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Poetry joins art at Local Color Gallery Tue, 04/13/2021 - 5:00pm What Rough Beasts by Leslie Moore. Story Location: Belfast  MaineUnited States BELFAST — In honor of National Poetry Month, two Local Color artists will exhibit their poems alongside their art during the month of April. Leslie Moore, poet and printmaker, will show poems with her relief prints of animals. Her recent work features birds and is influenced by Japanese woodblock prints. Her poems and prose have appeared in English Journal, Take Heart, The Maine Review, The Catch, Café Review, Balancing Act 2, Deep W...

Revealed: Seven council bosses in York earnt £100k or more last year A TOTAL of seven council employees in York took home £100,000 or more last year, it has been revealed. The CEO received the highest wage out of the group with £193,444, although a council spokesperson said the role had a base salary of £143,940 and the higher figure included payments in lieu of notice and outstanding holiday pay. The chief executive’s pay was closely followed by the unnamed 'Deputy Chief Executive & Director Customer & Corporate Services' who earnt £128,150.  In response to the information...

Students of a theatre school were in for a treat, when twice-reigning champion of Strictly Come Dancing, Oti Mabuse, found the time to host a masterclass. Oti, who is also the winning judge on The Greatest Dancer, joined more than 100 students and staff from Razzamataz Penrith, West Cumbria, Carlisle and Dumfries in a virtual studio for a high-energy, fun Charleston workshop. The special experience was arranged by ‘super fan’ and Principal of Razzamataz Penrith Asha Richardson as she explains: “I reached out to Oti during lockdown as I find her really inspiring in all she does, an...

March exhibit highlights Abbie Read’s artist books Fri, 03/05/2021 - 1:00pm A collection of artist books by Abbie Read is currently being shown in Belfast. (Photo courtesy Local Color Gallery) Story Location: Belfast  MaineUnited States BELFAST — The month of March features guest artist Abbie Read at Local Color Gallery, in Belfast. In response to several current external forces, Read has been working on intimate artist books. Each is a pocket sized accordion book, 4 inches by 3 inches. This size gave her the freedom to work quickly, on paper, with much exploration into both...

Razzamataz Theatre Schools in Cumbria are continuing to support young people throughout the pandemic by bringing online classes to them via Zoom. Matty Aitchison-Rayson, principal of Razzamataz West Cumbria said: “This is a very confusing time for children and exceptionally challenging for families trying to maintain some sort of structure. Performing arts can be crucial in helping young people make sense of the world, especially important in today’s climate.” Live interactive online classes take place each week and offer dance, drama, singing, fun challenges, key life skills, int...