BLUF Events Calendar
This calendar shows BLUF events around the world, and those of some other related organisations which we think may be of interest to our members and fans. It's not an exhaustive calendar of the leather scene, and we don't generally promote commercial events here.
Wed 19 Jun '13
until Sun 8 Sep
Keep Your Timber Limber (Works on Paper)
A new exhibition including some of the work of Tom of Finland and others. Covering fashion to erotica, addressing gender, sexuality, feminist issues, war, censorship and race, the works step outside the boundaries of social acceptability.
Image: Tom of Finland, Untitled, 1963.
Graphite on paper (c) 1963 Tom of Finland Foundation
Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH
Fri 28 Jun '13
at 2200-0300
BLUF at The Hoist
Pre-pride BLUF party at The Hoist in London. More info: Master Thomas (
33)
The Hoist, Arch 47b & 47c, South Lambeth Road, SW8, London, United Kingdom
Sat 29 Jun '13
at 1145-1600
BLUF in London Pride Parade
BLUF will be marching with the leather flag in the London Pride Parade. If you're interested in joining us - you don't have to be a member to take part - please contact the webmaster. BLUF members should add this event to their Travel Plans.
We'll be assembling initially at the corner of Marylebone Rd and Allsop Place (by the old London Planetarium) from 1145 to 1200 before moving to take our place in the line up for the march.
Click the image for more information.
London, United Kingdom
London Pride Parade
Annual parade as part of London's Gay Pride festival. Please see the separate entry for details of the arrangements for BLUF members who wish to march with us.
London, United Kingdom
The Trouble with Counter Culture
This debate considers whether or not the concept of counter culture still exists, exploring its generational development, from the Baby-Boomers to Millennials. Have the transgressive aspects of culture really been absorbed by the mainstream, or does the 'alternative' still exist? The invited speakers will aim to explore both sides of the argument.
Please note this talk will be BSL interpreted.
£10 / £8 Concessions / £7 ICA Members / £5 ICA Student Members
Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH
Sat 27 Jul '13
until Sun 28 Jul
A Weekend of Anger: the films of Kenneth Anger
Seminal Los Angeles-based filmmaker Kenneth Anger has shocked and entertained audiences with his provocative filmmaking for over six decades. This two part programme is an opportunity to see a comprehensive survey of his work from the 1940s to the present day.
Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH
Sat 3 Aug '13
at 1500-1800
London BLUF Social
BLUF LONDON Summer Social. We come together on the afternoon of Saturday 3rd August in London for our Summer Social. An event for guys to get in to whatever gear they feel comfortable and meet at London's Hamstead Heath. A great opportunity for the bikers in BLUF to gear up and ride out. It's not far either from the tube, and on bus links. We aim to meet as a group and chill out in gear for a few hours, maybe explore a little or whatever takes our fancy:-) Maybe, pack a picnic? We can then decide before we go our own ways, if we want to as a group meet that evening in one of London's bars or leather clubs and continue the BLUF theme of the day.
Hampstead Heath, London, United Kingdom
Sex and the Stereotype
In the context of the exhibition Keep Your Timber Limber, artist Marlene McCarty discusses her work, starting a conversation that touches on the problems and limitations of representing sex and sexuality, consider the inherent controversies, and explore what it means to appropriate the aesthetics of sexual stereotypes in order to critique them.
£10 / £8 Concessions / £7 ICA Members / £5 ICA Student Members
Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH
From Style to Substance: Tom of Finland and Antonio Lopez
This afternoon of talks and screenings centres on Antonio Lopez and Tom of Finland. Although the two had divergent artistic trajectories, both had roots in advertising and maintained a keen focus on fashion - this event will explore these ideas, as well as discuss the particular poignancy of each practice, from the context in which they were working to their enduring legacy.
Prices TBC. See website for details.
Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH
Fri 22 Nov '13
at 2200-0300
BLUF at The Hoist
BLUF party at The Hoist in London. More info: Master Thomas (
33)
The Hoist, Arch 47b & 47c, South Lambeth Road, SW8, London, United Kingdom
Please note that the wearing of guns (real or replicas) and other weapons, and Nazi symbols (swastikas, SS runes, etc) is not allowed at BLUF events. Organisers of events and venue owners reserve the right to refuse admission.
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