Glasgow
I And God Created . . . (‘iti/ens‘ Theatre. I l‘) (iorbals Street. 42‘) 0022. 7.30pm. £3 £12. See Thu 2.
I An Audience with Adrienne The Sltldlo. ‘)1 Saltmarket. 552 7578. 7.30pm. £8: refreshments included. See Tue 7.
I Talking Heads Tron Theatre. ()3 'l‘rongate. 552 4267. 8pm. £14 (£10). See Tue 7.
Edinburgh
I Rupert Everett Queen's Hall. 87 8‘) (‘lerk Street. (>68 201‘). 8pm. £10. The quintessential Iinglish rake elucidates on his new memoir. Red ('urpoix um! ()i/It’l' Banana Skins.
Glasgow
I And God Created . . . ('iti/ens’ Theatre. I l‘) (iorbals Street. 42‘) 0022. 7.30pm. £3 £12. See Thu 2.
I An Audience with Adrienne The Sltldlo. ‘)l Saltmat'ket. 552 7578. 7.30pm. £8: relreshments included. See Tue 7.
I Ript ('arniyal Arts ('entre. 2nd Floor. 34 Albion Street. 552 8637. 1 1pm 3am. £5 donation. See (‘luhs. page 33. I’m! of (i/us’guy/ 2000.
I Talking Heads Tron Theatre. ()3
'I‘rongate. 552 4267. 8pm. £14 l£10). See Tue 7.
I The 21 st Century Big Noise Ceilidh St .-\ndrew's in the Square. St Andrew’s Square. 55‘) 5902. 7.30pm. £15. The ()ompah (‘eilidh Band team tip with all-lemale drtnmning ensemble Sheboom to l'orge a 21st century queer punk circus ceilidh. promising ('eltic and Latin American rhythms. In aid ol' 111V charity l’ll:\('li Scotland. I’urt o/‘(i/usguy.’ 2000.
Edinburgh
I Fur Burger Twist. 2(ib Dublin Street. 538 7775. 10pm 2am. £3. See ('lubs. page 35.
Glasgow
I And God Created . . . (‘iti/ens’ Theatre. I 1‘) (iorbals Street. 42‘) 0022. 2.30pm & 7pm. £3 £12. See Thu 2.
I An Audience with Adrienne The Sludlo. ‘)l Saltmarket. 552 7578. 7.30pm. £8; refreshments included. See Tue 7.
I Beautiful Thing: Self-Awareness and Self-Esteem Workshop I’ll-\(‘Ii Scotland. 134 Douglas Street. 332 3838. 10am 4pm. Free. Workshop l'or gay and bisexual men. organised by HIV charity I’ll:\(‘li Scotland.
I Talking Heads Tron Theatre. ()3 'l'rongale. 552 4267. 8pm. £14 l£l0). See Tue 7.
INTERVIEW .
DRESSING IT UP Performer Adrian Howells catches up with his close (some say inseparable) friend, confidante and paragon of domesticity, Adrienne.
Adrian It strikes me that you've spent most of your life trying to be somebody you‘re not. You're now 44 and I would have thought that you‘d resolved your sense of identity. but it‘s clearly not the case. Why do you think this is? Adrienne Since early childhood I've loved dressing up and pretending to be someone else. It made life as an effeminate little boy more tolerable. Now, in adulthood. I think it's a completely healthy thing to do. and instead of it being an avoidance tactic for accepting who I am. it actually helps me do just this! Adrian You obviously like the sound of your own voice. but are you capable of
genuinely listening to somebody else?
Adrienne Oh definitely. and what makes you think the two are mutually
exclusive? I am capable of multi-tasking!
Adrian W0uld you say you're self-obsessed?
Adrienne Definitely! And most people are. But within that I know I can demonstrate flickers of genuine interest in and concern for others!
Adrian Are you trying to be a woman because you‘re so crap at being a man? Adrienne I‘m not interested in trying to be a woman and I don't consider this to be drag. As a critic once aptly pointed out. I'm ‘wafts of Eddie lzzard, gushes of Pat Butcher'. It's a persona. And I don't subscribe to this narrow. stereotypical idea of what a man is. either. I'm as much of a man as Pete Burns! Adrian Do you think that you‘re going to die the death of a sad. lonely.
childless old queen?
Adrienne But you make it sound 80 appealing! Whoever said that if you’re old and gay. you're automatically going to be sad and lonely? Frankly, I plan on living until I'm 102, surrounded by more children than Maria von Trapp. and
married to Freddie Ljungberg's grandson.
I An Audience with Adrienne, the Stud/o, G/asgow, Tue 7—Sun 72 Nov
Edinburgh
I Fever ligo. l4 l’ical'd)‘ Place. 478 7434. 1 1pm 3am. £10 (£8 members). See('1ubs. page 35.
I Pop Machine Massa. 3o .\larket Street. 220 4224. 10.30pm 3am. £5 (£4). See (Tubs. page 36.
Glasgow
I An Audience with Adrienne The Studlo. ‘)1 Saltmarket. 552 7578. 7.30pm. £8: relreshments included. See Tue 7.
I Neon Nights Karbon. 74 Buchanan Street. Springfield ('ourt. 221 80‘)‘). 10.30pm 3am. £4 (£3). See Sun 5.
I Talking Heads Tron Theatre. ()3 'l’rongate. 552 42(i7. 8pm. £14 (£10). See Tue 7.
Edinburgh
I Booty Medina. 45 47 I.othian Street. 225 (i313. 1 1pm 3am. £3. See Sun 5.
I Taste (’abaret Voltaire. 3o 38 Blair Street. 220 (i176. 1 1pm 3am. £5 before 1 1.30pm; £8 alter (£6 members). See Sun 5.
Glasgow
I Assertiveness Training 1’11.»\(‘1-1 Scotland. l34 Douglas Street. 332 3838. 7 ‘)pm. l-‘ree. See Fri 3.
I Passionality (‘ube. 34 Queen Street. 226 8‘)‘)0. 1 1.30pm 3am. £3. See Mon 0. I Rupert Everett Queen's Hall. 87 8‘) (‘lerk Street. («)8 201‘). 8pm. £10. See Thu ‘).
Tuesday 14
Glasgow I FUN (‘ube. 34 Queen Street. 22b 8‘)‘)(). 1 1.30pm 3am. £3. See Tue 7.
Edinburgh I Vibe ligo. l4 l’icardy Place. 478 7434. 1 1pm 3am. £4. See Tue 7.
Wednesday 15 .
Glasgow
I Allure The Tunnel. 84 Mitchell Street. 204 1000. 11.30pm 3am. £3. See Wed 8.
Thursday 16
Edinburgh
I Stonewall Scotland Dinner and Champagne Tasting IIow-ie‘s Restaurant. 2‘) Waterloo Place. 557 367‘). 7pm. £50. (iala l'undraising event lot' the l.(iBT equality charity. supporting work on hate crime and homophobic bullying. .\ champagne expert will be on hand to assist in tasting. Booking essential.
Scene & Exhibitions
Glasgow
I A Garden I Once Knew Q! (iallery. 87 8‘) Saltmarket. 552 7578. l'ntil Hi 1 Dec. 11am 5pm.1‘ree. ('ombining life drawing. song lyrics and diagrams with questions ol gender. Viyian l’edley's drawings ask who we are in the world. l’ur! o/‘(ilusguyz’ 2006.
I Bennets 80-‘)0 (ilassl'ord Street. 552 5761. Wed Thu & Sun 1 1.30pm 3am. l’ri Sat 11.30pm 3.30am. l-‘riendly. down to earth late-night disco yenue recently relurbished and rising lrom the ashes alter a major tire.
I IIiac/llium The Brunswick Hotel. 10() 8 Brunswick Street. 5520001. l'ntil Sun 3 Dec. 8am midnight. Free. (ilasgow-based (ireek artist .\Ienelas tiscs photography to inyestigate the area just below lllt‘ hell the hips. I’rll'l 0f (i/usguy'.’ 2006.
I The Polo Lounge 84 Wilson Street. 553 1221. Mon Thu 5pm lam. l’ri Sun 5pm 3am. Spacious. swanky. gay/mixed Merchant (‘ity club. with seyeral rooms and a downstairs dancclloot' open at the w eekcnd l£5 alter 1 1pm).
A new Scottish Executive initiative combating bullying in schools will involve LGBT Youth Scotland, the Edinburgh-based charity that works with young gay people. The Better Futures programme will be run in partnership with the Scottish Association for Mental Health, and recognizes the high level of homophobic abuse and targeting of ‘queer' kids in Scotland’s schools. Predictably, the initative has faced criticism from the Scottish Catholic Education Service.
Glasgow’s PHACE Scotland. which supports gay and bisexual men with HIV. has agreed in principle to merge with the Terence Higgins Trust to create THT Scotland. The link-up aims to provide stronger sexual health services. workshops and training for men at risk in Scotland.
t“: OurStory Scotland (pictured) is gearing up for the culmination of its four-year national storytelling project. The Storytelling Ceilidh will be held in Glasgow’s Trades Hall on 4 Nov, from 7.30pm, and follows the Rainbow City exhibition in Edinburgh, a series of countrywide yarn-spinning events, and the creation of a national archive of LGBT lives curated by the National Museums of Scotland. As well as the all-female Belle Star ceilidh band there will be visual storytelling, specially commissioned artwork, and a ‘speak out’ session to bring stories to life. Tickets are available from SECxtra in the St Enoch Centre, Glasgow for £15 (£12), or phone 08700 132652 to book.
Edinburgh
I CC Blooms (‘(‘ Blooms. 23 24 (ireenside Place. 556 ‘)331. Mon. Fri & Sat (min-3am: Tue-Thu & Stin 8pm-3am. The east coast scene queen pumps otit dance and cheese delights every night. With 1)] (‘illa Slack on 1-‘riday night and Sunday alternoon.
I 1GIG Photography Exhibition Sala (‘al'e Bar. (>0 Broughton Street. 478 706‘). l'ntil Still ll) I)ec. liclectic exhibition of images from local snappers' collective l(il(i.
I “Mist 26B Dublin Street. 538 7775. Mon Thu noon 1am11-‘ri Sat
noon 2am; Sun 12.30pm lam.1-‘ormer|y the \ewtown Bar. and now reopened alter a style reyamp. Twist lt‘tlltll'c‘s a disco bar dow nstairs eyery l-"riday and Saturday night.
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