HG WELLS FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

FRIDAY 17 SEPTEMBER TO SUNDAY 19 SEPTEMBER

ALL EVENTS AT THE GRAND

FRIDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2010

6-8pm Opening Wine Reception FREE

Michael Sherborne: Wells Biographer

Illustrated Talk and book signing

Arts Crafts and Collectables Market with Historical Displays

Throughout weekend

SATURDAY 18 SEPTEMBER

11am - 12.30 Wells Walk through Sandgate £5

with Paul Allen of the H.G. Wells Society

2pm-4pm Tea Party £8.50

Edwardian period entertainment by

Company of 12,

Tangled Tales’ Puppetry on the lawn

Imaginary Futures: Wargames on the lawn

7.30 for 8pm Festival Dinner £25

& discussion with VIP guests

Peter Sissons

Prof.Dominic Wells

Michael Sherborne

SUNDAY 19 SEPTEMBER All-day ticket £25

11am Coffee and meet the VIPs

12.30pm Buffet Lunch for Story Writers

and ticket holders

Story Readings

3pm Sandra Howard awards £250 prize

Dominic Wells awards £1000 prize

5 - 7pm Tea for ticket holders

Day’s competition – answers & prizes 6pm

Auction of Space Artefacts

TO BOOK TICKETS FOR ALL EVENTS CALL:

01303 222 222

In aid of the Folkestone Gurkha Memorial Fund, on 24th September, the Tower Theatre Folkestone will host the first UK solo performance by International Nepalese classical guitarist Kishor Gurung.

Kishor Gurung has won international awards and plaudits for his music and has toured Europe and Asia since 1996. Some reviews include:

• “Kishor Gurung mastered the colourful tones … magically and impeccably.” Buersche Zeitung, Germany.

• “Guitarist with a magic touch.” The Nation, Thailand.

• “…presented the choicest tunes of masters of the classical guitar of the last three centuries … charmed the discerning listeners.” The Telegraph, India.

The concert is sponsored by The Rotary Club of Folkestone, and is to raise funds towards the erection of a permanent memorial in Folkestone for those Gurkhas that have fallen for, and in the name of, our country.

There are a limited number of tickets available for this special concert at just £20 each. You can book tickets via the Tower Theatre Box Office on 01303 223925 or online at www.towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk

If you cannot attend but wish to support the Gurkha Memorial Fund (Registered Charity Number: 1137393) with a donation, you can do so online by visiting www.gurkhamemorialfund.org.uk or by cheque (payable to “Folkestone Gurkha Memorial Fund”) and send to: The Gurkha Memorial Fund, c/o The Puffins, Peene, Folkestone, Kent CT18 8BG

A full programme which includes:

Welcome reception
Cheriton Branch Royal British Legion - Lowering of the Flags
Gurkha Cultural Dancing
Speech by Cllr Dhan Gurung

Performance: Friday September 24th

Programme commences at 6.30pm

Venue: The Tower Theatre, North Road, Shorncliffe, Folkestone, Kent CT20 3HL

Limited tickets available: £20

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Home Ground & Googies have teamed up and will be holding our first annual Belgium Beer Festival this coming Bank Holiday Weekend. There will be a selection of over 30 Belgium Beers to choose from plus a weekend of live music events at both venues. More details to be revealed nearer the date. So make a note in your diaries for this fantastic Summer event.

There will be a A good mix of well known, Blonde, Brune / Double, Triple, Fruit, Wheat, Gueze / Sour and Strong… there is sure you will find something to raise a smile.

For such a small country, Belgium has an astonishingly wide range of breweries and beer styles. Add to this the fact that the number of different beers carried in many bars are often numbered in the hundreds
(for example, Kulminator in Antwerpen lists over 400 beers on its menu) and someone new to Belgian beer can easily feel overwhelmed by the choice available. It’s not for nothing that the Confederation of Belgian Brewers describes the country as “Beer Paradise.”

Googies and Home Ground have 30 different beers, 15 in each venue. For those of you who apply yourselves and complete the score card of all 30 over the 4 days, we will be presenting a specially engraved Belgian beer festival glass.

Saturday 28th…. THE FAUX-HEMIANS play @ Googies from 7.30pm.

Sunday 29th… Surprise guests, classically trained entertainment from 2pm - 5pm…expect to be amazed

BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 30 August….. CLUB BELINGO present Nick Harrison, The Magnets, Dan Lucas and the Tatterrattles performing out front of Googies

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*Spirit of the Wolf*

Friday 3rd September 2010

A Native Indian Workshop, focusing on the importance of protecting and enriching the environment and understanding the spiritual connection between us and animals in the wild now facing extinction…

All day ticket includes…

Close Encounter with Wolves
Unlimited day access to Wildwood Park
Lunch & Refreshments
*Spirit of the Wolf* Workshop
…Meditation and Indian drumming with blessings from Spirit

Theresa White Buffalo Woman will be performing original Native Indian Music

Go to website to book or contact Dawn for more details…

www.spiritofthedawn.eu

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Recital in St Leonard’s Church on Saturday 11 SeptemberAnnouncing a recital to be given by Mikhail Lezdkan (cello) and Angela Zanders (piano) in St Leonard’s Church on Saturday 11 September at 7.30pm, when they will be performing Haydn Divertimento for Cello and Piano, Britten Cello Suite No 3 Op 87, Debussy Sonata for Cello and Piano, Mendelssohn Rondo Capriccioso Op 14 and Shostakovich Sonata for Cello and Piano Op 40.

Mikhail Lezdkan was born in the Ukraine and studied at the Leningrad Conservatoire where he graduated with honours in 1975. While still a student Mikhail won prizes at the Prague Spring and the Belgrade International Cello Competitions and after graduation worked in the celebrated chamber ensemble ‘Soloists of St Petersburg’. Mikhail has given numerous solo recitals and has performed as soloist with the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra and the St Petersburg Hermitage Orchestra. After moving to France he led the cello section of the Lyon Opera Orchestra, also becoming artistic director of the Lille String Sextet. Mikhail has given many recitals and chamber music concerts in France, and with violinist Vanessa Mae toured Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Europe in 1995 and 1996. He also gave the first European performance of the Cello Concerto by the Israeli composer, Gil Shohat.

Angela Zanders was born in London and studied at the Purcell School, Trinity College of Music and Goldsmiths College in London, and at the Academy of Music in Vienna. At Trinity College, where she studied with Joseph Weingarten, Angela won several competitions and awards. She later studied chamber music with Murray Perahia, William Pleeth and Raphael Wallfisch. Angela has given recitals all over the UK and in Germany, Spain, the Canary Islands and Austria, both as soloist and accompanist and as pianist in the Solarek Piano Trio, which she formed in 1992. She has a special interest in promoting the accessibility of classical music through talks and lecture recitals, and has many years’ experience lecturing in Music Appreciation, both for Birkbeck College, University of London, and for the WEA in Hampshire. Angela has worked with Mikhail since 2006.

Tickets at £7 on sale at Brandon’s Music Shop, 55 High Street, Hythe, tel 01303 263108, or can be obtained at the door. (Admission free to those under 18 in full-time education.)

We look forward to welcoming you at this recital. Pease help to advertise it further amongst your friends and other contacts.

Best wishes,

Brin Hughes
__________________________________
Chairman, Friends of St Leonard’s Church, Hythe
Beech House
Castle Road
Hythe
Kent CT21 5EZ

01303 264470

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September News Quarterhouse: music / theatre / dance / comedy / family events / film Creative Quarter: events / shopping / dining / art / craft

Take a look at what’s on in Folkestone’s Creative Quarter over the Bank Holiday Weekend and our great comedy, family, music and film events coming up in September.Don’t forget our autumn subscriber offer: Visit Quarterhouse to pick up a copy of the brochure and a wristband that will entitle you to 10% off tickets for any event in the autumn season and 10% off your bill from the Quarterhouse bar & restaurant. Booking now open for the autumn 2010 season. Click Here to view an online version of our e-brochure . Highlights include: Julian Clary, Jenny Eclair, The Amazing Bubble Man, Oysterband Acoustic, Dub Pistols, Cancer Bats, An Evening with Blowers and Seth Lakeman. We hope that you enjoy the new improved box office system introduced to make online booking easier.

Autumn Films at Quarterhouse Don’t miss our Thursday Night Films @ Quarterhouse. Doors open at 7.45pm, £3.50 advance, £4.50 on the door. Visit www.quarterhouse.co.uk/whatson/film to book online. Why not combine with a meal and pre-cinema drink in Quarterhouse Bar & Restaurant? Call 01303 858540 to book. Whip It - 26 August: Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut, a comedy drama about a roller derby team in Texas (Previously advertised film, The Ghost now shows on 23 September) Four LIons - 9 September: The hugely anticipated debut comedy feature film from Chris Morris (Brass Eye). The most inept terrorists the world has ever seen are about to make their mark - on each other if nothing else. Cemetery Junction - 16 September: Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant have written and directed Cemetery Junction. A 1970s-set coming-of-age comedy centred on three young working class men and the choices they face with their futures. The Ghost - 23 September: Roman Polanski directs this thrilling adaptation of Robert Harris’s best-selling novel. (Rescheduled from 26 August)

Bank Holiday in The Creative Quarter Friday 27 August: 2 for 1 Cocktail Launch Night - Kick off the Bank Holiday Weekend in style with the launch of the new cocktail menu at Quarterhouse Bar & Restaurant. 2 for 1 cocktails all night as well as tasters from our new seasonal food menu. From 6pm. Friday 27 - Monday 30 August: Belgian Beer Festival Home Ground and Googies are hosting Folkestone’s first Belgian Beer Festival. Each venue has 15 specialist varieties of beer available, making the festival a 30-beer extravaganza! Plus delicious bbq food and live music. Sunday 29 August: Open Mic Night - Calling all musicians! All styles welcome with facilities for more than just solo performances. £2 a pint plus £2 for Reef & Smirnoff Ice all night! From 7.30pm at Quarterhouse Bar & Restaurant. Sunday 29 - Monday 30 August, midday-6pm: David Lay Open Studios, showing new work, work in progress, charcoal and pastel drawings and works from his series, ‘Not waving, images of the sea’. Drop in any time between Noon and 6pm on Sunday or Monday. 42 The Old High Street. Monday 30 August: Live Music - Join us on Bank Holiday Monday for some fantastic live music on the Harbour Square from 12pm. Visit Folkestone’s Creative Quarter! Click here to view our amazing interactive map of creative shops, businesses and artists in Folkestone’s Creative Quarter, designed by Ansham Architects - Office 16, Quarterhouse, Tontine Street Events at Homeground 41 The Old High Street, Folkestone. 01303 241079, www.homegroundcb.co.uk Drink and Draw Evenings: most Wednesdays, Artists meet and draw together; organised by Anthony and MK Artlab. Quiz Nights on Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 22 September - open for all. 22 Sep is part of UCF Fresher’s Week.

Not Long Now! Folkestone Skabour Festival 3- 5 September Folkestone Skabour Festival 2010 includes FREE ska music events at the Harbour Square and The Stade, plus evening ticketed events at Quarterhouse, The Chambers, The Lanterns, Bar Below and Onyx plus free events across the weekend in Home Ground, Googies, The Chambers and Gillespies. The festival also features a Ska Market, Scooter Club Ride Out, “This ART 2-Tone” exhibition by John Sims (aka Teflon) plus special guest appearances and signings. Friday 3 September - The Beat headline the opening night, with support from The Skatonics. Tickets: £16 Saturday 4 September - Arthur Kaye & The Originals and local legends Intensified. Just announced: lead vocalist from The Bodysnatchers, Rhoda Dakar, will complete a special DJ set from 6.30-8.30pm. Tickets: £12 For tickets book online at the Quarterhouse website or call the box office on 01303 858500 For more information, line-up announcements and other event details visit: www.folkestoneskabourfestival.co.uk

Great Comedy Coming Up At Quarterhouse Julian Clary - Lord of the Mince Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 September Having thrilled audiences at over 100 sell out shows across the UK, Australia and New Zealand, Julian brings his Lord of the Mince tour to Folkestone. Tickets: £16 Jenny Eclair - Old Dog New Tricks Saturday 25 September Off she goes again, proving that there’s life in the old dog and what’s more, she’s got some new tricks! Tickets: £18.50 / £16 conc. Isy Suttie - Love Lost in the British Retail Industry Friday 1 October Known as Dobby from Peep Show (Channel 4), acclaimed musical comic Isy Suttie performs her multi-character musical love story set in a Northern supermarket. Tickets £12 / £10 conc. For more information on our great range of comedy performers, and to book online visit the Quarterhouse website at www.quarterhouse.co.uk To find out about any Meal Deal tickets available please call the Box Office on 01303 858500.

Also At Quarterhouse Welcome South Monday 6 September Tourstop Promoting presents a great evening of music with Welcome South featuring 8th Time Luckie (West London), Underline the Sky (Ipswich), Who’s Driving? Bear’s Driving! (Ipswich) and Oceanskylight (Folkestone). £6 adv, £5 with flyer, £7 door The Amazing Bubble Man! Sunday 12 September Packed with lots of fun stuff and bubbles this is the perfect family outing. £5 Adult / £4 Child / £15 Family (2 Adults & 2 Children 12 yrs and under) Don’t miss the FREE creative workshops before the show in the Quarterhouse Foyer. For more information call the Box Office on 01303 858500. Beatles, Blues & Blue Violin Tour Friday 17 September Featuring former ELO and Electric Light Orchestra Part II members plus current members of The Orchestra. Tickets £12 full / £10 conc Bluesky Pie Presents… Folkestone’s Own Friday 24 September Bluesky Pie presents ‘Folkestone’s Own’ - an evening celebrating the wonderful musical talent that exists in our community. Featuring the winner of the Bluesky Pie Battle of The Bands last July - Oceanskylight, plus Silver Foxes, Call Off The Search and loads more. Tickets £5

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