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Fri
JUNE 25
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Around
Framlingham
Town Centre
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Walking
Art Gallery
Work by local school and college students displayed
in shop and office windows
throughout the town.
Free | Runs until july 4
Event sponsored by: Gobbitt & Kirby
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Quiz
sheets from
BROS, John Self,
Bill Bulstrode,
or any of our events |
The
2010 Festival Quiz
Join the Walrus in talking of many things -
The 2010 Festival Quiz will test your general knowledge (including
a few cryptic clues) relating to shoes, ships, sealing wax,
cabbages and kings! £25 cash prize generously donated
by Clarke & Simpson | Quiz sheets £1 | Return quiz
sheets by july 5
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4pm
Framlingham Library
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Punch
& Judy Show
Come along to Framlingham library and join in the fun. Young
and 'young at heart' welcome!
Free admission but booking essential:
to book please call 01728 723735 |
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7.30pm
St Johns
Westbury Centre
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Dame Margaret Drabble, CBE
Renowned author and biographer, Dame Margaret
Drabble, talks about her latest book "The Pattern in
the Carpet" which she calls "a personal history
with jigsaws." A fascinating blend of personal reminiscences
and the history of the jigsaw puzzle from Egyptian times through
to the present day, it tells how her love of jigsaws has helped
her through period of depression. She strongly recommends
doing a jigsaw as the best antidote to stress. This event
has been organised jointly with the Suffolk Book League.
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Sat
JUNE 26
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10am-7pm
St Michael's Rooms
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STARTS
TODAY!
Framlingham Art Society 29th Annual Open Exhibition and Sale
Featuring over 200 pictures in a wide range of subjects and
media.
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11am
Dancing on Market Hill
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East
Suffolk Morris Men
The
Morris Men will dance outside The Crown on Market Hill.
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1.30pm
Meet at Castle Pond
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STOP
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Hidden
Treasures of Framlingham
Led
by Jenny Broster. Explore the town's secret treasures - pieces
of our history that you wouldn't see every day. The walk will
end with tea and. Limited numbers, early booking essential.
Tickets £6 from Festival Box Office
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2.30-4pm
Rectory Garden
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Friends
of St Michael's Tea on the Lawn |
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7.30pm
St Michael's Church
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The
Hurd
The
Hurd sound ranges from the sweetly tender to the positively
raucous! Since their inception late in 2008, it soon became
apparent that their diverse experience was going to produce
something a little different! Their line up - Christine Truman
(hurdy gurdies, recorder and passionate about French dance music
), Steve Lock (bassoon, soprano sax and one of the premier repairers
of wind instruments in East Anglia) and Steve Smith (guitar,
mandolin and performer with London Sinfonietta, Glyndebourne
Opera and the Chamber Orchestra of Lapland) turns a few heads,
making 'The Hurd' an emergent voice on the folk scene.
Tickets £8 from Festival Box Office | Sponsored by Clarke
and Simpson |
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Sun
JUNE 27
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10am-7pm
St Michael's Rooms
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Framlingham
Art Society 29th Annual Open Exhibition and Sale
Featuring over 200 pictures in a wide range of subjects and
media.
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3-4pm
St Michael's Church
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Family
Concert with William Saunders
The 17th Century organ in St Michael's
church is of national significance - the most
complete playable example by master craftsman Thomas Thamar
to survive. William Saunders, a noted young organist who hails
from Framlingham, plays a selection of well known classics
in a one hour introduction to this magnificent instrument.
A video link will give you a picture of what is happening
as William performs. Particularly suitable for children and
families.
Free entry with retiring collection | Sponsored by Bed
Bazaar
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7.30pm
St Michael's Church |
Wenhaston
Girls Choir
Open to any girl aged 12-18 with a passion for singing, this
is the only independent choir for girls in this region. Their
repertoire is eclectic and wide-ranging, from contemporary pop
to classical and religious, via folk and world music, musical
theatre and original compositions. Under the musical direction
of Rob Goodrichy, the girls have recently sung in Ely Cathedral
and are currently in rehearsal for a cabaret evening. Visit
www.wenhastongirlschoir.org.uk
Tickets £6 from Festival Box Office | Sponsored by
Honeycombe Antiques |
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Mon
JUNE 28
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10am-7pm
St Michael's Rooms
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Framlingham
Art Society 29th Annual Open Exhibition and Sale
Featuring over 200 pictures in a wide range of subjects and
media.
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10am-1pm
Scout & Guide Headquarters
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STOP
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SOLD
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Button Necklace Workshop
Learn how to make simple necklaces using the contents of a button
box. The simplest and plainest of buttons can be transformed
very quickly to give you a unique and fashionable necklace which
is fun to wear. Tutor, Marion Barnes, will have a stock of buttons
and threads for you to use but if you have an old and treasured
button box, bring it along. Be prepared to bring and share!
Tickets £7 from Festival Box Office | booking essential |
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7.30pm
St Michael's
Rooms |
The
Horseman's Tale
This film featuring Ray Hubbard, celebrates the Suffolk Punch.
A head horseman at
the age of 21, Ray has a fund of knowledge as well as being
a skilful musician and
singer. We explore the life of the working horse, enjoy the
horsemanship and decoration displayed at the Suffolk horse ploughing
match and are offered a view of the unique collection of horse
paintings and memorabilia at the Suffolk Horse museum. Susannah
Powell shows how she uses working horses today for logging and
reveals the result of crossing a Suffolk Punch with a Catalonian
donkey. Ray will be joining us to answer questions and display
some of the "tools of the trade".
Tickets £6 from Festival Box Office or on the door
| Sponsored by Old Pond Publishing |
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| Tues
JUNE 29 |
10am-4pm
daily
Unitarian Meeting House |
Photographic
Exhibition
Featuring work by local photographers.
Prints for sale at reasonable prices.
Free event - runs until Saturday 3 July
Sponsored by Darren Smith, Framlingham Market
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10am-1pm
Scout & Guide Headquarters
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STOP
PRESS: SOLD OUT
Button Necklace Workshop
Learn how to make simple necklaces using the contents of a button
box. The simplest and plainest of buttons can be transformed
very quickly to give you a unique and fashionable necklace which
is fun to wear. Tutor, Marion Barnes, will have a stock of buttons
and threads for you to use but if you have an old and treasured
button box, bring it along. Be prepared to bring and share!
Tickets £7 from Festival Box Office | booking essential |
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7.30pm
St Michael's
Rooms |
Taboo-Be-Do!
Delving into the shadier corners of jazz, bluegrass, blues,
cabaret and pop,
Taboo-Be-Do! offers a shamelessly cheerful celebration of the
outrageous, the ill-considered and the downright inappropriate.
For this eye-opening, foot-tapping journey through 100 years
of politically incorrect music, Terence Blacker and Derek Hewitson
of the guitar duo Something Happened have a show with something
to offend everyone.
'Relaxed, funny and enjoyably provocative - I was delighted
on all affronts.'Neil Innes
'I enjoyed it hugely … This is a show whose time has come.'Libby
Purves
Tickets £7 from Festival Box Office |
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| Wed
JUNE 30 |
10am-4pm
daily
Unitarian Meeting House |
Photographic
Exhibition
Featuring work by local photographers.
Prints for sale at reasonable prices.
Free event - runs until Saturday 3 July
Sponsored by Darren Smith, Framlingham Market
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10.30am
repeated at 7.30pm
St Michael's
Rooms |
Summer
Impressions: An illustrated talk on French Impressionist
Painting by John Sheeran
For
the 2010 Framlingham Festival, John Sheeran will be giving an
illustrated talk about some of his favourite French Impressionist
paintings. These will include beautiful pictures by Manet, Monet,
Morisot, Pissarro, Renoir, Sisley and other members of a remarkable
and diverse group of painters who paved the way for the modernist
movement in art. The talk promises to be a visual feast, so
please book early to avoid disappointment.
John
Sheeran is an experienced and popular art lecturer who is much
admired for the way he brings the Old and Modern Masters to
life. John was Curator of Dulwich Picture Gallery before setting
up the specialist art consultancy Sheeran Lock Ltd in 1990.
He has curated prestigious art exhibitions, including the official
50th Birthday Exhibition of HRH The Prince of Wales at Hampton
Court Palace and the United Nations Millennium Exhibition at
UN Headquarters in New York. He is well known locally for his
'Discover the Great Painters' lectures in Framlingham, which
attract large audiences from far afield. His informative art
appreciation talks are delivered in a relaxed and engaging manner.
Tickets £6 in advance or £7.50
at the door
For further information and advance bookings, please phone Imogen
Lock on 01728 621126 or email imogenlock@sheeranlock.com |
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JULY
1 |
10am-4pm
daily
Unitarian Meeting House |
Photographic
Exhibition
Featuring work by local photographers.
Prints for sale at reasonable prices.
Free event - runs until Saturday 3 July
Sponsored by Darren Smith, Framlingham Market
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1.30pm
- 3.30pm
United Free Church Hall |
Pen
& Ink Workshop
By popular request, another chance to learn how to produce line
drawings of favourite buildings. Led by Bill Flemming. This
popular practical workshop is suitable for all abilities. No
experience needed. Early booking advised
Ticket £7 from Festival Box Office includes materials
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7.30
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St Michael's Rooms
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Fram
Sings!
Come and enjoy an easy singing session led by Helen Rolfe,
one of the experienced teachers of the regular Yoxford singing
group YoxVox. All ages and abilities are welcome and you don't
need to know whether you are a soprano or tenor - you can
decide at the time which part you feel happiest singing.
The programme will include a variety of songs from all over
the world; rounds and 3-4 part songs, which are taught by
ear. There's no need to read music; anyone can do it. The
group will sound amazing and your spirits will be lifted by
the wonderful harmonies created.
Tickets
£5 from the Festival Box Office or at the door
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JULY 2 |
10am-4pm
daily
Unitarian Meeting House |
Photographic
Exhibition
Featuring work by local photographers.
Prints for sale at reasonable prices.
Free event - runs until Saturday 3 July
Sponsored by Darren Smith, Framlingham Market
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10am-4pm
Boundary Farm
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Art
Workshop with Katherine Cook
Using mixed media of your choice, have fun playing around
with it to produce an Abstract picture ready for framing.
The cost for the workshop including lunch, afternoon tea and
picture mount is £40. Some experience necessary. Limited
places available so early booking is advisable.
Please contact Katherine Cook for
more information and to reserve a place.
01728 723401 email: info@suffolkartbreaks.co.uk
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7.30pm
Headmaster
Porter Theatre, Framlingham College |
Hatstand
Opera presents "A Laugh at the Opera"
A rib tickling romp through everyone's comic opera favourites,
featuring hilarious hairdressers, subversive servants, duplicate
lovers and amorous aristocracy! Laughs and surprises from Mozart,
Rossini, Bernstein and more. Most extracts are sung in English,
including popular 'pot-boilers' and something really unusual
for the buffs. MC and mezzo Kirsty Young introduces who's singing
what, when and most importantly, why!
Opera
has never been so much fun, when Hatstand Opera offer you the
laughter, passion and sheer joy of professional opera, sung
live by experienced opera singers who love what they do! For
over 18 years, Hatstand Opera has presented innovative and entertaining
opera highlights performances in venues across the UK and beyond.
Now it's Framlingham's turn!.
Tickets £15 from Festival Box Office | Sponsored by
Framlingham College, LJC Building Services Ltd and AEM International |
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JULY 3 |
10am-4pm
daily
Unitarian Meeting House |
Photographic
Exhibition
Featuring work by local photographers.
Prints for sale at reasonable prices.
Free event - runs until Saturday 3 July
Sponsored by Darren Smith, Framlingham Market
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8pm
St
Michael's Church
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Phoenix
Singers Summer Concert
Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle
Accompanied by Christine Whiffen (Harmonium) and John Stafford
(Piano).
With soloists Stephanie Corley (Soprano), Sarah-Jane Lewis (Alto),
Peter Kirk (Tenor), John Llewelyn Evans (Bass).
Conducted by Edmond Fivet.
Tickets: price £12 (under 18s
half-price) and £6 (restricted view) from
Framlingham Stationers, Aldeburgh Music (01728 687110) or at
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Sun
JULY 4
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12.30pm-2.30pm
Rectory Garden
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Jazz
on the Lawn featuring the Sole Bay Jazz Band
Bring a rug or folding chair, a picnic and bottle of wine
to enjoy the popular Sole Bay
Jazz Band in a lovely garden adjoining the Mere. An eclectic
programme which
Includes the music of New Orleans and the "classic"
jazz of the 1920's and 30's (Louis Armstrong, King Oliver,
Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Waller etc) also embraces songs from
the "swing" era to more recent times. Tunes played
by the likes of Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Charlie Shavers
and Nina Simone are usually part of the programme. Very many
thanks to the Rev and Mrs Graham Owen for allowing us the
use of their lovely garden.
No chairs provided | Tickets £7 from Festival Box
Office or at the door
Sponsored by Fine Design
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2.30-
4.30pm
Rectory Garden
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Friends
of St Michael's Open Gardens and Tea on the Lawn
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7.30pm
Moat House garden,
Castle Street
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STOP
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Circle 67 Players present Othello
The Circle 67 Players' open-air "Shorter Shakespeare"
tour has been a much loved summer attraction in Suffolk since
1984.Designed to last "about the lengthy of a leisurely
pint in a pub garden", their produ8ctions have included
most of the classic comedies and all the great tragedies except
- until now - 'Othello' which is having its permiere as a
new adaptation here in Framlingham at the start of their 2010
tour.
No chairs provided so bring a folding chair or rug.
Many thanks to Caroline and Jeremy Hawksley for inviting us
back to their delightful garden again.
Free admission but a ticket must be obtained either from
the Festival Box Office or at the door. Limited numbers, so
advance booking advisable. The players will come round with
the hat at the end of the performance.
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