November Best Bets

The 1950s are out, and change is in the air! “Hairspray” winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, is a family-friendly musical, piled bouffant-high with laughter, romance and deliriously tuneful songs. It’s 1962 in Baltimore, and the lovable plus-size teen, Tracy Turnblad, has only one desire — to dance on the popular “Corny Collins Show.” When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcast to sudden star. She must use her newfound power to dethrone the reigning Teen Queen, win the affections of heartthrob, Link Larkin, and integrate a TV network… all without denting her ‘do.

Today’s 50th birthday for Charis Books is a celebration that culminates with the annual in-store party and sale. Stop by for 10 percent off everything in the store, birthday cake, photos, feminist music playlists, Charis branded birthday merch, and special guests Finca to Filter will be there from 10am to noon selling delicious coffee and breakfast sandwiches while you shop.

Enjoy hundreds of hairy bears at Bearracuda Atlanta: Strip Down! with DJ Paul Goodyear.

With a magic flute and bells, a prince and a bird-catcher set off to free a kidnapped princess. However, the path to happiness is not smooth as friends become enemies and foes become allies in this comic opera with a star-studded cast in the Atlanta Opera’s “The Magic Flute.”

Jam to songs such as “Time After Time,” “Money Changes Everything” and “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” at the Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour.

You better watch out, you better not cry, because “The Queens of Christmas” (Entertainment Weekly) are coming to town with a brand new edition of the internationally acclaimed The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show, starring BenDelaCreme and Jinx Monsoon. Another holiday season brings another year of fabulous spectacle, whip-smart comedy, brand new songs, and annual favorites. Join the sugary DeLa and spicy Jinkx for an evening the New York Times says is “sure to lift your spirits and make you howl with laughter.

It’s Greased Lightning Drag Bingo, benefitting PALS Atlanta!

Come join new colleagues at Out Georgia Business Alliance Woof’s for the Business eXchange Network (BXN): Atlanta!

Join Out On Film’s monthly Queer Film Alliance for a program and networking opportunities.

State Farm Arena will be popping tonight as the P!NK Live Tour comes to town!

Don’t miss Dan and Phil’s Terrible Influence tonight. Dan and Phil are back to heal your inner child and take back what the internet took from them. In their new screamingly hilarious live stage show, it’s a new era. They’re older, gayer, Phil’s gone blonde, and nothing is off limits. Expect scandalous stories they couldn’t share before, theatrical plot twists, and a savage roast of social media. If you need to laugh, feel part of a community, and make peace with the past, don’t regret missing Dan and Phil in real life… before Dan has another breakdown and disappears.

Step into a world of high stakes and elegance at this sultry cocktail affair, where you will indulge in the thrill of professional casino gaming — craps, roulette, blackjack, and slots, all in support of AID Atlanta.

The PFLAG support group for parents and families of LGBTQ children meets in person today.

Get your groove on with Mixed Tape Sundays, an ‘80s and ‘90s party with DJ Darlene.

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.

City Winery Atlanta presents Joel Kim Booster: Rude Little Pig live. Joel Kim Booster is a Chicago-bred Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian, writer, and actor who has been named one of The Queer Young Comics Redefining American Humor by the New York Times. He made the TIME100 Next list as well as the THR’s 50 Most Influential People in Comedy in 2022. He is best known for writing and starring in Searchlight Pictures’ “Fire Island” which, following its June 2022 release, went on to land him two Emmy nominations along with a Best First Screenplay nom at the Independent Spirit Awards. The multi-hyphenate has also been seen starring opposite Maya Rudolph in the Apple TV+ comedy series “Loot,” which recently received a third-season pickup.

Gay icon Kristin Chenoweth will perform tonight with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. The Emmy® and Tony® Award winning actress and singer’s career spans film, television, voice-over and stage. In 2015, Chenoweth received a coveted star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2009, she received an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in “Pushing Daisies.” In 1999, she won a Tony Award for “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown,” and she was nominated for her original role of Glinda the Good Witch in “Wicked” in 2004.