The Gay Agenda
Have an event coming up? Email your information to Managing Editor Tammye Nash at nash@dallasvoice.com or Senior Staff Writer David Taffet at taffet@dallasvoice.com by Wednesday at 5 p.m. for that week’s issue.
The Gay Agenda is now color-coded: Red for community events; blue for arts and entertainment; purple for sports; green for nightlife and orange for civic events and holidays.
• Every Monday: THRIVE
Resource Center’s THRIVE Monday Support Group for LGBTQ adults 50 and older meets via Zoom at this time. It starts at 11:45 am and it is led by interns from the SMU counseling program. For more information on the support group and how to join, please send an email to THRIVE@myresourcecenter.org.
• Every Tuesday: Totally Tuesdays
A night of totally fetch throwbacks hosted by Marissa Kage. Masks required. 11 p.m. at The Round-Up Saloon, 3912 Cedar Springs Road.
• Weekly: Frontrunners
Meet in Turtle Creek Park where the old statue stood on Wednesdays at 7:15 p.m. and Saturdays at 9 a.m. for a one-hour walk/run on the Katy Trail.
• Biweekly: Hope Cottage Foster Parent Information Meeting
Hope Cottage holds information meetings for those interested in becoming foster parents. The meetings are held alternately on Saturdays at 10 a.m. and Thursdays at 6 p.m. For information email Clyde Hemminger at chemminger@hopecottage.org.
SEPTEMBER
• Sept. 24: Wynonna Judd and Cactus Moser
Wynonna Judd and Cactus Moser perform live at The Kessler, 1230 W. Davis St. Tickets at Prekindle.com.
• Sept. 24-26: Dallas Southern Pride
Dallas Southern Pride present Black Pride Weekend.
• Sept. 24-26: LGBT Outdoorfest
Rainbow Ranch, 1662 LCR 800, Groesbeck. $189. LGBTOutdoors.com.
• Sept 24-30: Rooftop Cinema
Series of outdoor films at Dallas Heritage Village, 1515 S. Harwood St. Sept. 24: Will Smith’s Birthday, Pineapple Express. Sept. 25: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Dark Knight. Sept. 26: The Sandlot. Sept. 29: Cruella. Sept. 30: Mamma Mia! Tickets at RooftopCinemaClub.com/heritagevillage.
• Sept. 24-Oct. 3: A Very Sordid Wedding
It’s 2015, seventeen years after Peggy tripped over G.W.’s wooden legs and died in Sordid Lives. Uptown Players presents the sequel that explores the questions, bigotry and the fallout of what happens when gay marriage comes to communities and families that are not quite ready to accept it. Kalita Humphreys Theater, 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd. 8 p.m. UptownPlayers.org.
• Sept. 24-26: LGBTQ Outdoorfest
LGBT Outdoors camping weekend will feature hands-on outdoors workshops and that magic community building that can only take place outdoors around a campfire. Rainbow Ranch in Groesbeck.
• Sept. 25: North Texas Pride “Come As You Are” Festival
North Texas Pride Foundation brings the community together to celebrate Pride in diversity. Sponsor and vendor booths, food and beverage, give aways, adult and kid activities, bands, DJ, dancing and entertainment. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saigling House, 902 E. 16th St., Plano. Free.
• Sept. 24-Oct. 17: The State Fair of Texas
Tickets at BigTex.com.
• Sept. 25: Texas Latinx Pride Fest 2021
Live entertainment and special guests from 3-9 p.m. in Reverchon Park, 3501 Maple Ave.
• Sept. 25: Texas Justice: Brandon Woodruff
Richard Rey, formerly of Fox 4 News, hosts a screening of Texas Justice: Brandon Woofruff about a teen convicted of killing his parents without evidence other than he is gay at 7 p.m. at the The Texan Theater, 2712 Lee St., Greenville.
• Through Sept. 25: Becoming featuring Valerie Gillespie
Becoming is an aesthetic exploration of the truth and illusion behind the often times unfortunate actions that stem from human nature. African American Museum, Fair Park. AAMDallas.org.
• Sept. 25-Jan. 9: Anila Quayyum Agha: A Beautiful Despair
Introducing a dozen new ornate works by the multidisciplinary artist, Anila Quayyum Agha: A Beautiful Despair will open this fall at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (the Carter). The exhibition debuts the latest evolution of Agha’s luminous lantern-like sculptures—two site-specific installation pieces commissioned by the Carter—alongside a corresponding series of drawings that elevate practices traditionally assigned as female handiwork, such as embroidery. Amon Carter Museum, 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. Free. CarterMuseum.org.
• Sept. 28: Friends The Musical Parody
National tour of this parody of the long-running TV show at 7 p.m. at the Majestic Theater, 1925 Elm St. Tickets $22.50-52.50 through Ticketmaster.
OCTOBER
• Oct. 1-7: Rooftop Cinema
Series of outdoor films at Dallas Heritage Village, 1515 S. Harwood St. at about 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1: Coraline, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Oct. 2: Hocus Pocus, Scream. Oct. 3: Beetlejuice. Oct. 4: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Oct. 5: Poetic Justice. Oct. 6: Cruella. Oct.7: Mean Girls, A Quiet Pace Part II. Tickets at RooftopCinemaClub.com/heritagevillage.
• Oct. 1-2: Dallas Black Dance Theater
Dallas Black Dance theater presents the 16th annual DanceAfrica featuring guest artists Bandan Koro African Drum and Dance Ensemble and the DeSoto High School A Cappella Choir. Moody Performance Hall, 2520 Flora St. 7:30 p.m. $45. ATTPAC.org.
• Oct. 1-30: Screams
Screams is a totally immersive Halloween theme park experience with five haunted houses, an all new Times Up maze, Klownz in 3-D, Rottingwood Cemetery, live entertainment, Scary-oke, shops, pubs, games of skill, a food court and more. Friday and Saturday nights until 1 a.m. I-35 at the Scarborough Faire site in Waxahachie. ScreamsPark.com.
• Oct. 2-3: Fortune Feimster
Lesbian comedian Fortune Feimster appears at the Majestic Theater, 1925 Elm St. 7 p.m. $32-196. Ticketmaster.com.
• Oct. 3: LifeWalk
LifeWalk will be virtual but Prism Health North Texas is hoping to reunite the community for an afternoon celebration on Cedar Springs in the spring once COVID-19 concerns subside.
• Oct. 3: Elevate Rooftop Party
Elevate North Texas hosts its first dinner party event to launch the first emergency shelter system for young adults between the ages of 18-24 in North Texas from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Rooftop Event Spot at Urban Rio Cantina and Grill, 1000 14th St. #100, Plano. Tickets available at Eventbrite.com.
• Oct. 7: DFW Sisters Sock Hop
DFW Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence presents a 50’s-themed sock hop to benefit to raise money and collect donations of socks and underwear to give to the Dallas Hope Charities outreach center. Woody’s from 7-11 p.m.
• Oct. 8: DIFFA /Dallas Burgers and Burgundy
Celebrity chefs create their version of the perfect slider, each uniquely paired with a different glass of wine. Complete with exciting entertainment, a luxury silent auction, and a wine pull. Benefits DIFFA/Dallas. Peace Plaza at Cathedral of Hope, 5910 Cedar Springs Road.
• Oct. 8-10: Tyler Pride Weekend
Luau Ball from 6-10 p.m. on Saturday at the host hotel Holiday Inn Tyler Conference Center, 5701 S Broadway Ave., Tyler. $40. Pride in the Park includes Doggie Pride Fashion Show from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday at Lindsey Park, 12557 TX-364 Spur W, Tyler. Pride After Hours Party from 7 pm.-midnight at South Tyler Speakeasy, 16884 FM 2493 Ol Jacksonville Hwy, Tyler. TylerAreaGays.com.
• Oct. 8: Al Franken
Comedian and former Sen. Al Franken, who bills himself as the only former senator currently on tour, appears at 8 p.m. at the Majestic Theater, 1925 Elm St. Tickets $42-52 at tixr.com.
• Oct. 8-14: Rooftop Cinema
Series of outdoor films at Dallas Heritage Village, 1515 S. Harwood St. at about 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8: Hocus Pocus. Oct. 9: Shrek, Once Upon A Time in Hollywood. Oct. 10: Ratatouille. Oct. 11: Top Gun. Oct. 12: The Great Gatsby. Oct. 13: Zombieland. Oct.14: The Addams Family, Crazy Stupid, Love. Tickets at RooftopCinemaClub.com/heritagevillage.
• Oct. 9: Dallas Fall Arts Festival
Bruce Wood Dance and the Dallas Conservatory present Dallas Fall Arts Festival featuring dance and live music. This year’s performers include Denise Lee, B. Moore Dance, Indique Dance Company, Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico, Andy Yu Crew, Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra, Zion Dance Project, Bandan Koro African Drum and Dance Ensemble, The Dallas Conservatory and Bruce Wood Dance. From 1-6 p.m. at Klyde Warren Park.
• Oct. 9: Queer Reads
Queer Reads is an online book club that meets the second Saturday of every month from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Register at dallaslibrary.librarymarket.com/events/queer-reads-book-club-0.
• Oct. 9-10: Broadway’s Back, Baby
Broadway’s back and so it the Turtle Creek Chorale, which performs its first all Broadway concert in a decade. Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at SMU’s McFarlin Auditorium. Tickets at TurtleCreekChorale.com.
• Oct. 9: Turtle Creek Association Tour of Homes
Ron Corning hosts the Turtle Creek Association’s virtual tour of homes beginning at 1 p.m. Tickets are $25 and available at TurtleCreekAssociation.org/2021-tour-of-home-tickets.
• Oct. 14: PFLAG Dallas
Virtual support meeting for parents, family and friends of LGBTQ people meets the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Register for link at PFLAGDallas.org.
• Oct. 16: Tarrant County Pride Parade and Water Garden Festival
Parade starts at 11 a.m. at Taylor Street at W. 3rd and continues 17 blocks to the Water Gardens. Parade awards given at 4 p.m. at the Water Gardens Festival. Festival continues until 6 p.m.
• Through Oct. 16: Tiny Beautiful Things
An online advice columnist uses her personal experiences to help her readers who pour their hearts out to her. Adapted for the stage by Nia Vardalos. In rep with Cake Ladies. Dallas Theater Center, Wyly Theatre. ATTPAC.org.
• Oct. 17: Tarrant County Pride Picnic
Tarrant County Pride Picnic runs from noon-6 p.m. at Trinity Park.
• Through Oct. 17: Cake Ladies
World premiere comedy by playwright-in-residence Jonathan Norton written to welcome audiences back to the theater. The Scott County Community Playhouse is the pride of Cedar Oak, Texas, a small town recovering from a drug-fueled HIV outbreak. With the launch of their first ever “AIDSFest!” it seems the town is finally turning a corner for the better. When the COVID-19 pandemic shuts down the playhouse production of Angels in America, best friends LeAnne (Sally Nystuen Vahle) and Tweedy-Bird (Liz Mikel)–affectionately known as “the cake ladies”–leap into action to make Angels soar again in their hometown. In rep with Tiny Beautiful Things. Dallas Theater Center, Wyly Theatre. ATTPAC.org.
• Oct. 17-Feb. 6, 2022: Van Gogh and the Olive Groves
Co-organized by the DMA and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and making its world premiere at the DMA, Van Gogh and the Olive Groves is the first exhibition dedicated to Vincent van Gogh’s important olive grove series, created between June and December 1889 during his stay at the asylum of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Reunited for the first time, the paintings reveal Van Gogh’s passionate investigation of the expressive powers of color and line, and his choice of the olive groves as an evocative subject. The exhibition highlights exciting new discoveries about the artist’s techniques, materials, and palette that emerged from a collaborative conservation and scientific research project covering all 15 paintings in the series. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St. DMA.org.
• Oct. 18: Jamie Foxx
Comedian and actor, Jamie Foxx embarks on a multi-city book tour to celebrate the release of his memoir, Act Like You Got Some Sense. The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory. LiveNationEntertainment.com.
• Oct. 20: Andrea Bocelli
Legendary tenor Andrea Bocelli brings his Believe World Tour to Dallas. 7:30 p.m. at American Airlines Center. Tickets at ATTPAC.org.
• Oct. 22-24: Ben Folds
Ben Folds performs solo piano and orchestral performances he’s dubbed his “In Actual Person Live For Real Tour.” Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St. BenFolds.com.
• Oct. 26: Get Centered tour
Virtual Resource Center tour streams for free at 5 p.m. Registration required. MyResourceCenter.org.
• Oct. 30: Art on the Trail
First Fine Art Show on the Northaven Trail at Preston and Northaven sponsored by Northaven Church from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ArtOnTheTrailDFW.com.
NOVEMBER
• Nov. 1: Bianca Del Rio
RuPaul’s rag Race champion Bianca Del Rio brings her Unsanitized Comedy Tour to Dallas. Majestic Theater, 1925 Elm St. Tickets and info at TheBiancaDelRio.com.
• Nov. 3: Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin concert
Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin in concert with special guest Sebastian Yatra. American Airlines Center, 2500 Victory Ave. 7:30 p.m. Tickets at ticketmaster.com.
• Nov. 4-7: National Strength Conference
Sixth National Strength Conference for men living with HIV. $50. Dallas Marriott Suites, 2493 N. Stemmons Freeway. AIDSWalkSouthDallas.com.
• Nov. 5: Business and Community Excellence Awards
The LGBT Chamber’s 2021 Business & Community Excellence Awards Luncheon will be virtual. LGBTChamberFoundation.org/awards.
• Nov. 6: Alton Brown: Beyond the Eats
Author and Food Network star Alton Brown visits the Theatre at Grand Prairie with “more cooking, more comedy, more music and more potentially dangerous science stuff” for two hours of entertainment including “things i’ve never been allowed to do on TV.” Tickets go on sale March 5 at 10 a.m.
• Nov. 6-7: Metropolis LGBTQ Empowerment Expo
Hear poets, leaders, visionaries and speakers challenge our minds with the power of words from literary works to thought provoking perspectives. See the work of visual artists and performers. Panel discussions and inspirational presentations that explore our history and celebrate movements and milestones. Health and wellness. Shopping. Noon-7 p.m. Grapevine Convention Center, 1209 S. Main St. Grapevine. Free with RSVP at Eventbrite.com/e/metropolis-lgbtq-empowerment-expo-tickets-154158561407.
• Nov. 10: Stacey Abrams
Voting rights activist Stacey Abrams holds an evening of political insight and candid conversation. The Theater in Grand Prairie, 1001 Performance Place, Grand Prairie at 7:30 p.m. $44.50-75. Tickets at axs.com/events/402706/a-conversation-with-stacey-abrams-tickets.
• Nov. 11: PFLAG Dallas
Virtual support meeting for parents, family and friends of LGBTQ people meets the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Register for link at PFLAGDallas.org.
• Nov. 13: Black Tie Dinner
• Nov. 13: Queer Reads
Queer Reads is an online book club that meets the second Saturday of every month from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Register at dallaslibrary.librarymarket.com/events/queer-reads-book-club-0.
• Nov. 21: Transgender Day of Remembrance
• Nov. 23: Get Centered tour
Virtual Resource Center tour streams for free at 5 p.m. Registration required. MyResourceCenter.org.
• Nov. 25: Thanksgiving
DECEMBER
• Dec. 1: World AIDS Day
• Dec. 9: PFLAG Dallas
Virtual support meeting for parents, family and friends of LGBTQ people meets the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Register for link at PFLAGDallas.org.
• Dec. 11: Queer Reads
Queer Reads is an online book club that meets the second Saturday of every month from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Register at dallaslibrary.librarymarket.com/events/queer-reads-book-club-0.
• Dec. 17: LeAnn Rimes
LeAnn Ries performs an evening of holiday classics and hits in her Home for the Holidays Christmas concert at the Winspear Opera House. ATTPAC.org.
• Dec. 17-19 Sure Stars Shining
The Turtle Creek Chorale wraps up its 41st season with a return to Moody Performance Hall for its holiday concert. Tickets at TurtleCreekChorale.com.
• Dec. 18-April 17: Sandy Rodriguez in Isolation
A selection of new works on paper conceived by the Los Angeles–based painter during her Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency in Southern California at the height of COVID-19. The exhibition features more than 30 landscapes, protest scenes, maps, and botanical studies, created using Rodriguez’s hand-processed inks and watercolors, which she derived from plants and mineral pigments native to the region. Amon Carter Museum, 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. CarterMuseum.org.
• Dec. 20: Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman–A Christmas Symphony at 7:30 p.m. at Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St. ATTPAC.org.
• Dec. 25: Christmas
• Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve
JANUARY
• Jan. 1: New Year’s Day
FEBRUARY
• Feb. 6-Jan. 15, 2023: Octavio Medellin:Spirit and Form
Octavio Medellín was an influential Mexican American artist and teacher who helped shape the Texas art scene for six decades. The first-ever museum retrospective for Medellín explores the evolution of his sculptural practice, his public art commissions, and his legacy as a beloved and respected teacher. Dallas Museum of Art.
• Feb. 18-20: Queer History South conference
QHS brings together archivists, historians, librarians, educators, students and community members invested in preserving and researching Southern LGBTQ history to talk best practices, network, and have a great time celebrating the rich and diverse histories of LGBTQ people in the US South. Dallas and Denton. InvisibleHistory.org/qhs.
MARCH
• March 22: Legacy Under the Sea
More details to follow. 8-11 p.m. VIP at 7 p.m. at 7 For Parties, 150 Turtle Creek Blvd. #107.
MAY
• May 14-Sept.18: Cartier and Islamic Art
This major exhibition traces Islamic art’s influence on the objects created by Louis Cartier and the designers of the great French jewelry Maison from the early 20th century to today. Dallas Museum of Art.
JUNE
• June 4: MetroBall
Fundraiser for GDMAF at S4. $40. 7 p.m.
JULY
• Through July 10, 2022: Slip Zone: A New Look at Postwar Abstraction in the Americas and East Asia
Featuring works from the Dallas Museum of Art’s collection, Slip Zone charts the significant innovations in painting, sculpture, and performance that shaped artistic production in the Americas and East Asia in the mid-20th century. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St. DMA.org.
• Through July 10, 2022: Bosco Sodi: La fuerza del destino
Installed in the Dallas Museum of Art’s Sculpture Garden, this exhibition features approximately 30 sculptures by Mexico City-born, New York City-based artist Bosco Sodi. The artist’s large-scale spherical and rectangular sculptures are created from clay sourced at his studio in Oaxaca. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St. DMA.org.
AUGUST
• Aug. 29-Sept. 3: NAGAAA Gay Softball World Series
Each year, NAGAAA partners with a host city for the Gay Softball World Series, the largest annual LGBT single-sport, week-long athletic competition in the world. Teams from the 46 member cities across North America compete to qualify and represent their city in one of five divisions. Competition takes place at Kiest Park, 2324 W. Kiest Blvd. (at Hampton Road).
SEPTEMBER
• Sept. 18: PositiviTEA: A Legacy Brunch
Project Grace fundraiser from noon-3 p.m. at Mack Ballroom, SMU, 3300 Dyer St.
