AWEN EVENTS

2011

Bath Storytelling Circle

upstairs at the Raven, Bath . 8.00 for 8.30 p.m. Entry free. Contact: David 01225 482170

Wednesday 21 December

Garden of Awen: Midnight Sun

Lansdown Hall, Stroud, 7pm

***Winter Solstice Celebration***

A magically festive spoken word showcase celebrating the launch of Places of Truth by Jay Ramsay & The Immanent Moment by Kevan Manwaring – both collections feature sequences inspired by the deserts of Egypt. With special guests Adam Horovitz; Herewood Gabriel; Jehanne & Rob Mehta; Gabriel Bradford Millar; Anthony Nanson & others. Performance poetry, storytelling, acoustic music & dance marking the winter solstice. Come and celebrate the rebirth of the light with us. Dress to dazzle. Limited floor spots (3 mins) on winter solstice theme. Bring your wishes and prayers for the mandala of light.

Free glass of mulled wine & mince pie on entry.

£8 in advance/£10 on door.

Tel: 01453 767576 Email: info@lansdownhall.org Web: www.lansdownhall.org

FFI: www.awenpublications.co.uk

AWEN EVENTS 2012

Thursday January 5

Turning the Wheel

Bonn Central Library, Germany

Seasonal stories and music from Anthony Nanson, Kevan Manwaring Mark Hassal and Karola Renard to celebrate Yuletide & Twelfth Night.

7.30pm

Turning the Wheel signing

Swindon Brunel Waterstones

11-2pm. Drop by for a chat.

Wednesday February 1

Imbolc Showcase

Featuring local poets, storytellers and musicians celebrating the first inklings of Spring. Floor spots (3 mins). 

Star Anise Cafe, Stroud, 7.30pm tbc

Saturday 4 February

Turning the Wheel signing

Waterstones Northampton

Abington Street

11-2pm. Drop by for a chat.

Tuesday 1 March

Way of Awen talk

George Hotel, Bridport

Dorset Moot

Wednesday 11 March

Forgotten Lives, Inspiring Stories III: Memory, History, Legend Take a trip back through time to meet, in person, an astonishing assembly of the city’s forgotten and half-remembered denizens. Adventurers and inventors, kings and clerics, writers and visionaries, they’ll all be here to tell their own true stories – brought back to life by Bath’s own storytelling company, Fire Springs, in this specially commissioned performance.

Performers from Fire Springs are Anthony Nanson, Kirsty Hartsiotis, Kevan Manwaring, David Metcalfe.

Bath Literature Festival 2012, Holburne MuseumFFI: www.bathfestivals.org.uk

***Also running creative writing workshops throughout the festival - find me in the Sky Arts Den***

Thursday 29 March

Turning the Wheel author talk

Writers in the Brewery, Cirencester

£3. Bar/hot drinks. Open mic after break.

www.newbreweryarts.org.uk

Monday 23 April

Spirits of Place

storytelling concert

Hawkwood College

7.30pm doors. 8.00pm start

Did you know that monks could fly? That strange beasts lurk in the Forest of Dean? Or that ancient gods dwelt on the White Horse Downs? A sparkling evening of tales from Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire by three of the region’s finest storytellers. Fire Springs members Anthony Nanson, Kirsty Hartsiotis and Kevan Manwaring have scoured the three counties for their collections of Folk Tales, published by the History Press. Whether a newcomer to the region or a long-term resident, you'll never look at your neck of the woods in the same way again.

http://www.hawkwoodcollege.co.uk/events/

Box Office: 01453 759034

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