To be alone...
Photo Friday: Just For Fun
Jul 18th, 2008 by admin
Usually the first thing I think of upon waking on a Friday is 'Today is Photo Friday!' I realized this particular morning that I had not yet looked at the theme. I was hoping that I would be able to find something in my photo file folders that would be appropriate since I had not done my typical Thursday prep for this auspicious occasion. I admit that I felt a bit guilty in that I had not yet checked on what the topic was to be and the very first window I opened was to find out.
OK, then. JUST FOR FUN. This can't be too difficult, I thought... I finished up my daily&Friday morning chores of feeding the dog, making the coffee, picking up dog poop and taking out the trash.
And finally, to publish this post.
Of course, by this time, I had decided to grab my camera and create something specific and unique just for this theme rather than wade through whale photos, cairn pics, and the other dross that occupies most of the space on my hard drive...
Liatris: OO La la! Look at me! I'm so pretty! and you, poor POOR Hydrangea - what's this? only one wee flower to show off? and it's not even very blue, but faded.
Hydrangea: [silence]
Liatris: My official name is KOBOLD Blazing Star. Quite bold and fancy, doncha think? In my Blazing Glory! Ah, so nice to be here with my brothers and sisters, soaking up the sun, attracting me some butterflies...
Ya know, Mistress of the Garden planted my mother only last year. and now look at us! I have many siblings sprouted here there and everywhere. And you? Just one of you and only one bloom. Tsk, tis a pity. Oh, I'm sorry - you DO have a sister. Way over there across the bed, between 5 or 6 of my brothers. Goodness - does she have NO blooms? If I wasn't so joyful, I'd be so sad for you.
Hydrangea: [silence]
Liatris: And my colors! So much brighter than lavender - more a pink violet? FUSCHIA! yes, yes!! And look how TALL I am! Just me alone, I have three tall stems of flower. I'm a STAR!
Hydrangea: PBPBPBpbppbbBBTTHSTTHSTTHh.
John Baldwin & Joe Hesketh at View Two
Jul 18th, 2008 by admin
This is quite a contrast from the last show at View Two. James Cummins dark and minimal palette has been replaced by the dazzling multicoloured works of John Baldwin.
John has devised his own secret method of mixing paints and laying them onto small square coloured canvases. The results have plenty of energy and texture, some say the small 'blobs' of colour look like tropical fish. Several canvases are put together to form bigger shapes but I think I prefer the single or smaller groups.
John is a self-taught painter who attended Art College in the 1960’s - where he stopped painting. He then worked variously as a designer, rock promoter, teacher, potter, factory worker, gardener and managing director, before returning to painting.
Also on the second floor of the gallery are some new large paintings by . That's her in the picture next to John. She's wearing a silk dress that John painted. She says "With my paintings I start with a network of lines traced over the first layer on the canvas, then go with the thought and the feelings from when I started the piece to scratch and manipulate the paint mainly using sticks and fingers My aim is to create an energy of colour and to develop rich multi-layered and textural images."
The Leopardettes and Others at Gostins
Jul 18th, 2008 by admin
There's some fantastic large scale charcoal drawings by Colin Holmes in the gallery space at Gostins at the moment. Some familiar but now demolished or refurbished buildings from the Hanover Street area, such as the Casartelli Building and the Henry Street Warehouse.
Also in the show which opened this week is a series of 10 'Leopardettes' by Natalie Russell - a sort of fictional girlband who dress in leopard skin outfits. Painted in acrylic on paper - the frames are patterned to match the clothes, which is a nice touch.
Also some Pop art paintings by 'Sonny'
Beck’s Canvas - Artworks Revealed
Jul 17th, 2008 by admin
I don't mind advertising Becks, I drink enough of the stuff.
See the artwork and artists details on the website. You can get the new arty bottles of lager after 1st August.
The Finalists for Beck's Canvas
Riitta Ikonen
Tom Price
Simon Cunningham
Charlotte Bracegirdle
Culturepool 26 July Event - Fully House Trained
Jul 17th, 2008 by admin
From ...
Our next event is not only something completely new but it’s at the other end of the M62 in Manchester!!
Manchester? In this, Liverpool’s much vaulted Capital of Culture year???
We know it might seem like a bit of a trek but it'll be worth the journey as we’ll be flying the flag for Liverpool writers...
One of our regular members, Neil Edwards, is a talented and successful writer who along with two other equally talented Liverpool writers, Graeme Flynn and Peter Collins, make up Fully House Trained (FHT).
FHT have created a unique set of comedy sketches written for the stage, which have been selected to be part of Manchester’s annual 24:7 Theatre Festival. Performed live by some of the region’s top actors, FHT is described as smart, irreverent and slightly dangerous sketch comedy – just what we like!
The festival itself takes place every year from 21st -27th July. culturepool is planning to watch FHT's sketches on Saturday 26th July @ 2pm. Following the performances we’ll meet the actors & writers for a chat.
We’ll be travelling via train from Lime Street to Manchester @ 12:20pm. Tickets are about £9 for an open return. Tickets for the show can be bought via the 24:7 festival website or by telephone (see details bottom left).
Call us on 07795 285 080 if you want to travel with us or just meet up in Manchester.
To get to The Printworks please follow this map. Follow the link to show the layout of The Printworks. The Pure bar is number 14 on the layout.
We are also planning to see other performances in the festival. Please take a look at the listings to see if there is anything you fancy and give us a call if you want to talk to us about it.
What
Fully House Trained as part of the 24:7 Theatre Festival
When
Saturday 26th July 2008 @ 2:00pm
Where
Pure: Funktion @ Printworks, 27 Withy Grove, Manchester, M4 2BS
Who
Writers Neil Edwards, Peter Collins & Graeme Flynn
How
Call 0161 236 7110 or book online. Tickets are available at £6 (£5 Conc.)
UEFA football exhibition comes to Liverpool - In October
Jul 17th, 2008 by admin
Its a long way off but should be worth waiting for...
ONLY A GAME?
UEFA football exhibition comes to Liverpool
Europe’s love affair with the beautiful game will be explored in an entertaining new exhibition at World Museum Liverpool.
Running from 11 October 2008 till 1 March 2009, Only a Game? will look at the human face of football in Europe from the classic era of the 1950’s to the modern age of global superstars.
The exhibition features rare objects from legendary matches, top European trophies and memorabilia from star players.
Michel Platini, President of UEFA and three times European Footballer of the Year, said: “I am delighted that UEFA is bringing this exciting exhibition to Liverpool during its Capital of Culture celebrations, a city that loves its football and plays such a big role in Europe’s fascination with the game.”
Lilian Thuram, official patron of the exhibition and winner of both the World Cup and European Championship with France, said: “Football brings people together across Europe. It speaks a simple language that everyone understands. Only a Game? shines a light on all the actors that play a role: fans, school kids, amateurs, as well as the professional players.”
Looking at European culture through the lens of football, Only a Game? highlights the parallels, positive and negative, between the two. Solidarity, success, participation, celebration, racism and integration will all be examined in this thought-provoking exhibition. The City of Liverpool has played a central role in this story.
Liverpool player Steven Gerrard said: "There is no city in Europe where football means more than it does to the people of Liverpool. So I think it is great that we are having a European football exhibition as part of Liverpool 08."
Steven Broomhead, Chief Executive of the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA), said: “As the Northwest is the birthplace of football it is only fitting that this exciting exhibition should come to the region.
"People in Liverpool are passionate about football and football makes a significant contribution to our regional economy, so I am delighted that NWDA has been able to work with UEFA, the Football Museum and National Museums Liverpool on bringing Only A Game? to the city."
Bryan Gray, Chair of the Liverpool Culture Company, added: “Sport is part of Liverpool’s heritage and football has helped to shape this city of culture, so it should be no surprise to see it feature so prominently in the Capital of Culture programme. We are delighted to welcome Only a Game? to the European Capital of Culture; I can think of nowhere more fitting for this thought provoking exhibition.”
Highlights include:
o Player memorabilia from the National Football Museum - shirts, medals and trophies of great European players such as Phil Neal, George Best, Ferenc Puskas, Franz Beckenbauer, Bobby Moore, Stanley Matthews and Petr Cech
o A display of UEFA trophies, including the Champions League trophy and UEFA Cup
o A set of giant football figures telling the evocative personal stories of players including Kevin Keegan, Bernd Trautmann and Johann Cruyff
o Key items from the Everton Collection and from Liverpool FC Museum
o Memory Zone where visitors can mix their own football highlights into a video clip and set it to a soundtrack
o Interactive multimedia football quiz
o Portrait gallery of grassroots footballers from Liverpool and across Europe
‘Unstated’ - promenade performance at CUC
Jul 17th, 2008 by admin
Sounds interesting...
The RED ROOM & TUC present
UNSTATED
Devised & Directed by Topher Campbell
Written by Fin Kennedy
Contemporary Urban Centre, North West
Tues 29th - 31st July at 7.30pm Matinee Wed 30th at 3pm
41 – 51 Greenland Street
Liverpool, L1 OBS
Tel: 0151 708 3510
You have no home and no money. Those you love were violently wrenched from you. Who do you turn to? What do you turn into?
UNSTATED is a powerful new multi-media promenade performance based on the true testimonies of the men and women who seek refuge in the UK. Sometimes smuggled, sometimes forced from their own land; washed up on the tide of British Society, how welcome are they?
Topher Campbell’s compelling production fuses an explosive mix of film and live action, where the venue is turned into an “immigration removal centre” with the audience becoming “visitors” getting a glimpse into how we treat some of societies most vulnerable.
UNSTATED is written by Fin Kennedy (John Whiting Award) from filmed interviews, designed by Victoria Johnstone and digitally designed by international artist Roney Fraser- Munroe. It is a morality play of our times that continues the RED ROOM practice of creating potent work to inspire audiences who question the changing world.
PURE THEATRE, PURE FILM, PLAIN TRUTH. DISCOVER THE REAL STORY OF ASYLUM
Recommended age 13+
For more information on the show you can read writer, Fin Kennedy’s blog in the Guardian.
“A promenade production of originality and daring… a morality play of our times”
(London SE1)
“Campbell's production bursts with good ideas.” *** (3 stars) The Guardian
“a piece of campaigning theatre...” *** (3 stars) Time Out
“an enlightening, disturbing and at times moving event. “ What’s On Stage.com
The RED ROOM’S credits include Hoxton Story, Stitching (Time out Best Off West End Production) & Bogus Woman (Best Fringe Performance MEN).
Tickets: Full price £7.50 Call Centre:- 0871 424 4444 or venue
Concessions £6.00 (available only at venue for senior citizens, students, unemployed, young people 13 – 16, people on benefits).
Imagine.. a free family festival. August 1-10
Jul 17th, 2008 by admin
Imagine… a free family festival
Liverpool will make summer holiday blues a thing of the past this August, with ten days of boredom-busting activity for young people and families.
Between August 1 and 10, the Imagine… festival will bring a packed line-up of performance to the city’s streets, parks and public spaces, covering everything from samba to street theatre. And best of all, none of it will cost a penny.
Advance booking is required for some events and with demand expected to be high the Liverpool Culture Company is advising people to reserve their tickets early (more details below).
The festivities get off to a roaring start on August 1, with The Emperor and the Tiger at Newsham Park. This open-air production heralds the start of a weekend of carnival celebration, which continues on Saturday, August 2 with Brouhaha’s Liverpool International Carnival, followed by the World in Princes Park and Liverpool International Mela. And as the sun goes down the party steps up a gear with a Samba Parade featuring groups from across the UK, Ireland and Brazil who will bring their own captivating version of ‘the greatest show on earth’ to Liverpool city centre on Saturday night.
Between August 7 and 10, the focus turns to the area around William Brown Street where a host of attractions will cater for young people of all ages: On St George’s Plateau the spectacular Sensazione ‘Theatre of the Senses’ will offer visitors a theatrical experience with a difference – the specially created performing fairground uses audience interaction and movement rather than electricity to keep the rides going (pre-booking required). At World Museum Liverpool, young people aged 14 plus will be taken on a magical journey through the heart of a lost boy in an intimate theatrical production, Small Worlds – A Short Adventure for One. Meanwhile, William Brown Street will be home to a giant film contraption, offering over 10s a range of cinematic treats from the past in Movieplex: World Cinema in a Nutshell. Even tiny tots can join in the fun, with Oogly Boogly in St John’s Gardens providing babies aged between 12 and 18 months a fun and interactive show in a safe, toy-free inflatable space (pre-booking required).
On Sunday, August 10, Imagine… reaches a spectacular finale with the annual Liverpool Children’s Festival, bringing noise, fun and laughter to William Brown Street between 11am and 4.30pm.
Other highlights between August 7 and 10 include a mini train ride along William Brown Street sponsored by Virgin Trains (until Saturday 9 August); storytelling in the cells of St George’s Hall; Wii Workshops in Liverpool Central Library; a 30ft inflatable Pig that houses special ten-minute shows; and the transformation of St John’s Gardens (behind St George’s Hall) into King Kazoo’s dream party, with games, workshops and performances on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 August.
Advance tickets for Oogly Boogly and Sensazione are now available at the 08 Place in Whitechapel. Free tickets can be collected in person at the 08 Place Box Office, Whitechapel, or by calling 0151 233 2457.