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Golden day for Eden’s youth music and arts showcase

February 1, 2012
Author: Guest

This weekend saw 85 talented young Southwest musicians, photographers, dancers, writers and the like sharing their work at Eden’s annual arts showcase. The Bright Young Things competition invited 13-19-year-olds to produce pieces of dance, film, writing, photography and art around the theme of Gold. That one word inspired a whole host of creations, each with [...]

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Free entry for under-18s to our youth talent showcase

January 2, 2012
Author: Hannah

It’s coming up to one of our favourite events of the year – Bright Young Things, where talented teenagers from the South West come to Eden to perform music, dance and more. Come along on Saturday 28 January 2012 to see them strut their stuff and give them support. As well as live dance and [...]

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Reversed Christmas songs: name that tune

December 21, 2011
Author: Tom

We asked our Pollinators Jenny Crowe and Dave Webb to belt out a few Christmas classics in our Mediterranean Biome and then we reversed the videos…to hilarious effect. Play the videos below, and have a guess at what Jenny and Dave are singing. Then you can find out the answers by playing the subsequent videos. [...]

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Enjoy Christmas music, stories and crafts at Eden’s late-night openings

November 29, 2011
Author: Hannah

Head to Eden for our late-opening evenings, to enjoy live music, storytelling, performance, comedy and craft. We’ve arranged a whole host of activities and spontaneous entertainment around the site, based around seven gifts and wishes that we want to share with you this festive season. Love and Friendship Take a ride on the Love Train, [...]

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Live music at Eden Project Cafe in St Austell, Cornwall, this weekend

November 23, 2011
Author: Hannah

We’ve put together a fab programme of live music events at our Café in St Austell town centre. The Café, a bright, spacious, eco-building, is open until the wee hours and we serve warming food until late. This Friday we’re delighted to host post-rock duo Nordic Giants, as well as piano prodigy Samuel Osmond. Hidden [...]

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Choral music evening at Truro Cathedral to raise money for Cornwall Flood Fund

October 18, 2011
Author: Hannah

A special concert is being held in the beautiful surroundings of Truro Cathedral on 11 November, to mark one year on from the Cornish floods which struck parts of the county last November, and to raise more funds for people whose homes were affected by it. The evening will feature choral music from the Cathedral [...]

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Musical instruments from around the world are making music sweeter

September 29, 2011
Author: Hannah Giles

Our new collection of fairly-traded musical instruments from around the world give everyone the chance to make music and, for children especially, experience the joy of making new sounds without breaking the bank.  Buy a whole orchestra’s worth to really get the party going! Frog Instrument If you’ve got lots of energy and love making [...]

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Arts and music competition for 13-19-year-olds in the South West

September 23, 2011
Author: Hannah

We’ve just launched our 2012 arts and music talent competition, Bright Young Things, and we need all you talented teens to get involved! The competition is an opportunity to show us what you can do – whether you reckon you’re the next Tarantino, Andy Warhol or Beyoncé, we want to know about it. This year [...]

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How to make music with a blade of grass

August 25, 2011
Author: Hannah

As part of our Festival of Play season, we’re offering loads of ideas for games and activities on the themes of outdoor play and circus fun to keep your kids occupied this summer. Create weird sounds using just a blade of grass stretched between your thumbs. It makes a high-pitched squealing noise that will surprise [...]

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Today’s Plant Record: Roots Manuva’s Watch Me Dance

August 19, 2011
Author: Chris

As a bit of fun for the weekend Chris Bisson, the guy who maintains all the recorded information on Eden’s plant collection as our Plant Records Manager, recommends his favourite ‘plant records’ – that is, songs that are in some way linked to a plant. This week’s tune: Watch Me Dance, by Roots Manuva Roots [...]

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