What's On In St Ives Cornwall

Royal Cinema - St Ives Cornwall

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Apologies for my absence from the blog for a while - I've been enjoying a short break in Torrevieja Spain.

I'll be posting regularly from now on and I thought I'd start with my usual round up of what's on in town over the coming week.

Quiz fans now have a choice of two regular weekly pub quizzes. On Sunday night (25th) there is one at The Queens Hotel, on Monday night (26th) there is one at The Castle Inn. Both start at 8.00pm and run through to around 11.00 pm.

On Tuesday (27th) St Ives Jazz Club are staging Steve Waterman with Ralph Freeman Trio. 'Renowned as one of the top British jazz trumpet players both at home and on the European and international scene.' Entry on the door is £6.00 for members and £9.00 for non-members. Doors open at 8.00pm, music starts at 9.00pm and will finish around 11.00 pm.

St Ives Jazz Club

On Wednesday (28th) Jo McIntosh is running a workshop for children in St Ives Library - Making Christmas Cards. The cost is £2.00 and it runs from 11.00 am to 1.00 pm. You're advised to book as these workshops are very popular - call in at the library or phone 0300 1234 100. Parents are welcome to stay on if they wish to help out and have fun making their own cards.
St Ives Library

On Thursday (29th) there doesn't seem to be live music or anything else on so you might try a night at the movies. The Royal Cinema offers a choice from Michael Jackson This Is It, Fantastic Mr Fox and Up. Times and prices are on their website.
Royal Cinema

On Friday (30th) Tate St Ives have Late At The Tate. You can view the current exhibition - The Dark Monarch - Magic & Modernity in British Art. There is also a Silent Disco - experience the surreal at this extraordinary disco, where music is played through wireless headphones. Galleries open from 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm. Disco from 7.00 pm to 11.00 pm. Entry is free but you are advised to book tickets. Visit their website or call 01736 796226.
Late At The Tate

On Saturday (31st) The Lifeboat Inn are holding two Hallowe'en parties. One for children - starting at 4.00 pm and ending at 7.30 pm. Another for adults starting at 8.00 pm and running until late. Entry for both is free.

Lifeboat Inn

As ever there is more on my:
St Ives Events Calendar

In Love With St Ives - Open Studio Days

Porthmeor Studios St Ives. Photo: Steve Wilde

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This is a guest post by Julia Kaufhold - author and publisher of the wonderful little guidebook - St Ives and Trips In The Vicinity / St Ives und Trips in die Umgebung.

This post is in both German and English.

Julia is a regular visitor to town and I hope she'll be sending more posts.

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Verliebt in St Ives – Open Studio Days

Ja, man kann auch in einen Ort verliebt sein. Ich bin es: in St Ives. Wenn ich als Deutsche dorthin reise – wie gerade im September wieder einmal – fühle ich ich mich jedes Mal wie in einer anderen Welt. Und das ist nicht bloß so daher gesagt. St Ives ist für mich wie eine kleine Insel irgendwo auf der Welt, vielleicht im Nichts, vielleicht in Griechenland, mit vier Stränden ringsherum, eindrucksvoller Klippenküste und im Innern drängen sich Künstler und unzählige Galerien in den kleinen Gassen.

Besonders gut gefallen mir die sogenannten OPEN STUDIO DAYS im Rahmen des alljährlichen September Festivals. Dann öffnen St Ives-Künstler mehrere Tage lang ihre privaten Ateliers für Besucher und zeigen, woran sie gerade arbeiten. Sonst sieht man ihre Werke ja nur fertig in Galerien; hier hat man hingegen die einmalige Chance den Künstlern über die Schulter zu schauen, künstlerische Vorarbeiten zu sehen, Fragen zu stellen und Zutritt zu sonst verschlossenen Räumen zu haben.

Nirgendwo sonst im Südwesten Englands gibt es diese Mischung aus unangetastet Traditionell-beschaulichem (wie man sich es vorstellt), wilder Natur und kultureller Abwechslung. Toll!

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In love with St Ives – Open Studio Days

Yes, one can be in love with a place. At least I am: I fell in love with St Ives. When I visit St Ives – as in September this year – each time I feel like I was in another word. And that's not just said. St Ives is like a small island set somewhere, or hidden in nowhere, maybe Greece, with four beaches around, an impressive cliff coast and lots of artists and galleries in the cobbled streets.

What I like most are the so called OPEN STUDIO DAYS as part of the annual September Festival. For this occasion St Ives artists open their private studios for a few days and show visitors what they currently work on. Normally you see their work only in a finished state in one of the galleries; here you have the opportunity to see art in progress, preliminary studies that may never be publicly shown, and the artists are pleased to answer questions.

Really a unique experience!

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The St Ives Guidebook is available to buy online:

St Ives and Trips in the Vicinity - English

St Ives und Trips in die Umgebung - Deutsch

St Ives Jazz Club

Amina Figarova - Tuesday 10th November 2009

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St Ives Jazz Club have just announced their programme for October to December 2009.

They'll be meeting every Tuesday night at The Western Hotel.

Doors open 8.00pm music starts 9.00pm with two sets until around 11.30pm.

Entry on the door is £9.00 or £6.00 for members.

As ever they've booked top class jazz musicians from Cornwall, around the UK and Europe.

• Kit Downes Trio
• Roger Beaujolais
• Kris Gayle
• Steve Waterman
• McCormack Yarde Duo
• Amina Figarova and Bart Platteau
• Will Collier 7
• D'Agostino & Oxley
• Jazz Degree Tutors Ensemble (Truro College)
• Tommaso Starace
• Jimmy Cannon

The season ends with a Christmas Party Gala Night on 22nd December.

The club then closes until 19th January.

I've just updated their website with full details of the new programme:

St Ives Jazz Club

Woolworths - St Ives Cornwall

Woolworths - Fore Street - St Ives Cornwall

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An update on what is happening to poor old Woollies in St Ives.

I know from my Google Analytics that a lot of people are interested.

The answer is - absolutely nothing.

It still stands sadly derelict on Fore Street - a scene that I guess is repeated on many small town High Streets.

Rumours over the past months have included occupation by:

• Stringfellows Lap Dancing Club.
• Tesco Metro.
• Anns Cottage Surf Shop.
• Gordon Ramsay.
• Rick Stein

My hope is that one of my favourite shops - Tins and Things - embarks on a massive expansion drive and takes on the lease.

Or maybe turn over the whole place to the local kids as a brilliant indoor skateboard park.

For now the place remains sadly empty.

St Ives September Festival

St Ives September Festival 2009

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I've not blogged as much or as well for the last few days as I've been so occupied with festival events.

I've put a summary of what I've been doing on the:
St Ives September Festival Blog

I've also been pulling together a few videos - hope you enjoy the one above.

More to come.

St Ives Cornwall - Social Network

St Ives Cornwall - Social Network

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Update - October 2013

The network that I set up has now been replaced by my popular St Ives Community page on Facebook - click below to visit and please "Like" - 
OneStives - St Ives Cornwall

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I've just set up a new Social Networking site for St Ives:

St Ives Cornwall Network

Our own little version of FaceBook.

Its still in the early stages and I'm not sure how it will work out.

I'm still playing around with some of the features.

But if you'd like to give it a go please do sign up.

Its free and quick to do so.

You can add events, set up groups, upload pictures and lots more.

So why not give it a go.

As ever any feedback welcome.

St Ives - September Festival

Anna Chen - Anna May Wong Must Die! - Yellowface

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A selection of festival events coming up over the next few days.

Tonight (19th) and Sunday (20th)- A Festival of New Playwriting - Hydrae.

Four new one act plays never seen on stage before.

St Ives Theatre. 8.00pm. £7.00.

Sunday (20th) - Anna May Wong Must Die!

A multimedia illustrated talk about Hollywood's first Chinese movie star by Anna Chen.

St Ives Arts Club. 7.00pm. £6.00.

Monday (21st) - Poetry Marathon.

Individuals and groups are welcome to come and read their favourite poems throughout the day.

St Ives Church. 8.00am to 8.00pm. £2.00.

Tuesday (22nd) - Everything I Know About Rock and Roll Part Four.

A talk by legendary rock journalist and author Charles Shaar Murray.

St Ives Arts Club. 7.00pm. £6.00.

Wednesday (23rd) - Back to Back.

An evening of comedy and music with Rod Bullimore and Martyn Barker.

St Ives Arts Club. 8.00pm. £6.00.

Obviously much more going on. Some details on:

Official September Festival Website