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MEET OTHER VELVET MEMBERS

VELVET members and their guests are invited to meet up with other VELVET members and also CIRCA members (our club for gay professional men) at the next drinks party in London.
A good time was had by all at The Private Lounge, Bar Soho, at our April get together. To view the photographs please click here.
Your hosts Tracy and Curtis will also be there to meet you and introduce you to VELVET and CIRCA members at our June event – there is no need to be shy! Drinks prices are reasonable and the atmosphere is very relaxed, friendly with no attitude. The drinks party kicks off at 7pm and there is NO admission charge. The guests are all ages and professions – great place to network and make new friends.
The Private Lounge is conveniently located in Soho and VELVET and CIRCA members and their guests can enjoy exclusive use of this Moroccan themed, decadently designed, candlelit private room ! A varied food and drinks menu with some delicious cocktails will also available. Guest List places are limited. Click here for further information. To be added to the June Guest List please email Susie with your full name and the names of up to 3 guests. Bar Soho, 23-5 Old Compton Street, London W1. www.barsoho.co.uk

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EUROPRIDE FESTIVAL

An estimated 500,000 people will participate in over 400 cultural and entertainment events – covering sports, visual arts, film, theatre, music, cabaret, club and dance – comprising the fortnight–long EuroPride 06 Festival. EuroPride isn’t just the Parade, Rally and Party on EuroPride day itself, which is on Saturday 1 July. Check out what is happening, where and when – it's enough to make you scream with PRIDE - www.pridelondon.org

THE PINK SINGERS

A harmoniously eclectic evening of music, at Duke’s Hall, Marylebone Road, London NW1. In association with Europride, ‘Brahms to Broadway’ is the Pink Singers’ first full concert for two years – you’ll get to hear and see them perform in both halves of the show, you lucky people! Join them for an evening of music featuring songs from Britten, Brahms, Billy Joel and Barbara Streisand amongst many others. The evening will include some solo performances from choir members, and a little choreography for good measure. You’d be a semi-quaver short of a crotchet not to lend the Pink Singers your support! It is one of the first performances in the Europride Festival Fortnight, in which UK gay choirs feature prominently this year. It also marks the start of the Pink Singers summer season, with a number of performances planned in June and July - Tickets: £12 each (£10 concessions). For further details please call 07020 934 678 or click on www.pinksingers.co.uk

This years EuroPride Show looks set to be the gay event of the year and seats for thi s star-studded night are selling out fast. It is a celebration with the purpose of raising funds for Pride London's work throughout the LGBT communities in the company of friends, friendly strangers and familiar stars. Produced by Mig Kimpton and directed by Sir Ian McKellen.
Featuring: Julian Clary, Graham Norton, Tina C, Alan Carr, Stephen Fry, Sandi Toksvig, Betty Legs Diamond Company and the Gay Men's Chorus will be singing with a surprise star. News of who will be top of the bill is a closely guarded secret, but will be announced shortly plus a host of other stars !!!
If you haven’t already booked your tickets splash out on a “Gold Box”, and you and your guests will have the best seats in the house and you’ll enjoy waiter service throughout the evening. Upon arrival you will be greeted with complimentary champagne and after the show you and your guests will be invited to attend the Official Post Show Party at a top London venue where you will be able to schmooze with members of the glamorous cast and dance the night away.
"Silver" and "Gold" Boxes are available from info@pridelondon.org. For more information click here or call the Royal Albert Hall Book box office on 020 7589 8212

17th WALK FOR LIFE

Hyde Park will see the start of Europe’s largest sponsored walk raising money for people affected by HIV and Aids and more than 5,000 people are expected to join in. Organisers are aiming to raise even more than last years walk which raised a phenomenal £395,000. Well done everyone. So log on to www.walkforlife.co.uk to register and do your bit to help a very worthwhile cause.

Dietrich's is famous the world over for the strong bisexual undertones of her films, as well as her affairs with women. It is widely thought that she was involved with Mercedes de Acosta and Claudette Colbert, among others, and it is even rumoured that Greta Garbo was once her lover. Despite this apparent promiscuous aspect of her life, Dietrich is said to have not liked sex.
Her Greatest Achievements include receiving her only Oscar nomination for 'Morocco' in 1930, and in 1968 receiving a Tony Award for her stage show.
Perhaps greater than any award is her status as a glamorous, bisexual film star who worked largely outside Hollywood. In 1994, after her death, her memorabilia went to Berlin to become a key part of the Film Museum in the new Sony Centre, Potsdamer Platz. More...
View detailed biographies of world famous lesbians from the worlds of Art, Literature, Film/TV, Sport, Politics and Music … broaden your knowledge by clicking here!

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