Welcome to VELVET, the club that enables members to connect with 1,000’s of lesbians around the world – at home, in the office, on their travels!! Link up with new friends, increase your business contacts or find the perfect partner and much, much more!

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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Icon Profiles

The answers can be found in our Icon Profiles section! View detailed biographies of world famous lesbians from the worlds of Art, Literature, Film/TV, Sport, Politics and Music. Our research should give you a few snippets and facts you never knew before... broaden your knowledge by clicking here!

Travel Lounge

Planning your next trip? Once you have made the all important decision of where to go, make our Travel Lounge your next port of call - it contains lots of helpful information, including weather forecasts, a currency convertor, phrase translator, a list of international holidays and festivals and much much more. Looking for a new friend, or even a holiday romance at your destination? No need to wait until you arrive - get the holiday started early, and visit Meet U There to tell other Velvet members where you plan to be and when!

A date for everyone’s diary – it is the first ever Stonewall fundraising walk in Barcelona. As one of the most vibrant cities in Europe there is something for everyone; take a stroll down Las Ramblas, climb Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia, dip your toes at one of Barcelona’s fabulous city beaches. Enjoy the culture, tapas, nightlife, and a café culture like no other. There are lots of reasons to celebrate, not least of all the fact civil partnership became legal in both Spain and the UK in 2005.
There is still much work for Stonewall to do, which is why the 10km Barcelona Treasure Hunt is vital in order to fund Stonewall’s ongoing work. To take part individuals will pay a registration fee of £300 (includes flights and 2 night’s accommodation in a trendy hotel in the heart of Barcelona’s gay district - l'Eixample). The funds raised will go towards our Education for All campaign. Places are limited – book now to avoid disapointment. For more details – please click here.

20th London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival

To celebrate the 20th London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival a touring programme of the cream of the festival will begin in May at venues around the country from Brighton to Leeds to Dublin. New venues and dates will be added to this list as soon as they are confirmed. http://www.llgff.org.uk/venues.php
This strong and eclectic programme of feature films, shorts, artists' film and video will include the opening night film (from the director of The Opposite of Sex), Don Roos' Happy Endings starring Lisa Kudrow, Steve Coogan and Maggie Gyllenhaal and the haunting and beautiful debut from Indian director Ligy J Pullappally, The Journey.
There's the dramatic story of an Iranian lesbian who lives life as a man to escape repatriation in Unveiled, e enthralling documentary, Feline Masquerade, charts the history of lesbian visibility and shows just how we really have come a long way (baby). Also not to be missed is Whole New Thing - a gem of a film from Canadian director Amnon Buchbinder. All this plus great short film programmes to stimulate and titillate including Girls' Summer Shorts. To read the daily festival diary, click here.

A Thank You to Rosemount Estate and Pixi! Australian winemaker Rosemount Estate and make-up experts Pixi have combined their specialist knowledge to create a range of wine inspired lip colours. And the best news of all? £9 from every £13 lip crème sold will go to Crusaid!
Like wine, the liquid lipsticks draw upon the power of the grape. Each contains grape seed extract, which not only nourishes and protects the lips, but is also renowned for its anti-ageing properties. Available in three delicious shades inspired by famous grape varieties - Merlot, Shiraz and Chardonnay - the grape seed lip colours are unique to Pixi. To find out more, or to purchase the lip crèmes, visit www.pixibeauty.com

All Member Profile Searches give TOP listing to Member Profiles that include a main photograph. We have a huge capacity as photographs that are 400x400 pixels or 64 kb can be accommodated. Should you wish to have a modesty flash across your face for privacy then please em ail your photograph with your Screen Name to photos@velvet-club.com and we can do this for you. Photographs will maximise your chances to connect with other members