What’s On - 13/8/09

Aug 13 2009 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

THURSDAY

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.

FRIDAY

CHESTER: The Best of Times – complementing the exhibition A Bit of a Do, local historian Len Morgan takes a look back at how we enjoyed ourselves in Chester with a nostalgic slideshow at Chester History and Heritage in St Michael’s Church, Bridge Street Row, at 1.30pm. Admission £3, £2.50 concessions. Book on 01244 402110.

CHESTER: Junior Chess Club meets every Friday from 6-7.30pm at the Watertower Pavilion, Tower Road, for ages seven and upwards. Ring 01244 320207.

ELLESMERE PORT: Attic sale at the Civic Hall from 9am-1pm. Admission free. Tables from £8.50-£6.50. Ring 0151 355 7652.

SATURDAY

HUXLEY: The Methodist Church is open every Saturday from 2-4pm for people to enjoy fairtrade tea/coffee and cakes, all at modest prices. Also on sale are Traidcraft goods and a good selection of second-hand books. Ring 01829 781321.

NESTON: Park Play Day at Stanney Fields Park at 1pm. A range of fun activities including arts and crafts, children’s steam train rides, entertainers, sports and refreshments as well as use of park facilities. Free admission. Ring 0151 356 6994.

WEPRE: Batty Bat Walk – join Pip Perry and the ranger for an indoor talk followed by a woodland walk to discover where the bats are flying at Wepre Park from 6-10pm. Meet at the visitor centre. Free activity. Ring 01244 814931.

WREXHAM: Mad Hatters Tea Party – riddles and magic, craft workshops and afternoon tea, at Erddig Hall & Gardens from 11am-5pm. Ring 01978 355314.

SUNDAY

CHRISTLETON: Churches Together in Christleton afternoon teas 2.30-4.30pm (Until September) in the village tea room at the Methodist Church.

EASTHAM: National Gardens Scheme open day at Plymyard Hall Allotments in Bridle Road from 2-5.30pm. Admission £3, children free.

MONDAY

BUCKLEY: Pilates matwork classes at St Matthews Church Hall from 10-11am. Ring 01244 375422/07746 968028.

TUESDAY

BUCKLEY: Basixx Wrestling at The Academy at 4-6pm. Ring 0871 2887 287 or 07812 369702 or visit www.dance-hall.info.

CHESTER: Marvellous Masks – make a marvellous animal mask 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: Reel Them In – make your own fish and pool to test your casting skills at Grosvenor Museum’s Newstead Gallery from 2-4pm. Free drop-in sessions.

WEDNESDAY

CHESTER: Discover The Castle Day – meet some defenders of the castle, try on some armour and make some castle related crafts around the Grosvenor Museum from 11am-4pm.

TY MAWR: Riverside walk to the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct including time to look around the Trevor canal basin. Distance of 3.5 miles with moderate inclines along footpaths and grasslands. Wear boots or sturdy shoes. Meet at Ty Mawr Visitor Centre at 1.30pm.

CHESTER: Cheshire Touring Mountain Bike Club evening leisure rides starting from opposite the Town Hall at 7pm. Ring 01829 740997.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20

BROUGHTON: Slimming World class from 5.30pm and 7.30pm at the War Memorial Institute. Ring 01244 534593.

CHESTER: Mini Dig – are you a budding archaeologist? Come along to the Grosvenor Museum’s Newstead Gallery and unearth fabulous artefacts on this mini dig from 2-4pm. Free drop-in sessions.

CHESTER: Chester and District Branch of the Parkinson’s Disease Society holding a pub lunch. Ring 01244 678866 for details.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23

CONNAH'S QUAY: Deeside Rotary Club is holding an ‘It’s a Knockout’ extravaganza from 11am to 5pm, teams will battle it out for the winners trophy at Deeside College,Connahs Quay.

Large inflatables, pools of water, a giant foam machines and a giant basket ball game are just some of the things included in the day.

There will also be fairground rides for children, a falconry diplay, horse and dog shows and dance and gymnastic displays.

Entry is £2 per adult and £1 per child.

If you would like to submit a team to take part in the ‘It’s a Knockout’ challenge, contact Paula at sux80@uwclub.net

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

CHESTER: The Best of Times – complementing the exhibition A Bit of a Do, local historian Len Morgan takes a look back at how we enjoyed ourselves in Chester with a nostalgic slideshow at Chester History and Heritage in St Michael’s Church, Bridge Street Row, at 1.30pm. Admission £3, £2.50 concessions. Book on 01244 402110.

MUSIC

THURSDAY

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

SATURDAY

CHESTER: Royal Buckley Town Band in concert at The Bandstand, The Groves, from 2-3.30pm and 4-6pm. Ring 01244 402446.

LLANDUDNO: Chris Dean’s Syd Lawrence Orchestra presents The Best of the Big Bands featuring the music of Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Count Basie and more at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £16, £14. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

SUNDAY

CHESTER: Jimmy Ray and The Firewalkers in concert at The Bandstand, The Groves, from 2-3.30pm and 4-6pm. Ring 01244 402446.

TUESDAY

CHESTER: Organist Alan Cross is joined by trumpeter Mark Powell to play music by Charpentier, Albinoni, Haydn, Handel, Bach and Petrocokino in their Tuesdays-at-One lunchtime recital in St. Werburgh’s Church, Grosvenor Park Road. Retiring collection.

WEDNESDAY

CHESTER: Wednesdays-at-One recital featuring organist Paul Morley at St John’s Church in Vicars Lane at 12.45pm. Ring 01244 880210.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20

CHESTER: St Asaph based organist Graham Eccles plays music by Bach, Ball, Widor and Gigout in his lunchtime organ recital in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Retiring collection.

MANCHESTER: Finals of Manchester International Concerto Competition for Young Pianists for competitors aged 16 and under 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.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21

MANCHESTER: Finals of Manchester International Concerto Competition for Young Pianists for competitors aged 22 and under 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.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Ludovic Morlot with soloist Paul Watkins (cello), perform works by Martinu, Elgar and Saint-Saens at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £31-£9. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SHOWS

CHESTER: August 15 – Comedy Club featuring Bill Woolland, Jim Smallman and Anna Keirle at Alexander’s Rufus Court at 8pm. Tickets £10. Visit www.alexanderslive.com or ring 01244 340005.

LLANDUDNO: August 20 – The Billy Fury Story featuring Fury’s Tornados taking the audience on a musical and visual journey through the star’s life and work, at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £17.50. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: August 15 – Elvis on Tour featuring Lee “Memphis” King at the Opera House in Quay Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £19.50 and £21.50. Ring 0844 847 2484.

NORTHWICH: August 20 – Indigo Moon Theatre Company present Alice and The White Rabbit at the Harlequin Theatre in Queen Street at 2pm. Tickets £3.50. Ring 01606 41597.

RHYL: August 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 or visit www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

RHYL: August 20 – Masters of the House Sing The Musicals – a musical feast featuring former stars from Les Miserables at the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £15, concessions £1 off. Ring 01745 330000 or visit www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

WIRRAL: August 15 – The Ken Dodd Happiness Show at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton at 7pm. Tickets £17.50. Visit www.floralpavilion.com or ring 0151 666 0000.

WREXHAM: August 15 – Quantum Theatre Company presents Alice Through The Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll in the Rose Garden at Erddig Hall & Gardens. Tickets £12 adults, £8 children, £35 family. Ring 01978 355314.

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: Until 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: September 26-January 10 – Angels of Anarchy – Women Artists and Surrealism – a fascinating insight into the crucial role that women artists played in the Surrealist art movement featuring work by Frida Kahlo, Lee Miller, Meret Oppenheim and others at the Manchester Art Gallery. Visit www.manchestergalleries.org or ring 0161 235 8888.

MANCHESTER: From August 15-Summer 2010 – The Manchester Indian – Thomas Wardle and India – a celebration of the centenary of the death of Sir Thomas Wardle, best known for his collaborations with William Morris, but here the focus is on his efforts to reinvigorate the silk industry in India as well as the impact India had on his work, at the Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, in Oxford Road. Ring 0161 275 7450 or visit www.manchester.ac.uk/whitworth.

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: August 1-May 2010 – Deep Rooted – How Trees Shape Our Lives – drawing from the Whitworth collection’s internationally important collection of watercolours and drawings, this exhibition explores how trees and woodland have shaped our lives, both physically and emotionally, 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 January 17 – Mapping Manchester: Cartographic Stories of the City – exploring the growth of the city, road networks and public transport at John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Deansgate. Ring 0161 306 0555 or visit www.manchester.ac.uk/library.

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: August 18-September 5 – Open Season: Wrexham Art Group - showcase of the results of the group’s recent painting on location at local sites at the Oriel Wrecsam in Rhossdu Road. Ring 01978 292093.

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 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.