The meanest king is making everybody miserable. Come and help local music teacher and parent Rosemary McCormick make him laugh again with her magical music and songs.
Age: 2-4 yrs.
Assembly Rooms
£4.50
Ends 11am
Max: 15
Booking essential
Event Code: 1201

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Miles is widely regarded as one of the great British humorists. He is also well known as a broadcaster, columnist for The Independent, journalist and jazz musician. Miles talks about his recent autobiography and denies everything in it! He will sign copies of his newly published memoir Someone Like Me.
Mendip House Hotel
£10 includes a glass of wine
Starts 1pm
Event Code: 1202

Nick Edwards offers an eclectic ensemble of colourful and capricious music for organ. Composers likely to be featured are Byrd, Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart, Balbastre (his outrageous Marche des Marseilloises), Noel Rawsthorne (movements from his Dance Suite), Edwards himself, and Sousa.
St George's Church, Beckington
£5 (£4)
Event Code: 1203

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Make a summer-themed card with textile artist, Rachel Jennings. Use different paper, buttons, beads, and bits and pieces for sandcastles, ice cream, a beach, to make a birthday card or just to wish someone a happy holiday.
Age: 5-8 yrs.
Assembly Rooms
£5
Ends 5.30pm
Max: 12
Booking essential
Event Code: 1204

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For event details please see Monday 10, Event: 1009.
Meeting point and information with the ticket
£6
Max: 15
Event Code: 1205

Graham Harvey, The Archers' Agricultural Story Editor, discusses his controversial new book We Want Real Food. Archive film and brand new film Discovering Levels' Best about Somerset fine food producers. Yummy food tastings from Sagebury Cheese, Frome Slow Food. FILMFROME and Words@FromeFestival co-production.
Frome Library
£5.50 adv / £6.50 door, includes food | Cash bar
7-10pm
Event Code: 1206

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Peter Donohoe joins the Frome All-Stars (to include Pee Wee Ellis, Mike Mower, Iain Ballamy, John Law, Jeremy Little and Alison Townley) and conductor, Jason Thornton. For the first time the festival brings together a big band line up with a truly international cast of local jazz and classical musicians. The programme will comprise a unique blend of classical and jazz styles, with many works written by the performers. The finale will be Gershwin's evocation of New York Rhapsody in Blue, in the original jazz band arrangement. Book early!
(See below, An Evening with Peter and Jason, Event: 1208.)
Memorial Theatre
£16
Event Code: 1207


READ REVIEW by Miles Kingston
By kind permission of the Independent and Miles Kington
This review was published in his column in the Independent newspaper on Friday 14 July 2006

After the Rhapsody in Blue concert relax with pianist, conductor and pint, in a witty, open and frank question and answer session.
Memorial Theatre Bar
Free
Event Code: 1208

Following the success of their debut CD, Fusion play the Cheese and Grain with support from special guests. Come and listen to the hottest young local bands in an evening of alternative rock, ska and punk.
Cheese & Grain
£4
Event Code: 1209

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Somewhere between funk and drum'n'bass, ska and house, Phonetics bring a distinctive live set of highly groovy and quirky floor fillers. An experi-mental yet personable sound with a fierce rhythmical edge; expect moments of lunacy tagged with almost-beautiful bits!
The Griffin Inn, Milk Street
Free
Event Code: 1210

Al O'Kane's new acoustic-based band
play folk, rock and blues with passionate, well-crafted songs and beautiful melodies that are sure to take you somewhere special; acoustic support from the excellent Ryan Inglis.
The Granary
£5
Start 8.30pm
Event Code: 1211

Back by popular demand, a night of stomping, toe-tapping country, folk and roots, mixing the stylish bluegrass and Cajun tunes of Buffalo Gals with the Appalachian old-time flat-foot dancing and banjo pyrotechnics of Doctor Stomp & Professor Oz, and then later the Dead Plants (see 10.30pm, Event: 1213).
The Festival Club, Assembly Rooms
£8 adv (incl Dead Plants) / £10 door (incl Dead Plants)
Ends 12midnight
Event Code: 1212

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Playing a raw hybrid of countryfolkbluespunkrockabilly, this bass-slapping, all-singing, harmonica-blowing combo have played the grand stages and performed in the gutter from Hamburg to Havana for more than ten years.
The Fez Club, Assembly Rooms
£3 on door / Free to Buffalo Gals ticket holders
Ends 12midnight
Event Code: 1213

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