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• May 17: HRC Federal Club Happy Hour
The Thursday HRC Federal Club Happy Hour will be held from 6-8 p.m. at
Daniel Padilla Gallery, 2629 N. Stemmons Freeway, # 104. For information email cochairs@dfwfederalclub.org.
• May 17: Meet Lupe
Gubernatorial candidate Lupe Valdez appears from 5:30-7 p.m. at Resource Center, 5750 Cedar Springs Road.
• May 17: Third Thursday Happy Hour
GALA gathers from 5:30-8 p.m. at Bonnie Ruth’s Bistro, 916 Garden Park Drive, Allen.
• May 18: Red Dragon
Dallas Red Foundation presents Red Dragon: The Forbidden City from
8-11 p.m. at The Empire Room, 1225 N. Riverfront Blvd. Tickets $45-125 available at z2systems.com.
• May 19: V.A. LGBTQ Community Resource Day
The Dallas Vet Center and Resource Center host vendors and community stakeholders who will provide information to LGBTQ vets and their family members from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Resource Center, 5750 Cedar Springs Road.
• 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.
• 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. Tickets at GLAAD.org/institute/courses.
• May 19: Silver Pride Prom
Silver Pride’s Senior Prom from 7-10 p.m. at J. Erik Jonsson Library, O’Hara Hall 7th Floor, 1515 Young St. $12. Free parking in lot under the library.
• May 19: Black Tie Dinner Spring Brunch
Black Tie holds its second annual Spring Brunch with cocktails, live entertainment and guest speaker Dale Hansen, from
11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Renaissance Dallas Hotel — City View Room & Terrace. Tickets are $125, available online at BlackTie.org. Seating is limited.
• May 19: Chief on the Beat
Dallas Police Department presents Chief on the Beat in the East Patrol Division with Buckner Terrance, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at 5000 Berridge Lane, with Police Chief U. Renee Hall and Councilman Kevin Felder. This is a free family-friendly event with a bounce house, photo booth, heath screenings and more.
• May 19-20: Bishop Arts Festival
About 100 local artists and craftsmen display their work from 10 a.m.-9 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday in Bishop Arts District, N. Bishop Street at Davis Avenue.
• May 20: TAG Picnic
DATE CHANGE: The Tyler Area Gays annual picnic will be held from 11 a.m.-
3 p.m. at Southside Park in Tyler. Volunteers are needed. Watch TylerAreaGays.com for information.
• May 21: Promise House Golf Classic
Tee off for homeless youth. The 20th annual golf classic at 1 p.m. at Bent Tree Country Club, 5201 Westgrove Drive. To register, please email mimi.lewis@promisehouse.org.
• May 22: Gay Not Prey
Town hall meeting and candid community discussion about predatory sexual violence moderated by Will Kolb from 7-9 p.m.
at Resource Center, 5750 Cedar Springs Road.
• May 22: Primary runoff election
Vote in your precinct polling location only.
• May 22: 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.
• May 22: Family Night at Durkins
GALA holds Fourth Tuesday at Durkins for family-friendly networking and socializing from 5-8 p.m. at Durkins Pizza, 8930 SH 121, Suite 594, McKinney.
• May 22: BEN After Hours
The GLBT Chamber of Commerce presents a casual networking program from 5:30-7 p.m. at Two Corks and a Bottle, 2800 Routh St., Suite 150.
• May 23: GLFD happy hour check presentation
Gay and Lesbian Fund for Dallas presents a check to Green Tie beneficiary Shared Housing Center at its spring happy hour at 6 p.m. at CiboDivino Marketplace, 1868 Sylvan Ave. #D100.
• May 24: DPD LGBT+ Town Hall Meeting
The Dallas Police Department Office of Community Affairs presents a town hall meeting from 6-7:30 p.m. at Resource Center, 5750 Cedar Springs Road. Chief U. Renee Hall will speak
.• May 24: Drag Makeup workshop
At this interactive, hands-on workshop, attendees will learn the tricks of the trade from DFW’s very own Queen, Dallas Sheraton (a.k.a. pro makeup artist Michael Moran). We’re hoping members of the DFW Drag community (or those interested in being a part of it) will come play and create their fierce alter egos from 4-7p.m. at Camera Ready Studios, 14203 Proton Road. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. Tickets at Eventbrite.com
• May 28: HRC Mondays
HRC Mondays series continues with a program on “Access to Healthcare” from 6:30-9 p.m. at Chino Chinatown at
Trinity Grove, 3011 Gulden Lane, # 110.For information email; cozette.kosary@gmail.com.
• May 29: 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 31: Comedy Kicks Cancer with Tig Notaro
Cancer Support Community North Texas presents comedian Tig Notaro in Comedy Kicks Cancer, 7:30 p.m. at the Eisemann Center, 2351 Performance Drive in Richardson. For tickets visit EisemannCenter.com.
• May 31: GALA Spring Movie Event
Gay and Lesbian Alliance of North Texas hosts a screening of two LGBT films at the Angelika Film Center, 7205 Bishop Road in Plano, at 6:30 p.m. The films are Sisak, “India’s first silent LGBTQ love story set in Mumbai,” and Real Boy, “an intimate story of a family in transition.” Tickets are $12 in advance online at Galantx.org and $15 at the door.
• May 31-June 3: TBRU
• May 31: Real Boy screening
GALA North Texas presents the film Real Boy and the short film Sisak with a lobby reception at 6:30 p.m., screening at 7 p.m. and raffle and wrap at 8:30 p.m. at Angelika Film Center, Shops at Legacy, 7205 Bishop Road, Plano. $12.
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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. Leslie McMurray and Katie Sprinkle are this week’s guests; 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 discussions 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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Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall will speak at a Town Hall meeting Thursday at Resource Center. See listings for details.
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Dallas Red Foundation presents its spring party, Red Dragon: The Forbidden City
Friday, May 18 at The Empire Room. See listings for details.