Rebecca Tantony
- Credit: Theatre Orchard
Theatre Orchard’s will return with a new online poetry event.
An intimate evening of words, featuring acclaimed guest poet Rebecca Tantony, whose writing has been described as ‘mesmerising’ in The Guardian, will take place over Zoom at 7.30pm on Thursday.
The free online event includes an eclectic mix of poetry recitals and open mic sessions
Rebecca is a writer and facilitator and has been commissioned by Radio Four and has recently been commissioned by Literature Works and Historic England to explore the story of Weston’s High Street as part of a national HAZ initiative, High Street Tales.
Rebecca Tantony
- Credit: Theatre Orchard
Theatre Orchard’s will return with a new online poetry event.
An intimate evening of words, featuring acclaimed guest poet Rebecca Tantony, whose writing has been described as ‘mesmerising’ in The Guardian, will take place over Zoom at 7.30pm on Thursday.
The free online event includes an eclectic mix of poetry recitals and open mic sessions
Rebecca is a writer and facilitator and has been commissioned by Radio Four and has recently been commissioned by Literature Works and Historic England to explore the story of Weston’s High Street as part of a national HAZ initiative, High Street Tales.
Worcester school standing committee keeps self-harm web filter turned off, seeks legal opinion
WORCESTER – A school standing committee on Tuesday opted to keep a web monitoring tool that detects when students are potentially considering self-harm turned off, but referred the matter to city lawyers for possible reconsideration later.
The safety check feature, which is part of filtering software from a company called Lightspeed that Worcester uses on student-issued laptops and other devices, uses artificial intelligence to determine when a student might be looking up something on the web that suggests they are considering self-harm.
In a pilot program that ran at two schools earlier this school year, when the filter was triggered, it would alert Superintendent Maureen Binienda, Information Technology Officer Bob Walton, School Safety Director Robert Pezzella, and Manager of Social Emotional Learning Maura Mahoney, who would then tell the student s principal.
Bob Walton of Speakeasy giving a poetry reading.
- Credit: Theatre Orchard
This year, North Somerset arts organisation Theatre Orchard is offering a range of free and accessible online activity suitable for all ages.
From drama workshops for young people to creative writing sessions for older groups, the organisation presents a series of opportunities designed to add a creative lift to January and beyond.
Angela Athay-Hunt, engagement manager at Theatre Orchard, said: “We are living in extremely difficult times with the national lockdown meaning many more hours spent indoors.
“Our online groups and digital workshops provide a welcome, supportive place for anyone to join us from the comfort of their homes to be part of a thriving, creative community that meets regularly online – so why not try something different this year?
Bob Walton of Speakeasy giving a poetry reading.
- Credit: Theatre Orchard
This year, North Somerset arts organisation Theatre Orchard is offering a range of free and accessible online activity suitable for all ages.
From drama workshops for young people to creative writing sessions for older groups, the organisation presents a series of opportunities designed to add a creative lift to January and beyond.
Angela Athay-Hunt, engagement manager at Theatre Orchard, said: “We are living in extremely difficult times with the national lockdown meaning many more hours spent indoors.
“Our online groups and digital workshops provide a welcome, supportive place for anyone to join us from the comfort of their homes to be part of a thriving, creative community that meets regularly online – so why not try something different this year?