Tea Appreciation Society – We love tea
Exhibitions
Tea Appreciation Society at the UK’s only Tea Festival
Sep 16th
This summer we attended the UK’s only Tea Festival. It was held at Gyllyngdune Gardens in Falmouth over two days. Below are two short films from the event.
Films by Inhouse Studio
Tea Festival at Gyllyngdune Gardens
Aug 25th
Tea Appreciation Society are proud to support Gyllyngdune Gardens first Tea Festival!
This bank holiday Sunday 28 and Monday 29 August
A celebration of art, music, crafts, entertainment, fun…and of course Tea!
What’s going on?
- Listen to a talk on Tea & Creativity by Tea Appreciation Society co-founder & director Shayne House. Take your tea in the quiet and relaxing space within their canvas soulpad on the lawn.
- Join textile collaborators Lyrebird & The Other Things for drop in inspiring and creative making workshops – bunting ahoy! First come first served
- Browse the many craft and tea related stalls and exhibitors
- A tea talk by Gyllyngdune gardener on Camellia sinensis, will have you finding out how your cup of tea made it from twig to teapot
- Follow the tea trails throughout the garden
- Live music on the bandstand
- Speak to artisanal tea merchants from ‘The Essence of Tea’ and sample tastings of Chinese teas, brewed in the traditional ‘gong fu’ style
- Sample a variety of teas and delicious cakes from the new café
- Funky Faces will be on site so don’t forget to get your face painted, will you be the queen of hearts or the grinning Cheshire cat?
Extra for Sunday:
- The Cha-Cha-Cha Tea dance is coming to Gyllyngdune! Join fancy footed dance instructors and The Skyliner, 11 piece big band in the Pavilion hall from 2pm- 5pm for a Tea dance extravaganza! Whether your looking to brush up on your old fashioned dance skills, or learn some new steps, let the delectable Miss Foxy Trot teach you the moves in true vintage fashion… All ages are welcome, no partner needed, vintage apparel encouraged!
- Cirque de Ciel will be bringing their “Alice’s mad hatting workshop” to the quarry garden, young hatters should join Alice’s drop in workshop to make their own crazy headwear
- Quintessentially English, why not enjoy a cream tea while listening to Pendennis Brass performing on the bandstand?
Extra for Monday:
- The Travelling Talesman will be entertaining old and young alike all afternoon with daring adventures and tall tales of tea in the quarry garden
- See young whippersnappers “Flats and Sharps” for a bit of busking bluegrass on the bandstand
Tickets:
Adult Day Ticket: £5 * Sunday / Monday
Adults Ticket with T Dance Extravaganza: £6 * (2-5pm Sunday only)
Children’s day ticket: £4.50 ** Sunday / Monday
Family day Ticket: £15 (2 adults, 2 Children) * ** Sunday / Monday
* With each adult ticket you can claim a complementary cup of tea from the café. On the day pick up your wristband from the box office which will allow you to take part in the drop in workshops and sit in on the talks throughout the day, on a first come first served basis.
** When you buy a children’s ticket don’t forget to collect your tea trail activity sheet and collect their wristband so that they can take part in the drop in workshops and activities.
Throughout the day, talks, activities and workshop are available on a first come first serve basis, check the programme timetable to ensure you don’t miss out & make sure you see all of our lovely stalls and exhibitors on the day
To book contact the Box Office: 01326 211222
Don’t miss out, download a timetable for the festival (Activity locations may be subject to change, depending on the weather)
Hung, Drawn & Authored
Mar 8th
The Tea Appreciation Society are proud to support Society contributor Caroline Pedler at ‘Hung, Drawn & Authored’
The exhibition is a showcase for the MA Illustration: Authorial Practice students before their final show in September. Giving us a sneak preview of unseen work from nationally and internationally renowned illustrators as they take a step back from commercial constraints. The course focuses on students developing an authorial voice within illustration, therefore taking ownership of their own content and creative practice.
Student, and regular Society contributor Caroline Pedler said, ‘I joined the MA to allow myself the space to concentrate on creating an authorial voice, outside of my commercial career and it has been the best thing I’ve done for my career to date. Doing this show has helped focus our minds in preparation for the final show in Sept, and working with such talented creatives is really rewarding. The course has a real variety of illustrators, writers and artists and I’m really excited about seeing the work on the walls, a show not to be missed.’
‘Hung, Drawn & Authored’ runs from Mon 21st-27th March at The Poly in Falmouth. There will be a private view with refreshments and music on Thur 24th March, 6-9pm, all welcome.
Silk Road & Tea – New York
Mar 23rd
Adventures in the Global Kitchen: Silk Road and Tea
South of the Silk Road, the ancient Horse Caravan Route linked Yunnan
province in southwest China with Tibet and India for trade dominated
by tea. Join Morris Rossabi, distinguished professor of history at
City University of New York, and Sebastian Beckwith from In Pursuit of
Tea, as they discuss various teas of the Silk Road era, the history of
the tea trade, and beliefs in the medical and religious value of tea.
Taste a selection of teas and learn about modern variations.
This program is part of a series of tastings and lectures for adults
and educational programming for children that are being offered at The
American Museum of Natural History in conjunction with the exhibition
Travelling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World, which
is on view until August 15.
Wednesday, March 24, 6:30 pm
Linder Theater, first floor – Enter at 77th Street
The American Museum of Natural History
ADMISSION $20 – Tastings included
http://www.amnh.org/programs/programs.php?date=2010-03-24&event_id=1674
Image courtesy of Sebastian Beckwith
