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We make no claim that the Events listing below is a comprehensive listing of all that is "going-on" in York, but rather a selection of Events that we would possibly attend - given the time.... Being slightly biased, each date starts with "one day" York Events first, then those outside York, and finally those events going on for more than just the one day. Enjoy - Graham UPDATED 6th July 2008 |
Please note - the events listed may be subject to CANCELLATION OR ALTERATION AT ANY TIME, FOR WHICH WE CANNOT BE RESPONSIBLE. Please CHECK using the contact details supplied BEFORE setting off for any event. |
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| To 13th July 2008 |
"Twelfth Night" - Shakespeare in the Gardens | Ripley Castle nr Harrogate |
| To 20th July 2008 |
Exhibition - Illumination: Judy Hurst Intricate illustrative works on vellum, many inspired by objects from the Museum's collections, form the basis of this selling exhibition by this North East based contemporary artist |
The Bowes Museum Barnard Castle |
| To 31st July 2008 |
Art Exhibitions at Newby. Newby Hall is a treasure trove for art lovers; the outstanding permanent art collections are complemented by changing exhibitions and displays. Our exhibition programmes are renowned for their quality, variety and originality. July Exhibition in the Grantham Room - Martin Aitchison After the huge success of Martin's Ladybird Illustrations last year, we are happy to be displaying more of Martin's work from Wind in the Willows and Peter and Jane |
Newby Hall |
| To 17th August 2008 |
Exhibitions in the Gallery - 'Picturing the Past' The art of William Leng. Self taught painter and agricultural worker WE Leng painted scenes of rural life in Ryedale remembered from his life and childhood during the late 19th and early 20th century | Ryedale Folk Museum |
| To 25th August 2008 |
'Surviving Henry - Tudor Howards on the Block' - Castle Howard is opening for its 2008 season with a new exhibition, Surviving Henry: Tudor Howards on the Block. This new exhibition marks the relationship between the Howard family and one of England’s most notorious monarchs. Under the glowering image of Henry VIII (one of Castle Howard’s most celebrated portraits), and in the shadow of the executioner’s axe, Surviving Henry recounts the topsy-turvy fortunes of the Howards in the 16th century and beyond. Castle Howard’s Curator, Dr Christopher Ridgway said, “By rights the Howards of Castle Howard should not exist. During the Tudor period the Howard family seemed bent on self-destruction; time and time again they displeased their monarchs, and successive members of the family were imprisoned or beheaded. This exhibition will combine famous portraits and famous beheadings to tell a tale of danger, intrigue and narrow survival. |
Castle Howard |
| To 31st August 2008 |
Special Exhibition - Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York - One of the National Gallery's most iconic images is heading to York in 2008. Whistlejacket was painted by George Stubbs who spent his early career in York - even marrying in the city. This exhibition will showcase this magnificent work and will bring together work from local galleries and private collections, including a portrait of the famous racehorse Gimcrack, his midwifery illustrations and a selection of his drawings for The Anatomy of the Horse. There will also be a selection of contemporary watercolour paintings and prints depicting York Racecourse, plus other related exhibits. George Stubbs - Stubbs was born in Liverpool in 1724. He was the son of a leather worker and spent his early career painting portraits and developing his interest in anatomy. He arrived in York as a young man in 1746 from Leeds and settled in the parish of Stonegate. He married in York and two of his children were born here and baptised at St Helen's Church. Through his friend Charles Atkinson, a surgeon at York's new County Hospital, he became a superb anatomical draughtsman and supplied the illustrations for a treatise on midwifery published in 1751. From 1756, he rented a farmhouse in Horkstow, Lincolnshire, where he dissected horses in order to make detailed studies of their anatomy. The result of his work, The Anatomy of the Horse, was published in 1766. The Horkstow drawings are now owned by the Royal Academy. In around 1758 he moved to London, where his career took off. He died in 1806. Whistlejacket - Whistlejacket, foaled in 1749, was a race horse owned by the Marquess of Rockingham. His most famous victory was in a race over four miles for 2,000 guineas at York in August 1759. Stubbs painted his life-size portrait of Whistlejacket for the Marquess in 1762. According to some writers of the period the original intention was to commission an equestrian portrait of George III, but is it more likely that Stubbs always intended to show the horse alone rearing up against a neutral background. York Racecourse - York Racecourse, situated on Knavesmire to the south west of the city, is one of the country's top flat racing tracks and hosts 16 days of horseracing every year, most famously the Ebor Festival in August. The first race was held at Knavesmire in August 1731 and the first grandstand was built in 1754, designed by architect John Carr. Yorks' Knavesmire was also home to the Tyburn, where public hangings took place, until 1801. Highwayman Dick Turpin was hanged there in 1739 |
York Art Gallery |
| To 7th September 2008 |
Quentin Blake's Choice Exhibition - a unique exhibition to the Hall of original paintings and drawings chosen by Quentin, highlighting some of his work but also that of other major children's book illustrators. This is a selling exhibition and a chance to buy an original piece of art by some of the greatest names in book illustration. Don't miss the chance while the exhibition is here | Nunnington Hall |
| To 21st September 2008 |
Exhibition - Alfred Sisley: Impressionist Landscapes An exhibition of works by the acclaimed member of the Impressionist group, Alfred Sisley, described by his contemporary Eugène Murer as having 'the soul and brush of a poet.' This exhibition explores Sisley's captivation with the landscape of the Parisian suburbs of Louveciennes and Port-Marly and the towns along the River Loing. Sisley's work demonstrates the artist's engagement with an ever changing environment, carefully depicting the transient qualities of the seasons and the subtlest changes of weather and sunlight |
The Bowes Museum Barnard Castle |
| To September 2008 |
Special Exhibition - Crying with Laughter - This exhibition brings together a range of pots and prints from the 18th century to the present day exploring humour and the human condition through a variety of means. For centuries, artists have used comedy and satire as tools to expose human quirks and shortcomings. Potters often manipulate form and imagery for the same effect. Poking fun at human foibles can raise a laugh or reduce one to tears. Tales of morality educate and depictions of popular characters entertain. Highlights include a new acquisition, Six Jugs, made in 2007 by Philip Eglin. On first sight the jugs look medieval in appearance, but a closer inspection reveals official and commercial symbols much more familiar to the modern eye. Nearby Paul Scott recalls the foot and mouth crisis of 2001 with his subtly altered printed mug. Prints by the Victorian artist Phil May and illustrations from the magazine, Punch, illustrate the use of satire. James Gillray ridicules Napoleon and King George III by depicting them as characters from Gulliver's Travels in one print. In The Bottle, a Victorian melodrama warns of the consequences of drinking. A fascinating mix of imagery and ideas through the last 300 years |
York Art Gallery |
| To September 2008 |
'The Memory of Place' - York Museums Trust is delighted to announce that The Memory of Place by Keiko Mukaide will re-open for another season on 24 May, 2008. The installation, which opened in 2007, is the latest commission to create challenging contemporary work within this unique historic space and has proved extremely popular with visitors. In The Memory of Place, Keiko responds to her sense of the space, and to the visual remains of the building's former life, the stained glass, grave covers and carvings. Using fire, water, glass, stone and light, she transforms the interior of the church, creating a spiritual space in which to reflect on the memory of loved ones. A pool of water fills the nave of the church. The water in the pool flows towards the transept of the church, where a suspended column of glass rods is dramatically top-lit, suggesting a spiritual path to a higher place. Visitors are invited to become involved with the installation by lighting a votive candle and floating it on the pool - connecting our modern life with that of our ancestors. In the Japanese religious ceremony, Shoro nagashi, people release lanterns onto a river in mid summer, symbolising their ancestors' spirits ascending to heaven |
York St Mary's |
| To 31st October 2008 |
A Grand Tour of Studley Royal - 1.30 pm Daily. A free tour taking in the grand design of the Georgian landscape including deer park and water garden. Meet at the visitor centre | Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Gardens |
| To 31st December 2008 | A Taste for China - Celebrating links with China, this exhibition show examples of Chinese lacquerwork, porcelain, teawares, fans and textiles. To celebrate the long established link between China and England, Fairfax House is displaying some superb examples of early travel journals lacquerwork, porcelain, teawares, fans, mother of pearl and textiles, which were being brought into England by the East Indian Trading companies. Outstanding examples of contemporary work will also be included in the display. |
Fairfax House |
Future Events and Attractions |
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| 3-8th July 2008 |
Castle Museum demonstrations - Butter Making - in the Kitchen Studio Find out about the science behind butter making and examine our historic butter-making equipment up close. Watch butter being made and shaped and lend a hand with churning. Investigate the moulds and patterns used to decorate butter. 10.00 am - 4.30 pm |
York Castle Museum |
| 4-6th July 2008 |
Beverley Puppet Festival - This year there will be 17 performances for all ages to enjoy. Beverley Puppet Festival will include the return of favourites Lempen Puppet Theatre and Garlic Theatre, bringing in a host of puppeteers not seen before in the town. This year we are introducing workshops for all the family to take part in. The festival will open on Friday afternoon with a festival showcase linked to our education project involving local school-children. Indigo Moon theatre will perform sophisticated shadow theatre in a classic tale with links to Beverley and Lewis Carroll's White Rabbit. The programme has something for all ages. Teenage and adult shows will include Thingumajig's The Vertigo of Sheep, which received an award of excellence in the USA |
Beverley Puppet Festival |
| 4-6th July 2008 |
Craft Fair - Many quality exhibitors selling and demonstrating crafts all under marquee cover. Equine and canine demonstrations. Dog agility, dancing digger, falconry flying and cookery demonstration | Newby Hall |
| 5/6th July 2008 |
A4’s Event - Don’t miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to see Mallard, Bittern, Union of South Africa and Sir Nigel Gresley together. Catch a unique glimpse and photograph of the four A4’s, who are coming together for a special and very brief one-off appearance to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Mallard’s world steam record. The NRM is working with Steam Dreams, who are recreating the Coronation run from London to Edinburgh, to host this event. On 3 July 1938 steam locomotive Mallard set a world speed record of 126 mph that still stands today. It is only now, nearly 70 years later, that this speed is being regularly exceeded by more modern electric trains. To celebrate this historic anniversary Steam Dreams will run a special two day steam hauled excursion on the weekend of 5 and 6 July 2008 from London to Edinburgh and return |
National Railway Museum |
| 5/6th July 2008 |
School of Chivalry - Let our medieval noble lady help you with your chivalry and medieval manners. Learn how to bow with elegance, greet your parents, eat your meals and behave in court in the best medieval tradition. Listen to real medieval stories of brave knights and ladies from the past. 10.00 am - 12.00 noon & 2.00 - 4.00 pm | Clifford's Tower |
| 5/6th July 2008 |
Steam Fair - 10:00 am onwards. Free car parking | Duncombe Park |
| 5/6th July 2008 |
Fire Service Preservation Group Rally - 10.00 am until 5.00 pm Display of Fire Engines, Appliances and other associated equipment |
Eden Camp Malton |
| 5/6th July 2008 |
Middleton Railway - Our second Model Railway Exhibition in the Engine House. Admire the models and ride on the real thing | Middleton Railway |
| 5/6th July 2008 |
RHS Harlow Carr Gardens workshop - INTRODUCTION TO BEEKEEPING - These workshops, which will include both theory and practice, are designed to provide sufficient basic knowledge to enable and encourage a complete beginner to start beekeeping | RHS Harlow Carr pdf leaflet |
| 6th July 2008 |
'A Way of Life' Farming Traditions in Yorkshire: The Story of Wool Learn the story of wool from fleece to jumper. See sheep shearing demonstrations using both traditional and modern methods. Hands-on activities include wool preparation, carding, spinning, weaving, knitting, felt-making, designing your own cards using transfer printing, hessian weaving and sewing! 10.00 am - 5.00 pm |
Yorkshire Museum of Farming |
| 6th July 2008 |
York Early Music Festival 2008 - This year's Festival takes as its theme 'Exile: music written for a strange land', focusing on musicians, composers and their families whose politics, church and their own personal ambitions led them to spend time away from home. BBC Radio 3 Early Music Show - Join us for a live broadcast of this popular early music show presented by Lucie Skeaping with guests. SOLD OUT |
1.00 pm National Centre for Early Music YEMF 2008 |
| 6th July 2008 |
Wharfedale TR Rally Classic car display on the North Lawns. More details to follow nearer the event |
Castle Howard |
| 6th July 2008 |
York Early Music Festival 2008 - This year's Festival takes as its theme 'Exile: music written for a strange land', focusing on musicians, composers and their families whose politics, church and their own personal ambitions led them to spend time away from home. Le Jardin Secret - Elizabeth Dobbin soprano Sofie Vanden Eynden theorbo Marian Minnen cello and David Blunden harpsichord present LONDON: HOME-GROWN AND IMPORTED Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries London was a vibrant metropolis in which native and foreign composers worked side by side and exchanged ideas and influences. This concert conjures that cosmopolitan atmosphere in vocal and instrumental music by Purcell, Pepusch, Geminiani, Babell and Haydn |
3.00 pm Unitarian Chapel Saviourgate YEMF 2008 |
| 6th July 2008 |
York Early Music Festival 2008 - This year's Festival takes as its theme 'Exile: music written for a strange land', focusing on musicians, composers and their families whose politics, church and their own personal ambitions led them to spend time away from home. Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment with Rachel Podger director/violin play - JC Bach Symphony in G minor, Op.6 No.6 Abel Aria ‘Frene le belle lagrime’ JC Bach Sextet in C major Abel Sonata for violin, cello and continuo, Op.9 No.1 JC Bach Aria 'Non so d'onde viene' and Haydn Symphony No.49 in F minor, 'La Passione' The German-born musicians Johann Christoph Bach and Carl Friedrich Abel were the leading lights of London concert life in the 1760s and ’70s, running a famous public concert series at which they did much to introduce the emerging Classical style – in particular its bright new genre, the orchestral symphony – to this country. Evoking those times, their supremely elegant music is performed alongside a symphony by the next continental hero to wow London, Joseph Haydn |
6.30 pm Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York YEMF 2008 |
| 6th July 2008 |
The Vintage Motor Cycle Club Meet | Sledmere House |
| 6th July 2008 |
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - Vintage Trains Day On these dates a vintage train service will operate using locomotives and coaches which date back to Victorian and Edwardian times. These fabulous vehicles rarely leave our museum so this is a rare chance to travel in historic wooden bodied four and six wheeled coaches hauled by a gleaming steam locomotive from a bygone age. Ordinary fares apply on these services and there is no need to book in advance. PLUS - An ordinary steam hauled train service will also operate on these dates. This service will include our CAMRA award winning real ale bar and Cream Teas will be available from the on-train kitchen. Ordinary fares apply and there is no need to book in advance for these services. |
KWVR |
| 6th July 2008 |
Bowes Railway - 'The world's only operational preserved standard gauge rope hauled railway' - Public Operating Day. With one of our steam engines running brake van rides |
Bowes Railway nr Gateshead |
| 6th July 2008 |
Chinese Culture Day - All things Chinese at Harewood. Join us in celebrating the sights, sounds and smells of Chinese food, culture and craft for this whole day filled with cookery demonstrations, musicians and performances. Throughout the day there will be a host of activities for all the family – Chinese food demonstrations in the Old Kitchen, Lantern making workshops, learn more about the Chinese wallpaper, Chinese craft workshops |
Harewood House |
| 6th July 2008 |
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - Keighley Festival of Transport Formerly held at Keighley's Marley Playing Fields site, this popular event in now hosted jointly by KWVR and the Keighley Bus Museum Trust. It will feature classic car, lorry and bus displays at Ingrow and Oxenhope, vintage train services, heritage bus services, and a classic car road run. Normal KWVR fares apply and there's free entry to the vehicle displays. |
KWVR |
| 6th July 2008 |
Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club - Grace, pace and horsepower – classic cars on display. From 12.00 noon | Brodsworth Hall |
| 6th July 2008 |
Afternoon Band Concert in the Gardens with Stape Silver Band | Burnby Hall Gardens |
| 6th July 2008 |
THE MONTH OF SUNDAYS - Bands in the Park THE HUMBERSIDE POLICE CONCERT BAND - The Band comprises on average of 35 musicians, the majority of whom are volunteer, civilian members, who come from as far a field as Lincoln and Wakefield. The band’s new Musical Director, Brent Read, was recently appointed to the post after spending 28 years as a serving band member, 25 of those as their solo clarinet player. More recently he acted as the Band’s assistant musical director, often deputising at rehearsals and concerts. Brent hopes to use his many years experience as a band member to build on the Band’s former successes and continue to move the band forwards. He has already made a favourable impression and during his first year in post the band has gone from strength to strength, recruiting a number of new players and moving into a new Bandroom. The Band undertakes about 35 engagements per year mainly in the Humberside Police area. These comprise of concerts, civic parades and ceremonies, dinners and performances at various outdoor venues for a whole variety of events and occasions |
2.00 pm The Bishops Manor Lawn Howden Howden Live |
| 6th July 2008 |
Sunday Afternoon Band Concert - A perfect way to spend a summer day. Enjoy the gardens in the company one of the best of South Yorkshire's brass bands. Extra admission to the Hall. From 3.00 pm | Brodsworth Hall |
| 6th July 2008 |
Easy Jazz - ‘Easy’ (Eastern Area Schools Youth) Jazz was formed in the mid-70s and has continued to be a beacon of excellence in youth jazz in our area. Members come from throughout the eastern side of North Yorkshire, fromWhitby to Helmsley and beyond. Easy Jazz have won many awards in National Youth competitions over the years, and have played in many countries across Europe. Many ex-members have gone on to higher music studies and professional careers | Helmsley Arts Centre |
| 6th July 2008 2008 |
Teesdale Brass Band Contest – Relax in the Museum grounds and listen to a wide variety of Brass Bands perform. 11.00 – 5.00 pm | The Bowes Museum Barnard Castle |
| 7th July 2008 |
York Early Music Festival 2008 - This year's Festival takes as its theme 'Exile: music written for a strange land', focusing on musicians, composers and their families whose politics, church and their own personal ambitions led them to spend time away from home. David J Smith lecture - EXILED ENGLISHMEN: Perspectives on Philips, Bull and Dering presented by David J Smith, Senior Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen. In Elizabethan times Brussels was a safe haven for English Catholics wishing to escape persecution at home, with musicians being especially welcome. Yet there were other reasons to leave England: Philips and Dering had both relished the opportunity to study Italian music before arriving in Brussels, and Bull’s motives for fleeing may not have been as pure as he made out… |
10.30 am Bedern Hall YEMF 2008 |
| 7th July 2008 |
York Early Music Festival 2008 - This year's Festival takes as its theme 'Exile: music written for a strange land', focusing on musicians, composers and their families whose politics, church and their own personal ambitions led them to spend time away from home. University of York Chamber Choir - TWO GENTLEMEN, ONE LADY AND AN ENIGMA - The text and music of Dering’s 1618 Cantica Sacra drips with the unguents of Catholic excess. Yet his ‘City Cries’ (1.00 pm 10th July 2008) long for home with surprising humour. More enigmatic are the reasons for a delightful madrigal cycle here receiving its first modern performance) by his Brussels colleague, Peter Philips, written to praise Italian commedia dell’arte star, Isabella Andreini. Robert Hollingworth and students from the University of York resume their happy collaboration begun last year |
1.00 pm National Centre for Early Music YEMF 2008 |
| 7th July 2008 |
York Early Music Festival 2008 - This year's Festival takes as its theme 'Exile: music written for a strange land', focusing on musicians, composers and their families whose politics, church and their own personal ambitions led them to spend time away from home. La Capella Ducale - Nela Gramss soprano Christopher Robson alto Markus Brutscher tenor Harry van der Kamp bass with Musica Fiata - Anette Sichelschmidt, Christine Moran violins Roland Wilson cornet Peter Stelzl, Detlef Reimers trombones Christian Walter dulcian Axel Wolf chitarrone Klaus Eichhorn organ directed by Roland Wilson present JOHANN ROSENMÜLLER: REQUIEM – A MASS AND MOTETS FOR THE DEAD. 17th century composer Johann Rosenmüller was once in line for the prestigious position of Thomaskantor in Leipzig, but after being accused of misdemeanours with the choir-boys he escaped to Venice, where his exile was eased by jobs as a trombonist and composer at St Mark’s Basilica. Mixing German intellect and Italian sensuality, his music achieves an extraordinary beauty, making it easy to understand why composers from Schütz to Telemann praised him so highly |
7.00 pm Chapter House York Minster YEMF 2008 |
| 7th July 2008 |
Ripon Races | Ripon Racecourse |
| 8th July 2008 |
York Early Music Festival 2008 - This year's Festival takes as its theme 'Exile: music written for a strange land', focusing on musicians, composers and their families whose politics, church and their own personal ambitions led them to spend time away from home. James Walvin lecture - THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE: An illustrated lecture by James Walvin, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of York. The Atlantic slave trade was the largest enforced movement of people in pre-modern times. About 12 million Africans were loaded onto the slave ships, 11 million of them surviving to landfall in the Americas. Their labours created enormous well-being for the west, but at huge cost to the enslaved and to Africa. This lecture explains the historical and current importance of the slave trade and why, in 1807, the British ended this enforced exile of millions of Africans |
10.30 am Bedern Hall Bedern YEMF 2008 |
| 8th July 2008 |
York Early Music Festival 2008 - This year's Festival takes as its theme 'Exile: music written for a strange land', focusing on musicians, composers and their families whose politics, church and their own personal ambitions led them to spend time away from home. Rose Consort of Viols - Ibi Aziz , John Bryan, Alison Crum, Roy Marks, Peter Wendland viols present - THREE BRITONS IN BRUSSELS: Consort music by Richard Dering, Peter Philips and John Bull In the early 17th century many English Catholic musicians chose to work in Brussels rather than suffer persecution at home. Of these, Philips and Bull both became organists to Archduke Albert, while Dering worked at a convent of English nuns. Today’s programme looks back to their roots with a selection of pavans, galliards, fantasias and In Nomines for viols |
1.00 pm National Centre for Early Music YEMF 2008 |
| 8th July 2008 |
York Early Music Festival 2008 - This year's Festival takes as its theme 'Exile: music written for a strange land', focusing on musicians, composers and their families whose politics, church and their own personal ambitions led them to spend time away from home. BBC Radio 3 Discovering Music With Stephen Johnson The acclaimed broadcaster Stephen Johnson, presenter of BBC Radio 3's flagship series Discovering Music, teams up with The Harp Consort and Andrew Lawrence-King for a exploration of the background and musical world of the anonymous 13th century Play of Daniel. This programme will be recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3 |
7.00 pm Chapter House York Minster YEMF 2008 |
| 8th July 2008 |
York Early Music Festival 2008 - This year's Festival takes as its theme 'Exile: music written for a strange land', focusing on musicians, composers and their families whose politics, church and their own personal ambitions led them to spend time away from home. The Harp Consort with Andrew Lawrence-King director, medieval harp, psaltery , synfonie, and Julian Podger as Daniel Clara Sanabras as The Queen Jeremy Birchall as Magnus Ian Honeyman as King Darius John McMunn as Satrap Michael Metzler percussion, bells, drone pipes Steven Player citole, drone pipes Susanna Ansorg fiddle present THE PLAY OF DANIEL Ludus Danielis - the Play of Daniel - is one of the great cultural achievements of the middle ages and a perfect fit for the theme of exile as we witness Daniel’s struggles in captivity in Babylon. This rich, ancient story is brought to life through liturgical texts and plainchant, Latin poetry and newly composed melodies, popular tunes and passages from existing dramas, to create a vividly spectacular music-drama |
8.30 pm York Minster YEMF 2008 |
| 8th July 2008 |
Quilting & Patchwork Display with Barbara Smith of Pickering | Beck Isle Museum Pickering |
| 8th July 2008 |
The China Trade - Eric Knowles Valuation Day - a valuation day and evening lecture with Eric Knowles. Valuations 1.00 - 5.00 pm, lecture 6.00 - 8.00 pm Eric Knowles has been a familiar face on the Antiques Roadshow for 27 years. In his illustrated lecture, Eric will look at the growth of trade links between Europe and the East between 1550 and 1900, and objects exported during this time. During the afternoon, Eric and experts from Bonhams will be installed in our Courtyard to discuss and value your own ceramics, glass, objects from the orient, paintings, jewellery and silver |
Harewood House |
| 8th July 2008 |
Alfred Sisley: Impressionist Landscapes - Join the Museum's Assistant Keeper of Fine Art, Emma House, for a gallery talk to accompany this fascinating and important exhibition. 2.30 pm | The Bowes Museum Barnard Castle |
| 8-10th July 2008 |
The 150th Great Yorkshire Show - The picturesque Crimple Valley is the perfect setting for an event that combines entertainment and fun with the opportunity to see first hand the many aspects of country life and farming. The Main Ring is the hub of the show and within the packed programme there's everything from international show jumping to pole climbing, from marching bands to the cattle parade. Around the showground there's so much to see and do. Take a look at the hundreds of animals - from exotic poultry to the majestic Shire Horses; then there are the many demonstrations - sheep shearing, stick making, fly fishing…. to name but a few, then there's the fantastic Great Yorkshire Cheese & Dairy Show, the Fashion Show, the country pursuits area… the list goes on |
The Great Yorkshire Showground Harrogate Great Yorks. Show |
| 8-11th July 2008 |
RHS Harlow Carr Gardens workshop - PAINTING & DRAWING - BOTANICAL PAINTING SUMMER SCHOOL: PAINTING ON VELLUM - Vellum has traditionally been used by botanical artists both past and present. It has a beautiful surface that not only accepts very fine brush-marks, but has a unique quality that gives colours a richness and glow, which is unachievable on most papers. Students will be guided through the method of preparing vellum and the techniques of painting. Although flowers are a good choice to paint, found objects such as snail shells, feathers, seedheads and butterfly wings make excellent subjects for work on vellum. 10.00 am - 4.00 pm | RHS Harlow Carr pdf leaflet |
| 8-12th July 2008 |
Northern Musical Theatre Company present The Pirates of Penzance - The Broadway Version Written by Gilbert and Sullivan; Directed by Bev Jones Bev Jones, Yorks' very own Mr Music Man, returns once more to York Theatre Royal after a 4 year break since Jesus Christ Superstar in 2004. This time he introduces his own company, the Northern Musical Theatre Company, by presenting The Pirates of Penzance - The Broadway Version, after a very successful 2007 with Les Miserables and Showtime Spectacular 2. This is Bev’s very own highly acclaimed, hilarious adaptation of this popular Gilbert & Sullivan romp with swash-buckling pirates, led by The Pirate King, and bumbling policemen, led by The Police Sergeant, seeking to protect the welfare of the Major Generals array of vulnerable, attractive young daughters. Lush costumes, and full harmonious orchestral melodies abound in this memorable production of a theatrical, musical classic for all theatre-goers |
York Theatre Royal |
| 9th July 2008 |
Farmers' Market - Castle Howard will be hosting a Farmers' Market in the Stable Courtyard from 10am to 4pm. Fifteen stallholders will be selling the best of regional produce including meats, preserves, cheeses and much more. The Stable Courtyard is also home to Castle Howard's farm shop, chocolate shop, gift shop, book shop and plant centre. The butcher's counter at the Farm Shop will be selling estate-reared Aberdeen Angus beef and locally sourced meat, most of which comes from a 15 mile radius of the Farm Shop. The deli counter stocks fine regional cheeses, pâtés and cooked meats. Access to the Farmers' Market and shops in the Stable Courtyard is free of charge, and there is also free car parking |
Castle Howard |
| 9th July 2008 |
York Early Music Festival 2008 - This year's Festival takes as its theme 'Exile: music written for a strange land', focusing on musicians, composers and their families whose politics, church and their own personal ambitions led them to spend time away from home. James Walvin lecture - Cycles and Harbingers In this pre-concert talk Richard Wigmore explores Beethoven's quietly revolutionary song cycle of unappeased longing, its place in the composer's career and its influence on Schubert and, especially, Schumann. He also considers those two gifted, underrated 'precursors', Carl Friedrich Zelter (Goethe's musical guru) and Johann Friedrich Reichardt, many of whose Lieder were well known to the young Schubert |
10.30 am Bedern Hall Bedern YEMF 2008 |
| 9th July 2008 |
York Early Music Festival 2008 - This year's Festival takes as its theme 'Exile: music written for a strange land', focusing on musicians, composers and their families whose politics, church and their own personal ambitions led them to spend time away from home. James Gilchrist and Peter Seymour - TO A DISTANT BELOVED Absence, perspective and distance are important elements in this recital, which includes Beethoven’s cycle An die ferne Geliebte and songs by Schubert, Zelter, Reichardt and Schumann. The NCEM’s beautiful copy of an early 19th century Fritz fortepiano is sure to provide the perfect complement to one of Europe’s finest Lieder singers |
1.00 pm National Centre for Early Music YEMF 2008 |
| 9th July 2008 Subject to Confirmation |
The Ebor Lectures - The Ebor lectures are a response to the growing need for theology to interact with public issues of contemporary society. Public theology is about engaging in dialogue with a range of communities on issues wider than narrowly defined religious matters. Theme for 2007-08 lectures: Globalisation and Identity - Globalisation has benefited modern society in terms of rapid increase of mass information and economic wealth in certain nations but, at the same time, it has brought vast inequality on a global and domestic scale. It has also challenged the sense of identity of individuals and communities, which in turn, has contributed to various recent conflicts. The Ebor Lectures 2007-8 aim to address the relationship between globalisation and identity by looking at it from social, political, economic, cultural, religious and theological perspectives. The series will examine tensions and conflicts between communities which have affected public life in different parts of the world. It will deal with issues such as: global financial systems and their impact on micro and macro economic patterns world-wide; the impact of globalisation on culture; global politics in the context of diverse national and regional interests; the causes and effects of the rise of religious fundamentalism. Lecture -'Globalisation and Muslim Identity in Europe' by Professor Tariq Ramadan - President, European Muslim Network/University of Oxford. Tariq Ramadan is Professor of Islamic Studies. He is currently Senior Research Fellow at St Antony's College (Oxford), Doshisha University (Kyoto, Japan) and at the Lokahi Foundation (London). He is a Visiting Professor (in charge of the chair: Identity and Citizenship) at Erasmus University (Netherlands). Through his writings and lectures he has contributed substantially to the debate on the issues of Muslims in the West and Islamic revival in the Muslim world. He is active both at the academic and grassroots levels lecturing extensively throughout the world on social justice and dialogue between civilizations. Professor Tariq Ramadan is currently President of the European think tank: European Muslim Network (EMN) in Brussels Tickets are free but must be booked in advance |
7.00 pm York St John University The Ebor Lectures |
| 9th July 2008 |
Ecologists Afternoon - Join Mr Gordon Simpson M.B.E. for a very entertaining walk looking at everything from bees to wildflowers, and dragonflies to ducks!! 1.00 pm | Thorp Perrow Arboretum Bedale |
| 9th July 2008 |
York Early Music Festival 2008 - This year's Festival takes as its theme 'Exile: music written for a strange land', focusing on musicians, composers and their families whose politics, church and their own personal ambitions led them to spend time away from home. 18th century Chinese wallpaper Melissa Gallimore from Harewood House has kindly agreed to show groups around the East Bedroom with its magnificently restored original 18th century Chinese wallpaper. In order to give you a chance to study the detail, we are offering time-tickets which are available free of charge but which must be booked separately to concert tickets. Time tours are as follows: 7.00 – 7.15 pm, 7.15 – 7.30 pm, 7.30 – 7.45 pm |
Harewood House YEMF 2008 |
| 9th July 2008 |
York Early Music Festival 2008 - This year's Festival takes as its theme 'Exile: music written for a strange land', focusing on musicians, composers and their families whose politics, church and their own personal ambitions led them to spend time away from home. XVII-21Le Baroque Nomade - French early music specialists Le Baroque Nomade are joined by three traditional Chinese musicians Kelong Shi (vocalist and percussion), Weiping Wang (vocalist and pipa) and Long Han Lai (dizi flute) in presenting Jesuit Music from the Forbidden City Music in the baroque period was never further from home than when the Jesuit missionaries took it with them to far-flung continents. Frenchman Joseph-Marie Amiot journeyed to China in 1751 and over the next 40 years played a pivotal role in musical exchanges between European and Chinese cultures as both a colector and musicologist, haunting pieces from his important collection of Divertissements chinois are given colourful presentation here, along with more western-sounding music by one of his predecessors, the Italian missionary Teodorico Pedrini. This extraordinary programme mixes 17th century Western musical style with Chinese instrumentation and celebrates Harewood’s newly re-decorated 18th century Chinese room. 8.00 pm |
Harewood House YEMF 2008 |
| 9th July 2008 |
Poetry Reading by Carol Ann Duffy Funny, profound, political and multi award-winning, it’s hard to exaggerate the influence that Carol Ann Duffy has had on UK poetry over the past twenty years. This is a great opportunity to hear one of our finest poets perform her work. It forms part of a summer programme of literary events celebrating the National Year of Reading. John Clarke says: If you’ve ever wanted to give poetry a go, this is an event that’ll serve you and poetry well. Carol Ann Duffy is one of those rare poets who manages to make her work accessible to all kinds if readers without sacrificing any of her intelligence and emotional power. Her latest collection 'Rapture' is a fine example of this, and she's known by many for such wonderful, individual poems as ‘Prayer’ and 'Warming Her Pearls.' She’s been a great supporter of the Beverley Literature Festival since she first read in Beverley back in 2002 - we're delighted she’s been able to return. Booking Line: 01482 392706 |
7.30 pm Toll Gavel Methodist Church Beverley |
| 9th July 2008 |
Scarborough Jazz @ The Cask present - Rob Lavers U.K tenor and soprano saxophonist, flautist and composer, Rob Lavers, has experience in many different styles of music also and has collaborated with musicians from Spain, Africa and India. ‘Sax player and flautist Rob Lavers is a well-travelled session player, with countless live and studio dates under his belt … Rob’s rich tone on tenor is perfectly complemented by the ethereal sweetness of his flute playing, and his soprano work is beautifully assured on this most stubborn of the saxes - his sound is very definitely his own.’ |
The Cask Inn Scarborough Scarborough Jazz |
| 9-11th July 2008 |
University of York Graduation Ceremonies | University of York |
| 9-12th July 2008 |
Measure for Measure - The Castle Players present their annual outdoor Shakespeare production, which this year is Measure for Measure. Tickets available from April | The Bowes Museum Barnard Castle |
| 10th July 2008 |
York Early Music Festival 2008 - This year's Festival takes as its theme 'Exile: music written for a strange land', focusing on musicians, composers and their families whose politics, church and their own personal ambitions led them to spend time away from home. John Milsom lecture - PARSNIPS, PIPPINS AND PUDDING PIES John Milsom ponders some of the strangest of all Tudor compositions: pieces built around the calls of London's street vendors, tradesmen and town criers. Why were these curious works written? Who would have heard them, and where? And can we trust modern performances and recordings to do them justice? |
10.30 am Bedern Hall Bedern YEMF 2008 |
| 10th July 2008 |
Monumental Landscape Tour - Spaces must be booked in advance Castle Howard is running a series of special tours for 2008, led by the Curator, Dr Christopher Ridgway. These guided tours are an opportunity to visit hidden features in Castle Howard and its grounds and learn about their intriguing history in more detail. The Monumental Landscape Tour will be taking place on Thursday 10 July at 10.30am. This circuit walk visits the famous 18th-century monuments in the Castle Howard landscape - the Gatehouse, the Pyramid, the Mausoleum, the Temple of the Four Winds and the lost Temple of Venus. The dramatic interiors of some of these buildings, which are not normally open to the public, include the gigantic bust of Lord William Howard inside the Pyramid, and the chapel and vaults in the Mausoleum. This unforgettable tour lasts approximately 3½ hours and involves walking across some rough terrain. Dr Ridgway has been Curator at Castle Howard for more than 20 years. He has appeared on television, and lectured widely in the UK and overseas on the history of Castle Howard, its architecture and landscape, on which he has also published extensively |
10.30 am Castle Howard |
| 10th July 2008 |
York Early Music Festival 2008 - This year's Festival takes as its theme 'Exile: music written for a strange land', focusing on musicians, composers and their families whose politics, church and their own personal ambitions led them to spend time away from home. Peter Leech lecture - ‘MUCH CROWDING, LITTLE DEVOTION!’: Music at the late 17th century Stuart Catholic Chapels Royal. An illustrated talk by Peter Leech specialist in the music and wider cultural heritage of the Catholic community in the British Isles from 1600-1750. When asked to name a court composer from late 17th-century England, most people would suggest Purcell, and perhaps John Blow and Matthew Locke. Yet there were many musicians working in England during this period whose survival depended upon the existence of officially sanctioned Catholic chapels. This illustrated talk sets their music in the context of wider musical activity in Restoration England and Louis XIV’s France |
4.30 pm National Centre for Early Music YEMF 2008 |
| 10th July 2008 |
York Early Music Festival 2008 - This year's Festival takes as its theme 'Exile: music written for a strange land', focusing on musicians, composers and their families whose politics, church and their own personal ambitions led them to spend time away from home. The Choir of New College Oxford - Directed by Edward Higginbottom. With The Saraband Consort present ROYALTY IN EXILE Music written for performance at royal chapels in foreign lands, from Catholic queens in England to the deposed Stuart monarchy in France. The concert embraces deeply expressive English motets to Latin texts (including Matthew Locke’s Super flumina Babylonis and Purcell’s superb Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes mei) and music written by François Couperin for the exiled court of James II at St Germain-en-Laye |
7.30 pm St Michael-le-Belfrey Church YEMF 2008 |
| 10th July 2008 |
The Black Swan Folk Club present - Australian bush band Wongawilli Here comes a real treat! This five piece family band perform traditional Australian folk songs and dance tunes with a line-up of fiddle, piano, accordion, lagerphone and percussion (the latter played by eleven-year old Sam De Santi!). They are on a very brief UK trip after festivals in mainland Europe |
8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C. |
| 10th July 2008 |
Harriers and Tornados by S/Ldr Jerry Pook (RAF Rtd). An evening talk with ex RAF fighter pilot, with a slide show about his experiences flying the Harrier operationally in the Falklands and the Tornado in peace time | South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Doncaster |
| 10th July 2008 |
An Evening With David Owen - Former Foreign Secratary Lord Owen presents the themes of his eagerly awaited new book The Hubris Syndrome, a timely and powerful analysis of Bush and Blair's style of government. A statesman, politician and medical doctor, with personal knowledge of the war in the Balkans, David Owen has unique insight into Blair’s premiership. Based on his own long political experience, Owen has written a devastating critique of the way Bush and Blair manipulated intelligence and failed to plan for the aftermath of the Iraq war. Tonight he will talk about the book’s central theme of power and its intoxicating effects on today’s world leaders. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions about all aspects of his political career |
Helmsley Arts Centre |
| 10-13th July 2008 |
Castle Museum demonstrations - Butter Making - in the Kitchen Studio Find out about the science behind butter making and examine our historic butter-making equipment up close. Watch butter being made and shaped and lend a hand with churning. Investigate the moulds and patterns used to decorate butter. 10.00 am - 4.30 pm |
York Castle Museum |
| 11th July 2008 |
York Early Music Festival 2008 - This year's Festival takes as its theme 'Exile: music written for a strange land', focusing on musicians, composers and their families whose politics, church and their own personal ambitions led them to spend time away from home. Compagnia d'Istrumenti with Helen Neeves, Judith Cunnold sopranos present HANDEL’S TRAVELS Handel was among the most well-travelled of 18th-century composers, working at various times in Italy, Germany and England. All three countries are represented in this cosmopolitan programme of his Italian cantatas, German arias, and duets and instrumental music composed in England |
1.00 pm National Centre for Early Music YEMF 2008 |
| 11th July 2008 |
York Early Music Festival 2008 - This year's Festival takes as its theme 'Exile: music written for a strange land', focusing on musicians, composers and their families whose politics, church and their own personal ambitions led them to spend time away from home. The Saraband Consort - George Crawford, Camilla Scarlett violins Alexandria Lawrence, Malgosia Ziemkiewicz violas Natasha Kraemer cello Carina Cosgrave bass present Exile and Pilgrimage Composers leave their homelands for a variety of reasons. Some are forced into exile, others are drawn inextricably to certain countries to study with particular composers or performers. Sonatas for ensemble by the exiles Rosenmuller and Muffat are here set alongside works written either as a result of a pilgrimage or by the figures who acted as magnets in the European musical world of the late 17th and early 18th century, including Buxtehude, Vivaldi and Saraband's own arrangements |
7.30 pm National Centre for Early Music YEMF 2008 |
| 11th July 2008 |
House Concerts present - SHANE ALEXANDER
We have just booked the truly wonderful Shane Alexander from Los Angeles for one of his only UK shows. He is over to play with Suzanne Vega, and after 6 months of asking he has agreed to play this one off solo show. In 2007 he performed for the biggest audiences of his career when he opened SEAL's U.S. tour, in addition to his own touring in the US, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, France and Belgium. Nearly all of the songs from the Stargazer album were licensed for television – exposing his songs to millions worldwide. He has toured extensively in the States, and was asked to open two U.S. tours with JEWEL and one U.S./Canada tour with LISA MARIE PRESLEY – armed only with an acoustic guitar; he won over thousands of new fans night after night. His latest album features drummer Charlie Paxson (James Blunt, Colin Hay), multi-instrumentalist Billy Mohler (Macy Gray, Liz Phair), and Kim Bullard (Goo Goo Dolls, Tori Amos) on Hammond organ. "So who would open for Seal? An equally sincere purveyor of "nice" R&B? Not this time – and here is where the best surprise of the evening came, in the form of opener Shane Alexander. A pleasantly scruffy blonde, Alexander is a singer/songwriter in the most classic American sense. (Even his outfit was classic American: a pink retro western shirt and dark denim). While he plays with a full band in his hometown of L.A., as well as on his albums (which, by the way, are all self-released), he's performing solo on this tour, with only his guitar for protection. Not that he needs any shield. Alexander is one of the most empathetic, talented guys-with-guitars to come along lately, in a way that kicks aside subgenres in the tradition of the straightforward troubadour. He gets compared to Jeff Buckley a lot, for obvious reasons, but that's kind of lazy. Alexander's timbre is chestier and rootsier, and instead of sounding tormented he sounds hopeful." "Americans love a modest underdog, and the audience was captive and quiet as Alexander went through his short, six-song set. For a guy alone in front of thousands of faces in theater seats, he was poised and engaged, hitting every picked guitar note, and every high, wailing "oooh" with ease. Peals of supporting applause issued forth randomly. It was like everyone wanted to hug this nice guy, and hoped all his dreams would come true. They most likely will." [recent review from the States] |
House Concerts |
| 11th July 2008 |
Meat Loaf - 'Casa De Carne Tour' 2008 - The legendary Meat Loaf will be performing a spectacular open air show at Castle Howard on Friday 11 July. One of the lost successful recording artists of all time, with a string of major hits including 'Bat out of Hell', 'Dead Ringer for Love and 'I'd do anything for love' he is renowned for the power and drama of his live shows. Meat Loaf will be supported by South African rock star Arno Carstens |
Castle Howard |
| 11th July 2008 |
York Early Music Festival 2008 - This year's Festival takes as its theme 'Exile: music written for a strange land', focusing on musicians, composers and their families whose politics, church and their own personal ambitions led them to spend time away from home. La Reverdie - Claudia Caffagni lute, voice Livia Caffagni viella, flauti, voce Elisabetta de Mircovich voce, ribeca Ella de Mircovich voice, harp Doron David Sherwin voice, cornetto muto, percussioni present GUILLAUME DUFAY: An Italian Journey Without doubt Guillaume Dufay was the most famous composer of the fifteenth century, lauded by none other than Piero de’ Medici, the ruler of Florence, as ‘the greatest ornament of our age’. That fame was achieved in the flamboyant courts and chapels of early Renaissance Italy. Dufay made his first journey there in his twenties, leaving behind his education in the medieval cloisters of France to seek his fortune through the creation of sacred and secular music of great brilliance for his new patrons |
10.00 pm Chapter House York Minster YEMF 2008 |
| 11th July 2008 |
Watercolour and Pastel Workshops - Led by Ripon artist Heather Dormer (NDD, ATD), an experienced teacher who offers guidance at all levels in both media. She will also demonstrate techniques to illustrate the vibrancy of using pastels. Please bring your own materials if you have them (**materials provided if necessary, please let us know when you book**), and a packed lunch. Tea/coffee provided. Minimum 10 and Maximum 20 participants. Booking Essential | Kiplin Hall Scorton |
| 11th July 2008 |
Eucharist for St Benedict - 12 noon. Ecumenical service in the abbey. Everyone welcome | Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Gardens |
| 11th July 2008 |
Dance for the King with Paul Donnelly Dance for the King is an exciting new show which stimulates the senses of sight and sound. Combining an eclectic mix of passionate music with live international dance moves, Paul Donnelly and his band present dancing guitar moods reflecting a lifetime of musical discovery. You’ll leave this show feeling like you’ve been given a special insight into a world where sound, colour, life and joy spread their wings: you've been coaxed into life, you've been soothed, you've been smiled upon. Dance for the King is truly a royal variety performance. Dances choreographed and performed by award winning dancer Carly McAvoy |
Helmsley Arts Centre |
| 11th July 2008 |
Cathryn Craig (American singer-songwriter) & Brian Willoughby (ex-Strawbs) - 'A class act' (Maverick Magazine) - support by Brother Crow | Reeth Memorial Hall Reeth |
| 11/12th July 2008 |
York Races | York Racecourse |
| 12th July 2008 |
Guided Walking Tours of the Cemetery - Living History Walk. Year 10 drama pupils from Fulford School enact the lives of some Cemetery 'residents'. Not to be missed! The Cemetery has been the final resting place of York citizens since 1837 and has two Grade II listed buildings to enjoy |
10.30 am & 1.00 pm York Cemetery |
| 12th July 2008 |
York Early Music Festival 2008 - This year's Festival takes as its theme 'Exile: music written for a strange land', focusing on musicians, composers and their families whose politics, church and their own personal ambitions led them to spend time away from home. Joglaresa workshop - Belinda Sykes voice, bagpipes Merit Ariane Stephanos voice Tim Garside percussion, dulcimer, nay Stuart Hall guitar, violin Jon Banks voice, ganun, harp present EXTASIS: A whirlwind tour of songs from Spain to the Balkans for those aged 6 – 60+ A chance to let your hair down and join in for a change! Accompanied by an array of Arabic and European instruments you are invited to learn some of Joglaresa’s most popular songs - and gain an insight into the music and culture of the Jewish, Muslim and Christian world of medieval Andalusia |
11.00 am Unitarian Chapel Saviourgate YEMF 2008 |
| 12th July 2008 |
York Early Music Festival 2008 - This year's Festival takes as its theme 'Exile: music written for a strange land', focusing on musicians, composers and their families whose politics, church and their own personal ambitions led them to spend time away from home. Lifetime Achievement Award - We are delighted to announce that the 2nd YEMF Award will be presented to Dame Emma Kirkby – an exceptionally communicative singer, early music practitioner and friend to the Festival. In the true tradition of ‘singing for your supper’, Emma will perform one of the most famous laments in operatic history – the ‘Lamento d’Arianna’ from Monteverdi’s Arianna, which told the story of Ariadne’s abandonment and exile on the island of Naxos. The subject has always inspired composers, and there will also be a chance to hear Emma sing Haydn’s powerful extended dramatic cantata Arianna a Naxos, with Peter Seymour at the keyboard |
2.00 pm National Centre for Early Music YEMF 2008 |
| 12th July 2008 |
York Early Music Festival 2008 - This year's Festival takes as its theme 'Exile: music written for a strange land', focusing on musicians, composers and their families whose politics, church and their own personal ambitions led them to spend time away from home. University Baroque Ensemble with Crispian Steele-Perkins trumpet - 'A TRAINE OF YONG TRAVELLERS’ Francesco Geminiani, an Italian composer and pupil of Corelli, moved to England in 1714, where his concerti grossi based on Corelli’s violin sonatas paid homage to his teacher and helped ensure the popularity of the Italian style in this country. They may also have inspired Newcastle composer Charles Avison to orchestrate some of Scarlatti’s dazzling keyboard sonatas to make concerti grossi. Purcell’s Yorkshire Feast Song, an ode for vocal soloists and chorus, is also Italianate in style – but perhaps its Yorkshire connection is enough in itself to render it ‘music for a strange land’! |
7.00 pm The National Railway Museum YEMF 2008 |
| 12th July 2008 |
Boyzone in Concert - One of the UK's best selling boy bands ever, Boyzone have announced additional dates to their first tour in 7 years and it includes the stunning setting of Castle Howard. Destined to be one of the ultimate events of this year's live calendar, it will see all five original members Ronan Keating, Stephen Gately, Shane Lynch, Mikey Graham and Keith Duffy together again. Formed in 1994 Boyzone had 16 consecutive top five hits, which include six UK number one singles and five number one albums |
Castle Howard |
| 12th July 2008 |
York Early Music Festival 2008 - This year's Festival takes as its theme 'Exile: music written for a strange land', focusing on musicians, composers and their families whose politics, church and their own personal ambitions led them to spend time away from home. Joglaresa - Jennie Cassidy voice Jeremy Avis voice Abdul Salam Kheir voice, oud Merit Ariane Stephanos voice Jon Banks harp, qanun Stuart Hall oud Tim Garside percussion, nay Belinda Sykes director, voice, shawm present EXTASIS: Music of Medieval Spain and its exiled peoples In 1492, during one of Europe's first waves of ethnic cleansing, many Spanish Jews and Muslims fled for their lives as the cultural conviviencia of al-’Andalus was ended by the xenophobic reconquista of the Catholic monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella. The musical legacy of these exiled peoples is inestimable, their crucial innovation being the strophic song with refrain. Joglaresa is joined by Lebanese singer and oud-player Abdul Salam Kheir in a celebration of the dissemination of these exquisite songs at the hands of the exiled Jews and Muslims |
9.30 pm St Olave’s Church Marygate YEMF 2008 |
| 12th July 2008 |
Airborne Forces Day - 10.00 am until 5.00 pm (Parade and Service to be confirmed). Mass gathering, parade and Service of Airborne Forces: - Parachute Regts, Engineers, Signals etc. | Eden Camp Malton |
| 12th July 2008 |
RHS Harlow Carr Gardens workshop - A GARDENER’S INTRODUCTION TO DRYSTONE WALLING - An opportunity to learn the theory behind this skillful craft. Choosing suitable stone and providing an attractive, safe and strong wall. The course will be taught by informal lectures and practical sessions. 10.00 am - 4.00 pm | RHS Harlow Carr pdf leaflet |
| 12th July 2008 |
Victorian Garden Games - Bring a picnic and enjoy a selection of Victorian games on the lawns of Brodsworth Hall with croquet, quoits, skittles, giant chess and many more. From 11.00 am | Brodsworth Hall |
| 12th July 2008 |
Sowerby Music present - 6pac Jazz Sextet 6pac Jazz Sextet has worked extensively throughout the UK since they formed in June 2002. They have won numerous awards including the Peter Whittingham Award from the MBF, and the RNCM Gold Medal. The band regularly performs at jazz festivals and music societies from the Isle of Wight to Dunfermline, performing their own mix of original music and new arrangements of well known jazz standards. 7.30 pm |
St. Oswald's Church Sowerby, Thirsk Sowerby Music |
| 12th July 2008 |
The Band Room in Farndale - variously described as 'England's tiniest major venue,' 'the greatest small venue on Earth' and 'a corrugated iron shed in the middle of nowhere.' (It's all true...) present - Amy LaVere An extraordinary country-blues double bass-playing diva from Memphis with similarities to NORAH JONES, BILLIE HOLLIDAY, DOLLY PARTON, BOBBIE GENTRY, LIZ PHAIR and ROSE MURPHY...with a fine line in sultry, beguiling pop songs fusing 50s proms innocence, Twin Peaks/ANGELO BADALAMENTI surrealism and the dustiest roadhouse tonk.... Who is she? A country-soul belle from Memphis with her own take on classic Americana. She will appeal to Norah Jones fans and anyone who loves ROBERT PLANT'S and ALISON KRAUSS'S Raising Sand. Why the fuss? Amy's new album Anchors & Anvils, is picking up plaudits in the US. A smart and sexy blend of self-penned originals and well-chosen covers such as BOB DYLAN'S I'll Remember You, it came out last year on American independent label Archer Records and gets a UK release this summer. Like Aristazabal Hawkes, of The Guillemots, LaVere also plays the double bass... What's the story? Born in a small town on the border between Texas and Louisiana, 25-year-old Amy spent time in Detroit and Nashville before moving to Memphis in the Nineties. She fronted a teenage punk band, Last Minute, before developing her seductive mix of sultry country and playful, funky soul. And then? Despite a burgeoning acting career that saw her land cameo roles in the JOHNNY CASH biopic Walk The Line and Black Snake Moan, music is Amy's first love. What does she sing about? "The songs are all about relationships, but that was never a conscious thing," says Amy. "I like my songs to be theatrical. I want people to be lifted out of the moment and taken on a journey." And now? Amy, who made a low-key UK live debut earlier this year, is back to launch the British release of Anchors & Anvils. "There are some artists who can get away with being different," she says. "I'd like to think I can be one of them." |
The Band Room Low Mill Farndale Kirkbymoorside |
| 12th July 2008 |
The Magic of Abba & Utter Madness Concert | Ripley Castle nr Harrogate |
| 12/13th July 2008 |
School of Chivalry - Let our medieval noble lady help you with your chivalry and medieval manners. Learn how to bow with elegance, greet your parents, eat your meals and behave in court in the best medieval tradition. Listen to real medieval stories of brave knights and ladies from the past. 10.00 am - 12.00 noon & 2.00 - 4.00 pm | Clifford's Tower |
| 12/13th July 2008 |
Vintage Vehicle Rally | North Yorkshire Moors Railway |
| 12/13th July 2008 |
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Help Chitty celebrate Chitty's 40th Birthday. A return visit by the movie star! If you came last year you'll remember the magic that Chitty brought to the garden at Nunnington. Chitty will be back, so come along with your friends and see the original car from the movie – the real Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. There will even be an opportunity to win a ride around the village in the real Chitty! 2008 is the 40th anniversary of the release of the classic children's movie. We will also be running a Chitty Family trail around the grounds. 12.00 noon – 4.30 pm | Nunnington Hall |
| 12/13th July 2008 |
Medieval Knight School – What better way to learn what was required of a medieval warrior than to get 'armoured up'? Join a trio of brave, bold and noble knights as they demonstrate the skills and weapons of medieval warfare. From 11.00 am | Helmsley Castle |
| 12/13th July 2008 |
Huddersfield Weekend - commemorating 40 years since the end of Huddersfield trolleybuses | The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft |
| 12/13th July 2008 |
Dig into the Past – National Archaeology Weekend: An Award-winning event set at Pockerley Manor. A whole host of fascinating demonstrations and activities, including baking, calligraphy, candle making, corn dolly making, pole lathing and traditional Northumbrian pipe music. Part of a national campaign by the Council for British Archaeology | Beamish Museum |
| 12/13th July 2008 |
Clog Festival - Probably starting in the mills, when workers wearing clogs would tap their feet in rhythm of the machines, it has now developed into a precise form of dance, with intricate foot movements. Sunday from 12 noon | Skipton Castle |
| 12-20th July 2008 |
National Archaeology Week - To celebrate National Archaeology Week kids (up to age 16, when accompanied with a full-paying adult) go free all week at DIG! Pre-book your visit on 01904 615505 | Dig |
| 12-20th July 2008 |
To celebrate National Archaeology Week kids (up to age 16, when accompanied by a full-paying adult) go free at Barley Hall all week! | Barley Hall |
| 12-20th July 2008 |
National Archaeology Week | Ryedale Folk Museum |
| 12-27th July 2008 |
York Festival of the Rivers - York is blessed with its River Network; the Ouse and Foss go through the heart of the city and play a very important part in the History of York - without them we would possibly not have had our Viking and Roman connections which attract thousands to our city every year. The Festival is a wonderful opportunity to put our Rivers into the picture and many events are already planned - ranging from musicals to photography, walks to dancing, swimming to Dragon Boat racing, fishing to duck racing. And we do believe Pirates will once again be coming to York! Already we know that long boats will be lining areas of the Ouse and that other water-based activities will be taking place. There will be fun days, competitions, fundraising for charities, exhibitions and they will all guarantee something for all ages. The Festival of the Rivers has something for everyone! From cruises to regattas, fishing to canoeing, pirates to parties, lectures and plays, all focused around the river as a location or as a theme... |
Festival of the Rivers |
| 13th July 2008 |
The 6th Annual York Rotary Dragon Boat Challenge - The race takes place over a 250 metre stretch of the River Ouse between Scarborough and Lendal Bridges with the valued advice and guidance of the York City Rowing Club and British Waterways. The South Bank of the River is used by the participating teams and their family and friends. A Gala Day atmosphere is created with stalls and a variety of activities on the North Bank. The teams are distinguished from each other by adopting a team outfit and there is an award for the best dressed team. Each team seeks sponsorship for itself with one third going to the designated charity and two thirds going to a charity of their choice. The racing is exciting with 36 teams participating in total. Each crew consists of 16 paddlers and a Drummer selected from a team of up to 20 including reserves. Each team participates in three preliminary rounds and the six teams with the single fastest time in the preliminary rounds take part in the Grand Final. Racing commences at 10.00 am and this year the selected charity is Yorkshire Air Ambulance Service |
York Rotary Dragon Boat Challenge |
| 13th July 2008 |
Walking with the Georgians - A new walking tour exploring the Mansion House and other Georgian buildings in York. York is blessed with some of the best Georgian buildings in England. This walking tour starts with a visit to the Mansion House where we will have coffee and cakes and concludes with a tour of Fairfax House. In between, we look at the Judges Lodgings on Lendal, Lord Burlington’s spectacular Assembly Rooms, John Carr’s famous Assizes and other important buildings along the way. 10.30 am to 1.30 pm |
Fairfax House |
| 13th July 2008 |
East Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club Rally | Yorkshire Air Museum |
| 13th July 2008 |
Katie Melua in Concert - Multi million selling singer Katie Melua will join the line up of artists performing at Castle Howard this summer, when she performs in concert on Sunday 13 July 2008. In the last four years Katie Melua has sold more than 7.5 million albums and has had a string of chart hits including "If You Were a Sailboat", "Closest Thing to Crazy", "Nine Million Bicycles" and "What a Wonderful World". Along the way she has become the top selling British female artist |
Castle Howard |
| 13th July 2008 |
Falconry Display - Come and enjoy a wonderful day out flying a bird of prey, demonstrations throughout the day. Have a hands on experience handling Owls, Hawks and Falcons | Burnby Hall Gardens |
| 13th July 2008 |
Sport and Classic Car Rally PLUS Sunbeam Talbot Rally | Sledmere House |
| 13th July 2008 |
Tractor Day - One of our best events....vintage tractors and engines plus loads more... | Ryedale Folk Museum |
| 13th July 2008 |
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - Guided Tours of the Railway - NEW FOR 2008 See behind the scenes - all those nooks and crannies, those locked sheds and tantalising sidings that you can't quite see the end of. Now you can find out what's going on, what is where, why it's in bits and what's happening? Or simply have a decent afternoon out with someone who knows a fair bit about the Railway and is happy to talk and answer questions? You will travel in reserved accommodation on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway with a look behind the scenes at all locations on the line, sheds, stations and offices. A buffet lunch will be included. The itinerary will be: Assemble at Haworth station for a glimpse behind the scenes in the Motive Power Depot before joining the 11.35 a.m. departure to Oxenhope by diesel train. Here we leave the train for a look around the Railway's superb carriage repair and storage facilities, before joining the 12.45 p.m. steam train for a run to Ingrow via Keighley during which a buffet lunch will be available. We leave the train at Ingrow at 1.36 p.m. for a visit to the Carriage and Locomotive museums at that site and a look around the sidings (did you know that there's a crane tank in the undergrowth?). At 2.21 p.m. we catch a train for the short trip to Oakworth, where we arrive at 2.30 and take a look behind the scenes at this world famous film location, before joining the train again for Haworth at 3.12, concluding at Haworth at 3.20 pm |
KWVR |
| 13th July 2008 |
Country Fair - Have a spectacular day out in the country at the Burton Constable Country Fair As always there will be a full days programme of events organised to keep the family entertained throughout the day including children's rides, craft marquee, dog shows, laser clay shooting, gun dog scurry, have a go activities, shoppers row, bar and catering stalls |
Burton Constable |
| 13th July 2008 |
Scottish Dancing by the Northallerton Caledonian Society - performing in the gardens near the Hall. No charge – feel free to watch. 2.00 - 5.00 pm | Kiplin Hall Scorton |
| 13th July 2008 |
BMW Concours of the North - A ‘must see’ event for all BMW owners and enthusiasts! This year will see for the first time BMW Mini in attendance along with a return of the BMW Motorcycle Club. The event is open to any BMW regardless of age. Don't be afraid to bring a car that's done 120,000 miles, if its a BMW or BMW mini we'd love to see it. The event will offer a chance for one lucky club member to advance forward and show his or her vehicle at the BMW Car Club National Concours one week later. There will be ‘Show & Shine’ competitions for BMW and for Mini where just the exterior presentation is taken into account. Everyone is encouraged to have a go and you don’t need to be a club member, just pop the ticket inside the windscreen and leave the rest to us. You don’t have to stay with your car and can go off to enjoy your day out. Both contests have great prizes on offer for the lucky winners from both Zymol & Meguiars. Scotthall BMW of Leeds are supporting the event and are supplying a static display of modern BMW's with the chance of a ride out in one of BMW's latest offerings. There will be a spectacular raffle with some fantastic prizes on offer. Last year saw some 100 plus BMW's in attendance and this year we are hoping for over 200. So come along, bring the whole family and a Picnic and enjoy a great day with lots to do for all the family in exquisite Harewood surroundings |
Harewood House |
| 13th July 2008 |
Sunday Afternoon Band Concert - A perfect way to spend a summer day. Enjoy the gardens in the company one of the best of South Yorkshire's brass bands. Extra admission to the Hall. From 3.00 pm | Brodsworth Hall |
| 14/15th July 2008 |
Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths Fair | Ryedale Folk Museum |
| 15th July 2008 |
Beverley Races | Beverley Racecourse |
| 15th July 2008 |
Alfred Sisley: Impressionist Landscapes - Join the Museum's Assistant Keeper of Fine Art, Emma House, for a gallery talk to accompany this fascinating and important exhibition. 2.30 pm | The Bowes Museum Barnard Castle |
| 15/16th July 2008 |
Botanical Illustration Classes with Bridget Gillespie, two day courses from 9.30 am to 3.00 pm | Helmsley Walled Garden |
| 16th July 2008 |
Guided Walking Tours of the Cemetery - Lord Mayors of York buried in the Cemetery. Led by David Poole. The Cemetery has been the final resting place of York citizens since 1837 and has two Grade II listed buildings to enjoy |
7.00 pm York Cemetery |
| 16th July 2008 |
RHS Harlow Carr Gardens workshop - HERBS FOR HOT SUMMERS - As our summers become hotter, find out about the herbs you can grow in your garden which will withstand these conditions with minimum intervention. Find out how to select not only suitable Mediterranean herbs but more unusual species and varieties from the Americas. Many of these wonderful aromatic plants also have uses throughout the home. 10.00 am - 4.00 pm | RHS Harlow Carr pdf leaflet |
| 16th July 2008 |
RHS Harlow Carr Gardens workshop - WILLOW WEAVING - WILLOW ANIMAL GARDEN STRUCTURES - An outdoor one-day workshop to produce a life-size or smaller willow animal garden structure – be it a deer, a sheep, a goat or a wild boar! It may be useful to bring some pictures to assist with your desired subject material. Students will be charged for willow used on these courses, in addition to the normal course fees. 10.00 am - 4.00 pm | RHS Harlow Carr pdf leaflet |
| 16th July 2008 |
Scarborough Jazz @ The Cask present - The Paul Towndrow Quartet Still in his twenties, the career of award winning alto and soprano saxophonist, Paul Towndrow, has skyrocketed since his recent success at The World Saxophone Competition at Montreux Jazz Festival. The last few years have seen him headline at renowned jazz festivals including Brecon, Cheltenham, London, Glasgow and Edinburgh as well as performances across Europe. Paul has star support with Steve Hamilton (Piano), Alyn Cosker (Drums) and Mike Janisch (Bass) |
The Cask Inn Scarborough Scarborough Jazz |
| 16-19th July 2008 |
Humble Boy by Charlotte Jones Cambridge astro-physicist Felix Humble returns home following the death of his bee-keeping father and tries to resolve the conflicting emotional demands of his dysfunctional family. At the same time very sad and very funny, this is a seriously wonderful - and multi-award-winning - play |
Helmsley Arts Centre |
| 17th July 2008 |
National Archaeology at Barley Hall -11.00 am – 3.00 pm A FREE Drop-in finds identification session, with at 12 noon: Lecture: Pinning it on the Past: Costume Jewellery Through the Ages – Booking Essential for lecture | Barley Hall |
| 17th July 2008 |
Premium Mausoleum Tour - Spaces must be booked in advance Join this exclusive tour of Castle Howard's Mausoleum landscape with Dr Ridgway, Principal Curator, the most mysterious building in the landscape, where generations of the Howard family have been buried in the vaults beneath the spectacular chapel. The tour begins at 6.00 pm, and concludes at 8.00 pm with wine and canapes in the Temple of the Four Winds, enjoying the summer evening Dr Ridgway has been Curator at Castle Howard for more than 20 years. He has appeared on television, and lectured widely in the UK and overseas on the history of Castle Howard, its architecture and landscape, on which he has also published extensively |
Castle Howard |
| 17th July 2008 |
The Black Swan Folk Club present - Simon Hopper Duo. Strong original songs from this London-based singer/guitarist, with Andee Price on bass | 8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C. |
| 17th July 2008 |
The Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival - Creative Thursday Warm up for the weekend of events packed with succesful crime writers by exploring the ways of becoming one yourself! Sign up to take part in Creative Thursday - a day-long programme devoted to shedding illumination on the dark art of crime writing. Informative and entertaining, this day is for anyone interested in crime writing or harbouring ambitions of authorship.Whether you have always wanted to start a novel but not known where to begin, have a half-finished but abandoned manuscript in need of direction, or are sitting on a completed work but unsure how to make the next step - Creative Thursday is the day for you. Our fresh programme for 2008 covers many of the facets involved in successful crime writing. From the initial inception of a novel, to the honing of core writing skills, through to the journey a book goes on from finished manuscript to your local bookshop’s bookshelf. Even ‘cosy’ crime needs a good murder, so this year we look at how to kill with the contents of a handbag in “How To Kill Someone With Small Change” with Zoe Sharpe. We’ll also be turning our attention to the edgier side of crime fiction, with leading authors sharing their approaches to lesser-explored subjects, such as the writing of convincing sex, romance and relationships within the genre. The day will also include practical tutorials from creative writing specialist, Greg Mosse, in addition to gaining a unique behind the scenes look at a books journey, with Hilary Hale and a team from Little-Brown publishers sharing the inside track on the process from acquisition to publication. Pre-booking Essential |
9.00 am – 5.30 pm Crown Hotel Harrogate Crime Writing Festival |
| 17th July 2008 |
RHS Harlow Carr Gardens workshop - A GARDENER'S INTRODUCTION TO DRYSTONE WALLING - An opportunity to learn the theory behind this skillful craft. Choosing suitable stone and providing an attractive, safe and strong wall. The course will be taught by informal lectures and practical sessions. 10.00 am - 4.00 pm | RHS Harlow Carr pdf leaflet |
| 17th July 2008 |
Gwyneth Herbert - The Sunday Times has called Gwyneth Herbert's voice ‘a thing of beauty’, and The Guardian described it as ‘a knowing mix of honey, steel and gravel’. Her third album 'Between Me and the Wardrobe', which was released by the prestigious Blue Note label, has been described as ‘a masterpiece’ by Courtney Pine. She might be one of Michael Parkinson's favourites, but there is more to Herbert than her recent dabble with the mainstream suggests. This is jazz folk filtered through Dorothy Parker via Rufus Wainwright to make 'beguiling, powerful and often witty songs that strike an emotional chord' (Time Out). “Not a jazz singer in the strictest sense of the word, Herbert has more in common with the singer-songwriters of the Joni Mitchell era. But she possesses a flawless sense of swing, a jazz improviser’s ear for detail and her superb new trio generate backdrops that are as seductive as anything you will hear… while her voice is a thing of beauty.” The Times |
8.00 pm Pocklington Arts Centre |
| 18th July 2008 |
York Astronomical Society lecture - "The year in Space" - By Dr Michael Martin-Smith - Hull and East Riding AS. This talk will cover the major developments, as Dr Martin-Smith sees them, in Astronomy and Spaceflight over the preceding year or so. All are welcome |
8.00 pm Denham Room Priory Street Centre Y.A.S. |
| 18th July 2008 |
The Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival - Peter Robinson This is a great opportunity to meet Yorkshire-born author Peter Robinson. Now living in Canada, he is looking forward to returning to this county to celebrate Inspector Banks's 21st anniversary. Best-selling author and winner of numerous awards in the Britain, the United States and Canada, including the 2002 CWA Dagger in the Library, this will be an entertaining start to the first full day of the Festival as he discusses his life and work with Simon Kernick Pre-booking Essential |
9.00 – 10.00 am Crown Hotel Harrogate Crime Writing Festival |
| 18th July 2008 |
The Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival - True Lies It’s all just fiction....isn’t it? How close or far is the average crime writer from the realities of the crimes they are covering? And does it matter? Chair Denise Mina mediates ex-policeman Nigel McCrery and police Inspector Charlie Owen as they discuss the pros and cons with barrister John Connor and criminal lawyer Frances Fyfield Pre-booking Essential |
10.30 – 11.00 am Crown Hotel Harrogate Crime Writing Festival |
| 18th July 2008 |
The Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival - New Blood Some of the hottest new authors in the genre are here, discussing their novels with novelist and Guardian reviewer Laura Wilson. Swedish author Johan Theorin, film writer and director Kolton Lee, former James Patterson co-writer Andrew Gross and Claire Seeber talk about their work Pre-booking Essential |
12.00 noon – 1.00 pm Crown Hotel Harrogate Crime Writing Festival |
| 18th July 2008 |
The Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival - Damaged Heroes If your job is to defend the law you need a variety of weapons – but should a dark side be one of them? In this panel Peter Guttridge chairs a debate with Lin Anderson, Allan Guthrie, Dreda Say Mitchell and Chris Simms. Authors whose lead characters are known for their wilder impulses take on authors whose heroes’ characters are purer of heart to discuss whether there is room for deceit, intimidation and violence in the search for justice Pre-booking Essential |
2.00 – 3.00 pm Crown Hotel Harrogate Crime Writing Festival |
| 18th July 2008 |
The Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival - Religious Symbolism - The Da Vinci Effect With the incredible success of The Da Vinci Code, it seems that the use of religious mystery has become the hottest sub-genre in crime writing. But in an age where science has largely displaced mysticism, why should this be so? A panel of highly successful writers including Chris Kuzneski, Anne Perry, Michel Benoît and Tess Gerritsen attempt to answer the burning question and explain what drew them to it in the first place. Author Natasha Cooper chairs Pre-booking Essential |
2.00 – 3.00 pm Crown Hotel Harrogate Crime Writing Festival |
| 18th July 2008 |
The Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival - James Bond - The Spy We Loved In the centennial anniversary of the birth of Bond author Ian Fleming, we celebrate with a panel discussing the great man’s works with a special emphasis on his most famous character. Is James Bond passé now in the post cold war era, or is he the kind of timeless hero the public need and love? Our panellists Charlie Higson, James Twining, Joseph Finder and Catherine Sampson wrestle this question and more as they try to gauge whether 007 still cuts the mustard. Chaired by BBC Radio 4 regular Simon Brett Pre-booking Essential |
5.00 – 6.00 pm Crown Hotel Harrogate Crime Writing Festival |
| 18th July 2008 |
The Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival - Robert Crais Author of the best-selling Elvis Cole novels, Robert Crais started his writing career in Hollywood, writing scripts for such major television series as Cagney & Lacey, Quincy, Miami Vice and LA Law, and receiving an Emmy Award nomination for his work on Hill Street Blues. In the mid-eighties, Crais created Elvis Cole and Joe Pike and his first novel, The Monkey’s Raincoat, won the Anthony and the Macavity awards, and was nominated for the Edgar Award. He has since written ten more Elvis Cole novels, which have been translated into 36 languages around the world, as well as several hugely successful standalones including Hostage, which was turned into a film with Bruce Willis. His conversation with Mark Lawson will be an evening to remember Pre-booking Essential |
8.00 – 9.00 pm Crown Hotel Harrogate Crime Writing Festival |
| 18th July 2008 |
The Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival - The Balloon Game A hot-air balloon full of famous crime writers from years gone by is sinking. The weight of the basket must be reduced or all will die. Who should be sacrificed for the greater good and who should be saved? Award-winning broadcaster Mark Lawson presides as judge and jury over a motley crew of current crime writers as they make the case for the survival of their favourite predecessor. Which classic crime author’s defence will win over Mark and the audience enough to declare them the last one standing, and the King – or Queen – of their genre? Expect performances from Festival regulars John Rickards, Martyn Waites, Val McDermid, Mark Billingham, Stuart MacBride and Dreda Say Mitchell Pre-booking Essential |
10.00 pm until late Crown Hotel Harrogate Crime Writing Festival |
| 18th July - 23rd August 2008 |
The Railway Children - York Theatre Royal and the National Railway Museum (NRM) are joining forces this summer to stage a magical new production of E. Nesbit’s much loved children’s tale The Railway Children. This must-see theatrical event will take place at the National Railway Museum from 18 July - 23 August. The Railway Children tells the story of three children, Roberta, Peter and Phyllis, who live a wonderful life in London, but suddenly everything changes when two strange men appear and their father is mysteriously called away. Life in the Yorkshire countryside, by the railway, is a whole new world for the youngsters and their mother. New friendships, adventures and terrifying dangers await. But the mystery remains – where is father, and is he ever coming back? Originally published in 1906 E Nesbit’s The Railway Children is one of the best-loved children’s books of all time and was made into a successful film in 1970 featuring Jenny Agutter as Roberta. This new stage adaptation has been penned by the highly acclaimed children’s playwright Mike Kenny (The Little Mermaid, York Theatre Royal & Polka Theatre, Flat Stanley, West Yorkshire Playhouse). The Railway Children directed by York Theatre Royal’s artistic director Damian Cruden, will also feature one of the biggest guest stars ever to take to the stage - Stirling Single, a 39 tonne steam locomotive built in 1878 |
National Railway Museum |
| 19th July 2008 |
Farmers Market - The York Farmers Market was one of the first to be established in the north of England in the Autumn of 1999. The success as the forerunner to this movement in the north has led to a large number of other markets opening and, more importantly, created an alternative source of income to many farmers and producers. The main benefit of the farmers market here at Murton is that it is all under cover come rain, snow or high wind with a large private car park adjacent. There is always seasonal activity and special events at the markets, adding extra value and interest. The main principle of the farmers market is that it is local producers selling fresh quality produce direct to local consumers in an atmosphere which promotes dialogue and understanding of food production including environmental and welfare standards. This cuts down food miles and puts money back into the local economy rather than imported goods. The market always offers an extensive range of produce including:- Meat – Yorkshire beef, lamb and pork; chicken, duck, geese, pheasant, partridge, wild game (in season); wild boar; pies, sausages, burgers etc. Vegetables – Fresh vegetables and salads (including organic growers); exotic mushrooms; fresh fruit in season. Bakery – Cakes, scones, quiches, puddings, fruit pies. Other products – Yorkshire cheeses, home made soups, fruit wine, apple juice, organic milk and butter. A fantastic choice of fresh quality local produce at very competitive prices and the benefit of knowing where it's come from and how it's been produced |
York Farmers Markets |
| 19th July 2008 |
Finds Detectives - Have you ever unearthed an ancient object in the garden and wanted to know what it was? Get your discoveries identified at DIG today with Finds Liaison Officer, Liz. See artefacts from the big dig at Hungate and have a go at games that children of Victorian Hungate would have played. 11.00 - 3.00 pm FREE! Normal admission charges for a visit to DIG apply |