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October 24, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poetry at The Fringe – Sunday, 20 October, 2019

Bit late with this one, but last Sunday it was the regular open-mic and guests at The Fringe for some poetry. And I try to get along when I can. I’ve made it a regular thing this year. Last month wasn’t so flash. But this month was a bumper open-mic and a really great range […]

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May 19, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poetry at The Fringe – Sunday, 19 May, 2019

After attending both the March and then April editions of Poetry At The Fringe I was back for the May run-through. It’s very much the same crowd that turn up for the open-mic, and maybe I’m part of that now, kinda, with three goes in a row. I recognise that many of the poets reading here have been doing so for years, but you know…I’m almost part of […]

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March 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poetry at The Fringe – Sunday, 17 March, 2019

You never know when something special is going to happen. We’re lucky to have too many events and moments of entertainment and distraction, we cannot possibly get to a fraction of them – so how would we know about all the special things we are missing. And the horrific slaughter in Christchurch just this past […]

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June 16, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Preview: The Overdogs at Fringe Bar (Friday, June 24)

Next Friday, June 24, sees just the second outing for the full five-piece line-up of The Overdogs. A return to The Fringe Bar in Wellington. We last played there in November, 2015. Yes, I say “we”, because I’m the fifth-member…the band has done some two-, three- and four-piece shows around and about and when time […]