Plan Your Week • April 29, 2022

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Plan Your Week

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.

• 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.

• Every Monday: THRIVE

Resource Center’s THRIVE Monday Support Group for LGBTQ adults 50 and older meets virtually and 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.

• Weekly: Frontrunners

Running club for the LGBTQ community and allies of DFW. Meet at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesdays and 8:30 a.m. on Saturdays at the corner of Hall Street and Turtle Creek Boulevard in Turtle Creek Park for a one-hour walk/run on the Katy Trail.

APRIL

• April 29-May 30: Scarborough Renaissance Faire

The annual Renaissance Festival opens Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at 2511 FM 66, Waxahachie. $28. SRFestival.com.

• April 29: Pride Visibility Day

SMU’s first campus-wide Pride festival. Featuring lawn games and activities, Dallas Hall lawn will also host various queer-affirming businesses. The evening lso features some speeches and an award ceremony from 6:30-9 p.m.

• April 29: Changing Perspectives Block Party

Arts District cultural festival with performances by the Brooklyn Jumbies, Afro-Caribbean Stilts Dancers in collaboration with Dallas’ Bandan Koro African Drum & Dance Ensemble, Dezi 5, Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico, Kupira Marimba Ensemble, with additional Dallas artists featured throughout the evening. A highlight of the evening is a special art installation Woooooooosh!! On Flora Street from Routh to Leonard streets from 6:30-10:30 p.m.

• April 29-May 1: Moving Forward

Legacy Cares 2022 Grace Project annual conference for women living with HIV at the Westin Park Central Hotel. Register at LegacyGraceProject.org.

• April 29: DIFFA Preview Party

House of DIFFA Extravaganza preview party lakeside soiree. Sneak peek of the designer jackets available for auction from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Winfrey Point, White Rock Lake, 950 E. Lawther Drive. Tickets at DIFFADallas.org.

• April 30: Coalition for Aging LGBT summit

The fifth annual summit featuing leaders, community partners and advocates for the LGBT senior community will present a wide variety of information from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at The Senior Source, 3910 Harry Hines Blvd. More info at CFA.lgbt.

• April 30: LGBT Chamber Foundation

LGBT Chamber Foundation presents its Scholars’ Gala featuring a silent auction, music by DJ DeLuxe, catering by Wendy Krispin and beverages by Goody Goody benefiting the LGBT Chamber Foundation Scholarship Fund from 7:30-10:30 p.m. at Alexander Mansion, 4607 Ross Ave. LGBTQChamber.net/Gala22.

• April 30: Bruce Wood Dance audition

Bruce Wood Dance seeks professional dancers for its 2022-23 season. Send resume, headshot and dance reel if available to audition@brucewooddance.org by April 24. Audition from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. atBruce Wood Dance Gallery, 101 Howell St.

• Through April 30: Immersive Frida Kahlo

Go inside the 20th century queer Mexican artist’s works measured at more than 500,000 feet of cubic art. From the same producers as the recent Van Gogh exhibition. Lighthouse Artspace Dallas, 507 S Harwood St. Immersive-Frida.com/Dallas.

• April 30-May 1: Artscape Fine Art and Craft Show

Artscape at the Dallas Arboretum, a juried fine art and fine craft show and sale, returns for its 15th year, featuring more than 110 juried artists from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Timed tickets are required and can be purchased online or by calling 214-515-6615 during the week. Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road. Pronouns prohibited.

MAY

• May 1: International Family Day Equality Picnic

Equality Texas, Rainbow Roundup, Trans Kids and Families, Family Equality and the Gay and Lesbian Alliance of North Texas get together for an International Family Equality Day Picnic at 3:30 p.m. at Heights Park, 711 W. Arapaho Road, Richardson.

• Through May 1: Stede Bonnet: A F*cking Pirate Musical

Theatre Three returns to its home stage in the Quadrangle with this swashbuckling world premiere. T3, 2688 Laclede St., Suite 120. Theatre3Dallas.com.

• May 3: Classic Chassis Car Club meeting

Enjoy the car out in the parking lots and then enjoy the food from 6-8 p.m. at Ojeda’s, 4617 Maple Ave. ClassicChassis.com.

• May 3: PrimeTimers

First Tuesday lunch and games at 11:30 a.m. at Flaming Buffet, 11722 Marsh Lane.

• May. 5-9: Purple Party Weekend

Roar kick-off party on Thursday. Rise pool party, Pump welcome party and Ignite opening party on Friday. Shine poll party and the Purple Party Main Event on Saturday. Revival Tea Dance and Glow closing party on Sunday. Host hotel is Dallas Marriott Suites Market Center, 2493 N. Stemmons Freeway.

• May 5: Wine Walk

The Cedar Springs Wine Walk is back! Purchase a $10 Cedar Springs Merchants Association wine glass and enjoy free wine all evening from participating merchants. Wine glasses can be purchased at the tent in front of the Round-Up Saloon. Receive a raffle ticket to win a great gift basket filled with goodies from the CSMA. The drawing for the gift basket will be held inside the Round-Up at the end of the event. From 6-9 p.m.

• May 6: BenDeLaCreme

Ru Paul’s Drag Race star BenDeLaCreme brings her Ready To Be Committed Tour to the Texas Theatre, 231 Jefferson Blvd. BenDeLaCreme.com.

• May 6: Cold Play

Coldplay’s world tour promotes their new album, Music of the Spheres, at the Cotton Bowl at Fair Park at 7 p.m. Etickets.ca.

• May 6: Michael Cavanaugh

Tony Award nominee Michael Cavanaugh performs the hits of Billy Joel and Elton John at 6 p.m. at the Eisemann Center, 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson. Tickets at 972-744-4650.

May 7: Royalty Drag Brunch

Liquor Mini, Shasta Montana, Bleach, Vinna Rouge and Layla Larue are featured at Purple Party’s Royalty Drag Brunch at 11 a.m. at Dallas Marriott Suites Market Center, 2493 N. Stemmons Freeway.

• May 7: House of DIFFA Extravaganza

DIFFA’s main event includes silent auction, dinner and live auction, runway show. Omni Hotel Dallas, 555 S. Lamar St. DIFFADallas.org.

• May 7: Miranda Lambert & Little Big Town Bandwagon Tour

Country music superstars Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town bring their Bandwagon Tour to Dallas at 6:55 p.m. at Dos Equis Pavilion, 1818 First Ave. TicketNetwork.com.

• May 7: Run for the Rosé 5K

Spend Mother’s Day weekend running around McKinney and finish off with rose and brunch. 8 a.m. Towne Lake Recreation Area, 1405 Wilson Creek Parkway. SBGHospitality.com

• May 8: Mother’s Day

• May 8: Glow

Glow is Purple Party’s closing event with DJ Aron and DJ Drew G at 10 p.m. at the Music Hall at Gilley’s Dallas, 1135 Botham Jean Blvd. PurpleFoundation.org.

• May 10-15: Waitress

Broadway Series presents Waitress at the Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St. ATTPAC.org.

• May 10: Alyssa Edwards

Dallas’s own Alyssa Edwards beings her 28-city Life, Love and Lashes tour to House of Blues, 2200 N. Lamar St. Tickets are on sale at HouseofBlues.com.

• May 11: Same-sex spouse grief group

Grief support group for people who have lost a same-sex spouse or partner meets on Zoom on the second Tuesday of the month from 6:30-8 p.m. For notifications, contact Richard DeKnock at tastefullyrichard@gmail.com.

• May 12-15: The Other Art Fair

See affordable and original artworks by 140 independent artists with immersive installations, performances, DJs and bar. Dallas Market Hall, 2200 N Stemmons Fwy. TheOtherArtFair.com.

• May 14: Love Equality

Love Equality is a night of celebration, dancing and light food that benefits Equality Texas from 8-11 p.m. at 7 for Parties, 150 Turtle Creek Blvd #107. $75 online. $100 at the door. EqualityTexas.org/loveequality 2022.

• May 14: Chimp Chats

Chimp Haven, near Shreveport, is the world’s largest chimpanzee sanctuary. The 200-acre campus that is home to 300 chimps is usually closed to the public. Visitors are welcome to tour today in groups that will be limited in size. For a two-hour visit, register at chimphaven.org/visit/chimp-chat. To take the digital tour, visit chimphaven.org/visit/digital-tour.

• 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.

• May 21: Blue Moon Dances

Women only dances the third Saturday of the month from 7 p.m.-midnight at DanceMakers of Texas, 6125 SW 820 Suite 140, Fort Worth. BYOB. $10.

• May 22: Smokey Robinson

Legendary singer-songwriter, record producer, executive and co-founder of Motown Records performs at 7 p.m. at Winspear Opera House.2403 Flora St. ATTPAC.org.

• May 25: Same-sex spouse grief group

Grief support group for people who have lost a same-sex spouse or partner meets in person at 6:30 p.m. at Union Coffee, 3705 Cedar Springs Road.

• May 30: Memorial Day

• May 31: PrimeTimers

Last Tuesday lunch at 11 a.m. at Hunky’s, 3930 Cedar Springs Road.

• May 31-June 12: Oklahoma

Dallas Summer Musicals presents Oklahoma at the Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St. ATTPAC.org.

JUNE

• June 4: MetroBall

Fundraiser for GDMAF at S4. $40. 7 p.m.

• June 4: Dallas Pride Festival

Dallas Pride is celebrated with a parade and a festival in Fair Park.

• June 4-12: Newsies

Presented at Casa Manana, 3101 W. Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth. TicketMaster.com.

• June 4 and 11: Longview Pride

Live Out Loud Longview will continue its Family Style Event in the park on June 4. Pride East Texas Longview’s Pride Festival on June 11, at Heritage Plaza in downtown Longview at the heart of Longview’s Arts and Cultural District.

• June 5: Dallas Pride Parade

Dallas Pride is celebrated with a parade and a festival in Fair Park.

• June 7: PrimeTimers

First Tuesday lunch and games at 11:30 a.m. at Flaming Buffet, 11722 Marsh Lane.

• June 7: Classic Chassis Car Club meeting

Enjoy the car out in the parking lots and then enjoy the food from 6-8 p.m. at Ojeda’s, 4617 Maple Ave. ClassicChassis.com.

• June 8: Same-sex spouse grief group

• June 10 and 11: SPRING by Bruce Wood Dance

BWD’s newest program will feature the world premiere of When The Sky Fell Purple by Chicago-based choreographer Stephanie Martinez, the mainstage premiere of Joy Bollinger’s Slip Zone Suite and Bruce Wood’s The Rite of Spring. Moody Performance Hall, 2520 Flora St. BruceWoodDance.org.

• June 11: North Texas Pride

Pride celebrated in Collin County.

• June 11: Longview Pride

Pride East Texas Longview’s (theme, Longview Pride Reboot 2022) Pride Festival at Heritage Plaza in downtown Longview at the heart of Longview’s Arts and Cultural District.

• Through June 12: Murillo: Picturing the Prodigal Son

Murillo’s series of six paintings illustrating the parable of the prodigal son travels to the U.S. for the first time. Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd.

• June 17: Pride Block Party

Also known as Arts District Pride, the block party includes events at the Dallas Museum of Art, the Nasher and the Crow museums as well as participation by Resource Center, The Dallas Way, Human Rights Campaign, Visit Dallas and Uptown Players. From 6 p.m.-midnight.

• June 18: Blue Moon Dances

Women only dances the third Saturday of the month from 7 p.m.-midnight at DanceMakers of Texas, 6125 SW 820 Suite 140, Fort Worth. BYOB. $10.

• June 18-19: Juneteenth

Dallas Black Pride celebrates Juneteenth, now an official U.S. holiday.

• June 19: Juneteenth

• June 19: Father’s Day

• June 21: Paws Cause

Proceeds benefit spay/neuter clinics in Dallas from 6-9 p.m. at The Rustic, 3656 Howell St. PawsCauseDallas.com.

• June 28: PrimeTimers

Last Tuesday lunch at 11 a.m. at Hunky’s, 3930 Cedar Springs Road.

• June 29: Same-sex spouse grief group

Grief support group for people who have lost a same-sex spouse or partner meets in person at 6:30 p.m. at Union Coffee, 3705 Cedar Springs Road.

JULY

• July 4: Independence Day

• July 5: Classic Chassis Car Club meeting

Enjoy the car out in the parking lots and then enjoy the food from 6-8 p.m. at Ojeda’s, 4617 Maple Ave. ClassicChassis.com.

• July 5: PrimeTimers

First Tuesday lunch and games at 11:30 a.m. at Flaming Buffet, 11722 Marsh Lane.

• 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.

• July 13: Same-sex spouse grief group

• July 16: Blue Moon Dances

Women only dances the third Saturday of the month from 7 p.m.-midnight at DanceMakers of Texas, 6125 SW 820 Suite 140, Fort Worth. BYOB. $10.

• July 23-31: Steel Magnolias

Presented at Casa Manana, 3101 W. Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth. TicketMaster.com.

• July 26: PrimeTimers

Last Tuesday lunch at 11 a.m. at Hunky’s, 3930 Cedar Springs Road.

• July 26-31: The Prom

Broadway Series presents The Prom at the Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St. ATTPAC.org.

• July 27: Same-sex spouse grief group

Grief support group for people who have lost a same-sex spouse or partner meets in person at 6:30 p.m. at Union Coffee, 3705 Cedar Springs Road.

• Through July 31: The Language of Beauty in African Art

Presenting over two hundred works of art, The Language of Beauty in African Art emphasizes concepts of beauty through the languages and perspectives of indigenous African communities. Kimbell Art Museum, 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. KimbellArt.org.

AUGUST

• Aug. 2: Classic Chassis Car Club meeting

Enjoy the car out in the parking lots and then enjoy the food from 6-8 p.m. at Ojeda’s, 4617 Maple Ave. ClassicChassis.com.

• Aug. 2: PrimeTimers

First Tuesday lunch and games at 11:30 a.m. at Flaming Buffet, 11722 Marsh Lane.

• Aug. 6: Landmark Dinner

Lambda Legal’s annual fundraising dinner at 6:30 p.m. at The Statler, 1914 Commerce St. LambdaLegal.org/LandmarkDinner.

• Aug. 10: Same-sex spouse grief group

• Aug. 20: Blue Moon Dances

Women only dances the third Saturday of the month from 7 p.m.-midnight at DanceMakers of Texas, 6125 SW 820 Suite 140, Fort Worth. BYOB. $10.

• Aug. 20: Bloomin Ball

Bloomin Ball: A Summer Celebration benefits AIN from 6:30-11:45 p.m. at Renaissance Dallas Hotel, 2222 N. Stemmons Freeway. AINDallas.org.

• Aug. 24: Same-sex spouse grief group

Grief support group for people who have lost a same-sex spouse or partner meets in person at 6:30 p.m. at Union Coffee, 3705 Cedar Springs Road.

• Aug. 27: Fashion Cited

Annual fashion show featuring up and coming Dallas clothiers and designers benefits Legal Hospice of Texas at The Empire Room, 1225 N. Riverfront Blvd. from 6:30-9:30 p.m.

• 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).

• Aug. 30: PrimeTimers

Last Tuesday lunch at 11 a.m. at Hunky’s, 3930 Cedar Springs Road.

SEPTEMBER

• Sept. 5: Labor Day

• Sept. 6: PrimeTimers

First Tuesday lunch and games at 11:30 a.m. at Flaming Buffet, 11722 Marsh Lane.

• Sept. 6: Classic Chassis Car Club meeting

Enjoy the car out in the parking lots and then enjoy the food from 6-8 p.m. at Ojeda’s, 4617 Maple Ave. ClassicChassis.com.

• Sept. 17: North Texas Pride

GALA North Texas holds a Pride festival at the Plano Arts Center and Haggard Park from 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

• Sept. 17: Blue Moon Dances

Women only dances the third Saturday of the month from 7 p.m.-midnight at DanceMakers of Texas, 6125 SW 820 Suite 140, Fort Worth. BYOB. $10.

• Sept. 18: PositiviTEA: A Legacy Brunch

Project Grace fundraiser from noon-3 p.m. at Mack Ballroom, SMU, 3300 Dyer St.

• Sept. 24: Black Tie Dinner

Sheraton Dallas Hotel. BlackTie.org.

• Sept. 25-27: Rosh Hashanah

Holiday begins at sunset on Sunday through sunset on Tuesday.

• Sept. 27: PrimeTimers

Last Tuesday lunch at 11 a.m. at Hunky’s, 3930 Cedar Springs Road.

• Sept. 29-Oct. 2: Dallas Southern Pride

• Sept. 30-Oct. 2: 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.

OCTOBER

• Oct. 1: Dallas Latino Pride

Celebrate Pride in Reverchon Park.

• Oct. 4-5: Yom Kippur

Holiday begins and ends at sunset.

• Oct. 4: PrimeTimers

First Tuesday lunch and games at 11:30 a.m. at Flaming Buffet, 11722 Marsh Lane.

• Oct. 4: Classic Chassis Car Club meeting

Enjoy the car out in the parking lots and then enjoy the food from 6-8 p.m. at Ojeda’s, 4617 Maple Ave. ClassicChassis.com.

• Oct. 8: LifeWalk

• Oct. 10: Indigenous Peoples Day

• Oct. 15: Blue Moon Dances

Women only dances the third Saturday of the month from 7 p.m.-midnight at DanceMakers of Texas, 6125 SW 820 Suite 140, Fort Worth. BYOB. $10.

• Oct. 25: PrimeTimers

Last Tuesday lunch at 11 a.m. at Hunky’s, 3930 Cedar Springs Road.

• Oct. 31: Halloween

NOVEMBER

• Nov. 1: Classic Chassis Car Club meeting

Enjoy the car out in the parking lots and then enjoy the food from 6-8 p.m. at Ojeda’s, 4617 Maple Ave. ClassicChassis.com.

• Nov. 1: PrimeTimers

First Tuesday lunch and games at 11:30 a.m. at Flaming Buffet, 11722 Marsh Lane.

• Nov. 8: Election Day

• Nov. 11: Veteran’s Day

• Nov. 19: Blue Moon Dances

Women only dances the third Saturday of the month from 7 p.m.-midnight at DanceMakers of Texas, 6125 SW 820 Suite 140, Fort Worth. BYOB. $10.

• Nov. 20: Transgender Day of Remembrance

• Nov. 24: Thanksgiving

• Nov. 29: PrimeTimers

Last Tuesday lunch at 11 a.m. at Hunky’s, 3930 Cedar Springs Road.

DECEMBER

• Dec. 1: World AIDS Day

• Dec. 6: Classic Chassis Car Club meeting

Enjoy the car out in the parking lots and then enjoy the food from 6-8 p.m. at Ojeda’s, 4617 Maple Ave. ClassicChassis.com.

• Dec. 6: PrimeTimers

First Tuesday lunch and games at 11:30 a.m. at Flaming Buffet, 11722 Marsh Lane.

• Dec. 17: Blue Moon Dances

Women only dances the third Saturday of the month from 7 p.m.-midnight at DanceMakers of Texas, 6125 SW 820 Suite 140, Fort Worth. BYOB. $10.

• Dec. 18-26: Hanukkah

• Dec. 25: Christmas

• Dec. 27: PrimeTimers

Last Tuesday lunch at 11 a.m. at Hunky’s, 3930 Cedar Springs Road.

• Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve

JANUARY

• Through 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.