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Teignmouth opens up for Olympiad arts

September 24th, 2008

posted by Cptn

Those creative burghers of Teignmouth are limbering up to launch the the Cultural Olympiad with a weekend of free fun, funky, arty, informative events throughout the seaside town from Friday September 26 to Sunday September 28.

As the Teingmouth Advisory Arts Group says boldly on its site: “It will also launch a number of large-scale creative projects. It is not just another one-off weekend, but the start of the four-year celebration. We are making our first mark; writing the first sentence of a four year story.”

Pop along and be culturally olympic, you might even get on the podium. Here’s a run down of events they sent through.

FRIDAY
Carlton Theatre

7:30pm - 9:30pm - Teignmouth Community Choir rehearsal.Go along and just listen or join in and find out what goes on in our community choir. It might surprise you. There’s a lot of laughter and chat and mucking about - and every now and then we sing a song

Poetry overview of weekend workshops - Meet the poets and get an outline of aims and contents of Saturday’s and Sunday’s events

Gallery 8
10am - 5pm - Art exhibition & workshops

SATURDAY
Carlton Theatre
9:30am - 12:30pm - Breathe Easy Coffee Morning, Music in the Bar
10am - 11am - Story telling - Clare Viner - The story is set in Teignmouth in 1683 and everyone is afraid. The Pirates are everywhere; on the seas and undercover in the town. They pretend to be ordinary sailors and drink in the taverns but thats just how they find out, how they plot, who to take next…
11am - 11:30am - Musical consequences, a “just for fun” song writing workshop
9:30 - 11:30am Poetry Consequences Relay

2pm - 4pm - Storytelling workshop - Local Storyteller Clare Viner
2pm - 3:45pm Creative writing workshop
Workshop 1: Getting Started (for new writers) 30 minute duration
Workshop 2: Moving On (for returning or experienced writers) 30 mins
Workshop 3: Is it for me? (for the curious non (or stalled)) writers 30 mins

Various location around the town
1pm - 3pm Singtastic singers sing

Gallery 8
10am - 5pm - Art exhibition & workshops Gallery 8 is an exciting arts and crafts collective situated on the corner of Teign Street and Stanley Street Locally made paintings, photographs, greetings cards, jewellery, embroidery, painted tiles, cushion craft, woodcraft, silk glass, soaps, etc

SUNDAY
Carlton Theatre
All day - display of theatrical costumes
9:30 - 8pm Teignmouth Art Society exhibition
9:30 - 11:30 - Sculpture workshop
11am - 1pm Teignmouth Jazz machine , playing easy listening jazz standards such as Georgia, Blue Moon, Summertime Etc.

12noon - 5pm - TRAIL Art workshop/ Colours of Devon come and contribute to this year’s Community sculpture.
3pm - 4pm Theatre tours
4pm TYKES play - Just Bin it,
5pm Theatre properties Workshop
2pm - 6pm Poetry word wall, Pester a poet, Quick Fire Poems

6pm Sue Kibbey with renowned pianist Lewis Riley of jazz interpretations of Darwin Songs by David Haynes
This is a unique opportunity to hear two top-rate jazz musicians performing work by a local composer whose work is receiving increasing number of performances throughout the UK and the USA
7:30 - 8:30pm Teignmouth Players open pantomime rehearsal

Gallery 8
10am - 4pm Art exhibition and workshops

Those known to be taking part: David Haynes and the Teignmouth Community Choir; The Singtastic singers; The Teignmouth Players; TRAIL TRAIL Recycled Art In Landscape; Bob Hill, Louise Jenkins; The TYKES (Junior Teignmouth Players members); Gallery 8 (Jenny Harris & Rose Barrett); Teignmouth Jazz Machine

Open Up Teignmouth is to help celebrate the start of the Cultural Olympiad and “open up” areas and activities for all.

Further information and programme from The Carlton Theatre, Gallery 8, (on the corner of Teign Street
and Stanley Street) , Regency Style, 31 Regent Street or on the Teignmouth Arts Advisory Group website
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