For further information contact Madeleine Metcalfe – 516741
Some things to do in early September:
Thursday 2nd: come to the Low Carbon drink at the
Plough, Thursday 2nd September, 8pm and discuss any ideas you've
come up with over the summer months ...
Friday 3rd: 7pm – 9pm The Gluts: Café Carbon.
Concluding their week-long bike tour of the South East, The Gluts
will perform Café Carbon in The Yard at Modern Art Oxford. Café
Carbon is a musical performance written by The Gluts (Gina Birch,
Kaffe Matthews and Hayley Newman) originally performed in Copenhagen
during the UN Climate Change Conference. Café Carbon offers a menu
of music about food and climate: the audience choose songs and they
sing them. Free, booking essential on 01865 813800, E-mail:
info@modernartoxford.org.uk
Saturday 4th: 7pm Angela Palmer talks about the
genesis of her project Ghost Forest and its ongoing journey. Drawing
attention to threatened rainforests worldwide and deforestation’s
impact on the world’s climate, Ghost Forest is a remarkable
installation consisting of tree trunks that Palmer brought from
primary rainforests in Ghana. Ghost Forest is now sited on the front
lawn of Oxford University Museum of Natural History and the Pitt
Rivers Museum until 31 July 2011. £5 / £4 concessions. Booking
essential on 01865 813800; 30 Pembroke Street, Oxford OX1 1BP; Tel.
01865 722733, Email. info@modernartoxford.org.uk;
www.modernartoxford.org.uk
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Saturday 11th: support your local shop and go along
to The Post Box, Lower Wolvercote to see: Morris Dancing, the Mayor,
the new Muddy Waters book signing event, and the Mystery of Carl &
Katie's expansion plans will be revealed ...
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MEETING - First Thursday of the month at the Plough, Wolvercote 8.00pm
Oxford Freecycle - Recycle your stuff (or of course give to a charity shop!)
Telegraph article by Mark Lynas.
Reclaim the Streets September 2008 Pic1 Pic2