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Talks // Coming up

What's on - Sat 5 October~Sat 12 October
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10 October
Thursday
6:00pm

Cafe Sci: The Case for Methane Capture

Cafe Sci returns! Utilising Greenhouse Gases for Energy Use in Cornwall: The Case for Methane Capture.

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12 October
Saturday
7:00pm

The Not-Entirely-Bookish Quiz

How’s your general knowledge? Niche facts? Maybe some bookish trivia? Part of Falmouth Book Festival.

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14 October
Monday
7:00pm

FBF: Rosie Holt MP: Why We Were Right

Rosie Holt (and her alter ego MP) explains how satirising political drivel has made her one of the most talked about comedians around. Part of Falmouth Book Festival.

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15 October
Tuesday
7:00pm

FBF: Val McDermid in Conversation

Join us for an interview with the queen of crime, Val McDermid on the publication of her new book, Silent Bones. Part of Falmouth Book Festival.

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16 October
Wednesday
7:00pm

FBF: 13 Cornish Ghost Stories

Join Keith Wallis host of ‘The Piskie Trap’ as he talks to three of the authors who have contributed to the recently published book 13 Cornish Ghost Stories. Part of Falmouth Book Festival.

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17 October
Thursday
7:00pm

FBF: David Baddiel in Conversation

Join David Baddiel as he opens up about his childhood, family and memory, offering a twisted love letter to his parents. Part of Falmouth Book Festival.

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18 October
Friday
6:30pm

FBF: Rick Stein in Conversation

Join celebrated Cornish-based chef and acclaimed food writer Rick Stein as he talks about his new book and major new BBC series, Rick Stein’s Food Stories. Part of Falmouth Book Festival.

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19 October
Saturday
12:00pm

FBF: Jennifer Cox

Join author, podcaster and psychotherapist Jennifer Cox as she lifts the lid on how women have been conditioned to repress anger and what they can do about it. Part of Falmouth Book Festival.

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19 October
Saturday
2:00pm

FBF: Petroc Trelawny in Conversation

Join the Radio 3 Presenter as he talks about his new book: Part memoir, part history, and an exploration of Cornwall, past present and future. Part of Falmouth Book Festival.

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19 October
Saturday
4:00pm

FBF: Monique Roffey

Join the Costa Prize winning novelist as she talks about her latest novel Passiontide and the inspiration her Caribbean childhood has on her work. Part of Falmouth Book Festival.

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19 October
Saturday
6:00pm

FBF: Nick Harkaway: Le Carré’s Legacy

Nick Harkaway reintroduces John Le Carré’s legendary British spy, George Smiley, to modern audiences. Part of Falmouth Book Festival.

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19 October
Saturday
7:30pm

FBF: Will Hodgkinson: Street-Level Superstar

Will Hodgkinson tells the tragic and inspiring story of Lawrence, the greatest pop star who never made it. Part of Falmouth Book Festival.

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20 October
Sunday
12:00pm

FBF: Cathy Rentzenbrink: Love, Loss and Ordinary Lives

Cathy Rentzenbrink talks about her novel, Ordinary Time, one that asks big questions about friendship and marriage, forgiveness and redemption, and the real meaning of love. Part of Falmouth Book Festival.

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20 October
Sunday
2:00pm

FBF: Helen Scales: The Future of the World’s Ocean

An impassioned examination of the existential threats to the world's ocean and cautious optimism for the abundant life within it. Part of Falmouth Book Festival.

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20 October
Sunday
3:30pm

FBF: Gered Mankowitz: Photographing the Stones

Join one of the most celebrated photographers in the history of music as he talks about his time with the Rolling Stones, and other artists. Part of Falmouth Book Festival.

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20 October
Sunday
5:00pm

FBF: Daisy Goodwin the Legend of Maria Callas

New York Times bestselling novelist Daisy Goodwin breathes life into the story of one of the legendary soprano, Maria Callas. Part of Falmouth Book Festival.

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24 October
Thursday
6:00pm

Walter Langley’s Paintings of Women & Children

This talk focuses on Walter Langley’s depictions of women and children in Newlyn, Cornwall in the late 19th century. Talk by Catherine Wallace.

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26 October
Saturday
4:45pm

How To Start & End A Choir: Seamas Carey In Conversation With Sue Hill

Men Are Singing, the six year long-social art project/brainchild of Seamas Carey is coming to an end. But why? And how?

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29 October
Tuesday
6:30pm

Ghosts & The Cornish Landscape

Exploring a range of ghostly tales from across Cornwall. Their history and origins, and why they’re important to our heritage.

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4 November
Monday
6:00pm

The Future Of... Tourism and the Cornish Economy

“The Future Of …” series of events at The Poly continues with a presentation by Louis Turner, followed by open discussion, on the theme “Tourism and the Cornish Economy”.

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11 November
Monday
6:00pm

Art of War: Artists of the First World War (1914 – 1919)

An extended lecture on the theme of art created by official British war artists during the First World War. Talk by Catherine Wallace.

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26 November
Tuesday
6:30pm

The Annual Paul Smales Lecture: Glacial History Of The Southwest

In this fascinating public lecture, Professor Harrison discusses some of the intriguing new questions that are being asked about the glacial history of Cornwall and the Southwest.

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28 November
Thursday
6:00pm

Before & After Newlyn (1877 - 1935)

This lecture traces the story of the Newlyn school of artists before and after their stay in Cornwall. Talk by Catherine Wallace.

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30 November
Saturday
2:30pm

Dressing A Tudor Queen

Dressing A Tudor Queen: A Practical Demonstration of Tudor Clothing. Emma Hughes (‘The Lady Time Traveller’) presents a costumed talk exploring Tudor clothing.

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30 January
Thursday
6:00pm

Dod Procter née Shaw RA (1892– 1972)

A talk on the art of Dod Procter née Shaw RA, a once famous figure and still-life painter based in Newlyn. Talk by Catherine Wallace.

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27 February
Thursday
6:00pm

Cornish Art Downunder (1880 - 1980)

Works of Art from Cornwall in Southern Hemisphere galleries including Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Talk by Catherine Wallace.

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27 March
Thursday
6:00pm

The Art Collections of St. Ives

Paintings, sculptures and ceramics: The art collections of St. Ives Town Council and other collections in St. Ives. Talk by Catherine Wallace.

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25 July
Friday

Fakes & Fortunes (Or Have I Discovered a Constable in my Attic?)

This event has been postponed - new date to be announced soon.

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Stacking Rings Silversmithing Workshop

Learn the basics of silversmithing and make x4 stacking rings. ...

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Jo Penn, Janie Ilbery, Nancy Murgatroyd and Nick Penn: Land & Sea

An exhibition bringing together the work of four artists - ceramicists and printmakers - inspired by the wonders of the...

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Martin Harley: Acoustic Roots

Martin Harley has been making music and touring the world for over two decades. His sound has never been more down to...

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