Bears Perth aims to provide a comfortable environment for socialising, meeting new men and making friends. Not only for big, hairy or bearded men - not a sex club. Den Nights are 2nd Saturday and 4th Friday each month at Loton Park Tennis Club (Bulwer and Lord St, Highgate (bit.ly/JMSDWE). Check website for details on these, plus 2nd Sunday of month events.

August 21 - October 11, 2014, DownStairs at the Maj. Includes: Up Close and Reasonably Personal -intimate, colorful, rare insight into life of wife/mother/diva; Jim Morrison: Kaleidoscope -curious mind of rock 'n' roll revolutionary; Speak Easy -Roaring Twenties world of hedonistic pleasures; Like Blown Smoke -love’s shadows; tale of midnight smoke rings in cold streets....

November 14-23, 2014. The two-week PrideFest will feature diverse arts and cultural events all over the city, plus an evening parade through Northbridge on Saturday, Nov 22nd. See website for more info, closer to the event.

November, 2014 through April, 2015 film screenings. In February through March see more Arts Festival extraordinary nights on the mainstage and in the Chevron Festival Gardens, with theater, dance, music, film, writers events, visual arts, fireworks -- and more.

February 16, 2015 at Hyde Park. Gates open 11am, event will run until 6pm. Entry: $5 (free for Pride WA members, kids under 16). Stalls + community entertainment to include the much-loved dog show. Alcohol not on sale, but you're encouraged to bring a picnic basket to enjoy with friends and family. Gourmet food will be on sale.