Summer Together! 2014

The Wheelchair from Hell, one of the Together! 2014 Liberty Festival comperes.

Thanks to the generous support of Arts Council England and The House Mill, we are delighted to announce a very special August programme. All of our activities are FREE and refreshments are provided. Non-disabled people are very welcome as friends, family, carers, support workers, volunteers and audience members. ALL WELCOME — NO NEED TO BOOK.

1 / 8 / 15 / 22 / 29 August 2014 2-4pm: Together! Art Club at The House Mill. Our Friday sessions of the Art Club focus on painting and drawing. All materials provided. The House Mill, Three Mills Island, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. 020 8980 4626. Nearest tube station: Bromley-by-Bow (not accessible). Nearest DLR station: Bow Church (fully accessible). Bus routes: 488, D8, 108 (or take the 25 or 8 to Bow Road and walk from there). Parking: use Tesco. For more information contact Sarah Hughes on sarah@together2012.org.uk / 07704 797013.

4 August 2014 7-9pm: Together! Music Club at The House Mill.  We provide the instruments, sound system and ‘open mike’ to make all genres of music together. The House Mill, Three Mills Island, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. 020 8980 4626. Nearest tube station: Bromley-by-Bow (not accessible). Nearest DLR station: Bow Church (fully accessible). Bus routes: 488, D8, 108 (or take the 25 or 8 to Bow Road and walk from there). Parking: use Tesco. The Music Club will also be offering rehearsal sessions in the run-up to the Liberty Festival on 30 August. For more information contact Sarah Hughes on sarah@together2012.org.uk / 07704 797013.

Participants at the 2-day Professional Development Club workshop in August 2014.

12 & 13 August 2014: Together! Professional Development Club at Zinc Arts, Ongar. This two-day intensive session of the Professional Development Club is aimed at emerging disabled artists and will provide you with the tools you need to identify your goals and obtain the resources necessary to develop your career. All costs covered. For more information contact Ju Gosling on ju@together2012.org.uk / 07973 252751.

6 / 13 / 20 / 27 August 2014 10.30am-12pm: Together! Pop-Up Poetry Club at The Hub. We read, write and talk about poetry together, and in the autumn will be publishing an anthology of our work. The Hub, 123 Star Lane, London E16 4PZ. Nearest DLR station: Star Lane (fully accessible). Nearest tube station: Canning Town (fully accessible). Bus routes include 69, 115, 5, 330, 300. Limited street parking. For more information contact Sarah Hughes on sarah@together2012.org.uk / 07704 797013.

18 August 2014 7-9pm: Together! Pop-Up Poetry Cafe at The House Mill with special guests Colin Hambrook, Dickie White and Wendy Young. Live captions and BSL interpreter. The House Mill, Three Mills Island, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. 020 8980 4626. Nearest tube station: Bromley-by-Bow (not accessible). Nearest DLR station: Bow Church (fully accessible). Bus routes: 488, D8, 108 (or take the 25 or 8 to Bow Road and walk from there). Parking: use Tesco. For more information contact Sarah Hughes on sarah@together2012.org.uk / 07704 797013.

Together! Music Club performing at the Liberty Festival 2014

20 August 2014 11am-3pm: Together! Photographers and Filmmakers Club at the McGrath Centre: Come and learn all aspects of film-making at the McGrath Centre, John Barnes Walk, McGrath Road, Stratford, London. E15 4SZ. 0203 3731801. Nearest tube, overground and DLR stations: Stratford (fully accessible). Bus routes include: 25, 86, N86. For more information contact Julie Newman on julie@together2012.org.uk / 07702 627271.

21 & 22 August 2014 11am-4pm: Together! with world-famous musician David Jackson at The House Mill. PUBLIC PERFORMANCE of Titanic! at 2pm on 22 August with BSL interpretation. Learn to tell a story through music and follow a conductor using Soundbeam and other forms of open-access music technology as well as more conventional instruments. The House Mill, Three Mills Island, Bromley-by-Bow, London E3 3DU. 020 8980 4626. Nearest tube station: Bromley-by-Bow (not accessible). Nearest DLR station: Bow Church (fully accessible). Bus routes: 488, D8, 108 (or take the 25 or 8 to Bow Road and walk from there). Parking: use Tesco. For more information contact Tae Catford on tae@together2012.org.uk / 07930 162505.
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26 August 2014 11am-4pm: Wheelchair Dance Workshop with Folk in Motion at Durning Hall. Learn an adapted form of English folk dance with Canning Town-based company Folk in Motion. Suitable for all wheelchair users including those who need to be pushed.  Durning Hall Community Centre, Earlham Grove, Forest Gate, London E7 9AB. 020 8536 3800. Nearest railway station: Forest Gate (not accessible). Nearest tube and DLR stations: Stratford (fully accessible). Bus routes: include 58, 330, 86, 25. Parking: Limited street parking; small carpark for Blue Badge holders only. East London Wheelchair Dance Club with Folk in Motion meets on alternate Fridays during term-time only at Durning Hall. For more information contact Ju Gosling on ju@together2012.org.uk / 07973 252751.

Photograph of a Bollywood dancer on stage.

Huma Dhutt performs in the Together! tent at the Liberty Festival in August 2014

30 August 2014 1-6pm: Together! at the Mayor of London’s Liberty Festival in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. We are programming an afternoon of performances and films featuring locally based disabled artists with guest appearances by artists who have previously appeared at Together! events, as well as showcasing all of the Disability Arts activities on offer in the main Host Borough of Newham. You can find the Together! tent close to the main stage and sports areas. For more information contact Ju Gosling on ju@together2012.org.uk / 07973 252751.

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