Saturday 22 February 10.15

For children 7 years or older: Dastardly Cartoon Rascals cartoon workshop
 

Eyepatch? Cape? Secret Lair? These are all important things to consider when making a dastardly rasal, and Adam will help you come up with and design a fun cartoon villain character.

Thursday 20 February 18.30

For people 12 years or older: Word Soup -AI exploration

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An open discussion about Artificial Intelligence and what it means for our future. With Q&A in an informal setting.

Saturday 22 February 13.30

For all ages: Indian Classical Dance Drama

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Indian classical dance drama. Enjoy the performance and be part of the interactive session. Indian classical dance Bharatnatyam has been used as a means of storytelling for over 2000 years.

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Friday 21 February 10.00

For children 9 years or older: The Lost Uncle and the Elixir of Life: Where do you start? 

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Chris tells of the people and places that have inspired his writing, with tales of shipwrecks, sharks, whales and more besides, along with a number of interesting and associated facts. And what presentation would be complete without a few spooky stories from the real world?

Saturday 22 February 12.00

For children 3 years or older: Storytime with Gareth Peter

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Gareth will be reading from his published books and talking about his writing journey, family and books - including One Upon a Storytime, One More Day Until Pride, and This Book is Full of Unicorns.
A fun and interactive session for all those that love stories.

Saturday 22 February 10.30

For children 5 years or older: The Olde Curiosity Shop

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Come and marvel at the strange and wonderful treasures found in Mr Ledicott`s Olde Curiosity Shop! You will see a gemstone from a knight`s dagger, a strand of hair that once belonged to a princess, a stone you can see through and an ancient fire iron. Discover what they are in this interactive storytelling session.

Thursday 20 February 18.30

For people 12 years or older: Street Art Live!

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An exhibition of street art, responding to the work of other street artists. Students have utilised their practical skills, communicated their ideas and developed their own ideas and processes.

Thursday 20 February 18.30

For people 12 years or older:

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A collaboration devising a performance on the theme of gang activity in the UK. It shows how easy it is for young people to be swept up into gangs, without even realising it, and what the consequences are. 

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This snapshot precursor to the stage production of Brutal will take place in the setting of the Street Art exhibition, created by the IW College Art students. Just drop in.

Saturday 22 February 13.00

for children 8 years or older: Naturally Nic/k, Reading and Q&A with author Kathryn Rossati

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Listen to an extract of Kathryn's upcoming time travel novel, Naturally Nic/k, which features authentic autistic representation, magnificent magic tricks, and serious sleuthing, then ask the author any questions you like about the book, writing tips, neurodiversity, and anything else that comes to mind!

Saturday 22 February 10.00

For all children: Teddy Bears' Picnic

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Children, bring your teddy bears (and parents too!) along to our fun story time and rhymes session, with the Lord Louis' amazing children's librarian, Mandy.

Friday 21 February 14.30

For children 8 years or older: Mythological Mayhem

 

Come and celebrate the next generation of hilarious adventures from Who Let The Gods Out? author Maz Evans as she takes you on a journey through the Maya Underworld in Oh Maya Gods! Learn about the mysteries and the magic of Mesoamerica and get an introduction to the ancient sport of Pok-a-Tok, with the usual dose of Maz’s mythological mayhem.

Saturday 22 February 11.30

For children 7 years or older: Hunt for the Golden Scarab, a Time Keys mystery

 

Sim and his mum never live anywhere long. When dangerous strangers appear one night, Sim discovers why. His mum has been keeping secrets: she has the power to open doors in time.

Friday 21 February 10.15

For children 5 years or older: Fun With Folding! Origami Craft Drop In workshop

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Pop in for some quiet folding fun and learn to make a number of wonderful paper creatures! Want to make a frog? A penguin? Five dinosaurs?! We’ve got the paper, so all you need to bring is your hands!

Friday 21 February 14.00

For children 8 years or older: Roll Your Own Character

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A smash mix of Dungeons & Dragons and Top Trumps style statistics, where you roll the dice to see how your character moves and grooves. A character creation workshop perfect for budding writers, designers and all around creatives

Saturday 22 February 11.15

For children 3 years or older: Nanny Perry's Puppets
 

A interactive story session helping children to develop music and vocal skills whilst making stories come to life. Nanny Perry will be bringing lots of musical instruments for children to help tell the story.

Friday 21 February 13.45

For children 11 years or older: Write Your Own 'Unlikely Friendship' Story

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Whatever your previous experience of creative writing, you are welcome here! This will be a fun and relaxed session in which I’ll guide you through the steps of dreaming up your very own short story.

Saturday 22 February 13.30

For children 6 years or older: What is AI?: The curious kid's guide to artificial intelligence

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An interactive read through with Neal's books 'What is AI?' and 'The Invincible Tony Spears'. Accompanied with silly sound effects, live illustration and a futuristic fun quiz.

Friday 21 February 12.30

For children 5 years or older:  Words are Frogs

 

Book talk: Star of the BBC's ‘Big Slam Poetry House’ & former Poet In Residence for the Roald Dahl Family & Museum. A laugh out loud dazzling show for all the family, ‘Paul is a kind of magic that makes you notice the world’.

‘Extremely good poetry but smiles too much’ – John Hegley.

Saturday 22 February 10.00

For children aged 3 years or older:

Woodland Tales with Granddad
 

Something is happening in the woods, voices can be heard, and a strange metallic smell fills the air. Machines are gathering at its edge and a mysterious call is heard across the valley. Laura the ladybird, Jeffrey the spider, Brett the Woodlouse and Willoughby the Woodpecker are worried. Velda the Vixen knows there’s only one person who can help them – Granddad. But is there enough time? Can they save the wood? And will the mysterious stranger help?

Friday 21 February 10.00

For children aged 3 years or older: Pinocchio

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Remaining true to the original absolutely bonkers story, Pink Cow has chosen to highlight the wonderful attributes of Pinocchio’s kind, caring and trusting nature as he discovers his own way in life. Full of laughter and charm as the poor puppet finds himself jostled from one disaster to another.

Thursday 20 February 20.00

For people aged 12 years or older: Brutal

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Brutal is a devised performance produced in collaboration by Pink Cow Theatre and the performing arts students at the Isle of Wight College. 

 

We examine why people get attracted to gangs, what it offers them, and what it means to be in a gang. With a Q&A session after.

Friday 21 Feb 10.30

For children 7 years or older: The Secret Library

 

Ever wondered where those little knick-knacks come from and what their real purpose is? Here’s your chance to write your own story about the teeny-tiny washing drying on a line, or the antique microscope or the man in the hot air balloon dangling from the ceiling.

Friday 21 February 12.00

For children 8 years or older: Mythology for all: Psyche and Cupid
 

Join dynamic storyteller Steph Brittain to meet some of the Greco-Roman Gods and Goddess and the Humans that encounter them.

20-22 February 10.00-16.00

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Out on an Island

This exhibition is open for all in the Michael West Gallery.

Friday 21 February 11.15

This highly interactive story session will be great for anyone aged 4 -10 (and anyone who can remember what it was like to be that young!)

 

Sue tells tales. Some are true, many are not but can her audience tell the difference?

Friday 21 February 12.30

For children aged 8 years or older: The Secret Library Book Nook Diorama workshop
 

Create your own woodland 'book nook diorama' to pop into a bookshelf at home, and see tiny life for yourself.

Saturday 22 February 14.45

For children 7 years or older: Shakespearience! Tempest Tales and Treasures

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Inspired by Shakespeare’s final play: The Tempest, this multi-sensory workshop will immerse children onto a different island, far from our beloved biosphere island. Come and explore the play’s characters in our ‘gallery in a gallery’ and have a rummage through our ‘Wonderfell Box of Trinkets and Treasures’! Expect curious sounds and smells, dressing up and a catwalk to boot!