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FESTIVAL FEVER
With the countdown underway to the 49th annual Sevenoaks Summer Festival, don’t miss out on the chance to enjoy a host of arts and activities on your doorstep, plus diary dates, historic hidden art uncovered, June’s gig guide and more…
he 49th annual Sevenoaks Summer Festival, celebrating and showcasing the breadth and diversity of arts activities in and around the town – and continuing a tradition begun
by Sevenoaks School in 1970 – kicks off on Saturday 23rd June. So if you haven’t already picked up a brochure, chosen your events and booked your tickets, then now’s the time as tickets are going fast! Festival Fair, centred in Bligh’s Meadow, once again opens the programme, with entertainment, performances and activities throughout Saturday 23rd June, including the popular Youth Music Stage, the Festival Furries Hunt for the young and not-so-young, stilt-walkers, jugglers, musicians, magicians and other ‘walkabout’ entertainers, plus tickets for the Grand Prize Draw go on sale. Elsewhere in Sevenoaks, there is once again the amazing experience that is Colourscape in the Vine Gardens, where you will also find an Art Tent for Kids. The Stag Plaza hosts Wishworks’ Interactive Puppet Shows Goldifox
– where the audience are invited to audition, dress up and join in – Snow Grey & Whispering Smith, while The Shambles is the venue for Clare & Mark Seddon’s Nursery Rhyme Singalong, Punch & Judy, singing and magic – all for younger visitors! • Don’t miss The Big Chris Barber Band (Sunday 24th June @ Pamoja Hall, Sevenoaks School, 3pm, tickets £25) for a chance to experience at first hand one of the last British jazz legends around accompanied by his 10-piece band. • Irish folk singer Cara Dillon will perform the John Smedley Folk Memorial Concert (30th June @ Oaks Theatre, The Place, 7.30pm, tickets £20) with material from her new album, Wanderer, a collection of beautiful and moving songs recorded in an intimate setting with her husband and musical partner Sam Lakamen. • The Space @ The Sackville Theatre plays host to An Evening with Henry Blofield (3rd July, 7.30pm, tickets £25), when the sports journalist and legendary cricket commentator will be interviewed conversationally by his friend, agent and cricket-lover, Ralph Brunjes.
Contrasting creations
Running until mid-June Portico Art Gallery will, for the first time, show the beautiful works of Jan Grasty and the intriguing creations of Robert Cobuz, who was raised in Eastern Europe. Entry to the exhibition is free and all works are for sale. • Portico Art Gallery, 25 London Road, Riverhead, Sevenoaks TN13 2BU, is open 10am-5pm Tuesday- Saturday. For more information, call 01732 456655 or visit www.
porticogallery.co.uk
• The 49th Sevenoaks Summer Festival brochure, which is also available online on the Festival website –
www.sevenoaksfestival.org.uk – contains full addresses of all venues, a map and descriptions and directions to the school venues, so, hurry on down to The Stag, grab a brochure and book your tickets while you’re there! Alternatively, call 01732 450175 or book at
www.sevenoaksfestival.org.uk. Twitter @sevenoaksfest and www.facebook/sevenoaksfestival
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