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Devon artist gains international acclaim

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 08/16/2016 - 12:40pm

Nigel Mason, a 63-year-old artist from Ilfracombe, Devon, has been gaining international acclaim in the art world with a solo exhibition of his work just finished at MIVA Fine Art gallery in Sweden.

Featuring over 40 oil paintings and 10 charcoal sketches, the exhibition – which ran from 5th – 11th August – saw art collectors flock to the prestigious gallery in Stockholm, which celebrates 30 years in the fine art industry this year. With his first international solo show under his belt, Nigel’s star is firmly on the rise after just a year working as a professional artist. Nigel...

Family-friendly fundraising event

Event Date: 
03/09/2016 - 3:00pm
Venue: 
Riverside Leisure Centre, Exeter

A Fundraising Event has been planned for Exeter Forest School Kindergarten, to raise funds for a new outdoor classroom, to enable young children to learn and experience the outdoors.

The event will bring together families across Exeter at Riverside Leisure Centre on Saturday 3rd September from 3pm until 7pm to enjoy a range of games and activities for all ages, including a giant inflatable assault course and forest school activities. Food and drinks will be available throughout the event as well.

Looking towards the evening, attendees will be able to enjoy live music from...

Finch Foundry to host exhibition of rural skills

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 08/16/2016 - 10:04am

On Sunday 18 September Finch Foundry in the village of Sticklepath, Dartmoor, will be hosting an exhibition of rural skills both new and old. There will be a range of craftspeople in the Foundry gardens displaying their skills and selling their products, including sugar crafting, loom weaving, rag rugging, wine production, a wood turner, a wool fleece manufacturer, and a blacksmith. There will also be a village duck race, continuing a tradition first started in Sticklepath over 30 years ago. Ben Shapcott, Foundry Manager, says: “We have held several rural craft fairs in the past and, after...

Fundraising event for outdoor classroom

A Fundraising Event has been planned for Exeter Forest School Kindergarten, to raise funds for a new outdoor classroom, to enable young children to learn and experience the outdoors.

The event will bring together families across Exeter at Riverside Leisure Centre on Saturday 3rd September from 3pm until 7pm to enjoy a range of games and activities for all ages, including a giant inflatable assault course and forest school activities. Food and drinks will be available throughout the event as well.

Looking towards the evening, attendees will be able to enjoy live music from...

Flexible working can be an antidote to office heath risks

Flexible working can provide an antidote to the health risks associated with sedentary office jobs in Exeter according to a new survey from Regus. Medical journal The Lancet recently published a paper outlining the risks to health of sitting at the desk all day.

The Regus survey suggests that flexible work could be an antidote. Regus canvassed business people from across Exeter on their attitudes and approaches to work. 74% of respondents believe that working closer to home helps improve health, and more than three fifths (61%) believe working closer to home would encourage them to...

TQD

Event Date: 
30/09/2016 - 10:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

TQD (Royal-T, DJ Q, and Flava D) make a welcome return to Exeter, having easily sold out out their previous outing in Exeter.

A tour de force of Garage, Bassline and Grime, you can expect all 3 of these acts going B2B2B, plus room takeovers across the whole of Exeter Phoenix.

£16

Over 18s

http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/

Jyotsna Srikanth & The Bollywood Brass Band

Event Date: 
29/09/2016 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Anyone who’s been to see The Bollywood Brass Band play before has seen first hand that they know how to get a party started.

In a new collaboration, strings meet brass for a new take on their funky rhythms.

£12 (£10) standing

http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk

64 Squares

Event Date: 
26/09/2016 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Welcome to B’s mind. B’s got some memories he wants to share with you. He wants to tell you about how he ended up on a cruise ship, playing chess against the current world chess champion. He wants to tell you all about his life and the choices he’s made. The problem? He’s been split into four and can’t remember what happened.

Adapted from Stefan Zweig’s The Royal Game, the critically acclaimed Rhum and Clay Theatre Company bring you 64 Squares; a tale of madness, memory and chess…all accompanied by a live percussive score.

★★★★ ‘Rhum and Clay have come of age … beautifully...

John Hegley: New and Selected Potatoes

Event Date: 
25/09/2016 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

The UK’s favourite performance poet, comedian and musician hits the road, mandolin in hand, with a performance of pieces new and older, sung, spoken and awoken with dance: meditations upon family, celery and happier Daleks.

Light and lyrical. Deep and daft. Come and sing.

£12 (£10)

http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/john-hegley/

Moon Hooch

Event Date: 
22/09/2016 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Explosive American horn-and-percussion trio Moon Hooch – Mike Wilbur (horns), Wenzl McGowen (horns), and James Muschler (drums) – has taken their exhilarating blend of virtuosic jazz, groovy funk, and pulse-pounding electronic dance music from busking the New York City subway system to stages around the world.

Onstage, the band now plays through a “Reverse DJ” setup, in which the live sound from their horns runs through laptops to process recorded effects. In addition, they utilise Moog synthesisers, as well as an EWI (an electronic wind instrument that responds to breath in...

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