The Whitworth Centre

Events

SATURDAY, 11TH SEPTEMBER 2010

SOULFUNKFUL and THE KERRY FERNANDEZ BAND

Romance Waddington, aka SoulFunkful, is a singer-songwriter who was born in Lusaka, Zambia and started signing in the church choir from the age of 13. She has been writing songs since the age of 15 and continues writing. She is inspired by various artistes, among which: Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, George Benson, Michael Jackson and Prince!

The Kerry Fernandez Band play lively covers of funk, soul and groove-based songs and have been playing regularly around Derbyshire/Nottingham/Yorkshire to a wide variety of audiences.

Featuring long time cohorts Paul Sullivan on guitar, Mike Murray on bass/double bass and Titch Croft on drums, whose varied musical backgrounds combine to create the dynamic sounds and performances they have become renowned for.

Come and enjoy an evening of great soul and funk!

http://www.myspace.com/kerryfernandezband

http://www.myspace.com/soulfunkful

The Terrace Room

Joseph Whitworth Centre, Darley Dale, DE4 2EQ

Saturday, 11th September 2010

Doors open: 7.00pm

Start: 7.30pm 

Licensed bar

 

Tickets: £7.50 / £6.00 concs

  

For bookings and info please contact:

Sarah Bennett: 01629 733759 sarah@sarahbennettjazz.com

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FRIDAY, 17TH SEPTEMBER 2010

COTTON GRASS THEATRE 

THE UNKNOWN LAND

The play is inspired by true accounts of nineteenth century Arctic exploration, Inuit mythology and the fatal attraction of the polar regions.

The year is 1844. Samuel Straw is the last survivor of an expedition to find the Northwest Passage. We learn why he answered a newspaper advertisement inviting him to join a ship bound for the unknown wastes north of Greenland; how the loneliness, the strength-sapping treks across the ice and the merciless cold change him forever and how the certainties of his early life are challenged as he faces that bleak environment. Samuel’s story is told by one actor and a musician playing the traditional songs of land and sea.

 

The show won a ‘Best Actor’ nomination at the Buxton Festival last summer. “A skilful performance from David Frederickson playing the role of Samuel from boy to man and also everyone he encounters. Folk-singer Keith Kendrick is on stage throughout, playing the concertina and lending his resonant voice to songs which catch and enhance the mood.” (Steve Walker, Buxton Fringe review).

www.cottongrass.mirai.co.uk

 

The Terrace Room

Joseph Whitworth Centre, Darley Dale, DE4 2EQ

Friday, 17th September 2010

Doors open: 7.00pm 

Start: 7.30pm

 

Licensed bar

 

Tickets: £8.00 / £6.00 concs

 

For bookings and info please contact:

Sarah Bennett: 01629 733759 sarah@sarahbennettjazz.com

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There will a valuation evening at the Whitworth Centre on Friday 15th October at 7pm

Click here to download the poster

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WEDNESDAY, 27TH OCTOBER 2010

NACHDA SANSAAR

TRADITIONAL INDIAN BHANGRA DANCE

Nachda Sansaar are a troupe of traditional folk dancers from the Punjab area of India who have been enteraining audiences with their high quality, award-winning performances since 1984.

Bhangra is a bright and energetic dance, and Nachda Sansaar have spearheaded a campaign to keep the art of traditional Bhangra dancing alive, mixing contemprary routines with traditional Bhangra moves. The combination of traditional and freestyle routines provides a fast and exhilarating spectacle full of colour and vibrant music for everyone to enjoy.

Nachda Sansaar were winners of the International Bhangra Competition held in Chicago in 2003.

www.nachdasansaar.com

To further immerse you in the experience, we will be serving an Indian buffet from 6.30pm, but you can also just come and see the show, which starts at 8.00pm in the Banqueting Hall at the JWC.

The buffet willl be served from: 6.30pm

The show starts at: 8.00pm

Licensed bar

Tickets:

Adults: £7.50      show only          £12.00   with Indian buffet

Children: £5.50  show only          £9.00     with Indian buffet

Enquiries and tickets: ring the Whitworth Centre Manager: 01629 733678  enquiries@thewhitworthcentre.co.uk

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SATURDAY, 13TH NOVEMBER 2010

MARK GWYNNE JONES and the PSYCHICBREAD

with Paul Lyalls

Four times fringe award winners, Mark Gwynne Jones and the Psychicbread use poetry, music and tragic comedy as their messenger. From the girl who spent too long on a sunbed to the joys of driving a Sherman Tank at rush hour… their sound is contagious, gritty and sometimes startlingly sensitive.

Mark and the Psychicbread will be joined by the fabulous Paul Lyalls with his new collection 'Catching the Cascade'.

‘Astonishing…you’ll love this show!”  The Daily Mail

‘Inspired…one of the most accomplished performance poets in the land…drawing the audience into a world where things are not quite what they seem.’  The Guardian

“In the light of this” is their new CD taking listeners on a musical and poetic tour de force. Recently featured by Verity Sharp on Radio 3, Jones and the Psychicbread have played on radio stations from California to Sydney, Australia.

‘Shakespeare wouldn’t approve, he’d just be jealous.’  Mixmag

‘Gwynne Jones should be ruined with fame and money before he shows the rest of us up for the bunch of sissies we are. But if you don’t want the truth don’t call a poet. At least not a real one. The Independent

www.psychicbread.org

The Ballroom

Joseph Whitworth Centre, Darley Dale, DE4 2EQ

Saturday, 13th November 2010

Doors open: 7.30pm

Start: 8.00pm

Licensed bar

Tickets: £8.00 / £7.00 concs

For bookings and info please contact:

Sarah Bennett: 01629 733759 sarah@sarahbennettjazz.com

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LIFE DRAWING AND PAINTING CLASSES WITH

 CHRIS BENNETT, ARTIST

 

Life drawing and painting classes with a life model on a Sunday morning in the Whitworth Centre Gallery Room, with Chris Bennett, a professional artist living locally and who regularly exhibits in London, and who trained at the Slade School of Art.

www.chrisbennettartist.co.uk

 

The entire morning session will be: 10.30-11.30 and 12.00-1.00pm; I.e. 2 hours of tuition on:

 

Sunday, 1^st August

Sunday, 5th September

Sunday, 3rd October

Sunday, 7th November

Sunday, 5th December

 

Cost: £12 /£9.00 concs per morning session

 

The terrace cafe will be open from 9.00am for coffee, snacks, sandwiches and bacon butties!

 

For bookings and info please contact:

Sarah Bennett: 01629 733759 sarah@sarahbennettjazz.com

 

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