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Rainy Day Picks This Weekend

11–12 July Near Skeete

Not every listing gets a golden ticket

We check the usual frankly silly number of local websites, then look for events that feel rainy-day friendly: cinemas, theatres, talks, workshops, galleries, concerts, cosy venues, and anything less likely to involve standing in a muddy field making brave weather noises.

Happening Saturday 11 July to Sunday 12 July.
Picked for Skeete, not somewhere halfway across the county.
Only Local Gems and Curated venues make the cut, because standards are still a thing.
Listings with proper descriptions get bumped up the list. Three words and a shrug will not do.

Our 10 picks near Skeete

Introductory Linocut Workshop - Fabia.H.Goff - Folkestone1

Introductory Linocut Workshop - Fabia.H.Goff - Folkestone

at Fabia H. Goff

This early evening workshop is a 3 hour printmaking workshop that teaches you to linocut and linoprint. Perfectly timed so you can have a leisurely lunch locally before crafting the evening away: Join me on Sunday 12th July in my shop and open studio on The Old High Street, Folkestone - 4.30-7.30pm.Before the class you

6.6 milesSun 12 Jul
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TALK: Ian Christe 'Soviet Cinema – not just great directors but great designers too'3

TALK: Ian Christe 'Soviet Cinema – not just great directors but great designers too'

at Kent MOMI

Soviet Cinema – not just great directors but great designers too A talk by Ian Christie, Emeritus Professor of Film and Media History, Birkbeck College, University of London Some of the greatest production designers of the studio and classic eras in the USA and Europe have begun to win belated recognition, thanks to scholars and historians – not least Ian Christie, the most wide-ranging British film critic-historian of the past 30 years, a champion of the work of John Box, featured in Kent MOMI’s new design exhibition (‘Terence Marsh & Production Design’), and a renowned expert on Soviet cinema. In conjunction with the exhibition, Professor Christie unfolds a penetrating analysis of the obscured designers of such major Soviet classics as The New Babylon , Eisenstein’s Alexander Nevsky and Ivan the Terrible Parts 1 and 2, Kozintsev’s great Shakespeare films, and Kozintsev and Trauberg’s New Babylon . In the case of Eisenstein, a prolific draughtsman, it’s perhaps understandable to believe that effectively he designed Nevsky and Ivan . But the production designer of record for those films was actually Iosif Shpinel, who had forty other credits between 1928 and 1956, and also designed some key films by Barnet, Pudovkin and Ermler. Is it too late to start reclaiming credit for those who designed and built these enduring classics? Click here to buy tickets Sell tickets online with Ticket Tailor

16.4 milesSat 11 Jul
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Wall Pocket/ Planters, 11th or4

Wall Pocket/ Planters, 11th or

at Handmade Margate

Come and have a wonderfully creative clay session and make a beautiful ceramic wall pocket planter by hand. In this relaxed, beginner-friendly workshop, you’ll create a flat-backed wall-hung pocket from soft white earthenware clay — designed to hang on the wall as a decorative and functional piece for the home. You’ll be guided step-by-step through the whole process, from shaping the form and creating the pocket, to adding hanging holes and decorative details so it sits beautifully on the wall. You can keep your design simple and elegant, or add extra character with textures, pressed botanicals, stamps, carving and painted details. Once your piece is made, you’ll decorate it with underglaze colours. We’ll then dry, fire, glaze and re-fire it for you, ready to collect a few weeks later once it’s fully finished. A calm, creative workshop with something special to take home (after firing!) — handmade memories and a one-of-a-kind piece made with love. Workshop details Duration: Approx. 2.5 hours Clay: White earthenware clay Level: Beginner-friendly but takes some focus and time Includes: Tuition, clay, use of tools, underglazes, glazing and firing Collection: Ready to collect in approx. 4–6 weeks Please note: Each piece is handmade and beautifully unique, so size, shape and finish is up to you!

22.3 milesSun 12 Jul£55.00
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