Margate
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Mindfulness on the Go
Celebrating NOW Live Events Margate Bookie at Turner Contemporary, Margate CT9 1HG NOW Live events stimulate the senses and lighten the mind with some of the UK’s most inspiring artists and speakers. This year we are focusing on ‘home’; what home really means to you, how you might feel more at home in yourself, and how we can take these feelings with us everywhere we go. Come and explore
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Beach combing for writers
With a contribution from Martyn Howe offering e-book copies of his new book, The Coast is Our Compass, in which he describes a personal pilgrimage to walk the coast of England along what is now officially the King Charles III National Coastal Path, as a monthly prize, our Shorelines project has had a new lift.
A Different LENS
A Different LENS is an interactive locative media map created by Elspeth Penfold and the artist group Thread and Word, enabling users to explore literary and geographic sites in Margate via computer or smartphone. Developed with community collaborators and funded by Arts Council England and others, the project combines psychogeography, storytelling, and local culture using the CGeomap tool.
From Arcadia to Arcades
Thread and Word present From Arcadia to the Arcades. Sunday September 26th 1.30pm Thread and Word have created a unique set of 32 walking cards with prompts. Inspired by Tom Stoppard’s play Arcadia, the cards may make you consider the people and places around you in a new way. These cards have been developed during
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Elspeth Penfold 2021-11-27 17:58:00
We have made the longlist! Our project “A Different LENS” has been selected for the second round of the Digital Culture Awards in the Digital Storytelling category and we want to say thank you to all who have contributed to Thr...
Elspeth Penfold 2018-10-26 06:11:00
THREAD AND WORD - A WALK WITH SHRINES AT THE MARGATE BOOKIE A final posting about A Walk with Shrines. Elaina Arkeooll reflects on her Ofrenda' Blue Beard's box', Guy Debord and The Book of Proverbs &nb...
Elspeth Penfold 2018-10-21 15:30:00
THREAD AND WORD - A WALK WITH SHRINES AT THE MARGATE BOOKIE Taking time to reflect with Maggy RoddAn introduction by Elspeth (Billie ) PenfoldI have known Maggy for a number of years through The Turner Contemporary Studio group and the Journe...
Elspeth Penfold 2018-10-18 15:13:00
Thread and Word - A Walk with Shrines at The Margate Bookie Taking time to reflect with Sonia Overall Sonia teaches on the Creative and Professional Writing programme at Canterbury Christchurch University. Sonia writes fic...