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The infrastructure investments the Continental have made this year in lighting, seating and curtaining have greatly improved its amenity for theatrical performers and audiences alike.  This has allowed the venue to present with confidence an autumn season of five (but there may be more) plays from September through to December from a variety of regionally based theatre groups. First in the series is All Because [...]

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The fifth Preston Social is due to take place at the Continental pub this Tuesday, with the title “Does Networking Really Work?”. We’re in age of social network proliferation. With Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook and Google+ we’re able to discover, meet, collaborate and acquire business and success through online platforms. What then, does this mean for good old, traditional face-to-face networking? Has social media devalued meet-ups? [...]

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Avenham Park and the New Continental will pay host to the 22nd Un-Convention – a series of music events and conferences aimed at grass roots artists, writers, labels and entrepreneurs. Taking place on June 17, the main day’s activities will be based around panel discussions and workshops while the Continental will host a series of live acts in the evening. Jeff Thompson, the organiser of [...]

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Drinkers at The Continental’s 6th Beer Festival will be treated to a host of live music acts on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th May, in a outdoor marquee in the beer garden – along with over 100 beers from the UK’s breweries and around the world,  food stalls and more. Alt-folk act Dan Haywood’s New Hawks are the event’s overall headliners, taking the stage after [...]

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Continuing the weekly series, I’ll be finding the best of what’s on in Preston every weekend for Blog Preston readers. As ever, if you feel something should be included in next week’s roundup, send an email with details to contactus@blogpreston.co.uk. 1. Preston Arts Festival pre-launch – Get down to the St George’s Shopping Centre  from 9am for [...]

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