Diary Dates for Bamboozle
May 26/27. Structural Weaving with local bamboos
Porthleven Public Hall, C.F.F funded workshop for unemployed
May 29 10-4., Star Lantern making workshop
Public Hall, Porthleven; for lanterns which will be set to sea at dusk as a Bamboozle festival finale- open to allcomers-FREE
June 4 7.30pm Volunteers and Public meeting
Porthleven Football Club. ALL WELCOME
For anyone interested in knowing more and/or helping in any way with festival activities – we are looking for volunteers for all aspects from cutting bamboos to stewarding the procession, erecting marquees, launching lanterns and general dogsbodying (extremely valuable….).
6 & 13 June. Community workshops for the Bamboozle Procession
Porthleven School- FREE
3.30- 5p.m., led by Nina Martin, Amanda Pickering, Pip Wright & Geraldine Jones
6- 7.30p.m Musicians invited to practise with bamboo instruments, led by Dave Brotherton
12/13/14 June. Make and play a bamboo pipe
(3 day workshop 11 – 3 each day ) Porthleven Public Hall
£25 includes materials and tuition
13 June. Printmaking with Susan Deakin
Porthleven Public Hall. £10 per session 10 – 1 and/or 2 – 5pm
Easy collagraph prints on Japanese paper, take home a print and make one to decorate the bamboo structures.
13-15 June. FREE workshops
Recreation ground, The Moors, Porthleven;
- come and help Bamboozle artists, basketweavers and builders with site decoration/ bridge construction. (Also second part of C.C.F funded courses- application only)
15thJune; First and Last Ceilidh Band.
16th June, Bagas Porthia, music and dance evening
16th and 17th, Bamboozle Festival Weekend, FREE ENTRY, programme of events, activities and fun available soon (please send s.a.e or collect from Porthleven)
from 11 – 15 June. BASKETRY AND BAMBOO CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP COURSES
A list of these and other related festival workshops is available (please send s.a.e or collect) or see www.basketryandbeyond.org.uk
15 June. Bamboo architecture in Europe and Colombia.
Porthleven Public Hall 7pm. £3 on door Talk and slides.
During June, Two Basketry Exhibitions
linked with Bamboozle these will be held at Godolphin House and Trelowarren Cornwall Crafts Gallery.
Details of other courses and festival activities are also available on www.basketryandbeyond.org.uk or you can phone 01326 561155 for information
or call at Salt Cellar Workshops, Porthleven to pick up leaflets between 2.30 -6 every day except Wednesday.