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Alphabetty Spaghetti

is a harmonious concoction of performance and page poetry, organised as part of the NewcastleGateshead EAT! Festival. Enjoy some fantastic readers and wash it all down with wine, cake and nibbles.
   

WHERE?

 

Belle & Herbs Café, 200 Heaton Road, Newcastle upon Tyne.

 

WHEN?

 

16 May, 8-late.

 

PRICE/FEE

 

£4 (£3).

 

CONTACT

 

 

PHONE

 
 

EMAIL

 
 

WEBSITE

 

www.belleandherbs.co.uk

Bishop Auckland Town Hall Workshops

include: People and Places, a series of weekend writing workshops with Avril Joy (21 Jun & 5 Jul, 10am-3pm, £30).
   

WHERE?

 

Bishop Auckland Town Hall, Market Place, Bishop Auckland.

 

WHEN?

 

 

PRICE/FEE

 

 

CONTACT

 

 

PHONE

  Box Office 01388 602 610.
 

EMAIL

 
 

WEBSITE

 

www.bishopaucklandtownhall.org.uk

Bloodaxe Poetry Reading

with Ruth Padel, who will read to round off her series of Poetry Lectures.
   

WHERE?

 

Culture Lab, Newcastle University.

 

WHEN?

 

30 May, 7pm.

 

PRICE/FEE

 

£6 (£4/£2).

 

CONTACT

 

Tickets available from Northern Stage.

 

PHONE

  Box Office 0191 230 5151.
 

EMAIL

 
 

WEBSITE

 

www.northernwriterscentre.com

Cinnamon Press

presents the launch of Missing the Eclipse, a collection of poems by Joan Hewitt.
   

WHERE?

 

Old George Inn, 10 Cloth Market, Newcastle upon Tyne.

 

WHEN?

 

15 May, 7pm.

 

PRICE/FEE

 

Free.

 

CONTACT

 

Contact Jan Fortune-Wood for more information.

 

PHONE

 
 

EMAIL

  Click here to send email
 

WEBSITE

 

www.cinnamonpress.com

Colpitts readings

include: Ira Lightman and Peter Finch (9 May), James Roderick Burns and Eleanor Rees (30 May), Colpitts at Colpitts, a celebration of the survival of Colpitts poetry (11 Jun), Picture, Poem, Place (19 Jun).
   

WHERE?

 

Alington House, 4 North Bailey, Durham.

 

WHEN?

 

8pm.

 

PRICE/FEE

 

£4 (£2.50).

 

CONTACT

 

 

PHONE

 
 

EMAIL

 
 

WEBSITE

 

www.colpittspoetry.co.uk

Events at Bishop Auckland Town Hall

include: Vane Women (7 May, 7.30pm); ‘In Conversation’ with David Almond (21 May, 7.30pm); Mini Mysteries and Kooky Spookies. Short story writing for children: a workshops. (25 Jun, 7.30pm).
   

WHERE?

 

Bishop Auckland Town Hall.

 

WHEN?

 

 

PRICE/FEE

 

 

CONTACT

 

 

PHONE

  01388 602 610.
 

EMAIL

 
 

WEBSITE

 

www.bishopaucklandtownhall.org.uk

Events at Darlington Arts Centre

include: Workshops with Bob Beagrie (10 May, 10am-1pm, £12) and Cynthia FUller (5 Jul, 10am-1pm, £12); The Bedouin Jerry Can Band, a collective of semi-nomadic musicians, poets, storytellers and coffee grinders from the Egyptian Sinai Desert (18 Jun, 8pm, £12); Canterbury Tales by Phil Woods and Micahel Bogdanov: A promenade performance around South Park by Darlington Green Theatre (10-13 Jul, Thu-Sat 7pm, Sun 3pm, £5/£3).
   

WHERE?

 

Darlington Arts Centre, Vane Terrace, Darlington.

 

WHEN?

 

 

PRICE/FEE

 

 

CONTACT

 

 

PHONE

  01325 486 555.
 

EMAIL

 
 

WEBSITE

 

www.darlington-arts.co.uk

Ten by Ten

where ten performers get ten minutes each to delight, amuse, dazzle and entertain with poetry, prose or music.
   

WHERE?

 

Cumberland Arms, Ouseburn, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne.

 

WHEN?

 

17 Apr, 22 May, 19 Jun, 17 Jul; all at 7.30pm.

 

PRICE/FEE

 

£2.

 

CONTACT

 

Contact Jeff Price for more information, or to take part.

 

PHONE

  0191 284 0836.
 

EMAIL

  Click here to send email
 

WEBSITE

 


The Thing To Do When You Are Not In Love

is an evening of poetry delights to launch the latest pamphlet in the Sand poetry series by Stevie Ronnie.
   

WHERE?

 

Lit & Phil, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne.

 

WHEN?

 

12 May, 7pm.

 

PRICE/FEE

 

Free.

 

CONTACT

 

 

PHONE

  0191 232 0192.
 

EMAIL

 
 

WEBSITE

 

www.redsquirrelpress.com

Word Circus Performance Poetry Masterclass

with Ross Sutherland, The Round’s performance poet in residence. An opportunity to share any work in progress, get useful feedback and try out a few performing, recital and delivery techniques.
   

WHERE?

 

The Round, Lime Street, Newcastle upon Tyne.

 

WHEN?

 

14 May, 1-4pm.

 

PRICE/FEE

 

£5.

 

CONTACT

 

 

PHONE

 
 

EMAIL

 
 

WEBSITE

 

www.the-round.com

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