The evening had a filmic theme: Neil Johns, copywriter and organiser of the Free Film Festival and the Paradiso Film Society arrived at the same time as Bella Tulo from Gallery Film (check out their new season's programmes), which is run for the Dulwich Picture Gallery, as is Dulwich on View. Ingrid Beazley, editor of this online magazine for the gallery, said their recent garden party had attracted 100 more regular readers, and as they use half a dozen stories a week they are always after material.
Rose Shepherd put in an early appearance. Simon Tait at Arts Industry News has a new website. Martin Fidler was full of bright ideas as usual. Hylda Sims was in need of a plumber (thanks for all suggestions, some of which have been passed on to her, too). Rhian Wheeler and Malcolm Young of Ruby Design want to find a lawyer who will charge less than £175 an hour to sort out a lease, and are looking for a three-bed house for £350,000.
Chris Clack wonders if we can't have a stall donated to Groucho-on-the-Rye at the Big Art Affair at the Dulwich Hamlet football ground next May. To this end the next Groucho will be outside the parish -- at the Vibe Bar in the Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane, at the invitation of the Big Art Affair "team"
This was my first Groucho meeting, and I really enjoyed it - great to meet new, interesting people and run into old friends.
ReplyDeleteWith Neil and Bella we revitalised the idea of joint publicity for South London film clubs, and the idea of a 'Not the Big Art Fair' in the DFC carpark appealed greatly.