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SUMMARY:‘Section 28 and Me’ Tea Party with Tom Marshman
DESCRIPTION:Bristol based artist Tom Marshman is gathering communities to explore the impact of Section 28 legislation introduced by Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government. Tom will host a series of tea parties with Gloucestershire Heritage Hub\, Strike a Light\, Voices Gloucester\, Trinity\, Bricks and Metal Peterborough\, to discuss the impact of Section 28 on the LGBTQIA+ community. \n  \nWhen reflecting on this decade Tom asks ‘I wonder if growing up within the decade in which queer life was silenced has made me a bit of a show off\, compelled to share queer or LGBTQI+ stories?’ \n  \nThe tea parties are a place for communities to meet and share their stories over tea and cake. You could have lived through this time or be curious to know more\, everyone is welcome. Tom will perform short performances connected to the topic to provoke conversation\, providing starting points for discussion with his own cabaret flair. \n  \nTom has observed many other peoples strong reactions to this legislation\, further explaining that ‘emotions are running high\, particularly at this moment when a repeat of similar legislation feels possible\, returning to the silencing of queerness in this country’. \n  \nThese tea parties are research for a new show\, supported by Unlimited & Bristol Ideas and part of Bristol 650. With permission\, participants’ responses will feed into this new work\, as an important and valuable part of the process. A work in progress of the work will be presented in November at the Wardrobe Theatre. \n  \nBooking is essential\, click here for more details.  \nPhoto credit: Mark Gray 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/section-28-and-me-tea-party-with-tom-marshman/
LOCATION:Metal Peterborough\, Chauffeur's Cottage\, St Peter's Road\, Peterborough\, PE1 1YX
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Shakespeare in a Day - Macbeth
DESCRIPTION:Come and learn a Shakespeare play in a day with Platform Theatre Arts\, hosted at Chalkwell Hall! \nOn Tuesday 15 August\, get to know Shakespeare’s Macbeth in these creative\, fun and exciting drama workshops hosted by local youth theatre\, Platform Theatre Arts (for 11 – 19 year olds). \nEach workshop will explore the story\, characters and world of the play\, working towards a final performance at the end of the day to family and friends. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about the works of Shakespeare\, develop your performance skills and meet new friends. The workshops runs from 10am – 4pm (including the final performance and a break for lunch)\, and workshops are £25 each You can sign up for just 1 or all 3! \nBook here.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/shakespeare-in-a-day-macbeth/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Black British Book Festival - illustration workshop by David Anson
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to be a host of the Black British Book Festival UK Book Tour this summer! As a part of their book tour\, Black British Book festival are hosting David Anson llustration workshop at Metal\, supported through our Future Network Programme. \nGet your free ticket here: Peterborough\, BBBF Book Tour Tickets\, Sat\, Aug 5\, 2023 at 5:30 PM | Eventbrite \nUnleash your creativity in a vibrant illustration workshop led by renowned artist David Anson! \nDive into the world of illustration\, crafting your unique style and expressing your creativity with confidence. Learn to create diverse and engaging characters through digital techniques like Procreate and traditional methods such as markers and watercolors. \nDiscover the magic of collaborating with authors and editors\, bringing cultural aspects to life in visual storytelling. Witness live sketching\, engage in interactive discussions\, and network with fellow artists. Embrace diversity and empowerment\, as Irene fosters a safe space for all\, amplifying underrepresented voices. \nDon’t miss this transformative experience\, reserve your spot now! 🎨
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/vibrant-illustration-workshop-by-irene-yega-omiunu-as-a-part-of-black-british-book-festival/
LOCATION:Metal Peterborough\, Chauffeur's Cottage\, St Peter's Road\, Peterborough\, PE1 1YX
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SUMMARY:Black British Book Festival Book Tour - Workshop by Jacqui Rose
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to be a host of the Black British Book Festival UK Book Tour this summer! \nAs a part of Black British Book Festival author Jacqui Rose is hosting a workshop at Metal\, taking you on a gripping journey into the dark and dangerous world of her latest crime novel\, “The Women”. \nBehind Bars: Unleashing The Women’s Fury – An Intense Crime Workshop with Jacqui Rose \nPrepare yourself for an electrifying workshop as bestselling author Jacqui Rose takes you on a gripping journey into the dark and dangerous world of her latest crime novel\, “The Women.” Step inside HMP Ashcroft\, a place where survival is measured in fights and favours\, and where women pay a steep price for their freedom. \nJoin us in a few months for an unforgettable event where Jacqui Rose will delve into the gritty lives of Amy\, Ness\, and Tess—three women determined to defy the odds stacked against them. Be captivated by their strength\, resilience\, and unwavering fury in the face of adversity. \nThrough thrilling storytelling\, Jacqui Rose will explore themes of survival\, empowerment\, and the unbreakable bond of sisterhood. Get ready to unravel the secrets of the criminal underworld\, navigate treacherous alliances\, and witness the explosive power of women scorned. \nThis workshop promises an exhilarating experience for crime fiction enthusiasts and fans of authors like Kimberley Chambers and Jessie Keane. Don’t miss your chance to meet Jacqui Rose\, the mastermind behind this gritty tale of survival and revenge. Secure your spot now and brace yourself for a pulse-pounding journey into the heart of darkness! \nGet your free ticket here: Jacqui Rose\, Peterborough BBBF Book Tour Tickets\, Sat\, Aug 5\, 2023 at 3:00 PM | Eventbrite \nAfter the workshop with Jacqui Rose the Black British Book Festival will host an illustration workshop from 5.30pm – 7.30 which is supported by our Future Network programme. for more information please visit: https://blackbritishbookfestival.com/events/peterborough-adults-2/
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/black-british-book-festival-tour-workshop-by-jacqui-rose/
LOCATION:Metal Peterborough\, Chauffeur's Cottage\, St Peter's Road\, Peterborough\, PE1 1YX
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SUMMARY:MumTas: Open every Friday & Saturday in August
DESCRIPTION:Introducing our first food residency! Mother and daughter duo\, MumTas\, will be in residence with us\, cooking across the weekends of August in our pop-up café space in Southend. \nTakeaway only (there are benches throughout the park). Get ready to have your taste buds tickled and your belly filled with delight! \nThese homemade Indian snacks aren’t just any ordinary munchies… These are family recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation\, perfected with the utmost care. The secret ingredient? A whole lot of love!  \n\n\n\nWhether you’re in the mood for some crispy samosas\, savory mogo\, or sweet jalebi\, we got you covered. But be warned\, these snacks are so delicious\, you might find yourself coming back for seconds\, thirds\, and who knows\, maybe even fourths! \nOpening times: 11am – 3pm Every Friday and Saturday throughout August (4\, 5\, 11\, 12\, 18\, 19\, 25 and 26 August) Find us at the back of Chalkwell Hall in the centre of Chalkwell Park\, SS0 8NB\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n‘MumTas’ is an art form that brings people together\, and they have crafted our menu with this philosophy in mind. Learn more here. \n\n\n\nStay tuned on @MetalSouthend and @MumTasFood we follow MumTas’ delicious residency journey! And don’t forget to tag us in your own photos.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/mumtas-southend-august/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Metal Open Advice Sessions for Artists
DESCRIPTION:Come along to one of our artist advice and support sessions.  \n  \nThe sessions:  \n  \nWe are offering free 1:1 sessions for artists who live and/or work within our local areas. They will be led by you and what you would like to discuss.   \n  \nSessions may include:   \n– Discussing your creative practice  \n– Talking through a project idea  \n– Advice or sign posting to different funding routes or opportunities  \n– Building relationships with different organisations\, voluntary groups\, partners or venues  \n– Budget development or reading draft applications  \n  \nWho is the offer for?  \n  \nOur Open Advice Sessions are open to artists working in any artform at any stage of their career. Individuals\, collaborations or collectives can book a slot.  \n  \nYou must live or work in\, or have a strong connection to one of our local areas:  \n  \n\nLiverpool City Region (all boroughs) \nPeterborough or Cambridgeshire and the surrounding villages \nSouth Essex (Basildon\, Brentwood\, Castle Point\, Rochford\, Southend-on-Sea\, Thurrock) \n\n  \nWhen will the sessions be? \n  \nMetal Liverpool\nTuesday 1 August: \n\n10:00 – 11:00\n13:00 – 14:00\n\nMonday 7 August: \n\n10:00 – 11:00\n11:30 – 12:30\n13:00 – 14:00\n\n  \nMetal Peterborough\nWednesday 9 August \n\n11.00 – 12.00\n12.30 – 13.30\n14.30 – 15.30\n16.00 – 17.00\n17.30 – 18.30\n\n  \nMetal Southend\nMonday 7 August \n\n10:00 – 11:00\n11:15 – 12:15\n13:00 – 14:00\n14:15 – 15:15\n16:00 – 17:00\n\n  \nStaff experience and interests:  \n  \nIn Liverpool\, we are all practicing artists in our spare time and have lots of experience developing participatory projects\, and projects with clear social and/political impacts\, that work with people from different backgrounds. We have supported a variety of artistic disciplines and support a community of artists in our buildings from theatre\, dance\, film\, music\, writing\, sculpture\, drawing and painting\, as well as arts for health and wellbeing benefits. We have experience applying for Arts Council Funding\, as well as locally based small trusts and funds. Learn more about our Liverpool site and our access in the space here.  \n  \nIn Peterborough\, our team have a background working in community roles\, artist spaces or as practicing artists\, which include photography\, performance art and socially engaged work. We have experience developing and delivering participatory projects with artists\, organisations and local communities\, as well as developing activities with young people and arts for health and wellbeing. We’ve supported artists in a wide range of creative disciplines\, including artists who are in the early stages of their career and have a vast knowledge of Peterborough\, Cambridgeshire and Fenland. We have experience in supporting artists with their funding applications including Arts Council England. Learn more about our Peterborough site and our access in the space here.  \n  \nIn Southend\, we have a wide range of expertise and practices from art history\, museums and heritage\, to food and video art. We have strong skills around project management\, event production and between us\, a thorough understanding of the creative ecosystem in South Essex. We are interested in supporting projects and ideas which have a strong social and/or social justice purpose and are interested in broadening diversity in the sector. We have skills around participatory practice and co-design and are keen to support practitioners in building connections with the wider community. We are able to offer a range of support from funding applications and business planning to connecting and marketing. Learn more about our Southend site and our access in the space here.  \n  \nHow to book:  \n  \nThese sessions will be led by you and what you would like to discuss\, so please come prepared with any questions. When booking your slot\, you will be invited to give us some context about what we will be discussing.   \n  \nThere is one session available per artist and the slots are 1 hour long. Sessions will be open on a first come first served basis\, to those who live and/or work within the locations where we are based.  \n  \nThe sessions can either be in person or online. Please let us know your preference when you book.   \n  \nPlease book via the Eventbrite links below. There are limited slots available\, however these are the first in our series of open advice sessions\, so we will be releasing more dates in the future.  \n  \n\nClick here to book an Open Advice Session with Metal Liverpool\nClick here to book an Open Advice Session with Metal Peterborough \nClick here to book an Open Advice Session with Metal Southend \n\n  \nWe understand that projects and funding have different timelines that may fall outside of the dates of these bookable sessions. Please get in touch with your local site (details below) if you would like to arrange a chat outside of these sessions.  \n  \nContact us:  \n  \nLiverpool – edgehill@metalculture.com  \nPeterborough – chauffeurscottage@metalculture.com  \nSouthend – chalkwell@metalculture.com 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/metal-open-advice-sessions-for-artists/
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SUMMARY:Malchamech album launch with Pete Smyth
DESCRIPTION:Malchamech are a “power trio for the 21st century” from Liverpool and Manchester. They’re releasing their new record from the building they rehearse in\, Metal – located inside the buildings at Platform 1 of Edge Hill train station. In support will be Pete Smyth performing a solo set. The event is free but donations are welcome. Consider this a practice space concert unlike many others! \nForming part of the ‘Music Improvisers’ group that uses Metal’s building at Platform 1 as a practice space\, Malchamech consists of Richard Harding on chapman stick\, Phil Hargreaves on flutes and saxophones\, and Richard Harrison on drums and percussion. Their sound is a “swirling maelstrom” of jazz-metal\, appropriate for our church-like Engine Room performance venue. If you enjoy music that’s unpredictable\, distorted\, and verging on a churning curdle of styles and approaches\, then this is for you. \nYou may recognise Pete Smyth from his contributions to Liverpool musical luminaries such as Kling Klang\, Mugstar\, and Clinic. In a solo capacity Pete recently opened up for stalwart of the live touring circuit\, Richard Dawson. \nPay a visit to Metal Liverpool – Platform 1 at Edge Hill station – from 7:30pm on Friday 28th July to catch a glimpse of the experimental music scene in a far from traditional setting. \nReserve your spot by visiting the advance ticket link here. \n 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/malchamech-album-launch-with-pete-smyth/
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SUMMARY:Mooncup Theatre's Morning Rave
DESCRIPTION:Mooncup Theatre presents the fifth edition of their Morning Rave at Metal Liverpool. Dance\, wake up your body & then brunch! \nWake your body up\, revitalise\, let go and dance yourself into the weekend alongside a bunch of other wonderful souls. Followed by some yummy vegan brunch to replenish you. \n10am – Arrive (options for hydration caffeine/juice/water) \n10:10am – (optional) Guided Warm Up \n10:20am – We Rave \n11am – Cool Down \n11:10 am Let’s Eat (vegan) Brekkie \nTickets are available via Mooncup Theatre’s Eventbrite here.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/mooncup-theatre-morning-rave-5/
LOCATION:Metal Liverpool\, Platform 1\, Edge Hill Station\, Tunnel Road\, Liverpool\, L7 6ND\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Shakespeare for Beginners with Anne Odeke
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 20 July\n7pm – 10pm\n£20 + booking fee\nBOOK HERE! \n\nScared of Shakespeare?\nHated it at school?\nOr perhaps you like Shakespeare but want to learn to love it? \nGood news! \n\nComing to Metal on Thursday 20 July is a one off\, 3 hour Shakespearean workshop with Southend based\, professional actor and playwright\, Anne Odeke.  Anne is currently performing at The Globe in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. \nHaving been at The Globe 5 times and worked for The RSC\, Anne knows a thing or two about how best to approach Shakespearean text in a way that is fun and accessible for all. \nIn this workshop we’ll be looking at language\, characters\, performance and we’ll learn a bit about the main man himself. \nThey’ll be an invitation to perform at the end of the session – but know\, there is absolutely no pressure to do so. This is about inspiring people to see and read more Shakespeare.  The bar will be open too – so let’s have a coffee or a glass of something stronger and find out together why so many folks go bonkers for the Bard. \nWith only 20 tickets available\, grab them whilst you can.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/shakespeare-for-beginners-with-anne-odeke/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Leigh Art Trail: Chalk Fest
DESCRIPTION:Come down and join us for a live art session for kids and parents led by the talented local artist Andy Downes. Get those ideas down in chalk and bright colours on the pavements in front of Chalkwell Hall in the heart of Chalkwell Park. This session is free to join\, no need to book.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/leigh-art-trail-chalk-fest/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Leigh Art Trail: Spray Paint Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Come and create with us! Professional street artist Karl Sims will give you a taster of working with the medium of spray can art. In Chalkwell Park\, next to Metal’s Chalkwell Hall you will be able to explore new techniques on large-scale canvases. \nThis workshop is free and there is no need to book\, just come down to Chalkwell Hall and give it a go! \nSuitable for all ages (young people will need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian).
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/leigh-art-trail-spray-paint-workshop/
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SUMMARY:The Waiting Room - Exhibition by Estuary Writers
DESCRIPTION:As part of this year’s Leigh Art Trail\, we commissioned local writers group Estuary Writers to take over the waiting room on Platform One at Leigh-on-Sea train station.   \nEstuary Writers were given the brief ‘The Waiting Room’ in April 2023\, with a 100-word limit and open genre. They visited the site together to find inspiration within its walls\, and then worked on pieces across Spring\, sharing with each other and editing over eight weeks. The end result is a collection of thirteen themed pieces spanning poetry\, flash fiction and personal reflections. \nIncluded in the Waiting Room Exhibition are 12 x Printed Works 1 x Printed Panel and a free zine containing the full collection of written works. Audio recordings of the written pieces are currently hosted on Metal’s Listening Bench\, on the decking at Metal’s HQ Chalkwell Hall\, Leigh Art Trail Venue 1.  \nBe sure to come and visit the exhibition and listening bench and explore the full trail from Saturday 8 – Sunday 16 July. \nEstuary Writers was formed in 2018 after a successful group writer’s LAB at Metal during the Essex Writers House programme within the Essex Book Festival month. Two of the writers\, Maria Solecki and Kelly Buckley\, wanted to keep the momentum going\, and set up a regular writing group\, Estuary Writers. The group is now hosted by Maria Solecki and Jo Overfield\, meeting bi-monthly at Metal Southend\, and offers a supportive space to create\, connect and share. It welcomes writers of any level and genre and can be found on Instagram & Twitter @estuarywriters – please follow for upcoming events.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/the-waiting-room-exhibition-by-estuary-writers/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:A launch celebration of 'How to be a French Girl': Essex Writers House
DESCRIPTION:Book to attend the launch here! \nThe first novel from Essex writer and author Rose Cleary\, published by Weatherglass Books. An opportunity to hear from Rose and purchase your own copy on the night. \n“a fierce\, disturbing and funny debut novel about desire\, art and what we’ll risk to change ourselves”\n  \nAbout Rose Cleary\nRose is an author and writer from Essex. Her further texts include The Cleaner as Critic (New Socialist)\, Pompeii? (Precarious Straits\, The Other MA and The Other Waterworks\, Estuary Festival 2021) and Rhythmsss: a Snake Eating its Tail (Focal Point Gallery\, Historic England) \nAbout Weatherglass Books\nWeatherglass Books is a new independent press founded by Neil Griffiths (novelist and founder of the Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses) and Damian Lanigan (novelist and playwright). Weatherglass was founded on a shared love of Penelope Fitzgerald’s The Blue Flower and a shared fear that it wouldn’t find a publisher today.  Weatherglass Books wants to clear a space for the next The Blue Flower.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/a-launch-celebration-of-how-to-be-a-french-girl-essex-writers-house/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Myths of Essex: Essex Writers House
DESCRIPTION:Book a free ticket here! \nMyths of Essex  \nEssex boys\, witchcraft\, forgotten histories and a home like no other…  \nAn evening at Chalkwell Hall with four brilliant writers\, artists and activists\, each with a unique knowledge of Essex and the stories it holds.\n  \nJoin our guests as we delve into the myths\, legends and curious histories of our notorious county.\n  \n\nJournalist and writer of The Invention of Essex\, Tim Burrows \nArtist and activist Elsa James\, who premiered major solo exhibition ‘Othered in a region that has been historically Othered’  \nRoyal Literary Fund Fellow Syd Moore\, author of the Essex Witch Museum Mysteries  \nWriter\, storyteller and creator of Talliston House & Gardens\, John Tarrow \n \n\nFree to attend\, this panel talk will explore past and present bodies of work\, with time for a Q&A and conversations with our guest speakers.  \nBooks will also be available to purchase on the night\, supplied by local independent bookshop\, Jacqson Diego Story Emporium.\n  \nAbout the guests\n  \nTim Burrows \nTim Burrows is a journalist\, who has written about society\, culture and place for the Guardian\, New Statesman\, Vice\, the Daily Telegraph\, Dazed & Confused\, the Quietus and Somesuch Stories\, among others. A recurring subject in his work is Essex and the Thames Estuary. His Guardian longread ‘The Invention of Essex’ was published to widespread acclaim. He lives in Southend-on-Sea\, Essex.  \nTim joined Metal as a Writer in Residence during Essex Writers House 2021.  \nThis month marks the release of The Invention of Essex\, published by Profile Books. Deeply researched and thoroughly engaging\, The Invention of Essex shows that there is more to this fabled English county than meets the eye. A Financial Times ‘Book to Read in 2023’\n  \nElsa James \nElsa James is a British African-Caribbean conceptual artist and activist living in Essex since 1999. She works across live performance\, film (in which she also performs)\, text in digital formats and silkscreen prints on paper\, spoken word poetry\, and\, more recently\, large-scale neon text and sound. Since 2018 she has pursued an incisive exploration into the historical\, temporal and spatial dimensions of what it means to be Black in Essex—building critically on Gillian Darley’s assertion of Essex as ‘England’s most misunderstood county’. Her current artistic research —shifting away from Essex as a location and subject matter—focuses on the British Empire and the profundity of transatlantic slavery\, diaspora and belonging\, which she draws from the influential 2018 speech by the MP David Lammy in response to the Windrush scandal.  \nIn 2021\, she was a finalist for the prestigious Freelands Award with Focal Point Gallery and\, this year\, a nominated recipient of the Henry Moore Foundation Artists Award. Her work is held in private and public collections\, including the Government Art Collection and Beecroft Art Gallery\, for which she became the first female Black British artist to be acquired into the gallery’s permanent collection. In 2022\, she was named one of the 50 Most Influential People in Essex.  \nIn 2020\, Elsa James joined Metal as a Remote Artist in Residence.  \nElsa’s recent project\, Forgotten Black Essex\, led to the install of two new Blue Plaques in Essex which mark Hester Woodley and Princess Dinubolu. These are the first Blue Plaques which celebrate historic women of colour in the county.\n  \nSyd Moore \nSyd Moore is currently the first Author in Residence for Essex Libraries.   \nBest known for her Essex Witch Museum Mysteries (Strange Magic\, Strange Sight\, Strange Fascination\, Strange Tombs\, Strange Tricks) which were shortlisted for the Good Reader Holmes and Watson Award 2018 she has also written short stories – The Twelve Strange Days of Christmas (2019) and The Twelve Even Stranger Days of Christmas (2020) both of which were shortlisted for the prestigious ‘dagger awards’ by the Crime Writers Association. Harper Collins have published two standalone novels\, The Drowning Pool and Witch Hunt which became a bestseller. The first book in a new series\, Section W\, will be published by Oneworld in May 2021.   \nIn 2019 Moore became a Royal Literary Fund Fellow. For nine years prior to writing she was a lecturer and worked extensively in the publishing industry. In the 90s she presented Channel 4’s book programme\, Pulp. She is the founder of The Essex Girls Liberation Front and\, in 2020\, was successful in campaigning to have the derogatory definition of the ‘Essex Girl’ removed from the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary.\n  \nJohn Tarrow \nJohn Tarrow is a storyteller\, poet\, shaman\, award-winning author and creator of Britain’s most extraordinary home; Talliston House & Gardens. Talliston was a 25-year project that took the UK’s most ordinary house and transformed it\, room by room\, by ordinary people on an ordinary budget\, into Britain’s Most Extraordinary Home.  \nStarting as a three-bedroomed\, semi-detached\, ex-council house in Essex\, today not a single square centimetre of the original house remains. In its place is an extraordinary labyrinth of locations\, each set in different times and places.  \nTalliston is a once ordinary house and gardens in Essex where its thirteen rooms have been transformed into extraordinary locations each set in a different time and place. Magnolia living rooms have been recreated as Welsh watchtowers. Garages as log cabins in the woods. Box-rooms as 1920s investigator offices. A former pink bedroom is now a dark and haunted Scottish chamber. Talliston – a name that means ‘the hidden place in the wood’ – in the medieval market town of Great Dunmow\, just minutes from Stansted airport\, is another world hiding on a perfectly normal street\, inviting you to step inside and discover its secrets. 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/myths-of-essex-essex-writers-house/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:The City That Walks On Water: Script Read Through: Essex Writers House
DESCRIPTION:Join the Read-Through by booking a ticket here!  \nWe* are putting on an exciting theatrical production ABOUT Southend pier and ON Southend pier – for schools and for the public – from 19th – 23rd of September\, but before we do that\, we need your help!\n  \nOur acts span the pier’s long and fascinating history – who built the pier? who loved the pier? who wanted to destroy the pier? – and more. We want to make this work as entertaining and community-based as possible. This is where you come in!  \nAre we doing this iconic landmark justice or should we take a long walk off it…?   \nYou decide \nCome along to a fun evening of creativity and local history at Chalkwell Hall – your feedback on our scripts will be very much valued \n*We are a group of locally based producers\, directors\, educators\, screen-play and historical fiction writers with a passion for the pier. 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/the-city-that-walks-on-water-script-read-through-essex-writers-house/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:The Drawing Social
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our third Drawing Social event taking place at Granby Winter Garden on Monday 26 June from 5pm – 6.30pm ✏️ \nThe Drawing Social is a new bi-monthly\, informal and women-led drawing network. The events are open to any creatives\, of all skills and backgrounds\, interested in exploring storytelling through print\, zines\, and comics (18+). We aim to bring together like-minded artists\, to share skills and interests and to develop the DIY print and comics scene in Liverpool. \nOver the course of the event\, we will invite you to share your own projects\, participate in discussions and enjoy vegan food and snacks. Come along and bring your own drawings to share! \n 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/the-drawing-social-3/
LOCATION:Granby Winter Garden\, 37-39 Cairns Street\, Liverpool\, L8 2UW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Black Essex & Here with actor and writer Danielle Kassaraté: Essex Writers House
DESCRIPTION:An opportunity for Black students\, graduates or school-leavers of Essex\, aged 16 – 18 years old. \nMon 26 and Tues 27 June  \n10am – 4pm at Metal on both days. \nJoin the two-day workshop here!\nConcerned about school timetable? Check out our offer and the suggestion points below.  \nA two day workshop at Essex Writers House with actor and writer Danielle Kassaraté. This is an opportunity for Black students\, graduates or school-leavers of Essex\, aged 16 – 18 years old.   \nThese sessions will be a safe space to explore and share brand new conversations\, find new friendships\, challenge\, discuss and celebrate the identity of Black Essex.   \nIf you have an interest in a creative subject or any form of self expression\, we’d love to welcome you to this workshop. Work with Danielle and her creative guests\, learn about the life of an actor/writer and meet fellow Black students and graduates who live or study in Essex!  \nBy taking part\, you will be supporting Danielle in researching and writing her first full-length play\, which will be set in an Essex secondary school.\n  \nIMPORTANT INFORMATION :  \n\nThis is an opportunity for Black students\, graduates or school-leavers of Essex\, aged 16 – 18 years old.  \n12 x spaces available. \nAll attendees who join us for both sessions will be paid £50 to support their own creative practice\, fund new interests from these sessions and/or travel costs. \nWe will provide lunch on both days\, free of charge. Metal has a strong connection to food. We love to cook and host groups in our building! Once you have booked a free ticket\, we will email to ask you about any dietary requirements or allergies. \nIf you need evidence from Metal for your teacher\, parent or employer to request two days ‘off timetable’\, please contact us for a formal letter and paperwork which will support your attendance. Email chalkwell@ metalculture.com or call 01702 470 700. \n\n\nAll genders are welcome\, and we will do our very best to accommodate any access needs. When we contact you to confirm your place\, we welcome any additional information which will help us to welcome you to these sessions.\n \n\nAbout Danielle  \nDanielle Kassaraté is an actor\, director & theatre practitioner born & raised in Dagenham\, Essex. After training at Royal Central School of Speech & Drama (Applied Theatre & Education)\, Danielle worked as a Project Leader & youth theatre director for Haringey Shed\, an inclusive theatre company & working with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.  \nDanielle’s main focus as a writer is currently Black women & identity. She was shortlisted for the Royal Court Writers Group & has published a monologue with Team Angelica Tales\, with both pieces exploring these themes. As a director Danielle has been awarded the Regional Young Theatre Directors’ Scheme & assisted on All My Sons at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch. She is currently an Associate Director & Head of Talent Development at Queen’s\, supporting & identifying emerging local artists.  \nDanielle is co-founder of Mawa Theatre Company (the UK’s first all-Black all Female Shakespeare Company) and is the founder and artistic director of  X-Bag (an all-black led\, London based play reading group).  \nHer acting credits include international tours with the National Theatre\, as well as productions with The Young Vic\, Leicester Curve\, Birmingham Rep\, Mercury Theatre\, The Royal Exchange Theatre & Theatre Clwyd. Danielle recently gained my first television credit with Netflix / Warner Bros. 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/black-essex-here-with-actor-and-writer-danielle-kassarate-essex-writers-house/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Metal Day Trip to Belongings: Windrush 75 with Evewright Arts Foundation
DESCRIPTION:Metal Day Trip to Tilbury Cruise Terminal Tilbury. Belongings: Windrush 75 with Evewright Arts Foundation \n\nSaturday 24 June\n10am – 6.30pm\n£4 per person\n\nBook a seat on our coach to visit Belongings: Windrush 75\, presented by Evewright Arts Foundation.\nGet your tickets here. \nThis exciting sound and art installation commemorates and celebrates the people of the Windrush Generation and the talents of descendants who have contributed to British society over the past 75 years. You will experience an installation which offers a unique opportunity to deepen the specific discussion on how the presence of the Windrush generation and their descendants has shaped the recent history of Britain. Join us for a full programme based on the themes of movement of people\, identity and belonging conveyed through filmed interviews with elders\, reflections from descendants\, sound\, song\, dance and visual projections. There will also be a community film segment on the theme of migration\, DJ sessions\, vintage cars display and food stalls. \nThe weekend will also include Tilbury Bridge Walkway of Memories a site-specific art installation\, which comprises of images\, documents\, audio recordings and memorabilia adorning the bridge that passengers of the Empire Windrush first walked across as they entered Britain in 1948. \nFind out more about Evewright Arts Foundation and this free event. \nSchedule \n\n9.45am: Meet at Chalkwell Park Car Park (SS0 8NB)\n10am: Departure time\n10.45am: Arrival at Tilbury Cruise Terminal (RM18 7NG)\n11am: Private View begins at Belongings: Windrush 75\n\nExperience film\, music\, and performances curated by artist EVEWRIGHT \nPlus food stalls\, classic car displays\, come in period costume! \n\n5.45pm: departure time\nStop one – 6.30pm: Arrival at Chalkwell Park Car Park\nStop two – 6.45pm: Arrival at Focal Point Gallery\, for the opening of Unstable Condition\, a solo exhibition from Rebecca Moss.\n\nFind out more about the exhibition at Focal Point Gallery here.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/metal-day-trip-to-belongings-windrush-75-with-evewright-arts-foundation/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Lucky Dip: Essex Writers House
DESCRIPTION:Book a ticket while you can! \nA writers’ social with a twist!  Come along to meet new people swap notes and be entertained. With an opportunity to share your own projects and original work\, ideal for any emerging writers or local creatives looking to reach a friendly audience. Expect an element of surprise from our guest host\, who will take-over the Essex Writers House stage!  \nWe’re excited to host Alice Roots\, a performance artist (and 1/5th of Figs in Wigs) to share her new project\, BANK OF HOPE which invites you to think\, write and play. We’ll also be spinning our artist-made tombola\, created especially for Southend by the brilliant Sally Chinea.  \nAbout Alice\nAlice is a performance artist working in live art\, dance\, cabaret and theatre. Her work is light and provocative. She has developed a considered style of physical performance that is visual\, expressionate\, playful\, clown-like and sensitive. She has made performance for the outdoors\, durational work\, pieces for club context\, gallery setting and traditional theatre spaces.   \nShe makes work independently and in collaboration with other artists. Alice is co-artistic director of Figs in Wigs\, a five-strong female performance company whose work is an unconventional mix of theatre\, live art\, comedy and dance. With an antiquated sense of humour they use puns\, bad jokes and pop culture references to charm and disarm audiences of all ages.  \nAlice has choreographed for Bryony Kimmings\, Sink The Pink and Duckie. Alice has also made performance work with GETINTHEBACKOFTHEVAN\, Viv Gordon and Tom Roden (R&D)\, Vic Lewellyn (R&D)\, Robert Pacitti\, Hunt & Darton\, Caroline Wright and Helen Paris.   \nShe has performed nationally and internationally. 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/lucky-dip-essex-writers-house/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Online discussion on the making of Simon Says / Dadda with artist Beverley Bennett
DESCRIPTION:Book a free ticket to the online discussion here\n\nWe will be introducing the wider project themes and discussing the process involved in creating the film.\n\n\n\nBeverley hosted a series of Gatherings at four UK socially engaged arts spaces (Metal\, Liverpool\, Grand Union\, Birmingham\, Lux\, London and Newbridge Project\, Newcastle)\, where women and non-binary individuals were guided through a therapeutic process\, supported by a mental health practitioner\, to explore their own family relationships and experiences of patriarchy. The workshops involved looking at film\, listening to music\, drawing\, writing poetry and cooking together. \n\n\nThe film features footage shot by Beverley supported by family\, actors and a film crew\, and a series of audio testimonies gifted by the project participants.  \n\n\n‘Whatever healing work we do in our lives heals the ancestral lineage of the previous seven generations\, and the seven generations to come’ – Dr Judith Rich  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n‘Simon Says / Dadda’ is a collaborative three-screen film exploring father/daughter relationships which has been shown at Grand Union\, Birmingham and will tour to Lux\, London and NewBridge Project in Newcastle. The film highlights the deep impact that structural inequalities have within wider society. It was developed during a Metal residency. \nBook here.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/online-discussion-on-the-making-of-simon-says-dadda-with-artist-beverley-bennett/
LOCATION:UK Wide (Online Event)\, Online\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:A launch celebration of 'Little Estuaries': Essex Writers House
DESCRIPTION:Book here to join \n  \nJoin us at Chalkwell Hall for the Southend launch of Daniel Kramb’s new book of poetry — Little Estuaries\, published by the brand new UK imprint of Amsterdam’s HetMoet\, HetMoet-Menard\, and featuring cover art by Louisa Albani. \n“Gloriously spare and strange and compendious and tender\, like a hymn.” — Sara Baume\, author of Seven Steeples \nIn Little Estuaries\, Daniel Kramb goes in search of what’s fleeting between the shores. Amid a constantly shifting sense of what can be seen\, sensed or experienced\, the poet probes the estuary as sphere: an opening up\, a possibility.  \nWhittled down\, like sea to stream\, his poems emerge\, in their own distinct form\, estuary-shaped on the page. Intricate\, at times playful\, always open\, these unassuming\, small pieces reach beyond the confines\, always returning to what’s undeniable\, as the body.  \nSilt-smeared and salty\, this is poetry not on landscape\, but through it: formed not by what exists\, but from what’s washed up within.\n  \n“What emerges\, through and around these gentle and effective poems is a different sense of the estuary\, a place of quiet and shifting landscapes\, from the experience of walking out\, then letting go.” — Rachel Lichtenstein\, author of Estuary\n  \nAbout Daniel  \nDaniel Kramb is a writer and poet. He is a member of Malika’s Poetry Kitchen and his prose history of the collective is out in Too Young\, Too Loud\, Too Different (2021). Other work has appeared in The London Magazine\, Prototype\, Popshot and elsewhere. His fiction includes Central (2015) and From Here (2012). Look at Us is a stage collaboration with JJ Bola. Several Little Estuaries make up a poetry intervention at Thameside Nature Reserve commissioned for SEEPARK (South Essex Estuary Park) by URBAN landscape architects and arts organisation Metal Southend. Danielkramb.com \n  \nAbout Louisa  \nLouisa Amelia Albani is an artist\, educator and small press publisher. Night bird press pamphlets are stocked at London Review Bookshop\, Poetry Pharmacy (Shropshire Hills)\, Seven Fables (Exmoor)\, Charleston bookshop (Lewes)\, Treadwells Bookshop\, Tate Britain Bookshop\, Much Ado Bookshop (Alfriston\, East Sussex)\, Kim’s Bookshops (Arundel & Chichester)\, Boekhandel Livius de Zevensprong\, Tilburg\, The Netherlands. nightbirdpress.com 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/a-launch-celebration-of-little-estuaries-essex-writers-house/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Telling Personal Stories for Screen: Essex Writers House
DESCRIPTION:Book a ticket here through Essex Film Collective! \n£5 for non-members of Essex Film Collective \nEveryone has a story to tell. Come and explore how you can shape your personal stories for screen.  \nEssex Film Collective is collaborating with George Morgan of Essex Visual Arts to bring you a dynamic workshop on on dramatising personal stories for the screen.  \nGeorge will lead writing exercises and use case studies\, including his own animated short film ‘The red ball’ to facilitate how stories can heal and how the process can lend itself to healing for the artist.  \nNo prior knowledge needed\, just a willingness to be open. \nAbout George Morgan\, founder of Essex Visual Arts\nGeorge Morgan is an Essex based video artist and writer-producer who has been commissioned by RADA\, BBC Arts\, Screensouth and Arts Council England. George was recently selected for the BFI NETWORK South East producers programme in addition to being invited as one of seven writers to take part in the Mercury Theatre playwright programme\, led by Kenny Emson.  \nGeorge gravitates towards stories that unapologetically explore the intersectionality of the Black British experience through historical and contemporary narratives. The growing exploration of his ancestral roots uncover an influx of hidden stories\, people and places that will inevitably bring previous empires and current institutions into a dramatic form with an investigative exploration at the heart of it.  \nAbout Essex Film Collective\nESSEX FILM COLLECTIVE is a community of talented\, reliable professionals who work across all areas of the film & TV industry that are based in Essex. \nWe provide support and opportunities for filmmakers in Essex and help people to connect within the county. ESSEX FILM COLLECTIVE aims to help grow Essex’s reputation as a thriving hub for independent film & TV. 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/telling-personal-stories-for-screen-essex-writers-house/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Words In Chalk: Essex Writers House
DESCRIPTION:A lively and popular spoken word poetry event which brings together an eclectic line-up of writers and performers from Essex and beyond. Come along and see who takes the stage at this Essex Writers House special\, hosted by Southend born and bred poet Hollie Dee and headlined by Hazel Mehmet and Bethany Down. With many more acts raring to go… \nAbout the poets  \nHazel Mehmet \nHazel Mehmet has been using their voice to speak on all things political\, all things parenting\, and all things queer\, since October 2019. They have headlined a number of incredible UK shows\, such as The Big Queer Poetry Show\, BYOB\, Trouble Tongues\, Big Trouble Poetry\, Brixton Says and Moetry\, and have been interviewed for several radio shows. When not parenting\, writing\, working or correcting people on the pronunciation of their name Hazel also works to help the homeless communities\, both personally\, and via their global platform Shxts & Scribbles. \nBethany Down\nBethany Down is a Birmingham-bred actor\, spoken-word artist\, office monkey and part-time Avril Lavigne fanatic. Her poetry is a mix of brutal honesty and personal epiphany; expect tales of heartache\, a foul mouth and zero prisoners taken. Her passion for blurring the lines between theatre and lyricism have earned her a Genesis slam title\, feature slots with Mind Over Matter\, Process Productions and The Big Queer Poetry Show (to name a few) and most recently\, a global commercial. \nHollie Dee\nHollie is an intuitive & gifted performer. A trained dancer\, actress & poet she draws from her collective personal life experience exploring topics such as mental health & mindfulness. Her poetry styles rhythmical\, melodic & combined with simple lyrical movement. She creates a conversational story telling feel that’s unmistakeably authentic. 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/words-in-chalk-essex-writers-house/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Finding Your Roots with Words In Chalk: Essex Writers House
DESCRIPTION:Book a workshop ticket here! Limited spaces \nIf you have an interest in writing or performing\, this is for you!\nDig into your roots with Jake and Hazel\, part of the poet led team behind lively spoken word night Words In Chalk.\nTogether\, we’ll be exploring self-expression\, emotive language\, figurative phrases and performance tips\, with time to write and work out new ideas. \nBeginners are very welcome in this fun and friendly space.\nAll workshop participants will be invited to perform later that evening at Words In Chalk – the live show\, also at Metal! Find out more here. \nAbout the poets  \nJake Nathan\nJake is a slam winning spoken-word poet\, producer and rapper from London. His work focusses on mental health\, social justice issues and being working class in England. 
 Jake has headlined poetry shows across the South East. His poems have been featured on BBC Radio Kent and the Word Spoken podcast. He has had page poetry published by Anti-Heroin Chic\, Thanet Writers and elsewhere.  \nHazel Mehmet\nHazel Mehmet has been using their voice to speak on all things political\, all things parenting\, and all things queer\, since October 2019. They have headlined a number of incredible UK shows\, such as The Big Queer Poetry Show\, BYOB\, Trouble Tongues\, Big Trouble Poetry\, Brixton Says and Moetry\, and have been interviewed for several radio shows. When not parenting\, writing\, working or correcting people on the pronunciation of their name Hazel also works to help the homeless communities\, both personally\, and via their global platform Shxts & Scribbles.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/finding-your-roots-with-words-in-chalk-essex-writers-house/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Placemaking Poetics: Essex Writers House
DESCRIPTION:Book a workshop ticket here! Limited spaces \nA walking workshop exploring place-based writing through techniques such as concrete poetry\, psychogeography and mark-making. Led by Bella and Elaine from London based publishing project Fieldnotes\, this session will focus on process and conversations\, capturing our settings through a blend of writing and drawing. All levels of experience welcome. \nAbout Fieldnotes\nFIELDNOTES is an artist-run publishing project based in Newham in east London. We produce a print journal twice a year and a public programme of workshops\, radio broadcasts\, screenings and readings. Founded in 2020\, FIELDNOTES aims to promote and support non-conforming creative practices that pioneer new cultural forms. \nThere is always a third thing between two things that are known. We are interested in whatever there is between translations & transitions\, friendships & collaborations\, things-in-progress\, converging genres and methods of poetic innovation. Our purpose is to provide a test site for ideas and research; a space for experimental modes and new prototypes. 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/placemaking-poetics-essex-writers-house/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Yvonne Hercules 'Olive' EP Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join Yvonne Hercules for a musical journey through Black Femininity and its nuances referencing alternative folk\, alternative soul\, jazz and rock genres\, as she showcases songs from her EP entitled ‘Olive’. Book here. \n‘Olive’ is partly inspired by the life & work of feminist activist Olive Morris and will be released 9 June 2023 on Trapped Animal Records. Yvonne will be joined by her band and will be performing the EP in full alongside interpretations of songs by prominent and unknown minority female artists + support performances from invited special guests. This project is supported by Arts Council England.  \nYvonne Hercules is a singer-songwriter/artist & performer based in Cambridge UK. Her music has received nods from publications including Clash Magazine\, The Line of Best Fit\, Afropunk\, and others and she has received support from PRS Foundation\, Arts Council England towards her work.  \nInspired by Folk\, Blues\, Rock & Soul\, her songs are a culmination of these genres underpinned by honest\, thought-provoking lyrics. She also draws on inspiration from visual mediums outside of music including art & film\, with visual concepts often coinciding alongside her songs.  \nYvonne will be embarking on a 5 date tour across the South East of England in June 2023 to showcase songs from her new EP entitled ‘Olive’ to be released on the 9 June 2023. We are excited for Yvonne to be showcasing her songs at Metal Peterborough. 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/yvonne-hercules-olive-ep-tour/
LOCATION:Metal Peterborough\, Chauffeur's Cottage\, St Peter's Road\, Peterborough\, PE1 1YX
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Radical Pilgrimage: The Saffron Trail: Essex Writers House
DESCRIPTION:FREE (Suggested donation for pilgrimage stages) \nJoin Lora along the way here! \nStage 1 – Southend to Belfairs / Hadleigh  \nArtist\, writer\, wild-crafter Lora Aziz will be taking part in a 7-day 70-mile Radical Pilgrimage along The Saffron Trail as part of our series of In My Steps: Radical Walks in Essex. You can join Lora for Stage 1 of the Radical Pilgrimage! \nBefore the main walk begins we will be inviting members of our Netpark Wellbeing groups to join us for a short warm-up walk around the grounds of Chalkwell Park. \n\nDistance: 5 miles\nTime: 2.5 hours approx (including warm-up walk at Chalkwell Park)\nStarting point: Metal\, Chalkwell Park\, London Road\, Westcliff-on-Sea\, SS0 8NB\nFinishing point: The entrance to Great Wood\, Poors Lane\, Hadleigh\, Benfleet\, SS7 2LA\nTickets: Donation – suggested donation £10\n\nFind out more about this leg of the walk including highlights and things to discover along the way at visitessex.com  \nThings to note  \n\nThis is a linear walk. You will need to arrange your own transport to and from the start and finish points. \nThe end time is approximate. The duration of the walk will depend on many things including weather\, terrain\, and who knows what we will encounter along the way. An adventurous spirit is required. \nYou can find out more details about each leg of the walk on the Visit Essex website – search for Saffron Trail. But please note\, in true Essex Book Festival style\, we are doing the walk backwards – Visit Essex instructions are for those travelling south – we are travelling north. \nPlease wear sturdy\, comfortable shoes/boots and dress appropriately for the weather. We suggest you bring an umbrella\, sun hat and sun cream just in case and bring along a water bottle for refreshment and snacks. \n\nThe Saffron Trail  \nThe Saffron Trail stretches for 70 miles passing through five county districts: Uttlesford\, Chelmsford\, Rochford\, Castle Point and Southend.  \nStarting at Southend Pier\, The Saffron Trail hugs The Thames until it reaches Hadleigh Country Park. It then turns inland towards Hockley Woods\, before pivoting north towards Danbury\, Chelmsford and Great Dunmow\, and finally arriving at Saffron Walden\, the one-time UK capital of saffron.  \nFor full details of the Radical Pilgrimage visit https://essexbookfestival.org.uk/event/radical-pilgrimage-the-saffron-trail/  
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/radical-pilgrimage-the-saffron-trail-essex-writers-house/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Lyric Writing & Poetry with Yvonne Hercules
DESCRIPTION:Join Yvonne Hercules for a creative lyric writing and poetry workshop on Monday 12 June from Chauffeurs Cottage! Book here. \nThe workshop will be based on creating lyrical work that references identity\, background and the nuances surrounding the experiences of marginalised communities. There is no requirement to have any previous experience with lyric writing or poetry as Yvonne will be guiding you through the process using visual and audio to support your creative process. There will also be space for discussion both during and after the workshop.   \nThis workshop is part of a tour of Yvonne’s new EP\, ‘Olive’\, which is partly inspired by the life and work of feminist activist Olive Morris.  The EP will be released on 9 June 2023 by Trapped Animal Records.   \nBook your free tickets here. \nYvonne will be doing a live showcase of her EP at Metal Peterborough on Friday 16 June. Learn more here.  \nThis workshop is open to those who identify as coming from a marginalised background and who are aged 16+.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/lyric-writing-poetry-with-yvonne-hercules/
LOCATION:Metal Peterborough\, Chauffeur's Cottage\, St Peter's Road\, Peterborough\, PE1 1YX
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Mooncup Theatre's Morning Rave!
DESCRIPTION:It’s back! The sun has returned and so has Mooncup Theatre’s fourth edition of The Morning Rave! \nWake your body up\, revitalise\, let go and dance yourself into the weekend alongside a bunch of other wonderful souls. Followed by some yummy vegan brunch to replenish you! \n10am – Arrive (options for hydration caffeine/juice/water) \n10:10am – (optional) Guided Warm Up \n10:20am – We Rave \n11am – Cool Down \n11:10 am Let’s Eat (vegan) Brekkie \nWe hope you can come and move with us! \nAdvance tickets available on Eventbrite \n(Tickets also available on the door.)
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/mooncup-theatre-morning-rave-4/
LOCATION:Metal Liverpool\, Platform 1\, Edge Hill Station\, Tunnel Road\, Liverpool\, L7 6ND\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:One Side Only: Essex Writers House
DESCRIPTION:One Side Only: From then to now\, Southend’s alternative press \nBook a free ticket here!  \nIf you’re interested in making your own publication\, collaborating with other local creatives or digging into Southend’s history of DIY culture\, this is the night for you!   \n  \nWe’ll start in the 70s.  \n \nArtist/writer Graham Burnett will share an insight to the underground press and DIY culture of Southend\, as captured in his new book. Southend on Zine explores 50 years of Southend’s counterculture\, as told through fanzines\, people’s papers and community magazines made in the town between 1971 and 2021.   \n  \nFast forward to 2023.   \nMeet Jemma Harwood\, who will introduce us Eye Junk Zine. Jemma curates and distributes this brilliant collaborative art zine every other month\, as well as spotlighting local events and hosting a regular call-out for new work. Pick up Issue04 and find out how to submit your own work for the next issue!  \n  \nReach across time and make your own broadside!\n \nWith materials supplied on the night (and anything you might like to bring along)\, we invite you to draw on inspiration from Graham and Jemma’s short talks and publications to make your very own broadside. Broadsides were one of the most common forms of printed materials between the 16th and 19th century. Often sold at public executions\, used to share song lyrics\, or designed to be folded into pamphlets\, a traditional broadside might have been used as a type of souvenir\, a temporary artwork or a cheap way of sharing and spreading information.   \nWhether you use monoprinting\, the written word\, collage or origami\, we invite you to try something new\, put your thoughts to paper\, explore the punk side of writing and connect with fellow writers and artists of Southend and beyond!  \n \n 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/one-side-only-essex-writers-house/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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