The weather finally seems to be cooling down in North Texas, just in time for one of the busiest weekends of the fall. Highlights include The Tarrant County Pride Parade (pictured), beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, on Commerce Street in downtown Fort Worth, and the Pride Festival, also beginning at 11 a.m., at the Fort Worth Water Gardens. The Tarrant County Pride Picnic is Sunday, Oct. 6, at the 7th Street Pavilion in Trinity Park. Texas Latino Pride Music Festival is from 2-10 p.m. Saturday at Dallas’ Longhorn Ballroom. And on Sunday, LifeWalk begins at 11 a.m. at Turtle Creek Park. For details on these events and more, see listings.
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OCTOBER
• Oct. 4: Suzanne Westenhoefer
QCinema presents comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer at 8 p.m. at Fort Worth Botanic Garden, 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd., Fort Worth. Info and tickets at QCinema.org.
• Oct. 4-5: QCinema
QCinema’s 21st annual LGBT international film festival including comedy, films, food and fun runs through Sunday at Fort Worth Botanic Garden, 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd., Fort Worth. $10-100. Info and tickets at QCinema.org.
• Oct. 5: Tarrant County Pride Parade and Festival
The Tarrant County Gay Pride Week Association’s annual Pride parade begins at 11 a.m. in downtown Fort Worth, stepping off south down Commerce Street from Weatherford Street. The parade disbands at Commerce and Lancaster Avenue, near the entrance to the Festival at Fort Worth Water Gardens at end of parade route. There is a nominal admission fee to the festival. For more information visit TCGPWA.org.
• Oct. 5: Pet Palooza
Northaven UMC and Friends of the Northaven Trail host Pet Palooza including costume contest. Grand prize is an oil painting by local pet artist Renee Robison. Parade of pets up and down the new Northaven Trail followed by blessing of the pets by Northaven staff from 10-11:30 p.m. Parking at Northaven Church, 11211 Preston Road.
• Oct. 5: Texas Latino Pride
Live music festival from 2-10 p.m. at Longhorn Ballroom, 216 Corinth St. Info at Facebook.com/TexasLatinoPride.
• Oct. 5: Opening Arts Reception
Connections: New work by Michael Duncan. Opening artist reception from 3-5 p.m. at Resource Center, 5750 Cedar Springs Road. Exhibit runs Sept. 30-Oct. 10.
• Oct. 5: Friends with Benefits Fundraiser
Double Wide holds a fundraiser for Planned Parenthood and Texas Equal Access Fund with live music, silent auction and more from 8 p.m.-2 a.m. at Double Wide, 3510 Commerce St. $10. Double-Wide.com.
• Oct. 5-6: Turtle Creek Fall Arts Festival
Two-day arts festival featuring local and regional artists and crafters, live music, food trucks and more from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday at Reverchon Park, 3505 Maple Ave. For information visit TurtleCreekArtsFestival.com.
• Oct. 6: Tarrant County Pride Picnic
Annual Pride picnic in Trinity River Park. Because of construction, the picnic has moved north to the 7th Street Pavilion. For more information visit TCGPWA.org.
• Oct. 6: LifeWalk
Annual walk to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS benefits local HIV organizations at 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Turtle Creek Park, 3400 Turtle Creek Blvd.
• Oct. 6: Angela’s Halloween Drag Brunch
Costume contest and more at Angela’s Halloween Drag Brunch. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. at El Noa Noa Tex-Mex,
1915 N. Central Expressway, Plano. Tickets at PlanoDragBrunch.Eventbrite.com.
• Oct. 7: Last Day to Register to Vote
• Oct. 8: Kol Nidre
Beth El Binah Kol Nidre service begins at 7 p.m. at 11211 Preston Road. Everyone welcome. Tickets not required. BethElBinah.org.
• Oct. 8: Grief group
Grief group for persons who have lost a same-sex spouse meets the second and fourth Tuesdays each month from
6:45-8 p.m. at Resource Center, 5750 Cedar Springs Road. For more information visit MyResourceCenter.org.
• Oct. 8: Pathfinders
Pathfinders group is a community resource for trans masculine individuals (including non-binary trans masculine people and binary trans men), age 18+ in the North Texas/DFW area. Meets the second Tuesday of every month from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Oak Lawn Library Auditorium, 4100 Cedar Springs Road.
• Oct. 8: Prime Timers
Dinner at 7 p.m. at El Fenix, 5622 Lemmon Ave. RSVP to 214-218-0912.
• Oct. 9: Yom Kippur
Beth El Binah Yom Kippur services begin at 10 a.m. and run through sunset followed by break the fast at 11211 Preston Road. Everyone welcome. Tickets not required. BethElBinah.org.
• Oct. 9: Teen Pride Steering Committee
Teen Pride is looking for volunteers to join the steering committee. Meet with board members from 6-9 p.m. at Meadows Conference Center, 2900 Live Oak St.
• Oct. 10: Preston Hollow Democrats Meeting
Join the Preston Hollow Democrats in a meeting featuring candidates for the Court of Appeals 5th District of Texas, Texas Supreme Court, and Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. at Walnut Hill Recreation Center. For more information visit ThePHD.org.
• Oct. 11: A Double-Minded Man reading
Author Bill Prickett reads from his novel A Double-Minded Man based on his own involvement and leadership in a so-call ex-gay ministry at 3 p.m. at Oak Lawn Library, 4100 Cedar Springs Road.
• Oct. 11: DFW Pride Happy Hour – OUT in DallasSouthernPride.com
Join the OU LGBTQ Alumni Society and the Texas Exes Pride Alumni Network for the fifth annual OUT
in Dallas Happy Hour from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Cedar Springs Tap House, 4123 Cedar Springs Road.
• Oct. 12: Leslie Jordan Over Exposed
The award winning actor and comedian Leslie Jordan comes to the McFarlin Auditorium to help raise money for Legacy Counseling Center. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at eight. Tickets available at LeslieJordanDallas.com.
• Oct. 12: Slamming the Tide of Hate
Rep. Colin Allred, Congregation Beth El Binah’s Rabbi Holly Cohn and leaders of CAIR participate in a Texas Islamophobia Conference from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Southern Methodist University, Hughes-Trigg Student Center, 3140 Dyer St.
• Oct. 12: Name and Gender Marker workshop
Resource Center in partnership with UNT Dallas College of Law, Black Trans Advocacy and LULAC 4871 host a transgender name and gender marker workshop from 1-4 p.m. at J. Erik Jonnson Library, 1414 Young St., Third floor. Free, but register at NameChangeWorkshopOCT2019.eventbrite.com.
• Oct. 12: Prime Timers
Brunch at 11 a.m. at Mama’s Daughters diner, 6509 W. Park Blvd., Plano. RSVP to 214-218-0912.
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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 Lambda Legal Senior Staff Attorney Shelly Skeen; 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 Mondays 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.
