Life Drawing

Event Date: 
08/07/2013 - 10:30am
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Perfect for beginners and those returning to drawing, this course covers a variety of technical and expressive approaches to life drawing while offering an insight into their uses in art history and contemporary art. Materials are provided.

All attendees of this class get 20% hot drinks and Café Bar meals on the workshop day.

Please book in good time to avoid disappointment.

Tickets: £36 (£31) Book here: http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/life-drawing/

The Computers

Event Date: 
06/07/2013 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

This Exeter quintet’s sound lies somewhere inbetween Elvis Costello and The Attractions and Black Flag, with some Rocket From The Crypt thrown in for good measure!

‘Absolutely cracking tunes… The Computers deliver a wholly satisfying sound that won’t go stale any time soon.’ BBC MUSIC

Standing Tickets: Earlybird £6 (£8 thereafter) Book here: http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/the-computers/

Beginners Jewellery Making (Wednesdays)

Event Date: 
19/08/2013 - 10:30am to 21/08/2013 - 12:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Eight week course, on Wednesday mornings. £90 in advance for full course, or come to individual sessions for £12 each.

Introductory course learning the basic techniques in jewellery making.

Week 1 – Learn about crimp beads, tigertail, monofilament and jump rings, make and take home a delicate woven or illusion style bracelet made in your favourite colours.

Week 2 – Make a fabulous memory wire bracelet which will fit any size wrist and is easy to pop on and off without having to worry about any fiddly clasps.

Week 3 – Learn the fabulous art of macramé and...

Thirsty Work Winners

We are delighted to announce that Matt Stimpson, Sales Director of Topsham-based firm "Thirsty Work" http://www.thirstywork.com is the winner of our prize draw.

Matt entered our draw whilst visiting the Bridgwater Network Central event. Not only was he the lucky winner of a bottle of bubbly but also the winner of 4 i3 profiles worth over £500.

This profiling tool is fantastic in enabling greater understanding of how members of a team work together, bringing improved cohesiveness, cooperation and communication which in turn improves team performance and efficiency...

Devon among best counties for recycling despite slight reduction

Devon County Council remains one of the best performing authorities in the country for recycling, despite a slight fall in the recycling rate.

A report which will go before the Devon Authorities Waste Reduction and Recycling Committee later this week (19 June) shows that during 2012/13, Devon’s recycling centres continued to increase the amount of waste recycled, with a 2% rise helping them reach 80%. However, the county’s overall recycling rate decreased by 0.4% to 54.8%.

The reduction has been put down to the wet weather affecting garden waste quantities, which fell by 2...

Razzfest 2013

Event Date: 
06/07/2013 - 12:00pm
Venue: 
Cullompton Rugby Football Club, Stafford Park, Knowle Lane, Cullompton

Razzfest resumes its rightful position back on the summer calendar, with an array of events on Saturday 6 July at Cullompton’s famous Rugby Football Club. The event will donate 20% of all profits to local charity Devon Air Ambulance Trust.

The classic, rock/blues band The Perfect Strangers will headline the festival performing covers of famous songs from the likes of Led Zeppelin, Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Black Sabbath etc. They will be joined by other local musicians Delmonics, Ayre Point, Chicken Slacks and Brent Nelson.

“The Cullompton’s Razzfest is back and better than...

Film: A Hijacking (15)

Event Date: 
01/07/2013 - 3:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Denmark, 2012, 103mins. Dir. Tobias Lindholm

From the writer of The Hunt, this is gritty thriller about the phenomenon of modern piracy. A few days out of harbour in the Indian Ocean, a Danish freighter is ambushed by Somali pirates, who demand millions in ransom for the return of the ship and its crew.

‘A superb film about corporate ideology and the cost of human life filled with excellent performances and told in a brave and confident manner.’ CINEVUE

Showings: 15.30, 18.00 & 20.00 Tickets: £5.50 (£4.50) Book here: http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/a-...

Beginners Jewellery Making (Mondays)

Event Date: 
01/07/2013 - 6:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Eight week course, on Monday evenings. £90 in advance for full course, or come to individual sessions for £12 each.

Introductory course learning the basic techniques in jewellery making.

Week 1 – Learn about crimp beads, tigertail, monofilament and jump rings, make and take home a delicate woven or illusion style bracelet made in your favourite colours.

Week 2 – Make a fabulous memory wire bracelet which will fit any size wrist and is easy to pop on and off without having to worry about any fiddly clasps.

Week 3 – Learn the fabulous art of macramé and take...

Portraiture

Event Date: 
01/07/2013 - 10:30am to 4:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Study facial anatomy and expressions through painting and drawing from a model.

All attendees of this class get 20% hot drinks and Café Bar meals on the workshop day.

Price: £36 (£31) Book here: http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/portraiture-2/

Isca Hockey Club's Centenary Celebration

Event Date: 
22/06/2013 - 9:00am to 23/06/2013 - 6:00pm
Venue: 
University of Exeter Sports Park

Isca's centenary celebrations kick off in style this weekend. A two-day hockey festival at the University of Exeter has been organised, which will involve over 200 players. Reflecting Isca's contribution to Exeter's sporting community over the past 100 years, many ex-members return for the weekend and the players involved will range from 7-70 across genders.

Festivities will begin when Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw opens the weekend for the junior members. This will be followed by matches all day from past and present members, who have done so much to make Isca the success...

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