Celebrate Sillitoe

Celebrate Sillitoe

on the 27^th of Oct 2012

Sillitoe Day

11am – 5pm
£15 (includes limited edition book)
Where: Nottingham Contemporary’s The Space

The Alan Sillitoe Committee present the 2nd Sillitoe Day, at Nottingham Contemporary. They will be launching a Mobile Phone App (commissioned by the BBC and Arts Council England) creating a literary trail through Sillitoe’s Nottingham, and a re-press of Alan’s book The Open Door. There will also be talks from Nottingham writers, Billy Ivory, Michael Eaton, Al Needham, Neil Fulwood and others, a film short 'Mimic' (a Sillitoe short story) and a preview of Frank Abbott's remix of Saturday Night and Sunday Morning.

Book online or at Reception

 

Sillitoe Evening

8pm – 12pm

Free
Where: Nottingham Contemporary’s Café/Bar

Spoken word with attitude from Andrew ‘MulletProofPoet’ Graves, John Marriott, Sarah Shrugs, beatboxer Motormouf, and music from Sleaford Mods and local legends Gaffa.

Whilst entry is free, a £3 donation to the Alan Sillitoe Memorial Fund is encouraged.

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To get you in the mood, visit The Space and view the virtual tour of Sillitoe’s Nottingham, focusing on five feature locations from the trail.