Category: Medway
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WANTED! For Live’n’Local #RLF2015
With just three weeks to go, the final phase of this year’s festival is kicking in. Roughly translated, that means WE NEED YOU! Whether you’re feeling generous or want a chance to perform, WE WANT YOU!
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Pop up performers wanted – Cafe Crawl
Our popular Cafe Crawl makes a comeback this year, taking place on Saturday, October 10 in three of Rochester’s top eateries.
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Get Creative – Get Writing!
We’re hosting 4 themed writing workshops during our 2015 festival, Live’n’Local, as part of the BBC’s Get Creative campaign – a year-long celebration of British arts, culture and creativity.
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Trafficked – creative writing workshops
A free workshop exploring issues around human trafficking in the UK. The session will be led by Sam Fentiman-Hall (Wordsmithery and ME4Writers)
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Artist call out for Watts the Story?
The Rochester Literature Festival is delighted to have been awarded Small Experiment Funding by Ideas Test, to run a project entitled Watts The Story? with the residents of the Richard Watts Almshouses in Rochester. We’re looking to engage a craft artist/maker for the duration of Watts the Story? which will take place…
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Introducing: My Mind is Free – a new play by Sam Hall
We are excited to announce that festival creative partner Sam Hall’s new full-length play, MY MIND IS FREE, comes to the Rochester Literature Festival on Sunday 11 October as part of a 20-venue tour of London and the Southeast, supported by Arts Council England.
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Strood Community Fun Day 2015
Strood Youth Centre played host to us on a gorgeous day last Saturday, as we took the Dickens Name Game, Poetrees and Object Storytelling to the community fun day. Here’s a video snapshot of our day 🙂
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Open Mic slots available at Fort Amherst Summer Fair
Our ‘Garden Party’ this year is taking place as part of the Fort Amherst Summer Fair on Saturday, August 29th.
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Live’n’Local: Introducing Melanie Benn
The delightful and inspiring Melanie is with us to unlock your memories, in the second of our Sunday workshops at Sun Pier House.
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Live’n’Local: Introducing Maggie Harris
The lovely Maggie will be joining us on Sunday afternoon (11/10) to share some of her evocative and fascinating stories and poems.
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Live’n’Local: Introducing Bill Lewis
Of course, Bill needs no introduction to Medway, not really! One of the near legendary Medway Poets Group alongside Billy Childish, Bill has performed his poems in Europe and the Americas and been published in magazines, journals and anthologies all over the world.
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Live’n’Local Keynote Speaker: Sir Robert Worcester, KBE, DL
Our keynote speaker for this year’s festival is Sir Robert Worcester, Chairman of the Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Commemoration Committee and founder of MORI (Market & Opinion Research International).
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