Calling Musicians, Dancers, Artists, Magicians, Theatre Groups

Woodley Library has started a new programme called Saturday Sessions where one Saturday afternoon a month we host a cultural event.

So far Este Macleod held one of her Big Red Nose Interactive Art Sessions with us and Chris Esling did a live painting session.

Now we're looking forward to Caroline Crawford doing a drawing workshop and some choirs performing.

We're looking for musicians, dancers, artists, magicians, theatre groups. Anyone who would like an opportunity to promote themselves, or just enjoy performing!

If you'd like to take part, contact Laura Doggett on (0118) 969 0304 or by email.

Our Big Gig - Together Through Music

Thursday 11th - Sunday 14th July

Our Big Gig is a community music celebration which takes place across the UK from the 11th - 14th July 2013.

This annual event aims to bring communities together to celebrate their local musical talents and get more people involved in music making.

All Our Big Gig events are organised by local volunteers, on the ground, in their communities with support from Superact's Regional Managers. All events need to be at least 4 hours long, be free for people to attend and should provide opportunities for people to participate in a range of musical activities.

Superact is looking for over 275 local Community Event Organisers across the UK to be part of the Our Big Gig in 2013.

This is your chance to organise an amazing musical celebration in your local community; bringing together diverse groups of people to celebrate your achievements as a community.

Apply NOW at www.superact.org.uk/ourbiggig/apply-now. The CLOSING DATE for applications is Sunday, May 12th.

The main funder for the event is the Department of Communities and Local Government.

Submit Your Film to the Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2013

The Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2013 allows filmmakers to connect with new, worldwide audiences and interact with some of the biggest industry personalities.

Over 200 short films will be screened at this unique event, in 15 iconic locations across York from 7-10 November 2013.

This year's prizes include:

• £750 Festival Winner
• £250 People's Choice Award
• Festival screenings at ASFF 2013
• Editorial in Aesthetica Magazine
• Opportunity to be included on the festival sampler DVD
• 12 month membership to Shooting People

It's a fantastic opportunity for filmmakers to showcase their work in an impressive setting to an international audience. High profile ASFF attendees in 2012 included representatives from Warp, BAFTA, Channel 4 and Raindance.

Entry is just £15 and the deadline for submissions is 31 May 2013.

Find out more.

Baroque Concerts in Wokingham Town Hall

Enjoy a series of eight professional concerts in Wokingham's magnificent town hall.

The concerts are on the last Wednesday of each month (except Dec, Jan), starting in September, 2012. Each concert lasts 60 minutes.

Tickets for each concert cost just £12.50.

Read the What's On in Music page for details of each concert in the series, and how to get tickets.

Full Story Behind the Jubilee Frieze

As part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations, Wokingham Art Society painted a giant, 34-metre Frieze, depicting selected highlights and important events during the Queen's reign. The Frieze consisted of 17 panels, 2 meters wide connected by a "ribbon" through all panels as a timeline, showing the relevant dates of the scenes depicted on each panel, e.g. 1977 - Silver Jubilee.

The frieze was on show in the Council Chamber, Wokingham Town Hall in June, 2012.

In case you missed it, you can now see the full story behind the frieze: how it was created, what it looked like and who painted it.