What's On - Arts in Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch

ART EXHIBITION

Acrylics, Watercolours and Pencil Drawings

by Helen Rattue

Winton based artist, Helen Rattue, brings her first art exhibition to the Regent in Christchurch from Saturday 13 February to Friday 5 March.

Helen will be displaying over 30 examples of her work, mainly in acrylics but with a few watercolours and pencil drawings.

Helen has specialised in faces, particularly film stars and rock and pop stars. The bright, vibrant colours of the acrylic paints are perfect for creating an impact that immediately draws the viewer’s attention.

Amongst the famous names to be the subject of Helen’s creative talents are: Harry Potter, John Lennon, Bob Marley, ABBA, Tom Cruise and James Dean.

Helen began her career in art at Parkstone Grammar School before completing a foundation course at Bournemouth Art College.

Marriage and a career in fashion left little time for Helen’s art, but 7 years ago she had the opportunity to attend a two year watercolour painting course, followed by a course in acrylics four years later.

Helen has held numerous successful exhibitions locally. Now she will be at the Regent Centre from 13 February – 5 March.

Where: REGENT CENTRE

When : SATURDAY 13 FEBRUARY – FRIDAY 05 MARCH

Time : MON – SUN FROM 10.00 AM

Entrance: FREE

CONTACT: Helen Rattue (01202) 517565

BomoCreatives at The Winchester – Creating
Bomo's Future

BomoCreatives will be meeting at The Winchester pub on Poole Hill (39 Poole Hill, West Cliff, Bournemouth, BH2 5PW, Tel. 01202 552 206) on Wednesday 18 February from 6.30pm.

Again this is a one-off meeting and quite a critical one.

We want you to come along and tell us what you think of Bomo and where you would like to see us go from here. Sadly Brian Jenner has decided not to front Bomo any more - and we owe him a great debt for getting Bomo going and bringing us all together. However, we now want to take Bomo forward and for that, we'd like your input.

So come along to The Winchester next Wednesday, have a pint and share your thoughts and ideas. The meeting is free this month as it's a bit different. There is no speaker, though we will go through some of the ideas on the night and answer any questions as best we can.

See you there,

Elanor and Sean

For more details go to www.bomocreatives.co.uk or check us out on Facebook.com (search for the group BomoCreatives).

Arts events in Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch

March 2010 Exhibitions

5th March - 26th March – Frank Tyhurst & the Christchurch Sailing Club at Regent Centre Foyer, High Street, Christchurch. For more details, please call (01202) 499199.

Until 14th March – 'Imagine' (A kaleidoscope of Earth, sea and sky) at Library Gallery, Highcliffe Castle. Details still to be confirmed. Please contact, Dennis Ford (01425) 275418.

Until 14th March – 'Art Seen' at Library Gallery, Highcliffe Castle. Details still to be confirmed. Please contact, Dennis Ford (01425) 275418.

Until 16th March – 'The 2010 Chinese Heritage Event' including displays of Chinese masks, costumes, woodcraft and books at Bournemouth Library, The Triangle. For more details, contact (01202) 451451.

Until 27th March – 'Myths and Legends' at Main Gallery, Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch. For more details, please call: (01202) 482860.

Until 31st March – Mixed Media Exhibitions at The Hayloft, 14 Wick Lane, Christchurch. For more details, contact 07796 652267.

Until 30th April 2010 – 'Hidden Gems: 20th Century Faces' portraits from 20th Century at Russell–Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Russell Cotes Road, Bournemouth.
Open daily except Monday: 10:00am until 5:00pm

Talks & Lectures
February 2010

The following Talks and Lectures will take place in February at 2.30pm or

7:30pm (or 7:00pm on the first Tuesday of every month), in the Bournemouth

Natural Science Society Hall, 39 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth. For

further details tel: (01202) 553525 or visit: www.bnss.org.uk

Tue 2^nd	7:00pm	Zoology	Recent Events at Monkey World – Speaker: Mike Colbourne
Wed 3^rd	2:30pm	Nature	Wild Washington – The Counterpane of Catastrophe – Speaker: Dr David Godfrey
Sat 6^th	2:30pm	Ornithology	The History and Natural History of Blashford Lakes – Speaker: TBA (a member of the Reserve's staff)
Tue 9^th	7:30pm	General	Shakespeare's Globe Reborn – Speaker: Grace Armfield
Thu 11^th	Field Meeting	Ornithology	10.30 Blashford Lakes Reserve. Map Ref: OL22 / 153 085 – Leader: Rosemary Broadey
Sat 13^th	2:30pm	Science	North Sea Water Quality – The Carbonate Equation and using ships of opportunity - Speaker: Dr David Hyde
Tue 16^th	7:30pm	Science	Saving the World's Heritage – plant genetic resources for the future – Speaker: Dr Geoffrey Hawtin
Wed 17^th	2:30pm	Science	Energy Conservation – Local and Global - Speaker: Colin Dewsnap
Sat 20^th	2:30pm	Science	Fusion Burns Nuclear Waste – Making Carbon Free Nuclear Power acceptable – Speaker: Brendan McNamara
Tue 23^rd	7:30pm	Botany	Matters of Record – Speaker: Martin Rand
Wed 24^th	Study Group	Geology	Further Discussion and Virtual Field Trip of some more Dorset Quarries – Leader: Ray Chapman
Thu 25^th	Field Meeting	Ornithology	10.30 Middlebere Heath. Map Ref: OL15 / SY 963 853 – Leader: Rosemary Broadey
Tue 30^th	7:30pm	Archaeology & History	Insights into the Registration Service: Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships – Speaker: Christine Stainton
Wed 31^st	2:30pm	Astronomy	The Sun's Life Story – From a Bouncing Baby Cloud of Dust and Gas to a Miserly Old White Dwarf – Speaker: James Fradgley