The Sac Queens Agenda Sep 10

We hope you all got to celebrate Rainbow Fest this past weekend with your friends or your chosen family. And we hope you're not done celebrating, because Reno Pride is this coming weekend and Palm Springs Pride isn't far behind.

This week's agenda has Liquid Therapy, a drag tribute to Dolly Parton, Gaymer Night, a networking mixer, and a reminder to get yourself registered for Fall Dodgeball with Out Loud Sports before early bird pricing runs out.

As for us: Tom and I are back from New Orleans, where we celebrated Southern Decadence and somehow survived a swamp tour on an airboat full of gays. And yes, we brought all our friends home with us. Nobody warned us that alligators would come running for marshmallows. Also known as swamp crack, apparently.

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September 10 – 16.

Coming Out Group
Thu, Sep 10, 6 to 7 PM, Sacramento LGBT Community Center (2031 K St), 18+
Weekly, drop in, no sign-up. Nobody keeps score and nobody asks where you are in the process. Read more

TransFemme & Non-Binary Support Group
Thu, Sep 10, 6 to 7:30 PM, Gender Health Center (3823 V St), 18+
Second and fourth Thursdays, free, no registration. The TransMasc room ran last week, and this is the other door. Read more

Parents Support Group
Thu, Sep 10, 6:15 to 7:30 PM, Sacramento LGBT Community Center (2031 K St), free
Week two of the Center's new weekly group for parents and caregivers. Still the one to forward rather than attend. Read more

Romantasy Trivia for Queer Women+
Thu, Sep 10, 6:30 to 8 PM, A Seat at the Table Books (9257 Laguna Springs Dr #130, Elk Grove), $5, 18+
Mira hosts a trivia night on dragons, courts and slow burns. Five dollars to find out whether you retained any of it. Read more

Ace/Aro Group
Thu, Sep 10, 7 to 8:30 PM, Lavender Library (1414 21st St), free
Second Thursdays at the archive, free. Ninety minutes where the whole thing is assumed rather than argued. Read more

Drag Bingo with Apple Adams
Thu, Sep 10, 7 PM, cards from 6:45, Tipsy Putt (630 K St #120)
Five dollars a card, every round included, extras a dollar. The mini golf is still there, still being ignored. Read more

Around the World in 80 Days
Thu, Sep 10 through Sun, Sep 13, showtimes vary, B Street Theatre at The Sofia (2700 Capitol Ave), $39 adult and $35 student, senior and military
Closing weekend, four performances left. Not a queer show, just the one worth catching before it goes. Read more

Faces Thursday: Song & Dance
Thu, Sep 10, 9 PM to 1:30 AM, Faces (2000 K St)
The standing Thursday, half microphone and half dance floor. The billing posts week of, when it posts at all. Read more

Thirsty Thursday
Thu, Sep 10, shows 11 PM and midnight, Badlands (2003 K St), free
Rotating hosts, two pop-up drag shows, go-gos all night, and $3 wells from 11 to midnight. Last week was Beyoncé, so this one is anyone's guess. Read more

Out Loud Sacramento Fall Dodgeball registration
Fri, Sep 11–Sat, Oct 24, online, $75–95 plus fees, 21+
Registration opens Sep 11 for Out Loud's eight-week indoor league, with games running Tuesdays 6–8:30 PM at the Capital YMCA starting Sep 29. All skill levels, and you can sign up as a free agent if you don't have a team — they'll place you. Early bird is $75 through Sep 20, then $85, then $95 from Oct 14. Nobody expects you to be good at this. Read more

Come From Away
Fri, Sep 11 through Sun, Sep 20, showtimes vary, UC Davis Health Pavilion (1419 H St), ticketed
The Newfoundland town that took in 7,000 stranded strangers, making its Music Circus debut. Bring the friend who insists they do not cry at theater. Read more

Liquid Therapy Cocktails
Fri, Sep 11, 5:30–7 PM, Badlands (2003 K St), 21+
Outword and Fred Palmer host a ninety-minute cocktail hour at Badlands — early enough to be a first stop, short enough that it can't become the whole night unless you decide otherwise. A mixer rather than a show, so come for the room. Read more

Fridays Are a Drag: Dolly Parton Tribute
Fri, Sep 11, show 8 PM, Badlands (2003 K St), free, 21+
Taryn Thru-U and Lita Taylor host a Dolly tribute with Mae Heffiman, Dolly Romano and Dixon Herr. Free entry, and there's a pair of tickets to Jonathan Van Ness's Hot & Healed tour at Channel 24 up for grabs on the night. Read more

Girls, Gays, & Theys
Fri, Sep 11, doors 8:45 PM, show 9 to 10 PM, Sacramento Comedy Spot (1050 20th St, Ste 130), $15
Sketch, improv and stand-up from women and queer comics across Sacramento and the Bay. One hour, which is the correct length for a variety show. Read more

Gaymer Night
Fri, Sep 11, 9 PM to midnight, The Bolt (2560 Boxwood St), free, 21+
Second Fridays, three hours of controllers in a leather bar. A combination that should not work and reliably does. Read more

Broadway Rave: A Musical Theater Dance Party
Fri, Sep 11, doors 9 PM, show 9:30 PM, Harlow's (2708 J St), ticketed, 21+
A dance party built entirely on show tunes, with costumes encouraged and surprise guests promised. Sing along to the hits, dress as your favorite character, and stop pretending you don't know every word to the Wicked score. Listed ticket prices include all online fees. Read more

Sacramento FrontRunners & FrontWalkers
Sat, Sep 12, 9 AM, Guy West Bridge (945 University Ave)
The Saturday loop off the bridge. Brunch is a third-Saturday thing, so this one is just the run. Read more

DOCO Makers Market
Sat, Sep 12, 11 AM–4 PM, Downtown Commons west plaza (Sacramento), free, all ages
Not a queer event, but supporting small makers over Amazon is a moral position: local artisans selling jewelry, candles, art, bath and body, flowers and plants across the west plaza, with DJ Valleyghoul on the decks while you browse. Quarterly, so the next one after this is December. Read more

Queer Pool & Pizza Party
Sat, Sep 12, 2 to 5 PM, 41 Cadillac Dr, free
Delta Lambda Phi hosts three hours of pool and pizza, alcohol-free with street parking only. Free, which is the entire pitch. Read more

OUT! at the Movies: Hair
Sat, Sep 12, doors 6 PM, film 6:15 PM, Tri-County Diversity (201 D St Ste L, Marysville), free, 18+
The monthly queer film night takes on the 1979 musical, snack bar included. Free, forty minutes north, and exactly as camp as you are hoping. Read more

Clue: A Classic Whodunit Murder Mystery Dinner
Sat, Sep 12, doors 6 PM, Delta King (1000 Front St, Old Sacramento), $75
Not a queer event, but the Delta King is a paddle steamer permanently docked in Old Sac, which is camp enough to qualify: a three-course dinner wrapped around an interactive Clue-themed murder mystery. Tables seat 10 to 12 and each one is a team with a suspect planted at it, so you'll be solving the case with strangers whether you planned to or not. Dress code is business casual or dress the theme. Allow extra time for Old Sac parking. Reserve at 916-444-5464. Read more

The Velvet Room: Drag Cabaret & Dinner
Sat, Sep 12, seating 6:30 PM, Roscoe's upstairs (2007 K St), ticketed
Second Saturdays, dinner included, in the room the brunch usually owns. Tickets required, and they do go. Read more

Mancandy
Sat, Sep 12, go-gos from 10 PM, Badlands (2003 K St), 21+
Badlands brings back its football-themed go-go night with DJ Mario guesting. The flyer promises "tight ends and drinks all night," which tells you everything about the register here and should be taken as a feature rather than a warning. Read more

Sacramento FrontRunners Sunday Long Run
Sun, Sep 13, 8 AM, Johnny Cash Trail (7610 Folsom-Auburn Rd, Folsom)
Out to Folsom this week for the trail and the hills. The Sunday location moves every week, so check before you drive. Read more

Accessible Yoga
Sun, Sep 13, 10:30 to 11:30 AM, Sacramento LGBT Community Center (2031 K St), free
Weekly and free, shaped around bodies rather than the other way round. A gentle open to a Sunday. Read more

Roscoe's Drag Brunch
Sun, Sep 13, seatings 10:30 AM & 1:30 PM, Roscoe's (2007 K St), ticketed
Taryn Thru-U hosts upstairs with Mae Heffiman, Uneke Chanel and Hellen Heels. Two seatings, and $18 bottomless mimosas with an entrée, capped at two hours — a limit that exists for a reason and that someone will still test. Read more

Makeup & Mimosas
Sun, Sep 13, 12 PM, Punch Line Sacramento (2100 Arden Way), ticketed, 13+ with a parent
Second Sundays with Apple Adams and Suzette Veneti. Officially teen-friendly, which reframes the entire afternoon. Read more

LLACE Game Day
Sun, Sep 13, 12 to 2 PM, Lavender Library (1414 21st St), free
Second Sundays, two hours of games at the archive. Bring the competitive streak you keep denying you have. Read more

WClub Game Night
Mon, Sep 14, 5–6:30 PM, A Seat at the Table Books (9257 Laguna Springs Dr #130, Elk Grove), free, queer women+
WClub South Sacramento's monthly game night at Elk Grove's queer-owned bookstore, with Texas Hold 'Em as September's featured game. Free, no RSVP, open to all queer women+. The café takes orders until it closes at 6, so get your coffee before the last hand. Read more

Queer Yoga
Mon, Sep 14, 6:30 to 7:30 PM, Sacramento LGBT Community Center (2031 K St), free
Weekly, free, and the one room where nobody adjusts you without asking. Bring your own mat and water. Read more

Trivia Mondays
Mon, Sep 14, 6:30 to 8:30 PM, Teneral Cellars (1050 20th St, Ste 110), free
Free trivia at the queer- and women-owned wine lounge. Bring the friend with one unreasonable specialty. Read more

Sacramento FrontRunners Monday Run/Walk
Mon, Sep 14, 6:30 PM, Sacramento Running Company (2673 21st St)
Three miles around Curtis Park, and the monthly business meeting follows at 7:15 for anyone who wants a say in it. Read more

Banned Book Club
Mon, Sep 14, 7 to 8 PM, Lavender Library (1414 21st St), free
Second Mondays, reading the titles somebody went to the trouble of banning. An hour of light civil disobedience. Read more

Monday Drag Showcase
Mon, Sep 14, 9 PM, Badlands (2003 K St), free
No cover, rotating host, thirty percent off drinks. Built for performers still finding the room. Read more

Faces Monday Service
Mon, Sep 14, 9 PM to 1:30 AM, Faces (2000 K St)
Monday Service, a name doing a great deal of quiet work. Read more

SGME English Breakfast
Tue, Sep 15, 9:15 to 11:15 AM, Fox & Goose (1001 R St)
Sacramento Gay Men's Events takes the pub for a proper English breakfast. Two hours, separate checks, broad daylight. Read more

Transgender Group
Tue, Sep 15, 5:30 to 7:30 PM, Sacramento LGBT Community Center (2031 K St), 18+
First and third Tuesdays, free. Two hours is long enough for the conversation to get past introductions. Read more

Men's Group
Tue, Sep 15, 6 to 7:30 PM, Sacramento LGBT Community Center (2031 K St), 18+
Weekly, drop in, no sign-up, and still Tuesday no matter what the old page insists. Read more

Youth Group
Tue, Sep 15, 6 to 7:30 PM, Sacramento LGBT Community Center (2031 K St), ages 18 to 24
Weekly and free, for the bracket that tends to need it most. Send it to somebody rather than reading past it. Read more

Rainbow Chamber Networking Mixer
Tue, Sep 15, 6 to 7:30 PM, Change Craft (1414 K St Ste 150), free for members and $10 otherwise
Third Tuesdays, venue rotates, September lands downtown. Light bites, beer and wine, and ninety minutes to leave with three business cards. Read more

Music Bingo Night
Tue, Sep 15, 6:30–8:30 PM, Teneral Cellars (1050 20th St), free to play, 21+
Bingo where you mark songs instead of numbers, hosted by DJ Shannon of Big Girl Big Sound. Free to play with prizes, running first and third Tuesdays. Queer-owned and women-owned wine lounge, so the money stays in good hands. Read more

Velvet Collar: The Art of Crafting a Scene
Tue, Sep 15, 7 to 10 PM, Radclyffe's (1330 H St, enter on 14th), $27.93 early bird, 21+
Onyx Sea Mariner teaches scene construction over three hours. Leave knowing more than the internet taught you. Read more

Faces Karaoke Tuesday
Tue, Sep 15, 9 PM to 1:30 AM, Faces (2000 K St)
Four and a half hours of karaoke on its own dedicated night. The song you have been rehearsing in the car finally has a slot. Read more

Karaoke Night
Tue, Sep 15, 9:30 PM, Badlands (2003 K St), free
Free entry and two dollars off cocktails, half a block from the other karaoke night. Sacramento has fully committed to the bit. Read more

Sunset Sips
Wed, Sep 16, 4 to 7 PM, participating downtown bars and restaurants, 21+
Downtown's summer happy hour running drinks at $5, $7 and $9 across the district. Not queer, just correctly priced. Read more

California Immigrant Health Series
Wed, Sep 16, 4:30 to 6 PM, 2031 K St, free
The California LGBTQ Health & Human Services Network on what queer immigrants can actually access right now. Ninety practical minutes. Read more

Board Game Night
Wed, Sep 16, 5 to 7 PM, A Seat at the Table Books (9257 Laguna Springs Dr #130, Elk Grove), free
Free games at the queer bookstore, no host and no bracket. Turn up and join a table. Read more

Wildcard! Open Mic Story Swap
Wed, Sep 16, doors 6 PM, show 7 PM, Teneral Cellars (1050 20th St #110), $15, 21+
Eight names come out of the NOT HAT, eight people get eight minutes each to tell a true story, and the storytellers vote for a winner who takes $50 and a featured spot next month. Frances Southwick features, back after winning in August. September's optional theme is Lost and Found. Hosted by Keith Lowell Jensen, Amy Bee and Aaron Carnes. Come early to sign up — spots fill fast. Read more

Haus of Hormones: ConneQT with QTs
Wed, Sep 16, 6 to 9 PM, Gender Health Center (3823 V St), free
First and third Wednesdays, free, three hours long. No agenda, no intake form, no explaining yourself twice. Read more

Piano Bar & Karaoke
Wed, Sep 16, piano 6 to 9 PM, karaoke 9 PM to close, Roscoe's downstairs (2007 K St)
Live piano first, open microphone after. Wednesday, which we will go on saying. Read more

Sacramento FrontRunners Wednesday Run/Walk
Wed, Sep 16, 6:30 PM, McKinley Park (601 Alhambra Blvd)
McKinley again. The social hour swap is a fourth Wednesday thing and does not touch this one. Read more

Heated Rivalry Book Club with Mira
Wed, Sep 16, 6:30 to 8:30 PM, A Seat at the Table Books (9257 Laguna Springs Dr #130, Elk Grove), $10
An after-hours book club on the hockey romance, themed drink included and the sequel already queued up. Read more

The Trivia Show
Wed, Sep 16, 8 PM, The Depot (2001 K St)
Josh hosts, teams cap at six, top three take prizes. Bring the person who is insufferable about exactly one category. Read more

¡Besos!
Wed, Sep 16, 10 PM, Badlands (2003 K St), free
Latin drag, bilingual, free entry, three-dollar wells for the first hour. Ten o'clock. Still ten o'clock. Read more

Diamonds, Denim & Dolly: A Ladies Nite Rhinestone Dance Party
Thu, Sep 17, 6:30–9 PM, Teneral Cellars (1050 20th St), $10 advance / $15 door, 21+
Country classics, dance hits and all things Dolly, with DJ Fran-tastic spinning and contests for best dressed, best hair and best sparkle. Bring a children's book and Teneral donates it to local kids through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which is the rare cover charge that comes with homework you'll enjoy doing. Dress accordingly: rhinestones are not optional. Read more

Eclectic? Trash? Book Club
Thu, Sep 17, 6:30 to 8 PM, Lavender Library (1414 21st St), free
First and third Thursdays at the archive. The title is still doing all the expectation-setting anyone needs. Read more

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Thu, Sep 17 through Sun, Sep 20, showtimes vary, Golden 1 Center (500 David J Stern Walk), ticketed, all ages
Not a queer show, but the ringmaster's coat argues otherwise: animal-free, acrobat-heavy, and full of men in very small outfits doing impossible things in midair. Read more

Bootblack & Leather Care with Rae
Fri, Sep 18, 8 to 11:30 PM, The Bolt (2560 Boxwood St), free, 21+
Third Fridays, and a rare chance to learn how to look after the gear rather than just buy more of it. Read more

Drag Not Bombs
Fri, Sep 18, 9 PM, STAB! Comedy Theater (1710 Broadway), $15
Pixie Barbelle hosts a benefit variety night of improv, stand-up and drag for the Lebanon Solidarity Collective. Streamed free if you cannot make the room. Read more

Only Baddies
Fri, Sep 18, 10 PM, Badlands (2003 K St), 21+
The content-creator party returns with Nick Fitt, Clark Davis and Spiderweb Roses. A room that knows exactly what it signed up for. Read more

Russian River Pride: Parade & Festival
Sat, Sep 19, parade 12 PM, festival to follow, Guerneville, free, all ages
Road trip: the parade steps off at noon through downtown Guerneville with the festival running after — live entertainment, local vendors, food. Free and all ages. Guerneville has been a queer refuge since long before Pride was a parade route, and the river-town version runs looser than the city ones. About two and a half hours west, so plan on staying over. Read more

Pup Mosh
Sat, Sep 19, 2 to 6 PM, The Bolt (2560 Boxwood St), free, 21+
The monthly pup social runs in the afternoon rather than late, which makes it a gentler first visit than a night event. Read more

Free HIV and STI Testing
Sat, Sep 19, 3 to 8 PM, The Bolt (2560 Boxwood St), free, 21+
Golden Rule Services sets up in the bar for five hours. Free, fast, and considerably easier than making an appointment you will move twice. Read more

Pride Karaoke
Sat, Sep 19, 6 PM, Tri-County Diversity (201 D St Ste L, Marysville), free
Free karaoke in Yuba-Sutter, where the queer nightlife options are thin enough that this one counts double. Read more

Fluff with Manni Peddi
Sat, Sep 19, seating 6:30 PM, show 7 to 9 PM, Roscoe's upstairs (2007 K St), ticketed
Third Saturdays, the counterpart to The Velvet Room. Same room, different host, entirely different energy. Read more

ROAR
Sat, Sep 19, 8:30 PM, Radclyffe's (1330 H St, enter on 14th), $10 or $7 in fursuit, 21+
Third Saturdays, and the discount for arriving in fursuit is the most honest pricing structure in Sacramento. Read more

Backyard Campout
Sat, Sep 19, party from 9 PM, campout at closing, The Bolt (2560 Boxwood St), free, 21+
Tents in the back patio of a leather bar, with s'mores. Get there early enough to pitch yours while you can still see. Read more

Queer Crafternoon
Sun, Sep 20, 1 to 3 PM, Lavender Library (1414 21st St), free
First and third Sundays, materials provided, no skill required. Two hours of doing something with your hands. Read more

Sapphic-on-Sapphic: Mystique Sensual
Sun, Sep 20, 5 PM, Borne Arts Collective (887 57th St), ticketed
A sapphic burlesque and variety production in an East Sac arts space. Sunday evening, which is a bold and correct scheduling choice. Read more

Queer Magic Monday
Mon, Sep 21, 7 PM, Lavender Library (1414 21st St), free
Tarot and oracle cards, no experience required, third Mondays only. Monthly rather than weekly, which we had wrong for months. Read more

Open Table Skill Share: Gender-Affirming Makeup Basics
Tue, Sep 22, 5:30 to 6:30 PM, A Seat at the Table Books (9257 Laguna Springs Dr #130, Elk Grove), free, all ages
Mira runs a tutorial and open forum with some makeup and wipes provided. Practical, free, and not a sales pitch. Read more

Kori King: The Black Barbie Tour
Tue, Sep 22, 7:30 PM, Punch Line Sacramento (2100 Arden Way), ticketed
The Drag Race star brings the Black Barbie Tour through on a Tuesday, which is its own kind of statement. Tickets are moving, so this is your two weeks' notice. Read more

Midlife Queers Club
Wed, Sep 23, 6 PM, Tri-County Diversity (201 D St Ste L, Marysville), free
A social built for the middle stretch, which the rest of the calendar tends to skip straight past. Read more

Queer Writers Salon
Wed, Sep 23, 6 to 8 PM, Lavender Library (1414 21st St), free
Two hours at the archive with people who will actually read the thing. Bring pages or bring nothing. Read more

Latine Queer Group
Thu, Sep 24, 7 to 8:30 PM, Lavender Library (1414 21st St), free
Fourth Thursdays at the archive, free, and reliably on the calendar even in the months we misplace it. Read more

Sabor Y Cultura Night Market
Fri, Sep 25, 5 to 8 PM, Sacramento LGBT Community Center (2031 K St), free
A night market run out of the Center's youth program. Vendors, food, and a Friday evening that costs nothing. Read more

Trivia Night
Fri, Sep 25, 6 PM, Tri-County Diversity (201 D St Ste L, Marysville), free
Free trivia up north, no cover and no team minimum. Recruit somebody smarter on the drive. Read more

Fleetwood Macramé: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Fri, Sep 25, 7 PM, Goldfield Trading Post (238 Vernon St, Roseville), ticketed, all ages
Road trip: a Bay Area Fleetwood Mac tribute band with a name that earned its own listing, playing the hits with audience singalong actively encouraged. Not a queer show, but "Dreams" at full volume in a room of people who all know the words is its own kind of gay. Twenty minutes up 80, all ages. Read more

The 15 Association Folsom Play Party
Sat, Sep 26, 6 PM, Paradox (1310 Mission St, San Francisco), ticket required, 21+
Road trip: the 15 Association — the oldest BDSM club for gay men and adjacent on the West Coast — runs its Folsom weekend play party. Advance tickets only and organizers expect a sellout, so buy early. First-timers can't simply buy in: you request an invite through the club's site. Read more

Bear Claw
Sat, Sep 26, 9 PM, The Bolt (2560 Boxwood St), free, 21+
The monthly bear night, billed for otters, cubs, bears and anyone hoping to leave with one. No cover, as ever. Read more

#STFU! Drag Lip-Sync & Stand-Up
Sat, Sep 26, 9 PM, STAB! Comedy Theater (1710 Broadway), $11
lolgbt+ puts lip-sync and stand-up on the same bill, which is a genuinely hard tonal needle to thread. Eleven dollars to watch them try. Read more

Crystal Methyd
Sun, Sep 27, $20 meet and greet 8 PM, show 9 PM, Faces (2000 K St), 21+
The All Stars 11 winner, hosted by Sasha Devaroe, with a few weeks left to assemble an outfit worth the trip. Read more

Drag Queen Bingo
Thu, Oct 1, doors 6 PM, games 7 to 9 PM, Mango's (1930 K St), $20 cash only
First Thursdays with DoMe Moore, eight games, a different local nonprofit every month. Cash only, so plan the ATM in. Read more

Say YAS! A Drag Discussion Salon & Kiki
Fri, Oct 2, 10 PM, STAB! Comedy Theater (1710 Broadway), $10
The drag panel returns, ninety minutes of the conversation you usually only get backstage. Read more

Pride in the Park
Sat, Oct 3, 11 AM to 4 PM, Sam Brannan Park (806 Gray Ave, Yuba City), free, all ages
Year five for Tri County Diversity, free and worth the drive north. Small-town Pride does something the big ones cannot. Read more

Queer's Gambit Chess Club
Tue, Oct 6, 6 PM, A Seat at the Table Books (9257 Laguna Springs Dr #130, Elk Grove),
First Tuesdays, boards set up, nothing to bring. Every skill level welcome. Read more

Big Gay Halloween
Thu–Sun, Oct 8–25, Thu & Fri 8 PM, Sat 7:30 PM, Sun 7 PM, Great Star Theater (636 Jackson St, San Francisco), ticketed
Road trip: three weekends of acrobats, ghouls, drag royalty and dancers in a Halloween variety spectacular at the Great Star. Doors an hour before, fifteen-minute intermission, and seating is first come, first served, arrive early if you care where you sit. Costumes encouraged, which at this one is less a suggestion than a dress code. Read more

K!NK or Treat
Thu, Oct 8, 7 PM, The Boardwalk (9426 Greenback Ln, Orangevale), ticketed
Plot Twist, Live! opens Halloween season early with burlesque and variety. Out in Orangevale, so bring a driver. Read more

Jonathan Van Ness: Hot & Healed
Thu, Oct 8, 8 PM, Channel 24 (1800 24th St), ticketed, 18+
Van Ness brings the Hot & Healed comedy tour to Channel 24. Bring a physical government ID — Channel 24 doesn't accept digital ones for age-restricted shows. Badlands is giving away a pair of tickets at their Dolly tribute night on Sep 11, so there's a free route in if you're willing to work for it. Read more

Electric Feels
Fri, Oct 9, 8:30 PM, Ace of Spades (1417 R St), ticketed
Indie and electronic all night, which in practice means Daft Punk into MGMT into Charli XCX. Read more

Drink & Draw
Sat, Oct 10, 3 to 6 PM, The Bolt (2560 Boxwood St), $10 suggested donation, 21+
Lady Bones hosts, supplies included, proceeds to a local charity. It skipped September, so this is the next one. Read more

Coming Out Day Festival
Sat, Oct 10, 11 AM to 4 PM, Township 9 Park (611 Riverine Way), free, all ages
Local LGBTQ+ performers, vendors, a photobooth, a sound bath, and resource tables. Built as much around the tables as the stage. Read more

Library AF Book Group
Wed, Oct 14, 6:30 to 7:30 PM, Sacramento LGBT Community Center (2031 K St), free
Sacramento Public Library's YA group meets at the Center on second Wednesdays. October is Gods of Jade and Shadow. Read more

Blazin' Saddles with Diplo, Dustin Lynch and Wuki
Fri, Oct 16, 4 to 11 PM, Hornet Heartbeat (3001 Ramona Ave), ticketed
Sac State homecoming weekend, with country and dance colliding entirely on purpose. Read more

Sacramento Leather Invasion: Bar Crawl
Sat, Oct 17, from 7 PM, starting at The Mercantile Saloon (1928 L St)
Four bars in one night benefiting the Trevor Project: the Merc at 7, Badlands at 8, The Depot at 9, The Bolt at 10. Harness optional, the cause is not. Read more

Boas & Bow Ties Gala
Thu, Oct 22, 6 to 9 PM, venue to be announced
The Rainbow Chamber's scholarship gala, black tie with a twist, registration open before the room has a name. Read more

Nevermore Gorelesque: Cabaret Macabre
Fri, Oct 23, 8:30 PM, Historic Colonial Theatre (3522 Stockton Blvd), ticketed, 21+
Burlesque, drag and horror on one bill hosted by Mr. Rob Roberts, with a VIP meet and greet available. Read more

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Sat, Oct 24, show 9 PM, Historic Colonial Theatre (3522 Stockton Blvd), $23.50 general
Amber's Sweets brings the shadowcast out for the first of two nights this October. Corsets encouraged, shame actively discouraged. Read more

Q-Prom: Camp Heebie Jeebies
Sun, Oct 25, doors 5:30 PM, 6 to 9 PM, Ace of Spades (1417 R St), free, ages 13 to 20
A substance-free queer prom for teenagers who did not get one, or did not get a good one. Free, which removes the last excuse. Read more

Hotties & Hops
Sun, Oct 25, 3 to 6 PM, At Ease Brewing (1825 I St), $10 suggested donation
A queer craft social for women, trans and nonbinary folks, with supplies to borrow and all-gender restrooms. The low-effort end of the social calendar, deliberately. Read more

Orville Peck: Man Turned Mule Tour
Wed, Oct 28, doors 7 PM, show 8 PM, Channel 24 (1800 24th St), ticketed
Peck has spent a career arguing country music was always queer enough to hold him, and the live show is where that stops being theoretical. Bring a physical government ID — Channel 24 doesn't accept digital ones for age-restricted shows. Read more

Rocky Horror Halloween
Sat, Oct 31, show 9 PM, Historic Colonial Theatre (3522 Stockton Blvd), $25 general
The second Amber's Sweets shadowcast, on the night it was built for. Two dates, two tickets, no apologies. Read more

OUT! at the Movies: Clue Halloween Potluck
Sat, Oct 31, 4 PM, Tri-County Diversity (201 D St Ste L, Marysville), free
The queer film night does Clue on Halloween as a potluck. Bring a dish and a theory. Read more

Palm Springs Pride
Fri–Sun, Nov 6–8, downtown Palm Springs, free, all ages
Road trip: Palm Springs Pride turns 40 and bills itself as the last major Pride of the year, which makes it either a victory lap or a last chance depending on how your summer went. Free, three days, parade on Sunday the 8th. About nine hours south, so this is a fly-or-commit drive rather than a weekend whim. Read more

Kathy Griffin: New Face, New Tour
Sat, Nov 14, 7 PM, Crest Theatre (1013 K St), ticketed
Griffin brings the new tour to the Crest. Four decades of grudges, most of them well documented. Read more

Sacramento Gay Men's Chorus: Holiday Hits with a Splash of Sass
Sat, Dec 5, 2 PM and 7 PM, Sacramento Memorial Auditorium (1515 J St), ticketed
Big harmonies, familiar carols, and enough sass to stop the evening turning sincere on you. Read more

A Drag Queen Christmas
Wed, Dec 9, doors 6:30 PM, show 7:30 PM, Channel 24 (1800 24th St), ticketed
The touring Drag Race holiday show, on sale now. Book it and then forget about it until December. Read more

Sacramento Ballet: The Nutcracker
Tue, Dec 22, 2 PM, SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center (1301 L St), ticketed
Sacramento Ballet's annual Nutcracker, matinee performance. Tickets went on sale in August. Advance parking can be booked through City of Sacramento Parking, which is worth doing for a downtown matinee in December. Read more

Dreams Come True: A Tribute to GLEE
Sacramento Lavender Chorus, ongoing fundraiser
The chorus is $416 into a $3,000 goal to license the scores for its winter GLEE tribute. Sheet music does not pay for itself. Read more

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