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Many – including herself – consider Roxy Castillo a local legend: She rules the wrestling scene, the burlesque stage, and now she’s conquering all the stand-up spaces.

Presented by local recovery org Austin Round Up, this bingo night won’t be a drag – but there will be a queen: local star Chique Fil-Atio.

South Austin sweethearts can get their fill of drag and dining with host Malibu Imported and her cast featuring Kiki Divine, Tiffany Epiphany, and Mz. Cookie Dlux – with special guest Jesse B Darling (SATX).

Girls only want one thing, and it’s to solve a nuclear fish conspiracy. Presented by Austin Asian American Film Festival, this month’s edition of Queer Cinema: Lost and Found pulls from the catalog of multimedia artist Shu Lea Cheang. Her Nineties experimental film classifies as in the “eco-cybernoia” genre, which makes sense given that its InfoNation write-up claims first dibs on the term “hacktivism.” Yet the story in Fresh Kill focuses just as much on the lesbian parents at its center, whose concern for their daughter after she consumes contaminated fish is what motivates their takedown of megacorp GX. See it in glorious 35mm with surround sound blaring Vernon Reid’s soundtrack. Plus: director Cheang in attendance. – James Scott

When else can one be weird than on Saturday freakin’ night at live-action role-playing tavern the Tiny Minotaur? And where else would you even wanna be, then, when you know that this drag show has far-out featured performers like Gabriela Belmont, Sir Beau Elliot, and Gothess Jasmine navigating the cosmos? Plus special guests Bat Widow and Traumada come along for the ride. As the Minotaur says: “In The Rift no one can hear you scream …with pleasure.” Costumes encouraged; non-members welcome with a $15 ticket price. Members get in for $5. – James Scott

After a summer hiatus due to how freakin’ hot this dang state is, Best of Austin winner Eastside Pop Up links up with fellow BOA title holder the Little Gay Shop to host another market. This means gathering their “Pop Market Pals” in secondhand shop Top Drawer Thrift’s parking lot so you can shop local artists, makers, and vintage sellers all while celebrating the eve of autumn’s start. Top Drawer will also be open, so you can dig through their many trinkets. Just don’t buy too many coats. I’ve got a feeling that sweater weather’s still a month or so off – unfortunately! – James Scott

Only the most autumnal drag artist will win the over-$500 prize package, but everyone’s invited to live, laugh, love at this holiday-spiced competition. Bubu and Cupcake host, and interested competitors should send in apps ASAP.

Utilizing collected materials – recycled clay, lumber, thrift store blankies – queer Texan Anthony Sonnenberg’s new show uses not only installed art pieces but performance. Makes sense, given that the queerness Sonnenberg explores here holds space in both stillness and movement. Consider his acknowledged muses, Divine and André Leon Talley, both of whom were striking in still images and awe-inspiring in motion. The event copy extrapolates: “These, and other creatives like them, stood out for their ability to defy traditional beauty standards, becoming fashion icons for their completely unique, uncompromising style, and their outsized impacts on the worlds of fashion, film, music, and pop culture.” Enjoy the opening reception festivities on Aug. 23, or check in any Saturday through Oct. 5. – James Scott

Learn your line-dance lesson with fellow queer cowpokes at this workshop taught by Austin’s own Country Fried Dance instructors. Started by Michigan-born Nico and filled out by “Local Legends” Sarah, Elizabeth, Lauren, and Hayden, Country Fried brings all the fun of country dancin’ with none of the weird gendered nonsense. No matter your skill level – good, bad, or just copying the Peanuts dances – the expert instruction as well as the sweet tunes spun by DJ Boi Orbison ought to give y’all the confidence to tip your ten-gallon to the next pretty so-and-so who asks you onto the dance floor.: – James Scott

Initially dubbed the “gay-related immune deficiency” and even the “gay plague,” AIDS caused a deep and lasting impact on the gay community that echoes through to today. Austin Rainbow Theatre tackles that legacy with a production of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart, directed by Christopher Preslar with performers including Adrian Lancaster, Dax Dobbs, and Lamont Lofton. An early Eighties setting backgrounds this drama that “explores themes of community, identity, and the struggle for recognition and equality,” according to ART. Catch the opening night performance on Friday, Sept. 6, and reflect on all that came before – as well as what must come next. – James Scott

Bohemia, Arinna Dior Heys, and Brigitte Bandit take over Coconut Club’s rooftop with host Honey Baby and weekly special guests.

Join host Ritzy Bitz for a night you won't forget, with cast members like Justice, Casady Milan, DeeGee Rey, Celia Light, Emerald Van Cartier, and Evah Destruction. Remember: "Flash Photography is strictly MANDATORY and drinking is fundamental!"