saturday 24 –monday 26 august 2013 - ramsgate arts · wry, often tragic-comic photographic...
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@RamsgateArts Ramsgate Arts
RA is a registered charity 1150096
Bookings and full information at Ramsgate Visitor Information Centre, The Custom House or www.ramsgatearts.org
Enquiries:
[email protected] 01843 584840
Saturday 24 – Monday 26 August 2013
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Venues map and key:
1. Belgian CaféHarbour Parade CT11 8LP
2. Custom HouseHarbour Parade CT11 8LP
3. East Cliff Band StandWellington Crescent CT11 8JP
4. HarbourHarbour Parade CT11 8LP
5. Kings TheatreKings Place CT11 8NN
6. LibraryGuildford Lawn CT11 9AY
7. Montefiore SynagoguePath between 101-103 Hereson Road CT11 7DU
8. Newington Community CentrePrincess Margaret Avenue CT12 6HX
9. Old Motor MuseumWestcliff Promenade CT11 9JX
10. Royal Temple Yacht Club6 Westcliff Mansions CT11 9HY
11. Sailors ChurchMilitary Road CT11 9LG
12. Small Boat Owners AssociationGuildford Lawn CT11 9AY
13. UpDown GallerySatis House, 11 Elms Avenue CT11 9BW
14. Masque Theatre SchoolOld Reform Church, Meeting Street CT11 9RT
15. Vale Square GardensVales Square, CT11 9DA
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Bookings detailsMost events are FREE of charge; afew have a ticket price. If you wantto guarantee a place at an event, itis best to book in advance, unlessthe programme says you can justturn up.
ConcessionsUnder 18sAll children under 5 go FREE.
All artists and events are subject toschedules and alterations may bemade to the programme.
Advance bookings and ticket salesONLINE:www.wegottickets.com (booking fee 10%).
IN PERSON:Visitor Information Centre, The Custom House, HarbourParade, Ramsgate CT11 8LP.
During the festivalAll bookings at the Festival Hub,Harbour Parade, Ramsgate, CT11 8LP(10am – 6pm) or at each event 30 mins before the start.
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Welcome to... A Summer Squall 2013!These three fabulous festival days are already one of the highlights of theRamsgate year. A superb programme of free entertainment including music,theatre, dance, performance, installations, workshops, talks and muchmore, culminating in a parade of boats, sets the town alight. It makes us allfeel that bit happier! I’ll be starting at the harbour then exploring the manyother events around town.
Ramsgate is hugely indebted to the valiant band of volunteers working allyear round to make A Summer Squall possible and to the support ofRamsgate Town Council, Thanet District Council and the National Lotterythrough Arts Council England. So thank you to them, and to all of you, formaking the festival, and the town, such a great vibrant place to be!
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10am – 4pm daily
Open Art ExhibitionUPDOWN GALLERY
A multi-disciplinary exhibitionselected from open submissions byartists living or working in Thanet.
FREE – WELCOME
Thanet Open StudiosRAMSGATE, MARGATE,BROADSTAIRS, BIRCHINGTONAND WESTGATE
See art, buy art, meet artists
Getting to meet an artist and seeingwhere they work is thoroughlyenjoyable and can really make adifference to how you feel about thework.
Please see separate brochure forartists and studios on show – youcan pick one up from the VisitorInformation Centre or downloadfrom www.ramsgatearts.org
FREE – WELCOME
10am – 5pm daily
The Caravan GalleryHARBOUR PARADE
The Caravan Gallery is exactly whatit says – a gallery in a caravan! Abeautiful, pint-sized, retro (c 1969)mustard-coloured caravan that hasbeen kitted out with white walls andbeech floor – just like a “real”gallery. It provides the perfectsetting for an evolving exhibition ofwry, often tragic-comic photographicobservations – a highly subjectivesurvey-cum-tour guide tocontemporary leisure, landscapeand lifestyle.
www.thecaravangallery.co.uk
FREE – WELCOME
10am – 5pm daily
Sunbeam “Walkies”photographic projectHARBOUR PARADE
Keeping up the retro theme, theSouth East Archive of Seaside(SEAS) Photography will – with yourhelp - re-create Sunbeam ‘Walkies’style photographs. Walkies pictureswere taken by professional streetphotographers working forcommercial companies in holidayresorts across the UK. Thephotographer would 'snap' couples/ families walking, or even haveprops (stuffed sit-on animals or livemonkeys) to encourageparticipation. This project will giveyou the chance to have yourphotograph taken and displayed asa part of a growing exhibitionthroughout the weekend. You will beable to download your picture laterfrom the website – and it mightevent be added to the archive!
www.seasphotography.org.uk
FREE – WELCOME
Throughout the weekend...Events on all three days
The Caravan Gallery
Toc De Fusta
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10am – late daily
Toc De Fusta – Friendsof CrusoeHARBOUR PARADE
Toc de Fusta have designedmechanical exhibits to interpret thestory of Robinson Crusoe, firstshown at the International Festivalof Art in Costa Rica. The concept isplayful for all ages. Come and gethands-on with these intriguingpieces!
Sunday 25th August, 2pm
CUSTOM HOUSE
MEET THE ARTISTS! A chance tomeet the Spanish artists anddiscuss Toc de Fusta’s workingpractices and ethos.
FREE – WELCOME
Finding Art trailSpecial ceramic plaques are locatedin venues around Ramsgate townand if you can tell us how manydepict a boat, then you can claim aprize! Find more details and a trailmap from participating cafes or theFestival Hub near the Belgian Café.
People are invited to buy a plaqueas a memento. At £40 each, thisincludes a donation to the festivaland supports the artist who createdthem – ask at the Hub.
10am – 5pm daily
Art and craft workshopsfor all agesHARBOUR – MARQUEES
A full programme of workshops forchildren, families and adults.
FREE – WELCOME
Sunbeam “Walkies” photographic project
Summer Squall Plaque
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Saturday 24 AugustWhat’s on...
10am
St Augustine and Thanet LIBRARY
Writing local history for a nationalicon, this is an investigation intopossible locations of St Augustine’slanding. A talk by Ges Moody,Deputy Director of the Trust forThanet Archaeology.
FREE – WELCOME
11am – 1pm and 3pm – 5pm daily
Boat Parade workshopsHARBOUR – MARQUEES
Join visual artist Emily Tull inmaking boats for the Parade onMonday!
FREE – WELCOME
12pm and 4pm (also Sunday)
Sex, Drugs and Music-HallKINGS THEATRE
One Book: Two Actors: ThreeGenerations: Four True Life Tales.
Gangsters, Court-Trial, FairgroundBoxing-Booths, Music-Hall andBINGO!
Clive Parker-Sharp (ex 80’ssupergoup Big Country) & fellowactor, Marshall Star, hang out thefamily’s dirty linen using a ‘mash-up’ of drama, spoken word,performance, period imagery,techno-music-hall, and acousto soul-noir - not to be missed! Based onClive‘s ‘racy’ biographical historicalnovel ‘The Box‘.
FREE – WELCOME
Sex, Drugs and Music-HallPhoto: ‘Ettie Cinders’
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ThanetOpen
StudiosSee Art
Buy ArtMeet Artists
11am to 4pm
FREE ENTRY
17/18/24/25/26 August 2013
RamsgateBroadstairsMargate
WestgateBirchington
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Saturday 24 August
1pm
Page Mason School of DanceHARBOUR – OUTDOOR STAGE
Page Mason has been establishedfor 50 years this year and aredelighted to be performing again atthis year’s Summer Squall. Lastyear we performed a Flamenco setbut this year we have ourPerformance Group here who areled by dancers and teachers AnnieFarrant Davis and Jasmine King andalso Amy Kippen who will be leadingour Rock n Roll workshop, all ofwhom have studied at the Schoolthemselves before becomingqualified teachers of the ISTD.
FREE – WELCOME
1.30pm Newington Community Faira great afternoon of familyentertainment and featuring at 2pm:
Pandvani 108 presentThe Epic Jukebox NEWINGTON COMMUNITY CENTRE
The stage is set for a high voltagemythological mash up! A motleycrew of storytellers combine stories,rhythm, song and stick-wielding, toturn on the epic jukebox andunleash a wild show of global mythand drama. Noisy, bold, exuberantand wild – expect organised chaoswith added deities.
FREE – WELCOME
WATCH OUT!
As well as this performance,Pandvani 108's Epic Jukebox will bepopping up all over Ramsgate onSaturday and Sunday (includinganother full show on Sunday, 3pmat Vale Square).
2pm
A Jazz Band fromWantsum JazzHARBOUR – STAGE
Wantsum Jazz presents GarethLockrane... World class flautistfronting his 16 piece bandcomprising the best London sessionmusicians. He will feature his owncompositions and arrangements. Aunique opportunity to see thisspectacular exciting band.
FREE – WELCOME
The Epic Jukebox
Page MasonSchool Dance
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4pm
Sex, Drugs and Music-Hall See above for details.
4pm
The Allen FamilyHARBOUR – STAGE
Kent-based The Allen Familyperform Bluegrass, Old-Time,Country and Folk Music. The line-upis Geary Allen (15yrs) guitar andbanjo (Scruggs style); Toby Allen (17years) bass, guitar, mandolin andNative American flute; Ruby Allen(20yrs) vocals and guitar; JoshuaAllen (22yrs) vocals, guitar, banjo(clawhammer style) fiddle, dulcimerand autoharp and Pete Allen (57yrs)vocals, fiddle, guitar and mandolin.The Allen Family LOVE to play andsing and hope you enjoy it too!
FREE – WELCOME
5.30pm
Eagle 4HARBOUR – STAGE
French trio Eagle 4 consists ofVincenzo Alicandro on guitar, PierreHenin on bass and vocals and YuriyBochkov on drums. They play afantastic mix of original and classicblues and rock.
FREE – WELCOME
7pm
The BubblebandHARBOUR – STAGE
Hailing from the Isle of Thanet,Kent, the genre defying Bubblebandcreate a high energy experienceproven to get the audience excited,involved and having fun. The bandconsists of Krista Uphill (Fiddle,Vocals & Guinness), Graham Sykes(Guitar, Vocals & Piratey things),Scott Kirk-Emes (Bass,Vocals &Bunny ears) & Mark Norton (Drums,Cajon & other bangy things).
FREE – WELCOME
7.30pm
The Austerity ShowKINGS THEATRE
Rummaging in Poundland butdreaming of Harrods? Tweedymasters of thrift Hubert and EunaceMountjoy bring you a hilariousevening of musical mayhem as theytackle life in this New Age ofAusterity. Prepare your laughinggear, it will see action. Bring yourkids. Bring your Nan and Grandpa.Bring people you don’t even knowvery well but think are Good Eggs.Suitable for anyone silly and over 7.
www.slotmachinetheatre.com
Tickets £8 (under 16s: £5)
Saturday 24 August
Si Cranstoun and Band
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9pm
Si Cranstoun and BandHARBOUR – STAGE
Si’s unique blend of spirituallysoulful vocals and upfront rockin’rhythms provide the idealfoundation from which his punchyhorn section blazes. But the mainreason every major vintage event &dance club around the world hasbooked Si Cranstoun is because hemakes you want to dance and onceyou’ve taken to the dance floor –he’ll keep you there. ALL NIGHT!
‘the greatest performer we’ve hadhere and the finest voice I’ve heardin 30 years’ – Gaz Mayall, GazRockin Blues, Promoter.
www.sicranstoun.com
FREE – WELCOME
10pm
An Evening with MarleneDietrichSMALL BOAT OWNERSASSOCIATION
This entrancing show written andperformed by Anette Mutton offerssuperbly executed songs and abeautifully measured, pacedperformance. It draws in theaudience and leaves you with asense of having found out a greatdeal about this iconic star.
Tickets: £10, (includes twocomplimentary drinks!)
An Evening withMarlene Dietrich
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�Sunday 25 August – 7.30pm – Harbour Stage
OperaUpClose presents
The Barber of Seville (or Salisbury)
A new version by Robin Norton-Hale
FREE – ALL WELCOME
OPERAUPCLOSE
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10am – 5pm
MarketsquallsHARBOUR
Great collection of stalls sellinglocally made and sourced crafts.
All welcome
10am
Ramsgate Tunnels WalkMEET AT THE SAILORS’ CHURCH
(Finish at 12pm at Tollgate kiosk,East Cliff).
Peter Borrough leads a two-hourwalk tracing the famous Ramsgatetunnels from the surface andexplaining all the history that has sofar been uncovered.
FREE – WELCOME
12 noon till 10pm(8.30pm – parkour display)
Urban ExposureEASTCLIFF BANDSTAND
Featuring Parkour, workshops,Graphics, Graffiti, open mike,beatbox and poetry. Spectacularilluminated Parkour demonstrationat 8.30pm by Jestressflochoreographed by Tyler Frankland,Lewis Todd and Christian Brownfollowed by open mike for rappers,spoken word, poetry and song.
FREE – WELCOME
From 11am, throughout the day
Periplum – TheImaginariumHARBOUR
Unlock the secret to Kent’sWonderland in the Imaginarium.Ride on the back of a bumble-beeand descend into the rabbit-hole,where you’re transported throughthe stories and journeys of flowersand the characters within.Internationally acclaimed theatrecompany, Periplum, produce adelightful, interactive and immersiveexperience with visual installationsand smart technology in a bell tentsetting.
www.periplum.co.uk
FREE – WELCOME
Sunday 25 AugustWhat’s on...
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Sunday 25 August
11am
Talk – Meet the judges...UPDOWN GALLERY
The judging panel Margaret Buck,Cedric Christie, Piers Secunda, KateSmith & Ben Wiedel-Kauffmanndiscuss their own work in theinternational art world.
£10
11am – 1pm
Treasure HuntMEET AT THE BELGIAN BAR
Top treasure hunt compilers, BrainMen, offer a mystery scavengerhunt of Ramsgate’s architecturalriches. Solve the clues in theshortest time and feel very proud ofyourselves!
£4 per team / entry
(max. 4 per team, excludinginfants). Payable on entry.
12pm and 4pm
Sex, Drugs and Music-HallKINGS THEATRE
See Saturday 12pm.
FREE – WELCOME
1pm
Traditional FamilyGames withHahahopscotchVALE SQUARE
£2.50 per child / £4.50 per family
2pm
Toc De Fusta – Friendsof CrusoeCUSTOM HOUSE
MEET THE ARTISTS! A chance tomeet the Spanish artists anddiscuss Toc de Fusta’s workingpractices and ethos.
FREE – WELCOME
3 – 5 pm
Pandvani 108 presentThe Epic JukeboxVALE SQUARE – MARQUEE
See Saturday for details
FREE – WELCOME
3pm
Judith Lady Montefiore,A Woman of WorthMONTEFIORE SYNAGOGUE
Behind every great man, so theysay, there is a woman. JudithMontefiore was definitely involved inall her husband’s undertakings andwas a far more interesting andimportant than it would appear. Thistalk by Mark Negin tries to exploreher side of their partnership.
FREE – WELCOME
4pm
Sex, Drugs and Music-HallSee 12pm for details.
5.30pm
Glee Club SingingWorkshopHARBOUR – STAGE
Glee Club UK® is a growing networkof community-based, adult choirsfilled with people who simply love tosing. The clubs provide fantasticopportunities for singing, laughter,education and socialising. They singfavourite pop songs in beautifulharmony, accompanied by low-impact dance moves. Open to menand women, aged 16 or over. Withno auditions and no solos it’s agreat way to relax. Sing… laugh…live happy! This afternoon gives youa chance to give singing a try!
www.gleeclubuk.com
FREE – WELCOME
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6pm
A Close Shave: theBarber of Seville and theFrench RevolutionKINGS THEATRE
Kate Hamlyn introduces the contextof the opera and the particularlyrelevant background to master /servant relationships.
FREE - WELCOME
7.30pm
OperaUpClose presentsThe Barber of Seville (or Salisbury)HARBOUR – STAGE
A new version of Rossini's opera byRobin Norton-Hale (whose LaBohème wowed audiences at lastyear’s A Summer Squall).OperaUpClose have given us a freshtake on the Barber of Seville bysetting it in Salisbury, and justhinting at the world of Jane Austen, -a production which is pure fun fromstart to finish.
FREE – WELCOME
Toc De Fusta
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UpDown Gallery brings international qualityexhibitions featuring the best of British, Europeanand American Modern and Contemporary art to thepicturesque Royal Harbour town of Ramsgate.
Katharine Le Hardy New Paintings 3rd - 31st August An exhibition of new paintings from the renowned landscape artistwhose loose brushwork and gestural marks charge her compositionswith dynamism and charisma (except 24th – 26th August).
Summer Squall Open Art Exhibition 24th - 26th August 11am - 5pmA curated show judged by artists and art world professionalsdisplayed at the gallery over the weekend of the Summer SquallFestival.
Artists Panel Talk 25th August 11am - 1pm £10 (£2 goes toRamsgate Arts) to coincide with the Summer Squall festivalUpDown Gallery will host an artists’ panel talk offering an insightinto the art world through the eyes of two practicing artists, acurator/director and an art world commentator. Booking essential.See ramsgatearts.org for details.
School of Paris 21st September - 26th OctoberA collection of prints and ceramics by the greats of modern artincluding Picasso, Matisse, Dali, Chagall and Miro. A uniqueopportunity to see printmaking and sculptural form at its best.Workshop and talk events during the show, dates will be releasedon the website.
Martin Grover ‘You Are Here And You Want To Be There’ 2nd -30th NovemberAn exhibition of beguiling work that reconstructs ephemeral scenesof a passing world by Royal Academy luminary Martin Grover.
7th December 2013 - 11th January 2014 A mixed show featuring original and limited edition print work byartists at the forefront of Contemporary art including DamienHirst, Gavin Turk, Hugo Dalton, Cedric Christie and Piers Secunda.
America In Print 17th January - 1st March 2014A print exhibition collating work from the best American modernartists including Stella, Rauschenburg, Lichtenstein, LeWitt, Ruscha& Warhol.
UpDown Gallery also has a regular column, ARTicles, in the ThanetGazette offering an insight into the art world and the workings ofa gallery.
General opening times: Tuesday - Friday 10am - 6pm Saturday 11am - 6pm.For more artist information, upcoming talks and exhibition schedules visitwww.updowngallery.co.uk or join our mailing list.
UpDown Gallery Satis House 11 Elms Avenue Ramsgate Kent CT11 9BW
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Monday 26 AugustWhat’s on...
10am – 5pm
MarketsquallsHARBOUR
Great collection of stalls sellinglocally made and sourced crafts.
ALL WELCOME
10am – 5pm
3.30pm – Grand Finale
Ramsgate’s Got Writing TalentROYAL TEMPLE YACHT CLUB
Have you got what it takes to write abest-selling book? Win a chance tobe introduced to one for the UK’stop literary agents – last year’swinner is now writing a TV pilot!Workshops from 10am help youwrite a killer paragraph thatimpresses our judges. The publicjoin us all for a Britain's Got Talentstyle showdown at 3.30pm!
£10 Mon 26 (max 25 people) 10am
Grand Finale all welcome (£3)
11am
Funny Business: A talk by cartoonistRoyston Robertson KINGS THEATRE
Royston is a freelance cartoonistbased in Thanet. He has publishedin Private Eye, Reader's Digest andmany other publications.
Royston did the very popular talk“Back to the Drawing Board” for TheSummer Squall 2010.
FREE – WELCOME
12.30 – 1.30pm
From Research to Stage:The Story of a Play!KINGS THEATRE
Clive Holland will talk about thecreation of a new piece of multi-media theatre based on the life andtimes of the 19th century architect,designer and theorist AWN Pugin.This talk with actions will take youon a journey from day one of theprocess, through the research,writing and on to producing theperformances of The Man in theWide-Awake Hat.
Clive is a professional actor, writer,director and theatre-maker andArtistic Director of MischievousTheatre.
FREE – WELCOME
2.30 – 3.30pm
Theatre Workshop:Clothing the SkeletonKINGS THEATRE
To create a scene: strip theinformation to the bone, find outhow it works, then clothe theskeleton.
This is a practical drama workshopexploring the methodology used tocreate ‘The Man in the Wide-AwakeHat’, a multi-media play about AWNPugin, to be performed at the KingsTheatre between 19-21 Septemberthis year.
Bring your creativity, loose clothes,soft shoes and plenty of energy.
Led by Clive Holland, ArtisticDirector – Mischievous Theatre.
Tickets: £3
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Supports Summer Squall Festival
FREEHARBOUR – STAGE9PM
‘the greatestperformer we’ve had
here and the finestvoice I’ve heard in30 years...’– Gaz MayallGaz Rockin Blues, Promoter
Si Cranstoun & Band
www.SiCranstoun.com
Si’s unique blend of spiritually
soulful vocals and upfront rockin’
rhythms makes you want to
dance, once you’ve taken to the
dance floor – he’ll keep you
there... ALL NIGHT!
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Monday 26 August
2 – 3pm
Tall Tales, Big Moves –dance workshop Ages 7-11
NEWINGTON COMMUNITY CENTRE
Explore stories written by youngpeople especially for you, throughdance, drama, music andstorytelling. Dive into our silver sea,fight off pirates with a fleet ofradios, and learn a mermaid’s songfrom long, long ago… you’ll also getto see some sneaky snippets of ourperformance piece. Come ready tomove, sweat and be creative! TallTales Big Moves is a brand newdance theatre project taking placethis summer in Thanet.
The creative team is Rachel Birch-Lawson, Khyle Eccles, MargaretBateson-Hill, Jack James.
This workshop is suitable for ages7-11.
www.talltalesbigmoves.wordpress.com
FREE – WELCOME (but limitedcapacity so please arrive early!)
3pm
NotaClue Productionspresent ‘Lady Audley’sSecret – a Tale of TwoButlers’VALE SQUARE (MARQUEE)
What exactly is Lady Audley keepingSecret? Loyal butler, JonathanBibbles, and daft but loveablefootman Bubbles are at the heart ofthis story of intrigue, murder,subterfuge and divorce but the waythey tell it can only make you laugh!An adaptation of M.E Braddon’s“Lady Audley’s Secret” (firstpublished in 1862).
Notaclue Productions is a newcompany from Theatre Royal YouthTheatre graduates Darren Hill andConnor Maud.
Join us in the lovely Vale Squaregarden for a cream tea and theirperformance.
Tickets: £8.50 (includes cream tea)
Image Jui-Wei Hung
Vale Square garden
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Monday 26 August
5pm (90 minutes)
Robert Poulter – Two Titans on ThanetKINGS THEATRE
Two of the topmost talents inWestern art tramped over Thanet’sturf… now brought to life in papertheatre!
Van Gogh is the star of ‘The Coloursof the South’ by Germany’s Martin& Sieglinde Haase (HasesPaperitheater).
From Ramsgate ‘Mr Turner GetsSteamed Up’ is about JMW Turnerby Ramsgate’s own Robert Poulter(New Model Theatre).
For all ages.
Tickets £6 (£3 under 18s, under 5s free)
www.newmodeltheatre.co.uk
6pm
Frugal FeastsMASQUE THEATRE SCHOOL
A dance duet about power,resistance and accommodation, thefine line between aggression andtenderness. Visceral and evocativemoment evokes trust and care,violence and aggression, sensualityand sexuality.
Following an international tour,Rachel Birch-Lawson and KhyleEccles bring their critically-acclaimedwork to Ramsgate Arts Festival forthe first time. With an originalsoundscore by Jack James.
www.rachelbirchlawson.co.uk
FREE – WELCOME (NB suitable 13 yrs +)
7.15pm
Boat ParadeCelebrate Ramsgate’s connectionsto the sea by joining in ourfantastic, colourful and musicalparade. Bring your boats and getdressed up – pirates are alwayswelcome! The parade, led by ViperCorp’s Drums, will commence at7.30pm and make its way down tothe seafront for more music(including inspiring sea shantiesfrom Short Drag Roger, Sam theShantyman and Big Fish Arts) prize-giving and finale on Ramsgate mainsands. Children must beaccompanied by an adult.
Meet – with boats and costumes –at the old Motor Museum (Paragon,opp. Churchill Tavern, Ramsgate) at7.15pm.
FREE – WELCOME
Prizes will be awarded for:
Spirit of Ramsgate (boat that best represents the town)– prize kindly donated by TheRamsgate Society.
Best Costume at the Parade (under 12s)
Best Boat (by public vote)
The Festival comes to a close with abarbecue on the beach (subject toweather conditions!) organised byThe Beach Kiosk and Bar.
* Viper Corp’s Drums are based inRamsgate and affiliated to theBritish Legion. The Band Master isGraham Roost. If you are interestedin learning to drum please call07934234729.
* Short Drag Roger hail from Oxfordand have been singing shanties inthe United Kingdom and beyond forten years.
* Big Fish are a successfulcommunity arts group based onSheppey since 2003 who celebratelocal history through street theatre,ghost walks, folk opera, film & art.
Robert Poulter
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Fri 23, 7.30pm
The Ramsgate StoryKINGS THEATRE
The King's of Ramsgate CommunityTheatre Club present.
An Evening of Nostalgia with ‘MrRamsgate’. See Ramsgate inbygone days on the big screen.
Contact 07969 672674 [email protected]
Tickets £3.50 includes tea/coffee
Fri 23, 9pm-1am
Welcome to the SummerSquall – DJ partyCABOOSE CAFE & BAR
18 Queen St, CT11 9DR.
Three Ramsgate DJ’s (including DJShunhi) will be making the most ofour late licence and you can sampletheir sonic delights from 9pm-1am!If you can't make that, why not joinus for some delicious food and drinkserved throughout the day andevening over the bank holidayweekend!
Caboose Cafe & Bar is anindependent, licensed bar thatserves fresh food, coffee, andcocktails. In the evening we providea Mexican Cantina and a range ofMexican beers!
FREE – WELCOME
Sat 24, 10am-4pm
Flower FestivalFRIENDS OF CHARLOTTE COURT
Charlotte Court CT11 8HE.
Community group, display offuchsias and flower baskets.
Sunday 25th and Monday 26thAugust; til late
Sun 25th, 10pm
Skip McDonald –legendary Blues guitaristQUEEN CHARLOTTE PUB
57 Addington St, Ramsgate, CT11 9JJ
Sun 25 and Mon 26, 8pm till late
Adrian Sherwood(collaborator with LeePerry and Prince Fahad)plays reggaeSHANTY TOWN
Former railway arches, EasternEsplanade, Beach Front, East Cliff(follow signs).
The latest art venue to spring up inRamsgate fights third world povertyand raises awareness of greenissues. This rum shack is one of thefirst ecological music venues to bebuilt – enjoy the unusual decor andthe star DJ line-up.
Sat 24, Sun 25 and Mon 26, 1 – 3pm daily
Jamie Moore – guitaristITALIANATE GREENHOUSE
King George VI Memorial Park,Ramsgate.
Enjoy a light lunch or afternoon tea inthe gardens of the iconic ItalianateGreenhouse while listening to thesmooth sounds of guitarist JamieMoore. Jamie will combine musicfrom his solo guitar repertoire withhis easy listening guitar/vocal styleto help laze away a summerafternoon in this beautiful setting.
‘Smooth guitarist – vocalist withmelodic style and selectiveeclecticism (jazz, Latin, classical).’ –Jack Massarik from London EveningStandard.
FREE (donations welcome)
Sat 24, Sun 25 and Mon 26, from 5.30pm daily
Chris How’s Dancin’ChickensQUEEN CHARLOTTE PUB
57 Addington St, Ramsgate, CT11 9JJ.(from 5.30pm daily)
The upstairs gallery exhibitionfeatures brand new paintings andprints by the maverick, cultWhitstable artist Chris How, createdfrom a celebrity cast of heroes andzeros including Willie Nelson, BingCrosby, Gram Parsons, HankMarvin, Marvin Gaye and Ham thechimpanzee astronaut. All inwonderfully witty Technicolour.
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All weekend and running until Aug 29
The Art House SummerArt Exhibition GERRY’S COFFEE & ART HOUSE
Albert Court, (off York Street).Watch out for various events.
Open: Mon – Sat 10 – 5pm and Sun10 – 4pm
IsleWriters MAKE AN EXHIBITION OFTHEMSELVES ON THE HARBOUR.
An exhibition of flash fictions,poems and observations aboutRamsgate Harbour will be held inthe Customs House. Come alongand reflect, reminisce and smilewith the IsleWriters – all localpeople – who will be in attendance.We’d love to hear your own thoughtsabout the harbour; maybe you'll beinspired to write too.
FREE – WELCOME
Sat 24, Sun 25 and Mon 26, 9 – 11.30am daily
Morethanyoga –Open Studio9am till 9.30amHerbal tea and explanations.
9.30am till 10.30amIntroductory class (£3).
10.30am – 11.30amFind out more.
More than Yoga, 82 High Street,Ramsgate, Kent CT11 9RX.
www.morethanyoga.co.uk
Sat 24, 2pm
Talk – School forCreative StartupsCUSTOM HOUSE
If you’ve ever dreamt of growingyour market stall/ creative businessbeyond the confines of themarketplace or ETSY and building ascalable successful startup, thissession is for you!
We love meeting people who arealready running their businessesthrough market stalls or sellingthrough online platforms, but havebigger dreams and need some helpand support to realise them.
Join School for Creative StartupsDirector, Medeia Cohan for thisinformative talk.
FREE
All weekend
Blue Swift Gallery & Framing43 Queen Street, CT11 9DZ([email protected])
Exhibition during the Squall of printsby Nigel Rhodes.
FREE – WELCOME
HORSE & GROOMCharlotte Court CT11 8HE01843 587687 /[email protected]
Sat 24
Boat Yard Blues Band 9 – 11pm
Sun 25
Star Lane Duo 4 – 6pm
FREE – WELCOME
JACKSON’S WHARF PUB30 York Street, CT11 9DS01843 592550 (Stacey, Manager)
Fri 23
Asus2 – duostarting 8.30pm.
Sat 24
Party Night with ‘Off theHook Productions’ 7pm
Sun 25
Karaoke with Bobby Allen6pm to late.
FREE – WELCOME
THE HOVELLING BOAT INN12 York Street, CT11 9DS07974 613030 (Paul Spickett).
Micro pub.
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Horse & Groom
Ramsgate Visitor Information CentreGerry’s Art & Coffee HouseMr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe
RAMSGATE TOWN
COUNCIL
THANKSA whole group of people andorganisations all play a part inmaking A Summer Squall possible,through funding and varioussupportive gestures. We’d like tothank each and every one of you…
All the cafes looking after a Town Trail plaque.Julian Bigg at Fresh Produce.Kent Fire & Rescue Service.Schools and people who have put up banners.Venues and artists in the Fringe programme.All the artists working for less than they should do.The Custom House for letting us meet there.The Beach Kiosk and Bar for electricity.Ralph Hoult for being Ralph.Our amazing voluntary team – The Festival Project Group.Production Assistant Danielle Sandwell.
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