LGBT
Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to gay@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Laura Ennor. Thursday 4
Glasgow ■ An Audience with Adrienne CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 2pm & 8pm. £10 (£6). Adrian Howells’ alter-ego invites the audience into her living room. ■ Glasgow Frontrunners The Arc, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, 331 8633. 6.45pm. £1. See panel. ■ Don’t Stop Believin’ – Songs from Glee King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. 7.30pm. £12.50–£26.50. One for karaoke queens. Part of Glasgay! ■ Orlando Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. 7.30pm. £13 (£7). Adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s novel of fortune, love and gender. Glasgay! ■ The Maids Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.45pm. £8.50 (£6.50). Jean Genet’s sinister tale. Glasgay!
Friday 5
Glasgow ■ An Audience with Adrienne CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 2pm & 8pm. £10 (£6). See Thu 4. ■ Don’t Stop Believin’ – Songs from Glee King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. 5.30pm & 8.30pm. £12.50–£26.50. See Thu 4. ■ Orlando Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. 7.30pm. £13 (£7). See Thu 4. ■ The Maids Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.45pm. £8.50 (£6.50). See Thu 4. ■ Craig Hill – Why Don’t You Come Down the Front? The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 10pm. £14.50 (£10.50). Terrifyingly cheerful comedy from Mr Hill. Glasgay!
Saturday 6
Glasgow FREE Club Noir Auditions O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 10am–4pm. No pyrotechnics or nudity allowed, but otherwise, anything goes. Top prize is £100 and a guest spot at a future Club Noir, second prize is £50. ■ Don’t Stop Believin’ – Songs from Glee King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £12.50–£26.50. See Thu 4. ■ Orlando Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. 7.30pm. £13 (£7). See Thu 4. ■ The Maids Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.45pm. £8.50 (£6.50). See Thu 4. ■ An Audience with Adrienne CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8pm. £10 (£6). See Thu 4. Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh Trans Women Group Meeting LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 7.30–9.30pm. Monthly group for MTF transgender people.
Sunday 7
Edinburgh ■ ShuttleScots Badminton Drop- in Crags Sports Centre, 10 Bowmont Place, info@shuttlescots.co.uk. 2–4pm. £3. Social badminton session every Sunday at the Crags Sports Centre. Open to all abilities.
Monday 8
Glasgow ■ The Rocky Horror Show King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 56 THE LIST 4–18 Nov 2010
7648. 7.30pm. £12.50–£30.50. Gender- bending musical following Brad and Janet on a risqué adventure. Glasgay! Tuesday 9
Glasgow ■ The Rocky Horror Show King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. 7.30pm. £12.50–£30.50. See Mon 8. ■ The Maids Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.45pm. £8.50 (£6.50). See Thu 4. ■ Bette / Cavett Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 8pm. £12 (£8). Verbatim recreation of Bette Davis’s candid television interview with smarmy late-night talk show host Dick Cavett. Glasgay!
Wednesday 10 Glasgow ■ The Rocky Horror Show King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. 7.30pm. £12.50–£30.50. See Mon 8. ■ The Maids Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.45pm. £8.50 (£6.50). See Thu 4.
Glasgow Frontrunners
■ Bette / Cavett Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 8pm. £12 (£8). See Tue 9. ■ Jackie Kay: Red Dust Road Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 9.30pm. £8.50. Kay reads from her autobiography, with music from Suzanne Bonner and Alan Brown. Glasgay!
Thursday 11 Glasgow ■ Glasgow Frontrunners The Arc, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, 331 8633. 6.45pm. £1. See Thu 4. ■ The Irrepressibles: Mirror Mirror Spectacle The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £12.50. Exuberant 10-piece orchestra led by James McDermott. Glasgay! ■ The Rocky Horror Show King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. 7.30pm. £12.50–£30.50. See Mon 8. ■ The Maids Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.45pm. £8.50 (£6.50). See Thu 4. ■ Bette / Cavett Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 8pm. £12 (£8). See Tue 9.
SPORTS CLUB GLASGOW FRONTRUNNERS LAUNCH Arc Recreation and Health Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University, Sat 13 Nov
Runners of all ages and abilities are invited to pull on their trainers for the launch of Glasgow’s first running group for the LGBT Community. Glasgow Frontrunners (GFR) will celebrate their official inception at Glasgow Caledonian University’s Arc Recreation and Health Centre before a run along their soon-to-be regular canal-side route and dinner and drinks at Trader Joe’s, Metropolitan and Delmonicas in the city centre.
The group, held every Thursday at the Arc, aims to encourage
awareness of health and wellbeing among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. The laid-back GFR welcome runners, gentle joggers or walkers alike with the group divided up depending on ability and fitness level. Club president Simon Young says: ‘We welcome all abilities. We are
keen to support new runners, as well as providing challenges for those who are serious about improving their running.’
The social side of the club is just as vital as the keep-fit agenda,
Young says.
‘So far, we’ve had 40 people attending and most come out for a bite
to eat and a bit of daft chat afterwards. Our aim is to provide welcoming and supportive social opportunities for members of the LGBT community and it gives folks a chance to meet like-minded people.’
The first Frontrunners club was founded in San Francisco in 1974,
with 120 clubs now in existence worldwide. Young and his colleagues set up FrontRunners’ Glasgow branch in August, the third club of its kind in the UK. ‘I went to visit a friend of mine in Manchester who was a member of
Frontrunners there and went out with them when I was down there,’ Young explains. ‘I thought it was great and wondered why Glasgow didn’t have something similar.’
Club membership is £25 for a year or £10 for students and the unwaged. Guests are always welcome and pay only £1 per run. (Lauren Mayberry) ■ The club meets every Thursday at 6.30pm at the Arc, Glasgow Caledonian University. For more information, visit www.glasgowfrontrunners.org
Friday 12
Glasgow ■ The Rocky Horror Show King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. 5pm & 8.30pm. £12.50–£30.50. See Mon 8. ■ The Maids Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.45pm. £8.50 (£6.50). See Thu 4. ■ Bette / Cavett Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 8pm. £12 (£8). See Tue 9. ■ The Big Loud & Proud Ceilidh St Andrew’s in the Square, St Andrew’s Square, 0870 013 4060. 8pm. £10. With performances from the 50-strong Loud and Proud Choir and the Belle Star Band. Glasgay!
Saturday 13
Glasgow ■ Glasgow Frontrunners Launch Event The Arc, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, 331 8633. 2pm. No event charge; dinner £15 for three courses. See panel. ■ The Rocky Horror Show King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. 5pm & 8.30pm. £12.50–£30.50. See Mon 8. ■ The Maids Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.45pm. £8.50 (£6.50). See Thu 4. ■ Bette / Cavett Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 8pm. £12 (£8). See Tue 9. ■ Menergy’s Fierce Ruling Divas Ball Che Camille, Unit 7b, Barras Centre, 54 Calton Entry, 552 0114. 11pm–3am. £10. Channel your favourite diva and strut your stuff to Italo disco and Hi-NRG. Glasgay! Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh Trans Men Group Meeting LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 7–9pm. A social evening for FTM transgender people. FREE ShuttleScots AGM and Social Event Deep Blue, below the Blue Moon, 1 Barony Street, info@shuttlescots.co.uk. Time tbc.
Sunday 14
Edinburgh ■ ShuttleScots Badminton Drop-in Crags Sports Centre, 10 Bowmont Place, 523 1100. 2–4pm. £3. See Sun 7. FREE Threads LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 2–4pm. New craft group for all levels of ability.
Tuesday 16
Edinburgh FREE Diversity Career Show Our Dynamic Earth, Holyrood Road, 550 7800. 10.30am–5.30pm. Major recruiters with a diverse agenda are on hand to meet graduates and jobseekers at this event run in partnership with Stonewall.
Wednesday 17 Glasgow ■ An Evening with Heather Peace Sloans, 62 Argyle Arcade, 108 Argyle Street, 221 8886. 8pm. £8.50. Concert and Q&A with singer and actress Heather Peace from the BBC’s new Glasgow-set lesbian drama, Lip Service. ■ Club Gateways The Winchester, 49 Bell Street, 552 4267. 8pm. £9. Recreation of The Gates, a post-war, bohemian private members’ club.
Thursday 18 Glasgow ■ Glasgow Frontrunners The Arc, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, 331 8633. 6.45pm. £1. See Thu 4. ■ Club Gateways The Winchester, 49 Bell Street, 552 4267. 8pm. £9. See Wed 17.