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█ TEXAS NEWS 8 Thorgy Thor headlining Night of Stars 10 Out in the Park just a week away 11 Woodruff supporters seek retrial

█ LIFE+STYLE 14 K. Flay is out to slay 16 Jillian Bell ia running for a hit 14 18 FILM: Pennywise is back in action

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09.06.19 █ dallasvoice 3 Presented by instan DallasVoice.com/Category/Instant-Tea FASHION OPTICAL SAY HER NAME: TEATrans teen Democrats said they filed a variety of bills addressing gun safety, and all of those bills, Bailey murdered in Baltimore except Anchia’s, died in committee. A 17-year-old transgender girl known as The legislators acknowledged that their Bailey was shot to death in the 4300 block bills wouldn’t stop all gun violence but ar- of Parkwood in Baltimore on Labor Day, gued that the legislation would prevent some. according to reports posted by WMAR2 While Chris Turner, D-Arlington, sounded Luxury News, the ABC affiliate in Baltimore, and on optimistic about the call for a special session, the Instagram account murder_ink_bmore. Eyewear Anchia was particularly discouraged. He said Residents of the area told WMAR that around that if the governor was against preventing 8 p.m. they heard gunshots and then heard people from openly carrying military assault people screaming. EXPO weapons on active runways at commercial The WMAR report, posted online Tuesday airports — a no-brainer, he called it — he morning, Sept. 3, says that Bailey and her had little hope anything would be accom- friends had just left a party when the shooting plished. happened. A comment on the murder_ink- “The bills we’re seeking are not radical,” bmore Instagram posted said that Bailey was Anchia said. “just a(n) innocent bystander.” Rep. 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Ahmad Goree, elected as president of the board for the foundation, said he is “honored to have the privilege” of being the founda- tion’s first board president and helping set its agenda. Ten Dallas-area state representatives “I look forward to working with this pro- spoke at Dallas County Commissioners gressive board of directors and Stephanie Court encouraging Gov. Greg Abbott Houston. We are committed to honoring to call a special session to address gun Muhlaysia’s legacy through meaningful work violence. (David Taffet/Dallas Voice) to an extremely marginalized segment of Democratic Texas state representatives society.” held press conferences across the state “It is most appropriate that I honor the Wednesday morning, Sept. 4, to call for a legacy of my daughter by creating this special session of the Texas Legislature to foundation, which can help young women deal with gun violence. Locally, 10 DFW reps like Muhlaysia to feel loved, be safe and be spoke in the Dallas County Commissioners greater,” Houston said. “I have chosen to be th n Court room, urging the governor to call them proactive rather than reactive in helping to September 14 12:30 to 5:30pm back into session. save these young women. The brutal assault n Top designer glasses & sunglasses at substancially reduced prices Dallas state Rep. Rafael Anchia spoke on and murder of my daughter will forever leave a bill he sponsored with Rep. Terry Meza that a hole in my heart, but it will also serve as n Bring your prescription as these frames are for purchase would prevent open carry of firearms on air- motivation for myself and others to fight the current government agenda against n Valet parking available n FREE and open to the public port tarmacs. The bill passed with bipartisan support in the legislature earlier this year but transgender women and the increasing acts was vetoed by Gov. 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Kelexis Davenport will be the emcee. horgy Thor (aka VIP Reception and early seating is from 5-6 p.m. Doors open Shane Thor Galligan) for general admission at 6 p.m., and a meet-and-greet will follow first gained national the show, from 9-9:30 p.m. VIP Individual tickets are $50 plus service fees in advance. attention as a contes- The Bronze VIP Package is available in advance for $175 tant on Season 8 of plus service fees and includes early access and refreshments RuPaul’s Drag Race, plus access for photos with Thorgy Thor for four people. The and then again when $250-plus-service-fees advance price provides VIP access for he appeared on Sea- six people. son 3 of Drag Race All Stars. But Thorgy Advance tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available was already a force to be reckoned with online at BrownPaperTickets.com/event/4272316. Individual VIP tickets are $75 at the door, if any are still in the Brooklyn drag scene. available. Thorgy brings her unique brand of General admission tickets are $25 plus service fees in music+performance art+fashion+drag advance and $30 at the door. to Dallas’ Rose Room on Saturday, Sept. 14 to headline the Night of Stars 2019, a that “Brooklyn’s drag edy performance art — moving forward fundraiser for the Greg Dollgener Me- style has contributed in your career, which one would you morial AIDS Fund’s Team Metro for to [your] aesthetic.” choose, and why? Well, they are all very LifeWalk, and Dallas Voice chatted with What does that mean? different. I would never choose to exclude her recently via email to find out more What sets Brooklyn drag any of those expressions; they are all queens apart and makes intertwined. In my show “Thorgy and the about this one-of-a-kind performer. █ Thorchestra” at Gramercy Theater on — Tammye Nash them special? Describe the “Brooklyn drag style” Aug. 24, we played Mendelssohn’s String for me and explain what Quartet No. 6 and in the next piece I was Dallas Voice: How did your stage name, makes it different. When chugging a beer on stage then moving “Thorgy Thor,” come about? Thorgy I first moved to Brooklyn, into a modern dance. There are no limits Thor: My middle name is “Thor,” after there were two gay bars, as an entertainer. Do what you feel and my grandfather. He grew up in Norway, and I could count on one always try new collaborations. married a Thora, had four kids, then came hand the drag entertainers With that said, there is nothing more gratify- over to Long Island. I’m proud of my Nor- that worked. Now there ing than nailing a lip sync to your favorite wegian heritage, so I combined my middle are hundreds! Every time I Whitney Houston track and watching a kid name with my last initial, G — “ THORGY.” return from tour, there’s a in the front row living his best life. new queen who says “Hi, You started out as a musician. What was Music, comedy and theatrical perfor- the catalyst for becoming a drag queen, my name is Poopy Diapers, and used that as the score to many of mances are art forms. What makes too? I always found myself leading the and I’m available for bookings!” I support my earlier drag shows. I would add voice drag an art form, too? Do you think violin section of an orchestra, playing all of it. over and always tell a story. Most of time, there is a difference between “just Tchaikovsky and imagining how much Brooklyn is just tons of fun. All the entertain- I would incorporate what was going on in drag” and drag as an art form? Drag is more fun it would be to incorporate a ment and venues are within walking dis- the news at the time. I should bring back the ultimate art form. There are no limits. It ridiculous entertainer in the front, with tances from each other, so it’s fun to just my 12-minute number about Octomom. combines fashion, performance, move- musical score. In the middle of a Brahms hit the streets in fashion and go door-to- Remember her? ment, expression and comedy. What a symphony, I would think to myself, door showing off. I was the first Brooklyn great life to live! Use your body as a medi- On top of the music, the drag and the “Wouldn’t it be divine to have three figures girl on RuPaul’s Drag Race, and I’ll never um to express yourself. Drag is about ideas. move across the stage in unison, in cloaks performance art, you are into fashion, too. forget RuPaul saying to me “Thorgy Thor, Drag is in a state of constant evolution, … paddling a canoe?” So, I started to What sparked that interest, and what part you brought the BK to the RDR, and I aint and RuPaul’s Drag Race is obviously experiment with makeup and costum- does the fashion play into the rest of your gonna lie, I’m loving it!” My good friend affecting that evolution by constantly ing, and the rest is history. I dare you to stage persona? Who isn’t into fashion!?! and BK Drag Race Sister Sasha Velour showing the difference in and dynamic find some early pictures of me in “drag!” I’ve been collecting and restoring vintage stole the crown shortly thereafter, and between the different styles of drag — They are hilarious. I was a pre-YouTube, clothing since middle school, so I have I couldn’t be more proud that we both fashion drag, performance art drag, pre-Facebook queen, so my scope of quite a collection. Truth be told, part of my represent what Brooklyn is about: art, dance drag, pageant drag, etc. What influence was minimal at best. week is taking inventory of my closet to fashion, ridiculous ideas and supporting include in my insurance! I have everything do you see as the next step in that Can you describe the process you went one another as a community. from fabulous McQueen pieces to Chanel evolution? Skydiving in unison with 100 through to combine your musical skill Your bio on your website says that you suits to medieval armor! You cannot deny queens from the sky to open up the Met and talent with your talent for drag and “love to lip-sync just as much as when you put on a vintage stone-washed Gala next year! performance art? Was it something create collaborative performance art denim studded jacket from the ’80s that Tell me a little bit now about Thorgy Thor you thought out and planned, or was that mashes together drag, music and your inner fashion clown doesn’t shine! off-stage, or in another words, tell me it more spontaneous? I sat in front of comedy.” What is it about lip-sync that about every-day, real-life you. What are my computer for years recording all four I read on Wikipedia that you consider attracts you it? If you had to choose parts of a Mendelssohn string quartet yourself “a Brooklyn drag queen,” and just one — lip-sync or music and com- THORGY, Page 12

8 dallasvoice.com █ 09.06.19 Night of Stars 2019 Thorgy Thor headlines the Night of Stars 2019, a fundraiser benefitting the Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund’s Team Metro and the 2019 LifeWalk. The show will be held from 5-9 p.m. at The Rose Room inside S4, 3911 Cedar Springs Road. In addition to Thorgy Thor, the show will feature Carmella DuBuque, Jenna Skyy, Gloria Devine, Krystal Summers, Jada Pinkette Fox, Sabrina Starr, Linze Serrell and Wayne Smith. Kelexis Davenport will be the emcee. VIP Reception and early seating is from 5-6 p.m. Doors open for general admission at 6 p.m., and a meet-and-greet will follow the show, from 9-9:30 p.m. VIP Individual tickets are $50 plus service fees in advance. The Bronze VIP Package is available in advance for $175 plus service fees and includes early access and refreshments plus access for photos with Thorgy Thor for four people. The $250-plus-service-fees advance price provides VIP access for six people. Advance tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available online at BrownPaperTickets.com/event/4272316. Individual VIP tickets are $75 at the door, if any are still available. General admission tickets are $25 plus service fees in advance and $30 at the door.

09.06.19 █ dallasvoice 9 Sister Helen Holy joins Out in the Park

Ticket sales end midnight between The Titan and the New Texas Wednesday Giant, highlighted by a performance by comedian Paul J. Williams as Sister Hel- DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer en Holy, entertaining during the picnic. [email protected] This year, Out in the Park is sponsored by HELP’s Centers for LGBT Health and ay Day at Six Wellness in Arlington and Fort Worth. Flags has been Dallas Voice and Arlington Conven- held every year tion & Visitors Bureau are cohosting the on Pride parade event. weekend since Tickets are $48.45 and include parking, 1997. This year a “family” picnic lunch, entertainment, the parade moved raffle items and giveaways. That is a to June, but the significant discount off the regular ad- celebration in the park, now renamed mission of $82.99, which doesn’t include Out in the Park, remains on the third food or parking. Sunday in September. Only those who have purchased spe- This year’s event, along with the name cial Out In The Park tickets can partic- change, features a “family picnic” meal ipate in the picnic, but season ticket from 2-4 p.m. at the pavilion located HELEN, Page 12 Niketa Watson

10 dallasvoice.com █ 09.06.19 When prosecutors sent the knife back for dent. a second test, one drop of Woodruff’s The bodies weren’t found until two Justice dad’s blood appeared. days later, giving someone else plenty of The timeline shows Woodruff had 14 time to return to the house in Hunt Coun- minutes to kill his parents. The living ty and clean the bathroom. But Woodruff room, where the bodies were found, was couldn’t have been that person. He was denied very bloody, with blood going right up with his friend at S4 that night and by the to the bathroom. The bathroom, howev- next morning had returned to school. er, was scrubbed clean. Prosecutors con- Poggensee said he’ll screen the docu- Supporters of Brandon Woodruff tend Woodruff killed his parents with mentary he’s been making about the case will travel to Austin to petition multiple weapons and then cleaned the on Tuesday evening, Sept. 17, to an Aus- Appeals Court to reopen case scene and showered in that short time. tin audience and hopes the next morning No trace of blood was found in Wood- some will return to deliver the petition Brandon Woodruff ruff’s truck that he drove from their to the court. DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer Woodruff was convicted of murder- house, which he did visit earlier in the On Wednesday, Sept. 18, they’ll walk [email protected] ing his parents in 2010 when he was 19, evening. from the hotel to the court at 8 a.m. and despite no physical or DNA evidence Phone records would prove Wood- present the petition to become part of cott Poggensee will host linking him to the crime. Poggensee said ruff was not at his family’s new home the public record. He said there are three a screening of Texas Jus- prosecutors violated Woodruff’s 6th in Hunt County when the murder took possible outcomes. The court could over- tice: Brandon Woodruff Amendment rights when they listened place are missing. He claims he was at turn the verdict, call for new oral argu- at the LaQuinta Austin to all discussions between the accused their old house in Heath along Lake Ray ments or refuse to reopen the case. Capitol on Sept. 17 be- teen and his attorney in the Hunt Coun- Hubbard. While phone records exist for Poggensee said he hopes people from fore presenting a peti- ty jail. the day before and the day after the mur- Dallas who have followed the case will tion to the Texas Court The documentary maker said the ap- der, the records for that day are mysteri- be able to come to Austin to present the of Criminal Appeals the peal to the court includes pages full of ously missing. petition. State Rep. Richard Raymond next morning asking for evidence that doesn’t add up. For exam- From Heath, Woodruff drove to North of Webb County will be accompanying

Woodruff’s case to be reopened. ple, there were three murder weapons — Dallas to pick up a friend and the two Poggensee to the court. █ Poggensee said he hopes friends from two knives and a gun. That normally in- went dancing at S4 on Cedar Springs To sign the petition, visit Change.org/p/ Dallas will join supporters in Austin to dicates multiple attackers. One knife was Road. The next morning, Woodruff re- texas-court-of-criminal-appeals-hear-bran- file the plea. tested for blood and the lab found none. turned to Abilene where he was a stu- don-woodruff-s-pdr

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That takes you to the discount- She said she offers medical treatment sure coasters, parachutes, tea cups, cars Power Wave coaster coming next sea- Contributors: Chris Azzopardi, Gary Bellomy, Jenny Block, ed tickets. when needed and makes sure every- and bobsleds and other attractions are son. She described it as a one-of-a-kind J. Denton Bricker, Alicia Chang, D’Anne Witowski, Lawrence Ferber, Hardy Haberman, Scott Huffman, Lisa Keen, Mark coaster and water ride all in one. Lowry, Joey Moreno, Cassie Nova, Josh Robbins, Mikey Rox, For those who will be staying late at Howard Lewis Russell, James Russell, Out in the Park and looking for dinner Terri Schlichenmeyer, Leslie McMurray, Mathew Shaw, after the “family lunch” that afternoon, Brandi Amara Skyy, Mark Stokes, Jef Tingley, Casey Williams Photographers: Kat Haygood, Chuck Marcelo, Cassie Quinn Watson suggested checking out her fa- Interns: Jacob Kelley, Joshua Kelley, John McClanahan, vorite restaurant, Chop Stix, a new Chi- Lily Philips nese restaurant located near the Tower. Usually Six Flags winds down its advertising Chad Mantooth Advertising Director █ 131 season with Fright Fest then opens on Nicholas Gonzalez Advertising Account Rep. █ 115 weekends for Holiday in the Park before Stephen Mobley MarketPlace Sales █ 123 gearing up for the next spring/summer National Advertising Representative Providing comprehensive and compassionate medical care season. But just this week, the company Rivendell Media Inc. 908-232-2021 announced the park will be open year- art to the LGBT community for more than 35 Years! round on weekends, starting this fall. █ Kevin Thomas Art Director █ 119 Shawn Weston Graphic Designer █ 132 multimedia Stephen Mobley Social Media Director █ 123 Brian Kennedy Video Producer , From Page 8 THORGY Israel Luna Video Producer/DVtv host Brad Pritchett DVtv Host your interests and hobbies? What do Brandi Amara Skyy DVtv Host you do to relax? Do you have a partner Regina Lyn or other family you want to mention? circulation You interested in dating me? Give me a Linda Depriter Circulation Director █ 120 call! My brain works fast, and most of my friends are constantly frustrated with founders Robert Moore █ Don Ritz me, so be prepared. I love to go out to extravagant lunches and order the most affiliations/memberships expensive things on the menu and sit Associated Press - Associate Member there for hours on my days off. 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The administration uals’ gen- choice many make to be openly non-bi- Leo Cusimano Publisher █ 114 past, now we must der consid- nary may be the same rite of passage we erations. went through, but the environment al- editorial look to the future Choosing lows them to fully submerse themselves Tammye Nash Managing Editor █ 113 elebrations surrounding the 50th to embrace to explore what had been taboo and to Arnold Wayne Jones Executive Editor Life+Style █ 129 David Taffet Senior Staff Writer █ 125 anniversary of the Stonewall Ri- non-bina- dismiss every long-held superstition in Philip Burton Proofreader ots and the LGBT community’s ry roles ways we as older LGBT people were too Contributors: Chris Azzopardi, Gary Bellomy, Jenny Block, C struggle for equality are winding down. challenges afraid to try. J. Denton Bricker, Alicia Chang, D’Anne Witowski, Lawrence By now, surely only a minority of this all LGBT Our younger LGBT people are getting Ferber, Hardy Haberman, Scott Huffman, Lisa Keen, Mark Lowry, Joey Moreno, Cassie Nova, Josh Robbins, Mikey Rox, planet’s residents are not aware of Stone- people to closer to the true reality of gender iden- Howard Lewis Russell, James Russell, wall’s impact. reject the tity — the reality that it is, in fact, pure Terri Schlichenmeyer, Leslie McMurray, Mathew Shaw, As the myriad awareness and promo- constraints myth, that our genitalia are not the lone Brandi Amara Skyy, Mark Stokes, Jef Tingley, Casey Williams tional campaigns began, I looked ahead of social- demarcation of our gender. We are far Photographers: Kat Haygood, Chuck Marcelo, Cassie Quinn Interns: Jacob Kelley, Joshua Kelley, John McClanahan, with both pride and some ownership. ly-determined gender. These gender more than our physical sex. Lily Philips I am so proud of what this incredible roles have been the primary obstacle in The majority of older LGBT never movement has accomplished. We have our full development as a queer people. reached this understanding before. And advertising shined a light on the world that has It can be argued, that at our core we are if there is a trans-enlightenment occur- Chad Mantooth Advertising Director █ 131 Nicholas Gonzalez Advertising Account Rep. █ 115 changed lives as we taught acceptance of all gender-fluid in some fashion. We all ring, it benefits everyone. Stephen Mobley MarketPlace Sales █ 123 ourselves. I am grateful to have survived have some characteristics associated with Trans folk are at times frustrated that National Advertising Representative a darkness that claimed the lives of so the gender role of the opposite sex. Men of the rest of us are so slow to understand Rivendell Media Inc. 908-232-2021 many others, and my responsibility for any orientation in this society are afraid to our changing culture. They are frustrat- art having that privilege has not escaped me. embrace their feminine qualities. ed that they are expected to provide the Kevin Thomas Art Director █ 119 Through most of these 50 years since Femininity in men is equated with ho- answers to our questions. I understand Shawn Weston Graphic Designer █ 132 Stonewall, I have been active in the bat- mosexuality, and the threat of violence their wariness. As in overcoming other multimedia tle, and that earned familiarity had con- is intensified for feminine gay men. So, prejudices, one has to understand his or Stephen Mobley Social Media Director █ 123 vinced me there was nothing left for me many gay men have gone out of their way her own part in the oppression to move Brian Kennedy Video Producer to learn. to hide vital parts of themselves to avoid past it. THORGY, From Page 8 Israel Luna Video Producer/DVtv host But it never occurred to me that all being seen as feminine. In fact, more femi- Recognizing the problem has never Brad Pritchett DVtv Host of what I believed would be challenged nine gay men and even transgender wom- been enough to allow me to fully com- Brandi Amara Skyy DVtv Host Regina Lyn and re-defined. It is ironic that in this en over time became human shields that prehend it, and each us must compre- 50th anniversary year, just as members the rest of us used to insulate ourselves hend the problem to participate in any circulation of the trans community initiated this from danger. Gay men developed our real solutions. 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09.06.19 █ dallasvoice 13 LIFE+STYLE K. Flay, music sk genre criss-crosser K. Flay about all the music she grew A up with, what the soundtrack here to slay of her youth is, which CDs she rushed The out wordplayer wasn’t to the store for just as they hit the serious about pursuing shelves, and she, a two-time Gram- my-nominated artist, will shock you: “I songwriting. 3 albums later, it didn’t really care about music growing obviously struck a chord up.” For kid K. Flay, who was born Kristine Meredith Flaherty and grew up in Illinois, there were no emotional ties to music — certainly not in the way teenagers eat up her pop-rock-rap style and relate to musical themes like unconditional self-love and newfound queer romance, which are scattered throughout her punchy, motivation- al and moving third studio album, Solutions. Here, the 34-year-old artist talks about her career starting off as a joke, how she got outside her comfort zone for Solutions and navigating queerness

in her music. █ — Chris Azzopardi

Dallas Voice: In June, you performed alongside Kesha, Tegan and Sara, and Imagine Dragons frontman and festival creator Dan Reynolds at the LoveLoud Festival, a fundraiser for LGBTQ charities. For you, what was the highlight? K. Flay: Honestly, the highlight for me was… intellectually, I know what that festival’s about from knowing Dan since its inception, and also just kind of following it over the years, but often, no matter what the cir- cumstance, when you’re playing shows you forget that you’re a part of some- thing that’s bigger, you know? Dan gave this kind of pep talk to all the artists who were performing beforehand and just reminded people that, “Hey, this is an event where, for a lot of folks, it’s the first time they’re interacting with people who openly identify as LGBTQ. This is like the first Pride-ish event for a lot of people.” You take so much of that for granted as a performer and as a traveling person, and it was an important reminder. It reframed the whole day for me. I think if there was a highlight it was just kind of, in a weird way, that refram- ing moment of realizing that you’re part

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14 dallasvoice.com █ 09.06.19 of a day that can really change people’s a week after she and I met. [Laughs] talk about that. Hence the album title. Exactly. lives in this quite profound manner. So… it’s pretty queer? Yeah [laughs]. The The album’s sound is more optimistic You actually got a late start to music. Having recently spoken openly about process of writing this thing, in many and lighthearted than your past work. In fact, you studied psychology and your sexuality to GQ with your girl- ways, was informed by the process of not Is that because of your relationship sociology at Stanford University before friend Miya Folick, did LoveLoud only falling in love with somebody, but I with Miya? Yeah, I think being in love, in pursuing music. Were you a musical resonate differently? Did you get a dif- think really being outside of my comfort general, you have to be kind of optimistic kid at all? My dad was kind of a hobby- ferent kind of response from the queer zone. That’s very fruitful territory for any to do that. ist guitar player, and so my dad taught me community? I think there’s always been creative enterprise, and the best work The odds of it working are greater if you how to play guitar — pretty basic guitar, a large contingent of people who listen always comes from being outside of your are optimistic. If you aren’t, it probably maybe in fifth grade, something like that. I to my music and come to the shows and comfort zone, but for me that comfort won’t work. Right, exactly! To success- think in large part he just wanted a rhythm engage online who are queer, so it hasn’t zone we’re talking about is a very specific fully fall in love you need to be optimistic. guitar player while he sort of drunkenly felt like a sea change. I always tried to kind of cultural, political and sexual place. But I think there was an optimism and a noodled (laughs), so I kind of learned create an environment that felt very open I do think it’s relevant to discuss, and also hopefulness that was emanating. I think some of the basics. Definitely my dad and welcome to everybody, so I haven’t; we talked a little bit about that. Miya and the other component of that is that I’d listened to a ton of music, so there was but we haven’t played a ton of shows yet, I have talked about this at great lengths: gotten off the road; I was out for about music in the house, but my parents are so maybe I’m still at the frontier of that. that we do think it’s important and useful two-and-a-half, three years touring, and I all pretty ... I have two dads. One was a I might have a better answer in like four for all stories to be a part of the narrative kind of lost the plot a little bit. I think I was lawyer, one’s a doctor, and my mom is a months! because the great privilege of a straight, sort of burning the candle at both ends, lawyer. Everyone has these straight-laced You spoke with your record label to make white man in the United States, or in the and I got off the road and just felt like I professional jobs, so it wasn’t a super sure they didn’t exploit your queerness equivalent wherever, is the privilege of was out in the middle of the ocean pretty arty house but there was music in the air, to sell this record. Why was it neces- nuance. That a straight, white man can untethered and kind of fundamentally not you could say. sary to have that discussion with your do anything and be anything and act any grounded. I just felt like I was at a point in What artists did you latch onto growing label? Certainly I did not want to capi- way and have a rich, complex inner life. my life where I needed some answers, in up? I had no real emotional connection talize on this identity and this community And I think the idea that other people’s a pretty basic way. For me, those kinds of to music as a teenager, which is sort of that in a lot of ways I’m kind of new to narratives have to fit into categories is solutions were really returning to the basic interesting to me in retrospect. But the and still sort of figuring out my place and a disservice to everybody. I just feel it’s things I know about: how to live, how to music I really started connecting with was role there. The idea that I’d sort of be very important to be a part of the nuance treat myself well, how to hopefully treat in college. It was during the tail end of my co-opting something or using something conversation, and I think it’s useful and other people well and how to be creative freshman year when I started listening to my advantage just felt totally disingen- it’s important, and I just wanted to make and productive. It’s hard to parse it all out to a lot of West Coast indie-rap; the Bay uous and bad and not what I was trying sure to do that in a way that was honest because it’s all connected, but in a broader Area has a pretty vibrant scene for that. to do in any way, or what my goal is. But and authentic. Like, it’s not about selling a sense I felt like I had creatively and experi- What I really loved about it, and this is I think the other side of the coin and story record; it’s just that it was created in this entially explored problems and I wanted to is that this record was made pretty much context and I feel it’s important for me to move toward solutions. [Laughs] █ Flay Page 20

09.06.19 █ dallasvoice 15 moved into a house, I moved into a house LIFE+STYLE nearby. I keep telling her I’m stalking her for the rest of her life. She’s had me on her podcast and we’ve talked a lot about our careers, because screen we’ve both been very blessed to have some great stuff happen. She’s always encouraging me; I’m always encouraging her. And she’s kind of my touchstone of someone who just makes me very, very happy. I think she’s been so smart in her career — the decisions that she’s made and what she’s decided to do and what it says about her — and she’s one of my best friends, and I’m a big fan of hers. I love Seth and how supportive he is of Brittany, but what I really love is that he’s not just the token gay best friend. He also has a whole, full life of his own. Remember when gay characters only existed in films for the sake of the female protagonist? This feels like prog- ress. I know, I know. This was written by Paul, and he is a gay man, and the charac- ter he wrote that was basically inspired by his own story is Seth. This is sort of a love story for her of what she went through and how she achieved these goals, and Seth is a very important character in this movie. He’s always so positive and encouraging, and you’re right: He’s seen in the light that is different from a lot of films as the gay best friend. I think that is such a wonderful and important thing. And of all the families portrayed in the film, he seems to have the most togeth- er, stable family unit. Yeah, he’s married, he has a kid, and all he wants is to have another kid and get in better shape in his life, and he’s doing great. He’s a success- ful human being, and that is important to showcase in film. It makes me really Final stretch sad when it isn’t, and so I’m just happy Scene-stealing ally Jillian Bell, finally leading a film, Dallas Voice: In real life, do you have any that our film is a part of doing something talks gay running friends and telling more queer stories gay friends who’d run a marathon with hopefully right. you? Jillian Bell: [My friend] Kyle would Do you find that gay male directors have est assured, I’m not spoiling growth aren’t just the result of going the actually be good at running a marathon. a special way or a different sensibility anything when I say Jillian Bell literal distance. He would be cheering the entire time. The when it comes to telling a female-cen- R runs a lot in Brittany Runs a Mar- Also appearing this year in bisexual only thing: He would want to stop midway tered story? I can only speak to my athon. All that sweat and all those tears director Lynn Shelton’s Sword of Trust to just grab a little bit of rosé, which relationship with Paul and how we worked aren’t exactly taken from the 35-year- (which premiered at SXSW), Bell’s would make us very sick for the rest of the together, and there were moments where old actress’ own life, but it metaphori- credits include a smattering of come- marathon. we would just cry together and moments cally dovetails with Bell’s career and the dic TV series like Comedy Central’s Conveniently, he might already have that of great strength. And we had moments infinite miles she’s clocked to get to her Workaholics and Idiotsitter; film-wise, in his Hydro Flask as you run. You know where we would laugh till we were on the own finish of sorts: a starring role. she appeared alongside Scarlett Jo- the ones that are attached to the hat and floor. We just had each other to lean on For her first lead part in a film, Bell hansson and Kate McKinnon in the you just slurp out of them? That would be throughout this whole process, and it was portrays out writer-director Paul Downs bachelorette-party-gone-wrong farce Kyle’s situation. But he’d be a blast. We’d a big bonding moment. Not only was he doing this almost for the second time in Colaizzo’s real-life best friend in his Rough Night and 22 Jump Street, her have so much fun. We’d probably laugh the whole time. his life, because it’s about his real-life best heartfelt debut feature, which won the mainstream breakthrough, playing Do you have LGBTQ friends in your life friend, but it was his first film that he was Audience Award at the Sundance Film the scene-stealing, deadpanning rival directing and that he wrote, so that was Festival in February. When we first meet to Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill’s who’ve pushed you to be a better version of yourself in the way that a huge achievement. We just had a really Brittany, her life is in shambles. Land- doofus cop duo. Brittany’s gay friend, Seth, does in the strong connection, and we both were very lord issues, job issues, friend issues, and Bell phoned recently to chat about film? Absolutely. One of my best friends passionate from the beginning about this according to her doctor, a less-than-ideal wine runs with a dear gay friend, shoot- is Fortune Feimster. She’s hysterical. She story and how we weren’t sure if people BMI issue. So she runs. Short jaunts at ing a scene with Bob the Drag Queen is the coolest friend of mine. We did [The would get it. We’re so excited now that, first, then longer, steadier stretches. But and her commitment to telling LGBTQ Groundlings’] Sunday Company together for the most part, people are understand- ing what this story is about. That makes as she trains for a marathon, Brittany stories. █ and then we ended up living next to each learns that self-acceptance and personal — Chris Azzopardi other in apartments. Then, when she █ BELL Page 19

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Shocking and creepy, It is actually behind you!), but what he Pennywise is at It again lacks in originality he more than makes up for in bravado: This It is damn-near ARNOLD WAYNE JONES | Executive Editor operatic, clocking in at just shy of three [email protected] hours. It balances flashbacks and cre- ations from the kids in 1989, seamlessly hen last we met those seven interlinking them with clever editing, scrappy tweens from Derry, while deepening our understanding W Maine, they were breathing of the characters as adults. (Among heavy sighs of relief, having just — they the older cast, Jessica Chastain as the hoped — killed the malevolent entity abused Bev, James McAvoy as stutter- Pennywise, which they called merely ing Bill and Bill Hader as wisecracking “It.” They concluded by pledging to Richie are the biggest stars.) The script each other that should It ever return, breaks the plot into a manageable three they would reassemble to fight the act structure: gathering to form an child-murdering clown once again. insane-clown-killing posse, confronting Tick, tock, fellas. individual demons on their own, and For audiences, only two years have finally resolving to attack or die trying. passed since It became a sensation; for (Seven kids survived last time; fewer the characters, 27 years. And they are adults emerge now.) about to encounter even stranger things, It Chapter Two is not, ultimately, a because Pennywise has come home. great movie. While it keeps a stran- Because the original was such a glehold around your throat almost smash, a follow-up was preordained but constantly, there’s very little residual also necessary. It Chapter Two completes discomfort. You walk out of the theater the plot of Stephen King’s massive 1986 jauntily and unafraid what you’ll see novel, a tale made all the creepier by around a corner. It doesn’t burrow its generations scope. And the sequel into your psyche the way, say, Heredi- doesn’t disappoint. Director Andy Mus- tary did. Then again, it’s pretty much chietti isn’t afraid to manipulate his au- just what its audience wants: A slow dience with shopworn cliches (ominous, dive down a scary rabbit hole, and we or misleadingly soothing, music queues; return unscathed, breathless and full of

grisly sound effects; jump scares when popcorn. █

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both of us very happy. Also beautiful: that cameo from Bob the While writing for SNL, do you recall any — it might be, technically! I will just say I Drag Queen, who was the DJ while you LGBTQ-oriented sketches you wrote? believe it was originally going to a woman Before you began filming, you said it was girls danced to “My Neck, My Back It’s funny: I just did an interview today who’s a lesbian — I wanna say that — and going to be very challenging because of (Lick It).” Oh my goodness, Bob the where they were showing a clip from they called me last minute because she how the movie deals with women’s per- Drag Queen. Amazing! We had a really something that I wrote and it was a sketch had to go shoot another project, which is ceptions of their bodies. But you also good time. I think that was our second called “Your Mom Talks to Megan Fox,” very exciting! But I’m hoping I did it jus- were hoping it might be more therapeu- day of shooting, and I remember I was so and it was just a mother talking to Megan tice. We had the best time shooting. Mi- tic than difficult. Well, you’ve done the nervous because my character was the Fox and how funny that conversation chaela [Watkins, who also stars in Brittany film. Was filming this like therapy? You one that had to know the dance perfect- would be. But, actually, I’ll be honest with Runs a Marathon] and we were … I would know what? Both kind of happened. And I ly because she holds onto her college you: I did not get a lot of stuff on the air. say careful. We wanted to make sure they was expecting that. Sometimes you spiral memories for dear life. So I was in my As Cynthia in Sword of Trust, you play a seemed like a real couple and they really out after these things, sometimes it’s own head about the dance — and then cared about each other. I think that comes therapeutic. It was both, but in a healthy lesbian. Is this the first lesbian char- everybody else was losing their minds acter you’ve played, and what can you across in the movie, that they would do way. It just sort of made me look at my over Bob! I was like, “I’m so excited to be anything for each other. It’s really sweet. relationship with my own body and how I tell us about her? I’m trying to think if working with you too!” We were so thrilled it’s the first lesbian character I’ve played was talking about myself. I can only speak that we got to work with Bob. █ BELL Next Page from my perspective, but sometimes you’ll look at other people, some of your best friends, and think, “Oh, they’re all wonder- ful and beautiful and lovely and smart,” and then you’ll go home and you’ll say awful things to yourself that you would never say about anyone else. I just felt like 888.226.0114 this movie hits on that and how society treats you but also how you treat yourself. 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sort of my entry point to really loving mu- make a song and then you made a was something about the process that shows still, especially in this moment, sic, was wordplay. I mean, that’s the most song. What was the first song you obviously struck a chord. remain very unique spaces for people to fun and exciting part of hip-hop: just that wrote? It was just a joke song, a parody While on tour a few years ago, you just be themselves. I know people bring it’s one giant crossword puzzle. Besides of a song. I was at the time, again, very, brought along a blank notebook and their phones to shows and that’s a part the content of what you’re saying, that very into indie-rap, and on the radio it had fans write entries about their of this thing, but if you want to, it’s a real just felt so exciting and energizing to me. was like the Ying Yang Twins and I was experiences getting their heart broken space to get away from that. It used to I think it’s a very confessional genre in just on my high horse about why they or breaking someone else’s heart. be movies were like that but nobody even many ways, so that was what I started don’t play this on the radio. It was sort Fittingly, you titled it the “Crush Me” sees movies anymore [laughs]. But it feels listening to. Then I started listening to of made in the spirit of that, which I think book. For this current tour, can we ex- like this moment for a real exchange, so music and started making music, and just is a good spirit. I think when you see pect anything along those lines? I don’t I definitely want to reinforce that feeling discovering all sorts of different things, the world is some way and you would want to really just rehash that exact thing, because I do think it’s special and it’s and then getting into more alt-indie rock, like it to be different, that’s often a good but I do think — and this is something I worth celebrating. So TBD. But that’s the a lot of female driven stuff. starting point. But it really just started out just really believe, and then when I go out spirit undergirding that enterprise, and I’d During college, a friend suggested you as a joke, just for fun. But I think there on the road that belief is confirmed — live certainly like for it to live on.

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As a comedian, are you conscious of what lines should and shouldn’t be crossed when it comes to queer content? Absolutely. One of my good friends is non-binary, and we’ve been trying to figure out a way to showcase more artists in the LGBTQ+ community. We would love to do something where there’s an actress who wants to work with a new up-and-coming director who is trans, or a non-binary short film where it’s showing them being the one who saves the day when there’s a plane attack. We are just like, “What are interesting stories we haven’t seen before in making people superheroes or just showing normal life?” Like in our movie, with Seth. Just show- casing more of that. There was this sort of unofficial question- naire online, and they were asking a bunch of questions about what they have and haven’t seen in film and television. The amount of LGBTQ people that wanted to be seen but also not killed off immediately was so upsetting to me, and it opened up my eyes to the fact that that happens and how sad that is and, you know, if they’re gonna do a remake of Harry Met Sally, what is the gay version? I’m curious to see that. I would love to see that. I would pay for a ticket to go see that film because we’ve seen it the other way for so long. Speaking of role reversal, what’s the latest on the Disney remake of Splash with Channing? Yeah, we’re try- ing, we’re trying! It’s being written right now. Really excited about it. Anything to work with him again, because he is a doll of a human being and, I mean, it would be such a dream come true. I would be playing, basically, the Tom Hanks part, and what is more thrilling than that? And, to boot, Channing as a merman. Yes, Channing as a merman! I’m giving the people what they want. That’s what I’m trying to do. At the very least you’re giving me what I want, so thank you.

20 dallasvoice.com █ 09.06.19 LIFE+STYLE best bets Thursday 09.12 – Sunday 09.15

Dark Circles opens season with Peter Pan-themed premiere

Put away the white shoes and take out the ballet slippers — the first new dance production of the season has arrived. Dark Circles Contemporary Dance kicks off the autumn arts productions with A New Dance Musical. Dallas choreographer and DCCD founder Joshua L. Peugh drawing inspiration from J.M. Barrie’s classic story about the boy who refused to grow up explores themes of childhood, freedom and mortality, as well as addressing issues involving race, gender, sexuality and privilege. DEETS: Hamon Hall at Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St. ATTPAC.org.

Friday 09.06 – Saturday Sunday 09.08 09.07 — Sunday ‘Sleeping Beauty’ awakens in North Texas 11.03

The Texas Ballet Theater typically Art gallery showcases produces its ballets both in Dallas and creative photographic Fort Worth, but for this season opener, portraits it will be taking a bit of a break be- tween performances. Aurora waits for her charming prince to kiss her to life If you’re into brilliant images in Tchaikovsky’s timeless classic The captured in decisive moments, Sleeping Beauty, a whimsically dashing then check out Afterimage display of style and grace. While it will Gallery’s latest exhibit, featuring contemporary photographic be at the Winspear this weekend, you’ll portraitures taken by five photographers from across the U.S. Each have to wait until October to see the exposure expresses a unique theme spawned from the artists. production at Bass Performance Hall. This display opens the same evening as the Dallas Art Dealers Association’s Fall Gallery Walk, which will run from 7–9 p.m. Friday. DEETS: Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St. TexasBalletTheater.org. DEETS: Afterimage Gallery, 2613 Fairmount St. AfterimageGallery.com.

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09.06.19 █ dallasvoice 21 Caravaggio: Martha and Mary Magdalene. A DANCE stunning work from 1598, on loan to the DMA Pete: A New Musical. Dark Circles calendar highlights through the summer. Dallas Museum of Art, Contemporary Dance company stages this BALLET 1717 Harwood St. Free. Through Sept. 22. world premiere, inspired by Peter Pan. Hamon ARTSWEEK The Sleeping Beauty. Sir Ben Stevenson, DMA.org. Hall inside the Winspear Opera House, THEATER TBT’s artistic director, celebrates 50 years in 2403 Flora St. Through Sunday. ATTPAC.org. 2019 Fort Worth Fringe Festival. Play fest the U.S. (and 16 seasons with TBT) with this featuring 15 selected one-acts, including production of a Tchaikovsky classic. SATURDAY 09.07 the headliners That Woman! And Bump! Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St. COMMUNITY Performances at the Fort Worth Community Friday–Sunday. Moves to Bass Performance FrontRunners. Gay jogging/walking group Arts Center, 1300 Gendy St., Fort Worth. Hall, 535 Commerce St., Fort Worth, meets weekly at 8:30 a.m. in Oak Lawn Park Sept. 6–8. Oct. 18–20. TexasBalletTheater.org. at Hall Street and Turtle Creek Boulevard for a run along the Katy Trail. A 3D Adventure. A new play by Matt Lyle. DANCE Circle Theatre, 230 W. 4th St., Fort Worth. B. Moore Dance: 3D Vision. Bridget Moore, this week’s solution Through Sept. 14. CircleTheatre.com. who has worked with Dallas Black Dance MONDAY 09.09 and Bruce Wood Dance, launches a new CABARET Latinadades: A Festival of Solo Shows. production from her own company. Addison Mama’s Party. Weekly cabaret night with Presented by Cara Mia, including a show about Theatre Centre, 15650 Addison Road. special guest performances. Uptown Theatre, a queer Latina. Final weekend. Latino Cultural Sept. 6–8. BMooreDance.org. 120 E. Main St., Grand Prairie. 7:35 p.m. $10. Center, 2600 Live Oak St. CaraMiaTheatre.org. FESTIVAL Cats. Denise Lee plays Grizabella. Dallas Chocolate Festival. The annual TUESDAY 09.10 Presented by The Firehouse Theatre, celebration of cocoa products returns. Fashion FILM 2535 Valley View Lane. Through Sept. 22. Industry Gallery, 1807 Ross Ave. Sept. 6–8. The Court Jester. The pellet with the FirehouseTheatre.com. DallasChocolate.org. poison’s in the vessel with the pestle. Comic adventure with Danny Kaye. Screens as part What We Were by Blake Hackler. Second FINE ART of the Tuesday Big Movie New Classic Series, Thought Theatre concludes its 2019 season Dior: From Paris to the World. Retrospective which now includes a matinee. Landmark’s with this world premiere about three sisters of 70 years of the famed French design house. Magnolia Theatre in the West Village, coping with a history of abuse. A co-production Dallas Museum of Art 1717 Harwood St. 3699 McKinney Ave. Screens at 2 p.m. with Fort Worth’s Circle Theatre. Bryant Through Oct. 27 (extended). DMA.org. and 7:30 p.m. Hall on the Kalita Humphreys campus, 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd. Through Sept. 21. A Sampling of Contemporary SecondThoughtTheatre.com. Production Portraiture. An exhibition of the work of THURSDAY 09.12 CABARET moves to Circle Theatre, 230 W. 4th St. Fort five photographers producing compelling █ browse █ submit Worth. Sept. 26–Oct. 19. CircleTheatre.com. new examples of portraiture. Afterimage Glitterbomb Denton. Weekly queer variety Gallery, 2613B Fairmount St. Sept. 7–Nov. 4. show with a new lineup every Thursday, now at For a more complete Community To submit an item for inclusion in AfterimageGallery.com. a new locale and new time. Andy’s Bar, Calendar online, visit the Community Calendar, visit 122 N. Locust St., Denton. 8 p.m. Tinyurl.com/dvevents. Tinyurl.com/dvevents.

22 dallasvoice.com █ 09.06.19 09.06.19 █ dallasvoice 23 L+S scoop Girl on girls Jenny Block tries not to take it personally things personally is my current cause. I’m learning to take I am a huge fan of spiritualist and a breath before I author Miguel Ángel Ruiz Macías’ take a leap into the Four Agreements. In case “What’s wrong with you’re not familiar with them. me?” pool of self-doubt, Here they are: because treading that 1. Be impeccable with water is exhausting, if not your word. seemingly never end- 2. Don’t take anything ing. We have to give personally. ourselves a break and 3. Don’t make assumptions. give our partners a 4. Always do your best. break, too. They are super simple When we release on the surface. But they ourselves from the are incredibly powerful burden of taking all in practice. If everyone things personally, followed them, we would we allow ourselves basically live in a near permission to ideal world, perhaps deal with our even a perfect one. Un- own stuff — our fortunately, there’s no way own actual stuff on earth to get everyone to — that we all do that — it’s improbable have, that you could even get each all needs of your friends and family work- to commit to it. But if at ing least you and your partner on. In can manage it, it can make a way, a world of difference in your taking relationship. things person- I do my best. It’s not as easy ally is like as it looks, and I am far from an excuse. perfect at it. But I try to live by these I’m so busy precepts. One of the hardest ones for me feeling ter- is No. 2: “Don’t take anything personally.” stant rible about My gut reaction, sadly, is to take everything toll. But all the things personally. It drives my 20-year-old daughter instead of that aren’t my crazy. She doesn’t want a second helping shrugging fault that no of matzo ball soup? She hates my cooking. it off, I have one is actually She doesn’t need my help decorating her to go through upset with me new apartment? She hates my aesthetic. I mental gymnastics about that I can’t be there when she gets the flu? She until I am truly able to have no time hates me. I exaggerate, but you get the idea. not take it personally. Peo- to wrestle with It’s nuts, and it’s an incredibly painful way ple have crummy days, the baggage that to walk through life. Personalizing criticism and people react in ways it really would serve me to tend to and is the first thought that comes to my mind, they would not other- offload. which is why my second thought is, “Stop wise react. That has Most of us really are doing our best to be thinking the entire world — and specifically nothing to do with our best and, sometimes, it’s simply more your daughter’s world — in any way revolves me and everything to than we can muster. But we don’t have to around you. Because it doesn’t. She had do with them. make it even harder on ourselves by taking plenty of soup. It’s her first apartment and We have to stop inter- on other people’s stuff. I have a friend who she wanted to do it herself. And she didn’t nalizing the external world. says I am an empath to my own demise. I ask you — nor did she want you — to come If our spouses want to do volun- can’t say he’s wrong. I take it all on, and I mother her. She wants her boyfriend to do teer work that takes them away from take it all on as my fault in some way, no that sort of thing now.” home, we have to know that it’s because matter how preposterous. The worst part The same thing happens with my wife. they want to make meaning of their life, not is that I know better. So, I am going to try She’s frustrated at work and gets upset because they don’t want to be around us. to do better — for my health, and for the about something silly like something being If our partners don’t like a song or a meal kid or their mom is driving them nuts. It’s not health of my relationship. And I’m going to misplaced or not done the way she would or an activity or a piece of décor, we have about us. It’s not about us. It’s not about us!! do my best to let my dad’s words on this do it, and I am a mess of self-doubt and to know it’s because it’s not their taste, not I waste a lot of time taking things person- subject rule the day. Whenever I get lost in self-loathing in an instant. Even as I am because something is wrong with ours. If the ally. I dwell and spin and self-flagellate. I’m the black hole of taking all things person- spinning, I know how ridiculous I’m being. I person we love is in a lousy mood and is not not much for New Year’s resolutions, but I ally, he always says the same thing: “The know she’s stressed out. I know she’s tired. their usual sweet self, we have to know it’s am huge on constant self- and couple-im- world doesn’t revolve around you, kiddo. I know her travel and her work take a con- because their allergies or their boss or their provement. So working towards not taking Never has. Never will.” Indeed.

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Friends having fun at Alexandre’s A trio of handsome men at Havana’s Making the SCENE the week of Sept. 6–12: • 1851 Club: Kiana Lee hosts shows Friday and Saturday. • 515 Bar: Customer Appreciation Day on Sunday. • Alexandre’s: Girls Night Out with Peggy Honea on Friday. Droo’s Peach Crush on Saturday. Wayne Smith on Sunday. K-Marie on Tuesday. Vero Voz on Wednesday. Chris Chism on Thursday. • Club Changes: Wall of Food presents Rhonda Mae Memorial Show at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday. • Club Reflection: Karaoke hosted by Tucker from 9 p.m.-2 a.m. on Sunday. • Dallas Eagle: Discipline Corps Club Night from 10 p.m.-midnight on Friday. United Court Candidate Announcement and Show from 6-10 p.m. on Saturday. Line Dance Lessons with Yoshi from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday. • Havana: Showtime at 11 p.m. on Thursday. • JR.’s Bar & Grill: Dragula Season 3 Watch Party with Bleach at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. • Marty’s Live: Miss Wanda at 9 p.m. on Sunday. • Round-Up Saloon: Boys! Boots! Boxer Briefs! at 10 p.m. on Monday. Dragula Watch Party at 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Line Dance Lessons with Ray at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lip Sync Battle at 11 p.m. on Thursday. • Sue Ellen’s: Tuesday Tease at 9:30 p.m. Queer Off at 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Karaoke in the Music Lounge at 10 p.m. on Thursday. • The Rose Room: Tasha Kohl in Icon: The Show with doors at 6 p.m. and show at 7 p.m. on Sunday. • Urban Cowboy: King & Queen Of The Trailer Park from 7-10 p.m. on Saturday. • Woody’s Sports & Video Bar: Relive the ’90s at 9 p.m. on Monday. Showtunes on Tuesday. Scene Photographers: Kat Haygood and Chad Mantooth Buddies hanging out on The Strip

09.06.19 █ dallasvoice 25 Hugging it out Inspecting a tumbleweave on The Strip

Belting out some karaoke at The Round-Up Giving a friend a lift on The Strip

Service with a smile — or two — at Hunky’s

All smiles at The Round-Up

Cocktailing with style at Aexandre’s Serving up fashion on The Strip

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