Diary of Events ~May 2011 Gift Fayre
Town Hall, Tavistock 10:00 am To 4:00 pm Refreshments available. Free admission. Tel: 01822 617232
8th May Mozart: Requiem The Chapel, Kelly College, Tavistock 3pm Kelly Choral Society, conductor Andrew Wilson, with Mary Mazur-Park – organ. Tickets on the door, £10 (senior citizens £8; accompanied u18s free)
Car Share Walk with Okehampton Walk & Talk.
Meet outside Okehampton Post Office 1.30pm Contact Kate for more details 01822 813571, 07920 786505
email:
kwright@westdevon.gov.uk
Charity Bingo with Cash Prizes Market Inn, Tavistock. Tel: 01822 613556
9th May
Over 50s Friendship Group Market Inn, Tavistock 7.30pm. Fun Evening. Tel: 01822 613790
Bere Alston Book Group
A reading group meeting in members’ homes. Tel. Susan 01822 840827 or Time for Life on 0845 3047267.
9th-14th May To Kill A Mockingbird
Theatre Royal, Royal Parade, Plymouth This 20th Century classic celebrates its 50th birthday this year and is as pertinent today as when it was written, exploring issues of race & morality through the keen eyes of Scout Finch. For tickets tel: 01752 230440 or email:
boxoffice@theatreroyal.com
10th May
Green Drinks Gathering Market Inn, Tavistock 7.30pm.
For people who care about the environment and a sustainable Tavistock. Tel: 07969 569444
Tavistock Recorded Music Society Portrait Room, Bedford Hotel 7.30pm –10pm John Hewitt presents ‘Return to Oz (Not The Wizard)’. Enjoy good music in the company of like-minded lovers of classical music. Tea/coffee & bar facilities available during the interval. Membership open to all ages. £3 per meeting for members, visitors & non-memb £4.
Dartmoor Preservation Association Walk: Explore Kit Hill Country Park Meeting Point: 2nd Car Park on left, after entrance to Kit Hill Country Park [SX37967144] 10am
Enjoy a walk in Kit Hill Country Park, East Cornwall’s rugged granite hilltop, with its fine views of Dartmoor beyond, comparing the links between the Dartmoor and Kit Hill granites and walking to as many of the more interesting sites as possible. Between 3 and 4 miles of paths and rough heathland, taking 5 hours or so to complete. Easy to moderate walking. Contact: John and Elaine Viant Tel: 01579 370437
Popular California guitar maestro Walter Strauss entertains at Calstock Hall
11th May
Transition Tavistock ‘Spring into Summer Sessions’
United Reformed Church, Russell St, Tavistock. Doors open 7pm for 7.30pm Ever wish you could change your life? Find out about the community living sustainably in Embercombe Valley near Exeter. Refreshments available. Admission by donation.
Tel: 01822 618715.
Tavistock Ladies Gardening Club Scout Hut, Pixon Lane 2.30pm A group of enthusiastic gardeners who meet monthly and also take a monthly coach trip to gardens in the region. New members welcome. Tel: 01822 612015 for further info or just come along to this month’s meeting
12th May
Macular Disease Support Group Meeting Methodist Church Upper Hall, Chapel St, 2.30pm. Tel: 01822 618561
Morris Dancers
Skylark Inn, Clearbrook 8pm
www.lodestonemorris.co.uk
13th May Walter Strauss
Calstock Hall, Bar opens 7.15pm, Performance 8pm
The California guitar maestro’s highly articulated melodies & harmonies, rhythms & counter-rhythms, give the impression he is magically playing several instruments at once.Tickets £8 adult, £3 child from CRBO website, Limekiln Gallery & Plush Hair & Beauty, or tel: 01726 879 500 (local rate 0845 094 0428)
www.walterstrauss.com youtube.com/user/cliffmansmusic
14th May
Annual WAR child Charity Concert: Medical Maelstrom
Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery 7pm Concert £10, optional supper £10, from Jeanie Moore MVO: 01752 770345
Annual Gala Choir Concert: Vocal Harem Tavistock Parish Church 7.30pm Guests: Loveny Male Voice Choir. Tickets: £5, Children (u18) £1 on door.
Frog Island Jazz Band bring their New Orleans style Jazz of the 1920s to Plympton
17 15th May
Mike + The Mechanics Plymouth Pavilions
Following a 6-year hiatus and a massive reunion world tour with Genesis, Mike Rutherford has joined forces with one of the UK’s most successful R&B acts Andrew Roachford & Canadian born actor and singer Tim Howar for a new generation of Mike + The Mechanics. Tickets £40 & £35 from the Box Office on 0845 146 1460 or visit
www.plymouthpavilions.com
Antiques & Collectors Fayre Tavistock Town Hall 10am – 4pm A variety of stalls.
Refreshments available. Free admission to the public.
£10.00 per table for traders. Call 01822 617232 to book a table
Peter Knight from Steeleye Span presents Gigspanner
Old Chapel, Calstock 8pm
Calstock Arts is delighted to announce the return of Gigspanner, following a sell-out concert last year. A trio formed by none other than Steeleye Span’s legendary fiddle player, Peter Knight, Gigspanner has recently had their debut album ‘Lipreading the Poet’ nominated as one of the Top 15 Global CDs by The Wire magazine. Peter is joined by two more out- standing musicians, Roger Flack on guitar and Vincent Salzfaas on congas and djembe.
Tickets £10 in advance, £12 on the door, £5 under 21s.
www.calstockarts.org or Tel:01822 833183 or 834465
16th May
Meavy Garden Society Meeting Meavy Parish Hall 7.30pm
Lectures, chat and light refreshments. Tel: Brenda Burt on 01822 852984
Tavistock Turners & Carvers Club Scout Den, Pixon Lane, Tavistock 7.30pm- Members demonstration & practice – Mark Hancock. Tel: 01822 612142
Tamar Valley Recorded Jazz Society West Devon Club, Tavistock 8pm.
AGM followed by “Treasurer’s Choice” by Tony Thomas. Tel: 01822 617313
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