Tony’s Place Calendar of Events
Pride Give Back Screenings with Rooftop Cinema Club
Celebrate Pride on the silver screen in an atmosphere only the city can provide. Rooftop Cinema Club is hosting Pride Give Back Screenings of iconic LGBTQ+ films and shows, with fifteen percent of ticket sales benefiting Tony’s Place.
Join us for these upcoming screenings:
Friday, June 6th at 7:15 PM – To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Tuesday, June 17th at 7:00 PM – RuPaul’s Drag Race Watch Party
Friday, June 27th at 7:30 PM – Jennifer’s Body
Bring your friends, soak in the skyline, and enjoy unforgettable queer moments under the stars while giving back to LGBTQ+ youth in Houston.
Click here for tickets and showtimes from Rooftop Cinema Club.
Craft Your Pride: Zine Edition
LGBTQ+ youth ages 14 to 25 are welcomed to join us for a special edition of Craft Your Pride featuring a hands-on zine workshop led by the creatives behind Temp Tats Magazine and GMHRiot. This collaborative art experience is all about self-expression, storytelling, and celebrating queer creativity. Whether you are a seasoned zinester or just zine-curious, come ready to cut, paste, write, and create in a space that honors identity and imagination.
Registration is required. Address will be shared upon confirmation.
Rhythm N' Reps - Fitness Social Hour
Join Houston MSLA for a unique fitness experience that blends dance fitness and step aerobics into one energizing power hour. After the workout, stick around to mix and mingle with the community while enjoying refreshing cocktails in a relaxed social setting. Whether you are here to sweat, socialize, or both, this is a Pride month event you will not want to miss. All class proceeds benefit Tony's Place.
Unboxed: Beyond the Binary
In celebration of Pride Month, BLOC Foundation presents Unboxed: Beyond the Binary, an art exhibition honoring the vibrant creativity and expansive identities within the LGBTQ+ community. This multigenerational show features work from LGBTQ+ artists of all ages, including a special collaboration with Tony’s Place Youth, whose powerful pieces reflect the resilience and imagination of queer youth.
This open call exhibition invites you to explore identity, challenge norms, and witness the transformative power of queer expression through painting, photography, mixed media, and more. From emerging voices to established artists, Unboxed is a celebration of authenticity and the limitless spectrum of what it means to be queer.
Free and open to the public.
Beyond the Covers Presents: More Pride, Less Prejudice
Celebrate the launch of The Book Club Was Better, a new book club for movie lovers, with an evening of regency flair in support of Tony’s Place. More Pride, Less Prejudice is a Pride & Prejudice-inspired open-air market, arts showcase, and outdoor movie night benefiting LGBTQ+ youth in Houston.
From 6:00 to 8:00 PM, enjoy a regency-themed craft market with hands-on workshops including bow-making, embroidery, teacup candle making, and fan painting. Shop literary-inspired gifts and indulge in curated bites from Cheaters Creamery, Cupfusion Cupcakery, and local food trucks. The bar will serve themed cocktails and mocktails inspired by Austen’s most iconic characters.
At 8:00 PM, settle in for an outdoor screening of a certain beloved 2005 adaptation of Pride & Prejudice, complete with hand flexes, stormy stares, and Pride & Prejudice Bingo with prizes. Stick around after for a casual Book Club Was Better chat. All readers welcome.
Click here to RSVP for free tickets.
Catch Tony’s Place at Rock the Runway®!
We’re strutting into Pride season in style! Join Pride Houston 365’s Organization Grand Marshal, Tony’s Place, at Rock the Runway® for a night of fashion, flair, and fierce community vibes. Stop by our table to say hi, learn more about how we support LGBTQ+ youth, and show your pride on and off the catwalk.
Tony’s Place Young Professionals Happy Hour
Celebrate Pride Week with Tony’s Place, DragSpace, and Houston MSLA at our monthly Young Professionals Happy Hour! DJ Lucky Kitten returns to the booth and DragSpace brings the queens for a show you don’t want to miss. Connect with fellow professionals, network with BRG and ERG partners, meet Tony’s Place staff and board members, and support LGBTQ+ youth. All drag tips go directly to Tony’s Place.
This is a 21+ event. Starting in June, Young Professionals Happy Hours will take place every fourth Thursday at Pause Bar.
Pride Houston 365 Festival and Parade
Festival: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM | Parade: 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Celebrate Pride with Tony’s Place at the heart of Houston’s biggest LGBTQ+ event of the year. The Pride Houston 365 Festival at City Hall kicks off the day with high-energy performances, celebrity hosts, live radio broadcasts, community resources, local vendors, immersive zones, and exciting giveaways. As the sun sets, the celebration continues with the Pride Parade, one of the only nighttime Pride parades in the country. Floats, performers, and community groups will light up downtown in a powerful display of unity, visibility, and joy
The parade is free and open to the public.
Click here for festival tickets and information.
Back to School WIth Pride Festival
Tony’s Place is hyped to host the second annual Back to School with Pride Festival! This vibrant and affirming celebration is designed to support LGBTQ+ youth ages 14 to 25 as they head into the new school year. With over 30 vendors including local LGBTQ+ organizations, queer artists, food trucks, and live entertainment, this is way more than a resource fair. It is a reminder that you are not alone and you never have been. We have free school supplies, on-site vaccinations, and the tools you need to feel seen, supported, and ready to take on the year!
While the event centers LGBTQ+ youth and young adults, it is open to everyone! Bring your siblings, your cousins, your chosen fam. We’ll have a bounce house, face painting, temporary tattoos, and more ways to connect than we can list. Whether you are here for what you need or just to be surrounded by joy, you will leave knowing exactly what community care looks like!
Future Fabulous: Fall Fundraiser
Tony’s Place invites you to voyage into the future and celebrate queer art and freedom! This special event will be the inaugural large fundraiser for Tony’s Place - elevating awareness for the projects, programs and people of the nonprofit organization.
Pride Night with the Houston Dash
Join us for Pride Night with the Houston Dash as they take on the San Diego Wave. As Pride Houston 365’s Organization Grand Marshal, Tony’s Place will be honored on the field during halftime. Come celebrate community, visibility, and resilience while cheering on the Dash and standing proud with Houston’s LGBTQ+ youth.
Click here for tickets and information.
Books and Besties at Brazos Bookstore
Come to this bookish meet-up at Houston’s iconic independent bookstore, Brazos Bookstore, for an evening of conversation, connection, and community. Enjoy light bites, make new friends, and dive into your favorite stories with fellow book lovers. The event will feature Tony’s Place book club Feral Reads, Queer Book Club Houston, and other amazing organizations building queer literary spaces across the city.
We Are The Rainbow
Catch us at Trans Men Empowerment’s We Are The Rainbow 2025 for an action-packed evening celebrating community, pride, and visibility. With a live DJ, drag performances, food trucks, local vendors, and more, this event is not to be missed. Stop by the Tony’s Place table to say hello and learn how we are supporting LGBTQ+ youth in Houston.
Battles Sponsored by DragSpace
If you missed last month’s Battle, do not make the same mistake twice. Press Play is back with Battles, sponsored by DragSpace. This one-of-a-kind event puts drag entertainers on the spot in the ultimate lip sync contest for a $1,000 cash prize. The energy will be high, the performances fierce, and the stakes even higher. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Tony’s Place thanks to our happy hour sponsor DragSpace. Come cheer, chant, and champion the art of drag while supporting LGBTQ+ youth.
Official 2025 Pride Market at Neon Boots
The countdown is over. Pride season kicks off this weekend with the Official 2025 Pride Houston 365 Pride Market at Neon Boots. Expect exciting local vendors, community resources, and a celebration of all things queer. Stop by the Tony’s Place table to say hello and learn how we support LGBTQ+ youth in Houston. Come shop, dance, and launch Pride Month with joy and community.
Click here for free tickets and information from Pride Houston 365.
Transformation
Presented by Sweet Sapphic Dreams, Transformation is an evening of conversation, reflection, and connection featuring an incredible lineup of all Trans speakers. Hear from Atlantis Narcisse (Save Our Sisters United), Joelle Esput (The Normal Anomaly), Ethan Michelle Ganz (FLUX Houston), Avery Beylu (The Montrose Center), and Gianna Ramirez (Tony’s Place) as they share insights, stories, and visions for the future.
Free and open to the public. Ages 21 and up.
Feral Reads Queer Book Club
🔥 Feral Reads: The Reading Revolution Is Here 🔥
Feral Reads is not your polite little book club. It is loud, it is mobile, and it is unapologetically queer. Each month, we take over a new space, a bookstore, a coffee shop, a library, wherever we are welcome, and invite LGBTQ+ youth ages 14 to 25 to show up, sound off, and talk about books that slap. No rules, no rubrics, no pressure to finish the book. Just real talk, radical reads, and community vibes.
Our first meetup is Sunday, May 26 from 6:00 to 7:30 PM at Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet Street. We are kicking things off with Canto Contigo by Jonny Garza Villa, a tender Tejano love story full of music, memory, and messy queer feels. Come get feral with us, you know you want to. Register now and be part of something bold, bookish, and beautifully queer.
Tony’s Place Young Professionals Happy Hour Sponsored by DragSpace
We are back with our monthly Young Professionals Happy Hour and this time we are heading to everyone’s favorite queer women’s bar, Pearl Bar. It is Steak Night; Julie is firing up the grill; and we will have cocktails, connection, and a drag show that will knock your socks off! From 6:00 to 7:00 PM, join us for a relaxed professionals mixer to meet new folks and connect with the community. Then it is time for a little drag. This month’s show, sponsored by DragSpace, features an all Drag King lineup, with the exception of our fabulous hostess, Tony’s Place’s own resident Drag Queen, Gia Elektra Dion!
Whether you are a valued ERG or BRG partner, a Tony’s Place volunteer, a friend, a community member, or just a professional looking to network, you are welcome. Come meet Tony’s Place staff and board members and make some meaningful connections.
Come make new friends, get your picture taken in front of the photo wall, grab a steak, and support queer youth! All tips from the drag show will go directly to supporting and empowering LGBTQ+ youth at Tony’s Place.
This event is 21+ only.
Craft Your Pride
🌈Craft Your Pride is BACK, babes!🌈
And trust us... you don’t wanna miss this one!
At Tony’s Place, we’re all about building queer joy, chosen fam, and creative freedom. We’re doing it with glitter, paint, markers, and a whole lot of heart. Craft Your Pride is our monthly art night for LGBTQ+ youth ages 14 to 25, and it’s not about being “good at art”; it’s about showing up, vibing out, and making something real with your community.
Here’s the tea:
Every month we feature a different queer artist who pulls up to share their skills and lead a hands-on workshop. This isn’t a lecture. It’s a creative, no-pressure, judgment-free space to explore who you are and connect with other young people who get it!
🖌 New to art? You’re in the right place!
💅 Already making moves? Come flex your creativity!
🎨 Just wanna hang and make cool stuff? Let’s go!
This month, we’re teaming up with our friends at the Bloc Foundation, a powerhouse arts org that knows how to make space for big feelings, bold color, and even bolder ideas. One of their crew will be leading a creative training that brings inspiration, skill, and a whole lot of love.
And yes, there are perks.
🔥 Everyone who joins the May workshop gets a shot at something major:
the chance to apply for our Pride Month Art Showcase in a professional gallery setting, curated in partnership with The Bloc Foundation. This is your moment to have your work featured on gallery walls, celebrated by community, and uplifted during a season that centers queer stories. Not everyone will be selected, but only folks who attend the May session can apply, so if you want in, you’ve got to be there!
✨ And we’re not done:
Craft Your Pride participants will also be invited to apply for the quarterly Queer Youth Art Show at The Feisty Collective, a high-energy, community-powered event where young LGBTQ+ artists can show and sell their work in a boutique setting that gets it. You’ll keep 100% of your sales with no fees, no gatekeeping, and no cut. Just your art, your voice, and your moment to shine!
Worried about what to bring? Don’t!
We’ve got everything covered!
✅Art supplies? Check.
✅Canvases? Yup.
✅Snacks? Obviously.
✅And best believe Charli XCX and our girl Chappell will be blasting while we create, laugh, and turn the volume way up on queer joy and tune out the haters.
📍 Tony’s Place Drop-In Center (Montrose area)
📅 May 14, 2025
🕕 6:00 to 8:00 PM
📬 Full address will be sent after registration
🚨 Space is limited and registration is required, so sign up before it fills up!
The world might be trying to erase queer culture, but we know better. Queer people are culture! The world would be boring without our rainbow, our brilliance, our art, and our joy. So come shine with us!
Let’s get bold.
Let’s get messy.
Let’s get loud.
Let’s get artsy.
We’ll see you there 💖
DragSpace Launch and Lipsync Battle
👑Get Ready, Houston! DragSpace Is Here👑
Boys, girls, squirrels, and all our gender-diverse babes, the moment has arrived. The hottest new drag platform DragSpace is coming in with a bang💥, and you're invited to the party.
✨ Join us for the official DragSpace Launch + Lip Sync Battle
🗓 Thursday, May 2nd
📍 Play Nightlife | 2409 Grant Street
⏰ Doors at 8 PM | Show at 9 PM
This is not your average launch. We’re talking:
💸 A $1,000 CASH PRIZE for the fiercest lip sync assassin (thanks to DragSpace)
🌈 A paid Pride Month booking with Tony’s Place for both the winner and runner-up
👑 Celebrity judges: Hanna Santanna, Catalina Seymour-Alexander, and Kofi
🎤 Surprise performances from Houston’s drag royalty
🎟 Song raffle, photobooth, and a whole lot of queer magic
💖 All Lip Sync ticket sales and a portion of proceeds go directly to benefit Tony’s Place
And here's the tea: this event also marks the beginning of a fabulous new partnership. DragSpace is now the official sponsor of Tony’s Place Young Professionals Happy Hours, so you’ll be seeing a lot more of this dynamic duo.
💋 So grab your crew, show up in your fiercest fit, and get ready for the battle of the year. Let’s turn it out, raise some funds, and celebrate the queens, kings, in-betweens, and all the fabulous beyond-the-binary babes who make our city shine.
It’s gonna be a throwdown for the gender outlaws, stage slayers, and anyone bold enough to snatch the crown.
Don’t miss it, this is drag history in the making.
LGBTQ+ Young Professionals Happy Hour
Join us for Tony's Place's monthly Young Professionals Happy Hour at Barcode on April 25th!
Welcome to Tony's Place Young Professionals Happy Hour! Join us for a fun evening of networking and socializing with other young professionals in the area. Come unwind after work, enjoy some drinks, and make new connections. We'll have an exciting show featuring the Texas Twins, Kara and Tara Dion, as emcees, and performances by Vancie Vega, Dustin Rouge Whitney and many more.
Networking With a Cause
Still using that old selfie as your professional headshot? Treat yourself to an upgrade and grow your network, all while supporting a great cause!
Join us on Thursday, April 24 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM at The Village Suites for a professional mixer and headshot fundraiser benefiting Tony's Place.
Admission is free! But if you're ready for an upgrade...
For just $99, you can add on:
• A fresh, professional headshot you’ll actually want to use 📸
• The chance to grow your personal brand with a polished new look
Plus, everyone gets to enjoy:
• Meaningful networking with local business owners and community leaders 🤝
• Sponsor giveaways throughout the evening 🎁
• The opportunity to support LGBTQ+ youth in Houston 🌈
Whether you're building your career or broadening your community, this is the place to be.
Spots are limited; Register TODAY!
LGBTQ+ Book Club
Hosted in partnership with Harris County Library Outreach Team
This month’s book is "Juliet Takes a Breath" by Gabby Rivera. A new book will be announced at each meeting for the following month.
Lite snacks and drinks will be provided.
Craft Your Pride
Join us for a safe space to create! Bring your own favorite medium to create with, or join in on our choice for the month. All supplies will be provided for Tony’s Place chosen activity, along with light snacks and drinks.
LGBTQ+ Young Professionals Happy Hour
Join us for Tony's Place's monthly Young Professionals Happy Hour at Pause on March 13th!
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Welcome to Tony's Place Young Professionals Happy Hour! Join us for a fun evening of networking and socializing with other young professionals in the area. Come unwind after work, enjoy some drinks, and make new connections. Don't miss this opportunity to expand your professional circle in a relaxed and casual setting. We can't wait to see you there!
Basic Needs Services
Group/Program Hour: 11am – 12pm
Healthy Sex & Relationships - TSU SHAPE Program
Basic Needs: 12pm - 2pm
Center is open for members to access showers, hygiene items, clothing, laundry services, food, sign up for case management, etc.
Lunch is served from 12pm-1pm
Partners in the Center
HIV Testing - TSU SHAPE
Therapy Services - UTHomes
Basic Needs Services
Group/Program Hour: 11am – 12pm
Basic Needs: 12pm - 2pm
Center is open for members to access showers, hygiene items, clothing, laundry services, food, sign up for case management, etc.
Lunch is served from 12pm-1pm
LGBTQ+ Book Club
Hosted in partnership with Harris County Library Outreach Team
This month’s book is "Felix Ever After" by Kacen Callender. A new book will be announced at each meeting for the following month.
Lite snacks and drinks will be provided.
Basic Needs Services
Group/Program Hour: 11am – 12pm
Basic Needs: 12pm - 2pm
Center is open for members to access showers, hygiene items, clothing, laundry services, food, sign up for case management, etc.
Lunch is served from 12pm-1pm
Partners in the center:
UTHeroes - Drug Safety & Narcotics Distribution
Basic Needs Services
Group/Program Hour: 11am – 12pm
Basic Needs: 12pm - 2pm
Center is open for members to access showers, hygiene items, clothing, laundry services, food, sign up for case management, etc.
Lunch is served from 12pm-1pm
Partners that will be in the Center:
Avenue 360 - HIV Testing
Job Connectivity - Career & Recovery
Basic Needs Services
Group/Program Hour: 11am – 12pm
Basic Needs: 12pm - 2pm
Center is open for members to access showers, hygiene items, clothing, laundry services, food, sign up for case management, etc.
Lunch is served from 12pm-1pm
Basic Needs Services
Group/Program Hour: 11am – 12pm
Life Skills Program
Basic Needs: 12pm - 2pm
Center is open for members to access showers, hygiene items, clothing, laundry services, food, sign up for case management, etc.
Lunch is served from 12pm-1pm
Partners in the Center
HIV Testing - AAMA
UTHomes - Therapy Services
Basic Needs Services
Group/Program Hour: 11am – 12pm
Basic Needs: 12pm - 2pm
Center is open for members to access showers, hygiene items, clothing, laundry services, food, sign up for case management, etc.
Lunch is served from 12pm-1pm
Partners in the Center:
Real Talk - United Against Human Trafficking
Craft Your Pride
Join us for a safe space to create! Bring your own favorite medium to create with, or join in on our choice for the month. All supplies will be provided for Tony’s Place chosen activity, along with light snacks and drinks.
Basic Needs Services
Group/Program Hour: 11am – 12pm
Basic Needs: 12pm - 2pm
Center is open for members to access showers, hygiene items, clothing, laundry services, food, sign up for case management, etc.
Lunch is served from 12pm-1pm
Basic Needs Services
Group/Program Hour: 11am – 12pm
MDAnderson Tobacco and Vaping
Basic Needs: 12pm - 2pm
Center is open for members to access showers, hygiene items, clothing, laundry services, food, sign up for case management, etc.
Lunch is served from 12pm-1pm
Partners that will be in the Center:
Avenue 360 - HIV Testing
Job Connectivity - Career & Recovery
Basic Needs Services
Group/Program Hour: 11am – 12pm
Basic Needs: 12pm - 2pm
Center is open for members to access showers, hygiene items, clothing, laundry services, food, sign up for case management, etc.
Lunch is served from 12pm-1pm
Basic Needs Services
Group/Program Hour: 11am – 12pm
Basic Needs: 12pm - 2pm
Center is open for members to access showers, hygiene items, clothing, laundry services, food, sign up for case management, etc.
Lunch is served from 12pm-1pm
Partners in the Center
Sexual Health Program w/ TSU
Basic Needs Services
Group/Program Hour: 11am – 12pm
Basic Needs: 12pm - 2pm
Center is open for members to access showers, hygiene items, clothing, laundry services, food, sign up for case management, etc.
Lunch is served from 12pm-1pm
Basic Needs Services
Group/Program Hour: 11am – 12pm
Basic Needs: 12pm - 2pm
Center is open for members to access showers, hygiene items, clothing, laundry services, food, sign up for case management, etc.
Lunch is served from 12pm-1pm
Partners in the Center:
UTHearts - HIV & Check-ins
UTHeroes