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SEPTEMBER
• Sept. 13: LGBT Leadership Institute
The GLBT Chamber of Commerce Foundation Leadership Institute develops leadership skills for LGBT and ally professionals and provides an historical view of the LGBT community in a nine-part program. Second Friday of the month from Sept.-May. $1,500. Info at GLBTChamber.com.
• Sept. 13: DFW Pride Happy Hour
The DFW Pride Happy Hour a monthly networking and social event from 5:30-7:30 p.m. hosted by North Texas GLBT Chamber of Commerce Foundation, and is open for all to attend. For more information go to GLBTChamber.com.
• Sept. 13: Luck Be A Lady
Vampire Court of Dallas and The Bad Girls Club hold a casino night to support North Texas Coalition Against Human Trafficking from 8 p.m.-midnight at Viva’s Lounge, 1350 Manufacturing St. Suite 120. $20 at Eventbrite. DallasVC.org.
• Sept. 13-15: Dallas Otter Weekend
Second annual Mr. Dallas Otter Contest at 7:30 p.m. and Dallas Otter Weekend Kick-off Party at 10 p.m. at The Round-Up Saloon, 3912 Cedar Springs Road. Dallas Otter Art/Gear Clothing Exhibition at 8 p.m. and Fur Trade dance party at 10 p.m. at Dallas Eagle, 5740 Maple Ave. Sunday Funday and charity showcase at 3 p.m. at Woody’s Sports and Video Bar, 4011 Cedar Springs Road. OtterWeekend.org.
• Sept. 13: PrideScape 2019 with Dev
Pride Scape 2019 featuring Dev at Station 4, 3911 Cedar Springs Road. Caven.com.
• Sept. 14: Dallas Heart Walk
Heart Walk 2019 begins at 8:30 a.m. from the base of Reunion Tower. DallasHeartWalk.org.
• Sept. 14: TAG Street Cleanup
Wear closed-toe shoes and sunscreen and bring gloves. TAG provides trash bags, grabbers and water. Meet at
9:30 a.m. in front of Tyler Public Library, 201 S. College Ave., Tyler. TylerAreaGays.org.
• Sept. 14-15: Spooky Spectacle
Kick off the Halloween season with a convention featuring horror, paranormal, sci-fi, cosplay, metaphysical and other exhibitors from 10 a.m.-
7 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday at Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth. $10. SpookySpectacle.com.
• Sept. 14: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Fundraising event brings Federal Club members and friends together for dinner and conversation. Contact SandyW@dfwfederalclub.org.
• Sept. 14: Night of Stars
Team Metro presents Thorgy Thor of RuPaul’s Drag Race will be joined by a cast of local performers with VIP reception at 5 p.m. and showtime at 6:30 p.m. at The Rose Room, 3911 Cedar Springs Road. $25 advance. $30 at the door. $50 VIP. GDMAF.org/STARS.
• Sept. 14: Prime Timers
Brunch at 11 a.m. at Mama’s Daughters Diner, 6509 W. Park Blvd., Plano. RSVP. 214-218-0912. For more information go to PrimeTimersWW.net/DFW.
• Sept. 14: Brunchin’ in N’awlins
New Orleans style jazz brunch featuring cuisine by Chef Blythe Beck benefiting Dallas Hope Charities at 10:30 a.m. at 2616 Commerce Event Center, 2616 Commerce St. $75. DallasHopeCharities.org/events/brunch-for-hope.
• Sept. 14: Enough is Enough Event
The African American Museum will be hosting a forum against violence and provide resources to those effected by acts of violence from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. at 3536 Al Lipscomb Ave. For more information call 214-616-8456
• Sept. 15: Rainbow Roundup 7th Birthday Swim Party!
Bring your floats and picnic lunches to 10110 Shoreview Road, Dallas, where the KayCee Club will be hosting a party from 1-5 p.m. and will have a snack bar open and a bar for adult beverages to be purchased. (no outside fast food allowed and no glass is permitted) No RSVP required.
• Sept. 15: Out in The Park
Six Flags Over Texas celebrates Pride with their annual Pride celebration day at 2201 E. Road to Six Flags St. in Arlington, from 11 a.m.-7 p.m, this year with a special picnic for event ticket holders from 2-4 p.m. For tickets visit SixFlags.com/OverTexas and use promo code OutInThePark.
• Sept. 15: ADL Walk Against Hate
Walk with Team HRC DFW at 8 a.m. at American Airlines Center, 2500 Victory Ave. WalkAgainstHate.org.
• Sept. 16: Stonewall Democrats of Rockwall
Stonewall Democrats of Rockwall meets at 7:30 p.m. at Harry Meyers Community Center, 815 E. Washington St., Rockwall. For more information, contact Patti or Heidi at sdrockwall@att.com.
• Sept. 17: Stonewall Democrats of Dallas
Largest Democratic club in Texas meets at 6:30 p.m. at Mattito’s, 3102 Oak Lawn Ave. For more information visit StonewallDemocratsofDallas.org.
• Sept. 17: Fundraiser for Sweet Savage
Betty Neal presents a fundraising show in which all tips to Kennedy Davenport, Tasha Kohl and others assist Sweet Savage with medical bills and expenses. Begins at 10 p.m. at Marty’s Live, 4207 Maple Ave.
• Sept. 17-18: Texas Justice: Brandon Woodruff
Screening of the documentary Texas Justice: Brandon Woofruff at 6:30 p.m. at Capitol LaQuinta, 300 E. 11th St., Austin. Delivery of petition to reopen Woodruff murder case to Texas Court of Criminal Appeals at 8 a.m. Meet at LaQuinta.
• Sept. 18: Prime Timers
Lunch at 12:30 p.m. at LaMadeleine, 3906 Lemmon Ave. RSVP 214-218-0912.
• Sept. 18: Preston Hollow Democrats Meeting
Join the Preston Hollow Democrats to hear a legislative update from Texas Senator Royce West and Dallas County Tax Assessor John R. Ames starting at 6:30 p.m. at Walnut Hill Recreation Center. For more information visit ThePHD.org.
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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 state Rep. Jessica Gonzalez; Silver Pride Project Coffee and Convo for LGBTQ+ seniors meets Mondays from 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. at Oak Lawn Library, 4100 Cedar Springs Road, Tuesdays from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Grauwyler Park Branch Library, 2146 Gilford St. Wednesdays for Breakfast Club from 10 a.m.-noon at Reverchon Recreation Center, 3505 Maple Ave and Thursdays for Rainbow Rec from 10 am.-noon at Reverchon Recreation Center, 3505 Maple Ave.; Unwired Group of Crystal Meth Anonymous meets Sunday at 5:30 p.m., Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at Resource Center, 2701 Reagan St.; 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 at Oak Lawn Park, near the intersection of Turtle Creek and Hall Street, every Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. and every Saturday at 8:30 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; Thrive 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 noon, 6:30 p.m., 7:45 p.m. and 11 p.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 6525 Inwood Road. 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.
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Saturday, Sept. 14: Night of Stars
Come to the Rose Room to see emcee Kelexis Davenport and RuPaul’s Drag Race veteran Thorgy Thor, as well as a host of other wonderful performers, in a night you won’t soon forget as they raise money for the GDMAF’s LifeWalk team, Team Metro. So get out there, see a show and raise some money for good cause. See listings for more information.
Saturday, Sept. 21: A Taste of Summer Bake-Plant-Art Sale
The annual AIDS Services of Dallas bake-plant-art sale has come around, so go down to Hillcrest House and shop to help raise money to put an end to HIV. See listings for more information.
Tuesday, Sept. 24: Vision of Equality luncheon
Come down to the Resource Center’s Vision of Equality fundraising event to learn what Resource Center does and to raise money to help the resource center continue its good work. The free luncheon starts at 11:30 and runs through until 1 p.m. See listings for more information.
Sunday, Sept. 15: Rainbow Roundup 7th Birthday Swim Party
Bring your floats and picnic lunches to 10110 Shoreview Road in Dallas where the KayCee Club will be hosting a party to celebrate Rainbow Roundup’s 7th birthday. No RSVP required. See listings for details.
Sunday, Sept. 15: Walk against Hate
Join the Anti-Defamation League in the Walk Against Hate, a community event where you can join together as a city to fight hate everywhere. Starting in Victory Plaza at 8 a.m., you will walk two miles to promote community and diversity. See listings for more information.
Tuesday, Sept. 17: Fundraiser for Sweet Savage
Betty Neal presents a fundraising show at Marty’s Live featuring Kennedy Davenport, Tasha Kohl and others of your favorite performers. All tips will help Sweet Savage with medical bills and expenses. See listings for details.
Wednesday, Sept. 25: LGBTQ+ Town Hall Meeting
The Dallas Police Department hosts a town hall from 6-8 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center, giving LGBT community members a chance to meet with Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall and Dallas County District Attorney LGBT Liaison Philip Clark. See listings for more information.
Sept. 27-Oct. 20: State Fair of Texas
It’s State Fair of Texas time again! Go out and have some fun. Be sure and wave at Big Tex! For more information visit BigTex.com.
Sunday, Sept. 29: Turtle Creek Chorale
Turtle Creek Chorale presents “To All the Women We’ve Loved Before,” a one-time concert at the Meyerson Symphony Center. Tickets begin at $25. See listings for details.
Saturday, Oct. 12: Leslie Jordan: Over Exposed
Come see the award-winning actor and comedian Leslie Jordan at the McFarlin auditorium and help raise money for the Legacy Counseling Center. See listings for more information.
Oct. 11-13: Women’s Chorus of Dallas Reunion Weekend
The Women’s Chorus of Dallas celebrates 30 years of music with a weekend-long reunion. See listings for details.
