Sappho Events in association with Grow Hackney presents...
Our very first IN PERSON event!
Join Sappho Events for our London 'in person' launch with a variety night of queer performance on Monday 7 June 2021, 7:45pm at Grow in Hackney Wick, London.
Featuring live performances from queer artists, along with some fun spot trivia moments, this is a night to gather up your queer mates and share a meal and a laugh while meeting other friendly queers IN REAL LIFE.
Doors open at 6:45pm and we'll kick off the entertainment at 7:45pm.
Sappho Events welcomes LGBTQ+ women, trans and non-binary people to our events, to create a safe and social space for queer women, trans and non-binary folk to connect and enjoy a space just for them.
PERFORMANCE ARTISTS ON THE NIGHT
SPOKEN WORD
Romy Iris Conroy (she/they)
Romy is a Black, queer playwright, poet and actor from South East London. They have a degree in Physical Theatre and had been consistently devising, writing and acting up until Coronavirus hit. During lockdown they began writing poetry exploring themes of love, grief, nature, spirituality and gender.
DRAG COMEDY
Richard Energy (he/they)
King of comedy Richard Energy serves up belly aching laughs with a side helping of devilish good looks.
PERFORMANCE ART
ELOINA (She/Her)
ELOINA is somewhere in between a performance artist and clown. Her work dismantles taboos around the non-cis-male body. Every time ELOINA square dances, a fairy dies. https://www.eloina.art/
MUSICIAN
Porscha (she/her, they/them)
Porscha is a pianist and artist with a deep heart soaked in beautiful, melancholy tones. They sing about romance and trueness to ones self. Twisting it all together a love of cheesy pop, you’ll be taken on a musical journey with this performer.
HOST
King Len Blanco (they/them)
Len Blanco is a drag king, compere and theatremaker. You’ve known them as an ex-boyband heartthrob, the green fairy and the Grinch, as Dionysus, David Bowie, George Michael and Elvis, as the Knave of Tarts who stole all your hearts and a genderqueer pirate magpie. They've performed their work at lovely spots including the Soho Theatre, the Southbank Centre, the Royal Vauxhall Tavern and even made an appearance on BBC One primetime back in 2018. Someone at TimeOut once described them as having "overwhelming talent" but these days it's more like an overwhelming desire to get back into bed. He's put his clothes on and had a shower just for you though.
Venue: Grow Hackney - Grow, Main Yard, Hackney Wick, E9 5LN
Date: Monday 7 June 2021
Time: entry from 6:45pm, entertainment from 7:45pm - 9:30pm
Price: £5 per person
To book: email roshan@growhackney.co.uk
Please read Grow's FAQs before booking
Food & Drink
Our Spice Trail Menu is predominantly plant based, with some ethically sourced meat options, as part of our conscious drive towards sustainability. Our passion is for the cooking of the Middle East and southern Mediterranean so expect punchy flavours, warm spices and as always the best ingredients we can find to comfort and nourish the soul.
With our drinks, we partner with breweries St Austell and Signature Brew for our lagers and IPAs and serve organic wine and prosecco which help international wildlife charity, Born Free. We design our own drinks such as Vegan Hemp White Russian and homemade Hackney Spiced Rum and serve Kompassion Kombucha brewed in Grow Studios.
GROW AT HOME
This event will also be live streamed as part of the Grow At Home online series helps our existing communities stay connected, continue to collaborate and learn, as well as reach new audiences.
This support was only made possible thanks to Government’s Cultural Recovery Grant administered by Arts Council England.
About Sappho Events
Sappho Events produces social events for LGBTQ+ women, trans and non-binary people across the UK - both online and in person. Sappho’s events connect queer people together over common interests with events like crafts, book club, film night, cook alongs, boxing classes, Saturday yoga, speed dating and more.
About Grow, Hackney
An Experiment in Ethical and Sustainable Business.
Grow is an independent and self-organised eco-system of studios and a creative space with bars and a kitchen, created out of an old sausage factory by the River Lea in Hackney Wick. We work in partnership with artists, musicians, DJ's and community groups and host a diverse programme of events, including: live jazz and blues, open deck reggae, workshops and talks and art/film festivals. Grow pays London Living Wage, uses eco-electricity, sources ethically and locally and is free entry, wherever possible. We currently serve a seasonal menu and range of drinks, including organic wines and prosecco, cocktails, homemade Hackney Spiced Rum, cask ale and also offer a range of soft drinks including Kompassion Kombucha, Rejuce, Charitea, tea and Union Coffee..
www.growhackney.co.uk / https://www.growhackneystudios.com/