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your guide to events in Bakewell & the Peak, March - May 2015
ART workshops
REGULAR
For Green Man Gallery
information and bookings
call (01298) 77401 or email
hello@thegreenmangallery.
com, Hardwick Hall, Hardwick
Square South, Buxton
Various: Green Man Gallery
workshops, Buxton’s newest
arts venue has an exciting
programme of workshops and
events for all ages along with
affordable art and unique
gifts; Green Man Gallery,
Buxton
1st and 3rd Sundays: The
Sunday Busk-Stop, a relaxed
morning in the gallery with
coffee, cake, live music and
art; Green Man Gallery,
Buxton, 11:45am-1pm, free n
bUSINESS
Know of any business events
happening in the Bakewell
area? Tell us about them!
[email protected] n
bakewellgospelhall.webs.com
Roman Catholic services:
English Martyrs Church,
Buxton Road, Bakewell:
Saturday - 6:15pm: Vigil Mass,
(1st Sat of month at Hassop)
St Peter’s Church, Edensor: Rev
Canon Dave Perkins, Sunday
10:45am Holy Communion
(BCP), 3rd Sunday of month
Matins
All Saints’ Church, Hassop:
Sunday - 10am: Mass, (1st Sun
of month at Bakewell). During
the Year of Faith this will take
the form of a young people’s
Mass on the last Sunday of
each month
All Saints Parish Church regular Anglican Sunday
Services:
8am - Holy Communion (1st
Sunday)
9:15am - Messy Church (1st
Sunday)
11am - Morning Worship (1st
Sunday)
church
11am - Parish Sung Eucharist
(2nd, 3rd & 4th Sundays)
REGULAR
6pm - Evensong
Quaker Local Meeting, Friends
Meeting House, Chapel Row,
Bakewell: Sunday 10:30am
service
april
Evangelical church, The
Gospel Hall, North
Church Street,
Bakewell:
Family Service
11:30am
Sundays, all
welcome,
info www.
Fri 3: A Passion for Good
Friday, re-creation of the
Passion by the Association of
Bakewell Christians at venues
around Bakewell beginning
with taking part in the
‘last supper’ and
sharing bread;
start the
Crescent,
nr Co-op,
12pm n
COMEDY
march
Sat 21: Jeremy Hardy, the
well-known comedian and
personality (Jeremy hardy
Speaks to the Nation BBC
Radio 4, The News Quiz and
I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue) is
back on the road; Pavilion Arts
Centre, Buxton, 7:30pm
Sat 25: Dara O’Briain, host of
the hugely successful Mock
The Week; Buxton Opera
House, 7:30pm n
DANCE
REGULAR
Wednesdays: Bakewell Youth
Theatre, contact Sue Stones
01629 814630; Medway
Centre, 7pm
APRIL
Wed 22: Phoenix Dance
Theatre, a double-bill from
Christopher Bruce CBE and
choreographers Sharon
Watson and Caroline Finn;
Buxton Opera House, 7:30pm
Thu 30: Dare Dream Dance,
by students from Buxton
Community School showcasing
a variety of styles; Buxton
Opera House, 7:30pm
may
Sun 24: Tudor Dancing
Workshop, travel back in time
and join our courtly dancers
as they parade, whirl and
jig around the Museum
courtyard; Bakewell Old
House Museum, 2pm n
fascinating characters, 16+;
PAC, 7pm
Mon 30 - Tue 31: Mugs’
Arrows, black comedy set in
the very ordinary surroundings
of a local Derbyshire pub;
Pavilion Arts Centre Studio
Buxton, 7:30pm
APRIL
Fri 3: Essence of Ireland, the
story of love, happiness and
heartache endured by a couple
separated by emigration;
Buxton Opera House, 7:30pm
Sat 4: Darwin: The Origin of
Species, story of how Charles
Darwin came to discover the
secrets of evolution and why
it took him over 20 years
to publish his ideas; Buxton
Opera House, 7:30pm
Wed 15 - Sat 18: Stone Cold
Murder, a lost climber turns
up to a remote country house
hotel - tense thriller set in
deep winter in the Lake
District; Buxton Opera House,
7:30pm (matinee Sat 2:30pm)
Tue 28 - Wed 29: The End
of the Affair, set in London
during and after World War
II, this tells the story of up
and coming writer and his
passionate relationship with
the wife of an impotent civil
servant; Buxton Opera House,
7:30pm (matinee
Wed 2:30pm)
DRAMA
march
Mon 16: StageOps: Full
with Horrors Macbeth
Workshop, workshop
exploring witchcraft
with stage blood
and some of
Shakespeare’s
most macabre
and
THE HISTORY BOYS - BUXTON OPERA HOUSE,
TUESDAY 19 - SATURDAY 23 MAY
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Tue 24 - Thu 26 March: Artist
in Residence - Rachel Cutler,
Rachel will be working on site
to create a giant, suspended
woven hanging to celebrate
the opening of the ‘Cotton
Room’; Bakewell Old House
Museum, 11am-4pm, normal
admission prices apply
Wed 29 Apr - Sun 3 May:
Faulty Towers The Dining
Experience, following sellout shows in May 2014 the
dining experience everyone is
talking about returns; Pavilion
Arts Centre, Buxton, 7:30pm
(matinees Sat & Sun 1pm)
MAY
Tue 19 - Sat 23: The History
Boys, the story of a group
of bright, funny and unruly
sixth-formers in pursuit of sex,
sport and a place at University;
Buxton Opera House, 7:30pm
(matinee Wed & Sat 2:30pm)
April: Guest Artist - Louise
Macintosh-Watson, batik and
acrylic on canvas paintings;
Studio 61 - Karina Goodman
Gallery, Holloway, nr Matlock
Until Sat 25 April: Landscapes
of the Peak District, original
paintings of the Peak District’s
varied landscapes and villages
by Kristan Baggaley, Pauline
Rignall, Richard Barrett, Sam
Burden and Colin Halliday,
www.derwentgallery.com;
Derwent Gallery, Main Road,
Grindleford, Wed-Sat 10am5pm, Sun & Bank Holidays
10am-4pm
Eyam, £5-£7.50 n
exhibitions
ONGOING
Until Sun 22 Mar: Peak District
Artisans view work from 36
artists including the awardwinning Sue Prince and Ingrid
Karlsson-Kemp; Carriage
House, Chatsworth Stables,
10:30am-3:30pm daily, free
NEW OPENINGS
March: Guest Artist - Eileen
Turner, watercolour artist
from Lea, Derbyshire; Studio
61 - Karina Goodman Gallery,
Holloway, nr Matlock
Mondays: Bakewell Market
details fundraising@
helenstrust.org.uk; Helen’s
Trust Office, 9:30am-4pm
1st Thur: Buxton - Octagon,
Pavilion Gardens, 9:30am2:30pm
1st Sat: Hathersage Hathersage Methodist Church,
Main Road, 9am-2pm
1st Sat: Wirksworth - Memorial
Hall and gardens, Wirksworth,
9am-2pm
Last Sat: Bakewell Agricultural Business Centre,
Bakewell, 9am-3pm
1st Sun: Castleton - Village
Hall, Castleton, 10am-3pm
MONTHLY CRAFT MARKETS
1st & 3rd weekend: Baslow
craft & gift fair - Baslow
Village Hall, 10am-4:30pm
Last Sat & Sun: Craftwise Art &
Craft Markets; Bakewell Town
Hall, 10am-5pm
Sat & Sun: Craft & gift fair,
more details www.peakfairs.
co.uk; Bakewell Town Hall,
10am-4pm
Sat 28 - Sun 29: Craft Fair;
Court Room, Town Hall, 10am5pm
april
Fri 3 - Mon 6: Dales Craft Fair;
Court Room, Town Hall, 10am5pm
Sat 18: Book Fair; Agricultural
Business Centre
Sun 19: Wedding Fair; Town
Hall
Sun 19: Car boot sale, with
refreshments, pitches £6,
profits for school funds; Lady
Manners School, Shutts Lane,
Bakewell, 7:30am-1pm, free
Last Sun: Macclesfield Treacle
Market, arts, antiques,
crafts, food; Macclesfield
Marketplace and nearby
streets, 10am-3:30pm
May: Guest Artist - Villager
Jim, ‘the Banksy of the
photography world’, Villager
Jim is a passionate wildlife and
country lane photographer;
Studio 61 - Karina Goodman
Gallery, Holloway, nr Matlock
Thu 14 May: Eventide Event
– Time to Read, stroll through
the Museum at night and
listen to a dramatised reading
of ‘Good Lady Ducayne’,
author readings from ‘Peak
Echoes’ and performance
poetry from local poet Dave
Siddon; Bakewell Old House
Museum, 7:30pm, £7.50
Sat 16 May: Eventide Event
– Night at the Museum
‘White Peak, Dark Peak’,
showcasing work by artists
and photographers inspired
by the local landscape, and
incorporating live music
and performance painting;
Bakewell Old House Museum,
7-9pm, entry donation n
FAIRS & MARKETS
REGULAR
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selling local produce & crafts:
Sat & Sun: Craft & gift fair Brigade Hall, 10:30am-4:30pm
JUNE
Wed 17 - Sat 20: The Roses of
Eyam, 2015 marks the 350th
anniversary of the outbreak
of the bubonic plague in
Eyam. The community will
commemorate this milestone
with a performance of the
plague story in and around
Eyam’s main street, using
the original buildings as a
backdrop, tickets (01433)
630080 or (01433) 630930;
FARMERS’ MARKETS
OTHER EVENTS
Mondays: Bakewell livestock
market - Agricultural Business
Centre, 9:30am-12pm
Sundays: Record & CD fair;
Town Hall, 9:30am-5pm
Most Sundays (May-Sept):
Car boot sale - Bakewell
Showground, from 7am
march
Sat 25 - Sun 26 April:
Bakewell Food Festival, the
town’s historic streets will
be celebrating the wealth of
excellent local produce that
Bakewell and the Peak District
have to offer; Bakewell
may
Sun 3: Toy & Bear Fair;
Agricultural Business Centre
Sun 10: Car boot sale, with
refreshments, pitches £6,
profits for school funds; Lady
Manners School, Shutts Lane,
Bakewell, 7:30am-1pm, free n
Sat 14: Brownies Coffee
Morning and Jumble Sale;
Assembly Room, Town Hall,
10am-4pm
Mon 23: Helen’s Trust Pop-up
Boutique, pick up a pre-loved
bargain, including high end
high street and designer
clothes, shoes and accessories,
FAMILY
REGULAR
Tuesdays: Crafty Kids Club,
community art workshops for
babies, toddlers and preschool
children, 01629 813638 or
medwaycentre@btconnect.
com; medway Centre, 10am12pm, £2
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the classic is for ages 5+ and
their families; Pavilion Arts
Centre, Buxton, 2pm
Wednesdays: Story Time,
weekly Story Time, no need
to book; Bakewell Library, 1010:30am
Wednesdays (term time):
Bakewell Bunnies, weekly
toddler group for 1-4-yearolds, sessions will end with
a cool down time which will
include stories or singing,
no need to book; Children’s
Centre, Granby Road,
10:30am-12pm
Wednesdays (term time):
Ducklings, weekly group for
parents/carers and their babies
aged 0-1, expectant parents
welcome. Circle time includes
stories, singing or visitors,
no need to book; Children’s
Centre, Granby Road, 1:303pm
Thursdays (in term time):
Carers & Toddlers, social for
children up to playgroup
age; Wesley Hall, Bakewell
Methodist Church, 10am-12pm, £2
Fridays (term time): Little
Learners, group for children
under 2 and helps parents/
carers give their children
a flying start with songs &
rhymes, story & play time,
booking essential (01629)
533673; Bakewell Children’s
Centre, Granby Road, 10-11am
Sat 28 Mar - Sun 12 Apr:
Easter Activities, follow the
egg trail around the museum
and design your own Easter
egg to be displayed on an
Easter mobile in the courtyard;
Bakewell Old House Museum,
11am-4pm, normal admission
prices apply
april
Tue 7: The Basil Brush Show
The Full on Fox Tour 2015,
Britain’s most lovable fox is
back on the road along with
his TV chum Mr Stephen (aka
Chris Pizzey); Buxton Opera
House, 11am & 2:30pm
Wed 8: Tree Fu Tom, the
world’s smallest superhero
from Treetopolis in a brand
new stage show; Buxton Opera
House, 2pm
may
Sun 3 - Tue 5: Bakewell
Showground Spectacular;
Bakewell Showground
Sat 23 May - Mon 1 Jun:
Terrible Tudors, learn Tudor
facts, follow the ‘rat trail’ and
join in with children’s games
and puzzles in the courtyard;
Bakewell Old House Museum,
11am-4pm, normal admission
charges apply
FILM
REGULAR
march
Sun 22: The Wind in the
Willows, with elaborate
costumes and toe-tapping
music, this new adaptation of
The Northern Light Cinema:
new cinema open in The
Malthouse, Wirksworth,
advance tickets only, £4.50£8.50, annual membership
available, see website for
current month’s listings www.
thenorthernlightcinema.co.uk
Peak Film Society: meets
Saturdays, various locations,
Glossop, 7:30pm; membership
£23-£27.50 per year, £16.50£19.50 for 5 films, £3.50£4.50 for 1, details www.
peakfilmsociety.org
from the Alzheimer’s Society,
(01246) 223366; Old Hall Hotel,
Buxton, 10.30am-12noon, free
Tuesday (monthly): High
Peak Prostate Cancer Support
Group, activities, speakers,
support and fellowship,
meetings on Sept 24, Oct
29, Nov 26. Details (01298)
816994; Blythe House Hospice,
Chapel en le Frith, 5-7pm
2nd & 4th Tues: High Peak
Writers, group open to those
who suffer from mental health
issues and would like to write
creatively. Details (01298)
938920; Piano Lounge, Old
Hall Hotel, Buxton, 4-6pm, free
regular
Mondays: Walking for Health
– A “Very Easy” Walk, free
service for people recovering
from serious illness who
wish to take part in regular
gentle exercise led by an
experienced leader, info
(01298) 815388 or Mary Jones
07879848292;Blythe House,
Eccles Fold, Chapel en le Frith,
1-2pm
march
Fri 29: Family Fun Day;
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Fridays (term time): Music Box,
Early Years music and singing
classes; Medway Centre, 10am
toddler/Pre-school, 11:15am
baby/toddler
vary, Holymoorside Village
Hall, 7:30pm; membership £20
for 7 films, or full programme
13 films £35, details www.
holymoorsidearts.co.uk
BASH - Bakewell & Ashford
Film Society: meets 2nd
Sunday of month, Medway
Centre, Bakewell, 7.30pm;
membership £24 per year (10
films), or £8 for 2 films, details
www.bashfilms.org.uk
Calver Film: meets 2nd Thur
of month, Calver Village Hall,
7:30pm; membership £20 for
10 films plus extras, half price
for part-season, details Denise
Hall (01433) 630760
Holymoorside Film: meetings
Mon 23 - Sun 29: The Buxton
Festival of World Cinema, for
details, programme and ticket
info visit www.buxtonfilm.
org.uk
april
Sun 12: Renoir (12); see BASH
Fri 24: The Other Boleyn Girl
(12); see BASH
may
Sun 10: Captain Phillips (12A);
see BASH n
HEALTH
3rd Monday of month: High
Peak Diabetic Self Help Group,
information and support;
Buckingham Hotel, Buxton,
7pm
4th Monday of month:
Memory Café, Bakewell,
open to anyone affected by
dementia, family and friends,
drink, chat, information and
support from the Alzheimer’s
Society, (01246) 223366;
Medway Community Centre,
Bakewell, 2-4pm, free
BLOOD DONORS
Aged 17 to 60 and in general
good health? Please come to a
session. Info or appointments:
blood.co.uk or 0300 123 23 23
APRIL
Sun 26: Blood Donor session,
Lady Manners School, Shutts
Lane, Bakewell; 10am-1pm &
2-3:15pm
MAY
Thu 14: Blood Donor session,
Agricultural Business Centre,
Bakewell; 1:15-3:30pm & 4:307:45pm n
3rd Tuesday of month:
Memory Café, Buxton, open to
anyone affected by dementia,
family and friends, drink,
chat, information and support
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MISCELLANEOUS
REGULAR
Thursdays: U3A Bridge Club,
[email protected];
Medway Centre, 1:30pm
Thursdays: Thursday
Fellowship, social group
meeting, usually with speaker;
Lounge, Bakewell Methodist
Church, 2:30-4pm, £2
Mondays: Fly Fishing & Fly
Tying, workshop, tuition
and fishing field trip with
Pete Arfield from Bakewell
Fly Fishing Shop, materials
supplied, kit on loan, all
welcome, details (01433)
620662 or (01629) 813531;
Hope Valley College, 7:15-9pm
alternate Thursdays: Free
Family Law Clinic, free legal
advice clinic run by Bell &
Buxton solicitors in the Council
Chamber; Bakewell Town Hall,
3-6pm
Thursday - Saturday: Open
Door Café, tea, coffee,
toasted sandwiches and cakes;
Bakewell Parish Church, 11am3pm (2pm winter)
Mondays: Citizens Advice drop
In session; Medway Centre,
9:30am-12pm
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday:
Matlock & District Rifle Club,
for details please contact club
secretary Len Webster (01629)
584 797, 7pm
last Tuesday of month:
Word Wizards, poetry slam,
open poetry event, original
performance, judged by the
audience; no props, costumes
or music, just 3 mins to capture
their vote and progress to
the next round; Buckingham
Hotel, 7:30pm, £2.50
Wednesdays: Rotary Club of
Bakewell, weekly lunchtime
meeting, all welcome, but
please contact Richard
Simmonds in advance (01298)
85719; Rutland Arms Hotel,
12:45-2pm
1st Wednesday in month:
Ladies Who Lunch, networking
event includes light lunch,
drink and guest speaker,
booking advised, email judy@
charlescotton.co.uk, (01298)
84229, www.charlescotton.
co.uk; Charles Cotton Hotel,
Hartington,12:30pm, £15
Thursdays: Every Child a
Talker, support with your
child’s speech and language
development, call (01629)
533673; Bakewell Children’s
Centre, Granby Road
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march
Wed 18: Bakewell & District
Historical Society & Bakewell
Civic Society Talk - Sheffield
Cutler’s Hall, a talk by Dr
Joan Unwin; Friends Meeting
House, Bakewell, 7:30pm
Thu 19: Aled Jones: Songs of
Hope & Inspiration, Aled Jones
MBE, singer, actor, author,
broadcaster, TV presenter,
musical theatre performer and
part-time dancer invites you to
spend a sensational evening
with him, accompanied by
world class musicians; OH,
7:30pm
Fri 20: An Evening with
the Duke and Duchess of
Devonshire, tickets from
church members John White
01142 660884 and Jane Kippax
01629 812618; All Saints’
Church, Curbar 7:30pm, £10
(inc glass of wine)
Tuesdays: Bakewell Bridge
Club, contact Tony Margree
on (01629) 636267 for details;
Medway Centre, 6:15pm
Tuesdays (term time): Peak
Patchworkers, needlework
and social group; Bakewell
Methodist Church, 9am
Boyle (01629) 814521, learners
very welcome; Bell Tower, All
Saints Parish Church, Bakewell,
7:30-9pm
Fridays: Bakewell and District
Friday Group, luncheon club
for senior citizens, contact
Margie at the Medway (01629)
813638; Medway Centre, 10am
Fridays: Youth Bus, for
13-19-year-olds discussing
issues such as alcohol, drugs,
sex and relationships and
playing games, hot drinks and
snacks provided; Bakewell
Recreation Ground, 6-8pm
Tue 24: Wright Marshall
Charity Antiques Roadshow,
get your possessions valued
for just £2 an item at Buxton
Opera House, all proceeds go
to the theatre; OH, 10:30am4pm, free entry
NEW! Various: Bamfords
Auctions, Victorian &
Edwardian sales, Wednesdays
(fortnightly),10:30am with
viewings Tuesdays 1-7pm;
Quarterly Fine Art & Antique
sales; valuations held at
Bamfords Rowsley sale room,
Thursdays, 2-4pm; Bamfords
Auctions, Peak Shopping
Village, Rowsley, (01629)
730920 www.bamfordsauctions.co.uk
NEW! Thursdays: Bell Ringing
Practice, for details call Pauline
Tue 24: Bakewell Museum
Volunteer Coffee Morning,
join the team to chat about
the ways you may be able to
help at the Museum; Bakewell
Old House Museum, 11am12pm
Wed 25: An Evening with
John Sergeant, one of
Britain’s most popular and
respected broadcasters,
presented by Buxton Festival
the Opera House, learn about
his accomplished career as
BBC correspondent and ITV
political editor; OH, 7:30pm
Sun 29: Tom Hart Dyke, the
horticulturalist and gardening
TV presenter discusses his
captivity in Colombia, whilst
demonstrating his vast
knowledge of exotic plant
life from all over the globe;
Buxton Opera House, 7:30pm
april
Thu 2 - Thu 9: Caravan Rally;
Bakewell Showground
Wed 8: Bakewell Flower Club
Floral Art; Assembly Room,
Town Hall, 7:30-10pm
Sun 12: Just So With Robert
Powell: The extraordinary Life
and Times of Rudyard Kipling,
accompanied with music from
Christine Croshaw on piano
and Clive Conway on flute;
Buxton Opera House, 7:30pm
Wed 22: Bakewell and District
Historical Society Talk - Robert
Smythson, Architect, a talk
by Dr Trevor Brighton; Friends
Meeting House, Bakewell,
7:30pm
Wed 22 - Fri 24: Flyball;
Bakewell Show Ground
Thu 23: Jamie Allan, iMagician:
The Evolution of Magic, an
action packed show from
one of the world’s greatest
illusionists; Buxton Opera
House, 7:30pm
Fri 24: Ash Dykes, Breaking
Mongolia: The Lonely Snow
Leopard, from the Altas
Mountains, across the Gobi
Desert to Mongolian Steppe,
Ash Dykes walked solo and
set a new world record. This
incredible feat will be brought
to life by the man himself;
Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton,
7:30pm
Sat 25: Classical Bakewell Tea,
Bakewell Tarts, tea & coffee,
part of Bakewell Food Festival;
Old House Museum, £2 per
head, admission fees apply
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Fri 22 May - Sun 7 Jun:
Caravan Rally; Bakewell
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MUSIC
REGULAR
Mondays (term time):
Bakewell Choral Society,
mixed choir, new members
welcome, annual sub £65,
www.bakewellchoral.org;
Methodist Church, 7.15pm
1st Monday in month:
Acoustic Session, performers
welcome to do songs, tunes,
stories, poems and dances,
light refreshments provided;
The Three Merry Lads, Main
Road, Cutthorpe, 8:30pm, free
Wednesdays: Tideswell
Singers, friendly choir for
mixed voices and styles, no
audition necessary, www.
tideswellsingers.org.uk; Litton
Village Hall, 7.30pm
OTHER
during an exhilarating tribute
to the legends; Buxton Opera
House, 7:30pm
Quèbecois songs with original
compositions; Buxton Opera
House, 7:30pm
Fri 13: Garth Hewitt Something for the Soul Tour,
troubadour, gospel singer
and protest singer, www.
garthhewitt.org; All Saints
Parish Church, Bakewell,
7:30pm, £10
Fri 20: The 9th Buxton
Soul Night, another night
of Northern soul with the
nation’s finest DJs spinning
the same vinyl that made the
Wigan casino famous; The
Octagon, Buxton, 8pm
Fri 13 - Sun 15: Guitar
Ensemble Weekend with
Steve Marsh, three days spent
on three guitar works for large
ensemble, adults only from
Grade 4 – Grade 8+ standard,
contact Steve on (01629)
813624; Medway Centre,
Bakewell, £90 for weekend
Fri 20: The Bootleg Beatles,
the world’s most acclaimed
Beatles tribute band; Buxton
Opera House, 7:30pm
Sat 14: Bakewell Choral
Society presents Bach’s St
John Passion, a dramatic
representation of the Passion
as told in the gospel of John,
featuring professional soloists
and around 30 new singers,
tickets from Bakewell Book
Shop or on the door; Lady
Manners School. Shutts Lane,
Bakewell, £15
Sat 14: Eban Brown of The
Stylistics; Assembly Room,
Town Hall, 7:30pm
Sat 14: Peak Guitar Quartet
Concert, including a variety of
music from around the world
spanning several centuries,
tickets (01629) 813624;
Medway Centre, 7:30pm, £10
Tuesdays & Wednesdays:
Tideswell Male Voice Choir
regular rehearsal evenings, all
welcome; Old Grammar School
building, Tideswell, 7:30pm
Wednesdays: Singing Classes,
contact Community Education
on (01629) 813747; Medway
Centre, 7pm
Fri 10: A Night of Queen with
the Bohemians, internationally
renowned Queen tribute
band; Buxton Opera House,
7:30pm
Fri 20: Secret Love - The Life &
Music of Doris Day, acclaimed
singer and West End actress
Claudia Morris presents an
intimate evening of music and
reminiscence as she explores
the extraordinary life of Doris
Day; Pavilion Arts Centre,
Buxton, 7:30pm
Sat 21: Carrivick Sisters +
Hat Fitz & Cara Robinson;
Whitworth Centre, Darley
Dale, 8pm, £12
Wed 25: Eddi Reader; Winding
Wheel, Chesterfield, £22
Sat 28: Russell Watson with
Tideswell Male Voice Choir,
the choir performs with one
of the worlds most prominent
tenors; Buxton Opera House,
7:30pm
Wednesdays: Tideswell
Singers, friendly choir for
mixed voices and styles, no
audition necessary; Litton
Village Hall, 7:30pm
april
Sun 15: Let’s Hang On - The
Music of Frankie Valli & The
Four Seasons, featuring all the
greatest hits including Can’t
Take My Eyes off You, Bye Bye
Baby and December 1963;
Buxton Opera House, 7:30pm
MARCH
Tue 17: Coffee Concerts:
Daphnis Duo, this flute
and harp duo will perform
a programme comprising
traditional Irish music to mark
St Patrick’s Day; Pavilion Arts
Centre, Buxton, 1pm
Fri 13: The Blues Brothers
Experience, recreating
legendary live performances
Tue 17: Le Vent Du Nord, a
young and progressive folk
quartet delivers traditional
Thu 9: The Hollies, a
celebration of classic hits from
their successful career; Buxton
Opera House, 7:30pm
Wed 1: Steve Howe, the
experienced guitarist explores
the many musical genres that
have helped define him as a
world renowned guitar player;
Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton,
7:30pm
Thu 2: Islands in the Stream The Dolly Parton & The Kenny
Rogers Story, the story of the
king and queen of country
music; Buxton Opera House,
7:30pm
Sat 11: Ian Prowse and
Amsterdam, Prowse will be
performing songs from his
extensive back catalogue and
new solo album; Pavilion Arts
Centre, Buxton, 7:30pm
Sun 12: Jazz at the Arts Centre
- Unfurl, trio is dedicated
to expanding the bassoon’s
repertoire; Pavilion Arts
Centre, Buxton, 1pm
Tue 14: 4 Parts Guitar,
spontaneous and technically
brilliant playing; Pavilion Arts
Centre, Buxton, 7:30pm
Thu 16: Bakewell & District
Family History Group Meeting;
Council Chamber, Town Hall,
7:30-9:30pm
Fri 17: Coffee Concerts - Amici
Trio, bassoon ensemble
performing works by Bach,
Beethoven, Boleros and
Brubeck; Pavilion Arts Centre,
Buxton, 1pm
Sun 19: Jazz Breakfast with
the Steve Salfield Quartet,
hosted by Bakewell Oxfam
Supporter Group, enjoy a
continental style breakfast
while relaxing with jazz and
the Sunday papers, tickets
Bakewell Book shop or (01629)
815469/813209; Medway
Centre, Bakewell, 10:30am12:30pm
Sat 4: Guns ‘N’ Roses
Experience, the show recreates
every visual detail and musical
note, plus the reckless spirit of
Guns ‘n’ Roses legendary live
performances; Pavilion Arts
Centre, Buxton, 7:30pm
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Sun 19: Night on Broadway:
The Bee Gees Story, a tribute
to the brothers with the live
concert featuring all the hits;
Buxton Opera House, 7:30pm
Fri 24: The Simon & Garfunkel
Story, featuring a live band
plus West End performer Dean
Elliott as Paul Simon, the story
is told through music and film;
Buxton Opera House, 7:30pm
Sat 25: Simon Mayor & Hilary
James; Whitworth Centre,
Darley Dale, 8pm, £12
Sun 26: The Searchers; Buxton
Opera House, 7:30pm
fiddle septet; Buxton Opera
House, 7:30pm
Sat 2: Rhos Orpheus Male
Choir; All Saints Parish Church,
7pm TBC
Sat 2: Oysterband & June
Tabor & special guests; Buxton
Opera House, 7:30pm
Sat 2: Big Session in Buxton,
late night music session with
local musicians; The Old
Clubhouse, Buxton, 11pm til
late
Fri 22: Merrymouth, three
piece folk orientated band
featuring Ocean Colour
Scene’s Simon Fowler; Buxton
Opera House, 7:30pm
MAY
Fri 1: Buxton Folk in May FRIGG, young international
Sat 30: Kieran Goss;
Whitworth Centre, Darley
Dale, 8pm, £12 n
MUSICALS
march
Thu 26: Claire Sweeney in Sex
in Suburbia, based on real
women, the musical sensation
about the pitfalls of dating
OUTDOOR
MAY
REGULAR BAKEWELL
Tue 26 - Sat 30: Calamity Jane,
brand new production of hit
musical Calamity Jane, starring
Jodie Prenger; Buxton Opera
House, 7:30pm (matinee Wed,
Thu & Sat 2:30pm) n
Various: Peak Paddlers Canoe
and Kayak Club, sessions at
Buxton pool and Errwood
reservoir; email peakpaddlers@
yahoo.co.uk or visit www.
peakpaddlers.co.uk for more
details
OPERA
march
Wed 18: Faust, a rarely
performed production of
Gounod’s re-telling of the
gothic tale Faust, sung in
English and accompanied
by a chamber orchestra; OH,
7:30pm
SPORTS
MAY
REGULAR
Thu 14 & Sat 16: English
Touring Opera: La Bohème,
Puccini’s love story set in 19th
century Paris, tells the story a
young seamstress Mimi who
Saturdays / Thursdays: Peak
Paddlers, paddling sessions
and beginners courses, details
www.PeakPaddlers.co.uk;
Buxton Swimming Pool or
Errwood Reservoir n
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DARA O’BRIAIN; BUXTON OPERA HOUSE,
SATURDAY 25 MARCH
falls in love with Rodolfo, only
to discover she is terminally ill;
Buxton Opera House, 7:30pm
Fri 15: English Touring Opera:
The Wild Man of the West
Indies, after discovering his
wife has been unfaithful,
Cardenio journeys to the
West Indies where he loses his
senses and his mind; Buxton
Opera House, 7:30pm n
Sat 2: Big Session in Buxton,
music session led by Simon
Care; The Old Clubhouse,
Buxton, 4-6:30pm
Sat 9: Altan, music from
sensitive old Irish songs to hard
hitting reels and jigs; Buxton
Opera House, 7:30pm
Sun 26: Bella Hardy - With
the Dawn Tour 2015, the
High Peak singer-songwriter
and BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards
Singer of Year performs live;
Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton,
7:30pm n
comes direct from a successful
run at Liverpool Royal Court;
Buxton Opera House, 7:30pm