Hi Girls,
Welcome to yet another beautiful week in Cape Town. And the best part of this week is that it is practically over :-) So... enjoy the events that our mother city has lined up. Welcome to this edition of the CTL newsletter.
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Sweet Nausea Fundraiser - Come and get FREE STUFF! - Friday, 06 November
Date: Friday, 06 November
Time: 21:00
Location: ROAR, Lower Main Road, Observatory
A night of music, burlesque and fetish entertainment to raise funds for Clare Foxcroft Williams' (Sweet Nausea Photography) Graduate Photography Exhibition.
Exhibiting is a very costly process, with high printing and framing costs, over and above shooting the material, which is not easy, as a student.
Your support will be appreciated, as well as rewarded with giveaways throughout the evening, including tattoo vouchers, girls' and guys' t-shirts, dresses, mini burlesque starter kits, vouchers for burlesque workshops, tickets to burlesque shows and custom made nipple pasties (for the aspiring pin-up girl)
Entrance is R30
The bands include:
Betray The Emissary
Valkyrie Fighter
Heart Shaped Heresy
Micheal Jackson Is Dead
Also performing on the night:
The Black Orchid Burlesque Beasties dancers
And some crazy, carny, Sweet Nausea-style sideshows
Giveaways sponsored by:
Incline Tattoo and Piercing
Trudy Plankton Clothing
J.D.Wall Clothing
Black Orchid Burlesque
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Hectic on Hope - Saturday, 07 November
Date: Saturday, 07 November
Time: 21:00
Venue: 71 Hope Str. Gardens. CT
HECTIC on HOPE is the place to be on 07 Nov 09.
All Gays and Gay friendly people out there, SLAM on sumthing GLAM & cum Paartie!!!!
Contact Joan 0769559071 or Charlene 0826697021
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Cape Town Pride Organising Comittee Meeting - Tuesday 10 November
Date: Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Time: 18:00 - 19:30
Location: Cafe Manhattan - Greenpoint
We are looking forward to the next meeting for the Pride Organising Committee. There are a lot of exciting changes, and for the next festival we are aiming at being more inclusive and positive. Come help us turn Cape Town Pride 2010 into an unforgettable success. You are all welcome at this meeting - join us and see how you can become a part of Pride.
P.S. So far, the organising committee is running very low on lesbian representation. Girls, we need you to be a part of this ;-)
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Book Launch - TRANS: Transgender life stories from South Africa - Friday, 20 November
Date: Friday, 20 November
Time: 18:00 - 21:00
TRANS: Transgender life stories from South Africa
Edited by Ruth Morgan, Charl Marais and Joy Rosemary Wellbeloved
TRANS: Transgender life stories from South Africa takes the reader on a journey into the many worlds inhabited by transgender South Africans. The life stories recounted in this collection are both inspiring and compelling and reveal the courage and strength of each of the story tellers involved. The narratives detail the constant challenges of living in a country, that, despite its progressive Constitution, is still host to myriad prejudices and misunderstandings when it comes to trans people.
For more information call Liesl Theron on +27 21 633 5287 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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Velvet Nights @ Mercury - Thursday, 26 November
Date: Thursday, 26 November
Time: 20:00
Venue: Mercury Lounge
Velvet Nights @ Mercury Lounge
A ladies night with a Twist .....
Velvet Nights is back and is being hosted at a new venue - Mercury Lounge.
All you ladies who have partied hard at Jade Lounge, join us again for yet another insane night of crazy entertainment, loads of drinks specials and prize give-aways.
Remember the Tequila Challenge?
Well we have a new challenge - The Mojo Challenge - The lady who brings in the largest group of friends between 9.30 and 11.30pm on the night wins a bottle of MOJO!!!
Entrance - 8pm-9pm FREE FOR ALL YOU LADIES who start partying early
- 9pm-10pm R10 and
- 10pm till late R20
Super Drink Specials on your favourite drinks and introducing the all new Berry-Licious Brutal Fruit!!
More information coming soon .... we are keeping it a secret for now *sshh*
Contact us at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 076 382 6192
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Beach Picnic - Clifton 3rd beach Thursday 26 November
Clifton 3rd beach
Thursday 26 November
Time: 18:00- 21:00
Cape Town Lesbians haven't had an offical event in ages. And as it is now officially summer, I'd love for us girls to get together for a beach picnic. Come enjoy the beautify and magic of a Clifton sunset, and share the sights and sounds of the seashore with friends and family.
Bring along
- A warm top (even in summer, evenings on the beach can get cold)
- A blanket to sit on
- Something to eat and something to drink
- Your friends. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Straight-but-supportive, whatever - bring them along. Everyone are welcome.
- Some candles. You could cut the bottom off 2L bottles and use them as candle holders (just fill them up with sand and stick them into the ground), or you can use brown bags to put sand and candles in. Or whatever you can think of - be creative.
For the official facebook event page, see http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=168708588876
P.S. I know how to get to Clifton 3rd beach, but I have no idea how to explain it. If anyone of you are good with directions, and know how to get there, please e-mail me the directions to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it so that I can include it on the event page and in the next newsletter.
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Recent Cape Town Lesbians Features
Blog Posts:
The CTL Confessional - November 2009
http://www.capetownlesbians.co.za/ctl-confessional/236-lesbian-confessions-november-2009.html
The Ups and Downs of gaydargirls.com
http://www.capetownlesbians.co.za/article-archive/dating/235-the-ups-and-downs-of-gaydargirls.html
The History of Lesbian Photography
http://www.capetownlesbians.co.za/article-archive/sexuality-gender/230-lesbian-history-photography.html
Under Construction - Pretty fly for a Transguy :)
http://www.capetownlesbians.co.za/article-archive/sexuality-gender/227-pretty-fly-for-a-transguy.html
Latest Poetry added to the CTL Art and Literature section:
Ladylove enchanted by Melissa Murdoch
http://www.capetownlesbians.co.za/artandliterature/poetry/237-lesbian-poem-ladylove-enchanted.html
P.S. anyone can write for Cape Town Lesbians. And I'm always looking for more articles and more writers. If you're interested, drop me an e-mail ;-)
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Kind Regards,
Lara Aucamp
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