Thursday 25 August 2016

What's On in St Ives - This Weekend

Music Of John Denver - Mon 29th Aug - St Ives Guildhall


A busy August Bank Holiday weekend ahead in St Ives.

Here is a small selection of things that you might enjoy.

Live Music and Real Ales - The Castle Inn.
Friday 26th - Dirty 'Livin' Rhythm Band - 9.00 pm.
Saturday 27th - Crossfire 69 - 9.00 pm.
Sunday 28th - Los Alamos - 3.00 pm.
Sunday Carvery - 12.00 to 3.00 pm.
Beef, pork or lamb, roast 'n' mash potatoes, honey glazed parsnip, carrots, cauliflower cheese, peas, Yorkshire pudding, homemade gravy and stuffing. Only £9.50.
All gigs - free entry - a great selection of real ales on tap.

Cheap Seats Community Cinema - St Ives Arts Club.
Saturday 27th August - 7.30 pm.
Sweet Bean.
A film about tolerance, redemption, friendship & nature...and a good dollop of red bean paste!
An ode to the simple joys in life. Japanese - subtitled.
Tickets - £4.00 / £3.50 (Arts Club members).
Available on the door.

The Music Of John Denver - St Ives Guildhall.
Monday 29th August - 8.00 pm.
Acclaimed singer/songwriter Chris Bannister performs his celebration of the music of legendary Country/Folk artist John Denver.
Tickets are just £10.00 - available from:
Cornish Riviera Box Office - The Music Of John Denver

More St Ives events and news:

St Ives Cornwall - What's On

St Ives Cornwall - Facebook

Monday 22 August 2016

St Ives September Festival 2016 - Theatre

On Air - BoatHouse Theatre St Ives
On Air - BoatHouse Theatre St Ives


Well worth seeing in September - (admission of self interest - my wife Jo is in the cast - but it's still worth seeing!).

On Air - A Celebration Of Vintage Radio Entertainment.

A celebration of radio drama - including the first ever play written for and aired on radio - in 1924 - set in a coal mine -
A Comedy Of Danger - a one act play by Richard Hughes.

Tuesday 20th - Thursday 22nd September 2016 - 7.30 pm.

BoatHouse Theatre, Carnglaze Place, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 1PX

A unique little venue, tucked away in an old pilchard cellar, just off St Ives Harbour. It seats no more than 30 people - so best to book tickets in advance.

Tickets: £7.00
Only available from - Boathouse Theatre -  07985 261 181

The play was first staged in May - more info on my previous blog post:

Theatre - St Ives - On Air



You might also like -

More festival events -
St Ives September Festival - What's On

Get creative -
St Ives September Festival - Arts and Crafts Workshops

Get your venue and events listed -
St Ives Cornwall - What's On Listings

Cool contemporary accommodation a short walk from this venue -
Cohort Hostel


Thursday 18 August 2016

St Ives September Festival 2016 - Workshops

St Ives September Festival 2016 - Creative Crafts
St Ives September Festival 2016 - Creative Crafts


This September - Get Creative - Learn Something New - Have Fun! -
with St Ives Textile Artist Jo McIntosh.

Jo has four workshops running during the September Festival fortnight.

Places are still available - but limited - so book early if you want a place.

Felt Making
Monday 12th September - 15.15 - 17.15.
St Ives Library.
Learn to make felt from first principles and create a lovely picture to your own design.

Silk Painting
Wednesday 14th September - 10.00 - 12.30.
The Island Centre.
Learn how to use silk paints and Gutta to paint an image onto silk.

Rag Rug
Monday 19th September  - 15.15 - 17.15.
St Ives Library.
Learn this traditional craft and turn unwanted clothes/fabric into beautiful textile art.

Papermaking
Wednesday 21st September - 10.00 - 12.30.
The Island Centre.
Recycle used paper to make sheets that include petals, threads and other materials.

You can book places online here ......
St Ives September Festival - Creative Crafts Workshops

Jo can also run workshops for groups - on a subject of your choice - and offers one to one tuition in a range of creative crafts and textile art techniques.

You can contact Jo on 01736 797 122 - or via her website or Facebook.

More info on ......
Jo McIntosh - Knit One Weave One - Website

Latest news on ......
Jo McIntosh - Knit One Weave One - Facebook


Monday 8 August 2016

St Ives September Festival 2016 - The Castle Inn

St Ives September Festival 2016 - The Castle Inn
St Ives September Festival 2016 - The Castle Inn


The best real ale pub in St Ives has a full and varied programme of live music in September.

Plus - on Monday nights - the popular - Fun Pub Quiz With -
Lovely Aunty Liz.

The music includes:
  • The Dowling Thing
  • Mr T
  • Blooze
  • Devil's Creek
  • Sinpusher
Plus lots more - full listings are on:
St Ives September Festival 2016 - The Castle Inn

Latest news on:
The Castle Inn St Ives - Facebook

All gigs are free entry - and lovely home cooked pub food is available beforehand - so get in early to get a good seat.

Plus - a range of perfectly kept real ales - including Cornish beers and guest ales from all over.



You might also like -

More festival events -
St Ives September Festival - What's On

Get creative -
St Ives September Festival - Arts and Crafts Workshops

Get your venue and events listed -
St Ives Cornwall - What's On Listings

Cool contemporary festival accommodation -
Cohort Hostel

Monday 1 August 2016

St Ives September Festival 2016 - Arts Club

St Ives September Festival 2016 - Arts Club
St Ives September Festival 2016 - Arts Club


St Ives Arts Club has a varied and vibrant programme of events for
St Ives September Festival 2016.

Every night from Saturday 10th to Saturday 24th September.

These include live music, theatre, arts talks, films and comedy.

The club is one of St Ives' most atmospheric venues - in an historic building overlooking the sea - a short walk from the town centre.

Just to give a flavour - a selection of events includes:
  • Imago Theatre - If Not Now, When?
  • Got 2 Act - American Idol – The Story of Helen Keller.
  • Film Programme - Modern Times - Charlie Chaplin.
  • Concert - John Thomson and Jesse Giuliani.
  • Talk - In Search of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham.
  • Singer Songwriter -  Stephanie Kirkham.
  • Comedy - Sweet 'N Sour.
Full listings and ticket details can be found on:
St Ives Arts Club - September Festival 2016

Latest updates on:
St Ives Arts Club - Facebook



You might also like -

More festival events -
St Ives September Festival - What's On

Get creative -
St Ives September Festival - Arts and Crafts Workshops

Get your venue and events listed -
St Ives Cornwall - What's On Listings

Cool contemporary festival accommodation -
Cohort Hostel