Archive for 4 February 2012
Brecon Women’s Festival 2012 – 1st to 10th March 2012
Theatr Brycheiniog
Brecon Women’s Festival Art Show (until 11th March)
to be opened by Theatre Director Paula Redway at on Thursday 1st march at 6.30pm
Monday March 5th
Coliseum Cinema
7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Brecon Film Society showing of Meek’s Cutoff directed by Kelly Reichardt
Tuesday March 6th
The Hours Cafe & Bookshop
6 – 7pm Women’s Aid Talk
The Sarah Siddons
7.30pm. Sarah Siddons Evening with Ian Milton
Time tbc
Wednesday March 7th
The Hours Cafe & Bookshop
7pm Official Festival Launch with AM Kirsty Williams and AM Jane Hutt
Entertainment provided by WI Choir
Thursday March 8th
The Hours Cafe & Bookshop
3pm – 4.30pm Poetry with Ruth Bidgood and more
Brecon Cathedral
5pm Talk by the Cathedral Sacristan
6 – 6.30pm Special Cathedral Service
6.30pm Supper at Pilgrims (tickets £10 each – advance booking required)
Friday March 9th
Pilgrim’s tea Rooms
Talk by Lynne Allbutt
Baking demonstration by Janet Williams
Times tbc
The Hours cafe & Bookshop
From 6pm Talk by Sue Brook, Saucy Limericks by Helena Jones, Talk by Sister Bonaventure
Saturday 10th March
Brecon Guildhall
10am – 4pm Women’s Festival Fair
Saturday 10th March – Sunday 11th March
Talybont on Usk
10am – 5pm The Shamanic Power of Sound (Workshop)
The Hours Cafe & Bookshop
10.30 – 1.00pm Reading Surgery with Elizabeth Blinkhorn from Oxford University Press
Sunday 11th March
Maendy Well
Tree Planting in association with Brecon Woodland Trust
Time tbc
The programme will be updated as more events are included.
Dates and times may change so please keep checking for updates. http://www.breconwomensfestival.co.uk/info.html
International Women’s Day will WOW Wolverhampton – 8th March 2012
Wolverhampton’s women will ‘wow’ the city’s art gallery this spring as part of International Women’s Day.
Women of Wolverhampton (WOW) is offering local women the chance to sample a range of relaxing and inspiring activities at Wolverhampton Art Gallery on Thursday 8 March.
Health checks, yoga, creative writing, money advice and the art gallery exhibitions will all be available to visitors, who can focus on their health, wealth and well-being.
WOW is offering the celebration day in partnership with A2B, Platform 51, The Haven, Wolverhampton Homes, Wolverhampton Health Trainers and Wolverhampton Healthy Lifestyles Team.
The initiative is being supported by The Big Lottery through the Awards for All programme, as part of a wider project, “Health, Wealth and Well-Being”.
For more information and up-to-date news, join ‘Women of Wolverhampton – WOW’ on Facebook, follow ‘@WOW_pr’ on Twitter or email pr@wowonline.org.uk
Inspiring futures: Manchester’s celebration of International Women’s Day 2012 – 4th March 2012
From 11am till 6pm at Manchester Town Hall
This years International Women’s Day celebration is bigger and better than ever.
* Come along and learn new skills in music production, graphic design, IT, science, engineering, writing, sports and photography.
* Listen to women representing us in industries such as nuclear science, business, music, sports, the arts, engineering and politics.
* Find out about apprenticeships, placements and other exciting opportunities in the city.
Manchester Town Hall will be full of free activities to support, inspire and develop your skills.
There will be three rooms focused on the following strands:
Recognise Room: an opportunity for women to recognise their skills and learn new ones in music production, photography, IT, sport, science, construction, writing, and engineering. Un-convention factory will be holding an Un-conventional Women event in this room and there will be the opportunity to learn about the music industry from experienced women including Radio DJ’s, Record label Directors, Sound Crew and Festival Organisers.
Un-Convention Factory will take over Manchester Town Hall’s Great Hall with the opportunity for you to record, produce and release an album in one day, you will be involved in all aspects of the creative production from developing digital applications to screen printing to getting involved in the recording process. Un-Convention Factory will host a number of panels, workshops and discussions involving high profile women from the industry, including:
* Jo Good (BCC6 Music)
* Claire O’Neil (Chair of Association of Independent Festivals)
* Rose Durbin (Sound engineer for Elbow, Manchester College)
* Julie Weir (Visible Noise)
* Tracey Moberly (Author interdisciplinary artist)
Represent Room: an opportunity for women to listen to the stories of successful women in nuclear science, sport, music, science, engineering, politics, business and the arts and ask questions about how they succeeded.
Resolve Room: an opportunity for women to find out about next steps into education, employment or training with information and advice on, cv writing skills, apprenticeships and placements in the city, financial support, business start up support, support with University and College applications and much more.
This event will give you:
* Greater confidence in your skills
* An insight into all aspects of the music industry
* Positive information on next steps to support you to reach your full potential
* A greater awareness of International Women’s Day and the contribution women are making to life in the city
* Access to a free download for the album recorded and produced on the day
There are also a number of great exhibitions from local women’s groups such as:
* The MASH photography project
* Bags of Attitude – participants are invited to break a taboo and look inside and bags and hear stories about the public spending cuts and empty purses and the impact on women’s lives.
* Whalley Range High School for Girls and the Manchester Academy School will be showcasing their timeline of women’s history, filled with interesting facts, figures and stories about trailblazers.
All activities are free
For more information please contact: Alex Keelan on a.keelan@manchester.gov.uk or telephone (0161) 234 4263
http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/200041/equality_and_diversity/5021/international_womens_day/1
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