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GLASGOW

Activities & Events FREE Together Tue 26 Jul, 7–9pm. Gay Men’s Health, 48 Albion Street, 552 0112. A social, support and information group for gay and bisexual men living with HIV. FREE Prime Time Sun 31 Jul, 3–5pm. Luke and Jack, 45 Virginia Street, 552 5699. A chance for gay and bisexual men over 40 to meet others in an informal setting. Clubs Bitter Glitter Thursdays, 11pm–3am. £3. The Polo Lounge, 84 Wilson Street, 0845 659 5905. Madame S (Utter Gutter) and Fraser Bone (Lock Up Your Daughters) launch a new weekly party, playing a mix of homo-disco, electronic treats, jackin’ house and tech beats. Menergy Sat 23 Jul, 11pm–3am. £6; free for drag queens. Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, 222 2254. Monthly Italo disco and Hi-NRG gay dance party, hosted by Lady Munter and Vanity Von Glow, with Kid Zipper and The Niallist on decks, live performances and more. Menergy’s annual alternative queer pride celebration, featuring guest DJs from Lock Up Your Daughters and Spill, and Jon Pleased Wimmin of Edinburgh’s Dare! FREE Ipop Tuesdays, 5pm–3am. The Polo Lounge, 84 Wilson Street, 0845 659 5905. Start the weekend very early with DJ Devine. CU Next Tuesday Tuesdays, 11.30pm–3am. £5. Chambre 69, Stock Exchange House, 69 Nelson Mandela Place, facebook.com/CUNextTuesdayChambr e69 New gay club night aimed at a ‘fierce’ young crowd. FREE Foreplay Wednesdays, 6pm–3am. FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. DJ Shazza presents a party for girls.

EDINBURGH Activities & Events FREE Women’s Group Fri 22 Jul, 2–4.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Meet and chat about health and wellbeing. FREE Film Club Fri 22 Jul, 6.30–9.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Screening with an LGBT focus. FREE Prime Time Sun 24 Jul, 2–4.30pm. Gay Men’s Health, 10 Union Street, 556 1309. Informal meet- up for gay or bisexual men over 40. FREE LGBT Centre Drop-in Mondays, 5.30–8pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Weekly, informal drop-in with a different advice session each time. FREE The Sewing Circle Tue 26 Jul, 7–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Monthly group offering help with basic projects and a chance to meet crafty friends. FREE Edinburgh Gay Men’s Book Group Wed 27 Jul, 7–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe

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Street, 523 1100. Club for gents with a lust for reading. FREE Icebreakers Wed 27 Jul, 7.30–9.30pm. The Regent Bar, 2 Montrose Terrace, 661 8198. Social group for people who want to make new friends in LGBT company. FREE Art Workshop Fri 29 Jul, 2–4.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Unleash the creative flair within. FREE Women’s Cycling Information Day Sun 31 Jul, 2–4pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. On yer bike! It’s the most fun you can have on two wheels, keeps you fit and is a cheap and eco-friendly way to get around. Find out more at this free advice session.

Arts LGBT Age @ Jupiter Artland Fri 22 Jul, 12.30–5pm. £8.50 (seniors £5). Jupiter Artland, Bonnington House Steadings, Wilkieston, info via LGBT Centre, 523 1100. The group for older LGBT folk goes on an outing to Edinburgh’s beautiful out of town sculpture park. Loud and Proud’s Open Sing Sun 24 Jul, 10am–4pm. £20 (£15). Abbeymount Centre, 2–4 Abbeymount, membership@loudandproudchoir.org. Karen Dietz, artistic director of Loud and Proud choir, teaches songs by ear to beginners and more experienced singers alike anyone with a desire to sing is welcome to turn up and join in. Email for more information or to book. Clubs Boutique Saturdays, 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. Electro, mainstream chart, disco and cheese. FREE Mile High Club Sundays, 11pm–3am. GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. Up, up and away with Head Stewardess Cilla Slack. FREE Love Traffic Tuesday, 11pm–3am. GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. A traffic light party: it’s a bit like Twister, but with more tongues. With DJ Dale Lush. Movida Wed 27 Jul & 3 Aug, 10pm–3am. £6 (students £5). GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. Midweek gay student clubbing from DJ Karl.

PREVIEW STYLISH POLYSEXUAL CLUBBING DRAMA Below Stairs, No 12 Picardy Place (Hawke + Hunter), Tue 2 Aug

There’s something to be said for aspiring to affluence. How else can we explain the success of elite private members clubs or programmes like Gossip Girl and Made in Chelsea? It can’t be the storylines. I’m 97 per cent certain I have seen more scintillating things boaked up on the kitchen floor by my cat.

Feline digestive pyrotechnics aside, if you are

looking for a luxurious night out in Edinburgh, Drama could be what you’re after. ‘When I got approached to run this night, I knew I

wanted to do something different and fresh every week, from live chart artists to DJs and drag acts,’ says founder Darren Kavanagh. Held weekly in Hawke and Hunter (now Below Stairs), Drama favours vocal house with a commercial edge no cheesy radio edits here.

‘We bring together a mix of DJs from the gay scene and Edinburgh itself. It is a gay night, but it’s very straight-friendly too. Everyone who comes down likes to get into dressing up and having a good time.’

Drama originated in Aberdeen in 2009 and secured a residency in Dublin before popping up in Edinburgh last year. ‘We like to combine good music with live acts, giving it more of a “London” vibe than that of a small town,’ explains Kavanagh, who lived (and clubbed) in both London and New York until recently.

With plans to launch in Glasgow later this year, the Drama team are gearing up for the Fringe, complete with extended opening hours, before celebrating their first anniversary later in August. Their next event is a guest list-only affair, which you can secure your place on by checking Drama out on the internet and taking part in various competitions. Exclusive, no? Drama, Below Stairs, No 12 Picardy Place (Hawke + Hunter), 2 Aug, 11pm, ilovedrama.co.uk

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