This Weekend's Events (16th to 18th September)
By Lawrence on Thu 15 Sep
Hi Everyone
We're still getting ourselves up to speed now that September's here, however, this time around you'll be pleased to know we have a packed weekend to tell you about at the Rising Sun!
On Friday, it's time for STAND UP CINEMA
Screenings of the best locally made film and video plus rarely seen classics, obscure documentaries, cult independents and overlooked modern gems.
Stand-Up Cinema is a collaboration between The Rising Sun Arts Centre and Real Time Video. To get your film shown at a future Stand-Up Cinema contact Real Time at info@real-time.org.uk
This month's main feature is FORBIDDEN PLANET. (Fred M Wilcox, 1956)
A space patrol crew are asked to investigate the mysterious deaths of a colony on a distant planet where Dr. Morbius and his daughter Altaira have mysteriously survived a hideous monster which roams the planet. Based on Shakespeare’s The Tempest, featuring a young, dashing Leslie Neilson as the space ship Captain and introducing Robbie the Robot this is classic science fiction and is popularly credited with being the inspiration for Star Trek.
It'll cost you a paltry £5 on the door or £10 for a year's membership. Short Films start at 7.30. Forbidden Planet starts showing at 8.00 pm.
On Saturday, we have BANDORAMA
The third saturday of the month? The third saturday of the month at a certain venue in Reading? Surely that means another helping of one of the best band nights in town...
PINK DIAMOND REVUE
Local electro punks.Beatsnroll.More punk than your granny.That London finally waking up to PDR. And the chattering classes.
SAHARA DAM
Our fave two sisters/two chaps.They should be your fave new band. For fans of Sonic Youth/PJ Harvey/Kate Bush/Wolf Alice. Sharp n Vital.
WOLFS
Two piece from some place called Oxford. Left of centre POP music for kids who know their punkrock. Great new band!
We'll be open at 8pm. And it'll cost you £5 on the door to get in (£4 in advance from www.wegottickets.com).
Finally on Sunday, MILONGA SIMPATICA brings you TANGO SELECT
A small, friendly afternoon milonga aimed at giving people a chance to dance tango in a relaxed and stress-free environment and this month we bring you live music from Tango Select. Tango Select play a selection of very danceable tangos, vals and milongas. Great for dancers or come to listen and enjoy the ambience and the friendly atmosphere of the Rising Sun. The band haven’t played in a little while so its great to welcome them back for their 1st milonga of 2016!
We'll be open from 4pm-8pm And it'll cost you a paltry £6. Join us.
That’s everything for another week, just to remind you that we are, as always, at 30 Silver Street, Reading, RG1 2ST (If you pop it into your satnav or Google, we shall magically appear!)