Poetry, Wine, Music and Keats

The No.6 Cinema on Saturday 23 January at 7pm wish for you to join them for wine, music and poetry readings followed by their first screening of the stunning Keats biopic ‘Bright Star’. Bright Star is set in Hampstead, 1818 where tubercular poet John Keats (Ben Whishaw) falls in love with Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish); who becomes the muse of some of the English language’s most perfect love letters.

There will be live music from The House Band who play a range of music from Irish jigs, reels and hornpipes to polkas, modern folk music and popular music and well-known songs from the 50s onward. Nineveh Books of Havant, who have a strong connection to Keats who spent his last night in England at the Mill in Bedhampton, will be on hand with Keats related books and to read from his work.

Join No. 6 for a glass of wine and salmon nibbles for only £3.50.

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Tongues and Grooves

Tongues and Grooves is a non-profit-making poetry and music club which meets at The Florence Arms, Southsea, on the last Sunday of every month between 8pm – 10.30pm, entrance is £3/£2 concessions. The club brings through some real poetic and musical talent both local and from further afield as well as providing an open mic platform and workshops for beginners.

Tongues and Groozes have a few events in the upcoming weeks:

FRIDAY 22 JANUARY 2010 – 1.00 – 3.00 PM

‘The Art of Losing’ – Free creative writing workshop with Wendy French and Maggie Sawkins. Paulsgrove Healthy Living Centre, Allaway Avenue. Download the flyer (PDF) for more information.

SUNDAY 24 JANUARY 2010 – 11.00 AM & 1.00 PM

Holocaust Memorial Day poetry reading at the D Day Museum, Southsea with Edmund Matyjasek and Maggie Sawkins.

FRIDAY 29 JANUARY 2010 – 7.00 PM

Poetry Presentation at The Parlour, Old Fawcett Road, Southsea. Participants will be reading poems learnt by heart. Event free to participants. Tickets £3 to include refreshments. Download the flyer (PDF) fr full details.

SUNDAY 31 JANUARY 2010 – THE FLORENCE 8.00 PM

Award winning poet from Totnes, Denise McSheehy. Music Sue Apicella and natural voice practitioner, Janet Ayers.

To find out more about these events, more upcoming events and Tongues and Grooves in general visit their website at www.tongues-and-grooves.org.uk.

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Southsea Fest – Poetry Stage

I’m sure everyone is well aware of all of the amazing music involved with Southsea Fest coming up soon but there will also be a poetry stage on Saturday 19th at the Magic Bean Cafe at 40 Albert Road. The line up for this stage (including some acoustic music too) is as follows:

20.50 – 21.20 The Ryan O Reilly Band
20.00 – 20.30 Henry Brill & The Electric Company
19.15 – 19.45 Charlot Webster
18.40 – 19.00 Ross Sutherland
18.00 – 18.30 Le Plat du Jour
17.20 – 17.50 Abi Lanigan
16.50 – 17.15 Peggy Sue
16.15 – 16.30 SP Howarth
16.00 – 16.15 Tamsin Kendrick
15.20 – 15.40 Hothouse Poetry Group
14.50 – 15.10 Anja McCloskey
14.20 – 14.40 John Haynes
14.00 – 14.20 Tom Sykes
13.20 – 13.50 Animal Magic Tricks
13.00 – 13.10 Audi Maserati
12.50 – 13.00 Stella Mandella
12.40 – 12.50 Tallie Kane
12.10 – 12.35 Melanie Small
12.00 : STAGE OPENS!

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