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Events latest – Sedbergh’s got the write idea

Posted by Mick North in Events, News on July 26, 2010

Tickets for this year’s festival in England’s Book Town are now on sale. The Write Idea starts up on 17 September, with programme highlights ranging from award-winning Cumbrian novelist Sarah Hall to aristocratic wild man Sir John Lister-Kaye.

To find out more, and get the low-down on all this month’s events around the county, click here …

Got an event you want to tell us about? Send details to enquiries@newwritingcumbria.org.uk.

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Fiction weekends start booking up

Posted by Mick North in Events on July 16, 2010

John Murray’s Farmhouse Fiction Weekends have attracted a recent surge of interest. The writers who have been booking seem as keen to sample John’s gourmet vegetarian cooking and explore little-known rural north Cumbria as they are to hone their literary skills in his eighteenth-century farmhouse. There has been especial interest in the October weekends, so if that’s when you’d like to attend one of the fiction courses, it’s advisable to book as soon as you can.

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Don’t laugh on an empty stomach

Posted by Mick North in Events, News on April 12, 2010

Our lunchtime collaboration with Theatre by the Lake will be served at 1.30pm on Thursday 15 and Friday 16 April in the theatre’s studio. Actors Dennis Herdman and James Nickerson take a break from the Irish blarney of Stones in his Pockets to present scripted readings of Cumbrian blarney instead – half an hour of short, sharp and funny pieces by Cumbrian writers.

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Cumbrian poet on the ‘Night Shift’

Posted by Judi Wright in Events, News on January 20, 2010

On February 12 in Nottingham, Michael Baron with co-editors Jenny Swann and Andy Croft is launching ‘The Night Shift’ an anthology of poems in three themed sections about the night, from moths via mothers to milkmen and more. Illustrated by graphic artist Clifford Harper, & published by the busy Five Leaves Press (www.fiveleaves.co.uk) it’s the [...]

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Apples and Snakes events

Posted by Judi Wright in Events on January 20, 2010

www.applesandsnakes.org Spoken Word Open Mic Guest poets: Graham Austin and Anne Caldwell A night for lyricists, comedians, storytellers and poets to reel off rhymes, punch out parodies and spit some sonnets. Barrow-based poet, performer and tutor Ann Wilson presents two special guest poets alongside open mic slots in a relaxed atmosphere with comfy sofas. Performers [...]

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Spotlight Performance Workshop, Lancaster

Posted by Judi Wright in Events on January 20, 2010

Spotlight Performance Workshop Friday February 19th 2.30-4.30pm The Storey Creative Industries Centre, Meeting House Lane Lancaster LA1 1TH Facilitator: Sarah Hymas Fee: £5 Develop confidence and skills to give engaging performances of your work. This workshop will look at the importance of warming up, voice work and the power of movement and stillness. It’ll be [...]

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Sedbergh Book Town Buzz

Posted by Judi Wright in Events, News on January 20, 2010

Sedbergh Book Town is gearing up to kick off the New Year with a weekend of book-related events and activities aimed at the whole family. Throughout the weekend of 12th – 14th February the Book Town Buzz will present a selection of entertaining events and creative workshops that are designed to encourage children, young people [...]

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Children’s event in Barrow Library

Posted by Judi Wright in Events on January 16, 2010

News of an event in Barrow Library: We’re celebrating Spot’s 30th Birthday at Barrow Library on FRIDAY 5TH FEBRUARY (10.30-11.00am) with a special Spot storytime for under 5s and their grown-ups. ERIN STOCKILL, YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERVICES MANAGER, BARROW GROUP LIBRARIES Barrow Library Ramsden Square Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 1LL 01229 407369 erin.stockill@cumbriacc.gov.uk

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All Along The Wall

Posted by Judi Wright in Events, News on January 16, 2010

The Directors of Brampton Live Festival are thrilled to announce a new and exciting project for 2010. We are delighted to be supported in this project by Hadrian’s Wall Heritage Ltd and The PRS Foundation for New Work. We are also in discussions with two other major sponsors. BBC Radio 2 has also agreed to [...]

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Speakeasy poetry night in Carlisle

Posted by Judi Wright in Events on January 16, 2010

Very popular open mic session at The Source Cafe in Carlisle. Wednesday 3 February 2010 Free entry, 8.30pm start, get there for 8pm if you want to perform. Contact: nick.pemberton@cumbria.ac.uk The Source Cafe Atlas Works Nelson Street Carlisle CA2 5NB

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