Art Exhibition at the Royal Harbour Hotel

The Royal Harbour Hotel is holding its first art exhibition during the month of May. From May 2nd the dining room will show off coastal oil paintings, many of Ramsgate, by Alan Welsford. Alan studied at the Slade School, University College, London from 1959 to1963 and was, until recently, MA Programme Leader in Fine Art at De Monfort University, Leicester

The pictures are here to be enjoyed and purchased! You can see some examples of his work here:

A POSTCARD FROM MARGATE

IOTA Artmonkeys are inviting local business people and their children to make their mark on Margate.

As part of the refurbishment of the Margate Harbour Arm, Artmonkeys have been asked to create a wall of tiles featuring the children’s designs under the theme of ‘A postcard from Margate’. Children are being encouraged to use their experience of living at the seaside and to look at the rich diversity of the area’s marine and coastal wildlife.

Through a series of workshops children can come and create their own design on a tile which will be put on the Harbour Arm for posterity. Each tile is sponsored for £70 and will show the business name or logo on a strip across the bottom. For businesses who just want to contribute sponsorship, local schoolchildren will be able to decorate their tiles.

Anyone interested in sponsoring a tile should call IOTA on 01843 853117 or email nina@iota-arts.org.uk

For further details see: www.margateharbourarm.co.uk

Florimania at the Tudor House May 3rd-5th 2008

Click for full size PDF flyer

Poetry reading at University of Kent, May 12th

An exciting event!

May 12th

Rutherford Poets will read a selection of poetry from their latest publication: Stubborn Mule Orchestra, by Luigi Marchini (Winner! Canterbury Writers Poetry Prize 2006), Christopher Hobday (editor Canterbury Poets blog) and Gary Studley (Winner! UKC T.S. Eliot Poetry Prize 2007) has just been published.

The 76-page volume features more than 50 poems on a variety of subjects, in a multitude of styles, with free verse and regular metre. Honest confessions rub shoulders with flights of fancy. Written with a commitment to producing the best possible standard of work, this collection marks a plateau for the poets, and features their best work of the past few years.

“…the avenues and alleyways
of her waking hours…”

“…a night bird hovers, petal-winged,
takes perch on the tower for a beat then blinks…”

“…confusion of puppets
in untutored hands…”

Regular contributors to Night Train, members of the Save As writing group and currently on the editorial board for Logos, the University’s prose and poetry journal, these three poets have produced a startling, ambitious and impressive body of work. Stubborn Mule Orchestra sets the bar high for future local publications, and adds another facet to Canterbury’s burgeoning poetry scene.

There will be a chance to buy the poetry after the readings. For more information, and to see samples of their work, visit http://www.canterburypoets.bravehost.com/.

6.00pm May 12th 2008
Rutherford Staff Common Room
Rutherford College

Followed by Fairtrade drinks and nibbles (donations towards the drinks costs are most welcome)

Free of charge and open to all

See you all there!

Haiku Day 21.6.08 in Broadstairs

The BRITISH HAIKU SOCIETY

is bringing a Haiku Day to Broadstairs
21st June 2008


Felicity Brookesmith will host the Day

10 am - 4pm
in the Bradstowe Room
the Royal Albion Hotel
6-12 Albion Street
BROADSTAIRS
CT10 2TZ

BHS hopes to start a haiku poetry group in the area. The Day's events include :

- a talk by Dr Martin Lucas (Editor of haiku journal Presence) about haiku
with reference to Stepping Stones:a way into haiku (the recent BHS publication)

- a workshop facilitated by Annie Bachini (BHS President) that will incorporate Lunchtime observations and a kukai and writing your own haiku

- readings by Felicity Brookesmith
from a selection of her haiku inspired by the local environment


Lunch can be purchased at the hotel or in one of the many eateries nearby, or you may like to bring your own to eat on the beach!

To reach the ROYAL ALBION HOTEL, walking/driving from the train station, go straight down the High Street to the end, turn left into Albion Street, and you'll see the hotel immediately in front of you over on the right. There are paying-car-parking spaces behind the station; on the High Street; and in the car-park at the end of Albion Street in Nelson Place.

RSVP

Places are limited, so please let Felicity know as soon as possible if you are planning to be there/would like more details.

Thankyou! Looking forward to your reply at


felicity493@btinternet.com

or write to her at

19 Magdala Road
St.Peter's
BROADSTAIRS
CT10 2TZ

Poetry Reading - 16.4.08

Table poetry readings this wednesday 16th April at 8 pm

Venue:
Belgian Cafe, 98, Harbour Parade, Ramsgate, CT11 8LP
Situated in the Royal Harbour, opposite the Casino and the Obelisk

Margate Rocks: website now live

www.margaterocks.com is now live!

Margate Rocks 08 is a contemporary visual art festival situated in Margate, on the beautiful east coast of Kent. Taking place between 2 – 11 May, this year’s festival has the theme of art and ecology.

Click here to find out more about Margate Rocks 08.