Jurnet’s Bar, Wensum Lodge, King Street, Norwich 15th December 7:30pm underground sounds circa 1960-70. A mix of driving soul, tough garage, cool beat & psychedelia, groovy jazz, soundtrack & lounge instrumentals, popcorn dancers & lowdown r&b. All played from vinyl disc in a room with some of the best acoustics in town. A laid...
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Cave In – 60s music night
FILM: Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Cinema City, Norwich 10th December 8:45pm United States 1969, 113 mins Director: John Schlesinger Starring: Jon Voight, Dustin Hoffman Joe Buck, a good-looking, naively charming Texas ‘cowboy’ who is convinced that he’s the salvation of love-starved New York women, makes his way to the Big Apple to seek his fortune. Trouble is, his well-to-do...
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FILM: Red Desert (1964)
Cinema City, Norwich 5th November 8:30pm Perhaps the most extraordinary and riveting film of Antonioni’s entire career, this is a stylish and beautifully executed look at alienation in a modern world of extreme technological change. A combination of the considerable talents of Antonioni, Vitti and DOP Carlo Di Palma, the film follows the exploits...
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Sounds of America
Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library Saturday 8th December, 12 – 8pm Enjoy a free celebration of Norfolk and American music through the decades: 12noon – 8pm: Enjoy a photographic display of gigs by American bands in Norfolk, and an exhibition of gig memorabilia. 12noon – 12.50pm: Kingsley Harris of the East Anglian Music Archive...
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FILM: The Birds (1963)
Cinema City, Norwich 28th October 2:30pm United States 1963, 119 mins Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring:Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy, Rod Taylor, Suzanne PleshetteHaving shown the rationality of an individual utterly overthrown in PSYCHO (by the monstrous, all-consuming mother figure), Hitchcock – always vying to outdo himself – took things to their ultimate conclusion in his...
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Vintage Shopping : Shade of Pale
Magdalen Street has become a bit of ’must go to’ destination in Norwich. One of the newest additions is the shop Shade of Pale (near Lloyds TSB bank) which opened in April 2012. Owner Bren Tuttle is no rookie on the vintage scene, having sold at Aladdin’s cave both in the shop itself and at...
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Earl Harlem’s House Rent Party
X Bells, St Benedicts Street 12th April 8pm Earl Harlem cordially invites you to his House Rent Party. Let’s party like its 1930, 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980….. The very best party tunes… FREE MORE INFORMATION
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UEA Project ”The First Generation” – Can you help?
The University of East Anglia will be celebrating its 50th birthday next year. In preparation it is asking people to share their memories of its first decade. Did you study at the university at any point during the years 1963-1973? Did you work there during this time? Perhaps you helped build it? Did you live...
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Motown and Northern Soul Night
Top of the Terrace, Norwich City Football Club 4th February 8pm These popular nights are perfect for those of you who love to dance the night away to all of the club classics! Come and be entertained by our regular team of Soul DJ’s who will play your requests, along with their fantastic selection...
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FILM: Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Cinema City, Norwich 14th February 8:30pm United States 1961, 115 mins Director: Blake Edwards Starring: Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Mickey Rooney Classic adaptation of the Truman Capote novel with Audrey Hepburn as the Manhattan callgirl Holly Golightly who has an on-off relationship with Peppard’s writer, who is himself juggling an affair with a wealthy...
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FILM: A Clockwork Orange
Cinema City, Norwich 5th February 6:45pm United Kingdom 2000, 137 mins Director: Stanley Kubrick Starring: Malcolm Macdowell, Patrick Magee, Warren Clarke, Michael Bay In a futuristic Britain, a gang of teenagers go on the rampage every night, beating and raping helpless victims. After one of the boys quells an uprising in the gang, they...
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Costumes and Creativity
Elizabethan House, Great Yarmouth Wednesday 15th February 2012 Costumes and Creativity – Using the fabulous stored collection of costume, textile and accessories held in the museums, be inspired to create your own 1960′s bag. With our designer learn the tricks and skills of the trade. We will provide the kit; all you need...
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AN EVENING WITH BOB NEWHART & TOM LEHRER
Norwich Playhouse 14th January 7:30pm Peter Gill and Andrew Meller present a fabulous, 90 minute show dedicated to the satirical humour of American comic legends Bob Newhart and Tom Lehrer. Originating from the 1950s and 1960s, audiences will once again be rolling around with laughter as they are reminded of Newhart’s ‘Driving Instructor’,...
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PETER AKEHURST: SOME MOMENTS IN TIME 1965 – 1983
Norwich Arts Centre, St Benedicts Street 5th November – 23rd December A rare archive exhibition of fashion photography by Peter Akehurst, including images of Francoise Hardy, Anita Harris, and Henry Cooper. Image: Beauty Head for Revlon Cosmetics (Japan, 1974) PETER AKEHURST – A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY With a great passion for photography and the moving...
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“All the News That’s Fit to Sing”: Politics and Protest in American Folk Music, 1940-1965
The Forum, Millenium Library, The 2nd Air Division Memorial Library 6th December 6.30-7.30pm “All the News That’s Fit to Sing”: Politics and Protest in American Folk Music, 1940-1965 A lecture by Dr Olly Gruner (independent scholar). MORE INFORMATION
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