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THE TASTE ISSUE
September & October 2014
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the
editor's letter
One&Other have had something waiting in the wings for quite a while now: we are proud that for our third birthday, we can introduce you to our new offspring project: One&Other Creative, born out of all the talent we have met and worked with over the years via our magazine, website and tv Channel, the diversity of which we are finally ready to showcase.
Unlike any other creative agency, we have a social ethos that sees our work reinvested into the community, helping us with our very exciting social projects. What better issue to tie in with this than Taste, wherein what makes us different often unites us.
Acting as a creative agency, matching businesses with the most perfect designers, artists, videographers, photographers and copywriters, we intend not only to help these creative geniuses to find work but also to collaborate with some of the bigger, more established names, matching them with undiscovered talents.
To pay homage to Oscar Wilde’s great words, we take a look at the best: we look at the best ales, we hear food advice from the experts and we explore the world of “bad tastes” and things that sometimes shock.
“I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.”
So, with taste in the eye of the beholder, we create our most subjective work to date.
Oneandother.com, One&Other Creative Facebook.com/oneandotheryork @Oneandother
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contributors The Taste Issue
Editor-in-Chief
Community Manager
Graphic Design
Vicky Parry vicky@oneandother.com
Aliz Tennant aliz@oneandother.com
Daniel Holmes design@oneandother.com
Creative Manager
Account Manager
Sub-Editor
Ben Bentley creative@oneandother.com
Charlotte Wright charlotte@oneandother.com
Miles Watts hello@oneandother.com
Writers
Photography
Founding Members
Becca Beddow, Alice Hart Charlotte Wainwright Hollie Woodward, Beth Weeks
Ben Bentley at benbentleyphoto.co.uk Aliz Tennant
Ambiente, Simon Newton Stephen Parry, Richard Goulden, Mike Brudenell
With Special Thanks to: Key Fund Yorkshire, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Ian Walker & Co, The Beautiful Meme, Faye Robertson, Sasha Consiglio, Emma Swanton, Chris Gomerson, Adam Evans, Boss Models, Rural Creative, Urquhart-Dykes & Lord llp, David Thompson (Versus Goliath), Rick Chadwick, Robin Macgregor One&Other is published by: One&Other CIC, 3 Apollo Street, York, YO10 5AP, 01904 236161
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News in Brief – 04 Chalky The Yorkie – 18 York Foodbank – 22 King No-One – 26
Shock Art – 30 Tattoos – 36 A-Z of York – 44 Little Far m of Horrors – 48
Collectors – 52 Calendar – 66 Listings – 70 Halloween Listings – 80
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news in brief The taste issue
A New Source of Window Shopping
HORROR CHannel looks to York
The Royals at Beningbrough
Opposite Heslington Road’s Bison, the infamous vintage haunt old albion has taken over a small retail space, where its large windows allow passers-by to catch a glimpse of found treasures sourced from England, America and France. Open on Saturdays by appointment only, the showroom plans to stay until Christmas.
Production company Glass Cannon have announced that Containment, their entry for the Horror Channel competition 'Short Cuts to Hell' has made the shortlist of twenty-six. The winning film will be produced by Movie Mogul and Wildseed Studios, entering production early 2015, with a minimum production fund of £20,000.
An exhibition of photographs by Lichfield, one of Britain's most renowned photographers, is coming to Beningbrough in autumn, as part of existing exhibition Royals: Then and Now. The photographs of the Royal Family will be exhibited in the hall from 2 September until the beginning of November.
Mor Music and Ambiente Expand York's MOR Music has opened its new premesis on Fossgate sporting separate acoustic and electric guitar showrooms, a guitar & amp repair workshop and guitar, drum & vocal tuition rooms. The old site is now set to become Ambiente Tapas Restaurant's second eatery in York, seating 120 diners and a bar for 30.
Zeitgeist The taste issue
Back to the 60s
York Theatre Royal to Return to NRM With York Theatre Royal planning to close in March 2015 for eight months, they have reassured audiences that they will continue to produce engaging theatre by revisiting their relationship with the National Railway Museum, bringing back the Olivier Award Winning Railway Children, alongside two new productions.
Theatre Heads Euro Creative Project Pilot Theatre has been awarded €2 million by the European Culture Funding Stream, Creative Europe. This will allow Platform Shift +, a cooperative network of 10 European theatres and a university, to develop 40 innovative theatre productions and bring Pilot’s Shift Happens conference to a transnational audience.
Don your miniskirts, go see Cool Hand Luke at City Screen (14 Sept) and head to York Does Vintage this autumn: Sixties inspired fashion is on the rise.
Locally Sourced Celebrate Yorkshire’s finest chefs and produce at September’s York Food and Drink Festival, as locally sourced goods become a firm British favourite.
On the Rise Gluten-free goodies are this autumn’s fashionable food of choice, so pay a visit to one of York’s large number of gluten-free restaurants.
Romantic Fairytales Romance reigns this season, with fantastical fashion dominating the A/W collections and a Victorian stroll around York Cemetery on 21 September. The heart reigns.
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community in brief The taste issue
Image by Inspired Youth
Taxi Drivers Receive Dementia Training
The Next Chapter for York CVS
Inspired Youth to Raise Youth Voices
People living with dementia will find it easier to travel around the city thanks to specialist training undertaken by Fleetways Taxis. The taxi company has received free training sessions from Dementia Forward, and has subsequently joined York Dementia Action Alliance. The initiative is part of a citywide campaign to encourage residents and businesses to become more dementia aware.
York cvs have announced that their Chief Exective Garry Jones is to stand down, having been appointed as Chief Executive for Support Staffordshire, of which he has been a founding trustee since the mid 2000s. York cvs has been helping charities across the city since 1939, offering sound financial, legal and management advice so that they may have the opportunity to continue striving to help others.
Award-winning social enterprise Inspired Youth are to begin a new project funded by Community York at the City of York Council. Young people who are ‘looked after’ by the local authority will be given the opportunity to express themselves, transforming the Looked After Support Centre at Hamilton House this autumn. The 11–16 year-olds will be working with professional artists to decorate the building.
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You probably know how to fit a bike. Place your feet flat on the ground, adjust the saddle to suit. It’s what your parents did on your first bike. But forget what you know. It’s not only wrong, it’s made your life harder. And even if you’ve left such methods behind and been cycling for years, your bike is probably out of kilter too. Mine was. Massively. When Team Sky and the rest of the peloton zipped through York, they did it faster because they’re highly trained athletes, but on bikes adjusted to fit exactly. No hocus pocus – Cycle Heaven’s Retül Bike Fit links you to a computer and a 3D motion capture camera via infra red links on your body analysing pedal stroke, back angle, knees – every aspect of your ride overseen either by professional cyclist Kit Gilham or company director Piers Maffett. But you don’t need to be a weekend warrior like me to benefit. If you suffer from little niggles, or wanting to get back on your bike, making it fit saves injury. If you’re buying a bike, then being
analysed on their müve fit bike first will make it the right one. And it turns out it pays to have your bike fitted by a professional. Once Kit had given me a physical assessment (my right is stronger than my left), checked my balance, and assessed my overall fitness (good, but I have almost flat feet), it was time to ride. Pedalling up to speed he quickly spied my weird handlebar set up was the source of my sore shoulders. Then the computer confirmed what the professional already knew: my saddle was far too low, a quick raise and immediately I could feel the pedalling become easier, a second upward shift and a quick shimmy forward and it felt like a new bike. And now? Well my first ride out destroyed my personal bests, and armed with the knowledge I’m a little bit faster, I can sleep in a few more minutes before the crazy commute pursuit starts again. What’s not to like? For more information vist www.cycle-heaven.co.uk 2 Bishopthorpe Rd, YO23 1JJ, York
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REWIRING THE COUNCIL
Last issue we reported on City of York Council’s initiative to ‘rewire the web’, essentially a chance for residents to shape the council’s new website to make it easier to use and deliver a more personalised experience. This is part of a wider move towards a more agile, accessible and cost-effective council, as City of York Council looks to transform the many everyday services it provides. The ‘Rewiring’ project is in response to the shift in expectations from communities, the new opportunities presented by technological innovation and collaborative working, and the ongoing financial challenges faced by local government. Already underway, a recent Discovery Day at West Offices invited residents to
air their ideas and ‘niggles’ about the council’s everyday services, from bin collections and recycling to roads and parking, childcare services and adult services, and everything in between. Ideas and views aired on the day were added to a big Post-it note wall and will feed into the ongoing transformation of services. A week later, council officers took to public transport to collect more feedback. Over 500 ideas and views were collected over the two days which can be found at www.york.gov.uk/rewiring Plenty more engagement events are planned for the future so it’s not too late to have your say. By doing so you can help shape York’s future public services and how they are delivered.
Right: Rewiring York Event
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UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL: AN OVERVIEW OF YORK’S EVOLUTION Cities face a real challenge in meeting the expectations of its communities, its businesses and its visitors. In York, this challenge is even greater, being set against a backdrop of a medieval city, with thriving and cutting edge technologies being developed in and around its historic walls, and a growing younger generation living and working in the city. However, the city of York is responding with a vision for growth that although at times possibly controversial, will ultimately secure a truly historic modern city environment that York residents of all ages and backgrounds will recognise and appreciate. Some of these visions may prove controversial but City of York Council is now looking to the future in order to improve the present. With ambitions for York in areas for improved employment opportunities, more choice for residents in living space, and enhanced accessibility
into and around the city, the City of York Council faces the challenge of creating more homes and businesses within the York area while retaining the city’s historic beauty. Thousands of new jobs have already been created with the development of the Vangarde Shopping Park – home of John Lewis – and hundreds more will arise from the Hiscox uk office development, the company’s largest uk office outside London. Meanwhile, the planned Biovale project and hub planned by the University of York for Heslington East and supported by the Council, will pioneer systems to reduce fossil fuel dependency and convert renewable biological resources and waste streams into feed, bioenergy, food and other products: while providing further high value economic growth and stimulating the job market. Major improvements to York’s outer ring road are also proposed, including
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a full-length, grade-separated dual carriageway along the A1237, which will not only ease traffic flow but also unlock significant underused potential in residential and commercial development to the north of the city. Inside the city walls, Citywide ultra-fast (1Gb) broadband and WiFi will be in place by 2015, making York the first 1Gb city in the uk, with planned investments from TalkTalk, Sky, City Fibre and Pinacl Solutions to make York Europe’s most connected city. Plans are underway to redevelop the complex in and around York’s iconic Guildhall for the use of creative and digital businesses in the city, comprising 1400 square metres of managed
office accommodation, associated meeting and events facilities and private, riverside courtyard space. Finally, the city’s flagship brownfield development site York Central, located next to York Railway Station, includes plans for the development of a world class Central Business District (cbd), with a proposal for accommodation of up to 80,000 square meters of prime office accommodation and the provision of around 1,000 new homes. These opportunities sit alongside the city’s Local Plan which will be submitted at the end of this year, and which sets out a long-term vision that builds on these developments and sets out a future that provides for the next era in this iconic city’s long and illustrious history.
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AUTUMN BRINGS NEW COLOUR AND NEW LIGHT TO YORK MINSTER Above: Street art at York Minster
As summer fades into autumn, September and October provide a wonderful time to see York Minster in a whole new light – from the lower sun in the afternoon sky creating a kaleidoscope of colour on the floor of the South Transept to the lighting of hundreds of candles in the Chapter House during the Minster’s family arts festival, from 29 October to 1 November. 2014 continues to be a year of reflection, with York Minster marking the centenary of the outbreak of World War I. A special display in the Treasury – part of the Revealing York Minster visitor attraction in the Undercroft – includes a unique memorial to those killed in service in the conflict, the Kings Book of York Heroes. The huge book – which weighs almost 60kg – includes the names, biographies and even photographs of those who were killed in service, with 1,447 people featuring within the book. The Kings Book of York Heroes along with personal items, photographs and letters from the cathedral’s historic collection tells the stories of those involved in the conflict as part of a four year programme of remembrance in York Minster. Other items on display include the communion set used by Dean Eric Milner-White when he served on the Western Front. Milner-White went on to become one
of the most influential Deans of York of the 20th century. As part of the family arts festival, young people will also be creating a unique tribute to the fallen as part of an arts project led by one of the artists who featured in last year’s Minster Nights, cbloxx, from Leeds-based street artist collective Black Rose. Each of the young artists will create a canvas incorporating names from the Kings Book of Heroes in a contemporary art installation. “Identity is such a massive part of what street art is all about,” explains artist cbloxx, “so combining the art form with this theme is a perfect match. It will be great to see the young people of York cultivate their own creative identity which they can feel proud of, while building up to making their mark at York Minster’s autumn event.” Live art displays form the heart of the ‘Saints and Heroes’ themed family arts festival, which runs from 29 October to 1 November, with large ‘window’ murals created by two top street artists between 1pm and 4pm each day. As daylight fades, a contemplative spiral of candles will be created within the Chapter House, when visitors have the chance to light a candle of remembrance for a lost loved one and help create a symbol of life and love, prayer and release, remembrance and hope. For more information on visiting York Minster, please visit yorkminster.org
Don’t miss… Planning further ahead? On 1 October, tickets go on sale for York Minster’s two Christmas Carol Concerts on 5 & 6 December, featuring music from the York Minster Choir, a live brass band and guest readers.
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Above: York Sport Centre
Warding Off the Winter at York Sport Centre As autumn sets in, the long nights are nigh and it’s all too easy to pack away the tennis racquet and await summer’s return. The York Sport Centre and York Sport Tennis are proud to be the home of the ‘Bubble’: inflated between September and May, it provides a pay and play indoor floodlit tennis court all year round. The only one of its kind in York, the Bubble covers three of the six tarmac outdoor courts, allowing tennis to be accessible for the British winter regardless of wind, rain or snow and fully lit for the impending darker, longer evenings. York now boasts some of the best tennis facilities in the country, and they’re available for hire by anyone. With the courts open all year round, there’s no excuse not to start training, just in time to enjoy the Wimbledon season in full. York Sport Tennis has put in place a year-round programme including adult beginner and intermediate coaching in shape of
‘Tennis Xpress’ and ‘Intermediate Tennis’ as well as ‘Mini Tennis’ for the kids. Lead by Lawn Tennis Association (lta) qualified coaches, there is a coaching programme for everyone, covering all ages. Those wanting to take full advantage can now join the new Racquets Affiliation with the added benefits of discounted court hire and courses as well as access to York Sport Tennis Club Night- a great way to meet new people and socialise once you’ve finished your game. An impressive sight, we at One&Other believe that the Bubble is a sure way to keep the summer conditions alive during winter. Don’t forget that York Sport’s tennis courts are available to hire all year round and if you’re a York Sport or York Sport Racquets member, you receive a discount. Call 01904 323855 or email tennis@york-sport.com to find out more.
More information can be found on york-sport.com/tennis
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With its doors now open, Bicis Y Mas is inviting you in for a stop off midcycle, an afternoon cake or a morning breakfast kickstarter before your ride. The cycling specialists host a wide selection of Dutch and Flanderan city bikes, as well as repairs and servicing and café, providing a feast for the eyes as well for those wishing to fuel up. Showcasing local artists work, inspired by two-wheels, in its beautifully crafted Scandinavian surroundings, there is plenty to engage with whilst your bike goes in for an uplift. With a fully vegetarian menu, including breakfast, tapas style sharers and afternoon cake, Bicis Y Mas is looking to bring a new, holistic experience to the area, with plans to venture further with gluten-free and vegan offerings.
Images: Bicis Y Mas
To find out more Tel: 01904658100 www.biscisymas.co.uk You can find us at 59 – 63 Walmgate York, YO1 9TY Opening times Mon – Closed Tue – Sat – 8.30am – 6pm Sun – 10am – 4pm
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Sometimes we’re faced with doors in society that we can’t always access because of a suitability judged by the people who reside on the other side. I did this piece as an acknowledgement to the 30s comic strip – black, grainy and grim. It’s also a tribute to my own experience, where I’ve been barred from entering premises, conversations and social circles.
BREAKING DOWN DOORS: Chalky THE YORKIE
Earlier this year we relaunched our New Chapter Arts Prize: Hidden II, an inclusive arts competition with a social conscience. We asked local amateur and professional artists to venture into the theme of “Hidden” and unmask the true realities of poverty in our city. The winning piece told a story both daunting yet resilient. Exploring the issue of elitism and access, the piece titled ‘Locked Out’ looks at re-evaluating our perception of what we deem as accessible and open up the opportunities behind closed doors. “It’s to do with elitism, but I wanted to treat it like I was a naughty boy trying to get into the staffroom.” states New Chapter Arts Prize winner Chalky. Known fittingly as Chalky the Yorkie to those who meet him, Chalky’s art
looks to make a statement, channelling thought and emotion onto paper. His grandad, an artist, is cited as his biggest influence, introducing him to the likes of Francis Baker and Albert Dürer. “He’s responsible for my love of real ale and art.” “I used to try and find therapy by drawing and painting: particularly I used to use bits of stone and chalk on the playground, on the board or small pieces of paper, and I started to draw.” Taking on the nickname given to him at school, his journey from playground to adulthood has seen art and creativity stay with him. Moving to London in the 80s, Chalky spent the first two and half years living in squats, upcycling furnishings and items from skips, using his creative outlet to bring life to objects long forgotten about.
Words by Aliz Tennant, Portrait by Ben Bentley
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“You become a non-person when you’re homeless. If you have no fixed address, people can’t write to you, you can’t claim benefits, you can’t have a phone put in, you can’t get a mobile on a contract: it’s very difficult to explain to people until they experience homelessness what it’s like to have no fixed address and no place to be.” Back in York, his artistic outlet has been taken to new levels, having completed a degree in Art and Design at York St John University, and with his involvement in New Visuality’s and According to McGee’s project ‘Out the Box’, providing opportunities through art to those
who have experienced homelessness. “New Visuality has been an important journey for me because it’s helped me with my homelessness, and with New Visuality I’ve found a number of people – you may call kindred spirits – have found a voice. Not so much anger, just frustration.” Creating his journey with pen, chalk and paper, Chalky’s art develops with him, a self-described “multi-creative” his work continues to look at new perspectives in any medium. When talking about the message of ‘Locked Out’ he states, “To me it’s what’s hidden behind the door.”
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York Tango Academy
Dancing in Tongues For Dante teaching the Argentinean Tango is less about the steps, more about telling the story of a culture and world that is slowly crossing the oceans to the uk. Along with his dance partner Miriam, the two have toured across Europe, North and South America and Asia performing, teaching, and sharing the social dance, inviting people to join its growing community.
Teaching classes every Tuesday and Wednesday, and opening up the space for social dancing every fourth Saturday, Miriam and Dante’s evolving tango academy is scratching a cultural itch that’s brewing in the city. But beyond that the couple want to spread their embrace further, “We don’t just want to attract dancers, we want to create dancers”.
Travelling to York weekly to teach a private class the two soon realised that there were clusters of tango enthusiasts, but little community for them to be part of. Unlike the more classically known dance forms the Argentinean Tango is unrestricted from formal levels where intuition, improvisation and connection create a language shared between passing strangers.
Miriam and Dante run classes every Tuesday, Wednesday and a new beginners class on Friday at the English Martyrs Hall in York. More information can be found on yorktangoacademy.com
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The Second Course: The Future of York Foodbank
Words by Aliz Tennant, Images by Ben Bentley
Back in the autumn of 2012 plans were firmly underway for York’s first foodbank, opening its doors in November. Almost two years on York Foodbank now has four distribution centres across the city in Clifton, Tang Hall, Bell Farm and its starting point, the Gateway Centre in Acomb. Whilst the city does host affluence York also has eight local areas that are in the top 20% deprived places across the UK, showing that it’s not immune to poverty. Across the same period of time as York Foodbank’s growth, food banks and food poverty has seen awareness and media attention rise ten-folds, yet there is an air of stigma still surrounding it. Within its time, York Foodbank has operated the same system since day one, providing three days' worth of food for every member of a household when faced with a crisis. Working on a referral system from doctors, Support Workers and 100 agencies across the city, food bank clients can receive up to three vouchers within six months, though the reality is that most never require a second, a hopeful indicator. Laura Hagues joined York Foodbank
back at the end of February as their Project Manager, seeing the Foodbank’s use rise to a steady average of between 130-150 clients a month. But for Laura and all of the volunteers the statistics cover so much: “Ultimately people don’t want to come to a foodbank. You see people pacing up and down outside just plucking up the courage to come in it’s such a massive deal that we just try to welcome them with open arms. It’s a big step to say, actually, I’m struggling and I need some help, that’s a really brave thing to do, and we just try to make it as easy as possible for that to happen.” The Foodbank is a space where judgement doesn’t enter; a crisis can take many forms and is seen as such by the referral, what is important is that people feel supported. “We try to invite people back , if they have a job interview the next week we’ll ask them to come back and tell us how it went. We might not be able to help them with food again if they don’t have another voucher but we’re interested in their life, and we want to hear success stories.”
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Above: Laura Hagues
Last year 50% of referrals were benefits related, from delays in payment for those moving from Jobseekers to incapacity benefits, to sanctions for missed appointments. The second highest is due to low income, with many families and individuals finding themselves in in-work poverty. These stories aren’t to do with misdoing but rather one life change or series of events that has caused people to find themselves at a crisis point. Last year Shelter released statistics that showed that over 8 million people were only one pay check away from not being able to pay their rent or mortgage, a story not only familiar to food bank clients but increasingly a concern for everyone. Now almost two years on, what next? York Foodbank has an app that communicates what they are in need of for donations, and has started to receive fresh fruit and veg from local allotments. York Mosque have started a collection point: “That was a really big thing, that across faith divides ultimately our goal is the same, we just want to help support our communities.” Recently they’ve launched their 200 club, looking to sustainable funding of just £10 a month from 200 donors to expand
the work that they do, not with their current service, but from the needs of their clients. From a clothes bank to a cookery book, nutrition and cookery classes and job advice, the foodbank is looking to the future, working at grassroots level to provide for a need, and to give a voice, but also to show that there is a community of people there to support. “We are only ever designed to be here short-term, however optimistic that is. It’s funny for me because you are trying to work yourself out of a job. I don’t want to be doing this in two years' time; I don’t want to still be seeing people who need foodbanks. And we want to look back at it as this really crazy time that was just a blip.” Here lies the hope that within that five-to-ten years down the line, the foodbank, if it still exists, will have merged into a new entity where it provides for the community, but not at such a point of crisis. If you have questions or wish to know more about the York Foodbank, Laura is contactable by emailing info@york.foodbank.org.uk or by phoning 07871610894. To join the 200 club visit york.foodbank.org.uk or contact York Foodbank.
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King No-One are: Zach Lount (Vocalist), James Basile (Drummer), Joe Martin (Guitarist) and Alex Townsley (Bassist). The band have been together for two years and describe their sound as "Expressive Indie Rock with driving vocals, explosive choruses and contrasting melody-instigated emotions." They started humbly, playing over fifty gigs at their local pub in Selby before performing at Leeds and Reading Festival followed by an ep launch at Fibbers. "To see our own fans singing back to us was mindblowing and heartwarming," says Zach. Supporting embrace on their sold-out uk 02 Academy tour, the band have now been given a number of festival slots this year including headlining the bbc York Introducing stage at Galtres. King No-One will play Fibbers again on 10 October – "We plan to make that our best ever show" – and have just released their 'Millennium' ep, returning to the writing phase with
"songs and ideas that are fresher and far superior to anything we've done." As for their city and its music scene, the band have found it "a quiet place but the bands have huge roars: GirlsOnDrugs are incredible and will go far; Glass Caves are good friends of ours, their new stuff is incredible and I'm genuinely excited for them. "We had a tough time until recently, there's not such a vibrant music scene here. But things are changing: there are certain people such as yourselves who love local music and are trying to push local bands. Jericho Keys, who runs the 'Introducing' show at bbc York, is a particular hero for local music, he's pretty much brought us all together and put us on the map, he gives the pushes we need and keeps coming up with new ideas that help everyone. "So it's a good time for local music and it's better than ever for new bands with all the support going around."
Images by Ben Bentley
Below: King No-One
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agents provocateur
Human beings must enjoy being shocked. Even those who claim they’re ‘outraged’ by things they read seem to seek shocks out like catnip. Modern society is a raw nerve, running the gamut from passionate opinion and rabid discussion to blind fury. So when we began investigating ‘shock art’, we imagined human toes in art galleries or Pyotr Pavlensky nailing his genitals to the ground in Red Square to protest Putin’s leadership. Yet, as Grayson Perry told the Telegraph, “Art can’t shock us anymore; we are all bohemians now.” “I think if you set out to shock people, the work loses something,” says Lydia Cottrell of slap (Salacious Live Alternative Performance), a theatre company who specialise in ‘shocking’ – though more accurately provocative – live performances in a variety of venues.
This year, slap will be going walkabout at ‘Yorkshire’s Glastonbury’ Galtres Festival, performing contemporary dance, a live art piece called ‘Tamed’ – which acts out bdsm fantasies – and absurdist comedy for the festival masses. “That’s the perfect audience for us because people are very relaxed and adventurous at festivals,” says Sophie Unwin. slap don’t always pick such relaxed scenarios in which to perform their acts, which include theatrics, music, art and occasionally some degree of slapping and shouting. “We invaded the Golden Ball pub a while back,” says the company’s Pete Wise. “A very small room of people who were having a drink. Some of them were embarrassed, some were intrigued but we got some great reactions.”
Other than the many organised performances they have planned, slap are keen to make a point of bringing
Words by Miles Watts, Images by Ben Bentley
Above: Pete, Sophie & Lydia
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their work into spaces where they may or may not find an audience. “When you invade someone else’s space, you never know what you’re going to get, which keeps things fresh,” says Sophie. Trained originally in dance performance, slap quickly realised that dance theatre was not really the platform for ‘risky’ work and sought an outlet that allowed them more freedom of expression. Performing in and around their hometown, they have attracted performers from as far afield as Sweden and South Africa to York, curating acts from live art to an ‘interactive jukebox’. The company are more than aware, however, of the public perception of the kind of work they do. “We’re always fighting those preconceptions of ‘art school hipsters trying to be shocking.’ We aim for people to be able to see the layers in our
work and to provoke interesting reactions.” “The performances are tongue-in-cheek,” says Lydia. “Some of the work is even genteel. We want to create work that has merit rather than setting out to shock. Some of the work is actually intimate and caring.” With a slew of performances coming up later in the year, including Slapchat, a live art discussion; Slapover, in which six artists will live in a studio for 48 hours while exhibited to the public; and Slappy New Year, in which artists stage a public art intervention, slap aims to continue as a platform to not only showcase but discover what York artists and audiences want and need. “Community art is done very well by York, despite sometimes being looked down upon,’ says Lydia. “But there are so many cool things going on and there’s never been a better time for everyone to communicate what they want to see from the arts in their city.”
Below: Blue Bird Bakery by Aliz Tennant
Expert Advice: Artisan Parlour
The simple pleasures like a glass of red, steaming morning mug of caffeine and lunchtime staple loaf have remained classics across centuries. We asked three experts of the trade to tell us how to best invest. Love Your Loaf – Al Kippax from Bluebird Bakery “Local, independent bakeries were once at the heart of every community but until recently were almost completely superseded by factorymade industrial bakers and supermarkets, using plenty of additives with very little regard for nutritional value.”
Al, the founder of York’s own Bluebird Bakery, recommends simple sourdough loaves and champions ‘real bread’ using traditional methods. Fermentation should take anything between 16-24 hours, unlike supermarket loaves that are often completed in just three. “Guidelines set by the Real Bread Campaign ensure you'll be eating healthier, keeping money within the local economy and helping to bring traditional skills to members of your local community.” Expert tip: The Real Bread Campaign is soon to launch Sourdough September. Find out more on their website the-bluebird-bakery.co.uk
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Craft With Your Cafetiere – Beth Vincent from Vincent Coffee "With a little know-how, great coffee can be surprisingly easy.” Beth mentions that whilst espresso machines produce fantastic results, coffees work just as well in a cafetiere. “An important first step is to pre-heat your cafetiere for one minute using boiling water. Discard the water and add your coffee of choice, allowing 10g (approximately 1 dessertspoon) of ground coffee per cup.
It’s important not to burn your coffee with boiling water, so allow your kettle to stand for a minute before use. "Slowly pour the water over the grounds and stir gently with a (preferably wooden) spoon so that the coffee oils “bloom” to the surface. Place the lid on the beaker and leave to stand for four minutes then gently plunge the coffee and serve immediately. “For me, one of the most rewarding aspects of working with coffee is exploring different flavours, timings and preparation methods.” Expert Tip: For extra indulgence serve with double cream.
Left: Vincent's Coffee, Right: Blue Bird Bakery
Raise a Glass – Oz Clarke from Three Wine Men “Don't let people tell you what you ‘should’ like. There's no ‘should, in enjoying wine. If you like it, it's a good wine.” states Oz Clarke, wine writer, television presenter, and one third of Three Wine Men. Disclaiming common myths, Oz knows that screwcaps aren’t sign of cheap wine: you can drink red wine with fish (go with lighter reds like Pinot Noir, or soft reds like Merlot), and that old wine isn’t necessary better than young.
“Wine changes as it ages. It loses freshness and fruit and gains all kind of flavours of delicious decay. So if you like freshness and fruit - don't age your grog.” The best way to learn more about what you like is to experiment, and widen your palette. “How do you learn about wine? You gotta practise. Drink it with your friends. Talk about it. Make a point of buying different stuff.” Expert Tip: Drinking organic wine won't stop you getting a hangover. Drinking two pints of water before you go to bed might. threewinemen.co.uk
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Words by Miles Watts, Images by Ben Bentley
Ink and individuality: a permanent impression The chance that you or someone you know has a few tattoos has most assuredly increased in the past decade. With dozens of books and publications now dedicated to skin art – and daily examples visible in the street – the tattoo, the tattooed and the tattooist have become persistent mainstays of modern culture. What drives people to brand themselves with permanent ink? Are their choices entirely personal, just for fun or do they have a deeper meaning? We set out to learn why tattoos are so important to several individuals and why they think the art of tattooing has gone from niche to popular.
Below: Sasha Consiglio
My first tattoo was done when I was eighteen. I agreed to go to a studio with my cousin as she was having her first tattoo; little did I know that I was going first! I chose a small Celtic design that cost me £25 and had it done on my left arm. So that was it, I was hooked and wanted more but my oldest brother – who is covered in tattoos – told me to wait until I was older. When I was thirty, I booked in to get my chest piece done and I’ve been getting tattooed ever since. Some of my tattoos have big, long meaningful reasons – for example, my children
and family – I have a tattoo of my son’s name in his handwriting when he was three. My eldest brother has always been my idol and he has a lot of tattoos. I thought he looked cool and I loved the way he represented small snapshots of where he had been and what he had done. I wanted to emulate this. I’m not really interested in the tattoo world. I don’t get tattoos because of any social acceptance or fashion. Although I do appreciate the benefits of this, my tattoos are purely for me.
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My first tattoo was age sixteen on a friend's kitchen table. I don't think there was a point when I decided that I wanted to be covered. It just seems to have be a continuous process which hasn't reached an end. My stomach and arms were probably the biggest pieces. I think the longest single sitting I've done is about seven hours. Nowadays I get restless after about two hours. I've become less patient and regressed mentally as I've got older. I usually have some idea of what I want and where it'll go, which I'll then discuss with the artist doing that particular
piece. I have no shit sob story behind any of my tattoos. They're there because it's something I thought was cool at the time. People's attitudes have definitely changed; I've watched them surpass social acceptability into becoming somewhat of a fashion accessory. Everyone does or doesn't get them for whatever reason suits them. I have no feelings about them either way. I'm happy and that's all that matters. I urge other people to do what makes them happy too, whether it involves having tattoos or not.
Left: Chris Gomerson, Below: Emma Swanton
I was twenty when I got my first tattoo. I held off for a couple of years as I'm pretty impulsive and I didn't want to regret anything. I always liked the idea of tattoos meaning something, or representing a part of a person. I get so sad when tattoos don't have some kind of deep rooted significance, I like the thought of illustrating your life on your skin. Although I suppose that's not for everyone. The fox on my thigh took the longest. I sat for it from 10am to 5pm. Pure agony. But I didn't cry! I tend to become very interested in certain
symbols... Wisdom teeth, wishbones, moons... All my tattoos mean something personal to me. My artist is pretty patient, he's really good at listening to my ramblings and then drawing something. Tattoos have become more popular and therefore less of a talking point in general. People hold onto prejudice, which is a shame as appearance is immaterial in a lot of senses. The older generation associate tattoos with sailors and criminals. I'm fine with that.
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the ale trail
Craft Beer
Historic Beers
CAMRA Pubs
There are many independent establishments selling artisan bottled ales in York: Fossgate Social, with its regular music nights at which to enjoy your beers; Ye Olde Shambles Tavern, selling Porters ale; Pivni, an oak-beamed, friendly European ale house, the drinking lodge-style House of Trembling Madness; York Beer & Wine Shop on Goodramgate, selling a wide range of great ales and the low-level Sotano, where drinkers are guaranteed a warm welcome in a lively cellar.
York offers much to appease a more traditional taste. The old Tadcaster Brewery was established in 1758, selling Sam Smiths, also offered by the Burns Hotel (which was formerly The Hansom Cab) on Market Street in the city centre. The York Brewery Tour invites the public in to witness beer being made, four times a day while The Black Sheep Brewery and the Theakston Brewery - originally set up by rival brothers - in Masham offer a similar service.
With their own quarterly magazine Ouse Boozer and a beer festival held every September on the Knavesmire, camra are well represented in the Yorkshire area, with nearly a hundred pubs from the stylish York Tap, located at the station, to the oak-beamed Black Swan at Peasholme Green. There's also popular street corner local The Golden Ball and the recently revamped Judges Lodgings with its lively beer garden. yorkcamra.org.uk
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Cider and Ale Festival
Micro Breweries
Home Brew
The camra Beer & Cider Festival, held from 17–20 September, is all about having fun while enjoying some great beers and ciders. The festival will be held in the majestic surroundings of York's Knavesmire racecourse and will be open 5.30–11pm on the Wednesday and 12–11pm on the Thursday to Saturday. Further details of the 2014 event are to be announced at the festival website at yorkbeerfestival.org.uk in due course.
York boasts a slew of smaller breweries. Treboom, an exciting new microbrewery established in Shipton-by-Beningbrough, offers some truly delicious cask ales and bottled beers. Brass Castle brew cask-conditioned, keg and bottled ale. Little Brew create exquisite artisan ales with only the finest British ingredients and traditional methods. Yorkshire Heart is is one of Yorkshire's finest vineyards, with wines and beers galore, and Half Moon Brewery make fresh beer and food.
Every other last Wednesday of the month, the York Brewery Home Brew Club is held in York Brewery Tap Room on Toft Green. The club was organised to provide a regular venue for home brewers to gather, sample each other’s beers and exchange notes on the many beers and business ventures available in the city. The next Home Brew Club meeting is to be held on 24 September. For more information go to yorkbreweryhomebrewclub.tumblr.com
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Off the Beaten Track: An Encyclopaedic Guide to York York hosts a haven of opportunities for new explorers and those wishing to delve further into what the city offers. With a new influx of arrivals we
wanted to introduce you to the homegrown, independent and individual with a guide to what to see and where to go.
Image by Aliz Tennant
rts barge A community collective of artists, musicians and performers, The Arts Barge Project brings unique cultural experiences to the city, including monthly series of The Boxing Club events.
Curious Poke your nose into shelf after shelf of books. Ken Spelman’s hosts an eclectic collection, with tea on order by the fireplace.
Bishy road Bringing diversity, vibrancy and independence back to York’s high street, Bishopthorpe Road is the local hideaway haunt.
rink up Coffee lovers can track down a cuppa across town. With Coffee Culture, Stanley & Ramona, The Attic and Spring Espresso, finding your favourite is tricky, so try them all.
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Fossgate
York is a vintage haven with Dog and Bone Vintage, Priestley’s, Stonegate Antiques Centre, a specialist vintage store upstairs in Sue Ryder and Bowler Vintage.
A thriving collective of independent shops, bars and café haunts just off the main shopping streets.
Green
Hidden
Immersive
For the environmentally conscious, pick up wheels from Re-cycle and fill your containers at Alligator Wholefoods.
Off the path, take haven at the city walls in Perky Peacock, or scout further for Bison Coffee House and Vintage Store.
Open your eyes to local theatre by the Flanagan Collective, Hedgepig, Theatre Mill, Six Lips and Pilot Theatre.
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Junkshop
Know–how
Late
A treasure trove to delve into: visit Banana Warehouse and The Community Furniture Store for home finds.
Take advantage of the popup phenomenon with Sofar Sounds, House Concerts and outdoors with Orillo Cinema.
Places like Sotano offer off-thecuff club night Nez Perce, and keep an eye out for promoters Please Please You.
Nights
orning
Newgate
For lazy mornings and midday brunches, choose to hide away in Pig & Pastry or Brew and Brownie until your eyes awaken with sweet temptations and protein bursts.
Away from the supermarkets, find local produce, from butchers to vegetables for your Sunday lunch.
On-screen
Provocative Quiet life
Relive classics at Brandy Brown's Cinema and explore international talent at the Aesthetica Short Film Festival.
From slap to Salt + Powell, the art scene in York sets out to step out of the canvas, adding diversity to the landscape.
Reminiscent Bar Convent is the oldest surviving Roman Catholic convent in England, hosting its own café for afternoon tea.
Away from the hustle of the city on sunny days, walk down the river towards Fulford and look out for the ice-cream boat.
weet spot When you need to hit the sugar, Me & Mrs Fisher will provide you with cakes aplenty, Munchies Cakeaway for after-hour cravings, and licc for summer days to cool down.
Written by Aliz Tennant
wo wheels
Unique Finds
A biking city, York is spoilt for choice. Cycle Heaven and Cycle Street will tend to your needs, whilst Bicis Y Mas will please collectors and enthusiasts and Your Bike Shed will make sure you never miss a race.
From clothes to furnishings, Paper Doll and Snowhome's offerings include purchases you won’t find on the high street.
Vinyl Thumb through boxes at The Inkwell, Earworm Records and Vinyl Eddie’s to add to your collection.
ellbeing Get healthy food to go from Filmore and Union, UGOT and Shambles Kitchen, Tullivers also provides for those looking for ethical and natural products.
x–treme
Yearly
Zombify
For novices and experts, climb the walls of Red Goat Climbing Club, or take your skates to Zoo Skatepark and give it a go.
City of festivals, York’s annual offerings vary from streets filled with ice sculptures to cutting edge illumination.
When the sun goes down, Deadmeat Society will offer you a filmic scare, or York Maze for Halloween ghoulishness.
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LITTLE FARM OF HORRORS: A filmMaker's twisted paradise
Words by Miles Watts, Images by Ben Bentley
All filmmakers dream of a hallowed land to which they can retreat and not only build sets but plan, scheme, find their centre of calm, try scream therapy or, for horror filmmakers in particular, blow things up and gush fake blood in every direction.
not just of the farm space itself but also of Michael’s not inconsiderable carpentry skills, as he and the producer set about building a water tank that doubled as a garden pond, negating us having to dig up a neighbour’s garden for the film's muddy, rainy climax.
When I first started semi-seriously making films eight years ago, I was looking for such a place for a scene in my first feature and was recommended Skipton Grange, just outside of Thirsk, owned by his friend. The scene in question, in which our heroes run into a crazed dj living in country isolation, proved to be on the lighter side of some of the films since made out at Skipton Grange Farm.
As he gives us the tour, Michael reminds me of the time our zombie antics led to the police showing up to investigate what locals had described as “women’s screams and body parts lying around outside.” I recall answering the door with a bloody gash on my cheek and brandishing a replica gun, to which the police officer commented: “Our guess is that you’re making a movie.”
“I don’t go looking for trouble,” says farm owner Michael Sanderson, “it just seems to find me.” He refers perhaps to the multitude of filmmakers who have been lured to the remote farm for now nearly a decade: from Pervirella’s Alex Chandon, who filmed the entirety of his shlock-horror cult movie Inbred at what has been unofficially labelled ‘Skipton Grange Studios’, to our own zombie web series Zomblogalypse – during which the farm was invaded by slavering zombies, mad men with guns and ninja girls with the ability to split zombies from navel to skull. Some scenes in our serial killer comedy Whoops! also took advantage
Michael shows us round what remains of a dark, dank cellar set from Inbred, for which he built a creepy, creaking staircase, and the dusty back room of a barn filled with various steampunkesque props from several films and music videos which have included Joshua Mellody: the British DJ and electronic music producer better known as Zomboy filmed his last few music videos at Skipton Grange, including Raptor, which features a girl tied to a chair and forced to listen to electronica until her head explodes, covering the walls in bits of brain. As we’re discovering while making this issue, taste is a fiercely subjective thing.
Left: Michael Sanderson
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Highlighting this as he stands in the barn where Inbred saw a specially designed cannon fire cow faeces over a crowd of onlookers, Michael is philosophical about all the horror. “We’ve had some fun times out here,” he says, telling us of the initial disgust of the Mayor of Thirsk over Inbred’s script. “Paul Shrimpton, the writer, smoothed that one over,” says Michael. “In the end they realised it would be good to put Thirsk on the film map.” Shrimpton’s next two features, one about the Aryan Brotherhood and one involving cannibals, were both written to be filmed at Skipton Grange but found investment further afield and are now to be made in Arizona. “That’s great for Paul,” says Michael, “and it’s great for me knowing that filmmakers like him are writing scripts with the farm initially in mind.” Most recently, Skipton Grange housed the cast and crew of The Herd, a particularly hard to stomach – though perhaps location-appropriate in a scabrously twisted way – short film involving the farming of children.
“Even some of the horror festivals aren’t sure about that one,” says Michael. “It’s great but pretty shocking.” Shock, I’m learning, is something some are drawn to and some deeply repelled by and Skipton Grange Farm, with its acres of stark land, creepy, cobwebby buildings, green screenfriendly warehouse and abandoned World War II watchtower, is a constant draw for sick people like myself: in essence, filmmakers. It’s not just the Hellmouth of the North though, to which all things sick and ghastly are drawn, it’s an unofficial centre of the horror film industry in Yorkshire. With the bbc and Channel 4 also passing through for recent productions, word is spreading about these unofficial studios and the safe haven they provide for filmmakers of all persuasions. “We can promise filmmakers they’ll find something to suit their needs out here,” concludes Michael. “We can’t guarantee they’ll be quite the same when they leave.”
Left: Skipton Grange Farm
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TO THE BATCAVE: Collecting and Collectors
Everyone's a bit of a hoarder. As a species we find it very difficult not to gather tokens of our adventures to our bosoms. Some collect trophies of their sports triumphs, some might prefer complete collections of an author's work. Then there are those whose collections cross way beyond casual interest to border on the obsessive.
Whether it's pop culture memorabilia or totems from decades of style and culture, when we put the call out for 'collectors' we didn't quite know what we might discover. Using our own Ben Bentley's 60s Batman collection as a starting point, we set out to meet some of the most intriguing collectors and collections we could find.
Written by Miles Watts, Images by Ben Bentley & Aliz Tennant
Below: Ben Bentley in his Bat Cave
"Watching re-reruns of the old Adam West Batman in the early 90s is one of my earliest memories. Upon rediscovering the show over ten years ago, my childhood fascination returned and my collection started. It's not necessarily about 'having' things or having 'everything', it's more about displaying this stuff and being able to enjoy it on a daily basis. Having my home office filled with '66 Bat-Stuff genuinely does put a smile on my face every single morning".
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Below: Greer Parker
“I’ve been collecting telephones, from the 1930s to the 1980s, for about ten years. They’re like stage dressing, and seeing them all together gives the feel of a prop cupboard in a theatre where I feel at home. Whenever I'm at a car boot or junk shop I'll have a look but they're harder to find now, and more expensive. Financial value isn’t as important to me as their collective look, which adds to a creative environment I like to work in.”
Below: Kevin McCaighy
"Collecting badges has always been something I’ve done, but it’s only recently that I’ve realised how many I actually have. I mostly collect music-related badges, some official, some made by fans or by small companies. A badge is usually the cheapest thing you can buy at a merchandise table, and most bands can produce them for sale, even if they can’t afford to print up T-shirts or posters. It’s often the only thing some bands leave behind. They are accessible, utilitarian and never seem to go out of fashion."
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Below: Dave White
“I started collecting graphic novels while I was at Uni and Tank Girl always stood out, which has led me to discover other comics about anti-heroes: I seem to be drawn to the more fringy stuff rather than, say, DC and Marvel, but it's not necessarily a conscious avoidance of the mainstream. Apart from Tank Girl I don’t religiously collect comics. As for my comics room, I always liked library rooms and wanted to assemble my comics and collectables together in one place, so that’s how my library started.”
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Cloudtapping
Photography: Ben Bentley Art Direction and Styling: Vicky Parry MUA: Faye Robertson Production Assistants: Miles Watts, Alice Hart and Aliz Tennant Models: Sophie and Guy, both of Boss Model Management
Trousers – Paper Doll Shoes and Top – Urban Outfitters
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Paper Doll: 28 Back Swinegate, York Urban Outfitters: 26-27 High Ousegate, York Harper and Carr: harperandcarr.co.uk
Sophie – Bralette – Urban Outfitters Skirt – Harper and Carr Guy – Coat Harper and Carr
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Top and Cycling Shorts – Urban Ou tfitters Coat – Paper Doll
Jeans and T-Shirt – Urban Outfitters
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Sophie – Bralette – Urban Outfitters Skirt – Harper and Carr
Photography exhibition part of Royals: then & now at
Beningbrough Hall, Gallery & Gardens
2 September - 2 November Tuesday - Sunday www.nationaltrust.org.uk/beningbrough 01904 472027
National Trust is a registered charity, No 205846
Photo: Š Lichfield
Organised by the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association
Telephone: 01904 624414 www.yorkbookfair.com
FREE SHUTTLE BUS FROM RAILWAY STATION
september 2014
4
8
12
Sounds Lyrical Project
National Theatre Encore: Medea (City Screen)
Untouchable
Medea Live
The Good Humour Book Club (Waterstones York)
Uni Survival Workshop
(The Basement)
(Pocklington Arts Centre)
(Clements Hall) (York Cookery School)
1
5
9
13
Decorative Arts
Flower and Art Festival
Stable Courtyard Market (Castle Howard)
Heritage Open Day
1950s; Consumer Culture
Glass Moorland Scene
Guided Historic Pub Walks (The Royal Oak)
Hyena Lounge: Steve Harris + (The Duchess)
(Fairfax House) (King’s Manor)
(Heslington Church)
(Ryedale Folk Museum)
(Treasurer’s House)
2
6
10
14
Royal Album Photography
Fawlty Towers
(Beningbrough Hall)
MOR Music: Music On Rails (NRM)
Sponsored Dog Walk
The Summer Exhibition
Edible Open Gardens
Tim Wood & The Reunion
(Pyramid Gallery)
(Citywide)
(Grand Opera House) (The Basement)
(Castle Howard) The Drifters
(York Barbican)
3
7
11
15
Guided Garden Walk
York Does Vintage Fair
Edwina Hayes
Peter Miller
(Beningbrough Hall) Art In The Café
(Stillingfleet Lodge)
(MAH)
BHF Heart Of York Bike Ride (YSJ University)
(The Black Swan Inn) Hidden House Tours
(Beningbrough Hall)
Above: Sherlock, Right: Royal Album Photography
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(Spelman’s Booksellers) The Two Gentleman Of Verona (City Screen)
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20
24
28
1984: George Orwell
Chutney Workshop
(York Theatre Royal)
(York Cookery School)
Quaff and Scoff
Michael Palin
Quiz Night
(The Golden Ball)
Hyena Lounge Comedy Club (The Duchess)
Sir Roger Moore
Craftastic Market
17
21
25
29
Cate Le Bon
Colour Me Happy Fun Run
Schools Programme
Peter James
York Beer & Cider Festival
Sherlock Holmes
Wizz Jones
Joan Armatrading
18
22
26
30
A Willy Wonka Workshop
Sushi Masterclass
(York Cookery School)
Coffee Morning
(Macmillan Cancer)
A Streetcar Named Desire
Performance: Iolanthe
50+ Festival Show
Three Wine Men
The Princess and the Pea
19
23
27
York Food and Drink Festival (City Centre)
Wine Tasting
Making The Connection
York National Book Fair
Cake Decoration Luncheon (Bettys)
York 50+ Festival
(The Duchess) (The Knavesmire)
(York Cocoa House)
(Joseph Rowntree Theatre)
(York Racecourse)
(Rawcliffe Country Park) (York Theatre Royal)
(York Theatre Royal)
(York Cocoa House)
(City Centre)
(Grand Opera House)
(The Guildhall)
(The Black Swan Inn)
(Dean’s Park)
(Grand Opera House) (Castle Howard)
(Grand Opera House) (Pocklington Arts Centre)
(City Screen)
(York Theatre Royal)
(NRM)
(Citywide)
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october 2014
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12
A Guide To Spiders
(University of York)
Glass Caves +
(The Basement)
Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon (City wide)
Annual Apple Celebration
Guided Garden Walk Tour
Gary Grace
(Beningbrough Hall)
(Joseph Rowntree Theatre)
(Beningbrough Hall) 1
5
9
13
Society Café Scientifique
Antiques Fair
York Does Vintage: Wedding
Arthur Author
Storymakers
York Does Vintage
Robert Temple
Wozzon Comedy Store
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6
10
14
Ghost Hunting Walks
Dave Keegan and Friends
Hyena Lounge: Tom Stade
(The Woolpack Inn)
(The Duchess)
(Joseph Rowntree Theatre)
Dr Sketchy’s Anti Art School
Demob Happy
Jon Richardson
Met. Encore: Macbeth
3
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11
15
The West End Experience
Bettakultcha
York Rocks Against Cancer
Level 42
(The Basement)
(York Theatre Royal)
(The Shambles)
(The Basement)
(York Barbican) Buster Shuffle
(The Fulford Arms)
(York Racecourse) (MAH)
(The Duchess)
(The Basement) Bridget Christie
(The Duchess)
(MAH)
(York Barbican)
(York Barbican)
(Grand Opera House)
Hyena Lounge: Steve Harris + (The Duchess)
Above: Beth McCarthy, Right: Illuminating York
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(York Theatre Royal) (The Basement)
School Festival
(City Screen)
(York Barbican) Le Petite Mort +
(The Basement)
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20
24
28
Ross Noble
Conquering Animal Sound
(York Barbican)
(The Basement)
Jimmy Carr
Gregory Porter
Howard Marks
Eric and Little Ern
(The Basement)
(Grand Opera House)
UB40
Ruby Tuesday's Open Mic
17
21
25
29
Ben Poole +
(The Basement)
Met Encore: Le Nozze de Figaro (City Screen)
Miriam & Dante
Illuminating York
Letz Zep
Antigone
(The Duchess)
(York Theatre Royal)
Halloween Half-Term
Locos in a Different Light
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22
26
30
York Guildhall Orchestra
Anything Goes
Open Mic Night
(The Hop)
An Evening with Noel Fielding (York Barbican)
Leigh Russell
That’ll Be The Day
Steve Hackett
Josh Pyke +
(York Barbican)
(The Basement)
19
23
27
31
Yorkshire Arboretum
(Castle Howard)
For The Love of Home and Lifestyle (The Hospitium)
The Kite Runner
(York Theatre Royal)
(York Maze)
Autumn Festival
Vampires Rock
The Small Hand
Foster & Allen
(York Barbican)
(Waterstones York)
(Nunnington Hall)
(Joseph Rowntree Theatre) (Grand Opera House)
(Grand Opera House)
(Grand Opera House) (York Barbican)
(English Martyr’s Hall) (Beningbrough Hall)
(Grand Opera House)
(York Barbican) (Sotano)
(City wide) (NRM)
Hallowscream
(York Barbican)
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Music On Rails
The Burnt Ones
The Burning Hell
Music On Rails is a unique collaboration between Fossgatebased music store, MOR Music and York’s National Railway Museum. The event will see over 20 acts performing from 3pm until midnight, with music in both the main station hall and onboard a moving train. Artists performing include Speakeasy Blues Band and Ben McCarthy.
The Burnt Ones are a fourpiece from LA featuring Mark Tester, Amy Crouch, Brian Allen and Landon Caldwel. The band will be treating the Woolpack to the psychedelic sound of their third album, “Gift”, a potent blend of wide-eyed strummers on shifting sands, punctuated by blinking oscillators and tape manipulations.
The Burning Hell is the alterego of Canadian songwriter and ukulele player Mathias Kom. Known for their caustic yet sincere lyrics, the band aims to make songs about the inevitability of death fun to dance to, with their hyperactive style of live performances. The evening will feature songs from their latest album, People, released last year.
(NRM) 6 Sep
(The Woolpack) 12 Sep
(The Basement) 18 Sep
Soundsphere Magazine Presents…
The Amazing Snakeheads
Conquering Animal Sound
Soundsphere Magazine, in association with The Duchess and Hipstaplease, presents the Losers, Officers, Rosie plus two DJ sets for a night of musical pleasure. Compared to the Nine Inch Nails and Deftones, the Losers have emerged from their home studio with the new album ‘And So We Shall Never Part’.
Following a headline slot on the BBC Introducing stage at T in the Park, The Amazing Snakeheads will be performing at the Duchess this October. The Glaswegian band’s debut album, Amphetamine Ballads, combines rock and roll with garage blues to create an uncompromising, astonishingly visceral sound.
Conquering Animal Sound are an electronic duo from Glasgow, who straddle the divide between pop and the avantgarde through their unique, experimental sound. Their latest album, On Floating Bodies, combines innovative sounds such as seashells and bursts of science fiction, to create fearless and futuristic music.
(The Duchess) 12 Sep
(The Duchess) 12 Oct
(The Basement) 20 Oct
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Above: The Burning Hell
listings FILM & THEATRE
Wish I Was Here
20,000 Days on Earth
Gone Girl
Zach Braff’s second feature was launched as a Kickstarter, quickly bursting through the $2M mark becoming one of last year’s crowdfunded hits. The story follows Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, who finds himself having to home school his two children. Teaching them about life his way, Aidan gradually discovers more about himself.
A stylish, cinematic pseudodocumentary where drama and reality combine in a fictitious 24 hours in the life of musician and international cultural icon Nick Cave. With startlingly frank insights and an intimate portrayal of the artistic process, the film examines what makes us who we are, and celebrates the transformative power of the creative spirit.
Based upon Gillian Flynn’s bestselling novel of the same name, this mystery-thriller explores a marriage gone terribly, terribly wrong. Following the disappearance of his wife on their fifth wedding anniversary, Nick finds himself becoming the focus of a media frenzy, with everyone asking the same question: was he the one to kill her?
(Zach Braff) 19 Sep
(Ian Forsyth, Jane Pollard) 19 Sep
(David Fincher) 3 Oct
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Left: 20,000 Days on Earth
Sherlock Holmes: A Working Hypothesis
The Man Jesus
Antigone
The Flanagan Collective’s original drama is set three years after the Reichenbach Falls with Sherlock Holmes presumed dead and Watson now married and moved on. Fast paced and participatory, the production places the audience at the heart of the action, with games to play and investigations to be solved.
This extraordinary play looks back two thousand years to witness key moments in the life of ‘the man Jesus’, through the eyes of the people who knew him. Simon Callow, one of Britain's best-loved actors, performs this moving account of biblical stories including the raising of Lazarus, the wedding at Cana and the journey to Jerusalem.
Acclaimed playwright Roy Williams (Kingston 14, Sucker Punch) places Sophocles into a contemporary setting, reinforcing the tale's relevance. A timeless story about loyalty and truth, human nature and what happens when one person stands against the rules. About how we make meaning out of life and death and what, in the end, really matters.
(Guildhall) 11 Aug–21 Sep
(Grand Opera House) 7 Oct
(York Theatre Royal) 21–25 Oct
1984
THE RESTORATION OF Nell Gwyn
The Kite Runner
Based on the George Orwell classic, 1984 sold out a UK tour last year and a seven-week run at the Almeida Theatre, before a five month West End run. Now Headlong Theatre are back, telling the story of Winston Smith as he starts a diary, and falls in love. But Big Brother is always watching, and the door to Room 101 could open at any time.
This new comedy transports us into the wanton world of the English Restoration. King Charles 2nd lies ill, Nell Gwyn, his royal whore, once the brightest star of the Restoration theatre, rages against her fate. What will become of her if Charles is summoned to his Maker? What perils will befall the English nation?
Set in Afghanistan, a divided country on the verge of war this haunting tale tells the story of childhood friendship that spans cultures and continents and follows one man’s journey to confront his past and find redemption. Based on Khaled Hosseini’s international bestselling novel and film The Kite Runner is set to take you through an emotional journey.
(York Theatre Royal) 16–20 Sep
(York Theatre Royal) 9–25 Oct
(York Theatre Royal) 27 Oct–1 Nov
listings COMEDY
Above: Noel Fielding
An Evening with Noel Fielding
John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett
James Acaster: Recognise
As star of the multi-award winning comedy The Mighty Boosh, Noel Fielding will be surfacing from a 5 year drought of solo live tours with his October tour. The evening will be absorbed by a magical mix of Noel’s unique brand of comedy, live animation, music and even some of his best known TV characters.
This ‘eye-wateringly’ hilarious duo are returning to York, to be welcomed back with open arms. Otway and Barrett combine accomplished musician and dry wit to create irrepressibly amusing performances. The two are seemingly opposites, however their performance plays on a fun and easy-going portrayal of their relationship.
Hyena Lounge Comedy Club will be joined by James Acaster, on his new tour. Having appeared on TV hits including ‘Nevermind the Buzzcocks’, and ’8 Out of 10 Cats’ the stand-up comedian has something he’s been meaning to tell you, and you might want to sit down. Expect whimsical rabbiting on and awkward physicality.
(York Barbican) 30 Oct
(The Basement) 22 Oct
(The Duchess) 21 Oct
EVERY SATURDAY “Easily the funniest night out in York!”
Four superb comedians, over two hours of laughs! Just £14 including booking fees!!
TOUR SHOWS
Doors 7pm. Show 8pm. Tickets available online (subject to booking fees) or in person from The Duchess (no booking fee)
THE DUCHESS
The Stonebow, York. Tel: 01904 641413
www.hyenalounge.com
listings ExhibItions & Cause
SlapChat
Ray Fearn
Finding the Value
With a slew of performances coming up later in the year, including Slapchat, a live art discussion; Slapover, in which six artists will live in a studio for 48 hours while exhibited to the public; and Slappy New Year, in which artists stage a public art intervention, SLAP (Salacious Live Art Performance) are out and about in the city in various events until the end of the year.
Ray Fearn was a well regarded force in York's contemporary painting scene until his death in February 2014. 'Ray Fearn: New Visuality', a solo show at According to McGee, explores his development as a painter and colourist, as well as celebrating the sense of mischief that underpinned much of his landscape work, and revelatory self portraits.
In 2011, Peter Madsen left his art collection to York Museums Trust. Five artists have made new work for this exhibition, using objects from his collection. We can never know what drew Peter Madsen to collect and keep these things but each artist has found new ways to value them. Their historical importance and artistic quality meant they had to be kept.
(Venues TBC) 25 Sep onwards
(According to McGee) 6–29 Sep
(York St Mary's) Ongoing
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Left: Goat by Ray Fearn, Below: Colour me Happy by Christian Rocque
The Color Me Happy Fun Run
St Nicks Autumn Fayre
Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon
It’ll be the biggest, the brightest, the happiest and the most colorful run yet. The 5k run is the first joint venture between St Leonards Hospice and Martin House Children’s Hospice and is open to all ages with the aim of ensuring every participant finishes wearing a huge smile as well as being covered in every colour under the sun.
Welcoming the autumn, St Nick’s Field will be holding a festival for the whole family, from 1-5pm.The day will include a selection of stalls, craft demonstrations including traditional skills such as scything, blacksmithing and woodland craft, cider sampling, apple pressing and children's games.
7,000 runners, including athletes and famous faces will be putting their running shoes on to run 26.2 miles. Despite this being only the second time the event has taken place, it's seen huge demand with places sold out within hours. Attracting runners fron across the globe the marathon is part of the Jane Tomlinson legacy.
(St Leonards Hospice) 21 Sep
(St Nicholas Fields) 11 Oct
(Citywide) 12 Oct
listings York food & Drink festival
19–28 Sep For the full programe and more details on the event vist www.yorkfoodfestival.com
Wine and Drinks
Hands on Cookery
The Festival offers a range of opportunities to learn about the world of wine from local experts like Karen Hardwick, Peter McKenna and Gareth Morgan. The extensive program includes a dinner at the Treasurer’s House with Brown Brothers and a lunch at the Mansion House with the Jurade of St-Émilion.
600 primary school children from York will enjoy learning new skills and inspiration from taking part in hands-on cookery sessions. In additional people of all ages can join in a range of Cookery sessions taking place in the Mansion House, Castle Museum, Guildhall and at the Cooking Rooms.
Meals
Market and Demonstrations
Home cooks, in locations from Acomb to Thorganby, offer dinner in their homes. At a slightly different home, Sister Agatha and Sister Ann will host a meal in England’s oldest living convent. Another historical venue, the Guildhall, has a program of dinners culminating with a Gujarati Vegetarian evening with celebrated Yorkshire chef Hansa Dabhi.
Local merchants and producers will be showcasing what they have to offer in St Sampson’s Square throughout the nine days from street food to treats to take home. The Festival's in-house demo chef, Phil Leverington, will be doing daily demonstrations to inspire new culinary advertsures, as well as a guest appearance from Steph Moon of the Great British Menu.
Free Coffee With this voucher at The Perky Peacock Coffee Shop 74 Gillygate, York. *You can have a tea, hot chocolate or chai latte if you prefer! One per person. Only valid on takeout drinks. Available until 31st October 2014. www.perkypeacockcoffee.co.uk Twitter: @saviourofcoffee Facebook: The Perky Peacock Gillygate
Join the Three Wine Men – the three biggest personalities in the wine world to learn a bit more or simply make some new discoveries. You’ll know them from the tv - Oz Clarke, Olly Smith and Tim Atkin MW. It doesn't matter if you're an expert, an enthusiast or just enjoy the occasional glass. With unlimited tasting samples from the hundreds of wines on offer see just how much fun your taste buds can have in a day.
listings halloween
Ghostbusters
Hallowscream
Halloween at York Dungeons
It’s time to don your proton pack this Halloween, as The Yorkshire Museum opens its 300 seater cinema to showcase Ghostbusters, 30 years after its release. The evening will include a Halloween buffet, complete with mummified hotdogs and spicy bat wings. All funds raised will go towards looking after the collections of York Museums Trust.
If you’re feeling brave this Halloween, head down to Hallowscream at York Maze. The live scare event, which features five separate haunted attractions, is based on a farm where a terrible tragedy occurred in 1873. Every year, the restless souls who perished in the accident return to scare and torment to the living – dare you meet them?
Dare you enter the home of Halloween? York Dungeons will be decorating its walls with hundreds of blazing orange pumpkins this year, to give you a unique Halloween experience. Join live characters including the Torturer and Vevlia the Celtic Witch, as you enter on a journey through York's horrifying past.
(Yorkshire Museum) 31 Oct
(York Maze) 17 Oct–1 Nov
(York Dungeons) 31 Oct
York Festival of
Cycling 2014 SAT 13 - SUN 14 SEPT
Rowntree Park, York FREE FUN ON BIKES FOR ALL THE FAMILY ➜ Have-a-go sessions for all ages and abilities on all sorts of pedal powered machinery! ➜ Sky Ride calls in to the festival on the Sunday ➜ Stunt shows from The Clan, plus The AirBag ➜ York’s cycle retailers ➜ Information on sustainable travel and liftshare ➜ Displays and demonstrations www.facebook.com/YorkFestivalofCycling