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What’s On GuideSeptember - November 2019
CALLIGRAPHY
Add a bit of rustic charm to your Christmas preparations with uncial script calligraphy – perfect for handwritten gift tags, place cards, envelopes and much more! Join Angela Reed, from Creative Calligraphy as she guides you from basic pen control through to letter formation, before showing you how to apply your new-found skills to some festive-themed stationery. All materials are provided and you only need to attend one of the sessions.
Wednesday 6th November, 6pm – 9pmSaturday 16th November, 10am – 1pmMonkton Park Methodist Church, Wood Terrace, Jarrow, NE32 5LU£5
GLASS AND COPPER FOILING
Celebrate All Hallows in style this year by coming along to this coloured glass copper foiling workshop. Working with local glass artist Jayne Johnson, you will learn how to cut your chosen glass design to shape, before using copper foiling techniques to create beautiful Hallowe’en glass window decorations to welcome in the darkening days of autumn. All work created can be taken away at the end of the session, just come along ready to create - all tools and materials will be provided. Suitable for 14 years and older but under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. You only need to attend one of the sessions.
Tuesday 15th October and Tuesday 22nd October6pm – 9pm Marsden Road Health and Wellbeing Centre, Marsden Road, South Shields, NE34 6RE£10
The Cultural Spring
We’re delighted to launch our new autumn creative programme across Sunderland and South Tyneside and we look forward to meeting you at one of our activities over the coming months.
AUTUMN WORKSHOP PROGRAMME
Our workshop programme has been designed to provide local people with the chance to take part in a creative activity on their own doorstep. The workshops are a great opportunity to meet new people, learn a new skill and have fun.
BOOKING YOUR PLACE
To book your place onto the workshops please email [email protected] or call 0191 427 8197, unless otherwise specified.
We advise booking early to guarantee your place as many of our activities have limited spaces. All ages are welcome on our workshops, but under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult.
PRICES
In order to make our activities as accessible as possible we heavily subsidise the cost to attend. There is a voluntary donation to help support the costs of the artists, venues, materials and transport. If you’re not able to make the voluntary donation you’re still welcome to join us.
FULL ACTIVITY LISTING
Please visit our website www.theculturalspring.org.uk for the full list of activities.
Please note: this information is accurate at the time of going to print, however on occasion some details can change, therefore we encourage you to check our website and social media for up-to-date information.
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WINTER CRAFT FESTIVAL
The Fun with Fabrics group (supported by The Cultural Spring’s Your Art) would like to invite you to their Winter Craft Festival. The festival is free and there’ll be ‘make and take’ activities, demonstrations of textile techniques, sales of the groups own creations, refreshments and even a tombola! New members are welcome to come along and join in.
Saturday 16th November 11am – 2pm St Lukes Church, Merle Terrace, Sunderland, SR4 6SFFree
LEARN HOW TO CREATE A PODCAST
Are you interested in creating your own podcast? We are running a masterclass to explore this popular way of storytelling. You will go through the basic requirements that will enable you to plan, produce and publish your podcast. Topics will include choosing a subject, scripting, interviewing and editing as well as software and hardware requirements, publishing and promotion. No experience necessary just an interest in podcasting. You will need to attend both sessions
Monday 7th and Monday 14th October 6pm – 8pmPerth Green Community Association, Inverness Road, Jarrow, NE32 4AQ£3 per session
SONGWRITING
Always wanted to try your hand at songwriting? Come along and meet other aspiring songwriters and learn the basics of writing and performing a song. The session will be led by Liz Corney from The Cornshed Sisters.
Saturday 19th October10am – 1pmThe Fire Station, High Street West, Sunderland, SR1 3HA £3 per session
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INTRODUCTION TO STAGE MAKEUP
Join Theatre Space North East in this fun introduction to stage makeup session. You’ll learn how to create realistic bruises, wounds and gashes, as well as hairy warts and bursting spots! All equipment provided. Suitable for 10 years and older, but under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.
Tuesday 22nd October and Tuesday 5th November6pm – 8.30pmGrindon Church Community Project, Grindon URC Church, Galway Square, Grindon, SR4 8JZ £3 per session
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Our Go and See programme aims to ensure that people living in our wards get the chance to experience arts and cultural events happening across the North East and beyond.
CURRENT OFFERS
FESTIVAL OF THRIFT
SATURDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER
Come and join us at the UK’s national celebration of sustainable living on our annual trip to the Festival of Thrift. This full day visit will see you getting creative in artistic workshops, seeing live performances and you can visit the many different stalls or just come along for a fun family day out.
£8 per person
The bus will depart from The Customs House at 9am and then pick up from the University of Sunderland’s City Campus at 9.30am.
To reserve your place and buy your tickets please visit www.theculturalspring.org.uk/go-and-see/. If you have any other enquiries about the visit please email [email protected] or call 0191 427 8197.
GO AND SEE
BE PART OF THE CUSTOMS HOUSE 25TH ANNIVERSARY EVENTLocal people are invited to share their memories of The Customs House and join Creative Seed to help create a sea of silk-painted flags that will be featured as part of the 25th Anniversary event taking place from the 25th to 27th October. The colourful and vibrant flags will be positioned along Harton Quay where they will be illuminated and welcome visitors to The Customs House during the event.
The free workshop will be led by Creative Seed and takes place on:
Saturday 28th September1pm – 4pmSt Hilda’s Pit Head, Henry Robson Way, South Shields, NE33 1RA
In addition to this open workshop, Creative Seed will be working with community groups across the Borough to create the flags.
To book your place onto the workshop please email [email protected] or call 0191 427 8197.
Being a slug is hard. Everyone thinks you’re disgusting.
Slug and Caterpillar are starving, and the only leaf in the garden is just out of reach. Slug thinks they should work together. Get the leaf, eat the leaf, play a game, be friends. Caterpillar has other ideas. Slugs are gross, they’re covered in slime and they have terrible taste in music.Things get sticky.Enter Slug and Caterpillar’s world and sit in a giant garden to SQUISH, SQUELCH and PLAY your way through this hilarious, surreal show for 2 – 5 years and their families, told with a handful of words and lots of SLIME.
Friday 1st November12.30pm and 2.30pmFANS Museum, Northern Gateway, Sunderland, SR5 1AP£5 for a single ticket, £12 for a family of 3, £15 for family of 4
Running time is 45 minutes plus there will be 15 minutes after the show where you can stay and play with Slug’s slime.Please visit our website www.theculturalspring.org.uk for more information and to book tickets. This show has integrated creative British Sign Language and all performances are relaxed performances.
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MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED
Since The Cultural Spring began in 2014, we have supported a number of community groups through our workshop and Your Art programmes. We’re pleased to continue supporting these groups and include information about when these groups meet and how to get in touch with them below:
THE KEEL LINE SINGERS – ALL MALE GROUP Mondays7pm – 8.30pmCommunity Room (top floor) The Fire Station, next to Empire Theatre, Sunderland, SR1 3HAMen of all ages and abilities welcome to come and join us singing popular and contemporary songs. Free initially then £3.75 per session07985378341 / [email protected]
WHITBURN A CAPPELLATuesdays7.15pm – 8.45pm £4 / £5 per weekWhitburn Methodist Church Hall, Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7AF
HYLTON UKES Tuesdays and Thursdays 7pm – 9pm FreeHylton Castle Workingmen’s Club, Cricklewood Road, Sunderland, SR5 3SPContact: [email protected]
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HENDON UKESThursdays1pm – 3pm Free but small admission to enter the centre Back on the Map, 67 Toward Rd, Sunderland, SR2 8JGContact: Back on the Map on 0191 514 7844 for more information
GUB (GUITAR, UKULELE AND BASS) CLUBTuesdays7pm – 9pm £4 per weekSunderland Quaker Meeting House, Roker Park Road, Roker, Sunderland, SR6 9PGContact: [email protected]
SUNDERLAND POP CHOIRMondays6pm – 7.30pm £4 voluntary contribution Fausto Coffee, Marine Walk, Sunderland, SR6 0PLContact: [email protected]
A SQUISHY SQUELCHY SHOW FOR THE VERY YOUNG
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THE PEOPLE’S POWERHOUSE
The People’s Powerhouse conference is coming to Sunderland on 19th November at The Beacon of Light, Stadium Park, Keir Hardie Way, Sunderland, SR5 1SN.
This is a movement which exists to shape the debate around the Northern Powerhouse, to ensure that people and communities are at the heart of the Powerhouse plans. The conference will support you to tell your story and highlight the work of organisations across the North who already are the People’s Powerhouse.
For more details on how to host your own event and to apply for financial support, please go to www.peoplespowerhouse.org.uk.
WASHINGTON POP CHOIRTuesdays 6pm – 7.30pm £4 voluntary contributionOur Lady Catholic Church, Village Lane, Washington, NE38 7HSContact: [email protected]
SOUTHWICK REACH (RESEARCH EDUCATION ARTS AND CULTURE HOME)Most Fridays2pm – 4pmFreeAustin House Family Centre, Shakespeare Street, Southwick, SR5 2JX Contact: [email protected] search for Southwick REACH (Research Education Arts and Culture Home) on Facebook to find out more information about current activities
SOCIAL SINGINGStarts on Tuesdays during term time from 10th September10am – 11.30am£2 per sessionBack on the Map, Carnegie CommunityCorner, 67 Toward Road, Sunderland, SR2 8JGContact: Back on the Map on 0191 514 7844
CALLIGRAPHYWednesdays10am – 12pmMortimer Community Centre, Reading Road, South Shields, NE33 4UGContact: Angela Reed at Creative Calligraphy on 07956 148 937 or [email protected]
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COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS
Community Champions are local people who support our team to ensure that the programme is ambitious, high quality, accessible and serve the needs of the local community. We’ve worked with lots of amazing people over the years and we want even more residents from Sunderland and South Tyneside to have their say about what arts projects happen in their areas.
Interested? To become a Community Champion please email [email protected] or call 0191 4278197.
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CALLIGRAPHYThursdays10am – 12pm Westoe Crown Community Hub, Sea Winnings Way, South Shields, NE33 3PEContact: Angela Reed at Creative Calligraphy on 07956 148 937 or [email protected]
CREATIVE CRAFTSWednesdays10am – 12pm £3 per weekPerth Green Community Centre, Inverness Road, Jarrow, NE32 4AQContact: Claire Finlay on 07955 217 839 for more information
THE MARRAS DRAMA GROUP (MAGICAL AND REALLY REMARKABLE AMATEUR STAGECRAFT) Sundays from 8th September2pm – 4pm£2 per weekGrindon Church Community Project ,Galway Road, Grindon, Sunderland, SR4 8JZContact: Kati on 0191 534 2519 or [email protected]
UPCYCLINGTuesday 1st October11am-1pm Parker Trust, 25 Kayll Road, Sunderland, SR4 7TW
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Contact us via www.theculturalspring.org.uk [email protected]
Tel: 0191 427 8197
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