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• Weekly: Lambda Weekly every Sunday at 1 p.m. on 89.3 KNON-FM. This week’s guest is Michael O’Teter from Big Brothers Big Sisters; 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 3116 Commerce St., Suite C; 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 Treymore Building, 4038 Lemmon Ave, Suite 101; 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 the Oaklawn Park, Turtle Creel Blvd., 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.
SEPTEMBER
• Sept. 22: Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode presents its Global Spirit Tour, with special guest Warpaint, at 7:30 p.m. at Starplex Pavilion, 3839 S. Fitzhugh Ave. Tickets start at $59.02. For information visit Facebook.com/DepecheMode.
• Sept. 23: Federal Club Fall Luncheon
The DFW Federal Club Fall luncheon will be held at The Tower Club in Thanksgiving Tower, 1601 Elm St., 48th floor, with coffee and mimosas at 10:30 a.m., then lunch and the program at 11 a.m. Guest speaker will be U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota. RSVP required. For information and tickets visit DFWFederalClub.org or email co-chairs@dfwfederalclub.org for details.
• Sept. 23: Night of Stars
JuJuBee joins a local cast of stars plus silent auction, LifeWalk raffle tickets and more to raise money for the Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund from 6-9 p.m. at the Rose Room, 3911 Cedar Springs Road. $10-25. Tickets at GDMAF.org
• Sept. 24: Last Chance Splash
DFW Federal Club hosts the Last Chance Splash pool party, 2-6 p.m., featuring special guests and DJ Larissa Baxter. Tickets are $20 in advance, $30 at the door. Address provided upon RSVP. For information and tickets visit DFWFederalClub.org or email co-chairs@dfwfederalclub.org for details.
• Sept. 24: The Queer Queens of Qomedy
Poppy Champlin, Jen Kober, Sandra Valls and Crist Guzman are the Queer Queens of Qomedy who perform a benefit for Resource Center and Houston relief at 5 p.m. at Hyenas Comedy Night Club, 5321 E. Mockingbird Lane. $25. HyenasComedyNightClub.com.
• Sept. 24: Freedom is Sweet
Entertainment, desserts, raffle and keynote speaker Rebecca Lopez from WFAA raises money for Families to Freedom to help domestic violence victims from 3-5:30 p.m. at Bella Luna Hall, 11834 Harry Hines Blvd. $50. FamiliesToFreedom.org/RSVP.
• Sept. 25: HRC Mondays: Tales of Dreamers and DACA
HRC Dallas meets from 6:30-9 p.m. at Chino Chinatown at Trinity Groves, 3011 Gulden Lane, Ste. 110. The program for the evening is “Tales of Dreamers and DACA.” For information email Barry Robertson at barryrobertsonhrc@gmail.com.
• Sept. 25: Meet the chief
Meet new Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at City Performance Hall, 2520 Flora St. Free parking in the Lexus Silver garage.
• Sept. 26: Visions of Equality fundraising luncheon
Resource Center, 5750 Cedar Springs Road, hosts its Visions of Equality fundraising luncheon, from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. To RSVP or for information email Jennifer Bonham at jbonham@myresourcecenter.org.
Sept. 26: GALA Family Night
Gay and Lesbian Association of North Texas hosts LGBT Family and Friends Night at Durkins Pizza, 8930 Texas 121 in McKinney, from 5-8:30 p.m. For information visit Facebook.com/GALANorthTexas.
• Sept. 28: ‘Will & Grace’ Viewing Party
Sue Ellen’s, 3903 Cedar Springs Road, hosts a viewing party for the revival of Will & Grace, from 7-9:30 p.m. For information visit Facebook.com/Events/186558770710245.
• Sept. 28: Broadway’s Leading Ladies
Tony Award-winning Cady Huffman, Judy Kaye and Donna McKechnie perform a one-night concert at 7:30 p.m. at Fair Park Music Hall, 909 First Ave. $150. Tickets at BackStageAccess.org.
• Sept. 29: SMU Pride Drag Bingo
Join SMU Pride for an evening of fun. SMU Pride happy hour with complimentary parking from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Hotel Lumen, 6101 Hillcrest Ave. followed by Drag Bingo hosted by SMU’s undergraduate LGBT organization Spectrum at 8 p.m. in Hughes-Trigg Student Center, 3140 Dyer St.
• Sept. 29-Oct. 22: State Fair of Texas
• Sept. 29: Kol Nidre
Congregation Beth El Binah service at 7:30 p.m. at Northaven UMC, 11211 Preston Road.
• Sept. 29: Dallas Divas with the Dallas Winds
Music from the Great American Songbook presented by Lyric Stage at Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St. LyricStage.org. 214-871-5000.
• Sept. 29-Oct. 28: Screams
Five haunted houses from 7:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. every Friday and Saturday
Scarborough Faire grounds, exit 399A off I-35E, Waxahachie. $30.
• Sept. 30: Yom Kippur
Congregation Beth El Binah services begin at 10 a.m. followed by break the fast at sunset at Northaven UMC, 11211 Preston Road.
• Sept. 30: Gift of Adoption
Dinner and auction fundraiser from 7-10 p.m. at Joe T. Garcia’s, 2122 N. Main St., FortWorth. GiftOfAdoption.org.
• Sept. 30: Fur Ball 2017
The SPCA of Texas presents a black tie gala at 6:30 p.m. at Omni Dallas Hotel, 555 S. Lamar St. $300. Tickets at FurBallDallas.com.
• Sept. 30: Stop HIV Get Tested Workshop
Workshop and testing are from from noon-3 p.m. at St. James A.M.E. Church, 1107 E. Oak, Denton.
OCTOBER
• Oct. 1: LifeWalk
Steps off at 1 p.m. from Oaklawn Park. For information visit LifeWalk.org.
• Oct. 5-8: Dallas Southern Pride
Dallas Southern Pride presents Black Pride Weekend, Black by Popular Demand, which will include the State Fair Classic (Grambling vs. Prairie View A&M), the Ball/House and Pageant Communities Conference, and parties across the Metroplex all weekend. Visit DallasSouthernPride.com for information.
• Oct. 5: Classic Chassis Car Club
Monthly Tire Kick and Dinner. Love of old cars required, not ownership, to attend at 7 p.m. at Ojeda’s, 4617 Maple Ave.
• Oct. 6: Burgers + Burgundy
DIFFA/Dallas presents a culinary evening with silent auction and sneak peek at House of DIFFA from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Eyeball at the Joule, 1601 Main St. $150. DIFFA.org.
• Oct. 8: Spanke’s TP Party
Friends continue the annual party, founded by the late Spanke Studer, collecting grooming supplies and more for residents of AIDS Services of Dallas, at 3955 Hawthorne Ave. For information visit Facebook.com/dmask2.
• Oct. 11: National Coming Out Day
• Oct. 13: DFW Pride Happy Hour
DFW Pride Happy Hour, an LGBT+ community sponsored by Texas Instruments, joins with the UT and OU LGBT alumni organizations to host the second annual OU/UT Alumni Happy Hour, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Cedar Springs Tap House, 4123 Cedar Springs Road, Ste. 100
• Oct. 14: Texas Latino Pride
The annual Texas Latino Pride festival, with live entertainment and special guests from 2-9 p.m. at Reverchon Park, 3505 Maple Ave. $5. For information visit Facebook.com/events/429365350783238.
• Oct. 19: GALA Ally Awards
GALA honors allies who work for equality in North Texas from 5:30-8 p.m. at Holiday Inn Plano, 4301 Paige Road, The Colony.
• Oct 20: Turtle Creek Chorale
The Turtle Creek Chorale presents After Dark, a special event, at 8 p.m. at 3015 at Trinity Groves 3015 Gulden Lane. $75-125. TurtleCreekChorale.com
• Oct 20: Spooktacular IV
Presented by the North Texas GLBT Chamber of Commerce.
• Oct 20: Bowling league registration
New LGBT bowling league registration from 6:30-9 p.m. at AMF Garland, 1950 Marketplace Dr., Garland. League runs Nov. 3-Feb. 9. $20. 214-704-3531.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition September 22, 2017.
Dallas Police Department hosts a reception introducing new Chief Renee Hallon Monday, Sept. 25. For details, see listings.