Keely Mills's Posts - Citizen Power: Peterborough

Poetry Commissions Wanted!

2011-03-14T07:41:20.000Z

For the first time there will be a designated poetry tent at the 'Peterborough Arts Festival' over the weekend of the 9-10^th of July and to celebrate this we want to commission three local poets to write a fifteen minute set of new material to be performed on the 10^th of July. There is a fee of £80 to each poet for their work and performance. Please see the guidelines below to apply:

Please submit an A4 page proposal that includes your personal details and the following headings.
50 -100 words about 'You and Your Work' upto this date, please attach any links that relate to your work, for example videos and websites.
A 200-300 word proposal on your commission idea, there is no set theme so allow your imagination to run wild.
An example of your work, so either a video or copy of a poem

The deadline is the 31^st of March for sumissions and successful applicants will be contacted in the first week of April. Please email your proposals to Keely Mills on speakeasypoetry@yahoo.co.uk

The Fuzzy Newsletter!

2011-03-11T14:29:00.000Z

Hello Everyone,
The sun is beginning to put his hat on! hip,hip-Hooray! To celebrate I have news of some very exciting events coming up very soon, please take a look and hopefully I will see you at a few of them. Again let me know if you do not want to receive the newsletter. Please feel free to pass it onto friends and get in touch if you have something to advertise:

Every Monday from 7pm at The Brewery Tap, 'Handmade in Peterborough' a new arts and crafts group will be meeting to stitch, chat,crochet,laugh,preserve and giggle together. We will be swapping skills too, so a great chance to learn new techniques for free!! Please check out the facebook group for more details:https://www.facebook.com/#!/home.php?sk=group_164809813567274 or contact me (Keely) via email

Every Tuesday and Friday it is Music Box with Luke, Zed and guest dj's from the local area, to listen then please log ontowww.peterboroughfm.com It is from 8-10pm so please tune in.Also please check out the webpage for other radio shows and also the facebook page for further details: https://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=118816201482474

Name	What is it?	Date	Place	Time
Blok Collective &over ground arts present Free workshops	Two exciting workshops on 'Divergent Thinking' and 'Intervention Artwork'.	Saturday 12th of March and Sunday 13th of March	Peterborough FM at 27 Norfolk Street	3:00pm till 5:00pm
Eastern Angles- 'Up out 'o' the Sea'.	A fabulous theatre production about a story of lost loves and lives on the Suffolk coastline.	Monday March 14th.	The Key Theatre Peterborough	7:30pm
The Poetry Factory	Come and discuss your work and complete exercises to help your work and writing practice	Tues March 15th	PCVS on lincoln road	7:00pm
NIE's 'Tales from a Sea Journey'	A theatre production which will be full of sea shanties, exciting scenes and letters from home!	Tuesday March 15th & Wednesday March 16th	The Cambridge Junction	doors open: 8pm
Basic Spellcraft Workshop	This workshop is for anyone who is interested in making the ancient art of magic work for them. This workshop will consist of a small group exploring ideas about magic, what it is, when we should and when we shouldn’t use it.	March 19th at The Green Backyard		11:00am- 5:30pm
Planting a forest for Peterborough	Come and help plant a Forest for Peterborough at Thorpe Meadows on Sunday March 20th. This is our last planting event of the season so let's make it a good one! There is a free packet of wildflower seeds for ever tree planter and even a prize for the person that plants the most, all kindly donated by communityoffset.com.	March 20th	Thorpe Meadows	10am- 4:00pm
Speakeasy 'Double Slammer'!	Another fantastic poetry night with national headliners	March 23rd	The Brewery Tap, VIP room	8pm till late

Overground workshops: https://www.overgroundarts.org/

Eastern Angles 'Up Out 'o' the Sea' https://www.easternangles.co.uk/

NIE 'Tales from a Sea Journey' https://www.junction.co.uk/artist/518

Basic Spell Workshop: https://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=170652696302817

Plant a Forest for Peterborough: https://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=129840413753672

Speakeasy: www.speakeasypoetry.com

“I loved Whenever I Get Blown Up I Think Of You. It’s funny, lyrical, and sad, and above all it does what all the best writing does – makes you tilt your head to one side and look at the world in a slightly different way.” Jonathan Coe

Molly Naylor:

Whenever I Get Blown Up I Think Of You
Friday 18 March – 8pm

How does it feel to have your world blown apart? Britain is booming and Molly moves to London from deepest Cornwall full of naive dreams, high hopes and on a quest to make her life just like the movies. Then on 7/7/2005, she finds herself on an underground train blown up by terrorists and her life is forced to take a different direction. Funny, frank and poetic; this is the true story of what happened next and how we put things back together after they’ve been blown apart.

Written and performed by Molly Naylor. Directed by Yael Shavit. Produced by Sarah Ellis and Apples & Snakes.

**** Edinburgh Fringe Review, The Telegraph, The Times

“Naylor’s first solo show is linguistically rich, and sensitively balanced between light and dark, humdrum and lyrical.” The List

“A rising light of the London poetry scene” The Independent

Tickets: £6
Box Office: 01223 511 511 or book online at www.junction.co.uk
J3 / The Junction, Clifton Way, Cambridge CB1 7GX

Also Coming Soon...

The Wonderful World of Hugh Hughes

Tue 22 - Sat 26 Mar

JAM - experimental scratch night

Wed 30 Mar

Caroline Horton:

You're Not Like The Other Girls Chrissy

Fri 01 Apr

The Plasticine Men: Keepers

Wed 06 Apr

What is coming up at Wysing Arts Centre!!

Thursday 17 March, 6-8pm

A presentation by Dr Philip Barnard, of the Medical Research Council’s Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge. Dr Barnard’s research explores how memory, attention, language, body states and emotion work together in the normal healthy, human mind. Part of National Science and Engineering Week.

Saturday 20 March, 2-5pm

An afternoon of artists’ talks, workshops and events presented by the Department of Wrong Answers.

Saturday 2 April, 6-8pm

Launch of a gallery presentation by Rob Filby, Laure Provost & Francesco Pedraglio, Giles Round and Cally Spooner

What is Happening at Atelier East!!

Talking about Young Artists - please don't miss the Young Artist's Exhibition this month at Wisbech and Fenland Museum. Over 50 works by 26 different Young Artists! Its fabulous! A big THANK YOU goes to Meadowgate School and Marshland High for getting involved and helping our Young Artists to make this a great show, even after another local school pulled out less than 48 hours before they were due to hang the exhibition! WELL DONE to everyone for pulling it all together! The exhibition runs until the 26th March, where from 2-4pm you are invited to join us for the closing celebration event, with food and drinks, awards and certificates! Please come along and support the Young Artists!

Oh, and don't forget to vote for your Young Artist Best in Show! You can do this at the Museum, or online here...

https://www.atelier-east.co.uk/2011/03/vote-here-young-artists-exhibition-2011/

Whilst you are in Wisbech looking at the Young Artist's Exhibition why don't you pop round to see Sue Gunn's Paintings and Calligraphy at Octavia View? Its a beautiful exhibition, delicate and full of beautiful and subtle colour - don't miss it!

Next month at Octavia View we will have an exciting exhibition of linocuts and paintings called Wisbech to Arles - Twinned, by Louise Stebbing. The exhibition will open on Friday 1st April, from 7-9pm, and you are invited to join Louise for a glass of wine and a lovely evening! Please RSVP if you plan to come along. Children are always welcome, but you don't have to bring any if you don't want to!

If you have children aged 6 -11 years old, then don't forget to bring them along to Wisbech and Fenland Museum this Saturday and next (12th and 19th). From 11am until 12 noon our Young Artists will be leading some fun arty sessions. This week its all about making an amazing spangly alien face, and next week will be a chance to design your own name plaque for your bedroom door!

Oh, and don't forget www.fenlandscrapstore.co.uk ! Become a member for free and get info and access to amazing stuff! (Is that enough to encourage you to go to our website?!) AND please remember to donate to the project too... don't send anything useful to landfill!

The Fuzzy Newsletter!

2011-02-21T17:26:26.000Z

Hello everyone! Can you smell spring yet? it smells of cream teas and freshly cut grass, if you sniff hard enough you will get a wiff... so here it is the third installment of The 'Fuzzy' newsletter, again if you want to advertise anything or you know anyone that wants to be added to the list then please let me know.

Name	What is it?	Date	Place	Time	Price
Blok Collective present an 'Art installation'	An interactive live art installation that lasts twenty minutes.	Feb 22nd	City College	12:30pm till 4:30pm	Free See links below for details
Voodoo Stand up	Another TV comedian comes to THE VOODOO LOUNGE. Jo Caulfield is star of 'Have I got news for you', Mock the week, Michael McIntyres Comedy Roadshow and head writer for Graham Norton. She brings her comedy to the intimacy of the VOODOO LOUNGE on Thursday Feb 24th.	Thursday Feb 24th.	Mama Liz's @ stamford	8pm-11pm	£15 book tickets at www.mamaliz.co.uk
Poets Utd	Monthly meeting of like minded poets to read out their work, this month's theme is 'Thriller'.	March 1st	PCVS on lincoln road	8:00pm	Free See links below for details
Speakeasy! Poetry extravaganza and Keely's birthday!!	Another spiffing night with our headliner 'Pete the Temp'.	March 2nd	The Brewery Tap VIP room	doors open: 7:30pm till late	£4 see below for links
National Book giveaway!	Come and get a free book! the choice is either Seamus Heaney or Carol Ann Duffy, the first 50 people get a free book and also lots of poetry!!	March 5th	The Rose Pub on burghley rd	6:30pm till 8;00pm	FREE!!
Philosophy in the Park - Justice	with Michael Reid, experience and discuss the subject of Justice in the surroundings of central park.	March 5th	The Buttercross, tea room, central park	10am	Free!
Fairtrade fashion Show	featuring an exciting range of fairtrade labels for the eco shopper.	March 12th	At barn hill methodist church, Stamford	7pm till late	£4-£10 see links below for further details.

Blok Collective, please check out: https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=365140650525&ref=ts

For more information on 'Poets Utd' check out: https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=365140650525&ref=ts#!/group.php?gid=61981780759

For more info on Speakeasy check out: www.speakeasypoetry.com

For more info on Fairtrade Fashions show and to buy tickets contact: Green Circle - 15 St. Mary’s Hill, Stamford. Tel: 01780 757496

Richard Herring's 'Christ on a Bike'.

Time

Saturday, February 26 · 7:00pm - 10:30pm

LocationRadius @ Solstice

Northminster

Peterborough, United Kingdom

Created By

Eye 2 Eye Promotions

More InfoHerring is coming back to Peterborough after his amazing 'Hitler Moustache'!

“Jesus was cool, it's just all the people who follow him who are such idiots. He's like the Fonz in that respect.” Hitler Moustache star and avowed atheist resurrects and revamps his first and favourite solo show, exploring his strange obsession and affinity with the Messiah. “I’m not saying I am Jesus…. that is for other people to say.” Asking all the great theological questions like “Why did Jesus always call Simon “Peter”? Is it like the way Trigger always calling Rodney “Dave”?”

'Hilarious. Makes the Bible something of a comedy classic.'
The Guardian

'The best comic of his generation'
GQ

TICKETS JUST £15.
THROUGH TICKETMASTER,
THE SOLTICE,
OR, DAVID.WARD2008@BTINTERNET.COM

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
DONT MISS OUT!!!

March 5^th 'National Book Giveaway', so we have hundred books to give away, fifty by Seamus Heaney and fifty by Carol Ann Duffy, we are doing this at The Rose pub and restaurant from 6:30pm -8:00pm. There will also be live readings too, so please get there quick to make sure that you get a book!!

Show artistic side by creating wild artwork

The Fuzzy Newsletter!

2011-02-09T16:41:47.000Z

Hello you beautiful people! Here is the next instalment of the 'fuzzy' newsletter, Please let me know if you do not want to receive it and more importantly if you have something you want to send around. Peas and Love xxx

Name	What is it?	Date	Place	Time	Price
Pablo's Birthday Bash	A massive celebration and get together, featuring, drum and bass,techno, psy-trance	Feb 12th	Club Dissident	10pm till 5am	Free See links below for details
Art at Andronicas	Art Exhibition	Feb 18th	Andronica's cafe	6pm onwards	£5 See links below for details
Candyland Presents 'The Butterfly Ball'	Valentine special with burlesque, poetry and music	february 11th	Mama liz's @ stamford	8:30pm	£5 See links below for details
Richard Herring's 'Christ on a Bike'	Comedy with one of our finest comics!	february 26th	radius @ Solstice	7:00pm-10:00pm	£15 see below for tickets
National Book giveaway!	Come and get a free book! the choice is either Seamus Heaney or Carol Ann Duffy, the first 50 people get a free book and also lots of poetry!!	March 5th	The Rose Pub on burghley rd	6:30pm till 8;00pm	FREE!!
Art in the Park	Create wild artwork in the beautiful surroundings of Ferry Meadows, be a creator or just a spectator, Please see below for more details	March 6th	Ferry Meadows, Peterborough	From 11am	Free!
Soul Workshops	It's about how to measure / monitor "soft outcomes" - they got the software / toolkit and is really good for us arty types who have to prove the work we do is efffective for funding etc..	March 22nd	Not specified	10:30am-3:30pm	£185 please see links below for more details.

Burlesque @ Mama Liz's In stamford, please see the facebook page below for more details.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=531846663#!/event.php?eid=145117795545389

Art at Andronicas Fri 18 Feb from 6pm

Andronicas will be showcasing the paintings and ceramics of 6 talented local artists. Enjoy beautifully prepared food, a glass of wine and gourmet coffee. For your amusement there will be live entertainers and the foot-tapping jazz rhythms of the Mark Wilkinson Trio.

Don't miss this cultural feast at the Peterborough Garden Park Peterborough Road PE1 4YZ Tickets are £5 per person

with 10% of tickets sales being donated to the Terrence Higgins Trust. Tickets available in-store - contact Tel: 020 7749 4791 or at the Destination Centre on Bridge Street.

Richard Herring's 'Christ on a Bike'.

Time

Saturday, February 26 · 7:00pm - 10:30pm

LocationRadius @ Solstice

Northminster

Peterborough, United Kingdom

Created By

Eye 2 Eye Promotions

Pablo's 30^th birthday Bash!!

Hey guys,

So, believe it or not I’ve managed to reach my 30th birthday and to celebrate I’m having a mash up party at Dissident….. and I hope you can make it :-)

I’ve asked some close friends to come and play, spanning all the way from Wales to Yaxley (lol) so it’s gonna be one hell of a party and it’s FREE ENTRY so you’ve got no excuse!

║ MAIN ROOM ║- Hosted by Pablo

► PEDDLEBREAKER (Electro Swing/Jazz/Breaks)
► PIRATECH (Dubstep)
► REZA (Breaks)
► AUDIO-IN (Techno Mash Up)
► KENDO (Psy-Trance)
► FUNKY GREEN (Breakcore)
► KOMPLEX (DnB)
► YODDROPPER (Braindance)

║ FRONT ROOM ║- Hosted by Repartee

►Fresh Underground House, Techno & Disco from the Repartee boys

This party is also for all you fellow Peterborian Aquarians… I know there’s a lot of us out there!…. So really hope you can come celebrate my 30th in style with me and Sparkle, unfortunately Henry can’t make it but he will be there in spirit and soul! :-)

Club opens from 10pm and closes when we drop, probably around 5am!

Let the fun begin!

Facebook Event Link

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=183270468364527

Peace x

Pablo

Soul Workshops

Please check out the link below and also spread the word to people that you think may benefit.

https://soulrecord.org/

March 5^th 'National Book Giveaway', so we have hundred books to give away, fifty by Seamus Heaney and fifty by Carol Ann Duffy, we are doing this at The Rose pub and restaurant from 6:30pm -8:00pm. There will also be live readings too, so please get there quick to make sure that you get a book!!

Show artistic side by creating wild artwork

Published on Tue Feb 01 16:53:23 GMT 2011

A PLEA has gone out for Peterboroutgh people to show their artistic side by helping to construct a wild work of art at a beauty spot.

Art In The Park is due to take place on March 6 at Ferry Meadows, in Ham Lane, Orton Waterville, Peterborough. The open-to-all-ages event has been organised by Nene Park Trust, which runs the park, to take place from 11am.

For more information, call 01733 234193 or e-mail visitor.services@neneparktrust.org.uk

The Fuzzy Newsletter!

2011-02-01T12:09:18.000Z

Hello all, I hope your all spiffing? And if you smell hard enough you can just catch a whiff of Spring. Ok so you may be wondering what is this all about? Well I have a lovely mailing list and I know quite a bit that goes on in the city and I thought I could send you all a little snapshot of those events that are coming up. I will try and do this every two weeks if I am up to it. So if you don't want to receive it then let me know or if you want to put in an event then let me know asap.

So what is coming up!

Every Tuesday and Friday it is Music Box with Luke, Zed and guest dj's from the local area, to listen then please log onto www.peterboroughfm.com It is from 8-10pm so please tune in.Also please check out the webpage for other radio shows and also the facebook page for further details: https://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=118816201482474

Name	What is it?	Date	Place	Time	Price
Poets Utd	A monthly get together of poets in the area who share their poems and write to a theme this month its: What's in your pocketses?	1^st of february	PCVS on Lincoln road	19:30:00	Free
BeatRoots	The Green Backyard's all day extravaganza to celebrate it's 2^nd Birthday	5^th of February	Club Dissident	12:pm- 5:am	Please make a donation on the door.
Pint of Poetry	Open Mic poetry and spoken word on a boat	^9th of february	Charters Bar, Town Bridge	8:pm till late	Free
' Expressive, Heartfelt, Somewhat Free'	This is a new play by the delightful Tom Fox.	12^th of February	The John Clare Theatre	7:30-8:30	£4.00
Drama on Tap	This is a drama open mic night, please bring monologues, duologues and epilogues!	16^th of February	The Brewery Tap	7:30 till late	Free
Speakeasy	A fantastic evening of performance poetry and also it is my birthday!	2^nd Of March	The Brewery Tap	Doors open at 7:30pm and the acts start at 8:00pm	£4.00
'Pieces of a Dream'	Art exhibition by local artist Tony Nero.	3^rd of March till the 9^th of April	Stamford Arts Centre	Open every day 9:30am-9:00pm	Free

Hopefully see you at one of these events... well preferbably 'Speakeasy' and my birthday! Here are some more links and descriptions below,

Poets Utd

Today at 7:30pm at Pcvs on Lincoln road- Free and https://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=61981780759

'Pieces of a Dream' art exhibition (Flyer also attached)

https://www.tonynerobrushworks.com/tnb.piecesofadream.exhibition.htm

Pint of Poetry- January gave us a fantastic start to what's proving to be a great year for culture in Peterborough, so let's keep the momentum going with Pint of Poetry back to entertain us on the 9th February, as ever starting at 8:30pm at Charters Bar.

With Valentines day looming, perhaps you want to pop down and dedicate a poem to that special someone ... or perhaps you want to do something ... erm ... quite the opposite...

Whatever you would like to do, if you are a budding performer, pop down to Charters Bar any time between 8pm and 8:30pm and have a word with Summer or Mark to get yourself on the set list. The night is open to anyone that wants to perform any poetry, drama or spoken word.

... and for you lucky audience out there - get the 9th February in your diaries and prepare yourself for a night of poetry, drama and general sheer brilliance!

Also a little note for an exciting new one night only production coming to Peterborough on the 12th February:

"Tonight I'm going to tell you some stories. Tonight will be like a sleep over but without having to brush your teeth. Tonight you are my best friends. Tonight you belong to me..."

Tom Fox's first play 'Expressive, Heartfelt, Somewhat Free' will premier at the John Clare Theatre, Central Library. The play is a light focus on what love is and how it is felt and used by different poeple. Using comedy, music, interaction and poetry he will take you to a comfortable place for a night of pure fun. ONE NIGHT ONLY! Pay on the door - £4
(Limited seating available so please arrive early) 12 February · 19:30 - 20:30

Please see the attached poster for more details

SPEAKEASY

So our february edition of 'Speakeasy' is in March... ok like the mad hatter said to Alice, ' its because Speakeasy is on a tour and its the last night of the tour, so it actually starts in feb but then goes into March, now shall we have a doormouse?' That is a genuine quote from the book, (honest)
ANYWAY! This month we will be having two support acts: The first being the Captain of the Rant!! here are some quotes about him: ...“Captain of the Rant is in your face social commentary, as well as funny and at times poignant” - Pete The Temp

“Combines a barbed wire wit with a ferocious delivery that has made him one of the most distinctive voices out there today” - Speechmotion

“"In a scene perhaps more open than most to saturation by pretension, Captain of the Rant is consistently a breath of fresh air. His poetry takes in the political without being preachy and the profoundly personal without being inaccessible. There is no unnecessary window-dressing with his poetry; just good, honest chat about shit that matters" – The Ruby Kid

“When he pulled out the estate agent poem the place went nuts!” - David J

“Fantastic... one of the best new performance poets I have ever seen” - Attila The Stockbroker

'HE IS A STELLA FELLA AND I LOVE HIM QUITE ALOT'! Keely Mills -relative unknown

The other is 'Hannah Carousel' originally from the wilds of the fens, she is now ripping apart the poetry scene in Bristol, she has performed for us before with a style that disarmed the inimitable 'Martin Newell' who was headlining. Hannah's style is abundant in beauty,rudeness and metaphors to knock your socks off!!

The headliner is PETE THE TEMP! What a beauty this man is... here are some more details to refresh yourselves: Hammer and Tongue UK Slam Champion 08/09
Pete The Temp is, a singer-songwriter, a compere, a poet, a lover and a damn fine administrator.
He is based in Oxford but has been spotted in London, Brighton, Reading, Cambridge and Cheltenham and Coventry. He was the Oxjam Slam Champion (2007), finalist in the Hammer and Tongue Slam Final (2008) and went on to become the Hammer and Tongue UK Slam Champion the following year. He has performed at festivals such as Wychwood, Oxford Literary Festival, Brighton Festival and Brixton Green Fair.

Recent work includes participating in a spoken word tour in collaboration with People and Planet, a youth arts festival and the filming of performace poetry videos. He also teaches performance poetry in workshops.

He has shared a stage with some of the biggest names in stand up poetry including John Hegley, Byron Vincent, Mark Gwynn Jones, Elvis McGonnagal and Tim Claire.

JUST A GENTLE REMINDER IT IS KEELY'S BURFDAY SO ALL CAKES ARE GRATEFULLY RECEIVED....

Doors open: 7:30pm and acts start at 8ish
Place: The Brewery Tap VIP room
price:£4
Date: 2nd of March

Beatroots

Club Dissident

24b Lincoln Road, PE1 2RL (upstairs)

Peterborough, United Kingdom

Join us ALL DAY and ALL NIGHT for live music, workshops, art, poetry, crafts, local food, body painting, BIG drawing, graffiti and much more to raise funds and celebrate the second birthday of the Green Backyard - YOUR urban green space!

All ages welcome before 8pm, 18+ after
FREE/Donation before 7pm, £3 after

...The One Pound Workshops 1pm - 4pm

► Learn to MC with MC Sniper
► Mix with world record breaking DJ Urb
► Beat box with Locality soundsmith Skillz
► Weave stars and other shapes with willow from the Green Backyard
► Learn to make homemade beauty products with natural ingredients
► Make models from clay and gathered natural items
► Take part in the Knit In - knit a square for our GBY patchwork blanket
► Perfect your poi and juggling skills
► Get some cycle maintenance tips and check your bike know-how
+ Plus more on the day!

Live Music:

►4.00pm ~ Daniel Burke - Acoustic set from the Dead Rabbits guitarist
►4.45pm ~ Niksays - Acoustic punk rock
►5.30pm ~ Cold Club Trio - Gypsy swing and all that jazz
►6.15pm ~ Nick Thompson and friends - Improv prog rock
►7.00pm ~ Isiah - Local folk rock heroes
►8.00pm ~ Oscar De Winter - An accordion, bardic tones and a raised eyebrow
►8.45pm ~ Moony - Soulful Opaque frontman
►9.30pm ~ Dead Poets (with Skillz) - Poets who know it with beat box backing
►10.15pm ~ Xidus Pain - Conscious local hip hop
►11.00pm ~ Dr Robeatnik - Solo loop-pedal powered tunes from Sheffield
►11.45pm ~ PolyChaos - Dubby bassy funky fun from Leicester

Live DJ's:

► 12.15am ~ DJ Urb - A world record breaker, dancing shoes are mandatory!
► 1.15am ~ Day Glow Joe and Benny T - World beats and filthy rhythms
► 2.45am ~ Lukus - Too funky for words
► 3.45am ~ Sysex - Techno techno techno

The Green Backyard is a community garden in central Peterborough created 2 years ago when a group of volunteers took over an area of disused land and began transforming it into a beautiful and productive green space. It is still entirely volunteer run and now hosts a range of courses, open days, workshops and 23 chickens! www.thegreenbackyard.com

***All of the artists involved in this event are donating their time for free, as are the organisers, designers and the venue itself, so get down and get involved!***

Venue: Club Dissident, 24b Lincoln Road, Peterborough
1pm - late

Drama on Tap

Fancy a night of good entertainment accompanied by a few drinks? Are you looking for something original and refreshing and never done before? Then come along to the very first open mic drama night in Peterborough...

This night is for you if you are interested in performing, or just enjoying some good quality entertainment - and it's asolutely free!

'Drama on Tap' 16^th of february

For those of you who are familiar with Pint of Poetry and a Dash of Drama (held at Charters once a month), this is a spin-off event dedicated solely to drama but run on the same premise. We will be there from 7:30, performances will start at 8pm.

The mic is open to anyone that wants to come and perform a piece. Pieces can be monologues / dialogues / sketches or short excerpts from plays. Anyone that wants to perform can come along on the night either with a piece prepared or feel free to dip into the selection of monolgue and sketch books that will be on hand to perhaps do something off the cuff. If you do wish to perform please arrive between 7:30 and 8pm to enable us to put the set list together. A rough guide for timing of performances is 10 minutes - in order to give the maximum number of people a chance to perform.

The Brewery Tap are letting us use their function room for free, and if the night is a success we can turn it into a regular event. But, we can only do this if we get really good numbers for the first event. So if you want to see things like this happening more often, then please come and support us!

For more information please contact us on dramaontap@hotmail.com

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How do you solve a problem like Peterborough? at Devoted and Disgruntled

2011-01-30T21:01:58.000Z

I have had the opportunity over this weekend to go to Improbable's 'Devoted and Disgruntled event in London and what an experience!

We were in an open space forum, where the participants could decide on the topics that could be discussed, this mean't a real sense of freedom as well as discussing subjects that were very passionate to the individuals. There were not many rules only that if you were not participating in a discussion then use the 'law of the two feet' and move on. I dipped in and out of topics like 'I have a big idea but I don't feel big enough' and 'How can theatre help and support the closure of local libraries'. From this I met artists from all mediums, organisations and backgrounds and gained valauable knowledge and contacts that I can hopefully bring back to Peterborough.

So on a whim I got up and pitched my topic to the 320 people in the room, with my typcial compere aplomp,approached the microphone and made some curt joke about it being like a self help group. Now I had their attention and the title came to my lips, 'How do I solve a problem like Peterborough'? the laughter was rapturous and there was clapping too and people were congratulating me as I left the floor... so ok I had to go through with it now. I could see I was slowly becoming that girl from Peterborough, which hopefully mean't I would have more participants on my session. The moment of doom arrived, I prepared my paperwork and waited for the people to come, so to speak and they did! I asked how do you inspire local artists? How do you create work without a venue? etc etc... ideas came thick and thicker from all people in the group and as I wrote my notes and discussed it further. I found that in fact we were already on the right track to solving our own problems now with the help of RSA and all the artists, groups and organisations that are already working on this cause.

Then the one inspiring moment came, I described about the 'Take me to' projects, the creative gatherings, the different art collectives, the poetry nights, the work of Eastern Angles, the work of individuals who give up their time, space and money to art already. Then she said... lovely Sally from the National Ballet... 'it sounds to me like you can no longer say your place of no culture or for that matter noone else can either'. Wow, there it was it is already happening, we are already doing it.

So I began to write my report of the session for the organisers and the other participants who could not make it to my session and this was my final thought and now my new motto: 'be proud of your from in the here and now and you may not be in the prettiest city but its yours'.