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26 JULY - 30 NOVEMBER 2014AND THE WAR AT SEACHATHAM, THE ROYAL NAVY

A FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY EXHIBITION...

‘Valour, Loss and Sacri�ce’ is one of three special exhibitions included in the price of an annual ticket to The Historic Dockyard Chatham

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CONTENTS

4 WELCOME5 5 REALLY GOOD THINGS6 NEWS8 FOR THE FALLEN10 BEN CAMERON11 RECREATE13 THE BIG DANCE14 HOMESPUN16 MEDWAY OPEN STUDIOS 19 THE PAPER MOON

20 FILM21 TWO TO WATCH:

NICK WALKER22 MUSIC 124 MUSIC 226 THEATRE27 WOW READER DRAW28 VISUAL ART30 THE ARTIST'S SPACE

Gary Barrell is a media analyst, qualified hypnotherapist, trainee psychotherapeutic counsellor and dad by day, projectionist/host at Rochester Picture Palace, DJ and promoter by night. He has worked at the Press Association as comedy editor, sub-editor and on the picture desk, and completed stints at NME and Express Newspaper Group.

Jaye Nolan is a freelance writer who runs the Rochester Literature Festival. She also works for Ideas Test, a programme aiming to increase arts participation for everyone in Swale and Medway. Passionate about music, theatre and dance, she shouts regularly at the television during reality shows.

Anna Morell is a mother, a writer and an editor. She has lived in London, New York and the Medway Towns. She thinks the Medway Towns have the best festivals, and bets all comers a coffee and bagel or pie and mash to prove otherwise.

Nick Walker is the director of the Rochester Film Society, screening Contemporary World Cinema and classics at various venues around Medway. Nick previously wrote for The Guardian, was director of National Schools Film Week and is a freelance writer, teacher and film cinema/festival programmer. For more information on the Rochester Film Society visit rochesterfilmsociety.co.uk

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

Summer in this neck of the woods is truly an arty affair. July welcomes back three more lovely Festivals brightening our days: visual art extravaganza, Medway Open Studios (see main feature p16); independent music festival, Homespun (see Gary Barrell’s fine guide on page 14) and a great family day out in Medway River Festival on 12 July – this year enhanced by the Big Dance activities happening the same day at Sun Pier House (p13).

Elsewhere all sorts of cultural projects continue to thrive. WOW welcomes the arrival of a new Jazz and Soul lounge, the Paper Moon (reviewed by Anna Morrell on page 19) and Recreate’s programme continues to roll out with hugely helpful additions to individuals and businesses of a creative bent.

If you fancy trying your hand at acting enter this month’s WOW Reader’s Draw. We have a Reader Offer for earlybird Homespun tickets, too! Enjoy.

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REALLY GOOD THINGS

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THE LEGENDS RETURNComedy legends Monty Python perform live on stage this month for the first time

in 30 years at London’s 02 Arena - and everyone can see it! The performance is at 7pm on Sunday 20 July and is being broadcast live to cinemas around the globe, including our very own Odeons in Chatham and Maidstone. Expect some of their greatest hits, with modern, Pythonesque twists. Book ahead at odeon.co.uk (look for the ‘Culture’ section under Odeon Plus).

THE VINES CHERRY PICNICThis charming annual summer event in Rochester’s lovely park, The Vines, Crow Lane ME1 1RF takes place on Sunday 13 July from 1-4pm. Local cherries will, of course, be on sale with family activities and good old fashioned stalls galore. To enter the famous Cherry Dessert Competition email cherrypicnic2014@gmail.com.

… AFTER CHERRIES, POETRY!On the same afternoon, in the pleasant garden of The Good Intent, Rochester, have a beer and a listen to the readers of Rochester Literature Festival’s Garden Poetry Party (1-5pm). This year confirmed wordsmiths include Sarah Hehir; Sam Fentiman-Hall; Oscar Dylan Rowe; Sophie Williams; Gordon Meade and of course RLF founder Philip Kane. There’s a short Open Mic (with the welcome addition of a microphone to aid projection); the lovely Word Shed will be present and there’s live music, too.

VOTE FOR THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD!The short films telling stories from the First World War in the ‘For the Fallen Film Challenge’ are screened at a Premiere screening at the Royal Engineers Museum on 17 July and at a second screening two days later, on Saturday 19 July at Blue Town Heritage Centre, where the specially commissioned Golden Poppy Awards will be awarded. You can have a say and vote for the People’s Choice Award at the Premiere Screening. Admission is free but booking is essential. See page 8 for details.

AND ACCESSIBLY BEYOND…When a small etching by Samuel Palmer was brought into the art studios at Goldsmiths College of Art in 1924 it sparked a mini revolt in the etching department. Two students, Graham Sutherland and Paul Drury, were so excited by the print that they resolved to discover all they could about Samuel Palmer, embarking on a series of outings to the Kent countryside.

They produced a body of exquisite etchings directly influenced by Palmer’s work. Highly respected Mascalls Gallery, located on the site of Mascalls School in

Paddock Wood, presents a gem of an exhibition entitled ‘Discovering Palmer's Kent - Samuel Palmer, Graham Sutherland & Paul Drury’. To 23 August. mascallsgallery.org

WORKSHOPS AT

MAIDSTONE MUSEUM

COSTUME DESIGN Workshop for young peopleSaturday 12 July 10am-12pm, 2pm-4pmWith costume designer Kate Plumtree. Perfect for aspiring fashion designers. £8, £6 MMF members

BEHIND TALONS AND TIARASSaturday 12 July 12.30pm-1.30pmTextile artist Kate Plumtree talks about the work and inspiration behind her exhibition 'Talons & Tiaras'. £10, £7 Concs & MMF members

LINOCUT WORKSHOPSat 26 July 10am-4pmJoin print artist and illustrator, Nick Morley (Linocut Boy), for an introduction tolino cutting techniques and produce your own small scale print to take home, inspired by 1920s and 30s graphics. linocutboy.com All materials included. £40, £30 MMF

Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art Gallery, St Faiths Street, Maidstone ME14 1LH. Advance booking essential at 01622 602838.

▼ GREASE WEEKOne-day dance workshop (8-16yrs)Date: Mon, 28 Jul to Fri, 1 Aug, 10am – 4pm each day Tutor: Theatre Experience: Kate McCormack and Heidi GarwoodFee: £55 (or save £12 when you book for Grease and Wizard of Oz together)

▼ KATY PERRY STYLE One-day dance workshop (8-16yrs)Date: Tue, 5 Aug, 10am-3.30pm Tutor: Jay SaundersFee: £14 (or save £4 – pay £24 when you book for Katy Perry and Olly Murs Style together)

▼ OLLY MURS STYLE One-day dance workshop (8-16yrs)Date: Wed, 6 Augt, 10am-3.30pm Tutor: Jay SaundersFee: £14 (or save £4 when you book for Olly Murs and Katy Perry Style together)

▼ WIZARD OF OZ WEEKFive-day drama workshop (8-16yrs)Date: Mon, 11 to Fri, 15 Aug, 10am – 4pm each day Tutor: Theatre Experience - Kate McCormack & Heidi GarwoodFee: £55 (or save £12 when you book for Wizard of Oz and Grease together)

▼ SUMMER GROOVERSOne-day dance workshop (8-16yrs)Date: Mon, 18 Aug, 10am-4pm Tutor: Loop Dance Company Fee: £14

▼ DRAMA WITH A DIFFERENCE One-day drama workshop (11 - 18yrs)Date: Wed, 20 Aug 10am-3pm Tutor: Square Pegs Drama Club Fee: £14Square Pegs specialise in working with children and young people with learning disabilities, social communication difficulties or who struggle to ‘fit in’ with mainstream activities. A warm welcome is also offered to siblings, friends and anyone who wants to join in and have fun in an inclusive environment.

FAMILY FUN AT CHATHAM’S HISTORIC DOCKYARDDOC YARD’S TECHSPLORERS – new for 2014!

Fun and engaging engineering and technology activities particularly suitable for families with children aged 7 – 12.

Doc Yard’s Techsplorers will run every day throughout August in the awe-inspiring surroundings of Slip 3, itself an impressive feat of engineering. It is included within the annual ticket price of The Dockyard and will run at regular intervals throughout the day. Families will build and race their own balloon car; design and make a kite, seeing how it catches the breeze and how high it will fly; and build dockyard structures out of K’nex. The activity culminates in Doc Yard’s breath taking, interactive science show.

Also, PIRATE PLAY DAYS run from 26 July until 31 August. A small additional charge applies to the Sand-pit Treasure Hunt. thedockyard.co.uk

DANCE AND DRAMA At the Brook Theatre, Old Town Hall, Chatham ME4 4SE:

For information tel: 01634 338319. Email: arts@medway.gov.uk. For booking forms tel: 01634 338338. Email: boxoffice@medway.gov.uk or download from enjoymedway.co.uk

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TRIPLE THE FUN!SATURDAY 12 JULY

Medway River Festival (10am-4.30pm)Nucleus ArtsFest day (12 noon – 5pm)

Big Dance Weekend events (12 noon, Sun Pier)

Chatham plays host to three great events on Saturday 12 July. The third annual Medway River Festival sees yachts and sailing vessels of every kind coming together at Chatham Waterfront (10am-4.30pm). Celebrate Medway’s Maritime

connections with races, floating river processions, yacht displays, live music, food stalls, children’s

entertainment and more.

From 12 noon, the third ArtsFest day from Nucleus Arts kicks off (272 High Street Chatham,

ME4 4PP). There will be an Art Market; art workshops including Pirate and Princess themed

screen printing from Rachel Moore of I Printed That, poetry readings; henna tattoes, face

painting, pamper sessions and of course open studios from resident Nucleus artists.

And over at Sun Pier, you can catch some dance or join a workshop for the Big Dance Weekend:

see feature page25.

WALK SWALE MEDWAYAbout a year ago, Faversham based photographer Hope Fitzgerald began taking a walk a day from her home, in any direction the wind took her, snapping the people and places she encountered as she went.

That urge to explore and celebrate her local area led to the idea for ‘Walk Swale Medway’, an Ideas Test funded project for which Hope is making a pilgrimage across a 20 mile stretch of Swale and Medway, with no set route and nowhere planned to stay. Hope is literally relying upon the kindness and curiosity of strangers to see her through.

Hope’s walk left Faversham on 22 June and ends on 20 July. She hopes that you would like to join her en route, or follow her progress online, or even begin to walk and document your own corner of the world.

Twitter: @hopefitzgerald2Facebook: Walk Swale Medway#WalkSwaleMedwaywalkswalemedway.co.uk

CLUB 35 DRAW Congratulations to I. Fridman for winning two free tickets to Club 35 in last month’s WOW readers Draw!

PRODUCE SALE AND CRAFTSSATURDAY 19 JULY 2-4PMST MARGARET’S CHURCH, LOWER HALSTOW(arguably one of Kent’s prettiest locations)• Wide range of home grown and homemade produce• Crafts, jewellery, pens, woodwork, needlework, cards and honey• Refreshments available and warm welcome guaranteed!

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OPEN FOR ENTRIES!Gravesham Arts’ Open Art Competition is receiving entries until Friday 11 July. 2D artworks in any medium will be accepted (artists must be 16+). Prizes: £150, £100 and £50 + five £20 Munns Gift Vouchers for highly commended work. Artworks will be exhibited at St Andrew’s Art Centre on 19 and 20 July. Pick up an entry forms with submission details from Munns, Woodville or Gravesend library or download from graveshamarts.co.uk. Enquiries: 01474 323052

AT MAIDSTONE MUSEUMThe Museum has a great programme of summer activities for children with Craft Activities running throughout the summer every Monday, Wednesday & Thursday at 10.30am-12.30pm, and 1-3.30pm (last entry 2.30pm), with the exception of the week of Mon 25 August which runs 12-4pm, with Monday at the Museum and Wed 27 and Thu 28 August at the Carriage Museum. Cost: £3.50 per child. Also, FREE Handling activities every Tuesday, 10.30am-12.30pm. Download the Summer Brochure at museum.maidstone.gov.uk

SIZZLING SUMMER FUN

PREMIER SCREENING Thursday 17 July 6.30-9pm ROYAL ENGINEERS MUSEUM Prince Arthur Rd, Gillingham, ME4 4UGSee the shortlisted films for the first time in 13 categories, plus your chance to vote for the People’s Choice Award.

GOLDEN POPPY AWARDS EVENING (DRESS TO IMPRESS)Saturday 19 July 4.30-8pmBLUE TOWN HERITAGE CENTREBlue Town, Sheppey ME12 1RWAn afternoon of film screenings, followed by Awards Ceremony at 7pm to announce the winners of the Golden Poppy Awards. Admission FREE but must book in advance- numbers limited.To book tickets email info@violafilms.com

FOR THE FALLEN APP LAUNCHES!To view the award winning films you can download the ‘For the Fallen’ app which goes live on 19 July. You can also watch bitesize masterclasses on forthefallen.eu

The fruits of this special project which equipped new film makers to make their own short films about the First World War are unveiled this month.

‘For the Fallen’ is a remarkable collaboration between independent production company violafilms, the Royal Engineers Museum and Blue Town Heritage Centre which has been working with participants from all over the country (including 50 local people) to give them the skills to make their own short films telling stories of the First World War.

Inspired by violafilms’ ground-breaking film ‘Time Bleeds’, and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, IdeasTest and the Imperial war Museum, earlier this year the project offered film and heritage skills workshops led by an impressive list of industry professionals, including ‘Dr Who’ writer James Moran and rising independent film maker Destiny Ekaragha (‘The Park’, ‘Rogue’).

Violafilms producer Debra McGee explains why the project chose the First World War for its subject matter: “For thousands of years, the human race has passed on stories from generation to generation, be it written down or by word of mouth and in more modern times by moving image. It’s how we learn and it’s how we grow.

The participants’ completed films will be shown at two special screenings, at the second of which the specially commissioned Golden Poppy Awards will be announced. There is an illustrious judging panel, including Sarah Phelps, writer of BBC’s 2014 acclaimed drama ‘The Crimson Field’; BBC ‘Young Dracula’ producer, Jo Ward and actor Steve Nallon. Members of the public can also vote for the People’s Choice Award.

“With the First World War passing from living memory, we want to encourage people to look at the question ‘What happens if we forget?’. This is a chance to help make sure we never forget those stories that need to be told and film is the medium that is now so easily accessible to all.”For THE

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recreate NEWS and EventsNOT FOR GEEKSOur new monthly meet-up for members of the creative industries wanting to improve their on-line activity. Wednesday 2 July, 6.30pm – 9pm

Recreate’s very own ‘Geek in Residence’ will help you to improve your on-line presence, succeed at Social Media, set up your own blog and increase the visibility of your brand on Google. A complete 'from zero' guide to get you and your business online. Please bring your own laptop.

PROJECT POW WOW! Project Pow Wow is a free social gathering for anyone with a creative business or hobby. Come along for a friendly chat over tea & biscuits. Wednesday 2 and 16 July, 6.30pm – 9pm. Work on your latest creation whilst talking with other crafty/creative types. Bring your current project with you: we can offer advice and share our experiences and ideas. Anything goes… knitting, card-making, sewing, sketching, blogging … Both events are at Sun Pier House, Sun Pier, Medway Street, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4HF. Free parking and free Wi-Fi (sorry, currently no disabled access).

START-UP BUSINESS SUPPORT PROGRAMME Our new business support programme for those involved in the creative industries also launches this summer. It will cover topics such as business planning and finance, marketing, sales and pricing. It will also include visits to local studios and workspaces, with the opportunity to meet established artists, makers and designers. Dates and venue to follow.

OUR WEBSITE GOES LIVE!Recreate goes live at www.recreateproject.eu in July. Web users will be able to communicate with each other, watch live-streamed workshops and download content. Information about workspace, training and exhibition opportunities across the Recreate partnership will be easily accessible.

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POP TURNS INTO A FASHION, TEXTILES AND JEWELLERY EXHIBITION AND ATELIER THIS MONTH.

Pop in to amend your dress, transform your shoes, dye your shirt, learn some sewing skills or exchange your clothes...

PROGRAMME:Exhibition: 5-25 July Mon-Sat 11am-4pmExhibition Preview: 4 July 4-6pm

WORKSHOPS:Sat 5 July 11am - 3pm: Alterations drop-in session with Alison Blackburn

Sat 12 July 11am – 3pm: Shoe pimping workshop by Kathleen Keefe

Sat 19 July 11am – 3pm: Revive your wardrobe

Interested in taking over the space to debut a business, curate an exhibition, organise an event or turn the space into your studio for 1 day, up to 3 weeks? Please get in touch!

POP, 64-66 High Street, Chatham, ME4 4DSEmail: popcreativespace@gmail.com

Recreate is selected under the European Cross-border Cooperation Programme INTERREG IV A France (Channel) – England, co-funded by the ERDF Contact: recreate@medway.gov.uk

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The Big Dance is a biennial dance extravaganza which started in 2012 with an incredible 3,500 events taking place in all sorts of locations, from lidos to shopping centres, parks to palaces, as part of the Cultural Olympiad’s London 2012 Festival.

For dance fans in Medway, the first of two free events takes place on Sunday 6 July, from 12-3pm, at Medway Park’s main sports hall in Gillingham. See live dance performances from professional and community dance companies and groups, and enjoy a variety of styles in a fun workshop suitable for all.

Local arts and health organisations will be on hand to dish out information on how and where you can enjoy these activities in future, including: Medway Council Public Health Team, Sun Pier House, Medway Older People’s Partnership, The Right Step Dance Company, Loop Dance Company and more. Mid Kent College and Canterbury Christ Church University of Kent will also be there, letting people know how to pursue further and higher education in dance.

The finale of the week is the Big Dance Weekend, on 12-13 July, when specially commissioned dance performances and events take place across England.

Medway’s signature Big Dance Weekend event takes place on Saturday 12 July, to coincide with Chatham’s popular family day out, the Medway River Festival. A stage and dance floor are being specially erected on newly renovated

Sun Pier, Chatham, where you can watch a new co-commission by South East Dance, the Foundation of Community Dance and Medway Council for the Big Dance

Weekend 2014. Choreographed by award winning hip hop dance company Boy Blue Entertainment and Medway’s excellent Loop Dance Company, this outdoor event will include exhilarating performances and dance workshops where you can try throwing a few shapes or bustin’ a few moves of your own! If the weather is inclement, the event will move inside to Sun Pier House’s beautiful gallery space.

Further afield in Kent, the University of Kent and South East Dance present ‘Kent Dancing’ at the Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury as part of The Big Dance (see thegulbenkian.co.uk) Headliner act Protein will showcase (in)visible Dancing on Canterbury High Street, and there are lots more performances and opportunities to get involved throughout the county. Jaye Nolan

Big Dance 2014 events in Medway: Sunday 6 July, Medway Park, Gillingham Saturday 12 July, Sun Pier, Chatham. Both start at 12 noon

FOR NINE DAYS IN JULY, THE UK’S BIGGEST CELEBRATION OF DANCE AND DANCING, THE BIG DANCE, GIVES DANCE FANS HUNDREDS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE PART IN AND WATCH GREAT DANCING. JUMP ABOARD THE BIG DANCE BUS TOUR OR BE ACTIVE IN YOUR ARMCHAIR FOR CHANNEL 4’S BIG DANCE SHORTS, AS THE CELEBRATION MARKS ITS 5TH ANNIVERSARY.

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By the time this article hits the press I predict England will have won the World Cup, Andy Murray will have secured back-to-back Wimbledon Lawn Tennis titles, driver-less cars will have been made obsolete by Marty McFly-style hoverboards and we’ll all be living on the moon. But more importantly, Homespun 2014 will nigh be upon us.

Last year’s inaugural Homespun – Medway’s very own independent music festival – was a shining example of what can be achieved when musicians, promoters, venues and sponsors, and of course music fans, come together and work towards a common goal. The sheer diversity of bands playing in packed-out pubs, heaving hotel function rooms and rammed restaurant bars was astounding and a joy to behold. The atmosphere generated at last year’s event was electric and proved that you can indeed have quantity and quality in equal measure.

Taking place between Wednesday 23 and Saturday 26 July, this year’s Homespun is even more expansive, again with the aim to provide a platform for the wealth of talented local bands but also to include a smattering of fantastic acts from elsewhere.

Wednesday night kicks off proceedings with a free gig at The Barge in Gillingham. There’s a top-notch line-up with post-punkster Jowe Head And The Demi Monde - formerly of Swell Maps and Television Personalities, plus Rastko, Claim frontman Dave Read, and the Black Lion Courtiers.

Over at the newly-furbished Sun Pier House on Thursday night is a very special evening of live music and film. A screening of ‘Basically, Johnny Moped’, which documents the ‘70s punk combo of the same name, will be followed by a very rare treat for garage punk aficionados, namely a set from The Masonics, whose ranks include ex-Milkshakes Mickey Hampshire and Bruce Brand.

Friday’s headliners at the Gordon House Hotel in Rochester are seminal indie exponents The Wolfhounds, who appeared on the legendary C86 NME compilation cassette which set the template for indie rock and helped spawn the next generation of Britpop bands. Their spiky, angular sounds will be ably supported on the night by the fast-rising Theatre Royal who have just released their third album ‘We Don’t Know Where We Are’ to critical acclaim and gravel-voiced Medway Delta stalwart Stuart Turner And The Flat Earth Society.

Also on Friday night the Billabong Club plays host to a noise-fest of the highest order. Leeds two-piece That F**king Tank, just back from supporting Foals on tour, top the bill with an excellent undercard comprising the hotly-tipped Bear Vs Manero, Punching Swans and Consortium Of Dead Souls. Friday night’s entertainment concludes with a late-night roster of bands playing a free gig at Poco Loco.

There is a bulging bonanza of live music throughout the day on Saturday at a multitude of venues up and down Rochester High Street and beyond including stages at The Granville Arms, King’s Head, Eagle Tavern, The Crown, Nags Head and another late-night jamboree for dirty stop-outs over at Poco Loco.

The weekend’s festivities culminate in a stellar Saturday night shindig at Sun Pier House.

Medway’s Independent Music Festival returns with a stellar line-uP

Wednesday 23 to Saturday 26 July

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Connoisseurs of Krautrock, worshippers at the cathedral of sonic and lovers of all things psychedelic will not be disappointed. A ‘60s-style happening replete with oil wheels and pop-art projections provides the perfect backdrop for hypnotic headliners, Younghusband. The London four-piece have just returned from touring Europe with Bo Ningen and before that, Toy, on the back of releasing their debut long-player ‘Dromes’ on the excellent Sonic Cathedral record label. BBC Radio 6 Music regulars, they have been championed by the likes of Gideon Coe and Mar Riley, completing several sessions for the Mancunian DJ, most recently accompanying Malka Spigel and Colin Newman from Wire.

Indeed, post-punk pioneers Wire rated Younghusband so highly that they requested they join them in a residency of gigs at London’s Lexington earlier this year. Bracketed with the likes of Temples, Horrors and tour-mates, Toy, their dazzling drone rock is not mere motoric rhythms however. Melodies come to the fore through the shoegazey haze with chiming guitar riffs reminiscent of the Bunnymen in their pomp and there is a shimmering pure pop sensibility at the core of singles ‘Comets Crossed’ and ‘Silver Sisters'. Support at Sun Pier House comes from The Parade, recently signed to cult indie label Too Pure and providing Lupen Crook with a new role, Galileo 7 fronted by ex-Prisoner Alan Crockford, lab-coated surfatronic retro-futurists The Sine Waves and situationist art-rockers Hand Of Stabs.

Not all predictions come true, of course, but I can confidently state that Homespun 2014 will be a veritable cavalcade of aural delights for your listening pleasure. Not to be missed.

Gary Barrell

For Gig listings and WOW Reader Offer on Homespun tickets: see p. 20

For latest information and tickets go to: homespunmedway.com

They say nostalgia isn’t what it was, and why should it be? False Memory Lane, the latest album from The Galileo 7 is a colourful affair. Musically it’s a bit like going into the shop in Mr Benn and coming out dressed like Syd Barrett circa 1967, but still with your digital watch and smartphone intact. It’s pure, authentic psychedelic pop with a smattering of more contemporary elements thrown in to give it a unique twist, topped off with just a pinch of molten chocolate chips.

What does that mean? It means that if you like really good, dynamic songs, incisive organ lines, bouncing Mellotron, fat, dripping bass, rip snorting guitars, wasp-in-a-tin guitars, expressive drums and tight harmonies in widescreen stereo you should probably grab a copy of this. It’s a proper record. You can even get it on proper vinyl (and other formats) direct from the band’s website.

Phil Dillon

Galileo 7 plays as part of Homespun’s evening line-up at Sun Pier House on Saturday 26 July.

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FIRST TIMERSAmong this year’s many first timers to the Festival are The Friends Of St Mary’s ‘Art In The Church’ group of artists in Lower Higham. It’s well worth making a special trip to this beautiful location. Tea and cake provided! Also in Lower Higham be sure to visit the studio of collage maker Fiona Spirals.

Another experienced group, Rochester and West Kent Art Society, are taking residence at the Brook Theatre, Chatham; Sharon Cooper’s locally inspired, humorous work graces St Mary’s Island; Ken Fane (mixed media) and Sarah King, with her handcrafted silver jewellery, fly the MOS flag in Lordswood. Jackie Trinder is down on Rochester’s Esplanade with Chris F Clark’s thought-provoking collages but a hop skip and a jump away at the

Delta Studio in St Margaret’s Mews. Find her there with landscapist and MOS veteran Bernard Allum, while Linda and Peter Smith exhibit at Rochester’s Weston Road.

BILL LEWIS Also joining MOS for the first time, champion of and ambassador for Medway’s art and literature scene for many years, painter and poet Bill Lewis, is sharing a selection of his vibrant paintings, poetry books, prints and painted plates at Sun Pier House.

SUN PIER HOUSE, INTRA & WEST END STUDIOSThese three artist groups are within spitting distance of each other in Chatham. Much to see, admire, buy and do. Start at Intra, where you can try your hand at printmaking

or talk to Unravel & Unwind about craft. If you fancy a pit stop, enjoy the fabulous views from Sun Pier House’s Tearoom, have a chat with their resident artists then journey on to West End Studios, mysteriously accessed through The Health House shop in Chatham (see Winifred Baker, below).

RIDLEY ROADIf you have time for only a short visit to MOS, go up to Ridley Road, off St Margaret’s Street, Rochester. You’ll find a great number of artists within a stones’ throw of each other, including the multi-talented Ridley Road Group and the Hazelnut Press all based at number 1; Bridget (hand knits) and Richard Reader (photographs) at number 3; drawings by Janice Emmott at number 22; photographer Nikki Price at number 27 and handbag maker extraordinaire

SATURDAY 12 JULY TO SUNDAY 20 JULY 2014

100 artists across 23 venues!IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE ENORMOUS NUMBER OF ARTISTS LIVING AND WORKING IN MEDWAY, OR IF YOU’D LIKE TO START YOUR OWN ART COLLECTION; OR IF YOU’RE JUST PLAIN NOSY, THIS EVENT IS FOR YOU.Encompassing a wider area than ever before, with lots of new participating artists throwing open their studio doors for the first time, Medway Open Studios gives you the opportunity to find artworks on show and for sale in every medium going. Here are some of the delights on offer:

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Jacqueline Atkinson at 28 Langdon Road just round the corner! (And while you’re there you may as well skip up the hill to keep SIMON MILLS company in Borstal…).

WINIFRED BAKERLike Bill Lewis, another Medway stalwart is Winifred Baker, who is exhibiting as one of the West End Studios artists (entrance through The Health House, Chatham). Baker’s work follows a symbolist approach, where everything has a meaning, primarily private but also using symbols that draw on a common cultural heritage and make connections and references that the viewer can make and take meanings from. Like the work of Bill Lewis, the work is redolent with colour, which Baker uses to communicate emotion:

‘I paint what I feel about the world around me, what I feel about life… I just react with colour’. The resulting immediacy makes for a sense of clarity and understanding but also the sensation of having a conversation with the picture.

The West End Studios was founded in 1986 as an artists’ cooperative. Participating artists also include Richard Curtis, Pam Dodds, Christine Hall, Laura Murphy, John Robinson, Ann Welch and Caroline Wood.

THE TACK ROOM & THE STORY OF WOWHULKES LANE, ROCHESTER ME1 1EE

Earlier this year WOW magazine commissioned comic artist and illustrator Mark Barnes to create a poster entitled ‘The Story of WOW’, chronicling the first three years of

the magazine’s life. The poster is on show for the first time at The Tack Room during MOS, together with other works by Mark Barnes in his ‘Cupboard of Grump’ (“free forced smile with every purchase”); locally inspired lino cuts by Emily Breese and Lorri Thomas’s characterful wire ‘Birds with Personalities’. And of course, MOS veteran Wendy Daws, who will share projects and collaborations with ‘edna’, the Kent Association for the Blind Medway Art Group, Rochester Cathedral & the Kent Austistic Trust.

GRAFFITI, THE CATHEDRAL AND THE KABROCHESTER CATHEDRAL AND SUN PIER HOUSE, CHATHAM

Wendy Daws has also been working with the Kent Association for the Blind, whose artists will be

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Clockwise from top L: Painting by Winifred Baker; Ridley Road door knocker; Painting by Simon Mills; Graffiti by KAB Art Group; Jenni Burrows;Oak Gall in the gardens of Rochester Independent College; Lino cut by Emily Breese. This month's cover illustration is 'Sly Kate' by Heather Haythornthwaite of the Ridley Road Group, Rochester.

participating in MOS for the first time in 2014, in association with Rochester Cathedral.

Last year Daws shared with visitors the process involved in creating her extraordinary bronze tactile interpretation of the Baptismal Fresco in Rochester Cathedral, and this year she has been working with the KAB Medway Art Group for older people to produce their own artworks for the Festival. Their work will be on display at two participating venues, Sun Pier House and Rochester Cathedral.

Inspired by the Cathedral itself and in the spirit of the ancient graffiti within the building, the group invited Greg Stobbs AKA Squirl-Art, Street Artist to collaborate with it.

"This is my first time working with anyone with a sight impairment,” says Greg Stobbs. “When Wendy asked if I'd be interested in collaborating I was unsure of how Street Art and using spray cans could work with people who haven't got good vision

and the older age range of the group. Also, I had assumptions that perhaps my work would be seen as bad and not appeal in anyway; in fact it's been the opposite. I'm just blown away at the enthusiasm and willingness of the group to have a go.”

THE OAK GALL ROCHESTER INDEPENDENT COLLEGE, 254 ST. MARGARET’S BANKS, ROCHESTER, ME1 1HY

Alongside Rochester Independent College’s exhibition of GCSE and A level Art, Design and Photography, a strange and extraordinary new structure will be open to the public during MOS 2014. Constructed in the beautiful gardens of the College by Faversham based artist and garden designer Simon Bernthal, the Oak Gall is made from sustainable materials with the idea to create a shelter and ‘quiet place’ for students.

An oak gall is the common name for a large, round, apple-like growth found on many species of oak

created by gall wasps to enclose their developing larvae. The plan is to cover the outside with crushed elderberries so that the whole form glows red.

RIC has been awarded a Kent Wildlife Trust Gold Award for its lovely gardens; they offer a perfect resting point for weary art pilgrims during the Festival!

AND NOT FORGETTING… BEN CAMERONWOW’S RESIDENT CARTOONIST

Ben will be ‘Above the butcher’s shop’ at the Star Hill end of Rochester High Street, showing a fine selection of his inimitable ‘Ben bears’ , illustrations and hand-drawn cards.

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Clockwise from top L: Hazelnut Press; Peter Smith; Ben Cameron; Rochester Independent College; collage by Chris F Clark; bird by Lorri Thomas

THROUGH THE FLOOR TO CEILING WINDOWS OF SUN PIER HOUSE, THE SUN SETS, SHIMMERING OVER THE RIVER, AN EXPECTANT GASP OF ORANGE BURSTING INTO NIGHT, AND A PAPER MOON RISES UP TO TAKE ITS PLACE IN THE DARK.

Chatham, unbelievably, has a jazz club – The Paper Moon. Not a spit and sawdust, pint and dixie Sunday afternoon affair. A slink and whisper, bellow and let go whim of a joint. A real deal, lose yourself in rhythm and let them leave you breathless night, running on the second and fourth Friday of the month.

The breezy daytime ambience of the SPH tearoom gives way to Chesterfields curved round a good sized, rainbow lit corner stage. Warm, wooden tables lit with floating tea lights tuck in behind the sofas. The bar serves a strong range of bottled ales, ciders and soft drinks, kegged Nelson's, and even tea if you ask nicely.

The crystal clear, playful voice of West End songstress, Tabitha Webb, teases round the house band, Notable Exceptions, leading them through wistful, dreamy favourites, and sexy, raucous standards.

The band is exceptional. Tight as a rusty nut, and just as dirty on those let it all out, big bold songs. Cymbals shimmer and beats rise, swoop and softly lap like the river tides just outside. This music is potent and heady as hell.

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The second half of the evening moves between jazz, funk and soul, and features a range of professional guest artists whose voices you may recognise even if the names are unfamiliar. We heard TJ Cole's soul set and drowned willingly in a voice like a volcano erupting honey.

Delicious, delicate, racy and raw – this beats the hell out of Pizza Express nights and rivals the proper London and New York jazz venues for calibre and atmosphere.

Socially, Chatham's rhythms have always been a little bit 5/8. And punk has its place in the town's roaring heart. But the heart has been crying out for something to love and soothe its more ragged edges while fitting its skewed beat. I think it may have found its balm.

I was first seduced by jazz in my early twenties in NYC. Late at night, after a few pints of dive bar Guinness, I would roam the Upper West Side and, one night, stumbled into a bare brick hole in the wall, mesmerised by roiling beats, swooping vocals and men and women lost in what seemed like a musical hex. It was a love spell, and it has not been broken. At The Paper Moon – it just got recast.

The Paper Moon, Sun Pier House, Chatham ME4 4HF Next gigs: Fridays 11 July and 25 July, doors 7.30pm, Live music 8.30pm, Licensed bar and DJ til 1amAdmission: £10, £5 after 10.30pm

F I L MAFTERNOON FILM TREATCentral Theatre, 170 High Street, Chatham ME4 4AS01634 338338£4.50 inc drink and teacake, £5 on door

A ROOM WITH A VIEW (PG) 1985Tue 22 Jul 2.30pmDir: James IvoryCast: Helena Bonham Carter, Maggie Smith, Julian Sands, Judi DenchSumptuous Merchant Ivory adaptation of EM Forster’s 1908 novel. 117 minsmedwayticketslive.co.uk

ROCHESTER FILM SOCIETY RFS screens contemporary world cinema and classics at venues around Medway. The films are introduced and followed by a post-film discussion over a glass of wine. rochesterfilmsociety.co.uk

RFS @ ROCHESTER PICTURE PALACE Princes Hall, Corn Exchange, Rochester ME1 1LS£5.00, Student £3

KILL YOUR DARLINGS (15) 2013Tue 1 July 7.30pmDir: John Krikidas Cast: Elizabeth Olsen, Michael C Hall, Daniel Radcliffe, Jennifer Jason LeighA murder in 1944 draws together the Beat generation poets: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs. 104 mins

THE MISSING PICTURE (12A) 2013Tue 8 July 7.30pmDir: Rithy Panh Cast: Randal DoucRithy Panh uses clay figures and archival footage to recreate the atrocities Cambodia's Khmer Rouge committed between 1975 and 1979. Oscar Nominated for Best Foreign Language film. 92 mins

INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS (15) 2013Tue 15 July 7.30pmDir: Ethan Coen, Joel CoenCast: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John GoodmanHighly regarded Coen brothers film depicting a week in the life of a young singer as he navigates Greenwich Village’s 1960s folk scene. 104 mins LORE (15) 2012Tue 22 July 7.30pmDir: Cate Shortland Starring: Ursina Lardi, Hans-Jochen Wagner, Saskia Rosendahl, Kai MalinaSee Nick Walker’s article opposite. 109 mins

THE INVISIBLE WOMAN (12A) 2013Tue 29 July 7.30pmDir: Ralph FiennesWriter: Abi MorganCast: Ralph Fiennes, Felicity Jones, Kristen Scott Thomas, Tom HollanderBiographical drama about the secret relationship between Charles Dickens and Nelly Ternan. 111 mins

RFS @ CHATHAM ODEON Maritime ME4 4LL 0871 2244 007 Every Thursday, 7.45pm. £9.80 Conc £7.20, Student £3.60 (+ Student 2 for 1 offer)

THE DOUBLE (15) 2013Thu 3 July 7.45pmDir: Richard Ayoade Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Jesse Eisenberg, Chris O'DowdA comedy based on the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky about a man who is driven mad by his doppleganger. 93 mins NOAH (PG) 2014Thu 10 July 7.45pmDir: Darren AronofskyCast: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Anthony HopkinsBiblically inspired American epic. 138 mins

THE WIND RISES (PG) 2013Thu 17 July 7.45pmDir: Hayao Miyazaki Voice Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Krasinski, Emily BluntOscar nominated Japanese animated historical drama about the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II. 126 mins LOCKE (15) 2013Thu 24 July 7.45pmDir: Steven KnightCast: Tom Hardy, Ruth WilsonA successful construction manager's life is drastically changed by a series of phone calls while he drives. 85 mins

THE SEA (12A) 2013Thu 31 July 7.45pmDir: Stephen BrownCast: Bonnie Wright, Ciaran Hinds, Natascha McElhone, Charlotte RamplingThe story of a man who returns to the sea where he spent his childhood summers in search of peace following the death of his wife. 86 mins RFS @ THE CINE LOUNGESun Pier HouseMedway Street, Chatham ME4 4HF01634 812805CULT FILM NIGHTMonthly (first Sunday) film screening. Doors open 6pm. Tickets £3, no need to book. Currently no disabled access (lift coming soon).

REPO MAN (15) 1984Sun 6 July 7pmDir: Alex CoxCast: Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton, Tracey WalterSee Nick Walker’s article opposite. 92 mins

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REPO MAN“The more you drive, the less intelligent you get.''

Director Alex Cox was the presenter of BBC2’s ‘Moviedrome’ between 1987-1994 (remember that?) however it is for his 1984 debut film ‘Repo Man’ that he is best regarded. It is widely thought of as a cult classic – with its strange assortment of characters, an almost non-existent plotline, quotable dialogue and a strong statement about life and the human condition.

Emilio Estevez is Otto, a disenfranchised 18-year-old rebellious punk who’s wandering through California going from one dead end job to another until he meets fast-talking, cocaine-sniffing veteran Bud (Harry Dean Stanton), that is, a world-weary repo man who teaches him of the ‘repo man code’ and becomes a surrogate father figure. A bounty, a chase and a hunt ensue… however this is secondary to the philosophical questioning tone of the film – namely, what is our place in the grand scheme of things?

Set against the 1980s greed is good Reagan American culture, this is a movie for the disenfranchised. This sounds heavy – it is and yet it isn’t: it is funny, heartwarming and clever. The film also features an exceptional and raucous punk rock soundtrack featuring Iggy Pop and Black Flag.

As the film meanders through the city streets at night in glowing cars, we have spontaneous shootouts in hospital stairwells, the torching of street people, and hippie mechanics spouting universal wisdoms about the “cosmic order of consciousness” and the “lattice of coincidence”. Climb in your 1964 Chevy Malibu and enjoy. Excellent stuff…

‘Repo Man’ is being screened at the Cine Lounge, Sun Pier House, Medway Street, Chatham ME4 4HF on Sunday 6 July at 7.00pm.

Please note there is currently no disabled access: phone ahead to discuss your needs. Tickets £3, just turn up.

LOREThe much-anticipated follow up to the 2004 film ‘Somersault’ by Australian Director Cate Shortland with an adaptation of Rachel Seiffert’s short story, ‘The Dark Room’. ‘Lore’ is a gritty and unnerving tale of the children of Nazi Germany facing up to troops invading their land.

Following the fall of the Nazi regime in the spring of 1945 and the imprisonment of her senior SS parents, 14-year-old Lore leads her young siblings from their home northwards to Hamburg. On the way they encounter a Jewish adolescent, who romantically confuses the ideologically brainwashed Lore, and who exposes them to the reality and consequences of their parents' actions.

The child actors are uniformly excellent, with exciting new talent Saskia Rosendahl’s Lore perfectly capturing the confusion of adolescence added to the intense inner fury of lost innocence. ‘Lore’ explores a side of Nazi Germany that is rarely seen on screen, and cinematographer Adam Arkapaw also helps to creates a measured mix of beauty and bleak.

‘Lore’ is consciously slow paced, with the innocence, intelligence and explorative nature of the film unquestionably unforgettable.

‘Lore’ is being screened at the Rochester Picture Palace at the Corn Exchange, Rochester ME1 1LX on Tuesday 27 July at 7.30pm. Tickets: £5

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SPECIAL HOMESPUN OFFER FOR WOW READERS!Independent Music FestivalWed 23-Sat 26 JulyEarly bird tickets available for only £15:Combo ticket 1: Masonics (Thu) + That F***ing Tank/Bear vs Manero (Fri) + Younghusband (Sat) wegottickets.com/event/275372Combo ticket 2: Masonics (Thu) + Wolfhounds (Fri) + Younghusband (Sat) wegottickets.com/event/275373See Homespun feature page 14 and homespunmedway.com/blurb-2014

ANCHORIANS RUGBY CLUBDarland Avenue, Gillingham JAZZ: Fri 18 July 8.30pm: MARTIN SPEAKE QUARTET plays Charlie Parker. Admission £10. Tel: 01634 365352 or 07544 312743

THE BARGE 63 Layfield Road, Gillingham ME7 2QY 01634 850485Music starts 9pm, free entryFri 11 July: SUR LES DOCKSFri 18 July: THOMAS ASHBYSat 19 July: CHARITY MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY event from 2pmWeds 23 July: HOMESPUN presents JOWE HEAD & THE DEMI MONDE + RASTKO + DAVE READ + BLACK LION COURTIERSSat 26 July: HOMESPUN presents GLENN BARNES & QUESTION 17thebargepub.co.uk

BEACON COURT TAVERN128 Canterbury Street, Gillingham ME7 4RY 01634 853186Doors 7pmFri 4 July: THE DIRTY DIVINE + BROKEN BANJO + THE BLACKWATERSIDE + THE TIME LORDS + ALEX PARKER: £5 adv,£6 doorSat 12 July: THE BON JOVI EXPERIENCE: £7 adv,£8 doorFri 25 July: FELL OUT BOY: £6

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THE BILLABONGVictoria Street, Rochester ME1 1XJ01634 242731Doors 7.30pmFri 25 July: HOMESPUN presents THAT F***ING TANK + BEAR VS MANERO + PUNCHING SWANS + CONSORTIUM OF DEAD SOULS: £5 ad, £6 door. Tickets: wegottickets.com/event/267775 (+ see WOW Readers offer)

THE CROWN2 High Street, Rochester ME1 1PT01634 814874Doors 7.30pmSat 26 July: HOMESPUN & SUBURBAN KINGS present ‘SPECIAL HEADLINER’ + BROKEN BANJO + DEAD BEARS + FIRST FAMILY: Tickets tbc

EAGLE TAVERNStreet Rochester ME1 1JT01634 409040Doors 7pm. Free entryThu 3 July: THE SUBSTITUTESThu 10 July: MAKERThu 17 July: THE THROWBACKSThu 24 July: KIT CURTIS & THE B3’SSat 26 July: HOMESPUN presents THE DREDGERMEN + ROKOKO + THEE MVP’S + THE OBJECTORS + WILDFOWLThu 31 July: BEER PRESSUREtheeagletavern.org.uk

EARLS30 Earl Street Maidstone ME14 1PS01622 751286Doors 9pm unless stated. Free entryThu 3 July: MAKE SOME NOISEFri 4 July: ZEUSSat 5 July: SPOILAGESun 6 July: ASSORTEDFri 11 July: PRIMITIVE INSTINCTSat 12 July: HEADLONGSun 13 July: BLACK SUNThu 17 July: IBANDFri 18 July: REPTILLIA

Sat 19 July: KELLY’S HEROESSun 20 July: VELVET GLOVEThu 24 July: MAKE SOME NOISEFri 25 July: CULLEN MOORE BAND Sat 26 July: ALL DAY FALLINGSun 27 July: OMG SOUL BANDearlsmaidstone.co.uk

THE GOOD INTENTJohn Street, Rochester ME1 1YL01634 843118Tues 1 and 15 July: FOLK SINGAROUND 8.30pm free admission but please feed the jug!Tues 8 July: FOLK CONCERT EVENING featuring John BardenThu 10 and 24 July: OPEN MIC NIGHTSat 5 July: THE MODWAYS 9.00pmSat 12 July: ROCHESTER ACOUSTIC MUSIC DAY: 33 confirmed acts throughout the day. From 12 noon. Free admission

GORDON HOUSE HOTEL91 High Street, Rochester ME1 1LX01634 831000Fri 25 July: HOMESPUN presents WOLFHOUNDS + THEATRE ROYAL + STUART TURNER & THE FLAT EARTH SOCIETY: £6 adv, £7 door. Doors 7.30pm. Tickets: wegottickets.com/event/274316 (See WOW Readers Offer)Sat 26 July: HOMESPUN @ THE FLEA presents LUPEN CROOK + more: 11am to 4pm. Free.

THE GRANVILLE ARMS83 Maidstone Road, Rochester ME1 1RL 01634 402054Sat 26 July: HOMESPUN presents DAVEY MALONE & THE LONGTAILS + JOHN FORRESTER + THE FLOWING + NICK HUGHES + REAVSEY, 2pm to 7pm . Free

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PRESERVATION SOCIETY plus special guest, star vocalist and saxophonist, Lydia Robinson. Admission £7. Raffle plus free nibbles. For further details or to reserve a table tel: 01634 712217. Find them on facebook: ‘Rochester Swing Preservation Society’

THE KINGS HEAD58 High Street, Rochester ME1 1LD01634 880568Sat 26 July: HOMESPUN presents DIYOA + KYNDL DESTROYER + TENDAYI SUTHERLAND + BEAUTY IN DECAY + SOPHIE WOPHIE + THOMAS ASHBY + KILL RPNZL. 1pm to 6pm. Free

SALUTE TO THE 40s DATE FOR YOUR DIARY – LIVE MUSIC ALL WEEKEND!The Historic Dockyard Chatham  ME4 4TE (for Sat Nava use ME4 4TY)

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MAIDSTONE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH Week Street, Maidstone ME14 1QU Wed 9 July: MIDSUMMER MUSIC with Bryan Gipps and Richard Kemp, pianoforte duo. Church opens 12.30pm, music starts 1pm. Free admission. Coffee available

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TOWNSHIP CHOIR – Sing Global Folk with Paul Bartholomew: £8. Sat 26 July 8pm: ULTIMATE EAGLES – Live in Concert. £20

NAGS HEAD292 High Street, Rochester ME1 1HS 01634 843150Fri 11 July: THESE GUILTY MEN + guests. 7.30pm. Free. Sat 26 July: HOMESPUN presents ANDY WHITE + JACK CADE & THE EVERYDAY SINNERS + CHAUNDELIERS + STANLEY KNIFE + THE LOVE FAMILY + FLYING ISSACS + THE ONLY SUN + more. 4pm to 11pm. Free.

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THE PAPER MOONJazz & Soul LoungeSun Pier House TearoomMedway St, Chatham, ME4 4HFFri 11 July: The BLUES EXPLOSION - A TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT BLUES ARTISTS + support. Doors 7.30pm. Tickets £10, £7 with Student ID or £5 after 10.30pm. Fri 25 July: TABITHA WEBB & THE NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS + SUPPORT. Doors 7.30pm. Tickets £10, £7 with Student ID or £5 after 10.30pm. See Review page 19. papermoonlive.org

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STEPPING STONE STUDIOS2 Museum Avenue, Maidstone ME14 1QX 01622 675923Doors 7pmSat 5 July: WEAK NERVES + HIGH + NATIVE PEOPLE + MASS LINES: £4Sat 11 July: ARTS COOL + UPCDOWNC + FUOCO + TWO BIT SISTER + INEVITABLE DAYDREAM: £4 steppingstonestudios.co.uk

SUN PIER HOUSEMedway Street, Chatham ME4 4HF01634 812805Thu 24 July: HOMESPUN presents ‘BASICALLY JOHNNY MOPED’ – a film screening + THE MASONICS. Doors 7.30pm, film at 8pm. £7 adv,£8 door. Tickets: wegottickets.com/event/274696 (+ see WOW Readers Offer)

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BELOW 65 GALLERYGilbert & Clark Frame and Print65 High Street, Maidstone ME14 1SR 01622 685146 Free entry Open 9.30am-4.30pm Mon-Sat VIR-Art: In The Moment Tue 1 to Thu 31 July. Group show by this diverse and long-standing Maidstone based group of artists. ‘Meet the Artists’ afternoon on Sat 12 July. gilbertandclark.com

DEAF CAT83 High Street, Rochester ME1 1LXOpen all week, 9.30am-5pm01634 830789ROLLING EXHIBITIONContemporary works by local artists. See website for submission guidelines. thedeafcat.com

FRANCIS ILES GALLERIES103 High Street, Rochester ME1 1LX 01634 843081Opens Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pmSUMMER EXHIBITION: JEWELS OF THE BALTIC featuring the Russian Artists. Free entry francis-iles.com

GUILDHALL MUSEUM High Street, Rochester ME1 1PY01634 332680Open Tue-Sun 10am-4.30pmSTORIES FROM THE GREAT WAR

To 11 Jan 2015. The impact of the war on the people of Medway.guildhallmuseumrochester.co.uk

HORSEBRIDGE ARTS & COMMUNITY CENTRE11 Horsebridge Rd Whitstable CT5 1AF 01227 281174LOVE, LIFE & MEMORIES: Charlie Veniga-Garrett 23 – 29 July, private view 23 July 6.30-8pm. Collection of joyful glass dedicated to the artist’s mother. horsebridge-centre.org.uk

MASCALLS GALLERYMaidstone Road, Paddock Wood TN12 6LT 01892 839039Open Tue-Thu 10am-5pm, Fri-Sat 11am-4pm. Closed Sun, Mon. Free admission. DISCOVERING PALMER’S KENT Samuel Palmer, Graham Sutherland and Paul Drury. To 23 Aug. See p5.mascallsgallery.org

MAIDSTONE MUSEUM & BENTLIF ART GALLERYSt Faith’s St, Maidstone ME14 1LH 01622 602838Opens Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, closed Sun & Bank Holidays. THE AGE OF GLAMOUR: R.S. Sherriffs’ Stars of Stage & Screen. To Sun 3 August. 1920s and ‘30s portraits. Free entry. TALONS AND TIARAS To Sun 3 Aug. Couture gowns by Kate Plumtree. In the BARGE DELI café: JANNEANE DREW 23 July-18 Augustmuseum.maidstone.gov.uk

MEDWAY OPEN STUDIOS & ART FESTIVAL 2014Saturday 12 – Sun 20 July100 artists, both new and returning, across 23 venues. Make an art pilgrimage! See main feature.medwayopenstudios.co.uk

NUCLEUS ARTS272 High Street, Chatham ME4 4BP 01634 812108 Gallery: Mon- 10am-5pm (café to 5.30pm) Closed Sun. Free entryNUCLEUS ARTS RETAIL With over 100 local artists. 28

June to 1pm on 10 July. OPEN STUDIOS: 12 July during ArtsFest. KAN - Kent Artist Network: 12 to 1pm on 17 July. Inaugural exhibition – see The Artist’s Space p30. Preview 11 July 6pm - 8pm. ‘LEGACY’: Resident Artists  19 July to 1pm on 31 July: Exhibition looking at the legacy left by Nucleus Arts founder, Hilary Halpern. Preview 18 July 6-8pm. nucleusarts.com

NUCLEUS ARTS, ROCHESTER 75 High Street, Rochester ME1 1LX Open 10am-5pm Mon-Sat; Sun 11-5pm 01634 812108Gallery shop, café and internet with lovely garden.

NUCLEUS ARTS, MAIDSTONE Gabriel’s Hill, Maidstone ME15 6JR Open 10am-5pm Mon-Fri; closed Sundays 01634 812108 New arts hub & café for Maidstone.

ROCHESTER ART GALLERYVisitor Information Centre, 95 High Street, Rochester ME1 1LX 01634 338319 Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10.30am-5pm Free entry. A THOUSAND WORDS The Illustrations and Comic Art of Bryan Talbot, Mark Barnes, Joe Decie and Ian Williams. CRAFT CASE: Lisa Swerling’s ‘Glass Cathedrals’. To Sun 10 August.

SUN PIER HOUSEMedway Street, Chatham ME4 4HF01634 401549Open Tue-Sun 10am - 4pm (closed Mon) New ART GALLERY and café with stunning views. (Disabled access coming soon) sunpierhouse.co.uk

ST ANDREW’S ART CENTRERoyal Pier Road, Gravesend DA12 2BD Be Part of Art present CRACKED: Collective art work from the community: 12 and 13 JulyOPEN ART COMPETITION EXHIBITION: 19 and 20 July 10am-5pm. Free admission

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WOW READERS DRAWWIN ONE OF TWO FREE PLACES ON A NEW ACTING

COURSE FROM PD THEATRE WORKSHOPS!

Constantin Stanislavski was a Russian actor, theatre director and teacher. He demanded from his students an extreme “truth” on stage – bringing a new and almost shocking realism to the theatre. Stanislavski’s legacy is huge. A great deal of today’s stage acting (and almost everything you see on TV and in the Cinema) is directly and profoundly influenced by his ideas.

Paul Doust trained at the Guildhall School of Speech and Drama, London. He is also a qualified adult tutor for Medway Adult and Community Learning. Paul has written for BBC’s ‘Eastenders’ and is a published stage playwright.

COMING SOON…Acting From Scratch: Introductory course for

absolute beginners

Shakespeare Unlocked: Performing our greatest playwright

How To Write Your Play: From first idea to first night

To book and more information email Paul at pdtheatreworkshops@hotmail.com

ENTER NOW !2 x free places are up for grabs on pd Theatre’s “The Actor and The Script”. The course starts on Sat 9 August and runs for seven consecutive Saturdays at Nucleus Arts Centre, Chatham High Street , 2pm to 4pm (usually £94.00 per person). To enter the draw, email the editor at competitions@wowkent.co.uk with your name, address and contact telephone number by Thursday 31 July.

A new series of interlinked acting courses for adults starts this month. Each set of workshops explores some of the key ideas of Constantin Stanislavski. You can attend one, two or all three of the courses:

• The Actor and The Character: starts Sat 19 July, 2-4pm• The Actor and the Script: starts Sat 9 Aug, 2-4pm• The Actor and The Audience: start date tbc

SQUARE PEGSCELEBRATING THE DIFFERENCE

Square Pegs is a Maidstone based, community arts organisation which runs high quality, accessible, inclusive drama groups & arts activities across Kent. We work with young people age 7 – 25 who have a learning disability, social communication difficulties or who find it hard to fit in with mainstream activities.

We help our young people to develop communication and social skills, confidence and self-esteem through weekly drama workshops, arts activities, theatrical performances and social events, and provide a safe and positive environment for people to meet new friends and other families within the local community. Our approach has always been to work in a way which celebrates difference & individuality, nurtures creativity and encourages each person to shine in their own way.

Each summer we bring together our three Maidstone groups for an annual theatre production. This year we are excited to be presenting our unique version of ‘Charlie & the Chocolate Factory’ written especially for our young people and with an original musical score composed by a local professional. We also work with a local artist/designer to create our set and costumes as well as being supported by our team of amazing volunteers.

Beth James

‘Charlie & The Chocolate Factory’ is performed on Sunday 13 July at 7pm at The Brook Theatre, Chatham. Book tickets (£6, concs £4) via The Brook Theatre box office or medwayticketslive.co.uk.

For more information about Square Pegs contact Beth James (Director) at beth@squarepegsdramaclub.com or on 07880 794816

CHANGELING THEATREROMEO & JULIETSummer 201427 June to 3 August

Every summer this excellent Kent-based touring theatre company visits some of the county’s most beautiful houses and historic sites to perform original interpreta-tions of classic plays. This year Shakespeare’s soaring tragedy, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is the offering and here are some of the venues it plays:

Boughton Monchelsea Place 27-29 June and 1-3 AugustUpnor Castle 8 & 9 JulyWhathman Park, Maidstone 11 JulyThe Friars, Aylesford 25 JulyRochester Castle 30 July

Evening performances at 7.30pm

For full tour dates and booking details visit changeling-theatre.com. Twitter: @changelingthe

BROOK THEATREOld Town Hall, Chatham ME4 4SE 01634 338338ARE WE THERE YET? Sat 5 July 7.30pm Annual Gala Evening for entertainment and high quality performances from creative young members of Brook Youth Theatre, Young People’s Musical Theatre and Young Actors Studio. £5, Under 16s £3.50

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY presented by Square Pegs Drama Club (see opposite). Sun 13 July 7pm. £6, concs £4VERSIONS presented by Icon Theatre Youth Theatre. Wed 16 July 7.30pm. Devised by the young people belonging to this vibrant group. £5, concs £3. Under 12s freemedwayticketslive.co.uk

MARLOWE THEATREThe Friars, Canterbury CT1 2AS 01227 787787WEST SIDE STORY Tue 15-Sat 19 Jul, 7.30pm with Wed, Thu & Sat mat 2.30pm. Internationally acclaimed production with original choreography, direct from Sadler’s Wells. Tickets £18.50-£48.50, concs £3 off (Tue-thu). marlowetheatre.com (booking charges apply)

THE MICK JAGGER CENTREShepherds Lane, DartfordDA1 2JZ 01322 291100 IT’S A WEST END WORLD! Sat 5 July 7.30pm. An evening of musical entertainment featuring some all-time favourite tunes from stage and the screen. All profits to EllenorLions Hospice. £14 (£12 conc.) Box Office 01322 401490 and itsawestendworld.co.uk

ORCHARD THEATREHome Gardens, Dartford DA1 1ED 01322 220000IMMORTAL CHI Wed 9 July 7.30pm Direct from China and created by the team behind ‘The Shaolin Warriors’. A fusion of martial arts, drumming and spectacle. £18.50-£23.50, concs available.

MONTY DON Sat 12 July 7.30pm renowned gardening writer and BBC television presenter talks about his life and travels visiting gardens all over the world. £18

ALIENS LOVE UNDERPANTS Fri 11 July (1.30pm) and Sat 12 July

(10.30am, 1.30pm & 3.30pm) Based on the book by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort and adapted and directed by Adam Bampton-Smith. With funny effects, madcap action and original music. £13.50 DAWN FRENCH - 30 Million Minutes (being the number of minutes the ‘Queen of British comedy’ has been alive!) Wed 30 Jul – Sat 2 Aug 7.30pm. £25-£39.50orchardtheatre.co.uk (booking fee of £1.50 applies)

COMEDYBILLABONG COMEDY CLUBVictoria Street, Rochester ME1 1XJTop UK comedians, last Thursday of every month. Doors 7.30pm, show 8pm. Next gig: Thu 31 July EDINBURGH FRINGE PREVIEW featuring JAMES DOWDESWELL and PAM FORD. £12 on door, £9 in advance from wegottickets.com/billabong; in person at Cafe@172 (formerly Dot Café) or call 01634 242731 or 07717 713667. Students £5 with ID.billabongcomedyclub.co.uk

BROOK THEATREOld Town Hall, Chatham ME4 4SE 01634 338338LAUGHING BOY COMEDY CLUB Thu 10 July 7.45pm. JIMMY McGHIE, DAN EVANS, PAUL McCAFFERY, PHIL JERROD. Over 18s only. £11medwayticketslive.co.uk

JOKING WITH INTENT The Good Intent, 3 John Street, Rochester ME1 1YLOPEN MIC COMEDY CLUB First and third Thursday of the month. Next gigs: Thu 3 and 17 July. Line-up tbc. £2 admission. Find Joking with Intent on Facebook

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THE ARTIST’S SPACE

KENT ARTISTS NETWORK

This summer Kent Artists Network is holding its inaugural exhibition at Nucleus Arts gallery, Chatham. Hosting a selection of Kent’s best professional forward-thinking artists, the exhibition offers an opportunity to view and buy cutting edge art from across the county in a variety of mediums. There are works by Bill Lewis, Mechanica, Victoria Hayman, Peter Reeds, Anne Taylor and many more.

The Kent Artists Network (KAN) started six months ago, with a Facebook group created by Jill Holder for Kent based artists to find one another and share ideas, their work, and support for one another. The group currently has over 200 members across all artistic disciplines from painting to sculpture, photography to contemporary jewellery.

KAN’s Inaugural Exhibition runs from Saturday 12 to Thursday 17 July at Nucleus Arts, 272 High St, Chatham, ME4 4BP. Opening times: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm (café to 5.30pm); 11am-3.30pm Sun (café to 4pm). Free admission. Private View: Thursday 11 July 6-8pm, all welcome.

For more information contact Victoria Hayman: vikkihayman@hotmail.com

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CastleCONCERTS16 - 19 JULY ROCHESTER

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SHANE FILAN 17 JULY

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Featuring Ali Campbell,

Astro and Mickey Virtue

With special guestsShakatak

Plus Britain’s Got Talent croonersJack Pack

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