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To 1st March
2008 |
'Where There's A Will' -
Written by Georges Feydeau; Directed by Frank Higgins; Adapted by Nikki
Frei
Newly remarried Angelie has reason to distrust her husband
Ribaldier - after all her first husband couldn't be trusted! And she's
right when an old school chum turns up, Ribaldier promises to tutor him in
the tricks that will lead him to his heart's desire, little knowing that
his friend's heart's desire is his own wife, Angelie.
Performed at
The Joseph Rowntree Theatre; tickets only - from York Theatre
Royal |
Joseph
Rowntree
Theatre |
To 1st March
2008 |
York Theatre Royal Youth Theatre
present - 1984 Written by Nick Lane from the novel by George
Orwell. Directed by Owen Calvert-Lyons. Designed by Catherine
Chapman
Winston Smith finds himself in Room 101.
He finds
himself with his greatest fears.
He finds himself begging for mercy and
proclaiming his love of Big Brother.
A dystopian future where
society is under the control of Big Brother. Every aspect of life is
closely monitored, while any hint of free-thought is ruthlessly suppressed
by the Thought Police. A secret rebel, Winston yearns for liberty and
finds new hope when he falls in love with Julia. Instead he discovers a
nightmare world of terror where the price of freedom is
betrayal.
George Orwell's terrifying vision of the future is
re-imagined by prolific young people's writer Nick Lane and brought to the
stage by York Theatre Royal Youth Theatre.
Big Brother is still
watching you.
"IF YOU WANT A PICTURE OF THE FUTURE IMAGINE A BOOT
STAMPING ON A HUMAN FACE - FOREVER" O'BRIEN |
York
Theatre
Royal |
To 1st March
2008 |
York Settlement Players present -
Amy's View. Written by David Hare. Directed by Graham Sanderson and
Sue Skirrow
Actress Esme responds to her daughter Amy's new man,
who seems destined for a career as a media producer and
presenter.
Starting in 1979 and continuing to 1995, David Hare's play
is a sharp, witty exploration of what it means to be an artist in the
media-and-money-driven times of the late twentieth century. But it is also
a challenging presentation on stage of modern people's lives, in
particular the lives of women, in a way that is moving, funny, and above
all truthful.
Acclaimed by audiences and critics alike, Amy's View was
first performed at the National Theatre in 1997, and transferred to the
West End the following year.
This is its first performance in
York |
York
Theatre
Royal |
To 1st March
2008 |
Spotlight on Slipware -
This display of historic and contemporary slipware - decorated earthenware
pottery - is the result of a new initiative between York Museums Trust and
Manchester Metropolitan University.
Slip is a mixture of water and clay
which is used by potters to decorate earthenware in a wide range of
methods, including piping it on like icing, combing through wet slip to
give a feathered pattern or simply painting it on.
Slipware is
England's oldest type of pottery and is a tradition that has thrived since
the middle ages and contemporary potters are still interested in exploring
slipware techniques.
Our display will show historic slipware from our
collection, including a piece by Thomas Toft and other pieces from
Yorkshire potteries, alongside work by two contemporary potters, Mike
Eden, based in Cumbria, and Paul Young, from Leicestershire |
York
Art
Gallery |
To 1st March
2008 |
TEECHERS - Local amateur
theatre company 6:12 stage John Godbers classic comedy.
Salty, Gail and
Hobby invite you to their end of year play as they tell the story of Jeff
Nixon, a young idealistic drama teacher, who soon realises that working in
education today is a war – and that's just between the staff. And then
there's Oggy Moxon…
Performed in Harrogate Theatre Studio Theatre. This
is an amateur production |
Harrogate
Theatre |
To 8th March
2008 |
SATURDAY NIGHT & SUNDAY
MORNING - Alan Sillitoe's ground-breaking picture of 1950's Britain,
as seen through the eyes of the unforgettable Arthur Seaton (immortalised
on screen by Albert Finney), is now brought raging back to life in this
fast moving new stage adaptation.
Between cups of tea, too many pints
and a long list of ladies, Arthur spends his days in a factory and his
nights trying to forget it all. A hard-drinking, hard-fighting young rebel
of a man, he knows what he wants and he's sharp enough to get it – he's
never had it so good. One evening he meets Brenda and Arthur's life begins
to look less simple…
Classic kitchen sink drama blended with vibrant
action and a 1950's fuelled soundtrack makes this funny and tender tale a
must see for all ages |
Harrogate
Theatre |
To 9th March
2008 |
York Festival of Fairtrade – The
Festival of Fairtrade will have a wide range of over 100 events. These
will include :
Lessons & events in schools & a Fairtrade recipe
competition for all York schools to take part in.
Social events, sales,
tastings, meals & coffee mornings organised by community groups &
churches. These will take place across the City & in the villages that
surround York.
Special offers, tastings & exhibitions held by
York's Fairtrade retailers & caterers.
Main Events
The
highlight of the Festival will be the Fair Trade Market which will be in
Parliament Street on Saturday 8th March & Sunday 9th March. Parliament
Street will be filled with colourful stalls selling thousands of different
products from across the globe. It will be a first class showcase of the
amazing variety & quality of fair trade goods and of course, all the
producers are paid a fair price for their work.
On Saturday 8th March
there will also be entertainment provided in St Sampson's Square. Headline
act will be the vibrant and exciting York Samba.
Do come along to the
market, as well as quality shopping, there will be refreshments available,
free tastings, information and the chance to pick up a copy of our where
to buy Fairtrade products in York map guide, also free of
charge. |
Festival
of Fairtrade |
To 9th March
2008 |
Exhibitions in the Gallery
- 'Unit 5' Sculpture from the Arts Council Collection. Students from
Malton School curate and present work from the Arts Council Sculpture
Collection, featuring work by Sarah Lucas, Cathy de Monchaux, Edward
Lipski, Lizzie Wright, Joanne Tatham and Tom O'Sullivan
|
Ryedale
Folk
Museum |
To 20th March
2008 |
Art Exhibition - Coast &
Country - John Thornton's work is inspired by his regular forays with
his family to the east coast of Yorkshire
|
Kentmere
House
Gallery |
| To April 2008 |
Search Engine and 'What's in
Store?' - Discover the museum's fascinating hidden archive
collections. Visit our new drop-in information centre and special
exhibition area - opening in December 2007. Our first exhibition -
'What's in Store?' - opens on 5 December and will take you on a
whirlwind tour of the treasures in Search Engine. Enjoy ten archive cases
and 200 years of history - from Stephenson's diaries to Jack the station
dog, holiday brochures to Michael Caine |
National Railway
Museum |
To April
2008 |
Cuneo Exhibition -
Discover how the work of influential illustrator and painter Terence Cuneo
captured the mood of 1950s and 1960s Britain and brought to life the
triumphs of the new industrial age. Marvel at the ‘Waterloo Station 1967’
painting - the largest ever painted by Cuneo. This enormous canvas depicts
London’s Waterloo station in the 1960s and is a huge 20 ft x 10 ft! The
painting is being revealed to the nation in 2007 to celebrate the
centenary of his birth |
National Railway
Museum |
To April
2008 |
'Passed as Present' -
Historic works from York Art Gallery's prestigious old master collection
will be paired with pieces by some of the most exciting contemporary
artists in a refreshing new exhibition opening in January 2008.
Passed as Present will bring together historic work from York's
collection - paintings and works on paper -with contemporary pieces from
the Lodeveans collection of international contemporary art. The collection
was put together by a father-and-son team and this will be its first major
public showing.
Pieces dating from as far back as the 14th Century up
to the 19th Century will be compared and contrasted against the modern
pieces to show how themes, techniques and styles compare and contrast -
with some surprising similarities emerging |
York
Art
Gallery |
To 25th August
2008 |
'Surviving Henry - Tudor
Howards on the Block' - Castle Howard is opening for its 2008 season
with a new exhibition, Surviving Henry: Tudor Howards on the Block.
This new exhibition marks the relationship between the Howard family and
one of England’s most notorious monarchs.
Under the glowering image of
Henry VIII (one of Castle Howard’s most celebrated portraits), and in the
shadow of the executioner’s axe, Surviving Henry recounts the topsy-turvy
fortunes of the Howards in the 16th century and beyond.
Castle Howard’s
Curator, Dr Christopher Ridgway said, “By rights the Howards of Castle
Howard should not exist. During the Tudor period the Howard family seemed
bent on self-destruction; time and time again they displeased their
monarchs, and successive members of the family were imprisoned or
beheaded. This exhibition will combine famous portraits and famous
beheadings to tell a tale of danger, intrigue and narrow
survival.”
To accompany this new exhibition, Curator Dr Christopher
Ridgway will be giving an lecture on the evening of 3rd April. This
illustrated lecture will explain in more detail the perilous fortunes of
the Howard family in the 16th and 17th centuries when nearly 50 Howards or
close relatives were imprisoned, beheaded or slain in battle |
Castle
Howard |
| Future Events and
Attractions
|
1st March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Fiona Shaw
What makes for a good
beginning? Come and say what you like about the way novels start or hate
about the way they end. Novelist Fiona Shaw will discuss beginnings and
endings, and the importance of the reader.
"What we call the
beginning is often the end" T.S. Eliot. 12.15 pm |
York Central
Library
Festival Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festitval |
1st March
2008 |
First Saturday Lunches - A
longstanding and highly popular tradition at Melton's, the First Saturday
Lunches are themed four course meals. They are very popular and booking is
necessary (01904 634341). Due to the success of the First Saturday
Lunches, we repeat the theme on the following Monday evening.
French
Pork Cookery - A tour around the French Charcutier’s range of Pork
products. Diverse and intriguing use of everything porky.
•
Galantine de Porc aux Pistaches - A corse paté of Pork and Pistachios
•
Boudin Blanc, Sauce Madere - White Pudding with a Madeira Sauce
•
Saucisses de Toulouse, Confit de Porc et Crepinettes - Trio of Pork with
Cabbage
• Tarte au Citron - Lemon Tart |
Melton's
Restaurant |
1st March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Festival Fair at York Central
Library - With stalls from a variety of local and national organisations,
including: Mslexia, The Slab, Templar Poetry, Pennine Poets, York
Libraries Reader Development Team, York Publishing Services, York Spoken
Word, Speaker's Corner and more
9.30 – 10.30 am York Spoken Word
read poems and other work.
11.00 am – 12.00 midday Stories with
Miles. Local storyteller Miles Salter tells stories for children of all
ages.
12.15 – 1.15 pm Fiona Shaw on “What makes a good
ending?” – open discussion with the York based novelist. Come along
and join in.
2.30 – 4.00 pm Pennine Poets Reading of Work - The
acclaimed Pennine Poets have recently celebrated their 40th anniversary.
In 2007 they appeared at the Ilkley Literature Festival. This is a rare
York appearance and will include Andrew Boobier, Julia Deakin, Ian M
Emberson, Nicholas Bielby, local poet and editor Pauline Kirk, Linda
Marshall, Margaret Speak and with music provided by Lesley
Quayle |
York Central
Library
Festival Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festitval |
1st March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Oz Hardwick: The Continuing
Middle Ages
Oz Hardwick, poet and medievalist, will read a
selection of medieval poems along with modern works – including his own –
which show the continued currency of the Middle Ages. Enjoy the readings
in one of the country’s most beautiful medieval parish churches. 3.00
pm |
All Saints Church
North
Street
Festival Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festitval |
1st March
2008 |
The Ebor Singers present
"Agnus Dei"
Music for Passiontide including seventeenth-century
composer Scarlatti’s powerful 10-part Stabat mater and Barber’s
Agnus Dei |
7.30 pm
National
Centre
for Early Music
Ebor
Singers |
1st March
2008 |
York Cantores Chamber Choir
present "Baroque and Contemporary Motets"
Programme to include:
Bach: Jesu meine Freude and Joubert Rorate Coeli. Phone
01904 709936 |
8.00 pm
St Olaves
Church,
Marygate
York
Cantores |
1st March
2008 |
In Concert - Popular Alison
Krauss-tribute band Union Central |
8.00 pm
Black Swan,
Peasholme Green |
1st March
2008 |
RHS Harlow Carr Gardens workshop
- INTRODUCTION TO PLANT PROPAGATION - A look at methods of
propagation by seed, and by vegetative means. Particular attention will be
given to how to achieve success with minimum facilities. 10.00 am - 4.00
pm |
RHS
Harlow Carr
pdf leaflet |
1st March
2008 |
Derrin Nuandorf with support Val
Marshall
Derrin Nauendorf is a singer/songwriter who really has built
his reputation and fan base from the ground up. In the past 5 years, he
has played close to 1000 shows around the globe, most of them in the UK.
Renowned for his intense live shows and raw emotive music he has been
invited to play in hundreds of towns and venues, has played dozens of
festivals and is now a main stage act at these events. He has done all of
this simply by word of mouth. No management, no publicity, nothing. Just
an intense spirit for the music he plays and the people he plays for.
Derrin is a singer songwriter, but his music is very hard to categorise.
Untamed acoustic guitar, cutting lyrics and a powerful evocative voice
that sounds lived in. It is made up of many roots styles, blues, folk,
Americana but is also none of these. Honest songs, delivered with raw
passion, but twisted to sound unique so it can only sound like him.
In
the world of manufactured artists and music business people, Derrin is one
of those artists that keep your faith in music alive. Music played by
humans not computers, played with passion and spirit whilst tirelessly
taking it on the road to people all over the world |
7.30 pm
The Shire
Hall
Howden
Howden
Live |
1st March
2008 |
A dramatic portrait of Franz
Schubert - A Wanderer Fantasy Written and performed by Michael
Lunts; Directed by Roger Leach
Actor and pianist Michael Lunts returns
with another innovative one-man show combining music and drama. We’ve seen
him before, memorably, in the role of Chopin, and now in A Wanderer
Fantasy he explores the last days of Franz Schubert's short life,
interweaving the sublime music that the composer wrote at the time. It is
a chance to both see and hear Schubert, man and musician,
live.
‘Michael Lunts' performance is a tour-de-force… thought
provoking and evocative drama, prompted by Schubert's sublime music, by a
master actor and writer’ Salisbury Journal |
Helmsley Arts
Centre |
1st March
2008 |
Sandi Thom - A record breaking
5th visit by an artist who stormed to the top of the UK singles charts and
reached No 1 in seven different countries in 2006 with her hit I Wish I
Was A Punk Rocker (with Flowers in My Hair) and her album Smile it
Confuses People sold in excess of 700,000 copies worldwide. Since then
she has forged a glittering career, regularly appearing on TV and at many
prestigious festivals and venues throughout the UK with extensive tours of
America, Australia and Europe. Currently working towards the release of
her second album The Pink and The Lily Sandi will let you have a
sneak preview of the delights to come.
Her previous performances at
this venue have sold-out so be sure to book early! |
8.00 pm
Pocklington
Arts
Centre |
1/2nd March
2008 |
Collectors, craft and gift fair.
10.00 am - 4.00 pm. Phone 07779 130527 for details |
The Guildhall |
1-15th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - The York Literature Festival
celebrates the rich and diverse literary activity in the York area. The
second York Literature Festival will run from 1st March until 15 March
2008, including World Book Day (6th March) and International Women's Day
(March 8th). There will be two weeks of storytelling, workshops, taster
sessions and events taking place in and around York. Other activities
include: walks, talks and events with authors. Featuring
:
'Trains Of Thought' with Joolz Denby & John
Siddique
Marion Husband
Fiona Shaw
Christopher Rush at
Waterstone's
Joanne Harris (February 16th)
Pennine Poets
Jean
Saunders
1984 at York Theatre Royal
Script Yorkshire Present
: “Round The Walls”
Festival Fair : Saturday 1st March
How
to survive as a writer
Where are the poets of World War II ?
Poets
In Diaspora
The Tempest
Xanthe Gresham in 'The Goddess
Trilogy'
York Writers
York Poetry Society
Storytimes for
Children in local Libraries
Dreamcatcher Workshops
Writing For Your
Life with PEN and Amnesty International
'The Art of Self
Publishing' at Borders
Surviving As A Writer |
Various Venues
Festival
Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
1st March
- 1st June
2008 |
A Passion for Buildings - The
Amateur Architect in England 1650 - 1850
Yorkshire is fortunate in
having a number of distinguished buildings designed by gentlemen
architects like Lord Burlington, William Worsley and Sir Thomas Robinson.
This exhibition, curated by the Sir John Soane’s Museum, features a number
of these exquisite designs and includes others like the eccentric design
for a romantic retreat by Ada Byron, only daughter of the famous
poet |
Fairfax
House |
2nd March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Dreamcatcher Creative Writing
Workshop. 6p.m. – 9p.m. Please note the venue has been moved to : The
Minster Inn, Marygate. Please bring 6 copies for your work for feedback
from the group. 6.00 – 9.00 pm |
The Minster
Inn
Marygate
Festival Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
2nd March
2008 |
"The Big Sing" - three local
churches - St Lawrence's, St Hilda's and Elim Pentecostal - are joining
together today, to sing 50 hymns as part of "The Big Sing". Money raised
will be donated to the Antony Nolan Trust's work with childhood leukaemia.
Join them and help raise money for this wonderful charity. 3.00 - 5.30 pm.
For more information email tim.jones@yorklandh.org |
St Lawrence's Church
Lawrence
Street |
2nd March
2008 |
Showtime Spectacular starring
Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee
Performed at The Joseph Rowntree
Theatre; tickets only - from York Theatre
Royal |
Joseph
Rowntree
Theatre |
2nd March
2008 |
Winter Abbey Tours - 1.30 pm Join
a free tour to discover fascinating facts and stories about the Abbey and
monks |
Fountains
Abbey
& Studley Royal
Water Gardens |
3rd March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Famous Women in History
Women
and Words invite you to join them read their own work as they celebrate
famous women in history. 10.00 am |
Jacob’s Well
Trinity
Lane
off Micklegate
Festival Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
3rd March
2008 |
First Saturday Lunches - A
longstanding and highly popular tradition at Melton's, the First Saturday
Lunches are themed four course meals. They are very popular and booking is
necessary (01904 634341). Due to the success of the First Saturday
Lunches, we repeat the theme on the following Monday evening.
French
Pork Cookery - A tour around the French Charcutier's range of Pork
products. Diverse and intriguing use of everything porky.
•
Galantine de Porc aux Pistaches - A corse paté of Pork and Pistachios
•
Boudin Blanc, Sauce Madere - White Pudding with a Madeira Sauce
•
Saucisses de Toulouse, Confit de Porc et Crepinettes - Trio of Pork with
Cabbage
• Tarte au Citron - Lemon Tart |
Melton's
Restaurant |
3rd March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Spoken Word – Spoken Word go on
tour to the new Acomb Library and Learning Centre. 7.30 pm |
Acomb Library
Festival
Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
3rd March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Where are the Poets of World War
II?
Professor Hugh Haughton on Poetry of WWII. This talk discusses the
strange phenomenon of the eclipsing of the poetry of the Second World War
by that of the first, and looks at the different challenges and solutions
faced by the great poets of World War II, including W H Auden, Keith
Douglas and Alun Lewis. 8.00 pm |
Room KG33
King's
Manor
Festival Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
3rd-8th
March
2008 |
Disney's HIGH SCHOOL
MUSICAL - live on stage, based on the original movie |
The
Grand Opera House
York |
4th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Medieval Bestiary
Interactive
story-telling and artwork based around the Holy Trinity Micklegate
medieval bestiary. 10.00 am |
Holy Trinity
Church
Micklegate
Festival Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
4th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Stories workshop with Robert
King
Do you have a story idea? This workshop will explore how ideas can
be developed into finished stories. In particular, we will look at how to
recognise a potential story and ways of ensuring that it will maintain a
reader's interest. 10.00 am |
York
City
Library
Festival Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
4th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Catherine Sanderson will be
reading, signing and answering questions on her book Petite
Anglaise in the Marriott Room, York Central Library. Catherine
Sanderson is the author of the blog Petite Anglaise.
(www.petiteanglaise.com) Her new book tells the story of why Catherine
started the blog and what it led to.
As with the blog, Catherine draws
you effortlessly into her world and writes with disarming honesty,
emotional intelligence and warmth about her life in Paris. Her book is out
on the 2nd of March but is embargoed until then because it is being
serialised in one of the Sunday papers. 6.00 pm |
York
City
Library
Festival Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
4th March
2008 |
University of York Free Public
Lecture Series - Psychology Public Lecture - by Professor Rebecca
Treiman, Washington University in St Louis, USA - The Leverhulme Lecture:
Learning to spell |
6.00 pm
Room P/L001
Physics
Dept
UoY
UoY Free
Public
Lecture Series |
4th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Evening with Jack Sheffield
Jack
Sheffield has written two humorous novels based on his experiences working
in education: Teacher, Teacher! and Mister Teacher,
published in January 2008. He lives in York and Hampshire. 6.30
pm |
Waterstone’s Book
Shop
Festival Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
4th March
2008 |
Yorkshire Philosophical Society
Lecture Programme - General theme for the year: "Controversy and
Risk." This evening - Rivalry and Restoration: The Wentworths of
South Yorkshire A Lecture by Dr Patrick Eyres, Wentworth Castle
Heritage Trust. 7.30 pm. Contact 01904 656713 for further
details |
Tempest Anderson
Hall,
Yorkshire
Museum Gardens
Yorkshire
Philosophical
Society |
4th March
2008 |
The Way of the Drum - Experience
the thundering and exhilarating rhythms of Taiko and gain a unique insight
into the enthralling world of this ancient art. A powerful fusion of
primal rhythm, dance and athleticism to captivate audiences of all ages
and backgrounds. Members of the renowned Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers return to
the roots of Taiko Drumming, performing traditional Taiko pieces from
Japan and revealing the history and culture of this fascinating folk
art.
The Way of the Drum takes the audience on an exciting, energetic
and enjoyable journey that is not to be missed |
National Centre
for Early
Music |
4th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Beat
From Rimbaud to
Ginsberg; Ade Spen’low and Gothic Moll mix classic 60’s beat poetry and
vers libre with the percussive bass-beats of GSmithCombo, also featuring
Plath, Sant, Whitman, Baudelaire, Spendlow Scott-Heron and many more.
“Absinthe and Cola-arooni.” 8.00 pm |
City Screen
Basement
Bar
Festival Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
4th March
2008 |
FIRST TUESDAY JAZZ SUPPERS with
the Andy Hillier Jazz Trio in The Court Café-Bistro & Bar. Music from
8.00 pm. Phone 01904 625082 for details |
The
Dean Court Hotel |
4-8th March
2008 |
Out of the Blue present -
Celebrity Written by Mary Luckhurst. Directed by Mary Luckhurst.
Music by Paul J.Abbott. Film by Nik Morris
After their dazzling
success with Caryl Churchill’s Mad Forest last year, which during
its run at York Theatre Royal featured in The Times’ Five Shows To See,
Out of the Blue bring you a breathtaking concoction of film, music and
stunning performance.
Celebrity is a thrilling rollercoaster ride of
our obsession with fame and the famous looks at the highs and lows, past
and present, the peaks and the disasters. High-energy fun and action. Come
and be seduced!! |
York
Theatre
Royal |
4-8th March
2008 |
English Touring Theatre presents
- Uncle Vayna Written by Anton Chekhov. Directed by Peter Hall.
Music by Mick Sands. Designed by Alison Chitty. Lighting design by Peter
Mumford. A new translation by Stephen Mulrine.
A palpable sense of
‘what might have been’ fills the air for the characters that inhabit a
country estate in a small Russian village. Set in the 1890s, Uncle Vanya
uncovers the desperate longing, unrequited love and bitter frustrations
that surface when an ageing professor and his young wife return home.
Darkly comic, deeply touching and rich in language and emotion,
Chekhov's masterpiece is a passionate and often very funny exploration of
love, desire and loss.
Sir Peter Hall is one of Britain’s most
distinguished director of plays, films and operas. He founded the Royal
Shakespeare Company and was subsequently Director of the Royal National
Theatre. His many arts awards and nominations include two Tony Awards and
an Olivier Award for Lifetime Achievement |
York
Theatre
Royal |
4-8th March
2008 |
ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN
ARE DEAD - Local amateur theatre company Harrogate Dramatic Society
bring Tom Stoppards outstanding drama to the stage.
Tom Stoppard’s
humourous, absurdist, tragic and existentialist play enjoys the
misadventures of two minor characters from Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are friends of the Prince and their doings
unravel while the events of Hamlet unfold in the background.
Performed
in Harrogate Theatre Studio Theatre. This is an amateur
production |
Harrogate
Theatre |
5th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Sensing the Difference
A
creative writing session focusing on using the senses to bring text alive
- suitable for beginners and those with writing experience. Led by writing
tutor Lizzi Linklater. 10.00 am |
York
City
Library
Festival Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
5th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - 'Literary York Walking Tour'
- The first walk on Shakespeare's birthday, a fascinating look at authors
and books inspired by York from Anglo Saxon Alcuin to the Brontes, Dickens
and Robinson Crusoe. Also hear about WH Auden, born in York in
1907 |
10.30 am
YorkWalk |
5th March
2008 |
University of York Free Public
Lecture Series - York Biology Lectures by Professor Ian Alexander,
University of Aberdeen - The distribution of ectomycorrhizal fungi in
time and space |
12.15 pm
Room
P/X001
Physics Dept
UoY
UoY Free
Public
Lecture Series |
5th March
2008 |
Artalk - lunch-time art talks.
A Victorian View of Childhood by Viola Jones
The family and
childhood might seem to have been an invention of the Victorians. Yet
Victorian children were expected to work, could marry and be hanged if
need be. How did artists depict this compromise between sentimentality and
pragmatism? |
12.30 pm
York
Art
Gallery |
5th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Medieval Bestiary
Interactive
story-telling and artwork based around the Holy Trinity Micklegate
medieval bestiary. 2.00 pm |
Holy Trinity
Church
Micklegate
Festival Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
5th March
2008 |
The Ebor Lectures - The Ebor
lectures are a response to the growing need for theology to interact with
public issues of contemporary society. Public theology is about engaging
in dialogue with a range of communities on issues wider than narrowly
defined religious matters.
Theme for 2007-08 lectures: Globalisation
and Identity - Globalisation has benefited modern society in terms of
rapid increase of mass information and economic wealth in certain nations
but, at the same time, it has brought vast inequality on a global and
domestic scale. It has also challenged the sense of identity of
individuals and communities, which in turn, has contributed to various
recent conflicts. The Ebor Lectures 2007-8 aim to address the relationship
between globalisation and identity by looking at it from social,
political, economic, cultural, religious and theological perspectives. The
series will examine tensions and conflicts between communities which have
affected public life in different parts of the world. It will deal with
issues such as: global financial systems and their impact on micro and
macro economic patterns world-wide; the impact of globalisation on
culture; global politics in the context of diverse national and regional
interests; the causes and effects of the rise of religious
fundamentalism.
Lecture -'Poverty and Prophets: Faith based
Agencies and Social Justice’ by Dr Daleep Mukarji - Director,
Christian Aid
Dr Mukarji qualified as a doctor after training at the
Christian Medical College in Vellore, South India, he worked in a small
mission hospital in rural Andrah Pradesh where he saw at first hand the
problems facing people there. He soon realised that the health services
alone could not cope with the needs of these communities.
Suddenly
aware of the wider issues, he put his career on a new path. In 1977, he
started a health and development programme outside Vellore that needed
funds. He applied to Christian Aid for money, got it and became one of its
partners. After eight years, he moved to the National Council of Churches
in India in their medical work, another organisation helped by funding for
health and development work from Christian Aid. Nine years later, in 1994,
he moved to the World Council of Churches. In 1997 he was invited to
become Christian Aid's Director, a job that he started in 1998.
Mukarji stresses that he has always worked with church and ecumenical
organisations, that he's always been interested in issues of health,
justice and development, and that he's always wanted to see how he can
help people help themselves. He says that Christian Aid gives him the
chance to use his training, and experience as well as his Christian
convictions
Tickets are free but must be booked in advance |
7.00 pm
York St John
University
The
Ebor Lectures |
5th March
2008 |
Café Scientifique - an
informal evening of lively discussion revolving around the contemporary
scientific issues of the day. Each meeting begins with a short talk from
an invited science-related speaker. This is followed by an hour of open
discussion. Everyone is welcome to come and express their views, or to
just enjoy a drink and listen. No scientific knowledge is assumed and
everyone can participate.
‘From Field to Fork’ with Julian
Davies, Stockbridge Technology Centre, discusses developments in
horticultural production |
7.30 pm
City
Screen
Cinema |
5th March
2008 |
York Concerts - THE UNIVERSITY
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA with Tim Lowe cello and John Stringer
conductor present Tchaikovsky - Rococo Variations and Mahler
- Symphony no 5
After the huge success of the its performance of
the Ninth Symphony in 2005, the Orchestra returns to Mahler, and to his
Fifth Symphony. Completed in 1905, the Symphony conveys a vast range of
human emotion, concluding with a triumphant, life-affirming climax even
though it was written at a time of great personal difficulty for the
composer. The concert opens with the popular Rococo Variations
where the Orchestra is joined a cello star of the future, Tim
Lowe |
7.30 pm
Central
Hall
UoY
York
Concerts |
5th March
2008 |
RHS Harlow Carr Gardens workshop
- FLOWERS FOR CUTTING – FROM BED TO VASE - Learn how to grow
exciting and more unusual hardy and half-hardy annuals and herbaceous
perennials which are ideal for home floral decorations and gorgeous gifts
for friends. 10.00 am - 4.00 pm |
RHS
Harlow Carr
pdf leaflet |
5th March
2008 |
Scarborough Jazz @ The Cask
present - Mick Donnelly. It will be great to have the superb saxophonist
Mick Donnelly – he's also an accomplished clarinettist and flautist - back
in Scarborough after his 'Voice of the North' festival appearance last
year. Mick is a very busy musician. During his career he has toured and
appeared on TV with Sammy Davis Jr, Barry White, Tony Bennett, Ian Drury,
Britney Spears, Lulu, Gene Pitney, Kiki Dee, Shirley Bassey, Sting, John
Miles, Spice Girls, Stevie Wonder and many other stars |
The Cask Inn
Scarborough
Scarborough
Jazz |
6th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Evening with Gervase Phinn
To
mark World Book Day, come and hear Gervase Phinn read from his work, and
introduce the winners of the Waterstone’s Poetry Competition. 6.30
pm |
Waterstone’s Book
Shop
Festival Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
6th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Poetry Workshop Open
Evening
York Poetry workshop members including prizewinning poets will
read poems at the Oxfam Bookshop in Petergate. Free entry, and a glass of
wine provided for attendees. 6.45 pm |
Oxfam Bookshop
Festival
Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
6th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event and University of York Free Public
Lecture Series - Writers at York A reading by Poet and Playwright
Carol Ann Duffy. One of the most dynamic and enthralling poets working
today, Carol Ann Duffy fuses sharp emotion, humour and brilliant use of
language to create highly evocative and wide-ranging poems. Her first
appearance in York for over two years |
7.00 pm
Sir Jack
Lyons
Concert Hall
UoY
UoY Free
Public
Lecture Series |
6th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - University Workshop
Come and
hear The University of York Creative Writing Group share their work, with
prize winning poet and tutor Carole Bromley. 7.00 pm |
York Central
Library
Festival Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
6th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Supper with Spendlow
Select your
tales and topics from Adrian’s story menu to hear of ghosts, myths,
standup, kids, reminiscence plus poems if you choose. The voice of the
festival Jorvik 2007. 7.30 pm |
Upstairs at
William's
Bar
Goodramgate
Festival Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
6th March
2008 |
University of York Free Public
Lecture Series - Historical Association Lecture by Professor Barry
Coward, Birkbeck College - Will the real Oliver Cromwell stand up?
|
8.00 pm
Room P/L001
Physics
Dept
UoY
UoY Free
Public
Lecture Series |
6th March
2008 |
The Black Swan Folk Club present
- Emma Reid & Roger Wilson Alias The Bezzas. Emma
(fiddle) and Roger (guitar, fiddle, vocals) present dance
music, folk songs and modern numbers from Britain, Scandinavia and beyond
– everything from Hank Williams to Nordic polskas. Roger has a strong
track record as a soloist and with groups like The House Band, while Emma
is a born fiddle player with a deep interest in both Swedish and English
music |
8.00 pm
Black Swan,
Peasholme Green
B.S.F.C. |
6th March
2008 |
An Evening With Matt Brash - Matt
Brash is television’s Zoo Vet, the local 21st century James
Herriot!
This will be a humorous and enlightening journey into the
colourful life of a vet. But not just any old vet; Matt will open our eyes
to the weird and wonderful world of dealing with exotic wild animals at
Flamingo Land, from tarantulas to tapirs, birds to bears and madams to
motorbikers. Matt’s new book, Zoo Vet, will also be available to
purchase, signed by the man himself |
Helmsley Arts
Centre |
6th March
2008 |
Handful of Henna by
Sheffield Theatres
Developed by Sheffield Theatres (The Crucible, The
Lyceum & The Studio) this is the wonderful story of Saheeda, who came
to England as a young woman but returns home with her teenage daughter
Nasreen. Standing outside the airport in the middle of the monsoon,
neither mother nor daughter realise their visit will become so much more
than a holiday. As Shaheeda unravels her past, mother and daughter
discover the importance of their shared heritage. Like all good theatre
the show identifies universal truths and experiences that we can all
share.
Suitable for audiences 10 years upwards |
7.30 pm
Pocklington
Arts
Centre |
7th March
2008 |
Lunchtime Organ Recital by
William Saunders - William Saunders is from Framlingham
Quire. Free
admission |
1.10 pm
York Minster |
7th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Marion Husband
Marion Husband,
author of The Good Father, The Boy I Love and Paper
Moon will lead a two hour workshop on developing fictional characters
including exercises and discussion. A great chance for writers to hone
their skills!! 2.00 pm |
York
City
Library
Festival Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
| 7th March 2008 |
Chinoiserie Decoration - Find out
more about how Chinese Art inspired Georgian decorations.
As part
of a city-wide initiative which celebrates our historic links with China,
Fairfax House is offering a series of connoisseur tours which explore how
British artists, craftsmen and decorators used examples of Chinese Art to
inspire their designs for porcelain, furniture, silver and wallpaper.
Known as Chinoiserie decoration, the fashion reached its height at around
the time Fairfax House was completed in 1762. Examples on display provide
a useful overview of how these ideas were interpreted. 3.30 pm |
Fairfax
House |
7th March
2008 |
York Concerts - 100 YEARS OF
MACBETH
Since their premieres, Otello and Falstaff
have been regularly performed and much loved, but Verdi’s first
Shakespearean opera, Macbeth, dropped out of the repertoire quite
quickly. The Glyndebourne production of the late 1930s, with Margherita
Grandi as Lady Macbeth, re-established it as a masterwork. Roger Neill,
chair of Music Preserved, will play and discuss studio and live recordings
(some of them very rare) from the past 100 years including Caruso,
Battistini, Callas, Grandi and many others.
The University of York
Sound Archives is a set of sound recording collections held as a joint
initiative between the Borthwick Institute for Archives and the music
department; in particular, the UYSA specialises in non-commercial, off-air
and unreleased recordings. An on-going project, sponsored by the Arts and
Humanities Research Council, the Peter Moores Foundation and the
University, is digitizing and cataloguing UYSA recordings so they may be
available for teaching, research and listening. The recital today includes
a number of historic broadcasts from the Music Preserved collections, part
of the UYSA. The second Sound Archive event, on Friday 16 May, features
the iconic recording label Touch |
7.30 pm
The Rymer
Auditorium
UoY
York
Concerts |
| 7th March 2008 |
York
Festival of Science and Technology Event - Tricks of the
Psych Trade - Pre-registration required
Artists and scientists come
together to explore the how, what and why of psychology, featuring an
interactive talk, sonic art installation and artwork by an artist with
Asperger’s Syndrome.
The evening is brought to you by Dr Emma Lawrence
– Lecturer in Cognition and Neuroimaging at the Institute of Psychiatry,
King’s College London; acclaimed local Artist Peter Myers, whose life
story is published in ‘The Exact Mind™’; and Julie Freeman –
Artist-in-Residence at the Microsystems and Nanotechnology Centre,
Cranfield University |
7.30 pm
C4C Chapel
York
St John University
Festival
of
Science |
7th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Stevie Smith: Drowning or
Waving?
A talk by Dr Rodie Sudbery with an opportunity for members
and visitors to read poems by this celebrated and distinctive woman
writer. A York Poetry Society event. 7.30 pm |
Jacob’s Well
Trinity
Lane
off Micklegate
Festival Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
| 7th March 2008 |
York
Festival of Science and Technology Event - The Inside
Workings of the Pipe Organ - Pre-registration advised
A talk by
Prof David Howard, Dept of Electronics, the University of York, with Mr
John Hastie, Organist, St Olave’s Church.
Traced back to the 3rd
Century BC in Ancient Greece, the pipe organ is a large sound synthesiser
that contains many hundreds of individual pipes. But how do these pipes
make a sound? How many different sounds can be created? What different
sorts of pipes are used?
Discover the answers to these and other
questions, with live demonstrations using a variety of organ pipes and
real-time computer displays of their acoustic output |
7.30 pm
St Olave’s
Church
Marygate
Festival
of
Science |
7th March
2008 |
York
Festival of Science and Technology and York Astronomical
Society Event - "Informal Night" - By various YAS members and
friends.
Find out more about YAS, as members and friends share their
own short presentations on a variety of subjects including observing
reports, images, drawings and practical demonstrations.
Each year we
hold one or two "Informal nights", where the members and friends of YAS
are able to share their own short presentations on a variety of subjects.
Observing reports, images, drawings, practical demonstrations, etc, are
all welcome. These are often some of the most enjoyable nights of the
year, so don't miss this one!
If you have something you would like to
present, or a topic you would like someone else to present on, just drop
us an e-mail to the normal YAS e-mail address. All are welcome |
8.00 pm
Denham
Room
Priory Street Centre
Y.A.S. |
7th March
2008 |
RHS Harlow Carr Gardens workshop
- GROWING HERBS FOR THE KITCHEN - From the many varieties of basil
used in Mediterranean and other dishes to coriander and lemon grass used
in Thai dishes, find out how to grow a wide range of herbs suitable for
use in the kitchen as flavourings or as salad leaves/flowers. Expert
advice will be given on selecting, growing, and harvesting along with a
practical session on propagation. 10.00 am - 4.00 pm |
RHS
Harlow Carr
pdf leaflet |
7th March
2008 |
RHS Harlow Carr Gardens workshop
- GARDENS BY DESIGN - Good gardens require careful thought and
planning to be successful. This workshop offers guidance on basic design
principles to help you make the most of your garden site – from creation
of a workable layout to the choice of appropriate planting, decoration and
use of hard materials and visual effects. 10.00 am - 4.00 pm |
RHS
Harlow Carr
pdf leaflet |
7-9th March
2008 |
Great Northern International
Antiques + Collectors Fair - Established for over 20 years, this is the
largest Antiques Fair in the North of England. 300 + stands both inside
Exhibition Hall 1 and outside with ample parking facilities, easy access
and restaurant facilities. Fair items include - clocks; furniture; china;
pictures; silver; glassware and lace |
Great
Yorkshire
Showground
Harrogate
GNI
Antiques
& Colectors Fair |
| 7-15th March 2008 |
York
Festival of Science and Technology Event - Fingerprints
of Time Exhibition
Discover the age of 'Everything' in this
interactive exhibition, inviting you to explore how we find out how old
things are and how we make sense of the past |
10.00 - 5.00 pm
Yorkshire
Museum
Festival
of
Science |
| 7-15th March 2008 |
York
Festival of Science and Technology Event - Garden
Explorer Trail
Become a garden explorer with this terrific booklet
full of activities to do around the Yorkshire Museum’s beautiful
gardens |
10.00 - 5.00 pm
Yorkshire
Museum
Festival
of
Science |
| 7-15th March 2008 |
York
Festival of Science and Technology Event - Natural
History of the Abbey Exhibition
The Yorkshire Museum and the Museum
Gardens are situated in an area once occupied by the medieval St Mary's
Abbey. This exhibition looks at wildlife within the grounds of the
monastery and the surrounding countryside, and the plants and animals
living in today's botanic garden |
10.00 - 5.00 pm
Yorkshire
Museum
Festival
of
Science |
| 7-15th March 2008 |
York
Festival of Science and Technology Event - Aliens!
Exhibition
Animals from around the world have made their home in
Britain over the years, from the grey squirrel to the harlequin ladybird,
usually brought in deliberately, or accidentally, by humans. Such species
are called aliens.
This exhibition takes a closer look at how these
aliens got here, how well they have settled in since their arrival and
where they can be spotted |
10.00 - 5.00 pm
Yorkshire
Museum
Festival
of
Science |
7-15th March 2008
Closed
Sundays |
York
Festival of Science and Technology Event - Special
Brewery Science Tour
Special tours at half normal admission price
on presentation of this brochure for the duration of the Festival. Learn
how the Brewery’s beer is brewed and enjoy one free half pint!
Timed
tours at 12.30 pm, 2.00 pm, 3.30 pm & 5.00 pm |
York Brewery
Festival
of
Science |
| 7 - 16th March 2008 |
York
Festival of Science and Technology - The 11th York Festival
of Science and Technology organised by Science City York and our partners.
Will hava a programme of exciting activities taking place across the city
to appeal to people of all ages – and to highlight the diverse
opportunities for stimulating careers in the world of science and
technology |
Festival
of
Science |
| 8th March 2008 |
York
Festival of Science and Technology Event - Animal
Engineering Taster Course - Pre-registration required
Find out how
different animal bodies are an amazing feat of engineering. A combination
of lectures and practical activities investigating how the anatomy of
different species enables them to survive in different habitats. 10.00 am
– 4.00 pm |
Askham Bryan College
Festival
of
Science |
8th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Library Open Days - The Yorkshire
Museum's library is full of historic scientific books collected over the
years by the original founders of the museum, The Yorkshire Philosophical
Society. It is usually only open to visitors by appointment. Come and see
what we've got on our shelves and see some of the library's highlights out
on show.
These open days are part of York Literature Festival |
10.00 am - 12.00 pm & 1.00 -
3.00 pm
Yorkshire
Museum |
8th March
2008 |
How was it done - the building of
York Minster? Exhibition plus a chance to visit the rarely opened Masons
Loft and the Chapter House roof (access by spiral staircase only). 10.00
am - 12.00 pm & 1.00 - 3.00 pm. Advanced Booking Essential on 01904
557224 |
York Minster |
8th March
2008 |
'Women In York History Walking
Tour' - As part of International Women's Week, a walk for all
highlighting the contribution of women to York's heritage. Featured on BBC
Radio 4's 'Women's Hour' |
10.30 am
YorkWalk |
| 8th March 2008 |
York
Festival of Science and Technology Event - CAB IT!
Engineers
This hands-on engineering event based around railways
and rail technology makes a welcome return.
Interactive activities and
demonstrations including: Model engineering; train simulators; Meccano;
open locomotive cabs; Cad/Cam + lots more. Also the NRM’s ever popular
‘Diesel Driver for a Fiver’ experience! 10.30 am - 5.00 pm |
National Railway Museum
Festival
of
Science |
| 8th March 2008 |
York
Festival of Science and Technology Event - Engineering
Earth! - Pre-registration required
Learn all about composting –
what it is, why you should do it and how to do it. Two sessions for
different age groups:
For ages 12 years and above: 11.00 am – 12.00
pm
For ages 5 – 12 years: 12.30 pm – 1.00 pm |
York Environment Centre
St
Nicholas Fields
Off Rawdon Avenue
York
Festival
of
Science |
| 8th March 2008 |
York
Festival of Science and Technology Event - Crafty
Science and Textile Technology
Come along to the York Designer
Outlet and enjoy two weekends of family-friendly activities including free
craft events ‘Making Science Fun!’: Be an engineer for the day by building
your own rocket and paper aeroplane and find out what makes them fly!
Discover the latest technologies behind 21st Century fashion and also
learn more about how the natural world produces some of our most
widely-used and enduring fabrics. 11.00 am - 4.00 pm |
York Designer Outlet – south
entrance
Festival
of
Science |
8th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Helen Burke hosting Creative
Writing Workshop
Using a variety of Venetian and carnival masks Helen
Burke will be exploring issues of the self and our own diverse identities.
What mask do we present to the world and how can our writing help us look
at who we are? 1.30 pm |
York Theatre Royal
Keregan
Room
Festival Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
8th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - 'Literary York Walking Tour'
- A fascinating look at authors and books inspired by York from Anglo
Saxon Alcuin to the Brontes, Dickens and Robinson Crusoe. Also hear about
WH Auden, born in York in 1907 |
2.00 pm
YorkWalk |
8th March
2008 |
York Georgian Society lecture -
'Restoration after a fire. Recovering from the nightmare' - Lecture
on restoration with speaker James Simpson, architect |
2.00 pm
Tempest
Anderson
Hall, Yorkshire
Museum Gardens
York
Georgian
Society |
8th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Kate North reading from Eva
Shell
Author Kate North reads from her novel, Eva Shell.
2.00 pm |
Borders Bookshop
Festival
Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
8th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Eventand Part of York International Women's Week
programme of events - The Real People Theatre -
Combustion!
What ignites your fire? Combustion! is an IWW
collaboration of women's voices from different cultures and different
ages. From personal to global issues - what can we do to bring about
positive change? The final in a series of three productions for IWW on the
theme of power, with audience discussion following the show. Men most
welcome! - some are taking part.
2.00 pm matinee, 7.00 pm evening
performance |
Drama Studio 2
York St John's
University
Festival Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
| 8th March 2008 |
York
Festival of Science and Technology Event - Why Don’t
Trains Have Steering Wheels…And Other Not So Stupid Questions! -
Pre-registration required
Discover the engineering behind how trains
work in this light-hearted, interactive talk by Richard Gibbon, OBE,
BScEng, CEng, FIMechE.
Richard is a familiar face to many as an expert
on C4’s ‘Scrapheap Challenge’ and former Head of Engineering at the
National Railway Museum.
Also, enjoy a special late opening of the
NRM’s Great Hall and Warehouse, with open cabs and hands-on activities for
all you budding engineers. 7.00 - 10.00 pm |
National Railway Museum
Festival
of
Science |
8th March
2008 |
York Barbican Players perform
Schubert - Sonatina in G minor, D 408 Dvorak - Romantic Pieces,
Op. 75 and Beethoven - Sonata No. 9 'Kreutzer' |
7.30 pm
St Helen's
Church
St Helen's Square
York
Barbican Players |
8th March
2008 |
York Musical Society (the oldest
Musical Society in England) in Concert - Maurice Duruflé 'REQUIEM'
and Vierne 'MESSE SOLENNELLE' |
7.30 pm
The Nave,
York
Minster
Y.M.S. |
8th March
2008 |
House Concerts present - Days
Before Television and Anna Leddra-Chapman
Days Before Television - A
wonderful trio from Lincoln, who have quite rightly been described as a
"myspace gem !" Bitter sweet vocals, and memorable and subtle acoustic
melodies have brought them to the attention of the BBC, for whom they play
the day before coming to York.
Anna Leddra-Chapman - is a young solo
singer thats been creating a stir of late. She has secured a number of
prestigious gigs, and her showcases have attracted over 30 music industry
executives. All this attention is being levelled at an emotive voice that
belies her 17 years, excellent musical ability, and a number of lively
pop/rock songs and atmospheric ballads.
You might not have heard of
them, but trust us, this is one not to miss and is selling quickly
! |
House Concerts |
8th March
2008 |
Charlie Dark's African Beats -
Charlie Dark - turntables, samplers, electronics Chief Udoh Essiet
- congas, talking drum, african percussion Mark de Clive-Lowe -
mpc, synths and rhodes David Okumu - guitars Richard
Olatunde - talking drum, sakara, west african percussion.
In his
first live music project since Attica Blues, DJ, producer and Blacktronica
founder Charlie Dark reconnects the dance rhythms of West coast Africa
with the digital beats of his East London home.
Joining forces with
Paris-based Nigerian percussionist Chief Udoh Essiet, broken beats
champion Mark de Clive-Lowe, leading British jazz guitarist Dave Okumu and
Richard Olatunde, Charlie creates a culture clash of talking drums,
African beats and digital production techniques remixed live in front of
an audience. Music to nod your head and stamp your feet to, wallflowers
stay at home |
Hovingham Village Hall
The Shed |
8th March
2008 |
RHS Harlow Carr Gardens workshop
- PROPAGATION WORKSHOP - Learn how to propagate plants by a variety
of methods including hardwood cuttings, division, root cuttings and seed
sowing (including techniques such as stratification). 10.00 am - 4.00
pm |
RHS
Harlow Carr
pdf leaflet |
8th March
2008 |
Royal Armouries Public Seminars -
Pattern Welding – How and Why?
Pattern welded blades are amongst
the most skilful products of traditional blacksmithing from the Roman
period onwards. In this workshop participants will join with the Royal
Armouries Armourer and Science Officer who demonstrate the techniques of
manufacture and metallurgical study of these artefacts. 10.30 am - 4.00
pm |
Royal
Armouries
Leeds |
8th March
2008 |
Volunteering Open Day - Saturday
8th March will see the Railway opening its doors to prospective volunteers
for a 'behind-the-scenes' visit to see what goes on in order to operate
the Railway |
Embsay
&
Bolton Abbey
Railway |
8th March
2008 |
Sowerby Music present - Sarah
Stuart with Dan Jones, percussion.
Sarah is the first
percussionist to have won the RNCM's prestigious gold medal. Be prepared
for a programme that makes an exciting journey through the different
sounds, colours and styles of percussion on both tuned and un-tuned
instruments, visiting the quasi-classical, the avant-garde and the ethnic
- something to suit all tastes. Sarah also studied Scottish Fiddle at the
RNCM - there may be a surprise or two in this concert! 7.30 pm |
St. Oswald's Church
Sowerby,
Thirsk
Sowerby
Music |
8th March
2008 |
Waking The Witch - Waking The
Witch exploded onto the UK acoustic circuit in 2004 as audiences and
reviewers alike waxed lyrical about this all girl roots & blues, folk,
rock and jazz outfit. There really is nothing on the live scene quite like
these four stunning musicians, songwriters, arrangers and veterans of
countless major festivals including Glastonbury and Cambridge |
Selby Town
Hall |
8th March
2008 |
House Concert - Tia McGraff &
Tommy Parham
Like many North American singer-songwriters, McGraff blurs
the lines between genres and draws from many different influences. Her
sound has been compared to Lucy Kaplansky and Gretchen Peters. McGraff’s
2005 album Outside Of The Circle was hailed as a collection of life
inspiring songs that planted her firmly in the Americana and
singer-songwriter genre. Her previous indie albums, Small Town Life
and Jewel's Cafe, were recognized by fans and critics in North
America and Europe. There was a nomination for indie album of the year in
Europe, and airplay on CMT.
Helen Mitchell, of Folks and Roots,
encourages fans to catch McGraff’s upcoming tour, “I don't think it
will be long before Tia has outgrown [smaller] venues and seeing her
perform in such intimate locations will be a distant memory. I suggest
that before this happens, you grab the next opportunity with both
hands.” |
House Concerts |
8th March
2008 |
A Concert Version of - The
Yeomen of the Guard by Aireborough Gilbert & Sullivan
Society
Come and sample love, romance and intrigue within the Tower of
London, in a concert version of this popular operetta. The Yeomen of
the Guard or The Merryman and his Maid opened on 3 October 1888
at the Savoy Theatre. It is by far the darkest of the Savoy operas and
many believe that the score is Sullivan’s finest. As usual, Gilbert's
pointed satire and punning one-liners abound and there are plenty of the
usual topsy-turvy plot complications: secret marriages, escaped prisoners
and general mayhem, all of which ends in a truly dramatic finale, which
won’t leave a dry eye in the house |
Helmsley Arts
Centre |
8th March
2008 |
The Drifters - Also sometimes
known as "The American Drifters" and still the world's top black vocal
harmony group! With a hit list any international star would envy, a stage
show that would put most younger bands to shame, and over 30 world wide
hit records, The Drifters are the party to end them all. Relive all those
memorable hits such as Save the last dance for me, Saturday night at
the movies, Under the boardwalk, Stand by me, Spanish Harlem, etc.
etc!! |
8.00 pm
Pocklington
Arts
Centre |
8/9th March
2008 |
Orchid Weekend - A stunning
exhibition of orchids in the Hall. A variety of nurseries will be selling
orchids, exhibiting orchids and giving advice on how to care for
them |
Burton Agnes
Hall |
| 8-16th March 2008 |
York
Festival of Science and Technology Event - The Good, The
Bad and The Beautiful!
A fascinating outdoor exhibition of stunning
images by Smith & Nephew’s award-winning Senior Microscopist Paul
Gunning.
Based at the company’s Research Centre in York, Paul uses some
of the world’s most powerful microscopes to reveal the hidden depths of
the body in fascinating detail and breathtaking clarity. The week-long
exhibition is launched with a special lecture by Paul on his work at Smith
& Nephew and how ever more advanced technologies are helping to drive
innovation for the benefit of medical professionals and patients across
the globe. There will also be an opportunity to see some of the latest
products and technologies developed by the company to help people regain
their lives.
Pre-registration required for launch lecture 11.30 am on
8th March. Exhibition in the Gardens 8-16th March |
Merchant Adventurers’
Hall
Festival
of
Science |
| 9th March 2008 |
York
Festival of Science and Technology Event - An
Introduction to Equine Biomechanics - Pre-registration required
An
introduction to the fascinating science of biomechanics in relation to
horses. The basic principles of this area will be examined and, using the
most up-to-date software, the movement and gaits of horses will be
analysed. 10.30 am - 3.30 pm |
Askham Bryan College
Festival
of
Science |
9th March
2008 |
'A Way of Life' Farming
Traditions in Yorkshire: Staying Alive!
Help keep the rural
trades alive by learning the art of dry stone walling. Help repair our
field walls, learn the variations of local stones and techniques used.
Help us to conserve our duck pond, with the Ponds Conservation Trust.
Explore pond life, plants and wildlife but don’t forget to bring your
wellies! 10.00 am - 4.00 pm |
Yorkshire Museum
of
Farming |
| 9th March 2008 |
York
Festival of Science and Technology Event - Halifax
Bomber Engineering Explained
Learn about the engineering behind the
rebuilding of the legendary Halifax Bomber ‘Friday the 13th’. 10.30 am
& 1.30 pm |
Yorkshire Air
Museum
Elvington
Festival
of
Science |
| 9th March 2008 |
York
Festival of Science and Technology Event - Dakota
Tour
Still in service 70 years on, learn all about this engineering
marvel with a full aircraft tour. 11.30 am & 2.15 pm |
Yorkshire Air
Museum
Elvington
Festival
of
Science |
| 9th March 2008 |
York
Festival of Science and Technology Event - Cycle the
Solar System
Enjoy a guided cycle ride along a 6.5 mile scale model
of the solar system, led by the experts who built the model. Suitable for
all ages with frequent breaks along the way.
Wanting a one-way trip?
Transport your bike back to York for free (your own return trip should be
arranged separately). To book return transport for your bike,
pre-registration required. For more information and to secure free
transport back for your bicycle contact Science City York |
12.00 noon start
Millennium
Bridge
Fulford
Festival
of
Science |
9th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - The LitFest LitFeast with Anneliese
Emmans Dean
Enjoy a sumptuous 4-course meal, whilst being entertained
by Anneliese Emmans Dean. Includes poems specially written for the evening
to complement the menu - and to put a smile on your face! The
all-inclusive price of Ł25 includes 4 courses (using seasonal produce), an
aperitif and coffee. 7.30 pm |
Melton’s Too
Festival
Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
9th March
2008 |
The Bootleg Beatles - Re-live the
sights and sounds of sixties as the world’s premier Beatle band returns to
York with their spectacular two hour multi-media stage production
featuring all the classic Beatle hits.
Using film footage of the period
and 'with a little help from' their regular brass and string ensemble the
show traces the history of the Fab Four from Liverpool's Cavern Club
through Sgt Pepper to The Apple Rooftop in what has now become one of the
‘not to miss’ annual traditions of the seasons calendar.
It's not the
Beatles but you simply won't believe it!
"Mind boggling
accuracy" The Mail on Sunday |
The
Grand
Opera House |
9th March
2008 |
Hands on History Seminars
- Pattern Welding – How and Why?
Pattern welded blades are amongst the
most skilful products of traditional blacksmithing from the Roman period
onwards. In this workshop participants will join with the Royal Armouries
Armourer and Scientific Officer who demonstrate the techniques of
manufacture and metallurgical study of these artefacts. 10.00 am - 4.00
pm |
Royal
Armouries
Leeds |
9th March
2008 |
Keighley & Worth Valley
Railway - Guided Tours of the Railway - NEW FOR 2008
See behind the
scenes - all those nooks and crannies, those locked sheds and tantalising
sidings that you can’t quite see the end of. Now you can find out what's
going on, what is where, why it’s in bits and what’s happening? Or simply
have a decent afternoon out with someone who knows a fair bit about the
Railway and is happy to talk and answer questions?
You will travel in
reserved accommodation on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway with a
look behind the scenes at all locations on the line, sheds, stations and
offices. A buffet lunch will be included.
The itinerary will be:
Assemble at Haworth station for a glimpse behind the scenes in the Motive
Power Depot before joining the 11.35 a.m. departure to Oxenhope by diesel
train. Here we leave the train for a look around the Railway’s superb
carriage repair and storage facilities, before joining the 12.45 p.m.
steam train for a run to Ingrow via Keighley during which a buffet lunch
will be available.
We leave the train at Ingrow at 1.36 p.m. for a
visit to the Carriage and Locomotive museums at that site and a look
around the sidings (did you know that there’s a crane tank in the
undergrowth?). At 2.21 p.m. we catch a train for the short trip to
Oakworth, where we arrive at 2.30 and take a look behind the scenes at
this world famous film location, before joining the train again for
Haworth at 3.12, concluding at Haworth at 3.20 pm |
KWVR |
9th March
2008 |
Winter Abbey Tours - 1.30 pm Join
a free tour to discover fascinating facts and stories about the Abbey and
monks |
Fountains
Abbey
& Studley Royal
Water Gardens |
9th March
2008 |
Songs from the Shows –
Brighten up a winter afternoon with some favourite songs, presented by
Richmond Operatic Society (a fund-raising event organised by the Friends
of Kiplin Hall). Booking Essential |
3.00 pm
Kiplin
Hall
Scorton |
10th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - A Way with Words
A mind
stretching creative writing session. Suitable for curious dabblers as well
as for more experienced writers 5.45 pm |
Clifton Library
Rawcliffe
Lane
Festival Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
10th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Writing for your life with
Jonathan Heawood, Director of English PEN
Writing is dangerous.
Remember the murder of Anna Politkovskaya in Moscow in 2006, the author of
highly acclaimed critical books on Putin's Russia and the war in Chechnya?
Or the threats to Salman Rushdie's life in 1988? Jonathan Heawood,
originally from York, now Director of English PEN, speaks on International
PEN and its work for writers for peace, in prison and in exile. An
intriguing insight into the very real dangers that exist for writers in
the modern world. Presented by Amnesty International York. 7.30
pm |
York Central
Library
Festival Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
10th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Strong Words &
Swansongs
Oz Hardwick & David Ward Maclean host some of York's
finest contemporary writers and acoustic musicians in this most historic
of hostelries. 8.00 pm |
The Black Swan
Peasholme
Green
Festival Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
10th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Mists of the
Ancients
Mystical flames rise through our Celtic hearts in a swirl
of ballad, melody, percussive echo, and resonant word. Jane Stockdale,
Elaine Wallace, Adrian Spendlow plus very special guests. 8.00
pm |
City Screen
Basement
Bar
Festival Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
| 11th March 2008 |
York
Festival of Science and Technology Event - Creating a
Podcast - Pre-registration required
An introduction to audio
recording, editing and production techniques. (Some basic IT skills
required). 10.00 am |
Future
Prospects
Swinegate
Festival
of
Science |
| 11th March 2008 |
York
Festival of Science and Technology Event - The Science
of Pots and Pillars! - Pre-registration required
A unique chance to
have behind the scenes access to the ceramic and masonry collections of
the Yorkshire Museum. Examine the science behind Roman pottery and
Medieval stoneworking, with practical sessions so you can ‘have a go
yourself’. Places are free but limited, so book early to avoid
disappointment. 1.30 – 5.30 pm |
Yorkshire Museum
Stores
Birch Park
Festival
of
Science |
11th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - The Writer Is In....sessions
with Tracy Chevalier - Writer in Residence
What does a writer do? What
do they look like when they are working? Does every word go straight on to
a computer? What happens when a writer can’t find the right words for the
job? Come and see our Writer in Residence, Tracy Chevalier at work in the
gallery and use the opportunity to ask her a question… |
2.00-4.00 pm
York Art
Gallery |
11th March
2008 |
York
Festival of Science and Technology Event/University of York
Free Public Lecture Series - Merchant Adventurers' Science Discovery
Lecture by Professor Ottoline Leyser, Department of Biology - Thinking
like a vegetable: how plants decide what to do.
It is easy to
assume that plants don't do much, and many expressions for inactive,
slovenly behaviour involve plant metaphors, such as the couch potato.
However, plants are as busy of the rest of us, assessing their
surroundings and changing their activity accordingly. All the time they
are balancing competing needs, such as whether to invest limited resources
in roots or shoots. To allow them to make the optimal choices they have
evolved sophisticated regulatory systems. In this lecture, the mechanisms
underlying the decision to produce a shoot branch or not will be used to
illustrate these points.
Admission by free ticket only, available from
publiclectures@york.ac.uk or 01904 432622 |
7.00 pm
Merchant Adventurers'
Hall
Fossgate
Festival
of
Science |
11th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Tracy Chevalier Reads with
Tracy Chevalier - Writer in Residence
Tracy Chevalier - Writer in
Residence event - Tracy Chevalier Reads
The renowned author of
Girl With A Pearl Earring reads a personal selection of her work in
the Art Gallery |
7.00-8.00 pm
York Art
Gallery |
11th March
2008 |
York RSPB Talks - Dr Santiago
Bejarano on "The Natural Environment of Ecuador" |
7.30 pm
Temple
Hall
YSJU
Lord Mayors Walk
York RSPB |
11th March
2008 |
York
Literature Festival Event - Surviving As A
Writer
Join Nigel Forde, Alan Wilkinson, and Jimmy Richards as they
share their experiences surviving the modern world of writing. Between
them, these 3 York writers have a wealth of experience working in
broadcasting, script-writing, radio, poetry, biography and more. Find out
how they turned their consonants into cash. A light hearted but
informative look at life as a writer in today’s world. 8.00 pm |
Dean Court Hotel
Festival
Programme opens in pdf form
York Literature
Festival |
11/12th March
2008 |
York Theatre Royal Youth Theatre
present - The Tempest and Other Tales of the Sea Directed by Juliet
Forster
Focussing primarily on Shakespeare’s classic story of
sea-faring, shipwreck, love, loss and revenge, York Theatre Royal’s 14 –
16s Youth Theatre groups present a collage of story-telling, music and
movement, incorporating some of the oldest voyaging myths in English
literature. Join the adventure… |
York
Theatre
Royal |
11-15th
March
2008 |
Rodgers and Hammerstein's
SOUTH PACIFIC
A sumptuous new production of one of Rodgers and
Hammerstein’s most celebrated musical masterpieces (winner of 9 Tony
awards including Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize) with a score as
breathtaking as the tropical setting.
Classic songs include: Some
Enchanted Evening, Bali Ha'i, There Is Nothing like a Dame, Younger than
Springtime, I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair and many
more |
The
Grand Opera House
York |
11-15th March
2008 |
Hull Truck Theatre presents -
Our House Written by John Godber. Directed by John Hall. Designed
by Pip Leckenby
Join May - widow, mother and grandmother - as she
packs up her Northern council house and heads off for a life in the sun.
She’s trading her neighbourhood nightmares for the Costa del Calm…but
moving out is hard work - and moving on is even harder.
May is forced
to look forward without her husband, Ted, but as the van is loaded and the
furniture and ornaments are boxed and sealed piece by piece, she remembers
the hardship, laughter, sorrow and joy of the past 45 years one last time.
A tapestry of memories unfolds in this tale of changing times; a
touchingly-funny journey through life’s ups and downs, birthdays and
Christmases, childhood pets and neighbours from hell!
Our House
is a powerful piece of theatre bursting with a lively mix of humour and
pathos; a living history from one of Britain’s most prolific playwrights
that is guaranteed to engage and delight |
York
Theatre
Royal |
12th March
2008 |
Farmers' Market - Castle Howard
will be hosting a Farmers’ Market on Wednesday 12th March at the Stable
Courtyard from 10am to 4pm. Fifteen stallholders will be selling the best
of regional produce including meats, preserves, cheeses and much more.
The Stable Courtyard is also home to Castle Howard’s farm shop,
chocolate shop, gift shop, book shop and plant centre. The butcher’s
counter at the Farm Shop will be selling estate-reared Aberdeen Angus beef
and locally sourced meat, most of which comes from a 15 mile radius of the
Farm Shop. The deli counter stocks fine regional cheeses, pâtés and cooked
meats.
Access to the Farmers’ Market and shops in the Stable Courtyard
is free of charge, and there is also free car parking |
Castle
Howard |
| 12th March 2008 |
York
Festival of Science and Technology Event - Halifax
Bomber Engineering Explained
Learn about the engineering behind the
rebuilding of the legendary Halifax Bomber 'Friday the 13th'. 10.30 am
& 1.30 pm |
Yorkshire Air
Museum
Elvington
Festival
of
Science |
| 12th March 2008 |
York
Festival of Science and Technology Event - Dakota
Tour
Still in service 70 years on, learn all about this engineering
marvel with a full aircraft tour. 11.30 am & 2.15 pm |
Yorkshire Air
Museum
Elvington
Festival
of
Science |
| 12th March 2008 |
York
Festival of Science and Technology Event - Science with
a Sandwich! - Pre-registration required
Enjoy a special series of
lunchtime lectures in the heart of York, designed for you to be able to
take a break, sit back and relax, and hopefully learn something
new!
Today - A Working Woman’s Guide to a Career in Science:
Prof Nicola Spence, Head of Plant Health Group, Central Science
Laboratory. Since studying biology at school, Nicola always wanted to
become a scientist. Nicola will share her own experiences and offer some
guidance for women looking to embark upon, or return to a career in
science. Nicola achieved her current Head of Science Group post at CSL in
2006. Since joining CSL Nicola has been active in her support of
initiatives aimed at encouraging women in science and in encouraging
students to choose science as a career. 12.30 pm |
Mansion House
York
Festival
of
Science |
12th March
2008 |
Institute of Railway Studies and
Transport History workshop - "ASPECTS OF INTER-WAR RAILWAYS IN BRITAIN"
with presentations by Gerald Crompton (University of Kent at Canterbury)
'Railways and the state in the UK in the twentieth century' and Roy
Edwards (University of Southampton) 'Technical change and regulation:
the failure of the state c1919-c1933' |
2.00 pm
Yorkshire Rail Academy
at the National Railway Museum
IRS
& TH |
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