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07 Mar 2010 March Meeting is all about CIBAS
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March 24, 2010
6:00 pmto9:00 pm

Our March monthly meeting is a special affair – a guest speaker from the Creative Industry Business Advice Service (CIBAS).

We’re bringing CIBAS to town for one-on-one meetings during the day with artists who want to get specific advice on selling their works; We will have a dinner all together and then an evening session for general advice for all members.

Please contact Graham to register for the sessions…use his CIBAS form here or ring him on 892837.

Don’t forget that later that same week, on Saturday, is our Off the Walls show! And later that evening is our Earth Hour event. Its a jam-packed artistic month!

03 Mar 2010 Live Band ~ Heidi at The Kings Arms
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March 6, 2010
9:00 pmto11:00 pm

The Heidi McLaughlin Band will be performing live at The Kings Arms Whitchurch this Saturday 6th March from 9:00.

They play a good mix of bluesy rock originals and covers, some of which are good to dance to.

Those of you who have seen them know you are in for a good night and for those of you that have not WHY NOT???

The gig is free, so you can spend all your money on beer.

17 Feb 2010 The Creative Café Spring 2010
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February 25, 2010
6:30 pmto8:30 pm
March 25, 2010
6:30 pmto8:30 pm
April 29, 2010
6:30 pmto8:30 pm

News from ‘The Creative Café’, brought to you by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council…

With spring just a whisper away, here at the Creative Café we have put together our own programme of green shoots, which we hope will be an inspiration.

This year the Creative Café will be a moveable feast until we can find a suitable venue to base our evening get-togethers. So, come and join us for a free drink and chatter and learn about new exciting developments that are on your doorstep.

Thursday, February 25
Michael Pinsky from the Solent Centre for Architecture and Design will introduce Urban Fallow, a major creative development for Basing View funded by the Arts Council and Basingstoke Council. Urban Fallow will offer local creative practitioners an opportunity to contribute to this major regeneration project.
Location: The Red Lion Hotel, London Road, Basingstoke, RG21 7LX
Time: Doors open at 6:30pm for 7:00pm start

Coming Up Next…

Thursday, March 25 (6:30pm for 7:00 start)
Fresh from taking The Elephant Man off Broadway, Mary Swan, from Basingstoke’s Proteus Theatre Company will be our special guest.
Location: TBC

Thursday April 29 (6:30pm for 7:00 start)
A professional development event in association with Cibas: looking at how to use the web for marketing, without the expense or time of traditional methods.
Location: TBC

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16 Feb 2010 Meeting Scribbles ~ February 2010
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Another fun meeting of local creative folks took place earlier this evening at the White Hart. Thanks as always to Andy for his hospitality (and fine Real Ales!).

John was to have given a chat about typography but unfortunately was called away on other business at the last moment; so look forward to his talk in the coming months, perhaps April.

In his place, Graham gave a taster of his upcoming talk about hidden meanings in art. Thank you Graham.

We welcomed two more new members this month, who were promptly grilled (politely) about their creative talents.

Plenty of information was shared about all kinds of goings-on that Whitchurch Arts is organising or is involved in….such as, CIBAS (24th March), Earth Hour (27th March), Off the Walls (27th March) and Green Aware (20-27th March).

On that last item: be sure to start taking snaps of ‘green’ and ‘energy’ to enter into the photo competition!

Graham told us of the latest grants he is going after, from which all our members can benefit. Steve brought us all up to date on the Off the Walls show, its website, and a creative activity on the Meadow during Green Aware week called ‘Trashy Tree’.

Our next meeting is 24 March, a special event: CIBAS. Many members signed up for the one-on-one coaching to help turn their creative works into money making ventures.

17 Jan 2010 Next Meeting ~ Thursday
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A reminder of the first gathering of 2010 is at 7.43pm in the White Hart on Thursday 21st January.

As well as the usual chat, discussions on works and socialising, there will be a short slot on “The Art of Expression“.

Other things on the menu…
0. Any other business
- volunteers always welcome, as are new members!
1. Bollard Update – info, good news;
2. Photo Competition – launch;
3. Sustainance Break – ;-)
4. WA at Green Fair – info;
5. OTW Show then Earth Hour – ideas?
6. The Art of Expression (Jude)