Friday

Art AND Hands AND Alexander John latest


My interview with Peggy Ward and Margery Cunningham of  Lansdown Art Club was great...they spoke about their own painting passions, and gave details of the Club's big exhibition at The Sub Rooms, in Stroud, on April 17 to 24...watch out for details around town!

If you missed the interview, The Art Lot is repeated next Sunday March 28 at 3pm ... so listen in!

The last time that members of the club came onto the show, they gave out fascinating insights into their work ... and some great tips on the best way to see if art is for you ...


So listen in! 107.9FM or http://www.stroudfm.co.uk/ from anyhwere in the world!

Latest Blues News!
Alexander John , Gloucester Blues Slide Guitarist and singer songwriter, is set to jazz up the Blues at a Fringe Event for The Cheltenham Jazz Festival this year. A Fringe Festival is to be held the week prior to the Cheltenham Jazz Festival.

The allpay Cheltenham Jazz Fringe Festival 2010 runs from Thursday 22 April – Monday 3 May
and will feature a range of local artists performing across Cheltenham. Alexander John is to headline at the Frog and Fiddle in Cheltenham in a special Fringe Festival Blues Night that opens the week on 22nd April.

“allpay is all about inclusion. Through sponsoring the Cheltenham Jazz Fringe Festival we are able to play a vital role in enabling people to enjoy fantastic free music whilst encouraging and promoting a wide range of musical talent,” said Tony Killeen, Managing Director allpay Limited

Alexander John is a regional finalist in Live and Unsigned in Cheltenham on 27th March and is
pleased to be supporting Cheltenham Jazz Festival Fringe Event with his original blues music.

" I think the allpay Fringe Festival is a great way to showcase new talent across Cheltenham and offers a taste of more musical flavours to come in the main Jazz Festival. I'm glad to be flying the flag for the Blues and featured as a headline Blues artist at the Frog and Fiddle. If you're not sure if you like blues music, then The allpay Fringe Festival is a sure way to get a taste and at a fab venue.

For more information on The Festival see http://cheltenhamfestivals.com/jazz/

Alexander John website has full gig listing. To see more go to http://www.alexanderjohn.com/

BOOKINGS / PRESS - CONTACT info@alexanderjohn.com or call Tish 07815 560 411

Charity of the month
The Encephalitis Society has been my If you want to nominate a charity for the Art Lot Charity of the Month since January - but I've another to mention today! But before that, just to say that a keen-eyed person in the Encep head office spotted my mention in this blog...and emailed to say 'thanks'.

That email led to another etc etc as they do, and the outcome is that my 4-to-5 guests on June 15 will be Charlie + Rachel Stanley-Evans whose baby daughter caught the virus two years ago when she was one..she recovered and is now a thoroughly naughty three-year-old, says Charlie with relief. 

It will be a fascinating interview...Encephalitis hits at any age: I had it when 59. So make a date in your diary for that! Charlie and Rachel are both busy business people...yet with looking after two young daughters as well, still find time to raise money for The Encepalitis Society. http://www.encephalitis.co.uk/


Their company websites are:
http://www.rachelstanley-evanscreations.co.uk/
http://www.hhandc.co.uk/

MY NEW CHARITY OF THE MONTH is Hands Around the World: they are looking for volunteers in thisarea to go on a four-week building/cultural exchange project in Uganda and Kenya in early 2011...if you're interested, call on or email joanna@hatw.org.uk



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