Shropshire Art Society’s Ongoing Exhibition in St Mary’s Church features the work of Maria Giles and Lesley Howse from January 4th to 31st.
It is open from 10 am to 4 pm daily’ excluding Sundays.
Discover Shrewsbury’s newest wedding venue and meet 50+ of the most unique and luxury exhibitors. Exclusively Shropshire’s largest and most popular Wedding Show.
The Great Barn is a brand new weddings & events venue in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Located near Manor Farm, a working beef farm in Baschurch, the owners recently converted their huge on site industrial style barn to host events of all sizes.
Full address: The Great Barn, Walford Heath, Shrewsbury, SY4 2HT. Enter ‘The Great Barn’ into your Sat Nav!
View stunning floral displays showcasing the latest trends and themes, enjoy on-going live music & entertainment and discover everything you need for your wedding day.
The Wedding Garden: Discover your wedding transport, meet a selection of fantastic exhibitors and enjoy servings from street food and drink vendors.
Luxury Tents: Wonder through the stunning tents and begin planning your rustic themed wedding.
The Barn: Enjoy live music performances and stunning catwalk shows throughout the day and meet amazing exhibitors. Leave feeling confident you have every last detail covered.
Receive an exclusive goody bag on entry filled with the latest special offers and discounts, as well as a copy of the latest Bridal Mag! Arrive early to claim yours.
Bring your entire bridal party and make a day of it!
Most exhibitors have exciting offers and discounts exclusively to Brides that attend the Fayre.
Wheelchair friendly. Children and pooches welcome. Food and drink available to purchase throughout the day.
Singing workshop led by Jamie Dawes-Hughes from the Natural Voice Network, in collaboration with Roxane, a harmony junky! Jamie is an avid singer, arranger and choir leader based in North Wales. Jamie firmly believes that singing should be good fun, and that it should be for everyone, and not just the privileged few. He can’t wait to come to Shrewsbury in January to share some of his favourite LGBT+ anthems and get everyone singing! Even if you’ve never sung before, come along and sing loudly and proudly. All are very welcome.
Jamie lives with his husband Seiriol in the seaside town of Caernarfon. He runs Gwaenysgor Community Choir and The Greenhouse Singers, as well as day workshops across the country. He’s also acted as one of the guest leaders as part of Harmony Live, a mass community singing event that has run in London, Brighton and Bristol. He sings with the Spooky Men’s Chorale, and their offshoot A Fistful of Spookies, as well as the mixed voice choir Côr Dre.
Star of Live at the Apollo (BBC2) Impractical Jokers (BBC3) Russell Howards Good News (BBC3) Stand up Central (Comedy Central) and as seen on The Dog Ate My Homework (CBBC) and Channel 4s 5o Funniest.
On the radio, Paul has recently co-hosted the Rock and Roll football on Absolute Radio and the Warm up on TalkSport as well as guesting on Rob Becketts show on Absolute and performing Stand up on Russell Kanes Whistlestop Tour on Radio 2. Paul is also the co-host of Radio Xs The Britpopcast, a brand new podcast all about 90s music with George Lewis.
Paul has recently appeared on major UK tours with two of Britains foremost stand ups, Sean Lock and Kevin Bridges playing to more than half a million people in Arenas and theatres to great critical acclaim. He has also been the support act for Michael Mcintyre, John Bishop and Lee Mack. 2019 saw McCaffrey take to the road for his first solo headline tour I thought Id have grown out of this by now, playing to packed houses across the UK. In Spring 2020, hell be hitting the road again in his own right this time, with hilarious new show LEMON.
An award-winning comedian (Latitude New Act of the Year, London Paper/Soho Theatre London Comic Competition), One of the most in demand headliners at all the major UK comedy clubs. He has performed Seven critically-acclaimed Edinburgh shows, as well as performing comedy at major music festivals such as Reading, Leeds, V Festival, Bestival and Latitude.
Doors open at 7.45pm Tickets can be bought directly from the OPO or from the ticket line below.
Paying tribute to many of the world’s all time classic rock greats, The Classic Rock Show’s musicians power through legendary performances from the likes of Led Zeppelin, Dire Straits, Steely Dan, Eric Clapton, AC/DC, Queen, The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac and The Who, plus much much more.
The musical sensation that’s been rocking the nation for over 18 years.
Starring Steve Steinman and an incredible cast of singers, dancers and musicians, this show will have you rocking in the aisles.
A tongue-in-cheek and laugh out loud storyline combined with an incredible stage set, lighting and sound, and a show like no other.
Featuring over 30 of the greatest classic rock anthems of all time, including Queen, AC/DC, Bonnie Tyler, Meat Loaf, Bon Jovi, Journey, Guns N’ Roses and many more.
“They should prescribe this show on the NHS – it really makes you feel so good, you forget about your aches and pains” (Bournemouth Echo)
Martyn Joseph is a completely unique and mind blowing artist. Take everything you think you know about singer songwriters….and rip it up. For one man and a guitar he creates a performance with a huge far-reaching sound that is energetic, compelling and passionate. Be it to two hundred people or twenty thousand, he blows the crowd away night after night.
April 2019 saw him win a “Wales Folk Award” for “Here Come The Young”, the title track of his most recent album, of which Uncut magazine said “He’s never sounded more potent than he does here”
In 2018 he was honoured with a ”Spirit of Folk” Award by Folk Alliance International in Kansas USA and he also received Fatea magazine’s “Lifetime Achievement Award” here in the UK.
He is gifted with the rare ability to speak to the soul with his expressive and poignant lyrics and has a career spanning 30 years, 32 albums, over a half a million record sales and thousands of live performances.
Compared to Bruce Springsteen, John Mayer, Bruce Cockburn and Dave Matthews, he has created his own style and reputation as a mesmerizing live performer and stands in his own right, built on a reputation for giving what thousands have described as the best live music experience of their lives.
A unique talent driven by passion, social awareness and love for his trade, he’s a jaw dropping guitar player who has developed a unique percussive style, teamed up with a powerful show stopping voice, and has been called “The Welsh Springsteen”
Concerned with making music that is relevant and vital to his audience, he engages with challenging narratives tackling the complexity of the human condition, underpinned with a promise of hope. In his own words “Really what I do is to try and write songs that might step up and make some sense of a moment in time. A good song makes you feel like you’re not alone in the world.”
He is hailed as a raconteur weaving tales on topical concerns, as well as stories on the fragility of love, with a magical ability to reach out to his listeners through his passion and humour. Stunning reviews single him out as an unmissable solo performer whose music stays with you long after the show has ended.
www.martynjoseph.net
Shop through 6 tonnes of Preloved, Vintage & Retro clothing and pay by weight – all at just £15 per kilo! Find everything from true vintage dresses from the 60’s onwards, retro blouse & shirts, flannel, leather, denim and jeans, branded sportswear, shoes, bags, accessories & tonnes, tonnes more!
Our stock is entirely handpicked and individually graded by our team, meaning you’ll find incredible quality, one of a kind pieces at bargain prices. Last year we saved over 200 tonnes of clothing from landfill and we work tirelessly to ensure our waste is kept to a minimum.
We provide fitting rooms & mirrors so you can get stuck in trying everything on, plus you can check the weight as you shop with scales dotted around the venue – meaning no costly surprises! Plus we bring 3 tonnes extra to fill up with throughout the day, so no matter what time you arrive, you’re guaranteed to find rails & rails full of fabulous finds!
A completely unique shopping experience like no other. Happy rummaging!
Free entry but retiring collection
Portraiture can be a difficult subject matter to draw accurately and successfully. On this introductory workshop to charcoal portraiture, you will learn techniques, methods and process that are critical to achieve life-like portraits. You will learn the Riley method of drawing human faces, how to use measurement to increase accuracy, how tonal values can help in making charcoal portraiture more realistic and how different materials can be used to provide different effect. During the workshop their will be demonstrations as well as the opportunity to practice the techniques yourself.
Materials you will use include compressed charcoal, vine charcoal, charcoal pencil, blenders and putty erasers.
Live demonstrations and tuition will be given throughout by Bakhtiar Umataliev.
Cost £60 including parking and refreshments
Contact us to book https://www.myartshack.co.uk
In 1993 Jonathan Cutbill retired and moved to Shropshire. He had a lifelong affection for the natural world, especially birds and took hundreds of beautiful photographs, a selection of which will be on display as part of 2020 History Month.
Come and enjoy the exhibition opening and the formal launch of LGBT+ History Month 2020, in Shrewsbury.
The exhibition opening will be followd by The Jonathan Cutbill Memorial Lecture – a tribute presentation from Andrew Lumsden Gay Liberation Front (GLF) Activist and co-founder of Gay News and Justin Bengry, a leading cultural historian of sexualities and the queer past focusing on twentieth-century Britain.
Presentation 1 – ABOUT THE EVENT
Jonathan Cutbill’s life, ‘Gays the Word’, an impressive LGBT+ library goes to London
This first of two Memorial Presentations: Andrew Lumsden, a long-term friend (and , Gay Liberation Front activist), Justin Bengry, a leading cultural historian of sexualities and Maria Castrillo, Head of Special Collections at the University of London, which will be housing Jonathan’s library.
Shrewsbury resident, Jonathan Cutbill, who died in 2019 was a co-founder of Gay’s the Word bookshop, London, who created an extensive LGBTQ+ library in his home.
Presentation 2 – ABOUT THE EVENT
Saving ‘Gay’s The Word’
The second Memorial Presentation: Graham McKerrow, activist and journalist who launched ‘Capital Gay’
In April 1984, Customs officers raided Gay’s The Word and the homes of its staff and directors including Jonathan Cutbill’s and seized thousands of books, many by respected authors claiming they were indecent.
They wanted to stop the importation of all LGBT fiction and non-fiction and brought 100 charges of conspiracy to import indecent material; a major Old Bailey trial was set.
Defend Gay’s The Word campaign fought back. In 1986, shortly before the trial was due to start, Customs dropped all the charges and returned all the books. This is the story of a triumph.
Reflecting on prominent issues within the LGBTQ+ community like AIDs, hate crime, the commercialisation of Pride and the difference between rights and liberation. Celebrating the legacy of brave pioneers.
Plus Q & A with Director Ashley Joiner & Producer Christian Gordine
Film documentary celebrating decades of progress in the LGBTQ rights movement, which explores the difference between LGBTQ Rights and Liberation.
The film asks difficult questions about the corporatisation of Pride, the existence of prejudice within the LGBTQ community and how the future looks 50 years on from the Stonewall Riots.
Following the screening, Ashley, Christian and Andrew Lumsden, a GLF (Gay Liberation Front) veteran campaigner, who is featured in the film will take part in a Q&A.
Celebrating a fantastic 21 years touring in 2019, the UK’s longest running Musical Theatre Concert Tour features past principal performers from Les Miserables and delivers over two hours of the best of Broadway and the West End, ending of course with a stunning finale from Les Mis.
This brand new show will include many of the best numbers that have made BEYOND THE BARRICADE the most popular musical theatre concert in the country. The concert features David Fawcett (Valjean), Andy Reiss (Enjolras & Resident Director for the National Tour of Les Miserables), Katie Leeming (Eponine) and Poppy Tierney (Cosette), together with a live band that capture the feel of the original orchestrations of the chosen musicals.
To this day, every musical note is still played and sung live – very rare indeed. BEYOND THE BARRICADE gives musical theatre songs a bold concert format treatment – but with the conviction and intention to deliver the material as if the audience are watching the original performance.
Celebrate our Shrewsbury’s special links with Charles Darwin during the 2020 DarwIn Shrewsbury Festival, 7th to 16th February.
Events range from guided tours of Darwin’s old haunts to brain-teasing lectures, and inspirational workshops for children.
For more information about the festival visit
https://originalshrewsbury.co.uk/darwin-shrewsbury-festival
Enjoy a country walk to see the snowdrops then call in at the Guildhall for Teas, Coffees, and delicious Homemade Soups and Cakes. Saturday and Sunday 11 – 4.30 pm. For further info. ring 01743 761451
A one-day writing workshop for adults with Mike Gayle.
This course will consider how to generate and develop ideas like a professional writer touching on the creation of log lines (your story in a sentence), understanding story structure and avoiding common pitfalls. Suitable for complete beginners and those struggling to start novels or transform their ideas into something they can work with.
Mike Gayle is the author of 15 novels including the Sunday Times Bestselling My Legendary Girlfriend, Mr Commitment and Turning Thirty. Previously a journalist and agony uncle, Mike’s work has appeared in a variety of publications including The Sunday Times, The Guardian and Cosmopolitan. He has also been a judge on a number of literary prizes including the Costa, Betty Trask and WH Smith Awards. His latest novel is Half a World Away.
http://mikegayle.co.uk/
Booking essential, book early to avoid disappointment. Please bring along your favourite writing implements whether that be a paper and pen or laptop
Complimentary tea and coffee will be available throughout the day. Lunch is not provided, you are welcome to bring a packed lunch to eat in the seminar room or to visit one of the many food establishments in Shrewsbury Town Centre.
Enjoy a country walk to see the snowdrops then call in at the Guildhall for Teas, Coffees, and delicious Homemade Soups and Cakes. Saturday and Sunday 11 – 4.30 pm. For further info. ring 01743 761451
Daliso shot to fame on Britain’s Got Talent and has gone on to write his critically acclaimed Radio 4 show Citizen of Nowhere. In his hilarious, daring new show, Daliso looks at disgraced, blacklisted celebrities and historical figures we’re ashamed we once admired.
Mànran return to Theatre Severn for another night of rousing trad rock!
Enjoy a country walk to see the snowdrops then call in at the Guildhall for Teas, Coffees, and delicious Homemade Soups and Cakes. Saturday and Sunday 11 – 4.30 pm. For further info. ring 01743 761451
Shropshire Theatre Organ Trust event. Len Rawle MBE plays Wurlitzer theatre organ at The Buttermarket in Shrewsbury. Live music. Raffle, Sales Table and Refreshments available.
Enjoy a country walk to see the snowdrops then call in at the Guildhall for Teas, Coffees, and delicious Homemade Soups and Cakes. Saturday and Sunday 11 – 4.30 pm. For further info. ring 01743 761451
Booking is essential via the link. We are not hosting this event so any enquiries must be directed to Attingham Park staff.
An evening of stargazing and moon watching suitable for all the family and children over 5.
🚕 Britain’s Got Talent golden buzzer comedian Kojo Anim is heading out on the road with his debut UK tour & you don’t want to miss it! 😁🤣
“One of the funniest comedians” – Kevin Hart
A night of live music with The Big Magic Dance Band, with music from the 50s & 60s. The night starts at 7.30pm and finishes at 11pm, we have a bar and a Raffle.
Semi-finalist on Britain’s Got Talent and support act for Tim Vine on 7 UK tours, John Archer finally takes to the stage on his own one man show.
A rare chance to see baffling magic with a dash of comedy thrown in by the man who many consider to be the best Comedy Magician in the UK today.
The first man to fool Penn and Teller on ITV’s ‘Fool Us’ with Jonathan Ross and a former winner of the prestigious Magic Circle Stage Magician of the Year.
“Deliciously deft…we roared at ad-libbing that was first rate throughout…you’ll leave the show smiling”
The Times
“Amazing”
Simon Cowell
“Hugely Funny. Hugely Talented. You are a Superstar”
David Walliams
“Hysterically Funny”
Derren Brown
“You could put John Archer anywhere and he would kill an audience”
Penn Jillette (Penn & Teller)
“John Archer will blow your mind”
Dynamo
This 2 hour workshop is a gentle introduction into writing the self through poetry.
No experience of writing necessary.
Deborah Alma is a UK poet and editor, teaches Creative Writing at Keele University and works as a writer in the community. She is also Emergency Poet prescribing poetry from her vintage ambulance & co-founder of the Poetry Pharmacy in Bishop’s Castle with her partner James Sheard.
Cost: £20
PLEASE CONTACT US FOR DIRECTIONS AND AVAILABILITY!
Email – info@myartshack.co.uk
Phone – 07751 362171
See our website https://www.myartshack.co.uk/
Have you ever wanted to learn how to bellydance but didn’t know where to start? Or maybe you are already dancing but would like to revisit the basic moves to improve your technique?
Fun and friendly way to learn to shimmy, camel and do snake arms amongst many other moves, whilst learning a choreographed dance or two! With JWAAD instructor Sue Lloyd.
£10 including free parking and refreshments!
Small groups, so please book early to avoid disappointment.
Contact 07751 362171 or info@myartshack.co.uk
Jon Boden is best known as the lead singer of the progressive folk juggernaut Bellowhead who sold 250,000 albums and sold out hundreds of venues including The Royal Albert Hall.
Solo Jon performs the self-penned songs of Painted Lady and Songs From The Floodplain, material from Bellowhead, Spiers & Boden, his latest album Afterglow and more.
His critically acclaimed and enthusiastically received solo shows have created yet another chapter in his history as one of the foremost names in English folk music.
In this day long workshop you will design and make a simple 3D vessel using a resist technique and fine merino wool. Wet felting is a process using wool, hot water, soap and repeated agitation to cause the fibres to hook together or weave together into a piece of fabric and you will learn different methods of doing this. Forming this fabric into a vessel can be very creative as felt is a very sculptural and responsive material. If you have particular ideas for design, colour or shape please let us know well before the workshop so that we can discuss.
*Further workshops will introduce more advanced skills in using the book resist technique, and different ways of creating texture and form in your work.
Cost £60 to include all materials plus refreshments
Gift vouchers available
Free parking
To book this event
Email info@myartshack.co.uk
Phone 07751 362171
Or see our website for more events https://www.myartshack.co.uk
Three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and very-hard-to-pin-down-indie-underdog-nightmare Josie Long is back with a brand new show after a brief hiatus, during which she had a baby and so on.
It’s about the mind-bending intensity of new motherhood, but mostly about kindness, gentleness, and joy – all in all, the edgiest thing you will see this year. The aim is for you to come out of it feeling optimistic about the future, although that is a big ask. At the very least there will be some really silly voices in it, and that’s not nothing.
★★★★ Times “Brilliantly evocative, an original and unflagging spirit.”
Back by popular demand!!
This is a fantastic opportunity to have expert tuition in combining mixed media techniques with found images and drawings to create your own visual narrative. The workshop uses mixed media techniques in fun and effective ways to create unique 8 page books from a single piece of folded paper. We will be using image transfer and carbon paper so please bring laser printed or photocopies of any images you may want to use (There will be a supply of stock images you can use too) If you want to use text in your image transfer work remember to bring mirror image copies (we can do this for you if you can’t)
Katherine Soutar (Caddick) is an Artist and illustrator who specialises in themes of story and folklore. She has been illustrating folktales for both the history press and individual storytellers for many years. Katherine has also worked part time for the past 15 years in an academy school helping students develop both illustration and warm glass work for their GCSE’s and A levels. She regularly runs workshops in mixed media techniques and print and teaches on an annual art escape in Morocco. Katherine also has a diploma in Art therapy from Goldsmiths college.
Cost £55 including all materials, free parking, plus tea/coffee and cake throughout the day. We have a 30 minute break for lunch.
Contact us to book
Email – info@myartshack.co.uk
Phone – 07751 362171
Photo of Katherine by Jack Thompson
Lost In The Rhythm with Welsh Strictly Pro Amy Dowden and Colin Jackson at Theatre Severn on Sunday 15th March 7:30pm
Tickets >> https://www.theatresevern.co.uk/shows/dance/lost-in-the-rhythm/
The award-winning Folk duo Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin, by now well-known to audiences under their recently adopted new name Edgelarks, have arranged for their flightpath to take them past Oswestry with a landing at The Hermon scheduled for March 2020! A spirited duo full of integrity and exquisite musicianship that is well-worth the attention of any Folk aficionado!!
Extraordinary…I was blown away by them! – Tom Robinson, BBC 6Music
“Songs that linger in the memory held together by fine musicianship.” – Daily Telegraph
“Rather fine, delicate and delicious – based in Devon but their songs resonate throughout these islands.” – Iain Anderson, BBC Scotland
After a very successful crowd-funding campaign their new duo album Feather was released in 2019, followed by prolific touring activities. A busy collaborative period has also included work as part of the acclaimed Gigspanner Big Band featuring members of Bellowhead and Steeleye Span, such as the amazing violinist Peter Knight who played The Hermon with his trio in 2019. In the same year, the BBC Radio 2 Festival In A Day saw Hannah and Phillip performing to a Hyde Park crowd of 50,000 – supporting Kylie Minogue!
Described by The Guardian as subtle, atmospheric and bravely original, this exceptional duo combines exquisite folk with influences as diverse as the blues and Indian classical slide guitar. A strong roots-sound, original songwriting, stomping beatbox harmonica, soaring fiddle and vocal harmonies come together in a formidable live show, taking audiences on a story telling journey around a new musical landscape.
EARLY BIRD TICKETS @ £12 available now!!
More about the Edgelarks:
http://www.philliphenryandhannahmartin.co.uk/
TALES FROM THE WILDERNESS TOUR 2020
Thrilling tales from a modern day journeyman. From crossing Antarctica to conquering Everest, Ben will take the audience on an inspiring adventure.
Join Ben in this uplifting and exciting show, when he’ll be sharing his stories of the wilderness.
Ben has climbed Everest, been swimming with crocodiles, saved elephants, dodged pirates, been marooned for a year on an uninhabited island, walked to the South Pole, crossed the Empty Quarter with camels, rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, tracked the migration of the wilderbeest, swum from Alcatraz, had a flesh eating disease and messed around with ferrets!
The much-loved TV adventurer will recount, with warmth and honesty, his thrilling tales. If you like Ben’s TV shows then you’ll love this personal and intimate evening of stories from around the world.
The UN Patron of the Wilderness, Ben Fogle has travelled the world, has published 10 bestselling books & his TV shows are a global hit watched by millions around the world.
‘ADVENTURER IN A CLASS OF HIS OWN’
BBC
‘FUNNY, ENTERTAINING & REALLY RATHER INSPIRING TOO’
DAILY MAIL
‘A WHOLESOME, ETHICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL ADVENTURER’
THE GUARDIAN
An evening full of Spectacular performers for your delight, with Pip Bayley as Master of Ceremonies. Join Alice’s Nightcircus for her first visit to Shrewsbury in a curious journey down a musical rabbit hole. Victor (from Victor and the Bully) introduces his new act Victor Ghastly’s Electric Timebomb which is guaranteed to get your feet tapping with his explosive new sound. Have a ‘Little bit of Gin’ with the ever popular Lady Violet Hugh. Just a thought, or is it a Hoo-Hah Conspiracy? Finally Russell Erwood will be there to keep you all entertained as ‘A real life Jester’.
Shrewsbury Flea – Antique and Collectors Fair at West Mid Showground & is ever increasing in popularity with both visitors & trader. Shrewsbury Flea see’s between 100-140 traders selling a vast selection of Antique’s, collectables, Vintage, mid-century and Salvage. We regularly see between 2200 – 4800 visitors and our fair is quickly gaining a reputation of been the perfect place to find that unique addition to your home. The traders who attend Shrewsbury Flea travel from all over the UK and Europe and cater for every taste and every budget.
Shrewsbury Steampunk Spectacular – Back by popular demand!
Now in it’s third splendid year!
We very much hope you can join us Salopian Steampunks in our beautiful and historic town. We are very proud of it and we cannot wait to welcome new faces and catch up with familiar ones too! Come along and join our continually growing Steampunk family, you will be very well looked after.
Get ready for the best songs from all your favourite female stars in one fabulous fun-packed show. Little Mix will cast some Black Magic and Taylor Swift will Shake It Off as four enormously talented girls bring you up close and personal with the greatest female pop performers of today.
Meghan Trainor, Ariana Grande, Beyoncé and Rihanna will all be dropping in to the biggest Pop Party ever so make sure you’re there!
With dazzling choreography, state of the art videos and superb vocals Pop Divas Live! is the perfect pop concert experience for the little divas in your life.
