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20 JANUARY - 28 MARCH COBALTSTUDIOS.CO.UK JANUARY HELLO AND WELCOME AND HELLO Autumn is over and spring is coming - in, and our FRESH Thursdays welcome a using poetic licence we decided that there growing community of regulars joining us was already enough bleakness around and for dinner and some of the best new music we didn’t need a winter season! around. You can now also book a block of ten FRESH events for just £65 - that’s Spring brings another ten week programme £6.50 for some homecooked food and two following the same weekly pattern but or three fantastic acts every week. FEBRUARY takes an even bolder step into diversity with a range of eclectic, experimental events We’re delighted to be hosting The Unthanks alongside big party nights. This season we for a very special intimate OFFGRID move from candlelit harmonious voice, to acoustic gig in Feburary, and keep your eyes big brass band afro-fusion beats, blurring peeled for Shingai in March (ex-lead singer boundaries with the exciting cross- of The Noisettes). That’s two huge gigs for a fertilization of music, art and performance. DIY grassroots venue. MARCH Once again there is a divergent jazz flavour We are proud to be a not for profit CIC running through many events, and inline and remain almost entirely unfunded, so with our desire for equality there is a every ticket bought and drink sold helps strong female presence showcasing brilliant us to support creativity and inch towards musicians across a breadth of styles. We sustainability. We really appreciate all your have loads of learning events to take part support and hope to see you soon. OUR WEEK OUR COMMUNITY-LED CHANGE ACTIVITY COMMUNITY-LED CHANGE ACTIVITY LEARN & DO CREATIVE LEARNING HOMEMADE FOOD FRESH AND NEW MUSIC FOR £8 LIVE MUSIC AND LIVE PERFORMANCE LEARN & DO CREATIVE LEARNING WEEKLY PARTIES CLUB 3 CROSSINGS TUESDAYS - CHANGE - TUESDAYS Soup is a no strings micro- JANUARY FEBRUARY funding event for projects ST TH that do good. The audience 21 4 pay £4 to listen, eat, and CREATIVE SOUP SORRY WE MISSED vote for a project to win the 7-9.30PM / £4 YOU entrance money. It’s simple, DONATION OTD 7.30PM / £6 sociable and heartwarming. Are you a performer, poet, A community screening TH artist, comedian, maker, of Ken Loach’s film about 25 PIECES OF MY JIGSAW dancer, generally creative? the realities of Britain’s gig 6.30-8PM / FREE economy - the companion Would you like a little pot film to I, Daniel Blake. Rosie and Chris Anderson of free, no strings attached are passionate about enabling MONDAYS - CHANGE - MONDAYS money to get a new project All ticket sales go to Feeding people living with dementia going? Do you want to come Families, a North East based ACTIVITY COMMUNITY-LED to continue telling their and share a meal of soup and charity who are seeing the stories. Pieces of My Jigsaw bread with other likeminded real life effects of the story is a project which does just people and hear portrayed in the film, and that, through conversations, the pitches? work towards alleviating illustrations and songs. poverty and child hunger. Hear Rosie talk about the £4 to come in, 4 speakers project, watch the Arts for 4 minutes each taking 4 TH 11 Council England funded questions from the audience. CROSSINGS THE MATRIARCHAL documentary they made JANUARY For more information or to ALL EVENTS 6-9PM / FREE MEET UP WITH FORKED about it, and be inspired to pitch your project find us on THEATRE TH TH do something similar. A welcoming night of music, relaxation and socialising. 20 / 27 Facebook @newcastlesoup. 6-9PM / FREE BUT Crossings invite refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and all DONATIONS WELCOME TH COMMUNITY-LED ACTIVITY COMMUNITY-LED other members of the community to come every Monday 28 and play, sing, write or simply listen to music in COULD THIS BE YOUR Forked Theatre are travelling MARCH a warm community setting. FEBRUARY EVENT? the country gathering stories from women on motherhood. RD RD TH TH 3 This is a very special event delivered by a long running team 3 / 10 / 17 / Maybe you are involved Newcastle is en route COULD THIS BE YOUR of volunteers. If you are able to support their work and can 24TH with a campaign group or a and they are looking for EVENT? offer voluntary services on the night or in general please let community choir, or have contributions for their show See listings on 28th Jan us know and we can pass on details. All help is appreciated, some skills or knowledge you Motherlogues. Whether there are lots of general jobs to be done, and also space for MARCH want to share? you’re a mum or not, can or 10TH music teachers and group leaders. can’t, will or won’t, they want COULD THIS BE YOUR If you run or would like to to meet you for an informal EVENT? ND TH TH 2 / 9 / 16 / set up a regular group or a chat and a glass of wine. See listings on 28th Jan 23RD / 30TH one-off event in a welcoming TH space with no hire charge, 18 TH then get in touch. We can 17 COMMUNITY SOUP CREATIVE SOUP only consider projects or 7-9.30PM / £4 See listings on 21st Jan events that seek to cover DONATION OTD their costs and are easily TH accessed by those on low Need cash for your 24 incomes and welcome a community project? Want COULD THIS BE YOUR broad audience. to hear about and support EVENT? th projects in your area? Like to See listings on 28 Jan eat soup? 4 5 JOSIE BROOKES JACOB SAM-LA ROSE JANUARY FEBRUARY 26TH COLOUR AND ND TH COLLAGE PORTRAITS 22 5 WITH JOSIE BROOKES LIFE DRAWING LIFE DRAWING 6-9PM / £12, £8 KIDS 6-9PM / £6 ADV, £7 OTD See listing on 22nd Jan WEDNESDAYS - LEARN & DO & LEARN - WEDNESDAYS Spend the evening Chilled life drawing in a TH 12 experimenting with mark relaxed environment. No BORN LIPPY making and textures in an judgement, no pressure, no WORKSHOP intuitive and exciting way. teacher - just nice music and AND EVENT You will create your own drawings. A changing array WORKSHOP 4-6PM / £10 personal colour ‘bases’ using of models taking inspiration EVENT 7-10.30PM / £6 a whole host of materials from classic art, yoga and including paints, inks, pens, contemporary dance. Your monthly celebration of pencils and pastels. You will all things word: poetry, hip- then use your colour bases Bring with you pens, chalk, hop, comedy, where local and have fun combining TH CREATIVE LEARNING CREATIVE pencils, sketchbook and a high octane concoction of ways of illustrating with ink. and national artists vent their them with collage techniques 11 paper, we provide drawing BORN LIPPY breakbeats, musicianship and We will have still life set up spleen for your enjoyment. to create beautifully boards. WORKSHOP powerful lyrics. to inspire your drawings! Internationally admired poet, illustrated portraits. AND EVENT Illustrator Josie Brookes will performer and educator Illustrator Josie Brookes will TH WORKSHOP 4-6PM / £10 More to be announced plus give an introduction to her 29 Jacob Sam-La Rose creates give an introduction to her CREATIVE COLLAGE grounded in a belief that EVENT 7-10.30PM / £6 monthly mini poetry slam work, a live demo showing work, a live demo showing and a pre-event workshop. specific techniques and WORKSHOP WITH poetry can be a powerful specific techniques and Sample a mix of literary then a guided workshop. JOSIE BROOKES force within a community. then a guided workshop. performance poets and vocal TH All materials included, 8-16 6-9PM / £12, £8 KIDS Abi Nyxx has her roots in All materials included, 8-16 18 spitters from the street with year olds welcome with their battle rapping and seamlessly year olds welcome with their LIFE DRAWING a healthy dose of comedy nd adults. Illustrator Josie Brookes will fuses fast flowing rap with adults. See listing on 22 Jan give an introduction to her smooth RnB vocals. More to washed down with some work, a live demo showing be announced plus monthly spoken word-fronted music. 25TH specific techniques and then mini poetry slam and a pre- MARCH EXPERIMENTING a guided workshop so you event workshop. Argh kid is an English WITH INKS WITH can create your own collages. 4TH alternative band from JOSIE BROOKES Manchester, led by poet Materials will be gathered 19TH LIFE DRAWING 6-9PM / £12, £8 KIDS David Scott. Met with from delving into Cobalt’s LIFE DRAWING See listing on 22nd Jan critical acclaim from Chris colourful riso poster archive. See listing on 22nd Jan Inspired by alternative 8-16 year olds welcome with Evans, Janice Long and John drawing tools, you will be their adults. Kennedy, their live shows are experimenting with different 6 7 RACHEL DADD THURSDAYS - FRESH - THURSDAYS unorthodox, harmonically JANUARY FEBRUARY complex and compellingly RD TH beautiful musical language 23 6 that is often inspired by the AFOSS BRIGHTLY + MAINLY TWO + classical tradition. His playing BENJAMIN FITZGERALD FAYE MACCALMAN also encapsulates the restless capacity for invention that is A gentle start to our Improvisor, performer and a cornerstone of jazz. new season of FRESH composer Faye MacCalman showcasing new explores the relationship “Jazz foundations, harmonic compositions from two between dreams, insomnia sophistication and rhythmic young and exciting and taboo emotions, turning complexity.” musicians. Expect two anxiety on its head through multi-instrumentalists surrealist, hypnotic worlds TH spanning trad folk, jazz and of song, improvisation, 20 SHUNYA + £8 FOR MUSIC NEW AND FOOD HOMEMADE electronica.