Margate Rocks

Margate Rocks The Margate Rocks festival of contemporary visual art returns this 3 to 11 May, with a very special public launch night on Friday 2 May. This year’s festival explores the relationship between art & ecology through a fantastic and fun programme of art exhibitions, family drop-in workshops, talks, films, music and events for everyone! There’s also new commissions being made for Margate, including one from internationally renowned artists, Heather & Ivan Morison, who represented Wales at the 2007 Venice Biennale. Highlights include: Sat 3 May All day Kentish Food and Arts & Crafts Market, and Street Festival. FREE, Market Place and High Street Sat 3 and Sun 4 May Various times The Magnificent Revolution present the Cycling Cinema – watch films on the UK’s only bicycle powered cinema! FREE, The Pie Factory Sat 3 May 9-10pm His Dark Materials – A late night café-style talk with materials scientist, Dr Mark Miodownik, of the Materials Library at Kings College London and Tate Modern. FREE, Café G Mon 5 May 7.30pm Billy Childish’s May Day Music Show – Catch a rare performance by this internationally cult musician, artist and poet at The Theatre Royal Margate. Tickets £10, Theatre Royal Margate, call 01227 787 787 to book or buy on the door Thurs 8 May 2-6pm Green filmmaking master classes led by internationally acclaimed activist filmmaker, Franny Armstrong. Followed by an intimate screening of her award-winning film, ‘Drowned Out’. FREE, booking essential. Email mailto:charlie@margaterocks.com To find out more about Margate Rocks visit www.margaterocks.com or email hello@margaterocks.com