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| Workshop: Whatever Next? | 10:30-12:00 |
Join ArtSplash! (Zainab Nigoumi) on a journey to the moon and stars with Baby Bear and Owl. This creative workshop, based on the classic story Whatever Next! by Jill Murphy, will include storytelling, singing and craft activities.
Trinity Church Hall
£2.50 (Adults and Children)
Age: 3-5 yrs (accompanied - max 2 children per adult). | Max: 30
Event Code: 1001 | Category: Workshops
| Women's Wellbeing Pamper Day | 10:00-18:00 |
A day of relaxation and tranquillity, with beauty and holistic therapies, exercise classes and much more. All proceeds to Positive Action on Cancer.
Positive Action on Cancer website: www.positiveactiononcancer.co.uk
See page Highlights: Positive Action on Cancer fundraising events in the Frome Festival.
Orchardleigh House
£45
Advance bookings can be made.
Event Code: 1099 | Category: Miscellaneous
| Organ Recital by Ann Burgess | 13:00 |
"Regeneration: New wine out of old bottles"
Composers' new 'takes' on pre-existent music.
Includes works by Bach, Boehm, Ireland, Hakim and the World Premiere of a specially commissioned organ piece by award-winning young British composer, Naomi Pinnock.
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Christ Church
£5 (£4)
Event Code: 1002 | Category: Classical Music
| A Soundbeam Story | 14:00 |
Schools Matinee Performance.
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Merlin Theatre
£1
See 18:00, Event 1005.
Event Code: 1003 | Category: Other Music
| Workshop: Shrink Magic | 16:30-18:30 |
Make your own colourful and unique jewellery using shrink plastic.
Explore a variety of ways to add colour and pattern, then assemble your necklaces, earrings and brooches using silver wire, beads and cord.
Trinity Church Hall
£7.50
Age: 8+. | Max: 8
Event Code: 1004 | Category: Workshops
| A Soundbeam Story | 18:00 |
Another unique education project at the Frome Festival.
Take some storytelling, movement and drama, add a beam of light connected to a computer that makes music and sounds and you have a wonderful, fully integrated experience for participants and audience alike.
This is a collaboration between Critchill School, animateurs Jason Thornton and Annabelle Macfadyen, Frome Community College's Music Dept, Frome Festival and the Merlin Theatre. Supported by JUMPS.
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Merlin Theatre
£2
Event Code: 1005 | Category: Other Music
| Walk and Talk: Lost Pubs of Frome | 18:00 |
Bob Ladd's wealth of experience of conservation in the area reveals that Frome once had many public houses, some next door to each other. This walk follows a route through historic Frome discovering pubs such as The King of Prussia or Doctor Andrews and finishes at The Griffin Inn where you can disperse or buy yourself a pint.
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Meeting point on back of ticket.
£6 (Refreshments not included)
Booking Essential
Max: 25
Event Code: 1006 | Category: Talks & Walks
| Tour of Longleat House | 19:30 |
Enjoy a welcome drink in the superb traditional stately setting of the Great Hall while listening to an introductory talk from the House Guide. Then take a leisurely tour of the house with the experts.
Longleat Great Hall
10 (Includes welcome drink)
Max: 40
Event Code: 1007 | Category: Talks & Walks
| Quintessence: An Elemental Journey | 19:30 |
Experience the spirit of the four elements in ambiscapes of earth, fire, air and water, on an alchemical journey with multimedia group, esSONence. Music and sacred poetry from different traditions combine with newly commissioned film and contributions from local performers.
Rook Lane
£10 (£8)
Event Code: 1008 | Category: Other Music
| Youth Dance and Theatre Showcase | 20:00-21:00 |
Featuring Merlin Youth Theatre, StetsaPhunk & Frome Youth Centre Dance Group
A celebration of performance by young people associated with the Merlin Theatre. The Merlin Youth Theatre presents Plastic, a movement-driven piece devised over the summer term. StetsaPhunk draw on various hip-hop dance styles including popping, locking and breaking. Frome Youth Centre Dance Group have been working with a range of dance styles under the direction of Louise Barrett of Pretty Good Girl Dance Theatre since September.
Merlin Theatre
£3
Tickets from the Merlin Theatre
Event Code: 1009 | Category: Comedy, Dance & Drama
| Griff Daniels and Paul Hartshorn | 20:00 |
Lip-smackin', finger-lickin' country, blues, Americana and originals, with gritty passionate vocals and the immaculate electric guitar of Paul Hartshorn. Not to be missed.
Griffin Inn
Free
Event Code: 1010 | Category: Other Music