Plan Your Week • Dec. 09, 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.

DECEMBER

• Dec. 11: Christmas stocking auction

The 23rd annual Christmas Stocking Auction benefiting Legacy Cares at 7 p.m. at The Round-Up Saloon, 3912 Cedar Springs Road. To donate baskets or stockings, contact auction@roundupsaloon.com.

• Dec. 11: Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies

Fern Connections presents a private screening of the new Jim Parsons film Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies at 2 p.m. Tickets include large popcorn and a drink. FernConnections.com.

• Dec. 13: Business Connections Lunch Tarrant County

Are you located in Fort Worth and have a difficult time making it to Dallas for Chamber events? Are you located in Dallas and want to meet more Chamber members in the Fort Worth area? Are you somewhere in between? The North Texas LGBT Chamber presents a business connections lunch at 11:30 a.m. at Radisson Hotel Fort Worth N – Fossil Creek, 2540 Meachum Blvd., Fort Worth. LGBTChamber.com.

• Dec. 14: 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 Wednesday of the month from 6:30-8 p.m. For notifications, contact Richard DeKnock at tastefullyrichard@gmail.com.

• Dec. 15: Let’s Do Lunch

Coalition for Aging LGBT’s Let’s Do Lunch takes place the third Thursday of every month at 11:30 a.m. at Lupe’s Tex Mex Grill, 2200 Airport Freeway #505, Bedford.

• Dec. 15: GLFD member appreciation event

Gay and Lesbian Fund for Dallas celebrates the holidays with its members from 6-9 p.m. at Dallas Zoo Lights. Details at GLFD.org.

• Dec. 15: Hidden Door 43rd anniversary

Celebrating everyone who made the last 43 years possible. Special drink prices and complimentary food served by JJ’s OutNAbout starting at 6 p.m. 5025 Bowser Ave.

• Dec. 16: Mustache Envy

Mustache Envy drag and queerlesque performs upstairs every third Friday at Sue Ellen’s, 3014 Throckmorton St. at 9:30 p.m. MustacheEnvy.com.

• Dec. 17: The Teddy Bear Party

Equality Texas, Family Equality and Cook Children’s Medical Center are beneficiaries of this year’s Teddy Bear Party. Tickets are $100 and a teddy bear. Echo Lounge, 1323 N. Stemmons Freeway.

• Dec. 17: Turtle Creek Chorale holiday concert

The Turtle Creek Chorale ends its 42nd season with “All You Need Is Love” at 2:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 503 N. Central Expressway, Richardson. Tickets at TurtleCreekChorale.com.

• 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. 17: Holiday Gala with Patti LaBelle

Dallas Southern Pride presents a holiday gala with special guest Patti LaBelle benefiting Abounding Prosperity from 8-11 p.m. at the Fairmont Hotel, 1717 Akard St. $100. Tickets at Ticketor.com.

• Dec. 17: Naughty or Nice

Dallas Southern Pride presents its annual holiday party featuring Kash Doll benefiting Abounding Prosperity from 11 p.m.-1 a.m. at the Fairmont Hotel, 1717 Akard St. $25. Tickets at Ticketor.com.

• Dec. 18: Gospel brunch

Dallas Southern Pride presents a gospel brunch at noon at the Fairmont Hotel, 1717 Akard St. $75. Tickets at Ticketor.com.

• Through Dec. 18: Head Over Heels

Uptown Players’ new season begins with this unpredictable Elizabethan romp about a royal family that must prevent an oracle’s prophecy of doom all set to the songs by The Go-Go’s. At the Kalita Humphreys Theater, 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd. UptownPlayers.org.

• Dec. 18-26: Hanukkah

• Dec. 19: Turtle Creek Chorale holiday concert

The Turtle Creek Chorale ends its 42nd season with “All You Need Is Love” at 7:30 p.m. at the Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St. Tickets at TurtleCreekChorale.com.

• Dec. 20: Club Stallions 10th anniversary party

Club Stallions 10th anniversary party 10 p.m.-2 a.m. at 11311 Harry Hines Blvd. For more info, call 972-997-1493.

• Dec. 25: Christmas

• Through Dec. 25: Six

The musical Six about the six wives of Henry the Eighth at the Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St. Tickets at ATTPAC.org.

• Through Dec. 26: A Bur-less-Q Nutcracker

Church ladies and burlesque dancers meet up in this annual holiday show by MBS Productions at the Addison Conference and Theatre Center. BurlesqueNutcracker.com.

• Dec. 27: PrimeTimers

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

• Dec. 28: Same-sex spouse grief group

Grief support group for people who have lost a same-sex spouse or partner meets in person on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 6:30-8 p.m. at a restaurant or coffee shop. For this month’s location, contact Richard DeKnock at tastefullyrichard@gmail.com.

• Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve

• Through Dec. 31: Holiday at the Arboretum

Featuring the 12 Days of Christmas and Christmas Village. Holiday at the Arboretum returns with a garden transformed for the magic of the season including the return of our beloved Christmas Village, the 12 Days of Christmas and our Dazzling Musical Tree! A new exhibit, The Artistry of Faith & Culture, celebrates the diversity of the holiday season and features the three world holidays celebrated during the run of our festival: Christmas, Hannukah and Kwanzaa. Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road. DallasArboretum.org.

JANUARY

• Through Jan. 1: Dallas Zoo Lights

Experience the magic of the Dallas Zoo Lights as the zoo transforms into a winter wonderland with over one million twinkling lights for this drive thru Christmas event. Enjoy more than a million lights, larger-than-life animal lanterns, Santa’s Workshop, lighted photo ops, musical stage performances and more. Open select nights from 5:30-10 p.m. Dallas Zoo, 650 S.R.L. Thornton Freeway. Tickets at DallasZoo.com.

• Through Jan. 1: Enchant

Enchant is the world’s largest holiday-themed light event, and it’s bringing back the holiday spirit to Fair Park. Featuring an immersive walk-thru light maze created with over 4 million sparkling lights, Enchant also includes an impressive 100-foot-tall holiday tree, a unique ice-skating trail, live entertainment, Santa visits, and a holiday shopping marketplace with crafts, gifts, and culinary treats including festive holiday beverages and cocktails. Fair Park. Tickets at EnchantChristmas.com. $25-34.

• Through Jan. 8: Modern Masters: A Tribute to Anne Windfohr Marion

Highlights of the contributions of one of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth’s greatest patrons, tracing her support over nearly a half century. This exhibition of eighty works by forty-seven artists includes five renowned pieces from her collection, given to the Modern on her passing in 2021. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell St., Fort Worth. TheModern.org.

• Jan. 11: Same-sex spouse grief group

• 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.

• Jan. 15-22: Aspen Gay Ski Week

• Jan. 19-21: Legally Blonde

Broadway at the Center presents the musical Legally Blonde. Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St. ATTPAC.org.

• Jan. 18-29: The Lion King

The Disney musical comes to Bass Hall, 5225 Commerce St., Fort Worth. BassHall.com.

• Jan. 24-Feb. 5: Pretty Woman

Broadway Dallas presents Pretty Woman: The Musical to Fair Park Music Hall. Tickets at BroadwayDallas.org.

• Jan. 25: Same-sex spouse grief group

FEBRUARY

• Feb. 4: Love Equality

An evening of fun and celebration benefiting Equality Texas from 8-11 p.m. at Crozier Hall, 2218 Bryan St., Suite 105. $100 at the door. $75 if purchased by Jan. 4. EqualityTexas.org.

• Feb. 7-12: Pretty Woman

The musical version of the hit film comes to Bass Hall, 5225 Commerce St., Fort Worth. BassHall.com.

• Feb. 8: Same-sex spouse grief group

• Feb. 16-March 5: Native Gardens

You can’t choose your neighbors in this contemporary comedy where cultures and gardens clash, turning well-intentioned neighbors into feuding enemies. Kalita Humphreys Theater, 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd. DallasTheaterCenter.org.

• Feb. 22: Same-sex spouse grief group

MARCH

• March 2-4: On Your Feet!

Broadway at the Center presents the story of Gloria Estefan. Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St. ATTPAC.org.

• March 2-12: Silver Foxes

Uptown Players presents a premiere by Golden Girls writers James Berg and Stan Zimmerman about three older queer men who save their best friend from his facility. Presented on the Theatre Three stage. UptownPlayers.org.

• March 8: Same-sex spouse grief group

• March 16-19: TBRU 27: Deadly Sins

Dallas Bears presents TBRU 27: Deadly Sins. Texas Bear Round Up returns to the Hyatt Regency. TBRU.org.

• March 22: Same-sex spouse grief group

• March 25: AIDS Walk South Dallas

Live Out Loud is this year’s theme for this year’s 5K walk that steps off from Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 2922 MLK Jr. Blvd. AIDSWalkSouthDallas.com.

• March 28-April 2: Annie

Broadway at the Bass presents Annie. The sun will come out tomorrow. Bass Hall, 525 Commerce St., Fort Worth. BassHall.com.

APRIL

• April 1: Toast to Life

80s Icons is the theme of the 25th annual Toast to Life benefiting Resource Center with DJ Blake Ward from 7-11 p.m. at Empire Room, 1225 N. Riverfront Blvd.

• April 6-8: Anastasia

Broadway at the Center presents the musical Anastasia. Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St. ATTPAC.org.

• April 7-30: Into the Woods

James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take favorite storybook characters and bring them together in this classic musical. Wyly Theatre, DallasTheaterCenter.org.

• April 12: Same-sex spouse grief group

• April 18-30: Tootsie

Broadway at the Center presents the musical Tootsie. Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St. ATTPAC.org.

• April 20-23: Broadway Our Way 2023

Uptown Players annual fundraiser written and directed by B.J. Cleveland. Kalita Humphries Theater. UptownPlayers.org.

• April 21: Caring for Our Own: LGBTQ Caregiver Conference

Presented by the Alzheimer’s Association on Zoom from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

• April 25-30: EmpowerHIM Men’s Summit

Black Trans Men present an empowerment summit at the National Black Trans Advocacy Conference.

• April 25-30: National Black Trans Advocacy Conference

• April 26: Same-sex spouse grief group

MAY

• May 4-8: Purple Party

Save the date for PPW23. PurpleFoundation.org.

• May 9-14: Tootsie

Broadway at the Bass presents the musical Tootsie. Bass Hall, 525 Commerce St., Fort Worth. BassHall.com.

• May 10: Same-sex spouse grief group

• May 11-13: Fiddler on the Roof

Broadway at the Center presents the musical Fiddler on the Roof. Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St. ATTPAC.org.

• May 13: House of DIFFA

DIFFA’s large annual House of DIFFA fashion show and luxury silent auction. Hilton Anatole Hotel.

• May 24: Same-sex spouse grief group

JUNE

• June 14: Same-sex spouse grief group

• June 24: Resource Center Pride

Celebrate Pride with Resource Center’s second community block party. Interactive exhibits for the whole family to enjoy, games, food trucks, live performances and more. On this day, we honor our history and celebrate our beautiful rainbow LGBTQIA+ community, including the trailblazing work of Resource Center. From 5-8 p.m. at the Community Center, 5750 Cedar Spring Road.

• June 27-July 2: Hadestown

Broadway at the Bass presents the Tony-winning best musical Hadestown. Bass Hall, 525 Commerce St., Fort Worth. BassHall.com.

• June 28: Same-sex spouse grief group