Led by Helen Ridley and Sue Bridge

Every two weeks on Thursday from 11am - 2pm you will join local artist Helen Ridley to explore your inner artist.

Helen will demonstrate a range of techniques and materials, from watercolour and gouache to pencils and pastels.

Each session will explore a different theme with a range of references to choose from, giving you the opportunity to explore and experiment.

The Studio is open to all abilities and you will need to bring your own materials, please see details listed below:

The Studio Art Club runs from Thur 11 May every 2 weeks on the dates below.

Summer
22 Jun, 6 Jul, 20 Jul, 3 Aug, 17 Aug.
11am - 2pm
£28 per session | £184 per 8 week term

Thur 22 Jun
Watercolour Tropical Plants
Students to bring watercolour paints, brushes and paper, pencils and pastels.

Thur 6 Jul
Tissue Paper and Acrylics Wood and Walls
Students to bring acrylic paints, brushes and paper or pay £2 to use tutors paints.

Thur 20 Jul
Watercolour Summer Cocktails
Students to bring watercolour paints, brushes and paper, pencils and pastels.

Thur 3 Aug
Watercolour Fruit and Citrus
Students to bring watercolour paints, brushes and paper, pencils and pastels.

Thur 17 Aug
Watercolour Beautiful Birds
Students to bring watercolour paints, brushes and paper. Tutor to provide ink and materials to create your own drawing pen.

•  11:00 FREE

Our four day School Holiday Art Camp!

Join Lucy Carpenter for an art adventure this Easter.

Create something spectacular in these hands on, messy workshops! 

The week is packed full of games and creative ideas to make one off pieces of art including:

• Creating Fabergé inspired eggs from paper mâché
• Air Dry Clay egg cups
• Paper chicken sculptures
• Rabbit wall art
• Hand Puppets
• Blown and painted eggs

In the final session, there is a fun showcase when grown ups are invited along to a madcap filming of an episode of Art Daze Antiques Roadshow!

For ages 8+ years.

Tues 8 Apr – Fri 11 Apr 11am – 4pm
£160 (£145 Advantage Card holders)

Advantage Card holders (enter 'ADVANTAGE' when asked to enter a promotion code and then type your Advantage Card number into the relevant account information field)

The fun continues! Book to see a film for £5 per participant or take part in a magic workshop for £10 per participant after the course, so you can extend your day. Starting at 4.30pm and finishing at 6pm (approx):

• Tues 8 Apr Mufasa: The Lion King (PG)
• Wed 9 Apr Sonic The Hedgehog (PG)
• Thur 10 Apr Take part in Mark's Magic Mayhem - Magic Workshop and learn to perform your own amazing illusions!

Discounted tickets can be booked via the Box Office on 01628 788997.

Food:
Order lunch daily from our Café Bar by filling out the Lunchtime Choice Form at the registration desk.

The Lunchtime Menu is £8.25 and includes a choice of:
• Penne Pomodoro
• Cheese and Tomato Pizza
• Fish Fingers with Chips
• Chicken Nuggets with Chips
• Hummus Salad and Pitta

Plus a soft drink and a tub of ice cream

•  11:00 FREE

Presented by Lyngo Theatre.

The classic furry tale is brought to life with clever effects.

Would you trust a talking cat?

You never know, he might turn you from a pauper to a prince just like the hero of this story, brought to vivid life on our incredible sloping stage. Using smoke and mirrors and hidden trapdoors we’ll show you how this sure-footed feline fools both the King and the Ogre to take his master all the way to the top. With a host of puppets, a working windmill and an avalanche of fruit and nuts come and see this classic furry tail, it’s the cat’s whiskers!

This event is part of Quest Family Fest 2023. Join us to navigate your way through 2 weeks of creative adventures.

Suitable for ages 4+ years.

Studio
£12 I £10 under 16s
Family and Friends (4 people) £40

Tickets for children under 18 months For this show, tickets/ seats are not required for children under 18 months who are happy to sit on laps

Puss In Boots website

•  11:30 FREE
•  14:00 FREE

Come along to Norden Farm for 45 minutes of Arts and Crafts.

Led by Maria Chernyak Belenky

Tues 27 May 11.30am and 1.30pm
Frog Craft
3D papercraft workshop, make a fun free-standing Character.

Fri 30 May 11.30am and 1.30pm
Fairytale Craft
Create a beautiful stained glass inspired design based on the fairytales.

Sessions are 45 minutes | Suitable for ages 5 - 11 years | All materials provided.

£7 per person

Please note that children must be accompanied by a paying adult.

•  13:15 FREE

Quest Family Fest: Schools and Community Exhibition 

•  17:00 -22:00 FREE

Led by Jim Maving

For novice guitarists who can string chords together, strum confidently and move between chords with some ease, to take the next steps. You will learn some classic songs, interesting chords, light music theory and the 12-bar blues.

These classes are split by skills level:

Beginners A - Recently completed the Absolute Beginners course but still some way to go. Yet to tackle bar chords and complicated rhythms.

Beginners B - Well on the way and able to do bar chords.

Beginners C - Almost Intermediate but not quite yet.

If you've never played guitar you need to book on the Absolute Beginners course!

Autumn
Thur 12 Sept – 10 Oct (5 weeks)
Thur 17 Oct – 21 Nov, exc 24 Oct (5 weeks)
Thur 5 Dec – 19 Dec (3 weeks)

7pm - 8pm

£50 per 5 week course | £30 per 3 week course

This class will take place both in person and online via Zoom.

You will find the link to access the session in your booking confirmation email

Suitable for ages 18+ years.

•  19:00 FREE

Meng Yang Pan has made several concerto appearances with St John’s Chamber Orchestra.

She makes a welcome return in a solo recital with a stunning virtuoso programme, taking in famous transcriptions, a kaleidoscopic showpiece by Schumann, and Gershwin’s evergreen Rhapsody in Blue. And as with all the recitals in this series, there’s a nod in the direction of Rachmaninov, in the 150th anniversary year of his birth.

Liszt Benediction de Dieu dans la solitude: Funerailles
Glinka/Balakirev The Lark
Rachmaninov Prelude in B flat major
Albeniz Cantos de Espana
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue

Courtyard Theatre
£18 | Under 18s free

•  19:30 FREE

Whether it’s you, the person you go on a date with, your boss, or the opinion-makers on TV, we’re all pretending we know what we’re doing.

We don’t. And it’s about time we all had a proper laugh about it.

Eshaan has supported some of the biggest acts in the UK, including Micky Flanagan, Jason Manford and Kae Kurd. The Pretender is his much-anticipated debut tour.

Eshaan has been seen on BBC1's Mock The Week, QI and Live at The Apollo. He has been heard on award-winning podcasts Have A Word, Ninetwentynine and Spitting Image. He's also appeared on LBC, Times Radio and BBC Radio 4.

'A fine comic entertainer, an intelligent maker of points and a wealth of fascinating facts' The Scotsman

'Genius stand-up comedy' Edinburgh Festivals Magazine

'A story that’s likely to go far' Chortle

Supported by Sharlin Jahan

Sharlin (BBC 4's The Now Show, Funny Women Finalist) is a Bangladeshi, British, and Canadian comedian who loves telling (yelling) at people about things at pubs.

'Undeniably impressive' ★★★★★ EdFringeReview

'Jahan is an energetic, rumbustious presence' ★★★★★ Morning star

Studio
£15

Eshaan's website
@eshaanakbar
@Sharlincomedy
@nordenfarm

•  20:00 FREE

Led by Jim Maving

Play guitar but stuck in a rut? Want to play some notable songs and impress your friends? Then this is the course for you. Rediscover your 6-string and why you took it up originally.

Learn some classic songs as well as learning your pentationic scales, slide guitar and alternate tunings.

Autumn
Thur 12 Sept – 10 Oct (5 weeks)
Thur 17 Oct – 21 Nov, exc 24 Oct (5 weeks)
Thur 5 Dec – 19 Dec (3 weeks)

8.30pm - 9.30pm

£50 per 5 week course | £30 per 3 week course

Alternative classes include:

If you've never played guitar you need to book on the Absolute Beginners course!

Beginners A - Recently completed the Absolute Beginners course but still some way to go. Yet to tackle bar chords and complicated rhythms.

Beginners B - Well on the way and able to do bar chords.

Beginners C - Almost Intermediate but not quite yet.

This class will take place both in person and online via Zoom.

You will find the link to access the session in your booking confirmation email

Suitable for 18+ years.

•  20:30 FREE