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!
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.
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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 month
Eden Court, Inverness
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Social Dance Party
Glasgow Social Dance Clubs are paused for the time being. To find out when these might start up again please contact lgbtcultureclub@gmail.com
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
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 does Eurovision 2023
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.
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, Porty Pride and Impact Arts for their support throughout the project.