Jessica Hynes is turning on the creative quarter's Christmas lights
AKA the Cheesegrater, 250 seat theatre, 500 capacity standing, bar, food, everything! Support it people!
I been here! See more in my gigography.
In the old [fg=dunks]Dunks building[/fg]
Two new vegan places opening in Folkestone soon, to accompany Beano and Dr Legumes (can't believe we haven't been in their new place yet)... Sister Seitan is one and they have another thing at the Cheesegrater: Sister Seitan pop-up
Got tickets today, two in the middle of the front row raised row, must have been the first to get tickets. I didn't fancy the floor seats, there are about 4 rows of seats on the flat in front of us but we'll be looking over their heads. It's not a big place.
Please find below invitations to the THI Heritage Interpreting Conference on 3rd & 4th March 2016.2016-02-10
Don't miss out on this one like you missed out on Ross Noble... Al Murray is doing a warmup show for his tour, at the Quarterhouse on the 7th September 2016. Tickets on sale 4pm today, will sell out quite fast I'd have thought.
Edinburgh previews, two comedy shows at a proper bargain price.
WAT? Romesh Ranganathan has pulled out, possibly of the whole tour. Mark Steel has stepped in to replace him. Call the venue for details.
Seen him before very interesting and surprisingly snarky too. Think h's fairly local too.
So we went OUT! We never go out! On a Sunday night too, to see Reginald D Hunter doing a cheeky warmup of his new show "The Man Who Knew As Much As Such". A nice intimate show from a big TV name. Up close and personal, not even a stage, just him with a table next to him and a mic stand in front, then us. Well four rows of other seats and then "us" as in Clare and myself, but I meant "us" as in the audience.
We're in row A. This is not the very front row, oddly, though I could have got this if I wanted... this is the front row of the main block, it's where we sat for Richard Herring, which I think was the last time we went there. Hmm lawks, that was before we lived in this house. We don't get out much...
Small show, a warm up at the cheese grater, 26th April. Tickets on sale 10am 2nd April (I hope it's not an april fool). Bet tickets have gone by the time you read this, hope we get some...
out of off of Iron Maiden, one night only. quarterhouse.co.uk/whats-on/steve-harris-british-lion?dm_i=1EH5,2L0O5,7GQ06D,9FJVR,1
On Wednesday, 14 May, 7.00 pm at Quarterhouse, Folkestone, Major Gordon Corrigan will talk on The Hundred Years War. Always a lively speaker with a new angle, military historian Gordon Corrigan is certain to provide some fresh insights into this conflict. He will reveal the horrors of battle and the machinations of power that have shaped a millennium of Anglo-French relationships. It may sound far away but there are many uncanny echoes with our present world. Major Gordon Corrigan spent much of his service life with the Royal Gurkha Rifles. Tickets: Adult 7 Concessions 5 quarterhouse.co.uk/whats-on/a-great-and-glorious-adventure-gordon-corrigan
This month for your pleasure...2014-03-14
With local celebretarian Jessica Hynes out of Spaced and everything!
Actually sounds more like mime, hmm, a double bill anyway... Chez Moi Circus and Ni Omnibus
Influencing the likes of Rammstein and Ministry, Fear Factory also merged the idea of melodic vocals erupting from death metal screaming long before it became modern metal's de-riguer.
Richard Herring is coming back to the Cheesegrater in April with his Talking Cock show. The show is over ten years old now, but I saw it at Edinburgh this year and it's constantly changing... there is a survey to be filled out on richardherring.com where you can take part in the show before it's even happend...
The irrepressible innkeeper will be serving up his premier brew of ale-inspired acumen and bar-room buffoonery this autumn, as part of his 2012 THE ONLY WAY IS EPIC TOUR.
The irrepressible innkeeper will be serving up his premier brew of ale-inspired acumen and bar-room buffoonery this autumn, as part of his 2012 THE ONLY WAY IS EPIC TOUR.
Tickets on sale Friday morning (ie probably sold out by the time you see this)
On Friday 9th, there will also be two presentations by Trevor Minter (Folkestone Harbour Company) and Toby Denham (Farrells Architects) from 4 - 5.30pm and 7 - 8.30pm at the Quarterhouse, Tontine Street.
Punk songs on folk instruments. Yes that Ade Edmondson...
Folkestone Harbour Company will be hosting a public consultation to exhibit the updated Seafront Masterplan, 'A Year On', from the 8th to the 10th December 2011 in the Triennial Visitor Centre, Tontine Street. Opening times are 10.00 am 8.30 pm on the 8th December, and 10.00 am 5.30 pm on the 9th and 10th December.2011-11-24
Just missed the mailout this one, though doesn't sound like my sort of event: CIRCUS RECORDS TAKEOVER - AUGUST BH SUNDAY @ QuarterHouse Folkestone : FLUX PAVILLION : DOCTOR P : FUNTCASE : SLUMDOGS : ROKSONIX : DJ CAPTAIN CRUNCH !!
Quarterhouse are delighted to announce 3 special Edinburgh Previews of Dave Gorman's Powerpoint Presentation. The man behind Are You Dave Gorman? and Googlewhack Adventure returns with a brand new show.
Film, part of the skabour festival. 1981 British documentary film about the English 2 Tone music genre.
Bluesky PIE's Secret Parties are already legendary. What's the secret? You pay your money but you have no idea what you are going to see that night, the only clue we give you is theme of the night - QUARANTINE!
Fan of The Inbetweeners? Who isn't! Don't miss your chance to see the fabulous Greg Davies, who plays Mr Gilbert, with his hotly anticipated solo show.
Quarterhouse, 45 Tontine Street, Folkestone, Kent. CT20 1JT
Quarterhouse, 45 Tontine Street, Folkestone, Kent CT20 1JT - 01303 858500
The Dub Pistols formed in the mid-90s out of the chaos and energy erupting from the Heavenly Social-spawned big beat scene... more
Few bands can raise a roof or ignite a festival crowd with more rabblerousing aplomb than Dub Pistols. Playing at Quarterhouse this Friday, 29th October. They will be supported by the fantastic Canterbury-based legends Zoo For You. Check them out here.
The Dub Pistols formed in the mid-90s out of the chaos and energy erupting from the Heavenly Social-spawned big beat scene. Barry Ashworth had been in indie-dance outfit Deja Vu, who scored with their cover of the Woodentops Why Why Why, while Jason was half of Wall Of Sound duo Ceasefire with noted reprobate Derek Dahlarge. The pair appreciated the vast musical earthquakes going back to the late 50s when ska was born, determined to mirror their wildly-diverse tastes in similar fashion to heroes like The Clash and Specials, who spectacularly broke out of punks confines to embrace other musical forms like reggae. Few bands can raise a roof or ignite a festival crowd with more rabble-rousing aplomb than this crew. They recently supported The Specials, in Brixton, during the latters phenomenal come-back tour last year.Dub Pistols then embarked on a national tour before a hectic string of festival dates, including Glastonbury, Bestival, Glade, Beautiful Days, Rock Ness and Bloom.
Full details probably on folkestonelitfest.co.uk
ah it all makes sense, he is djing at cocktail night at the cheesegrater... don't worry it all went in!
Take a look at what's on in Folkestone's Creative Quarter over the Bank Holiday Weekend and our great comedy, family, music and film events coming up in September.
I used to go and see these guys in Portsmouth about a MILLION BILLION years ago. Seriously, pre-britpop when dinosaurs still roamed the earth. They were great then. Enjoy! Plus Rob Deering, off TV.
[s]Raymond & Mr Timpkins Revue, Rob Deering and Joe Bor. 8pm[/s] Oh dear, cancelled, sorry
The Raymond and Mr Timpkins Review are at the Cheesegrater this Saturday. I have seen them LOTS, they are from Portsmouth.
[s]If you didn't make it to Ozzy Osbourne this week why not console yourselves with this, at the Quarterhouse? I think it could be funny for entirely unintended reasons. In fact, I think it could be (wait for it) MAGIC![/s]
This celebrated broadcaster, raconteur, writer and cook combines comedy with inventive cuisine in a wonderfully funny, laid back evening's entertainment
Mr Chris Addison off Bafta Award-winning comedy The Thick of It, In The Loop, Skins, Lab Rats and his own brand new 5 live show '7 day Sunday', is back with a brand new show of his critically acclaimed stand-up
AKA the Cheesegrater, 250 seat theatre, 500 capacity standing, bar, food, everything! Support it people!
Open afternoon 2-5pm We have opportunities for artists and creative businesses to join the Creative Quarter. Spaces to rent include apartments, artist studios, offices and retail units. To attend please email info@creativefoundation.org.uk or call 01303
I used to go and see the Raymond and Mr Timpkins revue in Portsmouth about a million billion years ago, before I moved to London, which was before I moved to Folkestone. This is the early '90s I'm talking about, when dinosaurs still roamed the earth. They were great then, these guys must be their sons or something surely:
Wheatus 10th anniversary tour! Surely you remember, Teenage Dirtbag? That's one of my very very few five star rated songs on itunes, maybe I'll go...
Musicians from Folkestone and beyond join together to raise money for the DEC Haitian Earthquake Appeal, including The Archie Wah Wahs, Tess, The Dealers and Pete Molinari. Book now
We'll be there, looking forward to it. Going out, on a Friday night, imagine! Hope we can find time for a drink before and after, but where, Wetherspoons maybe?
special festival preview evening will take place on Thursday, October 29 at 5.30pm at Quarterhouse, where actress Leslie Caron will talk about her life. This will be followed by a screening of the 1958 film Gigi in which she starred
Folkestone Literary Festival is now to be known as Folkestone Book Festival
With the new Autumn / Winter programme due for release and a brand new website at the beginning of September , Quarterhouse is getting ready for a jam-packed season of great events, starting with.....
I run a company called 'Metamorphosis Belly Dance' ([url]www.metabellydance.co.uk[/url]) which provides hour workshops to teach Belly Dance at parties in Kent.
Full programme will be announced this weekend, go to standupfolkestone.com for full details.
[flickr]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2456/3548426694_5919050837.jpg[/flickr] I know it says about being especially for staff, but the man in charge told me I could extend this to visitors to [[http://www.folkestonegerald.com the 'Gerald. Get in quick!
Showcasing the best up and coming bands around, including punk rock band, More Than Normal.
They're calling it a warm up, tickets are 25! Guess they have to stump up a lot to get a big name like that to appear at a small new venue... Friday 22nd May, get in quick if I was you. Hmm, our baby is due that weekend, think we can still go?
Andy Zaltzman, delivering sharp satire and comedic brilliance, the hilariously witty Dan Atkinson, with the award-winning Henry Paker as compere for the night.
Following on from an extremely successful opening month, Quarterhouse continues to expand its programme with a fantastic host of events throughout April. From stand up comedy for adults to a trip down memory lane for all Blondie fans, Quarterhouse has something for everyone.
Twice BBC Jazz Award nominees, the Robert Mitchell Trio will perform original compositions along with arrangements by other contemporary artists including Radiohead and Massive Attack.
London band, Dead Kids, are led by charismatic front-man Mike Title and play a violently intense style of keyboard-driven new wave/post-punk. Supported by Koko von Napoo and Young Liars resident DJs.
[www.3daftmonkeys.co.uk Cornish folk rock trio, plus Lucy Kitt, Syd Arthur and Amber Room.
Is this one of those where you all get headphones? A flash mob type thing, how modern!
Join salsa-pros Mauro Casali and Eva Hurychova and local salsa club, Salsa-Asi for an evening of lessons and then the chance to strut your stuff on the dance floor to the simmering and explosive Cuban-salsa band, Cache.
Popped along to the opening evening of the Cheesegrater last night (also know as The Quarterhouse), Folkestone's new flagship venue. It's alright! It seems a bit stark inside, but then there were only a few invited guests inside (er, people who had expressed some kind of interest online, or who had just walked in off the street). When it's heaving with a crowd of 500 it will be a different matter. It has fine modern facilities for teh putting on of performances, including a MAD bed spring like safety net ceiling that the techs and lighting engineers can bound across to change lights and things. Every show will look like that Cirque de Soleil show I went to with the performers bouncing off the ceiling...
Starts the Month of Music at this brand new venue... Nick Harrison, Seven Story Down, Floors and Walls and Kids Love Lies and then acoustic sets in the bar with MC Spooka, Mr Barista, Outa City Committee and Tom Williams
"From folk to rock, pop to indie and electronica to jazz, whatever your tastes we want you to come and help us celebrate Quarterhouse's first month!" stay tuned for details. Local bands is my guess, please let me be wrong. Let the Smith reunion begin!
SORT OF been invited to this do. Someone more important than me can't make it and I might go in their place:
Here on archdaily.com. CMS Secretary of State Andy Burnham, performs the official opening of our new venue on the 5th of March. Where's my invite? Big ups to Number 11 (not that one), who did invite me to their opening do on Thursday. Sorry I couldn't make it.
New Folkestone flagship venue The Quarterhouse has announced it's Month of Music:
FRI 6 BBC KENT INTRODUCING: 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY SAT 7 SWAY + DJ279 + AFRIKAN BOY/ BUBBZ + MORE FRI 13 SALSA NIGHT FEATURING CACH SAT 14 SELLINDGE MUSIC FESTIVAL MAINSTAGE TALENT: FINAL FRI 20 SHHH! SILENT DISCO SAT 21 3 DAFT MONKEYS + SUPPORTS FRI 27 DEAD KIDS + KOKO VON NAPOO/DJs SAT 28 ROBERT MITCHELL TRIO
So get along! All sounds a little bit expensive to me, I guess I'm just out of touch with what it costs to go to a gig these days, but I would expect to only pay a fiver tops for acts I'd not heard of. Maybe you're cooler than me though and are well up on your your 3 Daft Monkeys Cornish folk rock and so on. I hope this is a success, and this becomes part of the Barfly / Wedgewood Rooms / Joiners type circuit, they were all great local venues for me at the time, where you'd see up and coming and just about established bands at pocket money prices. Ee, and you could leave your back door open! What a moaning git. Dead Kids night sounds like a highlight to me, I might see you there. Or am I confusing them with Black Kids? I hope they shift their ticketing to Ticketweb or Ticketmaster soon, then I can really promote the events and take a little share of the revenue to prop this site up too...
Oh not actually a Month of music (though you can win a guitar there), but music on Fridays and Saturdays for a month:
Every Friday and Saturday evening throughout March, Quarterhouse in Tontine Street, Folkestone will host Music Month - a series of diverse music nights. Featuring a variety of bands, solo artists and musical acts, we want to showcase the type of music you can expect to see regularly at Quarterhouse. From folk to rock, pop to indie and electronica to jazz, whatever your tastes we want you to come and help us celebrate Quarterhouse's first month! Look out for one of our Music Month postcards and enter our competition opposite for the chance to win a guitar and be one of the first to receive the full Music Month programme in the new year.2009-01-12
Who I would like to come to Folkestone (again in some cases):
Dunks is being demolished as we speak! This is a good thing, it means the fab new theatre on Tontine Street is a step closer...
Guessing anyway, that is to replace [[Dunk. Shame to see that building go, hoped they could make more of the original, but I guess it's not practical...
A guide to eating and drinking in Folkestone, Sandgate, Hythe, and the surrounding area... Do you remember when this was the top ranking result for Folkestone Restaurants? All independent, unfortunately unpaid, never spiteful...
See a full list of Folkestone restaurants and bars, browse our reviews...
