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To 3rd November 2007	Illuminating York 2007 - Experience a new side to York after dark during Illuminating York with cutting-edge outdoor artwork, exhibitions, site-specific performances and tours in some of the ancient city's many special places LUX - Putting the spotlight on local talent, LUX is a trail of 12 light-based artworks by recent graduates of York St John University. The artists will use performance, film, projection and some surprising media to explore the life of the street and reveal its beauty after dark. The Performances Sat 27 Oct, 7pm Live art: Strong Hours Place by Walker & Stannage, De Grey Rooms Sat 27 Oct, 5 – 8pm AV installation: Found Sound by Shelley Clarkson, Miller's Yard Thurs 1 & Fri 2 Nov, 6 & 7pm A theatrical tour: My Friend Anya, My Friend Jess by Jess Scantlebury & Co, tours start at Bootham Bar at 6 & 7pm sharp Sat 3 Nov Theatre: The Recollection Collection, a solo performance by Jess Scantlebury, Millers Yard Tues 30 Oct, 5 – 8pm a film by Yorkshire Film Archive, Salvation Army Chapel The Trail, 5 – 8pm - 1. Sound Organisation, Horizon Series by Nathan Chenery; 2. A dark alley, Love by Kruse; 3. Bubbles, August Hilliard and Friends by Alasdair Beckett-King; 4. Gillygate Framers, A winding Thread by Catherine Scriven; 5. Miller's Yard, Green and Pleasant Land by Abbigail Wright; 6. Soles, Fashionable 60's York by the Yorkshire Film Archive; 7. Snowhome, Where can one flee, where can we find refuge? by Kim Phillips; 8. Cert 18, Booze Britain by Hannah Boyes; 9. Expecting, Untitled III by Meg Boulton; 10. Venue TBC, Captured Light by Alice Stevens; 11. Sanctuary, Impressions of a Childhood Memory by Kate Sleight; 12. Tarts n Tit Bits (First floor windows), Ivy by Alasdair Beckett-King	5.00 - 8.00 pm Gillygate Illuminating York 2007
To 3rd November 2007	Illuminating York 2007 - Experience a new side to York after dark during Illuminating York with cutting-edge outdoor artwork, exhibitions, site-specific performances and tours in some of the ancient city's many special places York Theatre Royal presents Museum Gardens After Dark: Illuminating York. Written by Richard Hurford. Directed by Owen Calvert-Lyons and Julian Ollive Ever wondered what happens in the ancient gardens when the gates are locked and night closes in? Another world comes to life. A hidden world. A world which has been locked away… until now. Join York Theatre Royal Youth Theatre for a theatrical tour of the Yorkshire Museum Gardens; one of York's most intriguing outdoor spaces. This exciting promenade performance, specially commissioned for this year's Illuminating York event will take you on a journey which truly brings the Yorkshire Museum Gardens to life. See the gardens in a whole new light	Illuminating York 2007
To 3rd November 2007	Illuminating York 2007 - Experience a new side to York after dark during Illuminating York with cutting-edge outdoor artwork, exhibitions, site-specific performances and tours in some of the ancient city's many special places Evoke by Usman Haque. Evoke is an interactive projection that will light up York Minster's western façade, members of the public will use their own voices to create colourful light patterns that emerge at the building's foundations and soar up towards the sky. Resembling electricity, rapidly growing roots or electronic marbles, the graphically animated colours, determined by the particular voice characteristics of each person, will skim the surface of the Minster, pour round its features and crevasses, and disappear through windows, emerging finally near the top of the façade where they will sparkle high overhead.	6.00 - 11.00 pm York Minster, West Front Illuminating York 2007
To 3rd November 2007	York Theatre Royal presents Limbo. Written by Declan Feenan and Directed by Dan Sherer The tender and compelling story of a young girl's relationship with an older man. A young Catholic girl gives her confession from the edge of Camlough Lake. She speaks of her life in Newry and her job in the factory with the girls. She speaks of her first love. She speaks of a relationship with a man twice her age. As the darkness of the lake calls out to her, she will do anything to find her peace	York Theatre Royal
To 4th November 2007	Autumn Children's Trail Explore the house and gardens with our popular trail of clues - fun for all the family!	Nunnington Hall
To 4th November 2007	Wetherby Festival 2007 - Tues 30 Oct Tuesday Lunchtime Recital THE SAINT SAENS HARP AND VIOLIN DUO Wed 31 Oct LITERARY LUNCH Wed 31 Oct NORTH COUNTRY THEATRE COMPANY Thurs 1 Nov YORK LIGHT ORCHESTRA "Encore" Fri 2 Nov ONE DAY I'LL GO TO COMPOSTELLE Sat 3 Nov WETHERBY SILVER BAND "Best of Brass" Sat 3 Nov HARROGATE MALE VOICE CHOIR Sat 3 Nov MEL SWALES Sat 3 Nov COMMUNITY BONFIRE Sun 4 Nov FESTIVAL SERVICE	Various Venues in Wetherby Wetherby Festival
To 11th November 2007	Past and Present - Malcolm Whittaker, Regina Heinz and Carolyn Genders Malcolm Whittaker - "All my work over the past twenty years or so has in one way or another dealt with the observable and unobservable phenomenon of time. An experience of time embodying a certain perception of history, landscapes, artefacts and images, speaking of the past but sited in the present. The main references in my work come from varied archaeological sources, maps, aerial photographs, land surfaces, museum and private collections, text and book forms. The presentation of objects in museums, displayed behind glass is of particular interest. In this context I see my work, the images, the objects.the mount and frame being perceived and made as a total entity, a place in its own right, a site for imaginative possibilities." The work for the show can be divided into three groups. One dealing with the multifarious images of archaeology, stone circles, hill figures, votive boats, where the archaeological process , layering, scraping, finding, preparing and displaying are mirrored in the act of painting and the making of the work. The second group has as it's source my interest in natural history and fascination for the 'collected' object. Objects taken out of situ, away from the source of origin and given a new meaning, a new identity in public and private collections, wrapped, boxed, displayed, sometimes even reburied in the vaults and cellars of our museums. Time can also be interpreted in terms of 'movement' and the third group is a small selection of drawings and paintings of Orangs and Gibbons,climbing, swinging and generally being the wonderful, creatures they are. Malcolm was bom in Hoyland, South Yorkshire, and studied Art at Bamsley School of Art and Royal College of Art, London Regina Heinz - Regina Heinz is an award-winning ceramicist, best known for the "pillow" forms she creates as individual abstract sculptures or as part of a wall panel series. Originally trained as a painter Regina Heinz has established a national and international reputation. Although essentially abstract, dealing with form, volume, line and colour, her work displays an organic and sensual quality reminiscent of the undulating "landscape" of a body. Born in Austria, she studied Fine Art and Ceramics in Vienna, Geneva and London and has worked from her ceramics studio in South London since 1998. Regina is a Crafts Council Selected Member and an elected Fellow of the Craft Potters Association of Great Britain Carolyn Genders - "Living in the country I cannot ignore the seasons and the consequent transformation of the landscape throughout the year. This influences my work and referring to landscape studies in my sketchbook and the marks and brushwork of my life drawings, I work intuitively on forms developed from organic sources. Responding to the material, enjoying the rhythm as I move around the form, I make marks of depth and variation, scratching and scraping through layers of slip, revealing the clay and emphasising the dryness of engobe or the softness of burnished slip; the silky surface emerging as polished as a sea worn pebble. I work spontaneously, creating forms and surfaces that evoke the feeling I have when I am part of the landscape, not illustrating it but striving to convey nuance of shape, balance and mass and creating mood and atmosphere."	Lund Gallery nr Easingwold Lund Gallery
To 19th November 2007	Exhibitions in the Gallery - John Crichton	Ryedale Folk Museum
To 30th November 2007	Exhibition - A New Direction - a small but select exhibition of new paintings by Malcolm Ludvigsen: plein-air beach scenes, landscapes and townscapes	Fulford Gallery 120 Fishergate Malcolm Ludvigsen
To 31st December 2007	Exhibition - ENGLISH CERAMICS - an exhibition spanning 250 years of ceramics collecting at Rode Hall, Cheshire. One of the most important collections of English ceramics still in private hands and the first time such a significant part has been loaned for exhibition. All the great English manufacturers are represented and include pieces from Derby, Chelea and Maw & Co., superbly catalogued by Julie McKeown in her recent book	Fairfax House
To 6th January 2008	Marking Time - An exhibition of paintings from York's own collections showing scenes at different times of the day, from sunrise to sunset to night. It features works by JMW Turner, Francis Danby and William Etty among many more	York Art Gallery
To 6th January 2008	Tracey Emin - This exhibition coincides with Tracey Emin's new show for the British Pavilion at this year's Venice Biennale. It feature works on paper, photography and textiles by Emin, one of the UK's most well-known artists. Emin is known for her autobiographical works and came to prominence when she was short-listed for the Turner Prize in 1999, with My Bed. She was made a Royal Academician by the Royal Academy of Arts earlier this year. Many of these works also offer a glimpse into Emin's personal world and have been loaned to the gallery for the exhibition by a private collector from Yorkshire (none of the works are available for purchase)	York Art Gallery
To 1st March 2008	Spotlight on Slipware - This display of historic and contemporary slipware - decorated earthenware pottery - is the result of a new initiative between York Museums Trust and Manchester Metropolitan University. Slip is a mixture of water and clay which is used by potters to decorate earthenware in a wide range of methods, including piping it on like icing, combing through wet slip to give a feathered pattern or simply painting it on. Slipware is England's oldest type of pottery and is a tradition that has thrived since the middle ages and contemporary potters are still interested in exploring slipware techniques. Our display will show historic slipware from our collection, including a piece by Thomas Toft and other pieces from Yorkshire potteries, alongside work by two contemporary potters, Mike Eden, based in Cumbria, and Paul Young, from Leicestershire	York Art Gallery
To end April 2008	Cuneo Exhibition - Discover how the work of influential illustrator and painter Terence Cuneo captured the mood of 1950s and 1960s Britain and brought to life the triumphs of the new industrial age. Marvel at the ‘Waterloo Station 1967’ painting - the largest ever painted by Cuneo. This enormous canvas depicts London’s Waterloo station in the 1960s and is a huge 20 ft x 10ft! The painting is being revealed to the nation in 2007 to celebrate the centenary of his birth	National Railway Museum
	Future Events and Attractions
29th October - 2nd November 2007	Illuminating York 2007 - Experience a new side to York after dark during Illuminating York with cutting-edge outdoor artwork, exhibitions, site-specific performances and tours in some of the ancient city’s many special places. Late Night Opening at York Art Gallery - Exhibition, drop-in workshops and related activities: As the clocks change to signal the beginning of winter come and see the exhibition Marking Time and discover how artists like Turner, Sickert and Etty capture time in paint.	6.00 -8.00 pm York Art Gallery Illuminating York 2007
29th October - 2nd November 2007	Illuminating York 2007 - Experience a new side to York after dark during Illuminating York with cutting-edge outdoor artwork, exhibitions, site-specific performances and tours in some of the ancient city's many special places. Timed Memory - A sound installation by Angie Atmadjaja. The evening openings of the York Art Gallery exhibition ‘Marking Time’ will feature a sound installation called ‘Timed Memory’, created by composer and sound artist Angie Atmadjaja. ‘Timed memory’ explores the nature of memory in a set of one minute phrases, each one being like a Haiku where the aim is for clarity and richness of texture.	6.00 -8.00 pm York Art Gallery Illuminating York 2007
31st October - 3rd November 2007	AMADEUS - Local amateur theatre company Harrogate Dramatic Society perform Peter Shaffer's award winning play. To open the refurbished main auditorium, a stunning tale of jealousy, intrigue and suspected murder in the relationship between Court Composer Salieri and his musical rival, the genius Mozart. Salieri believes Mozart’s music is divine but can’t understand why God favoured such a vulgar creature to be his instrument. This is an amateur performance	Harrogate Theatre
1-3rd November 2007	York CAMRA Beer Festival - Remember, remember the 1st of November (and the 2nd and 3rd). York Beer Festival is back with a bang(er), just before Bonfire Night, so our theme this year is Guy Fawkes. One again it will be held at the Priory Street Centre off Micklegate and you can expect plenty of fireworks. Our barrels will not be full of gunpowder, but of some 100 different beers from around the country. The conspirators are meeting regularly at a secret location to plot a menu of light beers, dark beers, milds, strong beers and speciality brews; there will be a larger range of real cider and perry this year too. One unique beer will be brewed by our members at a local brewery, it’s sure to be an explosive mixture. There will also be a variety of fruit wines and soft drinks. Have a cracking time at our tombola famous for its brewerania and other stunning (and not so stunning) prizes. Food will be available at all sessions to soak up that ale – bangers are definitely on the menu	Priory Street Centre, Micklegate York CAMRA Beer Festival
2nd November 2007	Illuminating York 2007 - Experience a new side to York after dark during Illuminating York with cutting-edge outdoor artwork, exhibitions, site-specific performances and tours in some of the ancient city's many special places Inspire – new ideas in ancient spaces at the Churches of St Wilfrids, St Michael le Belfry, Holy Trinity Goodramgate, St Martin le Grand and St Helens Church. Do you fancy going to a gig, watching live dance, listening to opera or poetry all in one night AND for free? Inspire is a unique event taking you on a cultural journey from one ancient building to the next with mini but major performances from the realms of contemporary music, dance, drama and literature performed in some of York’s most charming ancient buildings all in one night	6.00 - 9.00 pm Illuminating York 2007
2nd November 2007	Moishe's Bagel - Guy Nicholson tabla, percussion Mario Caribe double bass Pete Garnett accordion Greg Lawson violin Phil Alexander. Rip-roaring, foot-stomping, jazz-inflected Klezmer and Balkan music from some of Scotland’s finest musicians. An intoxicating, life-affirming mix of Eastern European dance music, Middle Eastern rhythms and virtuoso performances. Moishe’s Bagel combines the energy and passion of Eastern European folk music with the excitement and soul of improvisation	7.30 pm The National Centre for Early Music
2nd November 2007	York Astronomical Society lecture - "Aurora Watch" - by Dr James Wild, from UK Aurora Watch. James is an enthusiastic speaker and very knowledgable on the Aurora. Come along and be prepared to learn all about how the Aurora is monitored and tracked, and most importantly, how can we maximise our chances of observing it. All are welcome	8.00 pm Denham Room Priory Street Centre Y.A.S.
2nd November 2007	Lunchtime Lectures - Stovin's Diaries of Victorian Ormesby. 12 noon - 12.40 pm. The lecture will be followed by a guided tour	Ormesby Hall
2nd November 2007	Autumn Talks in the Courtyard - Join us for a series of evening talks looking at nature and wildlife, held in the new lecture rooms in the Courtyard at Harewood. Red Kites in Yorkshire - with resident Science Education Officer, Marie Bowness. Places are limited and must be booked in advance	6.45 pm Harewood House
2nd November 2007	Slack Alice - Cliff Stocker and the legendary Slack Alice are one of Britain’s greatest Blues and Rhythm ‘n Blues bands. The brilliant tapestry of the Blues genre is exquisitely crafted from originals interwoven with the superb musicianship of Chris Preston, Colin Redmond, Pietro lo-Guidice and Lee Davis, and overlaid by the spine tingling raw emotion of Stocker's wonderful voice. After 40 years on the road, this show is an absolute gem. British Blues at it's absolute best. It would make Lazarus not only rise up but boogie too! "A smoking gun of an album - the band turn in their finest moment with an emotion charged blues statement" Keith Franzke - N.M.E. "Cliff Stocker’s voice is like being wrapped in warm molasses-you can’t get enough” BBC	8.00 pm Pocklington Arts Centre
2/3rd November 2007	Antiques Fair - 10:30am - 5:00pm daily	Duncombe Park Helmsley
2/3rd November 2007	Wetherby Races	Wetherby Racecourse
2-4th November 2007	the big green market - A street market with a conscience. The Big Green market has an exciting list of of ethical street markets planned for the run up to christmas. Stalls range from fairtrade and ethical, to UK made / designed to organic foods and green products... The Big Green Market will be in Parliament Street with a marquee in Sampson square. The market will feature artists who create objects from recycled items, stallholders who specialise in ethically traded clothing and accessories, yummy organic foods as well as delicious fair trade cappucinos - there will something to interest everyone. Recycling and composting roadshow organised by York Rotters and York Council plus Real Nappy event in marquee on Sat 3 November, and recycling bins for mobile phones and bras in aid of Yorkshire Air Ambulance and recycling point for unwanted shoes	Big Green Market
3rd November 2007	Mini Farmers' Market - The main principle of the farmers market is that it is local producers selling fresh quality produce direct to local consumers in an atmosphere which promotes dialogue and understanding of food production including environmental and welfare standards. This cuts down food miles and puts money back into the local economy rather than imported goods	York Auction Centre Murton Farmers' Market
3rd November 2007	'Guy Fawkes Trail' - Explore the (several!) birthplaces and haunts of one of York's most infamous sons - Guy Fawkes of Gunpowder Plot fame	10.30 am & 5.00 pm YorkWalk
3rd November 2007	The Western Front Association lecture by Leslie McHugh. "The 31st Division on the Somme." Leslie will look at the outcome of the attacks on Serre and Beaumont Hamel made by this famous division	2.30 pm Phoenix Block York St John University WFA - Yorks. Branch
3rd November 2007	Ghostly Myths Tour open evening and Supper - A delicious hot 2-course meal in the Tea Room followed by a tour, deep into the house, of the unexpected. See some rooms of the house as you've never seen them before & understand what historical events here led to the famous accounts of ghostly activity. 6.30 pm. Booking Essential	Treasurer's House York
3rd November 2007	Yorkshire Bach Choir in Concert - Purcell 'King Arthur' with the Yorkshire Baroque Soloists. 7.30 pm. Booking Essential	St Martin-le-Belfrey Church Yorks. Bach Choir
3rd November 2007	In Concert - local singer-songwriter Dan Webster appears in a triple bill with Hayley Gaftarnick and Andy Stones	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green
3rd November 2007	Fireworks Special. Special evening train from Redmire, Leyburn and Finghall to the Bedale Fireworks Display and return. Parkin and mulled wine on the return train journey. BOOKING ESSENTIAL: RING 08454 50 54 74	Wensleydale Railway
3rd November 2007	THE ALAN BARNES SWING TRIO - Almost becoming a fixture at The Shire Hall in his various guises, Alan Barnes is one of Britain’s most renowned and well-loved saxophonists. This new trio was initiated to recreate and celebrate the excitement and inventiveness of the Benny Goodman small groups, but with influences and ideas from all over the jazz spectrum, using the music of an earlier period as a springboard to new and exciting things. The repertoire has expanded since then to include compositions of many contemporaries of Goodman, most importantly Django Reinhardt	7.30 pm The Shire Hall Howden Howden Live
3rd November 2007	Last of the Summer Wine: Treading the Boards with Tom Owen - Two men, two lives, one historic television programme! To the public he was the loveable rogue Compo. To Tom Owen he was Dad… For 27 years Bill Owen entertained audiences of all ages in his role as Compo in the world's longest running comedy series, Last of the Summer Wine. But there was so much more to the man who garnered critical acclaim in the heyday of British cinema, on Broadway, and in the West End. Last of the Summer Wine - Treading the Boards tells the stories of Bill and Tom Owen through narrative, film, photograph and song. ‘Tom leaves his audience spellbound. The whole evening was a professional triumph.’ Station Theatre, Hayling Island	7.30 pm Helmsley Arts Centre
3rd November 2007	The Shed present - Annie Whitehead Band + Endless Pied Piper's 10th Birthday Party Annie Whitehead - trombone Steve Lodder - piano Jennifer Maidman - electric guitar Dudley Phillips - bass Liam Genockey - drums One of the brightest stars on the jazz scene, trombonist Annie has played with Elvis Costello, Joan Armatrading, The Beautiful South, Tom Jones, Paul Weller and Jamiroquai - the list goes on! Playing a high energy mix of African township jive, reggae, salsa, latin and funk. "At the heart of Whitehead's music there is a joy that is just irresistible" Jazz Rag Endless is a new group of young musicians formed specially for Pied Piper's 10th Birthday Party - under the musical directorship of Jan Kopinski	8.00 pm Hovingham Village Hall The Shed
3/4th November 2007	Bedtime! - Come and see what happens to historic houses in the winter, you'll be amazed. Want to learn some conservation skills or take home some tips to use on your old objects at home? Then come and see us and join in the action. 11.00 am - 3.30 pm	Treasurer's House York
3/4th November 2007	SALAAM BETHLEHEM by Bridget Foreman; directed by Paul Burbridge; designed by Sean Cavanagh. For the past 18 months we have been making steady progress towards a new play for the season of Advent running right up to Christmas 2007. A play with undertones for all our Christmases, Bridget Foreman's SALAAM BETHLEHEM is set in the 'little town' today where the streets are definitely darker beneath the concrete slabs but where the everlasting light still shines. In May last year we met some of the dwindling Palestinian Christian community, discovering a remarkable range of people whose simple message to Riding Lights was 'Pray for us, tell our story, visit us.' Before anyone jumps to conclusions and because (both inside and outside the Church) issues to do with Israel seem to be so contentious... this is not a 'political' play... or it is only political insofar as anything that deals with people is naturally political. We are not colouring in a new roadmap for the Middle East peace process. We are seeking to stand alongside brothers and sisters in the church of Christ. And how grateful all of us should be that they are still there	Riding Lights Theatre
3-24th November 2007	York Theatre Royal presents Enjoy Written by Alan Bennett. Directed by Damian Cruden. Wilf and Connie Craven seem pretty familiar: getting on a bit, bickering a bit, wondering if the kids will ever come and visit them in their cramped back-to-back in Leeds. They’re just normal, aren’t they? So why is there an ‘observer’ quietly scribbling in the corner of the room? And what are all the secrets that threaten to bring the Cravens’ house down around their ears? Enjoy is Bennett for the Big Brother age – hilarious and unsettling, brilliantly dark – a laugh-out-loud tale of class values and town planning, the generation gap, sexual politics and fashionable sociology	York Theatre Royal
4th November 2007	Fuelling the Future - This special exhibition is stopping off at the NRM as part of a national tour. The tour, organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry as part of Chemistry Week 2007, is at the NRM for one day only and will be located in the Station Hall. Come and enjoy special exhibits, presentations and alternatively-fuelled vehicles, including a hydrogen fuelled Formula Student racing car and a bio-ethanol fuelled Lotus Elise. The tour aims to highlight the advancements being made in alternative fuels and technologies through chemistry in the transport sector. Two special presentations have been organised on the theme of public transport and will take place in the Conference Suite at the National Railway Museum: “The potential role of advanced biofuels for road transport”. 1.30 - 2.15 pm. Speaker: Dr Geraint Evans, Technology Transfer Manager for the National Non-Food Crops Centre. “From Festiniog to Mount Fuji - a general introduction to the ‘green’ train story”. 2.30 - 3.15 pm. Speaker: Robert Gwynne, Exhibitions and Creative Content Developer, National Railway Museum	National Railway Museum
4th November 2007	Winter Abbey Tours - Join a free tour to discover fascinating facts and stories about the Abbey and monks	1.30 pm Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Gardens
4th November 2007	Agon Piano Trio - Victoria Sutherland: violin Tim Wells: cello and James Cheung: piano The Agon Piano Trio was formed in 2004, its members having met while studying at Moscow Conservatoire and the Royal Academy in London. They now perform extensively in the UK and abroad. Last year they were invited by Britten-Pears Young Artists Programme Aldeburgh to a week of public masterclasses with the Florestan Trio and will return there this year for a residency. This afternoon we hear an hour’s concert followed by tea	2.30 pm Helmsley Arts Centre
4th November 2007	Fauré's Requiem sung by the Schola Cantorum and the Choir of York Minster The Schola Cantorum of Ampleforth Abbey was established by Cardinal Basil Hume (formerly the Abbot of Ampleforth) and by David Bowman (the choir's first Conductor) to help preserve in England the singing of music written for the Roman Catholic church, along with the best examples from other traditions, in the context for which it was written, namely the celebration of Mass. The choir is therefore one of only a few all-male catholic choirs in the country, comprising of boys aged 8-18 along with one or two monks	7.45 pm Ampleforth Abbey Church Ampleforth College
5th November 2007	'Mists of the Ancients' - The flames of mysticism rise through our Celtic hearts in a swirl of ballad, percussive echo, melody and resonant word. Lucid's Elaine Wallace sings and on strings. Janey Stockdale returns to our hearts from Chechelele, Percussion Cafe and Frankly My Dear. Adrian Spendlow makes with his most melodious as he undertones below her ballads. Be wise. Special Guests include Dan Webster	8.00 pm City Screen Cinema Coney Street Adrian Spendlow
5th November 2007	Behind the Scenes Days - Have you ever wondered who keeps Harewood House spotlessly clean? What are all the rooms used for now? Where is the main staircase? Building on our enormously successful 'Behind the Scenes' tours during the season, we are delighted to offer a glimpse into the workings of Harewood when the House is closed. Our Senior Guides will take you on a tour of Harewood's collection and into areas not ususally seen by the public including the corridors below stairs and the room where the House Steward Samuel Popplewell kept the accounts over 200 years ago. As well as learning about house-keeping with our expert Housekeepers, House Florist Gillian Gill will speak about arranging the beautiful flowers adorning many of Harewood's rooms. Danny Beecham, Personal Chef to the Earl and Countess of Harewood will demonstrate and prepare lunch which will be served in the State Dining Room. Places are limited and must be booked in advance	10.00 am Harewood House
5-30th November 2007	Ghostly Myths Tour - Revealed deep inside the historic house on a dark tour of the unexpected. See some rooms of the house as you've never seen them before & understand what historical events led to these famous accounts of ghostly activity. Closed Fridays except 23 Nov. 12.00 pm and 1.30 pm. Booking Essential	Treasurer's House York
6th November 2007	SEVEN THEATRE WORKSHOPS for adults, aged 18+ All welcome - whatever your level of experience or ability! Puppetry - with Kelvin Goodspeed. Quick to capture the imagination of young and old alike, puppetry and live animation remain an engaging, entertaining and often powerful medium for theatre and storytelling. And yet, however good your puppets might be, they do need a lot of help from human hands…This session works both as a very hands-on introduction to puppetry for those who have never picked up a puppet before, and as an opportunity for those who have to extend and refine their skills. Just come and play! Kevin Goodspeed has worked as an actor/puppeteer with Norwich Puppet Theatre, Custard Factory Theatre Company and Riding Lights	7.00 - 9.30 pm Friargate Theatre Theatre Workshops
6th November 2007	University of York Free Public Lectures - Theme "The well-being of children in the 21st century" - this evening's lecture 'The well-being of children in the UK: how do we compare?' by Professor Jonathan Bradshaw, Department of Social Policy and Social Work Following a recent UNICEF report, the media accused the UK of failing its children, as it came bottom of a league table of child well-being. Professor Bradshaw, who conducted the analysis and wrote the UNICEF report, will explore the well-being of children in the UK compared with other rich countries, considering where the UK is failing its children, and what we can do about it. 6.30 pm	Room P/L001 Physics Department UoY UoY Public Lectures
6th November 2007	Yorkshire Philosophical Society Lecture Programme - General theme for the year: "Controversy and Risk." This evening - Road user charging: don't shoot the economist. A Lecture by Prof Colin Bamford, University of Huddersfield. 7.30 pm. Contact 01904 656713 for further details	Tempest Anderson Hall, Yorkshire Museum Gardens Yorkshire Philosophical Society
6th November 2007	Catterick Races	Catterick Racecourse
6th November 2007	The Chanticleer Singers sing a Mass in Celebration of St Leonard's Day	7.00 pm St Leonard's Church Loftus
6/7th November 2007	York Theatre Royal presents Scribbler & Spouse Written by James Robson. Directed by Christopher Wilkinson Everything you wanted to know about the Soaps, but weren’t sure who to ask. ‘Scribbler’ has been there, done it, survived the hangovers and carries the scars. Now he’s ready to spill the beans. And not just about the Soaps, but Posh Theatre, Fringe Theatre, First Night catastrophes… Like Scribbler, James Robson has been there too. His fascinating and ferociously funny script will give you an eye-opening backstage tour of the drama industry. This is the authentic insider’s voice, beautifully written, unflinchingly honest. Oh — and his ‘Spouse’ may blurt out a few home truths that even Scribbler might blush to mention	York Theatre Royal
6-10th November 2007	ANYTHING GOES - Local amateur theatre company Harrogate St Andrew Players bring this classic musical to the stage. Book by Guy Bolton, PG Woodhouse, Howard Lindsey and Russel Crouse. Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter From the team that brought you the smash hit We Will Rock You. All aboard the SS American. An unusual group of passengers make for an entertaining and dramatic voyage. Including the songs ‘I Get a Kick Out of You’, ‘Blow Gabriel Blow’ and of course ‘Anything Goes. This is an amateur production	Harrogate Theatre
7th November 2007	ARTALK YORK GALLERY LUNCHTIME TALKS - Marking Time with Corita Myerscough. The theme of time gives us a welcome chance to enjoy works chosen from the permanent collection	12.30 pm York Art Gallery Artalk
7th November 2007	York Astronomical Society - Free Public Star Party on the Knavesmire. From 7.00 pm till late, weather permitting. We will be there, even if it rains, for at least half an hour for a chat. Observe through our telescopes, or feel free to bring you own along for help and advice if needed. Objects on show should include the Moon and some star clusters	Y.A.S.
7th November 2007	Café Scientifique is an informal evening of lively discussion revolving around the contemporary scientific issues of the day. Each meeting begins with a short talk from an invited science-related speaker. This is followed by an hour of open discussion. Everyone is welcome to come and express their views, or to just enjoy a drink and listen. No scientific knowledge is assumed and everyone can participate. 'Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine: Social, economic and ethical considerations' with Professor Andrew Webster, Director of the UK Stem Cell Initiative and Head of the Department of Sociology, The University of York This presentation discusses the latest state of play within the UK and more widely in regard to stem cells research. It looks at the main social science research that is being undertaken in this area and asks what sort of clinical, economic and bioethical implications might the field of embryonic stem cell research have for patients, regulators and citizens more generally. The talk will be of interest to those who what to see beyond the media 'hype' of stem cells research. Professor Andrew Webster is Director of the UK Stem Cell Initiative funded by the principal social science research council, the ESRC. He is also Head of SATSU and of the Department of Sociology at the University of York	7.30 pm City Screen Coney Street Café Scientifique
7th November 2007	Behind the Scenes Tours - Senior Guide, Suzanne Dunne will take you on a tour of Harewood's collection and into areas not ususally seen by the public. As well as learning about house-keeping and conservation you will see the private 'Red Staircase', the Print Study Room and in store, the Harewood collection of watercolours including works by Turner and Girtin. 10:00 am - 1:30 pm	Harewoood House
7th November 2007	Autumn Colours Tour - Join our leisurely stroll through the fantastic autumn displays, a Guided Tour with our expert taking you to all the best bits!! 1.00 pm	Thorp Perrow Arboretum, Bedale
7th November 2007	Scarborough Jazz @ The Cask present - Julia Wray Band. When this popular and accomplished saxophonist brings a band to Scarborough Jazz there's always a big audience. Julia has built up a great reputation regionally and is a versatile player who crosses musical genres with fluency. Numbers will include work by Christian McBride, Herbie Hancock and original material. Pianist Peter Elsdon, drummer Paul Tilley and bassist Geoff Chalmers will produce superb backing	The Cask Inn Scarborough Scarborough Jazz
8th November 2007	Trouveré - join medieval minstrels Trouveré for a fabulous evening of medieval music in the candlelit Great Hall. Phone 07720 118 406 for details	Barley Hall
8th November 2007	Catfish Keith in Concert Blues singer, songwriter and bottleneck slide guitarist Catfish Keith has established himself as one of the most exciting country blues performers of our time. Catfish's innovative style of foot-stomping, deep delta blues and American roots music has spellbound audiences the world over. A two-time W. C. Handy Award nominee for BEST ACOUSTIC BLUES ALBUM, Catfish has ten NUMBER ONE independent radio chart-topping albums to his credit, and packs houses from coast-to-coast with his dynamic stage show. The 30-year veteran has toured the USA, UK and Europe dozens of times to wide acclaim, headlining major music festivals, and appearing with legends John Lee Hooker, Ray Charles, Robert Cray, Koko Taylor, Taj Mahal , Leo Kottke, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Johnny Shines and many, many others	8.00 pm Basement Bar City Screen Cinema Coney Street City Screen York
8th November 2007	Kurt Wagner - Europe rarely has seen Kurt Wagner of Lambchop fame performing solo shows. There have been some opportunities, be it solo, be it as “Kurt Wagner trio”, but they always have been special events, mainly in order to promote an upcoming album release and performing material of the new band album. Now everything is different. Just over a year after Lambchop’s extraordinary album Damaged was released, Kurt Wagner returns to Europe for a rare set of intimate solo dates. Wagner admits to performing solo regularly, but it’s usually within the confines of his own home. His reasons for wanting to perform in front of people for the first time ever as a real tour is to revisit songs he’s written over the last 20 years. Wagner says: “Somewhere around new years it occurred to me that it might be fun and musically challenging and productive to go out on my own and play a few shows. It made sense that I at least try it again as it has been quite some time since I sat on a stage alone. It's something that I do at home in my basement. Just revisiting songs I've written over the course of almost 20 years. There's a bunch of them and some times I find ones that I've forgotten completely that are fun to hear again.” The run of shows will consist of a mixture of old and new material with some occasional cover versions thrown in, possibly some instrumentals even. “Perhaps playing some shows on my own could help move things along creatively somehow, to try and become a better ‘music person’ and spend some time with the audience I’ve grown with through the years.”	7.30 pm The National Centre for Early Music
8th November 2007	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Clive Gregson An acclaimed guitarist, singer and songwriter, Clive has celebrated 25 years in music, from his early group Any Trouble, through Richard Thompson's band, the sublime Christine Collister partnership and his work with Eddi Reader, Boo Hewerdine et al. He lives in Nashville and is a member of Nanci Griffith's band, but happily finds time to tour small UK venues like ours	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
8th November 2007	Latintastic - A witty and magical insight into South American Culture. Amazingly performed and full of passion, Tanya Cusan Espinosa brings you once again one of the most inspiring, innovative and colourful of shows, with a combination of dance, song and puppetry! LATINTASTIC features characters inspired by some of the female legends of the past such as Carmen Miranda and Jovita Feijoo, imagery from carnivals ferias and processions from her native town Cali in Colombia and with the return of her perfect salsa dancing partner she conjured up a rich tapestry of memorable moments. The show will be followed by a Salsa session, which audience members are invited to take part in	7.30 pm Pocklington Arts Centre
8-10th November 2007	York Theatre Royal presents Kevin Tomlinson: On The Edge In the style of Whose Line is it Anyway? This improvised comedy show will put a smile on your face and a spring in your step, even though it's the autumn! Fresh from a sell out world tour, On the Edge features one of Britain's funniest, most engaging, comic performers. Having performed all over the world; Canada, America, Hawaii and - most recently - New Zealand, Kevin is fast becoming internationally renowned for his unique and exciting performance style. The show explores such topics as; the first time we fall in love, leave home or achieve something important in our lives and received 5 star reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival	York Theatre Royal
9th November 2007	NSPCC Christmas Shopping Fair - NSPCC Norton & Villages Committee, with the kind permission of the Hon. Simon and Mrs Howard, are presenting their popular annual Christmas shopping fair. This is your chance to see Castle Howard transformed as we welcome over 50 stalls selling a unique range of Christmas gifts for all the family including: Ladies' Wear; Home and Decorative; Gardens and Flowers; Gifts and Games; Gentlemen's Necessities; Jewellery and Accessories; Food, Drink and Kitchenware The admission fee includes entrance to the House, Garden and Shopping Fair, and 10% of stall holder takings are donated to the NSPCC. Castle Howard's retail outlets and cafes will also be open throughout the day	Castle Howard
9th November 2007	Decorative Arts Tour - Silver Study - Fairfax House is home for an impressive collection of English silver dating from 1660-1800. This includes some early York examples by John Plummer and Marmaduke Best, early Georgian candlesticks and sauceboats by Charles Frederick Kandler, an elegant epergne, together with tureens, plates and cutlery which dress the dining room table. This curator's tour will see both pieces on display and in the reserve collection. 3.30 pm	Fairfax House
9th November 2007	SEVEN THEATRE WORKSHOPS for adults, aged 18+ All welcome - whatever your level of experience or ability! IMPROVISATION - with Lizi Patch. Suitable for beginners and more seasoned performers, this session will help you develop simple and effective techniques for encouraging spontaneity and originality. What makes a successful improvisation? Technique, that's what! Everyone can learn the art of successful improvisation and these skills are right at the heart of being a good performer. Work on games and exercises will enable you to unlock your imagination, trust your judgement and enjoy creating original material in a fun and supportive environment. This session will be run by Lizi Patch, Artistic Director of Raised Eyebrow Theatre Company. Lizi also runs the weekly Raised Eyebrow Youth Theatre in Pickering and, as part of C&T Theatre Company, is resident Drama Animateur at Woldgate College of Performing Arts, Pocklington	7.00 - 9.30 pm Friargate Theatre Theatre Workshops
9th November 2007	"The Future of York - small sustainable historic city or over- town?" - a discussion in the light of the recently published 'Future York' report. 7.00 - 9.00 pm	New Miller Yard Gillygate
9th November 2007	'Guy Fawkes Trail' - Explore the (several!) birthplaces and haunts of one of York's most infamous sons - Guy Fawkes of Gunpowder Plot fame	7.30 pm YorkWalk
9th November 2007	York Concerts - PETER DONOHOE piano plays JS Bach-Busoni - Toccata, Adagio and Fugue Stravinsky - Serenade in A Beethoven - Sonata in E op. 109 Liszt - Sonata in B minor Messiaen - Cantéyodjaya We are delighted to welcome back Peter Donohoe for three recitals (the others are on 30 January and 21 May) each built around one of the great late sonatas of Beethoven. Widely acknowledged as one of the greatest living British pianists, Peter Donohoe first came to public attention when he won the Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow in 1982 and now has an international career as a soloist, chamber musician and recitalist. 6.30pm Pre-concert talk: Peter Donohoe free to ticket holders	7.30 pm Jack Lyons Concert Hall UoY York Concerts
9th November 2007	House Concert - Eoghan Colgan and Jamie Lawson - We first heard Eoghan just before he went on to win O2 Undiscovered 2007, and after he signed a record deal with Polydor we thought we'd missed our chance - but true to his word - you can always trust a doctor! - he is coming to play up in York. If you like Travis or David Ford you will definitely like Eoghan. The final tune on his critically acclaimed six track E.P. I Can't Reach You Anymore is as good a heartfelt ballad about break-up as you'll hear from David Gray Jamie Lawson - a love of Jeff Buckley, American Music Club’s Mark Eitzel, Red House Painters and Radiohead (artists that Jamie has been compared to at one point or another), continues the tradition of passionate singing and intelligent, emotional and often very personal lyrics that Jamie has trademarked for himself	House Concerts
9th November 2007	ICARUS THEATRE COLLECTIVE - THE LESSON BY EUGENE IONESCO The play opens as a comedy with a mild mannered, scatty scholar teaching his bright-eyed bonne-élève student that 1+1=2. When the innocent pupil begins to displease the tutor, the pedagogue turns on her, becoming a bullying tyrant, a ferocious animal bent on her destruction. The pupil develops a persistent toothache, her body’s last defense and only alarm to danger… a signal that the end is near. This charged political piece is also a very accessible story on power and domination. Eugène Ionesco originally intended The Lesson as a brutal criticism on Nazi fascism invading the peaceful hearts and minds of the people in his homeland, Romania. We twist the text to show how something’s wrong in England today. A sense of tradition, honour, and respect is being replaced by capitalist greed and consumer righteousness. Subtle and powerful, comic and despairing by turns	7.30 pm The Shire Hall Howden Howden Live
10th November 2007	The Ebor Singers present "Shakespeare in Song" Settings of texts by some of England’s best-loved poets, including Shakespeare Songs (Vaughan Williams) and A Hymn to Saint Cecilia by York’s own Auden (Britten).	7.30 pm Chapter House York Minster Ebor Singers
10th November 2007	York Cantores Chamber Choir present "In Remembrance" Programme to include: Parry: Songs of Farewell and Finzi: Requiem da Camera with Francis Jackson (organ). Phone 01904 709936	8.00 pm St Olaves Church, Marygate York Cantores
10th November 2007	The Boyan Ensemble of Kiev - Sacred Chants and Songs of Ukraine - On their first visit in 1992, the Press hailed Boyan Ensemble of Kiev "a musical sensation" and their thrilling concert tours are now an annual event. The Ensemble's programme of Orthodox chants "breathed mystery, incense and the flicker of candles. Audiences were caught up in the poignant drama of a religion that had fought its way through tyranny and oppression." However, their repertoire is not confined to the Liturgical when songs from Ukraine’s rich folk heritage take over in the second part, ranging from the exuberant to the soulful. A single female voice soaring above the male tones adds a unique quality that distinguishes this choir from all others. It's members are drawn from Ukraine's top professional male choir: The Revutsky State Male Choir, based in Kyiv Phone for details 01904 701133	7.00 pm St Chad's Church Campleshon Road York The Boyan Ensemble of Kiev
10th November 2007	In Concert - The Alley Cats from Bridlington, a three-piece family Americana band, playing jug band, old-time and hillbilly blues on guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle and string bass	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green
10th November 2007	Hands on History Seminars - Armour and Weapons of the English Civil War. The Royal Armouries holds probably the largest collection of the ordinary arms and armour worn on the British battlefields of the mid 17th century. As well as the arsenal kept at the Tower of London; the collection also includes the important Popham Armoury from Littlecote House. This day course introduces all the main types, and gives students an opportunity to handle many of them. 10.00 am - 4.00 pm	Royal Armouries Leeds
10th November 2007	Rick Payne - One of the great slide and finger-picker guitarists, Rick Payne is often compared with Ry Cooder. Rick has toured the USA and Europe and has provided the background music for Whicker's World and The Natural World wildlife programmes on BBC2 and Radio 4, as well as appearing on Radio 2 with Nigel Kennedy and Paul Jones and in BBC1's Holby City. Blues and jazz abound as Rick plays tracks from his current play-list as well as classics from his many recordings including his best selling CD Blue River Blues and his new CD Impressions. ‘Seriously brilliant and totally absorbing…held this sell-out audience spellbound from start to finish……exquisite stuff.’ Spalding Blues Club	7.30 pm Helmsley Arts Centre
10th November 2007	JIM MORAY with support, The Nuemes Jim Moray is a 24 year old singer, multi instrumentalist, arranger and producer who has created startlingly contemporarily recordings of England’s traditional songs which have been described as the most sophisticated development in folk music for 30 years. Since graduating from the Birmingham Conservatoire in summer 2003, Jim Moray has caused a revolution in the folk world with the release of the album Sweet England. In February 2004 at the Radio 2 Folk Awards, in an unprecedented move for a previously unknown artist, he was presented with the BBC Radio 2 album of the year award 2004 for Sweet England as well as the BBC Radio 2 Horizon Award 2004 for the best newcomer. “What makes Moray exceptional is an instinctive feel for the drama, beauty and intimacy of the traditional, while drawing naturally on the influences of modern culture and 21st technology to express it.” Colin Irwin..MOJO	7.30 pm The Shire Hall Howden Howden Live
10th November 2007	The Shed present - The Gwyneth Herbert Band Gwyneth Herbert - vocals Al Cherry - guitar Sam Burgess - bass Dave Price - percussion She might be one of Michael Parkinson's favourites, but there was always more to Gwyneth Herbert than her recent dabble in the mainstream suggests. Her new album with Blue Note (produced by Polar Bear's Seb Rochford) puts the 25 year-old firmly back in the singer/songwriting territory that made her name. This is jazz folk filtered through Dorothy Parker via Rufus Wainwright to make "beguiling, powerful and often witty songs" (Time Out). "Her voice is a thing of beauty" Clive Davis, The Times	8.00 pm Hovingham Village Hall The Shed
10th November 2007	The Christians - Over the years Garry Christian has proved his worth as a singer of the highest calibre. Today, after twenty years in The Christians he still sounds as fresh as he did when they released their first album. Released in 1987 their self-titled debut album had five hit singles and sold in excess of one million and firmly established them as one of the UK’s biggest acts.Take a trip down memory lane with songs like “Forgotten Town”, “Ideal World”, “Harvest for the World”, “Hooverville”, “Father”, “Greenbank Drive” and many more... and also hear some great new sounds from them. "I've always sought to move with the times and introduce variety when putting a tour together, though in the past this hasn't always been possible, we think this twentieth anniversary tour will be one to remember." Garry Christian	8.00 pm Pocklington Arts Centre
10/11th November 2007	Arts & Crafts Fair - an extensive range of crafts, original artists and painting demonstrations. 10.00 am - 5.00 pm. Phone 01423 545377 for details	St William's College adjacent to York Minster
10/11th November 2007	Winter Weekend Opening The tearoom, shop, exhibition (Lest We Forget - Africa's Aids Crisis) and Carlisle Collection will be open from 10.30am - 4pm (last admission 3.30pm). Hall & Gardens are not open	Nunnington Hall
10/11th November 2007	Steam Gala	Barrow Hill Roundhouse Railway Centre nr Chesterfield
11th November 2007	Open Day at DIG Hungate - come and see the single largest excavation in York in the last 25 years. Phone 01904 543402 for details	Hungate off of Peasholme Green
11th November 2007	'A Way of Life' Farming Traditions in Yorkshire: Children's Event - Willow Wonderland Help us make festive bowers using the art of willow weaving in our craft workshop. Try decorating your own Christmas cards, decorations and wrapping paper. Help us to make mince pies and design your own letter to Santa. 11.00 am - 4.00 pm	Yorkshire Museum of Farming
11th November 2007	Decorative Arts Tour - Chippendale and his Contemporaries - one of the great strengths of the Noel Terry Collection at Fairfax House, is the quality of the mid-18th century furniture. Pieces from, amongst others, the workshops of Thomas Chippendale, William Vile, John Linnell and Gordon and Tait are compared and contrasted by Director of Fairfax House, Peter Brown. 12.30 pm	Fairfax House
11th November 2007	Remembrance Sunday Services - Annual services of Remembrance at the French Memorial Elvington and the Station Chapel on Armistice Day. Join us as we remember those who have fallen in conflict	Yorkshire Air Museum
11th November 2007	Winter Abbey Tours - Join a free tour to discover fascinating facts and stories about the Abbey and monks	1.30 pm Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Gardens
11th November 2007	The Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft - Twilight Trolleybuses	Trolleybus Museum
11th November 2007	Richard Bucket Overflows!- An Audience with Clive Swift. Directed by Emma Lucia with Claire Greenaway, vocal and piano You may know Richard Bucket - long suffering husband to Hyacinth Bouquet - but you may not know the actor who plays him. Clive was an original member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and has regularly appeared on the London stage. He has filmed with John Boorman, Alfred Hitchcock and David Lean, and on TV he was Proudie in Barchester Chronicles, Jobel in Dr Who and Rev’d Brewer in Born and Bred. He has published two books for acting students and initiated the Actors’ Centre, Britain’s only full time professional training club. Tonight Clive will reveal yet another talent in this very intimate cabaret, joined on stage by pianist and singer Claire Greenaway. ‘An absolute triumph’ The Wrexham Leader	7.30 pm Helmsley Arts Centre
11th November 2007	Jez Lowe & the Bad Pennies - Jez Lowe's "Song for Geordie" Tour. Jez & the Bad Pennies are joined by Tyneside singer Benny Graham and young borders fiddler Shona Mooney (BBC Young Tradition winner). Northern scenes provide a visual backdrop. Phone for details 01423 339168	East Keswick Village Hall, near Wetherby
12th November 2007	University of York Free Public Lectures - The Vice-Chancellor's Lecture 'Deep mysteries of the universe: did something precede the Big Bang' by Sir Roger Penrose, Mathematician. 6.00 pm. Admission by free ticket only, phone 01904 432622	Room P/X001 Physics Department UoY UoY Public Lectures
12th November 2007	Behind the Scenes Days - Have you ever wondered who keeps Harewood House spotlessly clean? What are all the rooms used for now? Where is the main staircase? Building on our enormously successful 'Behind the Scenes' tours during the season, we are delighted to offer a glimpse into the workings of Harewood when the House is closed. Our Senior Guides will take you on a tour of Harewood's collection and into areas not ususally seen by the public including the corridors below stairs and the room where the House Steward Samuel Popplewell kept the accounts over 200 years ago. As well as learning about house-keeping with our expert Housekeepers, House Florist Gillian Gill will speak about arranging the beautiful flowers adorning many of Harewood's rooms. Danny Beecham, Personal Chef to the Earl and Countess of Harewood will demonstrate and prepare lunch which will be served in the State Dining Room. Places are limited and must be booked in advance	10.00 am Harewood House
12th November 2007	Talk – Florence and the Grand Tour by Elizabeth Conran, retired curator, Bowes Museum. Booking Essential	7.30 pm Kiplin Hall Scorton
13th November 2007	"Manifesting Sound through chanting and voicework" a talk by Mary Greene. Phone 01845 574542 for details	The Unitarian Chapel St Saviourgate
13th November 2007	University of York Free Public Lectures - Theme "The well-being of children in the 21st century" - this evening's lecture 'Interventions for children's reading and language difficulties: a contribution towards well-being?' by Professor Charles Hulme, Department of Psychology Problems in developing language and reading skills are relatively common. We now understand a great deal about how children learn to read and this understanding has been translated into effective interventions for children with reading difficulties. This lecture will consider some of the recent work at York on the origins and treatment of children's reading and language difficulties. 6.30 pm	Room P/L001 Physics Department UoY UoY Public Lectures
13th November 2007	SEVEN THEATRE WORKSHOPS for adults, aged 18+ All welcome - whatever your level of experience or ability! Musical Theatre - with Rachel Ball. During this Masterclass we will explore the world of Musical Theatre by stepping into the roles of the characters within the popular musicals of the day. Come and learn a routine from a West End musical that integrates dance/movement, singing and acting fluidly as if you were performing it on the main stage! This workshop is suitable for beginners with a heart for theatre as well as those with more experience. By the end of the evening we will perform the routine with a professional backing track simply for your own enjoyment. There will be no pressure and no auditions as routines can be adapted to allow everyone to experience the magic of the West End