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JUNE
• Through June 30: Pride at City Hall
The exhibit The Impact of HIV/AIDS in Dallas on display in the lobby of Dallas City Hall, 1500 Marilla St.
• June-September: Pride at the Library
From UNT’s LGBT Archive, the library will exhibit collections from UNT’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Archive, documenting the history and culture of the LGBT community in Dallas at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, Dallas History & Archives (7th floor),
1515 Young St.
• June 15: Late Night at the DMA
A celebration of arts and culture in the Dallas LGBT community. At 6 p.m., the Turtle Creek Chorale performs in the atrium. A spotlight talk at 6 p.m. on LGBT artists in the collection. At 6:30 on level 4 is a performance of music by Leonard Bernstein. At 7 p.m. Robert Emery teams with Uptown Players for some Dallas LGBT history. At 7:30 is Drag Queen Story Hour with Cassie Nova. Later, Chris Chism performs. The Birdcage will screen outdoors. UBE displays their talents in ballroom, vogue and other dance forms. The Rose Room cast appears.
From 6 p.m.-midnight at the Dallas Museum of Art. $10. Free for members. DMA.org.
• June 15: 50 & Free
Celebrate Kirk Myers’ 50th birthday with special guests Tweet and Melonie Fiona from 8-11 p.m. at Aloft Dallas Downtown, 1033 Young St. All black or white attire requested.
• June 15: Dallas Wings Pride Night
Dallas Wings play the Las Vegas Aces
in a Pride night game at 7 p.m. at College Park Center, 600 S. Center St., Arlington.
• June 16: Juneteenth Unity Festival
Dallas Southern Pride presents 2018 Juneteenth Unity Festival at 4 p.m. at Longhorn Ballroom, 216 Corinth St.
• June 16: City of Dallas Juneteenth celebration
City of Dallas Park and Recreation presents its 9th annual Juneteenth celebration from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at K.B. Polk Recreation Center, 6801 Roper St.
• June 16: Once Upon a Time fundraiser
Once Upon a Time, a fairytale-themed even including a silent and a live auction benefiting Legacy Counseling center and Founders Cottage, will be held from 8-11 p.m. at The Hall of State in Fair Park, 3939 Grand Ave. DJ Charlie Phresh, K-Marie and Friends and Stephanie Sallie will provide entertainment. Tickets are $40 for general admission and $100 for VIP if purchased online in advance at OnceUponATimeTheLegacy.eventbrite.com. Tickets at the door are $50 and $125
• June 16: Tall Tales & High Heels
Dallas Public Library hosts its first LGBTQ-themed story hour featuring Cassie Nova, Your Highness and Jenna Skyy. Children will sing, dance, and interact with these fabulous ladies in a safe environment to learn about the LGBTQ community in Dallas from 1-2 p.m. at Oak Lawn Library, 4100 Cedar Springs Road.
• June 16: Waikiki 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.
• June 16: Turtle Creek Cleanup
Clean up from 8:30-10:30 a.m. along the Turtle Creek corridor.
• June 16: Summer Cantina
Team Metro nighttime pool party, blackjack, Gloria Devine performs, underwear model auction from
4 p.m.-midnight at 1207 Lakewood Dr., Allen. $25 donation to Lifewalk.
• June 19: LGBTQ Estate Planning
If you don’t have a will, the State of Texas has one for you. Attorney Lorie Burch presents legal planning for the LGBTQ community to help keep couples and individuals up-to-date and informed from 6-7 p.m. at Grauwyler Park Branch Library, 2146 Gilford St.
• June 19: Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello
Join leaders from the African American Museum, Dallas City Council, VisitDallas and Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello to announce this fall’s exhibition at 10 a.m. at African American Museum, 3536 Grand Ave. in Fair Park. Reception follows.
• June 19: Dallas LGBT History night
The Dallas Way co-founder Robert Emery speaks at 6 p.m. at the Dallas Holocaust Museum, 211 N. Record St.
• June 19: Classic Chassis Car Club
See, share and enjoy classic cars the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at
JR.’s Bar & Grill, 3923 Cedar Springs Road.
• June 21: The Dallas Way
A roundtable discussion on black LGBTQ history in Dallas presented by The Dallas Way from 7-9 p.m. at the African-American Museum of Dallas, 3536 Grand Ave.
• June 21: Thursday Happy Hour
Federal Club happy hour from 6-8 p.m. at Pour House Dallas, 1300 W. Davis St.
• June 21: Stonewall: The After Party
Special appearances by State Reps. Mary Gonzalez and Celia Israel and State Rep.-elect Jessica Gonzalez from 8-11 p.m. at Meso Maya, 604 Main St. Fort Worth.
• June 21: TAG Dinner Group
7 p.m. at 1836 Texas Kitchen, 2467 Crow Road, Tyler.
• June 21: GALA Third Thursday
Happy hour at Blue Martini, 7301 Lone Star Dr, Plano.
• June 22-24: TAG camping trip
Tyler Area Gays is going camping. RSVP or ask questions: contact Ryan Benicky at Benicky.who@gmail.com.
• June 23: Ascend
Oak Lawn Band presents Ascend, its fifth annual march for freedom concert featuring singers Donald Jones and Jodi Crawford Wright. Pillar of Pride awards will be presented to John Fullinwider and Michael Doughman for community service at 4 p.m. at the Latino Cultural Center, 2600 Live Oak St.
• June 23: Bears at the Zoo
Dallas Bears go to the Fort Worth Zoo from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 1989 Colonial Parkway, Fort Worth.
• June 23: Houston Pride
40th anniversary celebration. Parade at sunset in downtown Houston.
• June 24: Birthday Show for Dana Bloom
Linze Serrell hosts a Special Birthday Show for Dana Bloom with AmeriMonte Records at The Round-Up Saloon, 3912 Cedar Springs Road. Buffet meal from 3-4 p.m., show and live auction at 4 p.m.
• June 26: Texas Business Equality Conference
Attendees will network, hear remarks from national speakers about the importance of diversity in the workplace, and attend breakout sessions designed to help businesses to grow and thrive from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at Toyota North America, 6565 Headquarters Drive, Plano. Register at GLBTChamber.com.
• June 26: 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.
• June 26: Pride Night at Durkins
GALA meets at Durkin’s Pizza, 8930 Hwy. 121, McKinney.
• June 27: LGBTQ Book Club Webchat with Madeline Miller Chat with author Madeline Miller
about her novel The Song of Achilles at 6-7 p.m. at Oak Lawn Library, 4100 Cedar Springs Road.
• June 27: National HIV Testing Day
Rainbow LULAC and Prism Health team up for HIV testing night at 7 p.m. at Havana, 4001 Cedar Springs Road. No appointment necessary. Dr. Steven Pounders offers from HIV and Hep C testing from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at
3500 Oak Lawn Ave. RSVP to 214-520-8833.
• June 27: National HIV Testing Day
Testing from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. with Prism Health at Walgreen’s, 3802 Cedar Springs Road; with Abounding Prosperity at Walgreen’s, 1461 Robert B. Cullum Blvd.; with UT Southwestern at Walgreen’s, 2060 S. Buckner Blvd. and 8310 Abrams Road. Elsewhere at Walgreens stores in Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Amarillo, Beaumont and Port Arthur. More info at GreaterThan.org.
• June 27: Red Ribbon Society appreciation event
Prism Health and Red Ribbon Society present an annual appreciation event with words from CEO John Carlo from 6-8p.m. at Mercado 369 Gallery, 369 Jefferson Blvd. RSVP to development@prismntx.org by June 25.
• June 28: Tall Tales & High Heels
Dallas Public Library hosts its first LGBTQ-themed adult story hour. Sit, stand, or shimmy, but be dazzled by these lovely ladies as they read you classic tales we all know and love. This program is intended for adults only at 11 p.m. at JR.’s Bar & Grill, 3932 Cedar Springs Road.
• June 28: Becoming a Better Ally
GALA Ally Committee presents The ABCs of LGBT+. A discussion on how to be better allies, friends and neighbors from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Grace Avenue United Methodist Church, 3521 Main St., Frisco.
• June 29: MetroBall
Expose and Shannon headline the fundraiser for Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund from 7 p.m.-midnight at S4, 3911 Cedar Springs Road.
Info at GDMF.org.
• June 29-July 1: Beyond Vanilla
Beyond Vanilla takes place at the Doubletree Inn, 4099 Valley View Lane, Farmers Branch. Day passes $75. Tickets at Eventbrite.com
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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 Lost Souls coach and Hoagland Cup winer Todd Maria; 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.; 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 Museum of Art presents a special Pride month edition of Late Night at the DMA on Friday, June 15, beginning at 6 p.m. The evening will feature the Turtle Creek Chorale, Robert Emery and the Uptown Players, Cassie Nova and Drag Queen Story Hour, Chris Chism, United Black Ellument and the cast of The Rose Room. See listings for details.
