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6th - 16th November FREE - Various Venues throughout the Festival Thurday 6th November

The Hull Mantra: 1000 declarations of faith in the city.

Ian Killen has been producing text-based artworks for twenty years and these frequently take the form of collective paintings where large numbers of contributions are invited from the public.

Ian will attend various events throughout the festival and invite contributions towards The Hull Mantra: 1000 declarations of faith in the city. The mantra will take the form of 1000 individually handwritten 'Hull's on a specially prepared surface.

Veronica Guerin Hull Screen, Albion Street - 7.30pm £3.50/£2.50 Box Office 01482 327600

Dir. Joel Schumacher USA/Ireland 2003 1hr 30mins A Powerful and emotional film, based on a true story, which provides a unique insight into a fascinating and complex aspect of an Irish conflict and is a poignant portrayal of a journalist who risked her life in search of the truth. Guerin (Cate Blanchett) covered the crime beat in Dublin during the 1990's with unmatched intensity. It was a time when a few powerful drug lords battled for control and she was seen by many as their most fearsome opponent as she investigated and exposed 'the pushers', balancing her home life and family against her responsibility to her readers.

Freedom of Expression The Warren Centre - 7.30pm Free Tel. 01482 218115

An inspiring performance from young people at the Warren with Zimbabwean performers Husi, celebrating dance, music and words. With USIZO community choir and local musicians. Dressed in traditional costumes, Husi, a truly exceptional act, will join the young performers as they present powerful, energetic, dance and wonderfully controlled harmonies to the sound of feet stamping to create intricate rhythms. Spectacular, versatile and loud!

Presented by the Warren Centre in association with USIZO, a newly formed cultural association set up by Zimbabweans who have recently fled the Mugabe regime and settled in Hull, USIZO will form part of the community choir in the evening and have worked with participants through workshops to develop tonight's programme.

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6th - 16th November FREE - Various Venues throughout the Festival Friday 7th November

Hull in Fiction: Christopher Peachment & Will Davenport EICH Gallery, University of Lincoln, George Street, Hull - 7.00pm £3/£2 Tel. 01482 223344

Two novelists discuss the role of the city of Hull in recent fiction. Christopher Peachment (The Green and the Gold) and Will Davenport (The Painter) have both recently published books which use the city as the backdrop to their fiction. Both novels feature fictional accounts of the life of Hull poet Andrew Marvell. The authors will be in conversation with Local Studies Librarian David A. Smith, talking about how they researched their novels; the relationship between accuracy and imagination; their impressions of the city; the previous neglect of Hull by contemporary novelists.

Renegade Writers: The Remedy The George, Land of Green Ginger - 7.30pm Free Tel. 01482 500371

Hull's infamous Renegade Writers present The Remedy, a riotous evening of contemporary performance poetry and bad behaviour, interspersed with live music from Cracktown, Obi Wan and Pete Coulam, with very special guest Emma Rugg. This show will almost certainly contain some strong language.

Before Night Fell: Cassanidance Live Art Space, Ferens Art Gallery - 7.30pm £6/£4 Box Office: 01482 226655

An evening of breathtaking, original and risk-taking dance-theatre presented by Beth Cassani. Described as 'vivid and intoxicating' (Sunday Herald) and 'free spirited and exuberant' (The Times), Beth Cassani studied in London, New York and Amsterdam and has worked with repertory companies Adventures in Motion Pictures, DV8, Phoenix Dance Company, Ludus and Scottish Dance Theatre. Wild Geese features three protagonists each on their own flight path but relentlessly distracted by each others bag of tricks.

Before Night Fell is a duet for two lost men who throw logs at each other in a dangerous and exhausting endgame of bravery and bravado. Deepwater is an unnerving quartet - a game of tremendous risk as the stage becomes increasingly filled with precariously balanced wine bottles.

Veronica Guerin Hull Screen, Albion Street - 7.30pm £3.50/£2.50 Box Office 01482 327600

Dir. Joel Schumacher USA/Ireland 2003 1hr 30mins See November 6th

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6th - 16th November FREE - Various Venues throughout the Festival Saturday 8th November Writers Day:

Russel T. Davies, Jill Dawson, James Nash and Lee Karen Stow EICH Gallery, University of Lincoln, George Street, Hull 11am - 3pm £5 Day Ticket (includes panel discussion, one workshop, talks and reading) £3/£2 Single Event (workshop, reading or talk) tel. 01482 616961

A day of workshops, readings and discussions looking at professional issues facing writers as well as the creative process. The day starts with a panel discussion and open question session with workshop leaders and writers Russell T. Davies (screenplays), Jill Dawson (novelist), Lee Karen Stowe (freelance journalist) and James Nash (poet). For anyone who has ever wanted to write, or wondered how established writers made their careers.

Introduction to Berlioz Donald Roy Theatre, Gulbenkian Centre, Hull University 11.00am - 12.00pm Free Tel. 01482 465304 Jim Dumsday: Adventurers Club

An introductory talk on Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique and the semi-staged sequel Lelio - and a chance for young people to conduct or sit in with the orchestra. Aimed at the 11-17 age group and their parents, Hull University Orchestra presents excerpts from Berlioz and takes questions from the floor. A chance to learn about storytelling through music and narrative through instrumentation. Supported by Humber Mouth Special Commissions 2003 and Hull City Council Live Music Fund

Concert: Hull University Orchestra and Choir Donald Roy Theatre, Gulbenkian Centre, Hull University 7.30pm £5/£3.50 Tel. 01482 465631

Poulenc Overture Debussey Danse Sacree et Danse Profane Harp: Deian Rowlands Ravel Tzigane Violin: Rachel Drury Berlioz Lelio or The Return to Life Reciter/Actor: Tim Keenen Tenor: Nathan Payas Baritone: Kevin Ormond Conductor: Lee Tsang Special student package deal for this concert and the Hull Philharmonic concert at City Hall on Saturday 29th November featuring Symphonie Fantastique: £5

BBC Telling Lives: Story Telling Workshop The Windsor Suite, Quality Royal Hotel, Ferensway, Hull 1.00pm - 4.00pm Free Tel. 01482 621420

As a taster for their digital storytelling workshops, the Telling Lives team host an afternoon of story sharing. Do you have photo albums, scrapbooks and shoe boxes full of pictures, letters and other things to remind you of important moments in your life? Times you love to remember, places you've been, things you've done and maybe even some you wish you hadn't? The Telling Lives story telling workshop is your chance to share stories from your life, develop your writing skills and learn more about digital storytelling.

The 3 hour workshop is open to anyone aged 16 and over - no writing experience necessary. To book a place on the workshop phone 01482 621420.

BBC Telling Lives Showcase Film Screening The Windsor Suite, Quality Royal Hotel, Ferensway, Hull 7.00pm - 9.30pm Free Tel. 01482 621420

Since January the BBC Telling Lives team has been helping local people from the Humber region tell their real-life stories and turn them into short films that are broadcast by the BBC. Some are deeply moving, some funny, some quirky - and each one is unique to the storyteller - they are 'stories no one else can tell'. Join us for this special screening and celebration of Digital Storytelling. Meet some of the people who have made a film and find out more about how you can get involved in this innovative BBC project.

To reserve your free admission ticket to the screening and reception call BBC Telling Lives on 01482 621420.

Look at You - Look at Me! Live Art Space, Ferens Art Gallery - 2.00pm Free Tel. 01482 336860

An invitation to join a celebration of creative work with the Hull and East Yorkshire MIND 'Step Up' and 'Arts in Mind' projects. An afternoon of creative writing, film and readings of short stories by participants and by students from Teskey King School.

The programme also includes The Way of Things (Caroline Mendelsohn), a film commissioned for Arts in Mind and a reading by novelist Daphne Glazer, who has been working with MIND authors through workshops and following the progress of Step Up writers. Step Up will present their poetry- a celebration of writing as a culturally diverse artform and as a route to increased self-esteem and personal development. Humber Mouth Special Commissions 2003

Veronica Guerin Hull Screen, Albion Street - 7.30pm £3.50/£2.50 Box Office 01482 327600

Dir. Joel Schumacher USA/Ireland 2003 1hr 30mins See November 6th

Susan Wicks, Valerie Laws, Carol Coiffait Take 5, Central Library, Hull - 8pm £3/£2 Tel. 01482 223344

Three women poets present an evening of readings and talk about their work. Susan Wicks studied as an undergraduate in Hull and returns to read in the city for the first time to celebrate the publication of her selected poems. Her latest book Night Toad: New and Selected Poems (Bloodaxe) is a dark but wide-ranging collection exploring the diverse landscapes of Cornwall, the Philippines, Greece and contemporary but war-scarred France and in voices which include an older woman with dementia and the absent keeper of an unmanned lighthouse.

Valerie Laws recent quantum sheep project, in which she spray painted the words of haiku onto the backs of live sheep caused worldwide media attention. Her first full collection Moonbathing follows a string of awards and she has been widely published in anthologies and magazines. Interested in blurring the boundaries between science, literature and art, she has degrees in both Theoretical Physics and English and also writes plays, reviews and features. Carol Coiffait has published widely in magazines and anthologies, including Star Trek - the poems (Iron Press). Parent (Enitharmon) and Bug of Stars (Hands Up). A well-known local author, Carol writes with intelligence and compassion across a wide range of themes from the personal to the political.

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