30 Silver Street, Reading, RG1 2ST

The programme for our Open Day is here

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This Saturday is our Open Day, giving you a chance to try out some taster classes and workshops, relax in our cafe bar, and enjoy our Art Auction and Cabaret in the evening.

The Art Auction helps us raise much needed funds for the centre. We’ve had a wonderful collection of pieces donated by local artists ready to be auctioned off. We’ll also be showing off - and selling - all the entries to our Postcard Project. Both the postcards and artwork will be on display at The Takeaway Gallery in the Harris Arcade until Friday if you want to take a peek.

Programme for the day:

Relax in our YELLOW TEAPOT CAFE with home baked snacks.

TASTER WORKSHOPS:
Upstairs
Printmaking and Bookmaking workshops

Downstairs
La Rueda         11.00am
Life drawing     12.00 noon
Tango              1.00pm
Swing               2.00pm
Drumming        3.00pm
Poetry              4.00pm

A short comic performance by Madcap Moon Soup 5.00 pm

RAFFLE DRAW 6.30pm

ART AUCTION & CABARET begins 7pm
Damien A Passmore with be your host and auctioneer.

Performances from: Zap Comedy, Classical Piano with Maija, La Rueda dance, poetry from John Hogget, Burlesque with The Scarlet Vixens and slightly-comic acoustic country rock from Damien A Passmore

Free wine and chocolate!

We hope you can join us.

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