Frome Festival 2008 - 4th-13th July 2008

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WEDNESDAY 9TH JULY 2008

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Workshop: Drawing...No Problem!10:00-12:00

You are invited to join Sue Fowler for a relaxed introduction to drawing. No experience needed, only a willingness to play and experiment with materials.You are welcome to bring along any of your own equipment if you wish.
Trinity Hall
£8
Age: 16+
Event Code: 901 • Primary Category: Workshops

Festival Cream Teas and Entertainment12:00-16:00

For the second year running...
Traditional cream teas, freshly prepared lunches and homemade cakes are served in the delightful courtyard garden of Monmouth House. In the heart of town this is a little oasis to sit and relax with gentle musical accompaniment. For Positive Action on Cancer by kind permission of Karen and Eve Harvey.
See website: www.positiveactiononcancer.co.uk
Monmouth House Garden, Cork Street
Free admission
Event Code: 902 • Primary Category: Miscellaneous

Desert Island Reads15:00-17:00

Eight popular local writers read from a favourite book and tell us why these words delighted or inspired them. Sharing personal choices are: Sarah Duncan, Rose Flint, Alison Clink, Dave Gatward, Annie Lionnet, Gordon Graft, Dave Angus and John Birkett-Smith.
Trinity Hall
£4
Event Code: 903 • Primary Category: Literary

A Summertime Rhapsody18:00-19:00
Doors open 17:30

An effervescent and eclectic early-evening hour of music featuring Matthew Taylor (violin) and Nicholas Edwards (organ). Following his solo Frome Festival 'debut with enormous panache' in 2006, Edwards returns with virtuoso fiddler Taylor. Included are Saint-Saens' Havanaise, Vitali's Chaconne, Summertime Rhapsody, newly composed by Edwards, and Vivaldi's exuberant Summer, transcribed as never before.
Christ Church
£7 / Update: £5 Concessions
Event Code: 904 • Primary Category: Classical Music

Workshop: Ease Teenage Angst With Yoga!18:00-19:30

Those difficult years of self-doubt, bad skin, mood swings, lethargy, angst and stray emotions... yoga helps you become and remain calm and clear-headed. Increase your vitality and energy, feel good and look great, while enjoying the elixir of youth!
Trinity Hall
£5
Age: 14-19Max: 25
Event Code: 905 • Primary Category: Workshops

Youth Dance and Theatre Showcase18:00

Youth Dance and Theatre ShowcaseA showcase of drama by the Merlin Youth Theatre and Young Company. Plus dance from the Frome Youth Dance Company led by Louise Barrett, the ever popular StetsaPhunk, and more.
Merlin Theatre
£3
Event Code: 906 • Primary Category: Comedy, Dance & Drama


Walk & Talk Frome Tunnels18:00


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click here to view other talks & walks available

For details, see Mon 7 July, event no. 704.
Meeting point and information with the ticket.
£6
Adults only.Max: 15
Event Code: 907 • Primary Category: Talks & Walks

Blue Remembered Hills19:30-20:30
Doors open 18:00

Blue Remembered HillsPicnic and play in the gardens of the Blue House
Bring your picnic to the beautiful grounds of the Blue House where Frome Drama Club will present Dennis Potter's famous play which has adults performing as seven year olds in wartime England.
See also Thurs 10, Fri 11, Sat 12.
Blue House
£6 / Update: £5 Concessions
Age: 12+
Event Code: 908 • Primary Category: Comedy, Dance & Drama

Maria Angel Garcia plays Chopin19:30

Celebrating 'The World in Frome', exceptional Spanish pianist Maria Angel Garcia plays an evening of music by Poland's favourite son. Fredrick Chopin was a towering genius of the 19th century and his piano works are a lasting testament to an era and country filled with country dancing, ballroom waltzing and intense social etiquette. Scherzo Op.20 Bacarolle Nocturnes Op.48 & Op.72 Ballade No.4 Sonata No.3 op.58
St John's Church
£13
Event Code: 909 • Primary Category: Classical Music

Apple Source and Ciderland:
An exploration of Somerset's rich
heritage of orchards, apples and cider
19:30-22:00
Doors open 19:00

Apple Source and CiderlandFood Frome present an evening of entertainment featuring Sue Clifford and cider guru and poet James Crowden.
Sue is joint author of Common Ground's Apple Source Book.
James's most recent book is Ciderland.
Cider and cheese tastings included in price.
Rook Lane Chapel
£6
Event Code: 910 • Primary Category: Literary
Other Relevant Categories: Green & Miscellaneous

Seth Lakeman20:00

Seth LakemanSNG presents Seth Lakeman, one of the rising stars of English folk. Building on his traditional following, Seth stays true to the themes of his previous work as well as finding a whole new audience for his captivating brand of indie-folk song writing.
Cheese & Grain
£16 adv
Event Code: 911 • Primary Category: Folk Music





DJ Chamber20:00-23:00

NSB Radio DJ Chamber: Big Beat/ Breaks/Hip Hop.
Griffin Inn
Free
Event Code: 912 • Primary Category: Other Music

Resonate20:00 - late

ResonateAn experimental music and multimedia event where computers, electronics, samples and circuit-bent toys create soundscapes to video, animation and VJ mixes.
An eclectic mix of musicians and media artists will collaborate to produce new sonic textures and audio-visual delights.
See also Lucid Lounge, 22:00 (event no. 914).
Masonic Hall
£5 to include Lucid Lounge
Event Code: 913 • Primary Category: Other Music

Lucid Lounge22:00-01:00

Late-night chill-out
Continuing the experimental approach of Resonate (and featuring some of the Resonate musicians and artists), but with a more informal, playful vibe, Lucid Lounge combines leftfield ambient and alternative music, multiple projections and lighting to produce a multisensory chill-out experience.
Masonic Hall
£3 / Update: £2 Concessions
Event Code: 914 • Primary Category: Other Music
Other Relevant Categories: Film and Film & Music

Frome's Ghoulish Goings-On! (10-15 yrs)22:00-23:00

Frome's Ghoulish Goings-On!Meet after dark at a secret location and follow your spooky leader for a late-night walk on the wild side of town through ancient ways and hidden paths. Learn about the ghoulish characters and terrible tales of haunted Frome. A CD and certificate is available for brave individuals who manage to complete the trail of terror.
Drop off and collection points on the ticket
£7.50
Age: 10-15. No Parents allowed, but the walk will be supervised!
Event Code: 915 • Primary Category: Talks & Walks