Sick of lovesick poets? Dreading the Valentine’s drivel? Too sarcastic for sickly sweet sentiments competitive poetry night Slam Bam Thank You Ma’am is back for a night of anti-Valentine vitriol, verve and vivacity as 10 local poets compete for the title of Sheffield’s Funny Valentine 2012.
Headlining the night will be Grande Dame of Slam… [...]
February 10, 2012
Sick of lovesick poets? Dreading the Valentine’s drivel? Too sarcastic for sickly sweet sentiments competitive poetry night Slam Bam Thank You Ma’am is back for a night of anti-Valentine vitriol, verve and vivacity as 10 local poets compete for the title of Sheffield’s Funny Valentine 2012.
Headlining the night will be Grande Dame of Slam… [...]
November 8, 2011
Although the first Ladyfests can be traced back to the 90s this weekend sees the movement come to Sheffield for the first time. Organised entirely by volunteers and all to raise money for Sheffield Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling Service (SRASACS) you don’t want to miss this weekend.
It’s a packed line up starting with a range of… [...]
October 24, 2011
FRIDAY 28TH OCTOBER, 8PM ONWARDS, £2 ENTRY
THE ORCHARD CENTRE, 14 -18 WEST BAR, SHEFFIELD, S1 2DA
DRINKS £1.50 AND UNDER
Over the course of the past three years and across many of the city’s exhibition spaces and galleries, the team behind Prism have been curating, running and featuring in shows that have caught our attention at Now… [...]
October 22, 2011
Monday 24th October, 7:30pm. Riverside Bar.
Following our previous post on the rather fabulous LaDIYfest we thought we should tell you about this equally fabulous event in the run up. Now Then 2010 poetry slam champion Sarah Thomasin brings you ‘Slam, Bam, Thank You Ma’am’; raising money for Sheffield Rape
October 15, 2011
LaDIYfest Sheffield is an inclusive, DIY, anti-capitalist, community-based feminist festival taking place on 12th-13th November 2011. That’s quite a mouthful we know, but it’s good to be specific! All proceeds from the events will go to Sheffield Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling Service.
The programme aims to create a celebration of women with an emphasis on the artistic… [...]