WEDNESDAY, OCT. 4
Discover “LUZIA,” where a waking dream transports you to an imaginary Mexico. “LUZIA” is the newest Cirque du Soleil experience to come to Atlantic Station. Shows run through Nov. 19, 8 p.m., 1380 Atlantic Drive N.W., Atlanta, GA 30363, www.facebook.com/events/285797858498680 (Publicity photo) At Drag Queen Storytime with Miss Terra Cotta Sugarbaker, Ms. Sugarbaker will share her favorite stories, including Todd Parr’s “Be Who You Are” and Leo Lionni’s “A Color of His Own,” 3 - 4 p.m., Ponce de Leon Branch Library, 980 Ponce de Leon Ave. N.E, Atlanta, GA 30306, www. facebook.com/events/1968178943426418 The Lost-n-Found Youth Variety Show will feature song, dance, art, spoken word and drag, 6 – 9 p.m., Jungle Atlanta, 2115 Faulkner Road N.E., Atlanta, GA 30324, www.facebook.com/ events/294142287658246
SUNDAY, OCT. 1
Sunday Funday at Zocalo will support the AIDS Walk Atlanta & 5K Run with DJ NEON the Glowgobear and $20 all-you-can-drink margaritas, 187 10th St. N.E, Atlanta, GA 30309, www.facebook. com/events/809115659290469
MONDAY, OCT. 2
Trans and Friends is a youth-focused group for trans people, people questioning their own gender and aspiring allies, providing a facilitated space to discuss gender, relevant resources and activism around social issues. 7 – 8:30 p.m., Charis Books and More, 1189 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta, GA 30307, www.charisbooksandmore.com The PFLAG support group for parents and families of LGBT children meets tonight from 7:30 – 9 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta, 1605 Interstate 85/ Frontage Road, Atlanta, GA 30329, www.uuca.org
TUESDAY, OCT. 3
Let’s Talk Midtown: A Conversation with Atlanta’s Mayoral Candidates, is hosted by Colony Square and Midtown ATL, 1175 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta, GA 30309, www.facebook.com/ events/1930370820570026
THURSDAY, OCT. 5
Come join a diverse group of people at the Rainbros Lunch Meet-Up, 12 – 1 p.m., Roxx Tavern, 1824 Cheshire Bridge Road, Atlanta, GA 30324, www.facebook. com/events/334011823721345 Building on the activist tradition of consciousness-raising groups, each month Charis Books and More invites community members to join The Personal is Political: Feminist Vent to talk about personal issues or societal issues they are trying to deconstruct. The group will use intersectional feminist strategies as tools to talk through these issues. 7:30 – 9 p.m., 1189 Euclid Ave. N.E., Atlanta, GA 30307, www.charisbooksandmore.com
FRIDAY, OCT. 6
Out singer/songwriters Anne Steele and Matt Alber play City Winery