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Artworks MK Workshops July & August 2012

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 03:01 AM PDT


Artworks MK
Workshops July & August 2012


Enamelling - 7 July     Clare Layton
10am - 4pm        £46



Slip Casting - 14 July    Carol Jacobs 
10am - 4pm       £57



Ring in a Day with Stone Setting - 14 July     Clare Layton
10am - 4pm        £50



Life Drawing - 28 July     Sarah Wright
10am - 4pm        £38



Sculpted Heads in Clay- 28 July     Carol Jacobs
10am - 4pm        £50



AUGUST


Sand Casting (with Silver) - 11 August     Clare Layton
10am - 4pm        £49



Watercolour Landscapes - 11 August     Roy Holding
10am - 4pm        £40



Approaching Portraiture - 11 August     Christine Gallagher
10am - 4pm        £57



Drawn Modern Lettering - 18 August     Cindy Wonnacott
10am - 4pm        £50



Precious Metal Clay - 18 August      Clare Layton
10am - 4pm        £49



 
Artworks MK
Parklands
Milton Keynes, MK14 5DZ
T. 01908 608108
www.artworks-mk.co.uk 


Artworks MK
Workshops July & August 2012


Enamelling - 7 July     Clare Layton
10am - 4pm        £46



Slip Casting - 14 July    Carol Jacobs 
10am - 4pm       £57



Ring in a Day with Stone Setting - 14 July     Clare Layton
10am - 4pm        £50



Life Drawing - 28 July     Sarah Wright
10am - 4pm        £38



Sculpted Heads in Clay- 28 July     Carol Jacobs
10am - 4pm        £50



AUGUST


Sand Casting (with Silver) - 11 August     Clare Layton
10am - 4pm        £49



Watercolour Landscapes - 11 August     Roy Holding
10am - 4pm        £40



Approaching Portraiture - 11 August     Christine Gallagher
10am - 4pm        £57



Drawn Modern Lettering - 18 August     Cindy Wonnacott
10am - 4pm        £50



Precious Metal Clay - 18 August      Clare Layton
10am - 4pm        £49



 
Artworks MK
Parklands
Milton Keynes, MK14 5DZ
T. 01908 608108
www.artworks-mk.co.uk


 

Musical Monkeys - Young Children's Entertainment Show

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 01:28 PM PDT



Fri 28th October 2011 - Wed 24th October 2012



Location:St John's Centre, Conway Crescent. Bletchley

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Contact:Vanessa Smith

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Every Friday morning 10am-11am.

Musical Monkeys provides stimulating, confidence-building, interactive musical fun and other surprises for accompanied pre-school children. A selection of delicious cakes and drinks included in the entry fee, for adults and children.

Entry fees:
1 adult & baby under 6 months: £2.50
1 adult & child over 6 months: £3.50
1 adult & up to 3 siblings: £4.40
Older children welcome in school holidays.

www.musical-monkeys.com

The Sip and Sew Society presents.....

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 12:17 PM PDT


Grayson Perry says its called Nick Nackery Noo....
Saturday 21st July 2012, 1 - 5pm

Come and join us with our lovely tutor Catherine Mantle for an afternoon of
experimenting with textiles and go home with a piece of your very own
artwork. We will use a variety of exciting products to learn how they work
before incorporating them into your finished piece. They can take the form
of whatever whimsy you want to launch yourself into. Techniques and
materials which we will use include hand and machine stitching, transfer
printing, dissolvable film and Tyvek, painted fabric and paper.

Basic machine skills would be helpful but not essential as there is plenty
for you to get stuck into if you don’t want to jump on a machine straight
away.
Cost £28

Price includes refreshments and homemade cake and your unique artwork
framed to take home.

Zjuzj It Up, Make It Nice And Shiny.!
Thursday 5th, 12th, 19th, July

How about joining us and the lovely Catherine Mantle to come up with a
fabulous design you can be proud to call your very own. Over three mornings
you will make a simple lino cut which you can print and embellish with
basic and reverse applique. Suitable for those just starting out on a
journey of artistic discovery, we will take inspiration from our lovely
countryside or, if you wish, our urban landscape. We will guide you through
freehand machine stitching and you will gasp and stretch your eyes wide at
how easy it darned well is. Honestly, you’ll stand back and admire your own
handiwork for hours.....

Cost £32

Includes three mornings of making (9.15 - 11.45), refreshments, homemade
cake and your artwork framed to take home.


All this fun and merriment will take place at York House, London Road,
Stony Stratford, MK11 1JQ. Places are limited so booking is essential, you
will be able to do this and see more information about forthcoming events on our website.

http://www.thesipandsewsociety.co.uk

Macbeth Workshop - 10th July at the O.U.

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 01:50 AM PDT


The Open Theatre Group are currently running free open workshops for those aged 18+. These workshops will lead to casting the play which will be performed at the Open University in November - there is no need to commit to the project at the moment, just come along and play.


Next Tuesday evening, 7.30-9.30pm at the Hub Theatre, Walton Hall, MK7 6AA we will be working on the relationship between the Macbeths.


 


Please familiarise yourself with the following scenes:


Act 1 S 5 - The letter scene.


Act 1 S 7 - Macbeth prepares for the murder; "If it were done when tis done then twere well..."


Act 2 S2 Macbeth returns from the murder of Duncan; "That which hath made them drunk..."


Act 2 S 3 - beginning with the Porter.


Act 3 S 1 - Banquo goes for a ride, "Thous hast it now..."


Act 3 S 2 - The Ms are worried, "Is Banquo gone from court?"


Act 3 S 4 - Banquet scene.


 


For further info or if you have any questions please email opentheatremk@gmail.com


 


 


Thanks 


Caz Tricks


 

Alexander Technique Introductory Workshop - Sat 14th July

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 02:03 AM PDT


What is the Alexander Technique?


 


Here is an excellent chance to find out:


 


Alexander Technique Introductory Workshop


with Don Weed (ITM)


 


1.30pm Saturday 14th July 


York House, Stony Stratford



This workshop offers an introduction to one of the most life-enhancing tools you can discover.



The workshop is with Don Weed, the founder of the Interactive Teaching Method (ITM) approach to teaching the Alexander Technique who also has degrees in Music and Drama and Human Biology as well as a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree.



Lessons in the ITM approach take place in activity. You can choose to work on any activity, from singing and dancing to everyday activities. The lessons in this unique approach may surprise and delight as you learn new things about yourself and the way you move and think.



This is an excellent opportunity; you can find out what the technique is about and have the chance to work with one of the best teachers in the world.


Come along and learn about how your body moves and how to make the most efficient use of your mind and body. And, very importantly, it will be lots of fun!


 


To book contact Kate Brailsford on 07798 791985 or thebrailsfords@onetel.com 


 

High Jinx Summer Time - 28th July @ York House

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 12:22 PM PDT



Saturday 28th July 2012. 1 - 5pm
York House
London Road
Stony Stratford
MK11 1JQ

Bookings £40/person.

"Noun. pl. high jinx. Noisy and mischievous merrymaking;
a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity."

The Sip and Sew Society is proud to present the second in a series of exciting
creative events known as 'High Jinx'.

Conceived for groups of girlfriends to enjoy an afternoon of making beautiful
decorative items to take away with them, afternoon tea and a bit of dressing up,
this is a girlie get together with a difference.

High Jinx Summer Time will assist attendees in the creation and application of
a pretty headpiece which can be worn to the races/ hen do/ wedding/ summer
party with the queen - take your pick...
"These are not the paper variety which soon get sweaty and dissolve into a sticky
mess, but the type which wouldn't look out of place at a stylish get together or
at a wedding... or on Kate Middleton for that matter!" says Anna Gawronska co-
founder of The Sip and Sew Society.

Starting early afternoon, The Sip and Sew Society will give a demonstration of
what can be achieved with the materials available. As everyone will be working
at different paces there will be other lovely distractions in the form of vintage
clothing to try on (and purchase if the whim takes you), a DIY nail bar and wigs
to change your identity for a few hours. Mid-afternoon will see the arrival of
traditional afternoon tea with the added treat of a glass of pink fizzy wine.

Just in case you are wondering if you need to be handy with a needle and thread

then fear not, this afternoon workshop and get together is as easy going as you
want it to be. Anna and Caroline of The Sip and Sew Society have carefully
crafted the tasks to ensure that everyone can make something to be proud of
and take home at the end of the session.

"Glue guns will be available for those who don't know which end of a needle the
thread goes into!" says Caroline Poole, co-founder of The Sip and Sew Society.

High Jinks would be ideal for either individuals who want to meet like minded
people or groups of friends who want to get together and spend quality time
with each other, maybe as part of a hen do or as a work get together. The Sip
and Sew Society see this as an opportunity to be creative and proud of the end
results while having a jolly nice time too!

For further information please feel free to contact:

thesipandsewsociety@gmail.com

www.thesipandsewsociety.co.uk

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Posted: 04 Jul 2012 02:07 AM PDT

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Album Launch Party - Sounds of A Concrete City..

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 10:22 AM PDT


Its time for another Broken beat, bass thumping skank up.

July 1st will see the first release on Beatcheck Records "sounds from a concrete city" a compilation of Breaks, Drum & Bass, Jackin’ House and Hip Hop produced by artists exclusively from Milton Keynes.

Now we don't usually need an excuse to party but we think this is a pretty good one anyway.

Following the HUGE vibe from our “free party” a few months back, we will be taking over The Slug in the heart of the theatre district, cranking out some of the city’s finest breaks, beats and basslines with some of the city’s finest DJ’s.

The line up on the night will feature artists from the album:
Stupid Fresh
Ernest herb (Live performance)
Spatts (The Criminal Minds)
Nasty Neil E
Uncle Muff
DJ Shift
Andy Black

Doors open at 9pm and you can skank till 3am, there is a small charge of £3 on the door.

£8.50 you can grab a ticket for entry and a Limited edition CD Album complete with full artwork by JamFree.


Pre Order - Album Launch Party Entry & Limited Edition CD package: £8.50:
or
Pre Order - Limited Edition CD: £5.50:

Both from: http://www.beatcheck.co.uk/beatcheck-records/

The album will be available from ITunes and AmazonMP3 from July 1st and limited edition CD’s with full artwork from JamFree will be available exclusively from Beatcheck.co.uk/beatcheck-records

Catch you on the dance floor.

Love,
The Beatcheck Monkey

Mark Niel CD's Launch/AGMK fundraiser video at UCMK!

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:59 AM PDT


Watch a video of Mark Niel CD's Launch and AGMK fundraiser at UCMK!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oCW14jGuZc

Stand Up Poet and Milton Keynes' Poet Laureate
Mark performs and runs workshops in schools, festivals etc and works with organisations to help improve written and spoken communication.

Website www.akickinthearts.co.uk
Blog www.pawhouseboy.blogspot.com
Twitter:
@GlamourSlammer
@MKPoetLaureate

It's In The Square - Community Festival in Wolverton - 7 Jul

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:46 AM PDT


Annual Summer Music & Dance Festival in Wolverton showcasing local talent and providing entertainment for all the family.


 


Saturday 7th of July


 


http://www.itsinthesquare.com

Public Art Meeting - MKCDC - Mon 9th July

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 08:10 AM PDT


Public Art in Milton Keynes



This public meeting is preceded by the AGM of Milton Keynes
Forum and may therefore be delayed if the AGM over runs.
7.30 pm
Monday 9 July 2012
City Discovery Centre
Bradwell AbbeyMilton Keynes Forum, City Discovery Centre, Bradwell Abbey, Milton Keynes MK13 9AP

www.miltonkeynesforum.org/mkforum/
miltonkeynesforum@googlemail.com
Milton Keynes Forum is a member of Civic Voice
Milton Keynes Forum is supported by David Lock Associates as patrons

~INDEPENDENT CINEMA MK ~ Vagabond Cinema ~Summer of Film 2012 ~

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 08:35 AM PDT


~INDEPENDENT CINEMA MK ~ Vagabond Cinema ~ Summer of Film 2012 ~ 


....Don't leave MK this summer....www.mksummerofculture.co.uk


Coming soon...Dates for you diaries and booking information (Please book your tickets in advance)


 


VISIONS OF THE FUTURE Friday Night Films ~ Part of Pushwanger Exhibition and Norwegian Season @MK Gallery, MK9 3QA 


BOOK TICKETS £5/£3 01908 676900


 


Friday 29th June  6.30pm  La Jette (PG) 1962  Dir. Chris Marker ...a major influence on Gilliam's Twelve Monkeys


Friday 6th July 6.30pm  THX1138 (15) 1971  Dir. George Lucas ...a totalitarian regime controls its population through drugs and the media


Friday 13th July 6.30pm Gattaca (15) 1997 Dir.Andrew Niccol ... a future where all social advantage is predetermined by genetic make-up


Friday 20th July 6.30pm Blade Runner (15) 1982 Dir. Ridley Scott ...philosophical sci-fi noir with innovative special effects


Friday 3rd August 6.30pm A Scanner Darkly (15) 2006 19Dir. Richard Linekar  ...a vivid psychedelic world based on Philip K Dick's most personal sci-fi novel


Friday 10th August  6.30pm Brazil (15) 1985 Dir. Terry Gilliam...ambitious dystopian fantasy 


Friday 17th August 6.30pm Videodrome (18) 1983 Dir. David Cronenberg... cynical cable TV presenter seduced by hallucinogenic effects of series of TV broadcasts


Friday 24th August 6.30pm Alphaville (12a) 1965 Dir. Jean Luc ....a futuristic city controlled by a master computer


Friday 31st August 6.30pm Pushwanger Documentary (UC) 2011 ...a personal portrait of a small man with a great personality


 


VACATION:ANIMATION  a series of animation events for all ages throughout the summer


 


19th - 29th July Middleton Hall, CMK ( please see www.centremk.com for opening hours )


Eternal in Turn - a commissioned beach hut cinema and new animation by artist Rachel Wright FREE... spend 3 minutes out your shopping day in the city's smallest cinema!


Part of a series of 6 beach huts in CMK made in response to the Lone Twin Boat Project located in Queen's Court. Why not follow the beach hut trail...


Part of MK Festival Fringe 10-29th July www.mkfestivalfringe.com 


 


Saturday 21st July Between 11- 5pm  Cycle Generation Workshop with Magnificent Revolution 


Bring the kids and old food mixer ( or other electrical device) and have a go at building your own cycle powered contraption


 


Wednesday 25th July 7.30pm  The Adventures of Prince Achmed (PG) 1926 with live score from Mira Calix ...


beautiful intricate animation and music to match - a real treat...


Plus short: Marvin...about a boy who looses his brain


Part of IF: Milton Keynes International Festival 2012 - 19- 29 july www.ifmiltonkeynes.org Book on 01908 280 800 £12 / £10


 


Friday 27th July 11.30am - 2.30pm  Margaret Powell Square, MK9 3QA. FREE ENTRY


Cycle Powered Cinema - Magnificent Revolution bring their cycle generators to power family friendly animations chosen by Horrible History's animator Tim Searle...


a static race to welcome in the Olympics 2012


Plus the Ra Ra vintage cafe serving yummy ice creams,  tea and cakes


Part of MK Festival Fringe 


 


Also, check out the Parks Trust Open Air/ Drive-in Cinema 17th, 18th 19th August  http://www.theparkstrust.com/whats-on/event-details/123


 

Festival Fringe for Milton Keynes & FringeMK:Westbury

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 08:28 AM PDT


The first official Festival Fringe for Milton Keynes is produced in association with us here at FringeMK:Westbury and is a 19 day extravaganza, show-casing the best of our local and regional talent. 


These are a couple of the first events that we hope may interest you:


Tree of Life
by Sally Annett
6 - 29 July


Project Space 1


Midsummer Place


 


This project depicts many of the uses and ideologies associated with the symbol of the tree from a social, anthropomorphic and artistic point of view.


www.fringemkatwestbury.com


 


Street Bazaar


10 - 12 July, 9:30am - 6pm


Middleton Hall, thecentre:mk


 


The Festival Fringe launches with a Street Bazaar, which promises to be an amazing three-day event, like no other! There will be over 50 stalls in Middleton Hall from Tuesday 10th to Thursday 12th July selling everything from vintage fabric to furniture, from steel sculptures to quirky interior design pieces.


As you wander through the street scene you'll come across pavement artists at work, live entertainers, busking musicians and even magicians!


Come along and have a go at creating your own pavement art, find your style on the public 'doodle pitch' which is being hosted daily by The Drawing Machine, shop for the unusual or rest a while on one of the benches and enjoy the street entertainment.


www.mk- handmade-and-vintage.co.uk


www.thedrawingmachine.co.uk


 


The Festival Fringe promises to offer something for everyone: come and help build the community GREENHouse out of plastic bottles, bring your bikes and take part in a Cycle-in Cinema, exchange cake recipes in Your Everlasting Cakes Beach Hut, walk with the Giants in a huge community parade which will process right through the centre of Milton Keynes or why not experience the AirQuarium -a very family friendly street theatre show with a difference? There are many events happening over the 19 day festival including workshops, music, dancing and much, much more... oh yes and it's all free!


 


For more information about the festival please visit www.mkfestivalfringe.com


 


FringeMK:Westbury
01908 501214
www.fringemkatwestbury.com


 

Company MK's intro evening for A Night at the Musicals - 4 July

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 07:26 AM PDT


On 24 to 26 October, Company MK is holding a concert at Chrysalis Theatre, Camphill, Milton Keynes. Called 'A Night at the Musicals', it will celebrate 20 years of Company MK by looking back (performing songs from shows we've already produced) and looking forward (performing songs from our wish list!).

For those already connected to Company MK, it should prove a great celebration of the top-quality shows we've done. And those who don't know Company MK will be in for a night of great entertainment, made up of well-known classics and more unusual numbers.

We're looking for a cast of five or six men and five or six women to perform solos/duets and a chorus of at least eight people. It will be a staged concert, so we won't just be standing around!

The intro evening for A Night at the Musicals is on Wednesday 4 July at Ridgeway Centre, Featherstone Road, Wolverton Mill South, Milton Keynes MK12 5TH at 7.30 pm. Come along and find out more!

Scratch Nights at MK Gallery

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 06:58 AM PDT


 


Film Screening


Until the Light Takes Us


Directors: Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell (2008 / 93 mins)


 


Thursday 5 July / 7pm / £5, £3 concs


 


Until the Light Takes Us chronicles the history, ideology and aesthetic of Norwegian black metal - a musical subculture infamous as much for a series of murders and church arsons as it is for its unique musical and visual aesthetics. This is the first (and only) film to truly shed light on a movement that has heretofore been shrouded in darkness and rumor and obscured by inaccurate and shallow depictions. Featuring exclusive interviews and verité with the musicians, a wealth of rare, seldom seen footage from the "Inner Circle"s earliest days, Until the Light Takes Us explores every aspect of the controversial movement that has captured the attention of the world.


 

Friday Night Films at MK Gallery

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 06:53 AM PDT


 


THX 1138


Dir. George Lucas (Cert. 15, 1 hr. 28 mins.)


 


Friday 6 July / 6.30pm / £5 (concessions £3)


Pre-book on 01908 676 900


 


"Neglected on its initial release, this now stands as a classic science fiction movie and one of the most remarkable debuts of the 70s" Empire Magazine


 


Set in the 25th century, the story centres around a man and a woman who rebel against their rigidly controlled society. George Lucas adapted this, his first film, from a short he made at University. THX 1138, LUH 3417, and SEN 5241 attempt to escape from a futuristic society located beneath the surface of the Earth. The society has outlawed sex, with drugs used to control the people. THX 1138 stops taking the drugs, and gets LUH 3417 pregnant. They are both thrown in jail where they meet SEN 5241 and start to plan their escape. 


Written by Colin Tinto


 

Mini Makers at MK Gallery

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 06:56 AM PDT


 


Mini Makers


Push the Story with Clare Ridgeway


Saturday 7 July / 1 - 3pm / Free


Suitable for children aged 4+


 


Taking inspiration from the work of MK Gallery's current exhibitor, Hariton Pushwagner, learn the techniques required to construct your own story board, and discover how to draw city scapes.


 
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