July 2013
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Meeting: General Meeting
1 Jul 2013, 6 p.m.
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Event: English Language Conversation Group
2 Jul 2013, 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.
02
Film: Checkpoint Rock: Songs From Palestine (2009)
2 Jul 2013, 7:30 p.m.
A film to raise awareness of the vitality of the Palestinian resistance against the military occupation and colonisation that seeks to impose Israel in the occupied territories.
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Film: Stand Up For Shorts
3 Jul 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Stand Up For Shorts will take place at the Star and Shadow Cinema on the 3rd of July. It will bring you a showcase of the best in short film making and stand up comedy from the North East of England.
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Film: Far From Vietnam
4 Jul 2013, 7:30 p.m.
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Film: 1991: The Year Punk Broke + Dj Paul Brown (Tiny Lights)
5 Jul 2013, 7:30 p.m.
David Markey's documentary of life on the road with Sonic Youth and Nirvana during their tour of Europe in late 1991. Followed by DJ Paul Brown (Tiny Lights Recordings) in the bar. Part of the Grunge Season http://www.starandshadow.org.uk/on/season/150
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Gig: Narc. Fest 2013 + Afterparty
6 Jul 2013, 7 p.m.
Multi-venue free music festival in the Ouseburn. The Star and Shadow presents live music from Something, Witch Hands, Retriever and Hannah D’Arcy. Followed by NARC. FEST AFTERPARTY with DJs 'til 1 am (bar 'til 12).
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Event: Canny Little Library
7 Jul 2013, 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. All titles are available to browse and borrow for free. http://cannylittlelibrary.tumblr.com/ cannylittlelibrary@gmail.com
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Festival: Portuguese Language Cafe - ¡Vamos! Festival
7 Jul 2013, 6 p.m.
Portuguese Language Cafe with Ana Assuncao and Loiana Leal Pavlichenko (Free)
07
Event: Tropicalia Film + Afterparty - ¡Vamos! Festival 2013
7 Jul 2013, 7:30 p.m.
A new documentary that delves into the ‘explosion’ of the Tropicalia movement in Brazil in the late ‘60s.
07
Event: Tulipa Ruiz + Jd Twitch (Optimo)
7 Jul 2013, 9:30 p.m.
Star of the Brazilian new wave Tulipa Ruiz for one of only two UK appearances this summer with a special ‘Brazil’ Dj Set from musical stalwart JD Twitch (Optimo)
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Meeting: Programming Meeting
8 Jul 2013, 6 p.m.
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Event: English Language Conversation Group
9 Jul 2013, 4 p.m.
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Gig: The Wharves, Silver Fox, St James Infirmary + D Js
9 Jul 2013, 8 p.m.
Named after a line in 'The Ghost of Shadwell Stair' by Wilfred Owen, The Wharves invoke the reverberated spook of 60s girl groups and combine it with a dueling vocal panache that is not unlike that of Steeleye Span's, hanging gracefully over gentle, minimal rock clatter
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Event: Hotspur Takeover. Cat Concerto (Tom And Jerry )
10 Jul 2013, 5 p.m.
Some cartoon comedy seemed important to us at Hotspur so we have programed a 35mm classic! In a formal concert, Tom, a piano virtuoso, is giving a piano recital of "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" by Franz Liszt.
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Event: Hotspur Takeover: The Red Balloon
11 Jul 2013, 5 p.m.
The Red Balloon (French: Le Ballon rouge) is a 1956 fantasy featurette directed by French filmmaker Albert Lamorisse and a firm favourite of Hotspur school.
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Event: Hotspur Takeover: Ouseburn Festival After Party
12 Jul 2013, 6 p.m.
The Students of Hotspur have been exploring the Ouseburn for the last month and are finishing their creative journey with a family night at the star and Shadow.
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Event: Volunteer Induction
13 Jul 2013, 11 a.m.
Come along and find out more about your favourite DIY cinema, and how to get involved. Everyone welcome!
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Event: Hotspur Takeover. Youtube Pick And Mix
13 Jul 2013, 1 p.m.
After a busy week come down to the Star and Shadow , family activities, zine making, and a selection of youtube classics to view! on the screen!
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Event: Canny Little Library & Reading Group
14 Jul 2013, 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. All titles are available to browse and borrow for free.
Plus 5pm, fiction reading group.
http://cannylittlelibrary.tumblr.com/ cannylittlelibrary@gmail.com
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Film: Their Finest Hour
14 Jul 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Humphrey Jennings is considered to be Britain’s greatest documentary director. This is a compilation of four of his best films, newly restored by the BFI . Includes: Spare Time 1939, Words for Battle 1941, The Silent Village 1943, Listen to Britain 1942.
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Meeting: General Meeting
15 Jul 2013, 6 p.m.
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Event: English Language Conversation Group
16 Jul 2013, 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.
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Event: Private Pie Club: Film Pies
17 Jul 2013, 6 p.m.
At Private Pie, our philosophy is simple: we love eating great food, meeting wonderful people, discovering new places in the city and ,above all, we love pie.
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Film: The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner
18 Jul 2013, 7:30 p.m.
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Event: Stand Up 4 Momentum - Comedy Pick & Mix
19 Jul 2013, 8 p.m.
Stand Up 4 Momentum is a fundraising and awareness comedy night to help the Momentum Skills Vocational Programme, which assists people across the North East who have an acquired brain injury. Each individual is supported to manage the effects of their brain injury or neurological condition, such that they are able to sustain employment, education or training.
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Event: Venue Booked
20 Jul 2013, 10 a.m.
Private event
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Event: Poke
20 Jul 2013, 10 p.m.
As part of the Northern Pride 2013 celebrations, Newcastle's finest gay indie disco will be throwing open its doors to anyone seeking refuge from Swift, Jepson, Maroon 5 et al, re-invigorating weary revellers with its trademark mix of indie, electro, punk, pop and hip-hop. And Madonna, obviously.
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Event: Venue Booked
21 Jul 2013, 10 a.m.
private event
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Event: Canny Little Library
21 Jul 2013, 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. All titles are available to browse and borrow for free.
http://cannylittlelibrary.tumblr.com/ cannylittlelibrary@gmail.com
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Film: Saturday Night And Sunday Morning
21 Jul 2013, 7:30 p.m.
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Meeting: Programming Meeting
22 Jul 2013, 6 p.m.
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Event: English Language Conversation Group
23 Jul 2013, 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.
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Film: Into The Fire
23 Jul 2013, 7:30 p.m.
A hard hitting documentary which shows the plight of refugees and migrants in recession hit Athens, Into The Fire is a film with a difference. Watch Trailer.
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Film: Sleep Furiously (2008)
24 Jul 2013, 7:30 p.m.
A poetic and profound journey into a world of endings and beginnings; a world of stuffed owls, sheep and fire.
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Film: Love Letters And Live Wires
25 Jul 2013, 7:30 p.m.
In 1933, the General Post Office founded its own film production unit. This is a selection of some of its greatest short films re-issued by the BFI including the famous "Night Mail" poem by W H Auden
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No Events Scheduled
26 Jul 2013
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Event: The Seer
27 Jul 2013, 8 p.m.
The premier of a new play by Penn Dixie productions about the life of Rimbaud and his decision to abandon poetry at the age of 21, being presented in advance of a run at the Edinburgh Fringe.
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Event: One For Ten
28 Jul 2013, 3 p.m.
For every 10 people executed in the US, 1 has been exonerated. A film road-trip to meet 10 death row exonerees, hear their experience of miscarriage of justice and the cruel and inhuman conditions of death row. Campaign against the death penalty, write a letter to a prisoner with the Canny Little Library.
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Event: Canny Little Cafe
28 Jul 2013, 3 p.m.
Canny Little Cafe, with hot and cold drinks, and tasty vegan snacks.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. All titles are available to browse and borrow for free. http://cannylittlelibrary.tumblr.com/ cannylittlelibrary@gmail.com Last Sunday of every month (that's today!) theres the Canny Little Cafe with delicious snacks and cakes for free if ur skint/ donation. The food is good for everyone, including vegans!
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Meeting: Other Meeting
29 Jul 2013, 6 p.m.
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Meeting: Agm
29 Jul 2013, 6 p.m.
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Event: English Language Conversation Group
30 Jul 2013, 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.
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Film: Robert Beavers (On Film And In Person)
31 Jul 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Someone asked me, “What equipment do you use?” and I said, “I use my eyes and my head.”