Events, music and exhibitions - from 23/7/09

Jul 23 2009 By Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

TATTON PARK: Until Sunday, July 26, – RHS Show Tatton Park 2009 – From potted pumpkins and an outdoor kitchen, to art workshops and gardens for children, the RHS Show Tatton Park offers more family entertainment than ever before. To book or to find out more call 0844 209 0363 or visit www.rhs.org.uk/tattonpark.

LIVERPOOL ONE: Until Wednesday, July 29 – Summer Events – Today Angelina Ballerina dance workshop, Friday a hoop la la workshop and Monday a build a bear teddy bears’ picnic (12-3pm) and Tuesday a juggling and balloon modelling work shop. Finally, on Wednesday a batala drumming workshop.

MUSIC

TODAY

CHESTER: Nottingham organist David Butterworth, plays music by Roberts, Bach and Hartmann, in his lunchtime organ recital in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Retiring collection.

LLANDUDNO: Chester Cathedral Director of Music Philip Rushforth includes music by Bach, Stanley and Vierne, in his organ recital in Holy Trinity Church, Llandudno. This forms part of the Llandudno Arts & Music Festival, commences at 8.00pm and admission is £8.00 (£4.00 Concessions).

FRIDAY

RUNCORN: Stairway To Zeppelin. A Led Zeppelin Tribute perform at the Brindley, High Street. Tickets cost £14, for more information ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

RHYL: The Searchers play classic hits such as Sweets For My Sweet, Needles and Pins, Don’t Throw Your Love Away and When You Walk In The Room, at the Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl, at 7.30pm. Tickets are £16.50, ring the box office on 01745 33 00 00 or visit at www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

SATURDAY

RHYL: Desperado, a tribute to The Eagles, reproduce the sound in a way that takes your breath away and perform at the Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl, at 7.30pm. Tickets are £15, ring 01745 33 00 00 or visit www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

SUNDAY

RHYL: Raymond "Froggie" Froggatt at the Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl, 7.30pm. Tickets £12 on 01745 330000 or www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

MONDAY

WREXHAM: Resident organist Mark Thompson gives the Monday-at-12.30pm lunchtime organ recital in St. Giles' Church, Wrexham. Retiring collection. Lunches available from noon.

TUESDAY

CHESTER: Philip Underwood, organist at the Church of St John the Divine, Sale, plays music by Bach, Handel, Burtonwood and two pieces by himself, in his TUESDAYS- at-ONE lunchtime organ recital in St Werburgh's Church, Grosvenor Park Road. Retiring collection.

WEDNESDAY

CHESTER: David Jackson gives a lunchtime organ recital in St. John's Church, Chester at 1.00pm. Retiring collection. Refreshments available.

SHOWS

FRIDAY

SOUTHPORT: The Magic Of Motown and Abba Magic at Victoria Park, Southport. Gates at 6pm, Abba Magic 7pm and Magic of Motown 8pm. Tickets £17 adults, £13 children in advance; £20 adults, £15 children on the gate. 01704 540011 or visit www.visitsouthport.com.

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.

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.

LIVERPOOL: From Friday until September 20 – New Radicals – From Sickert to Freud, features a selection of stunning paintings spanning the late-19th to mid-20th centuries at the Walker Art Gallery. For more information ring information 0151 478 4199.

LIVERPOOL: Until August 1 – Jane Adams – Paintings and prints exploring the architecture and geography of Liverpool, inspired by the memories and emotions that a place can invoke. Free entry. Mon-Sat 10.30am-8.30pm.

LIVERPOOL: Until December 31 – White Feather: The Spirit of Lennon – exhibition featuring memorabilia belonging to Beatles legend John Lennon charting his life with former wife Cynthia and son Julian. Admission: £8 Adults, £6 Concessions. Beatles Story Pier Head, Georges Parade, Liverpool L3 1DP. Telephone: 0151 709 1963

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

RUNCORN: Until 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.

WIRRAL: Until September 20 – The Gentle Art of Making Etchings – Featuring about 50 exquisite works drawn by American artist James McNeill Whistler from the University of Glasgow’s world famous collection at Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight. Ring 0151 478 4136 or visit www.liverpoolmuseums. org.uk.