20:00 - 22.30 HOMMAGE AU CAFE DE FRANCE The Gallois Brothers pay tribute to the gypsy jazz of guitarist Django Reinhardt and the Quintette du Hot Club de France, the band he formed with violinist Stéphane Grappelli in 1934.


The Corner House Free. Event 1112


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19:30 - 21:30 FROME SYMPHONY SUMMER CONCERT Mark Gateshill conducts Frome Symphony in Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony and Argentine tango composer Astor Piazzolla’s Hommage a Liege for bandoneón (accordion) and guitar, with Julian Rowlands on bandoneón and Adam Khan on guitar. Also works by Verdi and Copland. Talk beforehand to introduce music. www.fromesymphony.org.uk St John’s Church


£10 / £8 children & senior citizens. Event 1110


20:00 THE GREAT HAIL! HAIL! ROCK’N’ROLL QUIZ Could you recognise the 18 year-old Paul Weller? Do you remember Dizzee Rascal’s legendary clash with Jeremy Paxman? BBC2 Newsnight Review pundit and Guardian columnist John Harris hosts an eight-round interactive audio and video quiz spectacular based on his acclaimed book, Hail! Hail! Rock’n’Roll. Last year the quiz played to packed houses at the Hay Festival and the Big Chill. Ticket price per team; max six members. The Granary £15. Event 1111


20:00 doors open JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH IN A MAN WITH NO MORE ROLLS Sheffield sage John Shuttleworth, alias Graham Fellows, arrives in trademark calf leather jacket and red turtleneck to instruct us on the nation’s morals. Only neighbour and agent Ken Worthington mistyped ‘more rolls’ instead. So expect musings on multi-cultured bread as well. Fellows first appeared on the comedy circuit in 1978 with punk pastiche Jilted John and hilarious songs put to cheesy synthesizer such as Eggs and Gammon and I Can’t Go Back To Savoury Now. The finest twaddle talker in the north. Unreserved seating. Doors open 8pm. Cheese & Grain £17. Event 1113


20:30 THE GRIFFIN QUIZ Quizmaster James tests and twitches the grey matter. Arrive in plenty of time to grab a table. Ticket price per player. Max six players per team. Griffin Inn £1. Event 1114


21:00 - 23:00 THE CRITTERS Music @ The Olive Tree host one of Frome’s premier party bands. The Critters produce Class A rocksteady and soul with three great voices, lots of harmonies, a tighter than tight rhythm section, slide guitar and a brass section to die for. Sensible footwear recommended! Olive Tree Free. Event 1115


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Tue 12 July


10:00 - 13:00 LITERARY AGENT KATE HORDERN Pitch your book proposal in 90 seconds to literary agent Kate Hordern as she examines why new authors ignore agents at their peril and reveals how to get ahead in publishing during an instructive question and answer workshop. Hordern specialises in fiction, non- fiction and children’s fiction. Age 18+ Frome Library £15. Event 1201


13:00 - 14:00 MY HEART IS LIKE A SINGING BIRD Ann Burgess continues the festival’s celebration of poet Christina Rossetti in a lunchtime organ recital that draws on the images and colours in her poetry, with music by J S Bach, Franck, Vierne, Messiaen’s Le Banquet Céleste, Handel’s Cuckoo and Nightingale, Flor Peeters, Liszt and Jehan Alain. Christ Church £5 / £4 concs. Event 1202


14:00 - 16:00 THE WOLF IN YOUR BED Jill Harris and Glenys Turner believe fairy tales provide useful tools to explore why some relationships fail. Their women’s writing workshop uses holistic workbook The Wolf in Your Bed to discuss what unhealthy patterns of romantic love look like and how to turn these negative cycles into healthy loving relationships. Age 18+ Frome Library £12 / £10 concs. Event 1203


14:00 FLORAL DEMONSTRATION WITH A CREAM TEA Karen Harvey of Lesley’s Flower Shop demonstrates the art of flower arranging. All proceeds go to Positive Action on Cancer. Ticket price includes cream tea. Bastion Garden, Monmouth House £10. Event 1204


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