Film Preview: Moulin Rouge 25th Anniversary Sing-a-long screening at The Arc Cinema
Join Blackpool Film Festival and Electric Pink Voices to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Moulin Rouge with a special sing-a-long screening at The Arc Cinema on Friday 15 May at 7pm.
Exhibition preview: Monet, The Magic Club and From Here To Here To Here
There’s a rare opportunity to see a work from one of the great painters in Blackpool, alongside a sound artwork made in response to the piece by young people at The Magic Club and an exhibition by celebrated contemporary artis Louise Giovanelli. Stephen Dunstan went to the preview event. We get some iconic performers in […]
Exhibition Review: John Spencer at HIVE cafe
Local artist John Spencer is exhibiting at Hive cafe. David Simper, who paints alongside John at Blackpool Art Society meetings, went along to see what he had done with the opportunity for a full-scale exhibition and to catch up with the artist. This collection of bold, vibrant pieces did not disappoint. I had had a […]
Theatre Review: Rocky Horror Show
There’s something oddly comforting about walking into a production of The Rocky Horror Show already knowing exactly what you’re going to get. Fishnets. Corsets. Heckles. Opening night at Blackpool Grand Theatre felt less like attending a musical and more like participating in a ritual kept alive for over fifty years. When Richard O’Brien first created […]
Final call for exhibition train returning to Blackpool
Local children and families can learn how the railways helped shape Blackpool into the seaside destination it is today when a free interactive exhibition arrives at Blackpool North this May. The exhibition, called Inspiration, is housed inside a real train and has already proved a huge hit across the UK. It previously stopped in Blackpool to […]
Dance festival opens to public for centenary celebration – and asks locals to hunt for lost treasure
A missing Art Deco statuette from Blackpool Dance Festival has sparked a public appeal as organisers invite locals to step inside the famous event for a rare free celebration. Could a long-lost piece of Blackpool Winter Gardens history be sitting in your loft? As organisers of the Blackpool Dance Festival launch an appeal to trace […]