Cultural Organisations

Here's wishing you all a wonderful summer break.

Keep an eye on the site for changes and for news of autumn activities.

If you want to know more about NewcastleGateshead's first festival specially for all Children and Young People, register for more info at www.newcastlegateshead.com/cyp
It runs from September-November with something for everyone aged 0-18. Keep eyes here for all the news!

Best wishes for a wonderful summer - see you in September!

Caroline, Karolynne, Jeanne and Ednie

Bent Architect present:
FROG MAN by Mick Martin
‘Surreal, twisted and absolutely funny’ – Edinburgh Guide
Friday 22nd June @ 6.30 pm, Caedmon Hall.
Following on from a highly successful run at this years’ Edinburgh Fringe Festival and a one off (entirely sold out!) performance at Wakefield Arts Centre in October, Frog Man is on the loose once again in 2007!
From a suburban nightmare to sub aquatic bliss – this is a story of love, bullying and the turgid waters of domestic life. It begins one fateful afternoon down by the canal when Kenny and Kelly, two ordinary kids, steal Adrian Dunfor’s kite and their game goes horribly wrong…

Now Kenny is a police frogman and Kelly has dreadful asthma. They live at 46 Sunnybrook Meadow and drive a 4x4 in case anyone tries to murder them on the way to the supermarket. But that afternoon is with them still...

“Wonderfully sardonic pitch-black comedy. Witty one-liners abound throughout… Glorious and innovative - left me breathless�
Three Weeks Magazine
“George Orwell meets Nick Hornby, but with a plus…�
The Observer
Written by award winning MICK MARTIN, (Once Upon A Time In Wigan, The Life & Times of Young Bob Scallion) and directed by JUDE WRIGHT.
Frog Man is very funny - but with dark and at times disturbing overtones. The production appeals to established drama attendees and new audiences alike. It carries the personal recommendation of Alison Andrews, Arts Council Yorkshire Performance Arts Officer amongst others.
This show is suitable for audiences aged 14 upwards.
Running time approx 70 minutes
To book telephone the Caedmon Hall, Gateshead Central Library on 0191 433 8420

Do something different with your Sarurday night...This is a one off event in Newcastle and Gateshead on Saturday 19th May and is an amazing celebration of the international 'Museums at Night' Festival.
Fifteen venues across Gateshead and Newcastle will be opening their doors from 7-11pm and will be, 'bursting with culture'!
Free buses will transport you to venues throughout the evening.
I think this sounds fantastic! All of the participating venues and events are on the website:

http://www.thelateshows.org.uk/home/

Here's the new schools programme from Seven Stories: The Centre for Children's Books, starting from September 2007.

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For the fifth year running, Local History Month is underway. The month began on Monday 30th April and will end on Sunday 27 May. There are over 70 events which take place at various venues throughout Gateshead. They include walks, talks, film shows and family history events. For more information call Central Library on 0191 433 8420 or Gateshead Visitors Centre 0191 477 5380, details on the different events are in the link below.
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Here's the updated list of Cultural Partners in the CCA Network for your records. There will be a new Culture in Education directory in the Summer available from Monday 2nd July at the CIE Showcase 2007. Invitations to the CCAs and teachers will be sent out soon.

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Artist Karen Johnson will be bringing her first exhibition back to her native North East from Saturday 24 March - Saturday 12 May 2007.

Gateshead’s Gallery, based at Central Library on Prince Consort Road, will be hosting the free exhibition, which explores how a family cope with disability.

The show explores the life of Karen's son Jamie, a child with downs syndrome, from birth to age seven. The ups and downs of family life are chronicled using modern photography.

The Gallery is open from 9am - 7pm Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, 9am - 5pm Wed and 9am - 1pm Sat. The Gallery is closed on Bank Holidays. For more details call the Arts Development Team on 0191 433 6927.

Graeae Arts are the Country's foremost disability-led company, and they are coming to Northern Stage in Newcastle on 29 - 31 March. The story is 'Whiter Than Snow' which is a radical retelling of the Snow White story and is suitable for children, (and their mums and dads) over the age of seven. The special offer is for £5 tickets, to book ring Alanna on 0191 242 7237 and quote 'Graeae Offer'.

Emily is one of our Cultural Partners - offering services to Gateshead Schools.

She formed Striding Edge Films Ltd in Newcastle in 2006 after seven years as a freelance film director.

Striding Edge Films has two arms:
1. Industry Documentary for TV and Independent Cinema.
2. Education/Community projects.

Emily’s practice is rooted in workshop, drama, team-work and collaboration. Emily has a long-term passion and commitment to education and much of her professional practice is informed by her work with young people. Her work in education spans across 10 years.

Film Workshops
Workshops can be tailor-made to a theme/module relevant to the curriculum or as basic introductions to:
· Language Of Film
· Film Acting
· Film Directing
· Editing

Short Courses
The above sessions can be combined to form a short residency. To be arranged with teacher/school. This can include a day with a professional film crew at extra costs of £750

Fees
Half Day Workshops (3 hours) £250.00
Full Day Workshops (5 hours) £300.00

Equipment provided. In editing workshop large screen able to be linked to Mac preferable.

Testimonials (references available on request)

Emily provided a wonderfully creative experience for all of the students involved. They had complete ownership of their own work which in turn helped develop self confidence and self worth. The personal growth of each student was incredible considering that the children who took part would not normally be chosen to participate in arts based projects (Sue Charnley, Arts Development Officer, Sunderland)

Emily is technically expert in her field. She is able to manage large scale film projects, directing teams of children and adults efficiently and sensitively. She is tireless in her pursuit of the best possible outcome (David Blackwell, Assistant Head Teacher/ Director of Performing Arts, Monkwearmouth School)

Contact:

email addresses: ebarberuk@onetel.com or emily@stridingedgefilms.com

Striding Edge Films
Foundry Lane Studios
Foundry Lane
Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 1LH

This message is from Karen Hannah, Social Inclusion Manager for Gateshead Council.
If you have any friends or colleagues who would appreciate a Christmas card in Braille, AIRS can help. We can Braille your own personal message on to any standard card for a very reasonable £1.00. If you stamp and address your envelope, we can even post it out for you! You can send cards to us via your local library or call in to see us at Prince Consort Road - we’re to the left of the Reception desk, opposite the Training Centre.

As well as featuring festive content on our talking newspaper service in the run up to Christmas, the Bishop of Durham and the Bishop of Hexham & Newcastle will be calling in soon to record their annual Christmas messages for our listeners.

Rather than socks or soap, what about an unusual stocking filler or present for that elderly relative or friend who is so hard to buy for and isn’t able to read that well any more? The AIRS talking newspaper service lasts the whole year through and is absolutely free to people in Gateshead. There are four different tapes a week containing news, features, a what’s on, interviews, quizzes, talking book reviews and more. You can try out a copy from your local library or just contact us for a free sample tape at AIRS, Gateshead Central Library, Prince Consort Road. Tel. 0191 433 8450 or email airs@gateshead.gov.uk. The service is also available for a small annual subscription outside the borough, anywhere else in the UK.

The Journal Culture magazine, in association with Arts Council England, North East, has launched the Culture Awards.

The awards will celebrate artistic and cultural activity, covering a wide spectrum from the arts to museums, heritage to cultural events and performances. The awards are split into eight categories from Best Event to this year’s new award, the Arts Council Award. This award will recognise and celebrate the achievement of an organisation or individual who has demonstrated a successful, creative and innovative way of using arts within communities in the North East.

The winners of each category will receive a £500 cash prize and a trophy. To download a nomination form and vote for your favourite event or performance of 2006, visit: http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/journallive/cultureawards

deadline: Thursday 14 December 2006

Read on for the Autumn newsletter and sign up details...

The three articles below come courtesy of Voluntary Arts England's newsletter. VAN are one of our CuItural Partners.
If you would like to subscribe to their newsletter, please contact Paul Devlin at: info@vaengland.org.uk

Now recruiting new members.

For 9 - 19 year olds who live or study in Gateshead: drama and stage
technique from experienced tutors.

· Gateshead Little Youth Theatre for 9 - 12 year olds
· Gateshead Youth Theatre for 13 - 19 year olds

For more information please contact Mari Macdonald in Gateshead Council's
Arts Development Team on (0191) 433 6919 / marimacdonald@gateshead.gov.uk

The 25th of August bulletin from one of our Cultural Partners...

In this issue:

Bookings open for Julia Darling celebratory evening
NFM screenwriting seminars
National Poetry Day at the Lit & Phil
Palestinian play-reading from Cloud Nine Theatre
Biscuit flash-fiction competition
Make a 5-minute film courtesy of Gateshead Council
Writer’s bursary reminder
Literary Consultancy scriptwriting competition
Good news for renga lovers
Lit Up Festival in Cumbria
Scriptwriting masterclass with Stephen Jeffreys
Events news from Literature Northeast
Award for Peter Mortimer
Competition success for Elizabeth Whyman
New website for Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook
News from Berwick Community Creative Writers

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The Shakespeare Schools Festival is a unique arts education initiative which enables young people to perform abridged productions of Shakespeare’s most famous plays in their local professional theatre.

They run a UK-wide Schools Festival and a Youth Festival in alternate years which are open to all secondary schools and youth theatre groups within the UK.

Registration for the Schools Festival begins occurs in March each year.

Go to: www.ssf.uk.com for more...

A message from Arts Council England

Almost 60% of people working in the arts are at risk of not saving adequately for their future... are you one of them?

A new website, www.pensionsforartists.org.uk aims to help artists unravel the mystery of pensions.

If you work in the arts, whether as an artist or arts manager, then this site is for you.

It provides essential information about recent changes to the legislation surrounding the provision of pensions and you are invited to complete a short survey that will help us to understand more about pensions awareness across the sector, and what we should be doing to meet your needs.

The following document gives more background about why this site has been created:

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Remember, to help improve the current landscape we need as many people as possible to visit www.pensionsforartists.org.uk and complete our survey!

Thanks for your time,

Simon

Simon Zimmerman
Coordinator, 'Artist Time Space Money'
Arts Council England
Direct Line: +44(0)1392 229247
Fax: +44(0)1392 229229
email: simon.zimmerman@artscouncil.org.uk

The Museum of My Life Project

New Writing North would like to recruit three visual artists to work on its ’Museum of My Life’ project.

‘The Museum of My Life’ is a creative writing, heritage and visual arts project involving 6 museums and their key community partners throughout the North East of England. This project will be led by New Writing North in partnership with MLA, North East and the North East Museums Regional Hub, with funding from HLF and The Foyle Foundation. The aim of the project is to encourage the use of the arts in museums and follows a successful pilot scheme that took place in Sunderland in 2004.

For more read on...deadline 15th August 2006

You can no log on, find out what the ideal virtual school looks and sounds like on the Virtual Vision website and post a comment (scrolling to the Explore menu (right hand side) and clicking onto 'Thoughts and Ideas'):

Click onto:
www.virtual-vision.org

Virtual Vision - Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd of June 2006

We invite you to review our flagship project, where Gateshead teachers worked one-to-one with our Cultural Partners to create a virtual creative school, creative curriculum and creative management model.

Do you provide training with creative and cultural sector clients?

Are you a creative or cultural organisation considering supplementing your income through providing training or skills development work?
Are you involved in developing business development or other skills for the creative and cultural sectors?
Are you aware of the changes that are taking place in public sector funding and brokerage of skills and business support?
Do you want to find out more about new opportunities and challenges in the provision of creative and cultural sector training?

* Product development
* Marketing and promotion
* Quality and brokerage
* Networking and partnerships
* Planning for change

12th June 2006: Middlesbrough 11am - 2pm Centre for Enterprise, University of Teesside
14th June 2006: Hexham 11am - 2pm Queens Hall
19th June 2006: Newcastle 10am - 1pm Arts Council North East, Central Square

There is no charge for the workshop, but registration is required - please email jennifer@nmp.biz to reserve a place

Each workshop will be led by Deborah Best - an independent consultant specialising in the creative and cultural sectors. There will also be a representative from both Business Link and NCSP present at each session to discuss your training and development needs. Lunch is provided and there will also be opportunities for informal networking.

Email jennifer@nmp.biz stating which session you wish to attend.

Regards
Douglas Hunter

As part of the Newcastle Science Festival our Cultural Partner Michael Freeman is leading free workshops...

Junk Music and Eco Magic
Saturday 11th March
Time:10:30 am
Entry: FREE
Venue: The Discovery Museum

Please note booking is required for this event.

Musician Martin Freeman and magician Martin Duffy will be using junk and recyclable materials to create music and magic. Audience members will be able to join in and create music and tricks themselves.

For further details please call 0191 277 2174 or e-mail discovery@twmuseums.org.uk

Fivearts cities is a partnership between Channel Five and Arts Council England, which is dedicated to spotlighting the arts in the great cities of England and enabling people to develop their own creativity. In 2005/6, Fivearts cities comes from NewcastleGateshead.
For more, go to the photo icons on the Channel Five website:
www.five.tv/programmes/fiveartscities/home

Durham Cathedral is one of the Ambassadors’ network Cultural Partners. Here is an account of a recent visit by one Gateshead School this year by Mrs Anne-Marie Ollivere of Oakfield Infant School.

“This is the third year in a row that I have taken my year two class to Durham Cathedral. We tend to go as part of our Christianity topic in the Autumn term. The children are always amazed by the sheer size of the cathedral and it brings the lives of Cuthbert and Bede to life for them. During the visit there are lots of activities to keep the children busy. In the morning session we have always been given a thorough tour of the cathedral, pointing out many interesting facts. This year it was most impressive as the children were encouraged to touch and feel, which really appealed to the younger children.
The afternoon session is made up of a series of workshops, one of which was to decorate one section of the rose window. When we got back to school we were able to put all of the sections together to create our very own stained glass window. We have great memories of the visit and we will definitely be going again next academic year. “

Mrs Anne-Marie Ollivere
Year Two Teacher
Oakfield Infant School
Gateshead

December 2005.

The Education staff at Durham Cathedral can be contacted on:
0191 386 4266.
http://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/

NEMLAC … is the regional strategic development body for Museums, Libraries
and Archives in the North East of England.
Their mission is to champion and support the sector's unique role in enhancing the cultural, social, educational and economic life of our region. They aim is that every school uses the resources of museums, libraries and archives as part of their learning provision and support.
Their learning page is at:
http://www.nemlac.co.uk/knowledge.htm

News of next week's Gateshead Ambassadors AGM has reached our Cultural Partners and they have donated the following rewards to all the special teachers attending the event at Tyne View Primary school on the 22nd November.

Raffle prizes:
Two month family ticket at Life Science Centre (and Ice Rink)
One pair of tickets to Cinderella at the Theatre Royal
One pair of tickets to Funnybones Comedy Club at Caedmon Hall
One family ticket to 'Not Now Bernard' the children's show at Caedmon Hall
A free half-day workshop for your school with Arts Isiziba
A morse code kit from the Planetarium

There will also be a goody bag for every teacher attending with gifts and resources from:
Tyne & Wear Museums, The Sage Gateshead, Killhope, Alnwick Garden, New Writing North, Seven Stories, Northumbria Water, The Royal Shakespeare Company, Bill Quay Farm, CTC Theatre Company and the Planetarium...
...so far...
If you are a Gateshead Ambassador in a school or Early Years setting (new lists below) you are automatically invited but please RSVP to the Arts Development Team on 0191 477 5380.
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www.participationworks.org.uk
Participation Works is a brand new online gateway to the world of children and young people's participation.
With one click you can access policy, practice, networks and information from across the UK.
You can share resources, learn about children's rights, search the knowledge hub or find out about innovative practice and new ideas.
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Northern Print Studio is offering a number of free training and professional development opportunities to artists during 2005/06. The training will include demonstrations, talks, courses and masterclasses.
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Stage to Learn is a new and exciting service available to primary schools, offering drama workshops for pupils from Key Stages 1 and 2.
See attachment for full introduction and contact details.
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Here's an introduction to this interesting body, covering many of the museums in the north east of England.

The North East Regional Museums Hub is a partnership between Tyne and Wear Museums, Beamish Museum, The Bowes Museum and Hartlepool Museums and the North East Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. The Hub is funded by the DCMS through the Renaissance in the Regions Programme and managed by the MLA. The overall aim of the Hub is to ensure that more children, young people and families can benefit from the extensive and varied Museum collections around the North East region.
The Hub Education Team employs Education Officers specialising in Family Learning, Key Stages 3&4 and Literacy. In addition, two Cultural Entitlement Officers have recently joined the team. Their role is to promote Museum Education and the ways in which it can help school staff in the delivery of a rich and varied curriculum.
If you have any questions about Museum Education, or would like to have a chat about how Museums can help you, whatever age group or subject area you are interested in and whether in a formal or informal setting, please contact:

Sarah Allen
North East Regional Museums Hub
Cultural Entitlement Officer
Durham and Tees Valley
Telephone: 01429 284 348
Email: sarah.allen@twmuseums.org.uk

Deborah Hawthorne
North East Regional Museums Hub
Cultural Entitlement Officer
Tyne and Wear and Northumberland
Telephone: 0191 263 9860
Email: deborah.hawthorne@twmuseums.org.uk

The Hub already runs the INNOVART art teachers network. Look out for further teacher and school events from them in the future.

http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/hub/

The Gala day is on Saturday 19th of November, at Gateshead Civic Centre, from 9.45am-4.30pm.
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www.ncbf.org.uk

CTC Theatre's 'Take Off' theatre festival 2006 will be held in Gateshead!
In preparation, the CTC will be in Montreal to look at the work of theatre companies, incluing those from Korea and Japan. Does your school have any existing links with other countries, or would your school like to make links with a particular country? Let CTC know - they can approach companies from specific areas.
You can also register an interest in hosting or attending performances, conference, workshops and CPD.

To register your expression of interest by 12 noon, Monday 19th December, contact:
Mr Steve Aal, CTC General Manager, on 01325 352 004 or email: steve@ctctheatre.org.uk.

or: Mari Macdonald, Gateshead Arts Team
Tel: (0191) 4775380 / E-mail: marimacdonald@gateshead.gov.uk / Fax: (0191) 4901394
Gateshead Visitor Centre, St. Mary’s Church, Oakwellgate, Gateshead, NE8 2AU.

Ambassador schools will have received this information last Thursday via e-bulletins, but we have added it below in full. Read on!

www.ctctheatre.org.uk

Thank-you to the Ambassador network and staff at Dryden Centre who responded to Peter Hepplewhite's archive resources survey for NEMLAC. Peter got a good response from Gateshead and the wider region, which will inform provision in the future.
http://www.tyneandweararchives.org.uk/
http://www.nemlac.co.uk/

The Mental Health Promotion office in the Gateshead Primary Care Trust are one of our most recent Ambassadors Cultural Partners and their plans for World Mental Health Day 2005 include:
~ Supporting the international theme of 'Physical and Mental Health Across the Life Span'.
~ 'Feel Good FM' community radio station 10th-16th Oct (frequency to be confirmed)
~ 'Feel Good Workshops' for schools and community groups.
~ 'Feel Good Fiesta' at The Sage Gateshead, 17th Oct 2005.

To request sample campaign materials (posters, leaflets etc), reply to rosie.dalton-lucas@ghpct.nhs.uk with your request and contact details.

Rosie Dalton-Lucas
Mental Health Promotion Specialist
14 Regent Terrace,
Gateshead,
Tyne and Wear
NE8 1LU
Tel: 0191 4789061

A wealth of events in the forthcoming term.
For secondary students there is a series of free Cafe Culture events including:
"What can Science learn from Art?" at BALTIC's cafe, 19th Sept. 8pm.
"Contemporary Visual Art" at The Cluny, Lime Street, Ouseburn, 20th Sept. 7pm.
"Low Budget Film-making" Central Square, Forth Street, Newcastle, 21st Sept. 7.30pm.
For more Cafe Culture information telephone 0191 241 8614

The University Public Lecture Programme is especially relevant for
A-Level students and higher. This term's visiting lecturers include Philip Pullman, Prof. Lewis Wolpert, Prof. Andrew Lambert and Prof. John Merriman. For the full programme, open this link:
www.ncl.ac.uk/press.office/lectures. For Primaries, the link above includes the John H Holmes Memorial Lecture, entitled Young Science - presentations on the real world by a team of young scientists from Newcastle University.

Music, too! Enjoy Mozart, Lizst, Strauss, Gershwin, Stockhausen, Persian folk, Indian classical, and jazz at the King's Hall, Armstrong Building,(opposite the RVI) on Thursdays. The concerts are free and schools are welcome. The full programme is at: www.ncl.ac.uk/sacs/about/music/events

Our thanks to all the staff at the relevant University offices for this advance information.

In October 2005 the UK will host the largest world music business expo for the first time. WOMEX 2005 will be held at The Sage Gateshead on 26th-30th October, with networking opportunities for artists to meet world music producers, agents, managers, record labels, promoters and festival officials along with a wide variety of cultural organisations. The event also involves a trade fair, conference sessions, film screenings and showcases and concludes with the WOMEX Award celebrations. For further information and registration visit www.womex.com or email womex@womex.com WOMEX are based in Germany at WOMEX, Bergmannstrasse 102, 10961 Berlin, Germany. Phone 0049 30 318 61 40.

Seven Stories, the Centre for Children's Books, is proud to have Children's Laureate, Jacqueline Wilson and her principal illustrator Nick Sharratt opening our new visitor centre at 11:00am on Friday 19 August.
Kicking off the opening day celebrations, Jacqueline Wilson and Nick Sharratt will cut the ribbon to allow visitors into our brand new seven-storey building and journey into the world of children's literature. Everyone is invited to our grand opening day!

Gateshead teachers and children may be interested in purchasing annual memberships; saving them money across the year and offering unlimited access. There are also special pupil and teacher admission charges. See the website for more details...
www.sevenstories.org.uk

Aykley Heads, Durham
0191 384 2214
£3/£2/£1.50
www.durham.gov.uk/dli
www.durham.gov.uk/communityheritage

When The War Came To Us - Doing Our Bit in County Durham
until 4th September, every day, 10am-4pm.
Europe Regained
The Allied invasion of Europe through the eyes of war artists
(from the IWM) until 4th September.
A People's War
Add your memories to the largest online archive for a nation at war.
until 4th September.
In association with the BBC: www.bbc.co.uk/ww2

Military Vehicle Rally, in the grounds. Stalls and displays.
28th & 29th August
10am-4pm
Free

Following the sad death of Peter Sarah in April, the theatre has now appointed Philip Bernays as the new Chief Executive.
Mr Bernays has worked previously with the Arts Council, the Pleasance in Edinburgh, the London Young Vic and the Cheltenham Everyman Theatre.

The England Rugby fly-half visited our new Activ8 junior gym at the Leisure Centre recently as part of his new CBBC TV programme, Johnny's Hotshots.
He'll be coaching a different group of boys and girls each week in rugby skills and looking for new sporting talent.

How much do you know about Gateshead’s heritage?
Come on our ‘Hidden Histories’ walk and discover where you can find Archimedes' head, beehives and Old Father Time in Gateshead.
Walk starts at Gateshead Visitor Centre, St Mary’s Church, Oakwellgate on Sunday 14 August 2.30pm.
Ticket price £3.00 (£2.00 concession) available on the day.

For further details contact Anthea Lang, Gateshead's Local History Librarian at the Central Library 433 8400.

For the first time in 25 years, the British Art Show takes place in the North East and is housed in a single venue, BALTIC.
The show highlights the work of artists who have made a significant contribution to British art over the past five years: it has long been a marker of new developments in contemporary art. The exhibition is part of the Hayward Gallery Touring Programme.
NB: BALTIC galleries will be closed from 5th to 23rd of September for the installation of the show. The cafe, restaurants and shop will be open.
www.balticmill.com
www.hayward.org.uk/

Gateshead teachers are welcome at a dedicated open day on Thursday 22nd of September at the Planetarium at South Tyneside College.
The event takes place after school (7pm-9pm) and is free but places are limited, so book now on 0191 427 5489 or email: astro@stc.ac.uk or write to:
South Tyneside College, Planetarium & Observatory, St George's Ave, South Shields, NE34 6ET.
See planetarium shows, observatory visit, free teaching materials, meet the resident astronomer, prepare for the partial solar eclipse, explore planetarium shop resources and more.

There'll be another Teachers' Forum in the Autumn term; watch the Ambassadors' e-bulletins for the date.
The new theatre opens at Haymarket in Spring 2006.
Meanwhile, the company presents Dickens' Great Expectations at the Journal Tyne Theatre on Westgate Road
from the 10th - 15th of October at 7.30pm with matinees on the 12th and 13th at 1.30pm.
Tickets £15/£12
Schools £6/£7.50
Please note that Live Theatre are doing the ticket honours, so call 0191 232 1232.
Their Christmas show for under sixes will be at Discovery Museum and is called 'How the Sea Came to Be' and runs
from the 15th-31st of December. Booking: 0871 7000 125. Full details of these shows on the website:
http://www.northernstage.co.uk/

Gateshead Leisure Centre's new Café Bar 'CafeActive' is now open to the public.
Everyone is welcome to the newly refurbished CaféActive where a new menu is available offering freshly prepared paninis, sandwiches in a choice of breads, soups, toasties, salads, children's food and much more.
Fresh coffee and healthier choices can be found in CaféActive from Monday to Friday 9.00 am to 7.30pm, Saturday 10.00am to 5.30pm, and Sunday 10.00am to 7.30pm. Alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase between 11am and 10.30pm Monday to Friday and on a Sunday.
CaféActive closes at 5.30pm on a Saturday and is available for private hire after this time.

A bar snack menu is available until 10.00pm every night other than a Saturday and includes toasted sandwiches, potato skins, spicy potato wedges, a range of confectionary and freshly made cappuccinos, lattes and hot chocolate with marshmallows!
Telephone 0191 433 5733.

The Food Chain Company (north east) was set up in 2004 as a way of making it easier for people in the north east to buy fresh, affordable, fruit and locally grown vegetables.
www.thefoodchain-ne.co.uk

If you're on Gateshead Quays during Tall Ships, then Explore Music, Gateshead Libraries Music Library is in the east wing of the ground floor of the Sage Gateshead.
Here's what they have to offer for Tall Ships and beyond...
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This photograph courtesy of Mark Savage
Leviathan is Gateshead Council’s programme of thirty community projects funded by Culture10 and Arts Council England North East, such as Neptune's Arc of Friendship procession where Gateshead and Newcastle children will take sea monsters and flags to the crew parade on Tues 26th July; Flotilla!,: an exhibition at Gateshead Visitor Centre of thirty handcrafted boats made by locally-connected artists and community workshops from July 15th and What Floats your Boat?: a community flag project about hopes and aspirations to be installed on Baltic Square on Sunday 24th July.
The photo refers to this year’s Wrekenton & Springwell Happy Hearts Lanterns Procession where children from Fell Dyke Primary made ships to celebrate the Tall Ships and Rivers Festival.
Leviathan was not only a mythical sea monster, but also the name of the ship in Nelson’s fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar, with Master & Commander Trotter at the helm. This year is the bicentenary of the battle and Commander Trotter is buried here in Gateshead, in St Mary’s Churchyard. For more information about the Leviathan programme, contact Karolynne Hart in the Arts Development Team on
0191 477 5380

www.visitnewcastlegateshead.com
www.tallships2005.com

Sunday 14th August
11am - 6pm
Saltwell Park, Gateshead
FREE
Multi-cultural music and entertainment, farmers and craft market, police dogs, horses and marine displays, children's rides, animal farm and refreshments.
Free park and ride from Gateshead Civic Centre
http://ww1.northumbria.police.uk/

Exhibitions, music, song, sketches and costume events in County Durham to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the end of the War.
Telephone 0191 383 3602
www.durham.gov.uk/ww2

Develop your leadership skills with Youth Music's Singbook Workshops
Youth Music is running a series of singing workshops across England in support of our Singbook - a brand new singing resource designed to get more children and young people singing.

The north east workshop is at the Collingwood Conference Centre, Durham University,on the 16th-17th September.

Read on for more and booking...

Cycling Exhibition
Monday 13th - Friday 17th June
Come along to Gateshead Civic Centre Reception or simply cycle to work and claim goodies during National Bike Week!

Read on for events, offers, services and contact details...

Tuesday 28th June
Free
4.30pm-6pm
Shipley Art Gallery
Prince Consort Road
Gateshead

This is a free network facilitated by the North East Regional Museums Hub and open to all art educators in the North East Region who work in the Secondary sector or museums and galleries.

Read on for details and booking...

Newcastle Arts Centre, one of our Cultural Partners, has had the bright idea of setting up a website featuring all of the free exhibitions taking place within a twelve mile radius of Newcastle: and here it is...
http://www.newcastle-arts-centre.co.uk/exhibitions_on_tyne.htm
One to bookmark!

Vietnamese Water Puppetry
Thursday 30th June
10.30am and 1.30pm
Performance Square
The Sage Gateshead
courtesy of NGI

I mentioned the Vietnamese Water Puppets performances on this site last week and now have more details from Newcastle Gateshead Initiative who are now taking bookings. Please call David Bilton at NGI (and not TSG!):
There is no charge for these tickets!
http://thanglongwaterpuppet.org/
Contact:
David Bilton
Festival Co-ordinator
NewcastleGateshead Initiative
4th Floor, Central Square South
Orchard Street
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
NE1 3AZ
Tel. 0191 243 8807
Fax. 0191 222 1282
david.bilton@ngi.org.uk
www.2005alive.com

For more details about the piece, read on...

Friday 24th and Monday 27th June 2005
Two days of free workshops and exhibitions for Primary and Secondary Teachers in the North East, run by NECLEAs and NEMLAC.
Open this attachment for details and booking...
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Work has begun at the Life Science Centre in Newcastle to create a new £1.5 million state-of-the-art interactive theatre that will take visitors on journey into Outer Space to search for new life forms.
Read on for more...

A message from Sarah Kekus, Head of Schools Programme at The Sage Gateshead for teachers and pupils from KS2-KS5:

Tuesday 7th June
1) Cosi fan Tutte teacher inset and website launch
Monday 4th July
2) Cosi fan Tutte schools performance
Weeks commencing 23rd and 27th June
3) 4 Corners resource launch (Beat the World Drum) inset and schools roadshow
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Sarah Kekus
Head of Schools Programme
The Sage Gateshead
Direct Line and Voicemail 0191 443 4583
Switchboard 0191 443 4666
Email: sarah.kekus@thesagegateshead.org
Mobile: 07766 881 277
Fax: 0191 443 4550/1
box office: 01