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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 7d

🍂 Weaving music through storytelling and folklore, The Singing Bones is a welcome and soulful meditation on the natural world which surrounds us.
1 & 2 Nov - tickets & info here! highlightsnorth.co.uk/events/the-s...
@annemariesanderson.bsky.social @ruraltouring.bsky.social #RuralTouring #Folklore

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Katy Cawkwell @katycawkwell.bsky.social · 7d

Lucy and are off on the last leg of our Wild Visions tour tomorrow. Greek myth that sets the women centre stage. Rural touring in Northumberland thanks to @highlightsrural.bsky.social and our sponsors Elanthy.com

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 13d

🌟 GRIMM - a daring, immersive new play resurrecting a forgotten 1960s Grimsby fishing community through poetry, 1960's music, dance and exhilarating stage combat.

📅 31 Oct-02 Nov #CountyDurham #Northumberland

highlightsnorth.co.uk/events/grimm/
#RuralTouring @evieh2012.bsky.social #TheatreSky

A couple joyfully dances under vibrant papel picado banners, bathed in warm, festive lighting, exuding happiness and celebration in a lively setting.

Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · 13d

PITCH UP (rural) provides a welcoming space, where you can pitch your show to programmers from across the rural touring network via a digital showcase.

Applications between: Wed 01 October - Fri 07 November

Find out more! 👇
artsalive.co.uk/artist-devel...

#RuralTouring @ruraltouring.bsky.social

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Gav Cross @gavcross.bsky.social · 14d

Last call for a conversation I’m really looking forward to with Robin Ince.
Live
Free
8.30pm
On Substack

With his newly released poetry collection
Ice Cream For a Broken Tooth
Robin has been an endlessly creative and I think important voice across performance, broadcasting, writing…

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National Rural Touring Forum @ruraltouring.bsky.social · 14d

🎭 Applications are now open for Arts Alive’s PITCH UP (Rural)!

This is a brilliant opportunity for artists and companies to pitch their ready-to-tour shows to programmers from across the UK’s rural touring network.

🗓 Find out more here: buff.ly/iwGq3Cy

#RuralTouring #PitchUp #ArtsAlive #NRTF

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · Sep 1

🍂 It's happy new brochure day, and the autumnal colours are making us excited about hot chocolate and chunky knitwear! Browse our full programme online here... highlightsnorth.co.uk/events/

#RuralTouring @ruraltouring.bsky.social @rtdi.bsky.social #Cumbria #CountyDurham #Northumberland

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · Aug 18

🍂 The wait is (nearly) over... grab a pen and mark your calendars, as a very special offer is on its way! Our jam-packed Autumn 2025 Season launches on Mon 25 August - stay tuned to grab Early Bird tickets! #EarlyBird #TheatreSky #RuralTouring @ruraltouring.bsky.social @rtdi.bsky.social

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The 🫠 ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ #BBC6Music 🎶 #NowPlaying Bot - #BBCRadio6 #6music @bbc6musicbot.bsky.social · Oct 9

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #NewMusicFix

Allison Lupton:
🎵 What Will I Dream

#AllisonLupton

▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Bandcamp:

What Will I Dream, by Allison Lupton

from the album Words of Love

allisonlupton.bandcamp.com

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · Aug 8

We would like to invite you to join us for our 2025 AGM:

Thu 18 September at 2pm
Cotherstone Village Hall
Co Durham, DL12 9PH

Please RSVP to [email protected] by Mon 1 Sep
@ruraltouring.bsky.social
#RuralTouring #SupportTheArts #Cumbria #CountyDurham #Northumberland #TheatreSky #MusicSky

Invitation for Highlights Rural Touring AGM on 18 September at 2pm, Cotherstone Village Hall, with presentations, tea, and cake. RSVP by 1 September. Illustrated village scene in background.

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · Jul 22

🇳🇴 Our Artistic Director, Kate Lynch, was recently invited to the Arctic Circle to attend Riddu Riđđu - The International Festival of Indigenous Peoples in Kåfjord, Norway

You can read the full article here- tinyurl.com/3pz474tc

#RuralTouring #TheatreSky #Norway #CultureSky #Kåfjord

A woman with dark hair wearing a striped sweater smiles at the camera. Behind her, there is a person in a red costume with antlers. A crowd sits nearby under a cloudy sky.

Outdoor music festival with a wooden stage, colourful lights, and performers under a cloudy sky. The audience is surrounded by tents and a scenic mountain backdrop.

Outdoor festival scene in a rural setting with wooden benches covered in animal hides. A music stage is visible in the background, surrounded by mountains and trees.

Outdoor festival scene with vendor tents set along a track. The background is forested mountains under a partly cloudy sky.

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · Jul 22

🇳🇴 Our Artistic Director, Kate Lynch, was recently invited to the Arctic Circle to attend Riddu Riđđu - The International Festival of Indigenous Peoples in Kåfjord, Norway

You can read the full article here- tinyurl.com/3pz474tc

#RuralTouring #TheatreSky #Norway #CultureSky #Kåfjord

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · Jul 8

We are seeking new trustees for our Board of Directors. For more information, please head to highlightsnorth.co.uk/.../vacancie... Thank you! 😊

#RuralTouring #RuralTouringNetwork #Cumbria #CountyDurham #Northumberland #Community #TheArts #SupportTheArts @ruraltouring.bsky.social

A woman in a traditional Indian green dress dances on stage while musicians play; text reads, "We are seeking new trustees! Highlights Rural Touring Scheme.

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · Jul 1

Last week, we said farewell to Spring 2025! A season of comedy and creativity, felting and fell running, the tango and the Titanic, as well as much more. A huge Highlights Thank You to all! 🥰

#RuralTouring @ruraltouring.bsky.social @rtdi.bsky.social #Theatre #Dance #LoveTheArts #SupportTheArts

Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · Jun 17

This week, 16-22 June, we are celebrating #RefugeeWeek 🧡
The theme this year is Community - because, as we know well at Highlights, community is a superpower!

#RuralTouring #RuralTouringNetwork #Cumbria #CountyDurham #Northumberland #Community #RuralArts #SupportTheArts @refugeeweek.bsky.social

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Rural Touring Dance Initiative @rtdi.bsky.social · Jun 4

What a brilliant review of Lila Dance’s RTDI show with @highlightsrural.bsky.social at Appleby!

You can read it in full here: highlightsnorth.co.uk/fault-lines-...

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National Rural Touring Forum @ruraltouring.bsky.social · Jun 10

We've extended the closing date for conference tickets to this Friday at 12pm - so you've got a few extra days to grab yours if you haven't already done so!

Grab your tickets here: buff.ly/AKP6mj4

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · Jun 3

Our wonderful team of Volunteer Promoters!

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National Rural Touring Forum @ruraltouring.bsky.social · Jun 3

🚨 Tickets for NRTF Conference 2025 are going fast! 🚨

We’ll be closing ticket sales on June 10th, so if you haven’t grabbed your ticket, make sure you grab it asap!

Book your tickets and find out more here: buff.ly/q8K1E1P

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · Jun 3

From 2-8 June, we are celebrating our wonderful team of Volunteer Promoters as part of #VolunteersWeek 2025. We love Volunteers' Week - an opportunity for us all to hold hands across the UK, and celebrate the millions of volunteers who so generously give their time to help others. #RuralTouring 😊

Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · Jun 3

Highlights Rural Touring Scheme is seeking new trustees for its Board of Directors. For more information please download our recruitment pack:

tinyurl.com/y5hw9ncp

Deadline Mon 30 June 2025.

#RuralTouring @ruraltouring.bsky.social #SupportTheArts
#Cumbria #CountyDurham #Northumberland #TheArts

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National Rural Touring Forum @ruraltouring.bsky.social · May 28

For those who don’t want to purchase a full 3-day Conference ticket, we also offer part conference tickets, which includes access to selected sessions and meals on the days you attend.

⭐️ By becoming a member, you can get access to reduced ticket rates!

More info: buff.ly/YtBAdIS

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National Rural Touring Forum @ruraltouring.bsky.social · May 22

Thinking about coming to NRTF Conference 2025?

Have a listen to what Heather, one of our wonderful attendees of NRTF Conference 2023, thought of the conference 😊

You can book tickets and find our more here: buff.ly/SpoFeE9

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Highlights Rural Touring @highlightsrural.bsky.social · May 20

🌸 And two more May workshops coming up!

Fri 23 May - 11:00am St Thomas Church Hall, Stanhope
Wed 28 May - 1:00pm Bardon Mill & Henshaw Village Hall

highlightsnorth.co.uk/event/creati...

#Nature #NatureSky #NatureDrawing #Northumberland #RuralTouring #CountyDurham

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Gav Cross @gavcross.bsky.social · May 20

This is tonight.
Join us!

Gav Cross @gavcross.bsky.social · May 18

Tell Me Your Story
With
Sita Brand
Live conversation on Substack

open.substack.com/live-stream/...

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