insideKENT Magazine Issue 30 - September 2014 | Page 45

EVENTS Motown Tribute Night // 26 Sep Gaming@theArcade // 27 Sep – 4 Oct A free pop-up display, the Exhibition of Lost Cabinets will be at the heart of Gaming@theArcade. The exhibition features a collection of rare gaming cabinets missing from the historic archive, reviving classic games through MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) for contemporary machines. Curated by Dr A F Meades, senior lecturer in New Media Theory at Canterbury Christ Church University. Price: Exhibition – free entry. A late night gaming event on Friday 26 September, 7.30pm, will feature gaming, DJs, pizza and beer. £5 admission on door. The Dreamland Trust Visitor & Learning Arcade, Dreamland, Cinema Marine Terrace, Margate CT9 1XJ www.dreamlandmargate.com Don't miss this fantastic night at Oakwood House, whereby the venue's tribute band will be playing a variety of the biggest and best-loved Motown classics. A DJ will continue the party thereafter. 7.30pm-12.30am. Price: £29.95 per person. Price includes a twocourse meal. Oakwood House, Oakwood Park, Maidstone ME16 8AE www.oakwoodhousehotel.co.uk / 01622 620720 Canterbury Food and Drink Festival // 26-28 Sep Coming soon... Canterbury's annual Food and Drink Festival will return to Dane John Gardens this year over the weekend of 26th-28th September. It's Kent's best-loved food festival, featuring growers, producers, artisans and musicians from all over Kent. Price: Free admission. Dane John Gardens, Watling Street, Canterbury CT1 1YW www.canterbury.co.uk/canterburyfoodfestival.aspx Contemporary Craft Fair // 24-26 Oct Demelza Open Day // 27 Sep Demelza's September open day offers visitors the chance to look around the 10-bedded children’s hospice and discover some of its state-of-the-art features including a sensory room, HMS Demelza pirate ship playground, hydrotherapy pool and its Garden of Tranquility. In addition, visitors can browse stalls and find out more about the charity. Highlights include a special visit from Demelza’s mascot, Dotty, and Peppa Pig, plus there will be a tuck shop and brass band. 10am-4.30pm. To book your free tour, contact the fundraising office on 01795 845288 or book online. Demelza House, Rook Lane, Bobbing, Sittingbourne ME9 8DZ www.demelza.org.uk World’s Biggest Coffee Morning // 27 Sep Bringing the public the very best in contemporary design from the leading professional artists and designer makers in the UK, this year's Contemporary Craft Fair is bigger and better than ever before. Spread across two levels, exhibitors are selected for their superb and innovative craftsmanship, with every product British-made by talented professional artists who have a real passion for the work they create. Visitors will be able to purchase from a stunning treasure trove of original and affordable designs, plus it's also possible to commission bespoke pieces for yourself, your home or someone special. 24 Oct, 12pm-5pm. 25-26 Oct, 10am-5pm. Price: £3.50. Accompanied under 14s go free. Sevenoaks School, High Street, Sevenoaks TN13 1HU www.craftinfocus.com / 01622 747 325 Macmillan's biggest fundraising event, each year this fantastic charity asks people across the UK to hold a coffee morning and raise money for people living with cancer. One local company doing their bit to help each and every year is Cake Craft World Ltd in Kent's Dunton Green, Sevenoaks. The largest fundraiser in the area in 2013, this popular business is set for another big year with 10% off all yummy purchases on the day, a raffle, free demonstrations and other fundraising items. 10am-12.30pm. Price: Fundraiser. Cake Craft World LTD, Unit 8, North Downs Business Park, Lime Pit Lane (Pilgrims Way), Sevenoaks TN13 2TL. Please note access to the industrial park does not have a footpath, so it is preferable you travel here by car. www.cakecraftworld.co.uk / www.coffee.macmillan.org.uk To celebrate their 10th year at Sevenoaks, the organiser of the Contem porary Craft Fair is offering complimentary admission to insideKENT readers (one ticket per address). To apply, email your postal address to [email protected] with the subject line ‘insideKENT Offer’. 45