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Thursday 19th June
Exhibition - Opening 6.30pm
End of year show of Art, Craft and Design
student’s work from the end of their courses. Friday 20th June to
Friday 4th July - open during College opening hours. Bridgwater
College. Tel: 01278 455464. |
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Wednesday 25th June
& Wednesday 2nd July
Carmina Burana Rehearsal
For 5th July Performance. St. Joseph’s
School, Park Avenue. 7.30 to 9.30pm. For cost and details, tel:
Ann Hains 01278 428582 or Sylvia McGuire 01278 422132. |
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Friday 27th June
ACTS presents "Oh Boy"
50's & 60's Concert. East Bridgwater
Community School. 7.30pm. Tickets £3 & £2 concessions.
Tel: 01278 455138 |
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Friday 27th June
Introduction to Film-making Workshop
10.00am to 5.00pm. Free Tours 5.00pm to
6.00pm. Come & see what makes it run. The Engine Room, High
Street. Tel: 01278 433187 or email: info@somersetfilm.com for more
information. |
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Saturday 28th June
17th Century Living History
Activities with a crafts theme. Blake Museum,
Blake Street. 10.00am to 4.00pm. Admission free, donations welcome |
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Sunday 29th June
Sunday Afternoon Concert
Featuring Burnham & Highbridge Band.
Refreshments by Friends of Blake Museum. Blake Gardens. 3.00pm to
5.00pm. Admission free. |
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Monday 30th June
Folk & Country Square Dance Party
Music provided by Bridgwater Folk Dance
band. St Mary's Church Hall, King Square. 8.15pm to 11.00pm. £1.50
including light refreshments. Spectators welcome and free. Robert
Blackborow, Tel: 01823 322652. |
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Monday 30th June
to Friday 4th July
Sedgemoor Embroidery & Textile Group
Exhibition. Tel: 01278 420545 or 01278
458330. Sydenham Family Centre. Admission Free. Monday to Thursday
- 8.00am to 4.00pm. Friday – 8.00am to 3.30pm Part of exhibition
moves to Number One Cornhill for 5th to 6th July. |
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Tuesday 1st July
– Friday 1st August
Michael Martin - Visual Art Exhibition
PHOTOS
- Including images of Bridgwater, Sedgemoor and the South West.
Bridgwater Arts Centre, Castle Street. 10.30pm to 5.00pm & 7.00pm
to 11.00pm, Tuesday to Saturday. Admission Free. |
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5th July & Sunday 6th July |
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Films
at the Engine Room
Screenings of historic archive film from Somerset & the South
West (including footage from Bridgwater area) interspersed with
locally made short films. These will include works by “Noise Limit
Youth Theatre” with poetry and prose and “Voyages of Discovery Community
Theatre Company” who take their inspiration from the bard himself,
William Shakespeare. The Engine Room, High Street. 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Admission Free.
Tel: 01278 433187 or e-mail info@somersetfilm.com
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Battle of
Sedgemoor Anniversary Weekend
Sir William Godolphin Regiment of the Sealed
Knot recreate the last battle fought on English soil. On Sunday
at 10.30am a remembrance service with wreath laying at the battle
field. Westonzoyland Community Centre, Cheer Lane. 2.00pm to 5.00pm
daily. Admission Free. Contact Linda Krause-Davies 01278 435765. |
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Blake
Museum - Exhibition
PHOTOS - Flags
& Banners made by local school children. Play a game of Giant
Chess. Portrait Artist Dave Thomas will be available for your portrait
commissions in pencil, charcoal or watercolour (see Artist for portrait
costs). Blake Museum, Blake Street 10.00am to 4.00pm. Admission
Free. |
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4th July and Saturday 5th July |
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Events at
The Palace
4th July - Xsession: A
night of Ibiza anthems. £3.00, members £2.00.
5th July - Pop Party Night. £5.00, £4.00
Members.
The Palace, Penel Orlieu. 9.00pm to 3.00am. |
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Working
with Clay
PHOTO
- Come & Explore your artistic potential
Somerset Brick & Tile Museum, East Quay. 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Free Admission (small donations towards material appreciated). Tel:
01278 435275. |
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4th July |
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Craft
Demonstations in Angel Place
PHOTOS - LANE-Hammett (Stationers)
present short craft demonstrations followed by an opportunity to
make your own card (Beginners level). Small group sessions. run
from 10.30am to 3.30pm. £1 Fee for materials. Tel: Caroline
Bradbury 01278 423545.
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Drama
at the Arts Centre
PHOTOS - Haygrove School
Year Ten Students present two improvised pieces, directed by Suzanne
Guppy and Chilton Trinity School presents “Image”, an improvised
drama by year 8 students. Bridgwater Arts Centre. 2.00pm. Free.
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Film
Double Bill at the Arts Centre
Tom Jones - A charming romp based on the 1749 novel about the robust
and ribald exploits of a handsome playboy in 18th century England.
Partly filmed on location in Bridgwater. 6.00pm to 8.00pm. Pandaemonium
- Julian Temple’s evocative film of Coleridge & Wordsworth in
Somerset. 9.00pm to 11.00pm. Double bill: £6.00, concessions:
£4.00. (Entry price does not include food - supper can be
preordered from Mellys Bar) Bridgwater Arts Centre, Castle Street.
Bookings: 01278 422700/1.
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Somerfest
Opening Event
Blue Moon Theatre Company
PHOTOS - presents “The World
in a Box” . A madcap mixture of magic, storytelling, puppets and
general silliness. A fabulous family show performed in our brand
new theatre on wheels. Blake Statue. 4.00pm. Free. Tel: 01278 458253. |
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Learn
the Basics of Video Editing Workshop
10.00am to 5.00pm. Free Tours 5.00pm to 6.00pm. Come & see what
makes the Engine Room run. The Engine Room, High Street. Contact
the Engine Room for more information. Tel: 01278 433187 or email:
info@somersetfilm.com |
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Concert with
Wessex 8 at St. Mary’s
PHOTOS
- Wessex 8 & Friends celebrate the centenary of Robin Milford.
Music and song from the period 1900- 1925. St Mary's Church. 7.30pm
start. Retiring Collection. |
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The Big Original
Gig!
PHOTOS
- Sedgemoor Contemporary Music Group presents more than several
original bands at this Town Centre venue. Three Crowns, St. Mary
Street. 6.00pm til late. £4 & £3 |
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5th July |
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Angel Place
Shopping Centre
PHOTOS
- Craft demonstrations. Presented by LANE-Hammett (Stationers).
Followed by an opportunity to paint a glass bottle/frame (Beginners
level). Small group sessions run from 10.30am-3.30pm. £1 Fee
for materials.
Tel: Caroline Bradbury 01278 423545 |
PHOTOS
- ”Rangoli”. All are invited to help make a Indian Floor
Mosaic, with Kate Green, using natural materials. 10.30am to 4.00pm.
Free. Tel: 01278 422700/1. |
PHOTO
- Sedgemoor Scrap Store Workshop. Young People are invited
to roll up their sleeves & join in the artistic fun using re-cycled
materials. 11.00am to 2.00pm. Free. Tel: Mandy Trunks 01278 445095. |
PHOTO
- Voice of the People. The Arts Centre Community Choir
performing songs, chants & rounds from all over the globe. 10.30am.
Free. Tel: 01278 422700/1. |
PHOTOS
- ACTS. Full company performs for your pleasure.
11.00am to 12.30pm. Free. Alan King, Tel: 01278 422841. |
Rivertones Chorus. Barbershop
singers perform well known tunes. 1.30pm. Free.
Tel: Stan Francis 01460 63323 |
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“The
River” - Three one act plays
PHOTOS
- Somerset Fellowship of Drama presents 3 one act plays, by
the late playwright Charles Mander, linked by the theme of
the River Parrett. Bridgwater Arts Centre, Castle Street.
7.30pm. Admission £6.00, concessions £4.50. Bookings:
01278 422700/1 |
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Carmina
Burana - Singing Day.
PHOTOS
- A Community audience is invited to the public performance
of Carl Orff’s spectacular. Pianos; John Bodiley & Frances
Webb. Percussion: Jeremy Little & student team. Soloists
Mary Morgan & David Fouracre. Conductor Bill Llewellyn.
Baptist Church, St. Mary Street. 4.15pm. Free Public admission.
Tel: Ann Hains 01278 428582 or Sylvia McGuire 01278 422132. |
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Chandos
Society - Painting Day
PHOTOS
- Come and see artists at work. St Mary's Church Yard. 10.30am
to 4.30pm. Free. |
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Town
Centre Performances & Activities
FORE STREET/CORNHILL
PHOTOS - Tropical Heat Samba
Band. Parade up Fore Street to Cornhill. 10.30am to 11.00am. Free.
Tel: 01278 455138. |
PHOTOS
- Craft Market & Children’s Fair Ride. Fore Street. 10.00am
to 4.00pm. Tel: 01278 446859 |
CORNHILL
AREA
The Great Dave. Juggler & unicyclist extraordinaire! 10.00 am
& 2.30pm. Sponsored by Crescent Galleries, Angel Crescent. Free.
Tel: 01278 450964. |
PHOTO
- Voice of the People. Arts Centre Community Choir performing songs,
chants & rounds from all over the globe. 11.30am. Free. |
PHOTOS
- Swervy World - International Cabaret. 12.30pm. Free. www.swervyworld.com |
Rivertones Chorus. Barbershop
singers singing well known tunes. 2.00pm. Free. |
CLARE
STREET AREA
PHOTO - Musical
entertainment. Light Classical & Jazz outside Strings &
Things store in Angel Crescent. 11.00am to 1.00pm. Free. |
ANGEL
CRESCENT
The Great Dave. 1.00pm. Sponsored by Crescent Galleries, Angel Crescent.
Free. Tel 01278 450964 |
EASTOVER
AREA
Rivertones Chorus. Barbershop singers singing well known tunes.
2.45pm. Free. |
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Something
for the Weekend 2003 & Crusaders Summer Fete
PHOTOS
- Cranleigh Gardens. 11.00am to 10.00pm. Free. Live music
on an outdoor stage, with a wide range of genres playing original
music. On the same day and in the same place, all the fun
of the Crusaders Carnival Club Fete, including bouncy Castle
& Refreshment Tent. An opportunity to join in workshops
with Circus Antics (1.00pm to 4.00pm). See “Swervy World”
International Cabaret at 5.00pm. |
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Blake
Gardens Activities.
PHOTO
- Sedgemoor Scrap Store Workshop.
Young People are invited to roll up their sleeves & join in
the artistic fun, using re-cycled materials Blake Gardens. 10.30am
to 1.00pm. Free. |
Circus
Antics. An opportunity for the young and young at heart,
to join in Circus workshops, learn new skills and have fun. 1.00pm
to 4.00pm. Free. |
PHOTOS
- Burtle Silver Band Concert. Refreshments by Friends of
Blake Museum. 3.00pm to 5.00pm. Free. |
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Service
- Celebration of the Arts.
A service making a thanksgiving for
the Arts in Bridgwater, and the Festival itself.
St. Mary’s Church. 6.30pm. Admission Free. |
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