Queer We Are

Queer we are now ... entertain us!! Working in collaboration with loads of exciting people.... Everyone invited - we aim to entertain anyone and everyone regardless of age, background or sexuality. Day and Night activities and fun to be had. Multi-room venue with late license until 6am. No pride wristband needed. Thai food, tea, coffee & cakes served as well as alcohol. If you would like to get involved or have any suggestions on how to make this event as representative as possible please contact the team at queerweare@gmail.com More info and resources at www.queerweare.com ✾ ♥THURSDAY♥ ✾ 6pm Queerchester Art's Trail Guided Tour https://www.facebook.com/events/1446349015645146/ Ends 8pm at Bangkok Bar where there will be art from... 8.15pm 'BREAK OUT' https://www.facebook.com/events/350345481788337 ART INSTALLATION from DEVI Collective + Louise Woodcock & Robert Grundstrom + Live Performance Collaboration w/ 2 Koi Karp + Film Screening from Helen Shanahan (ILL) 9pm Ben Turner of Haus of Phag Blog presents his second feature length film, "The Fey". "A recent outbreak of a mutated form of HIV, passing only between male hosts, has caused governments to take drastic action worldwide. With no cure and no way to treat the disease, some countries have aggressively recriminalised homosexuality, but nobody really believes that the UK could follow suit. But with the rising body count including influential figures, emergency legislation is passed making gay sex illegal" Watch the trailer here check out Ben's blog here... http://hausofphag.weebly.com/the-fey-trailer.html 10.30pm What better way to finish an evening of fine art & culture than...Karaoke!!! ✾ ❥ FRIDAY LINE-UP ❥✾ 6.30pm ✾ Speed Mating - meeting the potential love of your life is great, but in reality when they break ya heart its your mates that are there to pick up the pieces. We're offering the opportunity to meet people IN REAL LIFE !! Want some new buddies to share the weekend with, come to this little mixer. 7.30pm - 9pm ✾ Word Up Steph Pike hosts an evening hour of poetry and word play ✾ Rapture Club Night “Creating a space that center’s itself on women and the queer scene; comedy, live musical talent, DJ’s, art.” Rapture does not exclude anyone, we are a group of people who want to party, whoever we are. We pride ourselves in having a diverse following. Rapture has a big female LGBT following with age’s ranging from 18 up too....well, any age and aint your usual cliché of the more commercial queer scene by mixing people from all sexualities, gender identities, music tastes, shapes and sizes, ages, creeds, and religions (you get the drift) to have a bloody good night! tickets for Rapture and more info can be found here https://www.facebook.com/events/472268332904337/ http://www.dulcetsounds.co.uk/live/home.html Rapture consists of: 7.30-9pm Word up Word Up @ Queer We Are Word Up celebrates queer culture with an evening of poetry featuring 5 of Manchester's most exciting queer spoken word artists. Word Up includes an open mic so get inspired and share your own queer words 9.30 Ajah:UK a live set from the "Independent & Epic - Political & Moving..." Ajah:UK Together, front women Sam Acquaah and Jaheda, guitarist Lou Anderson, bassist Sarah Kerton & drummer Sophie Wozencraft form Ajah UK, an unsigned, independent and unique Hip-Hop/Rock act. The absence of a record label/manager, however, hasn't stopped this band of fierce women making a name for themselves across the UK and beyond. Ajah UK don't conform to the hetero-normative perceptions of women and take pride in this. Music gives each band member a voice and path to freedom and together as Ajah UK they will walk that path beyond all boundaries and limitations. What constitutes their live performances, therefore, is an epic and intense collaboration of words, music and entertainment that cuts the bullshit and represents everything they stand for as musicians and women. then DJs (Screw The DJ, DJ Blondie, DJ Hazel, Rachele Whatever) and live pa by Jo Samuels ✾ ❥SATURDAY LINE-UP❥ ✾ DAYTIME ❥ Family Activities during the day... 3pm - 5 pm FREE ENTRY Supervised soft play area FOR BOOK"S SAKE We'll also have a quiet reading area with bean bags and books galore of every kind, so if you fancy getting interactive or just want to be immersive then come along and do your own thing. This is a FREE event in a safe space and is open to all. https://www.facebook.com/events/255309737926540 EVENING 11pm - 5am ❥BLACK ANGEL V RAPTURE Legendary club night hosted by Claud Cunningham returns. "a genuine institution in the city championed by queer divas throughout the north west as a bastion of intimate clubbing as it throws down the best R'n'B, Hip Hop, Funk and Old Skool sounds around top a loyal crowd." MEN Find out more on the FB event here https://www.facebook.com/events/1527088607514104 ✾ ❥SUNDAY LINE-UP❥ ✾ DAYTIME ❥ BRUNCH CLUB food for survival...menu to be announced and chilled out tunes to recover to EVENING 10pm - 5am ❥ Mardi Gras Party @ Queer We Are Galivantes presents their gypsy ska punk electroswing & anything in between festival style club night. Here's the FB event link where you can also purchase tickets from https://www.facebook.com/events/1503104479902169 ADV Tickets £6.50 (Optional) Dress Code : Mardi Gras Glam DJembeKlan African Dance fusion band...hard to explain so here's a video of them wowing the crowds whilst busking in Piccadilly Gardens. http://youtu.be/MReZcH9gTuQ ILL "We are ILL, a band. ILL are experimental, creating music until something tingles and performing dance noise until something bleeds" http://www.weareill.com/ Factory Acts Salford based dark electro, alt-dance duo signed to Analogue Trash and with a new EP out soon. http://www.analoguetrash.co.uk/ http://factoryacts.bandcamp.com/ Nathan Barratt & His Mates Nathan Barratt & His Mates are a band from Manchester, UK. Their style is characterised by strong riffs, fun grooves and catchy melodies. http://youtube.com/nathanbarratt91/videos http://soundcloud.com/nathanbarratt https://www.facebook.com/nathanbarrattandhismates Neghed Female fronted jungle punk w/opera n violin www.soundcloud.com/neghed Want to see what it's all about... http://youtu.be/VkeacupnYF0 www.galivantes.co.uk ✾ ❥MONDAY LINE-UP❥✾ DAYTIME 1pm ❥QUEER WE ARE FILM FEST If you want some films in the meantime check out Leeds's Queer Film Fest. Any suggestions? Full list of films and more details here... https://www.facebook.com/events/1526213430932117/ EVENING 6.30pm - 8.45pm ❥ The Queer Forum https://www.facebook.com/events/706622869392504/ Let's TALK... You are invited to attend our first event on Monday August 25th, the final day of Manchester Pride weekend, and a perfect opportunity to listen, share and reflect on the lives and diversity of our community. We have seven speakers lined up to take part in a two-hour event, with music and short films in between. Speakers and topics are: Gemma Sou: A Covert Lesbian in Bolivia Andrew Moor: Vito Russo and Us: or ‘Is Hollywood Still Chickenshit?’ Bren O’Callaghan: Cockadoodle: The Erogenous Art of Maurice Vellekoop Tawseef Khan: The Frustrations of a Queer Muslim Sophie Moorcock: The 3 Ages of Women’s Sexuality Kim Foale: Pass-Sing: A whistle-stop tour of ways we can think about patriarchy, gender, and performativity from a sonic perspective After the event we are attending the free Candlelit Vigil in Sackville Park and you are more than welcome to join us. 9PM Venue closed for 1 HOUR and we all depart to the Vigil. ❥ QUEER WE ARE AFTER PARTY Come celebrate with us! A mash up of all collaborators music, dancing, fun & frolics. Dress code - MONDAY BEST More information coming soon!