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Gig review: Sting and Nile Rodgers at Forest Live
Mon 01 Jul 2024The Forest Live concert series at Sherwood Pines – our area's largest public woodland, and part of Nottingham's back garden – has become a firm favourite on the local music festival scene. LeftLion went down to the woods and witnessed two legendary names, Nile Rodgers & CHIC and Sting, in action...
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We speak to The Pastel Project about safety, healthcare, education, and making Nottingham a Trans Sanctuary City
Mon 01 Jul 2024Trans identities have become a huge news topic in recent years. Despite only 0.5% of the population reporting their gender identity and sex to be different than when registered at birth*, the media often leads us to believe that trans people pose a risk to the wider society, while trans people are rarely given a voice.
To learn more from the community themselves, we put some questions to Nottingham organisation The Pastel Project, to hear how they are looking to make Nottingham a Trans Sanctuary City, and understand their perspective on topics such as safety, law-making, healthcare, and education.
*respondents in the 2021 UK census
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Festivals, exhibtions and gigs: Here's what's on this week in Notts: 1 - 7 July 2024
Sun 30 Jun 2024This week in Notts! Enjoy some homegrown talent on the canal at Waterfront Festival or an array of tribute acts at Could Be Real Festival, take an arty excursion to New Art Exchange or have a family day out at the Sneinton Festival.
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Gig review: Belle Chen at Metronome
Thu 27 Jun 2024Belle Chen is a captivating modern classical artist, born in Taiwan and raised in Australia. Last week, she graced the stage at Nottingham's Metronome – a venue with a growing reputation for bringing our city the very best in established and new touring music as part of their ongoing Piano Sessions series...
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The Thompsons on poetry, craft beer and the Euros
Wed 26 Jun 2024Nottingham's most opinionated greengrocers on poetry, craft beer and the Euros
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LeftLion Interviews Residency at Nottingham Central Library begins with The PETEBOX
Wed 26 Jun 2024We’re starting something new. It’s a series of live interviews at Nottingham Central Library with some of our favourite artists from or connected to Notts. We’re inviting you to join us for an early-evening of conversation about creativity.
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Art Of Belonging: Practice Sharing and Training for Artists and Creative Practitioners
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