scudder is this week’s guest; 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.; 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 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 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; DVtv in Spayse, news and entertainment discussion live streaming every Friday, 4–5 p.m., on the Spayse Station YouTube channel.
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Rainbow-Roundup-Family-Campout
Rainbow Roundup hosts a weekend camping trip to North Texas Jellystone Park in Burleson. See listings for details.