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Paradise Tent – The Godiva Festival

Writing about web page http://www.heaventreepress.co.uk/events.htm

Friday 8th July 2005
7pm Start
FREE

John Burnside, winner of the Whitbread Prize for Poetry 2000, will be headlining Heaventree's Godiva Festival debut.

John Burnside is one of Scotland's best-loved living poets. He has published eight books of poetry, including The Asylum Dance, which won the 2000 Whitbread Poetry Award, and most recently The Light Trap, which was shortlisted for the 2002 TS Eliot prize. He has also written four novels, one of which, The Mercy Boys, won the 1999 Encore Award.

Following the reading by John Burnside, which will start at 7pm, there will be a book signing session and an opportunity to meet the author. After this the evening will continue with a blend of open mic slots and invited readings.

: 05 Jul 2005 12:44 |  Tags: Past Events Poetryliterature |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

“From Delft to Bluebeard’s Castle”

Writing about web page http://www.julieboden.co.uk/

Our good friend Julie Boden, ex-Birmingham poet laureate, is holding an event which looks exciting. See details below:

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“From Delft to Bluebeard’s Castle”

Oasis Café Theatre is delighted to present an evening of paintings, poetry and music.

Julie Boden (poetry), Natasha Godfrey (poetry and song), Brian Lewis (poetry), Jan Wild (paintings) and Milton Godfrey (guitar).

Friday 8th July 2005

at the Orange Studio (2nd Floor), Cannon Street, Birmingham, B2 5EP

Bar open at 6.30pm. Performances from 7.30 – 9pm. Buffet at 8.pm (subject to demand, see below)

The Event

Both Julie Boden and Jan Wild have been inspired by Bartok’s opera Bluebeard’s Castle. Julie performs her sonnet sequence, ‘Bluebeard’s Wife’ (and launches the book), with projections of Jan’s paintings. Brian Lewis took himself off to Delft and the resulting sonnet sequence, ‘Delft’ (and the book of the same name), is inspired by the art and culture of the city. It will be accompanied by projections of paintings of various Dutch ‘schools’. Natasha Godfrey is a multifaceted performer who steps out as a spoken word artist. She will perform from her collection ‘Mind the Gap’ and, accompanied by Milton Godfrey on guitar, will sing the blues.

The Tickets

Tickets for this Oasis Café Theatre event are free but we’d be pleased if they could be reserved by emailing or calling 0800 079 0909.

The Buffet

We would like to offer a Studio Summer Buffet during the evening. The cost will be £8. If you would like a buffet, please e-mail hazel.preece@orangestudio.co.uk by July 1st. We’ll then email to confirm if we are able to provide one or not.

A Short Essay on Oasis Café Theatre

Oasis Café Theatre was started by Julie Boden, Birmingham’s Poet Laureate 2002/03. The Orange Birmingham Book Festival and the Orange Studio help make it happen. Various good friends give assistance. Artists give their time and talents and audiences give their warmth and approval. There are interesting conversations in the bar afterwards. Often other arts events are planned and some deals are done. To be honest, there’s a good crowd of people and its fun. That’s why we do it.

: 22 Jun 2005 16:37 |  Tags: Past Events Poetryliterature |  Comments (2) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

“The Milk Museum & Stella Maris”

This event looks great so go if you can.

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Oasis Café Theatre proudly present a frankly unusual combination of words and music.

Surreal performance artist Peter Blegvad is joined on this most auspicious of dates by singers of ancient music, Stella Maris for an evening of words, music and, er… illustrations.

Friday 13th May 2005

at the Orange Studio (2nd Floor), Cannon Street, Birmingham, B2 5EP

Bar open at 6.30pm. Performances from 7.30 – 9pm

The Event

The Milk Museum is a creation of the surreal mind of artist-performer Peter Blegvad. As its curator, he is responsible for both collection and interpretation, and his virtual tour will give you a new perspective on the "white stuff". Parts of it have been published in The Phantom Museum and Henry Wellcome¹s Collection of Medical Curiosities (Profile Books 2003). "Peter Blegvad¹s excursion on milk is brilliant", wrote Ian Sansom in The Guardian. Blegvad¹s eclectic output includes Leviathan and The Pedestrian cartoons and his "eartoons"’ on BBC Radio 3’s The Verb, which won him a Sony Award in 2003. Peter will be joined by Stella Maris for performances of ancient music.

Long live the incongruous and daring juxstaposition of artforms!

The Tickets

Tickets for this Oasis Café Theatre event are free but we’d be pleased if they could be reserved by emailing hazel.preece@orangestudio.co.uk or calling 0800 079 0909.

The History of Oasis Café Theatre

Oasis Café Theatre was started by Julie Boden, Birmingham’s Poet Laureate 2002/03. The Orange Birmingham Book Festival and the Orange Studio help make it happen. Various good friends give assistance. Artists give their time and talents. Audiences give their warmth and approval, mix freely and enjoy the opportunity to make interesting conversations.

: 12 May 2005 10:17 |  Tags: Past Events Poetryliterature |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

‘AISLE 16’ – Saturday 14th May 2005.

Browns Café Bar & Restaurant, Earl Street, Coventry, from 2:00pm. FREE.

Cutting edge performance poetry in the form of Glastonbury Festival and Edinburgh Fringe veterans Aisle 16, who will demonstrate their “mutant hybrid” style in Coventry. Aisle 16 will be supported by two of the region’s best poets, Kim Trusty and Matt Nunn.

Aisle 16 have been performing together since 2000, touring extensively and picking up many rave reviews along the way. The group’s performances are a mixture of accessibility, acerbity, beauty and comedy.

As Scotsgay put it, ““You don’t see many five star reviews for poetry gigs but Aisle16 take the genre to a whole new level … Genius.” *”.

Kim Trusty, winner of Fireweed’s First Annual Poetry Contest in 2001, has toured extensively across Toronto, Canada, performing her work to enthralled audiences. Matt Nunn also reaches a wide audience, currently holding the position of Poet In Residence at Birmingham City Football Club.

Open mic slots also available.

: 19 Apr 2005 13:24 |  Tags: Past Events Poetryliterature |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

TONIGHT

Writing about web page http://www.heaventreepress.co.uk/events.htm

HEAVENTREE POETRY CRAWL

Tuesday, 19th April

Heaventree and Poetry Central are collaborating on an exciting, innovative, ground-breaking project designed to forge links with cutting edge new poets and new audiences, right here in Coventry's very own watering holes.

Starting at 7.45pm in The Tin Angel, on Medieval Spon Street, we will be staggering through reams of verse and pub doors, from one end of the street to the other.

Schedule:

19.45: The Tin Angel, for an 8pm kick off!

20.45: The Green Rooms

21.30: The Old Windmill

22.15: The West Indian Club (entrance just at the top of the subway)

23.00: HURRY UP PLEASE IT'S TIME

If you'd like to read something – your own or someone else's poetry – drop us an email.

: 19 Apr 2005 13:22 |  Tags: Past Events Poetryliterature |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem