You work so hard. Friday is the reward. Check out today’s LGBT events that set up your weekend: Out On Film Opening Night, art openings, author readings, sports, bar nights and more.

• Artful endeavors. “Salvador Dali: The Late Work” @ The High, all day, ArtRave @ Youth Pride, 5:30 p.m., Karen Shacham’s “Couples” Pride season photography exhibit (top photo) opening @ the Sound Table, 6 p.m., and FLUX 2010 art event @ Castleberry Hill, 8 p.m.

• Happy hours. Pre-Pride Networking with Out & Equal @ BlueMed Spa, 5 p.m., and Piano Cocktail Hour @ Mixx, 6:30 p.m.

• The whole wide world. Author Lori Ostlund (middle photo) reads and signs her compilation of stories, “Bigness of the World” @ Charis, 7:30 p.m.

• Sportsmanlike behavior. Fall Softball games with Decatur Women’s Sports League, 6 p.m., and Swimming & Water Polo with Atlanta Rainbow Trout, 7:30 p.m.

• On stage. “Rent” in concert @ Theater Emory, 7 p.m., and “Pageant: The Musical” @ 14th Street Playhouse, 8 p.m.

• You should be in pictures. Out On Film Opening Night with “You Should Meet My Son” (bottom photo) @ Midtown Art Cinema, 7:30 p.m. Afterparty @ Hotel Palomar. Read our festival preview with video from tonight’s movie, and our interview with the film’s director.

• Raising the bars. Click through the complete nightlife calendar for what’s up in Midtown, Ansley, Amsterdam Walk, East Atlanta and the Cheshire corridor.

There are even more gay things to do on today’s Gay Agenda. View the full list on Project Q Atlanta’s interactive community calendar. You can also submit your own events.