All amped up for the weekend? LGBT Atlanta doesn’t make you wait. Hit the ground running with happy hours, game nights, performances, or theme parties with you written all over them.
• Work release programs. Bear Cocktail Hour (top photo) @ Mixx, 6:30 p.m., and AEN Third Thursday networking with Donna Garland @ Palomar Hotel, 6:30 p.m.
• Out of the closet. Now what? Coming Out Support Group with MEGA Family Project, 7 p.m.
• Girl power. Cliterati Open No-Mic ft. Lacey Roop (middle photos) @ Charis, 7:30 p.m., Ladies Night @ LeBuzz, 8 p.m., and Xplosive Thursday with Atlanta XPlosion @ My Sisters’ Room, 9 p.m.
• Caught on film. Last Valentine’s Day’s CinErotic Film Fest was a huge success. Come enjoy the Best of CinErotic Film Fest 2010 screenings @ Eyedrum, 8 p.m.
• Pull through. Swimming with Atlanta Rainbow Trout @ Ga. Tech, 7:30 p.m.
• Play the cards you’re dealt. Texas Hold’em Poker @ Blake’s, 7 p.m., and Crazy Bitch Bingo @ Las Margaritas, 7:30 p.m.
• Putting on a show. The Shawnna Factor @ Blake’s, 10 p.m., and Princess Charles’ Fashionistas @ Burkharts, 11:30 p.m.
• Weekly specials. This week’s Indulge party features art by Brannon Purvis, AEN special guests and DJ Shane V (bottom photo) @ the W Midtown, 9 p.m., Papi’s Café Con Leche Latin Night @ Heretic, 10 p.m., and Net Work internet games and cocktails with Traxx Atlanta @ Obsessions, 10 p.m.
Keeping count? That’s right: 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.