TONGUES&GROOVES NEWS
In February 2010, Tongues&Grooves in the Community was launched as a separate non profit making body to our poetry and music club. This followed a series of successful community projects, made possible with the help funding from Awards for All and Small Sparks.
Membership of Tongues&Grooves in the Community is open to any person or group supporting our aims. Membership is currently free and entitles members to regular updates and discounts on future Tongues&Grooves' concerts.
Workshops
A new creative writing project is now taking place in collaboration with the Portsmouth Users Self Help Group.
In December John Haynes and Maggie Sawkins delivered a successful free creative writing workshop for detainees at Haslar Immigration Removal Centre. We have been asked to continue workshops in 2010 and are in the process of applying for funding.
Workshops for health and well being, funded by a Small Sparks grant, took place at community venues in Portsmouth, as well St James' Hospital and Cranstoun Community Drug Action in Fratton.
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"Makes the spoken word more accessible, and entices people who haven't written or performed to do so with confidence." (User feedback)
"Tongues&Grooves gave me back my voice. Thank you." Krystyna Jankowska
'Tongues&Grooves has got to be the best poetry club in the world!' - Anna Robinson
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TONGUES: Our featured poets have a track record of publication in reputable magazine or small presses, and are either at or beyond the first collection stage. We are currently booked up until April 2011.
GROOVES: We are particularly keen to feature local singer/songwriters and musicians.
ARE YOU LOCAL? There will be no featured poets or musicians on Sunday 27 June 2010. If you would like to be considered for a five minute open mic spot, please contact: Richard Williams:
Richardwilliams65@hotmail.com
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Florence Road, Southsea, Hants PO5 2NE.
8pm - 10.30pm. £3/£2 concessions.
Tips for reading at the Open Mic (Word doc)
4.30-6.30pm. Creative Writing Workshop with George Marsh. The Lodge, Victoria Park, Portsmouth. £12. FREE PLACES AVAILABLE.
4.30 - 7.30pm 'Where do poems come from and how do they sound?' Workshop with Denise Bennett followed by buffet and reading with Pauline Hawkesworth. £16. Free places available.
The Kings Theatre, Southsea - All day (includes a Tour of the Theatre). One workshop £20, Two workshops £35.
10 - 12am - Creative Writing workshop. Work on a poem or a short piece of prose that you have already written. You will be helped to improve confidence in your talents for creative expression.
12 - 1pm - Lunch Break and Tour of the theatre. (Lunch not provided).
1 - 3pm - Reading with Your own Voice workshop. Tips on how to use a microphone and build confidence about reading in front of an audience. Tutors: Maggie Sawkins and Janet Ayers.
FREE PLACES AVAILABLE FOR THIS EVENT. Box Office: 023 9282 8282
Cornwall poet Jenny Hamlett. Live music Nick Molyneux. Please arrive before 8 pm to sign up for one of the six open mic slots. 8 pm - 10.30 pm. £3.
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Project funding since 2006 from Arts Council South East, Awards for All England, Grassroots and Small Sparks (NHS).
Working in collaboration with CIBAS, Community First for Portsmouth, Havant Arts Centre, Havant Literary Festival, Lapidus, Nineveh Gallery; Poetry pf, Portsmouth City Arts, Rhythm & Muse, The Poetry Society, The Poetry Studio, The University of Chichester and The University of Portsmouth.
Since 2003, Tongues&Grooves has welcomed poets and musicians from the UK and abroad at The Florence Arms, Southsea and other venues on tour. Tongues&Grooves can also provide tutors to run community projects, workshops, concerts, readings and writing days. We encourage the 'quiet voice', under represented groups and people of all ages and backgrounds. Tongues&Grooves is a non-profit making voluntary organisation.
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