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Top names at Skipton Music concerts
3:10pm Sunday 12th October 2008
Skipton Music is looking forward to another successful season, with a host of top musicians.
Comments (0)Take a trip
9:20am Friday 10th October 2008
Harrogate Theatre: saxophonist Snake Davis plays alongside local youth band Soundbyte, tomorrow (Saturday); Victor Spinetti – A Very Private Diary... Revisited, October 14; Angelina’s Star Performance, October 17 and 18. Contact 01423 502116.
What's on around the area
9:10am Friday 10th October 2008
Skipton: The full range of modern photography – from news to wildlife images and from travel to still life – will be on show to focus attention on One World Week. Among those showing their work is the Craven Herald’s award-winning photographer, Stephen Garnett. He is one of eight photographers exhibiting their work at Christ Church in Keighley Road, Skipton, from today (Friday) to Sunday. Also showing are Colin Marshall and Jeremy Richardson from Sycamore Studios, Skipton, Tony Harman, who owned Maple Leaf Images in Skipton and now runs Quicksnaps in Kendal, and Peter Gliese, a wildlife photographer. Roderick Hyde, who has taught photography to many students in Skipton, will be showing pictures from his travels, Ken Ellwood is showing views of the Dales from the air and Enid Pyrah is including some of Christ Church itself, along with close-up work on flowers. The exhibition opens from 10am to 5pm today and tomorrow and from 11am to 5pm on Sunday. Admission is £1 and the proceeds will help the Christ Church Re-ordering Fund.
Showcase for modern photography
3:20pm Sunday 5th October 2008
The full range of modern photography – from news to wildlife images and from travel to still life – will be on show to focus attention on One World Week.
Calendar Girls story takes to the stage
1:50pm Friday 3rd October 2008
When the ladies of Rylstone and District Women’s Institute decided to bare all for a cheeky calendar, the idea was to raise a few hundred pounds to buy a sofa for their local hospital.
Take a trip
8:40am Friday 3rd October 2008
Ilkley Literature Festival: Children’s weekend (October 11/12) with 15 authors including Michael Morpurgo, Anne Fine, Louise Rennison, Darren Shan, Angelina Ballerina’s Katharine Holabird and Postman Pat’s John Cunliffe, plus Clydebuilt Puppet Theatre, workshops, storytelling. Contact943 816714.
What's on in Craven
8:30am Friday 3rd October 2008
Skipton: Skipton Amateur Operatic Society takes to the town hall stage next week with Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes”. This fast-moving comedy musical takes place in the 1930s on a trans-Atlantic liner and tells the story of Billy Crocker (David Nicholson), a stowaway on board the SS American who is hoping to win the heart of Hope (Beth Welch). She is sailing to England to marry fiancé Evelyn (Mark Rundle). Billy is helped along the way by nightclub singer Reno Sweeney (Kathryn Tonks), the infamous Moonface Martin (Neil Hellewell) and his “friend” Erma (Christa D’Apolito). With chorus girls, reprobate clergymen and gangsters running amok, it promises to be a night of romance and corny gags with catchy, familiar songs such as “Anything Goes”, “It’s De-Lovely” and “I get a kick out of you”. The show opens on Tuesday and runs until Saturday October 11. Tickets cost £8 (£6 for concessions) and are available from 01756 700718 (daytime) and 01756 799600 (evenings).
Opera comes to the Plaza
3:08pm Thursday 2nd October 2008
Craven opera lovers can enjoy the lavish experience of the Glyndebourne operas brought almost to their front doors when the Plaza Cinema, Skipton, screens three filmed productions this autumn.
Take a trip
3:35pm Thursday 25th September 2008
Harrogate Theatre: Phil McIntyre Entertainment Ltd presents the Mighty Boosh, September 26 and 27; Harrogate Dramatic Society presents ’Allo ’Allo, October 1 to 4. Contact 01423 502116.
What's on around the area
3:33pm Thursday 25th September 2008
Skipton: The Mart Theatre launches its winter programme in October. It kicks off with Classic Clapton – billed as the world’s number one Eric Clapton tribute band – next Saturday, October 2. With Clapton look-alike Mike Hall on vocals and the guitar, the band will play two hours of Clapton hits.
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