What’s On - 6/8/09

Aug 6 2009 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

THURSDAY

CHESTER: King of the Jungle wall hanging – come along and create your own lion wall hanging at Chester History and Heritage in St Michael’s Church, Bridge Street Row, from 10.30am-noon. £1 per child. Book on 01244 402110.

CHESTER: Riverside Tales and Tails – listen to a story of life by the riverbank and make your own riverbank animal to keep you company, at Grosvenor Museum’s Newstead Gallery from 2-4pm. Free drop-in sessions.

CHESTER: Vintage fashion show at Telford’s Warehouse in Tower Wharf. Free admission. Ring 01244 390090.

INCE: Summer ranger led walk, meeting at the Duke of Wellington pub in Marsh Lane at 10.30am, to discover the mythology and folklore of trees. Ring 0151 357 1991.

FRIDAY

ELLESMERE PORT: National Play Day – a free afternoon of games for everyone to join in at Whitby Park from 2-4pm. Ring 0151 356 6758.

SANDIWAY: Continental Food and Drink Festival at Blakemere Craft Centre in Chester Road from 10am-5pm. Free admission. Ring 01606 883261.

SATURDAY

BEESTON: Gladiators and Warriors – see the hand-to-hand fighting of the gladiators plus children’s drill and training with a Centurion for military drill practise to join the Roman army at Beeston Castle from 11am-5pm. Adults £5, concessions £4.30, children £2.50. Ring 01829 260464.

MANCHESTER: British Cycling BMX Series at Platt Fields Park in Rusholme featuring the UK’s top riders. Visit www.britishcycling.org.uk.

POINT OF AYR: Join the RSPB experts for a spot of birdwatching from 11am. Meet at the Smugglers Inn car park. Ring 0151 336 7681 for details.

SANDIWAY: Continental Food and Drink Festival at Blakemere Craft Centre in Chester Road from 10am-8pm. Free admission. Ring 01606 883261.

WREXHAM: Victorian Weekend family fun day, demonstrations, music and crafts at Erddig Hall & Gardens from 11am-5pm. Ring 01978 355314.

SUNDAY

BEESTON: Gladiators and Warriors – see the hand-to-hand fighting of the gladiators plus children’s drill and training with a Centurion for military drill practise to join the Roman army at Beeston Castle from 11am-5pm. Adults £5, concessions £4.30, children £2.50. Ring 01829 260464.

CHESTER: Roam The Rows – a free community street art event taking place on the medieval shopping Rows from 11.30am-3pm. Ring 01244 409113.

DUTTON: National Gardens Scheme open day at Bluebell Cottage Gardens in Lodge Lane from noon-5pm. Admission £4, children free. Ring 01928 713718.

KNUTSFORD: VW North West Car Show at Tatton Park from 9am-5pm. The largest gathering of Volkswagens in the north of England. Ring 0161 339 1124.

KNUTSFORD: Fun dog show at the farm at Tatton Park from noon-5pm. Ten novelty classes including Saddest Eyes, Waggiest Tail and Scruffiest Dog plus a fun agility course. Ring 01625 374428.

KNUTSFORD: Viking Sunday at the Old Hall at Tatton Park from noon-5pm. Experience battle and domestic life, try on armour and have a go at archery for a small charge. Ring 01625 374400.

MANCHESTER: British Cycling BMX Series, Platt Fields Park, Rusholme featuring the UK’s top riders. Visit www.britishcycling.org.uk.

OAKMERE: National Gardens Scheme open day at Stonyford Cottage in Stonyford Lane from 1.30-5.30pm. Admission £3.50, children free. Ring 01606 888128.

SANDIWAY: Continental Food and Drink Festival at Blakemere Craft Centre in Chester Road from 10am-5pm. Free admission. Ring 01606 883261.

WEPRE: Wepre 4x4 Safari – join these popular tours of Wepre from the comfort of the rangers’ landrover. Tours depart every 20 minutes between 1-3pm. 50p per person. Ring 01244 814931.

WIRRAL: Wirral Festival of Golf featuring men’s, seniors, ladies, juniors and mixed golf competitions at Caldy Golf Club. Ring 0151 625 5660 or visit www.caldygolfclub.co.uk..

WIRRAL: National Gardens Scheme open day at The Old Farm in Gayton Farm Road from 2-5.30pm. Admission £3, children free.

WREXHAM: Victorian Weekend family fun day, demonstrations, music and crafts at Erddig Hall & Gardens from 11am-5pm. Ring 01978 355314.

MONDAY

WIRRAL: Wirral Festival of Golf featuring men’s, seniors, ladies, juniors and mixed golf competitions at Caldy Golf Club. Ring 0151 625 5660 or visit www.caldygolfclub.co.uk..

TUESDAY

CHESTER: Butterfly mobiles – design your own butterfly mobile to hang at home at Chester History and Heritage in St Michael’s Church, Bridge Street Row, from 10.30am-noon. £1 per child. Book on 01244 402110.

CHESTER: Make A Civil War Standard – make a bold standard to show your support for the Cavaliers or Roundheads at Grosvenor Museum’s Newstead Gallery from 2-4pm. Free drop-in sessions.

STYAL: Scarecrow Day – explore the Apprentice House garden and make your own mini scarecrow to take home at Quarry Bank Mill. Normal admission charges apply. Ring 01625 527468.

WIRRAL: Wirral Festival of Golf featuring men’s, seniors, ladies’, juniors and mixed golf competitions at Caldy Golf Club. Ring 0151 625 5660 or visit www.caldygolfclub.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY

CHESTER: Punch & Judy – Professor Andrew Clarkson presents a magical experience with his live and authentic Victorian Punch & Judy show at Grosvenor Museum’s Lecture Theatre at 11am and 1pm. Free admission.

HALKYN: Join the ranger for a walk across Halkyn Mountain Common and discover some exciting stories from days gone by from 1.30-3.30pm. Suitable for children aged 6-12. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Booking essential on 01244 814931.

WIRRAL: Wirral Festival of Golf featuring men’s, seniors, ladies, juniors and mixed golf competitions at Caldy Golf Club. Ring 0151 625 5660 or visit www.caldygolfclub.co.uk..

THURSDAY, AUGUST 13

CHESTER: Butterfly mobiles – design your own butterfly mobile to hang at home at Chester History and Heritage in St Michael’s Church, Bridge Street Row, from 10.30am-noon. £1 per child. Book on 01244 402110.

CHESTER: Make a Fan – create an ornate fan worthy of a lady in a Rembrandt painting at Grosvenor Museum’s Newstead Gallery from 2-4pm. Free drop-in sessions.

CHESTER: Meadows Walk – join Adele Edwards for a leisurely stroll around The Meadows from 2-3pm. Meet at the middle of the Suspension Bridge.

LITTLE STANNEY: Summer ranger led walk, meeting at the bus stop oppositie the village hall at 10.30am, to talk about ghosts and legends. Ring 0151 357 1991.

WIRRAL: Wirral Festival of Golf featuring men’s, seniors, ladies’, juniors and mixed golf competitions at Caldy Golf Club. Ring 0151 625 5660 or visit www.caldygolfclub.co.uk.

MUSIC

FRIDAY

CHESTER: Organ recital with Roger Fisher at Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Tickets £4. Ring 01244 311586.

SATURDAY

CHESTER: National Scout and Guide Symphony Orchestra perform works by Franck, Dvorak, Eric Coates, Britten and Copland at Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets £10, concessions £8. Ring 01244 311586.

SUNDAY

NESS: Monthly musical recital featuring the Lattinto Brothers performing jazz and Latin music at Ness Gardens. Normal admission prices apply. Visit www.nessgardens.org.uk.

TUESDAY

CHESTER: Glyn Môn Hughes, organist at St Hilary's Church, Wallasey, gives the Tuesdays-at-One lunchtime organ recital in St Werburgh's Church, Grosvenor Park Road. Retiring collection.

WEDNESDAY

CHESTER: Wednesdays-at-One recital featuring Helen Reti (violin) and Eva Warren (piano) at St John’s Church at 12.45pm. Ring 01244 880210.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 13

CHESTER: Roger Fisher gives the second of his August lunchtime organ recitals in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Retiring collection

SHOWS

CHESTER: August 8-9 – Magic Mayhem with Paul Dabek, a children’s show at The Forum Studio Theatre in Hamilton Street at 2pm. Tickets £5. Ring 01244 341296.

CHESTER: August 9-10 – Paul Dabek’s Night of Magic at The Forum Studio Theatre in Hamilton Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £10, concessions £8. Ring 01244 341296.

KELSALL: August 7-9 – Second Kelsall Jazz Festival based at The Morris Dancer in Chester Road. Weekend tickets £30, day tickets £10, children (under 12) £5. Ring 01829 751291.

MACCLESFIELD: August 10-11 – Heritage Opera presents Tosca by Puccini at Capesthorne Hall at 7pm. Tickets £18.50, concessions £16.50. Ring 0161 761 5355.

MANCHESTER: August 7-8 – The Norfox Young People’s Theatre Company presents The Red Shoes by Hans Christian Andersen at the Library Theatre at 7.30pm with 3pm matinee on Saturday. Tickets £6, concessions £4. Ring 0161 236 7110 or visit www.librarytheatre.com.

MANCHESTER: August 12 – Remember When – sing along to wonderful songs from the 40s, 50s and 60s at the Opera House in Quay Street at 2.30pm. Tickets £10. Ring 0844 847 2484 or visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk.

MOLD: August 6 – Comedy night with Craig Campbell and Paul Thorne at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 8pm. Tickets £8, concessions £6. Ring 0845 330 3565 or visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk.

NORTHWICH: August 6 – Bring Me Sunshine – an affectionate celebration of Morecambe and Wise, one of Britain’s best-loved comedy double acts, at the Memorial Hall at 2pm. Tickets £9, concessions £7. Ring 01606 867539.

RHYL: August 6 – Big Girls Don’t Cry, a tribute to the music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, featuring The Eastcoast Boys at the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £14.50, concessions £1 off. Ring 01745 330000.

RHYL: August 7 – Real Diamond starring John Hylton in a tribute to the music of Neil Diamond at the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £15, concessions £1 off. Ring 01745 330000.

RHYL: August 8, 16, 22, 29 – Junior Showtime 2009 featuring The Gay Harris Dancers at the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £8, concessions £1 off, family tickets £24. Ring 01745 330000.

RHYL: August 12-15 – TiC presents Bugsy Malone at the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm with 2.30pm matinees on Thursday and Saturday. Tickets £12, concessions £2 off. Ring 01745 330000.

WIRRAL: August 5-8 – Ellesmere Port Musical Theatre Company presents The Full Monty at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton at 7.30pm with Saturday matinee at 2.30pm. Evenings £15, matinees £12. Ring 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.

EXHIBITIONS

BODELWYDDAN: Until October – Bodelwyddan Castle will be showcasing an inspirational collection of images, from North Wales photographers as it displays the 19th annual exhibition of the North Wales Photographic Society. The exhibition is open every day during August and every day except Friday during September and October from 10.30am–5pm.

CHESTER: Until October 1 – A Bit of a Do – photographic exhibition looking at the various events people put together and attended over the years from a party in the parish hall to a formal dance in a posh hotel, at Chester History and Heritage in St Michael’s Church.

CHESTER: July 18-September 13 – Tales of a River: The Dee From Source to Sea – a celebration of the River Dee from its source in the mountains of Snowdonia to the end of its journey at the Dee Estuary, at Grosvenor Museum’s Exhibition Gallery One.

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 been working 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 very different works from this theme.

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.

LIVERPOOL: Until September 13 – Colour Chart: Reinventing Colour, 1950 to Today – a look at the moment when a group of artists began to see colour as “readymade” rather than as scientific or expressive, featuring more than 40 artists including Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst, at Tate Liverpool, Albert Dock. Ring 0151 702 7400 or visit www.tate.org.uk/liverpool.

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: 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 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 at The Beatles Story, Pier Head, Georges Parade. Ring 0151 709 1963.

MANCHESTER: From August 1-Summer 2010 – The Complete Roberta Breitmore by Lynn Hershman Leeson – in San Francisco in the mid-70s, Leeson created Roberta Breitmore and performed this persona as a work of art for four years, documenting it through artefacts, photography, film and sound which is being shown for the first time in its entirety at the Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, in Oxford Road. Ring 0161 275 7450 or visit www.manchester.ac.uk/whitworth.

MANCHESTER: Until August 23 – Procession: An Exhibition – idiosyncratic gathering of images, objects and films forming a complex web of historical, social and cultural change covering events as diverse as the Peterloo Massacre of 1819, Gandhi’s visit to Lancashire in 1931 and Jerry Lee Lewis’ appearance on Granada TV in 1964, at Cornerhouse in Oxford Street. Ring 0161 200 1500 or visit www.cornerhouse.org.

MANCHESTER: Until November 29 – A Natural Selection: The Life and Literature of Charles Darwin – an exploration of Darwin’s life and published works looking at his theories of evolution and natural selection at John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Deansgate. Ring 0161 306 0555 or visit www.manchester.ac.uk/library.

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 or 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: Until 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 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: August 8 – September 12 – Halton Open Art Exhibition – Artists who love, work or study in Halton, exhibit photographs, watercolours, and sculptures. For more information, contact 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.

WREXHAM: Until August 29 – Wrexham Open 2009 – works by a range of artists in all media at the Oriel Wrecsam in Rhossdu Road. Ring 01978 292093.

WREXHAM: Until August 8 – Open Season: Holt Painters – an exhibition of recent work by this local group which has been running for 10 years, at the Oriel Wrecsam in Rhossdu Road. Ring 01978 292093.

WREXHAM: Until September 19 – Exhibitions by glass artist Cait Walker, ceramic artist Louise Farrell and jewellery designer Nicola Becci at the Oriel Wrecsam in Rhossdu Road. Ring 01978 292093.