May 08 - G3 Magazine

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the arts
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Kimya Dawson (ex-Moldy
Peaches) of the best-selling
soundtrack Juno, headlines this
annual volunteer-led festival
celebrating queer female
creativity in the arts. African
fi lmmakers’ work will be
showcased alongside
documentaries of musicians
such as Sleater-Kinney. Music
will be performed by an
eclectic bunch, including a few
Yanks who’ve pond-hopped
for the fest. Numerous
workshops will be held on
topics from riot grrrl to bike
maintenance, and this year
there is a political focus on
women’s experiences of
migration, asylum, refuge and
prison. Party on Sunday!
9-11 May @ venues in Camden and
Islington. Weekend passes from £35
www.ladyfestlondon.co.uk
Arts & Culture
the best live action in the capital
Ladyfest performers:
Peggy Sue & The Pirates
(main pic) and Kimya
Dawson (inset)
the culture
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Sandra Bernhard opens this year’s festival with
reworked world premiere Without You I’m Nothing.
She sets the stage for a mind-blowing couple of
weeks, which concludes with a UK dance premiere
from the acclaimed Stephen Petronio Company, set
to music commissioned by Rufus Wainwright. Expect
the unexpected from a
line-up that’s brimming
with maverick talent as
diverse as Augusten
Burroughs, Bitch, Bette
Bourne and Billy Bragg.
From French puppets
to lesbian pulp, this is
queer art and culture
at its very best.
9-25 May throughout
Greater Manchester. 0161
234 2942 Tickets from
www.queerupnorth.com
the music
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Come on girls – time to camp
it up for a long weekend in the
Kent countryside! With music
from artists including Ali Wright,
Johnny and the Mullets and
much, much more. Girls Out
Loud (formerly Wimfest)
present three days of aural
delicacies. Comedy, cabaret,
art shows and Old School
Olympics – with
such delights as
egg and spoon
and wheelbarrow
racing. Bring a tent
if you don’t fancy
being trampled by
a cow.
23-26 May, Horse &
Groom pub grounds,
Sevenoaks, Kent.
Free event.
www.girlsoutloud.co.uk
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Live
don’t
miss!
drag/
king of the castle
Gagging for a goatee? Hankering after
a handlebar? If you’re all ‘tached up
with nowhere to go, get yourself in with
a chance to be crowned King at this
fabulous drag king competition.
Tonight’s theme is ‘Return of the King’ –
may the best man win.
7.30pm Sunday 4 May @ The Purple
Turtle Bar, Camden, London. Tickets
from £8 www.lennaland.com.
world/
international day
against homophobia
In 77 countries it is still illegal to be gay,
and in seven of these,
homosexuality is
punishable by death.
The International Day
Against Homophobia
(IDAHO) provides a
platform to demand
improvements for LGBT quality of life,
raise awareness of homophobia and to
showcase success stories.
17 May @ 20 Melville Place, London.
0792 118 8329 www.idaho.org.uk
pride/
blackpool rocks!
Pride season kicks off with Blackpool’s
third Pride Weekend. The pier will play
host to a multitude of events, including
this year’s Women’s Area, hosted by
Miss Clitty Rub Quick. Federation
headlines on Saturday night and fun
and frolicks are guaranteed.
17-18 May @ North Pier, Blackpool.
Wristband pass £5 available
from 0792 611 6584
www.prideblackpool.com
pride/
south yorkshire
The stage is set for the most outrageous
event to take place in Sheffi eld to date;
its fi rst Pride event! There will be stalls,
a Women’s Performance Area, plus
drag duo Trouble will co-host the main
stage. Rock-pop-electro punk band Axe
Kid, fronted by dyke star Axe Girl, will
headline. Afterparty to follow.
Saturday 7 June, Cemetery Park,
Sheffi eld. Free event.
www.southyorkshirepride.co.uk.
0780 921 9142
WORDS BY CHARLOTTE DINGLE / POLLY COLDWELL
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