Here's our recommendations of what to see and where to go over the next seven days...
Windrush 75th Anniversary: 10 Poems About Black History
When: Tues 20 June 1-2pm
Where: New Art Exchange
How much: Free (booking advised)
Join Nottingham based poet Panya Banjoko to celebrate 75 years since the Windrush generation arrived in Britain. Reading from the short anthology ‘10 Poems about Black History’, Banjoko chronicles the passage from the Caribbean, along with the challenges and achievements that followed. Also featuring live music and an opportunity to delve into the Nottingham Black Archive.
Strictly Ballroom The Musical
When: Mon 19 June - Sat 24 June
Where: Theatre Royal
How much: £25 - £52
Look, we all know you love Strictly Come Dancing, so why are you even denying it? And, lucky for you, fellow Strictly superfan, one of the show’s own, Kevin Clifton, is taking on the much-loved theatre adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s frenetic Strictly Ballroom. Expect some crazy choreography, dope dancing, and a genuinely great guilty pleasure watch all round.
Ex Easter Island Head & XAM Duo
When: Fri 23 June, 8pm
Where: National Justice Museum
How much: £10 - £12.50
Ex-Easter Island Head are masters of solid body electric guitar, percussion, and more - with the quartet offering a sound unlike any other. XAM Duo are a couple of Yorkshire-based songwriters coughing up soothing, ambient melodies. Now, both are taking over the National Justice Museum for a properly unique gig. Don’t miss out.
When: Sat 24 - Sun 25 June
Where: Forest Recreation Ground
How much: £5 for adults, free for kids
Revisit this famous Goose Fair site for a Thai extravaganza, featuring food, arts and crafts, traditional Thai dances, Thai boxing (Muay Thai) demonstrations, ladyboy shows, massages, and an I’m British, Get Me Out of Here! competition. What else is in store? You’ll have to go and find out!
When: Sat 24 June, 2pm
Where: Trent Navigation Inn
How much: £5.50
We all love a trip to Trent Navigation, right? Chilling in the beer garden, fresh pint in hand, without a care in the world. Well, prepare to love it even more when Trent Nav Fest brings a proper party to Meadow Lane later this month - promising good times under the blazing hot sun (blazing hot sun not guaranteed). Grab yourself a ticket for just over a fiver!
When: Sun 25 June, 7.30pm
Where: Broadway Cinema
How much: £10 - £12
The best films from this year's Kendal Mountain Tour are coming to Broadway at the end of June. Following on from February’s event, this unique showcase of award-winning shorts celebrates all things adventure and natural beauty across the globe. Expect tense moments, high altitudes, and wild wilderness among stories of adventure, travel, and community that will undoubtedly inspire you to live life to the fullest.
‘Doro’ book launch for Nottingham Refugee Week
When: Thurs 22 June, 7-8.30pm
Where: Nonsuch Studios
How much: Free for refugees and asylum-seekers; £5 for all others. All money will be donated to the Sea-Watch refugee charity.
After fleeing persecution in his native Gambia, Doro Ģoumãňęh travelled through Senegal, Libya and Algeria to search for safety and belonging. This Nottingham Refugee Week, join Doro and local activist Brendan Woodhouse as they share a dual story, of those facing adversity and displacement from their homes and those seeking to help at all costs.
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