This monthly gathering for gay professionals and friends is a must for those wishing for an evening of great networking. Held at DYMK you have the chance every month to win numerous lucky draw prizes and find out what’s happening for the community in Hong Kong.

Time: 6.30pm – 11.00pm
Venue: DYMK, upstairs, 16 Arbuthnot Road, Central
Tel: 2868 0626
Price: $70 (includes lucky draw)
Website: www.fruitsinsuits.com.hk

Hed Kandi DJ Colin Airey and Deeyana will both be making their Hong Kong debuts. Colin joined Hedi Kandi in 2002 when his singles “Back from Outer Space” and “Ghetto Funk” were signed to Hed Kandi compilations. Deeyana, a reputable session musician, will accompany the Hed Kandi music playing the saxophone. With support DJ’s Tai Pan Dan and Romi thrown into the mix this should be one hell of a night!!!

Time: 10.00pm – late
Venue: Azure Restaurant Slash Bar, 29/F, Hotel LKF, 33 Wyndham Street, Central
Price: $280 in advance and HK$350 on the door
Booking Hotline: 8201 1027
Email: info@hedkandi.com.hk

Your answer to a Friday evening’s entertainment Volume brings you a new gay show every week from an all drag star cast and hunky boy toys. In chronological order the titles of the first four shows are “Hello Sailor”, “French Kissed”, “Everybody’s Famous” and “Vegas My Ass”. Be sure to get there early to enjoy the extended 2-4-1 Happy Hour on standard drinks up until the show starts at 11pm.

Time: 11.00pm – late
Venue: Volume, 83-85 Hollywood Road, Central
Tel: 2857 7683
Website: www.volume.com.hk
Price: FREE!

This charity exhibition is presented in association with Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children featuring a limited collection of 45 art photos produced by Karl Lagerfeld and Adnan Taletovich – a professional fashion model and photographer.

Venue: Main Gallery, Shoeni Art Gallery, 21-31 Old Baliey Street, Central
Tel: 2869 8802
Website: www.shoeniartgallery.com

This popular tea dance is held on the first Sunday of every month and hosted by the larger than life drag queen Miss Lovely Cox! The evening starts at 6pm and heats up as the evening progresses with great tunes from DJ Angus accompanied with fab cocktails and food for those in need of sustenance. And if you miss this one make sure you don’t miss the next (Oct 4) otherwise you just aint cool!

Time: 6.00pm – 2.00am
Venue: Tivo, G/F 43 Wyndham Street, Central
Tel: 2116 8055
Website: www.aqua.com.hk

Hong Kong’s Premier Gay Beach Scene. Situated on the roof above the showers and amenities building at Middle Bay, this new venue is a welcome addition to the gay scene offering a classy outdoor drinking and dining option on Hong Kong’s elite gay beach. Bauhinia Beach Club at Middle Bay captures only the chic and hip gay crowd in Asia with a broad food menu offering dips, snacks, noodles and salads to more hearty mains from an international menu. The views out from the bar over the beach, sea and beyond are stunning and more than allow for a bit of totty spotting! With weekend DJ’s to keep the afternoon and evenings suitably tuneful this sunny day destination is a must. And with free wireless broadband, why not bring the office to the beach!

The great Chinese pop diva from Hong Kong, Sandy Lam will make her debut all-time-hits performance at CotaiArena™ at The Venetian ® Macao-Resort-Hotel.

Tickets on sale now at the Sands Macao Hotel Lobby and CotaiArena Box Office. 3 categories: MOP 600 (A Reserve); MOP 400 (B Reserve) and MOP 200 (C Reserve). The packages with return CotaiJet™ ferry tickets from Macao to Hong Kong will be MOP 688, MOP488 and MOP 288 relatively. Tickets can be booked online at www.cotaiticketing.com, by phone on (853) 2882 8818 or (852) 6333 6660.

The month’s gathering for gay professionals, featuring a lucky draw, canapés and more take place in Central.

Time: 6:30pm ﹣11:00pm
Venue: 16 Arbuthnot Road, Central, Hong Kong
Price: $70
Website: www.fruitsinsuits.com.hk

The original homosexual love story Rope of Love, which is written by Academy for Performing Arts MFA graduate Pak Li and directed by renowned theatre director / Academy Lecturer Terence Chang, was all FULL when it was staged in Fringe Club at April 2009. (In Cantonese). So book your tickets early!

Venue: Fringe Theatre
Time: 7:35pm, or 2:30pm on 8 Aug only
Price: HK$150, 120<
Tickeitng: www.hkticketing.com or call 3128 8288

The Festival showcases 25 programmes with 230 short films from 29 countries and cities. Besides screenings, there are brief seminar and meet the audience sessions. 4 programmes are under the Queer subject, don’t miss out!

Venue: Broadway Cinematheque
Website: www.indpanda.com
Enquiry: 2572 7202
InDBlue is offering 5 pairs of tickets to the screenings of BeautifulBoys and Love Is A Roller Coaster, please email your name and mailing address to giveaway@dimsum-hk.com with “W’ or “X” in the subject line for a chance to win.

W – Beautiful Boys: 12 Aug (Wed) 7:30
X – Love Is A Roller Coaster: 18 Aug (Tue) 9:45