Blackburn is Open
Published on Friday 18 September 2015 at 9:45 am
Director of graphic art documentary, Anthony Peters, will be introducing his film, Made You Look at the next meeting of Blackburn creative businesses.
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Published on Tuesday 25 August 2015 at 1:53 pm
With the motto, Arte et Labore (By Skill and Hard Work), Blackburn is the natural place to launch Britain’s first National Festival of Making.
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Published on Friday 21 August 2015 at 2:54 pm
The latest issue of By Skill & Hard Work is out now complete with ‘How To’ guides from Blackburn’s creative community.
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Published on Wednesday 8 July 2015 at 3:23 pm
Former Blackburn is Open intern has taken the next steps in her career after being chosen to help coordinate a dance show for a major international arts festival.
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Published on Thursday 25 June 2015 at 4:33 pm
Here’s our list of events in & around Blackburn & Darwen from Monday, 29th June to Sunday 5th July 2015.
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Published on Friday 22 May 2015 at 10:00 am
Blackburn’s Big Lunch on Sunday, June 7 will bring people together from across the borough for a summer street party.
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Published on Tuesday 19 May 2015 at 1:05 pm
Did you attend the Acid House raves in the late 80s and early 90s?
Blackburn photographer Derren Lee Poole has created a photographic and audio exploration of the legacy of acid house rave culture on Blackburn.
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Published on Wednesday 13 May 2015 at 10:18 am
Artists Alex Wareing and Antonia Hennerley are getting ready to launch Blackburn’s first printmaking festival.
Blackburn Printfest will run from Friday, May 15 to Saturday, May 16 and will see printmakers come from all over the UK to show their work.
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Published on Wednesday 11 March 2015 at 2:33 pm
The latest downloadable Shuttle is now available for you to read in PDF format. To see all the latest news and updates about major regeneration projects in the borough, view the latest and past printed Shuttles here.
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Published on Tuesday 10 February 2015 at 4:48 pm
The Bureau – Centre for the Arts is Blackburn’s newest arts venue and to celebrate the setting up of this exciting new venture it is flinging open its doors to invite people to Get Creative.
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Published on Wednesday 28 January 2015 at 4:07 pm
Retro games art exhibition Pixel Lust returns for a second time with new levels and even higher scores.
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Published on Monday 19 January 2015 at 3:33 pm
By Skill and Hard Work (BS&HW) celebrates the talented people who live, work and play in Blackburn.
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Published on Thursday 11 December 2014 at 1:29 pm
The weather is too windy to hold a lantern parade this evening and even though it may subside a little, it’s likely that it will still be too strong to walk round with lanterns.
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Published on Thursday 13 November 2014 at 10:36 am
Port and stilton, Bakewell tart and toast and marmalade are just a few of the delicious flavours that will soon be on offer at a new boutique chocolate shop.
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Published on Wednesday 12 November 2014 at 2:53 pm
A pop up recruitment shop is opening in Blackburn.
Capita TV Licensing, which is based in India Mill in Darwen, will be giving information out about its vacancies in the Blackburn Is Open shop in King William Street on Monday November 17 between 10am and 4pm.
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