Between May and June Talkaoke is going on tour of Essex, so keep your eyes peeled for the pink glowing table of chat in and around Colchester and Tendring.

How does Talkaoke work?

It’s simple! The Talkaoke host sits in the middle of a round table and you, the participants, sit around the outside. You are invited to talk about anything you like. Each discussion is a journey from one unexpected subject to another: it can be topical, funny, deep, surreal, and everything in between. The conversation will be visualised live by a digital illustrator! It’s a drop in – so feel free to stay for as long or as little as you can.

We are collaborating with St Helena Hospice and a number of grassroots organisations in Essex. St Helena provides specialist palliative and end of life care to local people facing incurable illness in north east Essex, supporting them, their families, friends and carers.

www.sthelena.org.uk

Talkaoke Live in Essex – Programme

Saturday 20th May

10am – 12pm Talkaoke at One Colchester Hub, 4-6 Long Wyre St, CO1 1LH

10am – 2pm Leaving Your Mark workshop by Textile Collective

1pm – 4pm Talkaoke outdoors at Lion Walk Shopping Centre

Leaving Your Mark art workshop with Kirsta McSkimming from Textile Collective

A drawing/mark-making workshop based around and interpreting the idea of what we leave behind when we die.

By constructing a still life display using personal emotive items found in the home like picture frames, clothing, ornaments, and books we will encourage and support participants to create drawings of the still life display using traditional drawing and mark-making techniques.

Using these type of techniques helps to create lively, fresh and energetic drawings, which is in stark contrast to the weighty, static subject matter they are working with.

Bank Holiday Monday 29th May

11am – 4pm Talkaoke at Hospital Radio Fun Day, at Lower Castle Park, Colchester

Admission £5, children go free

Hospital Radio has been in existence for almost 60 years, and broadcast our services 24/7 to hospital patients across the Colchester area. It is a completely free service, run by volunteers that aims to make a patients stay in hospital a bit more enjoyable.

Saturday 24th June

12pm -5pm Talkaoke at Festival of Rice and Spice, Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JH

Celebrate Colchester’s diverse community through food, music and performances at the town’s annual festival of Rice and Spice – including children’s activities, workshops and a huge variety of food stalls. A community event for everyone! Located in the lovely grounds of Colchester’s Firstsite art gallery, the Rice and Spice Festival offers an afternoon of good food, fun and entertainment.

Thursday 6th July

Talkaoke with Sir Martin Frobisher Academy

More dates coming soon…