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Number of results: 18

Ongoing Events

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   Lunch with Artemis - Topsham

   Topsham

   Liven up your lunchtime...

   Bring a picnic, enjoy a short, free open-air performance in the park, cracking stories told by Katy Cawkwell. What will Artemis have in store for you?

   No booking required, just drop by and look for the gazebo. ​

   Dates

   From:

   28 June 2021Open 12:30 - 14:00
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   Lunch with Artemis - St Thomas

   EXETER

   Liven up your lunchtime...

   Bring a picnic, enjoy a short, free open-air performance in the park, cracking stories told by Katy Cawkwell. What will Artemis have in store for you?

   No booking required, just drop by and look for the gazebo. ​

   Free of…

   Dates

   From:

   29 June 2021Open 12:30 - 14:00
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   Exeter Library In Conversation with Ed O’Loughlin

   Join us for an online In Conversation with writer Ed O'Loughlin talking about his new novel 'This Eden'. Fast-moving, exhilarating and tense, 'This Eden' is both a classic spy novel and speculative fiction for the here and the now.

   Ed grew up in…

   Dates

   From:

   29 June 2021Open 19:00 - 19:45

   

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   Poetry and Reminiscence at Quay Words with Caleb Parkin: The Element of Surprise

   Exeter

   Caleb Parkin hosts this poetry and reminiscence cabaret.

   Venue

   Custom House Visitor Centre, Exeter

   Dates

   From:

   30 June 2021Open 16:00 -

   

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   Creative Journalling: One Day Workshop

   Exeter

   Creative Journaling is a wonderful way of gathering and exploring creative ideas through image and the written word. It can also be used as a way of overcoming creative challenges, or to investigate ideas.

   This workshop stands as an introduction to…

   Venue

   Exeter Phoenix, Exeter

   Dates

   From:

   10 July 2021Open 10:30 -

   

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   Quay Words - The Trance Of Nature: A Poetry Course - Run By Pascale Petit

   Exeter

   Exeter Custom House, with its setting on the quayside by the River Exe, overlooked by the wild landscape of Dartmoor, is the perfect place to discover real and imagined natural worlds.

   On this course spread over five weeks, you will embark on outer…

   Venue

   Custom House Visitor Centre, Exeter

   Dates

   From:

   10 July 2021Open 11:00 -

   

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   Nature Writing For Performance Workshops With Writer-In-Residence Naomi Westerman

   Exeter

   Over the course of two sessions (Thursday 15th and Tuesday 27th July), Quay Words writer-in-residence and playwright Naomi Westerman teaches a friendly and inclusive workshop on nature writing for performance. This workshop will involve taking a…

   Venue

   Custom House Visitor Centre, Exeter

   Dates

   From:

   15 July 2021Open 14:00 -

   

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   Quay Voices: Nature Writing For Performance With Summer Writer-In-Residence, Naomi Westerman

   Exeter

   Emerging writers will perform their nature writing for performance works-in-progress alongside Quay Words Summer writer-in-residence Naomi Westerman. All the work performed will have been developed in workshops with Naomi exploring the nature of…

   Venue

   Custom House Visitor Centre, Exeter

   Dates

   From:

   28 July 2021Open 18:30 -

   

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   Masterclass With Adrian Cooper of Little Toller Books

   Exeter

   Advice from an expert on editing and publishing your creative non-fiction and nature writing.

   In this Quay Words Summer masterclass, we are pleased to continue our nature season with a workshop and one-to-one mentoring from Adrian Cooper, the…

   Venue

   Custom House Visitor Centre, Exeter

   Dates

   From:

   31 July 2021Open 14:00 -

   

10. 

    Exeter Library In Conversation with Julie Anderson

    Join Exeter Library's Karen for an online In Conversation event with author Julie Anderson.
    Julie Anderson worked in Westminster and Whitehall for a variety of government departments and agencies, including the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.…

    Dates

    From:

    3 Aug 2021Open 19:00 - 19:45

    

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    Anita Sethi: A Reading From I Belong Here -- A Journey Along The Backbone Of Britain

    Exeter

    Quay Words is to be joined by Anita Sethi, who will be reading from her work *I Belong Here*, a journey of reclamation through the natural landscapes of the North, brilliantly exploring identity, nature, place and belonging. The reading will be…

    Venue

    Custom House Visitor Centre, Exeter

    Dates

    From:

    11 Aug 2021Open 18:30 -

    

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    Talk on the Wild Side with Globetrotting-Storyteller Clive PiG

    Exeter

    The travelling talesman shares some of his wacky wildlife stories.

    Venue

    Exeter Quayside, Exeter

    Dates

    From:

    21 Aug 2021Various Opening Times
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    Festival Book Club Read: Emma Stonex -- The Lamplighters

    Budleigh Salterton

    It works like a book group - but you get to meet the author!

    Inspired by a haunting true story, our inaugural Festival Book Club Read, The Lamplighters, is the gorgeous and atmospheric debut novel about the mysterious disappearance of three…

    Dates

    From:

    15 Sept 2021Open 17:30 -

    

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    Dr John Cooper Clarke

    Exeter

    The legendary Mancunian punk poet, who is a spiritual godfather to the likes of Mike Skinner and Plan B hauls his insatiable laconic wit on tour.

    Venue

    Exeter Corn Exchange, Exeter

    Dates

    From:

    7 Oct 2021Open 20:00 - 23:00

    

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    An Evening With Andrew Cotter, Olive And Mabel

    Exeter

    Andrew Cotter began 2020 as one of the most recognisable voices in sports broadcasting. But now, he is a ‘bone’-a fide internet sensation, only slightly eclipsed by his canine companions and overnight global superstars Olive and Mabel.

    Andrew’s…

    Venue

    Exeter Corn Exchange, Exeter

    Dates

    From:

    8 Oct 2021Open 20:00 - 22:00

    

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    Pike Ward: A Remarkable Life

    Exeter

    Pike Ward was an extraordinary Devonian who became a hugely important figure in the history of modern Iceland. His story had been forgotten until his diaries and photographs were discovered by Katherine Findlay in 2016. At this event, Katherine and…

    Venue

    Custom House Visitor Centre, Exeter

    Dates

    From:

    13 Oct 2021Open 18:30 -

    

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    John Lydon: I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right

    Exeter

    He’s a legend and an icon, a revolutionary and an immortal. John Lydon – aka Johnny Rotten – changed the face of music and sparked a cultural revolution. The frontman and lyricist of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd (PiL) caused a political…

    Venue

    Exeter Corn Exchange, Exeter

    Dates

    From:

    10 Nov 2021Open 19:30 - 21:30

    

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    Brown Baby: An Exploration Of Personal Heritage And Identity With Nikesh Shukla

    Exeter

    Join us as acclaimed novelist and writer Nikesh Shukla explores themes of personal heritage and identity in his memoir, *Brown Baby*. More details about this event will be released soon - book now!

    Nikesh Shukla is a novelist, short story writer,…

    Venue

    Custom House Visitor Centre, Exeter

    Dates

    From:

    12 Nov 2021Open 18:30 -