Culture Vultures 10.09.20
- Upbeat Liverpool
- Sep 10, 2020
- 2 min read
"Hi Culture Vultures ,
Today is 10 September and it’s "National swop ideas" day! Got any good ones?
Also Roald Dahl was born on 13 September 1916 do you have a favourite book written by Ronald Dahl ? Mines got to be Charlie and the chocolate factory!
Why not pop over to the "Brolly Cafe" on the forum page to share your thoughts...and if you're unsure how to sign in as a member just contact the wellbeing centers team for a helping hand.
This weeks recommended listings:
THEATRE
Some short plays from the RSC depicting scenes from Shakespeare’s play in a humorous way
The faerie abduction RSC short film from midsummer nights dream
The wedding of phoebe and Silvious from the RSC from As You Like It
Which Boxers from RSC the Merchant of Venice
A fully improvised show complete with folk inspired songs and music using suggestions from the audience half hour long
HISTORY
The history of the British seaside
The Cultural landscape foundation
Postwar landscape is such an undervalued area,” says Sarah Charlesworth, who led the project for Historic England. Of the 1,600 sites on the national register of parks and gardens, only 24 had been from the second half of the 20th century.
The edge of the main road in Moreton, Wirral, is one such unexpected place. Along the route from the railway station to the former Cadbury Bros chocolate factory (later Burton’s Biscuits), where 6,000 workers used to arrive daily, are a series of cascading pools.
The British Academy
How the invention of the book changed history
ART AND MUSIC
A virtual tour of the latest art exhibitions at the Atkinson
A fab video on music in Liverpool called Routes Jukebox the documentary, featuring Jennifer Johns vocal coach, the Real Thing, Bob Marley, and Janice Long among many others, the documentary also touches on the stories of the forgotten links between Liverpool music and Motown and Reggae and on the various social and cultural factors that led to the creation of such an prolific and enduring music scene.
FESTIVALS
the National Heritage festival On the 11 September has a few events on line some you just click the link, here’s a few
Christchurch Waterloo on line
Views of Wavertree on line
The wavertree lock up
Bluecoat virtual tour
Bluecoat chambers school
The Brain charity are holding. Festival of happiness on line 16 September at 10.00 am email Shawn, the link is on there to join in any of the events listed
FERIA LATINA 2020. 14 - 19 September bringing together some incredibly talented artists and producers from Latin America to share their work, their experiences and their culture, bringing you performances, talks, workshops, discussions of Latin American arts and culture.
As part of this exciting week long On LineFestival, there are some wonderful artists commissions, a storytelling corner; a makers corner and a series of “In conversation with…” some amazing Latin American artists and cultural activists.
Best wishes
Corinne"
