Come down and shuffle the night away to swing, R&B, jazz, jive and more! DJ Bemoozed will be playing music that will keep you on the floor all night long, so if you’re need of a little rhythm to heel your troubled soles, then The Shoe Factory Social Club is the p-lace to be, as we’ll have you dancing to the last.

This is the third of our new social dance nights, brought to you by the same people that organise Swingymabob Dance: Barry ‘DJ Bemoozed’ Moody, Hannah ‘Paper Doll’ Colby and Helen Hart. Everyone is welcome, new and veteran dancers alike, and there’ll be music that will get everyone up and moving. So come along and bring your friends to the newest Swing night in town!

£6 entry on the door

The Shoe Factory Dance will be a BYOB event! There will be a small quantity of soft and alcoholic drinks available for purchase but please do bring your own as we’d hate for anyone to go thirsty…

Beginners rug making workshop in central Norwich.
Learn this traditional craft with Victoria Goulden, Norfolk rugmaker and teacher.

Begin creating rugs, mats, wallhangings, cushion covers, table runners, tea cosies and more from entirely recycled clothing.

A hook is available to use and/or purchase on the day, bring fabrics and a good pair of scissors.

Enquiries and to book, email victoria@victoriagouldenart.com.

Fee for the day £60

At this unique workshop, among other things, we will re-create an iconic moment in the fashion world, placing our models on a rotating base and spraying them with paint as they spin. The workshop will feature several models, a stylist and makeup artists.

There will be a range of costumes and props which will enable us to create some very different looks to compliment the building.

The event will run all day from 10am until 5pm, with various slots available. Some of the time slots will be for group shoots but there will also be individual 1 hours sessions where you will get the chance to work on a one to one basis with a model.

This workshop is aimed at photographers of all levels, with tuition given to those that need it with help and guidance if required. For the more experienced photographers you will be free to shoot how you wish. There will also be some strobe lighting available if you would like to try that.

What you will need:-

Camera (digital or film)
Spare batteries
Memory cards
Film if you are shooting it

Wireless flash triggers will be provided for use with the studio strobes.

Tea & Coffee will be provided.

Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment.

Click the event link for more information.

Synth building and composition workshop, and performance for girls aged 9-14 with Loula Yorke:

Together we’ll learn to solder safely and build a little noise instrument for you to keep, as well as introducing the basics of sound synthesis (13:30 – 15:00). We’ll then collaborate to create a composition using our new instruments (15:30 – 17:00), before finally re-grouping in the evening to perform our short piece in front of an audience at Plink Plonk (19:00).

This is a female-led workshop designed to encourage girls’ confidence and participation in STEM activities and foster an interest in creating electronic music, two fields in which women are currently hugely under-represented.

Please note that the workshop setting is female only. Places are free but booking is essential from Eventbrite: https://ataripunkgirls.eventbrite.co.uk

Loula Yorke is a live artist and noise-maker whose time-based practice dances in the spaces where techno meets leftism. Her primary instrument is a modular synthesiser housed in a roughly-hewn hunk of log.

As one half of TR-33N, Loula has performed live at Glastonbury Festival and Boomtown, and had collaborative work broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra.

Pronounced like a whisper, her debut solo album ysmysmysm is out now on Junted, Detroit.

A short performance from participants of the ‘ATARI PUNK GIRLS’ synth building and composition workshops with Loula Yorke, held earlier in the day. Each participant will build a version of the classic Atari Punk Console, collaborating with Yorke the group will perform an improvised electronic soundscape.

Solo set from the alter-ego of Colleen O’Brien, Taz Cobalt; a brand new collection of woozy music and immersive sound will take you down the rabbit hole, into a deep and soothing dimension.

Loula Yorke will return to the stage to headline this special event using her unique ‘Innalog’ synthesiser; a modular system housed within a hollowed out log!

Event free but booking essential: https://plinkplonk.eventbrite.co.uk

Over the past 2 years FRESH has established itself as a contemporary artisan market for the style and design conscious, providing an opportunity to meet makers in a distinctive venue and buy unique pieces, often unavailable on the high street.

Always a fantastic, buzzing atmosphere, these markets are a highlight of our events calendar!

11th & 12th May, 10am – 4pm.

Comedy, drama, songs and music as members old and new reunite for a one off experience.

Explore the atmospheric venue, discover weird and wonderful characters, join in the performance.

Will you bring about the end of the world or will you stop it?