Lights Up Crafting

Do you love to craft outside the comfort of your living room?

Do you love crafting with like minded people?

Do you love watching great films?

Well... this event could be for you. Joy of Yarn has partnered with the Light House Cuba Cinema to bring you a monthly 'Light's Up Crafting' film screening.

What's a Light's Up Crafting event you ask... it's the screening of a movie but with the lights left brighter than usual to enable you to knit/crochet/craft while watching the movie.

Our Light's Up sessions will be on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 5.30pm at Light House Cinema Cuba, 29 Wigan Street, Te Aro. The movie will start at 5.45pm. Tickets are $22.00 per seat and must be purchased through the Joy of Yarn website. If you are entitled to a Senior or Student discount, which brings the seat price down to $15.50, please email james to book your ticket and arrange payment.

PLEASE NOTE: OUR JULY SCREENING IS ON THE 5TH WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH AND SCREENS AT THE LATER TIME OF 8.30PM

Our movie for July is... Exhibition on Screen: Frida Kahlo

This highly engaging film takes us on a journey through the life of one of the most prevalent female icons: Frida Kahlo. She was a prolific self-portraitist, using the canvas as a mirror through all stages of her turbulent and, at times, tragic life. Guided with interview, commentary and Frida’s own words, Exhibition on Screen uncovers that this, however, was not a life defined by tragedy.

Featuring key exhibitions and interviews with world-renowned Kahlo curators, Exhibition on Screen explores the extraordinary symbolism and themes in these personal canvases to seek a deeper understanding of the real Frida Kahlo.

Using cinema to take an up-close and intimate look at her works we examine how great an artist she can be considered. Displaying a treasure trove of colour and a feast of vibrancy on screen, this personal and intimate film offers privileged access to her works and highlights the source of her feverish creativity, her resilience and her unmatched lust for life, men, women, politics and her cultural heritage.

We might think we already know Frida Kahlo – the image of floral crowns, big brows and folk style clothing have made her a muse to generations – but what lies beneath the surface of this intensely passionate woman?