Strong Island On The Wall

If you’ve recently passed the temporary mural on Albert Road you may have noticed the Strong Island logo that was added recently.

Bored X Strong Island Party Photos Part II

Strong Island and Bored had a small gathering for friends last Thursday and I think Paul said it best with “things got pretty boozey.”

Thanks to Bored, Cafe Citrus and everyone that turned up through the evening and everyone that made it to the LJR after.

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Solstice at ARC/Aspex

ARC and Aspex are putting on a ‘Winter Solstace’ party at the gallery for the current exhibit ‘Solstice’ by artist Neeta Madahar and composer Miguel d’Oliverira.

“Filmed during the Summer and Winter Solstices in rural England, Neeta Madahar’s high definition video installation presents an intimate and immersive encounter with ever-changing midsummer and midwinter skies. Accompanied by an atmospheric orchestral soundtrack, Solstice explores time, memory and the cyclical patterns of nature…For each film, a fixed camera was pointed at the sky, with Polaris (the North Star) appearing in the centre of the frame. A team of camera operators working shifts then recorded for 24 hours from midnight to midnight, with the camera on time-lapse mode shooting 25 times a minute. Each hour was condensed into a minute of footage, so, in total, the 24 hours of each solstice were captured in 36,000 stills and subsequently translated into a 24-minute film.”

Sounds amazing as does the party. For more information check out Aspex Events and ARC on Facebook. Be sure to contact ARC on 02392 778080 or resource@aspex.org.uk if you want to go, it’s free but places are limited.

Bored X Strong Island Party Photos Part I

Bored and Strong Island had a low key Christmas party last Thursday night, things got pretty boozy upstairs in Cafe Citrus with skate videos and a bring-your own-ipod music policy. A little after the party moved on to Little Johnny Russells, good times. A big thanks to Bored, Cafe Citrus and everyone who turned up.

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Christmas Guildhall Flashmob

Flashmob! What’s that you say? Well a flash mob is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual action for a brief time, then quickly disperse.

Students at the University of Portsmouth are holding a Christmas gift swap flashmob at Guildhall Christmas tree on Wednesday the 10th of December, that’s this Wednesday so get on it and check out the facebook group to see what’s going on.

800 Feet, an exhibition by Art Space Portsmouth

Originally set up as an artists’ collective Art Space Portsmouth (ASP) is now a Company Limited by Guarantee and a registered charity. Its principal aim remains, the support and promotion of contemporary artists and arts activities through the provision of low cost studios.

800 feet – An exhibition of art works by 24 artists from Art Space Portsmouth at SPACE, University of Portsmouth

Private View: Friday 12th December 2008 from 5pm to 7pm

Check out the Art Space Portsmouth Facebook Group and Art Space Online for much more information and separate viewing dates.

Prints by Katayoun Dowlatshahi

Wallspace Gallery Launch Night

The new Wallspace Gallery is hosting a launch party in the upstairs of Vines on Albert Road on Monday 8th. The evening will feature music and artwork by four featured artists and photographers, Daniel Tidbury, Lorna Apps-Woodland, Matt Sills and Simon Whitcomb.

Wallspace Gallery is the small but perfectly formed gallery space and store at 2C Albert Road, be sure to pop in and check out artwork by these four artists and many other local and talented painters, designers, photographers and illustrators.

Love Music Hate Racism

A little last minute but if you get yourselves down to Little Johnny Russells tonight for 7:30pm tonight you can catch the Love Music Hate Racism show featuring Bewlay Brothers (DJ set), Curly (acoustic set) and headliners The Racketeers. Donations on the door.

Here is a photo from the Racketeers’ recent Wedgewood Rooms show, taken by Diana Goss.

Southsea Seafront Cycling Improvements

Portsmouth Council is currently looking at ways to improve our cycle facilities and has provided the island with 4 options. You can either pick up a recent copy of Flagship or go straight to their online page and check the proposal options here

If you haven’t already you can then either send out the page to a freepost address or vote online here

We are also running a quick poll on the proposed options which is not in association with the council, but we could forward on:

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I couldn’t find a photo from riding on the seafront. At least not a decent one, so here’s a photo from the IOW with Rory from sfgfc

Skatepark Fundraiser Photos Part 2

What an evening! Gambling, art, breakers, friends, messy dancing, eclectic music, putting all my money on red 14, Jim ‘The Price is Right’ Barber, statue guy upstairs, Bored fundraiser room, all the skaters and all the madcap people that made for an amazing night. Well done to everyone who helped put this night together and to all the people who helped raise money by attending.

Even though I said I would only stay for a few I saw things through until the lights came on when the night was over, so excuse the dad cam photos as I got quite involved in the end.

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The 2nd Strong Island Ale – Dry Dock No. 1

As you may know each year we run a home brew competition in February where the winning brew has the opportunity to be brewed by Irving & Co Brewing Co. and sold around the city in the summer. Last year’s brew, the Strong Island Hopper Ale, was hugely successful being one of Inving’s best selling ales and selling out so quickly it went through a second brew run. This year’s winning ale is Dry Dock No. 1, originally brewed by Lee Immins, went on sale in some of Portsmouth and Southsea’s pubs over the weekend.

We spoke to The Hole in The Wall in Southsea who said the new ale went down a storm with it being their best seller on Sunday and with almost two barrels empty by the end of the Bank Holiday weekend. Those guys at the Hole in The Wall and their regular ale drinkers know their stuff so for us this was amazing early news with the ale.

To officially launch Dry Dock No. 1 we are having a launch party with the lovely souls at The Belle Isle on Thursday evening. The ale will be on full flow, come down and try a pint or two. As well as being on sale all around the city the ale will also be available in Chichester’s Belle Isle too, so you can drink it away from home for the first time too.

The Isle Of Wight Randonnee 2012 – Team Strong Island

Just over a year ago, a group of Strong Islanders were sat on the Isle of Wight ferry on our way to the yearly Randonnee cycling event; 60 miles around the island spread across 5 checkpoints. Whilst on the crossing we couldn’t help but admire various enthusiasts and their custom team jerseys. Fast forward a year and it is my great pleasure to unveil the Strong Island cycling jersey. Made as a one off for the event, the jersey is our way of representing this city and all the values that come with it. Thanks to the combined designing efforts of Chris Ballingall and Tristan Savage, we were able to produce this clean, retro looking jersey that 11 of Southsea’s finest could wear to conquer the island’s endless hills. Well done chaps.