· Exhibition ·Saturday 18 July – Saturday 29 August (Closed Saturday 8th and Friday 14th August)

This is What I Think…Celebrating the importance of imagination and creativity during childhood through the artwork of young artists from Chapel Break Infant School. The artwork reflects their individuality and freedom of expression, whilst demonstrating a depth of thinking and understanding of the visual beyond our expectations. Monday-Friday 1-5pm, Saturday 10am-6pm : free

· World ·Monday 20 July Raghu Dixit + supportPowerful, soulful vocals and a unique, rousing blend of Indian and Western influences. Raghu Dixit’s brand of infectious, happy music transcends age, genre and language.8pm : £12.50 adv : £15.00 door

· World ·Tuesday 21 July

Micachu & The Shapes TBC + support8pm : £8.00 adv : £9.00 door

· Performance ·Tuesday 28 July[Live] Art Club presents Victoria Melody: Hair PeaceAn extraordinary true story about the search around the world for three unrelated strangers connected by their DNA and Victoria’s hair extensions. The live audience are taken on a serendipitous journey as she discovers whose hair it actually is. An Edinburgh preview show.8pm : Pay What You Can : seated

· Rock/Pop ·Thursday 6 August Sonic Youths v2.3Celebrate Sonic Youths’ first year of exclusive showcases for young musicians aged 14-19 with acts playing in the hall and cafe bar. 8pm : Under 19s £3.00 : 19+ £5.00

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· Rock/Pop ·Wednesday 1 JulyGrant-Lee Phillips + supportA Neil Young-esque combination of slow-burning acoustic and a subtle, menacing undercurrent of distortion. Grant-Lee Phillips’ songs are drawn from intensive investigations into his Native American lineage, exploring the intersection of past and present, personal and political.8pm : £14.00 : £12.00 adv concs : £16.00 door : seated

· Rock/Pop ·Friday 3 July Pony UpA curated selection of the best new noises and emerging artists.8pm : £4.00 : £5.00 door

· Rock/Pop ·Saturday 4 JulyN170 Alumni Reunion PartyLive music and DJs. All proceeds from this event will go to the N170 Scholarship Fund – supporting future creative talent.7.30pm : Tickets available from NUA

· Multi ·Saturday 4 JulyThe People’s Piano at the Lord Mayor’s CelebrationCome and find The People’s Piano! Norwich Arts Centre bought a beautiful piano this year following a gener-ous annoymous donation. As part of the Lord Mayor’s Celebration the piano will be taken to the streets for you to listen to and play. Guest pianists will be performing throughout the evening but we also want you to embrace the busker’s spirit to help us entertain Norwich.6-10pm : London Street : FREE

· Rock/Pop ·Sunday 5 July Norwich Lanes Summer FayreCrafts, arts, music, workshops, food, vintage, dancing, DJs, performance, fairground and fun. Live music stage outside NAC. Plus Jake Ace, member of the Junior Magic Circle and the Anglian Magic Society will be performing close up magic around the building, dont miss him.11am–5pm : FREE

· Performance ·Monday 6 JulyMark Thomas: TrespassAn Edinburgh Fringe Preview. An odd mix of theatre, stand-up, a dash of journalism and a dollop of mayhem. 8pm : £10.00 : seated

· Americana ·Thursday 9 JulyMarty O’Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra + Andrew DuhonThis four-man orchestra seamlessly weaves trance-based blues music, harking back to John Lee Hooker and Howlin’ Wolf with a drunken minor swing comparable to some of Tom Waits’ darker works. Enthralling, soulful and passionate.8pm : £10.00 : £8.00 concessions

· Rock/Pop ·Saturday 11 JulyPlay the Music Acoustic Showcase Highlighted as one of Norwich’s most established monthly acoustic events, showcasing performances from some of the best local musicians at Norwich Arts Centre’s café bar. 1pm : FREE

· Rock/Pop ·Saturday 11 July

GRAVY Summer PartyMore brilliant music from the fine folk at Gravy Records.8pm : £tbc

· Rock/Pop ·Monday 13 JulyJolie Holland + support“Holland’s sultry, raunchy sensibility borrows from the cream of 20th-century American pop” The Independent.One of the founding members of The Be Good Tanyas, Jolie has knotted together a century of American songs and plays a mélange of jazz, blues, soul and rock and roll.8pm : £10.00 adv : £12.00 door

· Rock/Pop ·Tuesday 14 July Pony Up Presents Bad For Lazarus + Pink Lizards + Saint AgnesAn anarchic mix of thrashing distorted guitars meets computerised technological driven beats. 8pm : £3.00 adv : £5.00 door

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Supporting Norwich Arts CentreThere are lots of ways you can support Norwich Arts Centre.Individual giving, along with the support of large and small

companies, allows us to deliver our multi-award winning programme.

In this brochure I would like to offer particular thanks to Malcolm Drew from Piano Time who has supported us with the moving and

tuning of our fantastic Yamaha grand piano. This support has allowed us to be more ambitious in how we use our piano to ensure as many

people as possible get to enjoy it. Check out The People’s Piano on the streets of Norwich as part of the Lord Mayor’s

Celebrations and maybe even have a go yourself. Thank you Macolm. (www. piano-time-norwich.co.uk)

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Music I Comedy I Live Art I Theatre I DanceLiterature I Education I Exhibitions I Family· Rock/Pop ·Friday 7 August

Blanck Mass TBC + support 8pm : £tbc

· Live Lit ·Wednesday 12 August Matt AbbottFollowing a wonderful gig supporting The Fall, Wakefield street poet Matt brings his Edinburgh preview show to NAC. Fusing witty anecdotes, kitchen sink realism and a sharp political bite.8pm : Pay What You Can : seated

· Rock/Pop ·Saturday 15 August Burn The Headlines + Big SocietySix-piece rock band with a modern edge and blend of classic rock.8pm : £7.00 adv : £10.00 door

· Country ·Thursday 20 AugustThe Stray Birds Known for their songwriting, instrumental virtuosity and gorgeous three-part harmony singing, The Stray Birds tour with their most cohesive and ambitious album to date, Best Medicine.8pm : £14.00 : £12.00 concessions : seated

· Blues ·Friday 21 August

Summertime Blues presents Soho Blues + support8pm : £6.00 adv : £8.00 door

· Hip Hop ·Saturday 22 AugustYoungblood Brass Band + supportYoungblood Brass Band flouts convention in an ecstatic, raucous, incendiary fashion, taking the form of a New Orleans brass band and morphing it into a punked-out hip-hop behemoth of groove and purpose.8pm : £12.50 adv : £15.00 door

· Rock/Pop ·Thursday 27 AugustRyley Walker + supportRyley Walker is the reincarnation of the True American Guitar Player. The band is a mixture of new and old Chicago talent, blending both jaded veterans of the post-rock and jazz mini-circuits together with a few eager, open-eared youths.8pm : £8.00 adv: £10.00 door

· Hip Hop ·Friday 4 SeptemberScratch Perverts TBC 8pm : £tbc

· World ·Saturday 5 SeptemberRabo De Foguete + supportRabo De Foguete’s vibrant show infuses Brazilian grooves with traditional and contemporary material to create a high-energy performance, with colour and infectious rhythms. Sure to get you dancing.8pm : £6.00 adv : £7.00 door

· Folk ·Wednesday 9 SeptemberBendrix - The Hendrix Project Benji Kirkpatrick, founding member of folk big band Bellowhead, takes the songs of Jimi Hendrix and re-interprets them; stripping back the layers of guitar, the psychedelia, the era and bringing the songs out in their pure form.8pm : £10.00 : £8.00 concessions : seated

· World ·Friday 11 SeptemberBlowzabellaInfluenced by English and European traditional dance music, Blowzabella produce a driving, drone-based sound played with a fabulous sense of melody, rhythmic expertise and sheer feeling.8pm : £15.00 : £12.50 concessions

Calendar

Raghu Dixit20 July

Youngblood Brass Band22 Aug

1 July Grant-Lee Phillips + support

3 July Pony Up

4 July N170 Alumni Reunion Party

4 July The People’s Piano

5 July Norwich Lanes Summer Fayre

6 July Mark Thomas: Trespass

9 July Marty O’Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra

11 July Play the Music Acoustic Showcase

11 July GRAVY Summer Party

13 July Jolie Holland + support

14 July Pony Up presents Bad for Lazarus + support

18 July - 29 Aug This is What I Think...

20 July Raghu Dixit + support

21 July Micachu & The Shapes TBC

28 July Victoria Melody: Hair Peace

6 Aug Sonic Youths v2.3

7 Aug Blanck Mass TBC + support

12 Aug Matt Abbott

15 Aug Burn The Headlines + Big Society

20 Aug The Stray Birds

21 Aug Summertime Blues presents Soho Blues

22 Aug Youngblood Brass Band

27 Aug Ryley Walker

4 Sept Scratch Perverts TBC

5 Sept Rabo De Foguete

9 Sept Bendrix - The Hendrix Project

11 Sept Blowzabella