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	EVENTS

			Ganapati Clayman A film by Andrew Wood and Jairo Sansone Wednesday 21st May 7.30pm SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA First public viewing of a documentary by a Stroud artist and Italian film maker. Shot in the Tuscan town of Cortona and the Cotswold town of Stroud, it is partly an extraordinary story of the spontaneous making of a film and partly a self portrait of an artist working on the final stages of a commission. The movie is a platform for the artist to share his thoughts and opinions about his working practice and the importance to him of music and dance, Hinduism and spirituality. He shares his gratitude for his life as a professional artist for the last 42 years. Most important of all, he talks of his life as an artist with a disability. This is not a film about sadness, regret or self pity. On the contrary, it is a film about joy and passion. It is life affirming and a valuable manual for those whose lives have been affected by an incurable disease. The film is 20 minutes long and will be followed by a Q&A with Andrew Wood. Tickets: £5 on door

			Hogge and David Hopkinson The Cube host John Street Social Club Friday 23rd May 7pm SVA, 4 John St, Stroud GL5 2HA www.cubecinema.com Hogge and David Hopkinson from the Cube in Bristol host a special John Street Social Club for the Site Festival. The Cube is a Microplex Cinema, arts venue, adult creche and progressive social wellbeing enterprise in central Bristol. The John Street Social Club is a series of weekly Friday night club socials hosted by different artists each week with visuals and audio to share in a non-precious environment. Free

			A Space for the Bittern An exhibition by Simon Ryder in the Old Chancel, Waterhay Saturday 24th–Sunday 25th May 10am-5pm Live performance Saturday 24th. Minibus from Stroud 2pm-4pm Access via farm track from Upper Waterhay Farm, Leigh. Google: SN6 6QY A church nave displaced by flooding, the migration of birdsong due to rising sea levels, the cyclic flow of waters at the source of the Thames, A Space for the Bittern weaves together historical events, current environmental data and future conjecture to explore our shifting relationship with water in a time of climate change. Situated on the southern edge of the Cotswold Water Park, this exhibition includes 3D-printed bronzes, animation, photography and a specially commissioned vocal soundscape by Eleanor Holliday, to create an imaginary space in which to consider how we might need to adapt in the future. ‘A Space for the Bittern’ is the concluding event of a residency in the Cotswold Water Park, hosted by the Cotswold Water Park Trust, funded by Arts Council England, curated by Lesley Greene. The exhibition is supported by Leigh Parish Council, the Churches Conservation Trust, Gloucester City Museum and SVA. Book online for minibus here Entrance free. Parking available nearby. Bring suitable footware

			Simon Munnery Sings Soren Kierkegaard Saturday 24th May 8pm SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA Heard of Simon Munnery? Heard of Soren Kierkegaard? Heard of neither? ‘One of the funniest, most original comedians of the past twenty years’ (Guardian) will endeavour to perform selected extracts from Kierkegaard’s writing, talk about them, and anything else that springs from there. Buckle in. Simon Munnery, also known by his stagenames of Alan Parker: Urban Warrior and The League Against Tedium, is an English comedy writer and experimental standup comedian. Munnery's experimental style is reflected in his on-stage appearance: his unfashionable glasses, homemade clothes (or clothes apparently donated to him by comedian Jeff Green), makeshift props, and dramatic facial hair. The compere for the evening will be Jonny Fluffy Punk. *** (Scotsman). ‘Munnery is an avant-garde comedy god’ ** (Time Out) Tickets: £8 advance, £9 on door. Advanced tickets can be bought online here or from Trading Post, 26 Kendrick Street, Stroud GL5 1AQ

			Stroud Short Stories Sunday 25th May 8pm SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA www.stroudshortstories.blogspot.com Stroud Short Stories returns, refreshed and reinvigorated after its year away, and promises another night of glittering short fiction, featuring ten authors from the local area reading their short stories. With all the stories selected from submissions, and a new editor at the helm, we will be presenting a night of fresh and direct writing, with a mix of established authors and new talent. Stories on previous nights have included country and western divas, haunted dance-halls, celebrity gardeners, misguided spacemen and the sculptural possibilities of pick’n’mix sweets, so be prepared for anything! A night of surprises and top-notch writing is guaranteed. Organised and presented by local author John Holland. To submit stories for future events, visit the website for submissions guidelines. Tickets: £4 on door

	EXHIBITIONS LAST WEEK

			John Wood and Paul Harrison - In Some Film Friday 9th May 6-9pm 10th-25th May Everyday 11am-6pm SVA, Goods Shed, Stroud GL5 3AP SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA The Site Festival 2014 will be opening with an exhibition of new work by John Wood and Paul Harrison in the Brunel Goods Shed in Stroud.This show will include 7 new video works linked by a sense of foreboding and violence, undercut by a lack of spectacle and drama. The show will also include over 50 small drawings and 5 large-scale drawings. Much of the work takes, as a starting point, a generic cinematic moment. This moment is then extended through repetition or super slow motion to become the entirety of the work. It is no longer just a part of the plot. It is the plot. An exhibition catalogue will be available with text from Simon Munnery, writer and experimental standup comedian.John Wood and Paul Harrison are represented by Caroll/Fletcher in London.

			Peter Stiles - Ourselves We Find at Sea Thursday 15th-Sunday 18th 10am-4pm Thursday 22nd-Saturday 24th 10am-4pm 39 King St, Stroud GL5 3DA www.peterstiles.co.uk Peter Stiles has painted pictures of a small area of Devon since 1980. For 15 years he only painted from observation. The forms and colours of the landscape have become the building blocks that he uses in order to construct his compositions which can be compared to the way in which a musician produces variations on a theme. The exhibition will include paintings, sculpture and a text by Paul Harper.

	MORE EXHIBITIONS CONTINUING THIS WEEK

			Brickhouse Stroud 2014 PoohStyx 9th-31st May Thames & Severn Canal, Stroud Rob Chavasse, Ben Sansbury, Lewis Teague Wright Zombie Licks Lorraine Robbins 10th-25th May Everyday 11am-6pm Saturday 7th, 14th and 21st June 10am-4pm 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA Redhanded 10th-31st May Ale House 9 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA Open Studios Taster Exhibition 3rd–31st May Monday-Saturday 10am–5pm, Sunday 11th & 18th May 10am–4pm The Subscription Rooms, George Street, Stroud, GL5 1AE T. 01453 760900 www.subscriptionrooms.org.uk ArteFact or Fiction… Bohl-Grellier 1st-31st May Tuesday-Friday, 10am-5pm, Saturdays and Sundays, 11am-4pm, Bank Holiday Monday, 11am-5pm The Museum in the Park, Stratford Park, Stroud GL5 4AF T. 01453 763394 www.paulgrellier.co.uk www.annmargrethbohl.com

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