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‘Past Tents’ comedy by award-winners Keogh and Jones debuts at Quay Arts later this month. Secure your seat now
The Arts
The Isle of Wight has a rich history of incredible creative talent. Home to famous poets, writers and photographers in the Victorian age, the talent is still strong today.
From artists and photographers to poets, theatre groups, live music and more, there is always something cultural to report on or feature. If we’ve written about it, this is where you’ll find it.
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Published by Beachy Books, ‘Personae Vectenses: Isle of Wight Notables’ is written by Island-born, Phillip Armitage, and is a labour of love that took him twelve years of research
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View the personal collection of Steve Double at the ‘Full Circle Exhibition Space’, St Mary’s Hospital in Newport.
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This iconic view down Union Street and across the Solent to Portsmouth has been created by Isle of Wight artist Nicholas Martin. Sealed bids are being invited this week
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Sewing memories of care-home residents reminiscing about their ‘make do and mend’ era of sewing have been combined with recent memories of people across the Isle of Wight who sewed as a ‘call to arms’ to make PPE urgently during the Covid crisis. Catch it this week between Wed-Fri in Ryde
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‘The People’s Republic of the Isle of Wight’: Award-winning comedy returns for a special performance
We caught this show at Ventnor Fringe in 2021 and it was superb! Well worth seeing again, or for the first time. Book now to avoid disappointment
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Discover a treasure trove of Island art at the ‘Under the Bed Sale IW’ in Ryde this week - original artwork at incredible prices
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Matt Hancock saying “Where the Isle of Wight leads, Britain follows” to the nation was somewhat surprising. Now it’s on a T-shirt! Wear it with pride and have a warm fuzzy feeling as all proceeds go towards a new youth programme called Brave Island
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“It happened like this…..” is a storytelling workshop taking place at the end of the month in Newport. This is...
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This competition invites photographers to take a photo inspired by the theme of either 'Pride on the Isle of Wight' or #LoveWins.
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Something as phenomenal as the weasel taking a ride on a woodpecker was bound to be followed by an influx of memes and Justin Mason made sure the Isle of Wight was represented.
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Big apologies for the late notice but the guys from Bastila will not be able to make Sundays gig due...
