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Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to gay@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Suzanne Black.
Thursday 8
Glasgow ■ Hello Sailor! The Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour, 100 Stobcross Road, 222 2513. Until Sun 29 Nov. 10am–5pm. £5.95 (£4.65; first child free; additional children £3). Exhibition looking at gay life on board passenger ships and cargo vessels from the 1950s–1980s. Part of Glasgay! FREE sh[OUT]: Contemporary Art and Human Rights Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. Until Sun 1 Nov. 10am–5pm; Thu 10am–8pm; Fri & Sun 11am–5pm. Striking and thoughtful biennial social justice exhibition. Part of Glasgay! FREE Dani Marti: Insideout sh[OUT] Space, 4 Parnie Street, 552 7578. Until Sat 10 Oct. 11am–5pm. An exhibition of sound, video and sculptural installations exploring issues of gay men’s health, sexuality and disclosure. Part of Glasgay! FREE sh[OUT]: Fashion Workshop Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 287 3059. 5.30–7.30pm. Designer Rowan Joy Mackintosh demonstrates how to revamp charity shop finds. Book in advance. Part of Glasgay! FREE sh[OUT]: Artist Talk Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. 6.30–7.30pm. See panel. Part of Glasgay! ■ Chicago King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0870 060 6648. 7.30pm. £12–£34.50. Cell-block musical favourite. Part of Glasgay! ■ Bette / Cavett Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.45pm. £8.50 (£6.50). Grant Smeaton re-imagines the classic televisual meeting of Bette Davis and Dick Cavett. Part of Glasgay! Edinburgh FREE Carers: Changing Relationships LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 6–9pm. LGBT carers group run with Voice of Carers Across Lothian (VOCAL).
Friday 9 Glasgow ■ Chicago King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0870 060 6648. 5pm & 8.30pm. £12–£34.50. See Thu 8. ■ Bette / Cavett Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.45pm. £8.50 (£6.50). See Thu 8.
Monday 12 Edinburgh FREE My Safety LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 6–7.30pm. PS Hazel Leslie (Lothian and Borders Police) offers advice on keeping safe at home and outside.
Tuesday 13
Glasgow ■ Playing Houses The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Playwright Martin O’Connor’s world premiere focuses on a house in turmoil while the whole country is watching Big Brother. Part of Glasgay! Edinburgh FREE Spirituality and Wellness LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 6–9pm. Rev Maxwell Reay leads a workshop in exploring spirituality in a LGBT context. ■ Yoga Course LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 6.30pm & 8pm. £15–£55. Eight- weeks of bending and stretching with Petra Ponnet. Beginners at 6.30pm; intermediate at 8pm. Booking essential.
Wednesday 14 Glasgow ■ Playing Houses The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). See Tue 13. ■ Markus Makavellian’s International Order The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 9.15pm. £8 (£6). An hour of commentary on contemporary life from New York performance poet Markus Makavellian, aka Drew Taylor. Part of Glasgay! FREE Icebreakers CC Blooms, 23–24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. 7.30pm. Social group for people who want to make friends in LGBT company.
Thursday 15 Glasgow FREE sh[OUT]: Discussion Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. 6.30–7.30pm. Authors Zoë Strachan and Louise Welsh and sh[OUT] artist Sadie Lee discuss the representation of LGBT people in literature and art. Part of Glasgay! ■ Playing Houses The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). See Tue 13. ■ Markus Makavellian’s International Order The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 9.15pm. £8 (£6). See Wed 14.
Edinburgh ■ Furburger GHQ, 4 Picardy Place, 0845 166 6024. 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). DJs Dejaybird, Funki Diva, Boy Toy and Debi T provide aural stimulation for gay women and their closest friends. Edinburgh ■ Strumming for Starters LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 7pm. £15–£55. Eight- week guitar course led by James Whyte. Booking essential.
Saturday 10 Friday 16
Glasgow ■ Chicago King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0870 060 6648. 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £12–£34.50. See Thu 8. ■ Revolver Quiz Revolver, 6a John Street, 553 2456. 4pm. £1 per person. A general knowledge quiz that takes place every Saturday. ■ Bette / Cavett Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.45pm. £8.50 (£6.50). See Thu 8.
Sunday 11 Glasgow ■ Mrs Barbara Nice: Hiya and Higher The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £8 (£7). Phoenix Nights’ Janice Connolly’s Barbara Nice embraces the positive and eschews the offensive in these homespun and uplifting tales. Part of Glasgay!
Glasgow FREE David Hoyle Transmission Gallery, Trongate 103, 552 4813. 7pm. Performance by David Hoyle to accompany his exhibition, October Show. Part of Glasgay! ■ Playing Houses The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). See Tue 13. ■ QueerBash The Flying Duck, 7 Renfrew Court, 572 0100. 10pm. £5 (£4). Another night of lo-fi, DIY and underground DJs and live bands with a punk ethos from Lock Up Your Daughters.
Saturday 17 Glasgow ■ Revolver Quiz Revolver, 6a John Street, 553 2456. 4pm. £1 per person. See Sat 10.
LGBT
Del LaGrace Volcano The recent media furore surrounding the gender testing of South African 800m
athlete Caster Semenya suggests that society still has a very rigid, black and white view regarding what it means to be male or female. As the debate over Semenya’s future rumbles on, queer photographer Del LaGrace Volcano, whose pioneering works over the last 20 years include Love Bites and The Drag King Book, takes to the Glasgay! stage for a talk entitled ‘Representing Intersex in Art & Culture’. The event complements the artist’s contribution to the sh[OUT] exhibition, and addresses the question of who has the power to define what makes us male, female or intersex. ■ Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, Thu 8 Oct.
■ Playing Houses The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). See Tue 13. Edinburgh FREE T-Time Monthly LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 1–5pm. A monthly informal event for transgender people. FREE Queer Film Night LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 6–9pm. Kick back for some LGBT-related flicks.
Sunday 18
Glasgow ■ Glasgay’s Swinging Sunday Sparkler The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £5 (£4). Jonathan Mayor hosts the end-of-the-week chuckle session with headliner Magic Mandy Muden, Scott Agnew and Elaine Malcolmson. Part of Glasgay! Edinburgh FREE Mindfulness Course LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 1–2.30pm. CBT course facilitated by Nanette Sutherland.
Tuesday 20
Glasgow ■ Memory Cells The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Louise Welsh explores disparities of power in a play about women trapped by predatory men. Part of Glasgay! ■ A Child Made of Love Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.45pm. £8.50 (£6.50). World premiere of Matthew McVarish’s play about a gay couple who desperately want a child. Part of Glasgay! Edinburgh FREE Smoking Cessation LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 558 9444. 6pm. Six-week course to kick that nasty habit. Booking essential.
■ Cachín Cachán Cachunga! The Street, 2 Picardy Place, 556 4272. 7.30pm. £3 (£2). Night of queer and trans dance, film, poetry and music. Established by Zorras (poet/multimedia artist Sandra Alland & musician Y Josephine) and Afro- Cuban dancer Lily, they will be joined by Edinburgh zinester Nine, and Edinburgh photographer Dagmara Widerman. Followed by tunes from DJ Lily.
Wednesday 21
Glasgow ■ Memory Cells The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). See Tue 20. ■ A Child Made of Love Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.45pm. £8.50 (£6.50). See Tue 20. Edinburgh FREE 1st Birthday Party LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. 7pm. A celebration with cake and performances to mark the year that’s gone by since the centre re-opened. FREE Icebreakers CC Blooms, 23–24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. 7.30pm. See Wed 14.
Thursday 22 Glasgow FREE sh[OUT]: An Evening with Diane Torr Gallery of Modern Art, Royal Exchange Square, 287 3050. 6–8pm. The performance artist and pioneer of drag king performance gives a performance and talk. Part of Glasgay! ■ Memory Cells The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). See Tue 20. ■ A Child Made of Love Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 7.45pm. £8.50 (£6.50). See Tue 20.
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