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GLASGOW
Activities & Events FREE LGBT Book Group Thu 20 Mar & 17 Apr, 6.30–8pm. Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, 339 7223. Delve into contemporary fiction, information books, LGBT magazines and more at this monthly book discussion group. Jealous Lassie’s Karma Fri 21 Mar, 7.30pm. £5–£7. Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. Self-described ‘camp quip comedy’ from Derek McLuckie. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Nancy Clench Sat 22, 29 Mar & 5 Apr, 8pm. £6–£8. Avant Garde, 34 King Street, 552 7123. At over seven foot tall, expect late night games, fun and loads of laughs. GICF FREE Lock Up Your Daughters Filmmaking Group Tue 25 Mar, 7pm. 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. FREE Unlacing Orlando Sat 29 Mar, 2pm. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. Dr Jane Goldman, Reader in English Literature at the University of Glasgow and author of The Feminist Aesthetics of Virginia Woolf, explores and celebrates the author’s Orlando. Mae Martin: Slumber Party Sat 29 Mar, 9pm. £9. Blackfriars Basement, 45 Albion Street, 552 5924. Intelligent wit from the Canadian stand-up, who pretty much wowed at the Fringe last year, as she talks about her painful adolescence and how disappointed she was with 2012’s let-down apocalypse. See preview, right. GICF FREE Prime Time Sun 30 Mar, 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 MAMA Fri 4–Sat 19 Apr (not Sun & Mon), 11am–5.30pm. The Virginia Gallery, 45 Virginia Street, 552 5699. Thomas Abercromby’s latest work deals with childhood abandonment, time passing and the idea of universal emotions. Clubs FREE Ladyfest Presents Wed 2 Apr, 11pm–3am. The Art School, 20 Scott Street, theartschool.co.uk The team behind the festival hit the town spinning (the decks) and invite you to join them. Misbehavin’ Thu 3 Apr, 11pm–3am. £4 (£2). The Cathouse, 15 Union Street, 248 6606. Dolly Daydream and Drucifer serve up a steamy mix of electro, disco, alternative and sleazy sounds. FREE Yes! Fri 4 Apr, 8pm–3am. before midnight; £5 after (students £3). The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, 564 1450. The emphasis is firmly on music from classic artists such as David Bowie, The Smiths and Blondie and cutting edge acts like Django Django and Grimes.
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8198. Social evenings for lesbian and bisexual ladies, with regular meetings to plan activities, network and maybe even meet someone special. FREE LGBT Centre Drop-in Mondays, 5.30–8pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Informal drop-in service to meet new people, get info and catch up on the latest goss. Cuestars Tue 25 Mar & 8 Apr, 7–9pm. £2. Shandon Snooker, 99 Slateford Road, 313 2069. Friendly, social snooker group for the LGBT community and friends. The Sonics: LGBT Basketball Group Tuesdays, 7–8pm. £3. Leith Community Education Centre, New Kirkgate, basketballers@hotmail. co.uk An informal weekly practice for beginners and regular players alike. FREE Edinburgh Gay Men’s Book Group Wed 26 Mar, 7–9pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. A book club for gents with a lust for reading. FREE Icebreakers Wed 26 Mar, 7.30–9.30pm. The Regent Bar, 2 Montrose Terrace, 661 8198. Social group for people who want to make new friends in LGBT company. FREE Rubyfruits Wednesdays, 8pm. Woodland Creatures, 260–262 Leith Walk, Edinbugh, 629 5509. See
Edinburgh, Activities & Events. FREE LGBT Film Nights Fri 28 Mar, 6.30–9.30pm. LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, 9 Howe Street, 523 1100. Screenings of feature-length films, shorts and unusual offerings with an LGBT focus. FREE LGBT Swimming Sat 29 Mar & 12 Apr, 2.15–4pm. Glenogle Swim Centre, Glenogle Road Stockbridge, 343 6376. A dedicated pool session just for the LGBT community. Prime Time Sun 6 Apr, 2–4.30pm. Gay Men’s Health, 10 Union Street, 556 1309. Meet-up for gay or bisexual men over 40. G Spot Wed 16 Apr, 8.30pm. £5. The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. Comedy, cabaret and ‘camparet’ with host Jojo Sutherland. FREE Just for Men Wed 9 Apr, 6.30–8.30pm. Woodland Creatures, 260–262 Leith Walk, Edinbugh, 629 5509. Gay, bisexual and trans men’s meet-up. Clubs FREE The Church of High Kicks Sun 23 Mar, 6–11pm. CC Blooms, 23–24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. Daytime gay/mixed club session hosted by the delectable Jon Pleased Wimmin and a mix of house, pop, disco, new wave a trash tracks.
Menergy Fri 4 Apr, 11pm–3am. £15 (meet and greet £30). Axm, 80 Glassford Street, 552 5761. Monthly Italo disco, this time featuring stars of Ru Paul’s Drag Race – Alyssa Edwards and Laganja Estranja. Pretty Ugly Sat 12 Apr, 11pm–3am. £5–£6. The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. The Pretty Ugly girls play sexy, glamorous indie rock’n’roll, electro beats and 60s soul.
EDINBURGH Activities & Events FREE Rubyfruits Sundays, 3pm. The Regent Bar, 2 Montrose Terrace, 661
MAE MARTIN SLUMBER PARTY Blackfriars Basement, Glasgow, Sat 29 Mar
Having won over Fringe crowds for the last two years running with her perfectly pitched combination of wit and angst, Canadian comedian Mae Martin returns to Scotland to try out some new material on the locals. ‘I’m talking, broadly,’ Martin says, ‘about labels and why we feel the need to oversimplify things. It’s a work-in- progress show, so that means I can have fun and improvise. No two shows will be the same. I promise it will be funny, though.’
The List is confident it will be. The gamine stand-up’s torrent of self-excoriating neurosis is hard to resist, and unsurprisingly, Martin’s been busy since she was last strangling a mic in Scotland. ‘I’ve been doing lots of things,’ she says. ‘Russell Howard’s Good News, the odd panel show, a live album, and I had a great time last fall opening for Nina Conti on tour. On top of that, I’m trying to learn to cook.’’
And she’s just back from Berlin. ‘I love Berlin!’ Martin shouts. ‘I defy you not to feel young and alive in that city. The tube is open so late! I ate schnitzel, currywurst, and went to a war museum and a gay bar. Two very different vibes.’ One thing is bothering this writer: is Martin still plagued by her strange, self-confessed inability to look as cool as Jack Kerouac? ‘Yes,’ Martin says. ‘It’s a constant worry. I can’t tell you how much money I waste on plaid shirts, whisky that I hate the taste of, and Moleskine notebooks that I never write in.’ (Miles Fielder)