BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GayOut//Event Export//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:420761@gayout.com DTSTAMP:20261115T023047Z DTSTART:20270311T080000Z DTEND:20270311T093000Z SUMMARY:Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin DESCRIPTION:Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin\\nHosted by Dale\\nSupe r Organizer\\nGay Men of Letters Sydney\\nDetails\\nMeeting at the usual place\\, The Shakespeare Hotel\\, Surry Hills\\, we’ll be discussing Ta les of the City (1978) by Armistead Maupin. This meeting will be at 7.00p m on Thursday 11 March 2027.\\nTales of the City is the first of a 10-par t series of novels by Armistead Maupin (it rhymes with 'farmer-speed law- pin'). The novel centres on a group of people in a San Francisco apartmen t building. One of the central characters is Michael Tolliver\\, a young gay man trying to find love and stability while exploring San Francisco†™s gay scene. Across the series\\, the story develops from a comic portra it of urban life into much deeper stories about love\\, sexuality\\, chos en family\\, and the AIDS crisis.\\nHard copies are very easily available through local libraries (including City of Sydney and Wollahra and inter -library loan). PDFs available from our friend Anna. Or contact me on [da lemills@cantab.net](mailto:dalemills@cantab.net) for a PDF.\\nThe 1993 (s ix hours) TV adaptation can be found for free on youtube. It is reported to be very faithful to the novel\\, and was spoken of positively by the a uthor. There is also a Netflix 2019 series.\\nThere will be about 10-15 o f us meeting in one of the semi-private rooms upstairs. Ask at the bar or look for the sign if you can't find us! We are a friendly lot and newcom ers are welcome.\\nContact Dale for further details on [dalemills@cantab. net](mailto:dalemills@cantab.net)\\nRelated topics\\nEvents in Surry Hill s\\, AU\\nBook Club\\nClassic Books\\nGay\\nGay Men\\nLGBT Friendly\\nRep ort event\\nYou may also like\\nSee all\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/asia-aus /australia/surry-hills/events/tales-of-the-city-by-armistead-maupin-2027- 03-11 LOCATION:Shakespeare Hotel\\, 200 Devonshire St\\, Surry Hills NSW 2010 URL:https://www.gayout.com/asia-aus/australia/surry-hills/events/tales-of-the-city-by-armistead-maupin-2027-03-11 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR