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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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SUMMARY:Simon Says/Dadda: Film screening
DESCRIPTION:Simon Says/Dadda is a collaborative three-screen film exploring father/daughter relationships together with Black and Asian women and non-binary individuals from four host cities across the UK (Liverpool\, Birmingham\, Newcastle and London). The ambitious largescale film project was developed during a Metal residency and highlights the deep impact that structural inequalities have within wider society.  \nThe screening will take place at FACT\,  Liverpool on Wednesday 7 June at 7pm. This is a pay what you can screening (suggested donation £3). Book your ticket  \nThrough a series of Gatherings hosted by Beverley at four UK socially engaged arts spaces (Metal\, Liverpool\, Grand Union\, Birmingham\, Lux\, London and Newbridge\, Newcastle)\, Beverley guided women and non-binary individuals 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.  \nThe three screens feature footage shot by Beverley supported by family\, actors and a film crew\, and a series of audio testimonies gifted by the project participants. \nTrigger warnings: Family relationships\, grief\, family planning\, abuse.  \nAbout Beverley \nBeverley Bennett is an artist-filmmaker whose work revolves around the possibilities of drawing\, performance and collaboration. Her practice connects multiple ways of making. The first of these is a concern with the importance of ‘gatherings’ to denote a methodology that differs from the more hierarchical model of the workshop; one person leading and sharing information with participants taking part in the activities. Instead ‘gatherings’ are cyclical\, whereby everyone learns from each other and often formulate in myriad ways\, from reading together to gathering at a party. This has created a ‘tapestry of voices’\, an interweaving of communalities and differences that provide a broader view\, an important part of amplifying intergenerational relationships.  \nThe second is an investigation of the idea of The Archive (often beginning projects by creating / adding to her own extensive personal archives of interviews\, using them for preliminary research and experimentation) and the third is collaboration. This is frequently through socially political work with other creatives\, fine artists\, community members\, young children and their families. Her practice provides spaces for participants to become collaborators and provides a point of focus from where to unpick ideas around what constitutes an art practice and for whom art is generated.  \nBennett’s work has been shown nationally and internationally; venues include the British Film Institute (BFI)\, London (2023); Birmingham 2022 Festival (2022); CinemaAfrica Film Festival\, Stockholm (2018); Encounters Short Film Festival\, Bristol (2017); Wysing Art Centre\, Cambridgeshire (2017); Spike Island\, Bristol (2017); New Art Exchange\, Nottingham (2016); National Gallery of Jamaica\, Kingston (2016); Bluecoat\, Liverpool (2010).  \nBook your ticket
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/simon-says-dadda-screening/
LOCATION:FACT\, 88 Wood Street\, Liverpool\, L1 4DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Weekly Storytime Picnic with Jacqson Diego: Essex Writers House
DESCRIPTION:Book a family ticket here for Storytime Picnic! \nEvery Wednesday in June – 12:00pm – 12:45pm \nFor children aged 6 months – 4 years and their grown ups.\nBring your own picnic lunch and join us at Metal’s Chalkwell Hall for some storytime fun\, every Wednesday lunchtime in June. It’s free to come along and everyone is welcome. Books will be available to buy after this session if you’d like to carry on telling tales at home. \nAbout Jacqson Diego Story Emporium  \nJacqson Diego Story Emporium belongs to every child who has imagined a story. Set up in 2011\, in response to a discussion with some young people\, it is an independent bookshop that is completely child centric\, a place where children can discover and explore books just for fun. Where they can find the means to live their dreams\, find themselves and realise opportunity through the ownership of books and stories on their own terms. We are fully inclusive and try to ensure that every child\, their friends and family are reflected on our shelves\, and every aspiration can be found. As a social enterprise\, the company is completely not for profit\, and provides as many ways for children to be curious and explore books as possible. By supporting us\, you are supporting the community\, and we thank you.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/weekly-wednesday-takeovers-with-jacqson-diego-essex-writers-house/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:RLF Reading Round with Syd Moore: Essex Writers House
DESCRIPTION:Book a free place here! \nRLF Reading Round is a unique network of reading groups\, each run by a published author. The group leaders\, or ‘Lectors’\, may be playwrights\, poets\, writers of fiction or non-fiction: all are able to offer a unique ‘insider’s’ perspective’ on the texts under discussion.   \nFor almost 2 years\, Metal have hosted a regular group led by acclaimed novelist and short-story writer Syd Moore.  \nTo mark Essex Writers House\, a programme which Syd was instrumental in developing\, we are excited to offer a limited number of spaces to join her Reading Round for the evening.   \nWhat to expect from the Reading Round\nThere’s no reading to be done either before or after the sessions. Instead\, each week the group listens to different pieces of writing that the Lector reads out loud. The selected writing might be a short story\, poem\, speech\, memoir or piece of narrative non-fiction. The pieces are then discussed at some length to get under the skin of the text: What effects does it have on us as we read? How does it achieve those effects? Guided by the lector\, participants consider the text in detail\, looking at tone\, choice of words\, viewpoint\, the effect of a certain image or turn of phrase\, and so on. \nGroups are run loosely along the lines of practical criticism\, whereby readers are encouraged to respond afresh to the words on the page in front of them\, rather than relying on preconceived ideas about a text. All that is required of participants is a willingness to listen\, discuss and be open to new ideas. For many participants\, the group provides a valuable opportunity to meet with other book-lovers in a friendly\, stimulating and relaxed environment.  \n  \nAbout Syd Moore\nSyd Moore is an acclaimed novelist and short-story writer whose work focusses on the historic witch hunts in Essex. Her first book\, The Drowning Pool (HarperCollins\, 2011) looked at the legend of Sarah Moore\, a notorious sea witch\, in Moore’s home town of Leigh-on-Sea. The bestselling Witch Hunt (HarperCollins\, 2012) investigated the hysteria of 1645–47 inflamed by the notorious Witchfinder General. Moore continues to explore the witch hunts of Essex in her current series The Essex Witch Museum Mysteries (Strange Magic\, Strange Sight\, Strange Fascination\, Strange Tombs) published by OneWorld. The Strange Days of Christmas (OneWorld\, 2019) is her first short-story collection. \nPrior to writing\, Syd Moore was a lecturer\, worked extensively in the publishing industry and presented Channel 4’s book programme\, Pulp. She was the founding editor of Level 4\, an arts and culture magazine\, and co-creator of Superstrumps\, the game that reclaims female stereotypes. In 2017 she founded the Essex Girls Liberation Front to challenge and reposition the stereotype of the Essex Girl. She was also appointed UK ambassador for the Danish charity\, DINNødhjælp\, which helps Nigerian ‘witch’ children. In 2018 she was selected to be the writer in residence for the Essex Book Festival and began an on-going campaign for an Essex Writers House. Her debut screenplay\, Witch West\, has been optioned by Hidden Door Productions.  \nSyd Moore has been shortlisted for the Dead Good Reader awards. She lives in Essex where her books are set.  \nFind out more about the Royal Literary Fund here. 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/rlf-reading-round-with-syd-moore-essex-writers-house/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Writers Hot Desk: Essex Writers House
DESCRIPTION:Book a free desk here! \nBook a free writing desk in our Attic Studio and take some time to focus on your work\, whether it be a short story\, coursework or your memoirs. You are guaranteed a changing view across the Estuary and the grounds of Chalkwell Park\, along with some space to think.  \nThe desks are accessible via lift from our ground floor and there are bathrooms on all floors. Chalkwell Hall has a ramp at the front entrance. There is a free car park on site\, which is open 24/7.  \nThere are three desks available per day – we recommend booking early to avoid disappointment. If you miss out\, please check back regularly here on Eventbrite for cancellations.  \nPlease note – we are restricting bookings to a maximum of two days per writer\, to ensure that the opportunity is afforded to as many writers as possible!  \n——————————————  \nThis year\, our desks are named after brilliant and multi-talented contemporary writers who hail from Essex. Tovey\, Tandoh and Morgan have taken interesting routes to the literary world\, resulting in careers as authors\, hosts and journalists which land them in the Top 10 Sunday Times Bestsellers and Forbes 30 Under 30 lists. You might also recognize them from your television sets.\n \n  \nThe Tovey Desk  \nRussell Tovey is an actor\, screenwriter\, author and art collector\, originally from Billericay. On screen\, he is best-known for appearing in The History Boys\, Years and Years\, Being Human\, The Good Liar and American Horror Story. He also returned to his Billericay roots to play Budgie in hit show Gavin & Stacey.  \nRussell co-hosts the hit podcast Talk Art with gallerist Robert Diament\, and together they wrote the Sunday Times Bestseller Talk Art : Everything you wanted to know about contemporary art but were afraid to ask. Their new book\, Talk Art : The Interviews is released in May this year. He was a judge for the prestigious Turner Prize in 2021.\n \n  \nThe Tandoh Desk  \nRuby Tandoh is a food writer and author\, originally from Southend on Sea. She was a finalist on the Great British Bake Off in 2013\, and has been writing\, making and working in food ever since. She is a recipe columnist\, cookbook author and food writer\, a well as remaining an active food and pastry chef.  \nRuby has written for The New Yorker\, The Guardian\, Vice\, Taste\, Eater\, Vittles and more. Her books include Cook As You Are: Recipes for Real Life\, Hungry Cooks and Messy Kitchens\, Cook As You Are: the easy-read version\, Breaking Eggs: An Audio Guide to Baking and Top 10 Sunday Times Bestseller Eat Up!: Food\, Appetite and Eating What You Want.\n \n  \nThe Morgan Desk  \nJessica Morgan is a British NCTJ-accredited journalist\, Forbes 30 Under 30 2021 candidate\, writer\, editor\, broadcaster\, speaker and brand consultant originally from Southend-on-Sea. Currently living in Dubai\, Jessica is Assistant National Editor for the National News. Previously\, she was Editor for Time Out Abu Dhabi\, Deputy Editor of The Face magazine and staff writer for Refinery29. She was shortlisted for the New Journalist of the Year at the British Journalism Awards in 2020\, aged 26.  \nJessica’s freelance work covers breaking news\, current affairs\, women’s issues\, sustainability\, entertainment\, beauty\, fashion and lifestyle stories and has been featured in The Times\, Grazia\, ELLE\, Harper’s Bazaar\, The Independent\, Evening Standard\, Black Ballad\, gal-dem\, Soho House\, Timeout London\, Stylist and Red magazine. 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/writers-hot-desk-essex-writers-house/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Banner and flag-making workshops with Peterborough Pride
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Peterborough Pride\, we are hosting an open banner and flag-making workshop! Book here. \n The workshop is designed to provide a safer space for young LGBTQIA+ people to express themselves creatively while also learning new making skills. The workshop will be delivered by experienced facilitator Ramona Zadissa  (they/them)\, who is knowledgeable about the needs and concerns of the LGBTQIA+ community.   \nDuring these sessions\, participants will work together to create banners and flags that will be used during Peterborough Pride’s Parade (held on 24 June) and displayed at The Green Backyard where the Pride celebration event will take place.  \nRamona will provide guidance and support to the participants as they create their items. The workshop will also be a space for conversation and engagement\, where participants can share their stories and experiences with one another.   \nAs far as it is possible\, we aim to try and chose materials for this workshop which are eco-friendly and recycled\, or recyclable.  \nThese workshops will provide young LGBTQIA+ people with a fun and supportive space to create something meaningful and to learn new skills. We will ensure that everyone feels welcome and included\, and that the workshop is a positive and empowering experience for all participants.  \nRamona Zadissa  \nRamona Zadissa (they/them) is a creative freelancer\, passionate about community engagement\, collaborative learning\, skill sharing\, and curious about ways to make this world a colourfully brilliant place for all.   \nBook your free tickets here. \nImage credit: Jess Lund
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/banner-and-flag-making-workshops-with-peterborough-pride/
LOCATION:Metal Peterborough\, Chauffeur's Cottage\, St Peter's Road\, Peterborough\, PE1 1YX
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Metal":MAILTO:Ruth@metalculture.com
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SUMMARY:Essex Writers House
DESCRIPTION:Watch this space! For the month of June\, Metal Southend will be inviting you to be part of the sixth edition of Essex Writers House\, a much-loved strand of Essex Book Festival.  \nHosted at Chalkwell Hall in Southend on Sea\, this programme will be a great chance to engage with interesting stories and to meet readers\, writers and creative thinkers from across the county.  \n  \nLearn more about all these events and book tickets via the links below: \nWriters Hot Desks – Book here \nWeekly Wednesday Storytime Picnic with Jacqson Diego – Book here \nRLF Reading Round with Syd Moore – Book here \nOne Side Only – Book here \nRadical Pilgrimage: The Saffron Trail with Lora Aziz – Book here \nWords In Chalk – Book here \nFinding Your Roots with Words In Chalk – Book here  \nPlacemaking Poetics with Fieldnotes – Book here \nTelling Personal Stories for Screen with Essex Film Collective and George Morgan – Book here \nA launch celebration of ‘Little Estuaries’ – Book here \nLucky Dip – Book here \nBlack Essex & Here with actor and writer Danielle Kassaraté –  Book here \nThe City That Walks On Water : Script Read Through – Book here \nMyths of Essex – Book here \nA launch celebration of ‘How to be a French Girl‘ by Rose Cleary – Book here
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/essex-writers-house/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:EARTH II - film\, food and Q&A at Edge Hill station
DESCRIPTION:Metal Liverpool welcomes you to a screening of new movie EARTH II accompanied by food\, music\, and a post-film Q&A. \n‘Earth II’ is a found footage action/comedy/documentary film about climate change\, Mars colonisation\, & human extinction pieced together from hundreds of Hollywood films. \nThis event was originally scheduled for November 2022\, but sadly had to be postponed. It was worth the wait though as we’re pleased to say that this time\, we’ll be joined by one of the Directors for a post-film discussion! \nPlot synopsis: \n“Earth\, present day. With human civilization facing ever-worsening climate calamities\, the captains of industry set their sights on a new planet. Soon\, a secret public-private partnership is selling tickets to Mars at a premium out of reach for the majority of the population\, for whom the choice is either indentured servitude in the new offworld colony or perishing in the coming cataclysm. When the world’s governments decide to speed things up by declaring war on Earth and the rabble they’re leaving behind\, the planet forges a strategic alliance with an unlikely partner: an underground luddite movement. Some will join the uprising\, others will become fanatical defenders of entrenched power structures\, while yet others will do everything in their power to continue living exactly the same way they always have. \nIts star-studded cast and astronomical production values — painstakingly purloined from some of the biggest blockbusters of the past three decades — make Earth II the most expensive climate disaster epic to be produced for no money.” \n  \nRunning time is 97min. Recommended for ages 12 and above. \nThe film will start at 7pm\, with our doors open from 6pm. \nFood will be provided by Raggas and is included in the price of your ticket (suggested donation of £3 please). The event will finish at around 9pm including the post-movie discussion. \nMetal will have hot and cold drinks available for free\, with donations welcome. Popcorn TBC! \nThe film will be followed by a live Q&A with a representative from the Anti-Banality Union. \n  \nTickets: earthii.eventbrite.co.uk \n  \nWatch the trailer for EARTH II below: \n \n  \nAbout the directors: \nThe Anti-Banality Union is a collective who re-cut Hollywood blockbusters into new feature-length films. Their work has been screened at Spectacle Theater\, Anthology Film Archives\, Maysles Documentary Center\, and several undisclosed squats & communes. \n  \nStills from the film plus the EARTH II poster below: \n \n \n \n \n \n  \n \n  \nRead press coverage here: \nhttps://www.portlandmercury.com/movies-and-tv/2022/09/23/46090956/earth-ii-is-four-decades-of-disaster-movies-recut-into-climate-change-reality \nhttps://www.hellgatenyc.com/anti-banality-union-earth-ii/ \nhttps://brooklynrail.org/2022/02/film/Anti-Banality-Union-with-Andreas-Petrossiants \nhttps://www.screenslate.com/articles/earth-ii \nhttps://hardcrackers.com/review-of-earth-ii/ \n  \nJoin us on Thursday 18 May from 6pm! Get your tickets at the link here on Eventbrite \n \n  \nThis event forms part of Metal Liverpool’s ‘Future Station’ programme.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/earth-ii/
LOCATION:Metal Liverpool\, Platform 1\, Edge Hill Station\, Tunnel Road\, Liverpool\, L7 6ND\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Metal Edge Hill Station":MAILTO:edgehill at metalculture dot com
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SUMMARY:Work In Progress
DESCRIPTION:Work In Progress will be a collaborative public exhibition in our space at Chalkwell Hall! The two-week exhibition will explore the importance of the creative process. A celebration of unfinished ideas\, experimental journeys and surprise outcomes!  \nAll exhibited artwork\, designs and sharings have been created by current secondary school students across Southend. Open from Monday 24 April until Friday 5 May\, from 10am-4pm\, there will also be opportunities for group visits\, house tours and more.  \nJoin us for the private view from Chalkwell Hall on Monday 24 April\, 4pm-7pm. Come along and support the next generation of artists in our city!  \nFor more information\, get in touch: email us at chalkwell@metalculture.com or call 01702 470 700 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/20097/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Metal":MAILTO:Ruth@metalculture.com
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SUMMARY:Lucky Dip
DESCRIPTION:Come along to Lucky Dip on Wednesday 29 March from 7pm! \nTaking place 4 times a year\, each with different guest hosts\, this programme exists to connect local creatives with each other\, celebrate the joy in art\, platform cross-disciplinary artists and bring people together here at Chalkwell Hall.  \nFormerly known as Future Park\, Lucky Dip welcomes all creatives to come and meet some new faces\, share ideas and to be entertained.  \nExpect an element of surprise from our guest host and witness the unveiling of our new artist commissioned tombola!  \nFor the first event of this series\, we are excited to announce guest host Connor Turansky who has designed an interactive workshop for the evening.  \nA bit about Connor: \nConnor Turansky is an Essex-based visual artist and educator who creates interactive experiences\, builds worlds\, and designs mechanical contraptions.  \nWith a master’s in photographic arts and years of self-taught exploration into the intersection of technology and art\, they combine photographic methodology with various technologies and mediums: mixed reality\, paper engineering\, electronics and projection mapping. Connor collaborates with community art organisations to develop and deliver creative-making workshops alongside leading the Emerging Media Space at the University of Westminster\, which runs a progressive program of tech-arts events and facilities.  \nAs a neurodivergent person who works in arts education\, Connor advocates for a critical conversation between accessibility and the arts. They strive to ensure the convergence of technology and art is available and inclusive. Connor has delivered workshops and exhibited his work across the UK. He makes things and shares knowledge to understand the world better. When not working\, he enjoys hiking\, growing vegetables and looking after his chickens.  \n \nCome and see what we have in store\, just bring yourself and why not a friend. Tickets are limited\, so make sure to book your free place here! \nFormat for the evening:  \n7pm: Door open  \n7.15 – 8.15pm: Guest host activity \n8.15 – 8.30pm: Break   \n8.30 – 9.00pm: A chance to share your work\, share an idea\, an event you’ve got coming up\, or point people towards your own platforms via randomly selected town-crier slots.  \n9.00 – 9.30pm: Music\, drinks and chat
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/lucky-dip/
LOCATION:Metal Southend\, Chalkwell Hall\, Chalkwell Avenue\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS08NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Future Network with Kelly Briggs
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to host two workshops as part of our Future Network programme with artist Kelly Briggs on Sunday 26 March!   \nThe first is a natural paint workshop from 10am-12pm\, where you’ll discover the secrets of making paints and their creative potential. You’ll learn how to make paints using natural pigments and gain valuable techniques to inspire your own creative work through mark making.   \nThen from 1:30pm – 3:30pm\, Kelly will lead us on a sensory mark making and drawing workshop. You’ll get inspired by your immediate surroundings\, through music\, listening and using different drawing materials. People will be encouraged to listen to their own breathing\, sounds in the space and music to inspire your drawings.   \nBetween the sessions are an optional networking lunch for people to share what they’ve created\, to find out about each other’s practice\, or just to find out what people are getting up to.   \nBook here.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/future-network-with-kelly-briggs/
LOCATION:Metal Peterborough\, Chauffeur's Cottage\, St Peter's Road\, Peterborough\, PE1 1YX
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Sweat The Small Stuff
DESCRIPTION:Imagined by the 1.5 Degrees project team\, Sweat the Small Stuff is a creative response to a warming world installed at railway stations between Liverpool and Manchester from Saturday 25 March until Sunday 14 May.   \nThe exhibition invites us to consider how climate change might affect our communities\, exploring how small changes can help us to collectively respond to this challenge.  \nArtworks include:  \n\nWhere do we go from here? – artwork using railway imagery to depict 27 different green organisations along the Liverpool and Manchester railway line\, created by Owen Rutland and Alyssia Thorburn\nEat the Seasons – protest campaign posters raising awareness of how we can act on climate change by eating seasonal fruit and vegetables\, by Kira Whyte and Puja Varia\nRoom with an Ocean View – a series of posters presenting seaside holiday advertisements of a future Liverpool affected by rising sea levels\, by Harry Urand\nSmall actions\, brighter future – an artwork exploring the idea that small changes in our daily lives can add up to a huge impact in our collective response to climate change\, by Ana Ortuño Floria\nWeather Warning – platform shelters which provide a weather forecast\, inviting us to explore climate extremes made more likely through climate change\, by lecturer Chris Jackson.\n\nhttps://sweatthesmallstuff.org/
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/sweat-the-small-stuff/
LOCATION:Metal Liverpool\, Platform 1\, Edge Hill Station\, Tunnel Road\, Liverpool\, L7 6ND\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Metal Edge Hill Station":MAILTO:edgehill at metalculture dot com
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SUMMARY:Launch: Proverbs for a Woman Drinking Alone
DESCRIPTION:This Friday\, we’re excited to be hosting the sold out launch of Talia Randall’s debut poetry pamphlet ‘Proverbs for a Woman Drinking Alone’. We will be joined by Talia and her poetic pals for a night of laughter\, wordplay and bubbly.     \n‘Proverbs for a Woman Drinking Alone’ is a pamphlet of poetry which tackles class\, grief\, and sexuality. Talia Randall confronts these themes alternately with closed fists and open hands\, lacing humour into even the darkest subjects.   \nDuring the night\, Talia Randall will be reading from her new book as well as hosting a variety of acts\, local poets Charley Genever and Keely Mills\, and internationally renowned Deaf artist Nadia Nadarajah\, who will perform sign language poetry.   \nThe event will be BSL interpreted\, with Live Captions. To find out more and to join the waiting list\, click
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/launch-proverbs-for-a-woman-drinking-alone/
LOCATION:Metal Peterborough\, Chauffeur's Cottage\, St Peter's Road\, Peterborough\, PE1 1YX
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Metal":MAILTO:Ruth@metalculture.com
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SUMMARY:Understanding Arts Council Funding with Caroline Wallace
DESCRIPTION:Wondering whether to apply for a Project Grant or a Developing Your Creative Practice grant? Join us for a talk and Q&A with Arts Council England’s Relationship Manager for the Southeast\, Caroline Wallace\, on Wednesday 22 March from 6pm.    \nThe session will look at both Project Grants and Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP) to help you consider what the best route is for you. Caroline will talk through the application form\, the criteria and explore what information you may need to provide as an applicant.   \nThis talk aims to demystify the application process\, as well as providing top tips. Caroline is there to help answer your queries\, so do come prepared with your burning questions!   \nThere will also be an opportunity for all attendees to sign up for a 1:1 surgery with us following the session\, to talk through your ideas further. \nBook your free place here.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/understanding-arts-council-funding-with-caroline-wallace/
LOCATION:Metal Peterborough\, Chauffeur's Cottage\, St Peter's Road\, Peterborough\, PE1 1YX
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Metal":MAILTO:Ruth@metalculture.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230304T120000
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SUMMARY:Long Table Discussion: Cost of Living Crisis with Dora Colquhoun
DESCRIPTION:Join Liverpool based theatre maker and artist Dora Colquhoun for a participatory event discussing the cost of living crisis. The conversation will be organised in the long table format\, created by performance artist Lois Weaver\, which aims to make sure everyone who joins is able to be heard and can participate when they want to. \nWhat will happen? \nA simple format of a table 12 chairs and the subject of the cost of living will be up for discussion. The aim of the format is to enable discussion where no one is the ‘expert’ it is a non hierarchical space. Everyone in the room has the power to shift the direction of conversation\, to mediate moments of tension and to make space for voices less easily heard. \nIf the idea of participating in this event terrifies you do not worry\, you can be a ‘spectator’ and witness the discussion sitting outside the main table. There will be an opportunity to join in if you feel inclined. The event will be audio recorded. \nThe event is supported by ourselves and Project Phakama. \nSchedule \n12pm: Soup\, refreshments and spoken word. Please come along prior for free soup. \n1pm: Long table discussion about the cost-of-living crisis 90 minutes. \n2.30: Refreshments cake debrief and music \n4pm: End \nVenue \nUllet Road Unitarian Church \n57 Ullet Rd\, \nLiverpool \nL17 2AA \nAccessibility \nStep free access to the Unitarian Church is available\, please inform us in advance if you require a member of staff to meet you once you enter the grounds. There is also an accessible toilet. \nThe event will have a BSL interpretor. \nWe will also facilitate a quiet space. \nBook free tickets here.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/long-table-discussion-cost-of-living-crisis-with-dora-colquhoun/
LOCATION:Ullet Road Church\, 57 Ullet Road\, Liverpool\, L17 2AA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Who inspires you and why?
DESCRIPTION:Come along and celebrate inspiring women this International Women’s Day through tufting art workshops with punch needling and Rag Rugging. \nWhen? \n\nSaturday 4 March at Town Hall on Bridge Street 12-3pm (Free\, Drop-in) \n\nTogether with artist Rose Croft\, we are running a tufting workshop with punch needle and Rag Rugging art at the International Women’s Day Celebration’s at Peterborough Town Hall (4 March)\, exploring the theme of influential women\, and the reasons why they inspire you!  \nPunch needle art is a form of embroidery suitable for all skill levels\, using a large needle like tool to punch loops of yarn through fabric. It is a fast process which allows you to make mistakes and experiment with different designs and textures. Rag Rugging is a craft where people use recycled fabrics and clothes to create rugs. By prodding and poking strips of fabric through linen.   \nArtist Rose Croft will be teaching you the basics of both these techniques whilst making your own punch needle design to work with and contribute to a collective piece of tufted art. Rose will guide you through the process\, of selecting the right materials\, practicing the technique\, working with colours\, creating a design\, and then making a piece of art that you can be proud of.  \nDuring the session we will be having a chat about who inspires you and why\, these discussions will help inform designs inspired by those women and conversations\, whilst also feeding into a larger collaborative piece of textile art!  \n \nAbout Rose Croft Rose is an artist and storyteller and based in Spalding and Peterborough. Rose works to engage people with art\, story and nature in ways that forge lifelong connections. Through her creative work Rose aims to capture and share the simple joy within us\, brought out by the world we live in by using colour and focusing on the process of making and doing. 
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/who-inspires-you-and-why/
LOCATION:Peterborough Town Hall\, Bridge Street\, Peterborough\, PE1 1HF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:The Drawing Social
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Drawing Social event taking place at Granby Winter Garden on Monday 27 February 5-6.30 pm! \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+). Over the course of the event\, we will invite you to share your own projects\, participate in discussions and enjoy vegan food and snacks. \nCome along and bring your own drawings to share! \nWe aim to bring together like-minded artists\, to share skills and interests and to develop the DIY print and comics scene in Liverpool. \nBook your free place here.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/the-drawing-social-2/
LOCATION:Granby Winter Garden\, 37-39 Cairns Street\, Liverpool\, L8 2UW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Metal":MAILTO:Ruth@metalculture.com
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SUMMARY:Artist Sharing: Charlie Barlow
DESCRIPTION:Come join local artist Charlie Barlow on Wednesday 15 February from 5pm\, for her sharing and discussion of new work\, ‘Now and Yesterday’.   \nCharlie has created textile works using materials of the mass media – everyday newspapers and digital phone notifications. She’s been exploring ways in which constant flows of information are presented\, experienced and absorbed by the mind. The works range from large double sheet spreads to a hand-held scale\, and each piece is weaved by hand into patterns as once clear imagery becomes distorted in complex layers.  \nThis is a work in progress sharing and\, Charlie is keen to gain feedback from those who attend as to develop the work further. \nBook here.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/artist-sharing-charlie-barlow/
LOCATION:Metal Peterborough\, Chauffeur's Cottage\, St Peter's Road\, Peterborough\, PE1 1YX
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Metal":MAILTO:Ruth@metalculture.com
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SUMMARY:Future Station: Rest (Is A Political Act)
DESCRIPTION:For our next Future Station event we are pleased to welcome artist Niki Colclough to host a workshop to explore the value of rest\, linking to our wider theme of Care in the Arts. \nRest (Is A Political Act) is a workshop in a series created by Niki Colclough. Join us to speculate on new strategies for re-framing and re-prioritising rest in a society orientated towards productivity.  \nIn an act of collective care we will explore alternative understandings of and approaches to work\, reframe laziness as a creative tool and contemplate societal/political structures of wellbeing.  \nNiki will share her research in progress alongside a bespoke tool designed to introduce the 7 types of rest\, together we will consider the types of rest we might need before dreaming up joint strategies for implementation.  \nThe event is designed for those working precariously in the creative industries who would like to work towards more joy and sustainability in their working practices. This is a relaxed and interactive session where contributions and thoughts on the topic are welcomed.  \nBook your free tickets here.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/future-station-rest-is-a-political-act/
LOCATION:UK Wide (Online Event)\, Online\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Metal":MAILTO:Ruth@metalculture.com
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SUMMARY:Screenwriting Weekend Course at Metal Art School with Tom Keenan
DESCRIPTION:Got an idea for a film? Maybe a TV show? Or perhaps you’re looking to develop a new creative skill to kick off 2023? Why not join TJ Keenan for a Screenwriting Weekend Course at Metal Art School. \nSaturday 4 Feb: 12pm-5pm (plus Networking Event from 5pm-6pm with industry professionals) \nSunday 5 Feb: 10am-4pm \nTJ Keenan is a producer and screenwriter of TV and Film\, whose work has attracted A-List stars and talent. His current project is with a top streamer and is set to be greenlit in 2023. With a long background in teaching screenwriting\, TJ has a relaxed\, focused and engaging approach to teaching screenwriting. \nThis weekend course seeks to: \n\nDevelop your idea into a comprehensive story document\, ready for script adaptation\nSharpen character development to make sure your characters are intriguing and multi dimensional.\nProvide dedicated writing time in a beautiful space\, plus the chance and support to meet like-minded creative individuals in beautiful setting.
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/screenwriting-weekend-course-at-metal-art-school-with-tom-keenan/
LOCATION:Metal Art School : Southend\, Metal Art School\, Southend on Sea\, Essex\, SS0 8NB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:Mothers Who Make
DESCRIPTION:The Liverpool Hub is coordinated by Tmesis Theatres Producer\, Claire Bigley\, going into its 4th year their sessions are held at METAL\, Liverpool and welcome new makers & mothers to join us each month. \n\nThe sessions are adult-centred but children are welcome to attend. The hub develops in response to the needs and interests of the artists that attend it. With a peer-support talking structure from which we start and to which we often return but sessions can take the form of workshops\, skill shares\, scratch performances and guest speaker Q&A’s. \n2022/23 DATES: \n\n\nTuesday 13 Dec\nTuesday 10 Jan\nTuesday 14 Feb\nTuesday 14 March\nTuesday 11 April\nTuesday 9 May\nTuesday 13 June\nTuesday 11 July\nTuesday 8 August\nTuesday 12 Sept\nTuesday 10 Oct\nTuesday 14 Nov\nTuesday 12 Dec\n\n  \nVENUE: METAL (in Edge Hill Train Station – Platform 1&2) Tunnel Road\, Liverpool\, L7 6ND \n\n\nTIME: 10.30am-12noon \nCONTACT: claire@tmesistheatre.com
URL:https://metalculture.com/whats-on/mothers-who-make-2/
LOCATION:Metal Liverpool\, Platform 1\, Edge Hill Station\, Tunnel Road\, Liverpool\, L7 6ND\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Claire Bigley":MAILTO:claire@tmesistheatre.com
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