CIRCA-CLUB MEMBERS – DRINKS PARTY

After what I can say was nothing short of an excellent Christmas drinks party (Photo Gallery) we are looking forward to our February drinks party and our first party in 2008. So come and join us for a complimentary glass of champagne (for guests who arrive between 7-8pm) courtesy of www.granadawine.com and a red rose from www.only-roses.com.

Curtis your Host and Co-Hosts – Jean Francois, Ian, Markus, and Alastair will be meeting and greeting. Our members and guests are all ages and professions. A great night to network - so chat, flirt or talk shop its up to you !! There is NO admission charge and the drinks prices are very reasonable …

There is also a Private View of Paintings by Jeffrey South, colourful and sexy, and that’s not just the Artist.

Enter our LUCKY DRAW for “Cosmic Spirit” a superb oil painting on canvas (24”x20”) and continue the evening on by collecting Guest Passes for complimentary admission to Shadow Lounge, 5 Brewer Street, Soho, London W1 (before 11pm) Europe’s No 1 gay members club..

A Bistro Menu is available in the Dover Bar and Piano Lounge and includes such favourites as: …. the oriental platter (£8) … eggs benedict (£5) … crayfish, watercress and avocado salad (£12) …. club sandwich ( £8) … mushroom risotto (£10) … smoked salmon and scrambled eggs (£11) … fresh linguni with pesto (£8). To make a reservation please call Hannah on 020 7408 5092

Guest List places are limited to 250 members and their guests. Click Here for more details and to RSVP using our automated system for members or simply send an email to spencer@circa-club.com including your name and the names of your guests! The Arts Club, 40 Dover Street, Mayfair, London W1.

Join us for a delicious Glass of Champagne (for guests who arrive between 7-8pm).

Champagne Brugnon is from the Premier Cru village of Rilly-la-Montagne on the Montage de Reims. Philippe Brugnon is a fourth generation producer and oenologist trained in Puligny-Montrachet. With a high proportion of Pinot Noir in his grape mix, his Champagnes are characterised by good body and excellent fruit …it is Soft, Elegant and Poised. Enjoy !

Philippe Brugnon Champagne is supplied by Granada Wine to: embassies, art galleries, hotels, restaurants, corporate clients and events companies.... as well as private clients !! ...more...

THE QUEER YEAR

Adrian Gillan looks back on 2007 and forward to 2008, asking Ben Summerskill, Nick Partridge, Peter Tatchell and others what they made of it all..

Ben Summerskill (Chief Executive, Stonewall - www.stonewall.org.uk)
Highs of ‘07: Our new “goods and services” protections, introduced in April, will wrap around the lives of millions of lesbian/gay people. Better public services are now on the cards and insurance companies and hotels will never be able to discriminate against gay people again. These protections were secured in the face of determined opposition from Roman Catholic and Anglican bishops, but decency (and the power of our prayers!) prevailed. Wish for ‘08: That our protections for lesbian mums and gay dads are passed by Parliament, alongside those against incitement to homophobic hatred; that every pupil in the country sees one of Stonewall’s new “Some People are Gay. Get over it!” posters in their school; and that another million people join the ranks of employers participating in Stonewall’s Diversity Champions fairness-at-work programme ...more...

Valentine's Day: a time of romance, red roses, heart-shaped chocolate boxes, candle-lit dinners… and pressure! So we’ve sweet-talked our… wait for it… our fantastic, super-good-looking… Events Host, Curtis Gordon, to design a selection of elegant to stylish and flirty to fruity e-cards for all the Circa boys, their pals and partners. We've got all sorts and they’re free to send for Circa members. Click here for a direct link. Simple as that!

Ivor Novello was called 'the New Valentino' and 'the British Adonis'. He was introduced to the patron of the arts, Edward Marsh, and they were friends for 20 years. Ivor Novello would go round to Edward Marsh's flat to compose on his piano.
In 1916 he met Bobby Andrews (21 year old actor). They became friends and lovers and were together for 35 years. They appeared together in many of Ivor Novello's plays and musicals.
In 1944 Ivor Novello went to prison at Wormwood Scrubs for 4 weeks of an 8 week sentence for the misuse of petrol coupons. He had taken up a fan's suggestion of using a Rolls Royce and his defence was that he needed the petrol to be able to drive to and from the theatre and Redroofs, his house near Maidenhead, and that his theatre appearances were 'very important work for morale'. He had also tried to bribe the officer delivering the summons. All of this with his plea of not guilty when he clearly was, led to the rather harsh sentence.
Perhaps the lovely melodies such as “Keep The Home Fires Burning” and “We'll Gather Lilacs” with their whistful nostalgia for a different era will endure longer than the complete operettas ...more...


Detailed biographies of world famous gay men from the worlds of Art, Literature, Film/Tv, Sport, Politics and Music … broaden your knowledge .. Click here

Phone in, Monday morn, to say I’m taking another of my ½ day hols – well, I have 50 full days to work through by the end of the year – though reassuring Boss (albeit via Kevin) that I’m drafting another think piece from home today, this time for The Independent, arguing that, as legal equality falls into place here in the UK, most of the world is still living in the homophobic dark ages. More than 70 countries continue to outlaw homosexuality, with penalties ranging from one year’s jail to life imprisonment. Six Islamist states impose the death penalty, including Saudi Arabia, Iran and Sudan. Of the 191 member states of the UN, only a handful have repealed all major legal inequalities against LGBT people: the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Canada, New Zealand and, very recently, the UK.

The weekly diary-blog of Circa's high-flying membership secretary, Spencer - his life and loves, work and play, dreams and fears ...more...

ARE YOU AN OPTIMIST ? - your daily look on the bright side

2008 - RUSSELL GRANTS DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY HORROSCOPES

All Member Profile Searches give top listing to Member Profiles that include a main photograph. Photographs that are 400x400 pixels or 64 kb can be accommodated. Should you wish to have a modesty flash across your face for privacy then please email your photograph with your Screen Name to photos@circa-club.com and we will do this for you. Photographs will maximise your chances to connect with other members. Please note that Gallery Search is a search by main photograph only, so if you do not upload a photograph you will not be able to be included.