Wednesday 9th 7-9pm – Live Aid 1985

40 years ago on Saturday 13th July 1985 the Live Aid concert took place simultaneously at Wembley Stadium, London and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia. 70 artists and bands played over 16 hours of live music to a 1.9 billion audience across 150 countries. This was nearly 40% of the world’s population and one of the largest satellite link-up and broadcasts of all time. Considered the greatest live performance in the history of rock in an industry poll, the concert raised £40 million (£100million today) in just one day, with all proceeds going towards famine relief in Ethiopia.

In any medium draw or paint your favourite singer or band from the concert, either their close-up portrait or wider view including the audience.

Info from Wiki… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Aid

BBC archive with list of performers… https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/thelive8event/liveaid/history.shtml

Further article… https://discover.ticketmaster.co.uk/feature/live-aid-85-and-the-day-music-changed-the-world-62966/

Saturday 26th from 10am-3pm – ‘Do your own thing’ at Chalk Church

We return to our summer venue at St.Mary’s Church in Chalk. Please arrive from 10am and no earlier as the gates have to be unlocked by the churchwarden.

The church, ‘Monet’ bridge over the pond and the gardens are popular subjects to paint, but you don’t have to.

Many of us have painted these several times, so instead start any project for our Open Day (Saturday 22nd November), continue or start any Live Aid picture or your own theme.

It’s a day to enjoy painting en plein air, but if it’s raining we still meet at the church as there’s an indoor room in the barn with tables and chairs for us to use, though we may have to move boxes around, and a sheltered area outside the barn with benches. If it’s really sunny there are plenty of trees with shade to sit under. There’s a large car park, toilet, and tea, coffee and biscuits as usual.

Please bring along a folding chair or stool if you intend to paint outside in the gardens and a packed lunch too. If you can only make the morning or afternoon, please come along and join us for a couple of hours. We pack up a little before 3pm as the church warden locks the gates then.

The church doesn’t charge us to use the barn or gardens, so any donations to the Church Fund on the day are appreciated, thank you :o)