Artsbeat May 2016 by amanda penman

Music, Theatre, Gallery, Cinema and Workshop listings

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Amanda Penman editor We are in the midst of marking the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death and many of our art organisations are paying tribute to the Bard’s life and works. It is proving to be an impressively imaginative year when it comes to bringing his legacy to life. Those who adore Shakespeare want it to be known he is for everyone, and hope that as many people as possible have a chance to experience his work. Derby’s own 1623 theatre company is holding a Shakespeare and Comedy public workshop on May 4, where you will be able to celebrate all the funny bits and on May 11 they are screening Romeo and Juliet at QUAD. They also have a new project planned for the autumn. I will fill you in on that in future editions of artsbeat. At Derby Theatre this month you can see Hamlet and All’s Well That Ends Well – you can read more about it on page 51. At Buxton Opera House for the town’s festival in July you can see the opera I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Romeo and Juliet) – turn to page 43 for more details. Last, but not least, Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company is planning a Shakespearean Weekend at St Matthew’s Church, Darley Abbey, on June 11-12. There will be more details in the next issue of artsbeat. Enjoy the anniversary.

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23 Hit show One Man, Two Guvnors is choice for Buxton Drama League 24 A chorus of music is on the cards for this year’s Belper Festival 51 Double bill of Shakespeare at Derby Theatre for 400th anniversary

artists & exhibitions

9 Mother is role model for Peak District painter Alison Tyldesley 36 COVER STORY: Catch Robin Gregson-Brown’s butterflies 29 Artists welcome you to their studios for Derbyshire Open Arts

film & photography

20 Hammer Horror star Barbara Shelley is guest at Derby Film Festival 26 Don’t miss photographer Michael Cummin’s show at Hassop Station

literature

13 Simon Callow talks about Orson Welles at Derby Book Festival 35 The Reverend Richard Coles discusses his latest autobiography 38 Multi-cultural celebrations to mark centenary of city’s Carnegie Library

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45-48 Learn a new skill with our Have a Go workshops guide

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26-27 Find the best shows in gallery 53-57 Music news and listings 63-69 What’s on listings in agenda 7

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mother is probably the greatest role model any woman can have and many of us have been inspired by their spirit and tenacity. It is also your mum who is likely to encourage you to follow your dreams and have confidence in yourself. Artist Alison Tyldesley is one of the lucky women for whom

her mother did just that. “She is a painter, a very good painter, and she always encouraged me to draw and paint when I was young,” said Alison of her mother the artist Barbara Stewart. “But it was not just that. I have her as my role model because she achieved her success later in life when my dad died. “It was only then that she really started painting seriously and she became a member of the Royal Birmingham Society

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of Artists, the Pastel Society and the Royal West of England Academy,” she explained proudly. It was her mother’s late start as a professional artist that has encouraged Alison to do the same now her family has grown up and she has retired from a successful full time career in education. She studied Fine Art in Exeter, graduating in 1975, and then moved to Sheffield to start working as a teacher with her husband-to-be Chris. The couple have lived and worked in the city ever since. “I never gave up on painting and I always knew that eventually I would paint full time. I was inspired by what my mother was doing and I knew in my heart I would be able to do the same.” We are chatting in Alison’s

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world now’ lovely home close to the Botanical Gardens in Sheffield, surrounded by her paintings which are on the walls complete with tags, in readiness for the city’s open studios event taking place at the beginning of May. It is clear that since retiring she hasn’t rested on her laurels and as well as taking part in community events like Open Up, her work, which is mostly acrylic on canvas, has been in several exhibitions and is at five galleries in Sheffield and Derbyshire.

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“Painting has completely taken over my world now,” she says. “Just ask my husband,” she adds with a laugh as Chris, heading off for a game of bowls, puts his head around the door to say goodbye. He smiles and confirms her commitment with a nod. “He is enjoying retirement the usual way and doing all sorts of things, but I have dedicated myself to my art work. “The process of the painting is very important to me and I take pleasure in the surface and the luminosity of the paint itself. I paint quite vigorously and use my fingers, knives and cloths as well as the brushes. “I mull over the paintings for a long time and can work on several at a time. I want the paintings to have liveliness and movement. I spend a lot of time stepping back and looking

at them. If they are too flat I am not at all happy. I don’t do representational paintings – all my work arises from a love of the landscape and I aim to capture the drama of the weather, light and colour, wild skies, the edges, the horizon and receding hills.” From May 7-June 19 you can see Alison’s work in an exhibition called Towards The Horizon at Tarpey Gallery in Castle Donington. She also has work at St John Street, Gallery, Ashbourne, Derwent Gallery Grindleford and Cupola and Bessemer II in Sheffield. The Open Up event in Sheffield is on from April 30 to May 2 and May 7-8. n For more details about her work go to alison-tyldesley. co.uk

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he full line up for the second Derby Book Festival has now been announced and the organisers are thrilled that it includes two prestigious Guardian Live events.

Simon Callow, pictured right, will be talking about the third volume in his epic survey of the life and works of Orson Welles, and Matt Haig will be discussing his best-selling book Reasons to Stay Alive. Callow will be returning to Derby on June 5, just a month after talking about his screen career at the Derby Film Festival, to read excerpts from the book and talk about what it would have been like to have been around Welles and what it was like to be him. When Haig was 24 his world fell apart as he suddenly came face to face with severe depression. His book is a funny, warm and moving story of how he coped with his illness. He will be interviewed on June 3 by Kathryn Mitchell, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Derby who has a life-long interest in mental health. The Festival, which runs from June 3-11, will include over 70 events and activities in venues across the city. Highlights of this year’s

Festival will include the opening event, with the Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, plus best-selling authors Tracy Chevalier and Louis de Bernières, journalist and presenter Joan Bakewell, broadcaster Stuart Maconie, historian and historical novelist Alison Weir, Bookershortlisted author Sunjeev Sahota, debut author Joanna Cannon, David Lindo, aka The Urban Birder and BBC Radio 4’s James Naughtie. There will be an expanded programme for children and families on June 4, with author Andy Cope appearing at two events in QUAD, illustration workshops and a Bringing Books to Life event in the Market Place with pavement art, street theatre, storytelling

in the yurt, mural painting and Derby Shakespeare Company performing on a Trent Barton bus. Liz Fothergill, Chair of the Festival, said: “Last year’s Festival was such a great success but we feel this year’s programme is even better with a wider range of events, authors and activities to appeal to new audiences. “In particular we have more for children and families and a wealth of events with a local Derby element, including local history and architecture, railways, birding and the Cathedral peregrines, cricket, cycling and real ale.” The winners of the 2016 Flash Fiction writing competition were Tracey Wilkinson, Felicity Jackson, Thomas Birch and Mary Bevan. In the under 16 category the winners were Samuel Thomas and Halle Burton. They have been presented with a framed copy of their story, which has been illustrated by University of Derby student, Kaye Lindsay. The Festival programme will be available from all Festival venues, which include QUAD, Déda, Derby Museum and Art Gallery, The Guildhall Theatre, Derby Theatre, Derby Cathedral, WEA and from all libraries and tourist offices. n Tickets can be booked online at derbybookfestival.co.uk or in person or phone at QUAD.

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IF you didn’t make it to Banksy’s Dismaland when it took over a corner of Westonsuper-Mare in the summer, fear not, because a slice of the ‘bemusement park’ is coming to New Mills, in the form of the Aftermath Dislocation Principle – a model village with a difference. The town has been chosen as one of the locations for Jimmy Cauty’s stunning installation work, now housed in a 40 foot shipping container on the back of a 30-tonne truck ready to start an epic journey zigzagging across the country, stopping at sites of historic riots in the UK. The work will be on display in New Mills for its annual festival art trail and lantern

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procession from September 19-26. The Aftermath Dislocation Principle is a monumental post-riot landscape in miniature. The origins of the piece lie in a series of works known as A Riot in a Jam Jar. Here Cauty constructed tiny scenes of a riotous nature inside upturned jam jars in which violence, humour and socio-political commentary vied for position in contained and domesticated bite-size portions. As part of the events planned around the installation,

students from New Mills School and Sixth Form will create more than 100 Riot in a Jam Jar works that will also be displayed during the twoweek festival. Toby Hardwick, a festival volunteer, said: “It’s really exciting to have this major work here for the Festival. We think it links back perfectly to the civil unrest leading up to the Kinder Trespass. “It really is a coup for the festival and it will be a great way to get people involved.” If you would like to take part in New Mills Festival Art Trail 2016, submissions are now being taken and will close at midnight on May 15. Full entry details can be found at newmillsfestival.co.uk – click on the Art Trail button.

arena Battle festival IT IS the 750th anniversary of the Battle of Chesterfield on May 15. The battle occurred when the armies of three rebel barons, fought against the forces of King Henry III. It took place during the night and was brief, but bloody, as the warring barons raged through the streets of Chesterfield. To mark this significant period in the town’s history there is a medieval-style event with plenty of entertainment for the whole family to enjoy including an arena and medieval craft area in New Square, along with music, dancing and games and a battle from the Swords of Mercia recreation group. Chesterfield Library is also holding a number of events including a Puppet Show and re-enactment in the Children’s Library on Saturday May 14; a Design a Shield Competition and a historical lecture by Godfrey Holmes on Tuesday May 17. Go to chesterfield.co.uk for more information about the commemorations.

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HADFIELD Open Art Show is being held in the village on June 18 and 19. There are seven prizes for photography, painting, 3D art, artists under 21, children’s art, digital art and The People’s Choice. It is being held at Hadfield Hall in Station Road, and if you want to enter your work submissions need to be taken in on June 14 between 2pm7pm. For more information email hadfieldartshow@gmail.com or call Annette on 07946 513 973

THIS year the Melbourne Festival Open Exhibition is being held in May ahead of the town’s annual festival in September. For many years the Open Exhibition has been part of the Art and Architecture Trail but this year organisers have decided to separate the two events to shine a brighter spotlight on the artists who take part in the open. The exhibition will still be curated by members of the festival team and is a great opportunity for artists to promote their work and for the public to buy original art at great prices.

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New date for Open The call for entries from artists wishing to take part closes on May 16. It will be open to the public on May 28 and 29 at Melbourne Assembly Rooms in the High Street. For further information visit melbournefestival.co.uk or call 07765 819428. Pictured above is Duncan Pass winner of the 2015 Melbourne Festival Open Exhibition Award being presented with his prize by sponsor David Smith of The National Forest Spring Water Company. THIS month you have a chance to get up close and personal with pop icon, actor and director, Martin Kemp when he appears at Buxton Opera House on May 29. Martin will talk about the early days, learning to play bass alongside his brother, guitarist Gary and joining vocalist Tony Hadley and saxophonist Steve Norman to form Spandau Ballet in1979. Martin will also shed light on his starring role as Steve Owen in EasEnders. Asking the questions will be Simon Price.

arena Travelling duo VIBRANT and innovative theatre company Creative Cow promises an evening of intoxicating adventure in an adaptation of Graham Greene’s most entertaining of books, Travels With My Aunt. Creative Cow chose to tour Travels With My Aunt to mark this year’s 25th anniversary of Graham Greene’s death. Just four actors will represent 20 colourful characters – each playing a part in retired, rather boring, suburban bank manager Henry Pulling’s great transformation. The play comes to the Buxton Opera House from May 2-4.

BELPER Players are performing two new plays by local writers as a double bill for Belper Arts Festival from May 18-20. One them is 19-year-old Sophie Mander – one of the group’s youngest members who is making her writing and directing debut with My Kingdom For A What? In her play, washed-up Lionel Maddox MBE returns to the role of Richard III – which made him famous – in a small theatre in Leicester.

Expert demo DERBY artist Andrew Macara will be giving a demonstration of his landscaple painting at a meeting of the Matlock Artists’ Society on May 21 from 10am to 12 noon. During their March workshop members benefitted from a stimulating critique of their work by acclaimed artist and tutor Robert Dutton

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What he doesn’t expect in his attempt to revive his flagging career is to come who is inspired by his native Yorkshire landscape. He had earlier demonstrated how he achieved his stunning paintings, using a combination of watercolour and pastel on hot pressed paper. All are welcome to the Andrew Macara demonatration and tickets are £5 including refreshments. For more details contact Marilyn Micalleff 01629 584708.

face to face with King Richard himself. Funny and poignant, My Kingdom For A What? considers how history and art have shaped the legacy of Richard III. Also on the bill is Another Chalk Circle, by Jeff Moule, who has reworked Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk Circle and brought it right up to date, inspired by the debate about whether Britain should join in the bombing of Syria. The plays are on at The Strutt Centre, Belper at 7pm. Tickets from 07582416610 or belperplayers.com

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arena Romantic comedy ST JOHN’S Church Tideswell will be hosting a performance of The God Particle, by James Cary, award winning co-writer of BBC1’s Miranda. It is a romantic comedy with a hint of sci-fi which tells the story of two very different people – a quantum physicist and a vicar – who meet in a bar and join forces to solve a perplexing mystery, discovering the real meaning of faith, knowledge and love –

and the importance of keeping an open mind. Having enjoyed a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2013, The God Particle will be in Tideswell on May 14, at 7.30pm. Tickets are available from the Peak Volumes bookshop in Tideswell or can be reserved at peakvolumes.com. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to see the only performance in our area. Go to thegodparticleplay.com to find out more about the production.

Pollyanna’s prize WILDLIFE artist Pollyanna Pickering has received the Association of Animal Artists’ most prestigious award. The Inaugural Chairman’s Award is presented to the artist who is considered to have most significantly raised the profile of wildlife art in the last 12 months. It was presented to her at the association’s annual gala

En plein air art APPLICATIONS for the Buxton Spa Prize close on May 15 at 2pm so if you haven’t entered yet you need to do so soon. The first prize in this prestigious competition is £5,000 and your work will be exhibited in a sale of work at the Green Man Gallery in Buxton from July 1-August 14. If you are not an artist then you may be interested in watching the competitors at work en plein air in Buxton over the next few weeks. For full details of the competition go to buxtonspaprize.co.uk

dinner and she said: “I feel so lucky to have won this beautiful award for doing the work I love, and sharing wildlife art with a wider audience.” Pollyanna, who lives and works in Oker near Matlock, is the most published artist in the UK, with images selling in 80 countries worldwide, giving her a unique opportunity to raise the profile of wildlife art. Twice a year she opens up her studio to the public.

Feast of film in city screenings

ctor Simon Callow is among the special guests at this year’s Derby Film Festival at the beginning of May.

He will be talking about his career in film, which he began in 1984, in Miloš Forman’s acclaimed adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus. Callow followed it with a Bafta-nominated role in A Room With A View, which is being screened at QUAD on May 4 at 3.15pm before the actor joins his audience at 7pm. Adam Marsh, Derby Film Festival co-director, said they were delighted to welcome Callow to the city and added: “This year we are opening the festival with a film that is going to be a huge success, Stephen Frear’s Florence Foster Jenkins. “In addition to that we’ll be bringing 23 film previews, plus special guests and a retrospective strand on the theme of Journeys. It’s a great ten days, bringing a world of film to Derby.” The preview of Florence Foster Jenkins, which stars Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant, opens the festival at QUAD on April 29 at 7pm. Other previews include Oscar-nominated Mustang – a

coming of age drama about five orphaned girls in Northern Turkey who are preparing for their arranged weddings – on May 1, at 6pm; Being Evel – an in-depth documentary about the legendary Evel Knievel, revealing the true story behind the myth-making, motorcycle-riding, canyonjumping daredevil on May 1 at 8pm and Generation Right – a documentary about the impact that Margaret Thatcher’s time as Prime Minister has had on the country, on May 3 at 7pm. This screening includes a Q&A

with Emily Gray, research associate at the Sheffield University School Of Law, whose work was a basis for the film. Another preview with a Q&A session is Do You Own The Dancefloor? – a documentary about Manchester’s iconic nightclub, The Hacienda, which was also the home of Factory Records. As well as the Q&A with director Chris Hughes, the screening on April 30 at 7pm, will be followed by a DJ night featuring Factory Records classics in the QUAD café bar. One of the highlights of the festival, taking place at Derby Cathedral, at 7.30pm on April 30 will be a screening of the silent film The Hunchback Of Notre Dame enhanced by a live organ accompaniment. Another film which is sure to be popular is Roman Holiday, starring Audrey Hepburn, to be

Clockwise from left: Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant in Florence Foster Jenkins, Roman Holiday, Mustang, Hunchback of Notre Dame and Generation Right

screened at Derby Museum on May 1 at 3pm, to complement the Grand Tour exhibition Joseph Wright And The Lure Of Italy. The annual Derby Film Festival Quiz – Around the World in 80 Questions, in QUAD café bar on May 1 at 8pm is a chance to dust off those thinking caps and test your film knowledge with quizmaster David Leicester. The Shine A Light Short Film Showcase, which is on May 1 at 4.45pm, is result of a film-

making project for local people aged over 60. Groups, societies and clubs from the county were paired with professional film directors for the project and the showcase is a chance to see six of the finished films. They have been made by The Midland Railway Trust; Derby Society of Model and Experimental Engineers; Seen ‘Ya Rights; The 99th Garrison; Derbyshire Tennis Club and Derby Scriptwriters. On the second weekend of the

festival, May 6-8, the focus turns to horror, science fiction and fantasy in the Fantastiq Film Festival. Actor Barbara Shelley appears at Fantastiq as a special guest, on May 7 at 3pm. She will join audiences for a Q&A followed by a screening of Dracula, Prince Of Darkness. She will also introduce the classic Quatermass And The Pit. n For more information on all films and events, and to book tickets or passes, go to derbyfilmfestival.co.uk

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A master-piece of comic drama

t is said that you would have had to have had a humour by-pass not to enjoy the brilliant farce by Richard Bean – One Man, Two Guvnors. So make sure you book tickets to see the award-winning show – which received rave reviews while in the West End and Broadway – when it is staged by the Buxton Drama League this month. The drama unfolds in Brighton in 1963 as Francis, an outof-work failed skiffle player, suddenly finds himself with two jobs and two bosses. One of the two masters, Rachel, is disguised as her dead gangland twin: the other, Stanley, is a posh twerp who is both Rachel’s hapless lover and her brother’s killer. Francis (performed by James Corden in the original West End production) juggles both jobs on while a non-stop sequence of misunderstandings, comic wordplay and frantic slapstick creates mayhem around him. Bean based the classic British comedy on the 1743 play The Servant with Two Masters by Venetian playwright Carlo Goldoni. It is a laugh a minute and since Samuel French Ltd made

the production available for non-professional companies, it’s been the most popular choice for community theatre companies up and down the country. The team behind this production will almost certainly have empathy with Francis for as amateur actors they have to juggle their demanding day jobs with

the need for rehearsals and performing. Among their ranks are a vet, a solicitor, a baker, store manager and a support worker and they have been praised as every bit as professional as actors who perform for a living in reviews for their recent productions Season’s Greetings, Breaking the Code and Butley. n One Man, Two Guvnors, can be seen at Buxton Opera House from May 19-21 at 7.30pm. Tickets are priced at £14 and discounts are available. To buy tickets call Buxton Opera House box office on 01298 72190 or go to buxtonoperahouse.org.uk

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t would be hard to pack any more into the month-long Belper Arts Festival which continues to grow and prides itself on involving the whole community – inclusive rather than exclusive is what they claim to be. The culture fest, book-ended between the two May bank holidays, has the now annual Arts Trail at the start and Belper Open Houses at the end. In between there is a blend of music, dance, photography, film, literature, theatre, comedy, performance, talks and workshops. What is amazing about the festival is that more than a third of it is devoted to a music programme which includes folk, jazz, a charity concert, prize-winning choirs, performers from Britain’s Got

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Talent and even a workshop for recorder players. Celebrate Belper: The Concert features a specially commissioned piece entitled The Belper Suite. Classical composer James Oldrini has drawn on his Belper roots to write an exciting, experimental piece that features a string quartet and actress Sheila Kay Sly. The concert can be seen at St Peter’s Church on May 7. James is also releasing his debut album Enlightenment this month. Dave Sturt, of Gong, who now lives in Belper and Alex Wilson will be bringing an evening of jazz and other music to No 28 in the Market

Place on May 8. Alongside them will be special guests Lily Sturt-Bolshaw, of Sunflower Thieves (she is also Dave’s daughter) and George Melton. If you prefer folk music then Belper singer songwriter Sue MacFarlane and Friends at St Peter’s Church on May 11 is an evening not to be missed. Dana de Waal, the popular and powerful South African singer, who now lives in Derby, will be performing a selection of romantic songs accompanied by the pianist Beate Toyka at St Peter’s Church on May 12. Beate will be returning to the church on May 16 for a family friendly concert – Pizza and Piano with Beate. It starts at 6pm and pizza orders will be taken at the start so they can be eaten during the interval. Last year the Kanneh Mason Family from Nottingham were the talk of Britain’s Got Talent and this year Belper is lucky

enough to have booked them for a performance in the church on May 20 when they will play well-known classical and popular music. One of the highlight events of the festival will be the visit by DaleDiva – the award-winning four-part harmony choir who always wow audiences with their slick choreography, glitz and glamour. Making sure the chaps get a look in is the Eastwood Collieries’ Male Voice Choir which was formed in 1919 and is now one of only a handful of original colliery male voice choirs surviving in the country. They will be at St Peter’s on May 28. There are many other events at the festival and a brochure is available. n Go to belperartsfestival.org for more details. Read about Belper Players on page 17.

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artsbeat previews this month’s don’t-miss exhibitions – turn to agenda for further details and other galleries St John Street Gallery, Ashbourne

connecting with the viewers own experiences, thoughts and memories. Her new work has been inspired by travel or encounters with new places and the paintings have reference to curious spaces in manmade, industrial and urban landscapes. The exhibition is at St John Street Gallery from May 20July 2 with a preview from 5-8pm on the 20th.

ommon Ground is the name of the latest exhibition by award-winning county artist Kerri Pratt. Kerri was the last winner of the Jonathan Vickers Fine Art Award and during her residency which culminated in a exhibition in Derby, she developed a new series of paintings inspired by the industrial heritage of Derbyshire. Her practice focuses on an exploration of painting processes, manipulation of paint, surfaces, marks and colour. She said: “My intention is

never to produce a realistic, photographic image. Instead I want to make something that has an element of familiarity to intrigue and engage the viewer without fully revealing itself. Therefore there is an importance attached to the ambiguity that my work contains so that it can impact on people in different ways

Art in the Cafe, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton Living Landscape is an exhibition of paintings by Linda Rolland and Maureen Howard. Linda works in a wide variety of media, including paints, collage, print, photography and digital collage, often combined in layers. She has a particular interest in the landscape, its hidden histories, and the emotions, memories and issues it evokes.

Maureen is a self-taught artist and started painting in watercolours using wildlife in its many forms as her subject. She now also uses oils, pastels and coloured pencils. Their exhibition is on from May 10-July 4. The artists will be in residence at the cafe on June 4, 11am-2pm. Pictured is Engine House by Linda Rolland.

Hassop Station Cafe, Hassop A Year in the Life of the Peak District is an exhibition of pictures by landscape photographer Michael Cummins. There are 12 pictures one for each month of the year and they have been taken by the Great Longstonebased photographer over a three-year exploration of the national park. Michael captures most of his images in the early hours of the morning when most of us are still asleep. He loves misty mornings

and the sunrise and has amassed an extensive collection of pictures which can also be seen online at michaelcummins.co.uk He started taking pictures seriously when he quit smoking about 18 years ago and has committed himself to documenting the region. The exhibition can be seen at the cafe, which is open seven days a week, until May 31. Pictured left is the distinctive Parkhouse Hill which is close to the Staffordshire border near Longnor.

Banks Mill, Bridge Street, Derby This month the studios will be exhibiting a collection of new works by Derby artist Caroline Lowe called Interpretations. The work examines the boundaries between photography and painted or a manipulated surface and our ability to interpret and make judgements on what we see. She said: “I would like the viewer to question how reading the surface can distort the truth and how much we really know about the world

around us if we only judge it by its edited surface.” Caroline graduated from the University of Derby in 2013 with a first class honours degree and also won the Vice Chancellor’s Fine Art Award. The exhibition, from May 3-20, will be open to the public weekdays from 10am3pm. Ring 01332 594170 for an appointment. To find out more visit thebanksmill.co.uk/ interpretations

Gallerytop, Rowsley The current exhibition at Gallerytop – Tonal Edit – features work by artists using a restricted tonal palette, focusing on subtle tones, hues, surface texture and mark-making. It will be showcasing the beautiful mixed media work of textile artist Gizella K Warburton. Pictured left is Ritual Form V by the artist. The exhibition runs from April 30 to May 29.

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Celebrating the best of the arts

o celebrate ten years of Derbyshire Open Arts, artists and craftspeople across the county are preparing to showcase their work over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend. Opening their doors to the public will be small studios, established galleries and, new for 2016, a college. With founder and chair Ally Rodgers back at the helm for this year, the event has grown beyond expectation. She said: “For our visitors this

is a chance to find out what inspires real artists, to interact with how they go about their work and find out why they do what they do. “We are keeping Derbyshire well and truly on the map, contributing to the creative economy and spreading the word that the county continues to build on its entrepreneurial and innovative heritage.”

Taking part are 294 artists at 71 venues countywide – 35 are group venues and 36 artists will be showing in their own individual studios. To mark the tenth year artsbeat is highlighting on the following pages some of the artists and venues taking part for the first time. For full details go to derbyshireopenarts.co.uk or pick up one of the brochures.

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EXHIBITION OF WORK BY SUSAN BURGESS

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Location Location This year’s open studios event is introducing several new venues and artsbeat has picked out some of the most interesting for you. n The Monkey Park Community Centre in Chester Street, Chesterfield, is hosting six artists, Helen Politt, Karon Mather, Guy Badham, Caroline Bagnall, Derborah Miles, Chloe White, Helen Barber and Dawn Turner who between them will be exhibiting paintings, photography, ceramics fired glass and recycled tin. n The Art Barn, Oakenclough Hall, Longnor, SK17 0QS will be home for the weekend for Jan Lewis-Eccleston and her ceramic sculptures (pictured above right) and painter Sue Blatherwick. n Joining oil painter Carl Longmate at his home, 6 St James Square, Buxton, SK17 6HS, will be landscape photographer John Eastwood and ceramicist Ché Finch. n Photographer Alan Makin and painter and printmaker Natalie Hallows will be taking over at The Old Lock Up Studio in Cromford DE4 3RF. n Three glass makers, Jonathan Abbott, Tomas Petit and Glyn Scott, will be demonstrating age-old skills

to create bespoke lead crystal glass at Lumsdale Glasss, Unit 18 Lower Lumsdale Mills, DE4 5EX. n The West Studios in Sheffield Road, Chesterfield, which is part of Chesterfield College, will be hosting, Sue Wharton, Aspire Art and a showcase of students’ work. n Sarah Brindley’s innovative sustainable furniture and the work of her group More Care Design Collective, who are adults with learning difficulties, can be found at unit 2A Ladmanlow Yard, Leek Road, Buxton, SK17 6UQ. n Take Ten is a wide selection of work in various media with a strong print/painting bias from a mature student collective at Leek College of Art. They will be at the United Reformed Church Hall in Hardwick Square East, Buxton.

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a view n The Hayfield Artists at Throstle Farm – Lyndon Evans, Dawn Holmes, Pat Evans and Maria Tarnowska, are up a lane at Little Hayfield, SK22 2NG n Six artists will be at Willersley Castle, Cromford – painters Lynn Smith and Peter Wigley, jewellery designer Julie Walton, textile makers Marion Anniss and Heather Arbon and glass artist Sandi Williams. DE4 5JH n Six Peak District Artisans including the host Sue Prince, will be inside the beautiful stone-flagged barn at the organic Beechenhill Farm high above Ilam DE6 2BD n Felt maker Linda Moss and her sheep will be at her stunning hillside smallholding Brookfold, The Wash Chapel-en-le-Frith, SK23 0QW

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New faces Other new faces who are not necessarily at a new venue include: n Illustrator Andrea Joseph who will be at her home 128 Buxton Road, Furness Vale, SK23 7PF. n Louise Glasscoe who hand knits and crochets her own designs, (see right) and will be at The Old Hall Hotel, Buxton. n The contemporary oil paintings of young artist Matthieu Leger can be seen at the Coach House Studios, Crown Yard, Wirksworth, where there will also be four other artists. n Embroidery designer Lesley Platt, who will be at Ash House, Main Street, Great Longstone. n Landscape painter Patricia

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n PEAR TREE CAFE, WHALEY BRIDGE Three artists – printmaker Jill Kerr, painter Paul Morin and photographer Lynne McPeake – will be at this cafe in Canal Street. n BASLOW METHODIST CHURCH Textile artist Rachael Rastrick will be at the church and so will tea and delicious homemade cakes by The Bakehouse.

Lane, who will be at St Mary’s House, Castle Street, Bolsover. n Watercolour artist Sheila Baldock who will be with others at the United Reformed Church, Holymoorside. n The Chinese paintings of Ron Brooks, made using a traditional brush dipped in black ink can be seen at Cherrytree Studio, 247 Nottingham Road, Ilkeston.

n OLD STATION GALLERY, ROWSLEY As well as more than 20 artists there will be street food and entertainment here. n GREAT LONGSTONE VILLAGE HALL Tea and cakes can be enjoyed while you look at the stained glass of Jane Littlefield, Su Woollen’s drawings, Alan Grant’s woodturning and Mark Beresford’s paintings.

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Eight studios worth making an effort to see: n Philip Evans (work pictured above) at the Round House Gallery, The Firs, Foston Village, DE65 5DL n Eddie Hallam’s wildlife sculptures at Greenways Farm, Riber. DE4 5JU n Lizzie Adcock’s historical textile designs, Unit 204 Via Gellia Mills DE4 2AJ n Ann Bates ceramics Oak Cottage, Lumsdale DE4 5LB n Matthew Lovell’s woodturning at Christmas Cottage, Church Street, Youlgrave, DE45 1WL n Rob Wilson’s cityscapes, above 13-15 Market Street, Whaley Bridge, SK23 7AA n John Connolly’s paintings 16 Langwith Road, Bolsover S44 6HQ n Louise Jannetta’s mixed media work, rear of 24 Dale Road, Buxton, SK17 6NL

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The Reverend and the makers

he Reverend Richard Coles is one of the headline acts of this year’s Ashbourne Festival.

He is one of the few celebrities to have successfully bridged the gap between the charts and the church, but whatever the medium, the message he broadcasts is essentially witty, thought-provoking and always interesting. A multi-instrumentalist who partnered Jimmy Somerville in the 1980s band The Communards – achieving three Top Ten hits, including the biggest selling hit of 1986 Don’t Leave Me This Way – Richard subsequently left the pop world to train for a priesthood in the Church of England, becoming what can only be described as a thoroughly modern vicar. He

is currently a parish priest in Finedon, Northamptonshire. Richard frequently appears on radio and television, as well as writing for newspapers. He is probably best known as the regular host of BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live programme, and also appears regularly on Newsnight and TV shows such as QI and Have I Got News For You, where his quick and inventive verbal humour is always to the fore.

He has also written four books, two about the Improbable Saints; his autobiography Fathomless Riches: or How I Went from Pop to Pulpit and the recently released Into the Harvest which continues where Fathomless left off, with his ordination in 2005 and the story of his continuing media career. He is appearing in St John’s Church, Buxton Hill, Ashbourne at 7.30 on 21 June. Tickets are £15. The 2016 Ashbourne Festival runs from June 17 to July 3 in venues within Ashbourne. Full details and online ticketing are available from ashbournefestival.org n The festival of street theatre Streetfest, is on the weekend of June 18 and 19 in the centre of Ashbourne. There will be more information in next month’s artsbeat.

Captivated by nat

o be embarking on a new career path at the age of 80 is a little unconventional, but then there is nothing terribly conventional about Robin Gregson-Brown. His life up to now has been full of adventure, romance, heartbreak and intrigue. And just because he has reached his 80th year he doesn’t see it as a reason to take it easy and settle down with a good book. Instead he has decided to turn to his first love – nature and more especially butterflies – and revive his vocation as an artist. Robin is a charming gentleman with a cheeky twinkle in his eye and a raft of fascinating stories to tell. Most, as he says, are more suited to dinner parties, but he can’t resist relating a few tales from his past.

Lepidoptera artist Robin GregsonBrown chats to artsbeat’s Amanda Penman about his undying passion for wildlife and the butterflies and moths which feature in his work He arrived in Derbyshire as a trainee Jacquard designer working for British Celanese in the early 50s and then studied drawing, graphic and textile design at Derby College of Art which was in Green Lane. On his 21st birthday he was told he had won a scholarship to the Royal College of Art. “It was one of the happiest days of my life. The college was fantastic and the broad intellectual and practical training I experienced was irreplaceable as were the friendships I made,” he said. As a promising young graduate he was snapped up by ICI and was asked to head up a team designing a new product which eventually became Vymura wallpaper. After almost 20 years he decided to leave and work as a freelance design stylist travelling the world working for many companies in countries including Italy, USA and New Zealand.

Now that is all behind him and he and his wife Jennifer live in a converted cart house in the magnificent setting of the Staunton Harold Hall estate. In the garden Robin has his own summerhouse studio where he can paint to his heart’s content and watch the wildlife in his garden. “The natural world when I was at school was always high upon my list of priorities, more so than algebra or calculus, much to chagrin of my tutors,” said Robin who was given his first butterfly net when he was seven. “However, in spite of their misgivings, I was always given encouragement to pursue my art through the study of natural forms whether organic or

tural beauty

inorganic and I believe that this has stood me in good stead for most of my adult life.” When Robin was a child, collecting butterflies wasn’t frowned upon, but it is obviously no longer considered acceptable, which is why he has decided to recreate such collections in his water colour paintings. “After so many years and after leading what can only be described as a peripatetic life from an early age, I am so happy to revisit some of my past interests bringing

about a renaissance in my art, which I hope will inspire, especially young people, to take more of an interest in nature’s beautiful creatures.” He has worked on the project with the professional cooperation of the Natural History teams at The Derby Museum and The Univerisity of Manchester Museum. “I feel privileged as an 80-year-young person that my eyes still open to new visual delights each day and it would be a sin not to record some of that in the best way I know how. I look forward each day especially to work in my studio.” n Robin’s paintings are being exhibited at Ingleby Gallery, near Melbourne from May 22-June 5. The preview is from noon until 4pm on May 22.

library life

Week-long celebration marks centenary of generous gift of literature to a Derby community which is still thriving today

t is 100 years since the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie gave the city of Derby a grant to build a new library.

Pear Tree Library in Normanton was one of more than 2,500 built around the world and, just as the lover of books requested, it has remained a community asset ever since. To mark this remarkable achievement the library in Pear Tree Road is staging a week of events to celebrate books, authors, poetry, story telling, photography and music – including a recital by two very distinguished poets. Some events will be for pupils at local schools but most will be at the library and they will all be free and open to all but you will have to book a place. The week is being launched on the evening May 16 with an evening of Punjabi poetry by poets from Derby, and story telling. Among them will be Dr Sandeep Parmar, a senior lecturer in English Literature at the University of Liverpool, who will be talking about her family who lived in Normanton from the 1960s to 1990s. She will read some of her poems, and Kalwinder Singh will be telling the true story about a Doctor Who-loving Sikh Derby boy and his quest for happiness which is called My Father and the Lost Legend of Pear Tree. The next day at 4pm folk

The Pear Tree Library in Normanton which was founded by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie

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events will mark 100 years of city’s Carnegie Library singer Dave Sudbury, who grew up in Pear Tree Road in the 1950s will sing The King of Rome, a song he wrote about Derby’s famous racing pigeon who won a 1001 mile race from Rome to England in 1913. The pigeon which normally resides at the city’s museum will be at the library during the festival. If you want to know more about the history of the library and how Pear Tree has changed over the years as new communities have settled in the city, then get yourself to a

talk by Alasdair Kean from the University of Derby at 7pm on May 17. There will be an evening of music and dance celebrating Eastern European communities on May 18, at 7.30pm; a chance to listen to story tellers in the Lyric Lounge on Thursday evening and a talk by Belinda Seaward author of The Beautiful Truth, a story set in the present day and wartime Poland about a woman’s search for her Polish father. The main events of the centenary celebration take place on May 21 when the day will start with creative workshops for children and a performance by Shakti Arts who seek to promote Asian culture through traditional and contemporary Indian dance styles. In the afternoon there will be

Contemporary and tradtional Indian dancers Shakti Arts, and below, Dr Sandeep Parmar, Dr Kunwar Bechain, right, and Jai Verma

carnival drumming and Eastern European contemporary folk music. In the evening there will be a poetry recital by Dr Kunwar Bechain who is a critically acclaimed poet and master of

the unique art or Ghazal. He was born and raised in India and has also composed lyrics for several major films. He is flying to the UK exclusively for this event so donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss it. Joining him on stage will be the multi-award-winning Jai Verma, a Hindi writer poet and South Asian cultural advocate. She is poetry editor of Purvai Magazine, which is the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only Hindi language magazine. To close the festival there will be a poetry workshop and recitial with Dr Bechain on Sunday May 22. n For more details about all the events go to derby.gov.uk/ libraries where you will be able to find an online brochure and a link to eventbrite.co.uk to book the free tickets.

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Why not try your luck to win tickets to the literary festival?

s well as the renowned opera series featured in last month’s artsbeat Buxton Festival has also lined up an array of concert music and literary treats. The 16-day festival has 38 concerts and recitals from world-renowned musicians and singers including internationally-celebrated pianists Stephen Kovacevic and Angela Hewitt, The Chilingirian Quartet, baritone Roderick Williams, tenor James Gilchrist, The Schubert Ensemble, pictured above, and

The English Concert. The latenight concerts in the Pavilion Café also showcase the best in jazz, folk and world music. This year’s book festival includes 43 talks by the UK’s best authors, covering topics from the railways to butterflies, trees to Bible translations, the Loch Ness Monster to Charlotte Bronte. Speakers include inspirational cook Sarah Raven, alternative comedy pioneer Alexei Sayle, broadcasters Melvyn Bragg and Joan Bakewell, politician Vince Cable and former Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis. With 2016 being the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s

death, there are also events in all strands of the Festival commemorating this landmark, including a puppet version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for all the family. Artsbeat is offering you the chance to win one of two pairs of tickets to the literary festival. All you have to do is answer this question and send your answer, together with your name, address and contact telephone number to editor@ arts-beat.co.uk by May 31. What is the title of Joan Bakewell’s latest book? n To see artbeat’s recommendations for the festival turn the page.

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Sunday July 10

You have two choices to begin your Sunday, either with a talk at 10am or, with a bit of a later start, at 10.45am for Festival Mass at St John’s Church. This event is being recorded by the BBC for future broadcast and features the Buxton Musical Society and Orchestra and soloists from the Buxton Festival Chorus. The talk is being given by Laura Thompson, the author of Take Six Girls: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters – one of whom was, of course, Debo, who was to become the Duchess of Devonshire. Next we suggest you listen to 15-year-old Jackie Campbell on the piano at the Pavilion Arts Centre from 12 noon1pm, who by the time you read this could have won the BBC Young Musician of the Year as he has made it to the semi-finals. Then you need to take a long lunch because you won’t have much time to eat before the evening opera Tamerlano which starts at 7.15pm in the opera house with a talk at 6pm. Before that, though, you can listen to Julia Bradbury talking about her Best Walks With a View book between 4 and 5pm in the opera house. To finish off the evening there is jazz with a movie theme in the Pavilion Café until 10.30pm.

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Of course the really dedicated could fit in both before the opera talk at 6pm and the evening opera at 7.15pm which is I Capuleti e i Montecchi. To finish there will be electric alternative-folk music from Tir Eolas in the Pavilion café.

Tuesday July 19 Melvyn Bragg talks about his gripping historical novel Now Is The Time from 10am-11am. The book is is set in 1381 when a vast force of common people led by Walter Tyler and the priest John Ball marched on London protesting against unfair taxes and the corruption of those in power. We are sure there will be a very interesting discussion to be had at this event. One of the world’s leading pianists Angela Hewitt will be performing Bach, Beethoven, Scarlatti and Haydn at the Pavilion Arts Centre from 12 noon until 1.30pm. You have two choices for the afternoon, you can either have a long lunch and then listen to the soprano Elin Pritchard as she performs Hathaway: Eight Arias for a Bardic Life, which tells a story of Anne Hathaway, the wife of William Shakespeare on the day he died or you can go to see Janet Ellis in conversation with Mike Neary at 2.15pm. The actress and TV presenter will be discussing her journey to becoming an author and her debut novel The Butcher’s Hook which is set in Georgian London. You will be able to follow that with something to eat before going to the evening opera which is Leonore at 7.15pm.

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Saturday July 23 The Storm is former MP Vince Cable’s best-selling book which explores and explains the causes of the 2008 world economic crisis. In a talk at the opera house from 10-11am Cable will give a unique perspective on the state of global financial markets and how the British economy should be managed in the next decade and beyond. From 12 noon until 1pm soprano Gillian Keith and pianist Simon Lepper will explore the often tempestuous but always loving relationship between Richard and Pauline Strauss with a programme of some of his best-loved songs illuminated by readings of letters and memoirs.

Alexei Sayle

Saturday July 16 Alexei Sayle will be in conversation with Mike Neary about his book Thatcher Stole My Trousers at 10am. It promises to be a unique and beguiling blend of social history and memoir and will almost certainly be a good laugh. You can follow this up with a complete change of tempo by listening to soprano Anne Sophie Duprels and Antoine Palloc on the piano. They will be performing Messiaen’s Poemes pour Mi and songs by Debussy and Satie. Following on from a break for lunch you have a choice of either a talk by author Gareth Williams about his book which looks at what really happened in Loch Ness which is on from 2-3pm; or more classical music at St John’s Church with the Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet who are four creative young artists who are just launching their groundbreaking debut album. It starts at 3.30pm and finishes at 5pm.

Following lunch you should go to see the Lauren Scott Trio at St John’s Church from 3.304.30pm. Lauren has worked as guest principal harp with many of the UK’s leading orchestras and chamber groups and she will be playing alongside Conrad Marshall on flute and Raymond Lester on viola. Hopefully you will then have time to catch Oldie editor Jeremy Lewis talking about David Astor (son of Nancy) who was one of our greatest newspaper editors while he was at the helm of the Observer. The evening opera at 7.15pm is I Capuleti e i Montecchi.

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Why not learn a new artistic skill or technique by trying your hand at something completely different this spring? Anne Alldread Textiles n Regular felt making workshops in Belper covering a variety of felting techniques, from the basics to creating a beautiful scarf, cushion or wall hanging. Or you can join in at the weekly Wednesday Textile group to try tapestry, weaving, collage, mixed media, printing, design and much more. A small friendly group with an emphasis on enjoyment while creating. For further information contact: Anne Alldread on 07817745705, or email annealldread@yahoo.co.uk or visit annealldread.com See feature on page 20 Arum-Lilie Designs, Via Gellia Mill, Bonsall n Embroidery workshop where you’ll be able to have a go at making one of Lizzie Adcock’s delightful kits. Materials are provided in the price. Workshop 10am to 2pm with light refreshments provided. n Block printing workshop where you’ll be able to print on fabric using her collection of wooden blocks. Materials included in the price,10am2pm with light refreshments. Go to arumliliedesigns.co.uk for more details. Richard Bett’s Jewellery Studio in Belper, Derbyshire n Jewellery making course over six sessions. Dates to be agreed at the beginning of each module. Sessions run from 10am-5pm. Numbers limited to four to ensure high level of tutor support. The cost is £300 per module of six sessions plus materials. Email richard@richardbett.com or telephone 07871240179.

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and help protect bumblebees To try and help protect bumblebees Karen Rogers and Roz Vincent at StraightCurves in Chesterfield teamed up with JumpingCLAY South Sheffield and will be donating 50p to The Bumblebee Conservation Trust. from every £2 Jumping Clay Bumblebee Magnet made at their May open day They have also planted plenty of bee friendly plants in their garden. JumpingCLAY is a jasmine scented, mess free modelling clay that when you roll into a ball, bounces when it is thrown or dropped. It comes in eight bright colours which mix like paint and Bakewell Piano Studio n Tuition (first lesson free),rehearsal, accompaniment, recording, hourly practice room hire. 5 Kings Court,Bakewell, telephone 07811410406 email lessonsbakewellpianostudio.co.uk Cromford Studio and Gallery, Market Place, Cromford n Watercolour tuition is available for small groups or on a one-to-one basis, all abilities welcome. Contact the gallery on 10629 826434 for more details. Cromford Mill, Cromford n Arkwright Spinsters demonstrating

unlike traditional clays there is no need to bake it. Karen runs a JumpingCLAY Kids Academy and runs various workshops and courses using the clay at the Saltergate creative studios. You will be able to make the Bumblebee magnets like the one in the picture taken by Roz above at the StraightCurves Open Day on May 21. For further details, please visit straightcurves.co.uk, spinning and other crafts, third Sunday of every month, 11-4pm. n Knit and Natter, second Wednesday of every month, 10amnoon. Arkwright's Cafe. More details at cromfordmills.org.uk Crafts Cornucopia, King Street, Belper and St John’s Street, Wirksworth n Various courses including sewing with a machine, crochet, patchwork, and following knitting patterns. Go to craftscornucopia.co.uk. Dave Griffin, Stained Glass Artist n Dave Griffin has one course left this year in September and there are five places.

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have a go It is a three-day introductory course focusing on the practical aspects of design, glass cutting and soldering. The long weekend is designed for people with little or no previous experience of the craft. The dates are September 23 – 25. The workshops are held at the Friends Meeting House, in Bakewell. For more details please contact Dave on 07742 481930 or visit dave-griffin.co.uk Designate @ the Gate, Smedley Street, Matlock n For children, Tuesdays to Saturdays 9am-5pm – Drink & Draw: have fun drawing family portraits; Maisy Makes: try making a flower from recycled plastic bags; Lego Ghetto: create an imaginary world in Lego; Beach: sand sculptures is the game. Go to designateatthegate. co.uk or telephone 01629 760033 for more details. Esther Tyson, Screen Print at Via Gellia Mill, Bonsall n Regular screenprint workshops using hand-cut stencils, water-based inks, producing a limited edition print. Small groups in a working studio environment. Contact Esther at esther.tyson@ network.rca.ac.uk for more details. Etienne Gallery art classes, In The Flow, Matlock n Etienne Gallery offers year-round studio art classes and workshops taught by experienced artist and teacher, Jason Etienne. Go to jasonetienne.com for details Glass @ The Barn, Carr Hall Farm Business Centre, Hulland Ward n Taster Workshops: £25 – ideal for anyone who would like to have a go at working with ‘warm glass’. They last for two and a half hours. n Day Workshops: £75 – ideal for an individual who would like to experiment a bit more with glass, creating larger items, or experimenting with different procedures. Use of equipment such as grinders, drills and rings saw available after brief demonstration.

Go to glass-at-the-barn.co.uk for more details. Green Man Gallery, Hardwick Hall, Buxton n Every day 6x4: Inspired by Landscape. Drop-in at any time and join this record-breaking attempt and fundraiser. Entries can also be sent by post. Cost: £1 per entry. n Life Drawing, Tuesdays, a weekly session for artists at any stage with a professional life model. Session 7pm to 9pm. Cost £8 per session. Booking essential as space is limited. Contact Curtis Bollington 07880 535615. Over 16s only. n Saturdays: Mess Allowed! – Art and craft club for children aged 6+, 11am to 12.30pm. Cost £5. Accompanying adults must remain on the premises. For further information and booking for other courses contact hello@ thegreenmangallery.com or 01298 937375 unless otherwise stated. Haddon Hall, Haddon n Haddon Hall this year offers the opportunity to learn the ancient skill archery. There is evidence of the use of bow and arrows throughout the hall’s architecture, so Haddon is the perfect backdrop. On Saturdays throughout the season the Haddon Archery School sessions begin at 9am, offering an in depth training session including learning how a bow is set up, how to shoot and how to improve your shot. £15 per person (7 years up), the sessions can be pre-booked through the Haddon website – www. haddonhall.co.uk. Have-a-go dates for children to come and learn the skill are May 27-30; June 25 and 26;July 30 and 31 and August 26-29 (as part of the children’s fete weekend), with a small charge for arrows. More details at haddonhall.co.uk Love Hector’s Emporium, Market Place, Crich n. Check out the website for full details and booking information lovehector.co.uk

Mary Smith, artist and tutor mixed media workshops n Senior Citizens Centre in Church Street, Melbourne May 14, from 10am-3.30pm, £25 plus £2 for products to be used during the workshop. Mary will be demonstrating a range of techniques for making Artists’ Journals. The process involves using layers of mixed media and adding some form of text, a line of poetry or some memorabilia and incorporating it into the art work. You will be applying these to the front cover of a hard back A4 /A5 sketch book. There are also weekly classes in Derby. For more details go to mary-smith. co.uk Matlock Artists Society - All Saints Church Hall, Smedley Street n The club’s Portrait Group meets the first Wednesday of every month from 9.30am-12noon. Everyone is welcome, £5 to include light refreshments. Please contact Doreen Andrews 01629 824640 or Colin Daffern 01629 733261. Made @ No 18, Church Street, Alfreton n Book Club, first Monday of the month, 5pm-6pm. n Writing workshops, Mondays 6.30-8pm – develop you writing skills in poetry, short stories, plays and film scripts n Tuesdays, 5pm-7pm Studio 18. Sessions for all ages exploring acting, dance, drama and music. n Alternate Wednesdays, Knit and Stitch, 7-9pm. There is also now a daytime session – check the website for details. n Wednesdays, Theatre Workshop, 5.30-7.30pm. n Wednesdays Film and Photography, 7-9pm. n Thursdays, 7-9pm Life Drawing. Peer-mentoring sessions starting 7pm. Bring your own materials. All welcome from beginners to experienced artists.

have a go n Fridays, 6.30pm onwards Music Group. A place to meet other musicians, play and write music and develop regular music nights. n Sundays, Arts Talks 3-4pm. Email madeatno18@gmail.com for more details or call 01773 279112. Pauline Townsend Silk Painter n Workshops for beginners and improvers in Buxton. Full 2016 schedule now available on the website: www.silkpainter.co.uk Purple and Grey – courses for emerging artists n Approaching Galleries with Antonia Disney, owner of Focus Gallery, May 3. n Introducing Photoshop with artist Sandra Orme, June 16. n How to turn images into giftware products, June 29. For details go to purpleandgrey.co.uk QUAD, Derby n FORMAT Photoforum, May, 12, 6.30pm-8.30pm – Share your work and gain valuable advice and guidance from photographer, author and teacher, Paul Hill MBE in this Open Session. These sessions are great opportunities to ‘expose yourself’ in front of an informed audience of fellow practitioners and enthusiasts, and get the sort of feedback that may help move the work forward, or even get it published or exhibited. To book go to derbyquad.co.uk StraightCurves, 104 Saltergate, Chesterfield n Sew Socials – Various daytimes and evenings Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. A two and a half hour session for those who can already use a sewing machine. n Woolly Wednesdays – every Wednesday, 10am-12.30pm and 6.30pm-9pm. All arts and crafts are welcome at this session – it doesn’t have to be woolly. n Little Creatives – every Friday 9.45am-11.15am, and every Monday 9.45am-1.15am. Little Creatives is a workshop

designed especially for pre-school children and their parents. n Finish Off Fridays – every Friday, 12 noon-3pm. Finish Off Fridays are the perfect opportunity for you to come along and conquer your UFOs (that’s Un-Finished Objects). Go to straightcurves.co.uk for more details. St John Street, Gallery, Ashbourne The gallery’s popular art workshops this month are: n John Connolly: Woodlands, Trees and Forests, May 3 and 4, 10am-4pm. n Hazel Lale: Flowers and Gardens, May 16, 10am -4pm. n Lewis Noble: Sketching and Drawing the Derbyshire Landcsape, May 17 and 19, 9:30am-4pm. n Wendy Darker: Long Wool Sheep with impasto texture May 23 and 24, (Day 1 will start at 1:30-4pm; day 2 at 10am-4pm). To book, phone 01335 347425 or email enquiries@ stjohngalleryandcafe.co.uk. More details at stjohngalleryandcafe.co.uk Studio 61, Holloway , near Matlock n Peaceful Painting Days – bring your paints, meet other artists, have lunch and enjoy a bit of peace and quiet. Non-painters welcome to make, read and relax in a working art studio on a day closed to the public (Wednesday/ Sunday). More information and dates tbc via newsletter. sign up at studio61gallery.co.uk The Studios, Union Road, New Mills n Drink and Draw – Non-tutored alternative life drawing soirées with Andrea Joseph. First Friday of every month, 7pm - 9.15pm, £10 per person. All drawing materials supplied excluding paper. n Peak Scribbling Writers’ Group first and third Tuesdays of the month. n Monoprinting and drypoint etching with Lucy Gell, May 15, 10am-4pm. n Sketchbook and journal making with Amanda Whewell, June 18,

10.30am-4.30pm. For prices, more detailsand how to book go to thestudios.co Viveka Bowry Land Artist n Make your own pieces of temporary sculpture from natural objects around you. Workshops begin at Derbyshire Eco Centre, or in the artist’s Matlock studio. May 7 Matlock; May 27, Eco Centre; May 28, Matlock; July 10 and 16, Matlock. Cost: £45. To book and get more details go to vivekabowry.co.uk West Studios, Sheffield Road, Chesterfield n Free Social Media Forum on May 20, 10am-11:30am, What Makes a Good Post. This is open to all small businesses, artists and makers who want to get a better understanding of social media. n Free Illustration Workshops with artist Anna Hargraves: May 29 – 11am-1pm – What Inspires You? n Monday May 30 -11am-1pm – Developing Style Through Observation – These workshops are suitable for 2D artists (and those aspiring to be) eg. Painters, illustrators, textile artists who want to work on developing their individual style and all skill levels and all styles are welcome. Just email hello@weststudios.co.uk or call 01246 500799 to reserve your place. Zantium Studios, Godfrey Hole House, Hopton n May 7 and 8 – Precious Metal Clay Jewellery n May 12, 13, 14 and 15 – Mosaic n May 19 and 20 – Creative Paper Cutting. n Willow Garden Structures, June 9 and 10 n Willow Animal Structures, June 11 and 12 n Mosaic Summer School (five days) June 20-24 n Machine Embroidery, June 25-26 To book go to zantium.co.uk

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Details of new-season events at two of Derbyshire’s most historic country houses with magnificent art collections New sculpture for Renishaw Hall

rafted by Derbyshirebased artist Maggie Cooper, this life-size sculpture, New Baroque Horse has been specially made for the season’s Grand Tour fringe programme. Formed using willow grown on the Renishaw Estate, the sculpture celebrates the style of horse which was significant during the Baroque period, the era in which The Grand Tour began in earnest. Maggie said: “I am inspired by the grace of the horses in the period which are represented in paintings and sculptures seen in historic houses across the country. My willow horses represent the power and lightness of bone which was characteristic of the Barbary and Spanish horses, imported and bred during the Baroque era.”

Haddon Hall This month you have a chance to join Lord Edward Manners, owner of Haddon Hall and master stonemason Mark Eaton, on a tour of the ongoing restoration work. You can learn about the work carried out so far, including the recently finished Long

New Baroque Horse will be displayed at Renishaw Hall and Gardens throughout its open season. The Grand Tour is on until June 26 at various historic locations in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire and more details can be found at thegrandtour.uk.com Owner of Renishaw Hall, Gallery and Ante-Room windows, the process behind the work, the surprises along the way and the future projects at Haddon Hall. The tour will also lead in to the upper courtyard, focusing on areas of Haddon not usually accessible to the public. It is a unique opportunity to really get to understand

Alexandra Sitwell, pictured above with the sculpture said: “It’s wonderful to be part of this new, important, cultural programme and I encourage visitors to come and see Maggie’s work on display here, as well as exploring all the other locations of The Grand Tour project.” Haddon’s rich and absorbing past and his plans to take the building safely in to the future. The tour takes place at 12 noon on May 19, with limited tickets at £40 available from haddonhall.co.uk/specialevents/restoration-tour/ or calling 01629 812855.

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arking four centuries since the great playwright died, Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory brings a double bill of his work to Derby. Politics, madness, sex and murder play their part in Hamlet, the most famous play in world theatre – a tragedy that is both thriller and meditation on the human condition. Paired with Hamlet on this tour is the exquisite romantic comedy All’s Well That Ends Well. Helena, a young woman, uses skills bequeathed to her by her father to save the French King’s life, and is rewarded with the right to choose her own husband. But what if the

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artsbeat’s guide to the best live music concerts, as well as news of recent releases and profiles of performers

A gilded talent

s the son of folk legend Ashley Hutchings and singer Judy Dunlop it is hardly surprising that Blair Dunlop is a talented musician.

But Blair is proving himself to be much more than that. He has become something of a cult hero and he is being feted as a superstar in the making. Despite his relative youth (he is just 24) the Chesterfield-born singer-songwriter is carving out his own place in the folk music world. He has won awards, toured the UK and overseas, collaborated with a variety of writers and musicians, moved to London and set up his own record label Gilded Wings Records. On May 6 he releases his third studio album Gilded and he will also be starting a 16 date UK tour which arrives at the Flowerpot in Derby on May 26 and is at Greystones in Sheffield the following night. Although he has moved south Blair says he loves to return to his home county to visit his parents – not least because his girlfriend lives in Sheffield.

Blair Dunlop

Gilded follows on from his highly acclaimed 2014 release House Of Jacks and his outstanding debut album Blight and Blossom in 2012, which saw him win the BBC R2 Folk Horizon Award. On this record Blair remains true to his folk roots lyrically, while continuing to push musically into new areas. Blair is a story teller, known for his mature, cerebral, life affirming lyrics and on Gilded he challenges love, relationships, the environment, workers’ welfare, compassion and more. He admits that as he gets older and he has experienced a little more of life his lyrics are evolving.

“I am more grounded and now I have more confidence to make the music I want to make. I guess this album is all about life and growing up. This is me entering into adulthood.” Gilded was recorded in live takes at Manchester’s Blue Print Studios where Elbow record their work. “It was a great space in which to work and the sound was amazing,” he said. Album opener Castello sets the tone for the narrative nature of the record with lyrics inspired by the dreams, lineage and experiences of a woman Blair met while staying at a 14th century Italian castle during a European tour. Eternal Optimist was born of his frustration and intrigue at the digital world in which we live. “Our real-world experiences seem increasingly subservient to the digital facades we are obsessed with maintaining and refining,” explains Blair. First World Problem, written with Blair’s old Albion Band mates, also reflects on society and the lack of compassion, in the Western world. For details about the album and the tour go to blairdunlop.com

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Buxton Opera House, Buxton n Dancing in the Streets, May 11, 7.30pm. n Ultimate Bowie, May 12, 7.30pm. n The Rat Pack, May 13, 7.30pm. n Chris Helme, May 14, 7.30pm. n Bye Bye Baby, the story of Frankie Vailli and the Four Seasons, May 15, 7.30pm. n The Billy Joel Songbook, May 22, 7.30pm. n Some Guys Have all the Luck, n The Rod Stewart Story, May 31, 7.30pm. More details at buxtonoperahouse. org.uk Bookcafe, Derby Acoustic Nights Fridays and Saturdays from 7pm. Bearded Theory, Catton Hall May 26-29. For details of the festival go to beardedtheory.co.uk Designate@TheGate, Smedley Street, Matlock Young Musicians open mic night – an opportunity for seven to 17-yearolds to showcase their talent, last Friday of every month, 7-8.30pm followed by Adult Open Mic night – 9pm-late. Phone 01629 760033 for enquiries or bookings. The Defiance Sessions Glossop Labour Club, Chapel Street, Glossop Chris TT with special guest Efa Supertramp, May 28. Go to defiancesessions.co.uk for details. The Fishpond, Matlock Bath n The Nervous Triggermen, blues, soul and country, May 7. n Patawawa Live, a Nu-Disco Trio from Matlock, May 13. n The Keepers, four-piece female fronted band, May 14. n The Band From County Hell, an original celtic folk band, May 20. n Alex McKown Band, May 21. n The Pitz, May 27. More details at thefishpondmatlockbath.co.uk

Rowland Sutherland is considered one of the very best flautists on the British scene and he’s playing in Derby on May 24 The Flowerpot, Derby n Acoustic sessions every Wednesday. n The Christians, May 7. n Ryan McGarvey, May 13. n Stevie Nimmo Trio and Ben Poole, May 21. n Blair Dunlop and Jack Carty, May 26. Details of gigs and acoustic nights are at rawpromo.co.uk Furthest from the Sea, Derby n May 7, St Peters Quarter, Live, 11.30am till 3.30pm, St Peters Cross, Derby. n May 15, Gaslight at The Maypole The Maypole Cafe, Bar and Theatre A brand new night featuring some of the UK’s best singer songwriters. This month featuring David Chabeaux and Luke Tuchscherer. Door, open 7.30pm n Howlin Rock and Roll Night, May 15, at the Maypole cafe and bar. Go to furthestfromthesea.co.uk The Grand Pavilion Matlock Bath PavFest for Syria, May 21, 1.30pm9pm. Ben Ottewell, of Gomez plus lots more go to John Gill Music Facebook for more details. The George and Dragon, Bridge Street, Belper Friday Night Music Nights offer some

of the best festival acts from all over the UK. All the gigs are free and will run most Friday nights 9-11pm. The Old Clubhouse, Buxton Live band every Friday. Go to oldclub-house.co.uk for more details. The Old Poets’ Corner, Ashover n Every Tuesday open acoustic night. n First and third Sundays Shaun Byrne and guests. More details at oldpoets.co.uk Real Time Live, Marsden Street, Chesterfield A Foreigner’s Journey, May 6. More details and tickets at realtimelive. co.uk Victoria Inn, Derby High Tides, catch Fire and Better Than Never, pop punk, June 2. More details from the victoriainnderby. co.uk

Folk and Jazz

Alstonefield Village Hall, Alstonefield May 28, 7.30pm, Amy Wadge (with Pete Riley) – 2016 Grammy Awardwinning co-writer of Ed Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud, on tour with her musical partner Pete Riley. Tickets 01335 310322 or visit alstonefield. org Belper Folk Club, The Old King’s Head, Days Lane, Belper Every Tuesday at 8.30pm. For more details check out their facebook page or go to belperfolkclub.co.uk Buxton Opera House, Buxton n Jazz at the Arts Centre, Chronology, Brian Bestall, Tim Knowles and Pete Lyons, May 8, 1pm. n The Simon and Garfunkel Story, May 8, 7.30pm. n Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers, May 14, 7.30pm. n Amira Medunjanin – Ante Gelo, guitar and Zvonimir Sestak, double bass, traditional Bosnian music, May 22, 7.30pm.

music n Budapest Cafe Orchestra, led by Jazz violin superstar Christian Garrick the group play traditional folk and gypsy flavoured music, May 25, 7.30pm. Chesterfield Jazz n Fred T Baker, guitar and bass, May 19. n Jazz 2 Funk, jazz brunch, May 29. Doors at 8pm performance 8.30pm. More details at wendykirkland.com Derby Jazz Malija, Mark Lockheard, Liam Noble and Jasper Høiby, The Robert Ludlam Theatre, Derby, May 5, 8pm. Guildhall Theatre, Derby n Chris Wood, May 13, 8pm. n The Fureys, legends of Irish music and song, May 23, 7.30pm. n The Sons Of Pitches – A Cappella Winners of BBC2 TV Series The Naked Choir, May 20. More details at derbylive.co.uk The Green Man Gallery, Buxton n May 2, Kaleidoscope Community Choir – Buxton’s lively and popular community choir in a free performance at 1pm as part of this year’s Spring Fair celebrations. n May 14, Jet Collective – Returning to the gallery for a second time following their acclaimed gig last year, this highly accomplished collective of six musicians from across the East Midlands perform an original suite which fuses jazz, rock and the indefinable. Advance booking essential. Tickets £8. Doors open 7pm for 7.45pm start. n A Night of Music #14, a regular showcase gig for young musicians. Acoustic sets including covers and original material by talented performers aged 14 to 21, 7.30pm. Doors open at 7pm. Tickets £3/£2 under-16s. Booking essential. n The Sunday BuskStop, an informal lunchtime gig by local musicians. Drop in any time, between 12pm and 2pm. Free event but please throw a few coins in the musicians’ hat. Soup, coffee and

Dar Williams can be seen at the Medway Centre, Bakwell on May 22 The Globe, High Street West, Glossop Tickets from The Globe or wegottickets.com. Live and Local n Mumbo-Jumbo: Troubadours and Raconteurs, Chinley Community Centre, May 21, 8pm. Tickets from blackbrookarts.org.uk n Ashley Hutchings: From Psychedelia to Sonnets, May 6, St John’s Church, Long Eaton, tickets from 01159 721549. Go to liveandlocal.org.uk for more information. Medway Centre Bakewell Dar Williams – May 22, 7.30pm. One of the most acclaimed and evocative artists of her generation, Dar Williams has become one of the premier singer/songwriters in America. An early fan of her music was Joan Baez, who took Dar out on the road and has recorded several of her songs. Tickets £13 from the Medway Centre in person (or call Martin on 01335 310121). MARs Folk Nights, Melbourne Assembly Rooms, Melbourne The A52s, May 20 7,30pm. Supported by Jake in the Box. The A52s perform with mainly acoustic instruments and their music has a strong sense of melody played in a

contemporary style with a respectful nod to folk tradition. More details from melbourneassemblyrooms.co.uk New Mills Town Hall Blackbeard’s Tea Party are bringing their brand of gutsy folk rock to New Mills for the first time when they perform on May 6 at 7.30pm, to help raise funds for New Mills Community Festival. Traditional songs and folk tunes are given a heavy rock edge with playful arrangements and driving dance rhythms. This is all mixed up in an engaging, highoctane stage show that frequently leaves audiences cheering for more.” Tickets are available from Priscillas Market Street or newmillsfestival. co.uk New Mills Arts Theatre, Jodrell Street, New Mills Bella Hardy – the final With The Dawn show, May 21 Doors: 7.30pm. Tickets: £13.30 Box Office: 01663 743461 Out Front! Derby Rowland Sutherland Flute Sextet, May 24, 6.30pm, St John The Evangelist, Derby. Follow them on twitter @ outfrontderby for more details. The Old Hall Hotel, Hope n Folk Blues and Beyond events. Singers and musicians in the bar, 8pm, every second and fourth Wednesday of the month. n Nigel Parsons, May 11. n An evening with Paul Pearson, Rob Lowdon, Chris McMahon and Ceri Ashton, May 15. Go to folkandblues.club for more details or call 07913331078. PR Promotions gigs various locations Ritchie-Parrish-Ritchie. They rocked the folk/roots music scene as the rhythm section of Tanglefoot, a hard-working band with a massive presence and a fanatically loyal following throughout Canada, the US and Britain.

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Blackbeard’s Tea Party will be at New Mills Town Hall on May 6. Now Rob Ritchie, Al Parrish and Steve Ritchie, along with percussionist singer/songwriter Beaker Granger, have re-connected as RPR. You can see them at the Nailers Football Club ConcertRoom, Belper on May 20. PR Ticket Hotline 01773 853428. The Peak Concerts, Whitworth Centre, Darley Dale Calan – fiddles, guitar, accordion, bagpipes and step dancing, May 21. Ticketline 01246 860022 or online at peakconcerts.co.uk Queen’s Head, Chesterfield Road Belper n May 14, Headsticks plus support – folk roots and punk energy. n May 20, Phil Doleman and (from Canada) Flea Bitten Dawgs. Doors at 8pm. For more details go to queensheadbelper.weebly.com

Classical Music

Abbotsholme Arts Society, Abbotsholme School Chapel Chloe Hanslip, violin and Danny Driver, piano, May 9, 8pm. More details at abbotsholmeartssociety.co.uk Buxton Opera House, Buxton Coffee Concerts, Da Capo Duo,

Sarah Atter, flute and Amy Bowles, guitar, May 13, 1pm. Buxton Musical Society, St John’s Church, Buxton Beethoven Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat; soloist: Jackie Campbell, June 12, 7.30pm. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik – W A Mozart; Graduals – A Bruckner and Symphony No 5 in B flat – F Schubert. More details from buxtonmusicalsociety.org.uk Chapel-en-le-Frith Ladies’ Choir The Choir will welcome, as guests, the Holmfirth Concertina and Accordian Band at their annual charity concert on May 14, at 7.30pm in Buxton’s St John’s Church. The proceeds of the concert will support the work of the Peak District Friends of Cancer Research UK. Tickets from Hall’s Mica Hardware Store. For further details, please ring 01298 815965 Methodist Church, Market Street, Chapel-en-le-Frith Sunday Afternoon Tea Concerts The Pleyel Ensemble – Sarah Ewins, violin; Heather Bills, cello; Harvey Davies, piano May 22, 3pm – Haydn – Piano Trio Hob.XV:25 (Gypsy Rondo); John Ireland – Piano Trio No.2 in E and Dvořák – Dumky Trio Op.90. July 3, 3 pm – Mozart – Piano Trio K.502 in B flat; Arnold Cooke – Piano

Trio (1941-44) and Beethoven – Piano Trio Op.1 no.2 in G. Tickets £10 including tea coffee and homemade cakes. Under 16 free entry. Tickets available from pleyelensemble.com St Mary’s Church, Cromford Mill An Evening of Opera – New Georgian Opera and Chelsea Concerts present an evening of music with soprano Alexandra Kennedy and countertenor Oliver Gerrish, June 4, 7.30pm. Derby Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts: n May 13, Jonathan Eyre (organ). n May 20, Carolin Hlusiak (piano). n May 27, singer and pianist tbc from The VoiceBox. n June 3, Caroline Summers (contralto) and pianist tbc. n June 10, Derby Sinfonia (chamber orchestra). Derby Bach Choir The choir is holding a “Come and Sing Fauré’” event on May 14, 1.30pm, at St George’s Church, Ticknall. Everyone is welcome to join them for an opportunity to rehearse and perform Fauré’s Requiem. You will also have the opportunity to perform Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine.The day’s singing will culminate in a performance to an audience including friends and family – the singer’s ticket price also includes an evening buffet. Tickets: £20 singers, £5 audience (pay at door). More details at derbybachchoir.com Derby Theatre Derwent Brass have brought the brass band into the 21st century with wide ranging repertoire, slick presentation, talented soloists and featured performers. They have truly earned themselves the title of Derbyshire’s Premier Brass Band. Catch them on June 4, 7.30pm. The Duchess Theatre, Long Eaton Beeston Musical Theatre Group, Lights Camera Action! – a movie-

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A brand-new weekend of live music called 3 Days In May is being launched in Buxton this month. The mini festival taking place over the late Bank holiday weekend from May 27-29 brings together a heady mix of worldwide famous artists. US acoustic blues singersongwriter Eric Bibb, Irish folk star Luka Bloom and Denmark’s toe-tapping eight-piece Habadekuk are all on the line-up to play the Pavilion Arts Centre. Following the release of his latest album Lead Belly’s Gold, the legendary Eric inspired musical evening, May 18-21. For more details go to duchess-theatre.com Haddon Hall, Haddon, near Bakewell Lady Edward Manners has worked with regional music director, Philip King, to present a unique programme of musical recitals at Haddon Hall for a second season this year.

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live music at 3 Days in May Bibb will open 3 Days in May on the Friday night with his You Really Got Me tour. Saturday night will see guitarist and singer songwriter Luka Bloom take to the Opera House stage. Bloom, who has produced 20 albums since the 1970s, will be supported by 20-year-old Derby rock-chic HARRIET! The concerts will involve instrumental ensembles from three of the county’s area music centres. In addition there will be adult guitar ensembles and choirs. There will then be music events taking place until mid-September. n May 1, Music Work Vocal Ensemble n May 7, Doncaster Waites n May 14, Chamber Orchestra

To close the festival and to get you up dancing is Habadekuk, one of Denmark’s leading folk bands. Powerful horns, fiddle and contagious rhythms characterise the band’s sound with a vibrant mix of folk, salsa and big band jazz expected on the set list. Joining Habadekuk will be Buxton’s own eight-piece country and western outfit Jori and the Bandoleros. Tickets are £16 Habadekuk; £29.50 Eric Bibb and £16.50 Luka Bloom. Go to buxtonoperahouse.org.uk for more details. n June 5, Cantabile n June 19, Belper Singers The Sitwell Singers May 14, 7.30pm, St Nicholas’ Church, Allestree: Reinberger – Mass in E Flat for Double Choir, and Abendlied; Parry – Songs of Farewell. The Conductor is Malcolm Goldring, Assistant Conductor Carolin Hlusiak and Organist Tom Corfield. Tickets cost £10.

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Comment and opinion from reviewers and readers on the topics being talked about in Derbyshire’s arts community Dramatic replay of rise and fall

of Brian Clough

here’s no doubting Brian Clough is a Derby hero. We have a bronze statue and a road named in his honour. Many would give anything to bring him and those glory days back to the city. Last month a vivid portrayal of the cock-sure Cloughie we all knew was played out on stage at Derby Theatre and it was a must-see for any Derby County fan. And that’s not to say you had to be into football to enjoy The Damned United because it was a fantastically crafted piece of theatre that delved into what lies behind male rivalry, obsession and the brutality of power. Adapted from David Peace’s novel of the same name by Anders Lustgarten for the Red Ladder Theatre Company, the play explored why the arrogant Clough only lasted 44 days in charge of Leeds United. It was quite different to the film version of the book and much more faithful to the darker side of the text. Old Big ‘ead produced more memorable quotes in a day than most people manage in a lifetime and many of them

found their way into this production which took you deep inside the contradictory egomanical mind of the football manager. The action was played out on a bare black stage edged by a white touchline, flanked by towers cleverly used to project flashback footage of Clough and his co-manager Peter Taylor’s glory days at Hartlepool and Derby and the disaster at Leeds brought about by his destructive antagonism towards Don Revie. An 11-strong ensemble took on the role of the footballers using physical theatre to convey the beautiful game played by Derby and static mannequins to portray the defiant, brooding Leeds squad. Andrew Lancel was one-man managerial tornado on stage and while not impersonating

Clough he did bring to life his downright cheekiness, and high handedness that we all remember. In clear contrast to the emotional outpouring from Clough we had his righthand-man Taylor played by Tony Bell. He was responsible for much of the narration and delivered an engaging performance. The rest of the cast were John Graham Davies, Tom Lorcan, Tony Turner, Charlie Brentnall, Elenor Fields, Josh Birchall, Rebecca-Jay Fearn, Ophelia Januszewski, Laura Ryder, Grace Waugh Scott, Malene Becker Nielsen, Ioannis Economides, Alexandra Mettam and Victoria Pollitt. The director was Rod Dixon and the set designer Signe Beckman. by Amanda Penman

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complexities Derby Bach Choir, Derby Cathedral A programme of late 18th century choral music found Derby Bach Choir singers occasionally somewhat below par in the first half, but back on form in the second. The Te Deum in D by Michael Haydn was an attractive opener, in a performance that brought out the work’s freshness, vitality and vigour. In Mozart’s Vesperae Solennes de Confessore. amid some lovely singing, the choir at times was at a little less than its best. Entries were sometimes tentative and pitching was not always secure. But with Joseph Haydn’s Nelson Mass in Part 2, all that was set aside in a performance of real conviction, marked from the outset by the choir’s bold, confident first entry. The four soloists were a well-blended team, but though Joyce Tindsley, mezzosoprano, Christopher Larley, tenor, and Peter Taylor, bass were all equally fine, soprano Lisa Cassidy deserves special mention, not just because she had the most to do, but for the apparently effortless flexibility of her tone and phrasing. She’ll be back, I’m sure. Derwent Singers, St Osmund’s Church, Derby A concert of mainly 20th century French choral music was an attractive proposition, and so it turned out. The selection of short pieces in

the first half ranged from the affable spirituality of Poulenc’s Salve Regina to the quiet intensity of Messiaen’s O Sacrum Convivium. In Duruflé’s Four Motets on Gregorian Themes, Ubi Caritas, had a fine sense of flow, though Tota Pulchra Es was a touch too quick for ideal clarity. As well as playing for the choir, organist Tom Corfield contributed the movement Jesus Falls the Second Time, from Marcel Dupré’s The Way of the Cross, pointing up the music’s restlessness. Duruflé’s well-known Requiem formed the second half. The generally choir-friendly but tricky acoustic of St Osmund’s tended to overload the big climaxes with too many conflicting overtones, so the quieter moments were the most effective. The Introit had both warmth and dignity, and the in concluding In Paradisum the performance struck a fine balance between hard-won serenity and traces of the work’s underlying anxiety. Derby Chamber Music, Multi-Faith Centre, Derby University Rosanna Ter-Berg and Leo Nicholson’s attractively varied

flute and piano (pictured above) began with Dutilleux’s early Sonatine, in which they found a supple, luminous quality, balancing the music’s caprice and melancholy. In four of Debussy’s Six Epigraphes Antiques they captured the varying shades of graceful free flow and rhythmic definition. Lowell Liebermann’s Sonata No 1 was striking for, among other things, their ability to use the brief silences to maintain tension. Ian Clarke’s Zoom Tube, a playful work-out for unaccompanied flute got a suitably exuberant performance. In the Suite Paysanne Hongroise, arranged by Paul Arma from Bartók’s 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs for piano, Ter-Berg and Nicholson moved easily around the fluctuations of pace and character, while in Casella’s Sicilienne et Burlesque they moved easily from laid-back to energetic. Finally to that archetypal French flute piece, Poulenc’s Sonata, balancing knockabout fun and wistfulness sections in the kind of performance that makes you realise all over again what a complex personality Poulenc was. by Mike Wheeler

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in one sitting George Monbiot has for some years written articles on current affairs, especially the environment. His previous book, Feral is to be recommended to anyone concerned about the British countryside and environment. He is a fine writer, also passionate and, crucially, is driven by evidence as much as he is by passion. This book is a collection of his articles over the past few years and is very wide-ranging, from politics to economics to the environment. As such, the division into sections is a trifle arbitrary but there is much to stimulate the mind here. Belper Players are filling their 80th year with a wide variety of productions that includes new plays by local writers as well as established favourites. The first production comes into the established category and it’s a great way to start a birthday party. Murdered To Death – the title says it all even before we meet the aptly named Inspector Pratt (a Home Counties Clousseau) and the amateur sleuth that is Miss Maple. With shoals of red herrings and a Cluedo collection of whodunnit suspects, Peter Gordon’s spoof on Agatha Christie has one thing wrong with it...the evening has to end. In the drawing room of a remote country mansion

Reviewed by Guy Cooper, new books manager, Scarthin Books, Cromford

He covers the dominance of neoliberalism (now coming under increasing scrutiny for its failings) the privatisation of care (citing the example of a care-worker whose rota actually refers to three half hour visits in one hour) and much on the environment.

With the Government talking about privatising the Land Registry, his investigation into the difficulties of finding out who owns land is worth reading. He was one of the first to expose the threat to our sovereignty and democracy of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership which gave power to big corporations. Sometimes he is surprising, as when he comes out in favour of nuclear power, but marshalls a lot of evidence to show that this might well be the least environmentally damaging option for energy needs. This is not a book to be read in one sitting, but it will provide a very stimulating and informative source of material to help understand the mess we do seem to be in. How did we get into this mess? by George Monbiot (Verso. Hb. £16.99)

Judy and Morgan Richter, Joey Riley, Sheila Kay Sly, Rob Chambers and Nick 80th year with Mothershaw give us a twohour, very British giggleathon. The jokes come thick and fast Christie spoof and, yes, some are very old during the 1930s, we meet a and others could have come variety of characters including from Christmas crackers but the obligatory butler with a they are part of the charm liking for sherry, a high society of this spoof. Miss Maple’s debutante, a dodgy French art revelation towards the end of dealer and a Colonel who has the play is the biggest, in no the stiffest of stiff upper lips small part due to Sheila Kay despite consuming copious Sly’s delivery, of a number of amounts of alcohol. laugh-out-loud moments. Director Sara Noble-Nesbitt Barry Brown’s excellent set has surrounded herself with is complemented by light and an excellent cast. Murdered sound from Jamie Vella and To Death is an ensemble Henry Pratt. Ann Taylor has piece and I’d rather praise the whole rather than individuals. selected costumes with her usual precision. Ann Taylor, Sophie Mander, Wayne Parkin, Roger Whiting, by George Gunby

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n Trying to be So Quiet By James Everington (Boo Books, £10, out in May)

The day they buried her was the first day Lizzie’s death seemed real... With death comes a journey: a journey of silence, of ghosts and not-ghosts. Life begins to break, the cracks appearing, the meaning lost in the static of existence. And you find out whether you can come to a resolution with the absolute… Trying to be So Quiet is an incredibly powerful story of bereavement, of mourning, of finding something amidst nothingness from an author described as one of the UK’s most exciting new voices in supernatural fiction. It is a strictly limited edition of 150 hardbacks and is out on May 16.

n Botanical Style By Selina Lake (Ryland Peters and Small £16.58 out in May) In her latest book, Botanical

Style, stylist and author Selina Lake brings her signature romantic vintage style to the current trend for all things botanical. The first chapter, Botanical Inspirations, takes a look at the ingredients of the look and later she explores five different facets of the botanical look. Throughout the book, Selina’s imaginative DIY Makes and insightful Style Tips provide a wealth of inspiring suggestions for how to recreate the textures, tones and ambience of Botanical Style in your own home.

n Vintage Tattoo Flash By Jonathan Shaw (Powerhouse Books, £22.75 on Amazon)

Renowned outlaw tattooist and author Jonathan Shaw owns one of the largest collections of vintage tattoo flash in the world, and Vintage Tattoo Flash is an incredibly rich overview of the early years of American flash art. It spans the first roughly 75 years of American tattooing from the 1900s Bowery to 50s Texas, and from the Pike in the 60s to the development of the first black and grey, singleneedle tattooing in LA in the 70s. The book lovingly reproduces entirely unpublished sheets of original flash from the likes of

Bob Shaw, Zeke Owen, Tex Rowe, Ted Inman, Ace Harlyn, Ed Smith, Paul Rogers, the Moskowitz brothers, and many, many others relatively known and unknown.

n The Buildings of England: Derbyshire By Clare Hartwell, Nikolaus Pevsner and Elizabeth Williamson (Yale University Press, £35)

Re This essential companion to the architecture of Derbyshire has been fully revised for the first time in more than 60 years. The Pevsner series founded in 1951 is the unrivalled source for information on the architecture of the British Isles. Derbyshire was one of the earliest counties covered by the series and features its distinctive traditions of church architecture and its magnificent great houses of every period as well as the vital part played by the county in the Industrial Revolution. This newly revised expanded edition takes in the lastest discoveries in all these fields and more.

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Catch the best of the action across Derbyshire and the Peak District with artsbeat’s unbeatable what’s on listings Exhibitions and galleries

Art Café, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton n Painting Towns and Country – original oil paintings, pastels and watercolours by Carl Longmate and Kathy MacMillan, until May 8. n Living Landscape – paintings by Linda Rolland and Maureen Howard. See more details on page 26. The gallery is up the spiral staircase in the café and is open daily from 9.30am-4.30pm. Call 01298 23114 for details. Artsmith Live, Monk Street, Derby n Limbus a collection of macabre and dreamlike illustrations by Triona Doyle. Opening night April 30. It runs until May 6. Ashford Art Group’s Annual Exhibition, Old School, Ashfordin-the-Water, near Bakewell May 21-29 which is Well Dressing Week in Ashford. Opening 10.30am5.30pm. Admission is free. Homemade refreshments are available. Baslow Pottery, Ivy House, Nether End, Baslow The gallery displays original work from more than 20 local artists. Wednesday to Saturday, 10.30am5.30pm and 11am-5pm on Sundays and bank holidays. More details at baslowpottery.co.uk. Art at the Bank, Lloyds Bank, Asby de la Zouch Work by Di Lorriman with donations to the Rainbows Children’s Hospice, May 23, 27 from 11am-1pm and May 28, 9-10am and 12-1pm. Belper Open Houses, various locations Now in its sixth year, Belper Open

Oil paintings by Vincent Booth can be seen at The Green Man Gallery in Buxton from May 6 to June 1 Houses from May 28-30 is three days when local artists and makers open their own homes and studios to the public. Open 10am-4pm. Free. Buxton Museum and Art Gallery n Derbyshire Woods, photographs by Jeff Mander, until June 19. Meet the artist, May 27, 2-4pm. n Home, paintings by Lou Moore until June 8. Banks Mill Studios, Bridge Street, Derby Interpretations by Caroline Lowe. More details on page 27. Go to thebanksmill.co.uk for details. Chatsworth House n Never A Bore, a collection of rarely-seen and intimate photographs of the late Dowager Duchess, Deborah Devonshire by Cecil Beaton, until January 2017. n The Grand Tour exhibitions are open until the end of the summer. .

Cromford Gallery and Studio, Market Place, Cromford The featured artist in May is Lynne Wilkinson and the featured maker is ceramicist Josie Walter. For the bank holiday weekend May 28-30 there will be demonstrations by painters Martin Sloman and Sheila Gill and lacemaker Louise West. The gallery is open Wednesday to Sunday 10am-5pm. Go to cromfordstudioandgallery.weebly. com for details. Cromford Mill, Cromford Ev-ol-ve Textile Group Spring Exhibition.There will be colour drawing using the sewing machine by Sue Lancaster, wool landscapes and dance-inspired pieces by Helen Moyes, felted architectural themed art by Jenny Robson, and ‘mapstraction’ textile art based on maps by Helen Ward. Karen Herrick will be exhibiting all 12 of her

agenda Journey Series. Until May 4,11am4pm. To find out more about the textile group go to ev-ol-ve.uk Chesterfield Art Club Exhibition by members of the art club, May 1, 11am-4pm and May 2, 10am-4.30pm, Ashover Parish Hall, Milken Lane, Ashover. The Derwent Gallery, Main Road, Grindleford Derbyshire Landscapes by Colin Halliday. Colin uses a heavy application of thick oils to paint rivers and clouds that drift through the Peak District landscapes. These sculptured paintings express the physicality of the landscape providing the viewer with a tangible experience of the day it was painted. The gallery is open Thursday to Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays 11am4pm. Go to derwentgallery.com for more details. Déda, Chapel Street, Derby n Green Door Printmaking Studio and The Smallprint Company: Illuminated Tales and The Beauty of Books, two exhibitions as part of the Derby Book Festival. n Fi Burke, a visual artist and philosopher who is fascinated by the things we generally can’t see like love, sound, memory, social history and much of reality. n Lor Bird is a contemporary fine artist who paints in an abstract and expressive way. All three exhibitions are on until July 30. More details at deda.uk.com Derby Museum and Art Gallery The Grand Tour. Simon Starling and Joseph Wright and the Lure of Italy until June 12. More details at derbymuseums.org Derby University, Markeaton Street campus Exhibition of photography by a group of second year photography students called the F32 Collective. It will be on show until May 1. Check out the group on facebook, twitter and instagram for updates.

Patricia Lane is exhibiting at Leabrooks Gallery, Somercotes

Etienne Gallery at In The Flow, Crown Square, Matlock For the latest exhibitions go to jasonetienne.com Etwall Village Hall, Etwall Well Dressing Art Exhibition May 21, 9.30am-6pm and May 22, 9.30am-5.30pm. Raffle and refreshments. Ferrers Gallery, Staunton Harold Estate, Ashby de la Zouch n Four Paws – an exhibition inspired by cats and dogs is on until May 8. n Landscape photographer Terry Davies’ latest photographic collection is at the gallery until May 8. For more details go to ferrersgallery. co.uk Fools and Angels, No 28, Market Place, Belper A-May-Zing! May 14, 9am-5pm and May 15, 10am-5pm – an exhibition of work by an artists’ collective – jewellery by Richard Bett, glass from Kevin Wallhead, textiles by Ba Wheeler and Jane Wright’s photography. They have selected new artists to join them: David Sampson’s ceramic sculptures, Gill Vine’s paintings, printmaking by Peter Knight, textiles by Pauline Lancaster, and Malcolm Smith’s contemporary handmade furniture. Foxlowe Arts Centre, Foxlowe, Leek n Joy in Colour and Craftsmanship

opens runs until May 14 and features works by abstract painter Geoff Machin, textile designer Sarah Golding and craftsman Neil Clarke. n Within Elements brings together the earth and air of painter Tracy Barlow’s mountain landscapes with the water and sunlight of Michela Griffith’s photographs of the River Dove. Glass by Jane Charles and sculpture by Simon Manby will also be on display, from May 21-July 2. The gallery is upstairs at the Foxlowe Arts Centre, open Wednesday to Saturday 10am-4pm. Details at foxloweartscentre.co.uk Gallery in the Gardens, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton The gallery showcases the work of more than 40 artists and craftspeople from the High Peak Artists group. Open daily, 9.30am5.pm. Details at galleryinthegardens.co.uk Gallery 23, The Colonnade, Buxton The gallery features work by various artists including Steve Capper, Peter Stanaway, Clare Allan, Richard Clare, Caroline Appleyard, Peter Aitchison and Christine Ormsby. More details at gallery23.co.uk Gallerytop, Chatsworth Road, Rowsley Tonal Edit featuring a showcase of work by Gizella Warburton. until May 29. See more on page 27. The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday 11am-4pm. More details at gallerytop.co.uk The Gallery, High Street, New Mills The gallery is run collectively by 30 artists and showcases a variety of work including paintings, jewellery, silk scarves, ceramics and feltwork. Open 10-4pm. Closed Wednesday and Sunday. The Green Man Gallery, Buxton n There is an ever-changing exhibition of original work by gallery members and guest designermakers from across Derbyshire. n May 6-June 1, Iron Dogs, Steel

agenda Pagodas – oil paintings by Vincent Booth. A series of dramatic and atmospheric paintings which trace the evolution of the warship from 1914 to 1945. Booth is a well-known marine artist. He will tell the stories behind the paintings at a launch event on May 6, 7pm-9pm. Free. n May 28-30, Derbyshire Open Arts Exhibition and Open Studio – Meet the 11 member artists. Includes a textile collaboration between Fiona Jubb, Val Muir and Penny Kill; How Does Your Garden Grow? by photographer Caroline Small. Refreshments and creative activities. Preview evening May 27, from 6.30pm-8.30pm. For details see the gallery’s facebook page, greenmangallery.com or contact hello@thegreenmangallery.com or 07977 956707. Hall of Frames, King Street, Belper Original and limited edition artwork from a variety of artists. More details at hallofframes.co.uk Ingleby Gallery, Ingleby Robin Gregson-Brown, Butterflies, May 22-June 5. Read more about Robin on page 36. The gallery is open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 10am-5pm and weekends from noon-5pm. There is no exhibition in April. Go to inglebygallery.co.uk for more information. Jarva Gallery, Market Street, Whaley Bridge The gallery is a stockist for Emma Bridgewater ceramics. Open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 9.30am5pm and on Saturdays from 9.30am4pm. More details at jarvagallery. com. Kunst Gallery, on the A517 at Hulland Ward Contemporary work and 1970s screenprinted posters. The gallery is open 10am-4pm Friday to Sunday. Leabrooks Gallery, Somercotes n Patricia Lane’s exhibition of vibrant landscapes With a Little Imagination will be presented at Leabrooks Gallery from April 30-May

Colin Halliday’s work can be seen at Derwent Gallery, Grindleford

13. Her paintings are inspired by the glories of the Peak District at its seasonal best and the rich landscape of Andalucía. There is a warmth in her work created by its colours and textures; acrylics combined with a range of media give her images a slightly abstract quality and an air of mystery. The subtlety and optimism in her work give it universal appeal. n In George Gale’s exhibition from May 14-27 there are animals galore, all illustrating powerful human emotions, especially love. These pristine images of cows, sheep and other creatures are all characterised by beatific smiles and dewy eyed innocence. The Gallery is open from Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm and 11am-4.30pm on Sundays. Wednesdays by appointment only. Details at leabrooksgallery.co.uk Little London Gallery, Church Street, Holloway Gallery open from 10am-5pm Wednesday to Saturday. For details go to littlelondongallery.co.uk Made @ No 18, Church Street, Alfreton Photography exhibition and competition until May 8. Call 01773279112 for more details. The Mustard Seed Café, Market Street, Chapel-en-le-Frith Art and craftwork from seven local professional artists. There are a range of original paintings and prints,

hand-made glassware and textiles, organic cosmetics and cards, all at affordable prices and much of it unique. Open mornings, Monday to Saturday. North End Gallery, North End Institute Building, Wirksworth Gatherings, an exhibition of sculptural forms by Rosalind Pounder, until May 12. Contemporary arts and crafts by new and emerging artists plus vintage treasures, posters, paintings, postcards. Email northendnostalgia@yahoo.co.uk for future events. The Old Station Gallery, Peak Shopping Village, Rowsley The Spring Show is a diverse exhibition of paintings, prints and ceramics which shows the work of seven fine artists and two ceramicists until May 11. The gallery is open Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday from 11am-4pm. Check for any updates at theoldstationgallery.wordpress.com Peak District Photographers Gallery, Bakewell Visitor Centre, Old Market Hall, Bakewell n Streamscapes by Longnor landscape photographer Michela Griffith, until May 3. n Kate Bellis, a documentary photographer from Bolehill near Wirksworth will be exhibiting from May 17-June 28. More details from peakgallery.co.uk Opus Gallery, St John Street, Ashbourne The featured artist for May is Iain Mackay who is known for his paintings of Derbyshire buildings and landscapes. These are painted in a traditional pure watercolour technique in an unlaboured style. Go to opusgalleryashbourne.com for opening times. Pitchblue Creative, Newbridge Works, Coldwell Street, Wirksworth Pitchblue in Wirksworth are hosting

agenda a sale of work by Viennese refugee, Irma Pierson and a talk by her daughter, Lyn, at their studio over the May Bank Holiday weekend, May 28-30. From the tales her mother told, from letters and possessions found after her mother’s death in 2010, Lyn has put together Irma’s intriguing life story. There are limited places available for a preview talk on Friday evening, May 27 and Lyn will be available each day of the event. More details at pitchbluecreative.com QUAD Derby reGeneration3 – an exhibition of international photography until June 12. Go to derbyquad.co.uk for further information. The Richard Whittlestone Wildlife Gallery, Pilsley, near Chatsworth Richard Whittlestone Wildlife Gallery is home to the artist’s stunningly detailed paintings of popular native wildlife and exotic big game. Open 10am-5pm Tuesday to Saturday. More details at richardwhittlestone. co.uk Royal Derby Hospital, Air Arts, Level 5 Acute Building Impressions, the Air Arts’ spring exhibition featuring work by local artists is on until the summer. It is quite simply about people and the stories they have to tell. For more details go to airarts.net Smoothie Art Gallery, Ilkeston More than 20 local artists displaying a wide selection of original paintings, prints and photographs for sale at reasonable prices in an open exhibition. n May 9-21, photography by Trevor Hamilton. n May 23-June 4, Carol Hughes and Barry Sutcliffe, textiles and painting. The group are staging an arts festival at the Catholic Church Hall Regent Street Ilkeston on May 1. For more details go to uchoosesmoothie. co.uk

Streamscapes by Michela Griffith can be seen at Foxlowe Arts Centre

Art Sheffield 2016, various venues in the city Art Sheffield 2016: Up, Down, Top, Bottom, Strange and Charm, until May 8. Curated by Martin Clark. St John Street Gallery, St John Street, Ashbourne Kerri Pratt: Common Ground – from May 20 until July 2, with a preview on May 20, 5-8pm. Turn to page 26 for more details. The gallery is open 9.30am-5pm, Monday to Saturday. For more information go to stjohngalleryandcafe.co.uk Sir Richard Morris Lounge, Cathedral Centre, Derby Looking at Thorpe Cloud is Tony Deeming’s latest artistic enterprise which can be seen throughout May. He enjoys picking a subject and working on various ways of representing it. He says this exhibition is largely inspired by Cezanne’s depiction of Mont Sainte-Victoire. The exhibition is on throughout May. Monday to Saturday 9am-5pm, closed Sundays and Bank Holidays. The Studios, Union Road, New Mills Circles Unbound by Suzanne Bethell, preview April 29 6.30pm9pm. Open April, 30 and May, 1, 2, 7, 13, 28, 29 and 30, 11am-4pm. For more information go to thestudios.co

Studio 61 – Karina Goodman Gallery, Leashaw, Holloway n Fundraising Exhibition for May is Pixels and Paint in aid of the RNIB. n From May 28-30, Silver and Skies – an exciting new range of work by Janice Allen and Karina Goodman, inspired by the ever-changing world above us. The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday 10-5pm and on Wednesdays by appointment only. For more information about the gallery go to karinagoodman.com Tarpey Gallery, High Street, Castle Donington Alison Tyldesley, Towards the Horizon – May 7-June 19. You can read more about Alison on page 9. The gallery is open Thursday to Sunday 10am-5pm. More information at tarpeygallery.com Two Birds Gallery, Borough Street, Castle Donington A new gallery opened by Melonie Anderson, formerly of the Buzz Gallery and HWR Designs. Open Monday to Saturday, 9.30am-5pm. West Studios, Sheffield Road, Chesterfield Above the Line – an exhibition by local print maker Trish O’Brien and Charlotte Higgins May 6-June 3. For more details go to the studios’ facebook page WestS41. Whynot Gallery, Lichfield Street, Burton upon Trent Check out all the latest events, workshops and exhibitions on the gallery’s facebook page whynotgalleryuk Wirksworth Framing Gallery, Wirksworth For more details go to wirksworthframing.co.uk

Comedy

Buxton Opera House n Sean Lock, Keep it Light, May 24, 8pm. n Rob Beckett, Mouth of the South, May 31, 8pm. More information from

agenda buxtonoperahouse.org.uk Escape Comedy Club, Escape Yoga Studios, Matlock Check out escapecomedyclub on Facebook or escapeyoga.co.uk. Funhouse Comedy Club n David Lloyd Derby, Riverside Road, Pride Park, April 30 a special event for Derby Comedy Festival. Headlining is International comedian Gordon Southern. n Prince Alfred, Derby Street, Burton-upon-Trent, May 19, 8.15pm Tom Glover, Demitris Deech, Sara Mason, Matt Hobbs, Ben Briggs, Andy Zap, Jake Howie. Compere Spiky Mike n Blessington Carriage, Derby, events for Derby Comedy Festival on May 2 and 8. May 23, English Comedian Of The Year Competition, Compere Spiky Mike. n Old Bell Hotel, Derby, a Derby Comedy Festival night of laughter to The Old Bell, Derby on Friday May 6. More details funhousecomedy.co.uk Furthest From The Sea, The Maypole Café, Bar and Theatre, Brook Street, Derby All part of the Derby Comedy Festival. n May 1, Missimp Presents Millions of Voices – a hilarious Star Wars inspired show. n May 2, How to be a Super Villain with Vincent Saxby. n May 3, Lord Illusion – packed with raunchy jokes, astounding feats of magic and angry rants about TV shows from the 80s and chicken. n May 4, Gag reflex presents Edinburgh previews from four of the most exciting comedians around, featuring Kiri Pritchard McLean, James Meehan, Bethany Black and Will Duggan. n May 5, Verbal Discharge Episode 50 Live – a live recording of their 50th show. n May 6, Stand Up Mi Duck, with Mr Wood, Cheekykita and James Hately.

Kim Tiddy from Emmerdale can be seen in Snap at Buxton Opera House on May 9 and 10

n May 7, Cheekykita. n May 8, Paria Exchange. For tickets go to derbylive.co.uk Guildhall Theatre, Derby Derby Comedy Festival various events from April 29-May 8, including Simon Evans – In The Money, May 7, 8pm and Shazia Mirza – The Kardashians Made Me Do It, May 8, 7.30pm. Go to derbylive.co.uk

Theatre

Derby Theatre Hamlet and All’s Well That Ends Well, double bill, May 24-28. See more details on page 51. Go to derbytheatre.co.uk Derby Theatre Studio n Blast from the Past from Spiltmilk Dance, May 25, 2pm and 8pm. n Hair Peace, a comedic exploration into the human hair extension industry, by Victoria Melody, May 27, 8pm. More details at derbytheatre.co.uk Live and Local – Drama at various locations across the county n The Thankful Village, from the Badapple Theatre Company – a songful drama set against the backdrop of the First World War. Belper School Theatre, May 11, 7.30pm, tickets 007743 957017. Florence Nightingale Memorial Hall,

Holloway, May 12, 7.30pm, tickets 01773 856545. Waingroves Community Centre, May 14, 7.30pm, tickets 01773 749809. Whitwell Community Centre, May 15, 7pm, tickets 01909 723490. n Seven Ages, Kepow Theatre Company, storytelling with characterful masks, following Shakespeare’s seven ages of man, May 7, 8pm, The Burton Institute, Winster, tickets 01629 650364. Buxton Opera House, Buxton n Travels with My Aunt, written by Graham Greene and adapted by Giles Havergal, a Creative Cow Production. See more details in arena. n Snap, an outrageous new comedy directed by the Return of the Saint star Ian Ogilvy, presented by Talking Scarlet, May 9 and 10, 7.30pm. n Girls With Balls, from Off the Fence Theatre Company, a play inspired by real-life events from 1921 when the FA banned women from playing at affiliated grounds, May 12, 7.30pm. n One Man, Two Guvnors, by the Buxton Drama League, May 19-21, 7.30pm. More details on page 23. n Father Brown – The Curse of the Invisible Man, from Rumpus Theatre Company, May 26-28, 7.30pm with a matinee at 2.30pm on the Saturday. For ticket details go to buxtonoperahouse.org.uk Chellaston Players Absurd Person Singular, by Alan Ayckbourn, St. Peter’s Church Hall, Chellaston, Derby. May 11-14, at 7:30pm. Tickets on 07553088197 or chellastonbooking@hotmail.co.uk. Cathedral Quarter, Derby Street Theatre, produced by Ashrow Theatre will also return every fourth Saturday from May until August. Go to derbycathedralquarter.co.uk for more details. Furthest From The Sea, The Maypole Café, Bar and Theatre, Brook Street, Derby n May 12, The Student Scratch

agenda – Optical Fraud Presents Derby’s first universal student artists scratch event, an evening packed with the University of Derby’s hottest and most exciting talent. Doors open at 7pm. £2 in advance, tickets available from Optical Fraud Theatre Company. n May 27 and 28, 8pm, Project 28 – Scratch Edition. Following showcases at Twisted Tongues and Derby Theatre, Life Theatre Limited present a one man spoken word show about life, love and relationships written and performed by Daniel David Webber. A work in progress production followed by Q&A after the performance. A pay what you feel production.

Dance

Déda Derby n Fagin’s Twist, presented by Avant Garde Dance and The Place, Dickens’ Oliver Twist in a new light, May 6, 1pm and 7pm. n Companía Olga Pericet, Sin título presented by Flamenco Edition ’16, May 13, 7.30pm. n Le DéDa Burlesque Cabaret, presented by Scarlett Daggers and Déda, May 14, 8pm. Cathedral Quarter Derby n From May onwards, the second Saturday will see the CQ Saturdays Street Circus and Déda Producing, perform live acts at the Waterfall stage in the Market Place. Furthest from the Sea, Maypole Bar, Café and Theatre, Brook Street, Derby Sirens of the Sea – Live Cabaret, Variety and Burlesque, May 26, doors open 7.30m show at 8pm. Tickets available from derbylive. co.uk Run Of The Mill Folk Dance Club Spring Dance with Geoff Cubitt and Deo Volente. Saturday May 14, 7-30pm, St Benedict’s School Derby. Tickets £9 from Valerie and Brian, 01773 747850. More details from runmilldance.org.uk

You can see Flamenco at Déda on May 13

Spoken word

The Barley Mow, Bonsall Muse – an evening of lyrical delights is being hosted on the third Thursday of the month by poet and performer, Mark Gwynne Jones. A mix of comedy, tragedy and iridescent ideas from voices past and present. For more details go to markgwynnejones.com Buxton Opera House, Buxton Buxton Adventure Festival presents n Andy Kirkpatrick, May 18, 7.30pm. n An Audience with Martin Kemp, May 29, 7.30pm. More details in arena. Go to buxtonoperahouse.org.uk for tickets. Derby Poetry Society Grevel Lindop reads from his new collection Luna Park. Room 3, Friends’ Meeting House, Derby, 7.30pm. Meeting fee £2. Members £1. Music Room, Eyam Hall, Eyam Readings by local authors in the National Trust hall. n May 7, Berlie Doherty and Caroline Pitcher together reading their work for adults. n May 14, Bill Allerton and Bryony

Doran (Short Story). More details from cybermousemultimedia.com Matlock Storytelling Cafe A blast of Mexico to Matlock as Mike Payton tells Bullfighting Widows and Haunted Cows – tales from Milpa Alta, Mexico, May 6. Matlock Storytelling Cafe takes place on the first Friday of each month at the Imperial Rooms in Matlock. Doors open at 6.30pm with stories at 7.30pm. More details on 01629 580023. Scrivener’s Secondhand Books, Buxton Storytelling Sundays: The free meetings will be held on the second Sunday of the month 2pm to 3.30pm, at Scrivener’s Books, 42 High Street, Buxton.Telephone 0129871622. Derby’s Cathedral Quarter n Towers, Tunnels and Tales Tours led by historian Richard Felix, will be held on the first Saturday of every month. The Tea Chest, George Street, Buxton Spoken Words – original poetry and short stories, open mic 7.45pm-10pm, first Tuesday of every month. Contact Julian Cohen 07713246391. U Choose Smoothie Bar, Bath Street, Ikeston Open Mic Poetry Night, 7-9pm the last Thursday of the month. More information on 01159 322263.

Cinema

Bakewell and Ashfield Film Society Witness for the Prosecution, May 8. Medway Centre, Bakewell, 7.30pm. More details at bashfilms.org.uk Belper Ritz Cinema Go to ritz-belper.co.uk for details. Buxton Film, Pavilion Arts Centre n Palio, May 4, 2.30pm. n Bridge of Spies, May 4, 7.30pm.

agenda n Carol, May 11, 7.30pm. n Radiator, May 21, 7pm. n Grandma, May 26, 2.30pm. n Sunset Song, May 26, 2.30pm. Advanced booking is recommended. Further information from buxtonfilm. org.uk Calver Film, The Village Hall, Calver Still Alice, May 12. Every second Thursday of the month at 7.30pm from September until May. Membership needed, details from 01433 630760. The Northern Light Cinema, Wirksworth Go to thenorthernlightcinema.co.uk. Peak Film Society, Partington Players Theatre Glossop More details peakfilmsociety.org

QUAD, Derby For details of Derby Film Festival turn to pages 20 and 21. Go to derbyquad.co.uk for more details. Tansley Film Community Cinema, Tansley Village Hall Mystery film for the close of the season, May 3. Seat reservations essential at book@tansleyfilm.org. uk. More information at tansleyfilm. co.uk

Festivals

Ashby Arts Festival, Asby de la Zouch The diverse and dynamic Ashby de la Zouch Arts Festival is now in its 11th year and is known for its signature Giant Outdoor Gallery which sees dozens of huge artworks,

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painted by local artists, displayed on buildings around the centre of the town. There will be art, photography, crafts, music, theatre, film, storytelling and workshops for young and old at the event from May 27-30. Go to ashbyartsfestival. co.uk for details of the full programme. A Day at the Lake, Rudyard Lake, Staffordshire Wild Rumpus, producers of the award-winning Just So Festival are staging an ambitious, large-scale outdoor experience from April 30-May 2. For one weekend only, Rudyard Lake in will be reimagined as it was in the late 1800s as an excursion place for thousands of day trippers who were taken out of their day-to-day lives by watching spectacular feats and outdoor arts of the age. It will include a recreation of Carlos Trower, The African Blondin’s daring tightrope walk by Chris Bull, otherwise known as Bullzini. On a floating stage on the lake will be showstopping performances from 'the finest purveyors of Circus Swing, Gabby Young and Other Animals; the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Ensemble and glorious vintage dry land synchronised swimming routines from Yorkshire Life Aquatic. Belper Arts Festival, Belper April 30-May 30. Read more about this on pages 24 and 25 and go to belperartsfestival.org for a full programme. Lady Manners School, Bakewell Art and Craft Fair, May 14 and 15, 10am-4pm. Artists and crafters will present unique artworks and crafts for every budget. There will also be demonstrations. Entrance £2, children free. Free parking and locally produced refreshments available both days.

While every effort is made to ensure agenda listings are accurate and up-to-date readers are advised to check with the venue before travelling, as no responsibility can be accepted for changes to programmes, errors or omissions

3 – 11 June 2016

Carol Ann Duffy, Tracy Chevalier, James Naughtie, Louis de Bernières, Joan Bakewell, Simon Callow, Ken Livingstone and Matthew Parris, Stuart Maconie, Alison Weir, Matt Haig, Sunjeev Sahota, Joanna Cannon,

s to life Bringing book

David Lindo aka The Urban Birder, Helen Mort, Sophie Hannah, Jenny Colgan, Tim Moore, Stephen Booth, Simon Bradley, Chris Adams, Elly Griffiths, Milly Johnson … and many more!

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Over 70 events celebrating the joy of books and reading for all ages and interests Full details and bookings: www.derbybookfestival.co.uk or visit the Festival Box Office at QUAD: 01332 290606

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Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory & Tobacco Factory Theatres

Hamlet

Tuesday 24 – Saturday 28 May Marking ‘Shakespeare 400’, Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory present Hamlet, the most famous play in world theatre.

“The storytelling is as crystalline as we have come to expect from Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory.” Whats On Stage

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