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Diane Arbus
art - Exhibitions
Diane Arbus
17 July 2010 - 03 October 2010
Diane Arbus is one of the most important photographers of the twentieth century, an influential figure whose compellingly honest style of photography paved the way for...
Gert and Uwe Tobias
art - Exhibitions
Gert and Uwe Tobias
17 July 2010 - 03 October 2010
Gert and Uwe Tobias’ large woodcuts, gouache paintings, typewriter drawings and ceramic sculptures combine influences from traditional folk art and abstract art from...
The Small Collections Room
art - Small Collections
The Small Collections Room
17 June 2010 - 03 October 2010
Des Hughes The two largest cabinets contain a new exhibition by Des Hughes, who has gathered an eccentric and engaging collection of found objects, including “antlers,...
Melting Pot
events - Live
Melting Pot
18 June 2010 - 24 September 2010
Every Friday through the summer the Cafe.Bar.Contemporary terrace will be a ‘Melting Pot’ of music. Our new resident DJ's, Pete Bradley, ‘DJ Fluff’ and friends...
Play and Learn sessions
events - Family Events
Play and Learn sessions
17 July 2010 - 03 October 2010
You don’t need to book to take part in a free weekend Play and Learn session. Just ask at reception – they are held every Saturday and Sunday. Led by artists these...
Folk Tale Writing Workshops
events - Talks & Lectures
Folk Tale Writing Workshops
20 July 2010 - 03 August 2010
Simon Heywood, who lectures in folklore and storytelling at Derby University, will lead a series of writing workshops, including forms of the folk tale, European and...
Lunchtime Talks
events - Talks & Lectures
Lunchtime Talks
21 July 2010 - 29 September 2010
Artists, curators and special guests will lead a walk through Gert and Uwe Tobias and Diane Arbus - everyone is most welcome to join them. Time: Every Wednesday, 1pm -...
Free summer family fun
events - Family Events
Free summer family fun
24 July 2010 - 05 September 2010
Visit the world's biggest photo booth for free! Pose for your picture in the world’s biggest photo booth. Every day during the school holidays the world’s biggest...
Photo Booth
events - Special Events
Photo Booth
24 July 2010 - 05 September 2010
Find and download your picture from the World's Biggest Photo Booth Use the link or the slideshow below to find your picture. To take part in The World's Largest...
Alessandro Pessoli
art - Artist Cinema
Alessandro Pessoli
31 July 2010 - 01 August 2010
In Caligola, Pessoli made a beautiful and macabre animation from thousands of his watercolour and ink drawings over a period of four years.(10 mins 30 secs) Saturday...
Meet the Twins
events - Talks & Lectures
Meet the Twins
31 July 2010 - 21 August 2010
Three pairs of identical twins will talk to our visitors in the galleries about the work of Diane Arbus and Gert and Uwe Tobias. Timothy and Matthew Chesney, Hayley and...
Wholesome Fish
events - Live
Wholesome Fish
31 July 2010
With a raucous harmony of traditional instruments (fiddle, harmonica, accordion, banjo and guitar) underpinned by a cooking rhythm section, Wholesome Fish create music to...
Scribal Gathering
events - Live
Scribal Gathering
04 August 2010
7.00pm to 10.30pm Café Bar Contemporary in association with Left Lion are pleased to present Scribal Gathering – the first of what is hoped to be a bi monthly...
Geoff Dyer: Explaining a Trick by a Further Trick
events - Talks & Lectures
Geoff Dyer: Explaining a Trick by a Further Trick
05 August 2010
Geoff Dyer is a successful novelist, winner of the Somerset Maugham Award, as well as a photography historian and journalist. In this lecture he discusses Arbus’s work...
Charles Washington Quintet
events - Live
Charles Washington Quintet
07 August 2010
The Charles Washington Quintet returns to Cafe.Bar.Live, playing an entertaining mix of soulful ballads, lively swing and latin jazz standards. The band is led by...

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