Number 8 Community Arts Centre
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Number 8 Community Arts Centre
Events for July 2008
Pershore Embroiderers - 'Stitches in Time'
Thursday 19th June to Wednesday 30th JulyThis year Pershore Embroiderers celebrate their 25th Anniversary. It was formed in 1983 by a group of enthusiasts wishing to share their interest and knowledge of embroidery, it has covered many aspects of needlework. The members welcome the opportunity to display their versatility and diverse talents of the group. This exhibition has examples of lace making, hardanger, patchwork, blackwork, stumpwork and much more. Whist appreciating and retaining traditional skills, the group seeks to extend its expertise with a series of demonstrations and workshops throughout the year.
Event details »Hazel Green - 'Surroundings'
Thursday 19th June to Tuesday 8th July‘Surroundings' is an exhibition of images from around Worcester and the Vale of Evesham from a photographer who explores textures, patterns and colours in unexpected places.
Event details »Love in the Time of Cholera (15)
Monday 30th June to Friday 4th JulyBased on the best-selling novel by Gabriel Gracia Marquez ‘Love in the Time of Cholera' is a smouldering fifty-year romance that will tear at the heart of all romantics.Event details »
Lola
Tuesday 1st July 2008Lola
The Life of Lola Montez; a true story of passion and pain
Directed by Emily Gray and devised Trestle Theatre Company
Trestle is collaborating with Increpacion Danza who specialise in a stunning fusion of Flamenco and Contemporary dance styles.
Lola Montez, the infamous 19th century fake Spanish dancer, actress and femme fatale, stormed her way through life in a tumultuous journey of seduction, sorrow and success.
Event details »The Great Big Gilbert & Sullivan Show
Saturday 5th July 20087.30pm
Tano Rea Presents
‘The Great Big Gilbert & Sullivan Show' is a sparkling, costumed performance of highlights from many of your favourite Gilbert and Sullivan Operas, featuring six stars from the old and new D'Oyly Carte Opera Companies and other major UK Opera Companies
Event details »Son of Rambow (12A)
Monday 7th July to Tuesday 8th JulySet in the 1980's, a coming of age comedy about two young English boys who are inspired after seeing "Rambo: First Blood" to make a Rambo movie of their own.Event details »
Humph Hack - 'The Grand Tour'
Thursday 10th July to Tuesday 29th JulySince retirement from teaching, the artist and his wife have emulated 'The Grand Tour' of previous generations - collecting material for the paintings in this exhibition. There are images of buildings from many European towns and cities including some from Worcestershire.
Event details »In the Valley of Elah (15)
Thursday 10th July to Friday 11th JulyTommy Lee Jones plays a retired Army veteran searching for his soldier son, who was reported AWOL after returning from Iraq. The father discovers his son was murdered by members of his own platoon after a rowdy night on the town.Event details »
The Staffordshire & Arrow Valley Brass Bands
Saturday 12th July 20087.30pm
The Staffordshire Band, Midlands Area Champions and Albert Hall Finalists in 2007, and the popular Arrow Valley Brass, return for their second joint concert at Number 8. They will be joined once again by the Soprano Sue Troth.
Event details »Leatherheads (PG)
Monday 14th July to Monday 14th JulyGeorge Clooney (Dodge Connolly) and Renée Zellweger (Lexie Littleton) star in this rapid-fire romantic comedy set against the backdrop of America's nascent pro-football league in 1925.
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Lady Chatterley (18)
Thursday 17th July 2008Constance, Lady Chatterley, and her husband Clifford have been living at Wragby Hall on the Chatterley estate for a year or two. Four years earlier, and just a few months after they married, Clifford returned from Flanders permanently paralysed from the waist down.Event details »
Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (12A)
Friday 18th July to Tuesday 22nd JulyIndiana Jones and the Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull is the eagerly awaited forth installment in the series, and of course stars the ruggedly handsome Harrison Ford in the title role, slightly older and certainly more cynical. Starring Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent, and Shia LaBeouf. Set in 1957, the film centres around the mysterious crystal skulls, and pits Indiana Jones against agents of the Soviet Union.Event details »
Abba Magic
Saturday 19th July 20087.30pm
It's the world's favourite Abba concert show.
The globe is littered with scores of tributes to Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny and Frida, but Abba Magic now in its amazing 11th year, is the original and best Abba concert show. By the end of this year, Abba Magicwill have been lifting audiences to their platform-booted feet for as long as the original artists did during their Seventies and Eighties heyday. Featuring all of Abba's 17 top-ten hits, Abba Magic keeps the unique spirit of the era alive. . .
Event details »Pershore Dance Festival
Friday 25th July to Tuesday 29th JulyThe Pershore Dance Festival has been in existence in its present form for some 13 years and is very proud and excited to be able to perform at Number 8.
The festival is a stage dance competition for entrants aged between 3 & 21 years and attracts competitors from around the West Midlands and surrounding areas.
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