What’s on listings - 20/3/09

Mar 20 2009 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

FRIDAY

CHESTER: Pilates matwork classes at the Caldy Valley Neighbourhood Centre from 9.30-10.30am. Ring 01244 375422/07746 968028.

SATURDAY

RHYDYMWYN: Celebrate Spring Day – come and explore the beautiful hidden valley of Rhydymwyn from 10am. Ring 01352 742115 for details.

SUNDAY

CHESTER: The Ramblers Association have a varied programme of walks events and meet every Sunday in Upton. New members welcome. Ring 0151 339 1178 or 01244 377786 or visit www.ramblers.org.uk.

MONDAY

CHESTER: Chester Society for Landscape History meeting with talk on Picturesque Chester: The City in Art by Peter Boughton, keeper of art at the Grosvenor Museum, at 7.30pm. Non-members £3. Ring 01244 402008..

TUESDAY

CHESTER: Chester and District Branch of the Parkinson’s Disease Society free aquarobics classes at Total Fitness in Liverpool Road at 10am. For details, ring Jean Dale on 01244 381257.

CHESTER: David Hockney: The Old Master of the Modern World – a lecture with slides by expert art historian Douglas Skeggs at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 7pm. To book, ring 01244 883104.

FRODSHAM: North Cheshire Speakers Club meeting at Castle Park House from 7.30-10pm. Ring 01928 712123.

WEDNESDAY

CHESTER: Cheshire Touring Mountain Bike Club evening leisure rides starting from opposite the Town Hall at 7pm. Ring 01829 740997.

DELAMERE: Delamere Forest Birdsong Walk – tune into resident birdsong before the influx of summer migrants. Check with Kay George on 01606 882183 for meeting place.

ELLESMERE PORT: Hospice of the Good Shepherd presents Handbags and Hemlines – fashion shows and a performance by Chester ladies choir A Handbag of Harmonies at the Civic Hall. Doors open 7pm, event starts 7.30pm. Tickets £7, includes glass of wine. Ring 01244 851811.

WIRRAL: Charity fashion show at Hulme Hall in Port Sunlight at 7.30pm. Bar and raffle. Tickets £10 available from Hoylake Cottage 0151 632 7302 or Sue Huntington 0151 342 6434. All proceeds towards a new kitchen and day care facilities at Hoylake Cottage.

THURSDAY

CHESTER: Chester and District Branch of the Parkinson’s Disease Society free yoga classes at the Oddfellows Hall in Saltney at 2pm. For details, ring Jean Dale on 01244 381257.

CHESTER: Silver Gallery Tour – discover the world’s greatest collection of Chester hallmarked silver at the Grosvenor Museum Silver Gallery from 2-3pm.

HELSBY: Helsby Village Society meeting with talk on A Journey Down The River Dee by Hugh Beggs at the community centre in Lower Robin Hood Lane at 7.30pm. Visitors £2.

NANTWICH: March 26 – antique and collectors fair featuring 80 stands at the Civic Hall in Beam Street from 10am-4pm. Tickets £1. Ring 01938 580438.

MUSIC

FRIDAY

FRODSHAM: Frodsham Music and Arts Club meeting with Eva Warren and friends at the community centre in Fluin Lane at 7.45pm. Ring 01928 722282 for details.

MANCHESTER: Eclipse music group present their new programme Forgotten Secrets at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £15, £12. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: You Don’t Bring Me Flowers – celebration of the music of Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond at the Victoria Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £18-£16. Ring 0870 060 6649 or visit www.victoria-hall.info.

SATURDAY

BICKERTON: Ro:Toro play traditional Estonian melodies with female pipers, an improvising saxophonist and a mad percussionist who plays plastic bowls in a waterbed at the village hall at 7pm. Tickets £9-£5. Ring 01829 782392.

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Choir, featuring soloists from the Royal Northern College of Music – Eve Harrington (piano), Stephanie Howard (piano) and Simon Russell (harmonium) – conducted by Graham Jordan Ellis, perform works by Rossini at Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets £12, £6. Ring 01244 380347.

CHESTER: Live music at The Ship Victory in George Street. Ring 01244 376453.

ELLESMERE PORT: Band Aid 4 – UgandAid II – a fundraising concert and auction to help raise funds to support Uganda at the Civic Hall. Doors open 7.30pm, concert starts 8pm. Tickets £18.50. Visit www.mitchellgroup.co.uk.

HAWARDEN: The Hawarden Singers present a musical evening in aid of the Motor Neurone Disease Association at the Hawarden Institute at 7.30pm. Entrance is £5 and this includes a glass of wine. For tickets please contact 01352 758797 or 01352 840567. To find out more about the Hawarden Singers, visit the website at hawardensingers.com.

LIVERPOOL: Strictly Come Dancing's champion dancer Camilla Dallerup is the main attraction at a star-studded Spring Ball at St George's Hall. Doors open 7pm, dancing begins at 7.30pm, carriages midnight. Tickets £36. Call 0151 709 3789 or online at boxoffice.liverpoolphil.com.

SUNDAY

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Edward Gardner with soloist Katie van Kooten (soprano), perform works by Elgar, Strauss and Sibelius at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £35-£9. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

MOLD: Pianist Martin Roscoe gives the final concert this season of the Aaron Parners celebrity concert series to be presented at Clwyd Theatr Cymru. His programme will feature romantic music such as Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 32, Chopin’s Balade No 4 and Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No 11. For tickets ring 0845 330 3565.

MONDAY

CHESTER: Wall City Jazzmen with occasional guest artists, 8.15pm every Monday, Mill Hotel, Milton Street. Admission free. Ring 01244 350035.

TUESDAY

TILSTON: Tilston Music Club at the Carden Arms, 8.30pm. Singers' night. Musicians welcome. Admission free. 01829 250502.

WEDNESDAY

CHESTER: The Len Cooper Big Band rehearse every Wednesday from 8-10pm near Morrisons, Chester. Call Cynthia for more details on 0151 336 3566.

THURSDAY

CHESTER: The Phoenix Jazzmen at the Westminster Hotel in City Road at 9pm.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Mark Elder, with soloist Garrick Ohlsson (piano), Ladies of the Halle Choir and the Halle Youth Choir, perform works by Janacek, Prokofiev and Holst at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£9. Ring 0161 907 9000.

FRIDAY, MARCH 27

MANCHESTER: Last Night of the Spring Proms featuring Camilla Roberts (soprano), John Marshall (tenor), Manchester Concert Orchestra, conducted by John Pryce-Jones, at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £32.50-£18.50. Ring 0161 907 9000.

TARVIN: Tarporley Twinning Association presents In Springtime, a concert by Vale Royal Singers, at St Andrew’s Church, at 7.30pm. The programme includes Bob Chilcott’s Little Jazz Mass and songs by Rutter, Finzi and Holst. Tickets at £7 (adults) and £3.50 (children) are available at the door or from 01829 752931 orŠ01606 889037.

SHOWS

BIRKENHEAD: March 26 – Laughing Boy Comedy Club featuring Dan Nightingale, Jason Cook and Steve Gribbin at the Pacific Road Arts Centre at 8pm. Tickets £10, concessions £8. Ring 0151 647 0752.

CHESTER: March 21 – Comedy Club featuring Tanyalee Davis, Rob Ryley and Jim Smallman at Alexander’s Jazz Theatre in Rufus Court. Tickets £10. Ring 01244 340006.

CHESTER: March 24 – Kaleidoscope – a two act varied programme of performing and visual art displaying the newest talent in dance, musical theatre and drama at The Hammond School at 7.30pm. Tickets £5. Ring 01244 305362.

CREWE: March 24 – Masters of the Musical – celebration of the best of Broadway and West End at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £17.50-£14.50. Ring 01270 537333 or visit www.lyceumtheatre.net.

CREWE: March 27-28 – SDA 2009 - dance showcase by the Street Danbce Academy at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £12. Ring 01270 537333 or visit www.lyceumtheatre.net.

LITTLE BUDWORTH: March 26 – Ratatat Theatre Company present April in Paris at the village hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £9-£5. Ring 01829 760605.

LLANDUDNO: March 24 – Circus of Horrors bring their new show The Asylum to Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £22-£10. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

LLANDUDNO: March 25 – Al Murray, The Pub Landlord, at Venue Cymru at 8pm. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

LLANDUDNO: March 27 – Jake & Elwood – The Best Blues Brothers Show in the World at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £21.50-£17.50. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

LLANGOLLEN: March 21 – Singing Tooth Productions present Musicals in Motion, combining West End performers with computer generated set designs and interactive choreography, at the Royal International Pavilion at 7.30pm. Tickets £14, concessions £10. Ring 01978 860111 or visit www.royal-pavilion.co.uk.

LLANGOLLEN: March 26 – Kill For A Seat comedy night featuring Paul B Edwards and Owen Niblock at the Royal International Pavilion at 8pm. Tickets £8. Ring 01978 860111 or visit pavilion-llangollen.com.

MOLD: March 24-27 & 30-31 – Flintshire Dancefest 09 in the Clwyd Room at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 7pm and 8.15pm. Tickets £4, concessions £3. Ring 0845 330 3565 or visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk.

SALFORD: March 22 – Comedian Andy Parsons brings his new show to The Lowry at 8pm. Tickets £15. Ring 0870 787 5788 or visit www.thelowry.com.

WARRINGTON: March 21 – Comedian Mark Watson brings his All The Thoughts I've Had Since I Was Born tour to the Pyramid in Palmyra Square at 7.30pm. Tickets £15, £13. Ring 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

WARRINGTON: March 24 – We’ll Meet Again – relive the spirit of the Blitz at the Parr Hall in Palmyra Square at 2.30pm. Tickets £11, £9. Ring 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

WINSFORD: March 21 – American Wrestling Spectacular featuring five championship matches at the Civic Hall at 7.30pm. Adults £12, children £10, family ticket £36. Ring 01606 867555.

WIRRAL: March 21 – Grand charity variety show in aid of Wirral Fellowship St John Ambulance & Friends of Gladstone Theatre at the Gladstone Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £8. Ring 0151 643 8757.

WIRRAL: March 21 - Rockin’ On Heaven’s Door – rock ‘n’ roll show featuring the music of Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran and The Big Bopper at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton at 7.30pm. Tickets £15, concessions £14. Ring 0151 666 0000.

WIRRAL: March 27 – The Reduced Shakespeare Company present The Bible - The Complete Word of God (Abridged) at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton at 7.30pm. Tickets £15, concessions £12. Ring 0151 666 0000.

WREXHAM: March 24 – An Audience with Sally Morgan, psychic to the stars, at 7.30pm at the William Aston Hall at Glyndwr University. Tickets £19.50. Ring 01978 292015 or visit www.glyndwr.ac.uk/events or www.seetickets.com.

EXHIBITIONS

CHESTER: March 5-May 31 – Class Act – works of art by members of adult classes in Chester at the Forum Studio Theatre in Hamilton Place. Ring 01244 380559.

CHESTER: February 28-April 19 – P-art-NERS: artistic collaborations between Lorrach and Chester – the result of imaginative collaborations by painters, printmakers, photographers and ceramicists from Chester and the twin town of Lorrach in Germany, at Grosvenor Museum’s Exhibition Gallery One.

CHESTER: February 14-April 14 – Boutique City: Fashions Bought in Chester – a range of 19th and 20th century fashions that were once bought in Chester and proudly paraded on the city’s streets, in the Grosvenor Museum Costume Gallery on the first floor of the Period House.

CHESTER: February 7-April 14 – Photographs by Jean-Benoit Gyssels – photographs of everyday objects, taken from unfamiliar angles, to produce abstract images by this celebrated photographer from Chester’s twin town of Sens, at Grosvenor Museum’s Exhibition Gallery Two.

FRODSHAM: February 18-March 30 – Greyhounds – artwork inspired by greyhounds created by artists from across the region in gallery one at Castle Park Arts Centre. Admission free. Ring 01928 753832.

FRODSHAM: February 18-March 30 –Wearpurple Arts – poetry, drawings, paintings, photography and textiles created during Wearpurple arts projects in gallery two at Castle Park Arts Centre. Admission free. Ring 01928 753832.

FRODSHAM: February 18-March 30 – Cheshire Landscapes – paintings in watercolour and mixed media by Michael Troy in gallery three at Castle Park Arts Centre. Admission free. Ring 01928 753832.

LIVERPOOL: March 5-April 4 – Action Diana by the Centre of Attention –an exhibition, film and residency curated by John Byrne and Kate Taylor at the new Art Academy at Liverpool John Moores University, Duckinfield Street, Off Brownlow Hill. Visit www.thecentreofattention.org/exhibitions/action.html.

LIVERPOOL: February 2-July – My Life, My Words – exhibition exploring the lives and experiences of people from Liverpool’s Black communities and their relationships with the ever-changing city, at the International Slavery Museum, Albert Dock.

LIVERPOOL: January 17-June 28 – The Shoot Nations project – an exhibition of photographs produced by young people is set to highlight the issue of climate change, at the Albert Dock’s International Slavery Museum.

LIVERPOOL: December 12-March 22 – Tate 08 Series presents William Blake - The River of Life – selected masterpieces that reconsiders the cycle of life, death and rebirth at the Tate Liverpool, Albert Dock. Ring 0151 702 7400.

MANCHESTER: February 14-May 4 – Ten Drawings by Leonardo da Vinci from the Royal Collection – an exhibition to celebrate the 60th birthday of Prince Charles with a rare chance to see some of da Vinci’s finest drawings at Manchester Art Gallery in Mosley Street. Ring 0161 235 8888.

MANCHESTER: February 14-May 31 – Using plant images from popular and classical sources, British artist Paul Morrison plays with scale to create dramatic black and white landscapes at Manchester Art Gallery in Mosley Street. Ring 0161 235 8888.

MANCHESTER: February 7-May 4 – Subversive Spaces – Surrealism and Contemporary Art with Kinderzimmer, a major new commission by Gregor Schneider at the Whitworth Art Gallery at the University of Manchester in Oxford Road. Ring 0161 275 7450 or visit www.manchester.ac.uk/whitworth.

MANCHESTER: November 8-October 2009 – Putting On The Glitz – wallpapers and wallcoverings with that extra something at the Whitworth Art Gallery at the University of Manchester in Oxford Road. Ring 0161 275 7450 or visit www.manchester.ac.uk/whitworth.

NESS: March 15-April 13 – Art in Gardens exhibition – an exhibition of paintings, prints, ceramics, etc, by Cheshire Artists Network in the Visitors Centre at Ness Gardens. Ring 0151 353 0123.

RUNCORN: February 17-April 11 – Sarah Morpeth: Artist’s Books – The books in this display were inspired by a 1945 film – Powell & Pressburger’s I Know Where I’m Going with which the artist has been obsessed for years. Through the book structure she is exploring aspects of the film, not just its characters and story but also techniques used in its making, and in a larger sense reflecting on the relationship between books and film and the structural processes involved in each medium - at The Brindley, High Street. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

RUNCORN: February 21-April 11 –Material Evidence – four textile artists – Clare Lane, Laura McCafferty, Caroline Kirton and Debbie Smyth – explore the world around them through stitch, print, photography and drawing at The Brindley, High Street. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

WREXHAM: March 16-May 16 – Exhibitions of work by Neil Bottle, Helaina Sharpley, Christiane Kersten and Kaytee Rose in the Craft Gallery at the Oriel Wrecsam in Rhossdu Road. Ring 01978 292093.

WREXHAM: March 7-April 18 – Who’s Who – Defining the Faces of an Arts Movement by Tanya Raabe - collection of portraits challenging the notion of portraiture at the Oriel Wrecsam in Rhossdu Road. Ring 01978 292093.

WREXHAM: March 3-28 – Exhibition of work by installation artist Jude Hill Davies in Gallery 2 at the Oriel Wrecsam in Rhossdu Road. Ring 01978 292093.

WREXHAM: March 3-28 – Heidi Mehta is Printmaker of the Month at the Oriel Wrecsam in Rhossdu Road. Ring 01978 292093.