What’s On - 3/9/09

Sep 3 2009 by Michael Green, Flintshire Chronicle

EVENTS

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.

SATURDAY

KELSALL: National Gardens Scheme open day at Mount Pleasant in Yeld Lane from noon-5pm. Admission £3.50, children free. Ring 01829 751592.

WIRRAL: Wallasey Motor Club Rally on The Promenade in New Brighton. Ring 07802 294 948 or visit www.promrally.bun.com.

SUNDAY

KELSALL: National Gardens Scheme open day at Mount Pleasant in Yeld Lane from noon-5pm. Admission £3.50, children free. Ring 01829 751592.

LIVERPOOL: Masters Football Grand Final at the Echo Arena. Tickets £15, £10. Ring 0866 8000 400 or visit www.echoarena.com.

NESS: Plantsmans’ Day at Ness Gardens from 11.30am, featuring an all-day plant hunter’s fair with the sale of interesting and unusual plants from specialist nurseries. Admission £1 to fair. Normal admission prices to gardens apply. Visit www.nessgardens.org.uk.

WEDNESDAY

CHESTER: The People of Roman Chester – a talk looking at evidence uncovered in the city and what it can tell us about Roman Cestrians at the Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre at 2pm. Admission free.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

MALPAS: Malpas Horticultural Society meeting with talk on History and Development of the British Apple at the Jubilee Hall at 7.30pm. Ring 01948 860630.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

MALPAS: Malpas Horticultural Society autumn plant and produce fayre at the Jubilee Hall. Ring 01948 860630.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

CHESTER: Chester Flower Club meeting with demonstration entitled Colour My World by Lois Gill of Clitheroe at Christleton Village Hall at 1.30pm. Ring 01829 751140.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8

MALPAS: Malpas Horticultural Society meeting with talk on An historical journey into horticulture of the year 1000AD at the Jubilee Hall at 7.30pm. Ring 01948 860630.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12

MALPAS: Malpas Horticultural Society meeting with quiz and social evening at the Jubilee Hall at 7.30pm. Ring 01948 860630.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10

MALPAS: Malpas Horticultural Society annual general meeting at the Jubilee Hall at 7.30pm. Ring 01948 860630.

MUSIC

FRIDAY

LLANDUDNO: North Wales Country Music Festival featuring Lemon Grass, 4 Card Trick and John Permenter, at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

SATURDAY

LLANDUDNO: North Wales Country Music Festival featuring The Swing Commanders,Iona and Andy Festival Band and Kim Richey at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: Great Northern Brass Arts Festival featuring the Household Troops Band at noon, the National Children’s Brass Band of Great Britain at 2.15pm, The Leyland Band at 4.15pm, a gala evening concert featuring the Black Dyke Band, Brighouse and Rastrick Band and Foodens Band at 7.15pm at the Bridgewater Hall. Tickets £23 all three daytime concerts, £38-£26. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SUNDAY

LLANDUDNO: North Wales Country Music Festival featuring Mary Jean Lewis at Venue Cymru at 2.30pm. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: Raymond Gubbay presents We’ll Meet Again – a Musical Salute to the War Years, presented by June Whitfield, conducted by Gavin Sutherland and featuring guest singer Flight Lieut Matt Little, The Swingcats, Chris Marques and Jaclun Spencer, Mark Walsh (ukelele) and the Manchester Concert Orchestra at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £33.50-£19.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.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.

WREXHAM: Stiwt Anniversary Concert by Cantorian Colin Jones, one of Wales’ most prestigious male voice concert choirs, at Theatr Stiwt in Broad Street, Rhos, at 7.30pm. Adults £10, concessions £7.50. Ring 01978 841300 or visit www.stiwt.co.uk.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

CHESTER: St John’s Festival Orchestra, conducted by Alan Lees with soloist Simon Watterton (piano), perform works by Verdi, Rachmaninov and Dvorak at St John’s Church in Vicars Lane at 7.30pm. Tickets £9, concessions £7. Ring 01244 880210.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

CHESTER: Lunchtime concert featuring Colin Blaney and Helen Bywater (clarinets) and Russell Lomas (piano) at 12.45pm. Tickets £2.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1

MANCHESTER: Organist Wayne Marshall performs works by Vierne, Franck, Saint-Saens, Hakim and Messiaen at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £12.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2

STOKE-ON-TRENT: Stoke-on-Trent Festival presents the BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda with soloist Sunwook Kim (piano), perform works by Mozart, Beethoven and Wagner at the Victoria Hall at 8pm. Tickets £27.50-£12. Ring 0844 871 7649 or visit www.ambassadortickets.com/stoke.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda with soloist Leonidas Kavakos (violin), perform works by Beethoven and Wagner at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £31-£9. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6

STOKE-ON-TRENT: Stoke-on-Trent Festival presents the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ilan Volkov with soloist Janine Jansen (violin), perform works by Mendelssohn, Sibelius and Brahms at the Victoria Hall at 8pm. Tickets £27.50-£12. Ring 0844 871 7649 or visit www.ambassadortickets.com/stoke.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11

STOKE-ON-TRENT: Stoke-on-Trent Festival presents the BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda with soloist Tasmin Little (violin), perform works by Puccini, Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky at the Victoria Hall at 8pm. Tickets £27.50-£12. Ring 0844 871 7649 or visit www.ambassadortickets.com/stoke.

SHOWS

LLANDUDNO: Today – An evening of mediumship with Gordon Smith from the Biography Channel’s Psychic Therapy at Venue Cymru at 7pm. Tickets £20. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

LLANDUDNO: September 16 – Sammy J in The Forest of Dreams – join Sammy, a cast of puppets, toe-tapping music and award-winning puppeteer Heath McIvor at Venue Cymru at 8pm. Tickets £14, £12. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: Todayt – An audience with Sally Morgan, psychic to the stars, at the Opera House in Quay Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £19.50. Ring 0844 847 2484 or visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: Tomorrow – Rockin’ On Heaven’s Door tribute show to the music of Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and The Big Bopper, at the Opera House in Quay Street at 8pm. Tickets £16.50, £13. Ring 0844 847 2484 or visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: September 5 – Australian comedian and musician Kevin “Bloody” Wilson at the Opera House in Quay Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £20, £18.50. Ring 0844 847 2484 or visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk.

MOLD: Today – Kill For A Seat Comedy presents Jason Cook and Kevin Dewsbury in the Clwyd Room at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 8pm. Tickets £8, concessions £6. Visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk or ring 0845 330 3565.

MOLD: September 10-12 – How Pleasant To Know Mr Lear – Nicholas Parsons presents a portrait of the nonsensical genius Edward Lear, illustrating Lear’s eccentric life through a skilful and enchanting delivery of his nonsense verse, in the Emlyn Williams Theatre at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 7.45pm. Tickets £11, concessions £9. Visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk or ring 0845 330 3565.

SALFORD: September 3-4 – Sammy J in The Forest of Dreams – join Sammy, a cast of puppets, toe-tapping music and award-winning puppeteer Heath McIvor at The Lowry at 8pm. Tickets £14. Visit www.thelowry.com or ring 0870 111 2000.

SALFORD: September 6 – Sing-a-Long-a High School Musical 3 – a screening of the hit film with subtitles, free goody bags, fancy dress and a live host at The Lowry at 3pm. Tickets £14, family ticket £40. Visit www.thelowry.com or ring 0870 111 2000.

SALFORD: September 8 – An evening with Rabbi Lionel Blue at The Lowry at 8pm. Tickets £16. Visit www.thelowry.com or ring 0870 111 2000.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: September 7-11 – Stoke’s Got Talent hosted by Jonathan Wilkes at the Regent Theatre at 7.30pm. Ring 0844 871 7649 or visit www.ambassadortickets.com/stoke.

WIRRAL: September 5 – The Beatles – A Musical Celebration – two hour theatrically staged concert recreating The Beatles’ musical journey from 1962 to 1970, at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton at 7.30pm. Tickets £14, concessions £12. Ring 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.

WIRRAL: September 9-12 – Bebington Dramatic Society presents Damages, a comedy drama by Steve Thompson, at the Gladstone Theatre in Port Sunlight at 7.30pm. Tickets £6. Ring 0151 643 8757.

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: August 22-February 21 – Curious Clothing: Playful Fashions – a small exhibition examining how the design of clothes can take us unawares, at the Grosvenor Museum Costume Gallery, First Floor Period House.

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.

LIVERPOOL: October 2-January 10 – Joyous Machines: Michael Landy and Jean Tinguely – renowned British artist Landy has co-curated this exhibition of work by Jean Tinguely, one of the most radical, inventive and subversive sculptors of the mid-20th century at Tate Liverpool, Albert Dock. Ring 0151 702 7400 or visit www.tate.org.uk/liverpool.

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 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: October 3-29 – Manchester Astronomical Society: Four Centuries of Astronomy in the North West – a scientific journey of discovery spanning more than 100 years to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy and the Manchester Science Festival, at the Portico Library & Gallery in Mosley Street. Ring 0161 236 6785 or visit www.theportico.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: September 3-29 – Anne Frank + You – multi-media exhibition showing the relevance of the concerns raised by teenager Anne Frank in her celebrated diary to young people in the 21st century at Manchester Cathedral. Visit www.manchestercathedral.org for details.

MANCHESTER: Until September 25 – Colour Impressions by Louise Naimian – new collection of abstract watercolours inspired by the Peak District at the Portico Library & Gallery in Mosley Street. Ring 0161 236 6785 or visit www.theportico.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: September 26 to 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 to 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: Until 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 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 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 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 October 10 – Flintshire artist Tim Pugh is involved in the creation of ephemeral artworks that have been made from a wide variety of locally found, site-specific materials and site in contrasting sympathetic locations such as woodland and beaches, as seen in this exhibition of large framed photographic prints in the Oriel Gallery at Clwyd Theatr Cymru. Visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk or ring 0845 330 3565.

RUNCORN: Until 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.