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Events are listed by city, then by type. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to lgbt@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Kirstyn Smith.

GLASGOW Activities & Events Glasgow FrontRunners Thursdays 11–25 Jul, 8.45pm. Sundays 14–28 Jul, 10.45am. £1 per session (first week free). The Arc, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, 331 8633. A running group suited to all abilities for LGBT folk and their friends. Camp Fitness Run Club! Tuesdays

16 Jul–13 Aug, 6.30–7.30pm. £4 (first session free). Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road, 07583 732708. Fun, friendly running group that’s nonetheless serious about getting fit. Led by a qualified jog leader, all levels welcome. Meet outside the Botanic Gardens main gates on Tuesdays. FREE Prime Time Sun 28 Jul, 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. FREE Lock Up Your Daughters Film Making Group Tue 20 Aug, 7–9pm. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. A queer filmmaking group, where everyone is invited to gain hands-

on experience in making films on a shoe-string budget, discuss film scripts and watch a short or two.

Arts Pride on the Clyde Boat Party Fri 12 Jul, 7pm–3am. £25. The Court Bar, 69 Hutcheson Street, 552 2463. Boat party for the Glasgow LGBT community up the Clyde and back down again, with a bar and onboard DJ. After docking, there’s a coach to take you to the after party where the drinking/ dancing/merrymaking can resume. The pick up point is Glasgow Science Centre lower dock. Up4aMeet? Fri 9 & Sat 10 Aug, 5.45pm & 8pm. £16. Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. Bold and brassy musical about a new app for cruising LGBT folks which leads a couple of flatmates into a spot of bother. Starring X Factor’s Lloyd Daniels. See preview, below. FREE Oot on the Green: Pride Glasgow Sat 10 Aug, times vary. Glasgow Green, Greendyke Street, prideglasgow.co.uk A massive celebration of LGBT equality, including the usual parade and street party, plus a great big concert in Glasgow Green. Clubs LGC Club Night Sat 13 Jul, 9pm–3am.

NAKED COMEDY UP4AMEET? Oran Mor, Glasgow, Fri 9–Sat 10 Aug

Promising gratuitous nudity, a starring role for former Big Brother contestant Nikki Grahame and a cheeky insight into the magic of online hook-ups, Up4ameet? probably won’t be featuring in future Edinburgh International Festival programmes.

That the plot follows the formula of a classic British sex comedy might provide evidence of how far society

has come the addition of beautiful male bodies, celebrity stars and internet ‘dating’ mark it as contemporary. But as Grahame points out, it’s more about the laughs than the social commentary. ‘After reading the script and seeing that it was a comedy and fun, I couldn’t wait to get involved,’ she says. ‘This team, they are so lovely just a very friendly cast.’ Although she is most famous for her reality TV tantrums, Grahame is no stranger to the stage. ‘I trained at ballet and theatre arts when I was younger yeah, I’ve got the moves like Jagger,’ she laughs. ‘I did various dance shows when I was younger but with dancing, it’s a little bit more competitive and there’s more pressure. The fun kind of went out of it.’ The real attraction for the audience is the show’s cavalier attitude towards clothing: co-stars Lloyd Daniels (‘X-Factor’s Heartthrob’) and Benedict Garret (another Big Brother evictee) may not have been cast for their past experience in Shakespeare. ‘I was a bit shocked at first, but I am proud to say I am getting used to it. I quite like the idea,’ says Grahame of the full-frontal action. ‘I hadn’t met Benedict before in fact, I met his willy before I met him.’

For all its frivolity and the marketing isn’t shy about its performer’s main attractions Up4ameet? is a

reminder that theatre doesn’t need to be dour or worthy, and 1970s humour can match 2013’s society. (Gareth K Vile)

LGBT

£5 with flyer; £6 without. Axm, 80 Glassford Street, 552 5761. Promoting Gay in the Park with the fabulous Barbra La Bushes. TYCI Sat 20 Jul, 11pm. Free before midnight; £2 after. Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. A performance by indie electronica outfit Us Baby Bear Bones and DJ set from Glasgow’s own Milk Girls. Menergy Fri 26 Jul, 11pm–3am. £10. Axm, 80 Glassford Street, 552 5761. Italo disco and Hi-NRG gay dance party, hosted by Lady Munter and her ‘Muntourage’ of drag queens. With special guests Queens of Pop, a drag parody of Steps, Girls Aloud and Atomic Kitten. The BOMB Sun 28 Jul, 11pm–4am. £8. FabrIQ, 46a Queen Street, csbonner@ hotmail.co.uk ‘The UK’s most explosive gay club’ playing house, electro and nu disco. Yes! Fri 2 Aug, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. Gay night that plays indie and guitar bands. FREE Bears in the West Fri 9 Aug, 9pm–1am. Underground Glasgow, 6a John Street, 553 2456. A pride Glasgow special of the BearScots night for Glasgow gents in search of a little furry company. With DJ Corkie providing the sounds and plenty of sweets to go round. FREE TYCI Sat 17 Aug, 11pm–3am. before midnight; £2 after. Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. See Sat 20 Jul; acts tba.

EDINBURGH

Activities & Events LGBT Basketball Group Thursdays 11 Jul–22 Aug, 7–8pm. £3. Leith Community Education Centre, New Kirkgate, basketballers@hotmail. co.uk An informal weekly practice for beginners and regular players alike. FREE Rubyfruits Sundays 14 Jul–18 Aug, 2pm. The Regent Bar, 2 Montrose Terrace, 661 8198. Social evenings for lesbian and bisexual ladies, with regular meetings to plan activities, network and maybe even meet someone special. FREE Rubyfruits Wednesdays 17 Jul–21 Aug, 7.30pm. Café Nom de Plume, 60 Broughton Street, 478 1372. See Edinburgh, Activities & Events. FREE T-Time Sat 20 Jul & 17 Aug, 1–4pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Informal event for transgender people and their partners, family and friends. FREE Prime Time Sun 21 Jul & 4 Aug, 2–4.30pm. Gay Men’s Health, 10 Union Street, 556 1309. Meet-up for gay or bisexual men over 40. Cuestars Tuesdays 23 Jul, 13 Aug & 18 Aug, 7–9pm. £2. Shandon Snooker, 99 Slateford Road, 313 2069. Friendly, social snooker group for the LGBT community and friends. FREE Edinburgh Gay Men’s Book Group Wed 24 Jul, 7–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. A book club for gents with a lust for reading. FREE The Big LGBT Music Jam Sat 3 Aug, 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). Arts Up4aMeet? Tue 6–Thu 8 Aug, 11pm. £14. Electric Circus, 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. See listing under Glasgow, Arts and preview, left.

Clubs FREE Bears in the East Sat 13 Jul & 10 Aug, 9pm–2am. New Town Bar, 26b Dublin Street, 538 7775. Two floors of fun, including an exclusively male downstairs bar. Not only that, but the lovely chaps from BearScots have sweets galore to hand out.

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