by stiveslocal | May 20, 2024 | Arts and entertainment
A two-day ceramics fair is coming, raising funds to provide a heritage plaque commemorating mid-century ceramic design pioneers, Troika. The fair will take place at The Cornerstone, St Ives Library, on 30th and 31st May. Each day there will be talks, presented by Ben...
by stiveslocal | May 2, 2024 | Arts and entertainment, community news
St Ives Community Choir is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and will mark the occasion with a garden party at Carbis Bay Memorial Hall on 6th July. The choir entertaining in the Memorial Gardens last year The choir was founded by Katrina Geraghty, who was...
by stiveslocal | Apr 29, 2024 | Arts and entertainment
The author of a book chronicling a tour of English and Welsh lighthouses is to give a talk on the project in St Ives Ives in May. Ed Peppitt is an MS sufferer and lighthouse expert who undertook a 3,500-mile ride to visit 327 of the structures. His book tells of his...
by stiveslocal | Apr 22, 2024 | Arts and entertainment
Artist Rob Pittam, whose influences include Vermeer and Edward Hopper, is showing his work at St Ives’ New Craftsman Gallery for the first time this May. Mackerel, Bread, and Paper Bag, by Rob Pittam As a child, Rob spent family holidays in Cornwall, where...
by stiveslocal | Mar 31, 2024 | Arts and entertainment, News
On a fresh, windy Saturday afternoon, conditions were about perfect for what has become a favourite fixture on the St Ives calendar, Kite Fest, staged on The Island. It’s a great family day out, trying to get the kites in the air in the first place, then keeping...
by stiveslocal | Mar 26, 2024 | Arts and entertainment
The Porthminster Gallery is celebrating the long-awaited arrival of spring with a curated show of new contemporary artworks by selected gallery and guest artists. Surface Spray, oil on canvas, by Amy Albright First Blush: Spring Collection opens on Saturday (30th...
