@paulcallaghan
Culture, economics, regeneration, business, politics & football. #SunderlandMusicCity #SAFC My own views. Retweets are not an endorsement http://MACTrust.org.uk MusicCity.uk https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcallaghan/
date inscribed Purchased 1965
Study for Homage to the Square: Departing in Yellow http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/albers-study-for-homage-to-the-square-departing-in-yellow-t00783
Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
Messina after the Earthquake: View of a Port, the Apse of a Church to Left, a Ship in the Harbour http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/tresham-messina-after-the-earthquake-view-of-a-port-the-apse-of-a-church-to-left-a-ship-in-t08264
Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
Title Page: Portrait of Dante http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/flaxman-title-page-portrait-of-dante-t11113
Bob, that's very kind of you.
I didn’t think I could like Bruce Springsteen anymore than I did, then he went and wrote this. Superb
Poverty in the UK is getting worse. This is deeply shameful for such an affluent country
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Great piece by the BBC on the great success lf Sunderland Music City...and it is just the start!
Good to see Sunderland listed in Timeout’s best places to go in Britain in 2026.
This is a city undergoing a significant transformation. So much is happening and so much to do.
Sunderland Music City
www.timeout.com/uk/things-to...
Thank you to Katy Wheeler for her great article in the Sunderland Echo about Sunderland Music City’s Music Against Child Poverty campaign that raised £51,684 for Love, Amelia, the wonderful children’s charity, through our evening MACP2 concert & Keys of the City Piano Marathon Relay on Sun Dec 7th
We Did It! Keys of the City – A New World Record!
Delighted to share the news that Keys of the City has broken the world record for the largest number of people playing a piano in a relay.
Previous record was 169 pianists, & on Sunday at @thefirestation.bsky.social, we achieved an incredible 174.
The Big Picture in Sunderland Echo is Emmylou Harris who The Fire Station are bringing to Sunderland Empire on Mon 18 May - tickets going fast www.thefirestation.org.uk/whats-on/emm...
The Fire Station presents Emmylou Harris at The Sunderland Empire on Monday 18th May 2026.
Tickets available from Friday 28th November from www.thefirestation.org.uk
It’s been a great night at Dynamo North East’s Dynamites 25. We’re delighted that Leighton Group companies, Leighton and SaleCycle were recognised by the judges and winners in their categories. Thank you for giving me the honour of being chosen as Tech Champion.
Graeme, it was a fantastic night - and an impressive cameo from you.
Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2026 is coming to Herrington Country Park
Are you a piano player?
Become part of a World Record Attempt and help support family-poverty charity, Love, Amelia
Read the BBC article below and then sign up at
tinyurl.com/KeysoftheCity
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Latest watercolour painting is of the beautiful Sunderland Empire Theatre and the neighbouring Dun Cow
#Blueskyartshow @bsky.art
#Art #ArtistOnBluesky #WatercolorArt #WatercolourArt #WatercolorPainting #ArtWork #BskyArt #Watercolor #Aquarelle #Watercolour #WatercolorIllustration #WatercolorDaily
London is, and always will be, a place for everyone.
A city where people of all backgrounds live side-by-side, and where our differences are not just tolerated, but celebrated.
Dave Stewart guesting with @tomasmithmusic.bsky.social at @thefirestation.bsky.social Summer Party
Photo by @tynesight.bsky.social
It’s the 12th August so Happy National Mackem Day to Wearsiders wherever you are.
This is going to be an amazing night.
Celebrate all things Sunlun with us, Sunderland Music City, at the Sheepfolds Stables on Tuesday 12th August!
NATIONAL MACKEM DAY
It's FREE but ticketed to make sure the place isn't swamped.
Get in quick and get a ticket here:
musiccity.uk/whats-on/nat...
I'm really excited by the Boundaries Fest programme. There's a real depth to it with each performer bringing something rich, exciting, curious, fun and original. This is top tier stuff with some genuine masters of their craft. It's going to be a special few days this November in Sunderland.
SOON...
“As people filed out of the impressive auditorium…it was clear that the City of Sunderland and ’Round Midnight’s inaugural Prom had been a huge success.” A super review of the BBC Proms at The Fire Station Sunderland from London Jazz.
ukjazznews.com/bbc-proms-ro...
A bold new stage for the North East.
Introducing Arts North Studios www.artsnorthstudios.com
Arts North Studios is the latest chapter in our drive to cultivate world-class performance and entertainment in Sunderland. Let's go 🙌
youtu.be/LizjfB83E4U
Went to @thefirestation.bsky.social last night to see Dido and Aeneas. Absolutely wonderful performance by The Samling Academy and The Dunedin Consort. Back to see it again on Saturday. Can't wait 😃
date inscribed Purchased 1966
Whaam! http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/lichtenstein-whaam-t00897
The photographic evidence - stopping off in Trafalgar Square on the way to India
Fifty years ago today, my best mate from High Barnes & I hitchhiked overland to India. We started in Sunderland, stuck out our thumbs, and a couple of months later ended up at the Taj Mahal. Through Europe, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, & the Khyber Pass, into Pakistan & India
You couldn’t do it today
