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www.st-ives.uk.com is the official website for the St. Ives September Festival 2003
Following the demise of the original St Ives September Festival a group of local artists, performers and businesses has come together under the guiding hand of Colin Johnson (a St Ives based artist of International repute) to create a 'fringe festival' who's variety and scope will equal or exceed the old festival. With about 150 events already booked this year's fringe festival will cater for all tastes and interests. Watch this page for a full programme, which will soon be available and for news about the festival and the performers now and during the event.
Meanwhile for further information about the festival,
please contact...
Colin Johnson on +44 (0)
1736 79 46 22
September
Festival Brochure download
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Event |
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Friday 5th |
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12:00 – 2:30pm |
Howard’s Hotel Carbis Bay |
Artists’ Lunch on the lawn and around pool with… · Me & the Devil – blues trio: guitar, harmonica, double bass, special guest Sheila Collier, jazz singer. · Kulture Brake – guest cabaret spot Sponsored by Howard’s Hotel |
£5.50** Lunch & music |
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4:00pm – 5:30pm |
Pedn-olva Hotel Porthminster Beach |
Preview of the Exhibition – ‘Music & Musicians’ · Paintings & Drawings by many artists with… · CHARLES HAYKOPP – Classical Guitar Followed by… |
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5:00pm – 7:00pm |
St Andrew’s Street Street-an-Pol, The Warren |
… a series of previews at galleries and restaurants. |
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7:30pm Interval |
St Ives Guildhall Street-an-Pol |
40s & 50s Dance (period dress optional) · JAZZ COCKTAIL & SUGAR BULLETS – bands Organised by the St Ives Trust & Archive Centre WEARABLE ART FASHION PARADE Organised by Fiberart Gallery |
£8.00* |
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Castle Inn Fore Street |
Harvest Home Auction Organised by St Ives Lions Club |
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8:00pm |
St Ives Theatre, Lower Stennack |
The young kids of the St Ives KIDZ-R-US Company present their final performance of… Bugsy Malone |
£7.50 & £7.00 Children £5.00** |
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11:15pm |
From the Guildhall |
Candlelight costume procession (in costume) to Porthminster Beach Restaurant with music from KRIS GAYLE & VIV WOOD Sponsored by Porthminster Beach Restaurant |
Supper £5.50** |
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Saturday 6th |
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Daily 6th – 20th Sept. |
Tremayne Applied Arts Street-an-Pol |
A GLIMPSE INTO THE 1950s & 1960s Work of artists and craftsmen in St Ives during the period TELLING THE TOWN A look at the work of printer GUIDO MORRIS & his Latin Press St Ives 1946-1953. 50TH ANNIVERSARY |
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Daily 10:00am – 4:30pm |
St Ives Arts Club The Warren |
CENTENARY CELEBRATION CLARE WHITE (1903-1997) Exhibition of vibrant watercolours featuring scenes from round the world by St Ives Arts Club’s first lady president (1954) Curated by ANDREW POLLARD |
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10:00am – 4:00pm |
The Island Centre |
WINGHAM WOOL WORKS – a treasure trove for all textiles enthusiasts. Felt making and silk paper making workshops. To book places: 01736 797122 |
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12:30pm |
Lifeboat Inn The Wharf |
Penzance Youth Jazz – 14 piece, ‘full of energy’ big band once again kicks off the Festival Frings programme at the Lifeboat Inn |
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1:00pm – 3:00pm |
Around the town |
Samba Kernow – St Ives own Samba band is out on the streets |
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3:00pm |
St Ives Arts Club The Warren |
CENTENARY CELEBRATION CLARE WHITE (1903-1997) ANDREW POLLARD talks about Clare White and her paintings. |
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4:00pm |
Trewyn House Garden |
VIRGINIA SHAW (oboe), SALLY PRICE (harp) & FRIENDS Music for a summer’s day – a relaxed recital of music for harp and other instruments from the 18th century to the present day. Tea and cakes in the interval. |
£4.00 |
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5:30pm – 7:30pm |
Lifeboat Inn The Wharf |
Karen Taylor – Devon based and Cornwall born Jazz & Blues singer, in great demand in the recording studios, on the radio and live on stage. Tonight joined by… PAUL HARRIS (piano) & PETE KUBRICK-TOWNSEND (double bass). TONY BROWN (drums) will guest. Sponsored by Tremayne Applied Arts |
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8:00pm |
Salt House Gallery Norway Square |
SHIRTS ON THE LINE – UNPEGGED. Poet, playwright and biographer PHIL BOWEN meets poet, painter and gallery owner BOB DEVEREUX for an impromptu conversation and linked readings. |
£5.00**^ |
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8:00pm (doors open 7:15) |
St Ives Guildhall Street-an-Pol |
THE PASADENA ROOF ORCHESTRA For 30 years this internationally known Orchestra has combined hot jazz, early swing and dance melodies with novelty tunes and comedy routines; recording some 16 albums and specialising in the music of the 1920s & early ‘30s. Presented by the Rotary Club of St Ives. |
£15.00 & £13.00* |
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Sunday 7th |
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10:00am – 4:00pm |
The Island Centre |
WINGHAM WOOL WORKS – a treasure trove for all textiles enthusiasts. Felt making and silk paper making workshops. To book places: 01736 797122 |
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10:30am |
United Methodist Church Bedford Road |
Harvest Service |
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12:00 noon |
Bluefish Restaurant Norway Lane |
PAUL HAYWOOD (saxes) & JAMES OEKEN (keyboards) |
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12:30pm – 2:30pm 5:30pm – 7:30pm 8:30pm – 10:30pm |
Lifeboat Inn The Wharf |
A GREAT BLUES DAY ME & THE DEVIL FIRE & WATER SPOOKY BLUES |
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8:00pm |
St Ives Arts Club The Warren |
50TH ANNIVERSARY A SOLITARY MISTER – a conversation between poet and playwright PHIL BOWEN and actor PETER READ about poet DYLAN THOMAS (1914-1953) |
£4.00^ |
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8:00pm |
Salt House Gallery Norway Square |
ALAN BISSET – novelist |
£3.00^ |
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Monday 8th |
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8:00am – 10:30am |
Porthgwidden Beach Restaurant |
SPECIAL FESTIVAL BREAKFAST – MELANIE TIMMS (vocalist) and accompanying guitarist. |
£6.00 Breakfast |
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12:30pm |
St Ives Guildhall Street-an-Pol |
CENTENARY CELEBRATION MUSIC FOR A SUMMER’S LUNCHTIME - DOUGLAS YOUNG (piano) PETER SHEPPARD SKAERRED (violin). A cabaret style recital from one of today’s finest violinists. |
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5:30pm |
Lifeboat Inn The Wharf |
Ben Waters – One of the finest boogie woogie pianists working in Britain today, with guest (saxophone) |
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6:00pm – 7:00pm |
St Ives Arts Club |
Marion Whybrow & MARION DELL – Local authors launch their book Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell – remembering St Ives. |
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7:30pm |
United Methodist Church |
Harvest Supper with Camborne Wesley Choir |
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7:30pm |
West Pier |
ST JOHN IN THE FIELD BAND |
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8:00pm |
St Ives Theatre Lower Stennack |
The other side of the Words Life & Song of poet W.S. Graham, adapted by Phil Bowen with actor PETER READ. |
£5.00** |
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8:30pm |
Western Hotel Royal Square |
BLUEGRASS CENTRAL – five piece band with JOHN DOWLING on banjo |
£6.00^ |
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8:30pm |
Russets Fore Street |
David & Tom Quirke – laid-back jazz. Music with dinner – please check with the Restaurant |
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8:30pm |
Bluefish Restaurant Norway Lane |
BLUE IN GREEN – SIMON LATARCHE (piano) & STEVE RUMBLE (sax) |
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8:45pm |
Sheaf of Wheat Lower Stennack |
BLUE ON BLACK – blues band |
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Tuesday 9th |
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10:00am – 5:00pm |
St Ives Parish Church |
Quilt Exhibition |
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10:00am (Coffee from 9:45am) |
Castle Inn Fore Street |
MICHAEL BRIDGE presents and illustrated talk, ‘A PUB WITH A PAST’ featuring highlights from the pub’s history 1830-1960s |
£2.00*** |
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12:00 noon |
St Ives Theatre Lower Stennack |
CENTENARY CELEBRATION Films about sculptor Barbara Hepworth with guest speakers |
£3.50** |
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12:30pm – 2:30pm |
Lifeboat Inn The Wharf |
A second session from the great boogie woogie pianist, Ben WATERS |
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5:30pm – 7:30pm |
3 DAFT MONKEYS – Multi-instrumentalists Tim Ashton, Athene Roberts and Jamie Waters perform a wide range of their own material |
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7:30pm |
St Ives Parish Church |
CENTENARIES CELEBRATION PRIAUX RAINIER (1903-1986) & BARBARA HEPWORTH (1903-1975) Talk and Concert. PHILIPPA MO (violin) PETER SHEPPARD SKAERVED (violin & viola) VIRGINIA SHAW (oboe) and friends Sponsored by The Cornerstone Gallery |
£5.00* |
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7:30pm |
The Mariners Gallery |
‘ART & ARTISTS IN ST IVES’. An illustrated talk by ROY RAY |
£4.00* |
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8.00pm |
St Ives Arts Club The Warren |
‘Tall Ships & Backgammon’ – A fantasy in words and live music suitable for all age groups with GRAHAM (teller of tales) and DAVE & DEE BROTHERTON |
£5.00 £2.50* Concessions |
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9:00pm – doors open 8:30pm |
Isobar |
TENOR MADNESS with MARK LOCKHEART & ROB TOWNSEND. Two top sax players with Peter Kubryk-Townsend (db), Andrea Trillo (dm) and Ralph Freeman (pn) Presented by St Ives Jazz & Blues Club |
£6:00 and £4:00^ |
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Wednesday 10th |
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8:00am – 10:30am |
Porthgwidden Beach Restaurant |
SPECIAL FESTIVAL BREAKFAST with MELANIE TIMMS (vocalist) and accompanying guitarist |
£6.00 B’fast |
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10:00am – 4:00pm |
Various Artists’ studios |
OPEN DAY – Artists’ studios open throughout the day. See separate map & list of those taking part or look out for ‘OPEN STUDIO’ signs |
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10:00am – 5:00pm |
St Ives Parish Church |
Quilt Exhibition |
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1:00pm |
St Ives Library Gabriel Street |
CENTENARY CELEBRATION GRAHAM SUTHERLAND (painter 1903-1980). An illustrated talk on his life and work by DAVID ASHTON |
£4.00^ |
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3:30pm |
St Ives Library Gabriel Street |
Poet ANN ALEXANDER reads her personal selection of poetry under the heading Nasty, British & Short |
£3.00^ |
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5:30pm – 7:30pm |
Lifeboat Inn The Wharf |
Jazz singer SHEILA COLLIER travels from Cumbria to join local musicians RICHARD PENROSE (piano), BOB McTEAR (trumpet) and CLAUDIA COLMER (double bass) with a programme entitled BILLIE & BESSIE Sponsored by Mr & Mrs Harding Laity |
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7:30pm |
St Ives Society of Artists Norway Square |
‘CREATING A SPLASH’. An illustrated talk on the artists of the society 1927-1953 by DAVID TOVEY |
£3.00* |
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8:00pm |
St Ives Theatre Lower Stennack |
ST IVES OPERATIC SOCIETY perform the musical comedy ‘NUNSENCE’ |
£7.00** |
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8:00 |
Howard’s Hotel Carbis Bay |
‘STRINGBOX’. Close harmony four-piece band playing folkroots and contemporary classics with a miscellany of instruments |
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8:00pm |
Bluefish Restaurant Norway Lane |
JAMES CANNON (saxophone & vocals) and TIM CRAMPTON (guitar) play great jazz for the diners |
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‘8 till late’ |
Western Hotel Royal Square |
NIGEL KING’S – BIG BOP DANCE NIGHT |
£3.00^ |
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8:30pm – doors open 8:00pm |
St Ives Arts Club The Warren |
KULTURE BRAKE. ROD BULLIMORE, NICOLA CLARK, BERNIE DAVIES and DHYANO present ‘SPLATT’ – a fast moving cabaret of song and humour |
£5.00* |
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9:00pm |
Lifeboat Inn The Wharf |
MISSISSIPPI BURNING – A special reunion of the rock trio, EMMA SPENCER (bass guitar), GUY (guitar & vocals) and JED KINGSFORD (drums) |
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9:00pm |
Sheaf of Wheat Lower Stennack |
PAUL SIMMONS – Pianist/singer |
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9:00pm |
Meet at Wescott Quay |
SHANTY BABA leads THE FULL MOON LANTERN GHOST STORYWALK. Be there if you dare! |
Adults £4.00 u16s £3.00 |
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Thursday 11th |
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9:30am – 12 noon and 2:30pm – 5:00pm |
Above The Bistro High Street |
POETRY WORKSHOP with PETE MORGAN, a published and praised poet. “Morgan id a kind of sophisticated camera… taking extraordinary untouristy pictures of places around the world.” George MacKay Brown, The Scotsman |
Day tickets £8.00^ Half Day £5.00 |
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10:00am – 5:00pm |
St Ives Parish Church |
Quilt Exhibition |
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12:45pm |
The Bistro High Street |
TIM HEALD – prolific journalist, novelist and biographer gives an insight into his working life |
£3.00^ |
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1:00pm |
St Ives Theatre Lower Stennack |
CENTENARY CELEBRATION Films about sculptor Barbara Hepworth with guest speakers |
£3.50 |
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3.00pm |
The Catholic Church Hall Tregenna Hill |
‘ST IVES IN THE FIFTIES’. Film by JAMERS COUCH, introduced by JANET AXTON |
£4.00 |
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5:30pm – 7:30pm |
Lifeboat Inn The Wharf |
MANDY FOX QUINTET. Jazz singer Mandy is joined by PENROSE FEAST (saxophones), TIM RICHARDS (piano), PETE KUBRICK-TOWNSEND (double bass) and ANDREA TRILLO (drums. Sponsored by West Penwith Music |
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7:30pm |
West Pier |
HAYLE TOWN BAND in concert |
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7:45pm |
The Bistro High Street |
PETE MORGAN – poet and tutor for the day reads from his own works |
£4.00^ |
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8:00pm for 8:30pm |
St Ives Arts Club The Warren |
Kulture Brake – the zany cabaret foursome are back on stage. BYO Wine |
£5.00* |
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8:00pm |
Russets Fore Street |
Sheila Collier (jazz singer) accompanied by pianist Richard Penrose. Traditional jazz with dinner. Presented by Russets |
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8:00pm |
Cantina Fore Street |
ALAN THOMPSON (guitar) and VIV RODD (piano). Modern jazz with dinner. Presented by Cantina |
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8:00pm |
St Ives Theatre Lower Stennack |
ST IVES OPERATIC SOCIETY perform the musical comedy ‘NUNSENCE’ |
£7.00** |
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Friday 12th |
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10:30am |
Meet in Norway Square |
HARDING LAITY leads a St Ives Walk. DOWNALONG TALES, including a morning on the tiles. |
£2.00^ |
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12:30pm |
Lifeboat Inn The Wharf |
John Etheridge. The first of two sessions with the great jazz guitarist; he will be joined by PETE KUBRICK-TOWNSEND (double bass) & ANDREA TRILLO (Drums) Sponsored by Tides Café |
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1:00pm |
St Ives Library Gabriel Street |
CENTENARY CELEBRATION ‘THE YORKSHIRE CONNECTION – FRANK HALLIDAY & BARBARA HEPWORTH. Man of letters, Frank Halliday, was one of the team who worked on the first St Ives Festival with Barbara hepworth and Priaux Rainier 50 years ago. A talk by his son, SEBASTIAN HALLIDAY |
£3.00^ |
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3:30PM |
The Bistro High Street |
ANN KELLY poet, novelist and photographer will read from her own work |
£3.00^ |
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4:00pm – 6:00pm |
St Ives Library Gabriel Street |
The Fringe presents ‘TALENTED TASSLES – CHILDREN’S WORKSHOPS. For children aged five and upwards, ‘MAKING FELT’. Book via Library |
£1.50 per workshop |
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5:30pm |
Lifeboat Inn The Wharf |
John Etheridge and his trio will be joined by pianist and St Ives Jazz Club founder, RALPH FREEMAN |
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7.30pm |
Hellesveor Methodist Church |
HARVEST CONCERT & SUPPER |
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8:00pm |
Porthminster Hotel |
HELEN DUNMORE – award winning poet and novelist. Sponsored by St Ives Bookseller |
£4.00^ |
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8.00pm |
Western Hotel Royal Square |
BRAZILIAN EXPLOSION. Dance night with SAMBA KERNOW and Latin D.J. NINA. Together they bring the spirit of Carnival and the sophistication of Brazilian music. Sponsored by Onshore & Coast |
£4.00^ |
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8:00pm |
St Ives Theatre Lower Stennack |
ST IVES OPERATIC SOCIETY perform the musical comedy ‘NUNSENCE’ |
£7.00** |
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8.00pm |
Russets Fore Street |
NICOLA CLARK – singer songwriter / guitarist with guest |
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8.30pm |
The Castle Inn Fore Street |
DICK PLANK & NIGEL WOOD – Irish American folk. Sponsored by Skinners Fine Cornish Ales |
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9.00pm |
Lifeboat Inn The Wharf |
Singer/songwriter / guitarist and fiddle player ROB McGEORGE is joined by SANKULE on djembe |
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Saturday 13th |
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10:00am – 5:00pm |
St Ives Leisure Centre |
Open day. Sports, barbecue, competition and, at 1:00pm, music from ME & THE DEVIL |
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12:30pm |
Lifeboat Inn The Wharf |
Blue on Black – four piece powerful Blues band |
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2:00pm – 4:00pm |
West Pier |
Hammered Steel – 25 piece steel band formed 10 years ago in West Cornwall |
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5:30pm – 7:30pm |
Lifeboat Inn The Wharf |
Guitarist, singer/songwriter and travelling troubadour Wizz Jones is joined by his son Simeon on saxophone and harmonica |
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8:00pm |
Western Hotel Royal Square |
CROSS O’TH HANDS – a four piece acoustic band playing contemporary & traditional English and European folk music with guests Sponsored by Hobgoblin Music Presented by St Ives Folk Club |
£4.00^ |
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8:00pm |
Salthouse Gallery |
DODO MODERN POETS. Three London based poets, ALISON TROWER, PATRICK CUNANE & SUE JOHNS read a selection of their work |
£5.00 |
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8:30pm |
Lifeboat Inn The Wharf |
John Cox Quartet – Saxophonist John is joined by MAX TURNBULL (keyboard), GOUDIE CHARLES (double bass), & TERRY RODD (drums) |
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8:00pm |
St Ives Theatre Lower Stennack |
ST IVES OPERATIC SOCIETY perform the musical comedy ‘NUNSENCE’ Final Night |
£7.00** |
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8:00pm – 9:00pm |
West Pier |
Four Lanes Choir |
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8:30pm |
The Pool Club |
Funny Feathers Jazz Band – Jazz, Blues & ballads from 1930s |
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Sunday 14th |
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10:45am |
Hellesveor Methodist Church |
HARVEST SERVICE |
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12:30pm |
Bluefish Restaurant Norway Lane |
PAUL HEYWOOD (saxophone) and JAMES OECKEN (keyboard) |
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12:30pm – 2:30pm |
Lifeboat Inn The Wharf |
Viv Rodd Quintet – The long established modern jazz pianist brings his latest quintet to the Fringe Festival with LARRY JOHNS, BOB TINKER, TERRY RODD & DAMIAN RODD |
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3:00pm |
St Ives Parish Church |
INTERNATIONAL MUSICIANS’ SEMINAR – CONCERT. Classical musicians from around the world who gather at Prussia Cove each year and tour Cornish Churches |
£11.00 £9.00 £6.00 |
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5:30pm – 7:30pm |
Lifeboat Inn The Wharf |
WIZZ JONES and his son SIMEON return |
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8:00pm |
The Salt House Gallery |
ANDREW GREIG (poet and novelist) |
£5.00 |
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8:00pm |
St Ives Arts Club The Warren |
CENTENARY CELEBRATION A talk on painter CLARE WHITE by ANDREW POLLARD |
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8:30pm |
Western Hotel Royal Square |
Hangover Blues Band –the lively five piece blues band make their first visit to St Ives |
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Monday 15th |
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12:30pm – 2:30pm |
Lifeboat Inn The Wharf |
Guitarist, singer and fiddle player ROB McGEORGE is joined by djembe player SANKULE |
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3:00pm – 5:00pm |
Chy-an-Albany Hotel |
SHORT STORIES & POEMS AFTERNOON All writers welcome |
Cream Tea £4.50 |
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5:30 – 7:30pm |
Lifeboat Inn The Wharf |
COOL SCHOOL – A trawl through the great American 20 C songbook with guitarist BERNIE DAVIES, drummer TONY BROWN and guests Sponsored by Andrew King |
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7:30pm |
Mariners Gallery |
CENTENARY CELEBRATION BARBARA HEPWORTH talk by ALISON OLDHAM with actor DAVID SHAW |
£4.00 |
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8:00pm |
St Ives Arts Club The Warren |
Whistler in St Ives – lecture by Roy Ray |
£5.00 |
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8:00pm |
Parish Church |
Neil Smith – Internationally known classical guitarist revisits St Ives Fringe festival; this time also offering master classes |
£5.00 |
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8:30pm |
Russets Fore Street |
David & Tom Quirke – laid-back jazz. Music with dinner – please check with the Restaurant |
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8:30pm |
Castle Inn Fore Street |
GALLY’S FOLLY. MICKEY RIPLEY (vocals & guitar) and MANDY GALLAGHER (vocals, flautist & concertina player) perform a mix of raw Celtic folk, songs from the North East and self-penned songs |
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8:45pm |
Sheaf |