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Keith Skipper the Deputy Lord-Lieutenant of Norwich
opened the Welborne Arts Festival 2009
WELBORNE ARTS FESTIVAL
Saturday 13 June and Sunday 14 June 2009
10.30 am – 4.30 pm
Our eighth festival, with the theme of ‘the world around us’, included top quality visual art, music, literature, performance and children’s activities.
EXHIBITIONS
We are delighted to welcome the long established artists’ group, the Norwich Twenty Group.
We welcome back the Norwich Print Fair as well as our regular high quality villagers’ exhibition.
Norwich Print Fair
Programme of demonstrations
Saturday 13 June
11.30 am Kerry Buck Collagraph (combining intaglio and relief printing)
12.15 pm Gary Martin Etching (intaglio printing)
1.00 pm Sally Hirst Photopolymer (Relief printing)
2.00 pm Gary Martin Etching (intaglio printing)
2.45 pm Walk & Talk with Tracy Myers
3.30 pm Kerry Buck Collagraph (combining intaglio and relief printing)
Sunday 14 June
11.30 am Walk & Talk with Tracy Myers
12.15 pm Gary Martin Etching (intaglio printing)
1.00 pm Kerry Buck Collagraph (combining intaglio and relief printing)
2.00 pm Gary Martin Etching (intaglio printing)
2.45 pm Kerry Buck Collagraph (combining intaglio and relief printing)
3.30 pm Sally Hirst Photopolymer (Relief printing)
BE CREATIVE
Our usual marquee is full of things to make and do, including throwing pots with internationally renowned Welborne potter Ruthanne Tudball
Daytime music 2009
EVENING CONCERTS
7.30 pm Saturday - Irish songs and stories with Nappertandy and Friends.
8.00 pm Sunday - cool jazz with Destination Swing, including guitarist Jasper Smith
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Tickets in advance: £7.50 (concessions £6.50) on the door: £8.50 (concessions £7.50)
For evening concert tickets call 01362 858770 or 01362 850327.
ON THE MEADOW
Horses and riders from Kensington Lodge Farm perform a drill ride to music, morning and afternoon on both days of the festival at 11.30 am and 2.30 pm .
PERFORMANCE
Anna Mudeka returns to Welborne after her fantastic concert here last autumn. Anna will run drumming and craft workshops.
Drumming workshops at 12.30 pm and 3.30 pm each day
Foolhardy Folk Clowns will encourage you to learn circus skills, with a finale each day!
Tony Nelson, the Sheringham Town Crier, will make sure you know what is going on.
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READINGS AND BOOK SIGNINGS
Absolute Fiction - a group of local authors - were recently selected for an Arts Council programme. Famed for their entertaining presentations, several of them will be giving short readings from their new novels and signing books. (Sat 13 June, 11.30 am)
Acclaimed Norfolk-based author and naturalist, Mark Cocker’s books include the highly praised “Crow Country” and “Birds Britannica.” You’ll be able to ask him about his work and his books. (Sat 13 June 2.30 pm)
Poets Dean Parkin and Andrea Porter
come to us fresh from the Poetry Next the Sea event at Wells. (Sun 14 June 11.30 am
Giles Foden’s book “The Last King of Scotland”, about Idi Amin, was made into a film. He’s written four novels and teaches creative writing at the University of East Anglia. He will talk about his work and answer questions (Sun 14 June 2.30 pm)
IN THE CHURCH
The Worstead Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers will demonstrate a wide range of weaving techniques and give you the chance to have a go.
An exhibition of work that children from local schools have produced with the Worstead Guild in the weeks before the festival.
“The world around us” videos
IN THE VILLAGE HALL
Lunches, teas, drinks and ice creams
Small village with a big festival, "Dereham Times"T
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