As the week and year wind down, you gear up. So does the local Gay Agenda calendar. Scope out the LGBT events set for today, and see what kind of trouble you can get into.

• Start early; stay late. Bear Cocktail Hour & Toolboxx Thursday, 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., followed by The Unexpected Cabaret @ Mixx, 11 p.m.

• Poetry, music, dance and art. The Occupy Atlanta Variety Show raises funds for the cause (top photo) @ Manuel’s Tavern, 8 p.m.

• Depends on who you are. Crazy Bitch Bingo @ Las Margaritas, 7:30 p.m., and Dirty Boy Bingo with Ruby Redd @ Cockpit, 9 p.m.

• Nighttime, right time. 3 Legged Cowboy Night @ The Heretic, 8 p.m., Xplosive Thursday @ My Sisters’ Room, 9 p.m., Twisted Thursday with Phoenix (bottom photo) @ Burkhart’s, 11:30 p.m., and more bars in more places on the full nightlife calendar.

There are even more 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.

Occupy photo by Creative Loafing.