It's Summer! Festivals and fêtes are everywhere but there's nothing like the Galactic Fête: come and indulge in the merry of mixing space and art for a weekend. However old you are. Come on in, apply your creativity and take a piece of space home with you this summer.
what's on?
18 DAYTIME (at wemblEy point)
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18 Jul (all day)
Adorable Cats, Admirable Space and You. The well loved children's book illustrator and an associate lecturer on the Illustration BA of Plymouth Uni, Viv Schwarz, is coming in to treat us to a space themed portrait session. They say cat took over the internet; Viv is going to help them and you to spread to space: You, as a cat, in space! If you cannot sit still, Viv, is a super speed illustrator. Price: £10 per portrait (can draw family in one portrait) |
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18 Jul (10:30-17:00)
Learn to Make Spacecraft - Launchers: DIY Spacecraft Controls Bring laptop if you want to join the hands on experience to understanding rockets. Lead by entrepreneur Ray Bainbridge, we'll be doing hands on learning on spacecraft controls. This is not the first one and is not the last one, join in anyways for a day! Price: Included in ticket |
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18 Jul (12:00, 14:30, 16:30)
Pluto and Charon - A Planetary Waltz (2015) Inspired by New Horizons space mission's Pluto fly-by event this year, two contemporary classical music composers Catherine Kontz and Minna Orvokki Nygren explore the unusual relationship between the icy planet Pluto and its largest moon Charon through this piece of music. Commissioned by the Centre for Planetary Sciences UCL/Birkbeck, premièred recently. Price: Included in ticket |
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18 Jul (12:00-14:00)
Screenprint Your Extraterrestrial Beauty Join Jairo and Nicola to create mutant cats, otherworldly creatures or your own extraterrestrial beauty through the medium of screenprinting. You will also be able to take your creations away with you on the same day. Price: £10 per session (all materials included) |
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18 Jul (all day)
Fire Phasers! Laser cut space themed souvenirs with Create Space's laser experts: Adam and Mike. Details to be discovered on the day! Price: Chargeable (depends on material) |
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Sun Party (Weather permitting. May not be possible at 11th floor, our best bet is at Saturday night on the roof at Chesterfield House)
Join Will Selwood, a member of Newbury Amateur Astronomy Society and software developer on processing asteroid data, to see the moon up close, find out how a telescope works, try and work out where you want to land. We hope to make the solar system a little closer to home. Price: Included in ticket |
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Refreshments
Summer is dehydrating and we are going to have some very refreshing non-alcoholic cocktail; LIMITED (first come first served) alcoholic drinks for those who like to feel like your head is in the stars. Price: Included in ticket |
19 DAYTIME (AT WEMBLEY POINT)
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19 Jul (10:30-12:30)
DIY Spacecraft - Satellites: Vernissage on a Future Your Nano-Satellite There will be a demo, a preview on a satellite that you can DIY - first in the UK, of the PocketQube variety. There maybe a chance to get hands on if you bring your laptop, but the team behind it is waiting for delivery of the workshop parts - demo is definitely on! Price: Included in ticket |
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19 Jul (12:00-14:00, 15:00-17:00)
Screenprint Your Extraterrestrial Beauty Join Jairo and Nicola to create mutant cats, otherworldly creatures or your own extraterrestrial beauty through the medium of screenprinting. You will also be able to take your creations away with you on the same day. Price: £10 per session (all materials included) |
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19 Jul (12:00, 14:30, 16:30)
Pluto and Charon - A Planetary Waltz (2015) Inspired by New Horizons space mission's Pluto fly-by event this year, two contemporary classical music composers Catherine Kontz and Minna Orvokki Nygren explore the unusual relationship between the icy planet Pluto and its largest moon Charon through this piece of music. Commissioned by the Centre for Planetary Sciences UCL/Birkbeck, premièred recently. Price: Included in ticket |
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19 Jul (15:00-17:00)
Planet painting II Paint a planet to hang in your room using baubles, acrylic paint and gravity with Elemental Morph. Can Christmas be too far away?! Price: £5 (all materials included) |
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Sun Party (Weather permitting. May not be possible at 11th floor, our best bet is at Saturday night on the roof at Chesterfield House)
Join Will Selwood, a member of Newbury Amateur Astronomy Society and software developer on processing asteroid data, to see the moon up close, find out how a telescope works, try and work out where you want to land. We hope to make the solar system a little closer to home. Price: Included in ticket |
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Refreshments
Summer is dehydrating and we are going to have some very refreshing non-alcoholic cocktail; LIMITED (first come first served) alcoholic drinks for those who like to feel like your head is in the stars. Price: Included in ticket |
18 JUL late afternoon+ (AT CHESTERFIELD HOUSE)
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Star Party (Weather permitting)
Join Will Selwood, a member of Newbury Amateur Astronomy Society and software developer on processing asteroid data, to see the moon up close, find out how a telescope works, try and work out where you want to land. We hope to make the solar system a little closer to home. Price: Included in ticket |
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Beer and Pizza
Self describing. Price: Included in ticket |
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Sleepover
In the same space of the party, bring sleeping bag or even tents. It's basic but it'll be handy for Sunday, another day of the Galatic Fête. Price: Included in ticket (Weekend Full Pass only) |
Thank you.
We had a smashing time. Thank you.
Here are the photos (yes, you can add yours to the album - in fact, it would be great if you can add to it).
Thank you for all those who has helped out and visited. If you are interested to know where this is heading or hear about similar events, please register for our newsletter, which will be very low volume. So low in volume that you would think we've forgotten about you - but no - we just don't spam:
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