Leo Party, Miss Leo benefit AIN
The AIDS Interfaith Network’s 27th annual Leo Party and Miss Leo Contest will be held Aug. 2 at 8 p.m. at the Hidden Door, 5025 Bowser Ave. The theme this year is “Disco, Divas and Oldies.”
The annual fundraiser benefits AIDS Interfaith Network’s Daire Center and meals program. Call 214-943-4444 for reservations and more information.
Texas Instruments hosts High Tech Happy Hour
Texas Instruments’ LGBT networking program High Tech Happy Hour hosts their next event August 8, 5:30–7:30 p.m., at Park Tavern, 8166 Park Lane, C310. Enter the lot from Greenville Avenue.
High Tech Happy Hour is a community networking initiative sponsored by TI to introduce the LGBT community to new and friendly bars and restaurants around Dallas. No reservations necessary.
Out & Equal DFW presents One Night in Waikiki event
Out & Equal DFW will host their seventh annual fundraising event themed One Night in Waikiki this year on August 14, 6–8 p.m., at Times Ten Cellars, 6324 Prospect Ave. Individual tickets are $35 in advance or $40 at the door. Contact Jeffrey Gorczynski at 214-226-6502.
The event raises funds for workplace education programs and scholarships for its volunteers to attend the national Out & Equal Workplace Summit in San Francisco, November 3–6.
Youth First art show opening reception
Youth First in collaboration with Hope Is Never Silent presents a show featuring art made by the group’s youth reflecting on Harvey Milk’s legacy. The show opens August 1, 6–9 p.m., at Illume Gallerie, 4123 Cedar Springs Suite 107. The show runs through August 7.
Lambda Legal holds Landmark Dinner
Lambda Legal’s fifth annual Landmark Dinner and anniversary celebration takes place at Hotel Palomar, 5300 E Mockingbird Lane on Aug. 9 at 6 p.m.
The dinner celebrates the successful work of the organization, especially landmark cases such as Lawrence v. Texas that declared sodomy laws unconstitutional in 2003 and has been the basis for many legal gains made by the LGBT community in the last decade.
For information and tickets, contact Carla McKinzie at 214-219-8585, ext. 221 or cmckinzie@lambdalegal.org.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition August 1, 2014.