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2006
1 February
6.30pm Living Memories — Revealed!
Islington Town Hall, Upper Street, N1 2UD
What was it like to grapple with same sex love and
desire in the 50’s? How was it to be out and proud in
the 70s? How differently do the generations view
Pride or HIV/AIDS or civil partnership or Section 28?
What are the hidden stories of cultural diversity?
These are just some of the questions under discussion In this innovative, entertaining, and occasionally
moving evening involving lesbian, gay, bisexual and
trans figures from last 50 years. Information:
Christian Legerheim on 020 7527 3142 or
christian.legerheim@islington.gov.uk.
9pm Opening Night Party
The Green, 74 Upper Street, N1 0NY
Award-winning stand up comedy from Clare
Summerskill at 9.30pm. Information: Christian
Legerheim as above.
4–28 February EXHIBITION
Under one roof
From 5pm weekdays, 1pm w/es. Ground floor
cabaret bar, Central Station, Wharfedale Rd, N1
Celebrating 14 years of diverse activities at Central
Station with photos and cuttings. There is only one
place that sports clubs and community groups, like
Kings Cross Steelers and Outrage, have shared
space with radical arts events, like the Beautiful
Bend with Leigh Bowery and That Donald, entertainers like Phil Starr and Dockyard Doris, and
other ‘specialist’ pursuits. Information: Call 020
7278 3294 or visit www.centralstation.co.uk
6 February – 6 May EXHIBITION
Queen’s favourite — Orton in Islington
Finsbury Library, 245 St John Street, EC1V 4NB
Exhibition about writer Joe Orton's years in
Islington — including the infamous 'defaced' bookjackets. Open during library opening hours.
Information: Contact Finsbury Library 020 7527
7987 or localhistory@islington.gov.uk .
7, 14, 21, 28 February
9.30pm Wotever your history
Open stage every Tuesday, Bar Wotever, ground
floor, Central Station, Wharfedale Rd, N1.
The organisers would love to hear from anyone
who would like to share their memories, read or
sing about LGBT history in February or beyond.
Information: Ingo on clubwotever@hotmail.com or
07932 324373.
14 February ONLINE LAUNCH
Walking Proud in Islington
http:// www.proudheritage.org/islington
To coincide with Valentines Day, Proud Heritage
launches an online initiative to gather history and
memory in and around the borough (SEE THE
BACK COVER) into a permanent online exhibition.
Check out www.proudheritage.org/islington to give
your views — and offer your memory and memorabilia — about what Walking Proud in Islington should
look like. Information: Jack Gilbert, Proud Heritage,
on 020 7609 1811 or islington@proudheritage.org
21 February
8pm Companions: Tales from the closet
Film Screening Bar Wotever, ground floor
cabaret bar, Central Station, Wharfedale Road,
N1. 55 mins. Swedish, with English subtitles
Moving, thoughtful and ultimately uplifting documentary about five older lesbians, from Cecilia
Neant-Falk and Nina Bergström, screened on continental television and in film festivals worldwide.
Learn from our past, compare your own experiences! Information: Ingo on 07932 324373 or clubwotever@hotmail.com
24 February
4pm Over 55s Tea and Social
Committee Room 1, Islington Town Hall, Upper
Street, N1 2UD.
A chance to share memories of lesbian and gay life
since the 1960s. Try to let us know you are coming
or if you need any help getting there. Confidentiality
assured. Information: Jack Gilbert, Proud Heritage,
on 020 7609 1811 or islington@proudheritage.org
26 February is Celebration Sunday
Three fun ways to discover local history
2pm Walking Proud in Islington
Meet in forecourt of Highbury & Islington station
An hour-long tour of some of the queerest places
in the country right on our doorstep. A chance to
give and receive memories. Let us know if you
want to get involved – including telling any stories!
ADVANCE BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Information:
Jack Gilbert, Proud Heritage (details opposite).
2.30pm-4.30pm Hemingford Arms
Hemingford Arms, Hemingford Road, N1
A major lesbian venue of years gone by, a reunion
and much more, for lesbian-gay-bi-trans-queer
people of all ages. Hosted by Ingo (Club Wotever),
and featuring at 3.30pm, Julie McNamara, playwright, actor and singer/songwriter, who takes a
break from the world tour of her most recent play Pig
Tails to entertain and remember! Information: Ingo
on clubwotever@hotmail.com or 07932 324373.
6pm Truth, Lies and Videotape
Ground floor cabaret bar, Central Station,
Wharfedale Road, N1
Ray Renolds opens up his voluminous video vaults
to reveal gay pride and entertainers back to the
60s, much of it collected as a DJ with Tricky Dicky.
An evening of laughter, including performers and
music of yesteryear. Sponsored by Central Station.
Open from 1pm-1am. Information: Central Station
is on www.centralstation.co.uk or 020 7278 3294.
If you’d like to get involved in local
lesbian, gay, bi or trans history
— whether in Islington or elsewhere —
please contact Jack Gilbert at Proud
Heritage on 020 7609 1811 or
jack.gilbert@proudheritage.org
Islington has always been at the heart
of London’s lesbian, gay, bi and trans
history. Find out more!
From the first gay rights demo in 1970, the
first Pride marches in ’71 and ’72, to a
multitude of ground breaking community
organisations including the Gay Liberation
Front and Friend, GALOP and LAGER,
Stonewall and Switchboard;
From the first out Mayor and the first out
Member of Parliament, to cutting-edge
venues like Popstars, Trade, The Bell,
The Fallen Angel and The Prince Albert;
From the London Lesbian and Gay
Centre to local initiatives like Pink Angels
and Islington’s unique association with
lesbian and gay sport.
Now that tradition is continuing with
Islington’s first LGBT History Month,
a partnership between Islington
Council and Islington LGBT Forum.