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19 August 2010
LIVERPOOL’S NERVE CENTRE
THE former
Rapid Hardware store in Liverpool is being transformed into a venue
for explosive discussion, art, film, music, poetry and performance.
The Nerve Centre opens for 4 weeks from Saturday, 14 August 2010 at 28
to 32 Renshaw Street. Nerve magazine, considered widely as the
longest running and most controversial arts and social issues
magazine in Liverpool, will be working in collaboration with
Philosophy in Pubs, the Windows Project, How, Why, DIY and many
other organisations and individuals.
Darren Guy, founder of Nerve said:- “The aim of the event is
not only to bring together and celebrate the great but often unknown
talent we have here in the city but also to bring local people
together to talk. The idea is to come up with solutions to not
only improving their lives, but also to dealing with the looming
economic crises that could impact heavily on the people of this
city.
We know there are loads of people out there doing great things in
their own communities, but also they have great and exiting ideas,
so we’re saying let’s get together.”
The Nerve Centre is part of the Shops Upfront initiative, which has
been created to enable artists and entrepreneurs to access empty
high street retail units and transform them with creative displays.
Shops Upfront is funded by Culture Liverpool, the part of the city
council responsible for culture and events.
Councillor Wendy Simon, Liverpool’s Cabinet Member for Culture and
Tourism, said:- “This is a fantastic project which will
transform one of the city’s best known shops into an open forum for
culture.”
The property, provided by Merepark, will be used as an artistic
space that welcomes the public and those who would perhaps not
readily look to engage with art in its more usual settings.
Neal Hunter from Merepark, the developer behind the planned Central
Village scheme, said:- “With Central Village we are creating a
sustainable, vibrant community around Bold Street and Central
Station. Initiatives like this make a great contribution to
the atmosphere of the area and we are delighted to be able to offer
our support”.
A day by day events guide is available at:-
catalystmedia.org.uk or there are details on
Facebook by searching for The Nerve Centre or Shops Upfront.
Members of the public wanting to know more should contact Amy Scott
Samuel via calling:- 07733 376792 or
email.
Fringe benefits for festival
MUSIC lovers
and budding film makers can feed their passion as Liverpool’s
hottest Fringe festival returns. Now in its 3rd year, the
Mathew Street Fringe event celebrates the city’s original musicians
in the venues that support new music all year round.
From Saturday, 28 August 2010 to late on Monday, 30 August 2010, venues taking part in
the Fringe will be buzzing with the sounds of the best up and coming
Liverpool bands. From all day gigs at the Zanzibar and Heebie
Jeebies on Seel Street, acoustic sessions at the world famous Parr
Street Studio 2 to music and film with Urban Strawberry Lunch in St
Luke’s bombed out church.
And if seeing the latest acts live isn’t enough, all the venues will
be giving away a special limited edition Fringe CD containing 20
tracks by the city’s most talked about acts, including The Delta
Fiasco, Wave Machines, The Bo Weevils and Slopes.
Organisers are also setting creative festival-goers a cinematic
challenge – 48 hours to script, shoot and edit a film capturing the
spirit of the Fringe Festival and four other elements which will be
revealed on Sunday, 29 August 2010. To scoop the £250 prize, interested
filmmakers should meet at the café in FACT at 11am on the Sunday.
Liverpool city council’s cabinet member for culture and tourism,
Councillor Wendy Simon, said:- “Despite it only being the 3rd
outing for Fringe, the festival is already hugely popular and it’s a
fantastic way for festival-goers to see Liverpool’s hottest
musicians over 1 weekend.
It perfectly compliments the Mathew Street Music Festival, giving
music lovers the chance to discover the wealth of local musical
talent which exists in our city. I’m positive this year will
be a huge success and I hope as many people as possible take part
and make it a bank holiday weekend to remember.”
Anyone taking part in the 48-hour film challenge must return their
completed films (in DVD format) to FACT by 11am on Tuesday, 31
August 2010. Judges from FACT, North West Vision and Media, Canvas
and Mathew Street Fringe will judge each entry and the winner will
be announced on Saturday, 5 September 2010, and all the films will be shown
in the Box from midday.
For more information, please
email
or go to
online.
The Fringe festival is funded by ERDF (European Regional Development
Fund).
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