Velvet-Club Connecting Lesbians & Bi-women around the World
Soho still remains Londons most colourful, energetic and vibrant 'village'. The district was originally a hunting ground for Henry VIII indeed the term Soho originates as an aristocratic hunting cry. Laid out in the Georgian period and known as Londons French Quarter, famed for prostitution in the eighteenth century, by the Victorian period it had cemented its now infamously louche reputation. Weaving our way through the darkened network of Soho streets, we will come across extraordinary communities, characters and stories from the past and present.These include club lands Ronnie Scott, gang lands the Kray brothers, emancipated Windmill Girls, the pornographer Paul Raymond, controversial artist Sebastian Horsley, gay mecca Old Compton Streets catwalk and Londons most recognisable drag queen Jodie Harsh. We'll be dining out in Soho for lunch after the tour, so please do join us. Details to follow nearer the time. If you would rather send a cheque, please pay 25 to Art History UK and post it to 148 Sulgrave Road, London, W67PU. For any other queries contact rose@arthistoryuk.com. A 10 deposit will be taken if you cancel within a week of the event, 20 within 24 hours.
Tickets : £ 2.15 Tickets
Address : Soho Square, Dean Street, Meard Street
Soho Square
London
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- 02 Apr – Linda Hunt (1945–), American actress
- 03 Apr – Anne Lister (1791–1840), English landowner and diarist
- 03 Apr – Cat Cora (1967–), American chef and TV personality
- 06 Apr – Gale Wilhelm (1908–1991), American writer
- 07 Apr – Janis Ian (1951–), American singer-songwriter and musician
- 08 Apr – Roberta Cowell (1918–2011), British racing driver and WWII fighter pilot
- 09 Apr – Cynthia Nixon (1966–), American actress
- 09 Apr – Kristen Stewart (1990–), American actress
- 10 Apr – Gro Hammerseng-Edin (1980–), Norwegian handball player
- 12 Apr – Amy Ray (1964–), American singer-songwriter and member of Indigo Girls
- 12 Apr – Magda Szubanski (1961–), Australian actress, comedian and writer
- 14 Apr – Da Brat (1974–), American rapper and actress
- 14 Apr – Larissa França (1982–), Brazilian beach volleyball player
- 15 Apr – Bessie Smith (1894–1937), American blues singer
- 16 Apr – Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (1984–), American fantasy/young adult lit author
- 16 Apr – Dusty Springfield (1939–1999), English singer
- 18 Apr – Alice Blinn (1889–1982), American educator, home efficiency expert, and magazine editor
- 18 Apr – Maria Bello (1967–), American actress
- 21 Apr – Jessica Clark (1985–), English actress, model, and video blog host
- 23 Apr – Élisabeth de Gramont, Duchess of Clermont-Tonnerre (1875–1954), French writer and aristocrat
- 23 Apr – Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944), English composer and suffragist
- 25 Apr – Anja Pärson (1981–), Swedish alpine skier, 2006 Olympic Gold Medalist in Slalom
- 26 Apr – Lily Parr (1905–1978), English professional women's association football player
- 26 Apr – Ma Rainey (1886–1939), American singer
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- 30 Apr – Alice B. Toklas (1877–1967), American-born member of Parisian avant-garde
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