I`M GOING! - Camden LGBT Forum

A word from the three Flying Piglets who very kindly
gave their time and produced our I’M GOING!
promotional video:
“We are an imperfect group of gay and bisexual men
who came together 3 years ago to make short films to
better connect us with our sexual health, health and
well-being needs.
Some of us are living with HIV and/ or HCV so above all
this is our narrative and our story. We also make short
films for the LGBT community and our contribution to
LGBT History Month 2014 is I’M GOING! a short film to
promote this event.
Go to THREEFLYINGPIGLETS.CO.UK to see our work
or find us at on Face Book/ YouTube (THREE FLYING
PIGLETS)”
I’M GOING video link: http://youtu.be/F-WGaGoUBH0
Welcome to Camden and Islington LGBT History
Month 2014.
So, if you have seen our new promo video then you
may have decided that, like us, you are going to the
celebrations this year. But what to choose from? This
booklet will help you create your own calendar of events
based on your tastes.
This year’s theme is music. But our programme doesn’t
simply include the obvious homages. We have events on
film, music criticism, radio, literature and poetry. Perhaps
your diary will include our Loudest Whispers VI outsider
art show and the Science Showoff or perhaps An Evening
For Magnus Hirschfeld and London’s Gay Symphonic
Winds. For a bit of uplift, clear your diary on the evening of
the 28th for our Glamour Factory closing night special and
start the month with An Evening with Maisie Trollette on the
1st.
Camden LGBT Forum, along with Camden and Islington
Councils are really proud of the programme and would like
to thank everyone who has contributed and made this such
a great start to the year.
PLEASE NOTE: Check the Stop Press page on our
website or Facebook page before you go to an event
for notifications of any changes or cancellations:
www.camdenlgbtforum.org.uk, http://facebook.com/
camdenlgbtforum
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Events Throughout February
Saturday 1st February – Friday 28th February
Camden Libraries
A selection of must read LGBT books on display.
Venue: Swiss Cottage and Kentish Town Libraries
Saturday 1st February – Friday 28th February
Islington Library and Heritage Services
Promoting a selection of LGBT Books.
Venue: Archway, Central and Finsbury Libraries in
Islington
Tuesday 4th February – Saturday 1st March
7.00pm–9.00pm
SOCHI 2014
Arrested. Beaten. Kidnapped. Tortured.
Sacked. Murdered. These are the experiences
of LGBT people in Russia after the recent antigay legislation. Combining powerful testimony
from Russian LGBT people, gay activists and
media commentators, Tess Berry-Hart’s fully
staged, verbatim play provides an invaluable
opportunity to focus the eyes of the world
on Russia’s hardline attitude towards LGBT people and
suggest solutions that will continue long after the Olympics
are over.
Profits will be donated to SPECTRUM.
Tickets £10– £14 Box Office: www.thehopetheatre.com /
0207 478 0160
Venue: The Hope Theatre
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Friday 10th February – Monday 31st March
9.00am–5.00pm
Loudest Whispers
Once again, Camden LGBT Forum is proud to be part of
Loudest Whispers (partnership between Camden LGBT
Forum, the Arts Project and Camden & Islington NHS
Foundation Trust). The 2014 Loudest Whispers is the 5th
LGBT Arts Exhibition held at The Conference Centre in St
Pancras Hospital.
The exhibition has attracted 38 submissions from a
wide range of professional and self-taught artists and is
recognised as one of London’s most important displays of
artwork from an often marginalised, invisible group within
in the community. Apart from artwork exploring ideas of
identity, the exhibition will also feature works depicting
music, the main theme for LGBT History Month 2014.
The exhibition will be on display until 10th April 2014
Venue: Conference Centre, St Pancras Hospital
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Friday 7th February – Friday 28th February
10.00am–5.00pm (closed Sundays and Wednesdays)
‘Kenneth Halliwell: Collage’
In 1962, aspiring writers Kenneth Halliwell and his younger
partner John (Joe) Orton were imprisoned for six months
after adding humorous images to covers of Islington Public
Library books or inserting new text. Their ‘collage’ work
began in Islington after the couple moved to the area in
1959. They also removed illustrations from library art books
to ‘wallpaper’ their bed-sit flat at 25 Noel Road.
Imprisonment proved difficult for Halliwell
but inspired Orton, who embarked upon
a successful but brief writing career, cut
tragically short by his murder at the hand
of his jealous partner in 1967. Halliwell’s
ambition as a writer was overshadowed
by his partner’s success as a playwright
and, so, he returned to the art form
for which he had become infamous.
This time, however, Halliwell was intent
on making a name for himself as a
professional collage artist…
Kenneth Halliwell: Collage showcases an
original Halliwell collage, Untitled No.2—recently acquired
by Islington Museum and funded from the Heritage
Lottery Fund - accompanied by a selection of his surviving
doctored covers, as well as new collage works by Islington
residents.
Venue: Islington Museum
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Wednesday Evenings 8.00pm–9.00pm
Lesbian Discussion Group
The Lesbian Discussion Group is in its second decade.
Discussion is
facilitated by Joan
Ballington, a Director
of Gay’s the Word.
Subjects covered
range from coming
out, relationships to
political activism.
All women who are
lesbian, bisexual,
trans, queer or
questioning are
welcome.
Venue: Gay’s the Word bookshop
Wednesday Evenings 9.30pm
Sandra’s Wednesday Naughties
Fun, frolics, music and
mayhem with your favorite
‘*@X!#%$?XXX! of Hampstead
Heath!
Venue: Central Station
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Events
Saturday 1st February
11.00pm–3.00am
An Evening with Maisie Trollette
Celebrating LGBT History with a person
who’s been around to see it all!
Free entry to the venue before 10pm / £3
before 10.30pm / £5 after 10.30pm
Venue: Central Station
Sunday 2nd February
1-00pm–5.00pm
GLOW Choir London
Phoenix Artist Club is proud to be hosting GLOW choir
london - an all new, open access, monthly harmony singing
workshop for LGBT folk and our straight allies.
GLOW stands for Gay, Lesbian Or Whatever, and is a
creative space for all Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans folk to
sing together. As a Natural Voice choir, GLOW is part of
the Natural Voice network, (www.naturalvoice.net) which
means NO auditions, NO need to be able to read music,
NO judgments and NO limits!
All members of the LGBT community and our friends are
welcome.
In advance £20/£17conc On night £22/£19
To book and for access, call: 0207 836 1077
Venue: Phoenix Artist Club
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Monday 3rd February
7.00pm–9.00pm
Women’s LGBT+ History Pub Quiz
Test your knowledge of the lives,
experiences and achievements of
women throughout LGBT+ history. Form
teams in advance or on the night, with a
prize for the winners.
Venue: Print Room Café, UCL
Bloomsbury Campus
Tuesday 4th February
6.00pm–8.00pm
Camden LGBT Forum
Meeting
Among other things,
Camden LGBT Forum
interfaces between the
LGBT communities in
Camden and Camden
Council, the Police etc.
Come along to this
public meeting and
find out what work the
Forum is undertaking and offer feedback about what you
would like to see happen in Camden. After the meeting,
there will be the opportunity to meet and socialise in a
nearby bar.
Venue: Camden Town Hall, Judd Street WC1H 9JE
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Wednesday 5th February
6.00pm–9.00pm
Terrence Higgins Trust – LGBT Sex Work
As SWISH (formerly known as Streetwise Youth / SW5)
celebrates its 30 years, we look at what has changed for
LGBT sex workers and escorts over this period. With the
rise of migrant workers and increase in working from the
internet, we discuss the risks LGBT sex workers face
either from clients and / or the law.
Del Campbell, THT’s SWISH manager, invites the
audience to discuss the sexual and mental health issues
faced by LGBT sex workers and seeks to encourage a
lively debate on the laws and ethics around escorting and
being a sex worker.
Venue: THT, 314-320 Gray’s Inn Road
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7.30pm
Science Showoff
Do you like science? Do
you like fun? Do you like
entertainment, jokes,
demos, music and general
mucking about, but with
science, in a cabaret
kind of style? How would
you like to see 10 of
London’s most amazing
science and engineering
communicators on one
stage with a totally overexcited compere?
Science Showoff is the chaotic cabaret night where anyone
can communicate any kind of science, in any way…and
MCing this list of astounding brains will be Steve Cross,
science comedian, geek, glasses-wearer and UCL’s Head
of Public Engagement.
All proceeds from the evening are kindly being
donated to Camden LGBT Forum.
Tickets £10 (booking fee £2.50 per transaction)
To book, visit: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/Ti
cketPurchase?agency=BLOOMSBURY&organ_
val=2771&schedule=list&event_val=1859
Venue: Bloomsbury Theatre
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Thursday 6th February
6.30pm -­8.00pm
A Question of Criticism: a talk by Prof. Bryce Morrison
What is it to be critical; a
critic? Is it possible to be
objective or is subjectivity
the name of the game?
Camden LGBT Forum
member Bryce Morrison
is one of the world’s
leading authorities on
piano performance.
He is a professor of
keyboard literature and
performance at The
Royal Academy of Music
and has written for the
Times, Gramophone and
over 500 annotations for
record labels.
Bryce will illustrate his experiences as a critic and the core
tenants of his profession. He will illustrate with examples of
the greatest musicians including those with queer heritage.
Includes Q&A and refreshments.
FREE but book at www.camdenlgbtforum.eventbrite.co.uk
or by phoning 020 7388 5720 we will reserve some tickets
for those who turn up at the door but booking will prevent
disappointment.
Venue: Committee room 1, 1st Floor, Islington Town Hall
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6.30pm
Wiener Library presents: Paragraph 175
By the 1920s, Berlin had become known as
a homosexual Eden, where gay men and
lesbians lived relatively open lives. With the
coming to power of the Nazis, all this changed.
Between 1933 and 1945 approximately 100,000
men were arrested for homosexuality under
Paragraph 175, the sodomy provision of the
German penal code dating back to 1871.
Some were imprisoned, others were sent
to concentration camps. Only about 4,000
survived. Paragraph 175 is a documentary
chronicling the lives of several gay men and one lesbian
living under Nazi rule. These are stories of survivors,
whose moving testimonies tell a haunting, compelling story
of human resilience in the face of unspeakable cruelty.
Some temporary restrictions on wheelchair access—
please see www.wienerlibrary.co.uk
Venue: Wiener Library
7.00pm–9.00pm
Ace 201 Discussion
An open discussion on the place of
asexuality within LGBT+ communities.
Should it be included? And, if so, how
can LGBT+ communities become
more asexual-friendly spaces?
Venue: South Wing G12 Council Room, South Wing,
UCL Bloomsbury Campus
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Friday 7th February
5.30pm–9.00pm
Loudest Whispers Launch
Come meet the artists and help launch the
2014 Loudest Whispers art exhibition in
style! Entertainment starts at 6.00pm and
is hosted by the fabulous and adorable
Miss Kimberley.
Free refreshments provided but donations
welcome.
Venue: Conference Centre, St Pancras Hospital
Saturday 8th February
5.30pm–8.30pm
Phoenix Artist Club presents: Dr Sketchy
At Dr. Sketchy we want to make life drawing fun. So,
we’ve scoured this great city to find beautiful burlesque
performers, bizarre circus acts, and rippling hunks of manflesn. Then we let them loose on stage to release the artist
in you! Between each round of sketching our larger-thanlife models, you can grab a drink, get comfortable and take
in some of the finest burlesque, comedy, music, poetry and
quirky cabaret performances the big smoke has to offer!
Dr Sketchy isn’t about being an amazing artist, it’s about
having a go…and having fun!
To book and for access, call: 0207 836 1077
Venue: Phoenix Artist Club
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11.00pm–3.00am
Central Station’s 22nd Birthday Party
Celebrating 22 years of supporting
the LGBT community. Dave Lynn
opened the venue 22 years ago,
and on this night he makes a
welcome return to our stage at
11.00pm!
Free entry to the venue before
10.00pm / £3 before 10.30pm / £5 after 10.30pm
Venue: Central Station
Sunday 9th February
1.00pm–4.00pm
Q-Lab presents: The Music that Makes Us
The Camden Queer Oratory
Laboratory in collaboration
with the Roundhouse will
be hosting an inheritance
tracks’ extravaganza and
panel discussion featuring
prominent LGBTQI individuals
and activists. Come along
and discover how music has
influenced their identities,
shaped their sense of self and
transformed their lives.
Venue: The Roundhouse
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Tuesday 11th February
6.00pm–9.00pm (social 6.00pm–7.00pm, talk starts at
7.00pm)
Age UK—Neil McKenna talks about ‘Fanny and Stella’
Award winning author, Neil McKenna, will
be reading from his bestselling book ‘Fanny
and Stella’, the gripping story of the trial
that shook Victorian England—a tale of
cross-dressing, cross-examinations and
the invention of camp. Neil has also worked
extensively in the gay press in Britain and
the United States. He is the author of two
ground-breaking books about men who
have sex with men and AIDS in the developing world. His
first biography, ‘The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde’ was a
critical and a commercial success. Open to all older (aged
50 plus) LGBT people and friends.
Venue: Henderson Court Resource Centre
7.00pm–9.00pm
Curiosity Talks—Campaigning
An informal, relaxed workshop around campaigning on
LGBT+ issues. What does a successful
campaign look like? How can we build
on past approaches to ensure inclusive,
innovative campaigns?
Venue: South Wing G12 Council Room,
South Wing, UCL Bloomsbury Campus
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tbc - from 10.30pm ‘Once’ Cast Charity Fundraiser
Following several successful charity events in 2013, our
favourite West End cast hotfoot it to The Phoenix from the
stage door to perform for you in aid of their chosen charity.
Enjoy 2 hours of high energy, fast-paced entertainment
with an Irish twist, and let your hair down with this awardwinning cast of actor-musicians.
This is always a busy night, so be sure to get here early to
nab a good spot!
Free – donations to charity encouraged
To book and for access, call: 0207 836 1077
Venue: Phoenix Artist Club
Wednesday 12th February
7.00pm–9.30pm
Incite! Music and the Muse
Free, LGBT poetry event + open mic, at this
iconic members club.
Poet Trudy Howson celebrates ‘Music and the
Muse’ with;
Rosie Lugosi: Punk poet, celebrated novelist and twisted
Cabaret singer.
Marcus Reeves: Man of masks. Poet, singer/songwriter
extraordinaire.
Venue: Phoenix Artist Club
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Wednesday 12th February
6.00pm–8.00pm
LGBT: Recovery—Behind the Scene
Camden 184 hosts a workshop about LGBT people in
recovery. Guest speakers will share their experiences
of drugs in the gay scene and their personal journeys
through recovery and beyond, followed by open
discussion of the current drug culture, drug trends
including ‘legal highs’ and Government policy.
No alcohol consumption allowed on premises.
Booking is required. Email: 184camden@cri.org.uk
Venue: CRI 184
Thursday 13th February
10.00am–5.00pm
UCL Urban Laboratory—Derek Jarman Study Day
UCL marks the 20th anniversary of Derek Jarman’s death
with a study of the spaces of his life and work. Through
presentations, readings, installations and screenings we
consider the venues where Jarman produced his art,
films, writing, gardens and activism. Contributors include
novelist Alan Hollinghurst, Dr Bob Mills (UCL History of
Art), Dr Ben Campkin (UCL Urban Laboratory), Dr Hilary
Powell (artist and AHRC Fellow, UCL Bartlett School of
Architecture), Nigel Green (photographer), Henry K. Miller
(film historian and critic) and Professor Jonathan Hill
(architect, theorist and historian).
Free but RSVP: urbanlaboratory@ucl.ac.uk
Venue: am G07 Pearson Building, pm G04 Wates House
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Friday 14th February
6.30pm–10.00pm (7.00pm start)
To Russia with Love
Transpose: Classical Edition in
partnership with Camden LGBT Forum
presents To Russia with Love, an hour
long recital from trans and trans-allied
classical artists, followed by drinks
and cake and talking and flirting and
all the usual Transpose goodness.
Pianos, voices, violas, cellos—romance,
friendship, community, love—cupcakes and wine and
Tchaikovsky.
Best Valentine’s ever? Here’s hoping.
Lumen United Reformed Church is fully wheelchair
accessible.
This event is free but booking is essential: https://www.
eventbrite.co.uk/e/to-russia-with-love-tickets-9893048374
Venue: Lumen URC
6.00pm–11.00pm
Valentine’s Day Ball
There’s no party like an LGBT+
party. Bring your friends, your
partner(s) or just yourself for a
night of wine, music, dancing and
charity fundraising. Dress code: wear
something that makes you feel good
about yourself and go as smart or as casual as you like.
Venue: Jeremy Bentham Room, UCL Bloomsbury Campus
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Sunday 16th February
10.45am–­­­­­5.30pm
Camden LGBT Forum and the British Museum present:
Films inspired by LGBT music.
Today’s programme includes an introduction to each film
by Nigel Harris, Acting Director of Camden LGBT Forum.
All films are free, BUT a ticket is required for each film.
Tel: 0207 323 8000
10.45am–12.45pm
Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict (2013)
This drama explores the pacifism that was such a powerful
influence on composer Benjamin Britten’s life and work.
Starting in 1929 at Gresham’s School in Norfolk, England
our young actors take us into a world where social and
political issues are actively addressed and young Ben
Britten’s hatred of all things militaristic is formed. As we
explore the music that illustrated that hatred throughout
his life we frequently return to dramatic interludes at
Gresham’s. UK, 2013, 105 minutes
LUNCH 12.45pm–1.15pm
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T’Ain’t Nobody’s Bizness: Queer Blues Divas of the
1920s (2011)
“Blues divas such as Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, and
Alberta Hunter created and
promoted a working-class vision of
blues life that provided an alternative
to the Victorian gentility of middleclass manners. Blues singers
disseminated a Black feminism that
celebrated emotional resilience and sexual pleasure, no
matter the source.” Robert Philipson, Director. USA, 2011,
29 minutes, E
2.00pm–3.45pm
Mirror Mirror (2006) and Q&A. Supported by the Royal
Anthropological Institute
Mirror Mirror is based on an audio-visual ethnography
of London’s queer Club Wotever.
It promoted itself as a club
that welcomed all genders and
sexualities—a counterpoise to
London’s mainstream segregated
scenes. Director Zemirah Moffat is in
attendance for Questions & Answers from 3.00pm.
UK, 2006, 58 minutes, E
3.50pm–5.30pm
Final Film
Check out our online programme, or contact the British
Museum to find out which film gets picked for our finale!
Venue: British Museum
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Monday 17th February
6.30pm - 8.00pm
When Girls were Boys and Women were Men: Queer
Lesbian Masculinities in Gay Berlin 1919-1933
With a long-standing gay community, Berlin
provided fertile ground for the emergence
of a thriving lesbian subculture. Feminist
historian Valerie Remy illustrates how some
lesbians went further, openly identifying
as transvestites, and in a few cases
transitioning to become men. Includes Q and
A and a complimentary glass of wine. Free entry.
Venue: GC1-08, Graduate Centre, London Metropolitan
University
Tuesday 18th February
6:30pm - 8.00pm
The Penetrated Male
Jonathan Kemp discusses and reads from
his latest book, ‘The Penetrated Male’, an
investigation into the ways in which the penetrated
male body is represented in literature from 18601947, and how masculinity is constructed over
and against female penetrability, and how we
might reconfigure our representational protocols
to challenge such patriarchal assumptions and
celebrate the male body as a penetrable body.
Venue: 1st Floor; Committee room 4,
Islington Town Hall
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7.30pm–9.00pm
Gay’s the Word: Roz Kaveney reads from Reflections—
Rhapsody of Blood
Roz Kaveney is an acclaimed writer, critic and journalist,
formidable civil liberties
activist, and friend to the
famous and infamous alike.
Her award-nominated first
fantasy novel, Rituals,
was a revelation, great fun
and has a cult following.
Tonight Roz reads from her
much-anticipated sequel,
Reflections.
“There is only one Roz
Kaveney, although she
is many things, and
contains multitudes: editor,
critic, activist, poet and
novelist, all of them done
brilliantly and in each field Roz is unique. I am thrilled and
delighted that she is at last ready to unleash her elegant,
historically subversive, witty, swashbuckling stories on an
unsuspecting world.” Neil Gaiman
Free entry.
Venue: Gay’s the Word bookshop
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Tuesday 18th February
6.00– 8.00pm
Opening Doors &London Gay Symphonic Winds
To celebrate Opening Doors, the older LGBT
project of Age UK, working in Islington, join
us for a special concert with London Gay
Symphonic Winds. As a one-off the Halliwell
exhibition next door at Islington Library
will stay open late between 5;00-6:00pm
for a perfect start to your evening. Refreshments and
information stalls provided.
Venue: Finsbury Library Hall
Thursday 20st February
10.00am – 12.00
Nature Walk on Hampstead Heath
An opportunity to get up close to some of
the Heath’s amazing wildlife. Activities will
be weather dependant but could include
pond dipping, bug hunting, a snake walk, a
bird walk but most likely a combination of all
of them. Should be lots of fun and you will
probably see creatures that you have never
seen before.
Meeting point in outside the Hampstead Heath Office,
Parliament Hill – the building between the cafe and the
toilets.
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6.00pm–7.30pm
Defining Desire: labels and sex in ancient and modern
worlds – The Petrie Pops Up in the IoA
John J. Johnston chairs an event exploring how sexuality
has been classified or not, including a presentation on the
‘Sex and History: Talking sex with objects from the past’
project by Jennifer Grove (University of Exeter) and ‘Queer
Time Capsules’ by Tim Redfern / Timberlina.
Venue: G6 Lecture Theatre, Institute of Archaeology
6.30pm–7.30pm
Cover story: Joe Orton and Kenneth Halliwell in
Islington
In 1962, aspiring writer Joe Orton and his partner
and mentor Kenneth Halliwell, were
sentenced to six months’ imprisonment
for malicious damage to Islington Public
Library books.
Mark Aston, curator of the Joe Orton
Collection of defaced book covers
at Islington Museum, tells the story
surrounding the life and crimes of Orton and Halliwell in
the north London borough.
Venue: Islington Museum
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Thursday 20th February
6:30pm–8.30pm
Irish film night - ‘The love that dare not speak its name’
From Oscar Wilde to decriminalisation
in 1993, this documentary provides a
compelling overview of a century of queer
life in Ireland. Islington based Irish charity
Mind Yourself has set up a new group for
Irish LGBT people and their allies to come
together.
Free. Contact Mind Yourself on 020 7354 5248 or info@
mind-yourself.co.uk to register for a ticket.
Venue: Ku Bar, 30 Lisle Street
Friday 21st February
7.00pm – 10.00pm
SWITCHBOARD @ 40
A panel discussion celebrating 40 years of
London Lesbian & Gay Switchboard
Fully accessible venue with bar
All welcome £10 / £5 (Concs)
Advanced booking is advised www.llgs.org.
uk/tickets.html
Venue: RADA Studios
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10.00pm–3.00am
Around The World In 80 Tunes With Club Kali!!!
Bollywood glitz, Gaga glam, Arabic
Twist, and Bhangra Beats at the jewel
in the crown of LGBT clubbing...now
in her eighteenth year.
£8 / £5 concessions
Venue: The Dome
Saturday 22nd February
12.00am–5.00pm
Loudest Whispers Open Day Special
This is your opportunity to meet
the artists and chat about their
work. Special includes a visual
presentation of her art with Margaret
Pepper and a selection of films from
our artists using the the moving
image with Pawel Jaskulski.
Venue: Conference Centre,
St Pancras Hospital
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Monday 24th February
6:00pm-8.00pm
An Evening for Magnus Hirschfeld
The German-Jewish sexologist and gay activist
Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935) was the founder
of the LGBT movement and its central figure
during its First Wave between 1897 and 1933.
In celebration of his life and work we present
a screening of Rosa von Praunheim’s biopic
The Einstein of Sex(1999) staring Friedal
von Wangenheim in the title role. Includes an
introduction by Valerie Remy. Free entry including a
complimentary glass of wine.
Venue: Room GC1-08, Graduate Centre,
London Metropolitan University
Tuesday 25th February
11.00am–3.30pm
Outcome: Open Information Day
Outcome is a sanctuary—somewhere safe where people
can be themselves, be free from discrimination, receive
counselling and therapies to improve mental health. It is
Islington Mind’s unique service for lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender people with mental health problems, from
severe conditions to low level anxiety and depression. We
assist people in severe distress, people who are suicidal,
self-harm and hear voices via groups, telephone work, face
to face counselling and through drop-in activities.
Venue: Outcome, Islington Mind
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6.30pm–7.30pm
‘Malicious Damage’
Ilsa Colsell—author of recently
published ‘Malicious Damage’—
in conversation with Matt Cook,
discussing Joe Orton and Kenneth
Halliwell. Dr Matt Cook is Senior
Lecturer in History at Birkbeck
College and author of ‘London and
the Culture of Homosexuality’ (2003),
‘Orton in the Archives’ (2008) and
editor of ‘A Gay History of Britain’
(2007).
Venue: Islington Museum
Wednesday 26th February
7.00pm–9.30pm
The L Word
Trudy Howson hosts a social
interactive poetry / prose
evening that celebrates our
lesbian herstory. Heart-warming and hilarious: who we
were-then, and now! How was it for you?
There will be a ‘lesbian who’s who’ quiz and an open
mic session so you can perform your own poetry to an
appreciative audience!
Meet old and new friends.
Free
Venue: Poetry Café
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Thursday 27th February
6.00pm–9.00pm
Petrie Museum: Subtext or main text? Same sex
relationships in Xena and Spartacus
A screening of ‘Amphipolis Under Siege’ featuring
Athena and her girlfriend Illainus from Xena:
Warrior Princess, Season 5 and an episode from
Spartacus: Vengeance showing the relationship
between Agron and ex-body slave Nasir. The TV
episodes will be introduced with a consideration of
issues such as the subtextual lesbian relationship
between Xena and her ‘soul mate’ Gabrielle.
Meet on the Wilkins Portico for icy drinks at
6.00pm, then over to the G22 Lecture Theatre in the UCL
Pearson Building for a 6.30pm start.
Venue: Wilkins Portico/G22 Lecture Theatre in Pearson
Building (UCL Quad/Entrance)
7.00pm–9.00pm
Gay’s the Word: ‘Film Freak’ by Christopher
Fowler
Novelist Christopher Fowler follows up his
acclaimed memoir, Paperboy, with a beautiful,
funny and moving volume about Britain’s movie
business. Ghastly, hilarious and moving, Film Freak
is a trawl through the arse-end of the British film
industry that turns into a search for friendship and
happiness.
£2 on the door and free refreshments
Venue: Gay’s the Word
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Thursday 27th February
7.30pm
Marlene Dietrich – an affectionate tribute
Marlene – movie star, cabaret artiste,
war hero, and gay legend. Join Terry
Sanderson for a trip through the
amazing life of this icon of glamour and
sophistication. The evening includes
generous clips from her films, archive
footage of her war against Hitler and a
complete showing of her fabulous cabaret
show – as well as an examination of her
complex sexuality. A gay figure to truly
celebrate.
www.mdtribute.com £12
Conway Hall
Friday 28th February
8.00pm–1.00am
Glamour Factory Closing Night
Extravaganza
Joe Pop. Sadie Lee. Jonathan Kemp. Hosted
by Bird La Bird. With fashion show, walking
poetry, art, and the usual HM fun! More
details to follow.
Venue: Camden Centre
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Venues:
Archway Library
Hamlyn House
Highgate Hill N19 5PH
020 7527 7820
Finsbury Library, 245 St.John Street
London EC1V 4NB
020 7527 7960
Bloomsbury Theatre, 15 Gordon St
London WC1H 0AH
020 7388 8822
www.thebloomsbury.com
Gay’s the Word Bookshop
66 Marchmont Street
London WC1N 1AB
020 7278 7654
www.gaystheword.co.uk
British Museum, Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG
020 7323 8299
www.britishmuseum.org
Henderson Court Resource Centre
Age UK Camden
102 Fitzjohns Avenue
London NW3 6NS
020 7794 6588
Camden Centre, Bidborough Street
London WC1H 9AU
020 7974 5633
Camden Town Hall, Judd Street
London WC1H 9JE
020 7974 4444
www.camden.gov.uk
Central Station, 37 Wharfdale Road
London N1 9SD
020 7278 3294
www.centralstation.co.uk
Club Kali, The Dome,
1 Dartmouth Park Hill
London NW19 5QQ
www.clubkali.com/
Conference Centre,
St Pancras Hospital
4 Saint Pancras Way
London NW1 0PE
020 7530 3500
Conway Hall, Red Lion Square,
London WC1R 4RL
020 7405 1818
conwayhall.org.uk
CRI 184, 184 Royal College Street
London, NW1 9NN
020 7485 2722
www.cri.org.uk/184_camden
Hope Theatre, 207 Upper Street
London N1 1QN
020 7478 0160
http://kingsheadtheatre.com/hopetheatre.html
Islington Assembly Hall
Upper Street, London N1 2UD
020 7527 8900
www.assemblyhall.islington.gov.uk
Islington Central Library
2 Fieldway Crescent
London N5 1PF
020 7527 6900
Islington Museum, 245 St John Street
London EC1V 4NB
Tel: 020 7527 2837
www.islington.gov.uk/islingtonmuseum
Islington Town Hall, Upper Street
London N1 2UD
020 7527 8900
www.islington.gov.uk/
Jeremy Bentham Room
UCL
Bloomsbury Campus
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps
Kentish Town Library
262-266 Kentish Town Road
London NW5 2AA
020 7974 4001
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Ku Bar
30 Lisle Street
London WC2H 7BA
020 7437 4303
www.ku-bar.co.uk
Phoenix Artist Club
1 Phoenix Street
Lonon WC2H 8BU
020 7836 1077
www.phoenixartistclub.com/
Lumen United Reform Church,
88 Tavistock Place
London WC1H 9RS
020 7833 1080
http://www.lumenurc.org.uk
Poetry Café,22 Betterton St
London WC2 9BX
www.poetrysociety.org
Outcome Islington Mind
The Mind Spa, 35 Ashley Road
London N19 3AG
020 7272 5038
www.islingtonmind.org.uk/outcome.
asp
GC1-08, Graduate Centre
London Metropolitan University
166-220 Holloway Road
London N7 8DB
www.londonmet.ac.uk
G04 Wates House
UCL
Bloomsbury Campus
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps
G06 Lecture Theatre,
Institute of Archaeology
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps
G07 Pearson Building
UCL
Bloomsbury Campus
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps
Petrie Museum of Egyptian
Archaeology
University College London
Malet Place, London WC1E 6BT
020 7679 2884
www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/petrie
Print Room Café,
South Wing
UCL
Bloomsbury Campus
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps
RADA Studios, 16 Chenies St.
London WC1E 7EX
020 7307 5061
Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Rd
London NW1 8EH
0844 482 8008
www.roundhouse.org.uk
South Wing G12 Council Room,
South Wing,
UCL
Bloomsbury Campus
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps
Swiss Cottage Central Library
88 Avenue Road
London NW3 3HA
020 7974 4001
www.camden.gov.uk/
swisscottagelibrary
Terrence Higgins Trust
314 – 320 Gray’s Inn Road
London WC1x 8DP
0808 802 1221
www.tht.org.uk
Wiener Library
29 Russell Square
London WC1B 5DP
020 7636 7247
www.wienerlibrary.co.uk
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