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The week's Art Fix is Halloween-themed, celebrating all things spooky and supernatural. Get into the spirit with some Spooky Showtunes at Reg's Garden, or dress up as Witches and Warlocks at the Smuggler's Inn. For those who don't celebrate, there's a family-friendly Light Party at the Town Church as an alternative...
Every weekend, Express presents a selection of exhibitions, performances, workshops, events and other historic, creative and delicious content to help islanders get their weekly dose of culture.
Here's this week's offering...
Tickets are £2 and available online via Eventbrite.
Parish 13 will be returning to the Old Smugglers Inn for their infamous Halloween event and playing live from 8.30 pm. The theme this year is Witches and Warlocks for those who wish to dress up!
The Old Smuggler's Inn Tennerfest menu is available from 17.30-20:30, with booking advised. There will also be a range of CAMRA award-winning beers and ciders on offer.
This event is free, but you can reserve a space via Eventbrite.
ArtsCentreTheatre presents a trilogy of original one-act plays, each directed by a different member of ACT; linked but separate, each featuring members of the same family at three significant moments in their lives: a birth, a wedding (just the one) and a funeral.
As everyone knows, these three important occasions can sometimes be the only times that all, (or, at least most) of the members and generations of a family make the journey from the four corners of the circular globe to come together in one place for a shindig. As such, they are an emotional cauldron in which ancient grievances, imagined slights, generational differences and dissatisfaction with the catering bubble to the surface and erupt in the most spectacular fashion. So, strap yourselves in; it’s going to be three very bumpy rides.
Hatched, Matched & Dispatched runs from 2 -5 November at 7:30pm each evening at the Arts Centre. The play contains adult themes, strong language and is unsuitable for under 13s.
Tickets can be purchased online, with a special 2-for-1 offer on opening night.
Local filmmakers are being given the chance to have their work screened at ArtHouse Jersey's nights of underground short films with Exploding Cinema on the 3-4 December.
The deadline for submissions is 18 November. You can find more information and submission guidelines on ArtHouse Jersey's website.
As an alternative to Halloween, St. Helier Town Church will be hosting a family-friendly Light Party on Monday 31 October at 17:45.
There will be family fun, food, games, activities and a goodie bags. This event is free but spaces must be reserved via Eventbrite.
Jersey Youth Performing Arts (JYPA) are back with Romeo and Juliet (The Musical) a new adaptation of Shakespeare's iconic love story.
JYPA is a charity for young people in Jersey which aims to encourage inclusivity and promote the educational and social benefits of involvement in the performing arts. This production of Romeo and Juliet features a cast of thirty, all aged between nine and eighteen years, who will take to the stage to tell the story of the original star-crossed lovers who, ripped apart by the bitter divisions of their parent's, risk everything to be together.
The play has been adapted by Rhona Richards who explained why JYPA wanted to perform the classic love story, "I was very lucky in that I was taught in a way that emphasised that the stories Shakespeare tells are timeless and deal with universal human emotion. I've never believed that they are 'sacred texts' that can only be performed in a particular traditional manner and our production is a shortened version with musical numbers that help to tell the story in a new way. I know that some people think Shakespeare is difficult or boring, but I guarantee that our Romeo and Juliet will change their mind!"
Romeo and Juliet is at Jersey Arts Centre from 27– 29 October with performances at 19:00 each evening and a matinee at 14:00 on Saturday. Tickets are on sale now from www.artscentre.je.
Come and skele-brate Halloween with your favourite furry friends at Jersey Zoo! No tricks and plenty of treats are awaiting you at our bewitching Museum of Bones.
From Thursday 20 October to Sunday 6 November, Museum of Bones will display a range of fascinating skeletons and skulls. You’ll have a bone-afide thrill at this limited-edition enchanted exhibition!
There are many surprises instore. This skeleton party offers enthralling excavation digs and amazing ancient artefacts. Don’t forget, the primate skulls will be watching you too!
This fang-tastic event will only be open for an exclusive 18 days at the Durrell Discovery Centre. Entry is free for members and normal admissions apply for non-members.
Find out more HERE.
ArtHouse Jersy’s latest exhibition, The Sound of Colour, takes visitors on a sensory journey through the work of four international artists each offering a particular take on how we perceive and experience the world around us.
Drawing inspiration from playful digital exhibitions in the halls of Tate Modern, the show features immersive installations and interactive projections, from bold, psychedelic ‘liquid’ projections that respond to the music of Monteverdi, to invisible weather patterns and microscopic insect sounds, the show employs technology to play with sound and light, creating illusions and sensory stimulation.
The show is open for its last two days from 10:30am to 7pm on Friday 28 October and 10:30am to 6pm on Saturday 29 October. It is located at ArtHouse Jersey at Capital House at 8 Church Street.
For more information, you can click HERE.
Local charity Art in the Frame, currently based at The Harbour Gallery in St Aubin, received funding for five new sewing machines from HIGHVERN allowing them to continue to teach students from local schools as well as offering practical lessons and support to the community.
Art in the Frame welcomed New Zealand artist into The Textile Centre last week to work with students and adults on a range of textile projects. Alysn Midgelow Marsden is an award-winning artist and teacher who uses textiles, wires, plastic and metal in her work as she explores the social stereotypes of textiles and stitch.
The charity would welcome further support or donations from the public ahead of its move to new premises next year. Please get in touch with Pat Robson at partintheframe@yahoo.co.uk for more information about textile classes or to make a donation.
Jersey Post is celebrating Jèrriais, the traditional language of Jersey, with a set of six stamps and a miniature sheet to be issued on 6 September 2022. Illustrated by local artist Ron Mills, the stamps feature Jèrriais words and phrases on the theme of the natural environment.
2022 marks the beginning of the UNESCO International Decade of Indigenous Languages. This global initiative has been designated by the United Nations General Assembly to draw attention to the critical situation of many indigenous languages across the world, and to encourage action for their preservation, revitalisation and promotion.
A form of the Norman language, Jèrriais is the traditional national dialect of Jersey and has played an integral role in shaping Jersey’s culture and heritage. Few people speak Jèrriais today, but up until the 20th century it was spoken by the majority of the population.
Each of the six stamps in the set represents a geological/topographical feature of Jersey and contains the Jèrriais word or phrase, a definition and a phonetic spelling. The stamps will be available to buy online or from all branches of Jersey Post from 6 September 2022.
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