A relaxed, conversational gathering where local people, artists and marine experts share stories and memories of the sea and tides over tea and cake.
Plymouth Tide Café is coming to Efford Library on Thursday 24 September, from 18:00 to 20:00. It's a free drop-in, and the tea, coffee and cake are on the house, so you can just turn up without booking.
If you're wondering what a Tide Café actually is, it's a relaxed, conversational gathering rather than a lecture, a presentation or a panel discussion. There's no stage here. Local people sit alongside artists and people with knowledge of Plymouth's marine environment to share stories, observations, questions and memories of the sea and the tides over tea and cake. It's more of a chat than a performance, and you're as much a part of it as anyone else in the room.
The first one was held at the Market Hall in Devonport and featured artist David Cotterrell, whose work across art, technology, moving image, installation and public space explores how people understand their surroundings. He's been developing Intertidal, a new artwork for Sea for Yourself grown from his fascination with Plymouth's relationship with water. Journalist and former BBC local weather presenter Emily Wood joined in too, having spent more than 15 years presenting the local weather and more than 20 years living and working around Plymouth.
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The cafés are part of Sea for Yourself, led by Plymouth Culture with Plymouth Sound National Marine Park and Plymouth City Council, and funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Arts Council England's Place Partnership Fund. It's a free drop-in at Efford Library, 19 Torridge Way, PL3 6JQ, on Thursday 24 September from 18:00 to 20:00, with tea, coffee and cake provided free of charge and booking non-essential.
