The Culture Club Collective is a group which was formed to celebrate the lives of LGBTQIA Elders, to create places where we can connect, have a blether, and have a good time. It is specially designed for older LGBTQIA people, but all are welcome who want to come and uplift this group and join the party!
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Out Together
Monthly Meet Up Events for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Gender Diverse and Intersex elders and Allies
Sunday 18 Feb 2024 - Sunday 16 Mar 2025
3rd Sunday of every mont
.Eden Court, Inverness
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Summer Garden Party
Hosted by Lewis Hetherington, join the Culture Club Collective for a summer garden party.
Saturday, 18 May 2024, 2.00pm - 5.00pm
Govanhill, Glasgow (please contact for address details)
Music, food, drinks and good vibes all round.
For the address and to confirm attendence please contact lgbtcultureclub@gmail.com
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Porty Pride 2024
Culture Club Tea Party
Saturday, 29 June 2024 14:00 - 16:00
Portobello Town Hall (map)
Porty Pride are you ready to put on your boogie shoes?
Join us for a truly joyous afternoon of chat, dancing and more! This event is especially designed for LGBTQI+ Elders, but open to anyone who wants to celebrate the fabulousness of this part of the community.
It's the perfect opportunity to spend time with friends old and new in a safe space, to share stories and of course "cut a rug" on the dance floor.
Can't wait to see you there!
This is a sober event.
This is a ticketed even and will be available on the Porty Pride website shortly. https://portypride.com/eventsPortobello Town Hall 147-149 Portobello High Street Edinburgh, Scotland, EH15 1AF United Kingdom
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Social Dance Party
Sundays 2.00pm to 4.00pm. Free. Please check dates below for venues, as confirmed.
Impact Arts, The Boardwalk, 105 Brunswick Street, Glasgow, G1 1TF
2024Sunday 28th July 2024 2.00pm - 4.00pm
Each monthly session has its own theme, but the welcome is always warm, and you can take part however you want to. Whether it’s striking a pose in the middle of the dancefloor, or chatting to new pals over a cup of tea, it’s all allowed!
For more details email lgbtcultureclub@gmail.com
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Elders Forum
Online.
2024
There are no scheduled Forums at this time, but if you would like to know when the forum is next meeting please sign up to the mailing list or contact us through the email below.
The Elders Forum is chaired by Colin Mitchell and offers opportunity to shape activity that the Culture Club Collective offers. Join the forum to share your thoughts or contribute to the success of the project.
To join the forum email: lgbtcultureclub@gmail.com
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Cooking with Stuart
Online cook along classes with Stuart Mitchell, from the Culture Club Collective.
Join Stuart and others to test out your culinary skills as you follow his lead to creating delicious recipes from around the world.
2024
More dates to be announced.
To get a link to Cook Along sessions and a list of ingredients please email lgbtcultureclub@gmail.com
Who is the Culture Club Collective?
The Culture Club Collective is aimed at providing experiences for the older LGBTQIA community. Formed intially through a partnership project between All the Queens Men, National Theatre of Scotland, Eden Court and Luminate, we call this group ‘Elders’ - a term inherited from the Australian project that instigated this work in Scotland - acknowleding the lived experiences of this section of the community.
The Elders welcome all LGBTQIA+ people and allies to The Culture Club Collective activities.
Supported by Sanctuary Queer Arts, the project is overseen by the Elders Forum members and artistically led by artists Chris Wilson and Lewis Hetherington. The project is supported by producer Karen Allan.
The Elders forum is chaired by Colin Mitchell.
Culture Club Collective Team
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Karen Allan
Producer
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Lewis Hetherington
Lead Artist
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Colin Mitchell
Chair of Elder’s Forum
Culture Club Collective Social Dance Parties, Cookalong with Stuart and Elder Forum have been funded and supported with funding from the Glasgow Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund.
Culture Club does Eurovision is funded and supported by The National Lottery Awards for All Community Fund
We thank the Tron Theatre for continued support of our Social Dance Parties in Glasgow.
Culture Club Collective does Eurovision
In May 2023, the Culture Club Collective hosted 2 Eurovision themed events for the LGBTQIA+ community. The first event was a Eurovision party with live music from Scarlett Randle, dance led by Chris Wilson and Karen Tyne (AKA Stuart Mitchell), who also made an appearance as Eurovision legend Conchita Wurst. The event was hosted by Lou Brodie, Lewis Hetherington and Fraser MacLeod at the fabulous Civic House. Designer Zephyr Liddle brought some sparkle to the event with digital design from Iain Craig.
Sunday saw a fun, relaxed Eurovision after party, at the Tron Theatre, hosted by Lewis and Lou with Dylan Beck. There were scones, tea, quizzes and of course plenty of music & dance.
Check out the photos from Culture Club Collective does Euorvision below. All pictures by the incredibly talent and project friend Tiu Makkonen.
