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| DATE |
EVENT |
DESCRIPTION
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VENUE |
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Friday 11 June
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Art 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 jazz. Wine and soft drinks
on sale.
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St Michael's Church
admission free
6.30-9pm
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| Saturday
12 June - Friday 18 June |
The Bedford Park Summer Exhibition
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An exhibition of works by (mainly) local artists of all ages.
All works are for sale. A third of the proceeds will go to the
Festival charities. (NB we cannot accept credit cards) The image
above is from the exhibition poster by Penny Madden. Full
poster here. The original will be raffled. Raffle tickets
on sale during opening times. The Exhibition is supported by
The Green.
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St Michael's
Church
admission free
catalogues 50p
OPENING TIMES 10.30am–6pm daily, except Sunday 13 June: 11.30am–6pm.
NB: Last viewing day Friday 18 June. |
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Saturday 12 June
and
Sunday 13 June
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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.
Sir Peter Blake will officially open the Festival
at 11am on Saturday. He'll also be speaking about his work on
Monday June 14th (see below). His work forms part of the Tate
Britain Sixties retrospective starting on June 30th.
Click below for full details
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On Acton Green opposite church and Turnham Green tube station.
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| Sunday
13 June |
Bach by Candlelight |
The West
London Bach Consort and Players - conductor Sandy Burnett - continue
their Bach cantata cycle at St Michael’s. The perfect end to
the razzmatazz of Green Days.
BWV 167 Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe
BWV 31 Der Himmel lacht! die Erde jubilieret |
St Michael's
Church
7.30pm
Retiring collection. |
| Monday
14 June |
Peter Blake
in Conversation |
Acclaimed leader of British Pop Art (designer of Sgt Pepper’s
Lonely Hearts Club Band album sleeve), Sir Peter Blake will talk
about his love affair with the ephemera of popular culture and
his recent bronze sculptures on Blackpool’s new sea defences.
Illustrated.
This event is supported by Oliver Bonas,
Turnham Green Terrace.
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7.30 for 8pm
St Michael’s Parish Hall upstairs, £10 (£5 for
children, full-time students and the unemployed) on the door.
Wine and soft drinks available. |
| Thursday
17 June |
Poetry and
Motion |
Award winning local poets Anne-Marie Fyfe (winner of the Cardiff
International Poetry Prize) and Cahal Dallat with readings
by actor John Rowe. From Homer’s Odyssey to Larkin’s
railway poems. Bring your favourite travel poem (max. 40 lines)
to read yourself, or have it read by professionals, enjoy an entertaining
quiz and live music from far-away places.
This event is supported by Priory Shipping Ltd.
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7.30 for 8pm
St Michael’s Parish Hall upstairs, £5 on the door.
Wine and soft drinks available. |
| Thursday
17 June to Sunday 20th June |
Artists at
Home |
The annual
Open Studios scheme in Chiswick, Hammersmith and Shepherd’s
Bush takes place during the Festival. Over 40 artists are exhibiting
in a range of disciplines, including painting, ceramics, sculpture,
photography, textiles and papier mache. Details and illustrated
guide available at: www.artistsathome.net. |
Studios are open on Thursday evening from 6 to 9pm and from 11am
to 6pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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| Thursday
Afternoons |
Opera Lectures |
The 11-week
series of Opera Lectures by Barry Jobling continues in the Parish
Hall during the Festival. Barry is a professional pianist, singer
and conductor and illustrates the lectures with recordings and his
own playing and singing. |
The lectures
run throughout May and June, from 2.00 to 4.15pm, and cost £8
each. Thursday June 17: Puccini’s La Boheme. Thursday June
24: Britten’s Peter Grimes. Part of the proceeds will go to
the Festival good causes. Details: 020 8995 4271. |
| Friday
18 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.
The evening is sponsored by WestSide
Magazine. |
7.30 for 8pm
St Michael’s Church. £12 (£6 for children, full-time
students and the unemployed) on the door.
Wine and soft drinks on sale. |
| Saturday
19 June |
Musical Mayhem |
St Michael’s Junior Choir (ages 6-14). A celebration of
The Musical in song and dance – including songs from Annie,
Oliver,My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music, and West Side Story.
Phoebe Woollam music director. Harriet Preston choreographer,
Helen Vickery piano, Victoria Wojewodka clarinet, Antonia Lyne
violin, Zoë Hale cello, Amelia Jacobs drumkit. Supported
by Letts Educational.
. . . and don't forget to vote for Chiswick's Favourite Musical!
Click here for details.
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6.30 for 7pm.
St Michael’s Church.
£6 (£3 for children, full-time students and the unemployed)
on the door.
Wine and soft drinks on sale.
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| Sunday
20 June |
Parish Eucharist |
Preacher
The Vicar, Fr. Kevin Morris with Children’s
Church and crèche. Free refreshments after the service
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St Michael's
Church, 10am |
| Sunday
20 June |
Musical Mayhem |
Matinee
performance: see above for details. |
St Michael's
Church.
2.30 for 3pm. |
| Sunday
20 June |
Beginnings
and Ends |
John Griffiths:
actor. Paul Knight: piano. A lighthearted look at the ups and downs
of an actor’s life by John Griffiths, recently seen here in
the acclaimed production of St John’s Gospel. An evening of
anecdote, mishap, gossip and, inevitably, singing. |
The Studio,
2a Blenheim Road,W4.
Tickets £12 only in advance from Rosalind Leney 020 8994 0762.
Wine and soft drinks on sale. |
| Monday
21 June |
Flair with
Flowers |
A demonstration
of six flower arrangements by Pam Ford, a member of the National
Association of Flower Arrangement Societies and Silver Medal Winner
at Chelsea Flower Show. Her flowers will be raffled. |
7.30 for 8pm
St Michael’s Parish Hall, £7.50 (£5 for children,
full-time students and the unemployed) on the door.
Wine and soft drinks available. |
| Wednesday
23 June |
Summer Serenade
. . .
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David Juritz, leader of the London Mozart Players, is joined
by Monica McCarron and Paul Edmund Davies flute, Helen Hathorn
violin, Andy Brown viola and Bozidar Vukotic cello for an evening
of music by Mozart, Doppler and Debussy.
Followed by . . .
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7 for 7.30pm.
St Michael's Church.
£12 (£6 for children, full-time students and the unemployed)
on the door.
Wine and soft drinks on sale. |
| Wednesday
23 June |
. . .
And Supper
|
Following
the concert, supper will be served in the Hall upstairs where the
impromptu musical entertainment will continue – places limited
so please book early using our advance
booking form. |
St Michael's
Hall.
Combined ticket £25 (£18 for children, full-time students
and the unemployed). please use advance
booking form |
| Thursday
24 June |
Shylock Goes
Global |
Actor and
director, Gareth Armstrong, played three characters in The Archers,
but forsook Ambridge for a world tour of his one-man show, Shylock.
Previewing his new book, A Case for Shylock – around the world
with Shakespeare’s Jew, he shares the joys and perils of being
a roving ambassador for the Bard. |
7.30 for 8pm.
St Michael’s Parish Hall upstairs.
£10 (£5 for children, full-time students and the unemployed)
Wine and soft drinks available. |
| Friday
25 June |
Lunchtime House
Recital |
Alice Grattan
soprano, Alexandra Cornforth piano. Programme includes Schumann’s
Frauenliebe und Leben; poems set by Adelbert von Chamisso; Britten’s
On this Island cycle and poems by W. H.Auden; Haydn’s O tuneful
voice and an aria from Mozart’s Così fan tutte. Bring
a picnic to eat in the garden. |
The Studio,
2a Blenheim Road. 1-2pm.
Tickets £5 only in advance from Rosalind Leney 020 8994 0762.
Wine and soft drinks on sale. |
Friday
25 June
to
Sunday 27 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 6.30-9.30pm
Wine and soft drinks on sale
Opening Times
Saturday 10am-6pm
Sunday 11am-5.30pm
Prize Giving Sunday 5.30pm (voting
closes at 5pm)
Wine and soft drinks on sale
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St Michael's Parish Hall, £3 (£1 for children, full-time
students and the unemployed) on the door (includes judging paper).
Wine and soft drinks on sale.
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| Saturday
26 June |
Troy Story
A Play for Children
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Karen Gillingham
director, Sarah Lenton scenario, Jane Lenton dialogue. Help us tell
the story of The Fall of Troy.We have three actors, a director,
a golden apple and a Trojan Horse but we need gods, goddesses, soldiers,
sailors and sheep. If you are aged 5 to 15 and want to join in,
or just watch, come along! Please bring a baseball cap. |
St Michael’s
Parish Hall and Church.
10am: Rehearsal, Battle stomp, Parish Hall
10.30am: Refreshments,Wooden Horse cake
11-12noon: Performance in Church
Tickets: £5 on the door. |
| Saturday
26 June |
Champagne Piano
Recital
Peter Bithell plays Debussy |
International concert pianist, winner of many prestigious prizes
including the Rachmaninoff Prize, Peter Bithell plays Debussy
Preludes from Book I. The concert takes place in one of the most
beautiful houses of Bedford Park. Champagne and canapes in the
garden. This event is sponsored by Champagne
Duval-Leroy.
|
7.30 for 8pm
22 Woodstock Road W4, by kind permission of Jane and Kenny McKenzie.
Tickets: £25
Limited space - please use advance
booking form. |
| Sunday
27 June |
Festival Anniversary
Mass |
Preacher
The Vicar, Fr Kevin Morris. Solemn Sung Eucharist with a specially
commissioned Missa Sancti Michaelis by composer Bernard Hughes to
celebrate St Michael & All Angels’ 125th Anniversary, with
the Bedford Park Festival Chorus and Orchestra. Louise Grattan leader
Phoebe Woollam conductor |
St Michael's
Church, 10am. |
| Sunday
27 June |
Festival Mass
Lunch |
Lunch in
the Vicarage garden for all who attended Mass. |
Vicarage garden
£6 ( £3 for children, full-time students and the unemployed)
Please use advance
booking form. |
| Sunday
27 June |
Open Gardens |
Visit some
of the most beautiful private gardens in
Bedford Park. Ticket and maps from St Michael’s Parish
Hall where cream teas are on sale. |
St Michael’s
Parish Hall.
2-6pm
£3 (£1.50 for children, full-time students and the unemployed) |
| Sunday
27 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.The walk will finish at the St
Michael’s Parish Hall where cream teas will be on sale.
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Meet 3pm in
St Michael’s Church. £6 (£3 for children, full-time
students and the unemployed)
Please use advance
booking form (limited availability on the day) |
| Sunday
27 June |
Rosalind Leney's
Pupils Concert |
A varied
programme by piano students aged 6 to 17. Bring a picnic to eat
in the garden. |
6pm. The Studio,
2a Blenheim Road,W4.
Tickets: £3, only in advance from Rosalind Leney 020 8994
0762 |
