Board Games Night
Friday 14th November
6.30pm-8.30pm
Free

Join us for a board games night. BYO board game or bottle. We have Backgammon, Chess, Draughts, Essex Monopoly, Dominoes, Jenga, Scrabble, Can’t Stop, Six Second Scribbles and more. We have warm drinks available but you are welcome to bring your own beer or wine. Come on your own or bring a friend.

We also have a weekly Chess meet up on Thursdays at 2.30pm.

Between the Shelves
Evy Frearson and Lianne Kaye
Friday 21st November
Doors 7.30pm
Tickets £5

Between the Shelves is a new music night of talented musicians performing original material in the intimate setting of the bookshop.

This evening features a stripped-back showcase of rising alternative Indie songwriters; Evy Frearson and Lianne Kaye. The session is being recorded.

Minor Tour
Saturday 8th November
7.30pm, Donations

An eclectic fusing of Broomwagon's David Wilson and The Ear at The Nose DJ Ewan O'Neill, Minor Tour draws you into a sonic labyrinth of hypnotic rhythms, guitar improvisation and ambiguous harmonies. With visuals by bMoSo (blue Museum of Smallish obsessions).

Tendring Community Writers Group meeting
DON’T WASTE THOSE BRIGHT IDEAS.  
Saturday 1st November
4.30pm-6pm, Free.

An informal writing workshop session to take your moments of inspiration and see how they might develop. All writers welcome to attend this informal monthly writers group.

DECEMBER
Saturday 6th December
4.30pm-6pm
Emma Kittle Pey 

From Script to Screenplay Writing Workshops 
With director Nick Pelas

This is a 4 week course
Saturday 1st / 8th / 15th / 22nd November
£10 per week / £40 for 4 sessions

Starts Saturday 1st November 2025
From 2pm-4pm

On this course Nick will guide you through:

* Screenplay
* Casting
* Non-Linear Narrative
* Book Launching
* Pitching

Open Folk
Thursday 27th November
1pm-3pm, Free

Ray and Amanda Smith & friends are hosting a monthly open folk session for acoustic musicians and singers on the 4th Thursday of the month from 1pm-3pm. Come and join in or sit and listen.