<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Blog Preston &#187; Arts</title>
	<atom:link href="http://blogpreston.co.uk/category/arts-in-preston/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk</link>
	<description>Community news and views for Preston, Lancashire</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 09:02:05 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Re-Fest brings contemporary art to Avenham &amp; Miller Park</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/05/re-fest-brings-contemporary-art-to-avenham-miller-park/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/05/re-fest-brings-contemporary-art-to-avenham-miller-park/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 09:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Melling</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avenham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Melling Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Re-Fest]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogpreston.co.uk/?p=14703</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night a group of performing arts student from the University of Central Lancashire brought their own brand of outdoor contemporary arts to Avenham and Miller Park. It&#8217;s not everyday that you get an informative tour of the parks thanks to &#8216;TheFriends of Avenham-Miller Park&#8217; a community group with an interest and vast amount of knowledge about the parks. Most interesting though was the various [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/05/re-fest-brings-contemporary-art-to-avenham-miller-park/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Review: Hatch launch night of MAPS 2012 festival</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/review-hatch-launch-night-of-maps-2012-festival/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/review-hatch-launch-night-of-maps-2012-festival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Pattison</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preston Guild]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fallenwall arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hatch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MAPS 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Adelphi]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogpreston.co.uk/?p=14153</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Monday evening, the Adelphi bar on Fylde Street, Preston, played host to Hatch, launch night for MAPS 2012 festival and a three hour preview event featuring contemporary performances from emerging and established artists. MAPS 2012 is a contemporary arts festival organised by FallenWall Arts which is set to take place on 8th September, coinciding with Preston Guild week. It will be the first of its [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/review-hatch-launch-night-of-maps-2012-festival/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>William Shakespeare&#8217;s connections with Preston revealed</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/shakespeares-connections-with-preston-revealed/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/shakespeares-connections-with-preston-revealed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Owen Gibson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catharine Francis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[harris library]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hoghton Tower]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shakespeare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uclan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[university of central lancashire]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogpreston.co.uk/?p=13967</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Preston-based university lecturer will seek to answer a question that has baffled literary scholars for years &#8211; did William Shakespeare spend some of his &#8216;lost years&#8217; at Hoghton Tower on the outskirts of the city? On Monday 23rd April, Shakespeare&#8217;s 448th birthday, Senior Lecturer in Theatre and Drama Catharine Francis will seek to separate the facts from the fiction, and she is inviting the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/shakespeares-connections-with-preston-revealed/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Friends of the Harris Museum Group celebrates 40 years</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/friends-of-the-harris-museum-group-celebrates-40-years/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/friends-of-the-harris-museum-group-celebrates-40-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irene Flack</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harris Museum and Art Gallery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[henry hunt mp]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogpreston.co.uk/?p=13770</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week the Friends of the Harris Museum celebrated their 40th birthday with a little help from the Mayor of Preston, councillor Bobby Cartwright. As part of the Annual General Meeting of the group the Mayor came for a slice of cake and to hear what is planned at the museum over the coming months. Four new exhibitions will be opened from July including a [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/friends-of-the-harris-museum-group-celebrates-40-years/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Pop-up Pie Shop to help project to trace history of Winckley Square</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/pop-up-pie-shop-to-help-project-to-trace-history-of-winckley-square/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/pop-up-pie-shop-to-help-project-to-trace-history-of-winckley-square/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pop up victorian pie shop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[they eat culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[winckley square]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogpreston.co.uk/?p=13751</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A project to trace the history and stories of one of Preston&#8217;s most famous squares has begun. Winckley Square is a tranquil place to enjoy a quiet lunch break, but its past holds many questions &#8211; and a Preston arts group are aiming to answer them. They Eat Culture arts group are looking for stories, memories and local knowledge of the Square to bring it [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/pop-up-pie-shop-to-help-project-to-trace-history-of-winckley-square/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Opinion: Preston Passion &#8211; The Power of Community Spirit</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/opinion-preston-passion-the-power-of-community-spirit/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/opinion-preston-passion-the-power-of-community-spirit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Owen Gibson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preston Guild]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preston guild 2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preston passion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogpreston.co.uk/?p=13595</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Crowds gather to watch The Preston Passion unfold 24 hours after The Preston Passion was broadcast live on BBC1, people are still connecting in all manner of ways to discuss their feelings about the event and (for the most part) exude their pride in the city. As a main attraction in this year&#8217;s Preston Guild celebrations, most people would probably agree that watching Fearn Britton [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/opinion-preston-passion-the-power-of-community-spirit/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Photos and Videos from the Preston Passion</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/photos-and-videos-from-the-preston-passion/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/photos-and-videos-from-the-preston-passion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 22:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Owen Gibson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preston Guild]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fern britton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jamelia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preston passion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preston passion photos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preston passion video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uclan chamber choir]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogpreston.co.uk/?p=13591</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A selection of photos and videos below from the Preston Passion, as shot by Ryan Gibson. Below are a selection of pictures from the day, giving you exclusive behind the scenes views of the performance. And here&#8217;s some videos from the show, the first is Jamelia&#8217;s performance of You Got The Love. Here Fern Britton introduces the Preston Passion. Footage of the final dress rehearsal [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/photos-and-videos-from-the-preston-passion/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Preston Passion declared a resounding success</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/preston-passion-declared-a-resounding-success/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/preston-passion-declared-a-resounding-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Owen Gibson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preston Guild]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fern britton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jamelia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preston passion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preston passion 2012]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogpreston.co.uk/?p=13583</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thousands flocked to the bus station in Preston today, as they and many more at home watched the live BBC broadcast of The Preston Passion. The show, which was presented by Fern Britton and combined choral singing, live dance and three modern retellings of the Passion story set in Preston, was attended by a bigger than anticipated crowd who filled Tithebarn Street and the surrounding [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/preston-passion-declared-a-resounding-success/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Hairy Bikers sign new book in Preston store</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/the-hairy-bikers-sign-new-book-in-preston-store/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/the-hairy-bikers-sign-new-book-in-preston-store/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the hairy bikers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waterstones Preston]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogpreston.co.uk/?p=13573</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Foodie TV stars the Hairy Bikers rolled into Preston yesterday to sign copies of their new cook book. Fans queued up outside Waterstone&#8217;s on Fishergate to have a chat with Si King and Dave Myers, as they released their baking book. Bernie Blackburn was down there to capture a few snaps above of the Bikers meeting fans and appearing in jovial mood.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/the-hairy-bikers-sign-new-book-in-preston-store/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>In pictures: Preston Passion rehearsals</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/in-pictures-preston-passion-rehearsals/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/in-pictures-preston-passion-rehearsals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 08:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fern britton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preston passion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preston passion photos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preston passion rehearsal]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogpreston.co.uk/?p=13568</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night the finishing touches were being put to the Preston Passion, and local snapper Tony Worrall was out with his lens to catch a piece of the action. Worrall, who runs the Preston Flickr group, spotted Fern Britton &#8211; who will host the live coverage &#8211; doing a run through and hundreds of local performers getting involved in the rehearsal. The Preston Passion is [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/04/in-pictures-preston-passion-rehearsals/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

