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| DATE |
EVENT |
DESCRIPTION
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VENUE |
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Friday 6 June
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Summer Exhibition Preview
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Reception, with wine and music. Traditionally the preview party
gives the Festival a flying start. A delightful opportunity to
buy pictures, meet friends and listen to music on the eve of Green
Days. (NB we cannot accept credit cards). Wine and soft drinks
on sale.
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St Michael's Church
admission free
6.30-9pm
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| Saturday
7 June - Friday 13 June |
The Bedford Park Summer Exhibition
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An exhibition of works, mainly by local artists of all ages.
All works are for sale and a third of the proceeds go to the
Festival charity, St Mary's. The poster for this year's
exhibition is by William Bowyer RA. The original artwork will
be raffled during the exhibition. Raffle tickets on sale during
exhibition opening times. The exhibition is supported by The
Green.
Opening Times: 10.30am–6pm daily, except Sunday June 8:
11.30am–6pm. Please note: the Exhibition will not be open
on Saturday June 14.
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St Michael's Church
admission free
catalogues 50p |
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Saturday 7 June
and
Sunday 8 June
|
Green Days Fete
& Craft Fair |
Our traditional village Green Days fete has
attractions for all the family with Dodgems, Fairground Rides,
and a Bandstand - the focus for live music and other events.
Click below for full details
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On Acton Green opposite
church and Turnham Green tube station. |
| Sunday 8
June |
Bach By Candlelight |
The West London Bach
Consort and Players - conductor Sandy Burnett - continue their ambitious
Bach cantata cycle at St Michael's with an exuberant Festival
programme featuring three richly-scored and vibrant works:
BWV 59 Wer mich liebet
BWV 68 Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt
BWV 175 Er rufet seinen Schafen |
St Michael's Church
7.30pm
£5 on the door. |
| Monday 9
June |
Summer Serenade . . . |
David Juritz, leader
of the London Mozart Players, violin, Andy Brown, viola, Paul Edmund
Davies, flute, Caroline Dale, cello, play Beethoven Quartet in Eb
Major Opus 127 and music for flute and strings. Wine and soft drinks
on sale
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St Michael's Church, 7.30pm,
£12 and £6 (children under 16 or full-time students)
on the door. |
| Monday 9
June |
. . . and Supper |
Following the concert,
supper will be served in the Hall where the musical entertainment
will continue – places limited, so please book early, using
the advance
booking form. |
Combined ticket £25
(children under 16 or full-time students: £18). Please use
advance booking
form |
| Wednesday
11 June |
House Concert |
The Festival Quartet
Keith Lewis and Louise Grattan, violin, Robert Winquist, viola,
Delia Fuchs, cello
and Pauline Ismay, clarinet will play two Fantasias by Purcell:
Quartet in A, K 464 by Mozart and Clarinet Quintet in Eb by Robert
Fuchs |
12 Woodstock Road, W4
8pm
£12, including refreshments. Please use advance
booking form
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| Thursday
12 June |
The Sea, The Sea |
An evening of poetry,
on the theme of ships, shores and seafarers, led by local poets
Cahal Dallat and Anne-Marie Fyfe, with readings by actors John Rowe
and Sharon Duce. Bring along your favourite poem (read it yourself,
or have it read by a professional) and enjoy a highly entertaining
quiz over a glass of wine or soft drink. |
St Michael's Hall, 8pm
£5 on the door. |
| Friday 13
June |
Friday Night Jazz
Modern Jazz with the Sandy Burnett Quartet |
Sandy Burnett, bass-player,
is back with another evening of accessible, adventurous modern jazz.
He is joined by the distinctive saxophonist Martin Hathaway; tyro
award-winning pianist Leon Greening; and distinguished guitarist
Phil Lee. This mixture of jazz talent promises an intoxicating cocktail.
Wine and soft drinks on sale from 7.30pm |
St Michael's Church
8pm
£10 (Children under 16: £5) on the door. |
| Saturday
14 June |
Annie
St Michael's Junior Choir Music LEH Band and Friends |
This is the story of little orphan Annie, a popular American
cartoon. The story takes place during the depression. This production
is supported by Letts
Educational.
Wine and soft drinks on sale from 6.30pm
Book: Thomas Meehan,
Music: Charles Strouse
Lyrics: Martin Charin
Director: Esta Charkham
Music Director: Phoebe Woollam
Designers: Jane Davies, Deborah Kent
Choreographer: Henriette Faye Schjoll
Stage Manager: Vicky Brooke
Original production directed by Martin Charnin.
Originally produced by Irwin Mayer, Stephen R. Friedman, Lewis
Allen, Alvin Nederlander Associates Inc. The John F. Kennedy Center
for Performing Arts, Icarus Productions. Based on "Little
Orphan Annie" (R) by permission of the Tribune Media Services
Inc. This amateur production is presented by arrangement with
JOSEF WEINBERGER LTD on behalf of MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL
of NEW YORK.
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St Michael's Church
7pm
£6 (children under 16 or full-time students: £3) on
the door.
(NB matinee on Sunday 15 June at 3pm)
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| Sunday 15
June |
Parish Eucharist |
Mass of the Most Holy
Trinity
with Children's Church and crèche.
Refreshments served after the service.
Preacher: Sarah Lenton
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St Michael's Church, 10am |
| Sunday 15
June |
Annie |
Matinee performance:
see above for details. |
St Michael's Church, 3pm.
Refreshments available. |
| Sunday 15
June |
Golden Voice - Golden Flute |
Bach to Bizet, Carmen
to Spartacus! - great music for a summer evening, introducing the
distinguished English National Opera soprano Helen Kucharek, with
Duke Dobing, flute, and Sylvia Coutts, piano. |
The Studio
9 South Parade
W4
8pm
£10, including wine and refreshments,
in advance from:
020 8994 3756 |
| Monday 16
June |
Taking Dance to Television |
Choreographer and movement
director,
Geraldine Stephenson, takes her audience on an entertaining journey
through her life in dance. A pioneer of dance for television, her
credits include The House of Eliott, The Six Wives of Henry VIII,
Vanity Fair, War and Peace and countless others. She has also worked
with the Royal National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, and
Royal Opera House. Talk illustrated with video clips. |
The Studio
2a Blenheim Rd
W4
8pm
£12 including refreshments
in advance from Rosalind Leney on:
020 8994 0762 |
| Wednesday
18 June |
Adventures in Theatre,
Film and Television |
Simon Curtis, director
of the BBC's award-winning David Copperfield and Man &
Boy (filmed locally) talks - and takes questions - about directing
actors like Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Hugh Grant, Maggie
Smith, John Malkovitch and Miranda Richardson, for the screen and
the theatre. A must for anyone keen on a career in drama. Talk illustrated
with video clips. Refreshments available |
St Michael's Hall
8pm. £10 and £5 (children under 16 or full-time students)
on the door. |
| Thursday
19 June |
Corpus Christi Mass |
Solemn con-celebrated
Eucharist and Procession of the Blessed Sacrament.
Preacher: Fr Paul Bagott |
St Michael's Church, 8pm. |
| 20 - 22 June |
Photographic Exhibition and Competition
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A competition for local photographers of all ages, judges by
visitors to the Exhibition. Entry forms from Snappy Snaps, the
Parish Office and Lad's Post Office, Bedford Corner. The
Exhibition is supported by Snappy Snaps.
Opening Night Friday 6.30-9pm
Wine and soft drinks on sale
Opening Times
Saturday 10am-6pm
Sunday 11am-5.30pm
Prize Giving Sunday 5pm
Wine and soft drinks on sale
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St Michael's Parish Hall, £2.50 on the door (includes judging
paper).
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| Saturday
21 June |
Harry Potter Morning
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Celebrate today's
publication of the fifth Harry Potter book. Wizard readings, games,
quizzes, and refreshments.
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St Michael's Hall, 9am-1pm.
£1 admission,
plus charges for refreshments and some events. |
| Saturday
21 June |
Last Night of the Festival |
Starring Ian Belsey
baritone and Kevin Morris Vicar, with members of the Parish, in
a light-hearted evening around the piano. Songs by Michael Flanders
(who lived in Bedford Park) and Donald Swann, and others, ending
with Land of Hope and Glory, Rule Britannia and other patriotic
ditties. Song sheets provided.
Fish and chips included.
Wine and soft drinks on sale. |
St Michael's Parish
Hall. 8pm.
£12 (including food)
Please use advance
booking form. |
| Sunday 22
June |
Festival Mass |
A grand and solemn
Parish Eucharist, with music from the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth
II, in celebration of its 50th anniversary: I was glad Parry; Zadok
the Priest Handel; ‘Mass in G Minor' Vaughan Williams.
Bedford Park Festival Orchestra and Chorus with Chiswick Baroque.
Leader: David Juritz
Conductors: Richard Hobson, Oliver West
Preacher: Fr Kevin Morris |
St Michael's Church, 10am. |
| Sunday 22
June |
Festival Mass Lunch |
Lunch in the Vicarage
garden for all who attended Mass. |
Vicarage garden
£5 (£2.50 Children)
Please use advance
booking form. |
| Sunday 22
June |
Open Gardens |
An opportunity to look
around some of the most beautiful gardens in Bedford Park. Get your
ticket and map at the Parish Hall where cream teas are on sale.
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St Michael's Parish
Hall, 2 - 6pm.
£3 (£1.50 children under 16 or full-time students) on
the door. |
| Sunday 22
June |
The Bedford Park Walk
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A tour of the key architectural features of Bedford Park led
by local architect John Scott. Meet in the Vicarage Garden, or
the Church if wet. The walk will finish at the Church Hall where
cream teas will be served.
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Vicarage garden (or in
Church if wet), 2.30pm.
£6, including cream tea.
Please use advance
booking form. Only limited availability on the day. |
