Something for the weekend?

Paragon Art Gallery have a special show starting on Saturday, a retrospective of the work of William J Colclough 1938-2007. We'll definitely pop down to take alook and it runs until 16th September.They will also be hosting their 2nd exhibition of work by local artist (and artist in residence) Steven Bewsher.
Sunday's visual stimulation can be found in Bollington Art Centre's Gallery with Eclectic Stitches.Meanwhile over the hill theres the Craft Fair in Buxton on both days.
Saturday night sees jazz in Bollington with John Hallam Jazztet with Jeff Barnhart. Apparently John and Jeff were sensational last year – and will be again no doubt. The Knuckleheads play the Swan with two Necks in Macc .If you get along tell us what they were like.

On Sunday why not head to the Hollins Farmers Market for some nice veg to go with the roast ?
The loop does like a party and hope to head down to Ronnie's bar's second birthday bash on later on with Carus Thompson and the Virgin Mary's playing.Should be a good one.Oh and happy birthday!

Paragon Gallery Waters green, Macc 01625 502111 www.artatparagon.com
Jazz at the Art Centre £8; ring 01625 574410 to reserve your seat

BAC In the Gallery Eclectic Stitches until Oct 4

Hollins pub, Black rd, Macc

Ronnie's bar, Dukes Court, Macc

picture courtesy John Hallam and Jeff Barnhart

Meet Colonel Stuart Tootal DSO OBE

The first senior commander to provide an account of the fighting in Afghanistan will be discussing his new book Danger Close: Commanding 3 PARA in Afghanistan at the Waggon and Horses on Sunday 6 September.

The book offers a dramatic and often moving insight into the leadership of soldiers and the sharp end of war. Tickets, priced at £6, are available from Waterstones in Macclesfield and from the venue. (Proceeds will be donated to the Afghan Trust Charity.)

Waggon and Horses
Manchester Road, Eaton, North Congleton, CW12 2JD
01625 424212

Calling all script writers

The Organised Chaos Theatre Company is inviting writers living and/or working in the North West of England to submit new scripts for entry into its new initiative.

Writers are asked to submit an original script with a performance running time of up to 2 hours, any running time below this will be accepted. The script must be your own work and not previously published or professionally performed.

Please send your entries by email in word format including a cover sheet with the title and writers name.

Organised Chaos will commit to produce the selected play in Manchester in the early part of next year with the potential for future productions in the North West (and beyond) and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Writers should email their script to Kirsty or Gayle at mailto:organisedchaostheatre@gmail.com

Deadline for submissions: 27 September 2009

.picture' Time light courtesy of Image Palette www.imagepalette.com

loop Invite: Open Studios

And just in case you can't make out the fine detail...

Julie Hamer and Sara Belfield invite you and your friends to a preview on Friday 11 September at 7pm of paintings, prints and sculpture.

The exhibition continues Sat 12 and Sun 13 September from 10am to 5pm.

Venue: 7 Kershaw Grove, Macclesfield SK11 8TN
Tel: 01625 614303. Mob: 0778 2312264
e: julie@jahama.co.uk
Web: http://www.jahama.co.uk/

and we'll see you there...

A Season of Silkscreen

For lovers of the best in world cinema the Silkscreen Film Society is beginning upon a new season. With the next great film I’ve Loved You So Long (picture courtesy of Silkscreen.org.uk) showing on Wednesday 16 September (French with subtitles).
Silkscreen, for the uninitiated, is a non-profit making society currently with around 330 members. The films are shown at the Heritage Centre in Roe Street (the home of Cinemac) and can be seen on Wednesdays (at approximately two-week intervals) with showings at 5.30 and 8pm.
The season, running through to March 2010, includes the brilliant comedy-noir In Bruges, starring Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell; Caramel, a tender, light-hearted look at what life is like for working women living in Lebanon today. (France/Beirut with subtitles); and the outrageously offbeat comedy hit Juno.
Details of the full programme are available on the website. Including information on the talk by Alan Sennett, on classic French cinema from the 1930s to the 1960s. Wednesday 27 January. Sennett is a lecturer in film, politics and history.
The price of the event is included within the membership fee and costs £4 to visitors. Membership subscriptions for 2009/10 are £24, an average only £2 per film and a membership form can be found on line.

Silkscreen, Heritage Centre, Roe St, Macclesfield
http://www.silkscreen.org.uk/

The absolute wonder of Windystock

We are posting the comments that we received about Windystock and a comment we have received in response from one of the organisers.It was a great affair. I'm sure it won't rain next year. It just can't.

GirlBoy said...

Amazing show by all involved :) Good venue and the weather didn't matter, the acts and people, both organisers and patrons, were wicked!

Big shout to Rough Twist, the amazing Dead River Disco :) Birdie and The Virgin Marys

Loved it, hope to do it all again next year!!

The Merchants of Cool said...

A huge vote of thanks to Don and Warwick for the organisation.

The Merchants of Cool enjoyed playing and watching the other bands and not forgetting the Belly Dancers.

The Virgin Marys and Rough Twist were exceptionally good - nice one guys!!

The whole event was simply magical. Lets hope for good weather next year.

Steve Kowalski
The Merchants of Cool

Anonymous said...

Thanks GirlBoy we worked hard and hope we can do it all again next year, even better. I think everyone enjoyed it despite the weather.

The bands and acoustic acts were fantastic, giving their time and effort for free, Windyway really appreciate their efforts they were all brilliant.
Thank you to everyone

GazBrad said...

A great event, this has just got to be done again next year. Did the whole camping thing and enjoyed every minute. Weather? What weather! A light drizzle I think.

The bands were great, the beer tent was great, the food was great. You get the idea.

Here's to three legged dogs, muddy fields and good music. Hope the charity made some good money.

Cheers everyone, we'll be back.

Anonymous said...

Great little festival in a really beautiful location.

The acoustic stage made the day in my opinion, I'm not fan of cover bands, particularly at festivals, and there were far too many covers being played on the main stage by bands who were undoubtedly good musicians, but rather than pen their own songs, preferred to stick to the usual old crowd pleasers. Old Yellow and The Tensions were among the exceptions and played storming sets but should've been on later in the day, playing to more people!

The acts on the acoustic stage were an eclectic mix of truly original artists all doing their own thing very, very well.

Curator Helen Walford and her band Dead River Disco had some lovely understated melodic moments. Dave S, who had come from Prestwich to play, captivated the crowd with his dark acoustica. Alexis McClean and partner played her own brand of off-kilter folk to an admiring crowd. Former Virginmary, Chris Birdsall and his homemade "box of stomp" took things up a notch, drawing comparisons with The White Stripes and even Seasick Steve, with his lovely blues inspired music. The headline band came in the form of little known band Glass Ankle. The music was refreshingly simple and catchy with haunting moments; there is no-doubt this band can craft great songs. Their lyrics seemed to take inspiration from Japanese culture and I found out later that this was because the lead singer had recently returned from an 11 month excursion to the land of the rising sun. The performance also included video projections which added another dimension and drew the crowds in with footage of skate-boarding dogs and monkeys bathing in outdoor spas, amongst other clips again from Japan. Glass Ankle were an unexpected highlight of the festival and with more gigs and exposure I believe this band have potential to make some waves in the enormous musical sea.

So yes, a great day! Macc needs events like this and it was awesome to see so many people there supporting and enjoying iton Saturday.

Congrats to the organisers and to Windyway.

bluefunkster said...

It is indeed warming to read all these fantastic comments from some of the many people who came and supported the inaugural 'Windystock Festival'. I thank them all for their support and I am thrilled that everyone's effort was so greatly appreciated but most of all that it was a financial success for for the charity Windyway. All those involved with the sanctuary are a fantastic bunch of people and are proper grafters who work tirelessly for the cause. It was a privilege to put on this event with them and would be proud to do it again next year. Garry the Hat

02 September 2009 16:44

Cinema:Cinemac

For your delectation at Cinemac until Thurs 10th September:

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (12A)
The Time Traveler's Wife (12A)

For a trailer of the Time Travellers Wife go to the Cinemac web site and click on the film. Why not leave a revue here if you enjoyed it or thought it was a load of nonsense......

Tickets £4- £5.50
Don't forget cheap tickets on a monday night £3

If you have not yet discovered Cinemac, an unconventional and charming cinema, check out the website: http://www.cinemac.org.uk/ for further information, times and full listings.
Cinemac
Heritage Centre,
Roe St, Macclesfield.

Incidently did you get to the Flock To skate jam on Sunday? have a look at their web site for lots of great pics and a round up of the action. http://www.macc-skate.org.uk