Lyric Lounge Northampton - Saturday 17 September 2011

Fishmarket, Bradshaw Street, NN1 2HL

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Royal & Derngate, 19-21 Guildhall Road, NN1 1DP

The Lyric Lounge arrives in Northampton on 17th September when the Lounge will be open all day for lyrical festivities.

Work on your writing skills with workshops from top class poets and performers. Get up on the Open Mic – first timers welcome. Be wowed by performances of local young writers alongside established artists. Enjoy a free lunch while you listen to poetic rhymes during Lyrical Lunchtimes.

Programme

All events are FREE

11am – Workshops – Include badge making, writing and the Ukulele Tea Party. Learn to sing and play in under an hour with the Ukulele Lady (aka Sara Spade).
Pre-booking essential. Children over 10 welcome – ukuleles supplied.

1pm -3pm – Lyrical Lunchtime Open mic with performances from Jessica Mayhew and Maria Taylor compered by Sara Spade. Book an appraisal of your work while you lunch with internationally acclaimed poet and performer Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze. Her published works ponder social and political issues, as well as her own experience of mental health. Her latest book, Third World Girl , by Bloodaxe Books is out now.

3pm -5pm – Local talent showcases including an intriguing spoken word trail from Fishmarket to Royal & Derngate.

5pm -6pm – Performances by the brilliant Mark Gwynne Jones. With his passionate, captivating and slightly mad, mind-altering poetry and Lyric Lounge patron Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze.

7pm -9pm – Charity Shop DJ takeover party at Fishmarket. The Dancing Disco Jabberwockies take over The Lyric Lounge, with a unique set of tunes and microphone skills. Don’t miss début performances from some of Northampton’s hottest young DJ talent! Celebrating music and the power of people with fast rising star and champion of poetry for a new generation, Deborah ‘Debris’ Stevenson.

Lyric Lounge Northamptonshire is part of Igniting Ambition,’ the East Midlands’ contribution to the Cultural Olympiad. The Lyric Lounge is a Writing East Midlands project. It has been artistically developed by Lydia Towsey. It is supported by MLA Renaissance, Arts Council England, Igniting Ambition and Legacy Trust UK with further support from Northamptonshire County Council, the Royal and Derngate Theatre and The Core at Corby Cube.