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GLASGOW
Activities & Events FREE Prime Time Sun 30 Dec, 3pm. Gay Men’s Health, 30 Bell Street, 552 0112. A chance for gay and bisexual men over 40 to meet others in an informal setting. Arts FREE White Until Mon 24 Dec, Tue–Sat 11am–5.30pm (other opening times available by appointment). The Virginia Gallery, 45 Virginia Street, 552 5699. Christmas group exhibition with photography, digital art, craft and installations, based on a white theme. Mika Sun 16 Dec, 7pm. £22. O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. Flamboyant pop sensation.
Clubs Polo Goes POP Thu 13, 20 & 27 Dec, 3, 10, 17 & 24 Jan, 11pm–3am. £3 (£2). The Polo Lounge, 84 Wilson Street, 0845 659 5905. DJ Queenie injects your ears with pop sounds. FREE Birdcage Fri 14 Dec, 11pm– 3am. Bloc, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. An alternative LGBT night playing house and garage beats. TYCI Sat 15 Dec, 11pm–3am. FREE before midnight, £2 after. Bloc, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. New femme-friendly night, this month with Bella Union darlings PINS and a DJ set from Adele Bethel (Sons and Daughters). See tyci. org.uk for more on the collective who run the club. Sin-Sational Saturdays Sat 15, 22 & 29 Dec, 5, 12 & 19 Jan, 9pm–3am. £6 (£5). The Polo Lounge, 84 Wilson Street, 0845 659 5905. Be as bad as you can be at Polo’s thoroughly wicked Saturday night, with DJs David Clark, Preston Connor and Gavin Watson. FREE Passionality Mon 17 & 24 Dec, 7, 14 & 21 Jan, 11pm–3am. FHQ, 10 John Street, 0845 166 6037. Passion’s the fashion on a Monday with this night from TLC and DJ Shawn Roberts. Poptart Tue 18 Dec, 8 Jan, 15 & 22 Jan, 11pm–3am. £3 (£2). The Polo Lounge, 84 Wilson Street, 0845 659 5905. Start the weekend very early with DJ Belle de Hell. Menergy Sat 22 Dec, 11pm–3am. £8 (students £7; drag queens free). The Forbidden Gentlemen’s Club, 96 Maxwell Street, 221 6511. Monthly Italo disco and Hi-NRG gay dance party, hosted by Lady Munter and her ‘Montourage’ of drag queens, with guest DJ Jon Pleased Wimmin. TYCI Sat 12 Jan, 11pm–3am. FREE before midnight, £2 after. Bloc, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. New femme-friendly night, this month with a live set from Glasgow outfit Tuff Love and Glasgow PodcART DJs. Hot Mess Sat 19 Jan, 10pm–2am. £5. The Poetry Club, 100 Eastvale Place, facebook.com/hotmessdisco Gay club night describing itself as ‘an irregular party for irregular folks’, where the focus is on the music, which is a heady
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mix of disco, hi-NRG, acid house, Italo and electro from the safe hands of DJ Simonotron (Club for Heroes/Devil Disco Club).
EDINBURGH
Activities & Events FREE Christmas Crisis Planning Thu 13 Dec, 6.30–8.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. A helpful session preparing for anything that could go wrong during the festive season. FREE LGBT Festive Party Sat 15 Dec, 1–4pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Seasonal fun for LGBT people with board games and Wii available, or bring your own games. Age 16+. FREE The Big LGBT Music Jam Sat 5 Jan, 1–4pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Music-making in a creative and supportive environment. Bring an instrument (which could be your voice) and join in with singing, playing or just listening. Arts Edinburgh Gay Men’s Chorus: Going Back to Our Roots Sat 15 Dec, 8pm. £9 (£6). Church Hill Theatre, 33a Morningside Road, 447 7597. The boys are back in town with an expanded repertoire of barbershop, showtunes, pop, American classics and traditional Scottish songs celebrating their five year anniversary. LGBT Age Theatre Night: Cinderella Thu 20 Dec, 7pm. £9–£24. Royal Lyceum Theatre, Grindlay Street, 248 4848. Festive panto trip with LGBT Age for some festive fairytale fun with the beloved rags-to-riches tale. Craig Hill: Jock’s Trap Fri 18 Jan, 7.30pm. £14.50 (£12.50). Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. Another slice of candid camp action from the witty Scotsman.
Clubs FREE Keep Calm It’s Nearly the Weekend Thursdays until 24 Jan (not 27 Dec), 10pm–3am. GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. Frisky mix of funk and house. Fabulous Fridays Fridays until 18 Jan, 10pm–3am. £4–£5. GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. Pop, chart, vocal house and electro sounds. Wonderland Saturdays until 19 Jan (not 29 Dec), 10pm–3am. £6. GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. Madhatters tea party. FREE The Church of High Kicks Sundays until 20 Jan, 6–11pm. CC Blooms, 23–24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. New daytime gay/mixed club. Lollipop Tuesday Tuesdays until 22 Jan (not 25 Dec), 10pm–3am. £1. GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. DJ JT plays commercial house, electro and chart tracks, plus giant jenga, twister, etc. Fever Sat 22 Dec, 11pm–5am. £8. The Annexe at the Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Entrance via Cowgate, 225 2564. DJs Fisher & Price (Taste) play an eclectic mix of the best underground dance music at this Xmas party. FREE Indoor Snow Party, Sun 23 Dec, 11pm–5am. GHQ, 4 Picardy Place,
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GAY INTEREST FILM LGBT DVDS FOR CHRISTMAS Allan Radcliffe rounds up the latest releases from Peccadillo Pictures
If your ideal Christmas involves spending the day on the sofa, a glass of sparkly in one hand and the remote in the other, it’s worth sourcing your entertainment from Peccadillo Pictures, the UK’s only LGBT-interest DVD distributor. Their latest batch of releases suggests that international Queer cinema is currently enjoying rude health. Ease yourself into your day with Yossi ●●●●●, Israeli director Eytan Fox’s moving follow-up to his 2003 hit Yossi and Jagger. Ohad Knoller revives his acclaimed role as a semi-closeted doctor, living in Tel Aviv and still grieving for the lover he lost while serving as a soldier in Lebanon. The film is gentle in tone and slow-paced but leavened by an optimistic ending and a compelling performance by Knoller. An altogether meatier proposition is Beauty ●●●●●, Olivier Hermanus’ unflinching look at the inner conflict suffered by a seemingly conservative Afrikaaner husband and father whose obsession with a friend’s handsome son threatens to destroy his veneer of respectability. While at times elliptical, deeply unsettling and featuring a roll call of ambiguous characters the film doesn’t shy away from strong themes of homophobia and racism and features a dénouement that will bring you up short.
Refresh your head with the wonderfully zany Co-Dependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same ●●●●●, a New York-set sci-fi spoof about a stationery store worker who finds true love with an alien from the planet Zots. The black-and-white, low-budget look deliberately recalls 50s B-movies, but the film’s warm heart and goofy humour make it a real offbeat pleasure. But perhaps the star on the top of this cinematic tree is Hit So Hard ●●●●●, the incredible ‘life and near-death’ story of Patty Schemel (pictured), openly gay drummer with seminal 90s grunge band Hole. P David Ebersole’s documentary is a timely reminder of the musical excitement and excesses of a key period in rock history, with an inspiring human story of incredible talent, addiction and survival at its heart. ■ peccapics.com
0845 166 6024. It’s too cold outside to build a snowman, so come and play with the snow cannons at the most authentic winter party out there. FREE Naughty Or Nice, Mon 24 Dec, 11pm–5am. GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. Bring Christmas in with a bang. Prizes for best Mr/Mrs Claus. FREE Working off the Turkey!, Wed 26 Dec, 10.30pm–5am. GHQ, 4 Picardy, 0845 166 6024. Get your dancing shoes on to work off all those Xmas excesses. Lady Razzle Dazzle Christmas Show, Thu 27 Jan, 11pm–5am. £tbc. GHQ, 4 Picardy, 0845 166 6024. Camp and filth with a Christmas twist from Edinburgh’s most elegant Lady Razzle Dazzle. DV8 Fri 28 Dec, 8pm–1am. £10 (members £5). Spider’s Web Cellar Bar, 258 Morrison Street, 228 1949. Fetish club with Footman John. They prefer that first-time visitors contact the organisers beforehand. Saturday Night Beaver Sat 29 Dec, 11pm–3am. £4 before 11.30pm; £6 (£5) after. The Annexe at the Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Entrance via Cowgate, 225 2564. Kickin’ soundtrack for ladies, their invited male guests and LGBTI friendly door policy. Sinner and Saints, Sun 30 Dec, 10.30pm–5am. £2.50. GHQ, 4 Picardy, 0845 166 6024. After you’ve confessed all your sins to enter 2013 guilt-free, DJ Lynne is on the decks. Big Gay Hogmanay Party, Mon 31 Dec, 10.30pm–5am. £8. GHQ, 4 Picardy, 0845 166 6024. Stilt walkers, grinders and fire breathers are just some of the delights to be had at this big gay New Year’s Eve. Fever New Year’s Day Party Tue 1 Jan, 11pm–5am. £8. The Annexe at the Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street, Entrance via Cowgate, 225 2564. Fisher & Price and Miss Chris keep the tunes pumping for anyone still standing.