Robin Ince will be back in Margate on Thursday, April 30 at the Fort Road Hotel to discuss his new book Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal. In conversation with local author Ellen Jones, he will discuss his personal journey through anxiety, ADHD and neurodiversity. Free entry.
Andy Malt
There are only a few weeks left to see Turner Contemporary’s Bridget Riley exhibition. On Sunday, April 26, you’ll have the chance to experience it in a very different way. Composer Walter Zimmermann and guitarist Elliot Simpson have collaborated to create musical reimagings of six of the paintings on show. Audiences will be invited to follow the musicians around the gallery as they perform each piece next to the painting that inspired it. Free entry. Find out more.
ELZ will perform a new work in progress show By the End Of This Show Every Man in the Audience will Be In Love with Me at the Alley Bar in Ramsgate on Saturday, May 9. Her debut hour long performance, it will combine jokes, songs and poems. There will also be a happy hour at the bar before the show and party after. Tickets £10.50.
Goth club night Hexed will be back at Margate Arts Club on Friday, May 1 for its annual May Day extravaganza. There will be DJs spinning goth, industrial, metal and more all night, plus burlesque and drag performances, tarot reading, and craft making. Tickets £8.
The Secret Garden at Quex Park will host two talks on moths this summer. Did you know there are around 2500 species of moth in the UK, most of which can be found in Kent? Local ‘moth-ers’ Bob Dean and Bob Hinge will bring you lots of moth facts at the garden centre on Sunday, May 17 and Sunday, June 14. Free entry. Email thesecretgardenquex@gmail.com to book your place.
The Broadstairs and St Peters Community Festival returns on Saturday, May 16. Now in its third year, the event showcases and raises awareness for groups supporting local residents and building a cleaner, safer, kinder community. It will run from 10am to 4pm. Free entry.
Love textiles? Join the Margate Textile Society’s weekly meetings at 101 Social in Cliftonville, Thursdays 4-6pm. The group has just embarked on a community quilt making project, so now’s the perfect time to get involved. You can also bring your own project or head along for some inspiration. £5 for a one-off drop-in, or £15 a month. Free for under 18s and over 65s. Find out more.
Writing in Progress turns one next month. To mark the occasion, the May edition of the new writing night will be a best of, showcasing some highlights of work performed over the last twelve months. It takes place at Off Licence in Cliftonville on Wednesday, May 13. Find out more.
The next Kent Whisky Explorers night is set to take place at Little Swift in Margate on Friday, May 15. For this edition, host pau Vig will guide you through five English drams. As well as being a very fun evening full of tasty drinks and interesting facts, it will also raise money for men’s health charity Movember. Tickets £30.
Acoustic music night Assembly celebrates its second birthday on Wednesday, April 29 at Off Licence in Cliftonville. There will be performances from ELZ, Seye Adelekan, Wedding Guest and Diet Jesus. £7 on the door.
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