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Know about an LGBTQ event we missed? Let us know by emailing us\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0or by copying and pasting\u00a0[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>\u00a0into your email app.<\/p>\n

Thursday, October 22<\/p>\n

Halloween Edition: OUT & About Mixer<\/a>
The Greater Houston LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce celebrates LGBTQ+ History Month with a Halloween edition of its networking mixer. Come dressed as your favorite LGBTQ+ icon for a costume contest with prizes. Craft beer and food trucks round out the night. Members get in free with advance registration ($25 at the door); guests pay $25 in advance, $30 at the door. 5\u20137 p.m., Eureka Heights Brew Co., 941 W. 18th St.<\/p>\n

Beyond the Binary: Crafting Night<\/a>
Beyond the Binary, the Montrose Center\u2019s discussion group for nonbinary, gender-nonconforming, and trans people, hosts its monthly night of arts, crafts, and conversation. Bring a project you\u2019re working on or start something new. Open to anyone whose identity falls outside the gender binary. Ages 18 and older. 6:30\u20139 p.m., the Montrose Center, 401 Branard St. Free.<\/p>\n

Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen<\/a>
Patrick Myers brings Freddie Mercury\u2019s larger-than-life stage presence to Houston in a concert celebrating Queen\u2019s greatest hits, from \u201cBohemian Rhapsody\u201d to \u201cSomebody to Love.\u201d Doors 7 p.m., Arena Theatre, 7326 Southwest Fwy., 713-772-5900.<\/p>\n

Friday, October 23<\/p>\n

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Slaybill: Halloween Drag and Voter Education<\/a>
The Montrose Center mixes drag, comedy, and nonpartisan voter education for a Halloween night that leaves you ready for the ballot box. Expect drag performances, a comedy sketch about a vampire\u2019s first time voting at the modern polls (including which IDs you can bring), ballot help from the League of Women Voters\u2019 nonpartisan Voters\u2019 Guide, and free food. Ages 21 and older. 6\u20139 p.m., Pearl Bar, 2811 Washington Ave. Free.<\/p>\n

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ROCO Connections: From Silence to Sound<\/a>
ROCO gets into the Halloween spirit with silent film and live chamber music at the River Oaks Theatre. Guest conductor and composer Andrew Earle Simpson leads the ensemble through his new score for the 1925 horror classic The Phantom of the Opera, played live alongside the film. The program also includes a new arrangement of Carl Stalling\u2019s score for Disney\u2019s The Skeleton Dance, with Bohuslav Martin\u016f\u2019s La revue de cuisine as the entr\u2019acte. 8 p.m., River Oaks Theatre, 2009 W. Gray St. $45.<\/p>\n

Alley All New Festival<\/a>
The Alley Theatre\u2019s festival of new work returns with three days of staged readings by Liz Duffy Adams, Jake Brasch, Gloria Majule, and Luis Quintero. Since 2016, the festival has been a launching pad for world premieres, including Majule\u2019s Uhuru, now running at the Alley. Majule returns this year with African Moms\u2019 Book Club. Through October 25, Alley Theatre, 615 Texas Ave., 713-220-5700.<\/p>\n

Saturday, October 24<\/p>\n

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Fa<\/a>milies with Pride<\/a>
Harris County Attorney Abbie Kamin and the Greater Houston LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce host the fifth annual celebration of LGBTQ+ families at Discovery Green. Expect a kids\u2019 costume party, Pride Storytime, arts and crafts, face painting, mini golf, live music, and community resource booths. 10 a.m.\u20131 p.m., Discovery Green, 1500 McKinney St. Free.<\/p>\n

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Hocus Pocus & High Heels<\/a>
Halloween comes to Montrose Collective, and Gayest & Greatest Most Divine Drag Queen winner Queen Persephone is bringing the witchy glamour. Expect live drag performances and a costume contest with prizes, so dust off your best Sanderson sister. Grab a bite or browse the shops before the show. Ages 18 and older. 6\u20138 p.m., Montrose Collective, 888 Westheimer Rd. Free.<\/p>\n

Sunday, October 25<\/p>\n

Community Yoga at the Montrose Center<\/a>
JuJu leads a free weekly class of mindful movement, meditation, and breathing in an affirming space for all identities and body types. All levels welcome. Bring your own mat. 9:30\u201310:30 a.m., the Montrose Center, Room 107, 401 Branard St. Free.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Doubtfire: Final Performances<\/a>
Theatre Under the Stars wraps its run of the musical based on the Robin Williams film. An out-of-work actor disguises himself as a Scottish nanny to stay close to his kids, and the complications pile up from there. Final day, Sarofim Hall, Hobby Center, 800 Bagby St., 713-315-2525.<\/p>\n

Tituss Burgess in Concert<\/a>
The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt\u00a0and\u00a0Moulin Rouge!\u00a0star kicks off the Hobby Center\u2019s Beyond Broadway series with musical theater hits plus songs by John Mayer, Shirley Bassey, Bette Midler, and more. Demand was high enough that the Hobby Center added a second show. Saturday, Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 25, 1 p.m. Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center, 800 Bagby St. 713-315-2525.<\/p>\n

Pearlesque: Fright Night<\/a>
Pearl Bar\u2019s burlesque show goes Halloween. Host and producer Bailey Bunnie leads a lineup of burlesque, drag, and aerial acts featuring Eddie Divas, Crybaby Cass, Ms. Honey, Bek LeDane, and Jinxy Nyx. Tables and VIP booths with champagne are available. 7\u201310 p.m., Pearl Bar, 2811 Washington Ave. Tickets start at $7.<\/p>\n

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Yoshitaka Amano: Big Bang<\/a>
Asia Society Texas presents about 40 works by Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano, whose fantasy imagery helped shape Speed Racer, Vampire Hunter D, and the Final Fantasy games. The show surveys three decades of his paintings in ink, oil, and automotive paint. $8; free on Thursdays. Through February 7, 2027, Asia Society Texas Center, 1370 Southmore Blvd., 713-496-9901.<\/p>\n

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Uhuru<\/a>
Who belongs on the mountain? Tanzanian playwright Gloria Majule\u2019s world-premiere satire follows a Tanzanian-American tourist, two missionaries, and their guide on a \u201cTanzanian-only\u201d climb of Mount Kilimanjaro. Directed by Shariffa Ali. Expect language and sexual situations. Opens Friday, Oct. 16, and runs through Sunday, Nov. 8. Neuhaus Theatre, Alley Theatre, 615 Texas Ave. 713-220-5700.<\/p>\n

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We the People: UH LGBT History Exhibit<\/a>
LGBTQ+ History Month is the perfect excuse to visit this exhibit tracing Houston\u2019s LGBTQ+ community from the 1940s to today. It\u2019s built from photos, handwritten letters, artwork, clothing, and ephemera in UH Libraries\u2019 LGBT History Research Collection, and includes material from the Diana Foundation and PFLAG Houston.\u00a0Read our story on the exhibit<\/a>. Through Thursday, Dec. 31. MD Anderson Library, first floor, University of Houston.<\/p>\n

The Woodlands Pride Festival<\/a>
Oct. 31: Pride meets Halloween at the ninth annual Woodlands Pride, a free, all-ages festival with live entertainment, local vendors, food trucks, and family activities. Costumes are encouraged. Saturday, Oct. 31, 10 a.m.\u20134 p.m. Town Green Park, 2099 Lake Robbins Dr., The WoodlandsOngoing<\/p>\n

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Know about an LGBTQ event we missed? Let us know by emailing us: [email\u00a0protected]<\/a><\/p>\n

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