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CICCIC’ Celebrates 10 Years (its actually 12 but the video explains more) with Arts & Community Impact Video and song ‘Hero’s and Dreamers’. Do take the time to see how we go above and beyond in building a better community in Taunton and how we contribute to the creative industries in Somerset. We would like to thank everyone who supports our work as an independent arts centre in Taunton.
Help us raise much needed funds for CICCIC by entering our raffle and get the chance to win 1 out of the 11 amazing prizes we have to offer, with total value of over £500, which include: • Private Party/Event Hire at CICCIC (worth £300) • Sheppy’s Cider tour and tasting session plus gift set (worth £50) • Berry’s superfast London tickets (worth £45) • Mr Miles High Tea Experience (worth £37) • 4 x Cocktail drinks at a CICCIC cocktail events (worth £33) • Bottle of Champagne (worth £30) • 2 x Taunton Comedy Club at CICCIC tickets (worth…
Creative Innovation Centre CIC is proud to announce that it has won the Best Community Arts & Culture Venue 2023 – South West England’ Award for its hard work in supporting and developing the arts and culture sector. The SME Southern Enterprise programme (part of SME News) prides itself on the validity of its awards and winners. The awards are given solely on merit and are awarded to commend those most deserving for their ingenuity and hard work, distinguishing them from their competitors and proving them worthy of recognition. It’s with this context in mind that SME News presents this…
Creative Innovation Centre (CICCIC) is pleased to announce that it now operates a second building in Taunton for arts and culture. With financial support from Somerset West and Taunton (SWT) Council CICCIC has revived one of Taunton’s 17th Century Manor Houses by repurposing it as a new Arts Hub for cultural and creative activities. The building, known as Flook House in Belvedere Road, will provide office and studio space for creative organisations and practitioners, as well as a conference-ready meeting room for community-based programmes, workshops and vocational learning. Flook House, which features in Nikolaus Pevsner’s Buildings of England and Joshua…
Doors 7.30pm. Start 8.30pm. Adv ticket £15. OTD ticket £18. Celebrate Christmas with CICCIC and The Deane Big Band with this exclusive big band dance event plus we will be serving cocktails. Please note this is a part seated and part standing event. About This Event The Deane Big Band is delighted to announce a special event to mark the start of the holiday season. Come and dance the night away with a great mix of classic big band numbers and modern dance classics. CICCIC is a fantastic venue for dancing – the usual theatre style layout will be swapped…
Doors 7.30pm. Starts 8.30pm. Adv Tickets £12. OTD £14. Join us for a right old Christmas knees up and raucous Irish punk and rock n roll music night with Britain’s best Pogues tribute band The P’Hogues. In the early 1980s, a gang of unlikely musicians came together in London to play the sounds that visionary singer/songwriter Shane MacGowan had in his head. Traditional Irish tunes, harnessed to a punky rock n’roll beat and featuring some of the finest lyrics written that decade, or any decade for that matter. The band was The Pogues, and for the next 25 years they…
Doors 7.00pm. Start 8.00pm. Adv ticket £14 online. £18 OTD. Brought to you by CICCIC and Genius Events (the people who bring you Stand Up for Cider) this bi-monthly comedy club will exercise your chuckle muscles and deliver a great night out at CICCIC’s amazing Memorial Hall. You’ll get the chance to 4 professional comedians on the night along with some amazing talent from known comedians. It will be unadulterated, full of surprise and have you laughing all the way through the weekend. So why not relax in comfort, enjoy a drink or three, while we take you on a few…
Doors open 11.45am. Band on from 12.15pm – 1.45pm with an interval. Tickets £12 online or £15 on the door. (booking online is the only guarantee of entry as these concerts are proving very popular!) Come and enjoy a big band jazz session before your Sunday lunch! The atmosphere is always friendly and the cafe/bar is open for the duration for hot and cold drinks. About Big Band Christmas Special Come and join the fantastic Sunday Big Band for our annual CICCIC Christmas special. Santa is definitely coming to town, and whether you arrive by sleigh or on skis you’ll…
Doors 11.00am. Start 11.30am. Adv ticket £10. OTD ticket £12. We are very excited to announce that Taunton Choral Society will be adorning our beautiful hall with this daytime concert of seasonal carols that you can either listen to or join in with. We will be serving hot and cold drinks and alcoholic beverages so you’ll feel cosy and ready to enjoy the festive week ahead with beautiful arrangements and carols. ABOUT TAUNTON CHORAL SOCIETY TCS began as a male voice choir in late Victorian times, eventually permitting women to join in the 1950s. TCS has been recognised as Taunton’s…
Doors 7.30pm. Start 8.00pm. Adv ticket £12. OTD ticket £14. Join us for an amazing night of traditional Arabic, Kurdish, Turkish & Middle Eastern music coupled with gypsy, latin, & flamenco music. This exclusive live music event offers you the opportunity to experience two seperate music sets with the amazing talents of Qushma Ensemble & Mark Barnwell. About Qushma Ensemble Qushma is a duo from Somerset that plays traditional Kurdish, Arabic & Turkish Middle Eastern music. Qutob Daoud and EmmaLucy Cole together combine the sounds of oud, buzuq, violin and frame drums, creating intricate and flowing melodies that weave from…