Friends of Eastgate house are holding a talk on Thursday the 22nd of March at 7.30 pm called Rationed Fashion.
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Talented groups of people wanted for Fuse Medway Festival 2012
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Do you run a dance school, young people’s club, community group, gymnastics group, martial arts classes, drama classes, or play an instrument, just to name a few?
Britain From The Air – Outdoor Photography Exhibition – Chatham – 31st March-18th June
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As part of Medway’s Year of Celebration, Medway Council is hosting the Britain from the Air outdoor exhibition a stunning collection of more than 80 large scale images, by Britain’s foremost aerial photographers.
Wightaway – Yarnstorming Bootcamp with Knit the City – October 2012 – Isle Of Wight
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Knit the City & Wightaway bring you the UK’s First Ever Yarnstorming Bootcamp – a Fluffy Fest of Sneaky Stitching, Graffiti Knitting and Woolly Mayhem of a Crochet Kind in Ventnor, Isle of Wight October 19th-21st 2012.
For more details visit www.wightaway.com
Area – South East
Craft Central Gets Hitched – 22nd to 25th March 2012 – Central London’s Handmade Wedding Fair
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All you need to add a handmade touch to the big day. From the bride herself to guests looking for the ideal gift, there’s something for everyone… and, what’s more, IT’S FREE!
ME1 – 28th July 2012 – Rochester – Kent
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July 28th sees the launch of Music Event One, an exciting new music event to be held in the spectacular grounds of Rochester Castle. Music Event One are proud to announce that this years inaugural event will be headlined by the legendary Public Image Ltd. PiL top a main stage line up that mixes iconic artists with new and up and coming talent, all enclosed by the historic castle walls, in the gaze of it’s magnificent Keep. Joining PiL are heroes of alternative music The Wedding Present, hometown psyche-pop favourites Theatre Royal and hotly tipped alternative hip-hop act Kids Unique.
Widely regarded as one of the most innovative and influential bands of all timePiL’s music and vision earned them 5 UK Top 20 Singles (including ‘Public Image’, ‘This Is Not a Love Song’ and ‘Rise’) and 5 UK Top 20 Albums. With a shifting line-up and unique sound John Lydon guided the band from their debut album ‘First Issue’ in 1978 through to 1992’s ‘That What Is Not’, before a 17 year hiatus. John then resurrected PiL in 2009 playing live worldwide. Now after 20 years yet another new and unique chapter is set to unfold in the shape of new PiL material as they confirm that their first new album in 20 years ‘This Is PiL’ will bereleased on May 28th. PiL have seemingly returned as relevant as ever, of a recent live performance The Times commented “This was an evening of uncompromising art music, worthy of the total concentration of the audience.”
Joining PiL on the main stage will be The Wedding Present, one of the most influential and successful of Britain’s truly alternative bands. Led by David Gedge, the bands stubborn refusal to play the record industry’s game has seen them notch up an impressive 18 Top 40 hit singles and a heap of critical praise along the way. In the words of John Peel “The boy Gedge has written some of the best love songs of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Era. You may dispute this, but I’m right and you’re wrong!” In 2012 the band added further to this great canon of songs with the release of acclaimed new album ‘Valentina’.
Taking to the stage before The Wedding Present will be two bands signed to Rochester’s very own independent record label The Preservation Society Presents, Theatre Royal and Kids Unique. Rochester’s Theatre Royal will release their 2nd album this summer, featuring more music that ‘heads straight for the melodic jugular’ –Artrocker whilst the articulate hip-hip of main stage openersKids Unique is fast finding fans from XFM to Q TV.
As well as a main stage in the castle grounds, Medway Event One will incorporate a fringe festival of live music in venues throughout Rochester. The fringe will feature a variety of acts both new and established, details of which are soon to be announced.
On July 28th the whole of Rochester will be filled with live music from big named acts to unheralded treasures and getting there could not be easier. Rochester Castle is situated just 5 minutes from two train stations (Strood and Rochester), with high-speed rail services making travel from London and the surrounding area of Kent swift and convenient.
Tickets priced £26 will go on sale May 4th and will be available through Ticketmaster, the Medway Council Box Office and Rochester Visitors Information Centre. Tickets paid for in cash from Rochester Visitors Information Centre will not be subject to a booking fee.
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Album ‘This is PiL’ out May 28
Area – South East
From Aphra Behn to the Angry Young Women – Talk By Sam Hall – 8th March 2012 – Rochester
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From Aphra Behn to the angry young women: A top ten of the UK’s women playwrights for International Women’s Day. From Aphra Behn, the first British woman to make a living from writing, to today’s new wave of angry young female playwrights, are women finally breaking through the theatre’s glass ceiling, or have they always been there? A talk given by Sam Hall, playwright and founder of 17Percent, an organisation to support female playwrights.
Thursday 8th March 7.30pm at Rochester library.
Book your FREE place by calling Rochester Library 01634 337411
Area – South East
Public Lecture – The Monkey Puzzle Story – Folkestone – 8th March 2012
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Public Lecture
Speaker: Zoë Meyer
Publishing Consultant
University Centre Folkestone
Thursday 8th March 2012
at 6pm
THE MONKEY PUZZLE STORY:
Intuitive marketing against the odds
Tuttle 101 – Monday 5th March 2012 – Deaf Cat – Rochester High Street
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Tuttle 101 is back and being held on the 5th of March 2012 from 9.30am at the Deaf Cat Coffee Bar, 83 Rochester High Street, Rochester, Kent, ME1 1LX.
Tuttle 101 is a social event that encourages and inspires like minded creative people to share their ideas informally over a cup of coffee (other drinks are available ;). More information is available here.
Win Tickets To Cake International – Excel London – 27th – 29th April 2012
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Creatabot has 4 pairs of tickets up for grabs for Cake International – The Cake Decorating & Baking Show at Excel, London. The show is a must for baking fans and will offer a large range of cake making and decorating supplies as well as demonstrations, workshops and competitions.
Medway Open Studios and Arts Festival 7 – 13 July 2012 – CALL FOR ARTISTS
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Wigmore Arts Weekend – 30th June to 1st July 2012 – Invitation To Exhibit Work – Kent
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A community centre in Wigmore are holding a creatively-focused weekend and are inviting artistic individuals and groups to come along to exhibit and demonstrate their skills to the general public.
Passing Reflections – Art Exhibition – February 10th to April 13th 2012 – Rochester
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Passing reflections brings together works by textile artist Rosie James, ceramics and glass by Andrea Walsh and fused textiles in glass by Alison Lowry.
Rochester Writers Retreat – 18th March 2012 – Rochester – Kent
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ME4 Writers are organising a one day writers retreat for the 18th March 10am -4pm at coFWD in 161 Rochester High Street. This is a trial, so for this event they will be running on a ‘magic hat’ basis, meaning that you pay what you think the day was worth when you leave.
UCA Exhibition – SURVIVAL – 27th January to 24th March 2012 – Chatham
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In a new year of consciousness, this new exhibition is based around a unifying theme – ‘Survival’ – a creative dedication to human reconnection with Nature.
A life in literature: Dickens and Medway – Talk at Chatham Library – 20th March 2012
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A life in literature: Dickens and Medway is a talk by Jeremy Clarke about objects in the Guildhall Museum’s collection, combining literacy biography with local history.
Creative Workshops At The V&A
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The V&A hold many one day creative workshops, for the latest schedule visit the V&A website.
Area – London and South East
British Library One Day Workshops
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A good place to find excellent creative business workshops is through the British Library. Most of the workshops are either free or very reasonable. For the latest list of what is available please visit the British Libraries Workshop Calender.
Area – London and South East
Glow At Bluewater Brings More Creativity To Kent For February 2012
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The new venue at Bluewater will be hosting the huge event “Hobbycrafts and Creative Stitches” making us Kent creatives very happy. The show, taking place between the 2nd and 5th of February , will showcase over 200 exhibitors offering the very latest products, ideas and innovations in the world of creative craft including knitting, sewing, jewellery making, quilting, cardmaking and papercraft, plus much more besides. Experts will be on hand to give their top tips and advice to those exploring a new craft, while all visitors can also enjoy a FREE programme of Quick & Easy Workshops and Talks each day of the show.
Save The Date – Creative Minds Meeting Like Minds – Saturday 14th July 2012 – Strood – Kent
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Creative minds: meeting like minds. Interested in art and creativity? Come and mingle with like-minded individuals and share coffee and ideas. Open to all artists if you’re a beginner or someone more advanced. Artists, writers, dancers, actors, musicians or creative crafters. Who knows who you could meet?
Strood library 10am – 12.30 Saturday 14th July.
To book a place call 01634 335890 or email strood.library@medway.gov.uk
Area: South East
Exhibition – Imago: Silverpoint Drawings and Paintings – Reza Ben Gajra – Rochester – January to February 2012
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Rochester Art Gallery presents Imago: Silverpoint Drawings & Paintings by Reza Ben Gajra.The exhibition brings together recent works concerned with the body and its spiritual and emotional connections to the heart and mind.
Heroes and Villains: Poetry workshop for World Poetry Day – Strood – Kent
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Saturday 24th March 2012
From Greek myths to fairytales, football to politics, TV to comic books: who are the heroes, who are the villains?
An inspiring creative writing workshop for new and established poets led by Maria C. McCarthy, author of Strange Fruits.
Saturday, 24 March 2012
10am to 12.30pm
Strood library, Strood, Kent
Booking is essential for this free event by phoning 01634 335890
Area – South East
Kent Production Company “Countrywide” Launch ‘Red Sails’ DVD
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How To Make Your Own Wrapping Paper
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The infamous fizzy drink brand advert has hit our screens, and gift packs fill the high-street selves. This can mean only one thing. Christmas is coming, and the tedious task of shopping for family and friends must begin. But are you feeling the financial strain this year? Why not save money on wrapping paper and make your own.
Crafts and Gifts Fair – Maidstone – 26th November – 2011
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If you are seeking out interesting, quirky Christmas presents a good old fashioned FREE to enter art and crafts fair could be a pleasant way to shop. The fair is being held at Maidstone Museum on the 26th of November. HAYBOX will be there selling their illustration prints, hand printed cards and originals.
How to get there and more info click here
Area – South East
Lupen Crook’s first solo exhibition in Medway and first London showing – November 2011
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From late October through to the end of November, Lupen Crook will be presenting his artwork in two separate exhibitions in London and Medway, initially at Barden’s Café in Dalston, London for approximately four weeks and subsequently at the Deaf Cat Gallery in Rochester, Kent for two weeks.
Art Performance “Light and Shadow” at Temple Manor – Strood – October 29th and 30th 2011
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Light and Shadow, by Loop Dance Company and Play on Words, is Encounter’s final commission. Join them for a multi-sensory, promenade performance in the 12th century Knight’s Templar building, Temple Manor in Strood.
Monica’s Vintage Fair – 19th November 2011 – Gravesend
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Monica’s Vintage Fair is being held at the Old Town Hall, High Street, Gravesend, set in the heart of Gravesend’s Heritage Quarter. Vintage & retro clothing, accessories & homewares,will be in the Grand Hall providing you with unique shopping opportunities.
Sedimental – 25th August to 11th November 2011 – Rochester Art Gallery
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Sedimental is a journey of (re)discovery for artist Stephen Turner; an exploration of significance in nature and a reflection on how this can be incorporated into his work. Sedimental includes an exhibition, off-site installation, workshop and public events that explore layers of meaning surrounding the Medway estuary, which have been a continual fascination to the artist during a 16-year association with the river.
Street Art: Contemporary Prints from the V&A – The Historic Dockyard Chatham
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An expressive national touring exhibition – drawn from the Victoria and Albert Museum’s internationally renowned collection of prints, Street Art: Contemporary Prints from the V&A – sees its Kent debut in No. 1 Smithery: The Gallery, in the heart of The Historic Dockyard Chatham.
Old Photographs Of Faversham – 8th October – Faversham
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UCA Gallery Workshops – Chatham
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The UCA gallery in Chatham – Kent, runs various short creative workshops and talks for the local community.
The best way to keep up to date with these events is to keep an eye on their Facebook page.
For more information please pop into the gallery (Unit 64 Pentagon Centre) or email uca.popupgallery@gmail.com
Area – South East
False Realties – Exhibition by Christina Lai at UCA Gallery – Chatham – August to December 2011
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Discover the curious world of False Realities, Christina Lai’s ceramics and mixed media art at UCA gallery near scenic historic Rochester, Kent. Having recently exhibited at New Designers in London, Christina’s work will featured in the newly opened gallery, along with artists of diverse mediums (painting, printing, sculpture, digital art, photography, fashion and textiles) from campuses of University for the Creative Arts.
Submit your work to ME4′s ‘Short and Nasties’
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ME4 writers are looking for submissions for an upcoming horror project. Submissions should feature the Medway towns and be in one of four categories: slasher, creature feature, supernatural or psychological. They are looking for short stories, scripts or poems no longer than 1000 words.
Selected pieces will be recorded as a podcast and may be used at a live event.
Please submit in Word format to ME4writers@gmail.com by 31 August.
Foundation Degree in Professional Writing – North West Kent College Dartford
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One of Kent’s best kept secrets, the Foundation Degree in Professional Writing offers students the chance to develop a range of writing skills and includes a number of published writers, performed scriptwriters and professional creatives amongst its alumni. The course offers automatic entry into the third year of a BA programme at the University of Greenwich; making it one of the most affordable routes to a degree available locally.
Call For Submissions For “I am Joy” Exhibition
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The much awaited “ I Am Joy” Arts Festival will take place in August 2011 in partnership with The Pallant House Gallery. The exhibition will showcase a fantastic variety of painting, drawing, print and photography. Submission is open to all artists from all backgrounds with the final deadline being Friday 16th July.
Polly’s Vintage Jolly – Vintage Fair – Rochester – 11th June 2011
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VINTAGE FAIR!
11th June · 11:00 – 17:00
Location:
The Gordon House Hotel
91 High Street, Rochester, ME1 1LX,
An all day event with 20 stalls. Vintage clothing, Homeware, Crafts, Cakes, Tea, DJ etc!
Bar open all day!
If you are interested in a stall email pollysvintagejolly@gmail.com
Stall holders check out our blog for more info! www.pollysvintagejolly.blogspot.com
“Fractal Meets Nature” – Textiles and Art Exhibition by Dee Hudson – 28th April to 12th May – Chatham
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Dee Hudson brings a new dimension to textile design in an exhibition that examines various processes in fabric and fibres.
86,062 – The Painkiller Print Exhibition – 29th March to 4th April – Rochester
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| A collaborative exhibition by Zara Carpenter and Rikard Osterlund showing prints produced using prescribed painkillers. This on going project explores how chronic pain and the long-term use of prescribed medication has impacted Zara Carpenter’s life and the lives of others around her.
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Figure Ground Event – LV21 – 20th April – Gillingham
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You are invited to explore and enjoy the work of 20 artists as they commandeer the LV21 lightship at Gillingham Pier, Kent.
20th April 12-5pm
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