Creative Midlands South

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• Michael's talent is key to TV stardom
• Bletchley <b>advertising</b> agency grows by thinking positive
• Cycle- Powered Cinema Screening Bicycle Thieves(U)
• Call Our for Performers for this years MK Festival Fringe..
• Consequences: Diverse to Mosaic Britain...
• Funding through The Co-Operative Membership Community Fund
• The Sip and Sew Society
• Scratch Nights at MK Gallery
• Friday Night Films at MK Gallery
• Mini Makers at MK Gallery

Michael's talent is key to TV stardom Posted: 25 Apr 2012 03:43 AM PDT Michael, of Langford Village, Bicester, made it to round two of the competition where he will now compete against 1000 other acts for one of just 40 places in the live semi-finals. Michael said he was not nervous before or during the audition, ... See all stories on this topic »

Bletchley <b>advertising</b> agency grows by thinking positive Posted: 25 Apr 2012 03:39 AM PDT AN advertising agency based in Bletchley has increased turnover by 30 per cent in one year and puts its success down – in part – to positive thinking. WS Advertising, in Auckland Park, has seen turnover increase from £3.4million in 2011 to £3.9million ... See all stories on this topic » Milton Keynes Citizen

Cycle- Powered Cinema Screening Bicycle Thieves(U) Posted: 24 Apr 2012 09:59 AM PDT Independent Cinema MK in association with Milton Keynes Festival Fringe Present a 1- day hands-on training with London based company: Magnificent Revolution powering devices with cycle-power alone leading up to an evening cycle-cinema screening powered by you the participants! Are you crazy about cycling? Love the planet and want to get people thinking about energy use? Saturday 28th April 10- 4pm Cycle-Power Workshop &pound;10/&pound;5 conc Participants must be 16 +&nbsp; Max number: 20 Participants will need to commit to helping us power a large-scale Cycle Cinema Event in Midsummer Place on 27th July 2012 as part of MK Summer of Culture and Milton Keynes Festival Fringe &nbsp;Saturday 28th April 6.30pm Evening Cycle-Powered Cinema screening: Bicycle Thieves (u) (Ladri di biciclette) The evening screening of Bicycle Thieves (U) is open to all and free to workshop participants. Book your tickets early for both- as it is likely to sell out. 1948/ 93mins Tickets &pound;5/&pound;3 conc. For the whole family. Foundation House (Upstairs), The Square, Wolverton &nbsp; BOOKING INFO: For more information and to book your places &amp; tickets please email: Hannah Walton: hannahfranceswalton@googlemail.com &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Call Our for Performers for this years MK Festival Fringe.. Posted: 25 Apr 2012 02:07 AM PDT Call Out For Performers We are looking for singers, musicians, actors, acrobats, entertainers, magicians, comedians, story tellers, dancers and more. To perform at this years Milton Keynes Festival Fringe Get your act together, make it no more than ten minutes long and be able to perform it anywhere without a stage or electricity. Then fill in the on-line application form: Apply Here We have shows and events happening across this years Milton Keynes Summer of Culture / Milton Keynes International Festival and MK Festival Fringe and we want to showcase the best talent Milton Keynes has to offer. Performers will have the chance to perform in prime and unusual locations and receive unparalleled&nbsp; support from other seasoned festival performers and organizers and gain valuable exposure from local, national and international media. For more information or to apply using our MK Festival Fringe on-line application Click Here

Consequences: Diverse to Mosaic Britain... Posted: 24 Apr 2012 09:30 AM PDT Consequences: Diverse to Mosaic Britain - new book by local author Susan Popoola The August riots of 2011 started off in London and spread across different parts of the country. People questioned whether or not the riots were really about the shooting of a young black man by the police. That is open to debate. What is, however, unquestionable is that there are segments of society that are&nbsp; disengaged from the mainstream. While some may believe that this was just the latest in a series of passing incidents, there are many who look at the situation and are concerned that the levels of discontent are likely to be reflected across the country for years to come. This book represents a journey to gain some understanding into what it is that leads everyday people to support the BNP, the National Front or other similar parties/groups, to understand how Britain has come to be such a diverse country and to look into how we ultimately need to live and work together. Susan&rsquo;s objective in writing this book is not to provide a complete historical account. Rather, her hope is to create a greater awareness and understanding of the issues in order to encourage people to look beyond the surface, openly discuss the issues and seek&nbsp; solutions. http://mosaic-britain.susanpopoola.com/?page_id=29 &nbsp;

Funding through The Co-Operative Membership Community Fund Posted: 24 Apr 2012 09:08 AM PDT Co-operative Membership Community Fund These small grants are capped at &pound;2000. There are a number of criteria but essentially any project should demonstrate long term community benefit. This is for anyone who is planning some community based arts activity. Further details/criteria/eligibility can be found here http://www.co-operative.coop/membership/local-communities/community-fund/ &nbsp;

The Sip and Sew Society Posted: 24 Apr 2012 09:04 AM PDT The Sip and Sew Society get together on a Wednesday evening at York House to assist and facilitate those who would like to make and take home decorative or textile items they have been wanting to produce but haven't had the means or confidence to do so. The Sip and Sew Society are not taught sessions but exists to enable a skill share with the space, time, equipment and some of the materials you need to get things made for yourself as well as the "you time" you rarely get elsewhere. It is a meeting place for friends old and new to have a cup of tea, a piece of cake and some nice chats. The Sip and Sew Society offers sewing machines, scissors, a supply of scrap fabrics, reference books and magazines for inspiration. www.thesipandsewsociety.co.uk http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Sip-and-Sew-Society/139438872794217 &nbsp;

Scratch Nights at MK Gallery Posted: 24 Apr 2012 07:21 AM PDT &nbsp; Film Screening and Talk Thursday 26 April / 6.30pm&nbsp;/ Free &nbsp; Film Screening Life in the Woods&nbsp;by Olivia Plender and Patrick Staff, introduced by Patrick Staff &nbsp; Talk Paganism: not a spiritual path but a sitting among the trees&nbsp;by Dr. Graham Harvey &nbsp; In the spring of 2011 artists Olivia Plender and Patrick Staff invited a small group of participants to live together for a week in John&rsquo;s Lee Wood, Leicestershire, in a critical exploration of folk revivalism, communal living and collaborative film-making. &nbsp; Borrowing a format from radical outdoor educational programmes started in the early twentieth century, such as the Kibbo Kift, Woodcraft Folk and Forest School Camps, this temporary intentional community explored how group identities are constructed in relation to histories, traditions and ideologies. Through workshops, discussion and the collaborative film-making process the participants address the history of the counter culture in relation to queer politics in the British context. &nbsp; The resulting film, rather than telling the story of their experience in the woods, reflects on whether living experiments such as this have the potential to produce new forms of collectivity. &nbsp; Life in the Woods&nbsp;(2011) a film by Olivia Plender and Patrick Staff, in collaboration with Daniel Bower, Red Chidgey, Ade Clarke, William Clarke, Jesse Darling, Richard Dowling, Zia Dowling-Haigh, June Gillert, Amy James, Michael Mertens, Jamie Partridge, Natalie Raven, Hester Reeve, Yerang Seong, Sofia T&ouml;rnblad. &nbsp; The screening will be followed by a talk on Paganism by Dr. Graham Harvey, a&nbsp;Reader in Religious Studies at the Open University. He has researched among Jews, Pagans and indigenous peoples. His publications includeListening People, Speaking Earth: Contemporary Paganism&nbsp;(Hurst 2008, 2nd edition) and&nbsp;Animism: Respecting the Living World&nbsp;(Hurst 2005). Brought up near Stonehenge, he really got to understand Paganism in a wood in Northumberland. &nbsp;

Friday Night Films at MK Gallery Posted: 24 Apr 2012 07:23 AM PDT &nbsp; Up in the Air 2009 / 109mins. / Cert. 15 Director: Jason Reitman &nbsp; Selected by current exhibitor&nbsp;Olivia Plender Friday 27 April / 6.30pm /&nbsp;&pound;5 (concessions &pound;3) Pre-book on 01908 676 900 &nbsp; Ryan Bingham's job is to fire people from theirs. The anguish, hostility, and despair of his 'clients' has left him falsely compassionate, living out of a suitcase, and loving every second of it. When his boss hires arrogant young Natalie, she develops a method of video conferencing that will allow termination without ever leaving the office - essentially threatening the existence Ryan so cherishes. Determined to show the naive girl the error of her logic, Ryan takes her on one of his cross country firing expeditions, but as she starts to realise the disheartening realities of her profession, he begins to see the downfalls to his way of life.&nbsp; Written by&nbsp;The Massie Twins &nbsp;

Mini Makers at MK Gallery Posted: 24 Apr 2012 07:24 AM PDT &nbsp; Mini Makers Project Cave with Christopher Sacre Saturday 28 April / 1 - 3pm / Free Suitable for children aged 4+ &nbsp; Throughout April, we're hosting a range of special events to celebrate the launch of&nbsp;Cave, a new public artwork for Milton Keynes in Campbell Park. &nbsp; In a dark, dark cave there lies a mixture of drawing instruments, cut-outs, overhead projectors and a variety of materials to get creative with! Come along as a family this week and help us make a large-scale cave drawing with a modern twist. &nbsp; This session is BSL interpreted. &nbsp;

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