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30 Days in June ‘One of the Top 5 UK Events’ the Times E D I U G E E R F the Stages for the North Devon Festival Include Theatres, Galleries, Pubs

30 Days in June ‘One of the Top 5 UK Events’ the Times E D I U G E E R F the Stages for the North Devon Festival Include Theatres, Galleries, Pubs

30 days in June ‘One of the top 5 UK events’ The Times E D I U G E E R F The stages for the North Festival include theatres, galleries, pubs,

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Returning in June 2009 for its 11th year, the North Inspired by our A greener Festival Be a wise traveller Devon Festival is recognised environment as being one of the top five events in the country Many of our Festival events are inspired by our Save fuel, save money - drive the Devon way. To protect our beautiful environment, where by The Times. unique environment, one that is recognised across possible please consider walking, cycling, using Devon offers its drivers a free DVD entitled The Festival celebrates the world for its landscapes, wildlife and culture. public transport and carsharing. ‘Eco-safe driving - Making a Difference’ also the rich cultural life of the The dramatic and inspiring coast is available to view on: Devon TravelWise area with dance, music, fairs, designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural devon.gov.uk/ecodrivingfilm Tel: 01392 382089 or visit: carsharedevon.com art, lifestyle, sport, theatre, Beauty and sits next to the woodlands, clear comedy, nature, heritage and streams and high moorlands of National We make great efforts to ensure our Traveline community events happening Park . Large parts of these areas are included in the promotional material is as environmentally Public transport info: 0871 200 22 33 throughout the area over the UK’s first UNESCO Biosphere Reserve . The Festival friendly as possible. Our balloons and stickers Stagecoach DEVON month of June. aims to develop new ways of bringing people and are biodegradable and this brochure is : 01271 329089 the environment together to make it a true printed on paper from renewable resources. : 01392 427711 celebration of culture, landscape and life. Please continue this process, pass this : 01803 664500 North Devon Festival brochure on or recycle it when you have For a map of the Festival locations see page 35. or visit stagecoachbus.com Queen’s Theatre, finished with it. Boutport Street, Barnstaple, National Rail enquiries An enlarged pdf version of this brochure is North Devon EX31 1SY Tel: 08457 484950 available as a download from our web site, Box Office: 01271 3 24242 please view on screen to avoid unnecessary North Devon Shopmobility & Leisuremobility northdevonfestival.org printing: northdevonfestival.org Tel: 01271 328866 or visit gonorthdevon.co.uk clubs, towns, villages, beaches, moors, woods, parks, rivers and the sea

Robert Gill - Courtesy AONB Paul Milsom - Courtesy AONB Clare Hall - Courtesy AONB Charlie Perham - Courtesy AONB Visiting North Devon The Festival is funded and supported by

In addition to the Festival there are many Major funder Other funders excellent attractions: Entertainment & theme parks Museums & heritage centres Delightful coast & glorious beaches Stunning countryside Pannier markets Restaurants, pubs & hotels Barnstaple Fringe Music & Dance Learning & Education Natural Environment Historic and famous golf courses strand sponsor strand sponsor strand sponsor strand sponsor Coarse and game fishing Market towns & villages To find out more about North Devon’s attractions and accommodation providers, simply visit: northdevon.com Community & Heritage Principal media Supporter of Supporter strand sponsor sponsor children’s events Visit any of North Devon's network of Tourist Information Centres for helpful 3 recommendations. Festival at the Barnstaple Community & Visual Arts & Comedy & Theatres Fringe Heritage Literature Drama page page page page page page Thurs 28 May 11 Throughout June 16 Fri 5 June 27 23 May to 14 June 9 Thurs 4 to Sat 6 June 23 Wed 3 June 22 Barnstaple Fringe feature A Twist in the Trail Appledore Crafts Ivan Pollard The Tempest Sat 30 May 13 Fri 29 May 11 Sat 6 June to Sat 4 July 28 Company Exhibition Fri 5 to Tues 30 June 25 Fri 5 June 25 Sir James Galway Ian Shaw Brannockstown Events Thurs 28 to Sun 31 May 10 The Square Picture Show Poor Jack Sat 6 June 28 Sun 31 May 13 Sat 6 to Sun 14 June 29 Appledore Visual Wed 10 June 32 Fri 5 June 27 Gilad Atzmon with Strings Victorian Arts Festival Apples & Snakes Mitch Benn Fri 12 June 33 Every weekend in June 17 Celebration Sat 30 & Sun 31 May 15 Thurs 18 June 41 Fri 19 June 46 Mark Thomas Street Theatre Festival Sun 7 June 31 Colourscape Rob Cordingley Tempera Comedy Club Night Sat 13 June 39 Wed 3 June 21 Celebrating Strawberries Mon 1 June to Fri 3 July 15 Fri 19 to Sun 21 June 43 with John Bishop Orchestra of Welsh Jackie Oates Sat 13 June 37 Sum of the P’arts Art Trek - 1st weekend Fri 19 June 46 National Opera Fri 5 June 25 Living History Experience Throughout June 17 Fri 26 to Sun 28 June Comedy Night with Mon 15 to Sat 20 June 40 Empirical Thurs 18 to Mon 22 June 43 Art Installation by Art Trek - 2nd weekend Chris Addison Alain Kurylo Cabaret Sun 7 June 31 Sat 20 June 49 Sat 20 June 47 Sat 20 June 47 Olde English Fayre Throughout June 21 Woodturners Craft Fair The Mowgli Stories Public Art The Knicker Lady Tues 9 June 31 Sat 20 June 49 Sun 28 June 62 Tues 23 June 52 Tues 23 June 52 The Eduardo Niebla Barnstaple Elephant Day Throughout June 21 Schools Arts Festival Romeo & Juliet The Bad Shepherds Experience Mon 22 to Sun 28 June 52 Plough Festival Exhibitions 29 June to 24 August 62 Fri 26 June 58 Wed 24 June 53 Sat 13 June 37 The Great Pub Party Week Throughout June 21 Imagery with Meaning Comedy Club Night with Paddy Ashdown Darius Brubeck Quartet Fri 26 June 55 Children’s Art Nick Revell, Isy Suttie & Elis James Thurs 25 June 57 Thurs 25 to Sun 28 June 55 Country Skills Day & Ceilidh Tues 2 to Mon 8 June 22 Three Bonzos and a Piano Fringe TheatreFest09 Sat 27 June 59 The Accidental Road Sat 27 June 62 Witheridge St John's Fair to Hollywood Kidding Around and The Fri 26 June 58 Monahan & Seaman Tour! and his band Sat 27 June 59 Dennis Rollins’ Badbone & Co 4 Music & Learning & Sports & Natural Outside the Dance Education Leisure Environment Festival page page page page page page Mon 25 to Sat 30 May 9 Fri 12 June 37 Throughout June 7 Wed 3 & Wed 10 June 23 Throughout June 19 May to October 63 SmashEd Tarka Line Music Train Learning & Education feature Tarka Tennis Darwin in Devon Outside the Festival listing Thurs 4 June 23 Fri 19 & Sat 20 June 46 Thurs 4 to Thurs 18 June 23 Championships Wed 3 June 22 30 April to 8 May 63 MIX4SIX The Berkeley Ensemble Exploring your Ethnic Sun 7 June 29 Babs Haddrill North Devon and Exmoor Thurs 4 June 25 Sun 21 to Mon 28 June 51 Creativity Devon Coast to Coast Sat 6 June 28 Walking Festival Festival Open Mike Be Not Afeared… Tues 9 June 23 Challenge Bee Awareness Day Fri 1 to Mon 4 May 67 Fri 5 June 27 Sun 21 June 51 Ethnic Jewellery Workshop Tues 9 & Wed 10 June 32 Sun 7 June 31 Landmark Beer Festival The New Machine Artavian Baroque Thurs 11 June 23 Tag Rugby Festival Life on the Rocks Sat 23 May to Sun 28 June 65 Sat 6 June 27 Fri 26 June 57 African Sculpture Workshop Sat 13 June 39 Thurs 11 June 33 Festival Benny Gallagher in Concert Rotary Jazz Sunset Cruise Sat 13 June 23 Big Sports Day Hangman Heights June & July 65 Sat 6 June 28 Fri 26 June 57 Nomadic Felt Making Sun 14 June 41 Wed 17 June 41 Dancing Devon Festival Musical Youth IV Reg Meuross Sun 14 June 39 Ruby Run Remote Exmoor Fri 12 to Sun 28 June 65 Wed 10 June 32 Fri 26 June 59 Bug Fest 09 Thurs 18 June 41 Wed 17 June 41 Exeter Summer Festival Disassembler An Evening with Wed 17 June 23 A Celebration of Food Seashores & Climate Sun 5 July 66 Fri 12 & Sat 13 June 33 Andy Abraham African Batik Workshop Fri 19 to Sun 21 June 45 Change Devon Games To Elkie Brooks in Concert Sat 27 June 61 Thurs 18 June 23 GoldCoast Oceanfest Sat 20 June 51 Inspire 2009 Fri 12 to Sun 14 June 36 Lapstock Aztec Mosaics Workshop Seashore Geology July to September 67 The LLAMA Music Festival Sun 28 June 62 Sat 20 June 47 Sun 21 June 51 Summer Season Sunday Jazz Lunch College Summer Mud '09 Wed 5 August 66 Science and Family Fun Day Tues 23 June 53 North Devon Show Sat 20 June 49 Red Deer Search Fri 28 to Mon 31 Aug 67 Patch & Chat Wed 24 June 53 Sunwest Festival Sat 20 June 49 Surfing and Shipwrecks Sun 18 Oct 66 Textile Jewellery Sat 27 June 58 Food Fest 2009 Sun 27 & 28 June 61 Salad Days & Herb Heaven Move It Shake It 5 Learning & Education

Join in and have fun! The Festival is dedicated to With the Festival you Make the Move performing encouraging creative can learn… arts projects. development and life-long how to care for our unique about the master of all learning for all, across a environment with one of the things evolutionary with the wide variety of events. many Biosphere events on Museum of North Devon and Throughout June we work offer. its special Darwin exhibition. with major artists, musicians, dance companies to produce sports practitioners, how to rap, breakdance, about almost anything from high quality, stimulating and environmentalists move and shake with one of fire to food and bugs to bees. accessible workshops, and theatre and the North Devon Theatres’ projects and events. www.guyharrop.com

The Festival nurtures Barnstaple Fringe, Festival Who said education new talent with… Open Mike and Musical couldn’t be fun? Youth IV. art exhibitions and Look out for the next performances from the local sports events , to an event for exciting community: Appledore Visual where the young take opportunities to join in. Arts Festival, The Accidental centre court and dive in: Road to Hollywood, Be Not Tarka Tennis Festival, Sponsored by Afeared and Art Trek. Tag Rugby Festival and GoldCoast Oceanfest. musical events , featuring the stars of tomorrow: 7 Sat 23 May to Sun 14 June Mon 25 to Sat 30 May Appledore Crafts Company SmashEd Festival Exhibition Hidden Paths present new porcelain wall Urban Fest pieces and textile work. 5 Bude St. Appledore Fairytales with a dark edge Landmark Theatre , Time : 10am to 5pm and layers of colour and Ilfracombe Admission : Free texture, weave stories and Booking : 01271 869 216 or Information : 01237 423547 lead the onlooker in. 01271 3 24242 Two members of the artists’ northdevontheatres.org.uk appledorecraftscompany.co.uk co-operative, Eleanor Workshops Showcase info@appledorecrafts Building on the last four Bartleman and Penny Laird, company.co.uk years Smash projects, we Hip hop, street & Date : Sat 30 May are inviting all young breakdance Time : 7pm people and adults aged Date : Mon 25 to Sat 30 May Admission : £2 10+ to participate in a Time : 10am to 5pm An energetic and vibrant series of educational Cost : £100 (free to associates) demonstration of the workshops with an Juniors age 10-15 work achieved urban twist. Adults 16+ during the week. These include: hip hop, Graffiti street and breakdance with Date : Tues 26 to Wed 27 May, Zoonation the company Time : 10.30am to 4.30pm behind the West End Cost : £30 age 13+ spectacular urban fairytale Rap and poetry Into the Hoods ; rap and Date : Tues 26 to Thurs 28 May poetry with acclaimed Time : 2pm to 5pm or performance poets from 6pm to 8pm Apples & Snakes; and Cost : £5 graffiti, to set the scene for the Urban Fest showcase.

9 Thurs 28 to Sun 31 May (Opening Evening on Wed 27 May) Appledore Visual Arts Festival The first and best annual visual arts festival in the country Appledore The programme of Time : 11am to 6pm, exhibitions, events and plus some evening events residencies, educational Admission : Festival Pass £3, projects, open studios and young person under 16 free. workshops involves a wide Most events free. variety of artists ranging Artist talks and advance- from internationally booking workshops with renowned artists to local an additional fee. craftspeople, children and Information : 07900 212747 community groups. The Festival is a fantastic Now in its 12th year, this is opportunity for people of a major high quality arts all ages to take part in art event with a reputation for events and activities. innovative programming. Programme available Fire & Fury is the theme for from Fri 3 April. 2009. From our earliest history, fire has been an appledorearts.org integral part of our creative [email protected] process, it has been used to create and inspire great art including glass, ceramics and metalwork. The Festival is a contemporary celebration of fire in its full creative fury!

10 Thurs 28 May Fri 29 May Seth Lakeman Ian Shaw

Folk icon, made in Devon Queen’s Theatre , Barnstaple Time : 7.45pm Admission : £18.50 Box Office : 01271 3 24242 northdevontheatres.org.uk Since his first appearance at the Queen’s Theatre in the 2005 Festival, Seth has become an established figure on the folk scene. With three critically acclaimed : Kitty Jay, Freedom Fields and Poor Man’s Heaven , major festival appearances, and tours all over the world, Seth With special guest Georgia Mancio is credited with bringing folk Gallery Café , outstanding, young, award- received critical acclaim. to a whole new generation. Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple winning singer Georgia A top-class evening of jazz Seth has given fiery new life Time : 8pm Mancio. standards, original music and contemporary relevance Admission : £9.50 Aligned with Mark Murphy and sheer vocal exuberance to the rich legends that lurk in Box Office : 01271 3 24242 and Kurt Elling as one the once again. the shadows of the West northdevontheatres.org.uk world’s finest jazz vocalists, Country. Anyone who has seen ‘(Shaw)… is our finest jazz The brilliance of singer Ian relishes the company of Seth live will know he is a singer. Marvellous.’ Time Out and pianist Ian Shaw other great singers. Georgia’s dramatic storyteller, whose impressed everyone at last elegant voice and tone turns ‘Georgia Mancio had the live performance is fuelled by year’s Festival (with Guy heads; she has performed crowd begging for more’ a raw, rhythmic energy that is Barker) and we are with Bobby McFerrin among Jack Massarik, infectious. delighted to bring him back, many famous names and her Evening Standard this time with the latest Trapeze has 11 Part of Barnstaple Fringe Sat 30 May Sun 31 May Sir James Galway Gilad Atzmon with Strings

International flautist Sir James Galway - flute Sir James is well A tribute to Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker Lady Jeanne Galway - flute remembered for his Queen’s Theatre , Barnstaple Barnstaple Parish Church saxophonist Gilad Atzmon conveying Bird's mercurial Michael McHale - piano signature instrumental Time : 7.30pm Time : 7.30pm (no interval) (winner of BBC Jazz genius, as well as release of the John Denver Admission : stalls/dress circle Nicknamed ‘The Man with Admission : £10.50 Award) with his much- accurately representing track Annie’s Song , yet he is £27.50, conc £26.50, the Golden Flute’, Sir James Box Office : 01271 3 24242 garlanded evocation of what counts as some of regarded as both a supreme upper circle £25, conc £24 Galway became one of the northdevontheatres.org.uk Charlie Parker’s legendary the most profoundly interpreter of the classical Box Office : 01271 3 24242 first flute players to establish With Strings Verve album beautiful music ever made. flute repertoire and a Gilad Atzmon - northdevontheatres.org.uk himself as an international of 1949. consummate entertainer saxophones ‘It’s as perfect a jazz soloist. whose appeal crosses all Frank Harrison - piano Led by Gilad’s virtuoso marriage as you could musical boundaries. Yaron Stavi - bass playing and including wish for.’ Independent on Asaf Sirkis - drums some new works, the two Sunday As one of the most With the quartets succeed in televised and recorded Part of Barnstaple Fringe Sigamos String Quartet classical artists performing today, with over 30 million Following a stunning albums sold and annual Gallery quartet session last extensive world tours, year, we welcome back the Sir James has endeared outstanding jazz himself to millions worldwide. Bazzini - Carnival of Venice C Debussy - En Bateau C Debussy - Clair de Lune CM Widor - Widor Suite for Flute & Piano P Taffanel - Fantasy Sur Mignon K & F Doppler - Rigoletto Fantasy for 2 Flutes & Piano F Borne - Carmen Fantasie 13 Sat 30 & Sun 31 May Mon 1 June to Fri 3 July Colourscape Sum of the P’arts

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young person £2 c i Information : V colours of the rainbow come (computer musician) and 01271 3 24242 alive before your very eyes. Mr Silver (crystal globe Art Exhibition fine art, which represents The brand new illusionist). the culmination of their Throughout the weekend the North Devon School of Art , Colourscape, with large studies at North Devon silver dome, within the Part of Barnstaple Fringe Pottington, Barnstaple silver dome performance College's School of Art. structure, will host a wide colourscape.org.uk Time : Mon to Fri, space, is unveiled for the Over thirty students will range of performances to 9am to 4pm first time in the UK, here Eye Music Trust is funded by the Arts be exhibiting highly it is - emotions are altered include: Michael Ormiston Admission : Free in Barnstaple. Council and Performing accomplished, diverse and and senses adjust as you (Mongolian singing), Rights Society Foundation Information : 01271 852341 challenging work. If you’ve stepped inside become part of this Ansuman Biswas (Asian Sponsored by An exhibition from second Colourdome or Colourscape fantastic environment. percussion), Simon ndevon.ac.uk/he year degree students, in before, you will know what As daylight permeates Desorgher (flutes/panpipes), [email protected] ceramics, illustration and an extraordinary experience through the walls, all the Lawrence Casserley 15 Throughout June Barnstaple Fringe

Admission : Free & Gilad Atzmon with Strings Fringe venues… ticketed events Otis Gibbs Barnstaple Baptist Hall Box Office : 01271 3 24242 Peter Bruntnell Barnstaple Parish Church northdevontheatres.org.uk Darius Brubeck Quartet Boston Tea Party Carly Bryant Broomhill Art Hotel The 6th Barnstaple Fringe The Caves Castle Green is a well established The Dawn Chorus Claytons strand of the North Devon Philip Clouts’ Trio Fullam Restaurant Festival. It features Stephen Dale Petit Gallery Café unconventional The Drat Pack High Street performances of Empirical Inn On The Square contemporary jazz, folk, Chris Farlowe Lilico’s country rock, bluegrass, Charlotte Glasson Quintet Lloyds Chambers soul, americana, electro- Neil Halstead The Olive Branch pop, ambient, latin, funk, Eugene Hideaway Bridges The White Horse indie, zheng, , The Eduardo Niebla Experience comedy, poetry, drama and Sam Holmes many more. Sonic Fusion The Fringe also includes a Morph Street Theatre Festival Jackie Oates (p17), the Fringe Michael Ormiston TheatreFest 09 (p55) Sun Zhou and Colourscape (p15). Miele Passmore Paul Lamb and the King Snakes PickPockets & SkyRockets Julian Piper with Jelly Roll Ian Shaw with Georgia Mancio Sponsored by Mr Silver Martin Stephenson See website or Barnstaple Fringe programme Tipitina (available from May) for a full listing. 16 Ellie Williams and more to be confirmed northdevonfestival.org Every weekend throughout June Throughout June Street Theatre Festival Art Installation by Alain Kurylo

A special Festival Skate Naked - A dazzling commission acrobatic duo, who have won first prize at 5 international Town Centre , Barnstaple street festivals with their Time : 10am to 4pm acrobatic skills, life-risking Admission : Free comedy and ever popular Street artists bring the centre g-strings. of Barnstaple to life every AJ James - Spectacular and weekend throughout June gravity defying feats of with a collection of death balance, acrobatics, martial defying, awe inspiring, arts, and escapology from hilarious, family friendly, free this quick witted and agile entertainment. performer. Dodger - International street entertainer, professional show-off, and stand-up philosopher, whose talents include rope walking, Sculptural Silhouettes and ceramic figures unicycling and juggling. Broomhill Art Hotel , installation of Sculptural art and nature, with more Dominic Searle - Unicyclist, Barnstaple Silhouettes shaped in steel than 300 sculptures by over juggler, fire-ball spinner, and Time : Wed to Sun, and ceramic figures on the 60 sculptors. magician with a side-splitting 11am to 4pm floodplain at Broomhill. The Broomhill Gallery also sense of humour. Admission : £4.50, conc Broomhill lies in one of the features a new exhibition, £3.50, under 15yrs £1.50, Kwabana Lindsay - most glorious valleys in Coastal Sceneries, displaying family (2 adults & 2 YP) £10 An accomplished solo North Devon, surrounded by pieces from the Broomhill Information : 01271 850262 performer and musician, hundreds of acres of painters (free entry). Kwabana is a master of the From the talented French woodland, bound by its broomhillart.co.uk stilts and slack-rope. artist Alain Kurylo, an own stream. Discover a [email protected] exciting new outdoor wonderful balance between 17 Part of Barnstaple Fringe Throughout June Darwin in Devon

A 200th birthday Darwin in Devon Cartooned 3: Evolution Barnstaple Elephant Day celebration Museum Barnstaple Museum Moose Hall , Trinity Street 3 May to 5 June Date : 2 May to 27 June Date : 20 June Admission : Free Ilfracombe Museum Time : Mon to Sat, Information : 01271 346747 A community event 6 to 18 June 9.30am to 5pm celebrating the discovery of 2009 marks the 200th Barnstaple Museum Come and find out how the remains of an extinct birthday of Charles Darwin, 20 June to 4 July cartoonists dealt with elephant in 1844. With lots creator of the theory of Come along to explore our evolution in the 19th century of family activities and a evolution. The Museums of specimen chests, use a video and how the concept of special visit by Andy Currant Devon present a programme microscope and find out evolution has influenced Darwin Week Barnstaple Darwin Day of the Natural History of celebratory events to more about Darwin, Victorian political cartooning over the Exmoor Zoo & Landmark Barnstaple Library & Museum. include exhibitions, talks, collectors and classification. past 150 years. In Pavilion , Ilfracombe The Square events and the Darwin in Bideford College Summer Most venues will host extra collaboration with the Date : 8 to 14 June Date : 13 June Devon tour. Science & Family Fun Day events during the tour, University of Kent British Come and get evolved by The North Devon Festival Park , Darwin travelled through including visits from Mr Cartoon Archive & the British following the Darwin celebrates Darwin with a Date : 20 June Devon on his way to Darwin or cyanotype Cartoonists’ Association. Exmoor Zoo trail and help to series of talks by North board the Beagle in 1831. workshops. Featuring the Exmoor Zoo feather the Dodo! Free Devon Humanists and a On this voyage he gathered Roadshow Extravaganza admission to the zoo for performance of Darwin and information which laid the presented by Steve Eddy (in anyone in Victorian costume. the Dodo by Desperate Men foundation of the theory of costume as Charles Darwin) On the 9 June Ilfracombe street theatre. Darwin and Natural Selection. Darwin also see p.47. hosts Darwin Day. the Dodo explore, through collected evidence from a comedy, themes of evolution huge army of amateur and extinction, as seen at naturalists around the UK. the launch of Darwin 200 These people were also at the Natural History creating the collections Museum. which local museums hold today. devonmuseums.net/darwin [email protected] 19 Throughout June Throughout June Throughout June Wed 3 June Public Art Plough Festival Exhibitions Children’s Jackie Oates Art The Friday Art Group and Rob Cordingley With James Dumbleton The Plough Arts Centre , natural world in a Gallery Café , contemplative and colourful Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple Time : Tues to Sat, illustration of the modern Time : 8pm 10am to 10.30pm world. Admission : £8 Admission : Free Box Office : 01271 3 24242 plough-arts.org Information : 01805 624624 northdevontheatres.org.uk The Friday Art Group , who Jackie Oates is one of the Work by students from The meet twice monthly, present most celebrated new wave Park Community School a mixed media exhibition in Part of Barnstaple folk performers. Since her the main gallery. in Bloom nomination at the BBC Castle Mound, Raleigh Hill, Radio 2 Young Folk Taw Vale Rob Cordingley exhibits, on Green Lanes Shopping Awards 2003, she has Time : All day the artist’s wall, a series of Centre , Barnstaple released 2 albums to Admission : Free oil paintings which portray Time : Mon to Sat, critical acclaim and at the Information : 01271 373131 the urban cityscape and 9am to 5.30pm recent awards won the Sun, 10.30am to 4.30pm Paintings and collages Horizon Award for Best Admission : Free based on flowers, fruits and Newcomer and Best Trad Information : vegetables will provide a Track. 01271 373351 splash of colour to A regular on the touring Barnstaple’s town centre and An exhibition of local scene Jackie has surrounding area. We hope to school children’s artwork, performed with some of inspire a little healthy eating in various media, inspired folk’s most respected during the summer season! by the natural environment artists: , Saul Watch out for some murals and particularly by flowers. Rose, Rachel Unthank and inspired by African culture Sponsored by . Tonight she too. Barnstaple Rotary Club performs with her kphillips@parkcommunity. permanent accompanist barnstapleinbloom.org devon.sch.uk James Dumbleton. [email protected] 21 jackieoates.co.uk A Biosphere Event

Tues 2 to Mon 8 June Wed 3 June Wed 3 June The Accidental Road To Hollywood The Tempest Babs Haddrill Photographs by Paul Harris A Shakespearian classic The Venue , The Strand, what they did to satisfy by Cygnet Theatre Barnstaple their passion for art and The Plough Arts Centre , Time : Mon to Fri 4pm to 7pm, yet survive. Great Torrington Sat 2pm to 6pm, Sun closed Michael Deakin owner of Time : 8pm Admission : Free Eco-traveller, author and 'The Venue' is a graphic Admission : £9, conc £8, Information : 01271 344217 low impact living artist who loves music and supporters £7, schools £6 Photographs, projected on practitioner The venue for this . Paul Harris Box Office : 01805 624624 ten large video screens, exhibition and the contents was a dreamer who Hallsannery Centre , illustrate Paul's journey and Stranded on a magical of the show illustrate a wanted to explore. Hallsannery, Bideford a common thread, returning island with his daughter, story of two artists who Michael stayed in North Time : 7pm to 9pm to North Devon for family & Prospero dreams of revenge grew up on the Woodville Devon, Paul Harris Admission : Free friends. Michael's success and reconciliation. When a Estate, Barnstaple and travelled. Booking essential : surrounds you, it is The storm brings his enemies 01237 472135 Venue and the 'Art' that within his grasp a scheme is went into the concept in conjured. With comedy, Babs speaks of her epic, which you will stand when drama and romance The eco-overland journey from you see the show. Tempest looks at the painful Wales to Australia and her process of letting go with experiences living a truly low web.mac.com/paulharris8/Site/ warmth and tenderness, and impact life. Essential listening Blog/Blog.html reveals the joyful liberation for anyone wanting to tackle of forgiveness. climate change through low Far left : Kevin Costner, Suitable for all ages. impact living. Babs is Hollywood, BBC committed to living a Left top : The Great Train Robber, plough-arts.org Brazil, Mail on Sunday low-carbon life and her Left centre : The One Man One Vote, experiences are told with Rhodesia, 1976 passion and conviction. Left bottom : My Wife and Daughter, Cliffs, Hartland babs2brisbane.com Top : Rupert Thorpe, Paul Harris, John hallsannery.co.uk 22 Chapple, Los Angeles [email protected] Wed 3 & Wed 10 June Thurs 4 June Thurs 4 to Sat 6 June Thurs 4 to Thurs 18 June Tarka Tennis Schools’ MIX4SIX Ivan Pollard Exploring your Ethnic Championships Creativity Ilfracombe Local Learning An opportunity to participate in a series of exciting Community Mini Mix art workshops Landmark Theatre , Various venues in Bideford, Ilfracombe Torrington and Ilfracombe Time: 6.30pm to 8pm Time : Various Admission : Free Admission : £5, plus Information : 01392 386487 materials costs Information : 01237 MIX4SIX is an exciting 472462 or 01271 864171 project to extend the reach and range of music making Devon Adult & Community for children and young Learning ‘Exploring your Art Exhibition people in Devon, and is one Ethnic Creativity’ of only 5 national The Guildhall , Barnstaple workshops offer something programmes funded by the Time : 10am to 5pm for everyone - you will be government. This event will Admission : Free surprised at the variety of showcase the musical Information : 01271 374646 exciting courses. Local schools compete to become projects happening in Landscapes and seascapes Some workshops are aimed the 2009 Schools’ Champion Ilfracombe, celebrating the in oils, acrylics, pen and at complete beginners – all talents of our young people. Tarka Tennis , Barnstaple a doubles tournament, with wash and watercolours. you need is a willingness to Time : 10am to 3pm great prizes to be won. For [email protected] There are more than learn. Other workshops Admission : Free information please visit our seventy pictures in the can build on your existing Booking : 01271 377701 website or ask your school artist’s second exhibition at skills – the choice is yours. Look out for workshop teacher. Barnstaple’s wonderful dates throughout the The Tarka Tennis Schools’ Our workshops will be a Guildhall. Pictures of brochure Championships are an annual Enter to become this great way to express Devon, the West Country, event open to all local year’s champion! yourself; and can be devon.gov.uk/adultlearning England and from abroad schools. There are two days therapeutic as well as aclilfracombe-mailbox tarkatennis.net make up this wide ranging of competition: Wed 3 June utilising your creativity. @devon.gov.uk [email protected] show. for Primary and Wed 10 June Come along and join in. aclbideford-mailbox for Secondary. This is [email protected] @devon.gov.uk 23 Thurs 4 June Fri 5 to Sun 28 June Fri 5 June Fri 5 June Festival The Square Poor Jack Empirical Open Mike Picture Show North Devon Arts, Summer Exhibition Broomhill Art Hotel , Barnstaple Time : Wed to Sun 11am to 3.30pm Cook Island Open Mike Admission : Free Multi Story Theatre Information : 01271 850262 Cook Island , Mullacott Church Cross, Ilfracombe Members of North Devon Time : 7.30pm Time : 8pm Arts exhibit an extensive Admission : £8, conc £7, Admission : Free range of affordable art at family ticket £15 Information : £150 or less. Your golden Booking : 01789 549581/887 07980 159050 opportunity to buy real art, produced by the best artists A re-working of a Romany The evening commences in the West! You can take story suitable for over 5s. with the very popular your purchase straight away, Jack leaves home to find a Average Blues Band whereupon it will be replaced castle of grey and the Lady in followed by a selection of by fresh work, creating an Green. He meets strange folk ‘New jazz for those who This young, red-hot, multi jazz of the 50s and 60s, local musicians, from ever-changing display and performs seemingly like it straight up’ Mojo award-winning band, and by later developments, unaccompanied solo throughout the month. impossible tasks. Physical (2008 Best Ensemble – tonight’s show includes singers, duos, ‘unplugged’ Gallery Café , Not to be missed! theatre with music for Parliamentary Jazz Awards, their own music plus a acoustic soloists to Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple families. and 2007 Best Album – selection from their ‘plugged’ bands. The night northdevonarts.co.uk Time : 8pm Mojo and Jazzwise) have forthcoming second demonstrates what a [email protected] Pre-show supper booked in Admission : £9.50 performed at the London album, a tribute to Eric wealth of talent we have in advance (£4). Box Office : 01271 32 42 42 Jazz Festival, Ronnie Dolphy and his seminal North Devon, and it is just Outside picnic-style supper northdevontheatres.org.uk Scott’s Club, and have album Out to Lunch , on the doorstep, in a warm weather permitting! Nathaniel Facey - sax been invited to perform at recently premiered at the and friendly bar. chumpchurches.org.uk Tom Farmer – bass the North Sea Jazz Festival Dankworths’ Stables.

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Sat 6 June Sat 6 June to Sat 4 July Sat 6 June Sat 6 June Cara Dillon Brannockstown Musical Bee Awareness Events Youth IV Day Plus support Festival concerts, & fete Fremington Quay Time : 11am to 4pm Landmark Theatre , Ilfracombe St Brannock’s Church, Admission : Free Time : 8.15pm Vicarage & Recreation Admission : £16.50, conc £15.50 Ground , Bees pollinate crops and Box Office : 01271 3 24242 Information : 01271 814082 wildflowers, as well as northdevontheatres.org.uk making us honey but bee Throughout June the village aware , they are in decline. From her early days in folk of Braunton hosts a number Come and see a super-group Equation , Cara has of Festival concerts: demonstration hive, make a shown she is a musical tour de Sat 6, 7.30pm bee box for your garden, force to be reckoned with. In Concert for Organ and Violin buy some honey, find bee- January Cara released her 4th friendly plants on guided album Hill of Thieves , on the Thurs 18, 7.30pm walks at Fremington Local Charcoal label she’s formed Choral Concert with Nature Reserve, and ask with partner Sam Lakeman. Barnstaple Ladies Choir the experts about bees and Showcasing North Devon’s As torch bearers for both Fri 26, 6.30pm what you can do to help talented young people traditional and original song- Songs of Praise them. writing, Cara and Sam squeeze Village Hall , Sat 4 July, 2pm northdevonbiosphere.org.uk new life into ancient material, Time : all day The recreation of yesteryear [email protected] whilst creating a distinctive Admission : £2 with an Olde English musical identity of their own. Vicarage Fete. A day of live music, Cara’s staggeringly beautiful, [email protected] stand-up comedy and crystal clear voice combines skateboarding from some perfectly with Sam's rippling of North Devon’s most piano and fresh production. talented young people. Cara Dillon is at the very top of Please check the website her field and one has the for line-up details. feeling she'll be there for a Sponsored by J's Boardsports very long time. 28 CroydeVillageHall.info Sat 6 to Sun 14 June Sun 7 June Ilfracombe Victorian Celebration Devon Coast to Coast Challenge

Step back in time and enjoy today Ilfracombe Time : Daily from 10am Admission : Most events free, some ticketed Information : Lin Harper 01271 863263 or 07929 923457 Have you wandered into the film set of a BBC drama or stepped into Brigadoon? No! It's Ilfracombe celebrating its informative talks, street will be transported back by celebrations. Be sure not to Sponsored cycle through the finest countryside wonderful Victorian Heritage. theatre, parades, noisy bustled ladies and top-hatted miss this spectacular event. Devon has to offer Nine days of Victorian suffragettes, parties and a men to a genteel and polite Sat 13 June, Orchestra of Welsh Start: The Red Barn , Hospice. The choice of 70- merriment all around ball, all culminating in a environment where fun and National Opera - see p39 mile or 100-mile routes Ilfracombe, with Mr Dickens glorious firework display on frolics take place each and Time : 8am start enables entrants to ride at and his characters, Capstone Hill. You every day of the ilfvc.org.uk Admission : £15 per person their own pace, whilst plus min £50 sponsorship taking in the glorious Booking : via website changing landscapes that Information : 07791 906433 Devon has to offer. The 6th Devon Coast to All sponsorship in aid of Coast Challenge will see North Devon Hospice. cyclists pedalling across the coast-coast.co.uk county from Woolacombe to [email protected] Warren to raise vital funds for North Devon 29 A Biosphere Event

Sun 7 June Sun 7 June Sun 7 June Tues 9 June Chris Farlowe Life on the Celebrating The Eduardo Niebla Experience Rocks Strawberries Seashore ecology with ‘World-class virtuoso’ colours and his passionate, Dr Pip Jollands Time Out gypsy jazz flamenco roots. Combined with stunning Meet : Merley Rd car park, Barnstaple Parish Church technique and profound Westward Ho! (SS 425292) Time : 8pm (no interval) artistry - world class Time : 10am to 2.30pm Admission : £10.50 playing at its very best. Admission : Free Box Office : 01271 3 24242 Booking essential: northdevontheatres.org.uk ‘…a spellbinding mixture 01237 472135 of flamenco and modern Eduardo Niebla - guitar jazz, bursting with obvious An introduction to common Combe Martin Carl Herring - guitar passion and verve.’ species on the rocky shore, Strawberry Fair Dharmesh Parmar - tabla The Spectator their life histories and Combe Martin Museum Following a spectacular reasons for their distribution. Part of Barnstaple Fringe Time : From 11am to 2pm concert last year we There is a 20 minute walk Admission : £2.75, conc welcome back Eduardo eduardoniebla.com along the coast path, £1.50, accompanied young Niebla, one of the world's Legendary blues n' soul singer with the followed by a scramble over person free, greatest flamenco jazz Norman Beaker Band the pebbles to get to the Strawberry Fair free guitarists. rocky shore. Please wear The Underground, Inn On He's guested with some of Information : 01271 889031 appropriate footwear, bring Inspired by recent tours to The Square , Barnstaple the greats including Van wet weather gear and Combe Martin Museum Kolkata and Abu Dhabi, Time : 8pm Morrison and toured with lunch. celebrates the bygone days Eduardo’s fantastic Admission : £12 The Manfreds and PJ Proby of strawberry growing and compositions are interwoven Box Office : 01271 3 24242 amongst others. Chris Sponsored by North Devon jam making with a colourful with a myriad of Eastern northdevontheatres.org.uk performs with the excellent Biosphere Foundation exhibition, and fun activities Norman Beaker Band. With a staggering 50 years hallsannery.co.uk for all the family. Once Expect songs like Stormy in the business and a voice [email protected] known as the ‘Best in the Monday , Handbags and that's as unforgettable as West’ strawberries were big Glad Rags as well as songs ever, Chris Farlowe is a business in Combe Martin. from his new album and of legendary and Join in the fun of our course his massive No.1 hit soul singer. annual traditional Out of Time . Strawberry Fair at 11am. 31 T u

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Martin, returning on the t chance to see a truly great a i l . s artist in action. Bring a picnic, as we will It’s the Stupid Economy! 80s, which preceded his political demonstrations ‘Still one of the great British stop for lunch. Walking political stunt show The carried out in 24 hours. Queen’s Theatre , voices’ Guardian clothing/boots essential. Mark Thomas Comedy Barnstaple Tonight Mark attempts Product. Rosemoor restaurant open for Sponsored by Exmoor Time : 7.45pm to answer some of the pre-performance suppers. National Park Admission : £15, conc £10 In addition to his Time more pressing Box Office : 01271 3 24242 Out Award and Perrier questions about the Friday sponsored by exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk northdevontheatres.org.uk Comedy Award state we are in. Zena’s, Barnstaple nomination Mark has Saturday sponsored by Comedian, writer, ‘Thomas the polemicist been honoured for his Private Collection, Barnstaple presenter and political deploys the comedian’s political campaigning activist Mark Thomas eye for a situation’s plough-arts.org and features in the came to light starring on dark absurdities’ . Guinness Book of The Mary Whitehouse Guardian Records for the most Experience in the late 33 We would like to thank all funders and supporters of the Festival

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RUBY COUNTRY 6 38 35 A Fri 12 to Sun 14 June The LLAMA Music Festival

The Lynton & Lynmouth backdrop to the proceedings shops, pubs and cafés of quality that you’d expect Music Festival as this unspoilt corner of Lynmouth are just a stroll from a paying festival. This North Devon. Picture an away. Meanwhile, Lynton year's line-up includes David Lynmouth Manor Green expansive green beside the gigs take place outdoors Holmes, Moon Music (Mainstage) and various sea, the sun shining down and in the pubs of the old Orchestra, Glastonbury new other venues while an afternoon of music village. talent winners The Travelling Time : Various unfolds… Band, DJ Skitz, Badly Drawn Admission : Free (except Our philosophy is ‘for music, Boy & many more. Town Hall gig on Fri 12) The majestic Countisbury not for profit’ . The festival is Information : via website cliffs create a natural free and the committee llama.org.uk amphitheatre to produce work just for the fun of it. Few festivals can boast such pristine sound, and the We programme music of the 36 a breathtakingly scenic S a

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l Matt Ridley - bass train passengers with the s between continents. Wesley Gibbens - drums Part of Barnstaple Fringe great sounds of Trad Jazz. His new album, For Lydia At Eggesford passengers Meet the characters of Arlington Court brubeckmusic.com and the Lion , reflects his and band alight for the Fox Arlington Court , Why not also try your and Hounds where the band near Barnstaple hand at ‘Carriage Driving’ plays on and those wishing Time : 11am to 3pm and spend the day with to dine can enjoy a hog Admission : Normal the Head Coachman and roast. admission, see website stables team. Booking Seats on the train cannot be Information : essential, £50, to include pre-booked. 01271 850296 a 2 course lunch and entry (10.30am to greatscenicrailways.com Come and meet a cast of 3.30pm). foxandhoundshotel.co.uk characters from 1883, [email protected] who lived and worked on There will be no carriage the estate. From rides for the general gamekeeper to coachman public on this day. they all have an nationaltrust.org.uk/events interesting story to tell. arlingtoncourt@national trust.org.uk 37 S a

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‘samantha barks ‘a brilliant musical emerges triumphant ... and a masterly as sally bowles ’ performance from birmingham post wayne sleep ’ observer

starring wayne slee p samantha barks as emcee runner-up from bbc tv ’s ‘i’d do anything ’ as sally bowles #### ##### #### ‘stunning ’ ‘genius ’ ‘superb ’ sunday express #### the independent #### financial times ‘sensational ’ ‘wonderful ’ mail on sunday the express

Queen’s Theatre , Barnstaple Fri & Sat eves: Since its Broadway premiere including: eight Oscars, turns 1930s Berlin into a including: Mein Herr, Maybe Time : Mon to Sat eves 7.30pm stalls/dress circle: £32 (£30), in 1966 and the famous seven BAFTAs and thirteen sassy and sizzling haven of This Time, Money Money Wed, Thurs & Sat mats 2.30pm upper circle: £30 (£28) movie version with Liza Tonys and has enjoyed a decadence. Featuring show- Money and of course Admission : Weds & Thurs mats, Minnelli, Michael York and record-breaking run in stopping choreography, Cabaret . Mon to Thurs eves & Sat mat: all seats: £22 Joel Grey, Cabaret has won London’s West End. dazzling costumes and This production contains adult stalls/dress circle: £28 (£26), Box Office : 01271 3 24242 a staggering number of some of the most iconic From the creators of hit themes and brief moments of nudity. 40 upper circle: £26 (£24) northdevontheatres.org.uk stage and screen awards songs in musical theatre Recommended age 13+ (subject to musical Chicago, Cabaret parental/teacher's discretion). A Biosphere Event W

Sun 14 June Wed 17 June Wed 17 June e Thurs 18 June Thurs 18 June d 1 Ruby Run Remote Seashores & 7 Rob Cordingley A Celebration of Food Exmoor Climate Change Tempera A

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An eight mile walk led by temperature has already g Finish : Holsworthy e Artist talk and supper Fresh, organic, fair, local, Slow Food… risen in the 20th Century 2 Time : 10.30am North Devon Ramblers 3 f along Cheriton Ridge and and scientists predict that o The Plough Arts Centre , Broomhill Art Hotel , produce, whilst the food Admission : Advance £12, £2 r the average seawater d Great Torrington Barnstaple theme continues on the by Hoar Oak, with the e discount to EA competition t a

chance to see deer and temperature could rise a i Time : 7.30pm Time : From 6pm walls with an exhibition l licence holders, on the day s further 2°C by the 2050s. Admission : £10, to include Admission : see website by photographer Guy will incur an extra £2 fee moorland birds. Cross Find out more about the light supper Booking essential : Harrop. The Broomhill Entry details : 01837 810476 moorland, rough pastures, streams, rivers and hamlets. effects of climate change on Box Office : 01805 624624 01271 850262 kitchen will also be The Ruby Run is a half the seashore with Fiona serving up a Slow Food Wear appropriate Rob Cordingley introduces Guy Watson gives a talk marathon run between Crouch, Shore Thing Project inspired menu. clothing/boots and please the centuries old technique of on his new book Hatherleigh and Holsworthy. Officer, and Dr Nova bring a picnic. Egg Tempera, a paint made Riverford Farm Cook Visit www.wildcurl.co.uk There will be a team event, Mieszkowska, Research by binding dry pigments in Book: Tales from the for food related so get a group together northdevonramblers.co.uk Associate for the Marine egg yolk. Inspired by the Fields, Recipes from the competitions and special and run a few miles each, Biological Association. renaissance way of painting, Kitchen, and Fred offers, you could be in walkers are also welcome. hallsannery.co.uk Rob will demonstrate this Dudbridge, from Slow with a chance of winning A 1.5 mile fun run (mainly [email protected] skill whilst showing examples Food Devon, advises us one of their special prizes. off road) accompanies the from different artists and how we can counteract main event, where all the Sponsored by WildCurl answering any questions. fast food and fast life. family are welcome. broomhillart.co.uk plough-arts.org A variety of local food wildcurl.co.uk rubyrun.co.uk producers display their [email protected] 41 [email protected] T T h h u Thurs 18 to Mon 22 June u Fri 19 to Sun 21 & Fri 26 to Sun 28 June r r s s 1 1 8 8 t South Molton o Art Trek S u n

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fun and enjoyment r t South Molton Fayre Day, Saturday - Town Centre Crowning the Fayre Time : see website Queen, followed by the Ben Yates Information : Floral Dance led by the 01769 573239 (eves) Town Band, also market stalls, including The Fayre dates back to 'Taste of the West', the Royal Charters of Pauline Pearce fairground rides, Punch Art Trek is a friendly event, join in. You will be made Elizabeth I & Charles II & Judy, Alan Lewis Jazz with no pressure on visitors welcome by all the artists and is a weekend of Band, displays by the to buy (but should you feel involved and be encouraged Olde English Rescue Services and inclined, everyone would be to chat about art (or celebration in the 'Ask the Vet', and at delighted!) This is a great anything really) over a cup historic market town of 7.30pm Songs from the opportunity to meet and talk of tea. South Molton. Shows. to the artists, see work in Events planned for David Ames Jacob van der Beugel northdevonfestival.org progress and even perhaps 43 oldeenglishfayre.co.uk [email protected] Fri 19 to Sun 21 June GoldCoast Oceanfest

Surf, sounds & sports Grammy Award nominated Jason Mraz headlines this Limekiln Field , Croyde year’s festival. Dubbed the Time : Fri & Sat 10am to next Jack Johnson, Mraz's 11pm, Sun 10am to 7pm stylistic influences include Admission : Early Bird Tickets reggae, pop, rock, folk, jazz, - valid for 3 days and hip hop. He is joined adult £30, young person by over 25 live music acts £20, family £75 and top international Booking and artists. The music stage is information : Online adjacent to the Oceanside Midsummer weekend Croyde arena hosting a celebrates the 11th Trade Village incorporating consecutive GoldCoast licensed bars & global Oceanfest. The single largest cuisine. Grassroots events For tickets, full line-up event in the North Devon and pro workshops, details, and sports festival, hosting over 500 adrenalin zones, registration visit the athletes competing for 10 workshops, exhibitions, website. freesports titles in the sampling booths, simulators goldcoastoceanfest.co.uk coastal playground of and hospitality suites, all [email protected] Croyde Bay. adding to the eclectic ambience of the event.

45 Fri 19 June Fri 19 June Fri 19 & Sat 20 June Comedy Club Night with Comedy Night with The Berkeley Ensemble John Bishop Chris Addison

Fine music from eight young musicians The Berkeley Ensemble is an Colleton Manor exciting new chamber group Time : Sat 20, 7.30pm formed by eight outstanding Admission : £15 (inc welcome young musicians who are drink) graduates of the major music Booking : 01769 581398 colleges. They return to North The eight young graduates Devon a year after their first talk about the ensemble tour here to play two giving an insight into their concerts. work and how they approach Barnstaple Parish Church rehearsing a piece. Presented Landmark Comedy Club A regular on Live at the Star of Have I Got News for You , Lab Rats and Time : Fri 19, 7.30pm by the Chulmleigh Society Apollo , John Bishop, draws Landmark Pavilion , The Thick Of It Admission : £10, conc £8.50 and Young Musicians' his material from life’s Ilfracombe Booking : 01271 3 24242 Support, by kind permission experiences, from The Plough Arts Centre , charmed audiences, Perrier Time : 8.30pm of Mr. & Mrs. S. Phillips. fatherhood to cycling Great Torrington judges and critics alike. Presented by Young Admission : £10 around the world, to Time : 8pm Chris has also received Musicians' Support, a Programme: Box Office : 01271 3 24242 playing semi-professional Admission : £14, conc £12, recognition for his writing, registered charity dedicated Brahms - Clarinet Quintet in northdevontheatres.org.uk football, to working as a supporters £10 winning the Sony Award in to helping talented young B minor, Op.115 Wendy May’s Barnstaple nightclub doorman. He has Box Office : 01805 624624 2006 for his BBC Radio 4 musicians in North Devon. Dvorak - String Quintet No.2 Comedy Club presents a been named Best series The Ape That Got in G, Op.77 Mr. la-di-da smartypants Programme: laugh a minute line-up, Newcomer by BBC Radio Lucky . Francaix - Divertissement for Addison is regarded as one Nielsen - Serenata in vano anyone who has already Merseyside and won the bassoon and strings of the most versatile stand- ‘The best stand-up I’ve FS68 sampled one of these North West Comedy Award Glasunov - Idyll for horn and ups in the country. With his seen.’ The Observer Dvorak - String Quintet No.2 nights will know what for best stand-up. string quartet. energetic routines and in G, Op.77 great fun is in store. plough-arts.org 46 Plus support Colin Owens faultless delivery, he has Schubert - Octet in F, D803 berkeleyensemble.co.uk S S a a t Sat 20 June Sat 20 June t Sat 20 June 2 2 0 0 & S

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s Jungle? bideford.devon.sch.uk ‘We laughed until the tears [email protected] Bring blankets and low rolled down our cheeks’ seating. By kind permission of Saga Magazine. Hector Christie plough-arts.org.uk 47 Sat 20 June Sat 20 June Sat 20 June Sat 20 June Patch & Chat Woodturners Barnstaple Elephant Day Textile Craft Fair Jewellery Patchwork Workshop Workshop with Karen Howse Arlington Court , near Barnstaple The Plough Arts Centre , Time : 10am to 4pm Great Torrington Admission : £20, includes Time : 10am to 4pm lunch & 20% discount Admission : £25, open to voucher for tearoom 14yrs+ Booking essential : Booking essential : 01271 850296 01805 624624 Use your scraps to make Brooches, earrings, something new at this necklaces or bangles made patchwork workshop with North Devon Woodturners from scrap fabric, beads, Step by Step Patchwork metal plate and wire allow St John’s Community Centre, South Molton; plenty of room for Centre , Barnstaple (Tesco) suitable for beginners and experimentation and play. Time : 10am to 4pm improvers. Create a bag or Have fun combining simple Admission : adults 50p, small quilt out of new jewellery techniques with under 16 free materials or put your old free machine stitch to clothes to good use if you Our sixth event, bringing create colourful, one-off Moose Hall , second Barnstaple Elephant back to Barnstaple for the prefer. together crafts from North jewellery. Trinity Street, Barnstaple Day, with a fun-packed first time in 150 years. Devon: jewellery, bags, nationaltrust.org.uk/events Time : 10am to 4pm programme of elephant- plough-arts.org willow, quilts, marquetry, We will be making a new, arlingtoncourt@national Admission : Free related activities for all the carving and pottery. Live full-size carnival elephant trust.org.uk Information : 01271 346747 family. You can also expect a turning demonstrations during May half-term. visit from Mr Darwin throughout the day, with Did you know that remains Contact Julian Vayne at the (see p19). drinks and snacks available. of an extinct straight-tusked Museum of Barnstaple and elephant were found in Expert Andy Currant from North Devon if you would Sponsored by Parkins Industrial Barnstaple in 1844? the Natural History Museum like to take part. Supplies, Axminster Tools Trinity Street Residents are in London will also be there, devonmuseums.net/barnstaple northdevonwoodturners.org.uk proud to announce the bringing the original bones 49 [email protected] A Biosphere Event

Sat 20 June Sun 21 to Sun 28 June Sun 21 June Sun 21 June Seashore Be Not Afeared… Mud '09 Artavian Geology Baroque Exhibition and performance Oratorio 'Esther' Woody Bay Station , take Caliban's speech from by Handel The Tempest and work with Castle Hill , Filleigh Sculptural Exhibition : performing arts Time : 7pm Sun 21 to Sun 28 June professionals to create a Admission : £15 Performance : magical landscape in the Booking : 01271 323202 Thurs 25 & Fri 26 June 2pm woodland at Woody Bay Admission : Free (donation Station. This landscape then Esther, an Israelite but to the station optional) stages their multi-art form made Queen of Persia, puts Information : performance. No twee her life in danger to try and A walk with Dr Chris 01598 763359 fairies and skipping pixies save the rest of the Cornford here! Israelites threatened with The children of Parracombe Westward Ho! death by her husband, the C of E Primary School (part [email protected] Time : 10am Persian King. The Artavian of West Exmoor Federation) Admission : Free Baroque Orchestra is joined Booking essential : by the Artavian Singers and An interactive celebration of sustainable technologies 01237 472135 soloists to bring the drama Chulmleigh Community uniqueness of North Devon. to life. The mudflats of the College Try your hand at lime Torridge estuary allow us to With kind support from the Earl & Time : 11am to 5pm plastering, thatching and Countess of Arran interpret the sedimentary Admission : £2, young willow weaving. Slake your [email protected] rocks at Westward Ho! The person £1, family £5 thirst in the 'micro breweries' geology walk starts at the (2 adults & up to 4 yps) beer tent and enjoy locally Skern and finishes at the Information : 01769 580215 produced foods. Learn how Elizabethan. you can use sustainable From cob walling and Sponsored by North Devon technology to enhance your brickmaking to biofuels and Biosphere Foundation life. Lots to see and do for all organic farming MUD '09 the family on the longest hallsannery.co.uk celebrates the diversity that day, Father’s Day. [email protected] sustainable technologies contribute to enhancing the [email protected] 51 Mon 22 to Sun 28 June Tues 23 June Tues 23 June The Great Pub The Bad Shepherds Romeo & Juliet Party Week For North Devon Hospice Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? The Kings Arms , Northcote Manor , In the event of bad South Molton - Skittles Event Burrington, Umberleigh weather the play will take The Castle Inn , Time : 7.30pm place in the conservatory. Landkey - Pub Quiz Admission : £12.50, young In association with the The Old Station House Inn , person £7 Chapterhouse Theatre Blackmoor Gate - Pub Quiz Booking : 01769 560501 Company The Wheel Inn , Romeo and his beloved Ilfracombe - Devon Quiz Pre arrival drinks served Juliet will be performing from 7pm. Join 100 North Devon their tale of tragic romance Pre performance simple Hospice heroes for a week and family betrayal on the supper served from of pub fundraisers. Listed lawns of Northcote Manor 5.30pm, £20 per person, above are a selection of with the house as the booking essential. events confirmed, see press backdrop. Please bring rugs for full details of all pub and an extra layer! northcotemanor.co.uk fundraisers. Punk era classics go Celtic [email protected] All proceeds from these events Landmark Theatre , Pistols, , The whistles), Andy Dinan support the vital, local work of Ilfracombe, Stranglers and The Jam. (fiddle) and Mark Wooley North Devon Hospice. Time : 8.15pm (bodhran). This new folk super-group northdevonhospice.org.uk Admission : £15 is the brainchild of The An unusual combination, fundraising@northdevon Box Office : 01271 3 24242 Young Ones and Bottom but the Shepherds hospice.org.uk northdevontheatres.org.uk star, Adrian Edmondson. guarantee plenty of A folk band with a He leads the band on laughs, classic hits, difference; The Bad thrash mandolin and brilliant musicianship and Shepherds don’t play vocals, and is joined by a few rewritten parables traditional classics but Fairport Convention for good measure. Celtic covers of 70s and guitarist Maartin Allcock, thebadshepherds.com 80s punk hits by The Sex Troy Donockley (pipes & 52 Tues 23 June Wed 24 June Wed 24 June Red Deer Search Surfing and Paddy Ashdown Shipwrecks Enjoy fine views walking Clive Conway presents An Audience Wit h.. . a rugged coastline Queen’s Theatre , Now he has told the full Mortehoe car park Barnstaple story in his autobiography, Time : 11am to 2.30pm Time : 7.45pm A Fortunate Life . Join him approx. Admission : £10.50 for a fascinating evening, Admission : Free Box Office : 01271 3 24242 appearing before Booking essential : northdevontheatres.org.uk audiences across the country, talking about his 01271 863727 As a Royal Marine life and times, taking Commando, a member of A five mile coastal walk led questions and signing his the Special Boat Service, a by North Devon Ramblers book. starting with a superb but diplomat, a Member of little-known viewpoint and Parliament and leader of visiting Morte Point and Bull his party and, most Point. This rocky coastline recently, the international has seen numerous community’s High shipwrecks through the ages Representative in war-torn and has many tales to tell. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Please bring a snack and Paddy Ashdown has led a wear practical life packed with drama and adventure. On the trail of Britain’s largest wild land animal clothing/footwear. Meet at Anstey Common Exmoor. Bring binoculars if northdevonramblers.co.uk (SS835 297) you have them. Walking Time : 7pm to 10pm clothing and boots essential Admission : Free - some steep and uneven Information : 01398 323841 ground. No dogs.

Join Exmoor Ranger Richard Sponsored by Eales on an evening search Exmoor National Park for the famous Red Deer of exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk 53 Thurs 25 to Sun 28 June Fri 26 June Fringe TheatreFest09 Country Skills Day & Ceilidh

A feast of theatrical fare something rather amazing about the originality of Inn On The Square & what is on offer.’ Baptist Hall , Barnstaple Companies of established Time : various national and international Admission : £4, conc £2, A celebration of local skills and music repute perform alongside Frequent Fringer £15 (5 shows) ‘break-through’ companies Arlington Court , Country Ceilidh Box Office : 01271 3 24242 bringing new energy and near Barnstaple Time : 7pm northdevontheatres.org.uk creativity to the table. Time : 11am to 3pm Admission : £12.50 ‘A chance to eat one theatre Admission : Free with Booking essential : All this excitement takes piece after another and still, normal admission 01271 850296 place in the intimacy of somehow, want more’ - so specially created theatre- A celebration of local Join the Oggle Band and enthused an audience spaces – two of them skills including live support act for an evening member in 2008. And located in Barnstaple’s demonstrations in shearing, of dancing and fun. The Fringe TheatreFest09 offers historic Inn on the Square. spinning and shepherding price includes a barbecue another substantial feast: with David Kennard. There of Arlington's own Jacob 66 performances over 4 See website for full will also be a craft and food lamb-burger and bap (or days, from 22 companies programme. fair with local produce on veg opt) and a glass of offering a huge diversity of Part of Barnstaple Fringe sale, and the historic cake Devon cider or apple juice. theatrical fare. baking competition (contact theatrefest.co.uk nationaltrust.org.uk/events ‘The quality of what we saw Arlington in advance for [email protected] arlingtoncourt@national was high. There is recipe, fee £1). 55 trust.org.uk Thurs 25 June Fri 26 June Fri 26 June Three Bonzos and a Piano Rotary Jazz Reg Meuross Sunset Cruise Packed to the rafters with Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band favourites A true English troubadour Landmark Theatre , Dah Band, will be delighted Roger Ruskin Spear - George Hotel , South Molton Ilfracombe to know that these four saxophone, robots, vocals. Time : 8.30pm Time : 8.15pm Bonzos will provide them Rodney Slater - soprano Admission : £7 Admission : £13.50 with a glorious ‘Hair of the sax, washboard, vocals. Booking : via website, Box Office : 01271 3 24242 Dog’ in the true anarchic Sam Spoons - electric pre-show meals 01769 572514 northdevontheatres.org.uk spirit of the infamous band. spoons and percussion. Reg writes beautiful songs, influenced Dave Glasson - pianist and Fans who missed the recent The survivors of the tour by his own experiences. They are often world class exponent of the MS Oldenburg , (and possibly final) reunion (and the last forty odd great stories expertly told and linked by bass pullover. from The Quay, Bideford tour of the Bonzo Dog Doo years) who bring you this witty observations, all delivered with a Time : Boarding 7.15pm mayhem are: threebonzosandapiano.co.uk soulful high tenor voice and fine guitar Admission : £14, young playing. Reg’s latest album Dragonfly person (under 16) £7.50 garnered positive reviews from Booking : 07710 254781 or BBC Radio 2’s Mike Harding 01271 375271 and The Times. Enjoy a wonderful sunset Reg is widely respected cruise from Bideford Quay and has been along the fortunate to work enjoying live traditional jazz with a variety of from Guy Fenton and his All composers, actors Stars band. Weather and comedians permitting, we may even throughout his cross the ‘Bar’ and follow the career to include sunset. Vladimir Cosma, Organised by The Rotary Club of Gerard Depardieu Barnstaple in aid of local Rotary and Robbie supported charities. Coltrane.

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staggering 56 albums to his s regular at the Comedy Store 4’s Peep Show, is a quirky, Hallsannery, Bideford name, and five decades in the since 1982 and performed stylish newcomer, who Time : 10am to 4pm professional music industry, Admission : Free John Mayall’s musical CV Booking essential : genuinely inspires awe. 01237 472135 Mayall is most revered for Learn how to grow your forming The Bluesbreakers, own unusual salad and herb which has watched the likes selection at Hallsannery, of Eric Clapton, John McVie producing a tasty and healthy (), Jeff Beck variety over the year from a and (The Rolling small area. Produce will be Stones) pass through its ranks. provides a wry, weird but sampled over lunch. Consequently, Mayall has witty addition to any become as renowned for We will focus on a range of comedy bill. discovering and nurturing culinary herbs and plan for British musical talent as for Elis James, from Cardiff, winter production over some his powerful interpretations of returns to the Comedy Club herb teas. Leave with the Chicago Blues he grew up as MC for this excellent line inspiration for the season listening to. up for the Festival. ahead.

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viewers with his incredible l s Mitch Jones - keys black jazz big band, The Jazz vocal talents and endearing Jack Pollitt - drums Warriors. As an inspirational personality. His debut album educator, his Rhythms of Fire The Impossible Dream made The multi-award winning jazz project won the 2006 Arts & chart history selling 175,000 star Dennis Rollins is an Kids Award. copies in its first week and acclaimed musician, reaching platinum status. composer and educator. His Badbone & Co has released The oldest fair in the country mighty sound can be heard three acclaimed albums: In 2006 Andy sold out to full effect in Badbone & Badbone, Make Your Move , The Square & Parish Hall , the Oggle Band at 8pm. The London's Royal Albert Hall, Co, his groove-based, funky and last year’s Witheridge colourful town criers’ Devon released his second album, dance band with jazz Big Night Time : various Championship, which has Soul Man , and represented overtones, which won the Out! Admission : Free been held annually in the UK in the Eurovision prestigious BBC Jazz Award Information : 01884 860557 Witheridge since 1992, will Song Contest. for Best Band. or 01884 860270 once again draw criers from Rosemoor restaurant open for across Devon to compete. The fair is packed with pre-performance suppers. attractions both old and witheridge-devon.com/fair.htm plough-arts.org new, beginning with the [email protected] rhs.org.uk Grand Parade at 11am and ending with a ceilidh from 59 Sat 27 & Sun 28 June Sat 27 June Move It Shake It Lapstock

Performing arts festival by the community for the community Music at the Mill: Lapford Landmark Theatre , Lapford Millhouse , Lapford Ilfracombe Time : 11am to 11pm Time : 12noon to 8pm Admission : advance booking Admission : Free £8, young person £4 Information : 01271 3 24242 (on the day £10, £5) Workshops : 01271 869216 Booking : via email or 01363 83094 (eves) Do you have a talent you want to share? Do you A small friendly one-day so book early to ensure a dance, sing or play an music festival, in the village great day. A festival on instrument? Do you belong of Lapford on the A377, three stages in the three to a novice or established featuring an eclectic mix of and a half acre grounds of Make It Break It Tap It Trash It performing arts group, folk, rock, pop, blues, Lapford Mill, EX17 6QE. Date : Sun 28 June Date : Sun 28 June choir or club? Does your acoustic and electric. With Time : 10am to 5pm Time : 10am to 5pm lapstock.org.uk school have something they workshops, performers, Workshop : Free Workshop : £5 [email protected] would like to share with a craft traders, food for all Participants : ages 10+ [email protected] wider audience? Are you a Working with Wow Sister and a bar. Limited numbers performance poet or do you and Flying Colours you will Try your hand at percussive have a short film you are have the opportunity to music and dance, using tap proud of? make your own instrument shoes to create sound and from re-cycled materials to rhythm as part of the Make If so come and join us for create a junk band. Face It Break It performance and two days of fun, theatre paints and fabrics will be procession at 6pm. performances, face used to create a carnival painting, outdoor northdevontheatres.org.uk atmosphere at this fun performances (weather carol.turner@northdevon family event. permitting) and more. You theatres.org.uk don’t need experience, just bags of enthusiasm and a Sponsored by spare weekend! 61 Sat 27 June Sun 28 June Sun 28 June Mon 29 June to Mon 24 August Kidding Around and Sunday Schools Arts Imagery with Meaning The Monahan & Seaman Tour! Jazz Lunch Festival The Plough Arts Centre , Comedy night A celebration of the arts North Devon AONB Photographic Competition Exhibition Great Torrington Time : 8pm Ilfracombe Arts College Landmark Theatre , Ilfracombe Box Office : 01805 624624 Admission : £10, conc £9, Time : 12pm to 4pm Time : Daily 10am to 4pm supporter £8 Family comedy Admission : Free (8pm on performance evenings) Time : 5pm A pre-Edinburgh Festival Information : 01271 863427 Admission : Free Admission : £6, conc £5, comedy treat - Patrick Information : 01237 3 24242 A showcase to celebrate the supporters £4, family (2 Monahan's brand new one A jazz feast excellence in the arts The North Devon AONB’s adults + 3 children) £18 hour stand up show My Kind throughout schools in the Photographic Competition, of People. Featuring stand up The Fox and Hounds, The new family-friendly Ilfracombe area. With dance Imagery with Meaning , stories about his journey to Eggesford stand-up comedy show for performances, music, media started at the beginning of find people like him - a non- Time : 12pm to 3pm everyone aged 6 to 96 productions and exhibitions October 2008 and asked its Rob Weare drinking, non-smoking, Irish Admission : Lunch £8.25 with Patrick Monahan. of artwork by students from entrants to submit expressive Iranian Teessider! As seen on Booking essential : Lively, interactive and the local junior and senior and charismatic images. The Paul O'Grady Show, The 01769 580345. physical comedy from one schools. There will also be The winners of the Armstrong and Miller Show, of the country's friendliest, The Fox and Hounds’ the opportunity to work competition were decided by The World Stands Up , and cleanest and most legendary Sunday Jazz with a sculptor in residence. an online public vote that more. Support from Alan Bennet Wright charming comedians. With Lunch, with carvery ended in February and now all Seaman. admin@ilfracombecollege. music and probably a very featuring the finest quality the finalists devon.sch.uk big dog! (60 mins show) plough-arts.org local meat and homemade are being desserts. Followed by Steve displayed in Tucker’s All Star Jazz Band. an exhibition at the Train: A Cheap Day Return Charlie Perham Landmark fare is £4.80 from Theatre. Lawrence Wright Barnstaple (GroupSave - 4 people travel for the price of 2). aonb-photocompetition.org.uk [email protected] greatscenicrailways.com Alison Stribling foxandhoundshotel.co.uk Sponsored by North Devon Festival, 62 [email protected] Better Brief, J&A Cameras Throughout the year Thurs 30 April to Fri 8 May Outside the Festival North Devon and Exmoor Walking Festival

Yarner Trust Events Tractor and Trailor Rides English National Welcome Mortehoe Heritage Centre Sheepdog Trials Date : Throughout the year Date : 30 June to 26 August Castle Hill , Filleigh Information : 01288 331692 Information : 01271 870028 Date : 21 to 23 August yarnertrust.org nationaltrust.or.uk Information : 01271 344248 northdevonhospice.org.uk Seize the Moment Events National Sandcastle Date : Throughout the year Competition Classic Car & Family Information : 07773 679559 Woolacombe Sands Fun Day seize-the-moment.net Date : 12 July Hartland Abbey to Information : 01271 344248 Castle Hill Hatherleigh Festival northdevonhospice.org.uk Date : 23 August Date : 22 to 24 May Information : 01271 344248 Information : 01837 811116 Theatre on the Move northdevonhospice.org.uk hatherleighfestival.co.uk Swimbridge Date : 15 to 18 July Walk for Life Brides & Bouquets Festival Information : 01271 830311 Date : 13 September Chittlehampton Church swimbridge.com Information : 01271 344248 The UK’s most scenic Date : 29 to 31 May northdevonhospice.org.uk Walking Festival Information : 01789 549581 Pilton Green Man Festival chumpchurches.org.uk Date : 18 July Exmoor Sponsored Walk Throughout North Devon day walks to the Bay. All walks Information : 01271 375776 Exmoor and Exmoor Oldenburg Cruise more strenuous 11 detailed on the piltonfestival.co.uk Date : 27 September Time : 10.30am, or 1/2 day Ilfracombe Harbour mile all day walk. festival web site and Information : 01271 344248 walks 1.30pm Date : 7 June Teddy Bears Picnic Speciality walks include brochure. northdevonhospice.org.uk Admission : from £5, Information : 01271 863636 Watersmeet House deer watching, young person £4 Sponsored by HF Holidays, Farm nationaltrust.or.uk Date : 31 July Aegon Pro Series - photographing flowing Information : 01271 and Cottage Holidays, Mullacott Information : 01598 763402 Barnstaple water, ‘gourmet’ walks and Devon Schools Mix 863001 or 01237 477676 Park, Active Exmoor, Devon nationaltrust.or.uk Tarka Tennis Centre a ‘Sense and Sensibility’ Westpoint , Exeter County Council, North Devon+ Date : 5 to 11 October 73 guided walks available walk. Children’s walks Date : 24 June Bideford Folk Festival and West Country Walks Information : 01271 377701 over 9 days covering the include a rock pool ramble Information : 01392 386483 Date : 10 to 16 August barnstapleopen.net May Day Bank Holiday. and a ride on the narrow- walkingnorthdevon.co.uk devon.gov.uk/musicservice Information : 01237 470792 Walks range from easy half gauge railway at Woody [email protected] 63 bidefordfolkfestival.co.uk Sun 5 July Wed 5 August Sun 18 October Devon Games To Inspire North Devon Show FoodFest 2009 2009 Barnstaple : Rock Park, Entertainment for ND Leisure Centre, Tarka all the family Tennis Centre, Park School, Belle Vue Aerodrome , The Square, The Strand Huntshaw Cross Time : 9am to 5pm Time : 8.30am to 6.00pm Admission : Free Admission : £12, young Information : person £4 (5-15yrs), family 01271 388200 £30 (2 adults 3 children) will have something for Lots of demonstrations in Back by popular demand! Devon Games To Inspire is Advance Tickets : £10, everyone. There will be the Foodhall, Craft Tent, Pannier Market , Barnstaple a sport and cultural event young person £3 (5–15 yrs), classes for alpacas, beef and Flower Tent and Rural Skills Time : 10am to 4pm that involves over 1000 family £26 (2 adults 3 dairy cattle, goats, sheep, area. Arena displays include Admission : Free participants from teams children) horses, show jumping and Chariots of Fire, Falconry, Information : across Devon. The teams Booking : 0845 230 5177 young handlers. There will Joseph’s racing pigs, Katy 01237 426 426 meet in one area to also be an open dog show, Cropper and her sheepdogs, The North Devon Show is compete against each other poultry display and a wide Torrington Streetz Dance This year’s event, will be the premier agricultural in 15 different sports and variety of trade stands. Crew. Plus Country Pursuits packed full of local spectacle in the region and participate in different arena, vintage vehicles, producers selling a cultural activities, including Young Farmers Rally and the wonderful range of dance and music. The event WI summer competition. gastromonic delights! In is being hosted across addition to the delicious Electric Wheelchairs can be Barnstaple and will offer food and drink on sale, pre-booked at Shopmobility, the young people as well there will also be the Barnstaple tel: as town centre visitors, extremely popular chef’s 01271 328866 shoppers and residents the demonstrations and live opportunity to view or be netaticket.co.uk music – making it a great involved in the Devon northdevonshow.com day out for all the family! So Games To Inspire. [email protected] come along, experience the buzz and take home some Sponsored by RELAYS tasty North Devon fare!

66 northdevonfood.com Fri 1 to Mon 4 May July to September Fri 28 to Mon 31 Aug The Annual Landmark Summer Season Sunwest Festival Beer Festival Beer, music & fun in the sun Endless summertime entertainment at the… End the summer in style Landmark Theatre , Ilfracombe Landmark Theatre , Landmark Theatre , Band line-up includes: Time : see website Ilfracombe Ilfracombe Jay Tamkin Band Admission : Free Box Office : 01271 3 24242 Time : see website Junkstar Information : 01271 3 24242 northdevontheatres.org.uk Admission : Free Spinlords of Spintania northdevontheatres.org.uk Information : The Liquidators July 01271 3 24242 Hip Route People from near and far come Lennon The Legend : Fri 3 northdevontheatres.org.uk Jenna to enjoy what has to be the Roll Out The Barrel : Wed 15 best entertainment (and over That'll Be The Day : Thurs 16 The Landmark Beer 30 real ales) the region has to Elvis Rocks : Tues 21 Festival’s younger sister offer over the May Bank enjoys as much popularity Throughout July & August Holiday weekend. and perhaps even more Voulez Vous : Tuesdays sunshine as it spans the Band line-up includes: One Night in Vegas : August Bank Holiday Two Spot Gobi (support band Wednesdays Weekend. for Jason Mraz and Newton August Faulkner) The Tales of Peter Rabbit : Hayley Daviss Fri 7 & 21 PickPockets & SkyRockets The Freddie Star Show : The Dambuskers Thurs 13 Fiddlebix Joe Pasquale's Soulsmith Summer 09 Tour : Thurs 20 Cole Stacey Lazy September Zamba The Bee Gees Story : Tues 1 Richard Digance : Wed 9 Sun - Landmark Bands Day, Sean O'Farrell : Sat 25 2pm to 7pm in association with SoundPad Visit our website or call the box office for further details. 67

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