Brilliant impulsive jaunt to finally explore Factory International #feteofbritain - brimful of joy with Jennifer Reid belting it out and Mike Garry mingling like a messiah plus FolkDanceRemixd and Commoners Choir - rousing and inspiring- THANK YOU 🙏🙌🏻

‘Vision Up’ exhibition opens this evening, UpCo in Otley - artists making work around a theme of visual impairment, art that can be seen, touched, stroked; even to be looked at in the dark. Come along and ‘see’ for yourself.

Apparently for some reason it's a good marketing ploy to, rather than simply announce your tour on social media, you build to the announcement by announcing you'll be making an announcement tomorrow. So stand by for an announcement tomorrow! Or just go to my website gigs page now

This up next at UpCo.

smorgasBOARD has landed. £18 plus p&p. Mothballed for 3 years while I focused on publishing other peoples' stuff on the Red Fez List. 150 pages, with recipes inspired by my travels, illustrations and photos taken along the way. redfezbooks.co.uk

Otley, Thursday, film, drink, chat.

Showing ‘Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie’ at UpCo in Otley, Yorkshire. Thursday 21 September, cheap as chips, possibly with a chat afterwards. The film was banned from Glastonbury and Tolpuddle, so here’s a chance to see it for yourself and make your own mind up…

We hosted Carol Hodge tonight. She was superb. We can’t believe we set up a space where people can come and be brilliant. You should join us.

Setting up the room for this evening’s showing of ‘Orlando’. Centre of Otley, feel free to have a swim in the river before you get here! Starts at 7pm.

A lovely opening for #sunupfestival2023 in #otley today. So many artists, doing brilliant things. Extra mega thanks to #CaseyOre for painting my 'the writer is in/out' sign to finish my writing desk off. I absolutely love it. I am so excited that my residency has begun.

SunUp Exhibition and festival opening at UpCo in Otley today. Spike came along and took up residence as an exhibit. Offers over £25 considered.

Definitely allotment weather.
Have a lovely day everyone 🌱😎🥕🍏☕
Yes they do owe us a living, they're supposed to work for us.

#gardening #singing #friends
#protest #GardenersWorld

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Draw Up! A unique event at UpCo, Otley – jazz-poet-trio Atatu will play in the round as we draw, sketch and paint, responding to both the music and the movement of the band. Very limited spaces, essential drawing materials provided but feel free to bring your own…

SUN UP FESTIVAL IS BACK! Otley’s festival of Summer Solstice with exhibition and events for everyone. We are partnering with Otley Live for an exciting programme of music - Come and join us at UpCo. And for starters, an evening with the fantastic Carol Hodge.

Last night’s lovely end-of-the-exhibition event, Rich Seipp and Heather Dawe talking about (frankly ridiculous) cycling rides. Coming next to UpCo is the month-long Sun Up Festival - music, art, films, all sorts of shenanigans. Keep an eye out.

The exhibition is over and the final evening was great.
Over the three events we talked about running, painting, cycling and art.
It was lovely.
Fuck the Coronation.

UpCo this afternoon (Saturday) 1-4pm for a continuing joint exhibition of paintings and prints based on a shared love of running, cycling and climbing in the mountains. Landscapes to cross & tackle, big skies to head for. Pop in if you’re in Otley! Graham Pilling Heather Dawe

Today! Graham of Graham Pilling will be in the UpCo gallery in Otley recovering from the cycle across the hills to get there. He’ll be this afternoon’s host for the UPHILL exhibition - he likes to call it “invigilating” - all welcome!

Oi oi oi!

#GOYA
#GetOffYourArse
#LiveMusic #Leeds2023

Info and tix at
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Us, Leeds, You? #GOYA