(‘raig Hill itttrodttcittg Jo (’aultield and Keara Murphy and with Jill Peacock hosting the ('ampest Link competition.
Exhibitions
Chesty Morgan - An Emotional Rollercoaster Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 4267. Sat 1 Mon 24 Nov. Free. David ()swald‘s photographic exhibition about the life of (‘hesty Morgan. the tttuse of trash auteur. Doris Wishman.
Lovellght The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. 565 1023. Mon 3 Sun 30 Nov. Free. Scotland-based (iirlygoo Projects presents a show of photographic works of people and places.
MUSIC
0 Diamanda Galas Royal (’oncert Hall. 2 Saucbiehall Street. 353 8000. Sun 2 Nov, 7.30pm. £1 1 £14. The diva with an astonishing multi-octave voice creates a gospel of despair. desolation and redemption. and sings new work to mark (ilasgay‘s tenth anniversary. Frenzy is dedicated to Aileen Wuornos. the lesbian prostitute who was executed a year ago for tnurder. (ialas also sings frotn her new album [11 Serpentu ( 'untu.
Oh Susanna The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. 565 1023. Mon 3 Nov. 8pm. £10 (£8). Acclaimed Toronto-based rising country star best known for her harrowing tnurder ballads.
Clare Teal and the Glasgow Jazz Choir The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. 565 1023. Tue 4 Nov. 8pm. £7 (£6). Young. up-and-cotning jazz singer (‘lare Teal is joined by the (ilasgow Jazz Choir for this gig.
Stephen Dufly Jazz Dinner Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 4267. Sun 9 Nov. 7.30pm. £20 (£5 for music only). Jazz. standards in the Diana Krall/(‘arnten McRall tradition led by singer/ guitarist Stephen Duffy.
Performance
Llps Unleashed Tron Theatre. ()3 Trongate. 552 4267. Thu 6 Nov. 8pm. £6 (£4). Rachel Jury teams tip with Big Word to produce a night of passion. sex appeal and laughs with live musical accompaniment frotn Aqute (’ouch.
Talks
Gay Underground The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. 565 1023. Mon 3 Sun 9 Nov. noon—2pm & 5- 7pm. Free. Artist lan Nulty is seeking stories about gay life in (ilasgow before the commercial club scene was established in the 80s. Gay Writes Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 4267. Mon 10 Nov. 8pm. £3. Acclaimed Scottish playwright John Binnie hosts an evening of readings by new gay writers.
Louise WOISII \Natcrstonc's. I53 —l57 Saucbiehall Street. 332 9105. Tue 11 Nov. 7pm. Free. The author of the acclaimed novel The ('ulting erm is itt conversation with (ilasgay director David Leddy.
Death Comes Easy and Necrologue Waterstone‘s. 153 157 Saucbiehall Street. 332 9105. Wed 12 Nov. 7pm. Free. Gay 'l'imes and Diva host a literary evening of gore and ghouls. featuring an introduction by 1.ambda-nominated editors Peter Burton and Helen Sandler.
Theatre
The Cutting Room (‘iti/ens' Theatre. 1 l9 (iorhals Street. 429 0022. Thu 30 ()ct~Sat 15 Nov (not Sun/Mon). 7.30pm. £12 (£1 £4). Stage adaptation of Louise Welsh's novel about a Glaswegian auctioneer who finds a collection of pornographic photographs frotn the 1940s while clearing an antique-stuffed house of a rich dead man. The Wildebeest Lounge (‘('A. 350 Saucbiehall Street. 352 4900. Tue 4 Nov. 8pm. £8 (£6). l’ierce and (ilasgay! present two stories: The ll’ilrleheest Lounge tells the story of a lounge pianist whose call for requests turns into
Diamanda Galas The scary gothic diva with a voice to die for will amaze at her world premiere performance of Frenzy — a new work specially commissioned by Glasgay! and dedicated to the lesbian prostitute serial killer, Aileen Wournos. Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Sun 2 Nov.
LesBus & Boybus For those who live in the capital and want to make the most of Glasgayl, this is the best way to do it. The girlie Lesbus will be heading through to Glasgow on Mon 3 for the Oh Susanna performance. Guys get the BoyBus on Tue 4 to The Wildebeest Lounge.
Adrienne’s Dirty Laundry Experience Bring a bag of dirty laundry and Adrienne, scrubber extraordinaire. will put them. and you. through the wash. The Arches, Glasgow, Thu 6—Sun 9 Nov.
something tnore sinister. 'I'lie Pam/um [if/eel is about the passing of time as a small boy opens tip the contents of a
jewellery box.
0 Adrienne’s Dirty Laundry Experience: The Ultimate Soap Opera The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. 565 1023. Thu 6 Sun 9 Nov. Thu 8; l-‘ri 6.30pm. 8.45pm 8; 10pm: Sat & Sun 1.30pm. 3.30pm A’; 5.30pm. £5 (£3). Limited places. Meet Adrienne. who's been a professional cleaner to the stars for the last 20 years. in this Arches New Work commission for (ilasgayl Sisters, Such Devoted Sisters The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. 565 1023. Thu 6 8; Fri 7 Nov. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). 'l'ransphobia presents this play about a group of (ilasgow drag queens. Les Ballets Trocltadero De Monte Carlo Theatre Royal. 282 Hope Street. 332 9000. Thu 13 Sat 15 Nov. 7.30pm. £6 £20. This playful dance troupe presents their interpretation of classical ballet.
Workshops
Shaun Levin - Writing Sensual Pleasures Tron Theatre. 63 'l'rongatc. 552 4267. Sat S Nov. 1 5pm. £9 (£6). lixplore ways of writing about food. love and sex in a workshop hosted by the author of Seven Sweet 'I'lit'nes.
Drag King Weekend The Arches. 253 Argyle Street. 565 1023. Sat 8 61' Stilt 9 Nov. 1 6pm. £30 (£15). Leading drag king l)iane Torr leads a workshop for women only where the ladies get to experience being laddies.
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