NEWS IN BRIEF
LINCOLN WELCOMES STEAMPUNK FESTIVAL
World famous Steampunk festival, Weekend At The Asylum returns to Lincoln this month. A Steampunk market will fill Castle Square and more events will be available inside the castle itself with a wristband. Check out to www.AsylumSteampunk.co.uk for more information.
AROMA TURNS 10
Coffee Aroma will be celebrating it’s 10th anniversary on the 1st August with an evening in homage to the bohemian coffee society of the 1920s. Zeph Brown & Del Davison, Lauren Davidson and Alex more will be providing music. There’ll be a 1920s style cocktail menu and, of course, birthday cake.
BUSKERS IN THE BAIL
It was with sad ears that we heard about the cancellation of last month’s scheduled Funny As Folk festival. The team are working on planning next year’s festival hopefully with no hiccups this time. In the mean time some of the same brains host a weekly improv jam night at the Magna Carta. “Buskers In The Bail is an improv. jam night held every Sunday from 7.30pm. Bring your instruments and join together with other folks to craft a song, with the ideas of improvisation, listening and working together at the core. It's a little like the mad-hatters tea party.”
A Guide To Pub Etiquette For Steampunks by Dr Cornelius Porridge Welcome, dear reader, to my world... the wonderful world of Steampunk. It’s a movement that brings together science fiction and the Victorian era with good old crafting and a great deal of fun. I, Dr Cornelius Porridge (you must have heard of my adventures!), have learnt many a lesson from my exploration of the public houses this fine galaxy has to offer and I feel the need to share them with A.L.E's dear readers in honour of Lincoln’s infamous Weekend At The Asylum. 1. Be prepared to answer questions as a Steampunk, the commonest being 'What is Steampunk?' Have a short answer but be polite and respectful, you represent a whole community of fine people. 2. Do not be tempted to point your gun/sword/ crossbow (replica or otherwise) at unsuspecting members of the public. People will ‐and have!‐ called the local constabulary over such matters. You’ll end up being the one with a gun/sword/crossbow up your nose ( Editor’s note: I’m not entirely sure in which century Dr Porridge last encountered the British police. ) 3. Be respectful to the staff at all times. It can be slightly unnerving serving drinks to returning veterans of the Martian wars. If you find a pub that is open to Steampunk it should be nurtured and visited regularly. 4. And finally, the most important point of all ‐ HAVE FUN. If you're not having fun you're missing the essence of Steampunk. Make your way to pubgeek.co.uk for more of Dr Cornelius Porridge's Steampunk etiquette lessons. Dr Porridge is a member of the grand and renowned Society of Lincolnshire Steampunks though his opinions are his own.
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AUG 2015
Dates for your diary
AUGUST 2015
7TH AUGUST
Weekly Events 4 pints of real ale or cider for £11
8TH AUGUST
TUE Queen in the West Stitch & Bitch 5pm WED Joiner’s Arms Pub Quiz £1 entry 7pm THU Queen in the West Pub Quiz free entry, drinks prizes 9pm
12TH AUGUST
1ST AUGUST
SAT
West End Tap Live Music Graham Sings Swing! 8pm Tap & Spile Live Music Reggae Night 8.30pm Coffee Aroma 10th Anniversary (see news) 7.30pm Red Five Back To Mono 60s Night £2 entry 10pm-late
2ND AUGUST
SUN
Golden Eagle Gin Tasting £15 3pm Angel Coffee House Scratch Cafe 6pm
3RD AUGUST
MON
Angel Coffee House Philosophy Cafe 6pm
5TH AUGUST
WED
Coffee Aroma Caffeine & Comedy free entry 7.30pm
6TH AUGUST
THU
Jolly Brewer Rik’s Music Quiz (prizes: CDs, drinks tokens) £1 per person 8.30pm
22ND AUGUST
SAT
27TH AUGUST THU
Jolly Brewer Live Music Jazz Orbit 8pm
14TH AUGUST
FRI
Tap & Spile Live Music The Manipulators 8.30pm Queen In The West Live Music Old Grey Gadgers 8pm
15TH AUGUST
SAT
West End Tap Live Music Lauren Davidson and Two Of Man Kind 8.30pm Bar 67 DJ Night Easy Riders (sounds of the 60s) 8pm Red Five Transmission Indie Night £2 entry 10pm-late
19TH AUGUST
WED
Tap & Spile Rik’s Music Quiz (prizes: CDs, drinks tokens, cash & vinyls) £1 per person 8.30pm
20TH AUGUST
THU
Coffee Aroma Curry Night Tiger £2.90 all night 7pm West End Tap Open Mic Night 8pm
THU
Jolly Brewer An Evening of Spoken Word 8.30pm
29TH - 31ST AUGUST
SAT
West End Tap Live Music James Manners 8pm Queen In The West Live Music Rax 8pm Bar 67 DJ Night Hip Joint (swing, lounge, jazz) 8pm Jolly Brewer Live Music in the beer garden The Vibrators, The Lurkers, Suburban Toys and Jump Boys. Tickets available at the bar £10 3pm-late
WED
West End Tap Dave’s Music Quiz free entry 8pm
13TH AUGUST
FRI
Golden Eagle Beer Festival Friday-Sunday Tap & Spile Live Music Stand In Blues Band 8.30pm
Dog & Bone Trip to Grantham Beer Festival 10am Bar 67 DJ Night Hip Joint (swing, lounge, jazz) 8pm Jolly Brewer Live Music OxJam Blues Jam - Jez Davis, Blue Print and Strange Brew 8.30pm
WED Jolly Brewer Open Mic 8.30pm
MON/THU/SUN Joiner’s Arms pool teams 8pm
21ST AUGUST
Tap & Spile Live Music The Nicol Band 8.30pm Brewhaus Night Market 5pm-midnight
TUE West End Tap Cask Tuesday
SUN Magna Carta Buskers In The Bail 7.30pm
FRI
SAT/SUN/MON
Up The Hill Weekend At The Asylum Steampunk Festival. Castle Square and inside the castle itself.
28TH AUGUST
FRI
Tap & Spile Live Music Blues Boy Kings 8.30pm
29TH AUGUST
SAT
Tap & Spile Live Music Jez Davis Experience 8.30pm Bar 67 DJ Night Easy Riders (sounds of the 60s) 8pm Jolly Brewer Live Music The Unknown Stuntmen
30TH AUGUST
SUN
Queen In The West Live Music in the beer garden The Smiths Utd tribute band 12pm Angel Coffee House LGBT coffee club 2-4pm Get in touch: AllLincolnEvents@gmail.com pubgeekuk (facebook) lincolnpubgeek (twitter)