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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 via Zoom at this time. It starts at 11:45 a.m. and it 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. 10: Release

Blake Baker and Bodhi Calagna invite you to RELEASE with a brand new mind-blowing audio-visual experience at Station 4 … and we’re turning it up a notch with more production, more visuals, and even bigger sound. Get ready for the biggest RELEASE ever from 9 p.m.-4 a.m. at S4, 3911 Cedar Springs Road. Tickets at Eventbrite.com.

• Dec. 10: Lorelei K

Led by trans singer Dahlia Knowles, the local band celebrates the release of a new single with a live performance. The bill includes Mountain of Smoke and Nicole Marxen. 9 p.m. at Three Links, 2704 Elm St. Lorelei-k.Bandcamp.com.

• Dec. 10-11: Jaston Williams’ Blood and Holly

Greater Tuna creator performs his one-man holiday show for a limited engagement. Williams recalls his childhood Christmases including that one time he spent Christmas Eve in a bar. 7:30 p.m. at the Isis Theatre, 2401 N. Main St., Fort Worth. DowntownCowtown.com.

• Dec. 10, 12: Kinsey Sicks at Uptown Players

Uptown Players presents Oy Vey in a Manger with the Kinsey Sicks. Angel, Winnie, Trixie, and Trampolina trying to sell off their manger — yes, that manger — before it’s foreclosed upon. Crises arise, secrets are revealed, Jewish-Gentile tensions surface, and mayhem ensues — all in glorious four-part harmony. Includes the holiday classics “God Bless Ye Femmy Lesbians” and “Don’t Be Happy, Worry.” Kalita Humphries Theater, 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd. Tickets at UptownPlayers.org.

• Dec. 11: The Teddy Bear Party

A new 24-inch teddy bear that will go to Children’s Health is part of the admission at The Echo Lounge and Music Hall, 1323 N. Stemmons Freeway. $100. TeddyBearParty.org.

• Dec. 11: Queer Reads

Queer Reads is an online book club that meets the second Saturday of every month from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Register at dallaslibrary.librarymarket.com/events/queer-reads-book-club-0.

• Dec. 11: DSO Family Christmas Pops

A special one-hour long family-friendly performance of the DSO’s popular Christmas Pops concert. Go early for pre-concert activities for children. 11 a.m. at the Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St. DallasSymphony.org.

• Dec. 12: 22nd annual Christmas Stocking Auction

The annual Christmas Stocking Auction, hosted by the hottest cowboys anywhere, benefits Legacy Cares at 6 p.m. at the Round-Up Saloon, 3912 Cedar Springs Road. Want to donate an item or items for a one-of-a-kind holiday basket? Email chris.lynch@legacycounseling.org or events@roundupsaloon.com.

• Dec. 14: Big Brassy Christmas and Organ Extravaganza

Deck the halls with the DSO brass and percussion sections and the Lay Family Concert Organ. 7:30 p.m. at the Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St. DallasSymphony.org.

• Dec. 15: Empower Dallas

A virtual career fair for trans and nonbinary job seekers presented by Human Rights Campaign and TransCanWork. From 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Register at app.brazenconnect.com/events/Bbj5e?fbclid=IwAR1Jv305i37Zfy3ZT4ZyZMQKkrybJWFjrDNQhCB8o6zKq5FflfXwCloo2-I

• Dec. 16: Black Tie Dinner wrap party

Beneficiary check distribution wrap party at 6:30 p.m. at South Side Music Hall, Gilley’s Dallas, 1135 Botham Jean Blvd.

• Dec. 17: Pride Night at Allen Americans

The Allen American Professional Hockey Club holds Pride Night at Credit Union of Texas Event Center, 200 E. Stacy Road, Building 1350, Allen. AllenAmericans.com.

• Dec. 17: LeAnn Rimes

LeAnn Ries performs an evening of holiday classics and hits in her Home for the Holidays Christmas concert at the Winspear Opera House. ATTPAC.org.

• Dec. 17-19: Hollywood Holidays

Experience the magic of the silver screen come to life with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St. DallasSymphony.org.

• Dec. 17-19 Sure Stars Shining

The Turtle Creek Chorale wraps up its 41st season with a return to Moody Performance Hall, 2520 Flora St. for its holiday concert. Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Tickets at TurtleCreekChorale.com.

• Dec. 18: Vets of SNL

Saturday Night Live veterans Jon Lovitz, Chris Kattan, Tim Meadows and Finesse Mitchell appear at the Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St. at 7 p.m. ATTPAC.org.

• Dec. 18-April 17: Sandy Rodriguez in Isolation

A selection of new works on paper conceived by the Los Angeles–based painter during her Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency in Southern California at the height of COVID-19. The exhibition features more than 30 landscapes, protest scenes, maps, and botanical studies, created using Rodriguez’s hand-processed inks and watercolors, which she derived from plants and mineral pigments native to the region. Amon Carter Museum, 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth. CarterMuseum.org.

• Dec. 20: Sarah Brightman

Sarah Brightman – A Christmas Symphony at 7:30 p.m. at Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St. ATTPAC.org.

Dec. 21: An Evening With David Archuleta

The evening will feature David singing many of his solo offerings, as well as a few selections with the men of the Turtle Creek Chorale. The TCC will also share some holiday favorites of their own at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church Richardson, 503 N. Central Expy., Richardson. TurtleCreekChorale.com.

• Dec. 21: A Very Swingin’ Basie Christmas: The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra | Jazz Series

From favorite hits to selections from the orchestra’s critically acclaimed album, A Very Swingin’ Basie Christmas! this concert will bring the zing to the season. 7:30 p.m. at the Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St. DallasSymphony.org.

• Dec. 22-23: Pentatonix

Pentatonix: The Evergreen Christmas Tour 2021 at 7 p.m. at Texas Trust CU Theatre, 1001 Performance Place, Grand Prairie. ticketsonsale.com.

• Dec. 25: Christmas

• Through Dec. 26: A Christmas Carol

The classic holiday tale and theater tradition has been adapted by Kevin Moriarty and will be directed by Christie Vela and choreographed by Joel Ferrell. Raphael Parry will play the role of Ebenezer Scrooge. Wyly Theatre, 2400 Flora St. DallasTheaterCenter.org.

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

The women of the Beulaville Baptist Book Club decide to do a fundraiser and hire the Beaumont Ballet to perform The Nutcracker. Madge’s piña colada casserole unfortunately sickens the cast with food poisoning. Luckily, there is another dance troop in town — the Velvet Kittens Burlesque Dancers. Talk about your nutcracker. Presented by Mark-Brian Sonna. Studio Theatre, 15650 Addison Road. MBSProductions.info.

• Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve

• Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra

The Dallas Symphony’s tribute to the Viennese tradition returns. Toast the New Year with lively waltzes from the Strauss dynasty, honoring the most prestigious of New Year’s musical traditions. Then, stay afterward to ring in the New Year at the exclusive Meyerson ‘Til Midnight after-party. 7:30 p.m. at the Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St. DallasSymphony.org

• Dec. 31: NYE at the Round-Up Saloon

New Years Eve tickets are $20 in advance via Eventbrite and $30 at the door. VIP tables are $200 per table. The theme color is blue. Food will be catered by Flaming Grill BBQ and both dinner and breakfast will be served. At midnight, there will be a balloon cash drop. The Round-Up Saloon, 3912 Cedar Springs Road.

• Dec. 31: NYE at Cedar Springs Tap house

That’s Showbiz drag show starring Raquel Blake and Daphne Rio. No cover but call 214-377-7446 to reserve a table, Countdown at midnight with a champagne toast. Cedar Springs Tap House, 4123 Cedar Springs Road.

• Dec. 31: RAM Party

RAM Party Dallas New Years Eve begins at 10 p.m. at Viva’s Lounge, 1350 Manufacturing St. Suite 120.

• Dec. 31: Reunion Tower Over the Top NYE

Reunion Tower ushers in the new year by presenting a Texas-sized New Year’s Eve event — the only 360-degree, panoramic fireworks spectacular in the Central time zone will light up the Dallas skyline starting at 11:59 p.m. This celebratory 10-minute show features pyrotechnics fired from 560 feet above ground and LED lighting effects visible for miles across North Texas. Reunion Tower GeO-Deck, 300 Reunion Boulevard East.

• Through Dec. 31: Holiday at the Arboretum

Take a walk through the Dallas Arboretum during one of their most magical times of the year. Holiday at the Arboretum features a German-inspired Christmas Village, The 12 Days of Christmas, the incredibly decorated DeGolyer House and brand new 50-foot-tall animated Dazzling Musical Tree. Dallas Aboretum, 8525 Garland Road. DallasArboretum.org.

JANUARY

• Jan. 1: New Year’s Day

• Jan. 4-9: What the Constitution Means to Me

A play by Heidi Schreck at the Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St. ATTPAC.org.

• Jan. 4-9: Dear Evan Hansen

Broadway at the Bass presents the 2017 Best Musical Tony Award winner. Bass Hall, 525 Commerce St., Fort Worth. Tickets at BassHall.com.

• Jan. 6: 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.

• Through Jan 8.: Ciara Elle Bryant at The MAC

Ciara Elle Bryant’s Server: Love Ta, Love Ta Love Ya puts forth a dynamic culmination of the Dallas artist’s recent artistic projects. Encompassing each gallery space of The MAC, the exhibition serves as a visual bibliography of Bryant’s personal histories as they relate to the wider experience of being Black in America.The MAC, 1503 S. Ervay St. Opening reception Oct. 16 from 5-8 p.m. The-MAC.org.

• Jan. 10: A Life in the Theater: A concert celebration of Donald Fowler

A memorial concert celebrating the late Dallas actor, composer and playwright will feature the first public performance of a selection from Oregon, Fowler’s unfinished musical. Performing artists will include: Mikey Abrams, Denise Lee, Terry Loftis, Markus Lloyd, Liz Mikel, Doug Miller, Lee Walter and Seth Womack and more. Free but reservations are encouraged by emailing donaldfowlermemorialconcert@gmail.com. 7 p.m. at On the Levee, 1108 Quaker St. DonaldFowlerArtsFund.com.

• Jan. 13: Second Thursdays at the Carter

Culture & Creation: Explore Sandy Rodriguez’s art she created during isolation while embracing nature in Joshua Tree National Park during 2020 from 5-8 p.m. at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth. Free. CarterMuseum.org.

• Jan. 14-16, Jan. 21-23: No Second Chances

New play about a Bright-eyed, energetic news anchor Ruthie who can’t help feeling like there is something missing. The enigmatic cynic Tristine is that something, and she’s desperate to prove it. Upstairs at Sue Ellen’s, 3014 Throckmorton St. Tickets at Eventbrite.

• Through Jan. 16: Prime Time for Murder

Pegasus Theatre presents the World Premiere of the 21st Harry Hunsacker adventure that takes place in a television studio where the program “Mystery Theater” is broadcast live.The show is presented in the company’s signature Living Black and White an directed by Michael Serrecchia. Opens Dec. 29 at the Eisemann Center, 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson. PegasusTheatre.com.

• Jan. 18-30: Hadestown

Dallas Summer Musicals presents the musical Hadestown at the Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St.

FEBRUARY

• Through Feb. 6, 2022: Van Gogh and the Olive Groves

Co-organized by the DMA and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and making its world premiere at the DMA, Van Gogh and the Olive Groves is the first exhibition dedicated to Vincent van Gogh’s important olive grove series, created between June and December 1889 during his stay at the asylum of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Reunited for the first time, the paintings reveal Van Gogh’s passionate investigation of the expressive powers of color and line, and his choice of the olive groves as an evocative subject. The exhibition highlights exciting new discoveries about the artist’s techniques, materials, and palette that emerged from a collaborative conservation and scientific research project covering all 15 paintings in the series. Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St. DMA.org.

• Feb. 6-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.

• Feb. 9: Diana Krall

Diana Krall in concert at Texas Trust CU Theatre, Grand Prairie. Tickets.DianaKrall.com.

• Feb. 18-20: 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.

• Feb. 26: Dash for the Beads

Co-founded by gay Cliff Dwellers David Sassano and Chad West, the 12th annual event is $25 for the 1-mile fun run, $40 for the 5K distance and $70 for the 10K distance. One-mile and 5K participants will receive a race T-shirt and commemorative medal. 10K runners will receive a high quality race jacket. 10K participants: be sure to register early to ensure your jacket is ready in time for packet pickup. Jackets are only available while supplies last. Race registration ends Feb. 20. Register by Dec. 31 with promo code “luvdfb” for $5 off your 5K or 10K registration. Supports local schools. DashForTheBeads.org/sign-up.

MARCH

• March 3: 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.

• March 5: Rhapsody gala

Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald headlines the Turtle Creek Chorale’s Rhapsody galaat the Morton Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St. Tickets at one.bidpal.net/rhapsody2022/welcome.

• March 10-19: Do No Harm

The Elevator Project presents Do No Harm presented by Soul Rep Theatre Company at the Wyly Theatre, 2400 Flora St.

• March 22: Legacy Under the Sea

More details to follow. 8-11 p.m. VIP at 7 p.m. at 7 For Parties, 150 Turtle Creek Blvd. #107.

• March 26: Todrick Hall

The Feminine Tour at 8 p.m. at Texas Trust CU Theatre, 1001 Performance Place, Grand Prairie. ticketsonsale.com.

• March 24-27: TBRU

Texas Bear Round Up takes place from noon Thursday through noon Sunday at the Hyatt Regency, 300 Reunion Blvd.

• March 31-April 9: Rage

The Elevator Project presents Rage presented by Jenelle Gray at the Studio Theatre, 2400 Flora St.

APRIL

• April 26: David Sedaris

An evening with David Sedaris presented by the Dallas Museum of Art at 7:30 p.m. at McFarlin Auditorium, 6405 Boaz Lane.

• April 26-May 1: Summer: The Donna Summer Musical

Broadway Series presents Summer: The Donna Summer Musical at the Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St. ATTPAC.org.

MAY

• 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.

• 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 10-15: Waitress

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

• 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 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.

JULY

• 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 26-31: The Prom

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

AUGUST

• 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).

SEPTEMBER

• Sept. 18: PositiviTEA: A Legacy Brunch

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