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Lancaster Castle, Lancaster Priory Church, St Peter's RC Cathedral,
Atkinson's Coffee Shop, Lancaster Town Hall, The Cottage Museum,
The Friends' Meeting House, The Grand Theatre and more in Lancaster,
Morecambe and the surrounding area.
Lancaster
Footlights Youth theatre have just staged their latest
production Animal Farm - Orwell's political fable could not have
been easy to adapt for youth theatre but directors Julie
Brown and Carl Hayhurst made a gripping night of it.
Jane Sunderland was there to review the play
for Virtual Lancaster ("Shadows are used to excellent
effect – to show Farmer Jones bathing his feet at the start
(a clever way to make a child look adult size)...") and
you can read
her review here
Wed 25 & Fri 27
Shattering Images presents The King, the Crow and the
Girl. Dukes. 1pm (Wed), 7.30 pm( Fri) DT3, Moor Lane. This
40 minute performance is freem - donations welcome. The King, the
Crow and the Girl is the latest spectacular performance from Shattering
Images Theatre Company, which works with people with complex needs.
This ambitious production will see a cast of 35 students from Loyne
School and Beaumont College in Lancaster and Tor View School in
Haslingden, working alongside a number of young volunteer leaders
and DT3 staff to create a spectacle involving live music, colourful
costumes and filmed sequences. The cast and crew have been working
since September to create this brand new theatre piece which is
set in a war-torn fictional city. Looking at issues of power and
the aftermath of war, this promises to be a unique and thought-provoking
piece of theatre. To reserve your seat, contact Dukes Box Office:
01524 598500 or visit www.dukes-lancaster.org
Thur 26
Sam Dale Band. Stonewell Tavern, Lancaster.
26
Hellhound Rex and Rob Bee.The Robert Gillow.
An evening of blues and associated music for you. Rex (guitar, vocals)
and Rob (keyboard, saxophone) will perform a mixture of pre-war
(Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy) blues, foot-stompin’ Memphis
jugband music and post-war blues songs by the likes of Terry/McGee
and Jimmy Reed. These guys sing and play like they mean it so sit
back, grab an armful of ale and enjoy.
Fri 27
Music For A Summer's Evening. 7.30pm - 9.45pm.
The Priory, Lancaster. £7 - Children free. A blend of melodies
from talented young musicians, in aid of the charity, Toybox. Introduced
by: Geoffrey Reed, Director of the Royal Northern College of Music;
Centre for Young Musicians. Organised by the Rotary Club of Carnforth
Tickets on the door; from Ratcliffe & Bibby Estate Agents Lancaster,
Lancaster Tourist Office or reserved via email: Music@carnforthrotary1190.org.
27
Hawaiian Friday. Britannia 101. Free entry -
Hawaiian BBQ from 6:30 til 8:30 Hawaiian punch and other cocktails
on offer (including non-alcoholic) Prizes for best costumes, Limbo
contest, Hula hoop competition, General Merrymaking, and Andy Paylor
spinning Happy Summer Sounds from 8:30 till late, late.
27
Wagtail. Stonewell Tavern.
27
Transpennine Express. Olive Room, The Gregson,
Moor Lane, Lancaster.
Sat 28
Me and My Spoon. 10am.-4.30pm. Venue to be confirmed.
In a relaxing atmosphere learn to make your own everyday spoon or
a unique present! Learn to use traditional tools like axe and knife,
how to spot spoons growing on trees, about functional and aesthetic
spoon design, information around suitable woods, preparing the blank
and safe working techniques. £30/concessions £20 ?,
please talk to me. Deposit: £10. Hannah Ehlert at timbertales
- each tree tells a story to book and receive more details or to
be on the mailing list for further dates: timbertales@googlemail.com,
or text 07951 545914.
28
Cross Bay Walk in aid of diabetic association. Hest Bank
Flookburgh Start: 1230 . Adults £7 Children £4 includes
return transport. If no return transport is required Adults £3
Children Free.Walk is 9 miles across sands, crossing fast running
channels, only those of reasonable fitness should attempt the walk.
Walk is accompanied with quad bikes and tractors. Further information
Alan Sledmore 01524 824693 or email
28
Haffner Orchestra Concert. 7:30pm (6:30 pm Preconcert talk).
Ashton Hall, Dalton Square, Lancaster. £11:50, £10:00
concessions (over 60 retired, fulltime students, disabled, unemployed),
18 and under free. Brief description of event: Natalia LuisBassa
conducts Ravel:Pavane pour une Infante Défunte, Weber: Clarinet
Concerto No.1, Saint Saëns:Danse Macabre Tchaikovsky Symphony
No.4. Soloist Maximiliano Martín Tel: 01524 32878 / 65531
28
'Son of Rambow' (certificate 12A).
7.30pm in Arnside Educational Institute, Church Hill, Arnside. Tickets
£4 on sale at The Little Shop from 21st April. After not quite
scaling the Hollywood heights with The Hitchhiker's Guide To The
Galaxy, the UK's Hammer And Tongs musicpromomaking partnership of
director Garth Jennings and Nick Goldsmith went back to their lofi
roots for the followup. And thank God they did. Made for less than
Hitchhiker's ad budget, this great, handcrafted little wonder is
not only a rare funforallages crowdpleaser it's also a kids' movie
for adults that works on both levels without any compromise. Set
in a sleepy '80s seaside town, where Rambo: First Blood has just
opened, it finds two young loners becoming the best of friends while
trying to film their own Stalloneinspired action caper for TV's
Screen Test. Sweet, and truly heartwarming
Angie
Palmer and The Revalators. The Gregson Centre, Moor
lane, Lancaster. £8 (tickets from the Gregson). A rare appearance
in Lancaster of Angie Palmer and her band. "One of Britain's
greatest Singer-Songwriters..."
Bob Harris BBCR2
28
Supa Cuba. Stonewell Tavern.
Sun 29
Cross Bay Walk in aid of Vale of Lune ARUFC. Hest Bank
Grange over Sands Start: 1400 . Adults £7 Children £4
includes return transport. If no return transport is required Adults
£3 Children Free.Walk is 9 miles across sands, crossing fast
running channels, only those of reasonable fitness should attempt
the walk. Walk is accompanied with quad bikes and tractors. Further
information Alan Sledmore 01524 824693 or email
29
Cyclists invited to take part in 'Le Terrier' Challenge.Dalton
Square between 7 and 8am. An entry fee of £20 is payable.
All proceeds and donations will go to Lancaster District Homeless
Action. Lancaster City Council’s Cycling Demonstration Town
Project is putting its weight behind a local event that takes cyclists
along a route with a view. Lancaster Cycling Club is inviting cyclists
to step up a gear this month and take part in ‘Le Terrier’
which offers participants two challenging routes through the stunning
Forest of Bowland. The 45 mile route heads for Jubilee Towers with
over 1,500m of ascent and a choice of return journeys. The 80 mile
route, with over 2,600m of ascent, is bound to be a favourite finishing
through Wray, Roeburndale, Scout Camp and Stocka Bank. Dalton Square
will also mark the end of the ride and host a range of exhibitors,
live music and refreshments. After a strenuous day cycling, you
can even treat yourself to a massage! . Register on the day at Lancaster
Town Hall. For more information and entry forms visit www.lancastercc.co.uk
29
Lancaster Royal Grammar School/Lancaster Girls’
Grammar School Summer Celebration. 12pm-5pm. LRGS Upper
Courts (outdoors!), Quernmore Road. £1 for adults, 50p for
children An outdoor concert featuring the talented pupils of LRGS
and LGGS. Food and sidestalls for the audience. An afternoon of
live music, dancing and good company!
29
Music at the Stonewell Tavern. Bill Wilding on
Piano from 12.30pm. The Sunday Jam Session from 3pm
29
Wine and tapas evening featuring Howard Haigh spanish
guitar. Britannia 101. A chance to enjoy and sample fine
wines imported by John Dickenson's local wine company along with
a selection of bewitching Tapas from the Sun and Moon Tapas restaurant.
30
Sue Parish. 9pm. The Robert Gillow, Lancaster.
Free. Jazz vocalist Sue Parish will be swinging her way through
popular standards. The first date of a new monthly residency for
her at the city's newest jazz venue. On this occasion her musicians
will be blistering young pianist
Andrzej Baranek and superb bassist Frank Grime.
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