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We make no claim that the Events listing below is a comprehensive listing of all that is "going-on" in York, but rather a selection of Events that we would possibly attend - given the time.... Being slightly biased, each date starts with "one day" York Events first, then those outside York, and finally those events going on for more than just the one day. Enjoy - Graham UPDATED 1st July 2009 |
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| To 4th July 2009 |
Desperate to be Doris Written by Maggie Fox & Sue Ryding A new play with music from award-winning theatre company LipService, featuring some of Doris Day's best known hits. Joining LipService for this Doris sing fest will be a community choir, specially recruited for York Theatre Royal. By day Dean works as a filing clerk in his local VAT office, by night he is a tribute act and sings like Doris Day. Already a legend in his living room, Dean longs for a chance to share his Calamity Jane with the world. The opportunity comes when his local operatic society 'Out of My Range' decide to stage the hit musical and Dean plucks up courage to audition. "LipService – a comedy generating power house" The Yorkshire Post Desperate to be Doris has not been authorised or approved by anyone called Desperate or Doris or indeed Doris Day |
York Theatre Royal |
| To 4th July 2009 |
Grassington Festival of Music and Arts 2009 - 2009 promises to be another exciting year for Grassington Festival - a feast for all the senses. With a superb line-up of famous faces, plus the stars of tomorrow from all over the globe, the world is is truly coming to Wharfedale this summer. Classical - jazz - comedy- world music - walks - rock - talks - opera - film - early music - street theatre - visual arts - you name it, there's something to 'float everyone's boat'. Talking of boats - don't miss the inaugural Festival Regatta - a family fun day of riverside frolics. Among the main programme there are a plenty of suprises - do look out for the public art exhibition 'A Flight of Fancy' - where iconic dales curlews (with a difference) can be spotted around the area. Grassington is a special place at any time of year, but during Festival Fortnight is extra special. Do search the website carefully and don't miss any of the action. A warm and friendly welcome awaits you and the Festival team look forward to seeing you in June |
Grassington Festival |
| To 11th July 2009 |
ST IVES - ORIGINAL PRINT SHOW. Original prints by St Ives School artists for sale, including Terry Frost, Alexander Mackenzie, Ben Nicholson, Bryan Ingham and others. In association with Austin/ Desmond Fine Art London. Open during shop hours at our specialist art and design bookshop. |
Janette Ray Booksellers |
| To 19th July 2009 |
Special Exhibition - A Different View: the Changing Landscape in York Despite the survival of much medieval architecture, the landscape of York is ever-changing - the only remaining record we have of many demolished buildings are the sketches and studies of local artists. In A Different View we explore the York of yesteryear through drawings and prints from our collections |
York Art Gallery |
| To 27th July 2009 |
Henry VIII: Man and Monarch On Location - This superb touring exhibition highlights events that depict pivotal moments in the life and reign of Henry VIII, showing the man behind the monarch. The exhibition will examine the extraordinary transformations - personal and political, intellectual and religious, literary, aesthetic and linguistic - that took place in Henry's reign, taking us behind the myth and exploring the King's own mind. The display will be accompanied by an enthralling 'Turning The Pages' interactive kiosk, enabling members of the public to digitally flick through the lavish pages of Henry's Psalter. Through the use of such technology, visitors will be able to read hand written notes, musings and annotations made by the great Tudor monarch. The digital display will also be accompanied by a wonderful facsimile of a Two Part Double Cannon written in honour of the King and in celebration of the Tudor dynasty. The four week long exhibition at York Minster is supported by items from York Minster's own collections portraying what the Reformation meant to the Minster and how Henry made an impact on its liturgical life. Keith Jones, Dean of York Minster says - "It's very exciting for us to have the 'Henry VIII: Man & Monarch On Location' exhibition at York Minster and we hope that it will appeal to people of all ages." |
York Minster |
| To 27th July 2009 |
Art Exhibition - Canaletto and the View Painters of Venice An exploration of the Museum’s two famous large Canaletto’s saved for the nation in 1980 by The Art Fund; Regatta on the Grand Canal and The Bucintoro Returning to the Molo. Displayed alongside other pieces of Venetian art from the Museum’s collections, the exhibition explores, topographical painting in Venice, Canaletto and his influences, his market in France and England; the provenance of the paintings and exactly what is depicted in his works |
Bowes Museum Barnard Castle |
| To 31st July 2009 |
Abbey Tours - join a free tour to discover interesting facts and stories about the Abbey and the monks. 11.00 am, 1.00 pm 2.00 pm and 3.00 pm daily | Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Gardens |
| To 31st July 2009 |
Art Exhibitions at Newby. Newby Hall is a treasure trove for art lovers; the outstanding permanent art collections are complemented by changing exhibitions and displays. Our exhibition programmes are renowned for their quality, variety and originality. This year we also will joined by two Artists in Residency, Tessa Bunney and Ed Kluz. The month of July see's an exhibition in the Grantham Room by Georgina McBain. Georgina McBain has illustrated for many children book classics including 'The Borrowers' |
Newby Hall |
| To 31st July 2009 |
A Grand Tour of Studley Royal - a free tour taking in the grand design of the Georgian landscape including the Deer Park and the Water Gardens. 2.00 pm daily. Meet at the Visitor Centre | Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Gardens |
| To 30th August 2009 |
Special Exhibition - The Banquet - An exhibition of sugar novelties and sweetmeats that provided the final part of the meal in the 17th century. In the 17th century the word ‘banquet’ meant the final part of the meal and consisted of hugely expensive novelties made from sugar. This exhibition charts the evolution of these exotic sweetmeats and the objects used to present them at table. The display will feature loans from national and local collections |
Fairfax House |
| To 30th August 2009 |
Sing a Song of Sixpence - Exhibition Entry is included in admission to the House Castle Howard's first new exhibition for 2009 is Sing a Song of Sixpence: Children's Picture Books at Castle Howard. This exhibition explores the varied collection of illustrated Victorian children's books at Castle Howard. This is a wonderful opportunity to explore the richly illustrated pages of the many Victorian children's books normally securely encased within the bookshelves of Castle Howard. It is in children's books that the imagination of the artist and illustrator really took flight – with the power to inspire and enthral readers of all ages! In addition to the imaginative world they represent, they also reveal a fascinating period of technological advancements, social change, and artistic priorities. The exhibition will be full of vibrant illustrations by artists such as Edward Lear, Walter Crane, Randolph Caldecott, Kate Greenaway, and even George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle (1843-1911); a talented artist, and devoted father, and grandfather, he took pleasure in producing paintings and illustrations for his family. George Howard inherited the management of Castle Howard in 1880, and the title 9th Earl in 1889. He had eleven children, and this is reflected in the enormous resource of children's illustrated books of this period, in the Castle Howard Collection. Both the 9th Earl and Countess equally coveted these books as fine artistic examples. As an artist George Howard was an astute arbiter of taste and actively involved with the artistic priorities of the period. His own artistic pursuits extended to the illustration and entertainment of his children: he humorously illustrated their family holidays, decorated the envelopes of letters he wrote to them, but most significantly published 'A Picture Song Book' for the 'amusement' of his grandchildren, containing 46 songs illustrated with original drawings by the 9th Earl himself. Many of these original works will be on display." |
Castle Howard |
| To 20th September 2009 |
'The Illustrators' - The Art of British Illustration 1800 - 2009 exhibition. The famous annual exhibition, The Illustrators, staged in London each year at Chris Beetles Gallery, is coming to Nunnington. Celebrating the art of illustration the exhibition will include works from the late Victorian masters to the finest of contemporary illustrators. Artists include Arthur Rackham, Mabel Lucie Attwell, Lawson Wood, E. H. Shephard, Edward Ardizzone, Quentin Blake & Emma Chichester Clark |
Nunnington Hall |
| To 27th September 2009 |
Special Exhibition - St Ives Featuring works of art from the Arts Council Collection and York Art Gallery, this exhibition looks at some of the artists working in and around St Ives, Cornwall, from the 1930's until the 1960's. During this period, it was seen as a centre for the avant garde - innovative new art and art forms - in Britain. It will include work by Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Terry Frost, Roger Hilton, Alfred Wallis and Patrick Heron |
York Art Gallery |
| To 1st November 2009 |
Toy Tales - An opportunity to take a trip down memory lane, exploring nearly 60 years of BBC children's television programmes, featuring original animation, puppets, props and stage sets. Included is the first artwork from the Bagpuss series as well as Muffin the Mule toys from the 1950s and current characters from 64 Zoo Lane. Combine a visit to Toy Tales with a look at the permanent collections of the Museum's own toys, now on display in the Streatlam Galleries. |
Bowes Museum Barnard Castle |
| To 30th November 2009 |
Five Sisters - A new installation at York St Mary's by Emma Biggs and Matthew Collings The medieval Five Sisters window in York Minster is the inspiration for a thought provoking installation at York St Mary's this Spring. Five Sisters didn't always look like it does today. It would always have been striking - it is magnificent in size, and powerfully beautiful - but it has been repaired over the centuries, and each repair has brought subtle changes. What does the passage of time give to a work of art, with all the knowledge, labour and value judgments involved in its making and preservation? This is the question that the installation Five Sisters asks. Created by mosaicist Emma Biggs and art critic and artist Matthew Collings, it will draw on the history locked in the 500,000 pieces of glass that make up the great 13th century window. They will use ten thousand medieval pottery sherds – small pieces of broken ceramic - from the collection of York Museums Trust - to assemble a huge mosaic, covering almost the entire floor space of the church. Oil paintings, based on the same visual principles, will complement and echo the beautiful muted geometric appearance of the mosaic. This installation is a way of looking at history. It is impossible for any work of art to express an idea free from a visual tradition, free from the ideology of the past, and the labour of others. Artists are never the sole creators of their work, and Five Sisters asks you to look at the work of the hands that threw the pots, adhered the handles, applied the glaze and stacked the kiln. But you are also seeing the work of the archaeologists who unearthed these ceramic fragments, volunteers who cleaned them, the art gallery that housed them and the taxpayers who funded their preservation. This work is an accumulation of labour, values, aesthetics, skills and knowledge from the past, remade and re-examined by Biggs and Collings. Five Sisters is the fifth installation to be commissioned at York St Mary's, a decommissioned medieval church in the heart of York. The installations are created to complement the unique space and draw on its atmospheric surroundings. York St Mary's is open 10am–4pm and free to all. |
York St Mary's |
| To 31st December 2009 |
Duchess of Hamilton "Streamlined" – Styling an era, a new exhibition. Discover the magnificent Duchess of Hamilton restored to her streamlined form. The locomotive is a stunning piece of Art Deco opulence built in 1938 that wowed design critics on both sides of the Atlantic. The streamlined Duchess was a modern machine for a modern age and can now be viewed at the NRM as she takes pride of place in this new exhibition exploring the links between 1930s fashion, engineering and design. Other streamlined objects will be displayed reflecting the changes in social history and perceptions around the late 1930's. Back in 1938, locomotive 6229 'Duchess of Hamilton' was built as an express locomotive, resplendent in LMS red; it made a bold statement as a modern machine, for a modern age. Its power and prestige were soon put to work flying the flag for Britain, when in 1939 it took a staring role in the 1939 New York World's Fair. American crowds gawped in amazement at its sleek lines and fashionable carriages, whilst back in Europe, war clouds closed in. The streamlining process required heavy steel casings to be fitted over the engine's boiler, creating a distinctive curved bullet shape. Although this design epitomised the fashion of the time, it's an open question whether the streamlining process actually brought about any substantial improvement in speed. What is not open to question is the fact that these locomotives were the most powerful steam locomotives ever to run in Britain. When Duchess returned to a war torn Britain her lavish Art Deco style was replaced with a wartime black livery. In 1946 her streamlined casing was removed, as it made maintenance awkward. Those locomotives that had previously been streamlined were still identifiable by their tapered smoke-box fronts - giving the class its nickname of 'semi-streamlined' or simply 'semi' - but even these were gradually phased out over the next ten years. Duchess of Hamilton was eventually withdrawn from service in 1963. She had a varied life in preservation, initially as a static exhibit at Butlins in Minehead, before being restored to steam in 1980 by the Friends of the National Railway Museum. She went on to enjoy nearly two decades on the main line before returning to the Museum's Great Hall for display. Now, after more than 60 years, Duchess of Hamilton is to be restored to her original streamlined design, thanks to support from the Friends of the National Railway Museum and the readers of Steam Railway magazine |
National Railway Museum |
Future Events and Attractions |
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| 1st July 2009 |
Café Scientifique is 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. 'Better Looking, Better Living, Better Loving' with Dr John Emsley, University of Cambridge. Dr Emsley previously made a guest appearance in December 2008 and we know from your feedback that you thoroughly enjoyed his talk entitled 'Molecules of Murder'. This time Dr Emsley, will discuss the unassuming role of chemistry in grooming, health, food and personal relationships. Better Looking, Better Living, Better Loving is about the often unacknowledged role of chemistry in grooming, health, food and personal relationships, which takes the form of the many products that chemists have devised to improve these areas of our life. The science of chemistry has much to be proud of - the challenge for the 21st century is to find ways of ensuring its benefits can be produced from sustainable resources and making it possible for everyone around the world to share them. Better Looking will focus on the cosmetics and skin treatments which make people feel better about themselves, as well as hair loss which afflicts so many. Better Living will look at the way in which chemists successfully put an end to a life-long mental illness that once blighted millions of lives, to how they have discovered a new way to make a sweetener which offers the potential of saving lives now and in the future. Better Loving will focus on the role of chemistry in both recreational and procreational sex – and how it can help when things go wrong. Finally the talk will look at a new type of career for young chemists, in museums and art galleries, where they are needed to analyse and restore great paintings, and how they are making life very difficult for would-be forgers. 7.30 pm |
City Screen Cinema Basement Bar Café Scientifique |
| 1st July 2009 |
York Concerts - The Sir Jack Lyons Concert Our 2008/2009 concert season ends with a showcase featuring student performances selected from projects and workshops held during the year. The concert also celebrates the late Sir Jack Lyons and his legacy to students through the Sir Jack Lyons Scholarships 7.30 pm |
Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall UoY York Concerts |
| 1st July 2009 |
Live Acoustic Gig in The Loft - Set in the eves of an historic 17th century building, The Loft welcomes - 3 York Songwriters; David Swann, Stan Graham & John Storey. David Swann is a singer and songwriter from Malton in North Yorkshire. He writes songs about the people, places and history of his native county as well as songs about love lost and found. He accompanies himself on acoustic guitar and always likes to get his audiences singing the catchy choruses he writes. Stan Graham took up song writing and performing quite late in life (following a Military career) however he quickly gained a reputation for showing real emotion and capturing special life moments in the words and melodies of his songs. The songs he writes come straight from the heart and his lyrics are memorable and carefully crafted. Stan's influences are Tom Paxton, Ralf McTell, Gordon Lightfoot, Richard Thompson, Dylan, John Gorka and Paul Simon. John Storey has been writing songs and performing since 2003 and has worked with Eric Bogle, John Munro, and Stan Graham; all of whom have brought out his songwriting talent. John is a founder member of York songwriters and performs regularly in the York area. 8.30 pm |
Meltons Too |
| 1st July 2009 |
Guided Walking Tours of the historic York Cemetery - Bat Night with Ellie Jones. Numbers limited. 9.00 pm | York Cemetery |
| 1st July 2009 |
RHS Harlow Carr Gardens Courses and Workshops Programme - DRAWING FLOWERS & PLANTS with Tutor: Victoria Street Suitable for beginners and those who wish to boost their confidence in drawing. It is about learning to see, to explore and to investigate the subject matter. Students will be able to experiment with a variety of drawing materials |
Opens as a pdf file RHS Harlow Carr Gardens |
| 1st July 2009 |
Catterick Bridge Races | Catterick Racecourse |
| 1st July 2009 |
A new comedy inspired by reminiscences of the Yorkshire Land Army Girls - 'THE LAND GIRLS OF YORKSHIRE' 'Some girls just aren't cut out for farming..' - It's wartime, and there are some new arrivals in the village. They're turning heads and breaking hearts as the fine girls of the Women's Land Army take to the hills. This brand new show is the latest comedy two-hander from Badapple's resident writer as she celebrates the highs and lows of the wonderful women who helped keep Britain fed during World War II, set against a backdrop of glorious music of the age, as well as new tunes by songwriter Jez Lowe. Although a fictional tale this play owes much to the reminiscences of a number of Land Army Girls who contributed their own personal stories to this exciting new comedy |
West Burton Village Hall 'THE LAND GIRLS OF YORKSHIRE' |
| 1st July 2009 |
Scarborough Jazz present - Partisans Four of the most in-demand musicians in the country make up this high-powered jazz-rock quartet. Saxophonist Julian Siegel co-leads with Phil Robson on guitar. Thad Kelly is on electric bass and the drummer is Gene Calderazzo. Between them, their list of jazz credentials and awards is longer than can be printed here. Partisans have released four CD's, of which MAX was nominated Best Album in 2006. The quartet have a reputation for thrilling audiences. The Guardian said they were “the highlight of the Cheltenham Festival, jazz that makes you blink in its glare”. Jazz Line Up on Radio 3 said of them, “one of the most exciting all star groups in jazz today” |
The Cask Inn Scarborough Scarborough Jazz |
| 2nd July 2009 |
The Black Swan Folk Club present - Jon Brindley In our opinion, Jon is one of the most underrated singer/guitarists on the scene. His technical abilities are phenomenal but what really strikes is his passion and energy, whether on his own songs or when he takes a hackneyed old standard and gives it a completely and refreshingly new slant. Recommended. |
8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C. |
| 2nd July 2009 |
RHS Harlow Carr Gardens MASTERCLASS WALKS 2009 - Composting at Harlow Carr. These walks are led by experienced members of the gardens staff at Harlow Carr and offer the opportunity to learn more about gardening and gain inspiration for your own garden. They start at 2pm, last 1-11/2 hours, and will go ahead regardless of the weather, so please come prepared appropriately. Walks commence at 11.00 am, 12.30 pm and 2.00 pm | Opens as a pdf file RHS Harlow Carr Gardens |
| 2nd July 2009 |
A new comedy inspired by reminiscences of the Yorkshire Land Army Girls - 'THE LAND GIRLS OF YORKSHIRE' 'Some girls just aren't cut out for farming..' - It's wartime, and there are some new arrivals in the village. They're turning heads and breaking hearts as the fine girls of the Women's Land Army take to the hills. This brand new show is the latest comedy two-hander from Badapple's resident writer as she celebrates the highs and lows of the wonderful women who helped keep Britain fed during World War II, set against a backdrop of glorious music of the age, as well as new tunes by songwriter Jez Lowe. Although a fictional tale this play owes much to the reminiscences of a number of Land Army Girls who contributed their own personal stories to this exciting new comedy |
Kirkby Fleetham Village Hall 'THE LAND GIRLS OF YORKSHIRE' |
| 2nd July 2009 |
ABBA2 – Bjorn Belief For the last six years ABBA2 – Bjorn Belief have gained a reputation for superb musicianship and outstanding entertainment. Not only do they play it for real, their Swedish humour and sexy persona have made this a truly wonderful show, with chemistry on stage between the band that cannot simply be manufactured. The girls are fabulously strong singers, having written, recorded and performed in jazz and rock bands and released singles and albums with their own projects. The boys are session musicians in their own right, having played with names such as The Bee Gees, Bonnie Tyler and Eric Clapton. Their influences are classical, folk and jazz, and they also write much of their own material. ABBA2 – Bjorn Belief are an act not to be missed if you want an authentic ABBA sound! |
Helmsley Arts Centre |
| 2nd & 3rd July 2009 |
RHS Harlow Carr Gardens Courses and Workshops Programme - INTRODUCTION TO PAINTING FLOWERS IN WATERCOLOUR with Tutor: Victoria Street Designed for the complete beginner, this workshop will begin by looking at the materials and characteristics of watercolour painting. Students will be encouraged to explore a number of different watercolour techniques before going on to work from a variety of flower shapes and colours. The workshop will also look at how to paint backgrounds and how to compose a group of flowers to make a finished painting. |
Opens as a pdf file RHS Harlow Carr Gardens |
| 3rd July 2009 |
York Astronomical Society - Our Yorkie Down Under by Martin Whipp In this lecture Martin, who has just returned from living in Adelaide, Australia for the last two years will recount some of his more astronomical adventures, and hopes to depress some Northern Hemisphere dwellers with his tales of fantastic skies and good weather |
8.00 pm Priory Street Centre York Astronomical Society |
| 3rd July 2009 |
John Tams & Barry Coope | 7.00 pm Frazer Theatre Knaresborough Kula Events |
| 3rd July 2009 |
A new comedy inspired by reminiscences of the Yorkshire Land Army Girls - 'THE LAND GIRLS OF YORKSHIRE' 'Some girls just aren't cut out for farming..' - It's wartime, and there are some new arrivals in the village. They're turning heads and breaking hearts as the fine girls of the Women's Land Army take to the hills. This brand new show is the latest comedy two-hander from Badapple's resident writer as she celebrates the highs and lows of the wonderful women who helped keep Britain fed during World War II, set against a backdrop of glorious music of the age, as well as new tunes by songwriter Jez Lowe. Although a fictional tale this play owes much to the reminiscences of a number of Land Army Girls who contributed their own personal stories to this exciting new comedy |
Reeth Memorial Hall 'THE LAND GIRLS OF YORKSHIRE' |
| 3rd July 2009 |
Ryedale Live! Upbeat and laid-back live acoustic music shows present - Brooks Williams - one of the finest acoustic guitarists around, a fine writer of songs crossing musical genres - blues, jazz, gospel and folk - legendary folk singer Richard Grainger and definitely a name for the future - a lady with an amazing voice, Amaya. With support from Barbara Helen and Scott Wardell |
7.15 pm Kirkby Misperton Village Hall Ryedale Live |
| 3/4th July 2009 |
Beverley Races | Beverley Racecourse |
| 4th July 2009 |
York Symphony Orchestra present - A Russian Festival Programme - Glinka: Overture Ruslan and Ludmilla Prokofiev: Piano concerto no. 3 in C, op.26 Tschaikovsky: Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64 |
Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall UoY York Symphony Orchestra |
| 4th July 2009 |
The Micklegate Singers present 'Praise Him upon the Loud Cymbals' Organ, harp and percussion join this celebration of Independence Day in Bernstein’s dazzling Chichester Psalms and Tarik O’Regan’s recent setting of the Canticles, completed in Manhattan. Bernstein Chichester Psalms Kodály Missa Brevis O’Regan Dorchester Canticles |
8.00 pm Quire of York Minster Micklegate Singers |
| 4th July 2009 |
Literary Events in the East Riding of Yorkshire - Creative Writing Workshop - Poetic Collections with Nigel Forde Sancton with Antony Dunn Nigel Forde will be using paintings from the collection as starting points for participants to create poems that explore the potential of narrative poetry and the dramatic monologue |
10.00 am – 1.00 pm Beverley Art Gallery/ The Treasure House: Education Room Beverley Literary Festival |
| 4th July 2009 |
Open Air Shakespeare - 'Twelfth Night'. 6.00 pm Gates open; 7.00 pm play begins. Bring a picnic, rug and chairs and enjoy open air Shakespeare performed in the Abbey ruins. Limited seat hire available. Adult £15, child £12, booking essential |
Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Gardens |
| 4th July 2009 |
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare -
Gates open at 6.45 pm, performance starts at 7.30 pm. Rain or Shine Theatre Company invite you to an evening of rip roaring entertainment with William Shakespeare's hilarious comedy classic. Petruchio, a poverty stricken gentleman from Verona, journeys to Padua in search of a wealthy wife. Where he encounters the fiery Katharina, a self-willed shrew who leads Petruchio on a merry chase before he successfully circumvents her attempts to avoid marriage. Their honeymoon becomes a humorous battle of wit and insult with Kate as determined to maintain her independence as Petruchio is to “tame” her. This romantic farce, full of disguises, deals with themes such as marriage and duty, reality and illusion and compromise. Perhaps Shakespeare's most clever and sophisticated comedy guaranteed to be an hilarious summer evening. Bring your chairs, picnics, wine and friends and enjoy an enchanting evening of outdoor theatre at its best |
Mount Grace Priory |
| 4th July 2009 |
A new comedy inspired by reminiscences of the Yorkshire Land Army Girls - 'THE LAND GIRLS OF YORKSHIRE' 'Some girls just aren't cut out for farming..' - It's wartime, and there are some new arrivals in the village. They're turning heads and breaking hearts as the fine girls of the Women's Land Army take to the hills. This brand new show is the latest comedy two-hander from Badapple's resident writer as she celebrates the highs and lows of the wonderful women who helped keep Britain fed during World War II, set against a backdrop of glorious music of the age, as well as new tunes by songwriter Jez Lowe. Although a fictional tale this play owes much to the reminiscences of a number of Land Army Girls who contributed their own personal stories to this exciting new comedy |
Topcliffe and Asenby Village Hall 'THE LAND GIRLS OF YORKSHIRE' |
| 4th July 2009 |
Kirkby Fleetham Folk Club present - An Americana(ish) Special with Doghouse Roses ("Doghouse Roses present a seamless mix of folk, blues, country and Americana with the folk factor ultimately pushing through. Macdonald’s voice is pretty and pure, and folk trailblazers Pentangle comes to the fore on the track Happiness with its beguiling vocal melody and Bert Jansch-style guitar") and The Troubadours - Peerless Acoustic Country Rock! | The Village Hall Kirkby Fleetham nr Northallerton Kirkby Fleetham Folk Club |
| 4th July 2009 |
Jan Ravens – A Funny Look at Impressions - Best known for her razor sharp impressions on BBC1’s Dead Ringers (as well as starring in Strictly Come Dancing!), Jan Ravens now takes to the stage in this delightfully funny solo show. From Anne Robinson and Victoria Wood to the Queen and Hillary Clinton, plus of course her unforgettable takes on Fiona Bruce and Kirsty Wark, no woman in the public eye is safe from Ravens’ unique brand of satirical comedy. 7.30 pm | Selby Town Hall |
| 4/5th July 2009 |
Fire Engine Preservation Group Rally - Fire engines and other associated vehicles and equipment on display over the weekend. 10.00 am – 5.00 pm A visit to our unique Museum at EDEN CAMP will transport you back in time to wartime Britain. You will experience the sights, sounds, even the smells of those dangerous years. This is no ordinary Museum - Not another Military Museum - Not a glass showcase Museum - We have reconstructed scenes using movement, lighting, sound, smells, even smoke machines to transport you back in time, to make you feel that you are there taking part in history |
Eden Camp Malton |
| 4/5th July 2009 |
Steam Fair - 10:00 am onwards | Duncombe Park |
| 4/5th July 2009 |
Architecture Weekend - The 250th anniversary celebration of the laying of Harewood’s foundation stone. Join us for a weekend of free talks, special interest tours and family workshops. More details to follow |
Harewood House |
| 4th & 5th July 2009 |
RHS Harlow Carr Gardens Courses and Workshops Programme - Dates TBC - INTRODUCTION TO BEEKEEPING run by the Harrogate and Ripon Beekeepers’ Association. These workshops, which will include both theory and practice, are designed to provide sufficient basic knowledge to enable and encourage a complete beginner to start beekeeping, with the aid of an experienced beekeeper | Opens as a pdf file RHS Harlow Carr Gardens |
| 5th July 2009 |
Our Textile Heritage - Come and join York and District Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers in a day celebrating our textile heritage. With sheep shearing timetabled throughout the day and hands-on demonstrations of weaving, spinning, dyeing, feltmaking and other related crafts. Enjoy an exhibition of hand made textiles and a sale of equipment, fibres and books. 10.00 am - 5.00 pm | Yorkshire Museum of Farming York |
| 5th July 2009 |
National Alfa Romeo Day - Join the Alfa Romeo's Members Club for their National gathering. Gates open from 10.00 am - 4.00 pm | Newby Hall |
| 5th July 2009 |
Sport and Classic Car Rally | Sledmere House nr Driffield |
| 5th July 2009 |
Beamish Museum Events Programme 2009 -
During the summer months, a variety of fascinating, additional events are held in the appropriate settings of The Town, Colliery Village and Pockerley Manor. There's no extra charge for these – admission is included in the museum entry charge. There are fascinating demonstrations and 'happenings' at Beamish throughout the summer season including – Hurworth Concert Band and Lyons Male Voice Choir |
Beamish Museum |
| 5th July 2009 |
Teesdale Brass Band Contest - Relax outdoors and enjoy Brass Bands from across the region. 11.00 am – 5.00 pm. Free outdoor event | Bowes Museum Barnard Castle |
| 5th July 2009 |
Jazz Brunch at Newby Hall. Why not come along and have brunch on the terrace while listening to a live Jazz Quartet! | Newby Hall |
| 5th July 2009 |
Vintage Train Days | Keighley & Worth Valley Railway |
| 5th July 2009 |
Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club & Brass Band Concert - From 12 noon. Band from 3.00 – 5.00 pm Grace, pace and horsepower – classic cars on display. Plus enjoy the gardens in the company of one of the best of South Yorkshire's musical brass bands |
Brodsworth Hall & Gardens |
| 5th July 2009 |
2009 Band Concert programme Our Sunday band concerts are a feature throughout the season - Markham Main Colliery Band |
Burnby Hall Gardens, Pocklington |
| 5th July 2009 |
"A Month of Sundays" - A series of concerts held on the
Bishops Manor lawn on Sunday afternoons at 2.00 pm THE HUMBERSIDE POLICE CONCERT BAND - The band needs no introduction to regular Month of Sunday fans with its long established association with the Howden public. The band always entertains with their renditions of new numbers and their established repertoire |
Bishops Manor Howden Howden Live |
| 5th July 2009 |
Open Air Theatre - The Canterbury Tales. 7.00 pm | Burton Constable Hall Skirlaugh |
| 5th July 2009 |
A new comedy inspired by reminiscences of the Yorkshire Land Army Girls - 'THE LAND GIRLS OF YORKSHIRE' 'Some girls just aren't cut out for farming..' - It's wartime, and there are some new arrivals in the village. They're turning heads and breaking hearts as the fine girls of the Women's Land Army take to the hills. This brand new show is the latest comedy two-hander from Badapple's resident writer as she celebrates the highs and lows of the wonderful women who helped keep Britain fed during World War II, set against a backdrop of glorious music of the age, as well as new tunes by songwriter Jez Lowe. Although a fictional tale this play owes much to the reminiscences of a number of Land Army Girls who contributed their own personal stories to this exciting new comedy |
Sheriff Hutton Village Hall 'THE LAND GIRLS OF YORKSHIRE' |
| 5th July 2009 |
Journey South - Unplugged Journey South have come a long way since being runners-up in ITV’s X Factor show. The down-to-earth brothers saw their debut album ‘Journey South’ enter the charts at No.1 going on to sell a massive 500,000 copies in the UK. Next followed their huge sell out UK tour. 2007 saw the band set up its own record label ANCA Records and in October fulfilled their dream of releasing an album of their own songs, ‘Home’. The album was very successful on the back of the emotive first single ‘What I Love About Home’. Journey South are now going back to their roots by stripping right back to a totally acoustic sound and much more personal show. Be prepared for their stunning voices, perfectly matched harmonies and melodic guitar, plus a few surprises! After the success of their sell-out show at Helmsley Arts Centre last year, this is a show not to be missed! |
Helmsley Arts Centre |
| 6th July 2009 |
Ripon Races | Ripon Racecourse |
| 7th July 2009 |
Bubbles and Sweets - 2.00-5.00 pm - An afternoon of desserts and champagne tasting with Danny Beecham. Danny Beecham, Lord and Lady Harewood’s personal chef, will create an array of decadent desserts and sweets, served with champagne samples to compliment them. If the summer is kind, tastings will be taken on Sir Charles Barry’s Italianate Terrace, created for Louisa and Henry Lascelles, the third Earl and Countess of Harewood in the 1840s and overlooking ‘Capability’ Brown’s landscape. The afternoon will include a tour of the State Floor with one of our highly knowledgeable staff. |
Harewood House |
| 7th July 2009 |
Evening Bat Walk - 8.00-10.30 pm. Join us in search of Britain's native bat population. The West Yorkshire Bat Group will introduce you to some of Britain's most interesting, yet most misunderstood mammals. John Gregory, Treasurer of the West Yorkshire Bat Group and Bat Warden for Natural England, will give an illustrated lecture followed by an evening walk through the grounds of Harewood in search of our resident species of bats. Please wear suitable footwear and clothing for an evening walk on uneven surfaces, and bring along a torch - and a bat detector if you have one |
Harewood House |
| 7-10th July 2009 |
RHS Harlow Carr Gardens Courses and Workshops Programme - BOTANICAL PAINTING SUMMER SCHOOL: PAINTING ON VELLUM with Tutor: Colin Swinton Vellum has a beautiful surface that not only accepts very fine brush-marks, but has unique quality that gives colours a richness and glow. Students will be guided through the method of preparing vellum and the techniques of painting through demonstrations and individual tuition. Although flowers are a good choice to paint, found objects such as snail shells, feathers, seedheads and butterfly wings make excellent subjects. |
Opens as a pdf file RHS Harlow Carr Gardens |
| 8th July 2009 |
Duchess of Hamilton "Streamlined" – an NRM Talk. Want to find out more about the perfectly streamlined Duchess of Hamilton? In the 1930s streamlining evolved from a means of reducing air resistance, to a design movement and even a whole philosophy. This talk explores the rise and fall of the streamlined ideal, through the story of one of the eras most significant survivors, the LMS streamlined locomotive, Duchess of Hamilton. Its a story of good design, great marketing and a legacy we still enjoy today! Talk begins at 2.00 pm in the Great Hall |
National Railway Museum |
| 8th July 2009 |
India - on and off the rails – an NRM Talk. As part of a series of talks held at he NRM 'Between the Lines' and to coincide with the photographic exhibition India on the Move, TransIndus presents the illustrated talk 'India - on and off the rails', by Dr Rosie Llewellyn-Jones. Join Rosie at the NRM as she looks at the formation of the India railway system, a vast network of rails spanning the length and breath of India, the feats of engineering that have gone into its construction and the communities that have formed around the railway. Talk begins at 16.00 pm. This talk is free but pre-booking is required |
National Railway Museum |
| 8th July 2009 |
Guided Tour - The Cabinet of Curiosity An opportunity to see revealed many of the hidden secrets of the furniture in the Noel Terry Collection. Many of the pieces in the Noel Terry collection of furniture are fitted with ingenious secret compartments and hidden drawers. This new tour will reveal all of these treasures and highlight the range of objects discovered over the years. The tour concludes by revealing the fascinating secrets found in an early 18th century cabinet which featured on BBC's Flog It. 7.00 pm |
Fairfax House |
| 8th July 2009 |
A Taste of Georgian Dining - A be-wigged dinner with our Georgian hosts with fine food. 7.30 - 9.30 pm. Booking Essential | Beningbrough Hall & Gardens |
| 8th July 2009 |
Catterick Bridge Races | Catterick Racecourse |
| 8th July 2009 |
Twelfth Night – The Lord Chamberlain’s Men with Shakespeare’s romantic comedy of mistaken identity, infatuation and broken hearts. All-male cast. Beautiful lakeside setting. Picnics from 6.30 pm; performance starts 7.30 pm | Kiplin Hall |
| 8th July 2009 |
Scarborough Jazz present - Ron Burnett and Greg Wadman A long overdue return for this popular pair who are very entertaining. Trombonist Ron began his playing during his student days in Hull, while trumpet/flugelhorn playing Greg came up through the big bands. He played for many radio broadcasts and bands that included those of Ray McVay and Ken Macintosh. Ron has played with Humph, Acker Bilk and Bobby Wellins. They have a wide repertoire that spans the decades from the 1920s to bop and bossa. Wear sunglasses to ward off the dazzle from their shirts! |
The Cask Inn Scarborough Scarborough Jazz |
| 8-11th July 2009 |
Tempest - The latest outdoor theatrical extravaganza from The Castle Players. 7.30 pm Pre-booking required | Bowes Museum Barnard Castle |
| 9th July 2009 |
Guided Walking Tours of the historic York Cemetery - Summer Photography with Paul & Nancy Rhodes. Bring your camera. 7.00 pm | York Cemetery |
| 9th July 2009 |
The Black Swan Folk Club present - Singers & Musicians Night - All acoustic performers are made welcome, and listeners besides, at our popular Open House session. The more the merrier, so do come along | 8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C. |
| 9th July 2009 |
Twelfth Night - 6.30-9.30 pm (The performance will commence at 7.30 pm) - Outdoor Theatre on the North Front. After being shipwrecked in the land of Illyria and believing her twin brother to be drowned, Viola disguises herself as a man and enters the employ of the lovesick Count Orsino, whose object of affection is the flighty Olivia. Olivia’s grumpy manservant Malvolio is about to be taught a lesson by the boisterous Sir Toby Belch, his gullible friend Sir Andrew Aguecheek and the jester Feste, while Viola’s twin brother Sebastian returns having in fact survived the wreck. As Viola slowly falls in love with Orsino while still in disguise, she must fend off unwelcome attention from Olivia, re-unite with her lost brother, and somehow conceal her true identity! Don't miss this opportunity to experience a summer evening of outdoor theatre on the North Front at Harewood, courtesy of William Shakespeare and the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. Order a picnic and chilled wine from our caterers (or bring your own refreshments) and watch the story unfold. Please be advised this event takes place in an open air picnic style theatre so please bring your own light weight seating and come prepared for any bad weather. Please be aware this performance will only be cancelled in the event of extreme weather |
Harewood House |
| 10th July 2009 |
Beginners Photography Course with Chris Ceaser Castle Howard is hosting new one-day photography courses with photographer Chris Ceaser. Perfect for beginners, these courses are limited to a maximum of 8 people per day. The course is aimed directly at beginners who want to know more about their digital SLR camera. A mix of brief classroom style teach-ins with the emphasis on practical hands-on learning, the course is designed to give a better understanding of how a camera works and to demonstrate how people can easily improve their images by following some basic principles. During the day people will learn how to set up the camera, how the camera handles light, the basic principles of composition, how to use aperture to be more creative and how to check for correctly exposed images. The mood for the day will be informal and fun. Coffee will be provided upon arrival and lunch is included in the cost of the course. You can expect to practise your skills in the different areas of Castle Howard, including the grounds and the house itself. Tickets must be booked in advance |
Castle Howard |
| 10th July 2009 |
York Early Music Festival 2009 - The Tallis Scholars Directed by Peter Phillips - THE CROWN OF THORNS The relatively minor Feast of the Crown of Thorns - honouring a relic of the Crucifixion - prompted from John Taverner, one of the most grandly sonorous English Masses of the Renaissance. The Tallis Scholars place a complete performance of the Mass in context with gems by two other major composers from this glorious period in English church music; Cornysh and White |
7.30 pm York Minster York Early Music Festival |
| 10th July 2009 |
House Concerts present - Lucy Wainwright Roche Lucy is the 27-year-old daughter of the singer-songwriters Loudon Wainwright III and Suzzy Roche of the Roches. Her half-brother is the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, her half-sister is singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright and her stepmother was the Canadian singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle of the McGarrigle Sisters. That's a lot of singer-songwriters for one family. "It never ends," Lucy laughed. "It goes on and on." With two promising EPs to her credit that got rave reviews from the New York Times and National Public Radio, Lucy is the second generation of her family in the music business and a fast-rising newcomer on the indie-folk scene. She comes to music a great deal later than her brother and sister, beginning her career after teaching second and third grade for three years in New York. After her parents split up when she was 2, Lucy spent weekends and summers away from her Greenwich Village home, going on the road with her mother and aunts, who perform together in the sister group the Roches. "I loved that," she recalled. "I was really, really into it. Hanging out with my mom and my aunts when I was a kid was like a traveling circus with all the people I liked the best. It was my favorite thing to do." Be that as it may, when she graduated from high school she went off to Oberlin College in Ohio to become a teacher rather than the next in the long line of singer-songwriters in the family. With most kids, becoming a musician rather than going to college is a form of rebellion. Coming from her family, it was the other way around. "With a family like mine, everyone wondered why I was going to school," she snickered. "But music was such a huge part of my life that when I went off to school I didn't really think I needed to do it, too, since I was around it all the time. Then when I got further into my own life I realized that it wasn't in my life as much anymore, that music was their life and not mine. That's when I started to miss it. And that's how I came back to it." That happened four years ago, when she agreed to go on tour with her flamboyant brother Rufus as a backup singer. "I think he could see in me that I was aching to do it," she said. "He pushed me over the edge when he asked me to go on the road with him. And, sure enough, I didn't want to go back to my teaching job after that." She had to go back, for one more year, but since then she's hit the ground running, touring with Dar Williams, Neko Case, Mary Gauthier and, most unexpectedly for her, Loudon Wainwright III, her father. SOLD OUT |
House Concerts |
| 10th July 2009 |
Harrogate Summer Festival presents - Lesley Garrett, Soprano with Dominic Kraemer - Baritone and Andrew West - Piano Programme to include works by: Vivaldi, Purcell, Canteloube, Rogers and Hammerstein From her first appearance at the Harrogate International Festival as a rising young musician in 1980, Lesley Garrett has become Britain’s favourite soprano, and has won both critical acclaim and the affection of many fans and music lovers. Making a rare appearance in her home county, this is a glittering gala occasion that is not to be missed. “Lesley Garrett is a singing whirlwind. She sweeps fans in her wake and gives them the exciting ride they want.” BBC Music Magazine. 8.00 pm |
The Royal Hall Harrogate Harrogate Festival |
| 10/11th July 2009 |
York Races | York Racecourse |
| 11th July 2009 |
York Early Music Festival 2009 - ensemble Peregrina - Agnieszka Budziñska-Bennett voice, harp, hurdy-gurdy, Kelly Landerkin, Lorenza Donadini voice CRUX: Medieval Music for the Easter season presenting Christian meditations on the meaning of mortal life. The highest feast of the liturgical year reflected in a sequence of chants, taking us from Maundy Thursday’s anticipation of the events of the crucifixion, Christ’s martyrdom as witnessed by his distraught mother on Good Friday, and the discovery and proclamation of the risen Christ on Easter Sunday |
1.00 pm St Mary’s Church Bishophill Junior York Early Music Festival |
| 11th July 2009 |
York Early Music Festival 2009 - John Butt Lecture BACH'S ST JOHN PASSION: theological statement or music drama? - Bach's smaller Passion is frequently analysed for its apparent theological symbolism and meaningful structures, yet it is also one of the most strikingly dramatic pieces Bach ever wrote, verging in places on the violent. John Butt, Chair of Music at Glasgow University, weighs up the two sides of this argument. Can such music truly be appreciated outside the religious context, or does the attention paid to its possible meanings detract from its musical quality? SOLD OUT |
5.30 pm Bedern Hall Bedern York Early Music Festival |
| 11th July 2009 |
Twelfth Night - The all male cast of The Lord Chamberlain's Men perform this classic Shakespeare play in the secluded Walled Garden. 7.00 - 9.30 pm. Booking Essential | Beningbrough Hall & Gardens |
| 11th July 2009 |
York Early Music Festival 2009 - Yorkshire Baroque Soloists with James Gilchrist Evangelist Stephen Varcoe Christus Matthew Brook Pilate Peter Seymour director BACH – ST JOHN PASSION The St John Passion, Bach's first large-scale choral masterpiece, depicts Christ's arrest, trial, crucifixion and burial in almost startlingly dramatic terms, mixing the vivid spectacle of its choral crowd scenes with the tense involvement of the trial and strong personal identification of the arias and chorales. Bach at his most compelling |
7.30 pm St Michael le Belfrey Church York Early Music Festival |
| 11th July 2009 |
RHS Harlow Carr Gardens Courses and Workshops Programme - A GARDENER’S INTRODUCTION TO DRYSTONE WALLING with Tutor: David Griffiths An opportunity to learn the theory behind this skilful craft. Choosing suitable stone and providing an attractive, safe and strong wall. The course will be taught by informal lectures and practical sessions. |
Opens as a pdf file RHS Harlow Carr Gardens |
| 11th July 2009 |
Moonbeams Wold Top Folk Festival - On 11th July, Wold Top Brewery plays host to the Moonbeams Wold Top Folk Festival for a weekend of music, entertainment and Yorkshire food and drink. Confirmed musical artists include East Yorkshire singer songwriter Edwina Hayes, York guitarist Andy Stones, The Duncan McFarlane Band, Kat Gilmore and Jamie Roberts, Paul Liddell, Nick Hall, The Dan Webster Band and many more. There will be music from noon till midnight on two stages and in the session tent. Entertainment will also be provided by the Wolds Theatre Group and there will be dancers, craft stalls and local produce stalls. Throughout the day, Burdass Lamb will be barbecuing delicious local meat and Wold Top Brewery will naturally be providing liquid refreshment, including a Moonbeams Ale |
Hunmanby Grange near Driffield Moonbeams Wold Top Folk Festival |
| 11th July 2009 |
Literary Events in the East Riding of Yorkshire - Creative Writing Workshop with Jacob Polley Join poet and novelist Jacob Polley for an afternoon of creative writing that’ll work you hard and give you lots of ways to surprise yourself into new writing. His latest book is the novel Talk of the Town |
2.00 - 5.00 pm Beverley Art Gallery/ The Treasure House: Education Room Beverley Literary Festival |
| 11th July 2009 |
Sowerby Music Spring Season - Orichalcum - world of brass James Stretton brass with Iain Jackson piano.... or it might be the other way round. James Stretton presents an unbelievable diversity of entertaining music using 95½ feet of brass tubing, separated into 16 different instruments from piccolo trumpet to tuba. He effortlessly swaps between instruments to give audiences a dazzling experience in tone colour. With duo partner Iain Jackson on piano you will be inspired by their original and fresh approach to performing. The wide repertoire of Orichalcum – World of Brass includes well known classics and many items you’ll be discovering for the first time. Drawing on his considerable experience as a musical chameleon, James Stretton’s musical styles are as diverse as the instruments he plays. Prepare to be amazed and entertained. We are delighted that they are going to be doing a ‘Calling all Kids!’ presentation at 3.00pm on the same day. 7.30 pm |
St. Oswald's Church Sowerby, Thirsk Sowerby Music |
| 11th July 2009 |
Literary Events in the East Riding of Yorkshire - Readings by -Jacob Polley plus support from Subtle Flame Jacob will be reading from a selection of his poetry and his first novel Talk of the Town, about a boy desperate to get out of Carlisle, out of a bad situation and even out of his own skin. Subtle Flame, the East Riding’s most active writers’ group, will be performing a selection of their own work. |
7.30 pm St Mary’s Parish Hall Beverley Beverley Literary Festival |
| 11th July 2009 |
Swinging the Classics with Tim Kliphuis – Violin
Len Skeat – Bass and Dave Newton – piano Dutchman Tim Kliphuis ranks among the world’s finest jazz violinists, often named as the successor to Stephane Grappelli. Tim’s spirit and style are reminiscent of the late, great jazz fiddler: virtuoso playing with a great love for melody. He has performed with many leading jazzmen, fiddlers and gypsy guitarists. Tonight he explores the myriad classical arrangements he has perfected over the years, including Bach’s Erbarme Dich, Grieg’s Solveig’s Song, Handel’s Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, Liszt’s Liebestraum No 3, and many others. His new book, Grappelli – Gypsy Jazz Violin, has recently been published. |
Helmsley Arts Centre |
| 11th July 2009 |
Harrogate Summer Festival presents - Come Dancing Camilla Dallerup & Ian Waite with The Piccadilly Dance Orchestra. Put on your gladrags and dance the blues away! Fresh from the BBC Strictly Come Dancing series, Ian Waite and Camilla Dallerup bring back the glory days of the Royal Hall with an evening of Latin and Ballroom dancing. Set to the uplifting music of Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Irving Berlin, enjoy show dances by Ian and Camilla and then take the opportunity to get on the floor and dance the night away! 8.00 pm |
The Royal Hall Harrogate Harrogate Festival |
| 11/12th July 2009 |
Vintage Vehicle Weekend on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway - A historic weekend with a number of classic and vintage vehicles on display along the railway | North Yorkshire Moors Railway |
| 11/12th July 2009 |
Clog Festival - Probably starting in the mills, when workers wearing clogs would tap their feet in rhythm of the machines, it has now developed into a precise form of dance, with intricate foot movements. Saturday from 10.30 am until 2.00 pm, Sunday from 11.30 am until 3.00 pm | Skipton Castle |
| 11/12th July 2009 |
Deeds Not Words – Votes for Women - Performances from 11.00 am – 4.30 pm Discover the words and songs and stories of the suffragettes with a trio of professional actors bringing to life the campaign of Votes for Women. The Suffragette movement, frustrated by the Liberal government's lack of support for votes for women, turned to radical methods to influence public opinion |
Brodsworth Hall & Gardens |
| 11/12th July 2009 |
Meet the Medieval Jester - From 11.00 am – 4.30 pm Meet Peterken the medieval jester. Once met, never forgotten. His shows are hilarious and side splitting with his stilts and fire juggling finale. Listen as well to the sounds of medieval England with music, songs and stories of Trouvere |
Conisbrough Castle |
| 11/12th July 2009 |
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - A return visit by the movie star! If you came last year you'll remember the magic that Chitty brought to the garden at Nunnington. Chitty will be back, so come along with your friends and see the original car from the movie - the real Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! There will even be opportunities to win a ride around the village in the real Chitty! 11.00 am - 4.30 pm | Nunnington Hall |
| 12th July 2009 |
East Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club Rally - Another gathering of classic vehicles with flypasts | Yorkshire Air Museum |
| 12th July 2009 |
The York Rotary Dragon Boat Challenge 2009 The club holds its annual challenge on the Ouse on 12th July 2009. Racing starts at 10.00 am. This is the seventh occasion the York Rotary Dragon Boat Challenge has been held, it is the club's major fund raising effort each year and the total raised for charity over previous challenges is over £300,000. The races take place over a 250 metre stretch of the River Ouse between Scarborough and Lendal Bridges with the valued advice and guidance of the York City Rowing Club and British Waterways. The South Bank of the River is used by the participating teams and their family and friends. A Gala Day atmosphere is created with stalls and a variety of activities on the North Bank. The race event is provided by Dragon Boat Events Ltd with the teams distinguished from each other by adopting a team outfit and there is an award for the best dressed team. Each team seeks sponsorship with one third going to the designated charity above and two thirds going to a charity of their choice |
Dragon Boat Races |
| 12th July 2009 |
York Early Music Festival 2009 - BBC Radio 3 Early Music Show Join us for a live broadcast of this popular Early Music Show presented by Catherine Bott with guests including Fabio Bonizzoni, Emanuela Galli and The Clerks SOLD OUT |
1.00 pm NCEM Margaret’s Church York Early Music Festival |
| 12th July 2009 |
Guided Walking Tours of the historic York Cemetery - Lord Mayors of York Buried in the Cemetery with David Poole. 2.00 pm | York Cemetery |
| 12th July 2009 |
York Early Music Festival 2009 - Minster Minstrels Directed by Ailsa Reid and Susan Hollingworth The Minster Minstrels, York’s early music ensemble for young people aged 10 – 18, present a concert of instrumental music and song in celebration of Purcell and Handel. The performance will include extracts from Handel’s Fireworks and Water Music, Purcell’s theatre music alongside works by contemporary composers and friends |
3.30 pm Unitarian Chapel St Saviourgate York Early Music Festival |
| 12th July 2009 |
York Early Music Festival 2009 - La Risonanza Directed by Fabio Bonizzoni with Emanuela Galli soprano HANDEL AND HIS ITALIAN CONTEMPORARIES - Stradella Sistite sidera Cailò Sonata a tre violini Handel Tu fedel, tu costanti? Porpora Or sì m’avveggio, oh Amor Corelli Ciaccona Handel Armida abbandonata The short period Handel spent in Italy in his early 20s was one of the most explosively creative of his entire life. This award-winning Italian ensemble performs two of the brilliant secular cantatas he composed in Rome alongside works by some of the Italian contemporaries he might have heard there |
7.00 pm Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall University of York York Early Music Festival |
| 12th July 2009 |
York Early Music Festival 2009 - The Clerks Directed by Edward Wickham IN MEMORIA: Songs of Remembrance - Josquin Absolve quaesumus Josquin Lament on the death of Johannes Ockeghem Dufay Ave regina coelorum Josquin Pater noster/Ave maria Antony Pitts Thou wast present Chant from the Mass of the Dead An unforgettable soundscape of words and music – integrating the voices of The Clerks with a special audio collage reflecting the theme of loss and commemoration. At once contemplative and celebratory, this programme will break new ground in the presentation of ‘early music’ |
10.00 pm NCEM St Margaret’s Church York Early Music Festival |
| 12th July 2009 |
Falconry Display - Come and enjoy a wonderful day out flying a bird of prey! Minster Falconry will be at Burnby Hall Gardens with flying demonstrations throughout the day. Have a hands on experience handling Owls, Hawks and Falcons! 10.30 am to 4.30 pm | Burnby Hall Gardens, Pocklington |
| 12th July 2009 |
Stately Home Charity Car Boot Sale - Gates open at 10.00am | Sledmere House nr Driffield |
| 12th July 2009 |
Photography Courses with Chris Ceaser - one day courses for beginners, limited to a maximum of 8 people per day. They include coffees on arrival, camera set up, focus and composition techniques in the castle grounds, lunch, creative shooting using aperture priority in the walled garden, and an exclusive opportunity to photograph within Ripley Castle itself and coffees/Q&A to finish | Ripley Castle |
| 12th July 2009 |
Tractor and Engine Day - This popular annual event returns with the opportunity for visitors to investigate many engines and tractors as well as cooking in the cottages and other traditional crafts | Ryedale Folk Museum |
| 12th July 2009 |
Rolls Royce Enthusiasts Rally with Bilsdale Silver Band. 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Duncombe Park |
| 12th July 2009 |
Jaguar Day - Jaguar drivers gather in their hundreds to display old and new in front of Newby Hall. Gates open from 10.00 am - 4.00 pm | Newby Hall |
| 12th July 2009 |
Country Fair - As always there will be a full days programme of events organised to keep the family entertained throughout the day including children's rides, craft marquee, dog shows, laser clay shooting, gun dog scurry, have a go activities, shoppers row, bar and catering stalls. 10.00 am - 5.00 pm | Burton Constable Hall Skirlaugh |
| 12th July 2009 |
Beamish Museum Events Programme 2009 -
During the summer months, a variety of fascinating, additional events are held in the appropriate settings of The Town, Colliery Village and Pockerley Manor. There's no extra charge for these – admission is included in the museum entry charge. There are fascinating demonstrations and 'happenings' at Beamish throughout the summer season including – Buckhaven & Methill Brass Band and Corn Dolly Making |
Beamish Museum |
| 12th July 2009 |
Scottish Dancing by the Northallerton Caledonian Society, performing in the gardens near the Hall. No charge – feel free to watch. 2.00 - 5.00 pm | Kiplin Hall |
| 12th July 2009 |
Sunday Afternoon Band Concert - 3.00 – 5.00 pm. A delightful way to spend a summer’s day. Enjoy the gardens in the company of Barnsley Concert Band one of the best of South Yorkshire’s musical brass bands. The perfect opportunity for a family picnic |
Brodsworth Hall & Gardens |
| 12th July 2009 |
Harrogate Summer Festival presents - Roberto Fonseca Salsa? Jazz? Funk? Soul? Cuban-born pianist, Roberto Fonseca combines all these styles and more. The greatest talent to emerge from Havana in recent years, his style is influenced by music and artists from all over the world, resulting in a sound that crosses boundaries, fuses traditions and is – well – just cool. He’s admired by such greats as Herbie Hancock, his compositions feature in a number of films, including 2008’s ‘Hancock’ and he’s got a style you won’t hear anywhere else. Give it a try. You won’t regret it. “A tour de force.. the lyricism of his playing recalls Herbie Hancock but he can animate the courtly dramas of Cuban tradition… a joyous poignant offering” The Observer. 8.00 pm |
The Royal Hall Harrogate Harrogate Festival |
| 13th July 2009 |
York Early Music Festival 2009 - Richard Jackson Masterclass A MASTERCLASS IN SCHUBERT - Richard Jackson was a founder member of The Songmaker's Almanac, a contributor to the Hyperion complete Schubert song recording project, and teaches song at conservatories and masterclasses around the UK. In this class complementing today's performance of Schubert's Die Winterreise, he works with students from the region’s universities on German repertoire to texts associated with life and death |
10.30 am NCEM St Margaret's Church York Early Music Festival |
| 13th July 2009 |
York Early Music Festival 2009 - Baroque Fever - Bjarte Eike, Peter Spissky violins Thomas Pitt cello Allan Rasmussen harpsichord THE BIRTH OF THE TRIO SONATA - The trio sonata was the dominant chamber genre of the baroque era – the string quartet of its age. Its origins in the growing instrumental virtuosity and dramatic flair of early 17th-century Italy, and its later successful but recognisably personal adoption by Purcell, are explored by this brilliant Danish ensemble. SOLD OUT |
1.00 pm Holy Trinity Church Goodramgate York Early Music Festival |
| 13th July 2009 |
York Early Music Festival 2009 - Stile Antico - Helen Ashby, Kate Ashby, Rebecca Hickey sopranos
Emma Ashby, Eleanor Harries, Carris Jones altos
Jim Clements, Andrew Griffiths, Matthew Howard, Benedict Hymas tenors
Will Dawes, Oliver Hunt, Matthew O’Donovan basses THE BIRTH OF THE TRIO SONATA - The trio sonata was the dominant chamber genre of the baroque era – the string quartet of its age. Its origins in the growing instrumental virtuosity and dramatic flair of early 17th-century Italy, and its later successful but recognisably personal adoption by Purcell, are explored by this brilliant Danish ensemble. |
7.30 pm Chapter House York Minster York Early Music Festival |
| 13th July 2009 |
York Early Music Festival 2009 - Schubert Die Winterreise - CONCERT BY CANDLELIGHT with Matthew Brook bass Peter Seymour fortepiano Schubert’s most substantial song-cycle Die Winterreise charts the bleak journey of a rejected lover, wandering the winter landscape, weighed down by memories of his lost sweetheart, and longing for death. Almost an operatic monologue in miniature, its profound atmosphere and searching psychological expression make it one of the great artistic highpoints of the 19th century. |
10.00 pm NCEM St Margaret’s Church York Early Music Festival |
| 13th July 2009 |
Mass for St Benedict - an ecumenical service in the Abbey. Everyone is welcome. 12.00 noon | Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Gardens |
| 13th July 2009 |
Harrogate Summer Festival presents - Music from The Penguin Cafe The cult café music with Philip Glass infusions featured in the offbeat flick Napoleon Dynamite. Arthur Jeffes revisits the music of his father’s Penguin Café Orchestra with all the hits and a few new sounds. Their work has been far-reaching – you will have heard them in countless commercials and films. Can you resist the opportunity to see the wonderful Telephone and Rubber Band performed live? Explosive and melodic. “A musical knock-out: melodic, nostalgic and movingly tender - a very special show” Evening Standard. 8.00 pm |
The Royal Hall Harrogate Harrogate Festival |
| 14th July 2009 |
Craft and Produce Market - Entrance is free of charge Castle Howard will be hosting a Craft and Produce Market on Tuesday 11 May at the Stable Courtyard from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm. Stallholders will be selling the best of regional produce including meats, cheeses, handmade jewellery 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 Craft and Produce Market and shops in the Stable Courtyard is free of charge, and there is also free car parking |
Castle Howard |
| 14th July 2009 |
York Early Music Festival 2009 - John Bryan Lecture FLIGHTS OF FANCY John Bryan, Professor of Music at the University of Huddersfield, explores some of the ways in which the apparently freely-flowing polyphony of the Renaissance was frequently underpinned by complex architectural processes, and discusses the implications for how best to listen to these masterpieces of compositional subtlety. Today Robert Hollingworth continues this theme in his ‘Tallis in Wonderland’ programme - 7.00 pm today and 8.00 pm on 16th July. SOLD OUT |
10.30 am Bedern Hall Bedern York Early Music Festival |
| 14th July 2009 |
York Early Music Festival 2009 - University of York Baroque Ensemble with Compagnia d’Istrumenti - Ailsa Reid recorders
Daniel Edgar, Nia Lewis violins Tim Smedley cello Peter Seymour harpsichord - DANCES OF BIRTH AND DEATH Jean-Féry Rebel’s suite Les Elemens is a musical representation of the birth of the world, from the opening depicting Chaos in dramatic dissonances to the refined elegance the dance movements that follow. Works commemorating a death are also well represented in French Baroque music; Couperin’s apothéose, included in this programme, pays homage to the father of French music, Lully. |
1.00 pm NCEM Margaret’s Church York Early Music Festival |
| 14th July 2009 |
The Ancient Craft of Beekeeping - Learn about how country people in Britain have kept bees over the centuries, gathering honey for their meals and beeswax for their candles. Hold a glass observation hive and watch the Queen and her workers storing honey and pollen and feeding their family. A fun and instructive afternoon for all ages. 2.00 - 4.00 pm | Yorkshire Museum of Farming York |
| 14th July 2009 |
York Early Music Festival 2009 - Rose Consort of Viols - Ibi Aziz, John Bryan, Alison Crum, Roy Marks, Peter Wendland viols - ALPHA AND OMEGA: the origins and culmination of English consort music The incomparable fantazias by Henry Purcell stand at the end of a remarkably rich line of English consort music. Here a selection of Purcell’s pieces in 3, 4 and 5 parts is contrasted with music by his Tudor precursors Lloyd, Bevin, Parsley and Byrd, mostly using intriguing and cunning compositional devices. SOLD OUT |
7.00 pm NCEM Margaret's Church York Early Music Festival |
| 14th July 2009 |
Beverley Races | Beverley Racecourse |
| 14th July 2009 |
Harrogate Summer Festival presents - Fascinating Aida Imagine sex in the city with harmonies… Imagine Noel Coward, but ruder… Jacques Brel with jokes… Monty Python set to music… Edith Piaf with better frocks… Marlene with cellulite… That’s Fascinating Aida! Britain’s sassiest, funniest, craziest musical comediennes. This sassy, satirical trio has delighted audiences for over 25 years with their naughty but nice humour and biting wit. Dillie Keane (fresh from Grumpy Old Women) leads her ladies in the most delectable ménage à trois you’re ever likely to see. “See them before you die otherwise your life will have been meaningless.” Mail on Sunday. 8.00 pm |
Harrogate Theatre Harrogate Harrogate Festival |
| 14th July 2009 |
Harrogate Summer Festival presents - The Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble Dvorák - String Sextet in A Op.48; Shostakovich - Prelude and Scherzo Op.11; Mendelssohn - Octet in E flat Op.20 Continuing the historical relationship between the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and the Festival, some of the ensemble’s finest musicians return to the Royal Hall for a superlative evening of chamber music. Some of the very best works from the 19th and 20th Century repertoire will be performed with the precision, care and consummate musicianship for which the Academy is justly famous. A chance to explore the youthful works of three great composers, the programme includes Dvorák’s folk inspired Sextet, Mendelssohn’s remarkable Octet, composed at the age of sixteen and Shostakovich’s explosive Prelude and Scherzo. 8.00 pm |
Royal Hall Harrogate Harrogate Festival |
| 14-16th July 2009 |
The 151st Great Yorkshire Show - The Great Yorkshire Show is the North's leading agricultural event and takes place on the 250-acre Great Yorkshire Showground on the edge of the spa town of Harrogate. 2009 will be the 151st Great Yorkshire Show and will be a celebration of agriculture and country life. The Main Ring is the hub of the Show - providing a wonderful setting for International Show Jumping and our World-Class Cattle Parade. The 250-acre site is filled with animals, country demonstrations, have-a-go activities and the Great Yorkshire Cheese & Dairy Show. Plus there's fashion, rural crafts and shopping! |
Great Yorkshire Show |
| 15th July 2009 |
York Early Music Festival 2009 - Felipe Fernández-Armesto Lecture - A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME: SONGS OF MORTALITY AND THE AGE OF PLAGUE The Black Death is an epidemiological mystery. Felipe suggests new solutions, while setting 14th century musical responses to death in startling long-term contexts: the environmental crisis and lurches of global climate that inaugurated and sustained an “age of plague” in Eurasia, and the consequences for the global balance of power and wealth. |
1.00 pm NCEM Margaret's Church York Early Music Festival |
| 15th July 2009 |
York Early Music Festival 2009 - Alla Francesca - Hélène Decarpignies voice Brigitte Lesne voice, harp, percussion
Emmanuel Vistorky voice Marco Horvat voice, lute Vivabiancaluna Biffi fiddle Pierre Hamon recorders, flute, bagpipes - MUSIC FOR THE BLACK DEATH ‘How many valiant men, how many fair ladies, breakfast with their kinsfolk and the same night sup with their ancestors in the next world!’ (Boccaccio). The Black Death swept across Europe in the mid 1300s, killing an estimated half of the population. Poets and musicians responded violently: blaming the Jews, lamenting their own fates, or ignoring their dreadful future by revelling in love, lust and gluttony. Tonight’s programme reflects these varied responses through Hebrew chants, penitential Minnesinger prayers and Machaut’s sublime love songs. |
8.00 pm Chapter House York Minster York Early Music Festival |
| 15th July 2009 |
Live Acoustic Gig in The Loft - Set in the eves of an historic 17th century building, The Loft welcomes - Miles Cain. An evening of live music, poetry and more. Compered by York-based songwriter Miles Cain; also featuring local writers Fiona Wynne, Rose Drew, John Gilham, Pauline Kirk and Alison Morgan. Great food for thought and soulful melodies in the Loft at Melton's. Miles Cain is a York-based songwriter and writer. In 2009 his original songs, inspired by Bob Dylan, Van Morrison and others, have taken him to stages at Beverley Folk Festival and Wychwood Festival. Miles is a regular performer in York and further afield. 8.30 pm |
Meltons Too |
| 15th July 2009 |
York Early Music Festival 2009 - Rose Consort of Viols with Evelyn Tubb soprano - CONCERT BY CANDLELIGHT
TALLIS IS DEAD, AND MUSIC DIES William Byrd commemorated several of his friends, patrons and other personalities at the Elizabethan court in heartfelt elegies for solo voice with the plangent accompaniment of viols. Consort music by Tallis and dances by Holborne provide a backdrop for Byrd’s elegies for Lady Magdalene Montague, Mary Queen of Scots, Sir Philip Sidney and his Chapel Royal colleague Tallis. SOLD OUT |
10.00 pm All Saints Church North Street York Early Music Festival |
| 15th July 2009 |
RHS Harlow Carr Gardens Courses and Workshops Programme - SUMMER HERBS & SALAD HERBS GROWING FOR EATING with Tutor: Sarah Clark How to produce your own salad herbs and culinary herbs for summer cooking. Learn how to propagate and cultivate annuals such as edible flowers, basils and salad leaves as well as the more familiar herbs such as thymes, rosemary and oregano. Unusual and new varieties included. |
Opens as a pdf file RHS Harlow Carr Gardens |
| 15th July 2009 |
RHS Harlow Carr Gardens Courses and Workshops Programme - WILLOW ANIMAL GARDEN STRUCTURES with Tutor: Phil Bradley An outdoor one-day workshop to produce a life-size or smaller willow animal garden structure – be it a deer, a sheep, a goat or a wild boar! It may be useful to bring some pictures to assist with your desired subject material |
Opens as a pdf file RHS Harlow Carr Gardens |
| 15th July 2009 |
Gallery Talk – Canaletto and the View Painters of Venice - Howard Coutts, Keeper of Ceramics, leads an in-depth discussion about the Museum's two famous Canalettos. 2.30 pm | Bowes Museum Barnard Castle |
| 15th July 2009 |
Catterick Bridge Races | Catterick Racecourse |
| 15th July 2009 |
As You Like It by William Shakespeare - Gates open at 6.45 pm, performance starts at 7.30 pm. Young or old, Heartbreak invites you to join them on a rollercoaster trip in the Forest of Arden – a celebration of all that is good. A unique and diverse play, As You Like It is one of Shakespeare's enduringly popular comedies, full of contrasts about romance, politics, gender, personal identity and love. Liberty and banishment, love and hate, cruelty and kindness – all play their part in this vibrant and inventive production. Join Heartbreak as they recreate the Forest of Arden: a most enchanting place to be, a place where characters are free to talk, where they can escape from the extremely oppressive world of the Court and find their own path to enduring happiness. Bring your chairs, picnics, wine and friends and enjoy an enchanting evening of outdoor theatre at its best |
Mount Grace Priory |
| 15th July 2009 |
Harrogate Summer Festival presents - Clare Teal Following huge demand, firm Festival favourite, singer, songwriter, BBC Radio 2 personality, columnist and all round funny woman, Clare Teal returns to Harrogate with a brand new show. Launched at Ronnie Scott’s earlier this year, the performance contains old and new songs as you’ve never heard them, and fresh arrangements from the band and the Symphomaniacs. Voted ‘Jazz Vocalist of the Year’ three years running and blessed with a stunning voice, the ability to write songs that promise to be classics and a wonderful warm humour, Clare is a rare commodity, and in every way a major star. This uplifting new show features brilliant musicians, sparkling arrangements, and inspired interpretations of great songs old and new. “Wonderful. Worth raving about.” Sir Michael Parkinson. 8.00 pm |
Royal Hall Harrogate Harrogate Festival |
| 15th July 2009 |
Scarborough Jazz present - Julie Edwards and Kevin Dearden
Great favourites of Scarborough Jazz, Julie is a fluid and commanding singer, and Kevin is fluent and sympathetic on guitar. This hard-working couple have extended their geographic range from the North, through the Midlands and into the South. They have three CD's to their name and have attracted excellent critical comments from such as Lee Gibson, The Jazz Journal and Humph. Julie brings a well-chosen set of songs that is always varied and interesting. |
The Cask Inn Scarborough Scarborough Jazz |
| 15-17th July 2009 |
University of York Graduation Ceremonies | University of York |
| 16th July 2009 |
York Early Music Festival 2009 - Young Artists Competition 1 - The Festival is delighted to present this prestigious competition welcoming Ensembles from across Europe and America. Competitors are invited to York several days prior to the competition – to be held on Saturday 18 July – in order to settle in, make friends and present an informal concert to the Festival audiences, colleagues and friends – in the informed company of soprano Evelyn Tubb. Ensemble Meridiana from Switzerland - Cecilie Valtrova violin Karel Valter baroque flute Dominique Tinguely recorder, bassoon Tore Eketorp viola da gamba Chrstian Kjos harpsichord - ITALIAN FLAIR, FRENCH FEELING A cross-cultural exchange in music for winds and strings by Vivaldi, Boismortier, Dornel and Corrette. Purcelli Abubu from Austria - Georg Fritz, Julia Fritz, Lydia Graber, Philipp Wagner recorders - JUST FO(U)R PIPES - Majestic organ works by Ciconia, Sweelinck, Scheidt and Bach find their way on to a quartet of recorders. Grand Désir from Switzerland - Anne-Marieke Evers voice Anita Orme recorder, harp Tobie Miller recorder, hurdy-gurdy - HER LADY’S DEVOTION Sacred music for voice and instruments reflecting the special female devotional world of the nunneries of 15th-century Holland and Germany. |
10.30 am NCEM Margaret’s Church York Early Music Festival |
| 16th July 2009 |
York Early Music Festival 2009 - Young Artists Competition 2 - The Festival is delighted to present this prestigious competition welcoming Ensembles from across Europe and America. Competitors are invited to York several days prior to the competition – to be held on Saturday 18 July – in order to settle in, make friends and present an informal concert to the Festival audiences, colleagues and friends – in the informed company of soprano Evelyn Tubb. Le Tic Toc Choc from France - Jesenka Balic Zunic violin Lucile Bouglanger viola da gamba Paolo Zanzu harpsichord - THE ART OF THE PORTRAIT IN FRENCH MUSIC An invitation to view that characteristic French baroque genre, the musical portrait, presenting Forqueray as seen by Dornel, and Rameau’s depictions of Forqueray, Marais and Cupis. MetroMarina from Belgium - Christine Mothes voice David Catalunya clavisimbalum Anna Danilsevskaia fiddle Atushi Moriya, Tom Beets recorders - ARS AMANDI – THE DELIGHT OF LOVE. Complex and virtuosic but fluid and subtle: late medieval music from France for voice and instruments by Senleches and others talking the language of love. |
2.30 pm NCEM Margaret's Church York Early Music Festival |
| 16th July 2009 |
The Black Swan Folk Club present - Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts Since their Young Performer night for us in 2007 this fiddle, guitar and song pair have been keeping busy, Kat with Tiny Tin Lady and Jamie with Kerfuffle. Their just-released duo CD has been picking up some great reviews (5 Stars in Rock’n’Reel) and they have a slew of festival gigs this summer |
8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C. |
| 16th July 2009 |
York Early Music Festival 2009 - I Fagiolini with Artery and Emma Tring soprano Clare Wilkinson mezzo-soprano Robert Hollingworth counter-tenor, music director Nicholas Hurndall Smith tenor Eamonn Dougan baritone Chris Adams bass Henk Schut Director/Installation present TALLIS IN WONDERLAND The difficulty with listening to Renaissance polyphony is in hearing anything more than a beautiful wash of sound from one end of a building. The processes of the intricately interdependent lines and their emotional impact are usually lost. Does it matter? Wasn’t church music composed to glorify God rather than to be understood? Tallis in Wonderland is a new piece inspired by this problem and features six live singers, sound installation and music by Tallis, Josquin, Gombert, Manchicourt, Byrd, Rore, Palestrina, Gesualdo and Monteverdi. SOLD OUT |
8.00 pm Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall University of York York Early Music Festival |
| 16th July 2009 |
Harrogate Summer Festival presents - Finzi Quartet
Mozart - K499 ‘Hoffmeister' Britten - Quartet No.3 Op.94 Mendelssohn - Op.12 in E flat Formed at the Royal Northern College of Music, the Finzi Quartet are fast making a name for themselves, with multiple awards, prizes and scholarships. They were recently selected for the Tillett Trust’s Young Artist’s Platform, and make their debut recital at the Wigmore Hall in 2009. Champions of British composers, the quartet take their name from Gerald Finzi, the English composer who grew up in Harrogate. 11.00 am |
St Wilfrid’s Church Harrogate Harrogate Festival |
| 16th July 2009 |
RHS Harlow Carr Gardens Courses and Workshops Programme - A GARDENER'S INTRODUCTION TO DRYSTONE WALLING with Tutor: David Griffiths An opportunity to learn the theory behind this skilful craft. Choosing suitable stone and providing an attractive, safe and strong wall. The course will be taught by informal lectures and practical sessions. |
Opens as a pdf file RHS Harlow Carr Gardens |
| 16th July 2009 |
Harrogate Summer Festival presents - Sofia Orthodox Choir Concert by Candlelight Programme to include works by: Hristov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Ljubimov. Bulgarian singing is powerful and expressive, with a unique style based on fiery rhythms, unusual harmonies and a vocal technique that gives power to the voice and voice to the heart. For over 20 years the Sofia Orthodox Choir has performed a rich repertoire of Byzantine and Orthodox music, liturgies, Gregorian chants and traditional Slav song, taking them across Europe and Japan for concerts, recordings and broadcasts. Join us for an atmospheric candlelit concert in the beautiful surroundings of St Wilfrid’s Church. 8.00 pm |
St Wilfrid's Church Harrogate Harrogate Festival |
| 17th July 2009 |
York Early Music Festival 2009 - Young Artists Competition 3 - The Festival is delighted to present this prestigious competition welcoming Ensembles from across Europe and America. Competitors are invited to York several days prior to the competition – to be held on Saturday 18 July – in order to settle in, make friends and present an informal concert to the Festival audiences, colleagues and friends – in the inform |