Information and fun about events and happeings in and around Totnes
15th October 2019 The Art of Three will be exhibiting paintings, mixed media works, sculptures and a large-scale paper installation at the forthcoming exhibition; ‘The Power of Making’ opening at The Gallery at the Ariel Centre, King Edward VI Community College, Totnes, in November A collaboration of three Devon-based artists; Melanie O’Hanlon, Sue Rossiter…
1st October 2019 What are they talking about? Jazz rock band Shadow Factory have joined forces with performance poet Robert Garnham to create an unforgettable show which marries music to spoken word. Based on Robert’s Edinburgh show from 2018, “In the Glare of the Neon Yak” and will be debuted at the Barrel House in…
Totnes town centre is gearing up for another Party in the Town on Saturday 28th September which for one whole day will bring the town together with an astonishingly eclectic line-up of live music across 8 venues – and it’s all absolutely free! The Festival, now in its fourth year and which was originally funded by Dartington, is now being brought to you…
19/08/2019. The Barn Cinema at Dartington will be offering film fans a chance to catch the latest movies for free on Sunday 25 August, as part of National Lottery Cinema Day 2019 that celebrates UK film, filmmakers and local cinema. Barn audience members simply need to show a Lotto ticket for the 24 August draw (which…
The historic market town of Totnes in Devon is set to host the seventh Totnes Pride on Saturday 7th September 2019. Social enterprise Proud2Be is laying on a whole host of activities, which will bring the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and/or questioning+) community together with their allies, to celebrate diversity in the town. This…
Poetry and all that jazz….. In 2009 I was part of an online ‘poem a day’ forum. It was a swanky way of greeting the page accompanied by some very smart, funky, London poets. One morning I wrote a poem entitled “The Word Café.” I had a clear vision of an actual café where poets,…
The upper reaches of the River Dart has always been a fertile and imaginative location. So it’s no surprise that the area that inspired the Elmhirsts & spawned Dartington, would have a wealth of artistic talent bursting forth in the form of ‘TDOS’ – Totnes & Dartington Open Studios. The event in May this year…
Naked stand-up comedy and a masterclass in strutting will open and close an inspirational festival that returns to Totnes Civic Hall May 3/4, designed to celebrate and honour bodies in all their various forms. Returning to Totnes for its second year, on May 3rd and 4th 2019, Bodykind Festival will feature renowned speakers, social media…
They’re coming to take it away!Vire, twin town of Totnes has warned they are making preparations to take back Vire Island following Brexit by the UK. The lovely idyllic outcrop was gifted to Totnes in 1974 to great excitement when the entire town stood on the harbour to welcome it’s arrival by tugboat. The specially…
Macabre goings on at the top of town…At the time of year when the veil between the worlds grows thin, Val Jones, Nancy Pickard and Verity Newman present an exhibition taking an irreverent romp around the certainty of death. Work from these three established West Country artists, Val and Verity from Totnes and Nancy has…