February 2014
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Event: Tiernan Douieb
1 Feb 2014, 7:30 p.m.
What do you think about opinions? Tiernan isn’t sure, though everyone else is keen to shout theirs at him. He’s starting to think that it’s best not to have any. Which is of course, an opinion. An hour about the internet being too loud, politics, spiders and Icelandic noises.
02
Event: Canny Little Library
2 Feb 2014, 3 p.m.
Books & magazines, free to browse & borrow. Come & discover the amazing collection! Stock focuses on more political, radical, thought-provoking, action-inspiring & critical titles than other libraries.
02
Film: Tyneside Hunt Sabs
2 Feb 2014, 4 p.m.
A film/documentary about animal welfare & explaining the work of hunt sabs.
03
Meeting: General Meeting
3 Feb 2014, 6 p.m.
04
Event: Conversation Group
4 Feb 2014, 4 p.m.
Informal weekly English language conversation practice to meet people and learn language skills. Open to people with any or no level of experience. The group aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory. New volunteers and members very welcome!
05
Film: Consent
5 Feb 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Colleagues Becky (Anna Madeley) and Steve (Daniel Mays) go to a party, at the end of the evening they kiss. But what happens next? She reports rape; he says it was consensual. A benefit evening for RCTN.
06
Film: Miners Hymns
6 Feb 2014, 7:30 p.m.
An elegy to the coal mining communities of NE England. The product of an exceptional collaboration between renowned filmmaker Bill Morrison and acclaimed musician Johann Johannson. Collaged from archive film footage and drawing on the region's brass music culture. + Report from the Northern Coal Face - Adrin Neatrour (UK; 2012; 26 min)
07
Event: A Bit Crack - Storytelling
7 Feb 2014, 7:30 p.m.
A Bit Crack - Storytelling
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Event: A Bit Crack - Storytelling
7 Feb 2014, 7:30 p.m.
The village of Elsdon holds many mysteries. Could it be that the clues to those secrets are there to be found – if we look closely enough?Journey into the past with Storyteller Pascale Konyn as she tells a wonder tale of Elsdon and it’s transformations, that take us from the Iron Age through Medieval times to the Nineteenth Century and the present day.
08
Event: Poke
8 Feb 2014, 10 p.m.
Following a string of sell-out nights in 2013, Newcastle's finest queer indie disco returns to combat your February funk. Expect indie, punk, electro, hip-hop, pop, and probably more 90s dance bangers than are strictly necessary. Facebook 'Poke Newcastle' for full ticket details.
09
Event: Canny Little Library
9 Feb 2014, 3 p.m.
Books & magazines, free to browse & borrow. Come & discover the amazing collection! Stock focuses on more political, radical, thought-provoking, action-inspiring & critical titles than other libraries.
09
Event: Canny Little Library Fiction Reading Group
9 Feb 2014, 5 p.m.
All welcome to join. Reading Barbara Pym, A Glass of Blessings
09
Film: The To Do List (2013)
9 Feb 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Feeling pressured to become more sexually experienced before she goes to college, Brandy Klark makes a list of things to accomplish before hitting campus in the fall.
10
Meeting: Programming Meeting
10 Feb 2014, 6 p.m.
11
Event: Conversation Group
11 Feb 2014, 4 p.m.
Informal weekly English language conversation practice to meet people and learn language skills. Open to people with any or no level of experience. The group aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory. New volunteers and members very welcome!
12
Film: Lilya 4 Ever (2003)
12 Feb 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Lilja is 16 years old. Her only friend is the young boy Volodja. They live in Estonia, fantasizing about a better life. One day, Lilja falls in love with Andrej. He is going to Sweden, and invites Lilja to come along and start a new life.
13
Film: No
13 Feb 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Gael Garcia Bernal stars in this award-winning film about the ad campaign used to defeat Augusto Pinochet in his 1988 referendum. Presented by the Americas Research Group at Newcastle University. The film will be followed by informal discussion - all are welcome to join.
14
Event: Occasion 4
14 Feb 2014, 8 p.m.
Occasion hosts it's fourth event back at the Star and Shadow with another evening of art and music. An experience on all the senses, enjoying a program of poets and sound artists along side visual artists and musicians. A full display of creative practice by young people in Newcastle.
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No Events Scheduled
15 Feb 2014
16
Event: Canny Little Library
16 Feb 2014, 3 p.m.
Books & magazines, free to browse & borrow. Come & discover the amazing collection! Stock focuses on more political, radical, thought-provoking, action-inspiring & critical titles than other libraries
16
Film: Innocence (2004)
16 Feb 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Innocence is a 2004 French film written and directed by Lucile Hadžihalilović, based on the novella Mine-Haha, or On the Bodily Education of Young Girls by Frank Wedekind, and starring Marion Cotillard.
17
Meeting: General Meeting
17 Feb 2014, 6 p.m.
18
Event: Conversation Group
18 Feb 2014, 4 p.m.
Informal weekly English language conversation practice to meet people and learn language skills. Open to people with any or no level of experience. The group aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory. New volunteers and members very welcome!
19
No Events Scheduled
19 Feb 2014
20
Film: Blue Eyelids (Párpados Azules)
20 Feb 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Our heroine Marina wins a dream holiday… for two. Not having anyone to take, she decides to invite a stranger called Victor. Awkwardness, bottled emotions, solitude, love, sex and romance in a modern city are explored in a slow, dreamy realism. Presented by the Americas Research Group at Newcastle University.
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No Events Scheduled
21 Feb 2014
22
Event: Musical Storytelling Yoshie Kawamura's - Paddington Bear
22 Feb 2014, 2 p.m.
Come and enjoy a heart-warming story of Paddington Bear, accompanied by music on the piano and selection of percussion instruments! Suitable for families with children aged 5 and upwards.Free entry - donation accepted
22
Gig: Community
22 Feb 2014, 10 p.m.
‘Community’ offers music loving, dancing hard people from all races, backgrounds, sexual orientation and age groups the opportunity to enjoy good quality roots House music without discrimination or prejudice. The music policy is essentially ‘House’ with heavy influences from Afro, Latin, Soul, Broken Beat and Chicago.
23
Event: Canny Little Library + Canny Cafe
23 Feb 2014, 3 p.m.
Our monthly delicious vegan cafe + books & magazines, free to browse & borrow. Come & discover the amazing collection!
23
Film: The Uk Gold
23 Feb 2014, 7:30 p.m.
The UK Gold:“A story seismic enough to shift perceptions of finance and flag forever”
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Meeting: Programming Meeting
24 Feb 2014, 6 p.m.
25
Event: Conversation Group
25 Feb 2014, 4 p.m.
Informal weekly English language conversation practice to meet people and learn language skills. Open to people with any or no level of experience. The group aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory. New volunteers and members very welcome!
25
Event: Freedom From Torture
25 Feb 2014, 6:30 p.m.
Freedom from Torture has been working for more than 25 years to provide direct clinical services to survivors of torture who arrive in the UK, as well as striving to protect and promote their rights. Find out more about Freedom from Torture at this talk. www.freedomfromtorture.org. Free, all welcome.
26
Event: Something Personal: This Event Has Been Cancelled - Apologies
26 Feb 2014, 8 p.m.
This event has been cancelled due to technical reasons
27
Film: Undertow (Contracorriente)
27 Feb 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Films presented by Newcastle University's Americas Research Group.
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Gig: Collabornation - Gig Canceled
28 Feb 2014, 8 p.m.
GIG CANCELED