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		<title>Dutch orchestra prepare for Preston-leg of UK tour</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An exciting Dutch ensemble orchestra will be coming to the city tomorrow night. Orkest de Ereprijs bring their music to Preston Minster on the Preston stop of their UK-wide tour. The group will be performing music by a number of composers including Steve Reich and Louis Andriessen. Nick Casswell has been involved in organising the event. He said: &#8220;Orkest de Ereprijs are a great, exciting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preston MAPS Festival opens to applications from contemporary artists</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A contemporary arts festival taking place during the Preston Guild has opened for applications. The MAPS Festival is looking for emerging and established artists to submit their work. The festival takes place on Saturday 8th September at a variety of locations across the city including the Oxheys Mill Studios. Jack Coverdale, from FallenWall Arts who are behind the event, told Blog Preston last month the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Workshops planned with parade experts ahead of Guild processions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A group of creatives who created a giant touring ship which sailed the River Ribble at the last Preston Guild are returning to the city this week. Walk the Plank are experts in creating floats for processions and civic parades and are looking to pass on their expertise to Preston ahead of the Guild events. The company has produced the Manchester Day Parade and Newcastle&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New exhibition looks at the clothes behind Preston Guild</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Stashko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Harris Museum &#38; Art Gallery will hold an clothing exhibition of Preston Guild garments later on this year. As part of “Dressing up for the Guild”, costume and textile specialist Uthra Rajgopal is working with the museum to investigate Preston Guild garments including historic fancy dress and uncovering the stories behind the collection. Dr Caroline Alexander, curator of decorative art at the Harris said: “Fancy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Businesses consider post-Tithebarn city development, discuss how to fix &#8220;deserted&#8221; city centre</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Stashko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preston’s business leaders last night discussed options and potential development plans for restructuring the city after the collapse of the Tithebarn project. As part of a week of listening to the public and local businesses alike, the Your City, Your Say event held at the Holiday Inn gave businesses a chance to speak to council leader Peter Rankin and chief executive Lorraine Norris. In a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MAPS Festival: Contemporary arts festival to thrill during Guild celebrations</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/01/map-festival-contemporary-arts-festival-to-thrill-during-guild-celebrations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An all-day contemporary arts festival has won funding from the council during the Guild year. Preston&#8217;s MAPS festival will launch in September and showcase artists and experimental work within the city. Festival organisers want to take over alternative performance spaces, such as shops, offices and parks to capture the public&#8217;s attention. Jack Coverdale from FallenWall Arts, a Preston-based arts firm formed in 2010, is behind [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exhibition opens to celebrate history of Preston&#8217;s Caribbean Carnival</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2011/12/exhibition-opens-to-celebrate-history-of-prestons-caribbean-carnival/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2011/12/exhibition-opens-to-celebrate-history-of-prestons-caribbean-carnival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 10:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An exhibition celebrating the city&#8217;s Caribbean Carnival has opened at the Museum of Lancashire. Preston Caribbean Carnival brings the streets to life every Bank Holiday weekend at the end of May. Dancers, costumes and steel drums march through the cobbled streets and now the newly reopened Museum of Lancashire aims to capture the rich history of the event. Community outreach officer, Stephen Miller, said: &#8220;It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preston to star in live BBC TV Passion drama to celebrate Guild year</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2011/12/preston-to-star-in-live-bbc-tv-passion-drama-to-celebrate-guild-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An ambitious project to screen a live drama set in Preston on the BBC can be revealed. The Preston Passion will take place at various locations across the city and be screened live on BBC 1 during Good Friday, and feature the stories of Preston people. The Passion play will also see 2,000 people creating a giant cross in the city centre and be filmed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tech addicts: New art exhibition opens at Harris Museum</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2011/12/tech-addicts-new-art-exhibition-opens-at-harris-museum/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2011/12/tech-addicts-new-art-exhibition-opens-at-harris-museum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new art exhibition aims to challenge Prestonians about their fast-paced modern life and addiction to technology. Matt Wilde&#8217;s artwork will adorn the stairway of the Harris Museum until February and he challenges you to look away from our smartphone. He said: &#8220;I witness on a daily basis people rushing around commuting to work, rushing around the shops, working extra hours and multi-tasking within the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preston Motion Picture Project release new trailer</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2011/11/preston-motion-picture-project-release-new-trailer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joseph Stashko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preston Motion Picture Project today released their next trailer, entitled &#8220;Rhapsody in Preston&#8221;. It features a black and white jaunt through Preston taking in the fireworks, the flag market, Avenham Park and other well known sights around Preston. We first wrote about the project back in October, it was set up independently by Matt Stanton, and his idea is to create a feature film that [...]]]></description>
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