RUBENSTEIN TRUNK

Colchester's Global heritage, part of "Gift" presents a free concert by " Rubenstein Trunk", a trio of local people who have temporarily split up to explore the wilder reaches of the University system but who have agreed to reform to bring a "Short concert of world music with home made instruments" to the Colchester public.

The home made instruments are violins, cellos dulcimers,plus other things to blow, suck and scrape made from plywood and packing cases. Surprisingly tuneful and melodic, their repertoire ranges from wild Gypsy music to new takes on old classics.

Where" The Library ground floor When? Saturday 3rd october at 12.30.

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MICHELLE TAYLOR

will be appearing in the Spoken Word tent in the Upper Castle Park at Illuminati's contribution to the Gift project "Colchester's Global Heritage" event on Sunday 4th October at 2.00

Michelle is a blind professional poet from Trinidad, who has already won great acclaim for her imaginative stage act, where the playful, mischievous quality of her poetry can be experienced at it's best.

In the poetry scene, Michelle is known as Queen Carib. Her Native Island Trinidad, in the Caribbean Sea gives her that Latin American Twang to her poems.
She has won many awards in Poetry Stand-up Slam competitions and has twice won the UK Championship. Michelle has toured extensively throughout the UK and America and appeared on TV and Radio. Her most daring feat was performing 'Poetry in the Nude' on Channel 5.

Despite her disability of being visually impaired she has devoted herself to encouraging and facilitating other disabled poets. She has set up voluntary groups, 'Keskidee' Arts for disabled people and 'Trulips' for the able bodied.

Where? The Spoken Word tent, Castle Park When? October 4th at 2.00pm