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Learnt loads about salt marshes making this episode....you might too.....some beautiful work from Art Gene ...

Bluebird news continues. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Next stop on our Spark Bus tour is Distington this Saturday! Join us for a day a free creative activities - try your hand at lino printing, have a go at drumming or painting, explore a nature themed digital art installation & more! All the details >> tinyurl.com/2cubsksd

In poet’s corner at Carlisle Cathedral the great Cumbrian writer Norman Nicholson watches over everyone who enters and leaves the cathedral. His former home in Millom is to be made into a fitting tribute to his life and work.

Following the success of the 2024 World Premiere of the show at TBTL and a local tour, Steel is embarking on a UK wide tour in 2025. ⬇️ Theatre by the Lake lee_mattinson northernartsreview.co.uk/north-west/nat…

Tickets for our 2025 awards ceremony are now available online. The awards will take place at The George Hotel in Penrith (The George Hotel) on Tuesday 8 July between 7-10pm. Welcome drink and canapes included! Order tickets below 👇 cumbriatourism.org/product/lakela…… 📷📷

Last week's Friday zoom call: Tullie reopening (more next week) Carlisle Cathedral's first jazz festival Carlisle's Turkish Baths Alternative Worlds exhibition in Kendal youtube.com/watch?v=s9Tr6i…

This #InternationalDanceDay , let’s celebrate the power of dance to inspire and move us! Lila Dance will be bringing their incredible show, Fault Lines, to a number of rural venues in the next two weeks on their RTDI tour 😊 Find out more here: theplace.org.uk/work-with-us/p…

Apply now! We're hiring Casual Duty Managers to support our operations and public events programme at Brockhole for this 2025 visitor season. For more information ow.ly/3wjO50VJzmZ #JobOpportunities #DisabilityConfident #LakeDistrict

Friday zoom 2/5/25. John Fox, co-founder of Welfare State International, died last month at home near Ulverston aged 86. His son Dan & daughter Hannah will speak about an upbringing in a nomadic theatre company to recent collaborations with John as freelance artists themselves.

Why local theatre is having its moment In this week's Long Read, artistic directors including Middle Child's Paul Smith and Theatre by the Lake's (Theatre by the Lake) Liz Stevenson talk about what it means to be local and the importance of national relevance👇 thestage.co.uk/long-reads/spe…

We're bringing a joyful West African vibe to the summer of 2025 ! Please RT ! Energetic master musician & Glastonbury emerging talent winner N’famady Kouyate will headline. This rising star will bring his 5-piece band to Kirkgate Arts on Friday 4th July. cockermouthfestival.org/whos-on-in-202…

I joined the #Cumbria Arts & Culture Network mtg this am. What a fab bunch of dedicated cultural leaders doing amazing things. Thanks for having me Cumbria Arts and Culture Network - an inspiring start to a ☀️ day!

FRI ZOOM Lowther Castle and its astonishing restoration story. The Lake District Book Festival lakedistrictbookfestival.co.uk And a brand new touring work from Art Gene - Sea Like a Mirror - celebrating the 200th anniversary of the RNLI.

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A brand new guide, Curated Cumbria, dedicated to showcasing the very best of the county’s vibrant arts scene has been launched. Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners will talk about The Edge, Cumbria's new Coastal Activities Centre, And the Good Souls exhibition at Holker Hall.

A special Friday zoom this week - a chance to hear from Darren Henley CBE, Chief Executive of Arts Council England, with responsibility for over half a billion pounds of investment in the arts in England every year.