LISTINGS GLASDAY
AIDS shortly after its completion. When a man finds out he‘s HIV positive. what should he do? And what should he not? I Blue Glasgow Film Theatre. Rose Street. 332 8128. 3.30pm. Derek Jarman’s verbal account of living with AIDS over an unchanging blue screen.
I llsi Yen/The Wedding Banquet Glasgow Film Theatre. Rose Street. 332 8128. 6pm. 8.30pm. £1.80—£3.70. See Sat 30.
Poetry
I Scottish Poetry library H illhead Library. Byres Road. 9am-8pm. Free. The Scottish Poetry Library INSPIRE catalogue lists over 6000 items of Scottish and international verse. During Glasgayl. a print-out of lesbian and gay material available from the SPL will be available for consultation at Hillhead Library. Lesbian and gay material from the collection can be borrowed at any time and all borrowing is free (postal loans cost 50p). Supported by the Scottish Poetry Library Association. Tweeddale Court. 14 High Street. Edinburgh EH1 ITE. 031 557 2876. Annual Membership £10.
I Edwin Morgan/Jackie Kay Double Bill John Smith‘s Bookshop. St Vincent Street. 7pm. Free. Edwin Morgan's work as poet and translator has brought him respect and international recognition. Jackie Kay is one of Scotland's new poetic and playwriting talents.
Workshops/Seminars
I Denis Doran Photography Workshop Street Level Gallery. 279 High Street. 552 2151. Free. Limited spaces. A week-long workshop with photographer Denis Doran. with an emphasis on the representation of gay men and lesbians in the media. and the ‘pink' media in particular. To what extent are images of men and women in such media truly representative? What pressures are placed on young people to conform to a stereotype of behaviour. interests and appearance through the use of images in the media?
I In Yer Face! Old Athenaeum Theatre. Buchanan Street. 332 2333. 10.30am-lpm. 2-5pm. Free. but participants must be able to commit themselves to the full week. Limited numbers. Write to Pen Name Glasgayl Project. 2 Port Dundas Place. Glasgow G2 3LB. 041 353 3239. This workshop by
.Pen Name Theatre Company is open to
anyone with a story to tell. regardless of experience. A five-day workshop co- ordinated by gay theatre activist Alistair Campbell. Daily workshop sessions leading to a public showing on Fri 5 November at 4pm.
I Tim Miller Workshop CCA. Sauchiehall Street. 332 0522. 6.30pm. Tickets £2.50 (£1). Limited places. Performance workshop by Los Angeles-based artist for ‘gay men and queer boys’ in loose clothing!
TUESDAY 2
Theatre
I Nllight Shiit Tron Theatre. Trongate. 552 4267. 7.30pm. £6/7.50 (£3.50/£4). Today only: Special Ticket Offer: 2 for 1. 7:84 Theatre Company‘s tale of two men who fall in love in a small Scottish mining town. One cuts coal. the other cuts hair. A new play by Jackie Kay. directed by Iain Reekie.
I lite and a lover CCA. Sauchiehall Street. 332 0522. 7.30pm. Double bill tickets £6 (£2.50) includes Tim Miller programme (see below). The Untitled Collective is an exciting new group committed to creating experimental performance work. Life and a Lover is a proud. optimistic and celebratory performance that takes a sensuous and radical look at sex and gender conventions.
I My Dueer Body CCA. Sauchiehall
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Street. 332 0522. 9pm. Double bill tickets: £6 (£2.50) includes Untitled Collective programme (see above). Tim Miller's My Queer Body is a story of dignity. pride. courage and beauty. lts enticing humour
i takes the audience on a passionate and
f compelling journey from when he was
just a ‘queer little sperm' through comic
; narratives on sexual initiation. to the
i anguish and challenge of AIDS. See
3 preview.
1 I lesbians Who Kill The Arches.
{ Midland Street. 221 9736. 7pm. £6 (£4).
j See Mon 1.
f I The Way to Cook a Wolf The Arches.
3 Midland Street. 221 9736. 9.30pm. £6 (£4). See Mon 1.
1 Film
‘ I les tluits Panties/Savage Nights
i Glasgow Film Theatre. Rose Street. 332
3 8128. £1.80—£3.70. See Mon 1.
l I Itsi Yen/The Wedding Banquet
’; Glasgow Film Theatre. Rose Street. 332
T 8128. 2.45pm. 8.30pm. £1.80—£3.70. See ? Sat 30
l I Blue Glasgow Film Theatre. Rose
3 Street. 332 8128. 6pm. £1.80—£3.70. See l Mon 1.
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I BUD The Ferry. Clyde Place. 10.30pm till late. Tickets £5 (£4) from Ticket Link venues. or at the door. plus £1 optional donation to SAM. Concession available in advance only. The first buoyant mixed club night. gay and swimming against the tide. The first of two night-time specials at The Ferry. The first launches itself for Glasgayl. the second for World AIDS Day on Wed 3.
Workshops/Seminars
I Discrimination In Education Strathclyde University Union, John Street.
Split Britches In lesbians Who Kill
2--5pm. Free. A half-day conference on the problems faced by lesbian. gay and bisexual students. With Lesbian. Gay and Bisexual Officers from universities and colleges across the UK. Subjects to be covered include Heterosexism in the Curriculum and Discrimination in Assessment. Organised by NUS Scotland. I Maureen Dufly John Smith’s Bookshop. Glasgow University. John Macintyre Building. 7—8.15pm. Free. Readings by
3 this distinguished poet. playwright.
biographer of Aphra Behn and author of many books including Occam ’s Razor.
I An Audience with Leigh Bowery
Tramway. Albert Drive. 8pm. £7 (£5). TV and radio presenter Paul Gambaccini interviews performance artist and designer Leigh Bowery in a special ‘Audience with . . .‘ for Glasgay! Paul wants to know what goes on in Leigh‘s mind. Leigh
wants to talk about sex.
I Denis Doran Photography Workshop Street Level Gallery. 279 High Street. 552 2151. Free. See Mon 1.
I In Yer Face! Old Athenaeum Theatre. Buchanan Street. 332 2333. 10.30am—1pm. 2—5pm. See Mon 1.
WEDNESDAY 3
Theatre
I The Bearhug Maryhill Central Community Halls. Maryhill Road. 8pm. £3 (£1.50) at the door. Fruition Theatre Company‘s story of Zoe and Moab whose relationship teeters out of control when Zoe’s girlfriend am'ves. A new play. written and directed by Martha Sinclair. I Nilight Shift Tron Theatre. Trongate. 552 4267. 7.30pm. £6/£7.50 (£3.50/£4). See Tue 2.
I lite and a lover CCA. Sauchiehall Street. 332 0522. 7.30pm. £6 (£2.50). See Tue 2.
I My Dueer Body CCA. Sauchiehall Street. 332 0522. 9pm. £6 (£2.50). See Tue 2.
I lesbians Who Kill The Arches. Midland Street. 221 9736. 7pm. £6 (£4). See Mon 1.
I The Way to Cook a Wolr The Arches. Midland Street. 221 9736. 7pm. £6 (£4). See Mon 1.
Film
I lesbian Shorts Glasgow Film Theatre. Rose Street. 332 8128. 6pm. £1.80—£3.70. L Is For The Way You Look Dykes. gossip. rumour and Dolly Parton. Jumping The Gun A comic look at what happens the morning after a one-night stand. Annie Bisexual sex goddess Annie Sprinkle in performance with her speculum. Stand On Your Man' Cowgirls in stetsons and k.d. lang: country & western. lesbian style.
I les units haves/Savage lights Glasgow Film Theatre. Rose Street. 332 8128. £1.80—£3.70. See Mon 1.
I Ilsi Yen/The Wedding Banquet Glasgow Film Theatre. Rose Street. 332 8128. 2.45pm. 8.30pm. £1.80—£3.70. See
Sat 30.
Nights out
I love Boutique The Arches. Midland Street. 221 9736. 10.30pm until late. Tickets at the door. Glasgow's decadent once-monthly encounter underneath The Arches gets muscled-up for Glasgay! with. for the first time in Scotland from Love Muscle (The Fridge. London). the irrepressible Yvette and her Ciao Babies. plus guest DJs.
Workshops/Seminars
I Interpretation, Expression and Sexual Identity Citizens‘ Theatre. Gorbals Street. 10am. Participation enquiries to TAG. 041 429 2877. Fiction and creative writing workshop for secondary school students. led by Tony Graham and Mhairi McKee from TAG.
I lesbians Who Write MBA Suite. Adam Smith Building. Glasgow University. 7pm. £2.50 (£1) at the door. Four established writers working in different media - playwright Bryony Lavery. novelists Ellen Galford and Iona McGregor and television scriptwriter Susan Wilkins - in a forum chaired by author and critic Elizabeth Wilson. exploring a wide range of creative. political and personal issues facing writers in lesbian and mainstream literary culture. I Women and HIV/AIDS: A Bibliography Winter Gardens. People's Palace. 7pm. Free. Tickets from Glasgow Women's Library. 50 Hill Street. 353 3312. Launch of new publication from Glasgow Women’s Library with infomiation on books. articles. reports and studies.
I Denis Doran Photography Workshop Street Level Gallery. 279 High Street. 552 2151. Free. See Mon 1.
I In Yer Face! Old Athenaeum Theatre. Buchanan Street. 332 2333. 10.30am—lpm. 2—5pm. Free. See Mon 1.
THURSDAY 4
Theatre
I Six Revelations and Two Too Many CCA. Sauchiehall Street. 332 0522. 7.30pm. Double bill tickets: £6 (£2.50) includes Tim Miller programme (see Tue 2). A new work developed in residence by the Untitled Collective at CCA over a ten-
day period. ‘They were real thirsty. Al‘s Bar was a reservoir. where the sweet smell of liquor hung in the air like oil on water.
I watched them buckle into their gear. kick-start. wipe their visors and ride out of town. It was high noon. Harleys strained with the ache of hot rubber ravishing the road. A gleam of sweat lingered under white. Buffaloes stirred. And where leather meets chrome. road splinters into flame and engines blaze. they burn a silhouette in a falling sun. I knew they weren’t coming back.‘
I Stupid Cupid The Arches. Midland Street. 221 9736. 7pm. £6 (£4). Peckham Picture Palace in the 1950s. The faces of Rock and Monty. Ethel and Doris. Marilyn and Jimmy look down on the queer boys and girls all hoping for
romance in the technicolour shadows. The
shocking truth about yesterday‘s ‘bent‘ generation in a new musical by Phil Willmott with glorious 50s songs about
the hopes. fears. lives and loves of the audience. the staff and the movie stars of the twilight matinee.
I Mehniet Sander: Solo Dance The Arches. Midland Street. 221 9736.
9.30pm. £6 (£4). The hit of this year's
New Moves dance season returns in a solo show. HIV Positive and a Queer from Istanbul. Sander‘s work confronts issues
of homophobia and religion-based fear of the body head on. His blood and sweat are giving a new lease of life to dance in the 90s. Followed by discussion led by staff from Scottish AIDS Monitor.
I Jessles With Attitude Drama Centre at The Ramshom. Ingram Street. 552 3489. l 10—1 1pm. £4 (£2). An evening of queer—J
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