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BRIAN BILSTON artists, supported by emerging and
Wednesday 20 September, 7:30pm local creatives.
Huntingdon Hall
In its third year, Worcester Paint
Brian Bilston has Festival will see another 35 pieces of
been described art appear on local walls, alongside
as the Banksy Paint the Streets, a major exhibition
of poetry and of graffiti history at Worcester Art
Twitter’s unofficial Gallery & Museum, which runs from
Poet Laureate; September 2023 to January 2024.
with over 200,000 All participants will receive a T-shirt,
followers on social Find out more at www. medal and goody bag. There is ample
media, Brian has worcesterpaintfestival.co.uk city centre parking, baggage services
become truly and plenty of fun activities for those
beloved by the not taking part.
online community. WORCESTER MUSIC FESTIVAL
Friday 15 – Sunday 17 September, Find out more at
His first collection of poetry, You Took 12noon to midnight www.worcestercityrun.com
the Last Bus Home, was published Various locations across the city
by Unbound. Diary of a Somebody
(Picador) was shortlisted for the Costa The festival takes place in more than WORCESTERSHIRE ARCHIVE &
First Novel Award and the McKitterick 20 venues in Worcester city centre, ARCHAEOLOGY SERVICE
Prize. Alexa, What Is There to Know hosting around 250 bands over EXPLORE THE PAST BEHIND THE
About Love?, his latest collection, was three days as well as a number of SCENES TOUR
described by one reviewer as ‘the workshops.
funniest collection of humorous verse I
have seen in a long time’. This year, the festival’s enthusiastic
team of volunteers will be raising
His poem ‘Refugees’ was set to music money for The Myriad Centre, a
by Mark-Anthony Turnage for his 2019 charitable organisation that supports
song cycle of the same name, and Fifty young people living with profound and
Ways to Score a Goal, a collection of multiple learning disabilities.
poems about football for children, was
published in 2021. Find out more at Saturday 23 September, 11-11:45am
www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk or 1:30-2:15pm
Book tickets on 01905 611 427 or at The Hive - Level 2
www.worcestertheatres.co.uk
Join archivists
for a behind the
WORCESTER PAINT FESTIVAL 2023 scenes tour of
Friday 15 – Saturday 16 September what is unique,
Various locations across the city special and
treasured about
The Paint Festival brings renowned Worcestershire
names in the street art scene to MeMe Detroit performing at the Marrs Archives and
Worcester to create a high quality, Bar at Worcester Music Festival 2022 its wonderful
outdoor free public art trail working collections.
with established UK street and graffiti Highlights will
WORCESTER CITY RUN include a letter
Saturday 16 – Sunday 17 September, sent from the Titanic, Shakespeare’s
all day marriage bond, documents from the
Worcester Racecourse reign of King Charles I and II and the
Worcestershire Photographic Survey.
The Worcester City Runs return
bigger and better than ever for a full Book tickets:
weekend. The ninth Worcester City www.explorethepast.co.uk/events
10K and Half Marathon will set off on
photography: elliot parker Junior Run returning at 8.45am. The To find out what other events are
Sunday morning, with the popular
happening in the city, visit www.
weekend will include the return of
visitworcester.co.uk or download the
Paula’s Families on Track, a fun family
Discover App from your smartphone
relay event taking place on Saturday
appstore and select Worcester.
16 September.

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