Aug
14
Settle Down and Write for East Africa On Saturday 17th September Newcastle-based Friction Magazine (http://www.frictionmagazine.co.uk) is running a day-long series of writing workshops to raise money for the East Africa famine. Held here at the Settle Down from 9am to 6pm, there are eight workshops throughout the day focusing on creative, imaginative and journalistic writing. …
Aug
14
In May, illustrator Josie Brookes decided to embark on a new self-initiated blog project called ‘The Question Project’. The aim was simple. For one month she picked a question randomly asked to her each day and captured it in a typographic illustration. The result is a series of responsive artworks capturing a selection of interesting, …
Aug
02
dog pound collective held their first spoken word night at our place last month (or something like that) we and they loved it, so they’re back for more… 19th august, 7pm. licensed bar
Aug
02
papergirl is a very cool idea for an art project started in berlin a few years ago. artists submit work on paper (a5 to a1), the work is shown as part of a papergirl exhibition for a short period, then the work is given away to unsuspecting members of the public by a load of …
Jul
27
our little cafe is just a couple of minutes walk from central (rail) station in newcastle upon tyne. we make some of the best coffees around, as well as beautiful homemade cakes, soups, toasted ciabatta sandwiches and salads. we also host a range of arts and crafts workshops, sales and groups. come down and see …