May 2008
Saturday 24th May, 7.30pm The Mining Institute
'Lighting your Landscape' , a concert to raise funds for Guide Dogs
Bernard O'Donoghue is a poet, biographer of Seamus Heaney and teacher at Oxford University. This is his first gig for Guide Dogs.
Allan Taylor's songs have been covered by over 100 artists worldwide and he wrote the song 'Good Friends' for our film 'The Road Ahead'.
Tickets £10 from the Mining Institute Library, call 0191 423 2195 or email:dave.lucas@roadahead.tv
Thursday 29th May, 7.30pm Pete Scott Live
Pete brings his unique brand of music and humour once more to the Lit And Phil and Mining Institute (concert to be held in Mining Institute Lecture Theatre, access via the Lit & Phil).
Pete launches his new album "Why Sing Goodbye Songs" , performing songs from the album such as "Fantastic Pasty" and "Midsomer Murders". Drinks will be available from 7pm prior to the performance. £5 payable on the night. Booking essential.
Friday 30th May, 7pm In 'Diary of a Madman' Nikolai Gogol plunges the audience into the mind of a minor civil servant whose career is stifled by bureaucracy and relationships stymied by a lack of social skills. He descends into madness, creating his own delusional world. A fascinating tale incorporating surreal comedy and tragic social alienation, here performed by Christopher Strain. Booking essential, suggested donation £3.
JUNE
Thursday 5th June, 7.30pm Laurie King, U.S. based crime writer, talking about and reading from her latest work. Hosted by Lit & Phil favourite Val McDermid, author of 'Wire in the Blood'. £2 includes a drink. Please reserve a seat.
Monday 23rd June, 1.10pm David Haw Piano Recital
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 in E Flat – “Les Adieux”
Debussy: Images, book 1 (complete) – Reflets dans l’eau, Hommage a Rameau, Mouvement
Shostakovich: Prelude and Fugue in D minor.
FREE, please reserve a seat
Tuesday 24th June, 7.00pm Summer Phantoms – Sean O’Brien, Gail-Nina Anderson and Chaz Brenchley reunite to read new ghost stories. Drinks in the Lit & Phil from 6.30pm, readings in the Mining Institute lecture theatre. £3 includes a drink.
Thursday 26th June, 6.00pm As Bright as the TOC H Lamp: Biscuit Awards 2007/08
This three part programme will run from 6-9pm:
Slideshow presented by Brian Lister - A Haven in Hell: Talbot House (Toc H) and its role in the Great War. Between 1914-18, many poets and writers passed through this place. With poems by war poets Sassoon, Owen, Brooke etc read by Jeff Wilson.
Presentation of the 2007 Poetry and Short Story awards, with readings.
Presentation of the 2008 Flash Fiction awards, with readings
Admission FREE, please reserve a seat
Thursday 3rd July, 7pm Writers from the region have responded to works in MIMA's collection to produce poemsthat are fresh, touching, quirky conversations with a range of artists' work from Gaudier-Brzeska to Tracy Emin. A selection of the poets will read their work.
Thursday 10th July, 7pm Smokestack Reading
Two radical US poets tour the UK reading from new work. Crucifixion in the Plaza de Armas brings together Martín Espada’s Puerto Rico poems in one volume for the first time. Martin Espada has published fourteen books as a poet, editor and translator. His last book of poems, The Republic of Poetry, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
Seeds of Fire, edited by Jon Andersen brings together the work of over fifty poets from the other USA that bear witness against the forces of imperial slaughter, environmental catastrophe and social disintegration.
To reserve your seat:
Please reserve your seat by calling (0191) 232 0192, emailing library@litandphil.org.uk or by calling in.
If you reserve a ticket and are subsequently unable to attend, please let us know as we often have a waiting list. Thank you.
In addition to the events listed here, there will be more events added to the list throughout the year. Please check here or in the library for details.
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