{"id":3955,"date":"2017-02-02T12:41:25","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T12:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nottinghambi.wordpress.com\/?p=801"},"modified":"2017-02-02T12:41:25","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T12:41:25","slug":"events-coming-up-in-february-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bimedia.org\/blogs\/2017\/02\/events-coming-up-in-february-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Events coming up in February 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s a lot of bi & LGBTQ stuff coming up in Nottingham (and Leicester and Derby) in February!<\/p>\n

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Sunday 5th<\/strong>, Nottingham<\/p>\n

Intersections: In Conversation with Nottingham’s LGBT Community<\/a>, at Nottingham Contemporary, 2pm to 6pm. \u00a0Free – please book.<\/p>\n

Thursday 9th<\/strong>, Nottingham<\/p>\n

Usual once-a-month informal\u00a0BiTopia meetup<\/a> at the Lord Roberts pub in Nottingham city centre. \u00a0All bi-friendly people welcome – just turn up. \u00a0Free, though you’ll probably want to buy a drink. \u00a0Small step to enter pub, stairs to toilets.<\/p>\n

Saturday 11th<\/strong>, Derby<\/p>\n

11am till 2pm: Derbyshire LGBT+ host a book launch for bi book “Purple Prose”<\/a>, with brunch. \u00a0Free.<\/p>\n

2pm till 3pm: Derbyshire bi people’s consultation about a possible new bi group<\/a>. \u00a0Free.<\/p>\n

Saturday 11th<\/strong>, Nottingham<\/p>\n

No More Valentines #2<\/a>\u00a0at the Chameleon Arts Caf\u00e9. \u00a0Bands, buffet food, queer bingo, dancing. \u00a05pm till late. \u00a0Fundraiser for QTIPOC Notts. \u00a0\u00a33 to \u00a36, “no-one turned away for lack of funds”.<\/p>\n

Sunday 12th<\/strong>, Nottingham<\/p>\n

12 noon to 4pm:\u00a0Queer Kaffe<\/a>\u00a0at the Sumac Centre<\/a>. \u00a0Live music, vegan brunch, haircuts. \u00a0Another fundraiser for the wonderful QTIPOC Notts. \u00a0The Sumac Centre has flat access via the back door on Beech Avenue, and a wheelchair toilet.<\/p>\n

Also on Sunday 12th<\/strong>, a bit later on…<\/p>\n

4.30pm: \u00a0“Purple Prose: Bisexuality in Britain” at\u00a0Five Leaves bookshop<\/a>. Talks from some of the bi writers behind the book. \u00a0\u00a33. \u00a0Flat access to the shop, wheelchair toilet.<\/p>\n

(If coming on from the Sumac Centre to Five Leaves, you can get any yellow line bus from Beech Avenue bus stop on Sherwood Rise<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Monday 13th<\/strong>, Nottingham<\/p>\n

Lesbian & bi women’s cafe at Nottingham Women’s Centre. Free. “A drop-in evening for any women identifying as lesbian, bisexual or questioning – with a little bit of food and a lot of conversation”.\u00a0 5.30pm – 7.30pm every second Monday of the month at Nottingham Women’s Centre, 30 Chaucer Street, Nottingham, NG1 5LP. Contact Mel at the women’s centre if you want someone to meet you beforehand.<\/p>\n

Friday 17th<\/strong>, Leicester<\/p>\n

An evening with bi songwriter Tom Robinson<\/a>. \u00a0Free – please book.<\/p>\n

Sunday 19th<\/strong>, Nottingham<\/p>\n

Screening of Pay It No Mind \u2013 The Life and Times of Marsha P. Johnson<\/em><\/a>, at\u00a0Broadway Cinema<\/a>. Free – please book. \u00a0Part of the University of Nottingham’s LGBT History Month events. “All of our screens are accessible to wheelchair users and people with limited mobility, however we have limited spaces available. If you would like to reserve a wheelchair space or one of our more accessible seats, do contact us ahead of time so we can make sure to reserve the best seats available for you.”<\/p>\n

Monday 20th<\/strong>, Nottingham<\/p>\n

Finding a voice: minority identities within and beyond LGBTQ+<\/a> – details t.b.c.<\/p>\n

Wednesday 22nd<\/strong>, Nottingham<\/p>\n

LGBT organising and the police: a discussion<\/a>, at Five Leaves bookshop. \u00a0Free – please book. \u00a0Flat access to the shop, wheelchair toilet.<\/p>\n

Monday 27th<\/strong>, Nottingham<\/p>\n

Political upheaval and the LGBT community: building resilience in a changing world<\/a> – details t.b.c.Free – please book.<\/p>\n

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More listings here:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/nottstranshub.wordpress.com\/category\/bulletin\/<\/a><\/p>\n

and here:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/blogs.nottingham.ac.uk\/peopleandculture\/2017\/01\/26\/events-lgbt-history-month-2017\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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