insideKENT Magazine Issue 62 - May 2017 | Page 74

ARTS+ENTERTAINMENT Creative Quarter cont. GOOGIES Situated on Rendezvous Street at the edge of the Creative Quarter you will find GOOGIES who have weaved themselves into the fabric of Folkestone. Googies were awarded the Taste of Kent Awards for best restaurant in 2016 and were finalists at the Nationa l Burger Awards in 2016 and 2017. As well as their award-winning burgers one will find an array of in-house smoked meats using produce of excellent provenance. They also have vegan and gluten free options. Googies source excellent coffee from the best independent roasters within the UK. Their team of baristas make high quality coffee, which is often hard to find outside of London. Googies works in association with BREWDOG and becomes a lively bar in the evenings, serving excellent craft beers and seasonal cocktails as well as a superb wine list. 15 Rendezvous Street Folkestone CT20 1EY 01303 246188 [email protected] www.googies.co.uk STEEP STREET COFFEE COMPANY Steep Street Coffee Company sells top quality, speciality coffee online and in their licensed book café situated on the Old High Street. The literary theme takes its inspiration from the famous book cafés of Paris. The walls are lined top to bottom with poetry and local literature, classics and coffee table hardbacks. Steep Street is a hub for the lively conversation and entertaining that take place within the Creative Quarter. On offer are fresh, inventive and tasty light lunches, vegan- friendly chocolates and freshly baked cakes including gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian options. Everything is made on the premises using nutritious, wholesome ingredients. Open seven days a week. 18-24 The Old High Street Folkestone CT20 1RL 01303 247819 www.steepstreet.co.uk steep_street Steepstreet steep_street GoogiesArtCafe GoogiesCafeBar googiesartcafe THE QUARTER MASTERS Unisex clothing company The Quarter Masters opened its flagship store on The Old High Street in 2013, which aimed to produce great quality T-shirts featuring locally sourced art. Now in its fourth year, The Quarter Masters has become a renowned Kent-based brand, boasting artworks from an international stable of designers, tattoo artists, and illustrators. Virtually all garments are still printed in-house, and you can even watch the process as it happens on the main work station in the front window of the shop. Pop in and try something on! Open every day, unless eaten by wild dogs. 37 The Old High Street Folkestone CT20 1RL 01303 254968 www.thequartermasters.net TheQM_37 TheQuarterMasters thequartermasters 74 ROSE BRUFORD COLLEGE ACTING COURSES Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance has been delivering actor training in Sidcup, Kent for over 65 years. Graduates include Gary Oldman, Maddy Hill (Eastenders) and Hayley Squires (I, Daniel Blake). We’re delighted to be bringing our expertise to Folkestone with the following courses: Introduction to Actor Training (1 week) This intensive course is excellent preparation for drama school. Dates: 24-28 July 2017 Age: 16+ Cost: £400 Venue: The Glassworks, CT20 1JG Acting Foundation Course (20 weeks) This course will give you the skills, techniques and confidence to progress onto further training, higher education or a career in the performing arts. Starts: September 2017 Age: 18+ Cost: £5000 (Free auditions and bursaries available) Venue: East Kent College, Folkestone Campus, CT20 2TZ(East Kent College) Folkestone Campus, Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2TZ. For more information and to book, please visit www.bruford.ac.uk or e-mail [email protected]