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A new gallery in Clays Yard, Market Row is due to open on 1st April. Beano is calling his gallery `Dead Monkeys’ and plans to be open seven days a week, 10.00 until 19.oo hrs. during the Summer season. The gallery will specialise in contemporary arts and crafts by local artists and Beano and Kerry, who is helping to man the gallery, are looking for artists and craftspeople interested in displaying their work there. There will also be a cooperative workshop space above the gallery.
Norfolk has had a lot of films shot in the area, Stardust Elm Hill Norwich, The Duchess Swaffam, and lots more. Most people living in the area don’t even know these films are being shot. One of the films though that used all local extras and also employed local crew, like me 
and used one of Lowestoft’s biggest holiday camps Broadland Sands, it was no wonder the premier screening on Saturday 6th March was packed out.
The film looked amazing. It really showed off how beautiful Norfolk really is. This was all thanks to Robbie Ryan Director Of Photography, and Tom Harper Director. This was the second time seeing the film, as I went to the first screening back in May last year. I have been following the film as it toured the festivals world wide. The reviews of the film have all been amazing. Most rating the film with 4 or 5 stars out of 5. Empire magazine one of the biggest film magazines gave the film a rave review with 4 out of 5 stars. http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=136740
I definitally recommend going to see the film it has been described a sort of love story. It’s going to put Norfolk on the map, and hopefully it will give “Normal for Norfolk” a different meaning. Showing off the talent we have in this area. Obviously you might think I am biased, because I worked on the film, and I want as many people to go see it (just to see my name in the credits, it’s Emily Payne Runner ). If you do think I’m biased go watch it for yourself. Cinema City Norwich 19th March it’s going to be massive.
http://www.thescoutingbookforboys.co.uk/
A small fact Ivana Mackinnon who is the Producer of Scouting Book For Boys was Associate Producer on Slumdog Millionaire.
What a shame that there are no N&N Festival events taking place in Great Yarmouth this year! Last year there was an early music recital in the Elizabethan House Museum which was an absolute delight, and previously there has been an event at the Hippodrome.
The Festival brochure is now out and there’s lots to tempt one into Norwich, but I still think it is very disappointing not to have anything happening in Great Yarmouth. The Festival takes place between 7th and 22nd May -go to www.nnf10.org.uk for a programme and information.
Hi Bridget,
Nice to meet you! I have worked on the site after what we discussed this afternoon and here it is: an EastCoastNet social networking site where we all can have our own page.
PLEASE CLICK TO JOIN: www.eastcoastnet.ning.com
This social networking site is related to East Coast Net
Charcrit
Charcrit-Boonsom at Allposters.com
Association of Suffolks Art Teachers, 27th Feb – 27th March
LAYERS, 500 works by educational teachers who work and live in Suffolk. Throughout all galleries. Open evening 5th March 6-8pm come and critique the teachers works! Opening times Tues – Sat 10 – 4.30 01502 717191 www.theupstairsgallery.co.uk
All about Beccles, June 4th – 30th
An open exhibition – all submissions accepted: theme is Beccles and surrounding areas. A visual offering on our wonderful town and the beautiful pleasures it offers. If you wish to submit entries please contact the gallery in the first instance. Opening times Tues – Sat 10 – 4.30
The Upstairs Galleries, Exchange Square, Beccles Suffolk NR34 9HH .
Tel: 01502 717191 www.theupstairsgallery.co.uk
Not to be missed! Kate and Tony are experienced teachers of tango who dance a close milonguero style tango which ultimately derives from the crowded dance floors of Buenos Aires – a style of social dancing which suits all ages and levels of dance experience, where the aim is simplicity, musicality, creativity and dailogue.
Kate and Tony are offering a starter pack of 4 Friday classes, 7.45-9.00 p.m, 26th February – 19th March, 2010 at New Bodies Fitness Centre, King Street. The fee is £30 for the four sessions. Booking is essential – contact kate@yarmouthtango.com or for more information go to www.yarmouthtango.com.
Rehearsals have started for the Society’s next concert, Faure’s Requiem and Vivaldi’s Gloria. The Society meets on Monday evenings, 7.30 p.m., at Oriel High School, Gorleston. New members are always welcome – contact Jane Freeman on 01493 843816 or simply turn up on the night.
Spring half-term activities at the Time and Tide, from craft activities to storytelling, there was lots on offer. For further information please contact Jonathon Tooke at Time and Tide on 01493 743930. Workshops run from 12.00-16.00 hrs.
We are looking to recruit volunteers to assist with local studies enquiries. Great Yarmouth Library is lucky enough to have a wealth of local information and is often the place people look to help them with their studies and general interest enquiries about the local area.
The volunteers would be instrumental in assisting library staff to deal with enquiries from the public about what information the library holds and help to access anything from our online directories, maps, microfilm, books and other resources.
We feel the kind of person who could be a real help to us would have the:
We would provide any relevant training which was felt to be necessary.
If this sounds like something you would be interested in please contact: Rachel Houghton tel 01493 855441 or email mailto://rachel.houghton@norfolk.gov.uk
Transitions: past meets future!
Great Yarmouth arts group ARC, is delighted to announce an Awards for All grant to run Transitions. This project will enable old and young to delve into the Borough Archive and the Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service’s permanent art collection housed at the Central Library in Great Yarmouth. Looking into the past, participants can seek connections with, or comparisons to, the present and use new media to share their findings with local people. The project will run workshops to look at cultural life in the Borough and bring the town’s creative past into the light. Who knows what might be discovered?
The aim of the project is to raise the profile of the unique grassroots vitality of culture in the Borough, past and present. There is a long and distinguished history of cultural activity in the locality but much has been buried and not celebrated. Transitions intends to bring it to life and to cast an optimistic eye on the future thanks to the incredible amount of talent demonstrated amongst the young people, especially in music, dance and drama.
Rupert Mallin, the lead artist on Transitions, says “With this touchstone to the past, participants will be able to pursue their own cultural response – in any medium – to the present and the future. Captured online at East Coast Net, the work will form a record which others can explore and/or add to in the future. It is a very exciting project.”
Transitions will conclude with an exhibition at the Central Library that will reflect the brilliant creative talent of this area from the past, into the present and ….. the future. EastCoastNet will be used throughout the project to gather and share materials and as a focus for discussion as the project develops.
In collaboration with Great Yarmouth Library Service and
