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Thursday is the new Friday, right? So the weekend starts here and here are what you can look forward to this weekend: Paint and drink night sounds like a disaster waiting to happen, but apparently not. Join Paint Chill Co. for an evening of chilled painting, this Thursday, hosted by its professional local artists who will be providing step-by-step guidance and banter, to help you unleash your creativity and become your very own artist for the evening. Absolutely no experience required. All materials provided. Held at Southsea Castle where originally it was an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII. Southsea castle is a historic landmark well know in the local area and Paint Chill Co has created a quirky spin on this iconic landmark for you to paint and offer a sense of 'place' in your home. Tickets are £25 per person, and you can take your painting home with you that evening! Please arrive 15min before at the Slug and Lettuce on Palmerston Road. Grab a drink, sign in and

As appeared on Portsmouth View, August 2018 Summer of Sherlock presents a variety of events throughout August, from examining scripts, discussing Conan Doyle’s relationship with the Boer War, to learning about poisons and life in Victorian England. More details from the Visit Portsmouth website. Head to the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard for a variety of events. Help the Mary Rose build a LEGO brick mosaic, one of the largest ever built in Britain. In partnership with Bright Bricks, the UK’s premier independent LEGO brick building company, the Mary Rose wants you to help recreate the famous Cowdray engraving of the Battle of the Solent, featuring the sinking of the Mary Rose. The Trafalgar Sail is also on display for a limited time in The National Museum of the Royal Navy’s Storehouse 10. Measuring the equivalent of two tennis courts when fully laid out, the sail is 80 feet at its foot, 54 feet at the head and 54 feet deep, covers an area of 3,618 feet. It is a remarkable piece

The University of Portsmouth presents public lectures by leading academics. From Rural Rajasthan to Urban Khartoum: Women’s Stories of Violence, Agency and Resilience Inaugural lecture by Tamsin Bradley, Professor of International Development Studies, University of Portsmouth In this lecture Professor Tamsin Bradley explores how women in different parts of the world experience and respond to violence. Specifically it will reflect on how, even in the most challenging of circumstances, women use agency to challenge and build what resilience they can. Violence against women and girls is a global epidemic. Resilience to the constant presence of violence in everyday life for many women comes through strong peer networks and role models. This lecture will offer stories and reflections from a number of powerful change agents whose determination to see an end to violence against women has brought greater understanding into how and why it persists. They have also demonstrated what can be

Come and enjoy our Summer of Sherlock events programme, from Sherlock's chemistry lab to a game of footie with Doyle, there's enough here for any budding detective! 1st August  - Portsmouth Museum - Sherlock Science - 11am - 3pm - Families A science extravaganza! Come and see some wonderful theatrical experiments in Sherlock's chemistry lab 1st August  - Brook Club, Somerstown Hub - Whodunnit - 6pm - 8pm - 11 - 16 year olds Codebreaking, chemistry and fingerprints and nothing like school! 2nd August - Portsea Youth Club, John Pounds Centre - Football with a difference - 5pm - 7pm - 11 - 16 year olds A game of footie with a different twist - find out what surfing, cricket balls and bowling have in common! 10th August  - Paulsgrove & Wymering Youth Club - Sherlock on TV - 1 - 3pm - 11 - 16 year olds Presenting the oldest of scripts using the most modern of technology! Back stage or in front of the camera - all welcome! 13th August  - Cosham Libr

Portsmouth Chamber Music Series announces its lineup for the 2018-2019 season in Portsmouth Guildhall, beginning on Monday October 8, 2018 at 7.30 pm. The series marks its 15th year with six concerts, featuring works by five composers new to the programme, including the young British composer Joseph Phibbs. The series welcome back Ensemble 360 and the Piatti Quartet. New to the series will be world renowned pianist Steven Osborne, Goldmund Quartet and Trio Isimsiz. The particular feature of the chamber series in Portsmouth is that the audience is seated around the musicians. It is a very intimate setting and gives everyone the feeling of shared musical experience which the audience really enjoy. Sponsored by the University of Portsmouth, the concerts are jointly promoted by Music in the Round in Sheffield, the UK’s largest promoter of chamber music outside London, as well as the Portsmouth Cultural Trust and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. “If I had a crystal ball in 2004 when