ONE
NIGHT IN BANGKOK - A circuit party benefit for The
TURTLE CREEK CHORALE. 10p-4a,
THE
BRICK, 4117 Maple Ave. Sponsored by Dannee Phann and The
Brick. Dance to the music of DJ Bryan Macomson. VIP and HOST
event to be held Friday evening at
MICKEY'S, 3851 Cedar Springs Rd. - pick up VIP packets
and purchase tickets for the Saturday night event.
www.brickparty.net
2008
DALLAS-FT. WORTH GAYLA PROM FOR GLBTQ. 7pm-Midnight.
Hughes-Trigg Ballroom on the SMU Campus. Prom reserved for
ages 15-22. $15 online and $20 at the door. The goal of this
11th Annual event is to provide GLBTQ youth a safe and fun
place to meet each other GLBTQ youth, and come together as a
community. Tickets and info online at
www.gaylaprom.org
Hecho en Tejas, an eclectic literary and music ensemble
performance. 7:30pm. LCC Oak Farms Dairy
Performance Hall. $15 adults, $10 seniors, $5 students. LCC,
2600 Live Oak St., 214-670-3320.Come watch, listen and
participate in a celebration of Tejano culture in Dallas,
The Latino Cultural Center, Writer's Garret and Nuestra
Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say will host artists
whose work appears in the ground-breaking anthology from the
University of New Mexico Press and Southwestern Writers
Collection,Hecho en Tejas: An Anthology of Texas-Mexican
Literature.
www.dallasculture.org/latinocc . Watch video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PevjcRx32d4
CAPE! Comic
and Pop-Culture Expo. 10 am – 6 pm. A FREE comic book
day event at Craddock Park, 3300 Hawthorne Ave. (Lemmon Ave.
near the Tollway). The worlds largest Free Comic Book Day
event. This festival of comic book and comic art includes
more than 80 comic book writers and artists for a free
afternoon in the park. Seven thousand free comics, packets
for teachers and a huge comic quarter sale. Activities
include ‘La Reunion workshop panel’ at 11 am, ‘How to make
web comics’ panel at 2 pm and a Super Heroes costume contest
at 4 pm. Other weekend events include a Live Art Show on May
2nd at St. Pete’s Dancing Marlin on Commerce St. and a Big
Gay Brunch on May 4th at Frida’s on Cedar Springs Rd.
Complete information online at
www.capeday.com
SATURDAY,
MAY 10
The Women's
Chorus of Dallas will be performing "Heart
Lights" live on Saturday, May 10 at 4PM at Northaven United
Methodist Church. Treat Mom and other special women in your
life to an intimate, heart warming performance honoring the
women who light our paths. This is one performance that will
be most memorable when shared with the special women we all
have in our lives whether it be a mother, sister,
grandmother, daughter or best friend. Song selections will
include "In My Grandmother's Garden", "Girls Just Wanna Have
Fun", "Sisters", "Wind Beneath My Wings" and"You Raise Me
Up". The Women's Chorus of Dallas will be also welcome
special guests, MosaicSong, under the direction of Dana
Lobaugh, Director and the college bound recipient of the
John Thomas Scholarship. Single concert tickets are now on
sale and begin at $10 for seniors/students with adult
tickets ranging from $15-$25. A dessert reception will
follow in the Atrium. The Women's Chorus of Dallas offers
women the opportunity to sing classical choral repertoire
along with popular music. The Women's Chorus of Dallas is
comprised of over 70 singers who perform three Season
Concerts and over 20 outreach performances each year. The
chorus performs in support of and raises funds for Breast
Cancer and AIDS awareness, Domestic Violence Shelters, and
many other worthwhile causes. For more information on event
tickets, concert performances or membership in this
volunteer chorus, call 214-520-7828
www.twcd.org
MICHELOB ULTRA 10th ANNIVERSARY KATY 5K. 6:30 pm. KATY TRAIL
Dallas at Reverchon Park. Registration and information:
www.katytraildallas.org
SATURDAY,
MAY 24
BORDERS &
BRIDGES - A QUEER CONFERENCE. Presented by Jewel and the
RESOURCE
CENTER OF DALLAS. This exciting and diverse conference,
which spans over three days, is power packed with amazing
presenters and performers from across the U.S. From lesbian
to trans, our conference has workshops for a wide-variety of
identities and genders. The performance line-up for both
Saturday night performance at the all-new Sue Ellen's and
the Sunday Afternoon performance at Buddies II is stellar.
This is set to be an exciting three days. RESOURCE CENTER OF
DALLAS, 2701 Reagan St.
www.rcdallas.org
