Event: Music in the Cells with violinist Russell Dawson
When and Where: July 9, at 4.15pm in the Cells at Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum.
Cost: There is no additional charge for this event but a valid ticket to the museum must be presented to access the cells.
More Info: Shire Hall gets back to its cultural roots, with folk music being performed in the cells by violinist Russell Dawson. These underground spaces will resound with the music familiar to those held here before trial in the nineteenth-century.
There is no additional charge for this event but a valid ticket to the museum must be presented to access the cells. Tickets to the cells and courtroom can be bought at the museum’s front desk or online.
To contact: Visit www.shirehalldorset.org, find the team on Facebook @DorsetShireHall, Instagram @shire_hall_dorset and on Twitter @ShireHallDorset.
Event: Shire Hall Creative Café with Gail Aldwin
When and where: July 18, from 11am – 3pm at Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum.
Cost: This event is free. Make an appointment by emailing [email protected] or drop in on the day.
More info: Local writer Gail Aldwin is running a creative writing residency from Shire Hall’s cafe. Writers at all stages of their writing journey are welcome to:
- receive feedback on up to 1,000 words of their creative writing
- discuss their writing project
- kick-start a new piece of writing
- purchase her book – Paisley Shirt
Gail Aldwin is a prize-winning writer of short fiction and poetry. As Chair of the Dorset Writers’ Network she supports writers by connecting creative communities. She is a visiting tutor at Arts University Bournemouth and author of Paisley Shirt, a collection of short fiction.
The event is free. Make an appointment by emailing [email protected] or drop in on the day.
To contact: Visit www.shirehalldorset.org, find the team on Facebook @DorsetShireHall, Instagram @shire_hall_dorset and on Twitter @ShireHallDorset.
Event: Justice Café: Dorset’s Hidden Histories with Louisa Adjoa Parker
When and where: July 25, at 6.30pm (door and bar from 6pm.)
Cost: Tickets are £5.
More info: The talk follows the story of Dorset’s hidden black histories, beginning with the African slave trade era and links with local slave traders, abolitionists and enslaved Africans who came to Dorset – right up to contemporary case studies of black people in Dorset. Louise also looks at the fascinating stories of the Edwardian entertainers who came to Dorset and locally, the presence of the thousands of African American GIs during the run up to D-Day.
This talk is based on the research carried out by Louisa Adjoa Parker for the Dorset’s Hidden Histories book, published by Development Education in Dorset in 2007. Louisa Adjoa Parker is a writer of Ghanaian and white English heritage, and has lived in the South West for most of her life. She writes black (or global) history, poetry, fiction and opinion pieces. She is passionate about equality and social justice. Visit her website at www.louisaadjoaparker.com
To contact: Visit www.shirehalldorset.org, find the team on Facebook @DorsetShireHall, Instagram @shire_hall_dorset and on Twitter @ShireHallDorset.
