Art Beat - eNewsletter - September
Art Beat e-newsleter - September 2010
This e-newsletter can also be downloaded from the council’s web site at:
www.shepway.gov.uk/arts, together with last month’s Art Beat.
ARTS & EVENTS IN SHEPWAY IN SEPTEMBER
Wednesday 1st, 6.30pm: Drink and Draw at Home Ground Café Bar, open evening for artists to meet and draw together; organised by Anthony and MK Artlab, 41 The Old High Street, Folkestone. Tel: 01303 241079, www.homegroundcb.co.uk.
Wednesday 1st, 7.30pm: Folkestone Rocks The Lanterns at The Lanterns, Rendezvous Street, Folkestone – featuring: Kuulama, YaMaHaRaHaRa, The Lion Men, APS, Rise and a top DJ. £4 on the door. For more info: http://www.blueskypie.co.uk/index.php?page=events.
Wednesday 1st, 7.30pm: Trinity Organ Recital – Daniel Battle (Director of Music All Saints Parish Church, Carshalton) at Holy Trinity Church, Sandgate Road, Folkestone. Admission by programme at the door £7; children £1; www.thetrinitybenefice-folkestone.org.uk.
Wednesday 1st, 8.30pm: Cuban / Latin Music Night at Gate 28, 28 High Street, Sandgate. Also on 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th.
Wednesday and Thursday 1st and 2nd September, 7.30pm doors, 8pm start: Julian Clary - Lord Of The Mince at Quarterhouse. Having already thrilled audiences at over a hundred sell out shows across the UK, Australia and New Zealand, Julian brings his stand up show to Folkestone. Tickets £16, Box Office 01303 858500, www.quarterhouse.co.uk. (16+).
Thursday 2nd, 8.30pm: The Acoustic Beatles at Chambers, Cheriton Place, Folkestone, CT20 2BB. A great tribute to the classics. You’ll know all the words for sure! Free entry. 01303 223333. Facebook ‘the chambers’ or www.pubfolkestone.co.uk
Friday 3rd, from 6.30pm: The Beat at Quarterhouse. Folkestone Skabour Festival 2010 kicks-off with headline act THE BEAT, one of Ska’s finest bands. Tickets £16, Box Office 01303 858500, www.quarterhouse.co.uk. (16+)
Friday 3rd, from 6.30pm: Gig At The Grand, Folkestone. Live music and BBQ. Craig Hammer with Noel Blackman, Toby James, Daniel Balsom and Alice Dawn. Tel: 01303 222222.
Friday 3rd, 8pm: Letz Zep – ‘Led Zeppelin 30 Years Gone’ Tour at Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone. www.leascliffhall.co.uk.
Friday 3rd, 8pm: Ska-Themed Open Mic Night at Home Ground Café Bar, 41 The Old High Street, Folkestone. Tel: 01303 241079, www.homegroundcb.co.uk.
Friday 3rd, 8.30pm: Port-o-Jam at The Chambers, Cheriton Place, Folkestone, CT20 2BB. Starting off Folkestone’s SKABOUR festival in style! For tickets go to: www.folkestoneskabourfestival.co.uk or phone 01303 223333. Facebook ‘the chambers’ or www.pubfolkestone.co.uk.
Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th, 10.30am to 5pm: Rendezvous Street Art Mart, Folkestone – fine arts and crafts for sale. For further information, phone 01303 258594.
Friday 3rd, Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th: Folkestone Skabour Festival. See panel below for more information.
Saturday 4th, 10am – 3pm: Open Day at The Cube, Tontine Street, Folkestone. Come and hear about our arts courses for 2010-11. www.kent.gov.uk/adulted.
Saturday 4th, from 6.30pm: Folkestone Skabour Festival presents Arthur Kay and The Originals and Intensified at Quarterhouse. Including DJ sets from Tiny T/Big Phil Enthucal and Rhoda Dakar of The Bodysnatchers with accompanying visuals from the film Dance Craze. Tickets £12, Box Office 01303 858500, www.quarterhouse.co.uk. (16+)
Saturday 4th, 7.30pm: The Rat Pack – Vegas Spectacular at Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone. www.leascliffhall.co.uk.
Saturday 4th, 8.30pm: The Scaredy Cats at Chambers, Cheriton Place, Folkestone, CT20 2BB. Live at Chambers for the SKABOUR festival. Top Ska band! Tickets through - www.folkestoneskabourfestival.co.uk 01303 223333. Facebook ‘the chambers’ or www.pubfolkestone.co.uk
Sunday 5th, 10am - 4pm: Folkestone Arts, Crafts and Food Fair at the Harbour Square, market offering the best in local arts, crafts and fresh produce. Contact lucy@creativefoundation.org.uk for more information.
Sunday 5th, 11.30 to 1.30pm: SKA Dance Jam at Dance Easy, 19 The Bayle, Folkestone CT20 1SQ.” Ska Jam special”. This months Dance Jam will have a Ska twist to tie in with Folkestone’s Skabour festival. Two hours of Ska music, weaved together by DJ Knewmi Cahony, with a Ska dance lesson thrown in, come and learn how to Skank and dance to Ska in a warm friendly environment. The Jam is a fun way to warm up for the other Skabour festivities. Cost: £5 (Tel: 07971 070620) lianwilson@gmail.com.
Sunday 5th, 12 - late: Skabour DJ at Home Ground Café Bar, 41 The Old High Street, Folkestone. Tel: 01303 241079, www.homegroundcb.co.uk.
Sunday 5th, 2pm: Babes in the Wood Open Auditions at Tower Theatre, Folkestone. All singers, dancers and actors are welcome to audition (minimum age 7 years). For further information phone 07711 710952 or email info@towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk; www.towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk.
Sunday 5th, 2.30 – 4.30pm: Cantium Brass at the Leas Bandstand, Folkestone. Contact: 01303 850522.
Sunday 5th, 3pm – 5pm: Salvation Army Band at the Bandstand, Oaklands, Hythe.
Sunday 5th, 7.30pm: BlueskyPie Acoustic Night at Quarterhouse Bar and Restaurant, 45 Tontine Street, Folkestone CT20 1JT; plus drinks promotion - £2 a pint. Tel: 01303 858540. www.quarterhouse.co.uk.
Monday 6th, 6.30pm: Welcome South at Quarterhouse. Tourstop Promoting presents Welcome South featuring live music from 8th Time Luckie (West London), Underline the Sky (Ipswich), Who’s Driving? Bear’s Driving! (Ipswich) and Oceanskylight (Folkestone) 16+. Tickets £6 adv, £5 with flyer, £7 door. Box Office 01303 858500, www.quarterhouse.co.uk.
Wednesday 8th, 6.30pm: Drink and Draw at Home Ground Café Bar, 41 The Old High Street, Folkestone. Open evening for artists to meet and draw together; organised by Anthony and MK Artlab. Tel: 01303 241079, www.homegroundcb.co.uk
Wednesday 8th, 7.30pm: Trinity Organ Recital – David Flood (Organist and Master of Choristers, Canterbury Cathedral) at Holy Trinity Church, Sandgate Road, Folkestone. Admission by programme at the door £7; children £1; www.thetrinitybenefice-folkestone.org.uk.
Wednesday 8th, Thursday 9th and Friday 10th: Friday Night Forever at The Tower Theatre, Folkestone. A modern musical about love at first sight written by Simon Sales. Tickets £7.50 full price and £6.50 concessions. Box Office 01303 223925, www.towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk. All profits from ticket sales are being donated to Macmillan Cancer Support.
Thursday 9th, from 7.30pm: Jack Pound’s Open Stage at Butt of Sherry, Hythe. Contact 01303 266112.
Thursday 9th, 8pm: FILM – Four Lions at Quarterhouse, The hugely anticipated debut 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. Tickets £3.50 adv and £4.50 on the door Box Office 01303 858500, www.quarterhouse.co.uk.
Thursday 9th, 8pm to midnight: Opening Night for Argentine Tango Dancing at Southcliff Hotel, 22-26 The Leas, Folkestone CT20 2DY. An open dance floor for Argentine Tango dancing and a “get started lesson from Pilatango” - for beginners and dancers of other disciplines. Fee £5.00 pp for evening. Further information www.pilatango.com; tel. 01303 310033. Prelaunch: 2nd September, 8pm; booking essential.
Thursday 9th, 8.30pm: Canary Wolf at Chambers, Cheriton Place, Folkestone, CT20 2BB. London-based Louisiana blues duo. Great raw blues with soul! Free entry. 01303 223333. Facebook ‘the chambers’ or www.pubfolkestone.co.uk.
Friday 10th, 8pm: Live Music - James Kirby at Home Ground Café Bar, 41 The Old High Street, Folkestone. Tel: 01303 241079, www.homegroundcb.co.uk.
Friday 10th, 8.30pm: Mums Old Vinyl at Chambers, Cheriton Place, Folkestone, CT20 2BB. Our longest serving DJ. Funk, soul, rock & roll. This guy plays it all! Free entrly. 01303 223333. Facebook ‘the chambers’ or www.pubfolkestone.co.uk
Saturday 11th, 12noon to 6pm: Hawkinge Annual Fun Day – free event on the green and at the Community Centre. Live music: blues band, Kas and Ashik and dance performances.
Saturday 11th, doors 7pm: 70th Anniversary of Battle of Britain Concert in the Community Centre, Hawkinge. Tickets £10. Entertainment by Kas (the new Forces Sweetheart), Ashik and DJ Roger.
Saturday 11th, 7.30pm: Michael Lezdkan (cello) and Angela Zanders (piano) Concert at St Leonard’s Church, Hythe. Works by Haydn, Mendelssohn, Debussy, Britten and Shostakovich. 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).
Saturday 11th, 8pm: Live Music – Four Wall Theatre at Home Ground Café Bar, 41 The Old High Street, Folkestone. Tel: 01303 241079, www.homegroundcb.co.uk.
Sunday 12th, from 10am: Auditions for Aladdin at Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone. Juniors: 10am to 12noon; Teens & dancers: 12noon to 1pm; adults: 1pm onwards. For more info, visit www.communitytheatre.org.uk.
Sunday 12th, 2.30pm – 4.30pm: UK Paper Band at Leas Bandstand, Folkestone. Tel 01303 852522.
Sunday 12th, 2.30pm: The Amazing Bubble Man at Quarterhouse. Packed with lots of fun stuff and bubbles this is the perfect family outing. Tickets: £5 adult / £4 children / £15 family. FREE Shepway Find Your Talent creative workshop – Design your own Beach Ball in the Quarterhouse foyer, 11am and 12.15. Places are limited so please call to reserve your place. Box Office 01303 858500; www.quarterhouse.co.uk.
Sunday 12th, 3pm – 5pm: Hythe Town Concert Band at the Bandstand, Oaklands, Hythe - playing a variety of music.
Sunday 12th, 3pm: Classic Art Trio at SS Mary & Eanswythe’s, Folkestone: Sabine Rössert-Koye (soprano) Francis Hagemann (mezzo-soprano) and Eva Herrmann (piano) in a concert in honour of St Eanswythe - the Patron Saint of Folkestone. The programme will include’ Quia respexit’ from Magnificat J. S. Bach, ‘Prière’ C. Gounod, Romance in F sharp min. R. Schumann (piano) and Canzonetta sull`aria Duet from ‘Le nozze di Figaro’ Mozart. The concert will be followed by tea and refreshments and an opportunity to meet the performers. Tickets at £8 each will be on sale from 2.15pm on the day, advance reservations: 01303 257 248 (answer machine). Students in full time education are admitted free. Further details at www.dandi.me.uk/music/.
Monday 13th, 7.30pm: Mish Mash Monday at The Lanterns, Rendezvous Street, Folkestone. A huge night of sound clash mish mash. Drum and base, dubstep, house, hip hop, indie, rock, death metal, thrash - a high octane night for all. Tickets £2 on the door.
Tuesday 14th, Thursday 16th, Saturday 18th, 7.30pm: One Act Play Festival at The Tower Theatre, Folkestone. www.towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk.
Wednesday 15th, 8pm: Drink and Draw at Home Ground Café Bar, 41 The Old High Street, Folkestone. Open evening for artists to meet and draw together; organised by Anthony and MK Artlab. Tel: 01303 241079, www.homegroundcb.co.uk.
Thursday 16th, 8pm: FILM – Cemetery Junction at Quarterhouse, 1970s-set comedy written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Tickets £3.50 adv and £4.50 on the door. Box Office 01303 858500, www.quarterhouse.co.uk.
Thurday 16th, 8.30pm: John Crampton at Chambers, Cheriton Place, Folkestone, CT20 2BB. One of this country’s blues gods! A one man force. Free entry. 01303 223333. Facebook ‘the chambers’ or www.pubfolkestone.co.uk.
Friday 17th, 7.00pm: The Mission Gospel Choir in concert at St Leonard’s Church, Hythe. Tickets on sale at Brandon’s Music Shop, 55 High Street, Hythe, tel 01303 263108, or can be obtained at the door.
Friday 17th, 8pm: The Beatles, Blues and Blue Violin Project at Quarterhouse. Featuring former ELO and Electric Light Orchestra Part II members and current members of The Orchestra. Tickets £12/£10 conc, Box Office 01303 858500. www.quarterhouse.co.uk.
Friday 17th, 8pm: Open Mic Night at Home Ground Café Bar, 41 The Old High Street, Folkestone. Tel: 01303 241079, www.homegroundcb.co.uk.
Wednesday 22nd, 7.30pm: Railway Swing Band at The Tower Theatre, Folkestone. www.towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk.
Thursday 23rd, 2.30pm: The Influence of the Arts on the Making of Gardens at The Tower Theatre, North Road, Shorncliffe, Folkestone. Dr Laura de Beden is a landscape architect who runs a landscape practice, lectures internationally and writes on landscape issues. She aims to enthuse as well as inform on the functional elements and principles shared among the arts and garden design, illustrated with some beautiful images. Folkestone Decorative & Fine Arts Society members free, visitors £5. For further info, e-mail folkestone@nadfaskentarea.org.uk or telephone 01303 239530 or visit our website: www.nadfaskentarea.org.uk
Thursday 23rd, 8pm: FILM – The Ghost at Quarterhouse, Folkestone. Directed by Roman Polanski: when a successful British ghost-writer agrees to complete the memoirs of a former British Prime Minister, his agent assures him it’s the opportunity of a lifetime. Tickets £3.50 adv and £4.50 on the door Box Office 01303 858500, www.quarterhouse.co.uk.
Thursday 23rd, from 7.30pm: Jack Pound’s Open Stage at Butt of Sherry, Hythe. Tel: 01303 266112.
Thursday 23rd, from 8.30pm: Hook at Chambers, Cheriton Place, Folkestone, CT20 2BB. Canterbury-based singer / songwriter – a night of sonnets and ballads from Jo Hook. Free entry. 01303 223333. Facebook ‘the chambers’ or www.pubfolkestone.co.uk
Friday 24th, from 6.30pm: Kishor Gurung at The Tower Theatre, Shorncliffe, Folkestone. First UK solo performanc by this international Nepalese classical guitarist – in aid of the Folkestone Gurkha Memorial Fund. Tickets: £20. Box Office 01303 223925; www.towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk.
Friday 24th, 7.30pm: BlueSky Pie presents: “Folkestone’s Own” at Quarterhouse, Folkestone. An evening celebrating the wonderful musical talent 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 Tel: Box Office 01303 858500, www.quarterhouse.co.uk. (16+)
Saturday 25th, 8pm: Jenny Éclair – Old Dog New Tricks at Quarterhouse. “The sparky, irreverent mother of all female stand-up comics” Lyn Gardner, The Guardian. Tickets £18.50/£16 conc. Tel: Box Office 01303 858500, www.quarterhouse.co.uk. (16+)
Saturday 25th: Lonestar Comedy at The Lanterns, Rendezvous Street, Folkestone. Tickets £9 or £15 with chilli. Headline: Ben Norris; support: Simon Donald, Paul McCaffrey and Josh Widdecombe. For bookings: www.lonstarcomedy.co.uk; lonestarcomedy@hotmail.com; Facebook your order to us using the Lonestar Comedy Group; Twitter your order to Lonestarcomedy; call Ian on 07771 796445 or in person at the Lanterns or at Googies Art Café. For full biographies of the comedians, please go to the website.
Sunday 26th, 2.30pm to 4.30pm: Bandstand Marathon with the Crystal Palace Band on Leas Bandstand, Folkestone. The Bandstand Marathon first took place on the weekend of 27/28 September 2008 as part of the Open Weekend launch of the Cultural Olympiad. This year there will be over 60 concerts taking place simultaneously on bandstands across the country. www.bandstandmarathon.org.uk.
Sunday 26th, 3pm: Sunday Concert: Ross Winters (recorders) and Anthony Halstead (harpsichord) at SS Mary & Eanswythe’s, Folkestone. ‘Renaissance to Revolution - an exploration of the rise of instrumental music’. Two leading professional British musicians bring all their skills to what promises to be a fascinating concert; followed by tea and refreshments and an opportunity to meet the performers. Tickets at £8 each on sale from 2.15pm on the day; advanced reservations: 01303 257248 (answer machine). Students in full time education are admitted free. Further details at www.dandi.me.uk/music/
Sunday 26th, 7.30pm: Open Mic Night at Quarterhouse Bar and Restaurant, 45 Tontine Street, Folkestone CT20 1JT; plus drinks promotion - £2 a pint. Tel: 01303 858540. www.quarterhouse.co.uk.
Thursday 30th, 7.30pm: The Drifters at Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone. www.leascliffhall.co.uk.
Thursday 30th, 8.30pm: The Jazz Police at Chambers, Cheriton Place, Folkestone, CT20 2BB. Swinging jazz. Free entry. 01303 223333. Facebook ‘the chambers’ or www.pubfolkestone.co.uk.
For full details of all events in Shepway, visit: www.discoverfolkestone.co.uk
ART EXHIBITIONS – SHEPWAY and EAST KENT
Now showing: Autumn shows – Trove/ Ladders in Landscapes at Dungeness Open Studios, ‘Marina’ (on the corner opposite the RH&DR station). Resident artist Paddy Hamilton. Paintings on linen, drawings and prints. All work is directly inspired by the ebb and flow of life on the shingle at Dungeness and the marshes. Atmospheric colours and strong compositions infused by the numinous and unforgettable landscape. Directions and further information at: http://www.paintings-for-sale.net/dungeness-open-studios.html.
Now to 18th: Cristus Gallery Summer Exhibition at Cristus Gallery, High Street, Sandgate. For more information, contact Deborah on 07593377499, or visit our website www.cristus-gallery.com.
Now to 20th: Folkestone Art Society Exhibition at The Palm Court at The Grand, Folkestone. The theme of the exhibition is H G Wells and his association with Folkestone and the area. The exhibition can be viewed during the normal opening times of the Palm Court Restaurant. Free admission, ample parking. www.folkestoneartsociety.co.uk.
Now to 30th, 10am to 4.30pm, Mon – Fri; 9am to 5pm, Sat & Sun: Mark Duncan - Giving Up the Ghost at The Romney Marsh Visitor Centre, Dymchurch Road, New Romney. An exhibition of photographs.
3rd to 15th: Martin Everett – Residence at Georges House Gallery, Folkestone. The exhibition forms part of an on-going body of work created at the homes of former artists and writers throughout the south of England. Taken over a three month residency at Bateman’s, the former home of Rudyard Kipling, Martin’s photographs generate a powerful atmosphere and sense of place. www.strangecargo.org.uk.
4th to 15th, 11am – 6pm daily: An Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings & Prints by Chris Bone and Phyllis McDowell at the Grand (in the Ballroom), The Leas, Folkestone. The artists will also be painting in situ on Wednesday 8th and Friday 10th, 1pm – 3pm. The exhibition will include images of Kent’s especially threatened landmarks. Admission free; ample parking. Preview Friday 3rd, 7pm – 9pm.
4th – 17th October: Thursday to Sunday, 10am - 5.00pm. Exhibition of Paintings by Sara Wicks, Cliff Howe & Kaija Bulbrook at the West End House Gallery, Water Lane, Smarden, Kent TN27 8QB. The exhibition also includes sculpture, jewellery, textiles and ceramics – ideal for collectors and for presents. www.wehg.co.uk. Telephone 01233 770261. Preview Friday 3rd September, 5pm - 8.30pm.
4th to 28th: Exhibition at Pecheart Gallery, 55 Sandgate High Street CT20 3AH. Two outstanding West Country Artists combining / transposing inspirational work in Ceramics and Fine Art. For more information call 01303 249049. Open afternoon: 4th Sept, 2pm to 4pm.
17th to 29th: Henry Seaton – Homes Fit for Heroes at Georges House Gallery, Folkestone. ‘Homes Fit for Heroes’ might be seen as a dream for a well-ordered city or simply the re-functioned remnants of serial production – or do they hint at a lost history when failed promises of homes made to returning war weary troops sparked a revolt? www.strangecargo.org.uk.
And coming in early October:
1st to 13th, 10am – 5pm (Tues to Sun): Box of Dreams at Georges House Gallery, Folkestone. Exhibition of work by creative groups and individual artists from across Kent taking part in Mind the Gap 2010, an artist–led project started by Canterbury artist Sandra Pearson which is open to all wishing to celebrate creativity for mental health. Launch event 1st October, 12 – 4pm; www.canterburymindthegap.com,
info@canterburymindthegap.com.
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