UPSTART Online youth arts magazine - new edition out now!
The November edition of UPSTART ONLINE - the only youth arts specific magazine for the whole of the UK - has just been published!
Now delivered via the ENYAN website (English National Youth Arts Network - http://www.enyan.co.uk ) this monthly magazine is for everyone involved in youth arts work, featuring news and information from the UK and beyond. UPSTART offers an essential guide to developments, and a unique slant on the issues that matter - the independent voice for the growing youth arts sector…
In this months online issue we’re full to the brim - doffing our cap to youth arts work in the East region, whilst continuing to look at the latest national news and policies affecting the sector:
Libby Jones FOCUSES on Cinderford Artspace’s engaging circus project We look at youth arts projects from the East with The Garage (Norwich) and The Junction (Cambridge) venues Helen Cadbury talks us through life as a youth arts trainer National youth charity The Prince’s Trust introduce us to their creative side
Caroline Ash reviews the challenges of large scale project management Engage show how they envision a youth friendly culture in museums & galleries And we revisit more classic pieces from Upstart magazine - an interview with ‘Afterlife’ film star, Paula Sage; and a profile on the work of youth arts champion, Dick Chamberlain Remember: new and old subscribers can also continue to check out archived pieces from June to October covering a range of issues, projects and organisations including child protection, the Arts Award, equality, First Light, NCH, case studies, interviews and more
To subscribe visit http://www.enyan.co.uk , and benefit from a range of additional bonuses, including discounts of Artsplan training and publications!
ENYAN is a membership body, designed to create connections throughout the diverse youth arts sector at national, regional and grass roots levels. ENYAN aims to raise the profile and support for youth arts within England, and by doing so create more opportunities for the creative and personal development of young people, especially young people at risk. For further information e: mailto:hello@enyan.co.uk
ENYAN and UPSTART are delivered by Artswork, the national youth arts development agency, and part funded by Arts Council England South East.

artworks-mk - Experimental construction using pulp with Anna Steiner
Friday 24th November 10am to 4pm
As part of artworks-mk artist led workshop programme, Anna Steiner will be enabling workshop participants to explore and experiment using paper pulp and other materials.
For further details or to book a place call artworks-mk on 01908 608108 email mailto:info@artworks-mk or go to our web site www.artworks-mk.co.uk
Tracey Clarke Executive Director artworks-mk A crafts and arts resource for inspiration and learning
Great Linford Arts Workshop, Great Linford, Milton Keynes MK14 5DZ
e-mail mailto:tracey@artworks-mk.co.uk http://www.artworks-mk.co.uk Tel 01908 608108

CALL FOR DORKS
We’re after PEOPLE DOING STRANGE THINGS WITH ELECTRICITY to show us their work at dorkbotlondon.
If you haven’t been along yet, dorkbotlondon is an informal get together where a few people show their projects and ideas to a dorkcrowd of artists who want to be engineers and vice-versa, ranging from 30 to 100 people. We’re a friendly, interested bunch so the less polished and more unusual your presentation the better. It could just be some idea you have, some software bug you’ve exploited or some dorky electronics you’ve repurposed. It just needs to be STRANGE and involve ELECTRICITY in some way. That’s generally means electronics or software is involved, but why not push the boundaries?
How long you present is up to you - from 5 to 10 mins (opendork style) to 20 or 40 minutes (schedule permitting). We can usually fit you in to the next dorkbot, but if not, almost always the one after that.
Maybe you’ve been to dorkbotlondon a few times and have a project you’ve thought about presenting… So do it!
Email your presentation proposal in a single sentence to: mailto:dorkbotlondon@dorkbot.org
More info: http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotlondon/

PENNED IN THE MARGINS contemporary poets in performance
presents MICHAEL HOROVITZ & MOAZZAM BEGG Thursday 16 November
Everyman Cinema Club 5 Holly Bush Vale, Hampstead NW3 6TX
Tickets

Live electronica in Kingston - Thursday 16th November
Following swiftly on the heels of our October gig is the next ordio_enjinn installment…
Thursday 16th November @ The Grey Horse, Kingston (doors open 8pm)
Featuring live performances from:
Angel Tech ( http://www.angeltech.co.uk or http://www.myspace.com/angeltech )
Eclectrica ( http://www.eclectrica.com )
Rodney Sidney ( http://www.myspace.com/rodneysidney )
Autodog (dj) ( http://www.myspace.com/autodog )
Also featuring The Dead Pixel with his fantastic visual display.

North Light Gallery, Huddersfield Art Fair HOST:06
The North Light Gallery HOST:06 Art Fair is a new and exciting event organised in tandem with the successful Huddersfield Open Studio Trail (HOST) and the internationally acclaimed Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (HCMF).
The prestigious Huddersfield based gallery is proud to be showcasing around 40 of the regions best creative artists and makers from the North of England as part of the Huddersfield Open Studio Trail 2006 - HOST:06. The event launches with the public preview night between 6 and 9pm on Friday November 17 and runs for 9 days from 10am - 6pm until on Saturday November 25th. Admission is free and all are welcome!
The vision for the Art Fair is to promote creative work from talented artists and makers across the region. All the work on show is all available for purchase and will represent a wide range of mediums, from fine art to photography, jewellery to sculpture. The North Light Gallery also has its own art studio and classes and over 50 art students will also be exhibiting their work. The artists and makers will be present during the first three days of the event, allowing visitors the chance to meet the artists and talk to them about their work. There will be the opportunity to buy or commission a unique piece - perfect for Christmas!
The gallery is also running a Children=92s Art Competition during the 9 days of the Art Fair on the theme of the Four Seasons or Self Portrait. A range of fun, supervised, hands-on Creative Workshops will be held at the gallery between 10.30am and 3.30pm on Saturday 18th November (booking advisable, ?2 per child). All the work created during these sessions will be exhibited at the gallery during the Art Fair alongside the visiting artists work. The competition entries will be judged by a selection of the showcasing artists on the last day of the Art Fair and a there are a host of exciting prizes to be won, including vouchers for HotchPotch and a family ticket to Eureka in Halifax for the overall winner.
Artists in Mind:
Arts & mental health charity AIM (Artists in Mind) is to mount a special exhibition at North Light Gallery, Huddersfield, as part of HOST06. The exhibition will feature work by a remarkable group of artists who all use their creativity to benefit their health and wellbeing. Based in studios at Turnbridge Mill and Bates Mill, the 11 artists display an impressive range of styles and techniques, producing work of a very high standard that demonstrates the transformative power of the creative process.
AIM co-ordinator Richard Turner said: “The artists in this exhibition are very special. These artists tell a story of the power of creativity to overcome ill health. They offer the wider community art works that can be beautiful, inspiring, disturbing and humorous, and can challenge all of us to critically examine what it means to suffer mental illness.” The exhibition will also feature a celebration of the work of AIM artist Neil Holdsworth, who is sadly missed since he died in October. Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival:
The North Light Gallery is also a venue for the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (HCMF) and is delighted to present The17.
The17 is a choir. Its music has no history, follows no traditions, recognises no contemporaries. The17 has many voices. It uses no libretto, lyrics or words; no time signatures, rhythm or beats; and has no knowledge of melody, counterpoint or harmony. The17 struggles with the dark and responds to the light. http://www.17.org/
The 7 performances by The17 are at the following times: * Sat 18 Nov 3pm * Sun 19 Nov 3pm * Mon 20 Nov 7pm * Wed 22 Nov 7pm * Thu 23 Nov 7pm * Sat 25 Nov 3pm * Sun 26 Nov 3pm Duration: 2hrs
Venue:
The North Light Gallery is based in a refurbished textile mill dating back to 1798, in the heart of Armitage Bridge village. The site is a conservation area, with surrounding woodland and a river making it a very attractive location for visitors. The gallery was founded in 2000 as an independent arts organisation with charitable status by the Trustees of the William Brooke Benevolent Fund. For five years the gallery successfully curated three contemporary art exhibitions per year, hosting artists such as Eric Taylor, Anthony Green RA, Rose Hilton and Trevor Bell and craftspeople from the Northern Potters Association, with free access to visitors. In 2006 the Trustees of the gallery took the difficult decision to cease curating shows due to the financial strain on the charity and focus on hiring the space to artists and the public for events and developing its Art School and arts educational resources. The gallery receives no funding from external sources.
The venue offers free car parking with a capacity for approx 100 cars. During the weekend of 17 =96 19th November there will be free buses taking visitors around all the HOST venues in the area. The rail station of Berry Brow is a 10 minute walk from the gallery, with connections to Sheffield, Leeds and York. There is a frequent bus service which runs along the A616 from Huddersfield to Holmfirth with only a 5 minute walk to the gallery.
The creative cafe ‘Stuffed’ will be open throughout the art fair and offers delicious homemade food, including hot dishes, salads, sandwiches, snacks, cakes and a children’s menu. ‘HotchPotch’, a paint-a-pot shop based in the gallery, will also be open throughout the art fair and for visitors who would like to do some hands-on creativity during their visit. Both Hotchpotch and Stuffed have also generously donated vouchers to CIDA to be awarded to visitors who attend each venue.
The gallery opening hours during the HOST:06 Art Fair are as follows:
* Fri 17 Nov 6-9pm * Sat 18 Nov 10am-6pm * Sun 19 Nov 10am-6pm * Mon 20 Nov 10am-6pm * Tue 21 Nov 10am-6pm * Wed 22 Nov 10am-6pm * Thu 23 Nov 10am-6pm * Fri 24 Nov 10am-6pm * Sat 25 Nov 10am-4pm
The Huddersfield Open Studio Trail is now in its third year and has a growing reputation amongst the public and arts professionals as a very high quality, unique and enjoyable event. The North Light Gallery hopes that by participating in both HOST:06 and the HCMF we will draw on a diverse audience base and attract contemporary art and craft buyers from across the North to this exciting venue. Please call for more details: 01484 340003.
For further information please contact: Melanie Brooke or Sophie Henzell on 01484 340003.
Email: mailto:enquiries@northlightgallery.org.uk
The North Light Gallery, Armitage Bridge, Huddersfield, HD4 7NR
For more information go to http://www.northlightgallery.org.uk/

Update on King’s Cross Award 2007
The Courtyard is delighted to announce that the 4th King

“The Proposal” by Anton Chekhov, translated by Michael Frayn
@ The Etcetera Theatre, above the Oxford Arms, Camden High Street, Camden Town Tube
28th Nov - 17th Dec @ 9.30pm (8.30 suns, no perf mons)
Starring….Ian Flintoff (NT, RSC, Prime Suspect), Nick O’Brien (Moscow Art Theatre, Band of Brothers), Nicola Welburn (The Emperor Jones)
Directed by Antonia Doggett (National Theatre of Greece), Designed by Charlotte Lane (Motley), Song Development by Colin Sadler (Song of the Goat Theatre)
Box Office: 020 74824857
http://www.etceteratheatre.com
A short play about Loving Your Neighbour….(or not)…

Singing teacher wanted Hebden Bridge area
Singing teacher needed - as I would like to learn to sing. I live in the HX7 area and would preferably like someone who is local to here.
For more information, please email me on mailto:puppydog777777@aol.com Thanks Andrea

International musicians celebrate London Jazz Festival at Ray’s Jazz
Ray’s Jazz at Foyles will welcome an exciting mix of performers from around the world to coincide with this year’s London Jazz Festival (10-19 November 2006). Ray’s Jazz was recently selected as one of The Guardian’s 20 best independent record shops, and has a long and unmatched tradition in stocking the finest jazz, blues & roots and new world music. Ray’s Jazz is one of the key venues around the city who will offer a series of live performances during the festival’s celebration of all styles of jazz.
Paul Pace, Head of Ray’s Jazz at Foyles says: “The London Jazz Festival provides a unique focus for the vibrant jazz and world music scene and also on Ray’s Jazz at Foyles as an important platform for its practitioners, both in its live and recorded form. We are excited by the stylistic diversity of the in-store events ranging from ’straight-ahead’ swing through to contemporary jazz and world to the avant garde.”
Ray’s Jazz moved from its Shaftesbury Avenue location to the first floor at Foyles in June 2002, sharing space with the Foyles cafe. Customers at Ray’s enjoy the comprehensive range of music recordings on offer, both new and second hand, alongside a dedicated specialist service from staff with expert knowledge and passion for jazz.
London Jazz Festival events at Ray’s include:
* Friday 10th November, 1.00pm - Ray’s Jazz at Foyles
Acclaimed young pianist Barry Green will play selections from his debut CD, ‘Introducing…’ with special guests Ingrid Laubrock (saxophones) and Anita Wardell (vocals).
* Saturday 11th November, 2.00-2.30pm The Gallery, Foyles Bookshop (in conjunction with Ray’s Jazz)
Tokyo Chutei-Iki, an exhilarating and challenging avant-garde collective of 10 baritone saxophone players from Japan, will give the bookshelves a mighty afternoon shake-up.
* Saturday 11th November, 4.00-4.30pm The Gallery, Foyles Bookshop (in conjunction with Ray’s Jazz)
Mike Westbrook Village Brass Band Project. Celebrating his 70th birthday, Mike Westbrook is regarded as one of the UK’s most revered composers, drawing from classic jazz, English folk and brass band music and cabaret to create a unique vision of contemporary jazz. The core of his new band is drawn from players based in the South-West. With Mike Brewer (trumpet), Kate Westbrook (tenor horn/voice), Stan Willis (alto sax), Gary Bayley (tenor sax), Sam Smith (trombone) and Mike Westbrook (euphonium).
* Monday 13th November, 6.30pm The Gallery, Foyles Bookshop (in conjunction with Ray’s Jazz)
Book Launch. ‘It Just Occurred To Me’ by Humphrey Lyttleton. The first ever autobiography from Britain’s best known jazz man, trumpeter, cartoonist, quizmaster and raconteur.
* Wednesday 15th November, 1.00pm - Ray’s Jazz at Foyles
CD Launch with Eriko Ishihara (vocals/piano) and Colin Oxley (guitar). The well-meshed duo sing and swing their way through the great American songbook.
* Thursday 16th November, 1.00-1.30pm - Ray’s Jazz at Foyles
The Ayse Tutunci Trio, a Turkish jazz trio comprising piano, sax and clarinet, perform selections from their new Blue Note release ‘Carnivalesque’, a playful blend of western classical, contemporary music and jazz.
* Friday 17th November, 6.00-6.30pm - Ray’s Jazz at Foyles
Pianist Taeko Kunishima and Colin Bell on bamboo flutes will launch their new CD, described as “florid lyricism alternating with passages of robust jazz improvisation to produce an intriguingly varied music” by Chris Parker.
All the events are free and un-ticketed.
Notes to Editors
* Ray’s Jazz is located at Foyles, 1st Floor, Foyles Bookshop, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2 0EB Enquiries: 020 7440 3205 / mailto:rays@foyles.co.uk / http://www.foyles.co.uk
* Ray’s Jazz started its life in the 1950s as Collet’s jazz and folk record shop in New Oxford Street. Drummer, jazz and cricket enthusiast, Ray Smith, joined the shop in 1956; the shop’s reputation amongst the jazz community as a place for fans and musicians to hear some great music and swap stories grew steadily. After a move to Shaftesbury Avenue in 1976, Collet’s eventually decided to sell up in 1983. Ray Smith and his wife, Wendy, pooled their savings and Ray’s Jazz Shop was born. Ray’s Jazz re-located to Foyles in June 2002, and has 1400 sq ft of floor space.
* Foyles and Ray’s Jazz are open Monday to Saturday 9.30am to 9.00pm and on Sunday 12 noon to 6.00pm. The Cafe is open 8.00am to 9.00pm Monday to Saturday and 10.00am to 6.00pm on Sunday.
For further information, please contact: Jane Opoku, Kate Wright-Morris or Liz Sich at Colman Getty on 020 7631 2666=20 email: mailto:janeopoku@colmangetty.co.uk
For information about London Jazz Festival, please contact: Maija Handover at MHPR on 020 7375 0025 email: mailto:maija@mhpr.co.uk
Colman Getty, October 2006