THERE will be plenty more fun for all as the Bromsgrove Festival enters its second week.
Sunday, June 28
There will be a free concert from 2.30pm at the Jubilee Bandstand in Sanders Park when the City of Coventry Brass band takes centre stage. People are urged to take along chairs and picnic blankets and enjoy the music.
Artrix will host Dancing Through the Decades at midday. Rosehill Dance Academy’s showcase will take audiences on a journey through time from the 1940s to the present day. The feelgood fast-paced tribute highlights the styles which shaped generations. Tickets are £15 plus a booking fee, available from artrixbromsgrove.co.uk or by calling 01527 361325. Alternatively, email: [email protected].
Wednesday, July 1
The next in the Festive Classics programme sees Aurora Wind perform some of the best-known song music of the 20th century. The group comprises Liz Wrighton (flute), Lesley Morson (oboe) and Dot Brodie (bassoon) who met 20 years ago whilst studying at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and have been playing together ever since. The performance starts at midday at Avoncroft Museum’s New Guesten Hall and lunch is available at 1pm. Tickets – available from festiveclassics.co.uk or by calling 01527 832492 – are £16.50 (£6 for students or under 25s) and an extra £16.50 for the two-course lunch.
Friday, July 3
At 2pm at Stoke Prior Village Hall, there is an open session to enjoy some ukulele music. Everyone is welcome to this free event and can just turn up to listen to a couple of hours of variety of songs from various eras.
Saturday, July 4
The latest free Cake and Coffee Concert from ‘The Moseley Collective’ will take place at 10.30am at St John’s Church in Bromsgrove. The Moseley family return to perform J S Bach’s groundbreaking Brandenburg Concertos. The performance will feature violin, viola, cello, harpsichord and flute and refreshments will be served afterwards.
A fun, friendly and free Summer Concert for string orchestra music will be held at 11am at Catshlll Methodist Church, Golden Cross Lane. Bromsgrove Amateur Strings will perform the show which has a ‘North and South’ theme and features music by Grieg, Mascagni, and Vivaldi. There will also be music from films, including Pirates of the Caribbean.
A tribute to David Bowie by Sound and Vision will be at Bromsgrove’s Artrix at 7.30pm. Sound and Vision are the ultimate seven piece Bowie tribute band and will take those watching through two hours of iconic songs, including Ziggy Stardust, Life on Mars, Jean Genie, Starman and many more. The show is mesmerising, designed to stimulate all the senses and have everyone dancing in the aisles. Tickets are £24 plus the booking fee – available at artrixbromsgrove.co.uk or by emailing: [email protected] – alternatively, call 01527 361324.
The Creative Arts Showcase’s two-day Summer Arts Festival at Bromsgrove Rugby Club gets under way on July 4. From 10am on the Saturday, the event will highlight local arts and crafts stalls and offer free family arts and crafts sessions for those wanting to have a go and get creative. At midday, people can create their very own masterpiece at the ‘Sip and Paint’ session. Admission is free, no tickets are required but parking is £5 per car. From 11am Christine Harmer, based at Avoncroft Arts Centre, will also display and sell her handmade enamelled jewellery and items for the home decorated with enamelled panels. On the Sunday, July 5, there will be pre-loved sale or swap stalls, giving people the opportunity to buy, swap or sell items in good condition or nearly new. There will also be more free family arts and crafts sessions and another ‘Sip and Paint’ session at midday. Visit: creativeartshowcase.org for more. Pre-booking available via Ticketsource or just turn up on the days.
Visit: bromsgrovefestival.co.uk for more on the opening weekend, these events and future activities.
