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 1 comment - ()Poetry, as nobody is ever likely to say, is the unsung song of your soul, that is spoken. Or you could get down to the fifth (count them) Port Eliot Lit Fest, at Port Eliot, Saltash, Cornwall, from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 July. The organisers tell us they’ve discovered ‘a host of eclectic, fresh, Huzzah for sculptor David Roberts, of Plymouth College of Art and Design, whose glass creations will adorn the shelves of the great and the good in an award for those who went to further education colleges. The award, which sounds like a fabricated consolation for Hazel Blears after missing out for the Labour Party Deputy Grascott Farm, and we guess the forest, near Beaworthy, and the Neroche scheme in the Blackdown Hills are included in the Forestry Commission’s new Strategy for England Trees, Woods and Forest. Apparently, planting more trees is a ‘good thing’ for the future. They help fight carbon emissions, and offer natural habitats to shore against the Sumitsubo, the Japanese technical drawing tool, which is nothing like Etch-a-Sketch, will be demonstrated on the Spacex Gallery, Exeter, today between 2pm and 4pm. Drop in, says the Spacex. It’s free, they extol. Try it for yourself, they suggest, and tip their heads towards the large scale wall drawing in the Peter J Evans exhibition Not all of the city’s artistic events have been sucked up the the cultural Hoover that is the Plymouth Summer Festival. PL:ay is a one-day festival of adventure, anticipation and encounters that will feature live art, video photography and installation throughout Plymouth for free on Saturday, July 28. The oddly visible Low Profile and one.c If any of the Devon diaspora are in Newcastle tonight they can get a flavour of the old county with a short trip to the Art Works Gallery, Ouseburn. Some 16 Devon artists’ work will be on display next to their Nurthumbrian counterparts’ in a show called Contemporary Landscapes in the environment, under the Spare a thought for the woodland managers in the world of climate change. These guys and gals are looking 50 or 100 years in the future when they plant seedlings, and trees are increasingly playing a larger role in tackling climate change. At Tuesday’s Forests for the Future seminar, hosted by the Forestry Commission South Story tellers who would make Max Bygraves (him of the famous epiphet) tremble, such is their narrative power (allegedly), Stone Soup is continuing its Twisted Tales series tonight in the Cellar Bar of The Fortescue, Mutley Plain, Plymouth. With a little bit of adult content (you’ve got to be over 16 to get in) and More Than Gifts is both Fair Trade and supports the World Vision Child Sponsorship scheme. And what’s more, for orders over £30, People of the Republic get a 15% discount, plus the normal free UK delivery. Just plonk PR15 in the relevant box at the checkout and the discount will be automatically deducted. Check What better way to celebrate the Fourth of July than enjoy of few soundscapes from Dub to Breaks? The Tint Live collective will perform their DJing, VJing and live audiovisual performance sets at the cafe bar of The on the Side at the the Palace Theatre, Paignton, tonight from 9pm in the first of their 1 comment - ()There may be no such thing as a free lunch but there’s definitely a Freeluncher, and he’s mad as hell. Yes, that’s the name of the guy behind Talking Liberties – a rather excellent bloggy site with a winning line in righteous outrage. Described as ‘the witless prattle of a gas engineer in revolt’, Freeluncher’s If you’ve hit that glass ceiling on the first ladder and you think you need a little extra training, then by golly your luck’s in. A free course is on offer to any and all of those in Devon in manufacturing who fancy getting an NVQ. The courses are designed for those already in work Ohh, she gives good radio… As the Exeter Respect festival takes hold, Niki goes behind the scenes to talks to organisers Nigel Pennington and Paul Giblin, about, well, everything. But it’s not all talk – enjoy the sounds of Noise Annoys Simon, as well as Chris Letcher, Talulah, Red Paper Dragon (watch them live 4 comments - ()Following on from the what one smoker in the People’s Republic of South Devon is reported to have said to a non-smoker – ‘I’m not fussed about killing myself, it’s not being able to kill you I object to’ – the British Heart Foundation has sent out a letter to applaud today’s (Sunday’s) change in |
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