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SUMMARY:Event SW07: Celebrate Women Writers
DESCRIPTION:A celebration of brilliant women writers from Sussex and beyond. An all-day event with a chance to meet the authors for book signing. Jess Brown-Fuller starts the day followed by Kate Mosse\, Tessa Boase\, crime writers Elly Griffiths & Lesley Thomas then Daisy Dunn in conversation with Kate Mosse. \nVenue: The Assembly Rooms\, North Street. Doors open 9.30. \n10 am: Welcome by Jess Brown-Fuller\n10-11 am: From Carcassonne to Chichester – No 1 International best selling author and Cicestrian Kate Mosse CBE talks about the inspiration behind her multi-million selling fiction and non-fiction including Labyrinth and\nThe Taxidermist’s Daughter.\n11.30-12.30 pm: Who’s Who in the West Sussex Record Office Collections. Discovering the amazing women writers in their collections.\nLunch break\n2-3 pm: Fashion Fury and Feathers. Tessa Boase author of Mrs Pankhurst’s Purple Feathers\, will share insights into how fashion affected endangered birds and the founding of the RSPB.\n3.30-4.30 pm: Making Crime Pay. Sussex-based best-selling crime writers Elly Griffiths and Lesley Thomson share their working practices and how to make crime pay!\n5-6 pm: The Missing Thread. Novelist and non-fiction author Daisy Dunn in conversation with Kate Mosse\, discussing her fascinating new history of the Ancient World.\nWaterstones will be running a bookshop and all authors will be available for signing.\n6.30 pm: Close.
URL:https://festivalofchichester.co.uk/event/event-sw07-celebrate-women-writers/
LOCATION:Assembly Room at the Council House\, Chichester\, The Council House\, North St\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1LQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Spoken word
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SUMMARY:Event W05: The Place That Made You: Prose and Poetry Creative Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Local authors and experienced creative writing tutors Stephanie Norgate and Karen Stevens will discuss how their imaginations have been shaped by rural or urban landscapes. They will then guide you through a series of connected writing exercises\, inviting you to explore your emotional landscapes\, cityscapes or seascapes. \nIn this two-hour creative writing workshop\, Karen and Stephanie will draw on their own experiences of creating stories\, characters and poems from a sense of place. Participants will need to bring some paper and a pen or laptop and be prepared to delve into the sights\, sounds\, objects and dramas associated with the special places\, landscapes\, cityscapes or seascapes of their personal histories. Karen’s collection of short stories\, Brilliant Blue\, is set in the urban landscape of the Duncock Estate\, while Stephanie’s novel Hartisborne and some poems in her collection\, The Conversation\, draw on her native village of Selborne. \nThe creative exercises will invite you to discover a layering of emotion\, place and character in your writing whether you write prose or poetry and whether your work is gritty or lyrical. Come along with an open mind\, ready to experiment and connect with other writers in a warm\, encouraging workshop. \nSuitable for all levels. Soft drinks included in price.
URL:https://festivalofchichester.co.uk/event/event-w05-the-place-that-made-you-prose-and-poetry-creative-writing-workshop/
LOCATION:New Park Centre\, Chichester\, New Park Rd\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 7XY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Event W06: LANO Sound Bath with Ayumi
DESCRIPTION:Begin with simple guided breathwork and intention setting accompanied by Tibetan bowls and soothing instruments to settle deeply into the present moment. Then enter deep relaxation with gongs\, crystal bowls\, drums and chimes. \nThe vibrations create an immersive soundscape to quiet the mind\, calm the nervous system and encourage restoration.
URL:https://festivalofchichester.co.uk/event/event-w06-lano-sound-bath-with-ayumi/
LOCATION:Lano Yoga\, 2nd Floor\, 1 Old Market Avenue\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1SP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ben Williams":MAILTO:benwilliams303@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Event M11: Sogdian Ensemble: Tales of the Silk Road
DESCRIPTION:This performance is a co-creation between Persian traditional music and jazz\, exploring rich cross-cultural dialogues between the electric bass guitar and the kamancheh\, an ancient Persian spike fiddle. The ensemble brings together Saba Safa\, a virtuoso Persian musician\, and Dr Nick Reynolds\, Head of Jazz at Chichester University. \nMaking this debut performance\, the Sogdian Ensemble unites these two accomplished artists in a distinctive and compelling collaboration that celebrates cultural exchange and artistic exploration. The Sogdian Ensemble\, founded in 2025 by artistic director Saba Safa\, draws inspiration from the historic Persian region at the heart of the Silk Road\, which connected East and West.
URL:https://festivalofchichester.co.uk/event/event-m11-sogdian-ensemble-tales-of-the-silk-road/
LOCATION:Chichester City Arts Centre\, Chichester City Arts Centre\, Mount Lane\, Chichester\, PO19 3DQ\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 3DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Event M12: Chichester Singers Summer Concert: "My Spirit Sang All Day"
DESCRIPTION:My Spirit Sang All Day – Gerald Finzi\nHoward Goodall – Unconditional Love\nSacred & Secular part songs \nHoward Goodall\, a composer who has become a household name through his TV scores for The Vicar of Dibley\, Blackadder and Mr Bean\, is at heart a choral composer. Unconditional Love was written at the height of the Covid pandemic and is at its core a work of gratitude\, remembrance and of hope for a world rebuilt. Alongside this fine contemporary work are motets and part-songs spanning the 16th to 20th centuries\, the whole programme encapsulated by the title of Gerald Finzi’s little masterpiece My Spirit Sang All Day.
URL:https://festivalofchichester.co.uk/event/event-m12-chichester-singers-summer-concert-my-spirit-sang-all-day/
LOCATION:Chichester Cathedral\, Chichester Cathedral\, Chichester\, West Sussex\, PO19 1PX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Event M13: Opera Night 2026
DESCRIPTION:Glyndebourne soprano Jennifer Witton\, coloratura soprano Stefanie Kemball-Read\, mezzo soprano Lisa Byrnes\, Swiss tenor Julien L’Hermite\, tenor Phillip O’Brien\, and bass baritone Aidan Smith – an Associate Artist of the Welsh National Opera – and the 60 Minute String Orchestra come together for two hours of opera arias and overtures. \nTickets include a free glass of wine. \nMozart Marriage of Figaro Overture\nAidan Smith Baritone \nGioachino Rossini – la Calunnia from The Barber of Saville\nLisa Byrnes Mezzo Soprano \nGeorge Bizet – Seguidilla from the opera Carmen\nJulien L’Hermite – Guest Tenor from Switzerland \nWolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Dalla sua pace from the opera Don Giovanni\nDuet – Mezzo Soprano-Lisa Byrnes & Soprano – Jennifer Witton \nBarcarolle from Tales of Hoffman – Jacques Offenbach \nFredrick Handel – Queen of Sheba\nGuest Coloratura – Soprano Stefanie Kemball-Read \nBellini – Casta Diva \nVerdi – Phillip O’Brian Tenor \nAh la paterna mano\nJennifer Witton – Mezzo Soprano \nAntonin Dvorak Song to the Moon \nOverture – Gioachino Rossini Barber of Saville\nAidan Smith Baritone \nGioachino Rossini Come un’ or Dandini’s Aria from La Cenerentola\nGuest Coloratura – Soprano Stefanie Kemball-Read \nDomenico Donizetti Cavatina di Norina “Quel guardo il cavaliere”\nAidan Smith – Baritone \nVerdi Egettata la mia sorte from Attila Act 2.2\nLisa Brynes – Mezzo Soprano \nErich Korngold Marietta’s Lied\nPhillip O’Brian – Tenor \nRuggiero Leoncavallo Vesti la giubba \nOverture WA Mozart Magic Flute\nGuest Coloratura – Soprano Stefanie Kemball-Read & Phillip O’Brian – Tenor \nPuccini O Soave Fancivlla\nGiacomo Puccini Crisantemi\nJennifer Witton – Soprano\,Guest Coloratura – Soprano Stefanie Kemball-Read\, Lisa Brynes Mezzo Soprano\, \nPhilip O’Brian Tenor\, Julien L’Hermite – Guest Tenor\, Aidan Smith – Baritone Giuseppe Verdi – The Quartet from the opera Rigoletto \nRoger Clayden & Christopher Taylor
URL:https://festivalofchichester.co.uk/event/event-m13-opera-night-2026/
LOCATION:Jeneses Community Centre\, Bognor\, 45 Linden Rd\, Bognor Regis\, West Sussex\, PO21 2AP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Music
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