ARC Stockton

15/01/2025

We've come a long way Stockton, photo from 1997 🫢

14/01/2025

🔊 New events announced
🕺 What's on this week
and more 👇

Our weekly newsletter is out now: https://r1.arts-mail.com/3QVA-1OXY5-32/sv.aspx

14/01/2025

There's only 1 week to go until the next Cafe Scientifique 👇

The hot topic of AI and the Future of Organisation will be discussed by Professor Philip Garnett 🤖

Tickets available 👇

Cafe Scientifique – Stockton on Tees
7.45pm, Tuesday 21 January 2025

We are delighted to be joined by Professor Philip Garnett who will be discussing

The Management of Artificial Intelligence: AI and the Future of Organisation

A very Happy New Year! We’re very much looking forward to welcoming Professor Philip Garnett, Professor of Systems and Organisation & Society at the University of York to our January 2025 Café.

Philip says – increasingly we are seeing AI being deployed within organisations with a view to increasing the efficiency of certain tasks, or in some cases, replacing the role of people within those organisations. One interesting aspect of this is the type of tasks that AI is being used for, as these are in some cases becoming more 'managerial'. With AI's being involved in decision making processes or evaluation. This raises interesting questions around how AI might be used for the 'management' of people, and conversely, how might we manage AI in organisations in the future. This talk will explore some of these issues through the lens of AI evaluation of people in management contexts.

About our speaker – Philip Garnett is a Professor of Systems and Organisation at York’s School for Business and Society, and the ‘Society and Ethics’ Pillar Lead at York’s Institute for Safe Autonomy. His research focuses on modelling organisational processes, structures and interactions with their environment, particularly how humans and emerging technologies collaborate in decision-making, and the impact of this collaboration on organisational dynamics. He has expertise in applying complex-systems theory and network analysis to understand organisations and the influence of machine learning and AI on their decision-making.

You can make your (£6 suggested) contribution in ARC using the basket which is passed around in the interval. If you'd prefer to pay on-line the details are available at the event

Our website contains a list of all the talks we have held since we were set up in January 2004 and the talks for this season. Find out more at www.cafesci-stockton.org.uk

14/01/2025

Gig Announcement 🔊
The Rollin Stoned: Quite possibly the greatest rock n roll tribute show that the world has ever seen! ⚡

Tickets on sale now👇
🎟️ https://arconline.co.uk/whats-on/the-rollin-stoned/

📢 The Rollin Stoned at ARC Stockton 📢
📅Sat 31 May
🎟 £20.50 inc b.f.
https://arconline.co.uk/whats-on/the-rollin-stoned/

‘About as true to the original as you can get’ – The Times Magazine

‘A magnificent Mick… exquisitely designed costumes… spot-on guitar playing’ – Mail On Sunday

‘Probably more authentic than the Stones themselves would be inclined to muster’ – The Times

Quite possibly the greatest rock n roll tribute show that the world has ever seen!

Two hours of classic crowd-pleasing spiced with enough eclectic selections from the deeper recesses of Stones album archives to satisfy the most demanding of buffs. All performed with the same vibrantly authentic raw energy that characterised the original Stones in their prime.

12/01/2025

11/01/2025

We’re a community space so you can pop in and get warm without a worry of buying anything, no judgement etc

Read more about community spaces here: https://www.stockton.gov.uk/community-spaces

11/01/2025

Congratulations to Rachel Fairburn, who has been nominated for British Comedy Next Big Thing Award 2025 👏

Don’t miss Rachel performing her latest show Side Eye here on Fri 21 Feb. Tickets > 🎟 https://arconline.co.uk/whats-on/rachel-fairburn-side-eye/

10/01/2025

Just over 100 tickets remain for Brian Bilston and Henry Normal here in May (that's not many!)

🎟️ https://arconline.co.uk/whats-on/brian-bilston-and-henry-normal/

It’s a mere four months now until Henry Normal and I embark on what has become known as our “May 2025” tour. Tickets are selling quickly, so if you’re nearby and fancy coming along for an evening of poetry and laughter, pathos and cardigans, poignancy and breakdancing, you might need to get a shift on.

We’re coming to: ASHFORD, BIRMINGHAM, BURNLEY, CAMBRIDGE, CARDIFF, HALIFAX, HARROGATE, HASTINGS, LANCASTER, LIVERPOOL, LONDON, LUDLOW, MANCHESTER, MELTON MOWBRAY, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, NORTHAMPTON, READING, ST ALBANS, SHEFFIELD, SHREWSBURY, STOCKTON-ON-TEES TAUNTON, WHITLEY BAY and WORTHING.

Tickets are available here: https://brianbilston.com/events/

Hope to see you at one of these later in the year.
Brian

P.S. Please note that the answer to the following questions …

Scotland?
What about Scotland?
What have you got against Scotland?
Why don’t you ever come to Scotland?
Are you worried you’ll get a nosebleed if you go north of the border?

… is that we toured Scotland in 2024 and this year’s tour mainly consists of UK locations where we have yet to perform together.

10/01/2025

🔊 We're hiring
Job applications now open for;

✍️ Marketing & Communications Manager
🤖 Technician
🎨 Producing Placements

Full time and part time positions available: https://arconline.co.uk/about-us/working-at-arc/

10/01/2025

🎻✨ Get ready for the most magical nights of the year
The Wildcats of Kilkenny , led by charismatic frontman Mike Mcgrother, are set to continue their cherished Christmas tradition with their annual festive spectacular here in Stockton.

These legendary shows, which consistently sell out three nights in a row, combine high-energy folk music with spontaneous audience participation and special guest appearances. Expect the usual dazzling jiggery pokery and communal celebration that has become synonymous with the Teesside Christmas season🐘

Tickets go on sale Thursday 30 January at 12pm via https://arconline.co.uk/

09/01/2025

Top of the Pops ARCtic Piranha 🎉🥳

Come along everyone 👇

We were talking all things music at this week's planning session ahead of our upcoming ARCtic Piranha: Top of the Pops inclusive club night on Saturday 25th January 7-10pm📀

Tickets are £5 available through ARC Stockton Box Office or https://arconline.co.uk/whats-on/arctic-piranha-club-night/ .

We hope to see you there!

09/01/2025

A treat from start to finish 🐕

Lucy Porter: No Regrets!
📅 Thur 6 Mar | 8pm
🎟️ https://arconline.co.uk/whats-on/lucy-porter-no-regrets/

Lucy Porter is back on the road this year with her acclaimed tour!

Regrets... Frank Sinatra had too few to mention, but
Lucy Porter's got 100s, & she’s not afraid to go into graphic detail about all of them!

Book tickets here: https://boundandgaggedcomedy.com/bandg-tour-no-regrets.html

09/01/2025

This is one you're going to need tickets for 🥰

🎶 The Southmartins
🎟️ https://arconline.co.uk/whats-on/southmartins/

⚠A heads up that the ground floor section is nearly Sold Out for The Southmartins Acoustic Show at ARC Stockton on Sat 17 May. Still availability in the Circle but they're selling fast so don't leave it too late!

https://arconline.co.uk/whats-on/southmartins/

08/01/2025

Are you a freelancer, lone or home worker and fancy meeting some new creative mates?

Join Billy No Mates & The Freelancer Network for a free co-working session on Fri 24 Jan, from 10am until 4pm. We’ll share ideas and experiences over a coffee during this relaxed session. No daunting networking here! 👇

Book your free place here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/billy-no-mates-x-the-freelancer-network-co-working-tickets-1111434623879

08/01/2025

Dates are starting to sell out for Rachel Fairburn: Side Eye here next month 👇

🎟️ https://arconline.co.uk/whats-on/rachel-fairburn-side-eye/

Side Eye goes on tour in just one month! Manchester is SOLD OUT. Liverpool, Birmingham, Leeds also heading that way too! https://rachelfairburn.com

08/01/2025

A limited day time menu will be back next week from Wednesday 🎉

Hope we’re all having a nice week, pop in for cake and flapjack 🍰

08/01/2025

Tickets are on sale now for Absolute Bowie Band ⚡

Paint that lightning bolt on your face and prepare for an electrifying night of Bowie's greatest hits! 👇

⚡ SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT ⚡

Absolute Bowie Band: ARC Stockton
📅 Sat 29 Nov

‘A lovingly-crafted Bowie show’ - NME

Don your glitter boots, paint that flash on your face and Let’s Dance to ‘Britain’s Top Bowie Tribute’ (the Times).

With an electrifying frontman and theatrical mid-set costume ch-ch-ch-anges, Absolute Bowie will take you on a musical journey through David Bowie’s greatest hits with this breath-taking show – the most genuine David Bowie tribute out there.

Not surprising they won ‘Best Bowie tribute’ winner at the UK Agents Association Awards.

Expect an all-killer set that’ll leave no fan feeling left out. It’s hit after hit performed by this world-class five-piece band – from Jean Genie to Modern Love, Ziggy Stardust to Suffragette City, Diamond Dogs to Fame to Young Americans and so many more.

We’re absolutely delighted to bring this ‘unmissable’ (Mail on Sunday) show to ARC for the very first time.

🎟 https://arconline.co.uk/whats-on/absolute-bowie/

07/01/2025

There's a festival causing a breeze,
On the banks of the beautiful Tees,
With Arts Council backing,
Two years' worth of packing,
writers can join with such ease!

Congratulations Crossing the Tees 💙