Thursday 30 May 2013

June Newsletter! Turn On, June In, Drop Off

Okay, so true to our word, here's that excitin' stuff we've been teasing you with these past few months...

The Arts Space and Lounge is a-changing!  From July 1st, the Lounge will occupy with whole top floor of SHOP with extra seating and goodies to scoff.  The arts space will become a permenant living gallery, called the 'Take It and Leave It Gallery'.  The idea is that you take a piece of art from the gallery that you like, and donate a piece in its place.  Within the lounge and gallery there will also be an area with art equipment permenantly set up from where you create art works to add to the living gallery on the spot.

For this to work it would be really cool if you could contribute. We need art works. Is there something you made that you don't know what to do with?  Well, give it a new lease of life with a new owner, via SHOP - and get something to replace it in return.  We also need frames, art tools, paint sets, etc, if any of you would like to donate anything we - and Art - would be very grateful.

But hang on, that's not all, no! - off the back of the huge success of the Secret Cinema (see below for the next one), we are now getting even more secretive, with the introduction of our Secret Raw Food Cafe! See below for further information and ..... sssshhhh! Don't tell anyone!
 
 

EXHIBITIONS


Lin Ren

Monday June 3rd - Saturday June 29th

A collection of work exploring the archetypes of the self.

raininginaforest.wordpress.com


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Upcoming:

The Take It and Leave It Gallery

Monday July 1st onwards


The Arts Space and Lounge is a-changing!  From July 1st, the Lounge will occupy with whole top floor of SHOP and the arts space will become a permenant living gallery, called the 'Take It and Leave It Gallery'.

The idea is that you take a piece of art from the gallery that you like, and donate a piece in its place.  Within the lounge and gallery there will also be an
area with art equipment permenantly set up from where you create art works to add to the living gallery on the spot.


SHOP-SECRETS


*Secret Raw Food Cafe*


 

Thursday June 6th

Cafe opens at 7pm


  Some of the old skool SHOP-fans may remember the last time we held the raw cafe ... well, it's back!

Three courses of the most tasty raw food and all for the suggested donation of just £7 per person!

Like the Secret Cinema, you will need to make your reservation via email, as space is limited. You will then receive details of the location and you will also receive the menu for the evening and be asked to choose your dishes.

To book yourself in email us!
hello@shoptheshop.co.uk


*Secret Cinema*



Thursday June 13th

7:30pm - 9pm


Remember, the film choice shall remain a secret until the night and to attend you must email to reserve your place, as space is limited.

We will email you your ‘secret password’ to give at the door as you enter.

See how we got on last month, here!

Entry is free with your secret password and there will be free tea, coffee and popcorn available too.

Don’t delay, email today!
 

hello@shoptheshop.co.uk
 
 

EVENTS


WORKSHOP: HOLIDAY SPANISH



Tuesdays: 7pm - 9pm
18th / 25th June
2nd / 9th July



Did you know that there are nearly 500 million Spanish-speakers in the world?  Well, now SHOP is giving you the opportunity to become one of them!

Over four sessions at SHOP you will learn all the esseentials for a Spanish holiday, from how to introduce yourself to booking train tickets, hotels, eating out and asking where the toilets are after one too many
ca
ñas.

The course costs £16 for all four sessions, please email to book and for payment information: hello@shoptheshop.co.uk


WORKSHOP: SPEED LANGUAGING



Wednesday June 26th

6pm - 8pm


Following on from two very successful 'Speed Languaging' events
in April and May, we're now got it going on monthly - next one 26th June!

In case you didn't know, the idea is to help non-native English speakers with their English speaking and conversation skills.  Non-native speakers are paired up with native speakers and then everyone chats for five minutes on a given subject before the bell rings and we all change around.

If you would like to improve your English, or help others improve theirs, the next session is on the 26th June at 6pm - 8pm in SHOP.  Attendance is free, although some people food or drinks to share in the break :-)

 

Speed Language-ing at SHOP

Last night was the second "Speed-Language" session at SHOP!

In case you didn't know, the idea is to help non-native English speakers with their English speaking and conversation skills.  Non-native speakers are paired up with native speakers and then everyone chats for five minutes on a given subject before the bell rings and we all change around.

If you would like to improve your English, or help others improve theirs, the next session is on the 26th June at 6pm - 8pm in SHOP.  Attendance is free, although some people food or drinks to share in the break :-)






Exhibition: Aidan Meighan

For the penultimate show, before the Art Space revolution comes, Bristol-based Illustrator Aidan Meighan exhibited some of his latest work.


To see more visit his site here: Meighan Illustrations 

 






Tuesday 28 May 2013

Monday Stock Blog: You are a Whoa-man! Women's Clothing!

It's Bristol's favourite ... Monday-stock-blog-on-a-Tueday-because-of-the-Bank-Holiday!

We've got a trilogy of great Monday Stock Blogs lined up for you, we've split them into three, as we didn't want to put all the pics up at the same time because that would break the internet with pure undiluted aceness, and perhaps cause a few heart attacks out there. 

We will tell you the line up though!  This week: Women's Clothing, next week: Furniture and Homeware and week three: Men's Clothing, pheweeeeee!

So here we go with the laydeez:

70s does 90s - how did they know?!

70s does pure 70s

SHOP thinks petrol blue is the best colour there be

Mini-mini!

Green suede mini!

This fabric is amazing - *some* people who work at SHOP had a hard time not taking it home

80s mini to which someone added some cute buttons

Here come the florals!

(and some stripes)

Amazing 70s kaftan!

Told you there were some florals coming up: lovely yellow patterned sundress

Floral shirt-dress

Photos don't so this lovely 50s day-dress justice: viewing strongly recommended

70s visualising the 90s again!  Those designers in the 70s were so clever

Heuer-yeah!

80s Jaegar belts dahling

Wilma Flintstone donated this one to SHOP personally

Purses and Clutches!

Monday 20 May 2013

Monday Stock Blog: ¡Viva España!

EasyJet's luggage weight allowance is MEAN!  But we did manage to get a few bits past security in order to bring you the best of Spain!

¡Aquí tienes!
¡Dios Mío!

¡Millones de flores!

Anyone for golf? (Spanish for golf is ... golf)

What's the Spanish for 'Whoa Momma'?!

Millones de flores, mas uno

¡Hombre!

This has to be tried on to be understood, but we can assure you - ¡vale la pena!

Desde West Germany via Madrid y ahora - Bristol

"Leave me Alooooon!" We don't get it, but we love it!

A white jumper, yesterday.

Friday 17 May 2013

Sssssshhhhecret Sssssshhhhinema...






Thank you to those secret cinema goers who attended our first Secret Cinema evening last night - you know who you are ;-)

If you weren't among the lucky few, then our lips are sealed. There was secret food and secret drink and a film enjoyed by one and all. That's all you're getting. Yep, seriously!  

If you want to attend in future... 
 
We will announce the date when the Secret Cinema will take place in the monthly newsletter. 

The film choice shall remain a secret until the night and to attend you must email to reserve your place, as space is limited.We will email you your ‘secret password’ to give on the night as you enter.

Entry is free with your secret password and there will be free tea, coffee and popcorn available too. 

Don’t delay, sign up to the newsletter today!

hello@shoptheshop.co.uk

Monday 13 May 2013

Monday Stock Blog: Well, kind of...

The SHOP camera has decided it doesn't want to go to work today, so no lovely stock pictures to share this week :-(

However, we did happen to take two pictures of the SHOP at the end of last week, so you can just admire those and maybe the eagle-eyed among you can pick out something new :-)

Oh, and there's also some 80s theatre programmes we forgot to put in last weeks...


Get with the programme!

Mens-tastic.

Lounge-nificent

Tuesday 7 May 2013

Monday Stock Blog: Men's and Women's jumpers and tops (Yes, we know it's sunny!)!

Summer maybe poking it's head around the clouds, but SHOP answers to no season!

Imagine you're out in the park, having a great time, - laughing and joking with your friends - when suddenly as the sun goes behind a cloud, the temperature drops *GASP* ... you are definitely going to need a jumper for this occasion, or a light jacket, or a warm top, or a cardigan...

Where's me jumper?!

Jacket required

Got nothing but my t-shirt on.

Mellow Yellow.

Whiter shade of pale.

Disco Inferno

Love fool.