With Pride around the corner, the Gay Agenda to-do list beefs up. Click through to several early kickoff parties, Out On Film Closing Night, David Sedaris and many other weekly and special events.
• You oughta be in pictures. View today’s full schedule for Out on Film LGBT film festival @ Midtown Art Cinema. Early-day rescreenings, then evening films starting at 4 p.m.: “Out in the Silence,” festival board’s favorite shorts, “Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride,” and “Role/Play: The Movie” (top photo) with director and actors in attendance. Afterparty @ Amsterdam, 10:30 p.m. Read our interview with “Role/Play” director Rob Williams.
• Early arrivals. Bear Cocktail Hour @ Mixx, 6:30 p.m., Texas Hold’em Poker @ Blake’s, 7 p.m., Crazy Bitch Bingo @ Las Margaritas, 7:30 p.m., and Trivia @ Joe’s, 8 p.m.
• Writers reading. David Sedaris (middle photo) with his new book “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary” @ Cobb Energy Centre, 7:30 p.m., and Lisa Johnson with “Girl in Need of a Tourniquet” @ Charis, 7:30 p.m.
• Concert series. October’s Thursday live music event Nights On The Piazza, this week featuring Hope For Agoldensummer @ Woodruff Arts Center, 7 p.m.
• Lick it up. Ladies Night @ LeBuzz, 8 p.m., Line Dance Lessons with Joe @ 3 Legged Cowboy, 8 p.m., Midtown Comedy Show @ Bellissima, 9:30 p.m., and Xplosive Thursdays @ My Sisters’ Room, 10 p.m.
• Pride prep. Pride at The High: Celebrity Be Who You Want to Be costume party with DJay McCracken (bottom photo) @ High Museum, 8:30 p.m., Indulge Early Pride Kickoff with Steven Daigle, Frenchie Davis and more @ the W Midtown, 9 p.m., Coming Out for Pride Sounds So Good with DJs Sydney Slain & Heather B @ Halo, 10 p.m., and Azuca Latin Night: Pride Edition with DJ Karlitos @ the Heretic, 10 p.m.
• No people like show people. “Pageant: The Musical” @ 14th Street Playhouse, 8 p.m., and “Sammy & Me” @ the Alliance, 8 p.m. (Read our preview).
• Boys will be girls. The Shawnna Factor @ Blake’s, 10:30 p.m., and Princess Charles’ Fashionistas @ Burkharts, 11:30 p.m.
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.
