On Spotlight this week, Chairman of the Isle of Man Arts Council and founder of The Isle of Man Festival of Choirs, Geoff Corkish stops by to tell us about this year’s festival, Jeremy Paul gives us a tour of his new exhibition and we speak to Suzy Starlight and Simon Campbell of Supertone Records, who have organised a fantastic talk aiming to de-mystify music rights and help you learn how to make money in the industry.
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Chairman of the Isle of Man Arts Council and founder of The Isle of Man Festival of Choirs, Geoff Corkish joins us first today to tell us what we have to look forward to at this year's Isle of Man Festival of Choirs which is taking place at the Villa Marina this weekend. Find out more on the Festival Facebook page and secure your tickets through Villa Gaiety.
Jeremy Paul has been a professional wildlife artist for more than 25 years now, and with many awards under his belt, such as winning his category in the BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year award, three years in a row, you may be surprised to know that he is in fact a self-taught artist!
Jeremy's exhibition is on at the Isle Gallery until November 12th - see more of his work on his website.
Jane Hall of the Manx Art Directory brings us the Visual Arts News.
And if you’re looking for more exciting events to attend over the weekend, The Dance of the Devil’s Snuffbox is taking place this Saturday at 8 in the Laxey Working Men’s Institute in celebration of the first anniversary of Without Wings, the Autoimmune Arthritis Trust. It’s an off-beat alternative evening of literary themed performance from many prize winning local writers, including Janet Lees and Kim Kneen and previous Manx Lit Fest poetry slam winners including this year’s winner, the lovely Jacqueline Morrey-Grace who has put this fabulous event together. Find out more on Facebook.
Finally today, Suzy Starlite and Simon Campbell of Supertone Records are here to tell us about a fantastic talk they have organised, aiming to de-mystify music rights and help you learn how to make money in the industry - for musicians this is an opportunity not to be missed! Find out more and reserve your spot on the event's Facebook page.
Join us again for Spotlight, next Wednesday at 5:30pm.
