D.H. LAWRENCE FESTIVAL 2009 Thursday 27Th August - Wednesday 30Th September
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D.H. LAWRENCE FESTIVAL 2009 Thursday 27th August - Wednesday 30th September Photograph of D.H. Lawrence: The University of Nottingham, Manuscripts and Special Collections. Broxtowe Borough COUNCIL Positive People - Positive Leadership - Positive Partnerships Find us on D. H. Lawrence Society Est. 1974 The Society meets monthly to discuss Lawrence’s life, work and significance. New members welcome! Programme 2009/2010 • Friday 11 September, 6.30pm, Eastwood School, Jim Boulton: ‘The D. H. Lawrence Birthday Lecture: My Life in Letters’ • Wednesday 14 October, 7.15pm, Eastwood Library, Terry Gifford: 'Medlars and Sorb-Apples', 'Cypresses' and 'Fish': Where Ecology and Feminism Meet • Wednesday 11 November, 7.15pm, Eastwood Library, Wayne Foskett & Claire Hackett: ‘Scenes from the Colliery Plays’ • Wednesday 16 December, 7pm, Durban House/Rocking Horse Bistro: Christmas Dinner and Readings. • Wednesday 13 January, 7.15pm, Eastwood Library, Fred Skillington • Wednesday 9 February, 7.15pm, Eastwood Library, Laura Free (winner of the 2009 Lucy Edwards Memorial Prize for work in Lawrence Studies): ‘With Lawrence in Cornwall’ • Wednesday 10 March, 7.15pm, Eastwood Library, John Worthen and Stephen Lowe – Our Lives With Lawrence: A Conversation • Wednesday 14 April, 7.15pm, Eastwood Library, Fiona Becket • Wednesday 12 May, 7.15pm, Eastwood Library, Helen Baron: ‘Death in Lawrence’s Short Stories’ • Wednesday 9 June, 7.15pm, Eastwood Library, Joan King at 90: A Celebration • Wednesday 14 July, 7.15pm, Eastwood Library, Annual General Meeting. For more information contact: Mr Malcolm Gray, Chair, D. H. Lawrence Society 220 Wigston Road, Oadby, Leicester LE2 5JE Phone: (0116) 2714402 See also www.dh-lawrence.org.uk Welcome The Festival Steering Group have brought together our fullest and most diverse programme to date, with something for everyone to enjoy and take part in. The 6th Annual D.H. Lawrence Festival promises to be the biggest and best tribute to the writer D.H. Lawrence and the stunning mining countryside that inspired his works: • Uncover hidden creative talents by attending sketching, photography and short story workshops; • Discover more about D.H. Lawrence’s fascinating life and works through reading groups, talks and lectures; • Explore the beautiful countryside that inspired Lawrence’s works on guided walks and bus tours; • Delve into the wonderful heritage of 'D.H. Lawrence Country' through photographic exhibitions and events taking place as part of the National Heritage Open Days; • Be stimulated by theatre performances, film screenings, writing and music; • Enjoy family fun with Bert’s Dust Busters, songs and storytelling, and our Harry Potter Fun day; • Celebrate Eastwood’s vibrant cultural heritage, and the centenary of Lawrence’s ‘Colliery Plays’ at a Gala Evening at Eastwood Comprehensive, which will showcase a new generation of Eastwood writers and performers alongside readings and presentations of Lawrence’s own work. This celebration has been developed by Broxtowe Borough Council, who today aim to promote the history and works of this writer under the umbrella of D.H. Lawrence Heritage. Sally Nightingale Heritage Services Manager On behalf of the D.H. Lawrence Festival Steering Group Image of D. H. Lawrence: University of Nottingham, Manuscripts and Special Collections D.H. Lawrence Festival 2009 at a glance DATE EVENT Thurs 27th August Official Festival Opening (invitation only event) Throughout the festival Exhibition: Eastwood: The Way we Lived Throughout the festival Exhibition: Present Day Eastwood and District Throughout the festival until 20th Sept Exhibition: Maureen Lowe Fri 28th August Bert's Dust Busters Sat 29th August Outdoor concert at Colliers Wood with Pye Hill Male Voice Choir Sun 30th Aug 'The Rocking Horse Winner' film screening Sun 30th and Mon 31st Aug Outdoor Sketching and Painting Workshops Sun 30th and Mon 31st Aug Trouble Shooter Photography Workshops Tues 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th Sept Rattle, Rhyme, Roll sessions (for under 3s) Tues 1st, 15th and 29th Sept Rattle, Rhyme, Roll sessions (for under 3s) Tues 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th Sept Eastwood Writers meetings Tues 1st Sept Reading Group: 'The Rocking Horse Winner' Weds 2nd Sept Talk: Beauvale Priory Thurs 3rd and Fri 4th Sept Sons and Lovers memory catcher Sat 5th Sept Guided walk: Greasley and Beauvale Sun 6th Sept Mountain Cottage Bus Tour and talk Mon 7th Sept Short Story Workshop Tues 8th Sept Reading Group: Mr Noon Weds 9th Sept Talk: Mr Noon Fri 11th Sept Talk and reading at the Lawrence Family Grave Fri 11th Sept The D.H. Lawrence Birthday Lecture National Heritage Open Days Thurs 10th to Sat 12th Sept Ashfield Heritage Bus Tours Sat 12th Sept Tour and Talk: Watnall Women's Institute Hall Sat 12th Sept The Breach House Open Day Sat 12th Sept Tour: St Mary's Church, Greasley Sat 12th Sept Tours: Holy Trinity Church and Cemetery Chapel Sat 12th Sept Victorian Music Hall Sat 12th and Sun 13th Sept D.H. Lawrence Heritage free admission weekend Sat 12th and Sun 13th Sept Beauvale Priory Open Weekend Sun 13th Sept Eastwood Hall tours and historical display Sun 13th Sept Brinsley Headstocks Festival Sun 13th Sept Talk: John Newton and John Newton Sun 13th Sept Victorian Evensong Mon 14th to Fri 18th Sept School Memory Week Tues 15th Sept Reading Group: Opening Chapter of The Rainbow Weds 16th Sept Open Mic night for writing and music Thurs 17th Sept Talk: The Rainbow Sat 19th Sept Guided Walk: Lawrence's Mining Country Sun 20th Sept Guided Tours: Those Thrifty Victorian From 22nd Sept until end October Exhibition: Students Eastwood Comprehensive Tues 22nd Sept Reading Group: 'A Collier’s Friday Night' Weds 23rd Sept Talk: Family, Language, Community in the Colliery Plays Fri 25th Sept Talking Heads at the Rocking Horse Bistro Sat 26th Sept Guided Walk: The Rainbow Walk Sat 26th Sept Underwood and Bagthorpe Book Launch Sun 27th Sept Guided Walk: Old Teversal Sun 27th Sept Harry Potter Fun Day Weds 30th Sept D.H. Lawrence Festival Gala Evening D.H. LAWRENCE FESTIVAL 2009 Key to event icons: Art Workshop/Exhibition Children’s Event Concert/Music Film Screening/ Memory Catcher Guided Bus Tour Guided Walk Historic Building/Tour Photography Workshop/Exhibition Reading Group/Book Launch Talk/Lecture Theatre Performance Writing Workshop Contact the D.H. Lawrence Festival Box Office on (01773) 717 353 or email [email protected] Programme of Events Official Festival Opening Thursday 27th August The 2009 D.H. Lawrence Festival will be formally opened by the Mayor of Eastwood, Cllr. Keith Longdon; the Mayor of the Borough of Broxtowe, Cllr. John Longdon; the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham, Professor David Greenaway and special guest John Holmes presenter for B.B.C. Radio Nottingham and East Midlands Today. Pupils from Eastwood Comprehensive will perform readings from their award-winning anthology of new writing, and from D. H. Lawrence. The Festival exhibition, 'Eastwood: The Way we Lived', will also be open to view throughout the evening. Time: From 6.30pm Venue: Durban House Heritage Centre Admission: By invitation only Exhibition: Eastwood: The Way we Lived Saturday 15th August until Sunday 1st November This exhibition, by local historian and miner Anthony Kirby, brings together historic photographs of Lawrence’s hometown of Eastwood, dating from the late 19th and early 20th Century. The exhibition celebrates the lives of the people who lived in the area and provides a candid view of the way in which they lived, exploring areas such as leisure time, transport and local industries. Time: Open daily 10am until 5pm Venue: The Rainbow Gallery, Durban House Heritage Centre, Eastwood Admission: Normal D.H. Lawrence Heritage admission prices apply D.H. LAWRENCE FESTIVAL 2009 Exhibition: Present Day Eastwood and District Saturday 15th August until Sunday 1st November An exhibition of recent photographs showing D.H. Lawrence’s hometown of Eastwood and surrounding area as it is today, by members of the Eastwood Photographic Society. Time: Open daily 10am until 5pm (subject to rooms being available for viewing) Venue: Conference room area, Durban House Heritage Centre, Eastwood Admission: FREE Exhibition: Maureen Lowe Tuesday 25th August until Sunday 20th September An exhibition of watercolour paintings by local artist Maureen Lowe, founder of The Art Group in Eastwood Time: Open daily 11am until 3pm Venue: The Rocking Horse Bistro, Durban House Heritage Centre, Eastwood Admission: FREE Bert’s Dust Busters Friday 28th August Join us at the D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum for the first of Bert’s Dust Buster workshops. Have fun with hands- on experience of ‘housekeeping’ with the guidance of our Heritage Assistants. Find out about objects in the museum collection and who used them; and how we look after and clean them today. So why not get the feather duster and brushes out, gloves on and become a ‘Bert Dust Buster’! Time: 2 sessions - 10.30am until 12 noon and 2pm until 3.30pm Venue: D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum, Eastwood Admission: £1.50 per child. Spaces are limited so sessions must be booked in advance. All attendees must be aged 8 years old or over. Further information: Contact the D.H. Lawrence Festival Box Office on (01773) 717 353 Outdoor Concert at Colliers Wood featuring the Pye Hill Male Voice Choir Saturday 29th August Colliers Wood is the former site of Moorgreen Colliery and in Lawrence’s novel Sons and Lovers he renamed the site ‘Minton Pit’. This free outdoor concert includes a performance by the Pye