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11am Workshop: Hammond Organ A hands-on workshop where you can come and hear, play and talk about Hammond Organs and listen to the incredible New Digital Hammond B3 and Leslie tone cabinets. Also the smaller Hammond XK3 will be there showing its abilities beside its older brother. There will be plenty to see and hear, you can even buy one! The Granary Ends 5pm • Free 1pm Literary Lunch with Kate Pullinger
Mendip House Hotel Doors 12.30pm • £8 • Tickets limited 1pm L’Entente Cordiale - Kevin Duggan, Organ Comprising colourful music from France and England, this concert will conclude with a work that combines both countries – Louis Vierne’s sparkling Carillon de Westminster, built upon the chimes from Westminster Cathedral. There will be music that suits the rural surroundings of Berkley Church, and an improvisation on a pastoral theme. St Mary’s Church, Berkley £4(£3) 2pm Inspired by Hoffnung Witness a true spectacular involving musical drainpipes, toilets, saws, kitchen sinks and children, with a range of instruments not yet invented, but all inspired by the comic genius of Gerard Hoffnung. This performance is the culmination of extensive workshops and will be led by Jason Thornton and features instrument maker and performer extraordinaire, Nick Crump. Come expecting the unexpected. St John’s Church Ends 3pm • £6 (£3) 4pm Workshop: Acrobalance and Acrobatics If you would like the challenge of creating gymnastic pyramids & acrobatic tumbling skills, then this course is for you! Emily Barrett worked for three years in France at the Bing Bang, Ecole du Cirque, as a circus teacher. Please wear tracksuit/sensible clothing. Ages: 7–14yrs Trinity Hall Ends 5.30pm • £4
Max 25 • Booking essential 6pm French Cabaret Evening Guitarist and vocalist, Alan Flor, flies in from France especially to entertain during this lighthearted evening. Jude Kelly will be providing French fare so why not drop in away from the hurly burly of the festival and relax avec un café et un canapé. La Strada Ends 9pm • Music free 6pm Inspired by Hoffnung See 2pm for details St John’s Church £6 (£3) 8pm Celebrity Bingo Whether you are a Bingo novice or have been ‘dabbing for years’, why not try your luck at this special Festival Bingo session which will feature a famous mystery guest! You may even go home a winner! For more details contact the Box Office on 01373 455420. Cheese & Grain Doors 6.30pm |
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7.30pm Words and Pictures Words @ Frome Festival and FILMFROME present a sizzling selection of hot local writers reading original material on the theme of ‘Heat’. This is followed by a screening of the classic British 1963 film Lord of the Flies, an adaptation of author William Golding’s dark tale of boys shipwrecked on a tropical island. Frome Library Film 9–10.30pm • £5 (£4) from library (inc. glass of wine) 7.30pm DJ & Hip Hop Night Want to learn how to DJ/Hip Hop or improve your technique? Come along to this workshop event and find out more, have some fun too! A unique opportunity for ages 13+. Tel: 01373 452298 to book your place. Frome Youth & Community Centre Ends 9.30pm • £1.50 7.30pm Hammond Organ UK Jazz and Blues Band This band is brought together specially to perform as a killer funkin’ Hammond Organ backing band. They will be kicking out some serious Hammond Organ-based Jazz and Blues grooves, so expect to hear the blues as Jimmy Smith used to play it, when it all gets going tonight. The Granary Limited seating • £5 7.30pm Orchardleigh: A Phoenix from the Ashes Bob Ladd, the Mendip Council Conservation Officer in the period when the Orchardleigh Estate was sold and broken up, will give an illustrated talk about the developments at Orchardleigh over the past 25 years. The present owner is attempting to return some of the glory to the house and grounds after a period of damage, neglect and landscape degradation. The Ballroom, Orchardleigh House £4 7.45pm Where The Wild Words Are Where does a good song come from? Performance and conversation in a relaxed and intimate setting, as four accomplished purveyors of the songwriter’s art share some of their secrets. Laurence Parnell introduces Jim Gallagher, Barbara J Hunt and Mo Robinson, with a guest appearance from Liquid Jam, featuring Frome poets Crysse Morrison and Hazel Stewart. Merlin Theatre Foyer £4.50 8pm Frome Festival Quiz Night The rules are easy: answer more questions correctly than anyone else and the Festival Shield is yours! If you know what a coif is, where you would find an aglet or who first got to the North Pole, this is for you! It is popular so please book your table through the Festival Office on 01373 453889. Frome Rugby Club £12 (team of four) 8pm Workshop: Introduction to Digital Imaging Frome Wessex Camera Club are holding an introduction to digital imaging, using Adobe Photoshop & Adobe Elements II. The evening will be aimed at beginners who own a digital camera and want to improve their imaging skills. For details tel: 01373 467208. Trinity Hall £3 on the door 8.30pm Sally’s House This truly unique band have recently released their first album. Let them entertain you with their soul-bearing acoustic tracks, mellow grooves and Griffin Inn Free |
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