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Freeflow Creativity Cafe

 

10.30 am - 12pm every Tuesday from 13th Feb - 19th March 2024

at Shieldfield Forum Community Café Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 1XU 26 Wretham PI, Shieldfield

5.30 pm - 6.45 pm every Thursday 15th Feb - 21st March 2024

at St Silas' Church, Clifford Street, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1DR

Have a go at writing lyrics, poetry and monologues inspired by real stories with artists from Skimstone Arts.

These sessions are free. There will be lots of tea and cake provided. No experience or booking is necessary. Just come along.

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Free Songwriting & Instrumental Tuition
Every Thurs & Fri 5.30pm
The NewBridge Project, Clarence Walk, The Shieldfield Centre NE2 1AL


If you're aged 16 to 25 and would like to learn the art of songwriting or how to play a new instrument why not join our band, Reality Boots and help create new songs for our annual programmed events?

 

Sessions take place on a weekly basis. No experience is necessary.

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A Night of Fear & Freedom - Exhibition
Thurs 18 to Thurs 25 Jan 2024,  10am to 4pm
Exhibition space outside Bewick Hall, Level 2, Newcastle City Library


Witness this powerful new photographic exhibition that captures fragments of real stories, lyrics, poetry and photographs from our Associate Artists and contributors, exploring the theme of 'Fragility of Freedom'.

Join us for the official exhibition opening on Thursday 18 January at 12.30pm.

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A Night of Fear & Freedom - Live Events
Wed 24 Jan, 12pm, 1.10pm & 2.20pm, Bewick Hall, Level 2 Newcastle City Library
Thurs 25 Jan,12pm, 1.10pm & 2.20pm, The NewBridge Project, The Shieldfield Centre

Join our Artistic Director Claire Webster Saaremets, Associate Artist Ako Ismail, musicians and story sharers around a campfire, and listen to live and recorded performances of true stories, new and original songs, music, spoken word and poetry.

 

This powerful, thoughtful and uplifting experience highlights stories from diverse contributors about how freedoms have been stolen, lost and found.

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A Night of Fear & Freedom - Radio Broadcast
Fri 26 Jan, 12.30pm on Skimstone Radio

Hear highlights from our A Night of Fear & Freedom exhibition and event and thoughts from the audience in this unique, free internet radio broadcast via Skimstone Radio.

A Night of Fear & Freedom is presented as part of the National Holocaust Memorial Day Programme and part of Newcastle City Council's Holocaust Memorial Day Events 2024.

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Songwriting Sessions at St Anthony's
Every Fri morning
St Anthony's Day Care Service, St. Anthonys Of Padua Presbytery, Welbeck Road
Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 3BT

 

We're back at St Anthony's Day Care Service in Walker to create a new song for Holocaust Memorial Day 2024 with their service users. We will also create new songs to be performed at a special awards ceremony at St Anthony's.

These sessions are are for St Anthony’s Day Care services attendees only.

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