What’s On

____________________________ Wednesday 2nd The Probus Club of Sherborne - A Life Stuck in Gum with speaker Chris Nicholson The Grange Hotel, Oborne New members welcome. 01935 813448. probus-sherborne.org.uk

____________________________ Thursday 3rd 8pm Sherborne Historical Society Talk – From Nowhere to Normandy: the Rise of the British Assault Glider Force 1940-44 Digby Hall, Hound Street With Richard Folkes OBE. sherbornehistoricalsociety.co.uk

____________________________ Friday 4th 7.30pm Not Now Collective - Pepper and Honey Nether Compton Village Hall A heartwarming new play about two women questioning the meaning of home. 01935 815033. £10, £6 u18s, £25 fam. artsreach.co.uk

____________________________ Sunday 6th 3pm The Ridgeway Singers and Band - Tea with William Barnes The Exchange, Sturminster Newton 01258 475137. £12. artsreach.co.uk

____________________________ Friday 11th 7pm for 7.30pm Talk - ‘Sir James Thornhill - Sherborne House and the Folke Altarpiece’ Digby Memorial Hall, Sherborne Talk by Jeremy Barker to raise funds for re-decoration of Folke Church. £10 to include glass of wine & light refreshments. 01935 816764 or 01963 23436

____________________________ Saturday 12th - Sunday 13th 10am-5pm Angels of Sound - Pure Sound Therapy Course Module 1 Oborne Village Hall 3-module course £180 with advance booking, or £70 per module. centreforpuresound.org

____________________________ Saturday 12th 7.30pm Sherborne Chamber Music Series: Paul Lewis – Solo Piano Recital The Gransden Hall, Merritt Centre, Sherborne Girls School One of the foremost interpreters of the Central European piano repertoire. Tickets £20 adults, £5 children. ticketsource.co.uk/sherborne-chambermusic-series 0333 666 3366

____________________________ Sunday 13th 7.30pm Moishe’s Bagel Cerne Abbas Village Hall Klezmer and world folk music. 07779 484013. £12, £5 u18s. artsreach.co.uk

____________________________ Wednesday 16th The Probus Club of Sherborne - Sweet Vibrations with speaker Paula Carnell The Grange Hotel, Oborne New members welcome. 01935 813448. probus-sherborne.org.uk

____________________________ Wednesday 16th 7.30pm Neville Dickie Trio Cheap St Church Live jazz in aid of The Rendezvous. Bookings by email only raymondwood1949@gmail.com

____________________________ Thursday 17th 8pm (preceded by the AGM at 7.45pm) Sherborne Historical Society Talk – Collingwood ‘Cherry’ Ingram, the Englishman who saved Japan’s Blossoms Digby Hall, Hound Street With Naoko Abe. sherbornehistoricalsociety.co.uk

____________________________ Saturday 19th 10am-1pm Repair Cafe Cheap Street Church Hall, Sherborne Bring household items to be repaired and avoid landfill. Not for profit organisation. Volunteers and repairers needed. Please contact repaircafesherborne@gmail.com or @repaircafesherborne

____________________________ Saturday 19th 7.30pm Spring Baroque by Sherborne Chamber Choir Sherborne Abbey With period ensemble. Tickets sherbornechamberchoir.org.uk

____________________________ Sunday 20th 1.30pm-4.30pm Sherborne Folk Band Workshop Digby Memorial Hall, Digby Road All levels and all acoustic instruments. Notation and audio supplied. £10 on the door. Advance tickets via sherbornefolkband.org info@ sherbornefolkband.org. 07527 508277

____________________________ Monday 21st – Saturday 26th 7.30pm Amateur Players of Sherborne present Educating Rita by Willy Russell Sherborne Studio Theatre, Marston Rd £10/£12 aps-sherborne.co.uk

____________________________ Friday 25th 7.30pm George Egg - DIY Chef Chetnole Village Hall A unique and utterly absurd comedy show. Recommended 14+. 07966 177789. £10. artsreach.co.uk

____________________________ Sunday 27th 2pm-4pm Divine Union Soundbath

Oborne Village Hall, £15. Advance bookings only. 01935 389655 or ahiahel@live.com

____________________________ Wednesday 30th The Probus Club of Sherborne - The A6 Murder with speaker Paul Stickler The Grange Hotel, Oborne New members welcome. 01935 813448. probus-sherborne.org.uk

____________________________ Wednesday 30th 7pm-9pm Sherborne Literary Society Talk - The Secret World of Weather with Tristan Gooley Digby Memorial Hall, Digby Road. In conversation with Brian Bleese, CEO of the Dorset Wildlife Trust. £9 members, £10 non-members from Winstone’s Bookshop or via sherborneliterarysociety.com

Sport

____________________________ Sherborne RFC 1st XV, Tribute South West 1 East Gainsborough Park, Terrace Playing Fields sherbornerfc.rfu.club

Saturday 5th (time TBC) v Trowbridge (A)

Saturday 12th 2.30pm v Windsor (H)

Saturday 26th 2.30pm v Banbury (A) Sherborne Town FC 1st XI, Toolstation League 1 (3pm unless otherwise stated) Raleigh Grove, Terrace Playing Fields sherbornetownfc.com

Saturday 5th v Bishops Lydeard (A)

Saturday 12th v Portishead Town (H)

Saturday 19th v Warminster Town (H)

Saturday 26th v Longwell Green Sports (A)

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Friday Lunchtime Recitals

Cheap Street Church, 1.45pm

(unless otherwise stated)

4th March Chamber Music 11th March Pianists II 18th March Wind Band Recital, Big School Room, Sherborne School

FREEADMISSION ALL WELCOME

Paul Lewis – Solo Piano Recital

• Beethoven, Ludwig van:

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor,

‘Path tique’, Op. 13 • Sibelius, Jean: Six Bagatelles Op. 97 • Debussy, Claude: Children’s Corner • Chopin, Frédéric: Polonaise No. 7 in A flat Op. 61 ‘Polonaise-fantasie’ • Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano

Sonata No. 23 in F minor,

‘Appassionata’, Op. 57

Paul Lewis (piano)

Paul Lewis is one of the foremost interpreters of the Central European piano repertoire, his performances and recordings of Beethoven and Schubert receiving universal critical acclaim. He was awarded CBE for his services to music, and the sincerity and depth of his musical approach have won him fans around the world. It is a huge thrill to be welcoming Paul to Sherborne!

“Paul Lewis combined muscularity, tenderness and intelligence with unshowy dexterity to create interpretations of great insight and power” The Guardian

Tickets:

ticketsource.co.uk/sherbornechamber-music-series

Tickets are £20 for adults and £5 for children.

If you would prefer to make your booking over the phone, you can call the box office on 0333 666 3366, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, but please note there will be a £1.80 charge for this service. If you book online there will be no extra charge.

18/06/22

18.00

07/07/22

18.00

Elias String Quartet

• Haydn: String Quartet in G major Op. 33 No. 5 • A selection of Scottish Folksongs arranged by Donald Grant • Mendelssohn: String Quartet in A minor Op. 13

Sara Bitlloch and Donald Grant (violins), Simone van der Giessen (viola) and Marie Bitlloch (cello)

Ruth Rogers plays The Seasons

• Vivaldi – The Four Seasons • Piazzolla – Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

Ruth Rogers (solo violin and Director) and Iuventus Chamber Orchestra

Ruth Rogers will perform these eight seasons with her handpicked starstudded cast of exceptional musicians. This is a concert not to be missed! The Gransden Hall, Merritt Centre, Sherborne Girls School, Bradford Road, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3QN