PROGRAMME OF EVENTS Three Horseshoes

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✦ Calendar of Events (continued)
Saturday May 28
LEEK TWINNING COMMITTEE JAZZ EVENING
Featuring Mart Rodger and Manchester Jazz.
The Foxlowe 8pm. Tickets £15 (inc pie & pea supper) from
Leek Post & Times, Twinning Sec. on 01538 361191 or
www.manchesterjazz.co.uk
Thursday June 9
GREEN DRAGON SOCIETY IN SEARCH OF THE REAL KING ARTHUR
Quaker Meeting House, Overton Bank, Leek. 7.30pm.
Tickets £5 on the door.
Saturday June 25
✦ Quick guide to the festival...
SATURDAY APRIL 16
■ Staffordshire Moorlands
Open Art Exhibition opens
■ Moorlands Voices concert
SATURDAY APRIL 30
■ Mark Wood photography
workshop
SATURDAY APRIL 30
■ Jeremy Hardy
SUNDAY MAY 1
■ The Situation's Big May
Birthday No. 5
YOUNG PHOENIX 10TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
WEDNESDAY MAY 4
■ The Arthur Doherty Band
Westwood First School, 7pm.
Tickets £2 from Picture Book and the Young Phoenix Team.
More details on website: phoenixsingersleek.co.uk
FRIDAY MAY 6
■ Mark Radcliffe’s
Galleon Blast
✦ Exhibitions and other events
Saturday April 16 to
Saturday May 14
A DEMONSTRATION
BY LINDA HARDMAN
STAFFORDSHIRE
MOORLANDS
Churnet Room, Moorlands
House, 7.30pm.
Admission £6 on door.
Open Art Exhibition
Nicholson Gallery, Leek
Photography, painting &
drawing, contemporary
applied art and sculpture.
Saturday April 30
MARK WOOD
PHOTOGRAPHY
WORKSHOP
Drawing with Light by Mark
Wood is a one day workshop,
exploring photography and
digital processing.
Wednesday May 11
LEEK FLORAL ART
SOCIETY PRESENTS
‘NATURE’S PALETTE’,
Saturday May 21 &
Sunday May 22
ART IN THE PARK
Two full days of events and
activities in Leek’s Brough Park.
Saturday May 21 to
Saturday June 11
ASTOUND
EXHIBITION
Nicholson Gallery, Leek
Mon to Sat 10am to 4pm
Showcasing work from
students on the Foundation
Degree in Creative Art &
Design Practice at Leek School
of Art.
SATURDAY MAY 7
■ Leek Choral Society Brahms Requiem
■ Blues guitarist Sunjay
WEDNESDAY MAY 18
■ Piva – Meet the
Music Makers
THURSDAY MAY 19
■ Fairport Convention
FRIDAY MAY 20
■ Peak District Big Band
■ Welsh choir Cor Meibion
Onllwyn
■ Leek CC evening
of Irish music
SATURDAY MAY 21
■ Art in the Park
■ Astound Exhibition opens
■ Ukulele workshop
■ Wetley Rocks Male Voice Choir
SATURDAY MAY 22
■ Art in the Park
THURSDAY MAY 26
■ Birmingham Conservatoire
Folk Ensemble
SUNDAY MAY 8
■ Festival service
FRIDAY MAY 27
■ Demon
■ Tea With Oscar Wilde
WEDNESDAY MAY 11
■ Leek Floral Art
THURSDAY MAY 12
■ Barbara Dickson
with Nick Holland
SATURDAY MAY 28
■ Leek Twinning Committee
Jazz Evening
FRIDAY MAY 13
■ Piva
SATURDAY JUNE 11
■ Astound Exhibition final day
SATURDAY MAY 14
■ Folk Day plus
evening ceilidh
■ Open Art Exhib final day
SATURDAY JUNE 25
■ Young Phoenix 10th
Anniversary Concert
Three Horseshoes
Country Inn & Spa
EAT
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SPA
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SATURDAY MAY 14
■ Art in Motion
MEET
LOVE
PARTY
Blackshaw Moor
Leek
Staffordshire Peak District
ST13 8TW
01538 300296
Leek Arts Festival gratefully acknowledges support and sponsorship from:
For more information and to book tickets visit
www.leekartsfestival.co.uk
Tickets also available at Leek TIC (01538 483741)
and The Foxlowe (01538 386112) • facebook.com/leek-arts-festival
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Saturday April 16
Sunday May 8
Friday May 20
MOORLANDS VOICES
FESTIVAL SERVICE FEATURING THE PEACE
THROUGH FOLK CHOIR LED BY LESTER SIMPSON
PEAK DISTRICT BIG BAND
WITH MUSICAL DIRECTOR
JOHN MILNER
Moorlands Voices present a concert of light music.
Trinity Church, 7.30pm. Tickets from Picture Book, Stanley St.,
Leek, and choir members or phone 01538 383911.
Saturday April 30
MARK WOOD PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
Drawing with Light by Mark Wood is a one day workshop,
exploring photography and digital processing.
Foxlowe Rainbow Room 10am-4.30pm Tickets £40 from
www.markwoodphotography.com/leekartsfestival
Saturday April 30
JEREMY HARDY
An evening of hilarious stand-up comedy with a master of the art.
Jeremy Hardy is a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4’s News Quiz
and part of the I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue team. He’s also spent
more than 40 years honing his skills on the stand-up circuit.
The Foxlowe. 7.30pm for 8pm start. Tickets £14 online or from
The Foxlowe and Leek TIC (£5 unwaged - proof of status req.)
Sunday May 1
THE SITUATION'S BIG MAY BIRTHDAY NO. 5
A one day festival of live original music.
The Foxlowe 2pm to 10:30pm.
Tickets £5 in advance, £6 on the door (Children free).
Wednesday May 4
THE ARTHUR DOHERTY BAND
Irish songs old and new from this great four piece band of
brilliant musicians.
The Foxlowe 8pm for 8.30pm start. Tickets £10 online
or from The Foxlowe and Leek TIC.
St Edward’s Parish Church, Leek, 6.30pm.
Wednesday May 11
LEEK FLORAL ART SOCIETY PRESENTS ‘NATURE’S
PALETTE’, A DEMONSTRATION BY LINDA HARDMAN
An evening of big band jazz with some of the most talented
young musicians in the country. The Foxlowe 8pm for 8.30pm
start. Tickets £7 from The Foxlowe.
Churnet Room, Moorlands House, 7.30pm. Admission £6 on door.
Friday May 20
Thursday May 12
LIONS CLUB OF LEEK PRESENT WELSH CHOIR
COR MEIBION ONLLWYN
BARBARA DICKSON with Nick Holland
Plus support act Anthony Toner
In the early 1970s – before she hit the big time – Barbara played
the nation’s folk club circuit and on more than one occasion
came to Leek. Now she is making a return to the Queen of the
Moorlands to help mark the 40th year of Leek Arts Festival.
The Foxlowe 7.30pm for 8pm start. Tickets £25 online or from
The Foxlowe and Leek TIC.
St Luke's Church, Leek, 7.30pm.
Admission £7. Tickets from 07772 047777 or pay on door.
Friday May 20
AN EVENING OF IRISH MUSIC
Leek Cricket Club (see press for details).
Saturday May 21
Friday May 13
UKULELE WORKSHOP WITH MANITOBA HAL
PIVA
Turn up with your ‘uke’ and join in the fun.
The Foxlowe 10.30am. Tickets £5 on the door.
Popular dance and ballad music from the early 16th century
All Saints Church, Compton, Leek, 7.30pm. Tickets £10 (under 12
free) from Leek TIC or on 01538 386867/07812 645460.
Saturday May 14
FOLK DAY
Saturday May 21
WETLEY ROCKS MALE VOICE CHOIR
Trinity Church, Derby Street, Leek 7.30pm.
Tickets £5 from choir members or on the door.
Local guests including Rick Ford, Graham Dawson, Father Brian,
Pete Shirley, The Deacons PLUS special guest BOB FOX.
The Foxlowe 1.30pm start. FREE EVENT
Saturday/Sunday May 21&22
Saturday May 14
Two days of action and activities in Leek’s Brough Park.
FREE EVENT
FOLK DAY EVENING CEILIDH
ART IN THE PARK
Friday May 6
Featuring Cuckoo’s Nest with caller Collin Higgs and guests.
The Foxlowe £6 on the door, 8pm.
Thursday May 26
MARK RADCLIFFE’S GALLEON BLAST
Saturday May 14
This wild bunch of young musicians led by folk legend Joe
Broughton never fail to disappoint with their enthusiasm,
passion and raw talent for raising a storm. Up to 50 musicians
on one small stage! The Foxlowe 8pm for 8.30pm start.
Tickets £14 online and from The Foxlowe and Leek TIC.
The Radio 2 star and Glastonbury host brings his latest madcap
line-up to Leek. With traditional tunes and many a seafaring
classic from The Dubliners, The Waterboys, The Pogues, Thin
Lizzy, The Fisherman’s Friends and Ewan MacColl; these diddly
diddly deckhands will get feet tapping from the poop to the
crow’s nest. The Foxlowe 8pm for 8.30pm start.
Tickets £12 online or from The Foxlowe and Leek TIC.
Saturday May 7
LEEK CHORAL SOCIETY
Brahms Requiem
A classic and moving choral work sung in English with
professional soloists. Trinity Church, Leek, 7.30pm.
Tickets £8 from West Street Post Office, Picture Book, or Leek TIC.
Saturday May 7
BLUES GUITARIST SUNJAY
The Cock Inn, Derby St Leek 9pm. FREE EVENT
ART IN MOTION
Showcasing the many performance talents of Leek’s young people
St Edward's Academy, Leek, 7pm.. Tickets £5 from participating
schools and The Foxlowe.
Wednesday May 18
PIVA – MEET THE MUSIC MAKERS
A chance to meet the members of renaissance band Piva and
learn about the instruments they play – and make - themselves.
The Foxlowe 7.30pm. Free admission with donations on the night.
BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATOIRE FOLK ENSEMBLE
Friday May 27
TEA WITH OSCAR WILDE
Thursday May 19
You are cordially invited to the 1890’s wittiest ‘chit-chat’ show.
You’ll be ‘Wilde’ about who he has on his chaise.
Nicholson Museum & Art Gallery 7pm for 7.30pm start.
£7 (£6 conc) from Leek TIC. Price includes cup of tea and cake.
FAIRPORT CONVENTION
Friday May 27
Fairport Convention need no introduction to Leek Arts Festival
fans - they've been coming to Leek Folk Club every year for the
past 26 years and never fail to attract a great audience.
The Foxlowe 8pm for 8.30pm start. Tickets £22 online, from the
Foxlowe or from 01538 385260 (answerphone).
DEMON
Leek's very own heavy metal legends play their first UK gig in
three years. The Foxlowe 8pm for 8.30pm start. Tickets £10
online and from The Foxlowe or Leek TIC.
For full information and how to book tickets online go to www.leekartsfestival.co.uk ■ Tickets also available at Leek TIC (01538 483741) and The Foxlowe (01538 386112)