Today saw the opening of the new art gallery. It officially opened to the public at 10 am. The local press warned of major queues and roads being closed. We went along at 10.30 and walked straight in. The gallery was crowded but not so much that you couldn't see the art works on the wall.
I enjoyed the David Hockney stuff and will probably go back for a longer view. Frances Stark's combination of words and scribbles didn't do much for me but others seemed to enjoy them. I was amused by her kimonos as giant telephones sculptural pieces.
We participated in a piece of interactive art work by writing on pieces of card that were put on plinths in the downstairs performance space and got a couple of free t-shirts by completing a questionnaire but didn't get a chance to try out the cafe bar. We will be back in there at some point as they had a couple of Castle Rock brewery beers on hand pumps.
I'll be back to take photos when the weather is a bit calmer...
14 November 2009
04 November 2009
Mitch Benn at The Lakeside
We've had tickets for ages to see Mitch Benn do his comedy/music thing at the Lakeside, so it was shame that Sonia came down with a headache that afternoon. Luckily, it was my nephew Edward's birthday and he had no plans, other than getting to a new level in some on-line game that the young people distract themselves with these days.
I dragged him along (he didn't take much persuading) and we settled down to enjoy a great gig. the Nottingham Evening Post review was positive. The highlights for me were the prog rock version of the "Very Hungry Caterpillar" and his heavy rock anthem "IKEA". Edward seemed to really enjoy the rap version of Macbeth, though not sure that it would be a good idea to consider it as a form for his dissertation...The "Break up song" at the end of the second half had wonderful (but very rude) word play, and his encore of "A Minute's Noise for John" (a tribute to John Peel) brought the house down.
He was available after the show to sell and sign CDs and chat to us. His web site is: www.mitchbenn.com
For more of his work, here's his "Break Up song" (with rude words) on You Tube..
I dragged him along (he didn't take much persuading) and we settled down to enjoy a great gig. the Nottingham Evening Post review was positive. The highlights for me were the prog rock version of the "Very Hungry Caterpillar" and his heavy rock anthem "IKEA". Edward seemed to really enjoy the rap version of Macbeth, though not sure that it would be a good idea to consider it as a form for his dissertation...The "Break up song" at the end of the second half had wonderful (but very rude) word play, and his encore of "A Minute's Noise for John" (a tribute to John Peel) brought the house down.
He was available after the show to sell and sign CDs and chat to us. His web site is: www.mitchbenn.com
For more of his work, here's his "Break Up song" (with rude words) on You Tube..
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