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APRIL
• April 6-8: Deep Ellum Arts Festival
Six blocks of Main Street in Deep Ellum are transformed into an arts festival from 11 a.m.-11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. on Sunday.
• April 7: Different Strokes Golf Association
DSGA, the LGBT golf organization, plays at 9 a,m, at Bear Creek East, 3500 Bear Creek Court. $60 includes golf, cart, range balls and prizes. Information at DSGADallas.org or email info@DSGADallas.org.
• April 7: No Tie Dinner: A Night to Remember
Presented by Purple Foundation, and benefits AIDS Services Dallas from 7-11 p.m. at the Frontiers of Flight Museum, 6911 Lemmon Ave. $75-150. Tickets available online at NoTieDinner.org.
• April 7: TWCD Gala
The Women’s Chorus of Dallas holds a gala at 7 p.m. at the Interfaith Peace Chapel, 5910 Cedar Springs Road.
Tickets are available at TWCD.org.
• April 7-8: Texas Tradition Rodeo
Texas Gay Rodeo Association hosts its 35th annual Texas Tradition Rodeo Saturday and Sunday at the Mesquite Arena, 1818 Rodeo Drive in Mesquite. Stay tuned for details. (The rodeo was moved from the initially-announced location in Denton.)
• April 7: Scarborough Faire
The annual Renaissance Faire opens and runs through May 28.
• April 7: Grace Project Clothing Drive
Clothing drive from 10 a.m.-noon at Legacy Counseling Center, 4054 McKinney Ave.
• April 7: University of Drag
Learn more about the art of drag at 4 p.m. at Resource Center, 5950 Cedar Springs Road.
• April 8: Turtle Creek Association Tour of Homes
The Turtle Creek Association hosts the Tour of Homes, featuring five residences along the Turtle Creek Blvd., from 1-5 p.m. Tickets are $54 each for non-association members and $45 each for members through March 31. Prices go up after that date. Parking will be available at 3811 Turtle Creek Blvd. For information visit TurtleCreekAssociation.org.
• April 8: Goddesses of the Galaxy Ball
Miss Gay Dallas State and State at Large from 6-9 p.m. at Sue Ellen’s, 3014 Throckmorton St.
• April 9: Dallas Cultural Plan
Creative Conversation is an annual panel launched by Mayor Mike Rawlings for Dallas Arts Month from 6-8 p.m. at Moody Performance Hall, 2520 Flora St. Free with ticket at ticketdfw.com/whats-on/2018.
• April 9: Tarrant County Stonewall Democrats
State Rep. Mary Gonzalez is the speaker at 7 p.m. at the Women’s Club of Fort Worth, 1316 Pennsylvania Ave., Fort Worth.
• April 10: Resource Center tour Resource Center CEO Cece Cox
leads a behind-the-scenes tour of
the center’s community center at 5750 Cedar Springs Road. RSVP to development@mysresourcecenter.org.
• April 10: PFLAG Tyler
PFLAG meets at Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce, 315 N. Broadway Ave., Ste. 100, Tyler. For information visit
TylerAreaGays.com.
• April 10: North Lake College Pride
Pride sponsored by the Gay-Straight Alliance. Information from community diverse organizations from
11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at North Lake College, 5001 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving.
• April 11: The Power of Empowerment
Prism Health opens its new East Dallas Empowerment Center from 6-8p.m. at 3910 Gaston Ave. #125.
• April 12: PFLAG Dallas
PFLAG meets the second Thursday of every month from 7-9 p.m. at Northaven United Methodist Church, 11211 Preston Road. 972-849-0383. PFLAGDallas@outlook.com.
• April 12: GLBT Chamber new member showcase
Meet the North Texas GLBT Chamber of Commerce’s newest members at the new member showcase and business connections mixer from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Hilton Garden Inn Dallas Market Center, 7325 N. Stemmons Freeway.
• April 13: Compassion Fatigue Symposium
Ed-U-Care presents a program for caregivers from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at
Lovers Lane United Methodist Church, 9200 Inwood Road.
• April 13: DFW Pride Happy Hour
From 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Bluffview Growler, 3850 W. Northwest Highway, Ste. 1180.
• April 14: Family Fun Day at the Dallas Zoo
Free admission to the Dallas Zoo for residents of Districts 1, 2, 6, and 14 (The 4 Amigos — Griggs, Medrano, Narvaez and Kingston) from 9 a.m.-noon at the Dallas Zoo, 650 S. R.L. Thornton. Parking is $10
or take the Red Line.
• April 14: HRC Federal Club spring luncheon
From 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Thanksgiving Tower, 48th floor, 1601 Elm St. Tickets at fcspingluncheon2018.eventbrite.com.
• April 15: Crawfish Boil
Benefit for OutLast Youth from noon-5 p.m. at Deep Ellum Brewing Co., 2823 St. Louis St.
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Drag artist Brandi Amara Skyy is one of the “professors” at Resource Center’s University of Drag on Saturday. See listings for details.
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• Weekly: Lambda Weekly at 1 p.m. on 89.3 KNON-FM with David Taffet, Lerone Landis and the late Patti Fink. This week’s guest is Dallas Police liaison Amber Roman; 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.
Gay Agenda • 04-06-18
