GoldiesLive
Bruton Community Library Quaperlake Street, BrutonPrior to Lockdown Golden-Oldies (Goldies) were providing a social group called Sing&Smile, open to everybody but particularly aimed at older residents of Bruton. Sing&Smile brings people together for fun, friendship and a sing-along to the popualar hits of the 50s onwards at Bruton Community Hall. During Lockdown all face to face activities stopped and Goldies […]
‘Storyland’: Short readings and Q & A at the Stripy Duck by author Amy Jeffs from her beautifully illustrated book on early British mythology
Stripy Duck 35 High Street, BrutonAmy Jeffs is an art historian specialising in the Middle Ages. In 2019, she gained a PhD in Art History from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, having studied for earlier degrees at the Courtauld Institute of Art and the University of Cambridge.
During her PhD Amy co-convened a project researching medieval badges and pilgrim souvenirs at the British Museum. She then worked in the British Library's department of Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern manuscripts.
Her writing is often accompanied by her own linocut and wood-engraved prints, a sample of which may be seen here: www.amyjeffshistoria.com
Opening reception: ‘Ida Applebroog. Right Up To Now 1969 – 2021’
Hauser & Wirth Dropping Lane, BrutonJoin us to celebrate the opening of ‘Ida Applebroog. Right Up To Now 1969 – 2021’ at Hauser & Wirth Somerset. Feminist pioneer Ida Applebroog has consistently explored the interconnected themes of power, gender, politics, and sexuality throughout her career. The forthcoming exhibition consists of highlights travelling from the artist’s largest survey to date at […]
Batcombe Film Society “Limbo” (2020), a poignant film by Ben Sharrock
Batcombe Village Hall BatcombeLimbo is the story of a group of single male refugees living far from their disparate cultural roots in a functional but stark hostel on Uist ‘Limbo’. They live with a system that is seemingly designed to break them so that they will ask to be sent home and Sharrock movingly suggests the growing sense […]
An evening with Mark Macauley author of ‘The House of Slamming Doors’
Stripy Duck 35 High Street, BrutonCome and hear Mark Macauley talk bout his book 'The House of Slamming Doors' at the Stripy Duck Café and bookshop on Bruton High Street! See what others have said about the book: “A brilliant debut!” (The Sun) "Tensions mount relentlessly." (Carol Birch, Times Literary Supplement) “Packed with hilarious incident and pathos." (Catherine Taylor, The […]
St Margaret’s Hospice Fire Walk 2022
St Margaret's Hospice, Little Tarrat Lane, Yeovil, BA20 2HU St Margaret's Hospice, Little Tarrat Lane,, YeovilWill you walk over hot coals for your local hospice? Our popular Fire Walk event has returned and on Saturday 19th February 2022 we will be welcoming up to 100 daredevil supporters to complete the hottest sponsored walk! Invite your friends and family to watch you walk barefoot over a path of fiery coals burning at 500-600 degrees Celsius. […]
