7 – 13 October 2019
Events at Winchester Discovery Centre
Vesper Sky concert of poetry and songs – Stewart & Carol Henderson and Yvonne Lyon Thursday 10 October, 7.30pm. Tickets: £10 in advance/ £12 on the night.
Vesper Sky is a stunning and unique collection of songs and poems, written and performed by poet, broadcaster and songwriter Stewart Henderson, renowned Scottish singer songwriter Yvonne Lyon and storyteller and broadcaster Carol Henderson. The songs and poems cover a wide-range of contemporary topics and tempos and the event is an engrossing and plaintive ‘journal of our times’. An inspirational evening not to be missed.
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Winchester Poetry Day: Close Encounters with Poets and Other Animals. Saturday 12th October, all day
Join us for a stimulating day of poetry readings, discussions, prize givings and workshops at the Winchester Discovery Centre. Tickets for some events are free, but booking is still recommended. We look forward to seeing you! https://www.winchesterpoetryfestival.org/
Events including:
Dramatising the Animal Encounter in Poetry. A poetry workshop with Elisabeth Sennitt Clough – 10:30am – 12:30pm. Tickets: £24
Transform your everyday encounters with animals: bats, badgers, foxes, horses etc into poems with agency. Drawing on the toolkit of the dramatist, we’ll explore ways in which we can push our poems far beyond a flat recalling of events.
My Favourite Poem: A short talk by Jon Sayers, 12:40pm – 1:05pm. Free (but tickets should be booked)
Short talks about favourite poems have proved a popular and engaging feature of Winchester Poetry Festival. In this session, poet Jon Sayers will explore Sharon Olds’s powerful poem ‘After 37 Years My Mother Apologizes for My Childhood’ and discuss what it means to him.
Loose Muse Showcase – 1:15pm– 2:15pm. Tickets: £6 / Students £3
Organised and presented by poet Sue Wrinch, Loose Muse Winchester has been running for four years. In this event, several of the regular open mic poets will present their work.
Winchester Poetry Prize: Announcement and Reading of the Winning Poems. Judge Helen Mort announces 2019 winners – 2:30pm – 3:30pm Free (but tickets should be booked)
Now in its fourth year, Winchester Poetry Prize has gone from strength to strength, attracting thousands of entries. Come along and hear the winning poems. There’s also a prize for the best poem by a Hampshire-based poet.
Meet the Artistic Directors: Sasha Dugdale & Sarah Hesketh – 4:45pm – 5:15pm. Free (but tickets should be booked)
The festival’s artistic co-directors, Sasha Dugdale and Sarah Hesketh, discuss how their plans are shaping up for the 2020 festival and share poems from the confirmed poets for next year’s festival.
Early Evening Reading: With Helen Mort & Elisabeth Sennitt Clough. 5:30pm – 6:30pm Tickets: £12 / Students £6
Our Winchester Poetry Day Poets, Helen Mort and Elisabeth Sennitt Clough, will introduce us to some of their own latest work, including some where the ink is still wet.
Poetry Café: Open mic poetry reading – 6:45pm– 8:00pm. Tickets: £6 / Students £3
Join us for an open mic session to hear local poets. Places for poets are limited so if you’d like to read, please reserve a slot by emailing hello@winchesterpoetryfestival.org
Autumn Dance Party, Saturday 12th October 2019, 7.30pm, Tickets: £12
Bring some Sunshine into this Autumn with a Dance Party filled with all the Dancing Fun you could wish for! Join Silvia & DJ Max for Salsa, West Coast Swing, Party Group Dances, Jive, Cha Cha, Rumba, Tango, Bachata, Merengue, Kizomba, Club Classics and more! Whether you have been dancing for years or are a novice – we’ll get everyone dancing! Licensed Bar open all night! Music with DJ Max! www.salsaysol.co.uk www.dancingwinchester.co.uk
Book your tickets at Winchester Discovery Centre.
Events around Hampshire
Lovecraft After Dark at Gosport Discovery Centre
Victorian Theatre with Bite! 8 October 2019. 7:30pm to 10:30am. Tickets: £10.
Allow the cosmic horror of Howard Philip Lovecraft to envelop your senses and blast your imagination! At any moment, the terrors of the Ancient Ones may be unleashed upon the world. The Elder Gods scrutinise our every deed, awaiting their opportunity to reclaim what was once theirs. Madness will be a blessing to those mere mortals who witness the crawling chaos soon to be released upon mankind!
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Thomas Forrester (previously Thomas Plant) at Andover Library
Join antiques expert and TV personality for an entertaining talk. 9 October 2019. 10am to 11am. Tickets: £7.50.
An entertaining talk about antiques with British TV personality Thomas Forrester. (Previously known as Thomas Plant) Do you have treasures hiding in your home, gathering dust that you knew nothing about? Ticket holders may bring an item they would like to learn more about.
Thomas has appeared on TV shows such as Bargain Hunt, Flog it! and Antiques Road Trip. He is co-owner of Special Auction Services in Newbury and when he is not busy with clients, Thomas fundraises for the Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice.
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Strictly Sherlock at Totton Library
Victorian Theatre with Bite! 10 October 2019. 7pm to 10pm.
Join the king of the detectives as he brings to life startling cases in this theatre production by Don’t Go into the Cellar.
The greatest fictional sleuth of all time springs back to life in these stirring adaptations of the Conan Doyle Classics. A high-energy on-man show, featuring a plethora of dashing heroes, villainous rogues and vintage thrills!
“There are moments when you could swear you were watching Jeremy Brett or Roger Llewellyn, but this impressive interpretation of Holmes is very much Jonathan Goodwin’s own – not really surprising as Mr Goodwin is also responsible for the witty, suspenseful scripts.” Roger Johnson, BSI, Editor: The Sherlock Holmes Journal
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