Good Stuff GUIDE
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Lovers Rock ReGGAE
Photography Exhibition
28th MAY MASONS ARMS
LUKE BAGSHAW COLLECTION CUSWORTH HALL
We were excited to hear the Jerk @ Work (amazing, authethitc Jamaican food cooked outdoors) is back at the Mason’s Arms, but also that this summer there will be a series of quality ska and reggae events known as 2K16 Sounds In the Yard.
Extended to 5th June by popular demand, Luke Bagshaw’s stunning photographs of Doncaster, taken at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, record the rapid changes being brought about in the town by the development of the railways and the mining industry.
The next event on 28th May is a Demus Reggae Lovers Rock Party, and yes, jerk chicken will be there too. Mason’s will also be the Bass Stage at this year’s Mapfest on 5th and 6th August, where Talawa Roots will be heading up from London to perform alongside local reggae and ska musicians.
This exhibition showcases some of the best examples of Luke’s work, including some portraits that have never been publically displayed. Free admission. Cusworth Hall, DN5 7TU.
Vintage Burlseque Fair
Love Bombs & Apples
HALLCROSS PUB 28th & 29th MAY
SECOND SPACE PLAY @ CAST 25th & 26th May, 7.45pm
Our very own burlesque star, Tawny Kay, is hosting a two-day alternative fair at the Hallcross pub on the 28th and 29th of May. Expect some of the UK’s best burlesque acts, a catwalk show, plus stalls selling everything from cake to bongo baskets. There will be an electric performance from Groom Lake Fugitives, who never fail to wow a crowd, as well as other local musicians. For visual artists and doodlers, Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School will be hosting a live drawing session, which invites participants to turn up and sketch the burlesque performers whilst off stage. Entry only £3.
A Palestinian actor learns there’s more to English girls than pure sex appeal. A Pakistani-born terror suspect figures out what’s wrong with his first novel. A British youth suspects all is not what it seems with his object of desire. A New Yorker asks his girlfriend for a sexual favour at the worst possible time. Love, Bombs & Apples is the comic tale of four men, each from different parts of the globe, all experiencing a moment of revelation. Cast, DN1 3BU.