TUESDAY, MAY 1
The Bleux Stockings Society is a monthly live literature show featuring cis/ trans women and non-binary people. The theme is announced in advance and the pieces that best fit the theme are chosen. Each performer gets 5–7 minutes to read their piece. A portion of the proceeds will go to charity. The theme this month is Identity, 8:30 – 10:30 p.m., Highland Inn & Ballroom Lounge, 644 N. Highland Ave. N.E., Atlanta, GA 30306, www.facebook.com/ events/348792348943702
TUESDAY, MAY 1
Make your lunch break a networking opportunity and connect with business professionals, small business owners and community sponsors to expand your circle of influence and grow your business at Connecting Atlanta, a networking lunch by Metro Atlanta Association of Professionals. Join MAAP at Egg Harbor Café the first Tuesday of every month from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Atlanta Opera’s “Carmen” and May 6, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, (Publicity photo) for a networking lunch. The event is limited to 20 participants. Please pre-register by emailing harborlunch@maapatl.org, 1820 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta, GA 30309, www.maapatl.org Spelman College and Out On Film present an encore screening of the documentary “Chavela” — about musician Chavela Vargas — with a Q&A with codirector Daresha Kyi, 6:30 – 9 p.m., Spelman College Science Bldg., Room 134, Atlanta, GA 30314
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2
Enjoy free pool tonight and beats by rotating DJs at Bulldogs, 893 Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA, 30308
THURSDAY, MAY 3
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 Out Front Theatre Company opens Del Shores’ cult classic play “Sordid Lives” tonight at 8 p.m., running through May 20, 999 Brady Ave., Atlanta GA 30318, www.outfronttheatre.com
FRIDAY, MAY 4
The acclaimed, lesbian-themed “Disobedience,” starring Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams, opens in TBD area theaters today.
SATURDAY, MAY 5
Atlanta Prime Timers meets today at 3 p.m., Phillip Rush Center Annex, 1530 DeKalb Ave., Atlanta, GA 30307, www.rushcenteratl.org Grab your friends and join the Cinco de Mayo Pub Crawl on the BeltLine, featuring a number of favorite bars and restaurants. Tickets Include: five complimentary Cinco-themed items from partner bars (beer, margarita, taco, chips and guac, etc.), a souvenir Cinco de Mayo Pub Crawl koozie and a map of participating bars with food and drink specials, 12 – 4 p.m., Atlanta Sport and Social Club, 260 Howard St. N.E., Atlanta, GA 30317, www.facebook.com/ events/551514231890976 Have those credit cards ready! For 31 years, HRC Atlanta’s Gala Dinner & Auction has grown to be one of the largest fundraisers in the country for the