What’s On - 10/9/09

Sep 7 2009 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

EVENTS

THURSDAY

CHESTER: Lecture on Cheetahs for Chester - The De Wildt Ambassador Project, designed to raise awareness of the cheetah’s plight, at Chester Zoo Lecture Theatre at 7.30pm. Non-members £3.50. Booking essential on 01244 380280.

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.

MANCHESTER: Atco British Open Squash Championships at the National Squash Centre. Visit www.isportgroup.com/ticketing.

FRIDAY

MANCHESTER: Atco British Open Squash Championships at the National Squash Centre. Visit www.isportgroup.com/ticketing.

SATURDAY

KNUTSFORD: American Civil War at the Old Hall at Tatton Park. Members of the American Civil War Society share the myth, romance and reality of the period from noon-5pm. Adults £4.50, children £2.50, family £11.50. Normal park entry charges apply. Ring 01625 374400.

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

MANCHESTER: Atco British Open Squash Championships at the National Squash Centre. Visit www.isportgroup.com/ticketing.

SUNDAY

CONNAH’S QUAY: Autumn fruits on the Riverside - join the ranger on a foray for wild foods with a few samples to taste and bring your own produce if you have some, from 2-4pm. Meet at Waterski Club, Wepre Riverside. Free activity. Ring 01244 814931.

KNUTSFORD: American Civil War at the Old Hall at Tatton Park. Members of the American Civil War Society share the myth, romance and reality of the period from noon-5pm. Adults £4.50, children £2.50, family £11.50. Normal park entry charges apply. Ring 01625 374400.

MANCHESTER: Atco British Open Squash Championships at the National Squash Centre. Visit www.isportgroup.com/ticketing.

MONDAY

MANCHESTER: Atco British Open Squash Championships at the National Squash Centre. Visit www.isportgroup.com/ticketing.

TUESDAY

CHESTER: Art gallery tour at the Grosvenor Museum from 2-3pm. Discover a rich array of paintings, sculpture and furniture spanning half a millennium of art. Free activity.

CHESTER: Chester Film Society’s new season opens with a screening of the 1984 American classic Paris Texas, starring Harry Deab Stanton and directed by Wim Wenders at the Little Theatre in Gloucester Street, Newtown, at 7.45pm. Tickets £3.50. Ring 01244 371750.

WEDNESDAY

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.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

CHESTER: Chester Kite Festival featuring the Northern Kite Group including internationally acclaimed exhibition flying at the Racecourse, The Roodee, from 10am-5pm. Free admission. Ring 01244 320368.

WIRRAL: Birkenhead Festival of Transport - a two day festival celebrating historic vehicles and transport of all kinds at Birkenhead Park in Birkenhead. Ring 0151 652 5197 or visit www.visitwirral.com.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

CHESTER: Chester Kite Festival featuring the Northern Kite Group including internationally acclaimed exhibition flying at the Racecourse, The Roodee, from 10am-5pm. Free admission. Ring 01244 320368.

NESS: Harvest festival at Ness Gardens from 10am-5pm. Normal admission prices to gardens apply. Visit www.nessgardens.org.uk.

TALACRE: Not The Big Dee Day - help give Flintshire’s favourite beach a sprucing up on International Coastal Clean-Up Day. Starting 10am. Meet at Talacre Beach car park, end of Station Road. Free activity. Ring 01244 814931.

WIRRAL: Birkenhead Festival of Transport - a two day festival celebrating historic vehicles and transport of all kinds at Birkenhead Park in Birkenhead. Ring 0151 652 5197 or visit www.visitwirral.com.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

LIVERPOOL: Women’s Handball International match between Great Britain and Finland at the Echo Arena. Tickets £7.50-£3. Ring 0844 8000 400 or visit www.echoarena.com.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6

CHESTER: Chester Film Society presents a screening of the Oscar winning 2008 film The Reader starring Kate Winslet and directed by Stephen Daldry at the Little Theatre in Gloucester Street, Newtown, at 7.45pm. Tickets £3.50. Ring 01244 371750.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7

CHESTER: Chester & District branch of the Parkinson’s Disease Society autumn lunch. Ring 01244 678866 for details.

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.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21

CHESTER: Chester Flower Club AGM and lunch with talk by Lesley Cole on European Excursion at Christleton Village Hall at 1.30pm. Ring 01829 751140.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12

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

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18

CHESTER: Chester Flower Club meeting with talk by Lynda Stamp on Let’s Celebrate Christmas at Christleton Village Hall at 1.30pm. Ring 01829 751140.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4

CHESTER: Chester & District branch of the Parkinson’s Disease Society Christmas lunch. Ring 01244 678866 for details.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10

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

MUSIC

THURSDAY

CHESTER: Philip Rushforth plays Sonata in C minor by Percy Whitlock, in his lunchtime organ recital in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Retiring collection.

RHYL: Gala Night at the Proms featuring the City Concert Orchestra, conducted by Adrian Jackson with soloist Elizabeth MacDonald (soprano) at the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £19.50-£14.50. Ring 01745 330000 or visit www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

SATURDAY

SALFORD: BBC Philharmonic present Proms in the Park at Buile Hill Park. Tickets £15. Ring 0844 815 6141 or visit www.visitsalford.info.

ST ASAPH: Come and sing Handel's Messiah in St Asaph Cathedral under the direction of Brian Kay. Rehearsals 10.30am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 3.30pm. Performance 7.30pm. Admission £10 for singers and audience.

SUNDAY

CHESTER: City of Chester Band performing at The Bandstand, The Groves, from 2-3.30pm and 4-6pm. Ring 01244 402446.

NESS: Celtic Brace present the monthly music recital at Ness Gardens from 2-3pm. Normal admission prices to gardens apply. Visit www.nessgardens.org.uk.

TUESDAY

CHESTER: Brian Heald, organist at The Wesley Methodist Church, plays music by Bach, Waland, Franck, Vaughan-Williams and Mulet, in his Tuesday-at-One lunchtime organ recital in St Werburgh's Church, Grosvenor Park Road. Retiring collection

WEDNESDAY

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Mark Elder with soloist Sergio Tempe (piano), perform works by Weber, Rachmaninov and Brahms at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

CHESTER: Simon Walker, Chester Cathedral's new organ scholar, plays music by Vierne, Karg-Elert and Willan, in his lunchtime organ recital in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Retiring collection.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Mark Elder with soloist Sergio Tempe (piano), perform works by Weber, Rachmaninov and Brahms at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£9.50. 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 20

CHESTER: Shrewsbury Concert Band performing at The Bandstand, The Groves, from 2-3.30pm and 4-6pm. Ring 01244 402446.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Mark Elder with soloist Sergio Tempe (piano), perform works by Weber, Rachmaninov and Brahms at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

CHESTER: Llay Welfare Band performing at The Bandstand, The Groves, from 2-3.30pm and 4-6pm. Ring 01244 402446.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

CHESTER: Chester Wind Band performing at The Bandstand, The Groves, from 2-3.30pm and 4-6pm. Ring 01244 402446.

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.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6

CHESTER: Lunchtime concert featuring pianist Kamilla Arku at 12.45pm. Tickets £2.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Club holding a Young Musicians Evening, presented by Lisa Hallett and featuring the Chester Schools String Orchestra with music director Adrian Rushforth, performing music by Bach, Massenet and others at St Mary’s Centre at 7.30pm. Club members free, non-members £4. Ring 0151 339 5219.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Yukata Sado with soloist Ian Bostridge (tenor), perform works by Takemitsu, Britten and Sibelius at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £31-£9. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20

MANCHESTER: Pianist Freddy Kempf performs works by Rachmaninov, Chopin, Liszt and Wagner at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £26-£10. 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

CHESTER: September 12 - The Combination Theatre Company presents One Moment in Time, a variety of songs from the West End, cabaret and comedy sketches galore at the Forum Studio Theatre in Hamilton Place at 7.30pm. Tickets £7, concessions £5. Ring 01244 341296 or visit www.tiptopproductions.co.uk.

CHESTER: September 12 - Comedy Club featuring Tony Hendriks, Carl Hutchinson and Alan Seaman at Alexander’s, Rufus Court. Doors 8pm. Tickets £10. Ring 01244 340005.

CHESTER: September 27 - Hot Mama Productions present Another Night at the Musicals, in support of Cancer Research, at the Forum Studio Theatre in Hamilton Place at 3pm and 7.30pm. Tickets £10, concessions £8. Ring 01244 341296 or visit www.tiptopproductions.co.uk.

CHESTER: September 19 - Comedy Club featuring Cole Parker, Mike Wilkinson and Sam Harland at Alexander’s, Rufus Court. Doors 8pm. Tickets £10. Ring 01244 340005.

CHESTER: September 12 - Comedy Club featuring Carl Donnelly, Amadeus Martin and Jay Ryan at Alexander’s, Rufus Court. Doors 8pm. Tickets £10. Ring 01244 340005.

CREWE: September 12-13 - X Academy presents Inspire 09 - a group of professional dancers over 16 provide a top class performance to inspire the younger generation at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.30pm on Saturday and 1.30pm and 5.30pm on Sunday. Tickets £11, £9. Ring 01270 537333.

CREWE: September 16 - Number One Productions present The No.1 70s Show, a celebration of the era of glam rock and disco, at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £15.50, concessions £1 off. Ring 01270 537333.

CREWE: September 19 - Opera Box present A Night of Romantic Opera featuring music by Puccini, Verdi, Bizet and Mozart plus many more at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £18, £17.50. Ring 01270 537333.

LIVERPOOL: September 13 - Comedian Kevin Bloody Wilson at the Empire Theatre, Lime Street, at 7.30pm. Tickets £20-£18.50. Visit www.LiverpoolEmpire.org.uk or ring 0844 847 2525.

LIVERPOOL: September 27 - An Audience with Sally Morgan, psychic to the stars, at the Empire Theatre, Lime Street, at 7.30pm. Tickets £19.50. Visit www.LiverpoolEmpire.org.uk or ring 0844 847 2525.

LIVERPOOL: October 2 - Last Night of the Poms featuring Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson at the Echo Arena. Tickets £60-£35. Ring 0844 8000 400 or visit www.accliverpool.com.

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.

LLANDUDNO: September 17 - Waterloo - ultimate Abba tribute show featuring stunning costumes, six piece band and award winning lighting design at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £19.50, £17.50. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

LLANDUDNO: September 18 - In Dreams- featuring the music of Roy orbison, The Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £13. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: September 14-15 - Shakespeare 4 Kidz presents Macbeth at the Palace Theatre in Oxford Street at 1.30pm and 7.30pm on Monday and 10am and 1.30pm on Tuesday. Tickets £16-£9.50. Ring 0844 847 2484 or visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: September 17 - Comedian Rob Brydon at the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 847 2484 or visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: September 18-20 - Platform 4 Piccadilly - a festival of outdoor performance that will transform Piccadilly Gardens into an outdoor venue for music, dance, circus and theatre from British and international artists. Visit www.xtrax.org.uk for details.

MANCHESTER: September 18 - Gotta Sing Gotta Dance - a magical night at the musicals at the Palace Theatre in Oxford Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £20-£18. Ring 0844 847 2484 or visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk.

MANCHESTER: September 18 - An evening with Tony Benn at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £17, students £12. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: October 12 - Manchester Literature Festival 09 presents Literature and Sex featuring Martin Amis and Will Self at the Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, Cosmo Rodewald Hall, at 6.30pm. Tickets £5, concessions £3. Ring 0843 208 0500 or visit www.quaytickets.com.

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.

RHYL: September 11 - Tribute show to the music of Roy Orbison and The Everly Brothers at the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £15, concessions £1 off. Ring 01745 330000 or visit www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

RHYL: September 12 - Jake & Elwood - The Best Blues Brothers Show in the World - Ever! at the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £19.50, concessions £1.50 off. Ring 01745 330000 or visit www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

RHYL: September 17 - Katy Setterfield and her musicians present the ultimate tribute show to female artists including Dusty Springfield, Annie Lennox, Cher and Tina Turner at the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £14.50, concessions £1.50 off. Ring 01745 330000 or visit www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

RUNCORN: September 9-12 - Cody’s present

The Likes of Us by Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber - one of the first performances in the North West of a musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, at The Brindley in High Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £12, concessions £10. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

RUNCORN: September 11 - Comedian Mark Allen at The Brindley in High Street at 8pm. Tickets £8, concessions £6. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

RUNCORN: September 26 - Beyond Extreme - A lifetime’s adventure with Mark Dann, founder and chief flying instructor of Beyond Extreme, taking an exciting look climbing and paragliding around the globe, at The Brindley in High Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £10. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

SALFORD: September 13 - An Appointment with Dr Christian Jessen - spend the evening with TV’s heartthrob medic and star of Channel 4’s Embarrassing Illnesses and Supersize vs Superskinny at The Lowry at 8pm. Tickets £19.50. Ring 0870 787 5788 or visit www.thelowry.com.

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.

WARRINGTON: September 20 - The Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular at the Parr Hall in Palmyra Square at 7.30pm. Tickets £18, £16. Ring 01925 442345.

WARRINGTON: September 23 - Tony Stockwell presents an evening of mediumship at the Parr Hall in Palmyra Square at 7.30pm. Tickets £19.50. Ring 01925 442345.

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.

WIRRAL: September 12 - Musicals in Motion - established West End stars Jem Brent and Rachel Slater pay tribute to the essence of the West En and Broadway against a 24 square metre projection screen 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 13 - Billy and Wally’s Nite of the Stars, hosted by Billy Butler and Wally Scott and featuring The Four Sensations, Mickey Finnand Bobby Kaye at the Gladstone Theatre in Port Sunlight at 7pm. Tickets £13.50. Ring 0151 643 8757 or visit www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk.

WIRRAL: September 16 - A Liverpool Tribute to Rock ‘n’ Roll - a three hour rock ‘n’ roll extravaganza featuring The Undertakers, The Mojos, Karl Terry & The Cruisers, The Wildcats, Ricky Aron & Gus Travis at the Gladstone Theatre in Port Sunlight at 7.30pm. Tickets £12, concessions £10.50. Ring 0151 643 8757 or visit www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk.

WIRRAL: September 17 - Hand in Hand Theatre Productions present rhe award-winning one act play Remembrance Day and two parts of a new play based on an idea by John Gorman The George Harrison Suitcase at the Gladstone Theatre in Port Sunlight at 7.30pm. Tickets £6. Ring 0151 643 8757 or visit www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk.

WIRRAL: September 18 - Rave On featuring Marc Robinson and his Counterfeit Crickets performing Buddy Holly classics, supported by Michael King as Billy Fury and The Fortt Brothers as The Everly Brothers at the Gladstone Theatre in Port Sunlight. Tickets £14, concessions £13. Ring 0151 643 8757 or visit www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk.

WIRRAL: September 22 - Over The Rainbow - The Life Story of Eva Cassidy at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton at 7.30pm. Tickets £22, concessions £20. Ring 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.

WIRRAL: September 23 - The Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton at 7.30pm. Tickets £15, concessions £10. Ring 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.

WREXHAM: September 17 - An Evening with Blowers - The Loves and Laughs of Henry Blofeld - Henry takes his audience on a humorous journey from his eccentric childhood in Norfolk to his successful career as an international cricket writer and much-loved broadcaster at 7.30pm in the Catrin Finch Centre, Glyndwr University. Tickets £16. Ring 01978 292015 or visit www.glyndwr.ac.uk/events.

WREXHAM: September 18 - Waterloo – the music of Abba - a sensational night out with stunning costumes, a six piece band, live vocals, award-winning lighting at 7.30pm in the William Aston Hall, Glyndwr University. Tickets £16.50, £15. Ring 01978 292015 or visit www.glyndwr.ac.uk/events.

WREXHAM: September 24 - It’s D’Lovely - the music of Rodgers & Hammerstein, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin and Cole Porter at 2.30pm in the William Aston Hall, Glyndwr University. Tickets £12, concessions £10. Ring 01978 292015 or visit www.glyndwr.ac.uk/events.

WREXHAM: September 25 - Wrestling featuring British Heavyweight Champion The Don Jon Ritchie, David Deville and Michael Mendoza at The Stiwt in Broad Street, Rhos, at 7.30pm. Adults £10, concessions £8, family ticket £30. Ring 01978 841300 or visit www.stiwt.co.uk.

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: September 26-Novemner 22 - My Favourite Outfit - an exhibition bringing the contents of your wardrobes centre stage and providing people with the chance to make public the stories behind them, at the Grosvenor Museum Exhibition Gallery One. Ring 01244 402029 for details.

CHESTER: September 12-Novemner 15 - Wild Britain - Wildlife photographs by Cheshire’s Ben Hall, who honed his skills on the wild moors of the Peak District and the woodland glades of the Cheshire plain, at the Grosvenor Museum Exhibition Gallery Two.

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.

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 redical, 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.

LLANDUDNO: September 1-October 31 - Photographic exhibition of black and white images by Jonathan Patrick Smith who spent two years documenting Llandudno Pier and surrounding coastline, at Venue Cymru. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

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: September 2-25 - 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-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 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: August 29-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.

PULFORD: September 12-13 - Pulford Painters’ Art Exhibition at the village hall from 11am-5pm. Admission free. Art for sale. Refreshments. Proceeds to Pulford Church and Village Hall.

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.

SALFORD: October 17-January 31 - The Sea: LS Lowry and Maggi Hambling - Hambling, one of Britain’s most distinguished contemporary artists, shows her latest powerful images of the North Sea alongside LS Lowry’s own deceptively calm seascapes at The Lowry. Ring 0870 787 5788 or visit www.thelowry.com.

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 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.