May Newsletter!

As promised, after the quiet of April, comes the kicking and screamingness of May - with the extra-specialnessness of the return of an old SHOP favourite!

SHOP has had a little bit of a face lift during April: not only have we got ourselves some lovely new items of furniture, but we also LITERALLY had the face of SHOP lifted off - to replace some of those 500 year old rotten timbres! It all looks right good.

As for this month: the brilliant 'Speed Languaging' event we had in April is returning, along with, not one, but two, TMT baking workSHOPs! Oh! and, of course, we have another exhibition in the Art Space. Pretty good, huh?! That's not it...

AND finally, for those of you who cry yourselves to sleep at night, or huddle close to other SHOP-Club members, still unable to come to terms with the harsh reality of having no more SHOP Cinema in your life to give it it's meaning, you can dry those tears ... because (if it's not obvious) ... IT'S BACK! Yep! You heard right. See below for all the exciting details...

There are still some OTHER exciting plans we need to tell you about, but that's your fill for now.

 

EXHIBITIONS

Aidan Meighan

April 30th - Saturday June 1st

Bristol-based illustrator Aidan Meighan shows some of his recent work.

meighanillustrations.blogspot.com


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Upcoming show...


Lin Ren

Monday June 3rd - Saturday June 29th

A collection of work exploring the archetypes of the self.

raininginaforest.wordpress.com

EVENTS

WORKSHOP: SPEED LANGUAGING



Wednesday May 29th

6pm - 8pm

Following on from the very succesful first 'Speed Languaging' event
in April, we're now planning on making them monthly!

Pop along and help improve someone else's English, or improve your own!
Loads of tasty food on tap too!

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WORKSHOP: TASTY MOTHER'S TUCKER



Wednesday May 8th: 6pm - 8pm
Saturday 11th: 2pm - 4pm


The TMT monthly WorkSHOP returns, not once, but twice!
Teaching you the simple ways to bake for yourself!

^{The WorkSHOP is free (TMT do ask for small fee to cover cost of the ingredients), but you will need to book your place: hello@shoptheshop.co.uk}

 

 

*Secret Cinema*



Thursday June 15th

SHOP cinema nights are back!

BUT with a twist!

DUM ... DUM ... DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMM!

Okay, here's the thing: in the monthly SHOP newsletter, we will announce the date when the Secret Cinema will take place.

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 then 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, email today!
 
hello@shoptheshop.co.uk

 

Monday Stock Blog: The BIG furniture with the little homeware.

Since we started regularly stocking furniture, at the beginning of the year, we've had our eyes and ears open, honing our side-board spotting skills and sharpening our finding of nests-of-tables in haystacks.  It's been a learning process for us here at SHOP towers and we're pleased to say we've found some gold over the past few months (and we do say so ourselves) and the large pieces we've got in this week are no exception.

We've also got a couple of bits of homeware in...   

The Owl and the ... lamp ... and the book.

Partaaaaay!

Blamanche all round!

Side-board, drinks cabinet and handsome with it!

Dining table - complete with 'choose your own adventure' breakfast scene.

S-s-s-s-s-s-s-stereogram! Yikes!

SHOP likes this:

Event: Speed Languaging!!

This Thursday, just gone, saw the first Speed Languaging evening at SHOP ... and it certainly won't be the last!

The workSHOP was run by CSAQ resident and good friend of SHOP, Karen Stokes and is based on the concept of 'Speed Dating'. Confident English speakers and those wanting to learn, are given separate coloured name badges and then during a timed period (marked by a bell to stop and start) chat to another member of the group (with the opposite colour name badge) using only English.

The emphasis was on fun and there was a forum for best joke and a prize for the best listener after a small quiz. If that wasn't enough, Karen also provided a shedload of delicious food for free!

We really hope these evenings will become a regular event on the SHOP calendar.

Exhibition: UWE Drawing and Applied Arts Group Show!

April saw the 'Micro-Exhibition Series' from UWE's Drawing and Applied Arts students take over the Arts Space.

The exhibition changed completely midway through the month, as students from the course "took it in turns" to showcase their practice in miniature.

Nicole Mwaby

Jessamy Edwards - Rosie McLay - Sally O’Neil

Rebecca Worthington - Sophie White - Jessamy Edwards - Rosie McLay - Sally O’Neil

Jessamy Edwards - Rosie McLay - Sally O’Neil - Richard Parker - Cassey Ireland - Emma White 

Monday Stock Blog: Women's Clothing, Homeware and Furniture!

We've had a really rather impressive re-stock this past week and YES! we do say so ourselves!

After saying goodbye to the wardrobe we had to get some things in to fill the cupboard-shaped hole in our hearts. The women's department was feeling neglected after the men's big re-stock recently, so that had to be addressed. And we got some more homeware because we wanted to.

Here's the pictoral evidence of the aforementioned things and that...

Tea-for-twoo!

Bag it up!

Put the RAVE in Travel with these C-R-A-ZEE Travel mugs!

That green is so butterdicious for yer!

More wicker: wick 'n' mix available a SHOP!

We know SHOP's hot etc...

Skirtainly looks good to me.

Yes, but don't call me skirtainly.

Wee ashtrays.

Evil tea brewed here.

*Best mirror in the history of SHOP ever claxon*

If waistcoats aren't "in",they are NOW!

A spring vest - light yet woolly!

A summer vest - light!

Not a lovely picture of a lovely skirt

Nice!

And Nice!

*Insert joke of your choosing about British Summer here*

Monday Stock Blog: A bit'o Homeware and Accessories

Just a wee blog this week, but more stock is arriving this week and over the next few weeks too!  All the way from Paignton, via Madrid, oooooh what an intriguing combination! Country-gent meets Matador, perhaps?!

Tea for Two (ducks)

Oh Roy, oh Roy is that your hat?!

Jaunty ghostly jelly-fishy lampshades!

More ace 70s patches

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