Black History Month Leicester 2021 Brochure

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DIRECTOR’S WELCOME Welcome to Black History Month 2021. This year we are delighted to present a multifaceted programme of exhibitions, discussions, films, workshops and performances as we return to working across venues in Leicester. This year coincides with a number of anniversaries for the African and African Caribbean Diaspora. It is 230 years since the start of the Haitian Revolution, 95 years since the first Negro History Week in the USA, 50 years since the invention of the Blaxploitation genre.

With these cinematic milestones in mind, there are opportunities to watch these films once again on the big screen with screenings of pivotal films from the Blaxploitation era at Phoenix including Shaft, Foxy Brown, Cleopatra Jones and Blacula. The films have been hugely influential and were some of the first to centralise Black protagonists. There is a chance for conversation around Black British film and to pay tribute to pioneering filmmaker Menelik Shabazz and his film Burning An Illusion, which celebrates its fortieth anniversary.

This year there are several exhibitions from AfroManifesto sharing new work by emerging artists who have been supported

by Serendipity’s Launchpad programme to Community Curators Exhibition: Black Lives Matter Too! and a showcase of new acquisitions at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery. There is the return of live performances from a celebration of music with RUSH – A Joyous Jamaican Journey at the De Montfort Hall and a performance by lover rock star Carroll Thompson at 2Funky Music Cafe through to a staged reading at Curve. This is just a sample of what is on offer throughout October.

For those looking for further reading and learning, Serendipity will be publishing the second edition of BlackInk, a magazine for Black History Month and beyond packed with articles, reflections and interviews exploring topics from the history of Black British dance through to reflections of Black-led activism.

There are opportunities to support Black visual artists with original prints on sale.

We would like to thank everyone who has contributed to Black History Month Leicester 2021. I hope you enjoy this year’s programme. Whether it is at home or in venues, Black History Month is an invitation to participate and support projects led by the African and African Caribbean community in Leicester.

Pawlet Brookes CEO and Artistic Director Serendipity

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CITY MAYOR’S WELCOME Black History Month provides an opportunity for everyone to reflect, learn and celebrate what makes Leicester such a rich, diverse, and vibrant city.

Events over the last two years have brought a sharp focus to how important Black History Month is to our communities, particularly as we all continue to root out inequality and to act against prejudice and discrimination in all forms.

October is a chance to highlight the fantastic work many of the organisers continue throughout the year, as artists and educators. I hope that you will engage with activities throughout Black History Month, but also continue to explore the vast range of opportunities available year-round as we build new partnerships and collaborations between Leicester’s communities and work together to shape the future of our city.

It is wonderful to see that as venues reopen, we will have more opportunities to safely gather in person once more, alongside engaging in other ways from online events to new publications.

My thanks go to Serendipity for coordinating this year’s programme and to all the event organisers, artists, volunteers and many others who have contributed.

Peter Soulsby City Mayor Leicester

BLACK HISTORY MONTH LAUNCH Friday 1 October 5:00pm – 7:00pm The Chapel Gallery Free, by invitation

Presented by Serendipity A curated evening to celebrate the launch of Black History Month. Join us for a private view of a new exhibition, AfroManifesto, bringing together new commissions from artists participating in Serendipity’s Launchpad platform, alongside reflections on this year’s theme. The launch will also be a chance to pick up a copy of BlackInk’s second edition, an incisive magazine focusing on Black arts, heritage and cultural politics for Black History Month.

E: info@serendipity-uk.com W: www.serendipity-uk.com T: 0116 482 1394

Cover Image: Caroll Thompson Image: Emergency? by Charlie Evaristo-Boyce

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EXHIBITIONS AFROMANIFESTO EXHIBITION Saturday 2 October – Saturday 30 October Monday to Friday 10:00am – 4:00pm Saturday 10:00am – 3:00pm The Chapel Gallery Free Presented by Serendipity

An eclectic exhibition bringing together the work of artists including Kat Anderson, Charlie Evaristo-Boyce, Isaac Ouro-Gnao and Patricia Vester. Working across disciplines from film and photography to illustration, screen-printing and collage, the artists explore themes from intergenerational trauma, environmental issues, heritage, presence and identity.

E: info@serendipity-uk.com W: www.serendipity-uk.com T: 0116 482 1394

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Image Credit: Reckoning, Benedetta Fasson

COMMUNITY CURATORS EXHIBITION: BLACK LIVES MATTER TOO! Monday 4 October – Friday 29 October Tuesday and Wednesday 2:00pm – 4:00pm The Y Free Presented by Opal 22

Black Lives Matter Too! is a community exhibition by local people who share their lived experiences of racism and racial inequality.

The exhibition aims to illustrate a wider understanding about the personal effects racism has had on all of our lives. The ambition is to encourage and contribute to an open dialogue around issues related to Black Lives Matter and provide space to share and listen.

W: www.leicesterymca.co.uk/theatre T: 0116 255 7066

BLACK LIVES MATTER – NEW ACQUISITIONS Throughout October until 3 January 2022 Monday – Friday 11:00am – 4:30pm Saturday – Sunday 11:00am – 5:00pm Leicester Museum and Art Gallery Free Presented by Leicester Museum and Art Gallery

Showcasing new works that touch on the theme of assumptions and stereotypes, identity and society and which add significantly to the service holdings of works by, and depicting, Black people. They are the first works in Leicester Museum and Art Gallery’s collection that respond to and reflect the Black Lives Matter movement and their purchase demonstrates our commitment to ensuring that the collection is representative of the city’s diverse residents and is responsive to current events.

CARROLL THOMPSON Sunday 24 October 7:30pm – 11:00pm (on stage 9:00pm) 2Funky Music Cafe £12.50 Presented by Punch Records and 2Funky Music Cafe

Queen of lovers rock, Carroll Thompson, plays a unique set, up close and personal with her ensemble. This year she celebrates the fortieth anniversary reissue of her seminal album Hopelessly in Love.

W: www.wearepunch.co.uk

THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE

W: www.leicestermuseums.org

MUSIC RUSH – A JOYOUS JAMAICAN JOURNEY Tuesday 5 October 7:30pm (Doors Open at 7:00pm) De Montfort Hall £23 | £18 Presented by De Montfort Hall

Join us as we tell the story of reggae from the arrival of the Windrush Generation from Jamaica, bringing their stories, history and music with them. Hear how the music has evolved to take the world by storm.

Narrated by well-known comedian and actor John Simmit the show features ska, rock steady, calypso, gospel, lovers rock, dancehall and reggae, all played live by the JA Reggae Band.

E: dmh-office@leicester.gov.uk T: 0116 233 3111 W: www.demontforthall.co.uk

RECKONING Friday 22 October 7:00pm – 8:30pm Curve Pay What You Can

Presented by Artreach and Journeys Festival International Reckoning is a multimedia short film and performance piece created by choreographer and storyteller Akeim Toussaint Buck, filmmaker Ashley Karrell, animator Benedetta Fasson and writer mandla rae. Weaving together contemporary lyrical dance, archive, animation and storytelling, Reckoning has been created from the Reckoning with Refugeedom archives which tell the stories of generations of displaced people in their own words.

W: www.curveonline.co.uk T: 0116 242 3595

Image Credits: Stephen Anthony Davids (SAD), I’m Not That Boy in the Hood, commissioned by Serendipity, 2020

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BLACKCHAT CONVERSATION AND STAGED READING Tuesday 26 October 7:00pm Curve £16

Presented by Curve and Serendipity From the Harlem Renaissance in 1920s and 1930s USA through to the Theatre of Black Women in 1980s UK, playwrights internationally have played an important role in sharing stories of Black lived experiences.

This special edition of BlackChat holds space to celebrate the work of a selected playwright through a staged reading followed by an in conversation.

W: www.curveonline.co.uk T: 0116 242 3595

YES, YOU CAN SHOWCASE Thursday 28 October 7:00pm Curve £8 Presented by Kainé

Yes, You Can Showcase will include performances by young people attending the Young Creatives summer arts workshops on performing arts and music and media production hosted by Kainé.

FILM

W: www.curveonline.co.uk T: 0116 242 3595

Every Wednesday Throughout October

BLAXPLOITATION Presented by Phoenix and Serendipity

To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the invention of the Blaxploitation genre, 2021’s film series for Black History Month will showcase a groundbreaking film each Wednesday throughout October. Influenced by the Black Power Movement, films of the Blaxploitation era were amongst the first where Black characters are centralised within narratives as heroes alongside soundtracks set to funk and soul music. Although not without their controversies, their impact has endured.

E: hello@phoenix.org.uk W: www.phoenix.org.uk T: 0116 242 2800 E: info@serendipity-uk.com W: www.serendipity-uk.com T: 0116 482 1394 6

Image Credit: Richard Roundtree, Shaft (1971) PictureLux / The Hollywood Archive / Alamy Stock Photo

SHAFT (1971)

BLACULA (1972)

Wednesday 6 October 7:00pm Phoenix Cinema £9.20 | £7.50 | £5 | £30 Ticket Bundle

Wednesday 27 October 7:00pm Phoenix Cinema £9.20 | £7.50 | £5 | £30 Ticket Bundle

Director Gordon Parks, English, USA, 1971, 100 min, 15

Director William Crain, English, USA, 1972, 89 min, 15

Considered one of the first Blaxploitation films, starring Richard Roundtree as private detective John Shaft. Shaft is hired by a Harlem crime lord to rescue his daughter from the Italian mobsters who kidnapped her.

Transformed into a vampire by Dracula himself, Mamuwalde (William Marshall) an ancient Ibani prince finds himself in Los Angeles two centuries later. Pathologist Gordon Thomas (Thalmus Raulala) investigates the carnage that follows.

FOXY BROWN (1974) Wednesday 13 October 7:00pm Phoenix Cinema £9.20 | £7.50 | £5 | £30 Ticket Bundle Director Jack Hill, English, USA, 1974, 92 min, 18 Stars Pam Grier as the title character, Foxy Brown, a vigilante who seeks revenge on the mobsters who murdered her boyfriend. Foxy Brown heralded a new archetype that redefined Black beauty, sexuality and womanhood.

CLEOPATRA JONES (1973) Wednesday 20 October 7:00pm Phoenix Cinema £9.20 | £7.50 | £5 | £30 Ticket Bundle Director Jack Starrett, English, USA, 1973, 89 min, 15 Tamara Dobson stars as an undercover government agent working with police forces in the war on drugs whilst using fashion modelling as her cover and excuse to travel. A classic action-comedy of the Blaxploitation era.

Image Credit: Pam Grier, Foxy Brown (1974) Everett Collection, Inc. / Alamy Stock Photo

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FILM THE LC HIP-HOP HISTORY PROJECT: SHOWCASE AND DOCUMENTARY SCREENING Thursday 14 October 7:00pm – 9:30pm 2Funky Music Café £3 (Advanced Ticket)

Presented by 2Funky Arts Exploring the vibrant heritage of Black Arts in Leicester and hip-hop culture, from the 1980s onwards. Join us for a celebration as we showcase skills from tutors and young people as learnt during the project and the premiere of the accompanying documentary. Funded by The National Heritage Lottery Fund.

E: info@2funkyarts.co.uk W: https://2funkyarts.co.uk T: 07976 412759

BURNING AN ILLUSION: HONOURING THE LEGACY OF MENELIK SHABAZZ Tuesday 19 October 7:00pm Dialogue Box, Serendipity £10 Presented by Serendipity

Paving the way for Black filmmakers in the UK, Black History Month 2021 recognises the legacy of Menelik Shabazz, who sadly passed earlier this year, through this film screening and conversation. As the second British feature film to be made by a Black director in the UK, Burning an Illusion (1981) was filmed in London’s Notting Hill and Ladbroke Grove communities and starring Cassie McFarlane, Victor Romero Evans, Beverley Martin and Angela Wynter. The film follows a young Black woman as she becomes increasingly frustrated with her life.

COMMUNITY COMMEMORATING THE STORY OF LEICESTER’S CARIBBEAN WINDRUSH COMMUNITIES Friday 8 October 9:30am – 2:30pm (Pre-invited Schools) 5:00pm – 7:00pm (Doors Open 4:30pm) African Caribbean Centre Free (Contact the centre to book. Limited Spaces.)

Presented by Neighbourhood Services

Baroness Floella Benjamin OBE will be giving an inspirational talk to schoolchildren and the Leicester community on the positive impact of the Windrush generation, and their offspring, in the world of politics, business, music and food.

Community members have been involved in the development of Five Windrush Interpretation panels, which recognises the contributions the Windrush generation have made to British life and culture as well as celebrating the achievements of the Leicester Windrush community involved in this legacy. An unveiling of the panels by Baroness Benjamin and other dignitaries will take place at the community event. Schools sessions for pre-invited schools.

Community spaces are limited.

W: www.leicester.gov.uk/libraries T: 0116 221 1793

E: info@serendipity-uk.com W: www.serendipity-uk.com T: 0116 482 1394

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Image Credits: 1. The LC Hip-Hop History Project, RAV Photography, 2Funky 2. Louise Katerega, The Art of Math, The City Classroom, Pamela Raith

KEEPING THE ART OF BRAIDING ALIVE WITH CHERUB BRAIDS Saturday 9 October 12:00 noon – 3:00pm African Caribbean Centre Free (Contact the centre to book. Limited Spaces.)

Presented by Neighbourhood Services

An open session to learn some basic braiding skills via demonstrations. There will be the chance to practice on a range of mannequin heads, alongside this there will be the opportunity to learn about the history of hair braiding.

W: www.leicester.gov.uk/libraries T: 0116 299 5494

BETTER TOGETHER Tuesday 12 October 6:00pm Curve £6

Presented by Kainé and Curve Better Together will be the culmination of the Better Together project with a celebration event of presentations and performances, awards to participants and to launch the web page and project booklet about experiences of migration from the Windrush generation to today.

The show will also contain performances of African and African Caribbean songs, spoken word and more.

W: www.curveonline.co.uk T: 0116 242 3595

BRINGING THE BOOK ALIVE

CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP – CREATE YOUR OWN AFRICAN BEAD BRACELET OR BEAD KEY RING Thursday 21 October 1:00pm – 3:00pm Highfields Library Free (Contact the centre to book. Limited Spaces.)

Presented by Neighbourhood Services

Come along and learn how to make your own African bead bracelet or bead key ring.

W: www.leicester.gov.uk/libraries T: 0116 299 5494 9

DISCUSSION BLACK ARTS IN EDUCATION Tuesday 12 October 3:30pm – 4:30pm Online £10 | Free to Members of The City Classroom Presented by The City Classroom

The City Classroom have invited Carol Leeming, multi-disciplinary artist in literature, performing and visual arts to host a conversation that celebrates Black art and artists working within education both locally and globally.

This event is aimed at teachers and those working with children and young people in primary and secondary education. It will provide teachers with opportunities to hear from and meet Black artists making work with and for children and young people in schools.

E: admin@cityclassroom.org W: www.cityclassroom.org/events/30/ black-arts-in-education

BLACK HISTORY MONTH PANEL DISCUSSION: DIVERSITY IN THE COMEDY INDUSTRY Saturday 23 October 2:00pm – 4:00pm The Big Difference Free

Presented by Big Difference Company Join us to discuss the challenges and changes towards diversity and inclusion in the comedy industry. Panellists include Aurie Styla.

W: https://bd-tickets.co.uk/

CREATING SOCIALLY ENGAGED ART: CAN DANCE CHANGE THE WORLD?

BOOK LAUNCH AND SERENDIPITY CONNECT NETWORKING EVENT. Friday 29 October 6:00pm – 8:00pm Dialogue Box, Serendipity Free, By Invitation Presented by Serendipity

Black women have been at the heart of social justice movements and making positive change in their communities worldwide; their impact on the international dance ecology is no different. Celebrate the launch of a new publication featuring the contributions of dance practitioners, who through their own activism and artistry have brought about positive change. The event will include guest speakers and opportunities to network and connect.

E: info@serendipity-uk.com W: www.serendipity-uk.com T: 0116 482 1394

POETRY WORD!SHOP - SHINE WITH MELLOW BAKU Thursday 28 October 2:00pm – 4:00pm Attenborough Arts Centre Free (Email to reserve a place) Presented by WORD!

Mellow Baku leads a poetry workshop married with musical interludes. Explore themes of inclusion and difference whilst you access your inner creative voice, via guided, grounding and mindful exercises.

E: hello@wordpoetry.co.uk W: www.wordpoetry.co.uk T: 0116 2522455

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WORD! BHM SPECIAL SHINE WITH MELLOW BAKU AND GUESTS

CELEBRATION OF BLACK FEMALE VOICES - POETRY COMPETITION

Thursday 28 October 7:30pm – 9:30pm Attenborough Arts Centre £7 | £4

Saturday 30 October 1:00pm – 3:00pm African Caribbean Centre Free (Contact the centre to book. Limited Spaces.)

Presented by WORD!

Presented by Neighbourhood Services

Mellow Baku alongside Michael Brome, Leonie Dubarry-Gurr, Luke Broughton and Ana Paz create a unique open mic ensemble performance. So why not join them and be part of something special.

The theme for the competition is The Black Female Experience. Winners of the competition will receive their prizes at the event. Attendees of the event will be given the opportunity to read their own poems. Let’s celebrate the poetic talent of the women of Leicester.

Register for the open mic hello@wordpoetry.co.uk.

E: hello@wordpoetry.co.uk W: www.wordpoetry.co.uk T: 0116 2522455

W: www.leicester.gov.uk/libraries T: 0116 221 1793

COMEDY BLACK HISTORY MONTH COMEDY NIGHT Friday 22 October 8:00pm – 10:00pm The Big Difference £10

Presented by Big Difference Company Join us for a night of laughter celebrating Black History Month with brilliant acts hand-picked by the team behind Leicester Comedy Festival.

Line-up includes Aurie Styla.

W: https://bd-tickets.co.uk/

Image Credit: Mellow Baku

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BLACKINK £25 for Double Issue Print Bundle £18 for a Print and Digital Bundle £15 for Single Issue Print £12 for Single Issue Digital BlackInk is a magazine focusing on Black arts, heritage and cultural politics. An interface between a physical magazine and digital content, BlackInk is a creative response bringing together a range of interconnected international voices from across the African and African Caribbean Diaspora and indigenous communities.

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BlackInk Issue 1 Rooted in the events of 2020, issue 1 explores Black British Theatre, arts and culture, Afrofuturism, activism and identity and new writing. Introducing Launchpad artists Ade Coker, Tolu Coker, Stephen Anthony Davids, Shangomola Edunjobi and Ana Paz. Featuring contributions from nora chipaumire, Sam Cook, Hyppolite Ntiguirirwa, Chaedria LaBouvier and more.

BlackInk Issue 2 For October 2021, issue 2 provides an insight into Black British dance, reflecting on both the history and pioneers such as Barrington Anderson alongside contemporary voices shaping the future of the sector. Contributing writers include Roshini Kempadoo, Freddy Houndekindo, Amanda Parker, Peter Adjaye, Mark Sealy and Beverley Bryan and more, touching on topics ranging from Black British activism through to manifestos for existence and excellence. The publication introduces Launchpad artists Kat Anderson, Charlie Evaristo-Boyce and Isaac Ouro-Gnao, with cover art by Nyugen E Smith.

Image Credit: Nyugen E. Smith, Bundlehouse, Because after the fracture came something like paradise, 2019

SUPPORTING BLACK ARTISTS There are many opportunities to support Black artists throughout Black History Month, for example, Serendipity’s shop including art prints, hand signed and editioned by artists from the UK and Europe. Featured artists include Stephen Anthony Davids [SAD] and Patricia Vester.

Stephen Anthony Davids is a British visual graphic artist from East London. He has exhibited extensively in London, New York and Europe. Reoccurring themes and thoughts pervade his story telling capturing child-like views of the world and observations of daily life, masculinity, race, class and social history.

Patricia Vester is an illustrator and artist based in Potsdam, Germany.

Alongside commissions, her personal projects include her spot a day blog www.spotaday.blog which she describes as a Black German’s diary about lines and circles, visions and time.

Serendipity’s shop has publications on Black dance, arts and culture featuring contributions from artists, practitioners and academics from the African and African Caribbean Diaspora. Look out for pop-up shops at events throughout Black History Month, at Serendipity’s Bowling Green Street office and online at www.serendipity-uk.com/shop

IN SITU: RESPONDING TO SPACE, PLACE, PEOPLE AND TIME 29 APRIL – 8 MAY 2022 LEICESTER UK WWW.SERENDIPITY-UK.COM Ballet Hispánico’s Dandara Veiga in Batucada Fantástica. Photography by Rachel Neville

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Date

Genre

Event

Friday 1 October

Launch

Black History Month Launch

Throughout October

Exhibition

Black Lives Matter – New Acquisitions

Saturday 2 October Saturday 30 October

Exhibition

AfroManifesto Exhibition

Monday 4 October Friday 29 October

Exhibition

Community Curators Exhibition: Black Lives Matter Too!

Tuesday 5 October

Theatre and Performance

RUSH – A Joyous Jamaican Journey

Wednesday 6 October

Film

Shaft (1971)

Friday 8 October

Community

Commemorating the Story of Leicester’s Caribbean Windrush Communities

Saturday 9 October

Community

Keeping the Art of Braiding Alive with Cherub Braids

Tuesday 12 October

Community | Theatre and Dance

Better Together

Tuesday 12 October

Discussion

Black Arts in Education

Wednesday 13 October

Film

Foxy Brown (1974)

Thursday 14 October

Film

The LC Hip-Hop History Project: Showcase and Documentary Screening

Time

Venue

Tickets

5:00pm – 7:00pm

The Chapel Gallery

Free, by invitation

Monday – Friday 11:00am – 4:30pm Saturday – Sunday 11:00am – 5:00pm

Leicester Museum and Art Gallery

Free

Monday to Friday 10:00am – 4:00pm Saturday 10:00am – 3:00pm

The Chapel Gallery

Free

Tuesday and Wednesday 2:00pm – 4:00pm

The Y

Free

7:30pm (Door 7:00pm)

De Montfort Hall

£23.00 / £18.00 including booking fee

7:00pm

Phoenix Cinema

£9.20 | £7.50 | £5 concession | £30 Bundle

9:30am – 2:30pm (Pre-invited schools) 5:00pm – 7:00pm (Community)

African Caribbean Centre

Free (Booking Required)

12:00 noon – 3:00pm

African Caribbean Centre

Free (Booking Required)

6:00pm

Curve

£6

3:30pm – 4:30pm

Online

£10 | Free to Members of The City Classroom

7:00pm

Phoenix Cinema

£9.20 | £7.50 | £5 concession | £30 Bundle

7:00pm – 9.30pm

2Funky Music Cafe

£3 advanced

Date

Genre

Event

Tuesday 19 October

Film

Burning an Illusion: Honouring the Legacy of Menelik Shabazz

Wednesday 20 October

Film

Cleopatra Jones (1973)

Thursday 21 October

Community

Bringing the book alive - Children’s Workshop Create your own African Bead Bracelet or Bead Key Ring

Friday 22 October

Theatre and Performance

Reckoning

Friday 22 October

Comedy

Black History Month Comedy Night

Saturday 23 October

Discussion | Comedy

Black History Month Panel Discussion: Diversity in the Comedy Industry

Sunday 24 October

Music

Carroll Thompson

Tuesday 26 October

Discussion | Theatre and Performance

BlackChat Conversation and Staged Reading

Wednesday 27 October

Film

Blacula (1972)

Thursday 28 October

Poetry

WORD!Shop - Shine with Mellow Baku

Thursday 28 October

Poetry

WORD! BHM Special - Shine with Mellow Baku and Guests

Thursday 28 October

Theatre and Performance

Yes, You Can Showcase

Friday 29 October

Literature Launch

Creating Socially Engaged Art: Can Dance Change The World? Book Launch

Saturday 30 October

Poetry

Celebration of Black Female Voices - Poetry Competition

Time

Venue

Tickets

7:00pm

Dialogue Box, Serendipity

£10

7:00pm

Phoenix Cinema

£9.20 | £7.50 | £5 concession | £30 Bundle

1:00pm – 3:00pm

Highfields Library

Free (Booking Required)

7:00pm – 8:30pm

Curve

Pay What You Can

8:00pm – 10:00pm

The Big Difference

£10

2:00pm – 4:00pm

The Big Difference

Free

7:30pm – 11:00pm (on stage 9:00pm)

2Funky Music Café

£12.50

7:00pm

Curve

£16

7:00pm

Phoenix Cinema

£9.20 | £7.50 | £5 concession | £30 Bundle

2:00pm – 4:00pm

Attenborough Arts Centre

Free

7:30pm – 9.30pm

Attenborough Arts Centre

£7 | £4

7:00pm

Curve

£8

6:00pm – 8:00pm

Dialogue Box, Serendipity

Free, by invitation

1:00pm – 3:00pm

African Caribbean Centre

Free (Booking Required)

Venues 2Funky Music Cafe

The Big Difference

Highfields Library

African Caribbean Centre

Curve

Leicester Museum and Art Gallery

23 New Park Street Leicester LE3 5NH

Maidstone Road Leicester LE2 0UA

Attenborough Arts Centre Lancaster Road Leicester LE1 7HA

The Chapel Gallery 10a Bishop Street Leicester LE1 6AF

Serendipity 21 Bowling Green Street Leicester LE1 6AS

68 High Street Leicester LE1 5YP

60 Rutland Street Leicester LE1 1SB

De Montfort Hall Granville Road Leicester LE1 7RU

Dialogue Box

Serendipity 21 Bowling Green Street Leicester LE1 6AS

T: 0116 482 1394 E: info@serendipity-uk.com W: serendipity-uk.com

98 Melbourne Road Leicester LE2 0DS

53 New Walk Leicester LE1 7EA

Phoenix Cinema and Art Centre 4 Midland St Leicester LE1 1TG

The Y

7 East Street Leicester LE1 6EY

@SerendipityInfo @Serendipity.Ltd @SerendipityLeicester

Serendipity Artists Movement Limited Company Registration number in England and Wales 07248813 Charity registration number in England and Wales 1160035 Please note all details were correct at the time of going to print. Whilst every effort will be made to keep the announced programme, it may be necessary to make changes without notice and in line with current government guidelines; some events may require the wearing of a mask or social distancing. Refunds or exchanges will only be made at the venue or organiser’s discretion, please see terms and conditions for further details. For information about access, transaction fees and other ticket related queries, please contact the venue or organiser.