What’s on - 2/7/09

Jul 2 2009 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

THURSDAY

CHESTER: Chester and District branch of the Parkinson’s Disease Society holding a summer lunch at the Oddfellows Hall in High Street, Saltney. Ring 01244 678866.

SATURDAY

WARRINGTON: Warrington’s annual, free, family-friendly festival, Party at the Park, returns to Queen’s Gardens with the fantasy theme of folklore, myths and legends from noon-5pm. TV presenter, and renowned archaeologist, Mark Olly (Granada’s Lost Treasures) will be hosting the day’s events and ensuring everyone is transported back in time with full costumes and shows performed by local groups. Ring 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

WEPRE: Badger watch – come prepared for a walk “off the path” to see badgers in their natural habitats at Wepre Park. Wear warm, dark coloured, outdoor clothes and sensible boots. Avoid wearing any strongly scented cosmetics. Booking essential on 01244 814931.

WIRRAL: National Gardens Scheme open day at 18 Holmwood Drive, Barnston, Wirral, from 2-5pm. Admission £3, children free.

WREXHAM: Children's Festival – lots of family fun activities, shows, workshops and trails at Erddig from 11am-5pm. Ring 01978 355314. Normal admission prices apply.

SUNDAY

CONNAH’S QUAY: Connah’s Quay Festival and Capricorn Animal Rescue Fun Day from 10am-4pm featuring funfair, car boot sale, dog show, morris dancing, football tournament. Free event. 01244 819420.

FRODSHAM: Summer craft festival, part of Festival in the Park, celebrating Frodsham’s 800th anniversary at Castle Park Arts Centre from 1-4pm. Ring 01928 735832.

NESTON: Family fun day at Neston Cricket Club from 7pm. Activities including junior kwik cricket competition, tennis, hockey and football, bouncy castle, toddler play area and traditional games like welly wanging and tug ‘o’ war. Ring 07979 755026.

WIRRAL: National Gardens Scheme open day at 18 Holmwood Drive, Barnston, Wirral, from 2-5pm. Admission £3, children free.

WREXHAM: Children's Festival – lots of family fun activities, shows, workshops and trails at Erddig from 11am-5pm. Ring 01978 355314. Normal admission prices apply.

TUESDAY

RHYDYMWYN: Bracken Bash – come and help in the beautiful hidden valley of Rhydymwyn. For details, ring 01352 742115.

THURSDAY, JULY 9

CHESTER: Ancient Meols – a lecture on the seashore of Meols, on the tip of the Wirral peninsula, one of the richest and most fascinating archaeological landscapes in Britain, at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 2pm. Admission free.

MALPAS: Malpas Horticultural Society meeting with talk on water and marsh plants in the Jubilee Hall at 7.30pm. Ring 01948 860630.

NESTON: Community action meeting, Town Hall from 7pm. All welcome to discuss local policing issues.

NESTON: Guided walk around the Neston Collieries from 7.30pm. Meet outside The Harp pub, Little Neston. Walk led by Edward Hilditch of Burton & Neston History Society. Free.

MUSIC

THURSDAY

CHESTER: Chester Summer Music Festival 2009 opening event featuring the Chetham’s 40th Anniversary Concert with the Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Chester Bach Singers, Choir of Chester Cathedral, soloists Christian Immler (baritone) and Hanna Yip (piano), conducted by David Hill, performing works by Walton and Britten at Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets £15, £8. Ring 0845 241 7868 or visit www.chesterfestivals.co.uk.

CHESTER: Alessandro Bianchi, organist at St Paul's Basilica, Cantu, Italy, plays music by Handel, Franck, Wakeman, Marco, Pardini, Deischner, Miller and Somma, in his celebrity organ recital in St Werburgh's Church, Grosvenor Park Road, at 7.30pm. Admission £5 including programme and post recital refreshment.

MANCHESTER: RNCM Wind Orchestra, conducted by Timothy Reynish, Clark Rundell and Mark Heron with soloists Melinda Maxwell (oboe) and Paul Vowles (clarinet), perform works by Vaughan Williams, Michael Oliva, Edward Gregson, Gary Carpenter, David Horne, Edwin Roxburgh and Adam Gorb, the Royal Northern College of Music, Oxford Road, 7.30pm. Tickets £8. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

FRIDAY

MANCHESTER: Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by David Hill, with soloists Hannah Yip (piano) and Christian Immler (baritone), perform works by Walton and Britten, Bridgewater Hall, 7.30pm. Tickets £27-£9. 0161 907 9000.

SATURDAY

CHESTER: Music at Wesley featuring pianist Jeremy Heald performing works by Schumann, Brahms, Debussy, Granados and Kapustin at the Wesley Methodist Church in St John Street from 12.45pm.

CHESTER: Chester Summer Music Festival 2009 presents Manchester Camerata Family Music Day in the Small Hall at the University of Chester from 10.30am-3pm. Adults £5, children £3. Ring 0845 241 7868 or visit www.chesterfestivals.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: Halle Promenade Concert – an anniversary tribute to Abraham Lincoln, conducted by James Burton and featuring the Halle Choir, performing works by Copland, Burton, Dvorak, Scott Joplin, Barber and Gershwin at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £29.50-£13.50. Ring 0161 907 9000.

MANCHESTER: Altrincham Choral Society Summer Concert Tour 2009 presents Musica attraverso i secoli, conducted by Steven Roberts and David Lloyd-Mostyn with soloist Lydia Bryan (piano), performing works by Karl Jenkins, Henryk Gorecki, Charles Villiers Stanford, Liszt, Debussy and Durufle at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £10. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

SUNDAY

LLANDUDNO: The Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines, Plymouth, in concert at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £15-£10. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: Bury Music Centre, conducted by Lawrence Yates and featuring the Bury Youth Orchestra and choirs from Bury Primary Schools at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £6. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

MONDAY

LLANGOLLEN: Llangollen International Music Eisteddfod opening gala fundraising concert featuring Faryl Smith, Mark Evans, Alexei Kalveks, The Fron male Voice Choir, Cor Godre’r Aran and Cantorian Colin Jones. Tickets £20. on 01978 862001 or www.llangollen2009.com.

TUESDAY

CHESTER: Chester Summer Music Festival 2009 presents a lunchtime recital by pianist, Sophie Cashell, performing works by Ginastera, Schumann and Liszt at St Mary’s Centre at 1pm. Tickets £8. Ring 0845 241 7868 or visit www.chesterfestivals.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY

LLANGOLLEN: Llangollen International Music Eisteddfod presents Song & Dance Day, hosted by Terry Waite. Tickets £19-£10 on 01978 862001 or www.llangollen2009.com.

THURSDAY, JULY 9

CHESTER: Chester Summer Music Festival 2009 presents a lunchtime recital by organist Stephen Farr at St Mary’s Centre at 1pm. Tickets £8. Ring 0845 241 7868 or visit www.chesterfestivals.co.uk.

LLANGOLLEN: Llangollen International Music Eisteddfod presents International Youth Day and Willard White in concert. Tickets £22-£11 on 01978 862001 or www.llangollen2009.com.

ST ASAPH: Celebrity Concert featuring Alan Barnes, eight times winner at the British Jazz Awards, and Bruce Adams, voted Best Trumpet Player, at Oriel House Hotel at 8.30pm. Admission £10, concessions £8. Ring 01745 812260.

WIRRAL: Willaston Village Festival choir concert at Willaston Memorial Hall, 7.30pm. Ring 0151 327 5191.

SHOWS

CHESTER: July 4 – Chester Comedy Club featuring Dave Whitney, Ben Schofield and David Ward at Alexander’s, Rufus Court at 8pm. Admission £10. Ring 01244 340005 or visit www.alexanderslive.com.

LIVERPOOL: July 2 – Everyword 2009 presents a rehearsed reading of Blood and Soil, by Lizzie Nunnery, at 7.30pm at the Everyman and Playhouse. Canaan's story is one of torture and loss and Martha's hungry to hear it, but the last thing she'll do is let him know her. However, when she finds herself isolated in a city now strange to her, Canaan becomes the only person she can turn to for help. Tickets are available from the box office on 0151 709 4776 or online at www.everymanplayhouse.com.

LIVERPOOL: July 2 – Everyword 2009 presents State of Wonder Theatre Company’s production of The Almond Tree at 9.30pm at the Everyman & Playhouse. A little girl has journeyed to a dark land and arrives at a desolate house on the rocks.Š There she finds maps, books and travelling trunks that reveal secrets and stories, and something magical happening in the garden. Tickets are available from the box office on 0151 709 4776 or online at www.everymanplayhouse.com.

LIVERPOOL: July 3 – Everyword 2009 presents Tmesis Theatre Company with The Dreadful Hours by Chris Fittock at 7.30pm. What happens when the everyday realities of suburban isolation slowly suppress the endless promise and idealism of those first sparks of limitless love?Š When one hour’s dinner can seem like five years, while five years can pass in a fraction of a heartbeat. Tickets are available from the box office on 0151 709 4776 or online at www.everymanplayhouse.com.

LIVERPOOL: July 4 – Everyword 2009 closes with Tense, presented by Nabokov and the Everyman Theatre. The toughest creative challenge in town is back by popular demand.ŠFollowing Everyword 08’s sell-out success, the Everyman is again giving some of Liverpool’s most exciting artists one week to respond to the most important news story of the moment. Tickets from the box office on 0151 709 4776 or online at www.everymanplayhouse.com.

LLANDUDNO: July 4 – Joe Longthorne Show, Venue Cymru, 7.30pm. Tickets £22.50, £19.50 on 01492 872000 or www.venuecymru.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: July 3 – RNCM Opera present Candide by Leonard Bernstein, featuring the RNCM Chorus and RNCM Chamber Ordchestra, conducted by James Holmes and featuring guest soloists Steven Page and Simon Crosby Buttle, the Royal Northern College of Music, Oxford Road, 7.30pm. Tickets £18, £15 on 0161 907 5555 or www.rncm.ac.uk.

MANCHESTER: July 3-4 – Just Like We Dreamed It – 15 Magical Years – an anniversary show celebrating the past 15 years of song and dance produced by Carolann, Jenna and Ryan Clague and Kimberley Quigley at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.15pm. Tickets £10. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

MOLD: June 29-July 3 – Flintshire Youth Arts Fest 09 – Flintshire schools and community groups burst on to the stage with an exciting programme of drama, dance and music performance in the Emlyn Williams Theatre at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 7pm and 8.15pm. Tickets £5, concessions £4. Ring 0845 330 3565 or visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk.

MOLD: July 2 – Kill For A Seat Comedy Club presents Rob Deering and Seymour Mace in the Clwyd Room at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 8pm. Tickets £8, concessions £6. Ring 0845 330 3565 or visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk.

RHYL: July 3 – Electric Dreams – Pop Goes The 80s – barrage of non-stop hits from the 80s at the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £16.50, concessions £1.50 off on 01745 330000 or www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

RHYL: July 4 – The Ken Dodd Happiness Show at the Pavilion Theatre at 7pm. Tickets £17.50, concessions £1 off. Ring 01745 330000 or visit www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

SALFORD: July 3 – Comedy star Jan Ravens Funny Look at Impressions show, The Lowry, Salford Quays, 8pm. Tickets £14 on 0870 787 5788 or www.thelowry.com.

SALFORD: July 5 – Comedy 4 Christies featuring Jason Cook, Daliso Chaponda, Gary Morris, Phil Buckley and a special guest headliner at The Lowry, Salford Quays, at 8pm. Tickets £15. Ring 0870 787 5788 or visit www.thelowry.com.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: July 4 – One Night With Elvis, featuring Lee “Memphis” King at the Victoria Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £18.50, £17.50. Ring 0870 060 6649 or visit www.ambassadortickets.com/stoke.

WIRRAL: July 2 – Hylton Bromley School of Theatre Dance presents At Home 2009, Floral Pavilion, New Brighton, 7pm. Tickets £8, concessions £6. Ring 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.

WIRRAL: July 4-5 – Stagecoach School Wirral presents its Summer Term Show at the Gladstone Theatre in Port Sunlight at 7.30pm.

EXHIBITIONS

CHESTER: Until September 30 – Paintings by Rembrandt’s Workshop and Stubbs, lent by the Duke of Westminster to the Grosvenor Museum Art Gallery.

CHESTER: Until September 6 – Shadows: Colour in the Absence of Light – Pamela Field and Nicky Ferguson have worked together for five years, producing exhibitions and community workshops throughout Cheshire. For this exhibition in the Grosvenor Museum Gallery Two, they have studied shadows and created different works from this theme.

CHESTER: Until July 30 – Chester in Focus: 100 Years in Photographs from the 1860s to the 1960s – a photographic journey along the main streets of Chester, showing how the city has changed and developed during the age of photography, at Chester History and Heritage, St Michael’s Church.

CHESTER: Until August 16 – Boutique City: Fashions Bought in Chester – exhibition showing off a range of 19th and 20th century fashions that were once bought in Chester and proudly paraded on the city’s streets, at the Grosvenor Museum Costume Gallery in the first floor Period House.

FRODSHAM: Until August 3 – The Frodsham Story 1209-2009 – a pictorial history of 2000 years of development, photographs of present day Frodsham and images of local personalities form this fascinating exhibition at Castle Park Arts Centre. Ring 01928 735832.

LIVERPOOL: Until 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.

MANCHESTER: July 3-19 – Marina Abramovic Presents – the internationally acclaimed artist is the curator and lead artist of this epic exhibition of performance art, commissioned by the Whitworth Art Gallery and Manchester International Festival, featuring some of the most innovative performance artists working today. Ring 0161 275 7450 or visit www.manchester.ac.uk/whitworth.

MANCHESTER: July 4-August 31 – What Are You Like? – an eclectic group of well-known personalities from the worlds of fashion, illustration, journalism, music and more have drawn answers to questions such as what is their favourite animal, food of weather, at the Manchester Art Gallery. Visit www.manchestergalleries.org or ring 0161 235 8888.

MANCHESTER: July 4-August 31 – JS Bach – for Manchester International Festival 2009, Zaha Hadid Architects is transforming the largest exhibition space at the Manchester Art Gallery into an intimate music hall, especially for performances of Bach’s solo works. Visit www.manchestergalleries.org or ring 0161 235 8888.

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.

MOLD: June 20-August 20 – North Wales Open – annual exhibition for professional and amateur artists living in Flintshire, Denbighshire, Wrexham Cinwy, Gwynedd and Anglesey in the Oriel Gallery at Clwyd Theatr Cymru. Visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk or ring 0845 330 3565.

RUNCORN: July 4-August 2 – My Giant Colouring Book by Jake and Dinos Chapman – the brothers came to prominence as part of the YBA (Young British Artists) movement of the 1990s, and featured in the Royal Academy’s seminal 1997 exhibition Sensation. This series of etchings sees the artists appropriating join-the-dot drawings from a children’s picture book. It offers a fascinating introduction to the imaginations of two of Britain’s most inventive and subversive artists at The Brindley, High Street. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

WINSFORD: Until July 17 – Magicians of the Earth – exhibition of art work from more than 80 primary schools at Woodford Lodge Visual Arts Centre.

WREXHAM: Until July 18 – Postcard Project - a collaborative project by eight professional printmakers from the Regional Print Centre, at the Oriel Wrecsam in Rhossdu Road. Ring 01978 292093.

WREXHAM: Until July 18 – Projectproject – collective name for work by Leigh Williams and Ben Hultum, an installation made from debris resulting from explosions using a home-made catapult device, at the Oriel Wrecsam in Rhossdu Road. Ring 01978 292093.

WREXHAM: Until July 8 – Fresh From Wrexham – showcase of some of the best of this year’s Fine Art degree show work from Wrexham’s Glyndwr University, Oriel Wrecsam, Rhossdu Road. 01978 292093.

WREXHAM: Until July 18 – Craft Gallery exhibitions by Hannah Nunn (lamps and shades), Sarah Simpson (glass artist) and Clair Paton (glass artist) at the Oriel Wrecsam in Rhossdu Road. Ring 01978 292093.