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Croydon Culture Special – 003

The Third of a series of shows supported by Croydon Council to showcase the Cultural highlights they are supporting in the Borough. This show features an interview with Kevin Zuchowski-Morrison talking about the month long Croydon Warhol exhibition and events.

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Warhol Croydon
Twitter : @WarholCroydon
Website & Tickets : warholcroydon.co.uk
Facebook : www.facebook.com/warholcroydon

Venues
Rise Gallery
Twitter : @RISEgalleryuk
Website : www.rise-gallery.co.uk

David Lean Cinema
Twitter : @savedavidlean
Website : www.davidleancinema.org.uk

The Spreadeagle
Twitter : @spreadeaglecroy
Website : www.spreadeaglecroydon.co.uk

Project B
Twitter : @ProjectBCroydon
Website : www.projectbcroydon.com/whatson

Basquiat – Boom for Real at The Barbican
Website : www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2017/event/basquiat-boom-for-real

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006 – David Lean Cinema – Adrian Winchester

After 6 years of leading the Campaign to Save the David Lean Cinema Adrian Winchester is stepping down but not stepping away and this week he told me about his plans. All are welcome to attend the Save The David Lean Cinema Campaign CIC AGM on Thursday 21st of September in the Braithwaite Hall at 7.30pm.

The David Lean Cinema, Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St.
Website: www.davidleancinema.org.uk/
Twitter: @SaveDavidLean
Facebook: www.facebook.com/LeanCampaign/
AGM info: info@davidleancinema.org.uk

Warhol Croydon
Website: www.warholcroydon.co.uk
Twitter: @WarholCroydon

CODA
Website: www.codashows.co.uk
Twitter: @CODACROYDON

Wandle Fortnight
Website: wandlevalleyforum.org.uk
Twitter: @WandleForum

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005 – Croydon Literary Festival

Croydon, the London borough that’s long been the butt of so many jokes, is getting its first literary festival. Don’t laugh. On Saturday 9 September 2017, at the David Lean Cinema, a selection of quirky sessions will explore aspects of life in Croydon, as well as author discussions and a session on writing.

Website: www.croydonlitfest.com
Twitter: @croydonlitfest
Facebook: www.facebook.com/croydonlitfest
Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk

Croydon Summer of Love
Art exhibition
www.elizabethjamesart.com
Screenings of films from 1967 at The David Lean Cinema
www.davidleancinema.org.uk/

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004 – Festival Of Peace 2018

Croydon’s first Festival of Peace is coming next year from 16th to 23rd of June and will comprise a number of events including performances of a specially commissioned Anthem of Peace.

I spoke to Katie Rose at The Paxton Centre about this and how we can all get involved by taking part and pledging as little as £2 towards the crowdfunding page. I also spoke to Josi Kiss about the plan for a Peace Garden in Park Hill Park.

Festival Of Peace – Anthem of Peace
Info- festivalofpeacecroydon.wordpress.com

Funding – www.spacehive.com/anthem-for-peace
Twitter – @FestofPeace
Email – festivalofpeace@gmail.com

The Croydon Citizen Article – thecroydoncitizen.com

The Paxton Centre
Twitter – @ThepaxtonC
Webpage – www.thepaxtoncentre.co.uk

Peace Garden
Twitter – @ParkHillFriends
Webpage – parkhillpark.org.uk
Facebook – https://facebook.com/FriendsofParkHillParkCroydon/

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003 – CODA Pirates Of Penzance

CODA will be back in Wandle Park bandstand this month with Pirates Of Penzance and I interviewed the Director and some of the cast during last week’s rehearsal. There’s also a round up of other events in Croydon and nearby, including- Thornton Heath Arts Week, Bareface at Art Rebellion, CDNzine’s Street Art Jam and a visit to Bethlem Museum Of The Mind.

CODA
www.codashows.co.uk

?Mitre Players
www.mitreplayers.org.uk

Thornton Heath Arts Week
thorntonheathartsweek.co.uk

Addiscombe Summer Fair
www.canni.addiscombe.net

Bethlem Museum Of The Mind
museumofthemind.org.uk

Art Rebellion
www.artrebellion.co.uk

Bareface
barefacetees.wordpress.com

CDN
cdnzine.tumblr.com

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Croydon Culture Special – 002

The second of a series of monthly shows supported by Croydon Council to showcase the Cultural highlights they are supporting in the Borough.

This show features an interview with Paula Murray & Rob Shakespeare about The Fairfield Collection and The Art of Fairfield exhibitions. We then discussed the upcoming Croydon Pride Festival on the 15th of July and the historical display at the Croydon Museum.

Also interviews with local theatre groups who are putting on outdoor theatre shows this month – Flo O’Mahony & Rosalind Hoy from Human Zoo and Sheree Vickers & Samia Tossio from Savy Theatre.

Museum Of Croydon
www.museumofcroydon.com/

Human Zoo
www.thehumanzootheatrecompany.co.uk

Savy Theatre
www.savvytheatre.co.uk
www.thespyproject.com

Croydon Pride
www.croydonpride.org.uk

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002 – The Croydon Heritage Festival

For this year’s Croydon Heritage Festival 24th – 28th June, I interviewed Emily O’Hara from The Lucky Dog Picture House and Carys Surbey from The Croydon Youth Theatre Organisation about there contributions to the festival. THere’s also a round up of other events in Croydon, including- Wandle Park -Summer Of Love, Purley Festival and Stanley’s Film Club collaboration with The Brit School.

Croydon Heritage Festival  – croydonheritagefestival.co.uk

CYTO – www.cyto.org.uk
Tangled Feet – www.tangledfeet.com
Shoestring Theatre – Oakley Road, South Norwood, London SE25 4XG
Phone: 020 86551098 | Email: admin@cyto.org.uk

The Lucky Dog Picturehouse – theluckydogpicturehouse.com
Stanley Halls – www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/whats-on
THe Oval Tavern – theovaltavern.co.uk

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001 – Andrew Dickinson and Paulette Mckoy

Andrew Dickinson talks about The Summer of Love Festival in Wandle Park, I look at other festivals coming soon to Croydon and speak to local artist Paulette Mckoy about her new exhibition at Venue 28 in Beckenham.

Croydon Summer Of Love – wandlepark.wordpress.com
Croydon Heritage Festival – croydonheritagefestival.co.uk
Purley Festival – www.purleyfestival.co.uk
Crystal Palace Overground Festival – crystalpalacefestival.org/

Paulette Mcoy – www.paulettemckoyart.com
Venue 28  – venue28.com

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Croydon Culture Special – 001

The first of a series of monthly shows supported by Croydon Council to showcase the Cultural highlights they are supporting in the Borough. This show features an interview with Farouk Deen from the Lost Format Society rooftop cinema (on the roof of Centrale Shopping Centre) and news of Croydon Saffron Central’s bid to create a Floral Rainbow flag to celebrate Croydon Pride Festival on the 15th of July.

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The Lost Format Society – www.lostformatsociety.co.uk/
Independent Women Film Award – www.eventbrite.co.uk

Croydon Pride – www.croydonpride.org.uk
Croydon Saffron Central – croydonsaffroncentral.org

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