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Tuesday, 30 September 2008 22:49

Forthcoming Literature events in Liverpool

Monday 13th October: Reading at The Liverpool Poetry Cafe (Costa Coffee, Bold Street)

Windows Poets including Windows project co-ordinator Dave Ward, author of Candy and Jazz, Jambo and Tracts; Glyn Wright, writer in residence for Aldeburgh Poetry Festival and winner of the Aldeburgh Festival Prize; Dinesh Allirajah, founder member of Asian Voices, Asian Lives; Eleanor Rees, former Eric Gregory Award Winner and Poet in Residence for Chester Zoo; and poet, songwriter and performer Michelle Sakim.
7.30pm - 9.30pm
Free admission

Write On Liverpool: 7th November 2008 -31st January 2009

A photographic and audio installation, which celebrates Liverpool’s rich literary heritage, reveals personal audio dialogue alongside intimate portraits of thirteen established Liverpool poets taken at locations across the city.

This collection gives an insight into the works and lives of some of Liverpool’s most renowned contemporary poets presented by artists Leila Romaya and Paul McCann.

Poets include: Adrian Henri, Brian Patten, Roger McGough, Paul Farley, Dave Ward, Levi Tafari, Deryn Rees Jones, Jamie McKendrick, Gladys Mary Cole, Dinesh Allirajah, Michael Murphy, Matt Simpson and Eleanor Rees

Launch Event and Reading at Picton Reading Room, Liverpool Central Library, 7th November 2008, 2.30-4pm. Free, but ticketed event please contact Leila@straycatmedia for further details.
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Monday, 29 September 2008 22:26

Wrongteous

Leo Fitzmaurice and Paul Rooney at the Launch of Wrongteous 
 
A new publication from Art Editions North, Wrongteous is a limited edition 160pp hardback book, with colour plates, which incorporates existing and newly commissioned UK and international visual art and fiction writing. 

Wrongteous was launched at A Foundation, Greenland St. Liverpool on Friday 19th September 2008

The works of visual art and short fiction in Wrongteous – spanning one hundred years, various artistic styles and media – are reminders of the longstanding relevance of subtle but profound unease to the making of art. The works often speak of moral uncertainty and social and personal malaise, but they are never sensational or gratuitous, and use seemingly traditional forms or techniques to speak of deeply troubling modern anxieties. The intention is to allow the works within Wrongteous to create relationships with each other that are not prescribed by a narrow thematic conceit or any simple geographical or formal connection between the artists or works. The collection is edited by artists Leo Fitzmaurice and Paul Rooney.
 
 
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Monday, 22 September 2008 22:53

Freedom of Expression Sat 11 Oct

Freedom of Expression Sat 11 Oct

Following the meeting hosted by Nerve about Freedom of Expression a call has gone out for All groups to make their presence felt in Church St on Saturday 
11th October:  ( This is Freedom Not Fear Day. See: http://www.vorratsdatenspeicherung.de/content/view/242/144/  )

 We need to send a clear message to the police/council not to mess with our right to protest.

15 people from various groups (Animal Rights, AF, Socialist Party, Nerve, The Institute for the Art and Practice of Dissent at Home) and individuals 
attended the first meeting on Saturday.  It was agreed that we invite all groups who protest on the streets of Merseyside, (including community and 
tenants groups) to join forces by setting up an Alliance (name to be decided) which will explore ways of countering what was described as the 
'zero tolerance' policy of the police against protesters.  As a start the Alliance will:

1. Ask all groups to gather in Church St. (see above, time to be decided). Each group to organise their own stall and, if possible, a creative piece for the event. Music, theatre, etc. 
2. Produce a common leaflet for the event explaining what we are doing. 
3. Contact the Merseyside Police Association to ask their views on street leafleting/protest.

Next meeting set for 1pm, 4th October in the Social Centre, Bold St.

Catalyst Media 
85-89 Duke Street 
Liverpool L1 5AP 
0151 709 9948 
http://www.catalystmedia.org.uk
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Monday, 22 September 2008 22:41

Benefit gig for Nerve Magazine

On the evening of the 26th September St. Brides Church (Percy Street, Liverpool, L8) will be host to an evening of music and poetry in aid of Nerve Magazine (promoting grassroots arts and culture on Merseyside) and The Basement Night drop-in centre (providing support for homeless people in Merseyside).

4 bands and 2 poets will be providing the entertainment in the atmospheric candlelit church including Biltone, Lee Broderick, Triplecord and Ono.

Entry is £4 on the door and £3.00 concessions. Starts at 8pm till 1am.


Catalyst Media 
85-89 Duke Street 
Liverpool L1 5AP 
0151 709 9948 
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Wednesday, 17 September 2008 23:32

Art in Liverpool FM goes Live

art in Liverpool FM logo Art in Liverpool FM goes Live as this independent project switches on.

Today we bring you our daily podcast featuring what shows are opening today, an update from Liverpool Acoustic Music with a fresh music each day and Sound art from Padriag Timony a one time resident of the city and more Sound Art from Sunshine Gray who played on Tuesday night at the AV festival.

We hope you enjoy. 

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Sunday, 14 September 2008 22:18

La Dolce Vita

La Dolce VitaLiverpool-based artists Alan Dunn and David Jacques have collaborated with the immediate community around Rotunda Community College and various parties from Naples including napoliest on the production of La Dolce Vita, a temporary 80x10ft cinematic artwork across three billboards outside Rotunda. The composition has drawn imagery and narratives – both real and fictionalised - from community contributions around notions of Italophilia and Liverphilia as exemplified by the 1950’s trend of holidaying around the Bay of Naples. Woven across the billboards are conversations and reflections on Diego Maradona, routes across Naples and the set of photographs taken of the Bay Of Naples in 1960 by Peter Forster.

The billboards will be accompanied by an Italian-flavoured event at Rotunda, including an outdoor screening of La Dolce Vita, on Saturday 20th September 2008.

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