Looking for the perfect stocking filler for that creatively-minded loved one this year? Well look no further. The Parabola Project Issue II: Quickening could be just the ticket...

With summer a distant memory, the nights drawing in and the temperature plummeting, you’d be forgiven in thinking there was nothing left to look forward to this year. You’d be wrong, however, as Kola’s debut EP Ruins is here – and it’s a cracker!

Cornwall-based illustrator and musician Nick Radford (aka Frootful) and his band of talented sidekicks are about to hit select spots across the UK with a double whammy of music and art this December as part of The Frootful Art Ensemble’s autumn tour.

Passionate about the environment? Want to make a difference? Surfer? If you're in Cornwall on Wednesday 26 October, don't miss the chance to see Chris Hines MBE, founder of Surfers Against Sewage – “Britain’s coolest environmental pressure group” (Independent) – and former sustainability director at the Eden Project, giving a special talk at The Poly in Falmouth.

Renowned environmental magazine Resurgence is 45 this weekend and to celebrate the occasion Gather are throwing them a party.

Take two curators, have them both choose two artists and add to those four artists eight more, two chosen by each of the original four – what have you got? A formula for Decalcomania, an experimental project realised by participation, collaboration and friendship.

Coast-inspired creativity comes to the capital this autumn as the inaugural London Surf / Film Festival takes place at London’s iconic Riverside Studios from 13-15 October.

Want to support Cornwall's creative scene? Well, Telltales has this week launched a national fundraising campaign to showcase and celebrate even more Cornish writing talent with the next issue of their award-winning publication, The Parabola Project.

Think flyovers are pretty uninspiring? Think again. A culture 'house' has sprung up between the flyovers at Lea in London for a season of film, performance, music and play.

University College Falmouth launched its first ever Summer Festival last Friday, a week of celebrations profiling the work of their graduating students.

This week is National Bike Week and to encourage people to get on their bikes and ride, Cafe Irie in Newquay is holding a Bikes and Burgers event on Friday 24 June.

After recently winning the Media Innovation Award for best graphics, The Parabola Project is gathering pace, inviting writers and imagemakers to submit work for issue II of the publication, due out in the winter.

The planes are prepared, ready to take off. The passengers are getting restless - too long in the departure lounge, twiddling thumbs, imagining where the flight will take them. The handplane experiment waits for the swell to build...

Fancy a dose of inspiration this week? Well check this out. Word wizard and gaming enthusiast Ross Sutherland is hitting Falmouth on Thursday 9th June, offering an exclusive insight into his mind, his work and his creative process...

Cruising tight in the curl, so close to the face your eyelashes could touch it. Awesome. On a 17 inch plank of wood? Clare Howdle gives us the inside track on a rather interesting experiment. Welcome to the world of handplaning...

Ever felt like your house is filled with clutter? In need of  big clear out? Fancy doing your bit for people in need around the world? Well the ShelterBox Big Box and Buy Sale is for you.

Turning gaming into reality, a new online experiment offers Farmville addicts the chance to do it for real – with a National Trust farm in Cambridgeshire to be precise.

Imagine taking a stroll into town and hopping onto a ferry bound for France? Well that's what Falmouth locals could have to look forward to, if plans for a Falmouth to St Malo ferry go ahead.

It’s official. Spoken word is hip, if Cornwall is anything to go by this spring. Literary wizard Ross Sutherland is taking to The Poly’s boards in June, with his lyrical, sharp, funny show, The Three Stigmata Of Pacman.

You can’t escape. It’s everywhere you look. The Royal Wedding is upon us and avoidance isn’t an option. So what better way to deal with it than in good humour, investing in a few pieces of tat that raise a smile, rather than a grimace and some expletives.