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SanTale Clause - Tales from Nottingham Santas
Sun 24 Dec 2017Christmas is coming! But do we ever spare a thought for those on the Christmas frontline? Those boys in red, patrolling the social cubs and superstore grottos in an effort to bring Christmas antics for all? We asked a bunch of Nottingham Santas to tell us about the most memorable experiences of their careers. Unfortunately none of them were very memorable, so we made a load up instead...
Noshingham: Murat International Food Centre
Thu 14 Dec 2017We’ve seen bread served in flat caps and we’ve heard of bowls of American cereal sold for £5 on Brick Lane, but Murat dwarfs them all for hipster pomp: no menu, no waiters. Hell, there aren’t even any tables. But you can definitely get a good bit of scran for your buck.
Literature Review: Henry Normal's Love, Relationships and Other Realistic Expectations at Nottingham Lakeside Arts
Wed 13 Dec 2017We got down to Djanogly Theatre to check out the latest from our Henners...
David Knight on the Archaeological History of Nottingham
Sat 25 Nov 2017On the eve of a new exhibitions about Vikings in Nottingham, the Lakeside Arts Centre at the University of Nottingham present David Knight talking about The History of Nottingham, including looking at the cities defences and caves.
Exhibition Review: Collected Words at Nottingham Lakeside Arts
Wed 15 Nov 2017A celebration of Nottingham’s literary wares, past and present...
Live Music Review: Blast Off Festival Day Three at The Irish Centre
Sun 12 Nov 2017Day three of the Blast Off Festival unleashed the big guns - The Courettes, Hangee V, Muck & The Mires and The Pretty Things.
Live Music Review: Blast Off Festival Day Two at The Irish Centre
Sat 11 Nov 2017The second day of the Blast Off Festival saw it move across town to The Irish Centre. Gav followed them to check out Thee Eviltones, The Fuzillis and Kaleidoscope...
Happy 40th Birthday to City Arts Nottingham
Mon 06 Nov 2017City Arts is a community arts organisation based at the bottom of Hockley that’s done nowt but good for local people. The creative boggers turned forty in September, and are celebrating their anniversary with a year-long series of events for everyone to get stuck into. We delved into a bit of their history, had a chat with a few of the organisers, stuck our party hats on, and did a little dance...
Friday Food n Friends Begins at The Vine Community Centre in Hyson Green
Tue 31 Oct 2017Pamela Jones from Friday Food n Friends answers a few questions about the new community eating initiative running in Nottingham...
Man Alive! Readings from Man Booker Prize Shortlist at Lakeside Arts
Wed 11 Oct 2017This October, the best and brightest of the literary world will be celebrated in this year's Man Booker Prize 2017. We decided to head on down to Lakeside's Djanogly Theatre for a reading from some of this year's shortlisted authors.
David Hone Talks Feathered Dinosaurs at Lakeside Arts
Tue 03 Oct 2017As part of the Dinosaurs of China exhibition, David Hone joins us at Lakeside Arts to talk about whether T-Rex had feathers and to bust some myths started by Jurassic Park. Since our Gav is a mathematician, he put on his best Jeff Goldblum outfit to hear all about it
Art Review: Kaleidoscope at Nottingham Lakeside Arts' Djanogly Gallery
Fri 11 Aug 2017We got down to Highfields Park to check out all the colours going on behind the doors of Djanogly Art Gallery...
The Jungle Book is Coming to Nottingham Lakeside Arts
Tue 11 Jul 2017In a collaboration between Nottingham Lakeside Arts and New Street Theatre, The Jungle Book is coming to town. True to the Kipling score, and definitely not Disney, the production has an awesome new musical makeup. We speak to director of the show Martin Berry about what to expect from the bogger...
Theatre Review: Nonsuch presents The Party's Over at Nottingham Lakeside Arts
Wed 28 Jun 2017We got down to Lakeside's Djanogly Theatre to check out the latest offering from local heads Nonsuch...
Golesedi at Lady Bay Arts Festival
Wed 28 Jun 2017Right then, we're right in the middle of festival season and our vlogger Golesedi and her mate Mark ditched the wellies, booze and music for tea, cakes and art at Lady Bay Arts Festival...
Art Review: Lido to Lakeside Transforms Djanogly Gallery into Twenties Swimming Pool
Mon 19 Jun 2017For those of you who don't know, the Djanogly Gallery was once Highfields Park Lido, which was basically a huge swimming pool in the twenties that Sir Jesse Boot kindly gave to Notts as a gift...
Isaac at Lakeside's Wheee! Festival
Fri 09 Jun 2017Our cutest LeftLion vlogger Isaac went to Wheee! festival at The Lakeside Arts. He saw, he ran, he played, he laughed. If you don't find it adorable you have a heart of stone. Yes, stone.
Advertising Sectioned: The Photo Centre on Pelham Street c.1958
Tue 06 Jun 2017Nottingham adverts ripped from the pages of history...
From Vilnius to Viccy Centre: Celebrating Lithuanian Literature At The Easiest Launch
Tue 23 May 2017It's not often we get the chance to celebrate literature from further afield. Thankfully, Noir Press have brought the best and brightest of continent to us. We went to One BC for the launch of their latest Lithuanian dark romance The Easiest.
The Attenborough, Beeston, and Chilwell Arts Trail and The Importance of Artist Space
Sun 14 May 2017At the beginning of June, there's gonna be an art trail in Nottingham South, and our Rita is here to tell us all about it, and provide a little context to the idea...
The Gluten-Free Survival Guide to Grabbing a Bite in Nottingham City Centre
Mon 13 Feb 2017Coeliac disease is no laughing matter, especially when you want to grab a bite to eat in town. Sufferer Mollie Stone gives us a handy guide to the places in Nottingham that will sort you right out...
Dance Theatre Review: Material Men Redux at Nottingham Lakeside Arts
Fri 10 Feb 2017We went down to Nottingham Lakeside Arts’ Djanogly Theatre to check out Shobana Jeyasingh’s Material Men redux…
Beth Does Chinese New Year at Nottingham Lakeside Arts
Wed 08 Feb 2017To celebrate Chinese New Year this year the University of Nottingham ditched their usual fireworks display for a video projection onto one of the most iconic buildings in the city. We sent out vlogger Beth to let us know what she thought...
Art Review: Chinese New Year at Nottingham Lakeside Arts
Tue 24 Jan 2017It's the Year of the Rooster, so get your cock crowing. We got down to Lakeside Arts to get a look at the launch of their extravagant Chinese New Year celebrations...
Performance Poet Luke Wright is Coming to Nottingham Lakeside Arts
Tue 29 Nov 2016Theatre maker and performance poet Luke Wright smashed the stage at Nottingham Poetry Festival last year. Now, he’s back to perform, at Djanogly Theatre at Nottingham Lakeside Arts, with What I Learned From Johnny Bevan. We put a few questions to the man himself ahead of the show…