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John Dankworth Quintet Concert
POSTPONED to Saturday, 13th March 2010We regret that as John Dankworth is currently in hospital, the John Dankworth Quintet Concert on Saturday, 17th October at 7.30pm has had to be deferred.
Watermill Jazz will be in contact with everyone who has purchased a ticket from either The Menuhin Hall box office or Watermill Jazz with further details of the revised date of the concert.
If you wish to speak to a member of Watermill Jazz regarding this please call 07751 466034.
Mole Valley Arts Alive Festival 2009
Mole Valley District Council is delighted to announce the Arts Alive Festival returning for its thirteenth year. Arts Alive runs throughout the month of October and features a wide variety of arts and community events. Packed with over one hundred art, craft and entertainment events there is something to appeal to everyone.
Arts Alive officially opens on Saturday 26th September with street parties in both Dorking and Leatherhead from 10.00am to 4.00pm. During the day artists, art groups and festival goers will have the change to join together and start the celebrations with a bang.
The festival patron for 2009 will be the Scottish actor and local resident John Gordon Sinclair. John rose to fame playing Gregory in the much loved film Gregory’s Girl. Since then he has worked extensively in films, television, radio and theatre, where he won an Olivier best actor award for his role in She Loves Me. More recently he starred in the Alan Ayckbourn play Absurd Person Singular in London and is currently writing his first novel, which is a crime thriller.
Handel, Purcell, Haydn, Mendelssohn and Chopin all have anniversaries in 2009, and performances by Dorking Camerata and the pupils of the Yehudi Menuhin School will be celebrating this fact. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will be performing some well loved classics, and music of many other genres is also represented including John Dankworth, The Doonans, and One Night of Queen.
There are plenty of arts activities and workshops for children and young people, such as cheerleading and a streetdance workshop, as well as some great shows including Macbeth by Shakespeare 4 Kidz and Big Box of Bananas by CBeebies presenter Andy Day.
There will be many other exciting things to see and do, including screenings from the Mole Valley Film Festival, Around the World in 80 Pumpkins, Julian Clary and SING-A-LONG-A Sound of Music.
The festival will close with a gala night on Monday 2nd November at Leatherhead Theatre. Featuring highlights from the festival, and starring festival patron John Gordon Sinclair, performances will include the Milestones Big Band.
Councillor Janette Purkiss, Portfolio Holder for Community and Youth, said “The Arts Alive festival is a fantastic opportunity for local artists and performers to come together and celebrate the arts in Mole Valley. The festival goes from strength to strength each year.”
The Arts Alive festival organisers are especially grateful to global engineering company KBR, who as one of the largest employers in Mole Valley has sponsored Arts Alive for twelve consecutive years, and Aerospace Logistics who are continuing their support for a third year.
The Arts Alive festival is organised by Mole Valley District Council’s Leisure Development Department. For full listings visit www.arts-alive.co.uk. Brochures will be available from mid August from local libraries, Leatherhead Help shop, Dorking Halls and the Leatherhead Theatre or by telephoning 01306 879188.
Mole Valley’s Arts Alive Festival 2009 Street Party on Saturday 26th September
Let the Celebrations Commence!
Mole Valley’s Arts Alive Festival 2009 officially opens on Saturday 26th September with street parties in Dorking and Leatherhead town centres. From 10.00am until 4.00pm both town centres will be filled with an air of excitement when musicians, artists, art groups, actors and festival goers join together to start the street party with a bang.
Throughout the day there will be performances by many local artists and art groups including Bloco Do Sul, Dorking Academy of Performing Arts, musicians from Surrey Philharmonic Orchestra, Leatherhead Choral Society, The Milestone Big Band, Pandemonium, Mole Valley Silver Band, the Rampant Rooster Morris Dancers and more!
If that isn’t enough to make you feel artistically inspired, Dorking Group of Artists will be setting up their easels in the streets of Dorking and there will be stalls, face painting, street entertainers and give-aways. The day is guaranteed to leave you eagerly awaiting October’s endless supply of over 100 dance, music, drama, arts and crafts events in Mole Valley.
Councillor David Sharland, Portfolio Holder for Health, Safety and Wellbeing, said “Mole Valley’s Arts Alive festival provides an opportunity for local artists and arts group to shout about the good work they do in the community. The Arts Alive Street Party is a popular event and attracts visitors from far and wide to Leatherhead and Dorking.”
The Arts Alive festival organisers are especially grateful to global engineering company KBR, who as one of the largest employers in Mole Valley has sponsored Arts Alive for twelve consecutive years and Aerospace Logistics who are continuing their support for a third year.
The Arts Alive festival is organised by Mole Valley District Council’s Leisure Development Department. For full listings visit www.arts-alive.co.uk. Brochures will be available from mid August from local libraries, Leatherhead Help shop, Dorking Halls and the Leatherhead Theatre or by telephoning 01306 879188.