Welcome to Off the Shelf 2010
9 October - 30 October 2010
Community News and Other Events
These events are organised and run by community groups, writing groups and other organisations
Book Launch of Under the Magnolia Trees: My Childhood Memories by Rebecca Morgan 1 Oct 7pm, Ecclesall Library, 120 Ecclesall Road South, S11, admission free, no need to book
Writing Workshops in prose, scriptwriting, poetry with Sheffield Hallam University’s MA Writing Course teachers 9 Oct from 10am, City Campus Owen Building, Howard Street, S1, places must be booked - c.ocallaghan@shu.ac.uk
Sheffield Writers’ Club Open Meeting 11 Oct 4.45pm, Quaker Meeting House, S1, £2, Tel. 0114 281 0609
Talk by Lloyd Powell on Sheffield Castle 11 Oct 7pm, Sheffield Manor Lodge Discovery Centre, S2, £4/£2 children, Tel. 0114 267 7637 or www.greenestate.org.uk
Bonfire of Illusions: The Twin Crises Of The Liberal World (Bookmarks) 12 Oct 7pm, The HUBS, Paternoster Row, S1, £5/6, Tel. 07810 824223
Matter 10 Book Launch 13 Oct 6.30pm, Blackwell Bookshop, Hallam University, S1, admission free,Tel. 0114 275 2152 or Angelina.ayers@gmail.com www.makingwritingmatter.co.uk
In Our Own Words (Lowedges Writing Group) 14 Oct 2pm, Greenhill Library, S8, admission free, Tel. 0114 237 2070
Charlie Chaplin: A Rebel In Tramp’s Clothes (Bookmarks) 15 Oct 7pm, Nosh cafe, Division Street, S1, £4/5,Tel. 07810 824223
Where to Start Reading Sf-Fantasy (Sheffield Science Fiction Writers Group) 18 Oct 7.30pm, Downstairs Dining Room, The Old Queens Head Public House, S1, admission free, darklands_1999@yahoo.co.uk
The Electric Tomatoes’World of Unfinished Stories 19 Oct 8pm, The Red Deer, S1, admission free, electric.tomatoes@rocketmail.com
Story Forge hosts David Hague’s “Old Jack” 19 Oct 8pm, The Fat Cat function room, S3, £3, Tel. 07719 092513 or tim.ralphs@gmail.com
Red In The Rainbow: Sexuality, Socialism and LGBT Liberation (Bookmarks) 20 Oct 7pm, Dempsey’s, Moorfoot, S1, £5/6,Tel. 07981 816078
David Templeman:Two Queens and a Countess 20 Oct 7pm, 197 Manor Lane, S2, Tel. 0114 267 7637
Strawberries in January a play by Evelyne de la Cheneliere produced by Ribcage Theatre 13-16 Oct 7.30pm, Dempsey’s Bar and Club, Moorfoot, S1,Tel. 0114 258 6630, for information Tel. 0114 272 8074 for information/reservations or www.theatreatdempseys.co.uk
Scaling New Heights (Glass Mountain Writers) 21 Oct 2.15pm, The Art Space, Crystal Peaks Library, S1, admission free, Tel. 0114 293 0612 or
crystalpeaks.library@sheffield.gov.uk
Shostakovich: Socialism, Stalinism and Symphonies, with live music (Bookmarks) 22 Oct 7pm, Nosh cafe, Division Street, S1, £4/5, Tel. 07810 824223
The Word, a play (Quaker Theatre Company) 22 Oct 7.30pm, Sheffield Central Quaker Meeting House, S1, admission free, book in advance Tel. 0114 275 7390 or www.quakertheatrecompany.co.uk
Art & Writing Workshop with Bank Street Arts and Blackwell Arts Shop 23 Oct 10pm, Bank Street Arts Centre, S1, £4/£3, Tel. 0114 346 3034 or Angelina.ayers@gmail.com
The Sheffield Blitz with the Darnall Daytellers 25 Oct 2pm, Darnall Library, Britannia Road, S1, admission free
SpeakEasy 26 Oct 7.30pm, The Hubs, Sheffield Hallam University Students’ Union, Paternoster Row, S1, admission free. Participants are invited to sign
up for a five mins max performing slot (comedy, poetry, song or prose) contact J.Turner@shu.ac.uk
Meet the Tudors 27 Oct 2pm, Sheffield Manor Lodge Discovery Centre, S2, £4/£2 children, Tel. 0114 267 7637 or www.greenestate.org.uk
A People’s History of WW2 (Bookmarks) 27 Oct 7pm,The HUBS, Paternoster Row, S1, £5/6,Tel. 07810 824223
Medieval Beasts & Fabulous Animals 28 Oct 2pm, Sheffield Manor Lodge Discovery Centre, S2, £4/£2 children,Tel. 0114 267 7637 or www.greenestate.org.uk
Children’s Halloween Party 28 Oct 4pm, Sheffield Manor Lodge Discovery Centre, S2, £3/child £2/adult,Tel. 0114 267 7637 or www.greenestate.org.uk
A Haunted Sleep over in the C16th Turret House 30-31 Oct 8pm, Sheffield Manor Lodge Discovery Centre, S2, £45 including supper and breakfast, Tel. 0114 267 7637 or www.greenestate.org.uk
Ghost Tour Every Mon,Wed,Thurs of the Year 7.30pm, meet at Sheffield Town Hall steps, £5, conc. £4/£2.50,Tel. 0114 220 3269 or www.steelcityghosttours.co.uk
Crime and Murder Tour Every 3rd Sat of the month, 7.30pm, meet at the Cathedral, £5 conc. £4, No children under 16,Tel. 0114 220 3269 or
www.steelcityghosttours.co.uk
If you would like to Your event listed on the Off the Shelf Festival of Writing and Reading web site please do not hesitate to contact Lesley Webster, Maria de Souza or Su Walker on 0114 273 4716 / 273 4400.
Off the Shelf is organised by the Culture Department of Sheffield City Council.
Rhyme and Reason - Specialists in children’s books will provide bookstalls at all events during the Festival.
If you are unable to attend an event in person, Rhyme and Reason can organise for signed copies to be reserved. Please e-mail or tel. 0114 266 1950 for information.
e-mail enquiries@rhyme-reason.co.uk
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