CALENDAR OF EVENTS By Adriana Salazar
QUEER THINGS to DO
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COMMUNITY
November 11–22
Houston Cinema Arts Festival The Houston Cinema Arts Festival (HCAF) takes place this month, with over 40 films and short programs. This year’s theme, Third Coast, spotlights often-overlooked talent throughout the Gulf Coast. This year’s lineup includes several films that are sure to pique the interest of LGBTQ viewers. On November 12 at the Rice Cinema, ticket holders can see the Houston premiere of Angelo Madsen Minax’s North by Current. The transgender director takes his audience on a captivating journey into the depths of drug and alcohol addiction, trans embodiment, and domestic violence. The documentary-style
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film reveals the relationships of family members struggling to understand each other. Another standout queer film, Petite Maman, will screen at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston on November 17. The latest work by Céline Sciamma tells the story of two girls becoming fast friends, but whose eerie similarities yield revelations that merge past and present events. View these films, as well as many others, at indoor and outdoor venues across the city and virtually. Filmgoers can purchase an all-access pass or tickets for individual screenings. cinemahtx.org/hcaf
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STAGE
November 4
MR. & MISS SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DRAG 2021
JR’s Bar & Grill presents the 10th annual Mr. and Miss So You Think You Can Drag pageant. Hosted by Kofi, the competition measures contestant presentations in formal wear, Q&A, and talent. The event also features performances from Mr. and Miss So You Think You Can Drag 2019 winners Leilani L. Jackson-Ross and Jermani Oz Jackson. tinyurl.com/ccucrh5v
COMMUNITY
November 4–14
THE WOMAN IN THE MIRROR
Head over to MATCH in Midtown for Dayna Steele’s The Woman in the Mirror, a theater production based on the local personality’s book Surviving Alzheimer’s with Friends, Facebook, and a Really Big Glass of Wine. Steele will portray the story of being her mother’s caregiver after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2013. tinyurl.com/4j8h4j6c
