Stroke-PR is Creative.

The Blendaholics and I worked on a massive body of music,...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:19:26 -0500

The Blendaholics and I worked on a massive body of music, specialising in Drunken Style beats. Finally we managed to put a selection together and named it VENUS, so called because of the all female vocals. MARS, the male version…coming soon…(Maybe).

Larkin’ About came up from Manchester to Insider Festival...

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:12:13 -0500

Larkin’ About came up from Manchester to Insider Festival June 2011 and presented a programme of Parlour games throughout the weekend. Including the My Name Is Thursday card game. Games can be found at Ludocity (see PLAY page).

Stroke-PR and Larkin’ About are working with the Grantown...

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:38:24 -0500

Stroke-PR and Larkin’ About are working with the Grantown On Spey YMCA on The Grantown Cinema Project. For more information or to get involved please email cinemaproject@hotmail.co.uk

The Grantown Cinema Project November 2011 - 2012 Establishing a...

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:37:49 -0500

The Grantown Cinema Project November 2011 - 2012

Establishing a monthly cinema night for the people of Grantown. Working with a group of young people from the YMCA. The premier event was a matinee: Bugsy Malone on 22nd December 2011, (the group were photographed for the front page of The Strathy (The Badenock & Strathspey Herald). Confirmed films include The Social Network, Alice In Wonderland, Tintin and more…

The Grantown Cinema Project presents: The Social Network on 2nd...

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:33:40 -0500

The Grantown Cinema Project presents: The Social Network on 2nd February 2012 at 7pm. FREE

Insider Festival (June 2011)

Wed, 18 May 2011 13:42:06 -0400

Insider Festival (June 2011):

Established an online marketing strategy and a local marketing campaign for the Insider Festival 2011 based on Inshriach estate. Also Larkin’ About came up from Manchester and presented a programme of Parlour games throughout the weekend.

Over 70 bands and the finest locally sourced food and a bar to suit the most discerning palate. Afternoon tea, cakes and cocktails. Pimms, performers and entertainers.

Trigonometry, taxidermy, croquet and crochet. Bards, ballads, ballooning and boatmen. Horse trading, cock fighting, bear baiting and badger wrestling. Bunting, bathing and basking.

Click on image to go to the Insider Festival website

Wed, 18 May 2011 09:43:00 -0400

Click on image to go to the Insider Festival website

In the spirit of New York’s Come Out and Play and...

Tue, 17 May 2011 17:30:33 -0400

In the spirit of New York’s Come Out and Play and London’s Hide and Seek gaming festivals, Larkin’ About hosts a series of games events throughout the year, bringing playful experiences to the people of Manchester.

Conceived as Manchester’s first festival dedicated to pervasive gaming, Larkin’ Aboutis now an on-going collaboration between theatre practitioners, digital artists, live artists and game players.

Now a fast-growing new movement is pushing the [gaming] concept a step further – into the actual world. “If you see men and women dashing through the streets at night pursued by sinister, black-clad figures, or a cluster of people receiving instructions from GPS-enabled phones, chances are you’ve witnessed an example of the recent theatrical phenomenon ‘pervasive gaming’”. – Guardian.co.uk

Larkin’ About was launched by way of a 12 hour event of games, art and mayhem ingreenroom December 2009, it was an event of flashmobs in Manchester Arndale, chases through the streets and along the canals, labyrinths in the greenroom performance space, treasure hunts in the Christmas Markets and playful experiences all over the greenroom building.

Larkin’ About responds to our increased demand for interactivity with the media and art that we choose to enjoy. Playing games can be a powerful experience; play can help people engage with media and art and games should not be restricted to the digital world. Larkin’ About uses gaming structures to help people enjoy their city and experience new art and media in a different and direct way. The performers are the participants and they have a direct effect on the outcome of the activity or game, whether by creating something from the everyday and ordinary or simply by participating and being.

Pervasive gaming is a growing phenomena as people find increasingly interesting ways to reinterpret city landscapes as playgrounds; game players and designers are finding new opportunities for fun, adventure and expression in the seemingly familiar or mundane and most importantly games give players the chance to dictate the outcome of real events.

www.larkin-about.co.uk / for more about pervasive gaming: www.ludocity.org

Larkin' About play

Tue, 17 May 2011 17:12:15 -0400

Larkin' About play:

Larkin’ About

In the spirit of New York’s Come Out and Play and London’s Hide and Seek gaming festivals, Larkin’ About was conceived as Manchester’s first festival dedicated to pervasive gaming, Larkin’ About is now an on-going collaboration between theatre practitioners, digital artists, live artists and game players.

Hannah Nicklin’s Hibernate! Run by Larkin’ About at Let’s Go Global’s Space Invaders gaming project. The event took place in Old Trafford on 5th February 2011 with young people aged 13-19.

Thanks to @jameskramone for the video

Stroke-PR has run Social Media workshops for local business...

Tue, 17 May 2011 16:58:59 -0400

Stroke-PR has run Social Media workshops for local business owners in the Spey Valley. Check out their website for other course including Life Drawing with her friend Dan Cottam.

Social Media Workshop Leader

Tue, 17 May 2011 16:58:05 -0400

Social Media Workshop Leader:

Workshop Leader for level 1 and level 2 workshops in Social Media. Getting local business owners and residents on line.

Workshops took place in Grantown On Spey Learn Direct Centre and Kingussie Library.

Follow my @StrokePR Twitter feed for tips and hints on how Social Media can help your business.

Saxa Vord Resort - Shetland Isles

Tue, 17 May 2011 16:45:23 -0400

Saxa Vord Resort - Shetland Isles:

November 2010 until February 2011:

Working closely with the owners of the UK’s most northerly resort to establish an online marketing strategy for the season starting April 2011.

Included setting up a Twitter feed, a new Facebook page, a Flickr album, Paypal gift vouchers for Christmas and training staff on new social media tools.

Click on the image of Shetland Ponies on The Shetland Isles to...

Tue, 17 May 2011 12:51:00 -0400

Click on the image of Shetland Ponies on The Shetland Isles to see Saxa Vord Resort’s website.