What’s On - 30/4/09

Apr 30 2009 Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

THURSDAY

FRODSHAM: Frodsham Music and Arts Club coffee morning, Church Hall, Church Street, 10am-noon.

HELSBY: Helsby Village Society meeting with talk on From Eden to Paradise by Margaret Curry at the community centre in Lower Robin Hood Lane at 7.30pm. Entry £2.

FRIDAY

WREXHAM: The Secret Side of the Stage – take a look behind the scenes at The Stiwt in Broad Street, Rhos, at 7pm. Tickets £5. Ring 01978 844053 or visit www.stiwt.co.uk.

SATURDAY

KNUTSFORD: Design Weekend at Tatton Park from 10am-5pm. Ring 01625 374400 for details or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

NESS: Rhododendron Society hold its 11th anniversary at Ness Gardens with a free display in the Visitor Centre from 10am-5pm. Normal admission prices to gardens apply.Š

WIRRAL: Heswall and District Annual Charities Fair at Heswall Hall from 10am-4pm. Entrance 30p.

WREXHAM: Wrexham National Trust Association spring fair from 11am-4pm at Erddig.

SUNDAY

FRODSHAM: Art Treasures of St Petersberg, an illustrated lecture by Adrian Sumner at Castle Park Arts Centre from 2-4pm. Admission £2.50 including tea and cake.

HOPE: Circular walk at Hope Mountain – a five mile wander through the beautiful countryside around Hope Mountain from 10.30am-3pm. Booking essential on 01244 814931.

KNUTSFORD: Design Weekend, Tatton Park, 10am-5pm. Details on 01625 374400 www.tattonpark.org.uk.

NESS: Rhododendron Society‘ will hold its 11th anniversary at Ness Gardens with a free display in the Visitor Centre, 10am-5pm. Normal admission prices to gardens apply.Š

SAIGHTON: National Gardens Scheme open day at Saighton Grange, Abbey Gate College, from noon-4pm. Admission £3, children free. Ring 01244 332077.

WIRRAL: National Gardens Scheme open day, Maylands, Latchford Road, Gayton, from 2-5pm. Admission £4, children free. Ring 0151 342 8557.

WIRRAL: National Gardens Scheme open day at 69 Well Lane, Gayton, from 2-5pm. Admission £4, children free. Ring 0151 342 3321.

WREXHAM: Bank Holiday craft fair from 11am-4pm at Erddig.

MONDAY

KNUTSFORD: Design Weekend at Tatton Park from 10am-5pm. Ring 01625 374400 for details or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

KNUTSFORD: Adopt A Farm Animal Day at Tatton Park from 10am-5pm. Ring 01625 374400 for details or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.

NESS: Family hog roast at Ness Gardens from noon-3pm; £4.95 per person. Normal admission prices to gardens apply.Š

WIRRAL: National Gardens Scheme open day, Maylands, Latchford Road, Gayton, from 2-5pm. Admission £4, children free. Ring 0151 342 8557.

WIRRAL: National Gardens Scheme open day at 69 Well Lane, Gayton, from 2-5pm. Admission £4, children free. Ring 0151 342 3321.

WREXHAM: Bank Holiday craft fair from 11am-4pm at Erddig.

TUESDAY

NESTON: Neston – Have Your Say. All welcome to discuss local policing issues at Neston Town Hall at 7pm.

WEDNESDAY

HOLYWELL: Bluebells and badgers – a spring woodland walk in Pen y Maes woods from 7-9.30pm. Booking essential on 01244 814931.

THURSDAY, MAY 7

TALACRE: Natterjack Night – a night time walk in the dunes to catch a glimpse of some voracious dune predators and hear their eerie calls, from 9-11pm. Booking essential on 01244 814931.

MUSIC

Wednesday

LLANFERRES: Village Hall – New adult beginners ballroom and Latin American dance classes, 7.30-815pm; practice session 8.15-9.30pm. Details: 01352 741112 or 07863 293311.

LLANFERRES: Village Hall – 50s night with live music from Resound, in aid of Nightingale House Hospice, 8-midnight; 50s dress welcome. Ticket only, £5, from June or Tim on 01352 810264, or The Druid Inn.

THURSDAY

CHESTER: Manchester organist Steven Callow, plays music by Bach, Howells and Franck, in his lunchtime organ recital in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Retiring collection.

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra presents Royal Fireworks, conducted by Joseph Wolfe with soloist Arabella Steinbacher (violin), performing works by Elgar, Szymanowski and Brahms at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £32-£10. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: Natalie Clein (cello) and Kathryn Stott (piano) perform works by Bartok, Dvorak, Brahms, Fyfe, Casals, de Falla and Chopin at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £25-£12. Ring 0161 907 9000.

MANCHESTER: RNCM New Ensemble, conducted by Clark Rundell, Richard Davis and Richard Harvey with soloist Carolina Krogius (mezzo soprano), perform works by James Macmillan, Emma-Ruth Richards and John Casken at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £8. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

FRIDAY

MANCHESTER: An evening of popular classics organised by the Rotary Club of Lymm and featuring international tenor Martin Toal, Craig Owen (violin), Claire Ronan (soprano), the Rochdale Concert Orchestra and Choir and the June Rendell School of Dance at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £22.50-£15. Ring 0161 907 9000.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Pablo Gonzalez with soloist Craig Ogden (guitar), perform works by Bizet, Rodrigo and Tchaikovsky at the Victoria Hall at 8pm. Tickets £27-£11.50. Ring 0870 060 6649 or visit www.ambassadortickets.com/stoke.

SATURDAY

ELLESMERE PORT: Chester Wind Band presents Classics to Swing at the Civic Hall, 7.30pm. Adults £8, concessions £5. 0151 355 7652.

WREXHAM: Wrexham Symphony Orchestra, featuring pianist Llyr Williams, in concert at the William Aston Hall at Glyndwr University at 7.30pm. Tickets £9-£5. Ring 01978 292015.

SUNDAY

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Joseph Wolfe with soloist Arabella Steinbacher (violin), performs works by Verdi, Szymanowski, Schubert and Wagner at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 2.30pm. Tickets £32-£10. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: University of Manchester Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marcus Farnsworth with soloists Amanda Roocroft (soprano), Allan Clayton (tenor), Roderick Williams (Baritone), present Britten’ s War Requiem at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £24-£12. Ring 0161 907 9000.

TUESDAY

CHESTER: Lunchtime concert featuring Lionel Clarke (cello) and Brian Heald (piano), Wesley Methodist Church, 12.45pm. 01244 379750.

CHESTER: Tuesdays-at-One – Tim Jones, organist at St Mary’s Church, Handbridge, plays music by Buxtehude, Franck, Mendelssohn, Bach, Handel and Walton, in his lunchtime organ recital in St Werburgh’s Church, Grosvenor Park Road. Retiring collection.

WEDNESDAY

ST ASAPH: Mervyn Cousins, executive director, Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, gives this month’s organ recital in St Asaph Cathedral, 7.30pm. Admission £4 including programme and refreshment.

THURSDAY, MAY 7

CHESTER: Concert organist Keith Hearnshaw, gives the lunchtime organ recital in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Retiring collection.

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Ensemble 10/10, conducted by Clark Rundell, perform works by Judith Weir, Luciano Berio and Kenneth Hesketh at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £8. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

SHOWS

CHESTER: May 2 – Chester Comedy Club presents Elis James, DJ Appleby and Mike Newall at Alexander’s, Rufus Court, at 8pm. Tickets £10. Ring 01244 340005 or visit www.alexanderslive.com.

CHESTER: May 5 – An Evening with Tim Firth – the scriptwriter of Calendar Girls chats about his work at the University of Chester.

CREWE: April 28-May 2 – The Yvonne School of Dancing presents Showtime in support of Cancer Research at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.15pm. Tickets £11-£7. Ring 01270 537333.

CREWE: May 5-6 – Cheshire Dance Showcase at Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £4.50. Ring 01270 537333 or visit www.lyceumtheatre.net.

LIVERPOOL: April 30 – Comedy Central presents Rex Boyd, Diane Morgan and Matt Green, with compère Toby Hadoke, at Baby Blue, Edward Pavilion, Albert Dock, at 8pm. Tickets £10. Ring 0151 702 5834 or visit www.liverpoolcomedycentral.com.

LIVERPOOL: May 1-2 – Senior members of the Everyman and Playhouse Youth Theatre present The Love of the Nightingale by Timberlake Wertenbaker at the Everyman Theatre in Hope Street. Tickets £3. Ring 0151 709 4776 or visit ww.everyman playhouse.com.

LIVERPOOL: May 1-2 – Capital of Comedy presets MC Neil Fitzmaurice, Keith Carter as Nige and John Warburton, at The Slaughterhouse, Fenwick Street. Tickets are £10 each on Fridays and £12 each on Saturdays. Tickets can be purchased online on www.thecapitalofcomedy.com, by calling ticketweb on 0844 477 1000.

LIVERPOOL: May 3 – Comedian Al Murray at the Echo Arena. Tickets £25. Ring 0844 8000 400 or visit www.accliverpool.com.

LIVERPOOL: May 5 – Comedian Chris Addison of The Thick of It and Lab Rats fame, brings his stand-up show to the Everyman Theatre in Hope Street at 8pm. Ring 0151 709 4776 or visit www.everymanplayhouse.com.

LLANGOLLEN: April 30 – Kill For A Seat Comedy Club at the Royal International Pavilion at 8pm. Tickets £8. Ring 01978 860111.

LLANGOLLEN: April 30, May 1-2 – Llangollen and District Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society present HMS Pinafore at the Town Hall at 7.30pm. Ring 01978 860441.

MANCHESTER: April 28-May 2 – East Cheshire’s Musical Theatre Company presentsAnything Goes by Cole Porter 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.

MANCHESTER: May 3 – Comedian Rob Brydon brings his stand-up show to the Palace Theatre in Oxford Street. Tickets £17.50. Ring 0844 847 2484 or visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: May 4 – The Tales of Peter Rabbit at the Opera House, Quay Street, at 2.30pm. Tickets £12. Ring 0844 847 2484 or visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: May 7 – Here Come The Boys featuring The Chippendales at the Opera House, Quay Street, at 7.30pm. Tickets £25. Ring 0844 847 2484 or visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk.

MOLD: May 6 – Travelling Light Theatre Company and Tobacco Factory Theatre present The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen for children aged 3+, the Clwyd Room, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, 10.30am/1pm. Tickets £5. Ring 0845 330 3565 or visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk.

MOLD: May 7 – Kill For A Seat Comedy Club presents Justin Moorhouse and John Robins in the Clwyd Room at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 8pm. Tickets £8, concessions £6. Ring 0845 330 3565.

NESTON: May 7 – Bunch of 5s presents Four Penny Circus, a lively new roadshow of circus-themed spoken word, at Neston High School at 7.30pm. Ring 0151 996 9758.

NORTHWICH: May 1 – Vienna Festival Ballet presents Coppelia at the Memorial Hall.

RHYL: May 1 – The Loves and Laughs of Henry Blofeld at the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £16, £14, concessions £1 off. Ring 01745 330000 or visit www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

RUNCORN: April 29-May 2 – CODYS present Around The West End – excerpts from some of the hottest shows currently playing in the West End including Mamma Mia, Wicked, Hairspray, Never Forget, The Jersey Boys, Avenue Q, We Will Rock You and Billy Elliot, The Brindley, High Street, 7.30pm. Tickets £12, £10 concessions. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk

RUNCORN: May 1 – Dawn Sherwood presets a interactive evening of clairvoyance at The Brindley, High Street, at 7.30pm. Tickets £10. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

RUNCORN: May 6-9 – The Bentley Operatic Society presents Patience by Gilbert and Sullivan at The Brindley, High Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £10. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk

SALFORD: April 29-May 2 – Derren Brown live at The Lowry, Salford Quays, at 7.30pm. Tickets £27.50, £25. Visit www.thelowry.com or ring 0870 787 5788.

SALFORD: April 30 – Learn To Play The Ukelele in Under an Hour (How George Formby Saved My Life) at The Lowry, Salford Quays, at 8pm. Tickets £12. Visit www.thelowry.com or ring 0870 787 5788.

SALFORD: May 1-2 – Penny Dreadful Productions presents The Missionary’s Position – defrocked by the church but hailed as a saint by his parishioners, the tap-dancing Rev Harold Davidson’s true story is retold as a music hall show at The Lowry, Salford Quays, at 7.45pm. Tickets £12. Ring 0870 787 5788 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: May 3 – Comedians Paul Sinha and Markus Birdman bring their On The Road show to The Lowry, Salford Quays, at 8pm. Tickets £12. Ring 0870 787 5788 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: May 4 – The Funny Women Awards at The Lowry, Salford Quays, at 8pm. Tickets £12. Ring 0870 787 5788 or visit www.thelowry.com.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: May 2 – All-round entertainer Brian Conley at the Victoria Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £19.50. Ring 0870 060 6649 or visit www.ambassadortickets.com/stoke.

WIRRAL: April 28-May 2 – The Gladstone Theatre Trust presents The Leverhulme Open Drama Festival at the Gladstone Theatre at 7pm. Tickets £5, concessions £4. Ring 0151 643 8757.

WIRRAL: April 30 – Comedian Dave Spikey at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton. Ring 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.

WIRRAL: May 1 – The Essence of Ireland at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton. Ring 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.

WIRRAL: May 3 – The Ken Dodd Happiness Show at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton. Ring 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.

WREXHAM: April 30 – Vienna Festival Ballet is coming to Glyndwr University with a production of Coppelia by Leo Delibes at 7.30pm. Tickets £15, concessions £10. Ring 01978 292015 or visit www.glyndwr.ac.uk/events.

EXHIBITIONS

CHESTER: April 18-June 21 – Watercolours of Victorian Chester by Louise Rayner at the Grosvenor Museum’s Exhibition Gallery Two.

CHESTER: April 6-May 29 – Paintings of Old Buildings in Chester and Cheshire by John Hopkins at Chester History and Heritage in St Michael’s Church, Bridge Street. Ring 01244 402110.

CHESTER: March 30-May 28 – The Best Days of Our Lives? – photographic display of Chester schools from the past at Chester History and Heritage at St Michael’s Church on Bridge Street Row.

CHESTER: March 28-June 20 – New Evolutions – exhibition of artworks to launch a new Chester-based art collective, at Telford’s Warehouse in Tower Wharf. Ring 07901 552303.

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.

FRODSHAM: April 1-May 11 – Leo Kundas Retrospective including paintings and prints of New York, horses and flowers at Castle Park Arts Centre. Free entry. Ring 01928 735832.

LIVERPOOL: May 1-August 31 – Sound and Vision – Atmospheric images of Liverpool’s youthful and exhilarating post-punk era feature in a new exhibition by photographer Francesco Mellina at the National Conservation Centre in Whitechapel. Ring 0151 478 4999.

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.

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.