What’s on listings - 14/5/09

May 14 2009 Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

THURSDAY

CHESTER: Chester and District branch of the Parkinson’s Disease Society monthly meeting at the Oddfellows Hall in High Street, Saltney, at 7pm. Ring 01244 678866.

FRIDAY

NESS: Evening bat walk and meal at Ness Gardens from 6.30-10pm. £7.95 per person. Pre-booking essential.

SATURDAY

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen art trip to Birmingham to include visits guided by Adrian Sumner to the Barber Institute and Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery. £20 per person. Book on 0151 346 1017.

CHESTER: Soapstar Football Challenge featuring an all star cast from Hollyoaks, The Bill, Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Holby City and Shameless at Chester City FC, Bumpers Lane. Kick-off 1pm. Tickets £5, available from 0845 241 7868.

SUNDAY

HALKYN: Halkyn Mountain Common Discovery for adults – discover the spectacular countryside of Halkyn and its industrial history with the ranger from 2-4pm. Meet outside Rhos Helyg School. Booking essential on 01244 814931.

HESWALL: National Gardens Scheme open day at Riverside Lodge in Oldfield Road from 1-5pm. Admission £3.50, children free.

MANLEY: National Gardens Scheme open day at Manley Knoll in Manley Road from 2-5pm. Admission £3.50, children free.

ST ASAPH: The North Wales branch of Plant Heritage (NCCPG) are holding a Plant Hunters’ Fair at the Tweedmill, Llanerch Park, from 10am-4pm. There will be 12 specialist nurseries selling a wide range of interesting plants and admission is free. Enquiries 01978 761083 or visit www.nccpg.com.

WILLASTON: National Gardens Scheme open day at Willaston Village Gardens from 2-5pm. Combined admission £4.50, children free.

MONDAY

CHESTER: Society of Thirteen joint meeting with the University of Chester featuring a lecture on Chester, Cathodes and Controversy – The Chemical Life of Sir William Crookes by Professor Colin Russell at the University of Chester at 7.30pm.

TUESDAY

CHESTER: Russian Applied Arts: Tradition and Innovation – a lecture by Irene Thorp who draws on her personal experience of art and artists in Ekaterinburg and St Petersburg at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 1.30pm. Admission £3.

CHESTER: The Chester & District Fuchsia Society will hold its monthly meeting when Geoff Little from the Brothers of Charity Nursery, Thingwall, Liverpool, will be guest speaker at The Catholic Social Club, Brook Street, at 7.30pm. Non-members welcome. Phone 01928 714593 for information.

UPTON: Aglow Evening for ladies with singer/songwriter Liz Clarke from Belfast. Members and visitors invited. Board Room, Cheshire County Sports Club 7.15pm; £2. Free refreshments. Ring 01829 271111 for details or just turn up.

WEDNESDAY

BARROWMORE: An invitation to visit Barrowmore Estate and view the beautiful spiral plantings made by Pam Field, Nicky Ferguson, Andy Faulkner and friends as part of CAN’s Art in Gardens project. Ring 01829 741151 for details.

CHESTER: Chester Flower Club meeting with demonstration on Purely For Pleasure by Arthur McDonald of Bury at Christleton Parish Hall, 1pm for 1.30pm. Guests £5.

THURSDAY, MAY 21

WIRRAL: Wirral Railway Circle AGM with talk by circle president Ron Cotton, former Liverpool divisional passenger manager at the Lever Club in Port Sunlight at 7.30pm. Ring 01244 401643.

MUSIC

THURSDAY

CHESTER: Philip Rushforth gives lunchtime organ recital in the cathedral at 1.10pm. Retiring collection.

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vasily Petrenko with soloist Eldar Nebolsin (piano), perform works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov, Stravinsky and Mussorgsky at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £32-£10. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Sir Mark Elder with soloist Howard Shelley (piano), perform works by Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Brahms at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£9. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

FRIDAY

CAERGWRLE: John and Angel Evans present a light-hearted evening of music in Caergwrle Methodist Church at 7.30pm. Admission £5. For further details telephone 01978 761015

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Vassily Sinaisky with soloist John Tomlinson (bass), perform works by Shostakovich at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £22.50-£15. Ring 0161 907 9000.

WREXHAM: The David Lloyd Memorial Concert featuring Rhys Meirion, accompanied by Annette Bryn Pari, with introductions by Don Lloyd, paying tribute to renowned Welsh tenor David Lloyd at Theatr Stiwt in Broad Street, Rhos, at 7.30pm. Tickets £10. Ring 01978 841300 or visit www.stiwt.co.uk.

SATURDAY

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Youth Choir will e perform an evening of popular music at Hamilton Street Methodist Church at 7.30pm. The concert will also feature Voce Scura, a young innovative chamber choir formed originally by friends from Sheffield University and the National Youth Choir of Great Britain. There is no charge, under- 21s. Tickets are available at the door at £7. For details, ring 01244 674878.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Carl Davis, present Oscars for Orchestra featuring music from Oscar winning movies at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£9. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SUNDAY

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, conducted by Matthew Wood, perform works by Bach, Hesketh and Mussorgsky at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £8. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Sir Mark Elder with soloist Howard Shelley (piano), perform works by Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Brahms at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£9. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WIRRAL: The Big Easy Jazz Band, a 14-piece group playing original arrangements of vintage jazz classics, play on the third Sunday in every month at the Melrose Hall in Melrose Avenue, Hoylake. Featuring a wealth of local jazz talent, and the vocals of Linda Leigh. Starting at 8pm. Ring Terry Perry on 334 7147.

TUESDAY

CHESTER: The Tuesdays-at-One lunchtime organ recital in St. Werburgh’s Church, Grosvenor Park Road, features Charles Harden, organist at St Helen’s Church, Tarporley. Retiring collection.

WEDNESDAY

CHESTER: Wednesday-at-One recital featuring Sarah Atter (flute) and Lauren Hibberd (piano) at St John’s Church at 12.45pm. Ring 01244 880210.

MANCHESTER: The Sixteen, conducted by Harry Christophers, perform best-loved English anthems for choir and organ at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £29-£12. Ring 0161 907 9000.

NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME: Jutta’s Party Band in concert at the New Vic Theatre in Etruria Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £14, £12.50. Visit www.newvictheatre.org.uk or ring 01782 717962.

THURSDAY, MAY 21

CHESTER: Ian Roberts plays music by Guilmant, Bruna, Merkel, Cabanilles and Tournemire, in his lunchtime organ recital in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Retiring collection.

SHOWS

BUNBURY: May 14-16 – The Good Companions present Trouble in Pantoland at the village hall. Adults £8, children £5. Ring 01829 260500.

CHESTER: May 14 – Screen Deva presents Best of the Fests, an evening of the best short films from around the UK and international film festivals, at Telford’s Warehouse from 7-11pm. Admission free. Ring 0870 428 0785 or visit www.chesterperforms.com.

CHESTER: May 14 – Screen Deva presents Baby Deva, a screening of the 1979 Woody Allen film Manhattan at the Grosvenor Museum at 11am for parents and guardians of children under the age of one. Admission £4.50. Ring 0870 428 0785 or visit www.chesterperforms.com.

CHESTER: May 14 – Screen Deva presents a screening of the 1999 Oscar-winning film Girl, Interrupted (15) from 7pm at St Olave’s Church. Admission £4.50. Ring 0870 428 0785 or visit www.chesterperforms.com.

CHESTER: May 14 – Screen Deva presents an open air screening of the 1958 Alfred Hitchcock film Vertigo at the Grosvenor Park. Gates open 7pm, film starts 9pm. Admission £5.50. Bring your own seating. Ring 0870 428 0785 or visit www.chesterperforms.com.

CHESTER: May 14 – Screen Deva presents a screening of the 1997 film Life Is Beautiful at 7.30pm at Olio & Farina. Admission £20 including pasta dish followed by dessert, served with a glass of wine or £10 from 7.30pm for a glass of wine and a serving of mixed olives and breads with oils. Ring 0870 428 0785 or visit www.chesterperforms.com.

CHESTER: May 15 – Screen Deva presents Deva Classics, a screening of the 1945 David Lean film Brief Encounter at the Grosvenor Museum at 2pm. Admission £2.50, OAPs free, including tea, coffee and biscuits. Ring 0870 428 0785 or visit www.chesterperforms.com.

CHESTER: May 15 – Screen Deva presents an open air screening of the 2001 film Donnie Darko at the Grosvenor Park. Gates open 7pm, film starts 9pm. Admission £5.50. Bring your own seating. Ring 0870 428 0785 or visit www.chesterperforms.com.

CHESTER: May 15 – Screen Deva presents a screening of the 2008 Coen Brothers film Burn After Reading(15) from 8pm at St Olave’s Church. Admission £4.50. Ring 0870 428 0785 or visit www.chesterperforms.com.

CHESTER: May 16 – Screen Deva presents a screening of the 2007 film Son of Rambow(15) from 2pm at St Olave’s Church. Admission £4.50. Ring 0870 428 0785 or visit www.chesterperforms.com.

CHESTER: May 16 – Screen Deva presents an open air screening of Steven Spielberg’s 1982 classic film ET – The Extra-Terrestrialat the Grosvenor Park. Gates open 7pm, film starts 9pm. Admission £5.50. Bring your own seating. Ring 0870 428 0785 or visit www.chesterperforms.com.

CHESTER: May 16 – Chester Comedy Club presents Ray Kane, Meryl O’Rourke and Rob & Skatz. Doors open 8pm. Admission £10. Ring 01244 340005 or visit www.alexanderslive.com.

CHESTER: May 16 – Screen Deva presents a screening of the 2007 Spanish film The Orphanage (15) from 8pm at St Olave’s Church. Admission £4.50. Ring 0870 428 0785 or visit www.chesterperforms.com.

CREWE: May 21 – English National Contemporary Ballet at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £16.50-14.50. Ring 01270 537333 or visit www.lyceumtheatre.net.

LIVERPOOL: May 14 – Comedy Central presents Tony Law, Danny McLoughlin, Gareth Richards, Mike Sheer and MC Chris Cairns, at Baby Blue, Edward Pavilion, Albert Dock, at 8pm. Tickets £10. Ring 0151 702 5834 or visit www.liverpoolcomedycentral.com.

LIVERPOOL: May 15-16 – Capital of Comedy presents MC Neil Fitzmaurice, Tanya Lee Davis and Tony Law, at The Slaughterhouse, Fenwick Street. Tickets are £10 each on Fridays and £12 each on Saturdays and can be purchased online at www.thecapitalofcomedy.com, by calling ticketweb on 0844 477 1000.

LIVERPOOL: May 18 – Comedian Ross Noble at the Empire Theatre in Lime Street at 8pm. Tickets £20. Ring 0844 847 2525 or visit www.liverpoolempire.org.uk.

LIVERPOOL: May 21 – Comedy Central presents Rev Obadiah Steppenwolf, Matt Price, Marion Pashley, Rob Coleman and MC Jonathan Mayor, at Baby Blue, Edward Pavilion, Albert Dock, at 8pm. Tickets £10. Ring 0151 702 5834 or visit www.liverpoolcomedycentral.com.

LLANDUDNO: May 17 – An audience with Sally Morgan, the stars’ psychic, at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £19.50. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

LLANDUDNO: May 20 – Ellen Kent & Amphitheatre Productions present Verdi’s Aida at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £33.50-£19. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: May 12-16 – Queerupnorth present Taylor Mac in The Young Ladies Of..., combining music, film, storytelling and drag at the Library Theatre in St Peter’s Square at 9pm, Saturday 4pm and 8pm. Tickets £10, concessions £9. Ring 0161 236 7110 or visit www.librarytheatre.com.

MANCHESTER: May 13-16 – Queerupnorth present Ursula Martinez in My Stories, Your Emails combining stand-up, live art, character comedy and spoken word, the Library Theatre, St Peter’s Square, 7.30pm; Saturday 2.30pm. Tickets £8, concessions £7. Ring 0161 236 7110 or visit www.librarytheatre.com.

MANCHESTER: May 14 – The Songs of Sister Act featuring The London Community Gospel Choir and Rowetta from The X Factor at the Opera House, Quay Street, at 7.30pm. Tickets £18.50. Ring 0844 847 2484 or visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: May 15 – Bat: The Symphony, devised and starring Steve Steinman, featuring a 40-piece orchestra and rock band, at the Opera House, Quay Street, at 7.30pm. Tickets £27.50, £22.50. Ring 0844 847 2484 or visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: May 16 – The Brothers Gibb pay tribute to the Bee Gees at the Opera House, Quay Street, at 7.30pm. Tickets £18.50, £22.50. Ring 0844 847 2484 or visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: May 17 – Chuckle Trek – The Lost Generation starring The Chuckle Brothers at the Opera House, Quay Street, at 2pm. Tickets £12.50. Ring 0844 847 2484 or visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: May 20-23 – Comedian Ross Noble at the Opera House, Quay Street, at 8pm. Tickets £20. Ring 0844 847 2484 or visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk.

NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME: May 18 – Mind The Gap present Boo by Mike Kenny, inspired by the character of Boo radley from To Kill A Mockingbird at the New Vic Studio Theatre in Etruria Road at 7.45pm. Tickets £7.50. Visit www.newvictheatre.org.uk or ring 01782 717962.

RHYL: May 14 – The Comedians featuring Frank Carson, Tony Jo, Mick Miller, Maurice Grumbleweed and Johnnie Casson at the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £16.50, concessions £1.50 off. Call the box office on 01745 330000 or book online at www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

RHYL: May 17 – The Tales of Peter Rabbit at the Pavilion Theatre at 2pm. Tickets £12 adults, £10 children, £40 family ticket. Call the box office on 01745 330000 or book online at www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

RUNCORN: May 15 – Split Ends Theatre presents Split Tales – two back-to-back shows that centre around the darker side of every day life – at The Brindley Studio, High Street, at 7.30pm. Tickets £7, £8 concessions. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk

SALFORD: May 14-16 – Truant Company presents Care Takers, a gripping and powerful new drama from award-winning writer Billy Cowan exploring issues surrounding bullying and homophobia in schools at The Lowry at Salford Quays at 7.45pm. Ring 0870 787 5788 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: May 17 – Kathakitathom – The Rhythm of Nirvana - contemporary dance show from Bangalore at The Lowry at Salford Quays at 7pm. Tickets £12. Ring 0870 787 5788 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: May 17 – Comedian Micky Flanagan brings his What Chance Change? to The Lowry at Salford Quays at 8pm. Tickets £12. Ring 0870 787 5788 or visit www.thelowry.com.

WARRINGTON: May 15 – Joe Longthorne live on stage at the Parr Hall in Palmyra Square at 7.30pm. Tickets £22.50, £20. Ring 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

WARRINGTON: May 17 – Potted Pirates – Dan and Jeff return with this new compressed caper, in search of talking parrots and mysterious buried treasure, at The Pyramid in Palmyra Square at 3pm. Tickets £8.50, £6.50. Ring 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

WIRRAL: May 14-16 – Port Sunlight Players present When Did You Last See Your Trousers? by Ray Galton and John Antrobus at the Gladstone Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £6, concessions £5. Ring 0151 334 3040.

WIRRAL: May 17 – The Basil Brush Show at the Floral Pavilion. Ring 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.

WIRRAL: May 20 – Vienna Festival Ballet presents Coppelia at the Floral Pavilion. Ring 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.

WREXHAM: May 16 – The Magic of Motown – Reach Out: 50th Anniversary Tour at the William Aston Hall at Glyndwr University at 8pm. Tickets £15 from Wrexham Tourist Information Centre on 01978 292015 or www.seetickets.com.