GUILLEMOT PRESS PRESENTS: MARIA STADNICKA - BOOK LAUNCH
Thurs 11th Feb Launch of Maria Stadnicka’s latest collection Buried Gods Metal Prophets. Maria will be reading with Susie Campbell, whose book Tenter (illustrated by Rose Ferraby) was published by Guillemot Press in 2020. The event is free and online via Zoom. 7pm click here for further info
guillemotpress.co.uk
BBC 4: ELVIS MCGONAGALL - FULL TARTAN JACKET
Elvis McGonagall performs the pick of a year’s biting and savagely funny satire in a blend of provocative verse and politically savvy stand-up comedy. It's imbued with his customary searing wit, wordplay and anarchic invective. Pulling no punches, Elvis directs his scurrilous diatribes at the powers-that-be from Westminster to Waitrose, taking aim at the injustices of our septic isle and beyond. Stockpiling and the pickiness of cats, celebrity branding, the nature of truth, some bloke called Trump, the Prime Minister and Mr Benn, Government rules, ecotricity, Samuel Pepys - it’s all there. There’s even a love poem. Full Tartan Jacket presents the prime cuts from the work of a comic poet at the top of his game – all current and bang on target. Join this World Poetry Slam Champion and Saturday Live alumnus as he bellows into the void in exasperation at the world, from the Gracelands Caravan Park somewhere near Dundee. Recorded remotely in front of a virtual audience. Click here to listen!
elvismcgonagall.co.uk
CHRIS HEAD: CREATING COMEDY NARRATIVES FOR STAGE AND SCREEN - BOOK LAUNCH
Thurs 11th Feb A 90 minute character creation session, normally £20 but on the very day of the release of Chris’ book Creating Comedy Narratives for Stage and Screen he is offering the course for £1 - yes that's one pound only! In this course you will look at a range of classic sitcom/comedy drama characters and draw out key factors that make for a compelling and hilarious character. (The course has this sitcom/ comedy drama focus but you can apply lessons learned to comedy characters for any format - including ones you will perform yourself). Discuss and analyse short scenes featuring ten great comedy characters to give you tools to develop and deepen your own characters: Alan Partridge, Sister Michael (Derry Girls), Hyacinth Bucket (Keeping up Appearances), Jill Tyrell (Nighty Night), Malcolm Tucker (The Thick of It), Tracey (Chewing Gum), Basil Fawlty (Fawlty Towers), Phoebe (Friends), Sheldon (The Big Bang Theory), Larry and Leroy (a double act from Curb Your Enthusiasm). 10:30am click here for further info and to book…
chrishead.com
GALLERY PANGOLIN
Sat 9th Jan - 27th Feb New Year Mix Ringing in the New Year with a mix of bronze and silver sculpture, sculptors’ jewellery, limited edition prints and unique drawings by regular gallery artists and some less familiar names. Although the gallery is currently not open to the public, works are available to see online or contact the gallery for a personal virtual guided tour of the exhibition!!
gallery-pangolin.com
SOUND RECORDS AND GOOD ON PAPER PRESENTS: THE SHOP SESSIONS
Weekly vinyl sets featuring some of the best DJ's from across the Stroud District, Gloucestershire and further afield out of Sound Records - Stroud's independent record shop. Head to the Good On Paper vimeo page for previous sets from Tom Monobrow, Sean Roe, the Donnelly Sisters, Moina Moin, Mendoza, DJ Matty B , Dubbu and Tom Piper.
vimeo.com/goodonpaper
HIDDEN NOTES AND SOUND RECORDS PRESENTS: THE RECORD SHOP SESSIONS
A new series featuring contemporary classical/avant garde artists performing out of the popular independent record store situated on the high street of Stroud, amidst a plethora of records, neon signs, music magazines, a till and the occasional appearance of Enid; the vinyl loving record store cat.
hiddennotes.co.uk/recordshopsessions
HAWKWOOD COLLEGE: THE WRITER’S CLINIC WITH TESSA HARRIS
Mon 15th Welcome to The Writers Clinic...Here, you’ll be able to bring your writing woes and, with expert help and support, learn how to overcome the various difficulties all writers face. Topics covered will range from plotting to editing. So, if you feel your writing suffers from lack-lustre prose, stiff dialogue or queasy characters, the help and support the clinic dispenses could be just what the literary doctor ordered! 7-8:30pm £25 Click here for further info and to book…
hawkwoodcollege.co.uk
KIRSTY HARTSIOTIS: MONSTERS, HEROES AND SAINTS: TALES OF THE ANGLO-SAXONS IN ENGLISH FOLKLORE
Weds 10th Join Stroud folklorist and writer Kirsty Hartsiotis for a talk about tales of war, of lost treasure, of heroes and of doomed love. Kirsty will explore the landscape, searching out those places in England with legendary associations with kings, queens, warriors and saints and investigating the tales we tell about this far off time. 7pm via zoom/£5 Click here for further info
kirstyhartsiotis.com/talks
THE MUSEUM IN THE PARK
Tues 23rd Arts and Crafts Tea Time Talks: William Morris and the Cotswolds
Designer, poet and socialist William Morris took a lot of inspiration from the Cotswolds and the surrounding area. He was first introduced to the west as a schoolboy at Marlborough, escaping into the Downs whenever he could. He took his young family to Broadway, and while travelling, discovered the damage being done to local buildings in the name of restoration, and led to the founding of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. Then, in the 1870s, he took on Kelmscott Manor near Lechlade, which became his ‘Old House on the Thames’. This talk will explore Morris’s relationship with the region, and how it inspired his poetry, design and his ideas of ideal living – and look at the friends who were inspired to follow him here. 3:30pm via Zoom/£5
museuminthepark.org.uk
STROUD DISTRICT GREEN PARTY CLOUD CAFE
Weds 10th Copportunity Knocks! How can we make COP26 a turning point for climate action? As we emerge from the Covid crisis we will still be facing the deeper and longer climate crisis. This is the year that all eyes will turn to the UK as the host country for the latest UN climate talks. How can we make sure that we see both climate action and climate justice in 2021? What is the role for parliament? What are the radical but practical policies we need to push for?How can we make street protest and NVDA effective?Speakers:Sarah Lunnon on the CEE Bill, Carla Denyer on the Greens’ 10-point climate plan, Laura Baldwin from Greens CAN (Climate Action Network). Following the speakers there will be an opportunity for questions and discussion.This is a free event and everyone is welcome. 7:30pm
stroud.greenparty.org.uk
THE THUNDER MUTTERS: EP 15 THE SHEPHERD’S CALENDAR
The fifteenth episode of The Thunder Mutters, featuring 'January' from John Clare's 'The Shepherd's Calendar’, performed by Adam Horovitz, and interspersed with tunes from Clare’s tune manuscripts performed by Becky Dellow. All the tunes in this episode have been taken from John Clare's tune manuscript books, and Becky's used the transcriptions provided by Marion Ross in George Deacon's book John Clare and the Folk Tradition (Sinclair Browne Ltd., 1983) as the basis for her arrangements. Click here for the latest episode
the-thunder-mutters.captivate.fm
DEEPBED RADIO
A project led by artists and supported by artists that has self set the task of profiling DJs and audio projects with roots or threads to artist led hubs in the Stroud and Gloucester area. Deepbed is an online station but it’s also a meeting place for an emerging artists community with a common interest in each other’s creativity. Follow Deepbed on facebook and instagram for weekly programme schedules and the website to listen back to previous shows.
deepbedradio.org
STROUD LOVE RADIO
Stroud Love Radio is a local live and interactive ‘pirate radio meets chatroom’. A DJ collective playing MOBO and World music SLR features 14 of Stroud’s favourite DJs performing every weekend, Friday evening to Sunday..Selection ranges from the Northern Soul of veteran DJ Andy Edwards through to the Acidiscotek of Crooked Stylus. To listen, follow Stroud Lockdown Radio Facebook page, clicking on the links posted at showtimes.
facebook.com/stroudlockdownradio
STROUD RADICAL READING GROUP: TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY
Weds 24th This month SRRG will be discussing New Years Eve and How Demagogues Win – the first two chapters of Anne Applebaum’s 2020 book Twilight of Democracy. Chas de Whalley, a regular attendee who recommended the book, will introduce it and place the chapters you will discuss in context. Click here for further information including link to downloadable chapters.
stroudradicalreading.wordpress.com