October 2007
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Meeting: General Meeting
1 Oct 2007, 6 p.m.
02
No Events Scheduled
2 Oct 2007
03
Gig: Josef Van Wissen (Lute And Electronics) And Mick Beck (Tenor Sax And Bassoon)
3 Oct 2007, 8 p.m.
£6/4 conc Josef Van Wissen, a Brooklyn based Dutch lutenist combining Renaissance lute with found sound plays with Mick Beck, possibly the only improvising bassoonist on the planet. Not to be missed.
04
Festival: Films Without Borders
4 Oct 2007, 7 p.m.
Exceptionally no film tonight, but open discussion with simple veggie food to exchange ideas about the programming of “Films Without Borders” evenings. Come along if you are interested in developing this monthly film night that celebrates diversity of culture. All are welcome. Star and Shadow
05
Gig: A Bit Crack
5 Oct 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Monthly story telling night. A Bit Crack Storytellers are Chris Bostock, Malcolm Green, Pascale Konyn and Pat Renton. £6/4
06
Gig: Road To Rimini
6 Oct 2007, 9 p.m.
Another amazing night of bands and music. See their website for more details
07
Film: Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
7 Oct 2007, 8 p.m.
One of the films that you have always heard of and never had the opportunity to see. Tonight is your night. Hiroshima Mon Amour is about a man and a woman who come together in Hiroshima 13 years after it was blasted by the atomic bomb. £4/3
08
Meeting: Programming Meeting
8 Oct 2007, 6 p.m.
09
Meeting: General Meeting
9 Oct 2007, 6 p.m.
10
Festival: Private Party
10 Oct 2007, 7:30 p.m.
hired out ?
11
Gig: Fakeindielabel Presents Stafraenn Hakon (Iceland), With Support From See My Sound
11 Oct 2007, 8 p.m.
Back after a successful 2004 UK Tour, much-anticipated brand new full length from one of the leading lights of Iceland’s burgeoning alternative music scene. £4.
12
Festival: Zimbabwean Community Music Night
12 Oct 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Come along to this friendly and lively night of music, dancing and food from another continent. All are welcome. £4/3 Noble; Sibbs 07901990920; Ndux 07878235401
13
Festival: Volunteer Induction
13 Oct 2007, 11 a.m.
Your chance to find out how the cinema works so you can help out. Free + lunch offered. Cinema
13
Festival: Polish Film And Culture Day
13 Oct 2007, 3 p.m.
Polish Film Day is being organized for the first time in Newcastle by NEPCO (North East Polish Community Organisation) and PUK (Polish-English Society at Newcastle University). We are proud to present the artistic work of young Polish directors from the Wajda School (www.wajdaschool.pl), animated short films by Tomasz Baginski (‘The Cathedral’- nominated for an Oscar in 2003) and film "Symmetry" by Konrad Niewolski. In addition to the films there will be photography workshops and a photography exhibition ‘Poles and the church’ (displayed for the first time). All are welcome. More details to come! Agata koyanisqatsi@tlen.pl
14
Festival: 3 Classic Documentary Films About Berlin
14 Oct 2007, 7 p.m.
£4/3 for one film, £6/4 for two, and £10/8 for three. Exciting opportunity to see rare films about this mysterious city that was destroyed and reborn many times in history. Star and Shadow (KP)
15
Meeting: General Meeting
15 Oct 2007, 6 p.m.
16
Film: The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
16 Oct 2007, 8 p.m.
“Not merely the best of Arnold’s classic sci-fi movies of the 1950s, but one of the finest films ever made in that genre. A pulp masterpiece” says the Time Out Film Guide (2005), "Almost beyond the imagination . . . A strange adventure into the unknown!" read the original trailer. Don't miss it! £4/3
17
Film: ¡Cantina Latina! Presents "Play"
17 Oct 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Cristina and Tristan both spend their summer living in a hot and polluted Santiago de Chile. However Tristan’s life is falling apart. His girlfriend leaves him, his job is interrupted by a strike and his suitcase is stolen. On the other side of the city, Cristina’s quiet life is changing. She finds the suitcase inside a rubbish bin and enters Tristan’s world through his headphones, his cigarettes and becomes a silent witness to his downfall. The two strangers both wander the city searching for love but never quite seem to find each other.
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No Events Scheduled
18 Oct 2007
19
Gig: Jack Wright (Saxophone)
19 Oct 2007, 8 p.m.
£6/4 On Tour from Philadelphia, Jack Wright is one of the handful of musicians that most perfectly embody the practice of free improvisation. Great music for great pleasure.
20
Event: Amnesty International Party
20 Oct 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Post-conference party. Followed by 'Rockers' Dub night
20
Festival: Rockers
20 Oct 2007, 10 p.m.
Dub night and Reggae Film, £4/3 Come along to this chilled evening of good music and film. More detailed information coming soon! Mat or Christo
21
Film: We Feed The World (2005)
21 Oct 2007, 7 p.m.
The enoramity of food production and waste has never been presented so beautifully.
22
Meeting: General Meeting
22 Oct 2007, 6 p.m.
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Meeting: Programming Meeting
22 Oct 2007, 6 p.m.
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Gig: Matinee Orchestra Ticketed Gig
22 Oct 2007, 7 p.m.
£5. This is the latest extension of Andrew Hodson’s (map music, warm digits and Arable records) music output. After releasing their critically acclaimed debut album in 2006, they have been away recording their new song-based album which they are going to be performing on this night. So expect mariachi trumpets, rolling drums, silky strings and sweet soulful singing.
23
Meeting: General Meeting
23 Oct 2007, 6 p.m.
24
Festival: Dead-In-Iraq: Joseph Delappe Performance, Followed By In Conversation With Rod Dickinson
24 Oct 2007, 6:30 p.m.
free. Artist Joseph DeLappe visiting from Reno, Nevada, will perform live his internationally acclaimed project dead-in-iraq, a memorial for American soldiers in Iraq. The performance will be followed by a conversation between Joseph and UK-based artist Rod Dickinson, about the nature of simulated spaces and the role of art in remembering and/or critiquing the past. This event is supported by Joseph DeLappe's residency at Isis Arts (Newcastle), the University of Sunderland, and the Leverhulme Trust. Sarah Cook sarah.e.cook@sunderland.ac.uk
25
No Events Scheduled
25 Oct 2007
26
Festival: Flashback (Dir. Martin Zet)
26 Oct 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Free Entry. Screening of the film and some other work followed by a discussion with Czech film-maker Martin Zet. Martin has produced the Moldovite Season of films in Waygood’s Little Jewel Cinema, Zet Garden II, in which he focuses on each member of his family, his wife, himself and their four children. A workshop with other artists and, on 28 October, a live performance are also planned by Little Jewel Cinema. Waygood Gallery art@waygood.org
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Festival: Private Party
27 Oct 2007, 7:30 p.m.
hired out ?
28
Film: 12.08 East Of Bucarest (2006)
28 Oct 2007, 8 p.m.
£4/3 Part of the excellent Romanian cinema revival, this film received the Camera d’Or at the Cannes Festival in 2006. Not to be missed.
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Meeting: Agm
29 Oct 2007, 6 p.m.
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Film: 12.08 East Of Bucarest (2006)
30 Oct 2007, 8 p.m.
£4/3 Part of the excellent Romanian cinema revival, this film received the Camera d’Or at the Cannes Festival in 2006. Not to be missed.