kirkby lonsdale arts scene

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Box Offi ce: Helen Baines 015242 71275 [email protected]

SPRING

2010

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ContentsIntroduction ............................................................................................ 2Welcome .................................................................................................. 3Spring at a glance .................................................................................... 4Art ........................................................................................................... 5

Art Lecture: Meet the Master - Sandro Botticelli ..........................................................5

Film.......................................................................................................... 6UP (certifi cate U) .....................................................................................................................6Bright Star (certifi cate PG)..................................................................................................6

Music ...................................................................................................7 - 8Festival Concert Series – Percussion ........................................................................................7Festival Concert Series – Upper Strings ..................................................................................7Festival Concert Series – Piano ..................................................................................................7Festival Concert Series – Double Reeds .................................................................................7Festival Concert Series – Lower Strings .................................................................................7Festival Concert Series – Flute ...................................................................................................7Sponsored Solos Concert .....................................................................................................7Howdenjones ...........................................................................................................................8Jazz Night ...................................................................................................................................8Kirsty McGee .............................................................................................................................8Kirkby Lonsdale Brass Band .................................................................................................8

Theatre .................................................................................................... 9A Village Life ..............................................................................................................................9

Special Events ....................................................................................... 10The Sound of Music ...............................................................................................................10Robin Hood – a Pantomime ..............................................................................................10Queen Elizabeth School Easter Concert .....................................................................10

Classes .............................................................................................11 - 13South Lakes Dance Company ..........................................................................................11Danceworks, Kirkby Lonsdale ..........................................................................................11Helen O’Grady Drama Academy .....................................................................................11A World of Song ....................................................................................................................12String Training Orchestra ..................................................................................................12Adult Education Classes 2010..........................................................................................12Kirkby Lonsdale Brass Band .............................................................................................13

Reviews ................................................................................................. 14London Gypsy Orchestra ...................................................................................................14The Geoff Eales Trio .............................................................................................................14

Thanks ................................................................................................... 15Advertisement ...................................................................................... 16

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IntroductionKirkby Lonsdale Arts Scene is a not-for-profi t voluntary

organisation whose main aim is to promote community arts and improve, develop and maintain education, appreciation and practice of the arts across all disciplines, and for people of all ages, centred on, but not limited to, Kirkby Lonsdale.

The group is made up of representatives from the following organisations:

Kirkby Lonsdale Chamber of TradeQueen Elizabeth SchoolCedar House SchoolSt Mary’s Church, Kirkby LonsdaleKirkby Lonsdale Brass BandKirkby Lonsdale Choral SocietyIndigo Radio 106.6fmHelen O’Grady Drama AcademyDanceworksUnderley Hall SchoolCumbria ConstabularyKirkby Lonsdale Play Partnership

All the performances and events in this brochure are open to everyone. For further details please contact the KLAS Secretary, Helen Baines on 015242 71275 or [email protected]

Cover pictures

Inside front: art works from recent QES Art Department exhibitions, displays and workshops

Inside back: photos from the recent QES production The Children’s Hour - October 2009

Outside back: some of our regular venues for local arts activities

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WelcomeWelcome to our Performance Guide for Spring 2010.

We are delighted to off er a wide variety of entertainment for the New Year. The common thread throughout is high quality and enhancing cultural opportunities for Kirkby Lonsdale and the surrounding area.

Our unique venues each off er a warm atmosphere. Our programme has an amazing variety that spans diff erent cultures, styles and genres. We are sure there is something for everyone. Give our box offi ce a call or send an email and book your tickets as soon as possible.

Some of our performances will sell out very quickly.We are keen to hear your feedback so let us know when something is particularly fantastic.If you would like to be on our regular mailing list or if you promote events that you would like us to advertise, get in touch.

We look forward to welcoming you to our performances and hope that you thoroughly enjoy them.

The KLAS team

Devil’s Bridge, Kirkby Lonsdale

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Type / Description

Page Location

Contact / Tickets N

umber

an - March

Classes - A W

orld of Song 12

Recital Room, Q

ES Jane Law

rence 015242 71275

Jan - March

String Training Orchestra

12 Recital Room

, QES

Jen Hartley

015242 71275Jan - M

arch South Lakes D

ance Company

11 H

arlequin Theatre, QES

Jasper Marriott

015242 71275Jan - M

arch Classes - D

anceworks

11 D

rama Studio, Q

ES Victoria H

ubbard 07852338358

Jan - March

Classes - Helen O

’Grady D

rama Academ

y 11

Harlequin Theatre, Q

ES Rachel M

inshall 01229 838811

Jan - March

Adult Education Classes 12

Queen Elizabeth School

Sedbergh CDc

015396 21031W

eds 6/1/10 Sponsored Solos Concert

7 Recital Room

, QES

Helen Baines

015242 71275W

eds 13/1/10 Festival Concert Series - Percussion

7 H


On the door

Tues 19/1/10

Art Lecture

5 Borw

ick Mem

orial Hall

Mel W

instanley 015242 21277

Tues 26/1/10 Festival Concert Series - U

pper Strings 7

Recital Room, Q

ES O

n the door

Sat 30/1/10 Film

- Double bill, U

p and Bright Star 6

Arnside Educational Institute

The Little Shop A

rnside promTues 2/2/10

Musical - The Sound of M

usic 10

Main Theatre, Q

ES H

elen Baines 015242 71275

Weds 3/2/10


usic 10

Main Theatre, Q

ES H


Thurs 4/2/10 M

usical - The Sound of Music

10 M

ain Theatre, QES

Helen Baines

015242 71275Fri 5/2/10


usic 10

Main Theatre, Q

ES H


Sat 6/2/10 M

usical - The Sound of Music

10 M

ain Theatre, QES

Helen Baines

015242 71275W

eds 10/2/10 Festival Concert Series - Piano

7 Recital Room

, QES

On the door

Thurs 25/2/10

Festival Concert Series - Double Reeds

7 Recital Room

, QES

On the door

Thurs 25/2/10

Robin Hood - A

pantomim

e 10

The Institute, Kirkby Lonsdale Candace H

oggarth 015242 72057

Fri 26/2/10 H

owdenjones - Concert

8 H


Helen Baines

015242 71275Fri 26/2/10

Robin Hood - A

pantomim

e 10

The Institute, Kirkby Lonsdale Candace H

oggarth 015242 72057

Sat 27/2/10 Robin H

ood - A pantom

ime

10 The Institute, Kirkby Lonsdale

Candace Hoggarth

015242 72057Thurs 4/3/10

Jazz Night

8 M

ain Theatre, QES

Denise Prior

015242 71275Fri 5/3/10

Kirsty McG

ee 8

People’s Hall, Sedbergh

Sedbergh TIC 015396 20125

Sat 6/3/10 A

Village Life - Northum

berland Theatre Compnay

9 A

rkholme Village H

all Post O

ffi ce 015242 22236

Thurs 11/3/10 Festival Concert Series - Low

er Strings 7

Recital Room, Q

ES O

n the door Thurs 18/3/10

Festival Concert Series - Flute 7

Recital Room, Q

ES O

n the door Thurs 25/3/10

Music - Q

ES Easter Concert 10

Main Theatre, Q

ES D

enise Prior 015242 71275

Spring at-a-glance

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Art Art LecturesLunesdale Decorative and Fine Arts Society

A fabulous opportunity for artists and those interested in art to learn about many diff erent works through our regular lecture series.

Meet the Master: Sandro BotticelliNirvana Romell Bed

How and why he earned and retained his rightful title of Grand Master.

Borwick Memorial Hall

Borwick, Carnforth

Tuesday 19th January 2010

Tickets: Members welcome

and £5.00 for guests by

prior arrangement with the

Membership Secretary,

Mel Winstanley, on

015242 21277

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FilmArnside Highlights will be showing a double fi lm bill in Arnside Educational Institute, Church Hill:

UP (certifi cate U)A comedy adventure about 78-year-old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen, who fi nally fulfi ls his lifelong dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and fl ies away to the wilds of South America.

But he discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has stowed away on the trip: an overly optimistic 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell. From the Academy Award-nominated director Pete Docter (Monsters, Inc.), Disney/Pixar’s Up invites you on a hilarious journey into a lost world, with the least likely duo on Earth.

Bright Star (certifi cate PG)London 1818: a secret love aff air begins between 23 year-old English poet, John Keats (Ben Whishaw), and the girl next door, Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish), an out-spoken student of high fashion. This unlikely pair begins at odds, he thinking her a stylish minx, while she was unimpressed not only by his poetry but also by literature in general.

However, when Fanny hears that Keats is nursing his seriously ill younger brother, her eff orts to help touch Keats and when she asks him to teach her about poetry he agrees. The poetry soon becomes a romantic remedy that works not only to sort their diff erences, but also to fuel an impassioned love aff air.

When Fanny’s alarmed mother and Keats’ best friend fi nally awake to their attachment, the relationship has an unstoppable momentum. Intensely and helplessly absorbed in each other, the young lovers are swept deeply into powerful new sensations.

Saturday 30th January

Up at 4.00pm

Bright Star at 7.30pm

Tickets will be on sale from

7th December at The Little

Shop, Arnside Promenade

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MusicThe Festival Concert SeriesThis informal concert series provides all QES musicians with the opportunity to perform in a supportive environment in front of a small and friendly audience. Beginners perform short pieces and have the opportunity to listen to those with more experience playing more complex music. Some of the concerts feature ensembles as well as soloists.

Festival Concert Series – PercussionAnother evening of excellently presented performances on the widest range of percussion instruments the school can off er! This concert is a real treat for people who want to see pupils performing amazing feats of coordination and teamwork.Festival Concert Series – Upper StringsFestival Concert Series – PianoFestival Concert Series – Double ReedsFestival Concert Series – Lower Strings Festival Concert Series – Flute

Sponsored Solos ConcertGiven by members of the 6th-Form choirs who are going abroad next summer, this concert will feature a string of expertly played solos, which they will gather sponsor money for playing. Audience members will be asked for only £1 on the door, to support the performers’ fundraising eff orts.

In the Recital Room

(except Percussion concert)


Kirkby Lonsdale

Tickets £2.50 Adults

£1 Concessions

Pay on door. Bar available

Wed 13th Jan – 7.30pm

in the Harlequin Theatre

Tue 26th Jan – 6.00pm

Wed 10th Feb – 7.30pm

Thur 25th Feb – 7.30pm

Thur 11th March – 6.00pm

Thur 18th March – 6.00pm

The Recital Room


Kirkby Lonsdale

Bar available

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The Harlequin Theatre


Kirkby Lonsdale

Fri 26th February – 7.30pm


£6.00 Concessions

available from Helen Baines

on 015242 71275

Bar Available

HowdenjonesWith superb arrangements, breathtaking harmonies, down-to-earth virtuosity and an infectious delight in live performance, Kate Howden and Paul Jones are songwriters with that special magic that takes you through a musical landscape, telling stories and sharing experience with their music. Between them they play guitar, mandolin, fi ddle, banjo, bodhran and cajon.

Jazz NightAs part of their fundraising eff orts for the tour of Belgium in the summer term, the 6th Form choirs present an evening of jazz, with a bar and ambient lighting.

Staff and pupils will perform high quality vocal and instrumental numbers to create a relaxed and “smoky” blues atmosphere.

Sedbergh CDC in association with Highlights

Rural Touring Scheme presents:

Kirsty McGeeAccompanied by Mat Martin

Kirkby Lonsdale Brass BandGood Friday morning service

The Main Theatre


Kirkby Lonsdale

Thurs 4th March – 7.30pm


£3.00 Concessions

from Denise Prior

on 015242 71275

People’s Hall, Sedbergh

Friday 5th March – 7.30pm


£4.00 Child/Concessions,

£20.00 Family

Available from

Sedbergh Tourist Offi ce

– 015396 20125

The Square, Kirkby Lonsdale

Friday 2nd April

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TheatreNorthumberland Theatre Company presents

A Village Life Margaret loves Aldale, the idyllic village she remembers from childhood holidays with her grandma; but love can be blind.

And when she and husband Colin retire there and lead Aldale into the Best Village competition she begins to realise there’s more to village life than she’d imagined.

A Village Life takes a hard look at rural life today.

Arkholme Village Hall

Sat 6th March at 7.30pm

Tickets from 015242 22236

and Arkholme Post Offi ce.

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Special EventsThe Sound of MusicThis has to be the greatest musical of all time. It is known by everybody and is suitable for all ages. QES is renowned for its school productions and this year is no exception. Set in 1930s Austria, the story of the arrival of a young nun, Maria, into the cold, gloomy Von Trapp household sets the scene for the musical. Maria and the children begin to liven up the surroundings, much to the disapproval of Captain Von Trapp and his friends. Eventually love blossoms for the unlikely couple and under the storm clouds of war they make their escape to freedom. This piece of musical theatre will be performed by our students from Years 9 to 13 and is directed by Mr Lee Fleming with musical direction by Mrs Jen Hartley.

The Kirkby Irregulars presents

Robin Hood – a PantomimeProceeds towards the Kirkby Lonsdale Institute and Kirkby Lonsdale Play Partnership.

Queen Elizabeth School Easter Concert A chance to hear some of QES’s biggest and best music ensembles performing at this end of term feast of music.Guaranteed to feature a wide range of musical styles and groupings of instrumental and vocal music. You’ll certainly fi nd something that you really enjoy.

The Main Theatre


2nd - 6th February, 7.00pm

Tickets available from

Helen Baines 015242 71275

or h.baines@

queenelizabeth.cumbria.

sch.uk

The Institute, Kirkby Lonsdale

Thursday 25th Feb 7.30pm

Friday 26th Feb 7.30pm

Sat 27th Feb 2pm & 7.30pm

Tickets £5 Adults, £3Children

available from Candace

Hoggarth on 015242 72057

The Main Theatre


Thur 25th March, 7.30pm

Tickets £5/£3 available from

Denise Prior 015242 71275

From a previous Kirkby

Irregulars production

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ClassesSouth Lakes Dance CompanySouth Lakes Youth Dance Company is an elite company for the very best local dancers in Years 7 – 9 and 10-13 at schools across the local area. There are places for 12 committed and talented dancers who will be selected through an (enjoyable) audition process. If you’re interested, come along to the session on Thursdays 4.00pm-6.00pm or for more information contact Mr Marriott on 015242 71275 or email [email protected]

Danceworks, Kirkby LonsdaleDanceworks off ers a structured and varied approach to dance. Lessons are off ered after normal school hours and on Saturday mornings in many genres of dance including: ballet, modern, street jazz and contemporary, whilst frequently trying to interest pupils in other areas of performing arts. Shows and QCA recognised exams are worked towards during the term. Danceworks encourages individuality in all dance styles whilst ensuring that pupils are taught appropriately for their physical abilities and development. Teachers are fully qualifi ed, insured and CRB cleared and have extensive experience in their fi elds of teaching and performing. Danceworks accepts children from the age of 3. For more information contact Victoria Hubbard on 07852 338 358 or email [email protected]

Helen O’Grady Drama AcademyDrama classes for children aged from 5 to 17 in 3 age groups:

Lower Primary – school years 1, 2 & 3Upper Primary – school years 4, 5 & 6Youth Theatre for school years 7 and above

Helen O’Grady Drama Academy has been established worldwide for almost 30 years, operating in 25 diff erent countries. We off er a stimulating, structured learning programme, updated each year, with lesson plans written by experts in self development, speech and drama. We provide ongoing training for our CRB checked teachers every term.

The year is divided into three terms to fi t into the school year. Terms 1 and 2 are devoted to an extensive development

Harlequin Theatre


Kirkby Lonsdale

Thursdays 4.00pm – 6.00pm

Drama Studio


Every Mon, Thurs and Sat

Term Dates: Thursday 7th

Jan to Saturday 27th March

Harlequin Theatre

Queen Elizabeth School,

Kirkby Lonsdale

Saturday Mornings

term time only

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programme and term 3 aims to amalgamate many of the drama and life skills taught throughout the year into a short scripted play – the year end production!

Our next term starts in January. For more information about our programme or to book a place ring Rachel on 01229 838811 or email [email protected]. Have a look at our website www.cumbriadrama.co.uk for more information.

A World of SongQES is pleased to off er an exciting opportunity for children aged 8-12 from local schools to become members of a vocal group. Singers will learn songs that include rounds, two-part and three-part songs from around the world. Weekly rehearsals will lead towards regular performances and showcases within the local community. If you would like further information about these classes please contact Miss Lawrence on 015242 71275

String Training OrchestraA great opportunity for children from local schools to become members of a string orchestra playing music at their level. Players from beginners to Grade 3. For further information about these classes please contact Mrs Hartley on 015242 71275

Adult Education Classes 2010Sedbergh CDC will be running a wide range of courses and workshops in Kirkby Lonsdale during spring and summer 2010.Please get in touch with us if you are interested in any of the following:

Life DrawingCeramicsDigital PhotographyMusic

For further information contact us at:Sedbergh CDC, The Cottage, Long Lane, Sedbergh, LA10 5AL. Tel 015396 21031, email [email protected] course details can be found on our website atwww.sedberghcdc.org.uk

Recital Room


Kirkby Lonsdale

Thursdays 4pm – 4.45pm

Recital Room


Kirkby Lonsdale

Mondays 4.00pm – 4.45pm

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Kirkby Lonsdale Brass Band We are very grateful to all in and around Kirkby Lonsdale who support us by becoming Patrons, helping out at events or attending concerts.

The band is always ready to welcome new players. We practice at KLRUFC on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7.30 - 9.30p.m.We are also looking for people of all ages who would like to learn to play. We have a few spare instruments! If you are interested please contact Allan on 015242 71115 or any band member.

KLRUFC

Mondays and Wednesdays

7.30pm - 9.30pm

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ReviewsThe Geoff Eales TrioI really enjoyed the concert that the Geoff Eales Trio put on. My favourite type of music is Jazz. I loved his style of playing and they were all amazing. At the end of his concert I bought a CD of his music, because I enjoyed it so much. I even got Geoff ’s autograph.Jess Wood, QES 8K

London Gypsy OrchestraOn Monday 2nd November members of the choir went to Settlebeck High School where we started to learn some songs in foreign Languages. We learnt songs in Bulgarian and Romanian. It was diff erent to be working with students from another school but we made a good choir together.We rehearsed every day that week with two sessions at Settlebeck and two at QES.

On Friday 6th we went to Ulverston Coronation Hall, where we had a two-hour rehearsal with the whole orchestra. At 7pm the doors opened to the public. For the fi rst half of the performance we sat in the audience and listened to the London Gypsy Orchestra. Just before the break we had to go and stand at the side of the stage and sing the last two songs of the fi rst half. After the break we went up on to the main stage we started with the song Posadila Baba, which included some Bulgarian shouts. We fi nished with the encore, which only had words for the verses. A good time was had by everyone.Emma Hopkins, QES 9S

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Thanks to...Kirkby Lonsdale Arts Scene would like to thank the following for their contributions:

Queen Elizabeth SchoolLunesdale Decorative & Fine Arts SocietyArkholme Village HallHelen O’Grady Drama AcademyDanceworksKirkby Lonsdale Play PartnershipKirkby Lonsdale Choral SocietySedbergh CDC

If you have an arts event that you would like to publicize please contact Helen Baines on 015242 71275 or [email protected]

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KLAS venues1. Kirkby Lonsdale and

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2. Kirkby Lonsdale Institute

3. Arnside Educational Institute

4. Westmorland Arts Building, QES

5. Arkholme Village Hall

6. Borwick Memorial Hall

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