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Save The Forest Dance Party Fundraiser
Saturday 18th from 9pm. NOT SQUARES, LOGIKPARTY, Foxgang and FUELDIVA!
Watch these videos to get a flavour:
Come revel in the sounds of summery and wintery beats coming together and mashing up in one live drumming extravaganza. Dance to the rhythms of:
Edinburgh Uni Drum Soc
Beasties X
The Edinburgh Samba School
Waa Sylla
Winter Drummers
All for just £5 (£4 concessions) - tickets available on the door.
All proceeds go towards the Save The Forest campaign!
Save The Forest Presents: The Blender Redux!
Fundraising Party Weekend
Saturday 11th December
Everything must go!
CALL FOR ARTWORK! EVERYTHING MUST GO!
Art Sale at Forest Café, Bristo Place, 11th – 12th December
A5 artworks in any medium: postcards, canvas, photos, screen prints…get creative!
We’ re looking for artists interested in creating and donating A5 works for an art sale as part of the ‘Save the Forest’ campaign . Email rachel_mccrum@hotmail.com for details.
Deadline for submissions: Wed 8th December.
Artwork can be dropped into the Forest Café: please mark ‘Everything Must Go!’ and let the volunteers know what it is. Or post to Forest Café, 3 Bristo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 1EY. And sign them. We want to know who you are…
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GET A TABLE! There are also opportunities to run a table as part of an Arts & Crafts sale on Saturday 11th December. Contact events@theforest.org.uk, marking your email ‘FAO Stephen’
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WATCH THIS SPACE – ART AUCTION 2011
There will be a high profile auction of contemporary artworks early 2011. Contact auction@theforest.org.uk for further information.
The Forest is… a registered charity, an arts and community project space, an art gallery, a café, a performance space, recording studio, rehearsal room, darkroom, screen printing studio and publishing venue. Powered by the enthusiasm and dedication of hardworking, generous and committed volunteers, it’s been a vivid, vibrant part of Edinburgh’s creative scene for over a decade. It continually offers grassroots support for the arts and creative projects, as well as a place for people to meet, talk, listen, watch, share ideas, make stuff, argue. And eat great burritos.
It is essential that places like the Forest exist in our cities.
EUS (Edinburgh University Settlement), the previous landlord of the current Forest venue was recently declared bankrupt. This led to the immediate and devastating closure of the Roxy Art House. The Forest doesn’t want to go the same way. An awesome fundraising campaign has begun to buy the current building for the Forest, and to continue to run it as an autonomous art space. Supporters of the Forest across the city, the UK and internationally, are mobilising to organise events and ensure that the Forest continues.
For further information and an opportunity to donate to the Forest Fund: http://forestcafe.tumblr.com/
Save The Forest Concert
Friday, December 3rd 7.30-10.30pm
BYOB
8 pounds entrance - all money to the Forest Cafe.
at Pilrig St Paul’s on Leith Walk
Friends of the Forest wanted a tangible way of helping out so they called in some favours from some beautiful musicians who want to help keep the Forest Cafe alive and thriving for generations of musicians. They are having a concert and you should come!
Musical talent for your pleasure:
Aaron Wright & The Aprils -Aaron Wright has had a big year. A triumphant set at Glastonbury was quickly followed by The Hop Farm, on the bill with Bob Dylan. Aaron Wright & The Aprils released their debut e.p Beyond a Pale Horse featuring members of Teenage Fanclub, Camera Obscura and Belle and Sebastian.
William Douglas - frontman of bands House of La and The Wheel will show you the best of what the Edinburgh alt-folk scene is all about.
Hailey Beavis - current contender for best singer-songwriter in Edinburgh? That’s our opinion. Fans of Julie Doiron, Joanna Newsom, & Cat Power will swoon at Hailey’s elaborate word play and unique songwriting. Her band The Sea, The Sea played Nick Cave’s reading at the Roxy Arthouse, and she recently supported Willy Mason at the same venue.
Finn Andrews - enigmatic frontman of The Veils comes to play a solo show for the Forest Cafe. Geoff Travis of Rough Trade has referred to Finn as “A young but maturing real artist in the vein of Nick Cave and David Bowie”. A rare performance. Not to be missed.
Toby Mottershead - immensely talented frontman of Black Diamond Express, perhaps the best underground rock and roll blues band this city has to offer will play some lovely songs for you and maybe some blues songs that may make you weep, a bit.
& Special guests
Advance tickets available at here
CALL FOR ARTWORK! EVERYTHING MUST GO!
Art Sale at Forest Café, Bristo Place, 11th – 12th December
A5 artworks in any medium: postcards, canvas, photos, screen prints…get creative!
We’ re looking for artists interested in creating and donating A5 works for an art sale as part of the ‘Save the Forest’ campaign . Email rachel_mccrum@hotmail.com for details.
Deadline for submissions: Wed 8th December.
Artwork can be dropped into the Forest Café: please mark ‘Everything Must Go!’ and let the volunteers know what it is. Or post to Forest Café, 3 Bristo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 1EY. And sign them. We want to know who you are…
***
GET A TABLE! There are also opportunities to run a table as part of an Arts & Crafts sale on Saturday 11th December. Contact events@theforest.org.uk, marking your email ‘FAO Stephen’
***
WATCH THIS SPACE – ART AUCTION 2011
There will be a high profile auction of contemporary artworks early 2011. Contact auction@theforest.org.uk for further information.
The Forest is… a registered charity, an arts and community project space, an art gallery, a café, a performance space, recording studio, rehearsal room, darkroom, screen printing studio and publishing venue. Powered by the enthusiasm and dedication of hardworking, generous and committed volunteers, it’s been a vivid, vibrant part of Edinburgh’s creative scene for over a decade. It continually offers grassroots support for the arts and creative projects, as well as a place for people to meet, talk, listen, watch, share ideas, make stuff, argue. And eat great burritos.
It is essential that places like the Forest exist in our cities.
EUS (Edinburgh University Settlement), the previous landlord of the current Forest venue was recently declared bankrupt. This led to the immediate and devastating closure of the Roxy Art House. The Forest doesn’t want to go the same way. An awesome fundraising campaign has begun to buy the current building for the Forest, and to continue to run it as an autonomous art space. Supporters of the Forest across the city, the UK and internationally, are mobilising to organise events and ensure that the Forest continues.
For further information and an opportunity to donate to the Forest Fund: http://forestcafe.tumblr.com/
Join the Forest and The Big Red Door in their
MAGICAL MEDIEVAL PROCESSION
Leaving from The Forest (3 Bristo Place) and
…The Big Red Door (10 Lady Lawson)
on JULY 31st at 3pm
we shall march towards The Meadows, wearing crazy costumes, singing and dancing. We will then stop in front of the Pavilion to play games, have workshops, fight in box wars, enjoy delicious food, learn new skills, meet magical creatures and see the most amazing costumes…
all in order to raise money for the 2 charities involved!
Bring your costume and the whole family for a great Saturday afternoon outdoors!
Both venues will have an AFTERPARTY so watch this space…
![There’s a ghost in our house!
We need to make fixey-fixet on the roof. We need to go buildy-buildy some fresh new toilets. We need to do makey-makey much lovely new wiring.
The Forest needs your donations please for our Raise The Roof Campaign!
How you can help;
Use the Pay-Pal button at the top of the site.
Send us a cheque, payable to “The Forest”
Put some coins or notes in our special donation put (ask at the café kitchen)
Use your creative power, host events, spread the word
Forest is completly independent, self-funded and relies on your generosity to make it go work now.
More info?
Speaketh here:
Emma or Lynne, Administrators, The Forest, 3 Bristo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 1EY
0131 220 4538
info[at]theforest.org.uk
Lets bust some ghosts!](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kytur8xoxr1qbobk9o1_75sq.jpg)
There’s a ghost in our house!
We need to make fixey-fixet on the roof. We need to go buildy-buildy some fresh new toilets. We need to do makey-makey much lovely new wiring.
The Forest needs your donations please for our Raise The Roof Campaign!
How you can help;
- Use the Pay-Pal button at the top of the site.
- Send us a cheque, payable to “The Forest”
- Put some coins or notes in our special donation put (ask at the café kitchen)
- Use your creative power, host events, spread the word
Forest is completly independent, self-funded and relies on your generosity to make it go work now.
More info?
Speaketh here:
- Emma or Lynne, Administrators, The Forest, 3 Bristo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 1EY
- 0131 220 4538
- info[at]theforest.org.uk
Lets bust some ghosts!
