Happy Memorial Day! With no work to weigh you down, LGBT Atlanta turns out events to lift you up. Whether it’s a day of remembrance, reverence or revelry, it’s yours for the taking.
• Gays in the military. Memorial Day Taps Ceremony with American Veterans for Equal Rights, Georgia Chapter (top photo) @ Piedmont Park (12th Street at Piedmont Avenue), 12 p.m.
• Cocktails and cookouts. Miss Chambers Memorial Day Hot Dog Extravaganza @ Woofs, 12:30 p.m., Anchors Aweigh Party @ Oscars, 2 p.m., Memorial Day Bare as U Dare @ Friends on Ponce, 4 p.m., and Memorial Day Cookout & 2nd Anniversary Party featuring DJ Justin Ryan (bottom photo) @ Mixx, 5:30 p.m.
• Dinner and a show. Wind down your holiday weekend with Dragamundo @ Las Margaritas, 8:30 p.m.
• On and on. Start early and stay late for Bear Chest Night @ Atlanta Eagle, 10 p.m., Industry Night @ Mary’s, 10 p.m., Monday Madness @ the Heretic, 10 p.m., and Drag on the Edge @ Blake’s, 11 p.m.
There are even more things to do on today’s Gay Agenda. View the full list, including all of your weekly bar nights, community meetings and sporting events, on Project Q Atlanta’s interactive community calendar. You can also submit your own events.