Stalls etc at the Carnival

Anyone interested in having a stall at the Carnival this year should contact Alex Grant on Alex@eastoxford.com or 01865 203367. A commercial stall costs £300 plus VAT. Community groups non-trading £25, trading £50. Face painters & small traders £50. If electricity is needed this will be charged at £50.

All applications will need to be on the form which Alex will send you.

More on Taking to the Streets

An evening of talks, film and discussions around outdoor performance. Talks by Trevor Stuart (Avanti Display), Liz Pugh (Walk the Plank) and Simon Chatterton (Luminox). Plus Luminox the video/

Wed 16 May 7.30 - 9.30pm, Magic Cafe, Magdalen Road, Oxford

Build Big Bad Beautiful Bike Bugs

Come and join us making enormous bicycle-powered beasties for the Cowley Road Carnival.

To register an interest in the workshops (to be held in June) contact Dan or Alexis at the Cycle Workshop for more info on mail@oxford cycleworkshop.co.uk 01865 204799

Oxford Street Band - wants you

Do you play a brass or reed instrument? Want to play a mix of jazz, reggae, New Orleans & east-european music? Regular Tuesday evening rehearsals leading to the first gig at Cowley Road Carnival.

Contact Simon Chatterton in 01865 767830 or simon@simonchatterton.co.uk

The Procession Themes and Workshops

Themes this year are 1,000 years of arrivals to Oxfordshire; Fire! and the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.

We are going to be putting together packs for Children's Centres and Schools that will have sheets on 'how to make an African Carnival Mask' in them!

There will be workshops, however they will be limited in number. Details of these will be on the website in the next few weeks.

People wanting to be in the procession should email Henrietta on henriettagill@yahoo.co.uk

A Request from Friends

Volunteer stewards needed for beautiful Sound Art Installation in Dorchester Abbey

Oxford Contemporary Music, Oxford Playhouse and Dorchester Festival are presenting what will be a fantastic sound art installation in beautiful setting of Dorchester abbey.

Entitled Thin Air its creators Composer Helen Ottaway and sound designer Alastair Goolden create a moving and contemplative musical experience from the sound fragments that people leave behind. Visitors take a walk through this ancient space and their movement will trigger voices singing - speaking - chanting - the sounds seeming to literally emanate from the fabric of the building. Each walk or combination of walks conjures a unique piece of music.

We need volunteers to invigilate the installation for 2-3 hour shifts on any day you can make from Tue 15th May to Mon 18th May.

If you are interested please contact Tim Hand at OCM for more details.

Tel. 01865 488269 Email: tim@ocmevents.org

For more details visit www.ocmevents.org/events/spring_07/thin_air_may_07.html