Star And Shadow Events 2012-11-05 to 2012-11-11

You, The Living

"Hilarious, Monty Python meets Ingmar Bergman… Utterly unique" UNCUT You, the Living is a film about humankind, its greatness, its baseness, it's joy, it's sorrow, its self-confidence, it's anxiety and its desire to love and be loved.

Somi, The Taekwon-Do Woman (1997)

An epic historical martial arts co-production between Japan and North Korea, made in 1997 and never before shown in the West, because of the changing political situation between Japan and North Korea. Expect vengeance and a mute girl who’s good at fighting.

Money

Bresson’s last film: a natural history of money.

New Event Rehersal

rehearsal

Conversation Group

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.

NRG Meet

In bar and cinema. (This is a closed meeting for members of Newcastle Roller Girls only)

Rehersal

Kafka's, A Report To An Academy

A performance of Franz Kafka's extraordinary becoming animal parable of an ape addressing a learned establishment.The only piece written by Kafka as a direct address to an audience.

NEW VOLUNTEER INDUCTION

Come along and find out more about your favourite DIY cinema, and how to get involved. Everyone welcome!

Gig: Spokes, R.Dawson, Grandfather Birds, Blank Maps

This gig is a fundraiser for the Star and Shadow's English Language Conversation Group. A weekly not-for-profit, volunteer run workshop, aiming to help asylum seekers and non-english speaking people learn English, socialise and become a part of the local community. The event is organised by the Star and Shadow Cinema, with help from Leave Me Here Presents, Blank Studios and Nitelites.

Open Rights Group NorthEast Meeting

Meeting & talk for Open Rights Group NorthEast

Canny Little Library

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

Canny Little Library + Wor Diary Launch Celebration

This afternoon the Canny Library is delighted to invite you to come and pick up a copy of Newcastle's collectively drawn radical diary. Come celebrate with food, funtimes and music from: Elly Kingdon - feminist ukelele punk, Shankland and Andrew Lips.newcastlenerdpunx.com/wor-diary The library can be contacted at cannylittlelibrary@gmail.com