Sat 9 July
09:00 - 13:00 FROME FARMERS’ MARKET Taste phenomenal produce made on the town’s doorstep from a host of award-winning producers. Voted best farmers’ market in Somerset. Refreshments available at the Cheese & Grain Cafe. Cheese & Grain Free. Event 901
10:00 - 14:00 WRITERS IN RESIDENCE Local writers populate shop windows and cafes for the day in a bid to become Frome Festival Writer in Residence 2011. To take part, email event organiser Gordon Graft at
gordongraft@gmail.com Event 902
10:00 - 17:00 SUMMER FAIR IN VICTORIA PARK Fun family day out in the park. Come join us for children’s games, crafts, puppet shows, storytelling, facepainting. There will be a chillout space for mums and babies, lovely café, stalls, music and more. Free. Event 925
10:30 - 12:30 BRING YOUR MEMORIES TO LIFE With photographs of family, friends and places, create a short animation, mini puppet theatre, or framed picture with a special message. Groups of up to three people welcome. State preferred activity when booking. Max 3 groups per hour.
www.openstorytellers.org.uk Black Swan Arts £8 per group / £5 concs. Event 903
Farmers Market
11:00 - 12:30 JAPANESE PAPER KITES Make a Japanese tissue paper kite in the shape of a fish with art teachers Lizzy and Jos. Turn up on the day. Materials provided. Age 7+. Please ensure a parent or guardian accompanies children under 10 years. Max 20 United Reformed Church £4 per child. Event 904
11:00 - 13:20 THE SOAP BOX POETS Hear Frome’s bardic talent bear poetic witness to the world amid the bustle of the town’s historic mercantile district. Performances start 11am, 12 noon & 1pm Cheap Street Free. Event 905
11:00 - 17:00 FROME FESTIVAL ARTISTS’ OPEN STUDIOS 2011 Set off on an art safari and meet Frome artists in their natural habitat. All venues open the first festival weekend. For more details see half page feature. Official Trail Map free with festival edition of The List, or download details from
www.fromecreativenetwork.org.uk &
www.thelistfrome.co.uk Free. Event 906
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Writers In Residence - Image © Samantha Massey
11:00 - 17:00 HIDDEN GARDENS Cream teas, strawberries, panama hats, sun over the yardarm... all hint at a perfect’s summer’s day in a hidden garden. Lose yourself in the festival’s annual collection of small, quirky, colourful, restrained and imaginative gardens. For full details see half page feature. £4. Event 924
11:30 HOME IN FROME - GRAFFITI ART Graffiti artist Tom Sturgess and artist Barry Cooper decamp to Mary Baily Playing Field skateboard park to create new work based on stories from the Shop Talk project. The results will hang in the Home in Frome Shop for the rest of the festival.
www.homeinfrome.org.uk Mary Baily Playing Field Free. Event: 907
12:00 - 16:00 FESTIVAL CREAM TEAS Relax moments from the town centre with a cream tea and live music in a garden full of summer blooms. All proceeds go to Positive Action on Cancer by kind permission of Karen and Eve Harvey. Bastion Garden, Monmouth House Event 908
Box Office 01373 455420
cheeseandgraintickets@hotmail.com office@fromefestival.co.uk
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