Sessions are at 10 – 11 am and 11:15 am – 12:15 pm.Designed for children aged 2 1/2 to 4, along with their parents, grandparents, and carers, these monthly sessions offer an immersive journey of exploration and discovery. The June session will focus on the theme of Bones and Skeletons.These sessions offer a unique opportunity [...]

Join us for a conversation between renowned filmmaker Theo Panagopoulos and Art Exchange Curator, Jess Twyman, focusing on Theo’s short documentary ‘The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing’ (2024), showcased in the exhibition ‘Into the Woods’.The session will expand on the ideas behind his film, Theo’s use and reclamation of archival material, and local and international responses [...]

🎉 Grand Opening – Cod of the Castle 🏰📍 Museum Street, Colchester 📅 Tuesday 24th June from 12 noon🎶 Live music from Nigel Ashcroft | 6pm–9pmWe’re thrilled to open our doors and invite you to Cod of the Castle, your new home for beautifully cooked seafood, proper fish and chips, and hearty dishes served with [...]

The Paint Club is at Romano Lounge in Colchester every month.Each month we paint a new picture. Check our website to see which painting is being done each month.We list events on our website 3 months ahead, so although more dates may be shown on here, they may not be available to purchase.This is the [...]

**REVISED DATE** Now on 25 June!Did you enjoy playtime at school? If so, join us for an hour of play.We’re finding inspiration in artists William Blake (1757-1827) and Francis Aly’s (b.1959) love of children and playing games, and using it as an excuse to have some fun.Take time out from your busy day to play [...]

Make your own handbag£37.50pp including a drink and cake Join us at The Romano Lounge where you will make your own handbag.No prior experience or skills are needed.What you will learnHow choose, arrange and fit imagesWhat tools to useHow to put a bag togetherWhat is includedAll materials including a choice of books. If there is [...]

Enter into a dream of magic, mischief, and a touch of darkness as we take you on a gothic journey through Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream NIGHTMARE!This outdoor tour will transport you to a world where goblins and supernatural creatures roam the enchanted woods, and nothing is quite as it seems.Dive into the eerie, mysterious [...]

It's Open Mic Night!Bring yourself... or send your friends in place of you.... or come with your friends and get involved.Bring your instruments or borrow mine (Guitar, Piano, Cajon & Mics provided).*We run a sign up board & work through the names in order & attendance prioritising those who arrive before 9.*The sign up board [...]

Age Guidance: 14+ due to its content including sexual references and themes of young adolescent sexuality.Tickets £15 / £13 concessions.Doors open 7.30pm, show starts 8pm.A touching, urban love story, full of warmth and humour. Teenage boys Ste and Jamie are neighbours. Both are being bullied, Jamie at school and Ste at home by his violent [...]

We’re delighted to be making a return to Fleece Jazz. Join us for an evening of fast moving, hard hitting, toe tapping contemporary jazz from a spectacular 18 piece big band!🎟️ Tickets only £15 + booking fee (U21s & Students £7.50)🕢 Doors open 8:00pm, music starts at 8:30pmHorn FactoryHorn Factory perform an impressive and extensive [...]

Tickets £16, includes a paperback copy of the book.Doors open 11am, starts 11.30am.Red Lion Books daytime book club in association with Appetite Book Club and Essex Book Festival.Keiran Goddard is a novelist, poet and social commentator. His latest novel ‘I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning” has been published to widespread acclaim and has been nominated [...]

The SPACE Peer-to-Peer sessions are a space for sharing work in progress, peer support and feedback and networking.The sessions are open to all creatives and are free to attend.