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Monday 15
February
Comedy Showcase
Galatos, 17 Galatos St, Newton
8:00pm
Join Urzila Carlson and friends for a night of no holds laughter. Urzila was the winner of the ‘Best Newcomer' at the 2008 NZ Comedy Guild Awards. Urzila is putting together a line up that will have you in stitches all night long. Urzila herself comes from a long line of funny, everyone in her family is just really funny, that's both kinds of funny, funny - haha and funny - ooohh my! Get there early to grab a good seat.
$5.00 entry at the door with an open cash bar.
Tuesday 16
February
Queer Short Films Programme 1
- Transgender
Galatos, 17 Galatos St, Newton
8:30pm
Ever wondered how many short films there are with queer backgrounds? Now’s your chance to see a selection with friends in a relaxed and chilled atmosphere.
$5.00 entry per person at the door with an open cash bar.
Jazz Evening
Dot’s Bar, 223 Symonds Street
Headlining this relaxed evening is Pop-tronic Jazz with celebrated trumpet
player Jazz, recently returning from Vienna and Bremen (Germany) Jazz Festivals. More performers to be announced.
Gold Coin donation entry
Website
Wednesday 17
February
Auckland GLBT & Karangahape Road History Quiz Night
Galatos, 17 Galatos St, Newton
7:30pm
How much do you know? How much do your friends know?
Get a team of 3-5 together and compete against others who think they know best.
Test your knowledge on GLBT history in Auckland and the history of Karangahape Road. Featuring several different rounds including HERO, Music and GLBT icons as well as Karangahape Road.
$5.00 entry per person at the door with an open cash bar.
Thursday 18
February
Queer Short Films Programme 2
Galatos, 17 Galatos St, Newton
8:30pm
Ever wondered how many short films there are with queer backgrounds? Now’s your chance to see a selection with friends in a relaxed and chilled atmosphere.
$5.00 entry per person at the door with an open cash bar.
Friday 19
February
2010 OurFest Awards,
brought to you by Redflame Media & ANZ Bank
Eden Park, ASB
Lounge
From 6:30pm
For more information visit the Awards page
Monday 22
February
Outline Tennis Tournament
Westend Tennis Club, Cox’s Bay
6:00pm
The annual Outline Tennis Tournament returns in 2010. Join others with energy to burn. The Outline Tennis Tournement covers all abilities and persuasions. There will be prizes, a BBQ and an open bar.
Contact Outline before Sunday 21 February at admin@outline.co.nz
or at the Get it On Big Gay Out with Durex to enter.
$20.00 per competitor
Friday 26
February
Another Fabulous GALS Quiz Night
Freeman’s Bay Community Centre
7:30pm
The GALS crew are putting on another fabulous quiz night to raise funds for the Out and Loud Choral Festival in April.
GALS have been going strong since 1992 and were the first gay and lesbian choir in New Zealand. GALS have performed at events such as the Big Gay Out and World Aids Day locally and the Gay Games since 1998 internationally.
The Out and Loud Choral Festival will take place here in Auckland at the Town Hall over Easter Weekend (2-4 April) featuring not only GALS but gay and lesbian singers from around Australia and North America. The Out and Loud Festival will future the world premiere of a work for massed choir, organ and piano specially commissioned from David Hamilton for the festival and conducted by Dr Karen Grylls.
$10.00 entry, door sales only
GALS are performing at both the Get it On! Big Gay Out with Durex on 14 February and the 2010
OurFest Awards on 19 February.
PAST EVENTS
Saturday 6
February
Queer Self Portrait Exhibition
Dot’s Bar, 223 Symonds Street
6:00pm
Exhibition running through to Friday 19 February
Entry forms available from Dot’s Bar or email dotsbar@xtra.co.nz
Each portrait to be submitted on a 20cm x 20cm canvas
$5.00 per portrait, FREE ENTRY to view portraits
Download entry form
Website
Sunday 7
February
Long Yang Club Mystery Meander
Auckland Domain - Kiosk by the duck pond near the Domain Winter Gardens
2:30pm
Spend the afternoon exploring the Domain and Parnell areas on a walking
treasure hunt with prizes for the fastest, correct participants!
Members $5.00, Non-Members $7.50 - please bring a pen
Website
/ Ph: 022 673 0588
Lazy Sunday Tea Dance
Kamo Bar / Restaurant, K Rd
Late afternoon
Enjoy a lazy Sunday afternoon at Kamo with DJ Mauri spinning the decks
Late afternoon BBQ provided
$5.00 for BBQ plate
Wednesday 10
February
OurFest
Bowling Tournament
Tenpin Takapuna, Fred Thomas Drive, Takapuna
7:00pm
Join others for the annual tenpin bowling tournament in a competitive sporting environment and experience the friendship and support that comes from participating in bowling in one’s own
community.
Proceeds of the event go to the HIV/AIDS related charity of the winner’s
choice.
$25.00 per competitor
Website
Thursday 11 February
Under Influences, Christophe Jannin Art Exhibition
Dot's Bar, 223 Symonds Street
Opening night Thursday 11 February starting at 6:30pm
Exhibition running through to Thursday 25 February
World renowned bear artist, Christophe Jannin brings some of his work of the last 3 years (the “Kiwi years”) to Dot's Bar for OurFest and New Zealand Bears Week. Christophe's art has been shown world over, from New York to Paris and everywhere in between including magazines.
The title of the exhibition “Under Influences” is all about the artist’s end of the 19th century great masters influences, especially Czech painter Alphonse Mucha which is now, for more than a year, clearly visible in his work. Not imitation, only inspired! Join Christophe on opening night to hear him talk about his work and ask questions. Each finished piece of art and design prints are for sale.
FREE ENTRY to view artwork
Website
Friday 12
February
Night of Legends
Kamo Bar / Restaurant, K Rd
From 11:00pm
A blast from the past with an enjoyable retro night. Kamo transforms itself into a 40’s nightclub featuring live performances from Miss Heidi and Miss Coco Caine as none other than Marilyn Monroe and Eartha Kitt
FREE ENTRY
Saturday 13
February
Rainbow Youth Open Day
Rainbow Youth, 281 Karangahape Road
12:00pm till 3:00pm
Have you ever wondered what Rainbow Youth is, where it is, what it’s like to hang out at the drop-in centre, what the staff do, how you can get involved, what members do, what volunteers do and what events happen throughout the year?
If so, come and hang out with us on our OPEN DAY. Snacks and drinks available, join our Wii competition, meet the people who facilitate the various queer youth groups we run and have some fun.
FREE ENTRY
Website
/ Ph 09 3764155 / Mob
021 529 778
The Big Gay Zoo Day
Auckland Zoo, Motions Road, Western Springs
Meet outside the souvenir shop out the front at 12:00pm
GayNZ.com is going where the wild things are!
Join them at Auckland Zoo from midday as they catch up with their mates the Sumatran Tigars, the Red Pandas, some real Kiwis and of course, Burma the Elephant. These guys are real animals!
Book in advance and for $30.00 you get a big gay day at the zoo, plus the Wildbean Café ZooMusix concert with Anika Moa and Sola Rosa there from 6:00pm. Get your tickets by searching ‘zoomusic’ at
www.ticketmaster.co.nz.
Slap on your sunscreen and wear GREEN so you can spot each other as you go around the park.
Sunday 14
February
Get It On! Big Gay Out with Durex
Coyle Park, Pt Chevalier
From 12pm - 7pm
The Get it On! Big Gay Out has
extensive political support; Prime Ministers, Mayors and Opposition
Leaders and MPs have all attended New Zealand’s biggest gay festival.
Originally started to provide a safe and supportive social environment
for people of diverse sexualities and gender, their families and
friends, the Get it On! Big Gay Out has become a celebration and an
opportunity for the New Zealand AIDS
Foundation (NZAF) to deliver safe sex messaging to around 10,000
attendees.
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