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| Throwing On The Wheel - Taster Session | 10:00-14:30 |
Learn to throw a pot on a potter's wheel with Jenny,
the resident potter at Enigma and choose one to have fired.
Enigma Gallery
£5
Age: 6+
Event Code: 701 • Primary Category: Workshops
| Women and Wild: Poetry workshop with Rose Flint |
13:00-15:00 |
Frome Writers Group event
Poetry workshop exploring our relationship to natural wildness in a time of environmental stress. Places limited; please book in advance.
Frome Library
£4
Event Code: 702 • Primary Category: Workshops Other Relevant Categories: Literary
| Workshop: Tile Painting | 13:00-15:00 |
A brief introduction to hand-decorating pottery. Using tile blanks and ceramic underglaze colours Steven Jenkins will demonstrate and teach basic brushstroke techniques that can be used to create lettering, decorative patterns or repeat motifs. No experience or skill necessary, just enthusiasm.
Trinity Hall
£8
Age: 7+ (under 10’s with an adult) • No. of Participants: 12
Event Code: 703 • Primary Category: Workshops
| Walk & Talk Frome Tunnels | 18:00 |
Popular folklore holds that much of Frome is riven with tunnels. The Frome Tunnel group is on the case. The tour visits our work and will hear some of the historical detail. You won't be underground long, but there are some awkward spaces and lots of mud; information on dress and what to bring will be included with your ticket (See also Wednesday 9, event no. 907 and Saturday 12, event no. 1202)
Meeting point and information with the ticket.
£6
Adults only. • Max: 15
Event Code: 704 • Primary Category: Talks & Walks
| FILM PREMIERE - Quince, Venison and Peas: A 17th-Century Frome Feast |
18:00-19:30 |
Frome was a vibrant weaving town in the 17th century, and thanks to the exceptional trade links of nearby Bristol, local merchants enjoyed an astonishingly varied diet. This fascinating Food Frome film explores the local ingredients, recipes and culinary techniques of the time, culminating in the recreation of a 17th-Century feast (samples of which can be tasted here).
The Lamb Inn
£6 (includes food tasters)
Event Code: 705 • Primary Category: Film and Film & Music Other Relevant Categories: Miscellaneous
| Women's Poetry Selection | 18:30-21:30 Doors open 18:00 |
Caeia March and friends : Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender heritage through Poetry. Women's Poetry Selection brings together an inspirational and entertaining collection of poetry and prose. The evening offers a board range of voices from the past to the present.
Rook Lane Chapel
Free, donations for refreshments
Event Code: 706 • Primary Category: Literary
| Frome Festival Poetry Café with Nathan Filer | 19:30 Doors open 19:00 |
Double-bill bonanza! Not only the 'goofy but uproarious black comedy' of surreal genius Nathan Filer but also the now-famous battle of the open-mic bards for that coveted title of Festival Poet Laureate! Unmissable, whether you come to compete or to applaud.
Garden Cafe
£4
Event Code: 707 • Primary Category: Literary
| Frome Symphony's Film Favourites | 19:30 |
Captivating Classics from the silver screen.
Feast on well-loved classical favourites, all featured in films (some familiar, some more obscure!) including Ravel's Bolero, Grieg's Piano Concerto (soloist: Stephen Marquiss), Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks and some rousing action themes conducted by David Hynds.
St John's Church
£8 / £6 conc
Event Code: 708 • Primary Category: Classical Music
| Courtney Pine Band | 20:00 |
SNG presents Courtney Pine, multi-award-winning artist and now broadcaster. He has a live touring history that has brought his sound to audiences across the world, bringing together jazz, reggae, hip hop and drum and bass influences in a totally inclusive way.
Cheese & Grain
£19 adv
Under 14's accompanied
Event Code: 709 • Primary Category: Jazz Music
Other Relevant Categories: Other Music
| Bath Community Gospel Choir | 08:00 Doors open 19:30 |
An evening of foot-stomping gospel with the Bath Community Gospel Choir. This all-access adult choir will perform a mixture of spirituals, traditional gospel songs, R&B, funky and pop gospel; and of course there's all the swaying and clapping into the bargain! The choir has performed locally including at Bath Charity Showcase at The Forum in Bath this May, at Westonbirt Arboretum and with Bazil Meade, Director of the London Community Gospel Choir. They're delighted to be making their festival debut in Frome, so come and enjoy music to soothe the soul.
Holy Trinity Church
£5 / £2.50 conc
Event Code: 710 • Primary Category: Other Music
| Bill Smarme | 20:00-23:00 |
Bill Smarme, Twerton's famous ladies man, weaves the old magic for Frome. Singing love songs from deep down there in Twerton.
Griffin Inn
Free
Age: 18+
Event Code: 711 • Primary Category: Other Music
Other Relevant Categories: Comedy, Dance & Drama
| Music Mondays | 20:30 |
Quality local artists continue the Olive Tree's regular live music.
The Olive Tree
Free admission
Event Code: 712 • Primary Category: Other Music