Pick of the Week: 22 - 28 February

Trasheh? Or Treasureh?

Trash to Treasure
Nottingham City Council is hosting a series of exhibitions and talks on the latest fashion of upcycling. Highlights include Recycle Deluxe, where Nottingham’s finest designers demonstrate their unique take on the rapidly rising trend, and Mask, where a range of traditional masks from around the world are displayed in all their glory, right here in Notts. We got down to The Art of Social Enterprise exhibition currently showing at Nottingham Central Library and it was dead good. There are loads of events and workshops to pick and choose from, so visit the website, have a gander at what you want to do and rock up when you fancy.
Runs until Thursday 31 March, free, all over Nottingham

Alan Sillitoe’s The Ragman’s Daughter Film Screening
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning author, and all-round Nottingham legend Alan Sillitoe once wrote a raunchy book called The Ragman’s Daughter. There was a screenplay adapted by Harold Becker in the seventies, but the prudish sods at the pictures wouldn’t allow its release cos they fought it were a bit naughteh. These days, we’re living in a 2 Girls, 1 Cup kind of world – a world where the powers that be have decided that The Ragman’s Daughter probably ain’t that bad, and that it might be time for screenplay to finally be unleashed on Nottingham folk. It’s just one of just three Sillitoe books that were turned into films, so get down for what’s gonna prove to be a swell afternoon.
Tuesday 23 February, 2pm, Bonington Theatre

The Dark Room
End the month of roses, love-hearts and cringe with a dark trip to Broadway Cinema and sit in a pitch black room to be shouted at by the lit-up face of relentless comedian, John Robertson. For one night only, you’ll have the opportunity to solve the world’s only live-action video game and win £1000. If you accept the challenge, be prepared to hack the hilarious abuse that’ll be thrown at you and the rest of the audience by Robertson. Considered to be the ‘future of gaming’ by critics, this ain’t summat you want to miss.
Wednesday 24 February, 8:30pm, £10, Broadway Cinema

Inspiring Beauty: No7 – 80 Years of Making Up the Modern Woman
Mek-up. Like it or loathe it, people have been painting their faces for yonks and one Nottingham company that has had their finger on the pulse through the thick foundation and the thin lip liners has been No7. At the moment, there’s an exhibition at the Weston Gallery looking at the company’s historical, unseen marketing material throughout the ages, as well as society’s age-old obsession with boudoir antics. This week, to accompany the exhibition, Dr. Richard Hornsey (modern British history lecturer) is delivering a lunchtime talk exploring women’s use of cosmetics in the wider context of morality, freedom, health and self-expression. Who knew lippy was so deep, eh?
Talk: Thursday 25 February, 1pm, free, Djanogly Theatre
Exhibition: Runs until Sunday 17 April, free, Weston Gallery

The Independent Print and Publishing Fair
In the depths of Cobden Chambers is a recently opened, mysterious establishment that goes by the name of the Creative Occupations Bureau. Within this beautiful crevice, over two whole days, you’ll be able to find an indoor mini market, a film screening, screen printing and letterpress workshops, as well as a film poster exhibition, all from loads of creative businesses in Nottingham, that are coming together to make a good owd collaborative knees-up. On top of all that, there’ll be talks from our very own Dilletante Society, I’m Not From London, and Pop Press, as well as a ‘Meet the Author’ session with Darren Simpson, who wrote The Dust on the Moth. Stick your head in for a dab of inspiration, or click the link above to find out more about the whos, whats and whens.
Friday 26 February, 7pm, free, COB – Creative Occupations Bureau

IKE Productions presents On The Open Road EP Launch
Gigs, gigs, gigs. We love a bleddy good gig… and a bleddy good lineup, while we’re at it. We like these things even better when they’re accompanied by real life objects that you can take away with you, stick into your CD player when you get ‘ome, and listen to while swimming in sweet nostalgia. Yep – the bona fide EP launch of Nottingham band On The Open Road is knocking at the door. Not only do we get to look forward to the pop punk sounds of the three-piece unit, but other local, blinding bands Babe Punch, Ocean Floor, Coast to Coast and High Tides are good to go. Corker alert.
Friday 26 February, 6pm, £6, Rescue Rooms

Special Sound Unit
If you’re looking for something different, artistic, and futuristic; right place, right here. With an array of acts, you can expect an evening of minimalism, music, art, philosophy, words and electricity dahn the Guitar Bar in Sherwood. You’ll get to see the band Attraktors – made up of Jflower, Antronhy and Jhon – in all their krautrock, computer science glory, as well as Mrs Pilgrimm – a unique, cello-playing, electronic singer. On top of all this beautiful oddness, poet and teacher Krzysztof Kozlowski, who is founding member of the Nottingham Pipe Club, will be popping along to talk philosophy and politics, focussing on identity, history and belief. Do it.
Friday 26 February, 8pm, £6, Guitar Bar, Hotel Deux

Future Perfect? Film Festival 
Earth to all sci-fi lovers. Get yourselves down to the New Art Exchange and discover a showcase of flicks from UK filmmakers who’ve taken on an alternative approach on the sci-fi genre, moving away from new galaxies to focus on the future of our society on Earth. Some of the featured films are created by Nottingham-based filmmakers, including Joe Norman, Beverley Sterling and Coalescent Films. The films shown will receive supportive criticism by a panel of experts, including political filmmaker Larissa Sansour, who is launching the film festival with Nat Miller the previous day. There will also be discussions as well as screenings of feature-length films Crumbs and kid's animation Home.
Saturday 27 February, 10:30am-6pm, free, New Art Exchange

Kold Chillin – The Final Jam
It seems like every legendary Hockley establishment is shutting its doors these days. First The Music Exchange, and now The Old Angel. Yes, you heard us right. The Old bleddy Angel is soon to shut its doors for refurbishment and a change of hands. For a long time now, they’ve been host to hip hop heads Kold Chillin and their legendary nights of boom bap badness, but now it’s time for the final showdown, this time with DJ Detail. That’s right, it’s time to get down and drink to not just four years of hip hop nights, but to the many years that we’ve all spent scallywaggin’ down the pub that champions live rock music, good beer, and a bloody good time.
Saturday 27 February, 8pm, free, The Old Angel

Trampology
Hold onto your hats, chaps, chappettes and chappos. Shit is about to go down on Huntingdon Street. Don’t know if you’ve clocked it yet, but an epic place has opened where there are wall-to-floor-to-wall trampolines for you to spring about on, and they’ve called this magical wonderland Planet Bounce. Well, Planet bleddy Bounce have started hosting regular nights on a Sunday where you and your mates (18+) can fly around with the lights down and the DJ locked in, locked on. No point in trying to contain your excitement, just jump in. Oh, and try not to pull anything… okay, maybe a new special friend.
Sunday 28 February, 7.30pm, £15, Planet Bounce

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