For March to November 2010 drinks (always the 3rd Sunday of the month), we will be meeting at ‘Suede bar’, which is at 284 Smith Street, Fitzroy. Drinks will be held from 3-5pm.
If you haven’t been before, look for the party hat on the table.
First timer and feeling a bit nervous? Send us a note at contact@butchfemmetrans.com and we’ll organise to meet you out the front of Suede. We are a very friendly and welcoming group – really!!
Thanks to all who came along to the recent Christmas dinner. It was great seeing so many familiar faces and a couple of new ones.
Just a friendly reminder that we won’t be starting our monthly drinks until a little later in the year, due to Midsumma Madness being upon us very soon. When drinks do start up again, we are planning on trialing a new format, a Sunday afternoon event. If you know of a good queer-friendly venue in Fitzroy which is wheelchair accessible, please let us know!
ButchFemmeTrans Melbourne holds drinks on the second Thursday of each month. From April onwards, the time changes and will now start at 6.30pm and (officially) finish at 8.30pm – of course, lots of people stay on later.
New details are;
6.30pm-8.30pm
Polly
401 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
No RSVP necessary – just turn up!
The venue is wheelchair accessible and there is an outdoor area for smokers. Light snacks are also available.
Hope to see you there!
Thanks to everyone who came along to our End of Year Picnic. We had a lot of fun and must give a special thanks to our sleazy butch Santa and naughty femme elf who really helped us to ‘get into the Christmas spirit’. (We will get around to posting some photos eventually…)
Our last Drinks At Six event for 2007 was also recently held and it was great to kick back and relax in such fine company, which included both familiar faces as well as some new people. We’ll be running our monthly drinks events again next year. These drinks are always on the 2nd Thursday of the month so the next one is on 10 January. However, we’re looking for a new venue that has more substantial food offerings so stay tuned for the details of the new location.
At any rate, what’s even more exciting than all of that is our cocktail party event for the Midsumma Festival. Details coming very soon!
Hi there. Welcome to the ButchFemmeTrans Melbourne website.
At present, we’re busy creating the full website. But in the interim, check out these great events we have coming up! (Note: All of our events are in wheelchair-accessible venues.)
Drinks At Six
Our events have been so successful that we’ve organised a regular monthly drinks event at the cocktail lounge Polly. So come along on the 2nd Thursday of every month. Forthcoming dates and details are as follows:
Thurs 8 Nov 2007, Thurs 13 Dec 2007
6.00pm-8.30pm (8.30 is the official finish time but feel free to stay longer if you wish)
Polly
401 Brunswick StFitzroy
No RSVP necessary – just turn up!
And then there’s the:
End of Year Picnic
Celebrate the end of year with us at our inaugural end of year picnic. This will be a child-friendly event, even though a slightly sleazy butch Santa will be making an appearance for the adults…
Sun 2 December, 1pm-5pm
Dolphin Fountain (look out for our pink balloon)
Fitzroy Gardens (view the Fitzroy Gardens website)
Albert and Wellington Sts
East Melbourne
BYO everything (but we’ll bring the sleazy butch Santa…)
Note: The parking attendants are on the ball, so if you’re coming by car, please remember to bring coins for the meter! If the weather is fine, don’t forget the sunscreen… but if it’s raining, please meet us in the cafe at the gardens.
All enquiries to Eleanor on 0439 416 394
And then… there’s our event for the Midsumma Festival in January next year:
A Sunset Soiree
“Join ButchFemmeTrans Melbourne for an evening of jazz, cocktails, food and finery…”
ButchFemmeTrans Melbourne invites you to a Midsumma night’s cocktail party. Featuring live jazz by Yana Alana and Tha Parana Party (2007 Melbourne Fringe Festival Cabaret Award winners), gourmet fare, sumptuous cocktails – and you, in all your finery. Join us for an evening of sparkling drinks and even-more-sparkling conversation.
Following on from our fabulous dinners and other social events over the last 18 months, we have turned up the glamour and turned on the mood lighting for this special event. Dress glamorously, mingle freely, and revel in your gorgeousness.
We welcome anyone with a connection to butch/femme/trans identities. Over-dressing, dancing, flirtation and long chats over cocktails are absolutely encouraged.
Sunday 27 January
5.30pm-8.00pm
Gasworks Arts Park (in the foyer)
Cnr Pickles & Graham Sts
Albert Park
Melways ref: 2J H7 (for full details on how to get to the venue, go to this page on the Gasworks website)
Tickets (not including drinks): $18 (concession), $25 (full).
Bookings essential (by 24 January). You will be able to book via Gasworks soon…
So come along to any of these events! And feel free to contact us if you like. (P.S. If you want to hear about our forthcoming events, ask us to sign you up to our e-mailing list.)