October 2012
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Meeting: General Meeting
1 Oct 2012, 6 p.m.
02
Event: English Language Conversation Group
2 Oct 2012, 4 p.m.
Weekly conversation session for people to practice speaking English in an informal friendly setting. The group is informal and volunteer run. Aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory. Free.
03
Event: Platform Social
3 Oct 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Evening to get a sense of what people may want from Platform as an organisation… More info tbc
04
Event: New Volunteer Induction
4 Oct 2012, 6 p.m.
Come along and find out more about your favourite DIY cinema, and how to get involved. Everyone welcome!
04
Film: Louder Now! "Blind Spot" (1980)
4 Oct 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Claudia von Alemann's feature-length film, BLIND SPOT, is about an historian who is researching the life of Flora Tristan, a 19th century socialist and feminist rarely mentioned in conventional history books.
05
Event: Tusk Festival
5 Oct 2012, 5 p.m.
06
Gig: Tusk Festival
6 Oct 2012, noon
07
Gig: Tusk Festival
7 Oct 2012, noon
08
Meeting: Programming Meeting
8 Oct 2012, 6 p.m.
09
Event: English Language Conversation Group
9 Oct 2012, 4 p.m.
Weekly conversation session for people to practice speaking English in an informal friendly setting. The group is informal and volunteer run. Aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory. Free.
09
Event: Daily 'Artist' In Residence
9 Oct 2012, 4 p.m.
First day with an 'artist in residence' at the Star & Shadow, as part of the Big Draw. See http://starandshadowbigdraw.blogspot.co.uk/
10
Film: Steam Of Life + Discussion (2010)
10 Oct 2012, 6:30 p.m.
A Beautiful and poetic documentary which travels through Finland's saunas inviting (mostly naked) men from all walks of life to share their touching stories about birth, death, love and friendship.
11
Event: Josie Long: Romance And Adventure
11 Oct 2012, 8 p.m.
After a sell out gig in January 2012, the Star and Shadow are super excited to welcome back the wonderful, inspiring, hopeful Josie Long for not one, BUT TWO NIGHTS of pure comedy loveliness.
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Event: Josie Long: Romance And Adventure
12 Oct 2012, 8 p.m.
After a sell out gig in January 2012, the Star and Shadow are super excited to welcome back the wonderful, inspiring, hopeful Josie Long for not one, BUT TWO NIGHTS of pure comedy loveliness.
13
Event: New Volunteer Induction
13 Oct 2012, 11 a.m.
Come along and find out more about your favourite DIY cinema, and how to get involved. Everyone welcome!
13
Event: The Big Draw
13 Oct 2012, 11 a.m.
Look out for drawing activities, based around the foyer, and what the day's 'artist in residence' is producing. http://starandshadowbigdraw.blogspot.co.uk/
13
Event: Comedy Pick & Mix
13 Oct 2012, 8 p.m.
Eclectic comedy from half a dozen or more up and coming local comedians on every subject under the sun. Tickets £3 for Star and Shadow members, £1 extra to join if you haven't already.
14
Event: Canny Little Library And Wor Diary Making
14 Oct 2012, 3 p.m.
Come and have a look at what this coming year's Wor Diary is going to look like! Design a page if you like! Wor Diary is a North East institution (est. 2008!), a collectively made diary celebrating the events we want to record for 2013! Canny Little Library is delighted to be holding a session today welcoming anyone interested to find out more or get involved!
14
Event: St. Imier Feedback
14 Oct 2012, 4 p.m.
Two people from Newcastle went to St. Imier in Switzerland, celebrating the 140th anniversary of the founding conference of the original anarchist international. This afternoon they will report back what they saw & heard: an opportunity to think and talk about anarchist ideas & their history.
14
Film: The Ladies Of The De Bois De Boulogne (Les Dames Du Bois De Boulogne, 1945)
14 Oct 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Bresson’s second feature and his last using professional actors.It’s a devilish take on the love triangle theme. Wonderfully scripted by Jean Cocteau, sexuality takes precedence over salvation.
15
Meeting: General Meeting
15 Oct 2012, 6 p.m.
16
Event: English Language Conversation Group
16 Oct 2012, 4 p.m.
Weekly conversation session for people to practice speaking English in an informal friendly setting. The group is informal and volunteer run. Aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory. Free.
16
Event: Talk By Polly Higgins On Eradicating Ecocide
16 Oct 2012, 5:45 p.m.
(postponed from the 9th oct)
In March 2010 international barrister and award winning author Polly Higgins proposed to the United Nations that Ecocide be made the fifth Crime Against Peace. There are currently four Crimes Against Peace: genocide, war crimes, crimes of aggression and crimes against humanity. Ecocide is the missing fifth crime – it is a crime against humanity, against current and future generations, and against all life on Earth.
17
Film: Benny & Joon (1993)
17 Oct 2012, 6:30 p.m.
A quirky romantic comedy about two people who, deemed as misfits by society, fall in love with each other. Johnny Depp stars in one of finest performances emulating the eccentric and slapstick humour of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.
18
Event: Free Drawing Games
18 Oct 2012, 5 p.m.
Join in with the drawing games as part of The Big Draw
18
Film: Surrealists & Cinema
18 Oct 2012, 7:30 p.m.
A selection of elusive and rarely-seen short films presented with introductory talks by Leeds Surrealist Group. The programme will include films both made by and admired by surrealists past and present, spectral projections of dream and desire.
19
Event: Baltic Preview Afterparty
19 Oct 2012, 8:30 p.m.
Join us for an evening of experimental film, drinks and conversation to celebrate the exhibition openings of The Encampment of Eternal Hope by Zoe Walker & Neil Bromwich and Ulterior Vistas by Tris Vonna Michell at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, plus the first day of international DEATH ANIMATIONS symposium.
20
Event: Leave Me Here Presents.....Goat (Sweden), Beauty Pageant, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs
20 Oct 2012, 8 p.m.
Goat produce heavy, afro psych punk, with absorbing percussion.
21
Event: Short Films From The Newcastle Irish Festival
21 Oct 2012, 3 p.m.
Working with Gypsy, Roma and Irish Travellers children in the North East for many years, Joe Crane's films and stories were made to celebrate and promote awareness of their lives.
21
Event: Canny Little Library
21 Oct 2012, 3 p.m.
The Canny Little Library stocks books, zines and pamphlets with a focus on titles with a more critical stance towards the society we live in and not available in most regular libraries/ bookshops. The collection includes graphic novels, art, feminism, queer, gender, lgbt, politics, sex, health, relationships, DIY, anarchism, philosophy, global struggles, science, nature and environment, worker's struggles, history, prison struggles, cookery, anti-racism and information for action. All titles are available to browse and borrow for free. The Star and Shadow also houses a large collection of film, photography and theatre books available for browsing and reference. The library can be contacted at cannylittlelibrary@gmail.com
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Film: Balthazar (Au Hazard Balthazar) (1966)
21 Oct 2012, 7:39 p.m.
Au hasard Balthazar is “the world in an hour and a half” – French New Wave filmmaker JEAN-LUC GODARD. A masterpiece you will never forget.
22
Meeting: Programming Meeting
22 Oct 2012, 6 p.m.
23
Event: English Language Conversation Group
23 Oct 2012, 4 p.m.
Weekly conversation session for people to practice speaking English in an informal friendly setting. The group is informal and volunteer run. Aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory. Free.
24
Film: Every Little Thing (1997)
24 Oct 2012, 6:30 p.m.
An incredible intimate and profound documentary about one of the world’s most highly regarded psychiatric institutions. The film charts the events leading up to the annual summer play as both patients and staff live and work together.
25
Event: Filming A Discusion About Facial Hair
25 Oct 2012, 5:30 p.m.
Filming a discussion about facial hair in the office
25
Film: Echo Of The Pain Of The Many + Directors Q&A (2011)
25 Oct 2012, 7:30 p.m.
This is an excellent documentary about the dictatorship in Guatemala, and about the disappearances that occurred in 1984, with contributions from Prof Noam Chomsky and a National Security Analyst. The filmmakers will be present to introduce this very special screening.
26
Event: Slabs Of The Tabernacle With Mike Wills
26 Oct 2012, 11 p.m.
After two lively and very well received parties at The Tanners this summer we've decided it's the perfect time to return to Newcastle with something bigger.
27
Gig: Hannabiell & Midnight Blue Presents: Super Heroes Vs Villains 2nd Annual Halloween Fancy Dress Party!
27 Oct 2012, 8 p.m.
28
Event: Canny Little Library + Canny Cafe
28 Oct 2012, 3 p.m.
The Canny Little Library stocks books, zines and pamphlets with a focus on titles with a more critical stance towards the society we live in and not available in most regular libraries/ bookshops. The collection includes graphic novels, art, feminism, queer, gender, lgbt, politics, sex, health, relationships, DIY, anarchism, philosophy, global struggles, science, nature and environment, worker's struggles, history, prison struggles, cookery, anti-racism and information for action. All titles are available to browse and borrow for free. The Star and Shadow also houses a collection of film, photography and theatre books available for browsing and reference. The library can be contacted at cannylittlelibrary@gmail.com
28
Film: Harvey
28 Oct 2012, 6:30 p.m.
A timeless black and white masterpiece. Starring James Stewart in a career defining performance as Elwood P. Dowd,a mild-mannered, pleasant man, who just happens to have an invisible friend resembling a six-foot rabbit. Hilariously uplifting, Harvey will do you the world of good.
29
Event: Unity Theatre Meeting
29 Oct 2012, 6 p.m.
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Meeting: Other Meeting
29 Oct 2012, 6 p.m.
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Event: English Language Conversation Group
30 Oct 2012, 4 p.m.
Weekly conversation session for people to practice speaking English in an informal friendly setting. The group is informal and volunteer run. Aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory. Free.
30
Event: Unity Theatre Meeting
30 Oct 2012, 6 p.m.
31
Gig: Josephine Foster
31 Oct 2012, 8 p.m.
The wonderful singer-songwriter Josephine Foster (USA) tours her new album 'Blood Rushing' (Fire Records) with full band.