If you don’t have plans tonight, you do now. As part of the PNC Patio Series, AT&T Performing Arts Center hosts DAMOYEE, for free. Dallas’ own rising star is a talented singer, songwriter, producer, composer, and recording artist. Her musical abilities spread from classical to pop to R&B, to jazz and folk. Her pure and beautiful voice gives her the ability to sing in a three-octave range. Her most recent album The Whole Truth, has landed her single “Independent” top 10 in Europe as well as the top 100 worldwide with indie music. DAMOYEE is a powerful musician, she is irresistible to listen to and will be a pleasure to watch.
At the age of two, DAMOYEE started playing piano and studying music theory and composition. She has the distinct and rare gift of absolute pitch. As a vocalist, she is a contralto with a three-octave range and can flawlessly sing from C3 over an octave below middle C to soprano C6. As a multi-instrumentalist, she plays piano, keyboards, synthesizers, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, ukulele, dulcimer, melodica, clarinet, cajon, djembe, glockenspiel, bongos, kalimba, and many other percussion instruments. She is a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.
Free concert to support a rising star, refreshments, putt-putt, art and taking in the Dallas Arts District, what’s not to like?
If you’re busy tonight, don’t worry, AT&T PAC has you covered for Friday as well. On June 17th, as part of the Elevator Project, see Griots: Celebrating a Compilation of Dallas’ Cultural Storytellers of the African Diaspora. “Griot” is a French word that originated in the 13th century from the Mande empire of Mali, West Africa and, for centuries, they have told and retold the history of the empire, keeping their stories and traditions alive. Transport your spirit in celebration as the Bandan Koro African Drum and Dance Ensemble pay homage to an array of Dallas’ key artistic and cultural storytellers such as Erykah Badu, Vicki Meek, Michelle Gibson, Baba Hassan, the late Afiah Bey, Bandon Koro’s own, Tony Browne and Nana Kweku plus many, many more. Through sensory immersion in traditional West African drum, dance, cultural ceremonies, and a spectrum of inventive artistic expressions, Bandan Koro African Drum and Dance Ensemble honors, highlights, and navigate the pathways of cultural lineage to keep the history of the African Diaspora in the DFW Metroplex everlasting.
Additionally, Friday sees the Dallas Arts District, collaborating with the Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, and Crow Museum of Asian Art of the University of Texas at Dallas, presenting the fifth annual Dallas Arts District 2022 Pride Block Party, the largest PRIDE event in Downtown Dallas, kicking off at 6:00 P.M.
Here’s a list of the full calendar of events for PRIDE Block Party:
Pride Block Party Kick-Off & Story Time
6:00 p.m., Dallas Arts District Community Stage
Free Testing with Abounding Prosperity and Dallas Southern Pride
6:00–7:00 p.m., Eagle Family Plaza
Stop by the Abounding Prosperity mobile testing truck to get tested for HIV. Some participants may qualify to win a ticket to Dallas Southern Pride’s Daytime Pool Party and Mega Party Saturday night.
Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico with Mariachi Aguilas de America
6:15 p.m., Dallas Arts District Community Stage
Common Ground Games
6:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m., Crow Museum of Asian Art (Outside by fountain)
Game on! Join the Crow Museum outside the museum to learn a new board game with your friends and family, relax and grab a mocktail.
Family-Friendly Art Activities and Game Stations
6:00 -7:30 p.m., Nasher Sculpture Center
Exploring Gender Understanding
6:00 p.m., Horchow Auditorium
In this interactive presentation facilitated by Kelly Darke (she/her), ATR, M.Ed., and Shannon Scott-Miller (she/her), MAAT, ATR-BC, we will explore gender roles, expectations, and stereotypes and how they directly impact our daily lives as well as our personal bias.
Xone Collage Station
6:00 p.m.- midnight, Crow Museum of Asian Art Gallery II
Xone is a handcrafted, love-driven zine designed and curated by queer and trans people of color. Space is limited.
Performance in the Garden with Johnny B33
6:00-7:15 p.m. -Nasher Garden
This fun, funky, upbeat all-night dance party will be held in the Nasher Sculpture Center Garden! Come party with the Nasher and Johnny B33 as we dance to live music and great tunes!
Special Performance with Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Southern Pride and Tommie Ross
Presented in partnership with Dallas Southern Pride
6:30 p.m., Atrium
Kick off the night with performances by Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Southern Pride and the legendary Tommie Ross.
Uptown Players
7:00 p.m., Community Stage
Performance in the Galleries: Bridges: Texas and T
7:00 p.m., Museum Galleries
Flexible Grey Theatre Company will premiere “Bridges: Texas and T”, the fourth in an ever-evolving series of interview plays created with DFW at its heart. Trans or gender-nonconforming actors will perform real-life stories about how coming out changed the lives of transgender Texans and their families.
Coming Out: Living Authentically as LGBTQ Asian and Pacific Islander Americans by Human Rights Campaign Foundation”
7:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m., Crow Museum of Art
The University of Texas at Dallas Galerstein Gender Center and Crow Museum of Asian Art presents a program centered around AAPI issues and the LGBTQIA communities. Coming out is a personal choice, and the lifelong coming out experience is different for everybody. For those of us who identify as LGBTQ and as people of color, it can often feel like we are living at the cusp of an intersection that is challenging to manage. For many Asian and Pacific Islander Americans, coming out is a lifelong process that can require a different approach because of cultural norms or traditions that emphasize duty to family and community. This can make the coming out process more complex to navigate. Tea and snacks will be provided during the discussion. Space is limited; email rsvp@crowmuseum.org to reserve your spot.
DJ Set with Dezi 5
7:15-8:20 p.m., Nasher Garden
Film: No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics
7:30 p.m., C3 Theater
No Straight Lines chronicles the journeys of five scrappy queer artists from the margins of the underground comics scene to mainstream acceptance. (This film is not yet rated, 78 min.)
Tour: Into the Slip Zone
7:30 p.m., Meet at the C3 entrance
Join DMA teen volunteers Chris Turner and Marin Tisdale for a tour of works that explore postwar abstraction in the Americas and East Asia, including Phase of Nothingness–Water by Nobuo Sekine, Kan’unchō by Kazuo Shiraga, and Bottle Crash by Shozo Shimamoto.
Abounding Prosperity Set
7:35-8:05 p.m.- Community Stage
Mi Diva Loca
8:15-8:45 p.m., Dallas Arts District Community Stage
High Heels & High Notes: A Very Drag Celebration of Opera & Showtunes
Presented in partnership with the Dallas Opera
8:00 – 8:45 p.m., Atrium, DMA
Hosted by Marsha Dimes and featuring the Sisters-in-Action, this show will highlight some of the most fabulous numbers from the best of opera and Broadway. Performers include Betty SiSonnet, Shantaé Morgan, DeManda Refund, Ginni Beefeater, Ivanna SiSonnet, Nippy Peakes, and Thai Mai Shu.
Performance in the Galleries: Bridges: Texas and T
8:00 p.m., Museum Galleries
Flexible Grey Theatre Company will premiere “Bridges: Texas and T”, the fourth in an ever-evolving series of interview plays created with DFW at its heart. Trans or gender-nonconforming actors will perform real-life stories about how coming out changed the lives of transgender Texans and their families.
Pride After Dark Dance Party
8:00-10:00 p.m., Nasher Garden
Let’s get sweaty after dark with heavy beats and pride bangers while queens liven the party and have periodic performances!
Arttitude presents: Women’s Art Culture Juneteenth Edition
8:30 p.m., Horchow Auditorium, DMA
Arttitude presents a showcase of African American LGBTQ Women poets, visual artists, and dancers. The works given will speak to issues on identity, culture, and social climate while highlighting their work and honoring Juneteenth. Featuring B. Randall (poet/Host), Lyrik Hunter(poet), Haley Colbert(Choreographer/Dancer), Lyrique Jaye (Poet),MissDyeWreckedIt (Poet),Danielle Ellis (Visual Artist), and Shukee (Visual Artist).
Tour: Cats and Dogs of the DMA:
Western Art Collection 8:30 p.m., Meet at the C3 entrance
Join DMA teen volunteers Chris Turner and Marin Tisdale for a tour of works in our collection that explore related to our beloved four-legged companions, including Cinderella at the Kitchen Fire by Thomas Sully, Miss Dorothy Quincy Roosevelt by John White Alexander, and Sardine by Charles Webster Hawthorne.
Tour: Found Objects
8:30 p.m., Meet at the C3 entrance
Join DMA teen volunteers Daisy Sanchez, Xochitl Medina, and Samantha Prado for a tour that explores unconventional materials while looking at Sam F by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Night Hutch (Hoarfrost) by Robert Rauschenberg, and Language Is Not Transparent (English/Spanish) by Mel Bochner.
Dezi-5
9:00-9:30 p.m, Community Stage
Dezi 5 is an award-winning, recording artist and multi-faceted entertainer with incredible showmanship and a persona larger than life. His performances earned him a Dallas Observer Music Award for “Best Live Act” (voted by the city). He has been featured at every Arts District Block Party since 2018.
Performance in the Galleries: Bridges: Texas and T
9:00 p.m., Museum Galleries
Flexible Grey Theatre Company will premiere “Bridges: Texas and T”, the fourth in an ever-evolving series of interview plays created with DFW at its heart. Trans or gender-nonconforming actors will perform real-life stories about how coming out changed the lives of transgender Texans and their families.
Drag Queen Grande Finale featuring Miss Jada Pinkett Fox
9:45-10:15 p.m., Dallas Arts District Community Stage
Kiki Ball presented by United Black Ellument
9:30 – 11:00 p.m., Atrium
Watch a unique and amazing display of dancing that features vogue and other elements from the mainstream ballroom scene.
Film Screening of Victor/Victoria 1982
10:00-midnight, Nasher Garden
A struggling female singer in 1930s Paris pretends to be a male performer who works as a drag queen, at the behest of a gay cabaret performer who befriends her. She becomes very successful but also draws the amorous attention of a gangster who is confused by his strong attraction to this person he believes is a man. Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse’s score won an Oscar. Rating: PG Run Time: 1 hour 33 mins
Film: JEANNETTE
10:00 p.m., Horchow Auditorium
JEANNETTE tells the story of Jeannette Feliciano, a competitive bodybuilder and queer single mother struggling to cope with trauma after surviving a mass shooting. (This film is not yet rated, 78 min.)
The North Texas Juneteenth Festival is held in the Historic Southern Dallas neighborhood. It’s quickly becoming a time-honored celebration in its two years. The festival includes the Juneteenth Parade, iconic musical performances, Auto Fest, as well as local vendors and businesses.
On Saturday, June 18th, 2022, Dallas’s Fair Park will overflow with community, connections, and commerce. With programming to engage the community and guests from youth to seniors, this is a family-friendly event with 21+ offerings, the 2022 North Texas Juneteenth Festival will delight attendees of all ages and provide unparalleled exposure for vendors.
The fun doesn’t stop there. In honor of Juneteenth, the Afro Soca Love: Marketplace seeks to highlight Black-owned businesses both locally, nationally, and internationally June 18–19 at Gilleys Dallas. In addition to commerce and shopping, the event will have live music, photo booths, giveaways, surprises, and community.
There you have it, your plans for the weekend, which lucky for you-starts today.