Get up, get out and do something. It’s easy to check in with our daily Gay Agenda calendar of local LGBT events to help you decide exactly what form that will take.

• Communal affairs. Out 2 Eat with AID Atlanta Gay Men’s Outreach @ Noodle, 7 p.m., and join Philip Rafshoon (top photo) and his staff for the Outwrite 18th Anniversary Fundraiser @ Escorpion, 7 p.m.

• Word. Cliterati Open No-Mic with Kat Williams @ Charis, 7:30 p.m., and Johnny Diaz (middle photo) with his new novel “Take the Lead” @ Outwrite, 7:30 p.m.

• Let’s meet about it. AEN Third Thursday Networking with Home Depot’s Eric Schelling @ Hudson Grille, 6:30 p.m., Dyke March Planning Meeting @ Willy’s, 7 p.m., plus MEGA Family Project’s Coming Out Support Group and Waiting for the Stork Prospective Parents Group @ Rush Center, both at 7 p.m.

• Let me entertain you. “An Evening with Leslie Jordon” (bottom photo) opens its run @ Mixx, 9:30 p.m., Purple Dragon Talent Show with Monte St. James @ XS Ultra Lounge, 10 p.m., the Shawnna Factor @ Blake’s, 10:30 p.m., and Princess Charles’ Fashionistas @ Burkhart’s, 11:30 p.m.

• Into the night. 3 Legged Cowboy Night @ Heretic, 8 p.m.,
Indulge @ Whiskey Park/W Midtown, 9 p.m., and many more nightlife options for you to choose on Thursday’s full bar and party 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.

Rafshoon photo by Amy Wenk for Midtown Patch.