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Learn how Latinos/Latinas impacted American culture through the lens of baseball at ¡Pleibol! thru Sat in Irving.

Head to Casa Manana (3101 W Lancaster Av, 817-332-2272) for the final Friday performances of Disney’s Newsies 7:30pm Wed-Thu, 8pm tonight, 8pm Sat, and 2pm Sun. “Based on the 1992 motion picture and inspired by a true story, Newsies is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged ‘newsies’ in New York City at the turn of the 20th century. When titans of publishing raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, Jack rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions and fight for what’s right!” Tickets start at $49 at CasaManana.org.

Every second Saturday from 4pm to 6pm thru Dec 10, join Liberty Lounge (515 S JenSaturday nings Av, @LibertyLoungeFWTX) for Lit Liberty Book Club. Today’s discussion will be about Felix Ever After, a young adult novel by LAMBDA Award-win-

Join the local Bans Off Our Bodies Fort Worth movement at 10am in front of the Sunday Tarrant County Courthouse (100 E Weatherford St, 817-884-1111) in protest of the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court. Go to BansOffFTW.WeReclaimPatriotism.com and read our Big Ticket column in this week’s issue for more information.

A person such as myself, who is experiencing a perpetually closed pool in the Texas Monday heat, trash everywhere, and impromptu illegal towing at their shiny new apartment, might be interested in checking out the virtual Tenant Empowerment Workshop 6:30pm-8pm via Zoom each second Monday of the month at the Center for Transforming Lives (512 W 4th St, 817332-6191). Experts will provide information about the landlord and tenant issues that have arisen in the lives of the people the organization hopes to transform. Please have a

Since Thu, Jun 2, the world’s top 18- to 31-year-old pianists have been in town Tuesday competing with one another in front of live audiences at various championship-styled rounds. “Widely considered one of the preeminent international music contests, the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition exists to share excellent classical music with the largest international audience possible and to launch the careers of its winners every four years.” This week, enjoy the final rounds at Bass Performance Hall (525 Commerce St, 817-212-4280). The six finalists will perform two concertos each with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Marin Alsop at 7:30pm TueFri and 3pm Sat. The awards ceremony at 7:30pm follows the last concerto on Saturday. Tickets are $55-$150 at Cliburn.org.

While Latino men faced racial segregation in the 1930s, their Latina counWednesday terparts also faced gender inequality in the neighborhood, at school, and work, plus in the sports and recreation world. “Women in Spanish-speaking enclaves, or barrios, often carved out makeshift spaces for weekend baseball and softball, organizing teams that formed networks for support and solidarity.” Baseball/softball helped them cope. Learn more about the Latino boys and girls of summer at ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues/En Los Barrios y las Grandes Ligas at Irving Archives and Museum (801 W Irving Blvd, 972-721-3700). The final week of this traveling Smithsonian Institute exhibit is open 10am-4pm Wed-Sat.

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ning author Kacen Callender, in which a transgender teen “grapples with identity and self-discovery while falling in love for the first time.” I’d also like to highlight two other Saturday events this weekend in honor of Pride Month. Arlington LGBTQ+ Pride — the city’s first-ever event of its kind — is free noon-4pm at Help Center for LGBT Health & Wellness (602 E South St, 817332-7722), featuring drag performances, food and drinks, games, live music, and DJ Al Farb. Then at 10pm, Urban Cowboy (2620 E Lancaster Av, 682-707-5663) hosts the Pride Night Lights Rave with tickets from $10-150 on EventBrite.com.

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Every Thursday from 6:30pm to 8pm thru Jun 30, pack a picnic dinner, Thursday grab a blanket, and head to the lawn of the Denton Courthouse-onthe-Square Museum (110 W Hickory St, 940-349-2850) for Twilight Tunes. This free concert series features live music by Texas Blues Crew tonight, then Sunny Disposition on Jun 16, Lovesick Mary on Jun 23, and Honin on Jun 30. (Note: Twilight Tunes will not take place on Jun 21. Instead, there will be a special concert in honor of National Make Music Day. Keep an eye on Facebook. com/DowntownDenton for the upcoming band announcement.)

copy of your lease and any other documents related to your questions or concerns on hand to participate most effectively. There is no charge to attend, but pre-registration is required at Bit.ly/2WVkzp3.

Promotional Feature In honor of Pride Month, Central Market is hosting a series of Virtual Cooking School classes featuring notable LGBTQ+ Chefs and Personalities. For example, Joe Yonan participated recently. Yonan, the two-time James Beard Award-winning Food and Dining editor of The Washington Post and the author of the bestselling book Cool Beans: The Ultimate Guide to the World’s Most Versatile Plant-Based Protein, did a live, online class last week featuring some of Yonan’s favorite

Take a virtual cooking class with Eric Kim on Friday.

Then next Thu, Jun 23, from 6pm to 7:30pm, Virginia Willis will take the helm. Willis is a James Beard award-winning cookbook author and television personality. She’s a Georgia-born, French-trained chef known for her southern cooking expertise, down-to-earth attitude, and approachable spirit. During this LIVE online class, Chef Willis will teach you to make stuffed chicken breasts with chevre and spinach, tomato and walnut salad, and peaches and cream with almond cookies.

light, summery, vegetable-forward dishes including asparagus with crispy ginger and garlic, a version of cacio e Pepe without cheese, and no-bake chocolate oat cookies. His book can be found on Amazon.com in the Kindle format for $4.99 or as a hardbound book for $17.59.

Tickets for each event are $10 at CentralMarket.com/Digital-Cooking-Classes-Pride-Month-2022. The ticket price is per household, so round up the family and your trusted friends for a fun evening in your kitchen. Purchase the online class ticket and sit back to enjoy the show, or purchase the ingredients on your own if you want to cook along.

Next on the schedule is Eric Kim, a New York Times staff writer and the author of the newly released Korean American: Food

All ingredients are available for purchase at your nearest Central Market or via Curbside/Delivery. You will receive a list of in-

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That Tastes Like Home. He is a former Senior Editor at Food52, former Contributing Editor at Saveur magazine, and currently hosts videos on the New York Times YouTube Channel. During this LIVE online class, 6pm-7:30 Fri, Kim will teach you how to make cheesy corn and ranch pizza with black pepper honey and gochujang chocolate lava cakes.

Chef Virginia Willis also has a virtual cooking class next Thursday.

gredients, the recipes, a list of equipment needed for the class, and log-in information for the course after you have registered. A fee will be added to the total ticket price. A division of H-E-B, Central Market opened its doors in 1994 and now has ten store locations across North Texas. A bountiful produce department with unmatched quality and variety, an 80-foot seafood case, hundreds of cheeses, 2,500 wine labels, and extensive specialty grocery aisles make the Central Market experience unique. For more information, follow us on Instagram (@central_market), Twitter (@centralmarket), or visit us at CentralMarket. com. #CentralMarket #ReallyIntoFood.

PRIDE 2022 In honor of Pride Month, here are four more local events for your consideration. 1.) Can you be queer and a Christian? This is the question that the newly founded Ark Church (@ArkChurchDFW) is posing. On the first and third Wednesdays of the month, they would like to explain why they believe that “yes!” is the resounding answer. At 6pm Wed, head to Tulips FTW (112 St. Louis Av, 817-367-9798) for Beer & Bible and drink some pints while chatting with the group. For more info, go to Facebook.com/ ArkChurchDFW. 2.) LGBTQ+ youth (ages 24 and younger) and their families are invited to the Youth Pride Picnic 10am-2pm Sat at Trinity Park (2401 University Dr, 817-392-5700). Presented by nonprofit LGBTQ Saves (LGBTQSaves. org), this free event features activities, burgers, hot dogs, and goodie bags.

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Head to Trinity Park for the annual Youth Pride Picnic Saturday.

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4.) Tulips FTW is also the location of Sips & Quips: Pride Edition, a drag show/trivia night hosted by Salem Moon at 7pm Mon. Featured performers include Citronalle Mikyles, Danny Fox Trot, Eliza Rocks, Jackie Onasty, and spotlight guests Deja Dubois and Stevie Morgan. Happy hour is 4pm7pm, and the show starts at 7pm. Admission is free, but RSVP via Prekindle.com is requested.

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3.) From noon to 4pm Sat, head to Higher Purpose Emporium (505 W Northside Dr, 682-207-5351) to celebrate LGBTQ+ Witches & Pagans Pride Day. This free event features a chalk zone, dance floor, games, prizes, vendors, and more.