Welcome to Peterborough Pride 2018. Running from Friday 29th June to Friday 6th July, this week long city-wide celebration offers something for everyone. Peterborough PRIDE is about providing a platform for coming together, celebrating difference, being proud and showing support for our Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) friends and family. As is the case in many cities now, we have moved away from a single parade and instead there will be lots of different parties, performances, screenings, events and social gatherings at a whole range of venues. Whoever you are, this is your PRIDE and you might choose to celebrate in any number of ways - you do not need to be limited by the events in this programme. Organise something with friends, family or work colleagues. For example simply displaying the rainbow flag as a symbol of solidarity is in itself hugely powerful. Get involved, and contribute to a fantastic and colourful week of laughter, dancing, discussion and performance. Let’s bring Peterborough together in unity not just for PRIDE but into the future creating a city where everyone is respected and welcome. Best wishes, Simon (PRIDE Co-ordinator) For further programme updates follow us on: PeterboroughPrideUK PeterbprideUK www.idea1.org.uk (event listings) JUNE 6PM - 9PM FRIDAY 29 JUNE METAL, CHAUFFEURS COTTAGE, 1 ST PETERS RD PE1 1YX FREE BUT BOOKING ESSENTIAL 29 Scottee AND Friends To celebrate the launch of the first Peterborough PRIDE festival we’re throwing a garden party to kick start the week of events! Join Metal’s artist in residence Scottee and his mates for a night of performance, drag and slightly weird stuff, plus punch, cake and an activity where you’ll be asked to put a crayon in your mouth. Winner of Time Out Performer of the Year, Total Theatre Awards and included in The Independent’s Rainbow List as one of Britain’s most influential LGBTQIA+ people, Scottee is an artist, activist and troublemaker as well as co-host of BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends. Bookings / Info >> www.metalculture.com / 01733 893 077 Photo: Paul Perelka AGE 14+ AGE 14+ 7.30PM FRIDAY 29 JUNE THE BROADWAY PE1 1RT £16 - £25 JUNE 29 Fastlove - A Tribute to George Michael Get ready for an unforgettable evening with the music of a global superstar, as he puts the Boom Boom into your heart in the all new production, Fastlove – a tribute to George Michael. The show features all his hits including Father Figure, Freedom, Faith and many more. This is one show- stopping extravaganza you do not want to miss! Relive the passion, the flare, and the unique sensitivity of George Michael in this incredible tribute concert sensation. Bookings / Info >> www.broadwaypeterborough.co.uk / 01733 306071 *Disclaimer: This show is not affiliated with or endorsed by George Michael or his estate. JUNE 10PM - 5AM FRIDAY 29 JUNE RED ROOM, BROADWAY PE1 1RS £5 - £12. ADVANCE TICKETS 29 Mixology with Sidney Charles Mixology and Peterborough PRIDE welcomes back Sidney Charles for his second appearance in the city. Since his last visit, he’s continued to create exceptional jacking tech-house / techno stompers, which have seen him co-headline the infamous Do Not Sleep parties with Santé & Darius Syrossian and play across the world at Elrow, Circoloco, Warehouse Project, Glastonbury, Amsterdam Open Air & Eivissa. Joining Sidney on the night will be Mixo residents Tom Skinner, James Chan and Dan Clare, so come dance ‘til dawn with the guys. Bookings / Info >> MixologyUK.com AGE 18+ AGE 21+ Photo: Paul Perelka 10.30AM - 1.30PM SATURDAY 30 JUNE THE FLEET, HIGH STREET, FLETTON, PE2 8DL FREE - PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED JUNE 30 LGBTQIA+ Fostering and Adoption Seminar TACT Peterborough is hosting an information event to give the LGBTQIA+ community the opportunity to find out more about fostering and adoption. At the event, members of the TACT Peterborough service and existing LGBTQIA+ foster carers and adopters will be on hand to answer your questions and challenge some of the misconceptions around fostering and adoption. TACT Peterborough is a partnership, between Peterborough City Council and TACT, that aims to improve the lives of children and young people in care. Bookings / Info >> www.tactcare.org.uk/peterborough JUNE 11AM - 11.45AM SATURDAY 30 JUNE CENTRAL LIBRARY, BROADWAY, PE1 1RX FREE – NO NEED TO BOOK 30 Rainbow Story Time Rainbow Story Time features children’s stories read aloud that include LGBTQIA+ themes, and also themes of being different and belonging, being unique, being accepted, about understanding ourselves and others. Members of Inclusive Peterborough social group will be on hand to answer children’s questions, so come along for a wonderful morning of discovery for all the family. Info >> www.inclusivepeterborough.org.uk AGE 4+ 8PM - 11.00PM SATURDAY JUNE 30 THE OSTRICH INN, 17 NORTH STREET PE1 2RA FREE – NO NEED TO BOOK JUNE 30 Pride Cabaret at the Ostrich The Ostrich Inn is an independent pub offering an alternative approach to the neighbourhood boozer. It has become the home to numerous cultural events including weekly live music gigs, art exhibitions and monthly Battle Lines. The venue prides itself on its inclusive approach and welcome. Join the staff and regulars for a night of cabaret for the PRIDE opening weekend. Think music, dance, comedy, real ales and Prosecco on tap and you know it won’t be your average night out. Info >> The Ostrich Inn JUNE 9PM - 1AM SATURDAY 30 JUNE THE LIGHTBOX CAFÉ, 31 BRIDGE ST PE1 1HA FREE – BOOKING ESSENTIAL 30 Icons Of Gay Disco Icons of Gay Disco celebrates the DJ’s and producers from the 1970’s New York club scene who helped lift the underground into the mainstream, and support the civil rights movement for equality. We remember Larry Levan the first superstar DJ at Paradise Garage, David Mancuso at The Loft, and Nicki Siano at The Gallery and Studio 54. Glastonbury DJs ‘Eclectic Ballroom’ will be hosting the night featuring the music and iconography of the time. Dress bright, loud and colourful. Booking / Info >> The Lightbox Café Larry Levan First superstar DJ AGE 18+ DAILY FROM 10AM - 4PM 01SUNDAY 01 JULY – FRIDAY 6 JULY METAL, CHAUFFEURS COTTAGE, 1 ST PETERS RD PE1 1YX FREE – NO NEED TO BOOK JULY 06 PRIDE Reading Room Drop in to Chauffeurs Cottage for a cuppa and a browse in the Reading Room. Set up like a reference library, it offers a host of books and films for, about and by LGBTQIA+ writers, film makers, artists and photographers. It includes novels, poetry, plays, history and theory books, artist monographs and anthologies and a really wide selection of queer world cinema which you can watch as a private screening. From the mainstream to the obscure, this alternative cultural history is a treasure trove and the ‘Queer’ section of the library you always wished for! Info >> www.metalculture.com / 01733 893077 JULY DAILY FROM 12PM - 5PM SUNDAY 01 JULY – FRIDAY 6 JULY 01 VIVACITY SHOP, QUEENSGATE FREE – NO NEED TO BOOK – JUST DROP IN 06 Pride Pit Stop Shop Peterborough is well-served by two LGBTQIA+ social and advocacy groups: Inclusive Peterborough, and the Aces, Aros and Enbies of Peterborough. Both groups have teamed together to launch the ‘PRIDE Pit Stop Shop’ for Peterborough PRIDE, to promote better public awareness and understanding of various queer identities, and the issues affecting members of our community. Come along to learn about both groups, meet some of the organisers behind them, pick up some goodies, take away some leaflets, and check out our colourful displays. Info >> www.inclusivepeterborough.org.uk AceAroPeterborough 12PM - 3PM SUNDAY 01 JULY THE GREEN BACKYARD, OUNDLE ROAD PE2 8AT FREE – NO NEED TO BOOK JULY 01 Pink Picnic at The Green Backyard The Green Backyard is inviting you to a community Pink Picnic in their bright and beautiful gardens to celebrate diversity in Peterborough and the LGBTQIA+ community. Everyone is welcome at this Bring and Share Sunday Lunch! This is a chance to show off your signature picnic dish. So, dust off your cookery books and get baking! Bring a blanket or chair to sit on too, and dogs are also invited so long as they are kept on a lead. Please list ingredients in your dishes - it is really helpful for people with allergies. Info >> www.thegreenbackyard.com JULY 7PM - 8PM SUNDAY 01 JULY ST MARY’S CHURCH, NEW RD, PE1 1TT FREE – NO NEED TO BOOK 01 PRIDE Church Service ‘Mama Bear’ Vicky Brett of Inclusive Church Peterborough is proud to welcome two special guest preachers for their PRIDE Service. Rev Peta Evans of the Village Metropolitan Community Church (Brighton) is a non-binary pastor who is enthusiastic about reclaiming the Bible from those who have tried to make it a weapon against those who are different. Rev. Jak Davis of MC Church (North London) is a lesbian pastor who grew up in Peterborough and is excited that Peterborough finally has PRIDE in its diverse community. Info >> inclusivepeterborough.org.uk/inclusive-church AGE 16+* 7.30PM SUNDAY 01 JULY KEY THEATRE, EMBANKMENT ROAD, PE1 1EF £6.50 – INCLUDES DRAG BINGO JULY 01 Sardoville presents For Only An Hour Join us ‘For Only An Hour’, a psuedo-glamorous, one man romp through childhood dreams, pop culture and queer art, danced to a hilarious soundtrack of Angela Lansbury, Delia Smith and Bette Midler. Revealing itself as a ‘coming out’ story this is a journey into what it means to live out loud. ‘For Only An Hour’ is a manifesto about what we want to be when we grow up. It addresses the limitations placed on us in youth in terms of gender, conformity and expectation.