What's on in Craven (From Craven Herald)

What's on in Craven

8:10am Thursday 19th August 2010 in

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SKIPTON:

Professional dance company Ascendance Rep will perform a new dance piece at Skipton Castle on Saturday. The company comprises 13 dancers aged between five and 70, who will be dancing to the sounds of international harp guitarist Jason Carter.

The piece, funded by Arts Council England, has been inspired by Ascendance Rep’s investigation into the castle’s heritage and ambience during a two-week residency. There will be two performances, at 2pm and 3.30pm, preceded by a family dance workshop at noon. To sign up for the workshop or to buy tickets, visit ascendance.org.uk or call 0113 2454693.

* Skipton Ladies Choir will give a concert in Holy Trinity Church as part of its flower festival. “Music and Readings for a Summer Evening” will take place next Saturday, August 28, at 7.30pm, and tickets cost £7 for adults and £5 for concessions.

* Steeton Male Voice Choir will give a concert in Christ Church next Saturday, August 28, when they will be joined by Worcester Male Voice Choir. Tickets are available by ringing 01943 602719.

* Craven Museum is hosting an exhibition of football photographs and memorabilia, including a pair of former England captain John Terry’s boots, a 1966 World Cup shirt and some original Wembley Stadium seats.

SETTLE:

Water is the focus of The Folly’s current exhibition. It includes photographs by Andy Latham, entitled Landscapes of the Ribble, and a “WaterWorks” selection by Settle Photographic Group. The third part of the show is called “Water in North Craven Life, Work and Leisure”.

An activity day will be staged on Tuesday when families will be challenged to make a frieze of water creatures. For more information, log onto ncbpt.org.uk/folly or ring 01729 822893.

* The Gallery on the Green – a former British Telecom telephone kiosk at Upper Settle – is hosting an exhibition of wedding photographs taken in the 1950s and 1960s by Settle photographer Tommy Faulkner.

* Community singing group Settle Voice is holding a workshop on Monday led by Jules Gibb, who runs the Picturehouse Choir at Manchester’s “Band on the Wall” venue and Golden Voices, a group of senior citizens. It will run from 1pm to 4pm in the Friends Meeting House. For details, log onto settlevoices.org.uk or contact Nancy Forster on 01729 822771.

BARNOLDSWICK:

Soul nights at the Rolls-Royce Club return with a Big Soul Dance on Saturday August 28. It will feature “across the board” soul from the 1960s and 1970s from 8pm to 1pm. Admission will be £4 on the door.

COWLING:

Airedale Male Voice Choir will give a concert at St Andrew’s Church on Saturday at 7.30pm. The singers will be joined by Colne Ladies Choir for some items. Tickets cost £6 from choir members or Edna Smith on 01535 632487.

MALHAM:

The National Park Centre is staging an exhibition of abstract work by Skipton artist Susan Duffey.

KELBROOK:

St Mary’s Church will hold a candlelit concert on Saturday.

It will feature Sam Hird and Hannah Nicholson, who trained at Cheethams Music School in Manchester and will perform their own songs and other classical pieces, accompanied by local man James Davies on the guitar.

Tickets cost £5 from Julie Davies on 01282 844975.

HORTON-IN-RIBBLESDALE:

The Penyghent Café is hosting an exhibition of local landscape pictures by Bradford photographer Chris Dyson.

THORNTON-IN-CRAVEN:

Thornton Hall Farm Country Park will host its third Barn Boogie next month.

The event, which has a new name Hayfever BB3, will take place on Saturday September 4 and there will be music from local band Red Confusion, Tyro and Vicky and the Big Combo. Tickets cost £15 from 07738 869084 or 07894 684101.