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SUMMARY:Tim Noble & Sue Webster: Love and Hate at Firstsite
DESCRIPTION:Tim Noble & Sue Webster’s Love and Hate at Firstsite brings a series of illuminated sculptures by the internationally recognised British artists to spaces throughout the Colchester gallery.\n\nThe exhibition draws on Noble and Webster’s distinctive use of light\, signage and popular culture. Their illuminated works reference everything from British seaside attractions to Las Vegas and Times Square\, using flashing and sequencing lights to explore opposing ideas including love and hate\, optimism and nihilism.\n\nThe exhibition can be found throughout the Firstsite building and runs until Sunday 27 September 2026.\n\nAdmission is free and no booking is required.\n\nFirstsite is open Tuesday and Wednesday from 10am to 5pm\, Thursday to Saturday from 10am to 10pm\, and Sunday from 10am to 5pm. It is closed on Mondays.\n\nPlease note that the exhibition includes flashing lights and contrasting colours.
URL:https://keepcolchestercool.co.uk/event/tim-noble-sue-webster-love-and-hate-at-firstsite/
LOCATION:Firstsite\,  Lewis Gardens\, Colchester\, CO1 1JH\, Firstsite\, Lewis Gardens\, Colchester\, CO1 1JH
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Arpita Shah: Nalini
DESCRIPTION:Arpita Shah’s Nalini explores motherhood\, migration\, heritage and the connections between generations through the stories of the artist\, her mother and her grandmother.\n\nDeveloped across India\, East Africa and the UK\, the photographic series grew from Shah’s desire to understand more about the experiences and relationships of the women in her family.\n\nThe exhibition brings together 26 photographic works alongside family photographs and personal objects including dried flowers and traditional saris. Its title comes from Shah’s grandmother\, Nalini\, meaning ‘lotus’ in Sanskrit\, with flowers recurring throughout the work as the artist explores family\, femininity\, memory and cultural identity.\n\nNalini runs at Firstsite until Sunday 4 October 2026.\n\nAdmission is free and no booking is required.\n\nFirstsite is open Tuesday and Wednesday from 10am to 5pm\, Thursday to Saturday from 10am to 10pm\, and Sunday from 10am to 5pm. It is closed on Mondays.
URL:https://keepcolchestercool.co.uk/event/arpita-shah-nalini/
LOCATION:Firstsite\,  Lewis Gardens\, Colchester\, CO1 1JH\, Firstsite\, Lewis Gardens\, Colchester\, CO1 1JH
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260711T100000
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SUMMARY:Duncan Grant: Worlds Through Desire: From Drawing to Cruising to DMs
DESCRIPTION:Duncan Grant: Worlds Through Desire brings together artworks\, stories and poetry from different generations to explore the ways LGBT+ people have sought friendship\, community and intimacy across changing times and technologies.\n\nAt the centre of the exhibition are drawings and paintings by Duncan Grant\, including work connected to the period he spent on a Suffolk farm with his then partner David Garnett during the First World War.\n\nMore than 35 drawings and paintings by Grant feature alongside contemporary works\, with the exhibition looking at the different places and technologies through which people have found one another\, from galleries\, bars and public spaces to online games\, social media and dating apps.\n\nWorlds Through Desire runs at Firstsite until Sunday 8 November 2026.\n\nAdmission is free and no booking is required.\n\nFirstsite is open Tuesday and Wednesday from 10am to 5pm\, Thursday to Saturday from 10am to 10pm\, and Sunday from 10am to 5pm. It is closed on Mondays.\n\nPlease note that the exhibition contains nudity. Sexually explicit artworks are displayed in a separate enclosed room restricted to visitors aged 18 and over.
URL:https://keepcolchestercool.co.uk/event/duncan-grant-worlds-through-desire-from-drawing-to-cruising-to-dms/
LOCATION:Firstsite\,  Lewis Gardens\, Colchester\, CO1 1JH\, Firstsite\, Lewis Gardens\, Colchester\, CO1 1JH
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SUMMARY:Richard Ashcroft | Lower Castle Park\, Colchester
DESCRIPTION:Richard Ashcroft headlines Colchester’s Castle Park on 27 August\, fresh off a huge year of sold-out shows and with anticipation building for his new album Lovin’ You. \nFans can expect a powerful set spanning his acclaimed solo catalogue\, brand-new material\, and the iconic Verve anthems that defined a generation — including favourites like Bitter Sweet Symphony\, Lucky Man\, Sonnet\, and The Drugs Don’t Work. \nJoining Richard Ashcroft for this huge summer show are special guests Tom Meighan\, Apollo Junction and DJ Wayne. \nDon’t miss one of the biggest nights of the summer in Colchester. \nThursday 27 August 2026\, 16:00 to 22:30.PLEASE NOTE\, RE-ENTRY IS NOT POSSIBLE AT THIS EVENT. \nThis event is classified at 6+\, this means that anyone between 6 years and 17 years of age must be accompanied by an adult over the age of 21 (adult refers to a parent\, guardian or older relative that is responsible for the care and actions of the under 18 year old). The ratio for adult to child is classed as: one adult can accompany three under 18’s at the event. \nPlease note\, this is a standing event. Accessible tickets are available via Ticketmaster.
URL:https://keepcolchestercool.co.uk/event/richard-ashcroft-lower-castle-park-colchester/
LOCATION:Colchester Castle Park\, Colchester Castle Park
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Wivenhoe Funny Farm on Tour 6.30pm start!
DESCRIPTION:Booking info at bottom of this post.  \nThursday 27th August 6.30pm to 8.30pm – doors around 5.30pm (but pub open all day so rock up whenever) \nTop notch live stand-up comedy shows from: \nSteve Gribbin \nSteve Gribbin is a diminutive guitar-wielding satirist from Liverpool whose scathing up-to-date comedy songs and sharp\, quirky observations have made him one of the firm favourites of the comedy circuit \n“With more energy than a friendly Tasmanian devil\, this affable and animated comedian tells jokes\, plays the guitar and sings lyrics.” The Scotsman \nSupport from:Joy Carter‘Her comic style certainly makes her one to watch out for’-Daily Mail \n‘Spontaneous\, eccentric and a true individual’-BBC Home Counties \n‘So Brilliant’-Jo Brand. Comedian \n& Louis Green“Louie Green is a natural observational story teller that the crowd instantly warms to. One to watch.” – Rox Central \nMC Hazel Humphreys​ \nPlease read!ALL BOOKINGS NEED TO BE CONFIRMED VIA HAZEL – email – FUNNYFARMCOMEDY@GMAIL.COMWe will be asking for donations to help pay acts for reservations. Recommended £8.50 donation per seat booked but whatever you can manage. \nThis is an outdoor gig at The Horse and Groom Pub\, Wivenhoe starting 6.30pm (pub open all day)\, there is limited seating available. Please book tables in advance.  \nWe will be requesting donations for table reservations in order to help us pay our professional acts. This would be preferable via BACs in advance but we will collect donations on the night too.  \nThe Funny Farm would recommend bringing the following: warm clothes (it may get cold)\, mozzie repellent & waterproof (just in case!) \nThis is a cracking comedy line-up with pro comics and the Funny Farm needs the audience’s help in covering the costs.  \nI’ve been asked by the pub staff to remind people it’s polite to return empty glasses to the bar or the empties tray outside. There – I’ve done it x
URL:https://keepcolchestercool.co.uk/event/wivenhoe-funny-farm-on-tour-6-30pm-start/
LOCATION:The Horse & Groom\, Wivenhoe Cross\, Wivenhoe\, CO7 9QL\, GB
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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