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All day SHORT STORY WRITERS' SURGERY One-to-One Creative Writing appointments with author Alison Clink. Alison will discuss your short stories (of up to 2,200 words) in detail and offer constructive advice. Please book your 20-minute session by calling 01373 463131. FROME LIBRARY £8 per session 11am WORKSHOP: SINGING FOR PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN Come and sing some action songs with Caroline Radcliffe. We’ll be exploring songs ranging from the delightfully strange to the utterly nonsensical. Just bring yourself, a participating adult and any baby siblings. Caroline’s an experienced teacher working with groups of all ages in and around Frome. TRINITY HALL Ends 12noon • Max 15 Booking essential • £3.50 (Parents free) 1pm LUNCHTIME RECITAL WITH JEREMY LITTLE, PERCUSSIONIST Jeremy Little, percussionist with several National Orchestras gives this lunch time recital offering a quick tour of the percussion family. Jeremy will perform Thomas Pitfield’s Sonata for Xylophone, Three Designs for Three Timpani by Robert Muczinski, Battercada (based on samba drumming) and some fast and furious xylophone solos. Prior to this performance, Jeremy will hold an interactive concert introducing school children to the exciting world of percussion, demonstrating the weird and wonderful sounds he has been asked to produce for film and television. ST JOHN'S CHURCH Interactive concert 11am • £2 4pm WORKSHOP: FUNNY THINGS IN FUNNY PLACES Create incredible creatures using Mel Day’s amazing 3D sculpture kit. We will colour and print on card, build a creature and paint a beautiful abstract landscape in a box for it to inhabit. Parents and carers may stay if they wish. Ages: 5–8 TRINITY HALL Ends 5.15pm
• Max 20 • Booking essential • £3.50 6pm LOST PUBS OF FROME WITH BOB LADD Frome once had many public houses, some next door to each other. This walk will follow a route through the historic streets of Frome to discover pubs such as The King of Prussia, and will finish at The Griffin, where the brewers will give a talk on their craft at Milk Street Brewery. A few samples will be taken! MEETING POINT ON BACK OF TICKET Max 25 Booking essential • £6 (includes samples) 6pm ILLYRIA PRESENTS FIVE CHILDREN AND IT
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7.30pm CREATIVE NON-FICTION A lively panel presentation on imagination and creativity in non-fiction writing. Four writers discuss their ideas and read from their published work: Helena Drysdale (novelist and travel writer); Keith Harrison-Broninski (musician and author); John Payne (writer and researcher); Jeremy Seal (travel writer and broadcaster). The creative sparks are sure to fly. FROME LIBRARY £5 (£4) inc. glass of wine (from Library) 7.30pm FROME SYMPHONY Violinist Jonathan York performs Glazunov’s tuneful and spectacular violin concerto as part of a romantic and operatic feast served up by Frome’s ever-popular amateur orchestra. The world premiere of James Hobley’s Dream Variations contrasts with Britten’s energetic and delightful orchestrations of Rossini’s Soirees Musicales and Bizet’s smouldering Suite No. 1 from Carmen. HOLY TRINITY CHURCH £7.50 (£4.50) 8pm CARA DILLON IN CONCERT & SUPPORT BY CHRIS SMYTH
ASSEMBLY ROOMS Doors 7.30pm • Ends 10.30pm • £12.50 8.45pm FROME’S FASHION FIESTA This inspirational fashion show features a selection of Frome’s finest from the fashion and beauty industry, everything from ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ fancy dress to bridal wear for that ‘Perfect Day’. Also Couture Designs menswear, professional make-up and the latest hair styles. A unique experience, making for an exciting evening. Proceeds go to local charity. CHEESE & GRAIN Doors 8pm • £5 • (£7.50 on the door) 8.30pm Ben Gunstone and his Band A new band line-up featuring members of The Cure, GoldFrapp, and Page & Plant, this is sure to be a great gig! Reviews have compared them to Ed Harcourt and Chris Isaak and they’ve just released their third album, New Wave Breaking. Griffin Inn Free 9.30pm Breath of Fire Tony Roberts (sax/clarinet) and Ray Russell (guitar) have been luminaries in all areas of the UK music scene for forty years. Longterm associates, their influences encompass jazz, world music and everything in between. The current band, with double bass and tabla, fuses jazz and Indian classical music in beautiful compositions with improvisational fireworks. The Granary Ends 11pm • £6
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