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The Bon Jovi Experience The Bon Jovi Experience are the clone, frontman Tony (Jon), but world’s first and finest tribute to unlike many other tributes the the great Bon Jovi and are the great musicians accompanying world’s ONLY tribute to have him are also top look-alikes, Ed been requested by, and to have (Richie Sambora) – Guitars; Lee DATE Sat 1 February performed live on stage with, Jon (Tico Torres) – Drums; Steve (Hugh Bon Jovi himself. McDonald) – Bass; and Rich (Dave TIME 7.30pm The BJE features Jon Bon Jovi Bryan) – Keyboards. PRICE £16 Michael Katon The Boogieman from Hell, like he’s album Boogie All Over Your Head called by his fans, lives in the small on his own Wildass Record label. place Hell, Michigan (USA). Raised Michael’s uncompromisingly rough in a musical family, he came early in Boogie-Rock, like ZZ Top plays, DATE Sat 1 February touch with music and collected his received excellent critics in the first experiences at the age of 15 in press and, beside the blues scene, TIME 6.30pm Doors bands and clubs all around Detroit. his style is also enjoyed by Hard PRICE £12 Adv / £14 Door In 1984 he released his first solo Rock and Metal fans.

Talon Music Ltd presents: TALON THE ACOUSTIC COLLECTION - 2014

Following their award winning of their favourite contemporary ‘Talon – The Best of Eagles’ show; acoustic classics from such artists Jonny Miller, Chris Lloyd, Peter as James Taylor, Simon & Garfunkel, Anderson and Keith Buck began a Cat Stevens, CSN&Y, The Everly labour of love. ‘Talon - The Acoustic Brothers, Michael Jackson, The DATE Sat 22 February Collection’, is a real treat. Come Eagles and many more. This and experience the other side of acoustic set will simply leave you TIME 7.30pm Talon as they perform a selection spellbound. PRICE £15 Transmission The sound of Joy Division with Special guests URBAN EMPIRE and THE SHADE plus DJ ‘til late! Devoted to recreating the form New Order and have achieved atmosphere of a live Joy Division much critical and commercial gig, Transmission emulate the success. The influence of Joy sound of one of the most inventive, Division, however, was far reaching. DATE Sat 22 February evocative and influential groups More than 20 years on you can still of their era. When Joy Division relive the dark cavernous sound of TIME 9pm dissolved in the late 1970s, the Joy Division through Transmission, PRICE £6 Adv / £8 Door remaining members went on to one of the leading UK tribute bands. 3 MUSIC www.kinggeorgeshall.com

Zoot Money and the Chess Masters The coolest dude of them all - RnB DATE wed 26 February / Soul / Jazz legend ZOOT MONEY TIME 8pm - comes to town with The Chess PRICE £10 Adv / £12 Door Masters in tow, belting out classics (subject to availability) from one of the finest record labels £5 Student of all time, CHESS, as well as his own (I.D must be provided) self-penned hits.

Showaddywaddy 40th Anniversary Tour Showaddywaddy were one of the manage the band, with founding biggest successes of the ’70s and members Romeo Challenger dominated the British charts with and Rod Deas plus Paul Dixon. their releases including the smash New members are Andy Pelos on number 1 hit, Under The Moon Of lead vocals, Rob Hewins (drums/ Love. Wham-a-lang-a-ding-dang – guitars/vocals) and Dean Loach DATE Sat 1 March you know it makes sense! (keyboards/vocals). TIME 7.30pm Dave Bartram recently stood down PRICE £20 / £19 Conc as lead singer but continues to

Whole Lotta Led WHOLE LOTTA LED are the longest This show will see the band running full-time professional performing Led Zeppelin’s iconic tribute to Led Zeppelin and last fourth album in its entirety as year saw the new line-up go from well as songs from the whole of strength to strength with the Led Zeppelin’s stunning back band’s customary two-and-half- catalogue, performed with a power hour shows receiving universal and enthusiasm second to none. DATE Fri 7 March acclaim from Zeppelin lovers the length and breadth of the UK. TIME 8pm PRICE £12 Adv / £14 Door (subject to availability) £5 Student (I.D must be provided)

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Michael JacKson – King oF pop (STaRRing – navi) Navi is the only MJ tribute ever invited Navi brilliantly recreates all the to perform for Michael himself. Jackson classics in a show that will take Michael actually stood up and gave you closer than you ever imagined to Navi a standing ovation after he an original Jackson concert. performed at one of his birthday Featuring hits such as Smooth DATE Sat 8 March parties in LA. The two remained Criminal, Beat It, Billie Jean, Black or friends and Navi was also regularly White, Thriller, Man in the Mirror and TIME 7.30pm hired as a decoy to distract fans and the ‘Jackson Five’ classics in a show PRICE £19. conc: £17.50. press when Michael visited the UK. suitable for the whole family. under 16s: £9.50 Along with his live band and dancers,

a KniGhT To reMeMBer The Royal Society of St. George, DATE Sat 15 Mar Blackburn and East Lancs Branch TIME 7.30pm presents A Knight to Remember PRICE £11 featuring the popular and award- winning Smithills Band with Conductor, Chris Wormald. reidy’s TalenT conTesT – Grand final

The Grand Final of The Reidy’s the chance to record a single at the Talent Contest will see the best acts state-of-the-art recording studios selected from the heats around at Clitheroe Grand, and have an Lancashire battle it out for a £1,000 accompanying video produced by DATE Thur 27 Mar voucher to spend at Reidy’s Home Blackburn College. of Music superstore in Blackburn, TIME 7.30pm PRICE £3 The searchers The Searchers’ remarkable career show and has been enthusiastically continues. With such classic hits as and warmly received throughout Sweets For My Sweet, Needles and the world. Combined with Pins, Don’t Throw Your Love Away, anecdotes and reminiscences, Sugar and Spice and When You Walk this fully self-contained concert In The Room, they have contributed includes all their famous hits, plus enormously to establishing the UK many album recordings, B-sides DATE Fri 28 Mar as the world’s leading nation in the and a selection of other collector TIME 7.30pm music industry. Their special ‘solo’ and well-known favourites. PRICE £19.50 concert is a highly entertaining 5 MUSIC www.kinggeorgeshall.com

An Evening with Gerry and the Pacemakers “Gerry cross the Mersey”

In the early sixties, Gerry and the – How Do You Do It, I Like It and Pacemakers worked the same You’ll Never Walk Alone – proving Liverpool/Hamburg circuit as the themselves serious competitors to Beatles and many other groups the Beatles. DATE Fri 2 April before being signed in 1962 by Gerry Cross The Mersey is a journey TIME 7.30pm manager Brian Epstein, as his down memory lane with Gerry PRICE £19.50 Adv second group after the Beatles. performing all the great songs £17.50 Conc The following year, under the from his repertoire interspersed direction of producer George with stories and anecdotes from Martin, they burst on the scene his days on the road. with three consecutive No.1 hits

Lloyd Cole

Through both his lauded work storm the UK charts with a string fronting the Commotions and his of well-written art-pop hits such as highly respected solo material, Perfect Skin, Forest Fire, Brand New Lloyd Cole has established himself Friend, Lost Weekend. as one of the most articulate and acute songwriters of the post- punk era. Born January 31, 1961, in DATE Thu 3 April Buxton, England, Cole formed the TIME 8pm Commotions in 1982, going on to PRICE £20 Adv

Ga Ga Presents: Rock Anthems Celebrating some of the greatest the critically acclaimed GA GA, who rock songs of all time, Rock Anthems have received widespread praise brings together a host of the finest over the last 20 years for their multi- songs ever written by some of the award-winning Queen tribute show. world’s biggest bands. They have performed at a diverse Classic hits such as Sultans of Swing, collection of shows with artists DATE Fri 11 April Smoke On The Water and Purple including Squeeze, The Spice TIME 8pm Haze guarantee to have you singing Girls, Space and Frank Skinner and along, stomping your feet and to festival crowds of over 20,000 PRICE £13 Adv / £15 Door reaching for your air guitar. Vocals people. Student £5 (ID Req.) and guitar work are performed by 6 7 0844 847 1664 BOX OFFICE people and planeT filM fesTival

Let it rain… put your wellies on and come along for two weeks of free fi lms and workshops that aim to spark the imagination and give a diff erent perspective to life right here in Blackburn with Darwen. This year the People and Planet Film Festival is sponsored by Flood Watch, a community resilience project designed to raise awareness about fl ood risk and prepare communities for extreme weather. See website for full Festival event listing: www.peopleplanetfi lmfest.wordpress.com

DATE Friday 7th - 21st Feb PRICE FRee darwen liBrary TheaTre filM socieTy presenTs: TIME 2pm PRICE £3 (Film Society Membership)

capTain one sUnshine philoMena phillips chance on leiTh starring Judi dench starring Tom hanks starring Julie walters starring Jane horrocks and Steve coogan 25th Feb 18th March 15th april 13th May 7 COMEDY www.kinggeorgeshall.com

Live Nation in association with MZA present

JIMEOIN YES, YES, WHATEVER…?! Hilarious world-class stand-up from O2 Comedy Gala, Best of Edinburgh one of live comedy’s internationally Comedy Festival, 8 Out of 10 Cats, acclaimed masters! Jimeoin returns and Michael McIntyre’s Comedy in 2014 with his ever-evolving live Roadshow. But nothing beats seeing show… A fluid mixture of his signature Jimeoin live – book early! observations, with hawk eye dissection of more of the absurdities of life and DATE Fri 21 February how we live it. You’ve seen him on TV in shows including Live at the Apollo, The TIME 7.30pm Royal Variety Performance, Channel 4’s PRICE £17.50

Comedy Store Management proudly presents 16 Tom Wrigglesworth UTTERLY AT ODDS WITH THE UNIVERSE Direct from a sell-out run at the and comes to fully understand the Edinburgh festival. Sony Award influence he has had on his life. Winner, Edinburgh Comedy Award Expect elegant flourishes of language, Nominee, Chortle & Time Out Award twisted logic and whimsical storytelling winner and Star of Radio 4 and BBC courtesy of one of the finest and most 2, Tom Wrigglesworth returns with an original comics in the UK. You could also DATE Sat 8 March exquisite new show. In turns, poignant expect next week’s lottery numbers, TIME 8pm and hilarious, Tom takes an emotional but let’s deal with one thing at a time. journey exploring his profound Simply put, it’s about Tom. PRICE £12 / £10 Conc relationship with his granddad,

Billy Pearce National Treasure Billy Pearce emerged from the fertile Billy Pearce has somehow managed to talent fields of Butlins in the mid 1980s. outlast most of his contemporaries, and Multi-award-winner Billy has won just continues to be one of the nation’s best about every comedy award going, loved comedians. including a British comedy award, DATE Sat 22 March (KGH) Solo comedian of the year, and Best Thu 15 May (DLT) television comedy newcomer at the London Palladium. With over four TIME 7.30pm decades in the entertainment business, PRICE £18.50

51 Shades 16 of Maggie 51 Shades Of Maggie is the Number Attending an interview at the Social 1 best-selling comedy send-up of 50 Security, Maggie meets the handsome Shades Of Grey. Lovable Maggie is a and hunky Mr. Big! Will he turn out to working class girl who knows what be the man of her dreams, or will his DATE Thu 3 April she wants in a man, however, like “Private Room of Pain” put her off? TIME 7.30pm most women, has been let down by all the men in her life. PRICE £20.00 8 9 0844 847 1664 BOX OFFICE

Sarah Millican 16 Home Bird Queen of Comedy, Sarah Millican Determined to put down some roots, returns to Blackburn due to she now has a cat (furry baby) and phenomenal demand on this, her even a tree (she has a lot of mugs). third national tour. On this, her third national tour, you The British Comedy Award’s Queen will learn what to take on a dirty of Comedy, Sarah Millican, is giving weekend, the easiest way to blend in up the party scene (Ann Summers), in posh restaurants, and how to teach easing off on the drinking (fizzy a pensioner to swear. Join her for DATE wed 30 April pop equals wealthy dentists) and is some hilarious domestic bliss. TIME 8pm settling down (taking her bra off). PRICE £25.00

KEN DODD HAPPINESS SHOW

He’s a comedy legend, icon and truly tattifelarius (fun-filled) evening national treasure who has been of laughter and songs presented by a entertaining audiences for a lifetime comedy genius. of happiness and laughter. Come and enjoy his famous Enjoy a fun-filled variety show for all ‘Happiness Show’ and you’ll be the family, with non-stop gags and absolutely discumknockerated (that’s DATE Sat 3 May a selection of songs in Ken Dodd’s Knotty Ash for ‘over the moon’) by a unique ‘Happiness Show’. TIME 7pm PRICE £20.00

George’s Comedy Club DOORS 7.15pm PRICE £10 Adv / £12 Door 18 Why not pre-order food for your table? Ask the box office for details when you book!

Friday 7 February Friday 7 March Friday 4 April MC Katie Mulgrew MC Pete Otway MC Dave Williams presents presents presents Jason Patterson Mike Wilkinson Harriet Dyer Danny MacLoughlin Kevin Shepherd Kelly Kingham Jonny Awsum* Philberto Alex Boardman * Including a 40 minute preview of his upcoming Edinburgh Fringe show

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Riverbank productions proudly presents: The JUnGle BooK Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale is brought resist the fl attery of the playful monkeys to life in this new adaptation for and be wary of the untrustworthy children aged 4+ and their families. snake, Kaa. Most of all he has to look The story is set in the Indian jungle. We out because he has a real enemy in follow the tale of Mowgli, the man-cub, the form of evil Shere Kahn, the tiger. DATE Mon 17 Feb raised by wolves and befriended by With original, catchy, sing-along music, Bhagheera, the panther, and Baloo, the comedy and audience participation, TIME 2pm bear. They have to guide him through our four talented performers present a PRICE £10 adults / £7 conc. all the dangers in the jungle. He has to show guaranteed to please old and young alike. £28 family of 4 Bananas in pyJaMas “Are you thinking With plenty of audience participation what I’m thinking B1?” and slapstick fun…Can you help the “I think I am B2?” It’s Banana-riffi c! Banana Detectives solve the case? It’s Partytime in Cuddlestown Park. DATE Sun 2 March But wait… the guest of honour’s gone missing? It’s a Banana emergency! TIME 1pm Join B1, B2, Amy, Lulu and Morgan PRICE £12 / £10 conc. in this brand new, all-singing, all- £42 family of 4 dancing show. aBracadaBra a childRen’S Magic Show celebration of ‘children’s magic’ by T100 years ago Blackburn’s very some of the most talented and popular own circle of magicians magically children’s entertainers in the north. appeared and called themselves Suitable for children ages 5+ ‘The Modern Mystic League’. They were modern then and they DATE Sat 22 March are still modern today on their 100th TIME 2pm birthday. Various events to mark PRICE £5 / under 2s Free the occasion are taking place in and around the town, one of which is this £15 family of 4

The panto company presents: hUMpTy dUMpTy & The Big BooK oF nuRSeRy RhyMeS. Rose is lost in Rhyme Town! other folk of Rhyme Town. Fortunately Humpty knows how to Full of audience participation with DATE Sat 12 april get her home, but to do this he needs bright colourful costumes and a full TIME 2pm the help of all your favourite nursery cast of professional actors, this show rhyme characters: Old King Cole, travels at a thousand smiles an hour – PRICE £10 / £7 conc. Little Bo Peep, The Grand Old Duke hold on tight! £28 family of 4 Of York, Little Miss Muff et and all the 10 11 0844 847 1664 BOX OFFICE

CHEER THE GOODIES - BOO THE BADDIES

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Great Movie Themes Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor: Nicholas Dodd and savour again the sheer thrill of Presenter: Margherita Taylor Goldfinger, From Russia With Love, Diamonds Are Forever, You Only Live The name’s Barry… John Barry. But DATE Sat 15 February Twice and many more. Expect silken this legendary British film composer strings, sassy brass and tunes that TIME 7.30pm was much more than just the man sound like a million dollars. Relax and PRICE from £15 who gave a generation of James Bond enjoy ... we have all the time in the themes style, swing and sex-appeal. world! Conc. available From the wide open spaces of Out of Africa to the soaring emotions of Pre-concert talk: Nicholas Dodd Born Free and Dances with Wolves, interviewed by Samuel Hudson, tonight we celebrate some of the Director of Music at Blackburn greatest movie music ever written – Cathedral.

The Hallé Berlioz Overture: Le Carnaval romain to a closure of near-unbearable Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3 poignancy. It is an experience not to be missed. Before this, John Lill – an Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6, old friend of the Hallé and a pianist ‘Pathétique’ with a profound understanding of Jamie Phillips conductor the music of Beethoven – returns for John Lill piano that composer’s impressive C minor Hallé Assistant Conductor, Jamie Concerto. The concerts open with Phillips, makes his Blackburn debut Berlioz’s irrepressible Le Carnaval DATE Fri 4 April romain, one of the most brilliant with Tchaikovsky’s ‘Pathétique’ TIME 7.30pm Symphony, one of the great concert overtures ever written. swansongs in musical history. From Pre-concert talk: Jamie Phillips PRICE from £15 dark beginnings, full of foreboding, interviewed by Tom Redmond, BBC Conc. available it proceeds via an uneasy waltz broadcaster and Second Horn of the and a far-from triumphal march Hallé

The Hallé Bernstein Overture: Wonderful Town Americas. Copland’s Rodeo is musical Copland Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes Americana at its glorious best. Ginastera Harp Concerto The Hallé’s own Marie Leenhardt then performs Argentine composer Bernstein West Side Story: Ginastera’s Harp Concerto, a work Symphonic Dances strongly influenced by Latin American Gershwin: An American in Paris folk with fascinatingly original Sir Mark Elder conductor textures. Marie Leenhardt harp The streetwise Symphonic Dances from West Side Story simply strut, sneer DATE Sat 17 May The melodies of Wonderful Town, with and bristle with attitude! Finally to which Sir Mark and the Hallé wowed TIME 7.30pm Paris for Gershwin’s vibrant evocation theatre audiences last year, provide of the French capital, complete with PRICE from £15 a curtain-raiser to this programme cafés, crowds and taxi horns. Conc. available of quite irresistible music from the 12 13 0844 847 1664 BOX OFFICE

After the successful performance of plots with the most memorable DATE wed 5 March Madame Butterfl y in February 2013, music. Basing their work on Prosper TIME 7.30pm the same producer brings to you Merimee’s novella, librettists Henri PRICE from £23 another world class opera, Carmen. Meilhac and Ludovic Halevy have £3 off all Carmen is an opera in four acts by a fashioned a timeless story of love, tickets for French composer George Bizet, which jealousy, and violence in the Spanish concessions has become one of the best-known city of Seville during the 19th century.

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Alf Wright’s afTernoon MUsic hall With your musical director Colin Hilton and compere Mike Berry, an afternoon of traditional Music Hall entertainment with a complimentary tea or coff ee and biscuits served at the interval.

DATE wednesdays: 19th Feb, 12th March, 16th april TIME 2pm - 4.30pm PRICE £3.50 / £2.50 (for darwen residents)

DJs Ronnie Brown & Julian Kellet present 18 Mecca relived Soul, MoTown and FunK claSSicS

Did you go to the Mecca between 1968 and 1971? Did you frequent the Adelphi, Clarence, St John’s Tavern, Bowling Green, Stax, Lyons, Little Bull, KJ, Blue Dahlia, Latino Lounge, Cavendish …? If you did your presence would be greatly appreciated … DATE Sat 15 February With DJs Ronnie Brown & Julian Kellett. TIME 9pm PRICE £4 adv / £6 door

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Everyone welcome! DATE Sun 23 February Supporting: The British Heart Sun 23 March Foundation, Age UK, East Lancs Sun 13 april Womens Centre, Air Ambulance and BwD Age UK, Darwen AMPLE FREE PARKING TIME 9am - 2pm THROUGHOUT THE AREA PRICE £1, accompanied children go free stalls from £10. To book a space contact Margaret chambers on 01254 503220 or email [email protected]

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The Late Shift presents GraeMe parK 18 hacienda legend DATE Sat 8 February The Late Shift presents TIME 10pm - 3am Graeme Park – The DJ that pioneered dance music and club PRICE £10 adv / £12 door culture. With Tony Cannon and other guest DJs TBA. clUB Tropicana 18 DATE Sat 1 March The Ultimate Retro Party Night with TIME 10pm - 3am DJ Skippy. Let’s relive the great times and reunite PRICE £4 adv / £6 door for one big party!!

Dance Floor Club Hits UTopia reUnion 18 TOPIA BacK To oldSKool DATE Sat 29 March We’re taking you back to school - U Oldskool! TIME 10pm - 3am REUNION OLDSKOOL ‘90s - Early ‘00s Dancefl oor PRICE £6 adv / £10 door Classics Utopia Reunion style!

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Don Banks’ Afternoon varieTy show Don Banks DATE wednesday Your host & compere Glen South 5 Feb, 5 Mar, 2 apr presents an afternoon of music, comedy and variety at Darwen TIME 2pm - 4.30pm Library Theatre. A complimentary tea PRICE £3.50 / £2.50 (for or coff ee and biscuits will be served at the interval. darwen residents)

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DATE Sun 23 February Performance from the pupils of the TIME 7pm Music School PRICE £7

Mayor’s coMMand perforMances

daRwen Town council BlacKBuRn with daRwen MayoR’S coMMand 12th annual MayoR’S peRFoRMance coMMand peRFoRMance You and your guests are invited to the DATE Sat 1 March DATE Sat 26 april annual Mayor’s Command Performance. TIME 7.30pm TIME 7.30pm An all-singing, all-dancing variety show suitable for all ages. PRICE £8 PRICE £8

Guided tours of KinG GeorGe’s hall Enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour of Tours will last approximately one hour. King George’s Hall and learn more Admission is free but booking through about its fascinating history, including the Box Offi ce is required. its mysterious ghost! DATE Tue 4 March TIME 10:30am PRICE Free - places are limited so please book at the Box Offi ce in advance 16 17 www.darwenlibrarytheatre.com OTHER EVENTS

MUsKeTeers for JesUs Musketeers For Jesus is a campaign to bring the word of God to the people. Our fi rst campaign is in January 2014 at King George’s Hall, and we intend taking it all over the country. Please come along and support us and have fun praising the Lord and listening to his word, and if you feel so inclined give your life to Jesus. We are so glad we did. DATE Fri 31 January TIME 6pm PRICE Free JacK The ripper a 21st century investigation presented by Trevor Marriott

The identity of the killer known as all of which now challenges our Jack the Ripper has long remained understanding of the case and casts a mystery, but now through Trevor a major doubt about many of the Marriott’s long and protracted 12- original and accepted theories. year re-investigation of these crimes, Please note that original crime DATE Thu 27 February new evidence found in secret police scene and post mortem pictures of a TIME 7.30pm fi les has led to the identifi cation of graphic nature will be shown, which PRICE £12 / £10 conc new suspects and new evidence, some people may fi nd disturbing. www.junefieldmedium.com donna fallon An Evening of MediumshipDonna was born with in Liverpool. International Her gift She has many regularMedium clients who came as a surprise, as for the fi rst 40 return time and time again such years she did not know she had it. as Sam and Billy Faiers from Towie, She says: “My life has now totally Colleen Rooney, Tamara Ecclestone, JUNE FIELDand Gaynor Faye! changed and I now travel up and Winner of International downBattle the country of the with Psychicsmy work Reality TV Show even going to places like Hawaii, Los PsychicAngeles, Detective Las Vegas and Tokyo TV to teachShow DATE Thu 6 March workshops and to do private readings TIME 8pm The Sunday Postand Newspaper’s demonstrations.” ResidentPRICE £16Psychic JUne field international Medium

Having been born with the gift of compassionate and sad. sight June Field proves beyond any During the performance the Medium shadow of a doubt that life goes on by cannot guarantee a contact and allowing loved ones to cross over and cannot be held responsible for any connect through her to their loved information detailed on that evening. DATE Thu 3 april ones present. This demonstration 3rdTIME 7.30pmApril 2014 of her capabilities promises to be PRICE £16.50 of high energy, specifi c, funny, DARWEN Darwen Library Theatre, 17 7.30pm - £16.50 Tickets www.darwenlibrarytheatre.com Box Office 01254 706006

June Field International Medium, who is known as the “Worlds Best Psychic” after participating and winning “International Battle of the Psychics” 11th Season last year in Ukraine which was aired and viewed by 34 million people. She has amazed audiences with her specific contacts and evidence that our loved ones are still with us. She also appeared in their “Psychic Detective” show and described a serial killer in very specific detail who was recently caught. He stated that she was 99.9% accurate with his description. She is also Resident Psychic of The Sunday Post Newspaper where she answers letters and gives evidence and comfort to people from all over the world. Having been born with the gift of sight she proves beyond any shadow of a doubt that life goes on by allowing loved ones to cross over and connect through her to their loved ones present. This demonstration of her capabilities promises to be of high energy, specific, funny, compassionate and sad.” During the performance the Medium cannot guarantee a contact and cannot be held responsible for any information detailed on that evening. “Helping people by speaking to the souls around them” FOOD & DRINK www.kinggeorgeshall.com

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RESERVATIONS: Call: 01254 582579 and select option 1 Lines open Monday – Saturday, 10am – 4pm

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Box Office Information How to Book Via telephone: you can book tickets by calling 0844 847 1664. This number rings direct to our Box Office Box Office staff, but please note that during busy or out-of-office periods, you will be transferred to Opening Hours Ticketmaster. (for advance bookings) In person: at the KGH Box Office or Darwen Library, Knott St, Darwen, BB3 3BU - see opposite Blackburn for opening times. The Box Office, Northgate, Blackburn, BB2 1AA Online: please visit www.kinggeorgeshall.com Opening Hours: or www.darwenlibrarytheatre.com for additional Mon to Fri: 9am ‘til 5pm show information and to book tickets; please Saturday: 10am ‘til 4pm note that online purchases will be made via Sunday: Closed unless event on Ticketmaster and booking fees will apply. Our Agents: you can book tickets for our Book for all events at both Blackburn King George’s events at Clitheroe T.I.C, Church Walk, Clitheroe, Hall and also Darwen Library Theatre Lancashire, BB7 2RA. Darwen Conditions of Sale The Library (not Theatre), Knott Street, All tickets are sold on a non-refundable and non- Darwen, BB3 3BU. exchange basis. A service charge will apply to all bookings made with credit and debit cards. In Opening Hours: addition, an administration fee will be charged to Mon: 10am ‘til 7pm any telephone booking. Tue & Sun: Closed Wed & Fri: 10am ‘til 5pm Please note: bookings via Ticketmaster are subject Thu: 1pm ‘til 5pm to Ticketmaster’s booking fees and charges. Sat: 10am ‘til 4pm Customers with Disabilities Book for DLT events only King George’s Hall and Darwen Library Theatre welcomes customers with disabilities. If you use a wheelchair it is essential that the Box Office is notified at the time of booking for fire and Box Office licensing regulations. The Fire Authorities advise that all wheelchair patrons remain in their seats Opening Hours throughout the performance; and wheelchair (on event days) spaces are situated on the Main Floor only. We’ll usually be open from one hour before show time We operate a free ticket for every wheelchair until the end of the first interval. carer attending. Maximum one per wheelchair, full price ticket must be purchased. Please note: the sales point will normally operate from All areas of King George’s Hall and Darwen Library the main entrance to KGH and DLT Theatre have disabled access.

Contact Us: If you wish to contact King George’s Hall for general enquiries or to pass on your comments about the venue please use these telephone numbers: Box Office...... 0844 847 1664 Administration...... 01254 582579 Blakey’s / Bar & Catering...... 01254 503228 Fax...... 01254 667277 Email ...... [email protected]

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PARKING IS AVAILABLE AT: · Feilden Street car park (BB2 1LH) from Monday – Saturday, between 7am – 11pm. The car park will remain open for 30 minutes following performances fi nishing after 11pm · The Mall car park (BB1 5AF) from Monday – Saturday, between 6am – 8pm, and Sunday 8am – 8pm · Or most of the area’s street parking is FREE after 6pm We are approximately 10 minutes walk from the bus and train stations, so are easily accessible by public transport.