An Autopsy of a Mother, a Bear and a FridgeBy Mover, Maker and Mother - Deborah Light.‘Rage hides a wound’ Sharon BlackieYou are warmly invited to witness the examination of three seemingly unconnected objects.As Deborah uncovers connective tissue, between mother, bear and fridge, she reveals her own vulnerability, anger, humour and strength. With cold clinical [...]
More off-road surprises: from Camp Folley to Old Heath Rec; Parsons Walk and Grant Meadows to Distillery Lane; Bourne Valley to the cemetery, and The Folley to Plum Hall. With Des Bowden and Phil Hitchins. Meet: 4pm, Napier Road North carpark (what3words.com ///vent.acting.scrap), End: Odd One Out PH (3.4m, 3hrs). ACCESSIBILITY: Step-free and mostly hard-surfaced, [...]
A walk around Colchester Cemetery, learn its history and visit some headstones to remember the Colcestrians who walked our streets before us and now rest in our beautiful Victorian burial ground. Interesting stories of lives gone by. With Sharon Mooney.Meet: 5:30pm, at the lower Cemetery entrance, opp. Bourne Rd, inside the gates on the left-hand [...]
Showing at Firstsite Cinema - Tall Tales (TBC)!Fabled English record producer Mark Pritchard, luminary songwriter Thom Yorke and ground-breaking visual artist Jonathan Zawada present Tall Tales – a debut collaborative visual and audio cinema experience a decade in the making.Tall Tales is a fairy tale for the modern world; depicting rising tides, kings & queens, [...]
Enjoy the exquisite craft of Linocut, a traditional printmaking technique and a variant of woodcut.Suitable for beginners or those wanting to refresh their memory.During this 3 hour session you will be inspired, cut your own design into the linoleum surface and then print onto paper or fabric using our proofing press with support from Makerspace [...]
Whether you are new to writing poetry or a seasoned poet looking for something to enhance and energise your writing, this workshop will give you an experience in writing from art. We will look at and discuss example poems by a variety of poets to identify various approaches and help stimulate your creativity.Basic materials provided. [...]
Gain confidence in drawing the figure, with these tutored sessions on some basic principles of life drawing. As evening falls we will use ink washes over wax resist to create atmospheric drawings of the model in the studio.Come along to each session to experiment with a different themeSuitable for all abilities. Basic materials provided. For [...]
‘An epic, intimate, and poetic meditation on architecture and how the design and construction of buildings from the ancient past reveal our destruction — and offer hope for survival and a way forward. Through Kossakovsky’s lens, the grandeur and folly of humanity and its precarious relationship with nature posits two urgent questions: how do we [...]
Semi final 1 of this year's Metal 2 The Masses Essex - Winner plays Bloodstock.This semi final features Dismanibus, Red Matter, Seventh Fear and BlackWater Kings.Kensei will headline the night too, with tunes throughout the night provided by DJ Pressplay. Doesn't get much better than that!Doors at 7pm. Tickets are £4
Come and have a ROOOAARRSOME time with everyone at Go Bananas.With fabulous entertainment from The Only Way Is Entertainment Agency join us for some soft play fun with dancing and games.Go on a dino dig, hunt for some fossils and identify the different dinosaurs.Children's ticket includes a themed snack box, allergies can be catered for.
A circular ‘growers’ walk from East Bay allotments (with Level Best) via High Woods Country Park up to the Together We Grow community garden, a 2-acre site with orchards, veg beds & poly tunnels (+tea/coffee & cake!), then returning to town via Mercers Farm allotments. With Clare Smee. Meet: 10am, East Bay allotments (what3words.com ///jolly.tags.dinner) [...]
In 2023/24, to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the school, St. John’s Green Primary launched a multi-disciplinary project using history, art, geography and language to embrace the school’s place at the heart of our city. This year’s edition of the Poetry in Motion walk is a collaboration between the school and Essex Poetry Collective, as [...]
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