By Matthew Davies, aged 33⅓.
HATYM and Uncle Peanut at the After Dark club. Photo by permission (c) Musical Bear Records.
Pete Brookes of Uncle Peanut fame curated a Big Untidy evening of music at the Rising Sun Arts Centre on 14 September. Despite the untidy name of the evening, Pete pulled off a blinder; all the acts worked together and it made perfect sense.
‘The Who’ night at the Rising Sun (photo: Zac Yeo)
For 11 years, the Rising Sun Arts Centre in Katesgrove has been hosting a regular tribute night featuring the work of iconic song writers and artists. From David Bowie to Carole King, Depeche Mode to Kate Bush, amateur troubadours and musical all-comers have been welcome to perform their songs without audition or prejudice.
Felix Brunner is a builder, an artist, a former school teacher and educationalist, a Peace and Green Party activist, Reading fan and the owner pioneer of Reading’s most marvellous independent arts and music venue, the Rising Sun in Katesgrove. He is also the loudest whistler I ever heard.
Abel Auer‘s exhibition at Katesgrove’s Rising Sun Arts Centre is entitled ‘How a Black Void Replaces the White Cube and a Painting Moves from the Fine to the Performing Arts‘. This rather long title explains the approach taken to the presentation of this selection of the artist’s enchanting works.
Classical music returns to the Rising Sun Arts Centre on Silver Street this summer. The new season opened in May with Maija Varvatsis playing selections from JS Bach’s the well-tempered clavier and a few of his inventions.
Local ensemble The Rumpo Kidz are pretty unique; an anarcho-punk, skiffle, country and Sid James tribute band? The Whitley Pump visited them rehearsing at Katesgrove’s Rising Sun studios to at least try to classify them.
The beat you can enjoy between meals.
The Rising Sun Arts Centre resurrected Veggie Dining on 20 November 2016 as part of its 25th anniversary.
Tango singer Martin Alvarado gave an impassioned performance at the Rising Sun on Silver Street on Thursday evening, 27 October. This was the final stop on his European and UK tour and was part of the Reading International Festival. Continue reading
This year’s Reading International Festival opens in an uncompromising manner with the film The Killing$ of Tony Blair at RISC on London Street, on Friday 14 October.
The RISC edible roof garden, St Giles’ Church, the Rising Sun Arts Centre and Christ Church will be open on the weekend of Saturday 10 September as part of Reading’s annual Heritage Open Days festival.
The Rising Sun Arts Centre on Silver Street is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. In 2009 the Reading Experimental Film Festival (REFF) was held there as part of the Whitley Arts Festival.
Night three of Reading Fringe Festival and seven events were on offer. The Whitley Pump picked this one just down the road on London Street and barely ten minutes walk away.
Reading Libraries’ contribution to Reading Year of Culture 2016 is a little book of facts about Wreading, Redding, Reding or Reading.
Readipop at Open for Art 2015
Among the many artistic and cultural opportunities available this weekend as part of the Open for Art festival is a cultural heritage trail run by Readipop.
In the last week of Beat the Street, pick up some points with a beatbox tour around the Whitley Pump.
The school holidays run from Saturday 13 to 21 February and there are a lot of things for children, young people and families to do during the week.
The Rising Sun Arts Centre on Silver Street will be celebrating its 25th birthday on Friday 5 February 2016 with a 1991 tribute night.
Linoprint of the Rising Sun, by Jaz Meader (jazcmeader@outlook.com)
The Rising Sun Arts Centre on Silver Street has launched a collective history website to celebrate its 25th year.
2016 is Reading’s year of culture and events are being held all over the town. This coincides with the 25th reincarnation birthday of Katesgrove’s own Rising Sun Arts Centre. Meanwhile, Reading’s growing pains means that the stand-off between development and residents doesn’t look like it will end any time soon, and the struggle between social need and council budget cuts appears to be reaching a crisis.
