inspireLincolnshireCultural Olympiad Events 2011

West Lindsey

A series of events including film, music, poetry, spoken word, art and crafts. Taking place in Gainsborough, Caistor, Keelby, Market Rasen and Scotter.

11th November 30th December

Spirits of Place - old tunes, new words, new music? November/December workshops with Slumgothic Teenage Art Project: x-church, Ashcroft Road, Gainsborough, DN21 3PT

For information on joining the project please contact Marcus Hammond on 07908 771107 or see www.slumgothic.co.uk

The project engages young people with apparently long lost indigenous music. Most of the music that is important to young people presents itself as new when in fact most of it, arguably all of it, isn’t new at all. Folk singer Joseph Taylor was born in Saxby-All-Saints, Lincolnshire in 1833. His music embodied a tradition that delivered some great tunes. What will young people in Gainsborough do with tunes that they appear to have lost all connection with? The project will generate words, music and a short film.

South West Weird 2011Thursday 15th December / 7-9pm / Free entry / Wear warm clothesSlumgothic Teenage Art Project: x-church, Ashcroft Road, Gainsborough, DN21 3PT.

Information - Marcus Hammond on 07908 771107 / www.slumgothic.co.uk

An evening of performance with Slumgothic Teenage Art ProjectHosted by Joel Stickley _ Lincolnshire Poet Laureate

Music by STAP bands

STAP invites you to bring along your words and poems to stand and deliver.World première of The Lyric Lounge Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire Poet Laureatefilms!

www.joelstickley.com

John is ‘Visiting Poet’ in West Lindsey schools in

early December to perform, inspire and entertain

students.John Hegley is a regular sell-out at The Edinburgh

Festival. He has performed all over the world and on

BBC R4's Hearing With Hegley. John Hegley is widely

known as one of the country's most innovative comic

poets with several best-selling volumes of poetry to

his name. www.johnhegley.co.ukJohn Hegley lands in Lincolnshire!

Gainsborough Old Hall Friday 18 November / 8pm (doors open 7.45pm) / £6 / £4 ConcessionsTickets from Gainsborough Old Hall – 01427 612669 or from 01427 614162This fabulous fun-filled fable from The Canterbury Tales is given a 21st century spin by world troubadour Pete Morton with the help from the music of Bob Dylan and a few other familiar folky friends! It’s a mad medieval musical monologue of poetry, comedy, song,and the occasional dance.

Gainsborough Folk Club presents

Pete Morton and The Miller’s Tale (with a little help from Bob Dylan)

Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 November 10am start / £1 Entry / 01427 612669Christmas Craft Fair The annual Victorian themed craft fair is as popular as ever. The fire will be lit in The Medieval Kitchen and Lady Burgh’s special punch will be flowing! Gainsborough Old Hall

Christmas Craft Fair

During November and December 2011 a group of Gainsborough Travellers will work with the Gainsborough Traveller Initiative and Lincolnshire-writer Chris Konrath on a photography/text project.

The project will see the Travellers visiting various heritage sites in the town; photographing them; discussing the images they have captured; the role and ‘place’ of the sites within the community, and then deciding upon appropriate text to complement the images. The work will be made available at:www.gainsboroughtravellerinitiative.com

Gainsborough Travellers’ Heritage

Initiative

inspireLincolnshireDevised and managed by cultural solutionsdavid@culturalsolutions.co.uk | www.culturalsolutions.co.ukFestival Directors David Lambert | Sara Bullimore

Caistor Primary School, De Aston School and Dunholme St Chad's Primary School will work with children's author Georgia Twynham to write their own inspiring Christmas story which will be made into their own book called 'Let it Snow' Friday 2nd December 2011 Caistor Primary School Year 6, 9.30 -10.30 at Caistor LibraryDe Aston Year 7, 11.30 - 12.30 at Market Rasen Library St Chad's Primary School Year 5, 1.30 - 2.30 at Welton Library

Let it Snow - Writing Workshops for Local schools (Closed Event for Schools)

Christmas end of term activities for 5-11 year olds Monday 19 December, 10.00-11.15 at Keelby LibraryMonday 19 December, 2.00-3.15at Caistor LibraryTuesday 20 December, 10.00 -11.15 at Market Rasen LibraryTuesday 20 December, 2.00-3.15at Welton Library Thursday 22 December. 2.00-3.15at Scotter Library ‘It’s Christmas ‘

Seasonal treats from Lincolnshire Libraries

Book your places and find out more about the

Lincolnshire Libraries events on 01522 782010