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WELCOME TO WOW! Your guide to the best of What’s On Where Medway, Maidstone and the accessible beyond

DESIGN: A Stones Throw astonesthrowdesign.co.uk PRINTING: Complete Print Group (CPG) 9-10 Orchard Business Centre Sanderson Way Tonbridge Kent TN9 1QG 01732 366666 cpg-net.co.uk PUBLISHER: Emma Dewhurst WEBSITE: wowkent.co.uk Distribution: Medway Towns, Maidstone, Gravesend, Canterbury and Whitstable COPY DEADLINE for September issue: Wednesday 17 August 2016 ©WOW Kent magazine All rights reserved. While every effort has been made to ensure that details in this publication are correct, we cannot accept responsibility for such. Readers are advised to check information listed, to avoid disappointment. Views expressed by contributors and advertisers do not necessarily reflect those of the editor and publisher.

After a jam-packed July, August is a slightly calmer month on the arts front (reflected in our temporary slimline state) but what it lacks in volume August makes up for in quality, with some truly top class events. Featured on our cover and main spread on page 10 is Canterbury Gulbenkian’s bOing!, an international family festival that bends over backwards to entertain and inspire every member of the family, from tinies upwards. Don’t miss the world premiere of Jasmin Vardimon Company’s production of ‘Pinocchio’, or Acrojou’s interactive rowboat ‘All at Sea’, featuring a fully-functioning mobile storm… Elsewhere, our brilliant designer, Paul Baker, has surpassed even his own high standards with a beautiful spread jam-packed with summer holiday arts workshops for kids in ‘Hoorah for Summer!’ (see p12). Indeed, congratulations are due to Paul, who was ‘Highly Commended’ for Magazine Design of the Year, in the recent Kent Press and Broadcast Awards. Have a great summer, happy reading and see you next term! Emma Dewhurst editor@wowkent.co.uk

CONTRIBUTORS Cover: Zoielogic Dance Theatre in RIDE for bOing! See Main Feature PHOTOGRAPH OF THE EDITOR BY RIKARD ÖSTERLUND

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Emma Dewhurst (Founder and editor) is a mother and actress with a long and varied career in theatre, TV and film, in which she can still occasionally be seen. You can spot her in the recent release of ‘Our Kind of Traitor’, adapted for the screen by Hossein Amini from a novel by John le Carré. Georgette Taylor is a third year BA student studying Photography at UCA Rochester. As part of her course, Georgette came to WOW for work experience and has continued as a volunteer. Her favourite photographers include Francesca Woodman and Glen Luchford. Nick Walker is the director of Rochester Kino, screening contemporary world cinema and classic films at various venues around Medway and in London. Nick previously wrote for The Guardian, was director of National Schools Film Week and is a freelance writer, teacher and film cinema/festival programmer. He currently works for London’s famous Phoenix Cinema. rochesterkino.co.uk

REALLY GOOD THINGS TO DO THIS MONTH! The Old Brewery Store, Faversham on 31 August at 7pm. Tickets: 01795 542285. A

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MIRAZOZO LUMINARIUM A unique experience worth every penny of the £3 it costs to enter, the Luminarium is a giant inflatable structure designed by Architects of Air which will be in place for the weekend of bOing! 2016 at Gulbenkian, Canterbury. Suitable for all, including wheelchair users, the Luminarium’s winding paths offer gorgeous domes infused with light and colour. Book your slot, to avoid a wait when busy. See p10.

Unique riverside location, in the heart of Gravesend’s Heritage Quarter

don’t m ind if we do! SAT 6TH & SUN 7TH AUGUST 2016 • Saturday 11am - 4pm • Sunday 12noon - 5pm

SOMETHING FOR THE • All weekend outdoor stage • Live entertainment WEEKEND • Monica’s Vintage Fair

• food producers, crafts & makerswill be buzzing Gravesend’s riverside • Vintage boats moored at the Pontoon lous abu on 6 and 7 August. You’ll find live • Beer Festival he f an by t • Town pier events ered Hoffm p Com music, a vintage market, crafts m ...and much more! Ada St. Andrews Royal plus Pier Road,vintage Gravesend, Kent DA12 2BD and foodGardens, stalls, boats For full details see graveshamarts.co.uk & facebook moored on the pontoon. Throw in graveshamarts.co.uk a Beer & Cider Festival at The Three Daws; swing dance classes and a pop-up beauty parlour1 and you’re GA Somethimg for the weekend_Wow_98x68.indd 18/07/2016 jumping! Be sure to visit the Massey Shaw, built in 1935 as a fireboat for the Thames. In 1940 she went to Dunkirk and rescued 500 troops off the beaches, and went on to fight in the Blitz. See graveshamarts.co.uk. @graveshamart

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HOPPING DOWN IN KENT I was present at a scratch night event when this project was born, and it’s great to see it come to fruition, going far above its previous intentions: a community folk opera, with songs old and new, audio interviews of people’s memories of hopping, plus moving images and photographs. If you love folk and you love your county, this is for you.

Huguenot Museum, which closes on 20 August. As this country’s first refugees, the Huguenots left behind a legacy which continues today and from the get-go the Museum has given space to and given visitors cause for reflection on the contemporary refugees of today. The exhibition grew from a competition run by the Migration Museum Project and The Guardian newspaper. It’s moving and timely.

100 IMAGES OF MIGRATION Last chance to see this exhibition of photographs at Rochester’s

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Remember music promoters TEA Social? Working to the same ethos but regrouped under a different name, Community Centre aim to bring an eclectic range of music events to new or unusual Medway spaces. Their first gig is on 28 August at Riverside One Studios, Chatham. Rising stars Bristol DIY indiepop band Trust Fund (think Superchunk, Los Campesinos! and Weezer) play with support from Kent band Swearwolves, who describe their sound as ‘queer alt girl created musics that are self referential and probably kind of sad’. Definitely eclectic, then. Tickets at wegottickets.com.

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MUSICIANS & SINGERS WANTED! On Wednesday 14 December, in the setting of the beautiful Royal Dockyard Church, the University of Kent Choir and Orchestra (Medway) will be performing Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Christmas Carols as part of the School of Music and Fine Art Christmas Concert. Members of the local community are invited to join students at Medway Universities to join the choir or orchestra and take part in this festive event. Rehearsals take place on Wednesdays 5 – 7.30pm at The Historic Dockyard Chatham, with the first rehearsal on 28 September. NB: orchestral players should be Grade 6 standard or higher

One of Britain’s Best Vintage Festivals, as designated by The Daily Telegraph in 2014, this is a truly entertaining day out for all ages – and especially for those with a special interest in all things ‘vintage’. Visitors will be transported back in time as soon as they step foot into The Historic Dockyard Chatham for the annual Salute to the ‘40s event. On offer are the very best in 1940s entertainers, with singing and dancing throughout the day; Military and Home Front displays; an air display by the Kent Spitfire; vehicle parades; vintage fashion; a vintage fair; food traders and a spiffingly nostalgic atmosphere from start to finish. Visitors who dress in ‘40s style become part of the 1940s family as they immerse themselves in the weekend of vintage delight! See www.thedockyard.co.uk/salutetothe40s for more details and to purchase discounted tickets in advance. Tel: 01634 823800. For more about this year’s music stages, see p16. This item is sponsored by The Historic Dockyard

If you would like to take part contact Dr Ben Curry: b.curry@kent.ac.uk, or tel: 01634 888980.

ADOPT A FLOWER In a bid to involve more local people in supporting their work, a new scheme has been launched by charity Plantlife International, who run Strood’s stunning Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve. Plant lovers can now adopt one of the rare and iconic flowers that grow on the Reserve, in a bid to help preserve their future existence. Plants such as the rough poppy, or corncockle, can be adopted as a gift for just £20 a year and adopters will receive a personalised certificate and fact sheet. There is also a lasting way to remember a loved one at Ranscombe, by choosing a personalised memorial plaque set within the Reserve’s beautiful woodland. For details or to order visit: shop.plantlife.org.uk/ search?q=ranscombe

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AFTERNOON TEA, ANYONE? Sat 20 and Sun 21 August #NationalSpongeCakeDay

Book your table for a unique Vegan Afternoon Tea at Sun Pier House Tearoom. From £12 per person.

Visit the Sun Pier House on Tuesday 23 August for some traditional and not-sotraditional Sponge Cakes!

Pre-bookings only: email info@sunpierhouse.co.uk or tel: 01634 812 805.

Scratch!

MUSICIAN? SCRIPT-WRITER? FILM-MAKER?

Test out your material on a live audience! A new Scratch Night will be taking place at the Nucleus Arts Creative Riverside Hub in Chatham (13 Military Rd ME4 4JG) on the evening of Saturday 3 September for any local emerging artist to demonstrate a work in progress. A great way to get feedback from a friendly audience! To apply email: johanna.coulson@gmail.com.

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ng… i c u d Intro UENCE CONFL Submissions are invited for a new online creative writing magazine launching this month. Published four times a year (August, October, February and May), ‘Confluence’ aims to promote literary exchange between Medway and the rest of the world. The magazine is being launched by Medway-based literary consultancy Wordsmithery. Co-founder and Managing Director, Sam Hall, had been thinking about putting a magazine together to showcase the best of what the area has to offer for some time. But she wanted to include writers from other deltas too, so that the pieces could mix and merge ‘like the tides’. Therefore each issue will include 50% of submissions from the Medway Delta and 50% from elsewhere. Send your poetry, short plays and short stories for consideration: full terms and conditions are available on the website: confluencemedway. wordpress.com.

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Following the success of last year’s event, WOW is proud to be sponsoring this year’s Art Market at Market Hall, Maidstone. Loosely inspired by the success of “The Art Car Boot Fair”, the ART MARKET event will once again be held in the historic agricultural hall in the heart of the busy market place. WOW will also be holding a stall, so come on down and support some of the best local artists around. Last year’s event was buzzy and fun. Look out for next month’s feature. artmarketme14.wordpress.com

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Forthcoming immersive cinema experiences from Rochester Kino: Wed 7 Sep: TRAINSPOTTING (18) Wed 28 Sep: BLUE VELVET (18) FILM COLLECTIVE ROCHESTER KINO IS INTRODUCING SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT TO CINEMA-GOERS IN MEDWAY…

Wed 12 Oct: AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (15)

IMMERSIVE CINEMA when at its best is a truly amazing feeling; you go to watch a movie in a setting that makes you feel that you could be in the movie. It's no longer just a film, but an experience. This is not a new concept, with ‘film happenings’ taking place in the 1960s at various cafes and underground venues. More recently Secret Cinema has been setting the standard for large-scale productions for some years now. Smaller affairs pop up at The Troxy in Stepney, and Future Cinema do this very well too; all London-based events, yet not in Medway… until now, that is.

Wed 26 Oct: THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (18) Tue 8 Nov: QUADROPHENIA (15) Screenings are at 7.30pm (doors 7pm) at the Brook Theatre, Chatham ME4 4SE. Tickets: £8 (£3 for students). Booking: rochesterkino.co.uk

THE IMMERSIVE CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE NICK WALKER DESCRIBES THIS POPULAR PHENOMENON

For the last two months Rochester Kino has been involving audiences in the experience of watching film in an environment that takes elements from the movie and makes them both larger than life and also wonderfully interactive. ‘Aliens’ and ‘Taxi Driver’ have been screened with cut out alien masks, taxi driver signs produced by Elron Presents and a truly innovative 360 degree visual by Mind Bicycle, to name but a few of the delightful immersive elements employed. For eight years now, Kino have included an introduction before the films on offer, and held a

post screening discussion where the audience can express their thoughts on the film they have just viewed. Now with the help of some of the organisations who are part of the Kino collective, the Brook Theatre in Chatham is transformed into an immersive setting where face masks, props and amazing visuals are presented to the audience. Free sweets and Kino badges of the film viewed are always a standard too! In November Kino will be screening ‘Quadrophenia’ in the large theatre upstairs at the Brook Theatre, Chatham. The film is set against the soundtrack of

The Who's 1973 mighty concept album of the same name: extra visuals, live performance, a soundscape of music and sounds from the film and several players dressed in character will help to create the immersive experience. Does a trip to the local multiplex seem less of a good idea when the tickets are so expensive and the atmosphere can be somewhat soulless? Immersive cinema at Rochester Kino might just be the antidote to this state of affairs, where a sense of occasion is provided at half the price by enthusiastic and friendly cineastes. 99

KENT’S INTERNATIONAL FAMILY FESTIVAL SAT 27 & SUN 28 AUGUST

Chagall’s goat; a magical luminarium; the tale of Pinocchio in dance and films chosen by Mark Kermode – all this is on offer and more at Canterbury’s Gulbenkian over two glorious days at the end of August WOW’s editor Emma Dewhurst asked LIZ MORAN, Director of Gulbenkian and founder and Artistic Director of bOing!, to tell us all about it Firstly, could you tell us how bOing! came about and how it has grown? I joined Gulbenkian in 2011 and have a personal passion for and commitment to work with, for and by children and young people. I began to develop our programme to include more work for families and older young people. One of our initiatives was a family day called ‘Bounce’ in 2013. We were so overwhelmed by the response to that event that it fuelled the idea to develop it into a bigger festival – bOing!. We were successful in securing funding from

Arts Council England and Kent County Council and the first bOing! was launched in 2014. What is your vision for bOing!? Central to our vision for bOing! is a ‘family’ festival with a programme and activities that genuinely have something for all ages from 0-110 to share, be inspired by and enjoy together. We are also committed to ensuring our work is accessible to all and work with companies such as Oily Cart and Frozen Light. The latter bring their immersive production, ‘Home’, for audiences with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD), to this year’s festival. Gulbenkian appears to take enormous trouble to include the very young in its programming. Is this part of your overall remit? We believe that no matter what age you are you should have access to creative work of the highest quality. We don’t think of children and young people as audiences of the future but rather audiences now.

The world premiere of ‘Pinocchio’ by Jasmin Vardimon Company takes place at bOing! 2016. How did this come about? We are fortunate to have such an internationally renowned company based in Kent. Their work is highly innovative and of the highest quality and yet until now Jasmin had not created any work with children and young people in mind. We discussed this and ‘Pinocchio’ was born! This is very exciting for us as after bOing! the show goes on a national tour to venues such as Sadler’s Wells. What other new pieces might we see? The programme includes several UK premieres, including the incredible Compagnia TPO from Italy, with a beautiful piece creating an interactive ‘Pop Up Garden’. We have commissioned a show for the very young from France inspired by the artist Chagall and we have also cocommissioned ‘RIDE’, a new outdoor show which features a Red Orion car as you have never seen a car before!

And a first for Kent is the stunning Mirazozo Luminarium which has been created by Architects of Air – a cathedral of light and colour. It’s great that in addition to top UK companies, bOing! brings quality international work to Kent. Dybwikdans from Norway are returning this year: what do they do? Following their lovely show for babies last year, Dybwikdans return with a show for a slightly older age range of 3-5 years, based on ‘The Princess and the Pea’. The company was so impressed with bOing! last year that they are in discussion with funders in Norway about the need for a bOing! in Norway. What are you most looking forward to at this year’s festival? I genuinely cannot single anything out! What I most look forward to is the buzz and excitement that bOing! seems to generate and the fact that for some children this will be their very first experience of live performance.

Is there anything else you would particularly like to mention? Yes! ART31 (young people aged 14-25 years) have their own stage and are programming everything for that themselves, including bands such as Tankus the Henge. Also, we have an international discussion chaired by Noel Jordan (Festival Director of Imaginate) to debate who decides what children should/can see, given that cinema has very strict regulation and live performance does not. How do you envisage bOing! will develop in the future?

engage and debate issues around creating and producing work for children and young people. Many events are free. For ticketed events email boxoffice@kent. ac.uk, call: 01227 769075 or buy in person at the Gulbenkian. A limited number of baby on lap tickets are available per show or screening. Look out for a week of surprises in Canterbury City Centre in the lead up to bOing! Gulbenkian, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NB. boingfestival.com

We expect the festival to develop over a longer period in future years and to have more activity taking place across Kent. As mentioned the Norway connection is very exciting and as we develop closer relationships with companies and festivals in Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium and others we hope to have even more international collaboration and to attract international delegates to 11

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An Immersive Cinematic Experience – see Nick Walker article, p9.

ROCHESTER PICTURE PALACE @ THE HUGUENOT MUSEUM Every other Tuesday at 7.30pm The Huguenot Museum (above Medway Visitors Centre) 95 High Street, Rochester ME1 1LX £6, £3.50 students. RPP will be back in September. PAUL GREENGRASS CINEMA @THE WOODVILLE Woodville Place, Gravesend DA12 1DD

ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE (U) 2016 Mon 1 – Thu 4 August (times vary) Dir: Galen T Chu, Mike Thurmeier Scrat’s epic pursuit of the illusive acorn catapults him into the universe where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that transform and threaten the ice age world. Animation. 100 mins

ROCHESTER KINO @ BROOK THEATRE The Old Town Hall, Chatham, ME4 4SE Fortnightly on Wednesday Evenings at 7.30pm. Screening the best of cinema classics and Contemporary World Cinema. £7, £3 students. Twitter: @ RochesterKino

THE BFG (PG) 2016 Fri 5 – Thu 11 Aug (times vary) Dir: Steven Spielberg Cast: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton New version of this much loved classic novel by Roald Dahl. Orphan Sophie is whisked away from everything she has previously known to a world of adventure. 117 mins

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Dir: Justin Lin Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Idris Elba Once more… the USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space. 120 mins GHOST BUSTERS (12A) (2016) Fri 19 – Tue 23 Aug (times vary) Dir: Paul Feig Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wigg, Kate McKinnon, Patty Tolan When people start seeing ghosts all over New York City, they need heroes to save them. Paying amusing homage to the original players, the Ghost Busters are back. 116 mins INDEPENDENCE DAY, RESURGENCE (12A) (2016) Wed 24 – Thu 25 Aug (times vary) Dir: Roland Emmeric Cast: Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman Two decades after the first Independence Day invasion, earth is faced with a new extra solar threat. 120 mins FINDING DORY (U) (2016) Fri 26 – Tue Aug 30 (times vary) Dir: Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane Cast (Voices): Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill The friendly-but-forgetful blue tang fish begins a search for her long-lost parents. Animation. 97mins See website for more films and ticket prices: woodville.co.uk

JASON BOURNE (12A) 2016 Fri 19 – Thu 25 Aug 8.45pm Dir: Paul Greengrass Cast: Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander Jason Bourne, now remembering who he truly is, tries to uncover hidden truths about his past. 123 mins £25 per vehicle. To pre-book film and food to go: moonlightcinema.com

UNDERGROUND CINEMA 13 Military Road, Chatham ME4 4JG Please note there is no disabled access WASTELAND Fri 26 Aug 7pm FREE entry An uplifting feature documentary, Wasteland follows the journey of artist Vik Muniz who travels to the largest landfill in the world to help pickers create art from discarded materials. Followed by a short presentation by local artist, Laura Murphy, about upcycling. To book call 01634 812108 or go to: nucleusarts.com

MOONLIGHT CINEMA Drive-in at the Hop Farm Paddock Wood, TN12 6PY

WHATMAN PARK OUTDOOR CINEMA Maidstone, ME16 0SX Tickets: £14 (child: £10). Family of four (2 adults and 2 children): £41. Family discount will be applied at checkout. Prices include £1.50 booking fee. Box Office: The Hazlitt Theatre Maidstone ME14 1PL (01622 758611).

THE JUNGLE BOOK (PG) (2016) Mon 1 Aug and Wed 3 Aug 9.15pmDir: Jon Favreau Cast: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kinglsey Exciting new version of the Disney classic mixing live action and CGI. 106 mins

THE JUNGLE BOOK (PG) (2016) Sun 28 Aug 7.30pm Dir: Jon Favreau Cast: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kinglsey A great setting for an evening of outdoor cinema. 106 mins. hazlitt.boxoffice@ parkwoodtheatres.co.uk

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NEW VENUE! THE FLIPPIN‘ FROG 318 High Street, Rochester Regular intimate unplugged gigs 2nd & 4th Tuesdays. From 8.30pm. Free entry. Tue 9 Aug: DAVID HOWARD. Tue 23 Aug: PAUL CORCORAN. Find Unplugged Tuesdays at the Frog on Facebook. THE FLOWERPOT 96 Sandling Road, Maidstone ME14 2RJ 01622 757705 Free entry. Every Tuesday from 8.30pm: OPEN JAM NIGHT: ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC PLUGIN AND PLAY Full sound system available. Weekends: Regular live music. Doors 9pm. see website for details. flowerpotpub.com HASTINGS ARMS FUNCTION ROOM Lower Rainham Road Gillingham ME7 2YD Thu 25 Aug 8.30pm: ROCHESTER SWING PRESERVATION SOCIETY with guest jazz guitarist ERNIE CRANENBURGH. Admission £7. To book a table call 01634 712217. sukotto5.wix.com/rsps THE LADY LUCK 18 St Peters Street, Canterbury CT1 2BQ Free entry. Over 18s only. Regular live music. See website for details. theladyluck.co.uk/live-music MAN OF KENT ALEHOUSE 6 - 8 John Street, Rochester Tel: 07772 214315 Tue 2 Aug: UKULELE JAM NIGHT. Wed 3 Aug: SARAH LUCY DOE. Thu 4 Aug: TOBY BARELLI is KINGSIZE SLIM Sun 7 Aug: JAM NIGHT Wed 10 Aug: JEZ HELLARD & THE DJUKELLA ORCHESTRA Thu 11 Aug: NIGHTSHIFT BLUES TRIO. Sun 14Aug: JAM NIGHT. Wed 17 Aug: THE BROADSIDE BOYS. Thu 18 Aug: JUSTIN & THE ARGONAUTS. Sun 21 Aug:

JAM NIGHT. Wed 24 Aug: GYPSKAZZ. Thu 25 Aug: THE MERCURIALS. Sun 28 Aug: JAM NIGHT. Wed 31 Aug: FIDDLEFIT. Thu 1 Sep: RACHEL LOWRIE Find Man of Kent Ale-House on Facebook THE MIDDLE EI8HT 1-2 Town Pier, Gravesend DA11 0BJ 01474 328947 Live artists/musical acts every Friday from 8 or 9pm, indie bands on Saturdays and Sunday jam sessions starting at 2.30pm. Open mic night every Wednesday from 8pm. Full backline supplied. themiddleei8ht.co.uk No.34 High Street, Sittingbourne Thu 25 Aug, doors 7.30pm, show 8pm: THE LOCKER CONVERSATIONS Opera activist Tania Holland Williams curates new music in close quarters. First up in this threepart series is Sound Artist Liz Hayward; “a sculptural, sonic pioneer”, whose work Pianoforte Memento Mori has recently appeared at Turner Contemporary. facebook.com/lockernetwork PIZZA EXPRESS MUSIC ROOM 32 Earl Street, Maidstone Fri 19 Aug, doors 7pm: SPECIAL CHARITY GIG for Mind (Maidstone & Mid-Kent). Factotum Productions present TIN FOIL ASTRONAUT and 21 CROWS. Tickets £10 at 0845 027 017. pizzaexpresslive.com RIVERSIDE ONE STUDIOS Dock Road, Chatham ME4 4SL Sun 28 Aug 7.30pm: Community Centre presents Bristol DIY Indie band TRUST FUND with support from SWEARWOLVES. See page 5. Tickets £5 from wegottickets.com REVELATION ST MARY’S St Mary the Virgin, Ashford Sat 6 Aug 7.45pm: VOICE with MATT HAIMOVITZ female vocal trio Voice team up with cellist Haimovitz. £12, concs available. Sat 20 Aug 7.30pm:

BUSH GOTHIC & SUPPORT Australian Folk group. £18, £20 on door, concs available. revelationstmarys.co.uk THE SHIP Court Lodge Road Gillingham ME7 2QU 01634 850485 Music starts 9pm, free entry. Wed 3 Aug: OPEN MIC NIGHT Sun 7 Aug: QUIZ NIGHT Sat 20 Aug: THE GAFFERS Sun 21 Aug: QUIZ NIGHT Fri 26 Aug: ROSCO LEVEE & FRIENDS. Sun 28 Aug: QUIZ NIGHT THE OLD BREWERY STORE Shepherd Neame, Faversham Wed 31 Aug 7pm: HOPPING DOWN IN KENT Exploring memories of hopping with communitybased folk opera and photography/moving image. £8 from 01795 542285 or via website. See page 5. oldbrewerystore.co.uk THE WHITE HORSE 46 London Road, Maidstone Sat 6 Aug 9pm: MYSTERY MACHINE . 7, 14, 21, 28 Aug 8.30pm: JAM NIGHT. Sat 20 Aug 9pm: TWANG RUMBLE BANG whitehorsemaidstone. co.uk MARGATE SOUL FESTIVAL Fri 5 – Sun 7 Aug From 2pm Three days of live non-stop music across four stages and seven themed venues, including live bands and DJs. There will also be free family friendly street performances. Some sessions are ticketed. Book at: margatesoulfestival.co.uk BROADSTAIRS FOLK WEEK Fri 5 – Fri 12 Aug A weeklong festival across Broadstairs consisting of live music, dance, crafts and workshops. A family friendly festival with several free events as well as ticketed shows. Book at: broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk

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Live music from singer-songwriters ROCHESTER’S FIRST MICROPUB Real ales and ciders Home-cooked locally sourced menu To 21 Aug: Paintings by MARISSA MARDON 2nd & 4th Tue each month: UNPLUGGED ACOUSTIC NIGHT 2nd & 4th Thu each month: CHESS & CHEESES NIGHT Tel: 07889 214000 Open Tue, Wed & Thu 12 - 3pm and 5 - 9pm; Fri & Sat 12.30pm - 11pm; Sun 12.30pm - 7pm.

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UPNOR CASTLE THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL Thu 18 Aug, 6.30pm Classic adventure of daring and intrigue. Tickets Adults: £14 Under 16s £9.50, under 5s free. Family £40. Booking fee applies. Box Office: 01787 259622 or visit: ticketsource.co.uk/ date/229495 CHANGELING THEATRE

TITHE BARN, LENHAM SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER. Thu 4 Aug 7.30pm, Fri 5 Aug 7.30pm BIDDENDEN VINEYARDS ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Sun 7 Aug 5pm NURSTEAD COURT, MEOPHAM SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER Tue 9 Aug 7.30pm DARTFORD CENTRAL PARK ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Wed 10 Aug 7.30pm ROCHESTER CASTLE ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Thu 11 Aug 7.30pm Tickets from £8. Tel 01634 338338. For more dates and to book: changeling-theatre. com QUANTUM THEATRE

UPNOR CASTLE ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WERE 4 LITTLE RABBITS Thu 4 Aug 6.30pm Celebrating 150 years of Beatrix Potter Tickets Adult £10, Child £8 Box Office: 0845 4505157 quamtumtheatre.co.uk

UPNOR CASTLE THE TEMPEST Wed 17 Aug 7.30pm Marking the 400 year anniversary of Shakespeare.

HORROR SHOW directed by Chris Luscombe. £18 £39.50, concs available. ORCHARD THEATRE Home Gardens, Dartford DA1 1ED 01322 220000

Tickets Adult £10, Child £8 Box Office: 0845 4505157. quamtumtheatre.co.uk GULBENKIAN THEATRE University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NB 01227 769075 RECOMMENDED: Sat 27 & Sun 28 Aug: bOing! 2016 International family festival with free and ticketed performances throughout the weekend. See feature page 10. boingfestival.com MARLOWE THEATRE The Friars, Canterbury CT1 2AS Mon 1 – Sat 6 Aug (MonThu 7.30pm, Fri & Sat 5.30pm & 8.30pm): Richard O’Brien’s THE ROCKY

Wed 24 – Sat 3 Sep, 7.30pm with Wed 31, Thu & Sat mat 2.30pm and Sun 1pm & 5pm: CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG. Based on the MGM Motion Picture. Music and Lyrics by Richard M Sherman. Stars Lee Mead and Michelle Collins. Worth going for the moment the car flies alone. £26 - £49.50, concs available. marlowetheatre.com (booking fees apply)

Thu 11 – Sat 13 Aug 7.30pm & Sat Mat 2.30pm: BUGSY MALONE Summer Youth project presents Alan Parker’s play set 1929 New York. Musical comedy full of slapstick fun and toe-tapping tunes for the whole family. Ticket prices vary, concs available. Tue 30 Aug 1pm and 3pm: LAZY TOWN. Sporticus, Robbie Rotten, Stephanie and Ziggy return in their all new concert show for 2016. Tickets £14, or family offer 4 tickets £48. orchardtheatre.co.uk (booking fees apply)

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27 May > 14 Aug 2016 Free admission Rochester Art Gallery and Craft Case, Medway Visitor Information Centre, High Steet, Rochester, ME1 1LX www.enjoymedway.co.uk

VISUAL ART BEACH CREATIVE Beach House, Beach St, Herne Bay CT6 5PT 0300 111 1913 10am to 4pm (closed Mon) To 14 Aug: POSTCARDS FROM THE SEASIDE Sun 31 12-5pm: HERNE BAY CARTOON FESTIVAL 3 Aug to 4 Sep: REFLECTIONS - OPEN EXHIBITION See website for times Contact: info@beachcreative.org beachcreative.org THE BEANEY HOUSE OF ART AND KNOWLEDGE 18 High Street, Canterbury CT1 2RA 01227 862162 Mon to Wed 9am to 5pm, Thu 9am to 7pm, Fri and Sat 9am to 5pm, Sun 10am to 5pm. To Sun 25 Sep: ONLY IN ENGLAND: PHOTOGRAPHS BY TONY RAY-JONES AND MARTIN PARR Pay what you can. Sat 6 Aug to Mon 29 Aug: ONLY IN KENT: PHOTOGRAPHY SELLING EXHIBITION Kent-based photographers respond to the theme of ‘Only in Kent’. Free Admission. To Sun 14 Aug: PRESCRIPTIONS Documenting Martha Hall’s experiences with breast cancer. Free Admission, drop in. thebeaney.co.uk

GUILDHALL MUSEUM High Street, Rochester ME1 1PY 01634 332680 Open Tue-Sun 10am-5pm. Free entry To Sun 30 Oct: PREHISTORIC MEDWAY. Interactive exhibition from Old Stone Age to the Roman Invasion. HISTORIC DOCKYARD CHATHAM ME4 4TE Entry included in normal admission price. IN THE ENGINEERING SHED: To 10 Aug 10am-4pm: A PORTRAIT OF EUROPE The Imos Foundation presents this timely exhibition of portrait paintings of EU citizens by UK artists. COMMAND OF THE OCEANS: Interactive galleries taking you on a voyage back to the ‘age of sail’. thedockyard.co.uk THE HOPE POLE INN Maidstone Rd, Nettlestead Green Maidstone ME18 5HH 01622 816916 Over Aug Bank Holiday: EXHIBITION OF HOP ART Cas Holmes, Wynford Vaughan Thomas and others artists. For more info call Colin on 0753 175 2246

BELOW 65 GALLERY Gilbert & Clark Frame and Print 65 High Street Maidstone ME14 1SR 01622 685146 Open Mon-Sat 9.30am-4.30pm. Free entry. Mon 1 to Sat 27 Aug: CATHY McTURK : LARGE FORMAT WORKS ON PAPER A collection of abstract mixed media work by this Whitstable based artist. catherinemcturk.co.uk gilbertandclark.com

HUGUENOT MUSEUM 95 High Street (above Medway Visitors Information Centre) Rochester ME1 1LX 01634 789347 Opens Wed-Sat 10am-5pm + Bank Hol Mon 10am-4pm Artworks and treasures. £4, concs £3, family £10, under 5s free. To Sat 20 Aug: 100 IMAGES OF MIGRATION Contemporary images of migration. See page 5. huguenotmuseum.org

FRANCIS ILES GALLERIES 103 High Street Rochester ME1 1LX 01634 843081 Open Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm. Free entry QUARTERLY COLLECTION THREE featuring Rowland Hilder, Bert Wright and Brian Bennett francis-iles.com

MAIDSTONE MUSEUM & BENTLIF ART GALLERY St Faith’s St, Maidstone ME14 1LH. 01622 602838 Open Mon - Sat 10am-5pm, closed Sun & Bank Holidays. Free entry. To 10 Sept: TREASURES FROM TRASH Family summer holiday

exhibition with lots of handson activities to take part in. To 28 Aug: GARY HUGHES: THE POINT OF LANDSCAPE IN CORNWALL. museum.maidstone.gov.uk NUCLEUS ARTS 272 High Street, Chatham ME4 4BP 01634 812108 Gallery: Mon- 10am-4pm (café to 5.30pm) Closed Sun. Free entry nucleusarts.com NUCLEUS ARTS ROCHESTER 75 High Street, Rochester ME1 1LX Open 9am-5pm Mon-Fri; Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 11-4pm 01634 812108 Shop gallery, café and garden. ROCHESTER ART GALLERY & CRAFT CASE Medway Visitor Information Centre 95 High Street Rochester ME1 1LX 01634 338319 Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10.30am – 5pm. Free entry To Sun 14 Aug: BILLY CHILDISH IN PRINT. Last chance to see this Survey exhibition. Early fanzines to recent print editions, woodcuts, etchings, prints and posters. Fri 26 Aug to Sat 12 Nov: OCCUPATION An exhibition of ‘Production’ works by local artist, Steve Mace, on the subject of industrial occupations. See next month’s interview with the artist. Find Rochester Art Gallery & Craft Case’ on Facebook ROYAL ENGINEERS MUSEUM Prince Arthur Road, Gillingham ME7 1UR Tel: 01634 822839 Open Tue-Fri 9am-5pm; Weekends & Bank Hol: 11.30am-5pm In the Bridge Study Centre to Tue 20 Dec: EXHIBITION: SAPPERS AND THE SOMME. FREE entry due to current building works. re-museum.co.uk

PAUSENBROT CAFE Doust way, Rochester Riverside ME1 1FG Throughout Aug: WYNFORD VAUGHAN THOMAS Exhibition of paintings and drawings at this delightful new café. More info: 01634 840361. ST ANDREWS ARTS CENTRE Royal Pier Road, Gravesend DA12 2BD Open daily 10.30am to 5.30pm GRAVESEND ART GROUP ANNUAL EXHIBITION Free entry Contact: janet.trevor@ blueyonder.co.uk Sat 6 & Sun 7 Aug 11am to 4pm: SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND - various entertainments which also include a showcase of Kent Photography. Free entry. See p5. graveshamarts.co.uk STEPHEN OLIVER STUDIO & GALLERY Orchards Shopping Centre High Street, Dartford DA1 1DN 01322 278674 Open Thu - Sat 10am-4pm; Sat to 5pm. Affordable contemporary art. stephen-oliver-art.co.uk SUN PIER HOUSE GALLERY Medway Street, Chatham ME4 4HF Fri 5 Aug (PV 6-9pm) to Sat 27 Aug FANBOY by Darrell Hawkins. See The Artist’s Space p22. sunpierhouse.co.uk TURNER CONTEMPORARY Rendezvous, Margate CT9 1HG. Free admission. Open Tue - Sun and public holidays 10am - 6pm To Sun 25 Sep: SEEING ROUND CORNERS Response to the circle, the disc and the sphere. To Sun 30 Oct: YINKA SHONIBARE MBE: END OF EMPIRE. turnercontemporary.org XROSS-POLYNATION GALLERY 3-4 Starnes Court, Maidstone ME14 1EB 01622 299043 Mon 1 to Wed 31 Aug: ART OF THE IMAGINATION xrosspolynation.co.uk

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WASTELAND FRIDAY 26TH AUGUST 7PM FREE ENTRY

Artist Vik Muniz travels to the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest landfill to help pickers create art from discarded materials. PLUS A SHORT TALK ABOUT UPCYCLING BY LOCAL ARTIST, LAURA MURPHY 13 Military Road, Chatham ME4 4JG To book call 01634 812108 or go to: www.nucleusarts.com

The Exhibition commemorates the contribution of the Royal Engineers in supporting the Army at the Battle of the Somme. Their actions included tunnelling into enemy territory, surveying the area to reflect a constantly changing battlefield and using experimental technologies like a 56 feet long, 2.5 tonne flamethrower, gasmasks and trench armour. The Royal Engineers were key to the Army's efforts at the Somme. The exhibition is located in our Bridge Study Centre and runs to 20 December. Entry to the Museum and exhibition are FREE for the rest of 2016, due to the main building being closed for building works.

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THE ARTIST’S SPACE

DARRELL HAWKINS

Drew, acrylic paint on canvas, 50 x 40cm, 2016 FANBOY, an exhibition of new paintings by Darrell Hawkins curated by Matt Bray, goes on display at Sun Pier House Gallery this month. Chatham-born Hawkins is a contemporary British artist who lives and works in London and Gravesend. Known and celebrated for the fluorescent vibrancy of the colour in his works, Hawkins successful solo show, ‘Immaculate Confection’, exhibited at London’s Saatchi Gallery last year. The show’s title refers to the method Hawkins uses to create his work, collecting imagery online to create a personal archive which he then cuts and pastes together to create digital collages which form the source imagery for his paintings. Some of these digital collages will be on show in this exhibition for the very first time. FANBOY runs at Sun Pier House Gallery, Medway Street, Chatham ME4 4HF between 5 and 27 August 2016. Open Tue – Sat 10am to 4pm. Sundays 12 noon to 4pm. Closed Mondays. Please note there is currently no disabled access to the Gallery. Private View: Friday 5 August between 6pm and 9pm. darrellhawkins.co.uk

Coming Home: Conflict and Care in 1916

‘Arrival of a Convoy of Wounded Soldiers at Maidstone East’, by Frank Hyde

Saturday 24 September 2016 to Saturday 7 January 2017 An exhibition exploring the experiences of the people in two paintings of 1916 in the Museum’s collections - ‘Trones Wood’, a battle scene from the Somme and ‘Arrival of a Convoy of Wounded Soldiers at Maidstone East’.

FREE

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‘Trones Wood’, by Frank Hyde

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Thursday 29 September, 18:00 - 21:00

Crime & Punishment

Mark Bateson of the Kent History and Library Centre will give a talk on a gruesome 19th Century murder: ‘John Any Bird Bell: A Story about a killing’.

Objects session at 18:30 and talk at 19:30. FREE Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 - 17:00, Sunday 12:00 - 16:00, Monday Closed Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery, St Faith’s Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1LH

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