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Heaven is a rock gig
Published 4 July 2008
HEAVEN’S Basement, from London, named as best newcomers by Classic Rock magazine last year play Monroes Bar, Workington, tonight.
Exclusive Batman screening in Cumbria
Published 3 July 2008
WORKINGTON’S Plaza cinema will premier the new Batman film, The Dark Knight, before any other cinema in Cumbria, on Wednesday, July 23 – two days before the film goes on general release.
Mondays’ man to play Saturday night in city
Published 3 July 2008
HAPPY Mondays legend Shaun Ryder will play Carlisle in October.
Go wild in the county
Published 3 July 2008
WILD Beasts, described by NME as ‘a tip for the top’, play their home town, Kendal, on Friday, July 25.
Support your local indie band
Published 26 June 2008
BANDS from Carlisle, west Cumbria and Leeds will be battling it out for the top place in the Dance to the Radio battle of the bands on Friday, July 4, at the Marchon Club, Whitehaven.
‘Awesome’ summer exhibition
Published 26 June 2008
AN INSTALLATION of mirrors, sculptures made from metal thread, miniature paper dresses, paintings and drawings are among hundreds of pieces of art on show tonight in Penrith.
Storytelling on the big screen
Published 26 June 2008
GEORGIE Henley, who plays Lucy, will host an exclusive Vue ‘Storyteller’ event to be screened on Sunday at 11.30am, followed by the film, in 49 Vue cinemas around the country including the one on Botchergate, Carlisle.
Dream line-up at Gallaghers
Published 20 June 2008
A QUARTET of up-and-coming bands – including one of the newest groups on the local music scene – will be taking to the stage at Gallagher’s, in Whitehaven, tonight.
How Lilian saw life in Lakeland
Published 20 June 2008
PICTURES of West Cumbrian scenes and people will go on display in Whitehaven tomorrow – the first time many of them will have been seen in more than half a century.
Harbour talks
Published 20 June 2008
LATE NIGHT Thursday at The Beacon Harbour Gallery, Whitehaven takes place again on Thursday when Celia McKenzie, Chief Executive of Whitehaven Harbour Commission, will be looking at the renaissance of Whitehaven Harbour.
Psychedelic rockers at the Sands
Published 18 June 2008
PSYCHEDELIC rockers Kasabian are the latest big name band to play the Sands Centre, in Carlisle.
Cockermouth’s art oasis
Published 18 June 2008
CASTLEGATE House gallery, in Cockermouth, is full of surprises for first time visitors.
Student art on display
Published 12 June 2008
THE University of Cumbria degree show opens next Wednesday, when works of art by more than 200 students will be on display.
Words and pictures
Published 12 June 2008
A REWOWNED poet, who lived in west Cumbria all his life, has inspired eight people from his home town to create an exhibition which opens this weekend.
‘Aromatic hotpot’ of entertainment
Published 5 June 2008
UP-AND-COMING artists Tom Kitching and Gren Bartley, a young duo from Loughborough who have recently signed with the Cumbrian Fellside record label, open the summer season at the Kirkgate Centre, Cockermouth, tomorrow.
Event bears repeating
Published 5 June 2008
POETRY Doubles, one of the highlight of Dumfries and Galloway’s literary calendar, brings together local talent and world-renowned poets on the same bill.
City’s Fringe benefits
Published 3 June 2008
DON’T Mention The Floods comedy club, at The Brickyard, Carlisle, tomorrow night, has two national headliners and Edinburgh Festival favourites, supported by three strong up-and-coming acts.
Sublime and ridiculous
Published 2 June 2008
Paul Merton’s Improv Chums, Sands Centre, Carlisle. Right, you’ve got... one famous comedian, presenter, writer and Have I Got News For You panellist.
Art and wood together
Published 30 May 2008
ART made from wood and art made from words come together in a new exhibition which runs until the end of June.
Seeing the light
Published 29 May 2008
From landscape paintings to large installations using fabric and UV light, to insects made out of recycled cans, artist Ann Holmes has produced a huge variety of work in a short space of time.
