006: What's On Stoke & Staffordshire
Pot Dogs Art Exhibition Launch, JCB Lakeside Run, Canal St Open Studios, Sensasian; Celebrating South Asian Culture and FULL EVENTS LISTINGS.
WHAT’S ON/THINGS TO DO ✅
HIGHLIGHTED ⬇️ (FULL events listings below)
Pot Dogs Art Installation Comes To Hanley. 06/07, Hanley Town Hall & Potteries Museum & Art Gallery. Two eight feet high ornamental Staffordshire Dogs will be installed in Hanley Town centre to celebrate the heritage of disabled workers in The Potteries. In the Victorian Era, many aspirational middle class homes were adorned with Staffordshire Dogs. On production lines, the painting of the nose, eyes, mouth and chain was done by disabled workers and children from Stoke. Over 100 disabled people across Stoke have been involved in the creation of two giant Staffordshire Dogs which will now feature in Stoke’s city centre alongside 100 other smaller breeds that will be littered across venues in Hanley.
JCB Lakeside 5 and Fun Run Returns. 11/07, JCB World Headquarters. This event began in 1983 with two JCB employees, Mick and Charles - they’ve ran in every event since. The 5 mile route covers the beautiful JCB grounds and Lake. The fun run is a more accessible 2 mile route. Spectators are welcome, there’s a popular beer bus and food available. All proceeds are donated to the NSPCC. It’s a family friendly running event open to everybody.
Open Studios, Canal St Studio. 14/07, Vulcan Works. A new art and maker studio space opened within Vulcan Works in Longport earlier this year. The site is being transformed into studio space for artists and makers - which is great to see. They also have a life drawing class coming up, if you want to meet their resident artists - the studio is open for you to potter around in.
Sensasian: Festival of Events Celebrating South Asian Culture. 09/07 - 12/07, New Vic Theatre. This weekend at the New Vic boats a full schedule of comedy, dance, live music, Bhangra, short film, henna painting. It’s a showcase of South Asian art forms performed across a variety of traditions. There is Comedy with Desi Central, Dance and Live Music with Sonia Sabri Company, Magic by Ben Hart and a full day of family activities on Saturday.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Josiah and Co Workshops. Multiple Dates, World of Wedgwood.
Imprints Creative Workshops. Multiple Dates, Bolton Gate Arts
Titanic Brewery Tour. Multiple Dates, Titanic Brewery
We Are Middleport Exhibition. 28/06 - 01/08, Middleport Pottery
FEAST STONE. 05/07, Stone Cricket Club
Stone Food and Drink Festival. 05/07 - 08/07, Westbridge Park
Pot Dogs Art Installation Launch. 06/07, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Sensasion: Comedy with Desi Central. 09/07, New Vic Theatre
Roshni by Sonia Sabri Company. 10/07, New Vic Theatre
JCB Lakeside 5km & Fun Run. 11/07, JCB World Headquarters
Jadoo by Ben Hart. 12/07, New Vic Theatre
Sensasian Family Day. 13/07, New Vic Theatre
DJ SUPA D. 12/07, Desire Cocktail Bar
Festival of Brilliant. 13/07, Biddulph Old Hall
Raw Frequencies. 13/07, Backyard Stoke
Six Towns Carnival. 14/07, Hanley Park
Canal St Studio, Open Studio. 14/07, Vulcan Works.
SUBSEQUENT. 20/07, Backyard Stoke
Josh Pugh Comedy. 20/07, Gnosall
Deeper Minds. 27/07, Spode
Newcastle Jazz Festival. 28/07, Newcastle-under-Lyme
We Jammin. 03/08, Backyard Stoke
Stafford Pride. 10/08, Victoria Park
Viking Re-enactment (Historic Stafford). 10/08, Stafford Castle
Castle Food and Drink. 24/08, Newcastle-under-Lyme
Stoke On Clay. 07/09, Multiple Venues
Barrioke. 21/09, Sugarmill
Devotion Summer Boogie. 21/09, Backyard Stoke
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