Saturday 24 June to Saturday 15 July

www..gov.uk/arts Introduction The borough of Hillingdon is rich in artistic talent, with a multitude of societies providing residents with experiences and opportunities in choral, dance, drama, musical, visual arts, poetry and writing, needlework, floristry and more. Through this festival, Hillingdon Council, working in partnership with Hillingdon Arts Association (HAA), provides a chance for residents to share their very varied talents and hard work with the wider community, and it encourages many more people to discover the power and potential of community art projects. Arts In Action promotes what Hillingdon’s artistic residents have to offer and hopes to encourage more residents – of all ages and abilities – to join in with this fortnight of local artistry.

Cllr Richard Lewis Cabinet Member for Central Services, Culture and Heritage Working in partnership “As Chairman of Hillingdon Arts Association, I am delighted that the council and HAA have collaborated to bring about this exciting festival of arts.”

Cllr Judy Kelly Chairman of Hillingdon Arts Association Hillingdon Arts Association was set up 50 years ago for the benefit of amateur societies. Members receive support with advertising events and applying for a council arts grant. Find out about membership at www.hillingdonarts.org.uk 2 Northwood Community Arts presents A Sense of Place: A New Event in A New Venue Mondays to Wednesdays and Fridays, 10am to 4pm, Thursdays, 10am to 1pm, and Saturdays, 10am to 3pm at St John’s United Reformed Church Local artists enhance the beauty of St John’s United Reformed Church with their works depicting ‘A Sense of Place’. One hundred years after being a VAD hospital, the sanctuary continues to provide a communal space for quiet contemplation and upliftment. Cost: Free No booking required Hillingdon Artists presents Art in the Saturday 24 June, 1.30pm to 4.30pm at Fassnidge Park Get creative and have your work displayed around the bandstand. Some materials provided. The Stardust Big Band will play in the bandstand from 2pm to 4pm and the Rusty Bike Café will be open for refreshments. Cost: Free No booking required Centre and UB8Create present Community Roots: Art in Action Saturday 24 June, 1pm to 7pm, and Sunday 25 June, 11.30am to 4pm, at Uxbridge Community Centre This exhibition traces people’s artistic paths from their roots in the local community. It also celebrates the work of creative people who have settled here and showcases the potential artists of the future. Cost: Free No booking required

3 Uxbridge Centre and UB8Create present Children’s Coil Pot Workshops Saturday 24 June, 3pm and 4.30pm at Uxbridge Community Centre Open to 5 to 16 year olds, this workshop teaches how to roll, coil and build pots using an ancient method of hand building. All materials are provided but it will be messy, so bring an apron or old top to wear. Please bring a bag to transport your pot home in. Spaces limited. Cost: Free, advance booking required Book: By Friday 16 June via email [email protected] 360 Youth Theatre presents “YES... AND” improvisation workshop Saturday 24 June, 3pm at the Compass Studio, Come and play improvisation games based on the Chicago Second City training programmes. Whether you’re new to improv or have years of experience, all are welcome. Please wear comfortable clothes you can move in. For ages 16+. Spaces limited. Cost: Free, advance booking required Book: [email protected] Friends of Hillingdon Music Service present Jazz Cabaret Night Saturday 24 June, 7pm at St Catherine’s Parish Centre Join professional singers Madeline Castrey, Harriet Eaves and Frank St John, the jazz trio Three Quarters of a Quartet and the Hillingdon Youth Big Band for a scintillating evening of jazz and swing. Cost: £16 (includes chip supper with fish, sausage or veggie burger) Book: www.hillingdontheatres.uk 01895 250615

4 Lions and Illyria Open-Air Theatre present The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare Saturday 24 June, 7.30pm in the Grass Courtyard, Manor Farm Two sets of identical twins, separated at birth, unknowingly end up in the same city. This production relocates the story to Mexico, complete with a five-piece Mariachi band. Recommended for ages 5+. This is an outdoor performance on grass. No chairs are supplied. Ticket holders may bring low-back, outdoor seating. There will be a Prosecco bar on-site. Cost: £15 (£13.50*) / £8 under-16s / Family of five £45 (£40*) *Early booking prices available until Tuesday 13 June Book: www.hillingdontheatres.uk 01895 250615 Emzs Elite Performers Ltd presents Tina Law’s Tribute to Barbra Streisand Saturday 24 June, 7.30pm at the Theatre Winner of the 2013 National Tribute Awards, Tina Law is stunning in her tribute to the great Barbra Streisand, backed by a four- piece live band. Tina has taken her tribute act to some of the most prestigious hotels and nightclubs in the world. Cost: £18 / Concessions £15 / Groups of 10+ (offline only) £16 Book: www.hillingdontheatres.uk 01895 250615 Sine Nomine Singers: Summer choral concert Saturday 24 June, 7.30pm at All Saints Church Musical director Richard Thomas presents a performance of Monteverdi’s Mass for Four Voices with chamber organ, preceded by Spanish and Italian renaissance motets by Francisco Guerrero, Cristobal Morales and Tomas Luis de Victoria, plus Italian baroque music from guitar duo, NOVA. Followed by a finger buffet. Cost: £15 (includes refreshments) Book:  ticketsource.co.uk/sns 020 8933 7908 From choir members 5 Hillingdon U3A Singers: Midsummer Music Saturday 24 June, 7.30pm at Christ Church Musical director Francis Marchal presents choral pieces, readings and solos from Les Miserables, Chicago, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Neil Sedaka, Offenbach and Verdi. Cost: £8 (includes refreshments) Book:  U3A monthly meetings 020 8866 4572 On the door Hillingdon Artists: a Limited palette Saturday 24 June to Thursday 13 July, during library open hours at Uxbridge Library A group of semi-professional artists, who live or work in the borough, put on exhibitions locally each year. This time, they’ve been asked to stick to a limited palette of black, white and shades of just one other colour, which should produce some striking images. Cost: Free No booking required UB8Create presents Experimenting with Creativity Sunday 25 June, 1.30pm to 4pm at Uxbridge Community Centre Come and have fun with different materials and help create a new community collage. Cost: Free No booking required

6 Art Society: Annual exhibition Sunday 25 June to Saturday 8 July, 10am to 5pm at The Cow Byre Gallery, Manor Farm Established in 1978, Eastcote Art Society are a friendly group of local artists, with a wide range of skill levels. They meet on alternate Monday evenings at Eastcote Community Centre and welcome visitors and new members. Cost: Free No booking required Opera Vera and Hillingdon Council present Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro Sunday 25 June, 4pm and Sunday 9 July, 6pm at The Great Barn, Manor Farm Opera Vera is a -based company offering professional singers the opportunity to perform grand opera in its original language. Working in collaboration with the orchestra of the Brillig Ensemble and a number of acclaimed directors, the company first performed at the Great Barn in 2014, with their critically-acclaimed production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni, returning in 2016 with a sell-out production of Cosi Fan Tutte. Cost: £15 Book: www.hillingdontheatres.uk 01895 250615 Hillingdon Music Hub presents Encore: Symphonic Concert Sunday 25 June, 7pm at St Andrew’s Church Featuring Hillingdon Music Hub’s String Sinfonia, Symphony Orchestra and Concert Band Brass, performing works by Bach (Brandenburg Concerto No. 3), Elgar (Serenade), Sibelius (Karelia Suite), Wagner (Die Meistersinger), Holst (Mars), Danny Elfman (Avengers). Cost: £6 Book: www.hillingdontheatres.uk 01895 250615

7 Society of Ruislip Artists: Outdoor painting day Monday 26 June, 10am to 4pm at Weather permitting, society members paint during the day and welcome members of the public to join in. All you need is a chair and painting/drawing equipment. Cost: Free No booking required Hillingdon Local Studies presents London: A Bigger Picture Monday 26 June, 7.30pm at the Winston Churchill Theatre Journey through the decades of London’s outer boroughs on film, featuring fascinating archival footage of Hillingdon and wider London, accompanied by live music. Spaces limited. Cost: Free, advance booking available Book: www.hillingdontheatres.uk 01895 250615 Jazz West London presents Live Jazz for Hillingdon Monday 26 June, 8pm at Fairway Ruislip Golf Centre Jazz West London runs on a non-profit basis to present top West End jazz at low prices and no membership is needed. Events run once a month on a Monday, with different top artists each time. The Alan Barnes/ Geoff Eales Quartet play popular swinging jazz. Cost: £8 on the door No advance booking available

8 Share a memory Tuesday 27 June, 6pm to 8pm at Uxbridge Library Show and tell your memories. Bring along an object, picture, book or poem and share what it means to you with others. Refreshments available afterwards. Spaces limited. Cost: Free, advance booking available Book: At any Hillingdon Library 01895 250714 CLICK Rukiga in association with Hillingdon Libraries present An evening with Jeffrey Archer Wednesday 28 June, 7.30pm at United Reformed Church Bestselling author Jeffrey Archer will speak at this event, run with CLICK Rukiga, Ickenham’s Link with Uganda. Jeffrey’s books will be available to buy and have signed. All proceeds go to the CLICK Rukiga project. Cost: £10 / Students £8 Book:  [email protected] 01895 558271 Uxbridge Folk Club presents The Duncan McFarlane Trio plus Gus MacGregor Thursday 29 June, 8pm at Uxbridge RNA Duncan McFarlane is a talented singer, songwriter and guitarist, well known as a solo artist and with his folk/rock party band. Here, with his trio, we can expect a mix of traditional and contemporary songs. Cost: £12 / Members £10 / Students £4 Book:  www.wegottickets.com/event/391905 (+ £1.20 online booking fee) [email protected] 9 Hillingdon Libraries presents Dazzling debut authors Friday 30 June, 7.30pm at Uxbridge Library Join authors Harriet Cummings, Gail Honeyman, Elizabeth Jenner and Sally Rooney, as they discuss their highly-anticipated debut novels, inspirations and exciting journeys to publication. Cost: Free, advance booking available Book:  At any Hillingdon Library [email protected] 01895 250714 Northwood Craft Market: 10th Anniversary Craft Market Saturday 1 July, 10am at the Methodist Church Hall Celebrating its 10th year, Northwood Craft Market offers a wide variety of quality crafts - all handmade by local craftspeople. Browse and buy jewellery, art, embroidery, fabric bags and purses, knitting, crochet, toys, greetings cards, toiletries, floristry, plants and more. Children can make crafts to take home. Cost: Free No booking required Society of Ruislip Artists: Outdoor exhibition Saturday 1 July, 10am to 4pm on the Bowling Green Railings, Manor Farm Weather permitting, members bring their paintings and display them for sale. The paintings are by members of the society, who are all local artists, displaying a variety of styles and media. Cost: Free No booking required

10 Uxbridge Choral Society: The Magic of The Musicals Saturday 1 July, 7.30pm at St Anselm’s Church An accomplished amateur mixed choir, conducted for the final time by Jeff Stewart. The programme includes songs from musicals, featuring the whole choir and solos, accompanied by a show band. Cost: £12 / Under-12s £6 Book:  www.uxbridgechoralsociety.org.uk (+ £0.45 online booking fee + 5.5% per ticket) Pay on the door Hillingdon Music Hub presents Encore: A Celebration of music Sunday 2 July, 7pm at Cadogan Hall The Hillingdon Music Service takes its young musicians into the heart of London for their annual Encore concert at the prestigious Cadogan Hall. Cost: £15 / Concessions £9 Book:  www.cadoganhall.com (+ £3 booking fee per transaction) 020 7730 4500 Stars At Knight presents A Tribute to Roald Dahl and Alan Ayckbourn Sunday 2 July, 5.30pm at Uxbridge Library Stars at Knight School of Drama students perform work including pieces from The Witches, by Roald Dahl and Ernie’s Incredible Illucinations by Alan Ayckbourn. They are having enormous fun rehearsing these scenes and hope you will come along to share the entertainment. Spaces limited. Cost: Free, advance booking available Book: At any Hillingdon library 01895 250714 11 Society of Ruislip Artists present Monthly meeting/ demonstration Tuesday 4 July, 7.30pm at The Great Barn, Manor Farm The Society of Ruislip Artists hold their monthly meeting in The Great Barn in the Manor Farm Site. The evening includes a Brusho Demonstration by Norman Rossiter. Guests are always very welcome. Cost: £3 on the door No booking required Hillingdon Libraries presents Tea with Domenica de Rosa and Rosanna Ley Tuesday 4 July, 2.30pm at Haste Hill Golf Club Come and have afternoon tea with celebrated authors Domenica de Rosa and Rosanna Ley, in this special in-conversation event. Cost: £15 (includes afternoon tea, a glass of Prosecco and a paperback book from one of the authors) Book:  www.hillingdontheatres.uk 01895 250615 Stars At Knight presents A Tribute to Roald Dahl and other authors Tuesday 4 July, 6pm at Library The South Ruislip students from Stars at Knight have chosen to perform scenes from Roald Dahl’s Matilda, 101 Dalmations and Toad of Toad Hall among others. They hope you will all come along to join in the fun. Spaces limited. Cost: Free, advance booking available Book:  [email protected] 01895 556536

12 Eastcote Art Society presents Painting demonstration: Watercolour and oils Thursday 6 July, 2pm at The Cow Byre Gallery, Manor Farm Eastcote Art Society is a friendly group of local artists who have been meeting and exhibiting since 1978. They alternate their meetings between working evenings and professional demonstrations by visiting artists. They share work and knowledge in an effort to develop their skills. Cost: Free No booking required Hillingdon Libraries presents Spoken Word and Storytelling Extravaganza! Thursday 6 July, 7.30pm at The Great Barn, Manor Farm This special event will inspire, invigorate and reignite your passion for the spoken word. Tilt Spoken Word will be hosting one of their famous ‘liming’ sessions with contemporary spoken word artists and award-winning storyteller Sally Pomme Clayton, who will be premiering her latest story, accompanied by live cello music. Cost: £5 Book: www.hillingdontheatres.uk 01895 250615 St Andrew’s School Choir: Coffee morning Friday 7 July, 10.30am at Uxbridge Library The school choir are pleased to make a return visit to Uxbridge Library, following their very successful Christmas concert, and will be performing a selection of well-loved songs. Cost: Free No booking required 13 Ruislip Dramatic Society in association with Uxbridge Library presents Scratch Night Friday 7 July, 7.30pm at Uxbridge Library A unique opportunity for new and established local playwrights to showcase their original work and get feedback to help them develop ideas. Four local playwrights will perform 15 minutes of a play or section of their latest work. The Ruislip Dramatic Society is a local drama group that performs twice a year at the Compass Theatre and other venues. Spaces limited. Cost: Free, advance booking required Book: At any Hillingdon Library 01895 250714 Hillingdon Council presents Hayes Carnival Saturday 8 July, 12.30pm (parade starts at Botwell Green Sports and Leisure Centre) and 1.15pm (park events at ) This year, the carnival will again be a celebration of Hayes and its diverse community. Come along, enjoy the sights and sounds. Cheer on local community groups as they make their way up Botwell Lane to Barra Hall Park, where there will be free activities for all ages. Cost: Free, no booking required Argosy Players presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream Saturday 8 July, 7.30pm at Ickenham Village Hall Argosy’s Children’s Theatre (ACT) is a weekly theatre school where children from the local community learn theatre and drama skills. Last summer, ACT performed its first showcase, Babe the Sheep Pig. This year, they will perform a family-friendly version of Shakespeare’s magical play. Cost: £5 Book:  [email protected] 0845 838 9058 14 Hillingdon Choral Society and Hillingdon Philharmonic Orchestra present Around the World in 80 Minutes Saturday 8 July, 7.30pm at Vyners School An evening of music from the world of opera and ballet, including Bizet, Delibes, Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Puccini, Verdi, Sullivan and Wagner. Cost: £12 / Concessions £10 / Ages 11 to 16 £5 / Under-11s free Book:  [email protected] 01895 674223 / 020 8868 7359 Hillingdon Music Hub presents Encore: Junior Encore Sunday 9 July, 3pm at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Concert featuring young musicians from the Repertoire Orchestra, Repertoire Strings, Junior Strings, Junior Band and Junior Singers. Cost: £6 Book: www.hillingdontheatres.uk 01895 250615 and Arts Council presents Southlands LIVE Saturday 15 July, 1pm to 9pm at Southlands Arts Centre Yiewsley and West Drayton’s family-friendly music festival is celebrating its fifth year in style, with even more music, fun and creative attractions to enjoy. The festival sells out every year, so take advantage of discounted advance tickets to secure your place now. Cost: In advance: Adults (18+) £9 / Children (7 to 17) £5 / Family (two adults and two children) £25 / Under-7s free Cost: On the door: Adults (18+) £10 / Children (7 to 17) £5 / Under-7s free Book: www.southlandsarts.co.uk

15 Venues H All Saints Church Ryefield Avenue, Uxbridge, UB10 9BT H Barra Hall Park Hayes, UB3 2NH H Botwell Green Sports and Leisure Centre East Avenue, Hayes, UB3 2HW H Cadogan Hall 5 Sloane Terrace, , London, SW1X 9DQ H Christ Church Redford Way, Belmont Road, Uxbridge, UB8 1SZ H Compass Theatre Glebe Avenue, Ickenham, UB10 8PD H Eastcote House Gardens High Road, Eastcote Village, HA5 2FE H Fairway Ruislip Golf Centre Ickenham Road, West Ruislip, HA4 7DQ H Fassnidge Park Uxbridge, UB8 2UW H Haste Hill Golf Club The Drive, Northwood, HA6 1HN H Ickenham United Reformed Church Swakeleys Road, Ickenham, UB10 8BE H Ickenham Village Hall 33 Swakeleys Road, Ickenham, UB10 8DG H Manor Farm Bury Street, Ruislip, HA4 7QL H Methodist Church Hall Oaklands Gate, Northwood, HA6 3AA H Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Herlwyn Avenue, Ruislip, HA4 6EZ H Southlands Arts Centre 75 The Green, West Drayton, UB7 7PW H South Ruislip Library Victoria Road, South Ruislip, HA4 0JE H St Anselm’s Church Station Road, Hayes, UB3 4DF H St Catherine’s Parish Centre West Drayton, UB7 7PJ H St John’s United Reformed Church Hallowell Road, Northwood, HA6 1DN H Uxbridge Community Centre 32b The Greenway, Uxbridge, UB8 2PJ H Uxbridge Library High Street, Uxbridge, UB8 1HD H Uxbridge RNA 388a Long Lane, Hillingdon, UB10 9PG (behind the Co-op) H Vyners School Warren Road, Ickenham, UB10 8AB H Winston Churchill Theatre Pinn Way, Ruislip, HA4 7QL

Booking Not all events listed are organised by Hillingdon Council. Please check the booking details underneath each event before booking. Tickets booked via Hillingdon Box Office are not subject to booking fees. www.hillingdontheatres.uk 01895 250615

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