WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29
The ART Station Cabaret will present Lori Divine and her ladies of the evening tonight in the Trolley Stop Cabaret. It’s camp drag at its best, with proceeds benefiting Lost-n-Found Youth. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. for drinks, sandwiches, snacks and desserts and the first set begins at 8:15 p.m., ART Station, 5384 Manor Drive, Stone Mountain, GA 30083, www.artstation.org Atlanta Freedom Band’s “Roots & Branches” concert explores the many different styles and influences of African-American culture in music. The program spans the decades with music from Scott Joplin, W.C. Handy and Duke Ellington, as well as American composers William Grant Still, Quincy Hilliard and Dwayne Milburn, some favorite pop tunes from the Motown music scene and the premiere of a new work by Connor Sullivan from Kennesaw State University. 8 p.m., Druid Hills Presbyterian Church, 1026 Ponce de Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta, GA 30306, www.facebook. com/events/131388660717731/ Atlanta Opera opens its new take on “Don Pasquale” at 8 p.m. tonight with performances through April 2, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339, www.cobbenergycentre.com
SUNDAY, MARCH 26
DJ Billy Lace spins tonight at 3 a.m., Xion Atlanta, 2043 Cheshire Bridge Road N.E., Atlanta, GA 30324, www.facebook.com/events/358928607840805 Performer Catie Curtis has never been afraid to take a creative risk. The intimacy with which she expressed her lesbian identity helped others through their own difficult journey to openness. She performs tonight at Eddie’s Attic at 6 p.m., 515-B North McDonough St., Decatur, GA 30030, www.eddiesattic.com
MONDAY, MARCH 27
The Panther Levi/Leather group convenes tonight at 7 p.m. at the Atlanta Eagle, 306 Ponce de Leon Ave., Atlanta, GA 30308, www.atlantaeagle.com
TUESDAY, MARCH 28
Recording artist Deborah Cox takes over the Whitney Houston role in the stage musical “The Bodyguard,” with a 7:30 p.m. curtain tonight and running through April 2, Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. N.E, Atlanta, GA 30308, www.foxtheatre.org Enjoy Ruby Redd’s Birdcage Bingo tonight from 8:30 – 10:30 p.m. at The Hideaway Atlanta, 1544 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta, GA 30324, www.atlantahideaway.com
THURSDAY, MARCH 30
Join Gallery 874 for opening night of its new art auction, benefiting the American Cancer Society and ASID Georgia Chapter. Nabil Sousa will be signing copies of his new book, 6 p.m., 874 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd. N.W., Atlanta, GA 30318, www.gallery874.com Join Charis and Atlanta Pride in welcoming two new authors from Transgress Press as they share their unique journeys to adulthood, manhood and peace. Lei Ming reads from his novel “Life Before My Body: A Transgender Journey to Manhood in China” and Samuel Peterson reads from his “TRUNKY (Transgender).” The suggested donation is $5. 7:30 – 9 p.m., Charis Books and More, 1189 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta, GA 30307, ww.charisbooksandmore.com Join comedian Brent Star for a fabulously free, fun Drag Bingo Thursday Nights at Pallookaville, 8 – 10 p.m., 17 N. Avondale Plaza, Avondale Estates, GA 30002, www.facebook.com/ events/375975529462191