Broadway's bi-monthly biggy-uppery binge
In a city that is bursting at its lacy seams with creativity, barely a day goes by without something happening that welcomes - indeed, cries out for - everyone and anyone to get involved or experience and enjoy the fruit of someone’s obsessions and passions. We all know where to look if we want to see a gig or a play, but there’s a multitude of alternative events and happenings that aren’t so apparent and don’t get the recognition they deserve. That’s where Show and Tell comes in.
The brainchild of Mat Trivet, Show and Tell is a monthly night at Broadway; a community-curated platform for anyone to share with people what they are doing in and around the city, be it art, music, games, film, stories, exhibitions or something completely different. In a nutshell, if you’re doing something creative and you need people to help - or you want to alert the wider creative community to what you’re up to - Show and Tell is where you spread the word.
With already one year of operations under its belt, Show and Tell aims to give people an opportunity to learn about the great work that is being done within the community that may well not be immediately noticeable to the naked eye. Its aim is to bring folk together in a supportive, informal and social environment to hear and/or show and tell inspiring stories - and, probably most importantly, have fun. Anyone can have a say, and the audience are wholly encouraged to get involved, ask questions and give feedback.
If you’ve not managed to get down to Show and Tell yet, you’ve already missed out on stories from a beekeeper based at Stonebridge City Farm, Sneinton Market organisers giving the lowdown on what their market has evolved into, artist Jon Burgerman doing a Cribs-style tour of his New York studio via satellite link-up, The Music Exchange explaining the ethos of their business and how they endeavour to help people experiencing homelessness, the Wrong Pong Association explaining their sports (and their customised ping-pong tables), Dance4 leading a street-style dance-off in the Café Bar, Spoon Fed organising a crowd funding event that raised money for a local initiative to help fund their submitted project, David Hayward demonstrating the finer points of the physical but graphicless computer game Johann Sebastian Joust. And more, much, much more. If you’d been a regular attender of Show and Tell, you’d have been one of the first people to know about WEYA, too.
Taking place on the first Sunday of every month, Show and Tell utilises every nook and cranny of Broadway to maximise the fun and allow people to be expressive in explaining their ventures. If you want to get down and see what the crack is, nowt’s stopping you, just pop in. If you have something you want to show and tell people about, contact Mat Trivett at Broadway, and, well, you should know the rest by now.
Show and Tell, Broadway, Broad Street, NG1 3AL.
Show and Tell @ Broadway
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