Summary
Newcastle/Gateshead may have lost out on the race for European Capital Of Culture but is still clocking up the millions as the place where people want to party. VIV HARDWICK talks to the new man in charge of arts investment, Keith Merrin
WHEN it comes to having a party, there's no better prepared place in the country than Newcastle and Gateshead, says one of the organisers of 12m of festivals which aim to put the North-East on the international map.See the full content of this document
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Making Merry with Merrin
Keith Merrin is the new acting creative director of the Newcastle Gateshead Initiative and says of the four festivals set to celebrate music, the Tall Ships race, sport and visual arts: "We're the only UK city at the right stage to do something like this and alongside it we have a programme which tells u...
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