Free video workshop for your business

Event Date: 
18/01/2013 - 10:00am to 12:00pm

Want to know more about how to make the most of video for your business?

Topics include: Why is video growing so fast? Where can I use video? How do I get more views? How do I use video in the sales process? Where: Fresha cafe, Sowton Find out more about booking your space at http://www.just90.tv/just90-video-training

Miracle Theatre present Frankenstein! at Exeter Phoenix

Event Date: 
20/02/2013 - 2:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter

Frankenstein! A new play by Bill Scott, with songs by Tom Adams

A futuristic musical comedy of love, revenge and short circuits

When power is cut off from the Eternalife Cryonics facility, Dr Frankenstein must race against time to construct a superhuman of epic proportions that can carry the precious genes of the rich and famous into the future.

His cut and paste creation is a hideous mistake. Feared by its creator, shunned by the world, the monster takes revenge. It craves the one thing it can never have… LOVE!

Miracle Theatre’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s...

Hospiscare Men's Walk: The Perfect Boys' Day Out

Event Date: 
16/03/2013 - 1:00pm
Venue: 
Sandy Park, Exeter

A pint, a pasty and a punt between the posts - what more could a man want after pounding around Exeter to raise money for Hospiscare?

Registration opens on Friday 11th January for this year’s Hospiscare Men’s Walk (Saturday 16th March at 1pm), which follows a circular route around the city, starting and finishing at Sandy Park. As last year, once they’ve finished walkers will be able to tuck into a pasty and a pint courtesy of Hospiscare while watching England v Wales in the Six nations on the big screens in the Exeter Suite at the home of the Exeter Chiefs.

Hospiscare is...

Exmouth RNLI puts Six on Saddles for SOS day

Event Date: 
20/01/2013 - 10:30am
Venue: 
Dawlish FC - Exmouth RNLI

Six volunteers from Exmouth RNLI lifeboat crew are cycling in full kit from Dawlish to Exmouth on Sunday 20 January. They intend to raise money towards the launch and recovery equipment needed for their Shannon lifeboat, expected by early 2014.

SOS Day is all about having fun and raising funds. On the last Friday in January, lifeboat stations and RNLI supporters around the UK and Ireland hold lots of fun events, really brightening up this otherwise dull month! The Exmouth volunteers have decided to hold their event on the previous Sunday in order to catch supporters at each of...

Helen Snell: Burnt Out at Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey

Event Date: 
18/01/2013 - 10:00am to 17/02/2013 - 5:30pm
Venue: 
Riverside Gallery at Devon Guild, Bovey Tracey

A new and ambitious body of work by Associate Devon Guild Member Helen Snell, Burnt Out will be a sculptural installation exploring the boundaries between craft and art, embracing new technologies such as laser cutting and water jet cutting in a range of diverse materials. The imagery is the result of an ongoing collaboration with the National Museum of the Royal Navy, exploring themes of exploration, imperialism and the human and environmental cost of war.

Open daily 10am-5.30pm until 17 February, free admission.

www.crafts.org.uk

Workshop: Writing an engaging blog – how, why and what?

Event Date: 
13/02/2013 - 5:30pm
Venue: 
Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey

Writing an engaging blog – how, why and what?

Cosmic, an IT company specialising in web development and social media, will show you how to set up a blog and easy ways to create posts that engage, generate debate and increase sharing.

Understand the importance of blogging for artists and makers in search engine optimisation and the role blogs can play in your social media profile. £15 (£10) Book in advance: 01626 832223, email: devonguild@crafts.org.uk

http://www.crafts.org.uk/

Get Fresh: Emerging designer-makers from the South West

Event Date: 
12/01/2013 - 10:00am to 24/02/2013 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey

Selected by Polly Macpherson (Associate Professor in Design, Plymouth University) a group of the freshest, most exciting emerging makers have been chosen to take part in the Guild’s biennial exhibition aimed at highlighting the best that the South West region has to offer. This is a chance to see new interventions in print, furniture, textiles, glass, ceramics, sculpture, enamel, jewellery and silver.

Exhibitors: Sue Brown, Grace Coombes, Hannah Felicity Dunne, Tracey Falvey, Bethan Jones, Joshua Kerley, Emma Lavery, Sylvia Llecha, Rebekah Lockley, Stuart McFarlane,Jennifer Norris...

Nordic Walking UK: Learn to Nordic Walk at Killerton

Event Date: 
27/01/2013 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Killerton House and Gardens, Broadclyst

Get fit and have fun in Killerton's parkland.

Nordic Walking burns up to 40% more than ordinary walking. Join our qualified Nordic Walking instructor Fiona Swan for the two-part Nordic Walking UK training course - the second part of the course takes place on 10 February.

More information: Fiona Swan, 01626 890120

Email: fiona@nordicwalkingdevon.co.uk

Booking essential: 07531 729383

Suitable for Groups, walking/outdoor wear, walking poles will be provided, suitable for all fitness levels aged 16 and over.

Nordic walking taster - get fit and have fun at Killerton

Event Date: 
13/01/2013 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Killerton House and Gardens, Broadclyst

Get fit and have fun in Killerton's parkland. Nordic Walking burns up to 40% more than ordinary walking. Join our qualified Nordic Walking instructor Fiona Swan for a free 45 minute walk at Killerton.

More information: Fiona Swan, 01626 890120

Email: fiona@nordicwalkingdevon.co.uk

Booking essential: 07531 729383.

Suitable for Groups, walking/outdoor wear, walking poles will be provided, suitable for all fitness levels aged 16 and over.

Meet in the main car park.

Isca String Quartet Concert with Chris Gradwell

Event Date: 
26/01/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Sidmouth Parish Church, Church Lane, Sidmouth

Isca String Quartet with Chris Gradwell (clarinet)

Haydn : String Quartet Op. 74 No. 4 Finzi : Five Bagatelles for clarinet and strings Shostakovich : String Quartet No 8 Op. 110 Weber : Clarinet Quintet Op. 34 (final movement)

Like the Isca Ensemble as is parent chamber orhcestra, the quartet is extremely proud to have helped with the development of many charities through the presentation of its concerts.

This concert will be supporting Sidmouth Parish Church and The Rotary Club of Sidmouth (to help fund its community initiatives).

Tickets £8 in advance...

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