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What's On At Saltaire Festival 2008 - Friday 19th to Sunday 21st September |
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Please
scroll down to view Dates & Events - Dates Pages will be updated
on a regular basis
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| Friday 19th Sept | ||
| Continental Street Market | ||
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Exhibition
Road, with Q20 Street Entertainers
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Day
1 of 3 - All Day
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Carnival Parade
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| Local Schools participate again in the 3rd SF Parade - led by Amanda Hulse & soul2feet team | ||
| The theme of the procession this year is the 'food-chain', so you can look out for some very fetching costumes! A wonderful explosion of creativity & sparkle from children, staff at Wycliffe and Saltaire Primary Schools. Sponsored by Northcliffe Motors | ||
| Victoria Road 12.30 - 2.30pm | ||
| Performance of Bells at URC | ||
| "Bells: the Bronte musical" by Eddie Lawler - Day 1 of 2 | ||
| Premiered in 2001, this musical has been revised for 2008; they ring more Bells than they had anticipated! | ||
| United Reformed Church 7.30pm - £5/£3 Tickets | ||
| rpm @ yoyo presents... | ||
| 80's inspired music / acoustic session | ||
| Featuring: TIM KEEGAN, THE SHORT STORIES & THE DELVAUX please check out music | ||
| YoYo Bar/Restaurant, Shipley, 7.30pm FREE | ||
| World Park(ing) Weekend Day 1 of 3 | ||
| Make Caroline Street a pleasanter place for people! Showing how the Street, with gardens, stalls, music & dance can be transformed into a good place for work, rest & play. Slow cars still welcome! | ||
| Caroline Street, All Day, FREE | ||
| Festival Voices | ||
| Voicemale;
Bradford Festival Choral Society
with soloists Christine Quirk, John
Ramsdin with Nick Watts. After Interval: Bradford Voices... Soloists perform songs from the shows & Grand Finale with all performers together. |
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| Victoria Hall 7.30pm £6/£4 | ||
| Saturday 20th Sept | ||
| Saltaire Bookshop Writers' Events | ||
| David Ford's Bookshop 6.30-8pm FREE | ||
| Final Day of Bookshop Events- Features Dreamcatchers & Sufi Poetry - Wine/Coffee at cost | ||
| Rance Booth and Smith Architects Event | ||
| Sustainability and the Environment - ‘drop in’ event on Sat 20 & Sun 21, inc displays, information & talks on how to improve the energy efficiency of your homes and in Saltaire. Adult Quiz Competition & Children's Design Competition - environmental film showing, prizes & free gifts! Film showings hourly: | ||
| 12 noon: 'Power of the Community', about how Cuba survived peak oil. It shows wide scale yet community based gardening solutions and also gives a good intro to the concept of peak oil. | ||
| 1pm: 'Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh' This shows the problems of capitalism by giving an in depth exploration how the people of Ladakh are living totally sustainably and yet this future proof way of life is fairly quickly being eroded in a speeded up version of industrialisation. It is at the same time beautiful, inspiring and very tragic. | ||
| 2pm: 'A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions From Curitiba Brazil' This shows what a council achieved in this city by pushing through large scale environmentally based solutions to urban problems. | ||
| 3pm: 'Hawai'i: Message in the waves' This is a documentary about how Hawai'i can be seen a microcosm of the world and what happens when you get out of step with nature. It particularly highlights the problems of plastic pollution and is a great film to catalyse going plastic bag free. | ||
| RBS, Victoria Road, 12 - 4.00pm FREE | ||
| Saturday 20th Sept | ||
| Saltaire Festival Arts Trail | ||
| Featuring over 20 venues displaying artworks & continues Sun 21st at various venues - please visit: | ||
| www.saltaireartstrail.co.uk | ||
| Open Houses, Cafes, Exhibitions, Gallery Info & much more - enjoy the experience & not to be missed! | ||
| Shipley MRS - Model Railway Exhibition | ||
| Baildon Recreation Cent, Green Lane, Shipley | ||
| 10am to 5pm. Admission (day membership) Adult £4.20 Child £2.00 Seniors £3.50 Family ticket £10.20 | ||
| Piazza Stage | ||
| Music on the Piazza - SF08 Day 1 of 2 | ||
| Caroline Street Car Park 11am - 10pm | ||
| Local & Regional Bands - the best! Confirmed are: Achord, Salsa Como Loco,The Tempus, Bayou Gumbo, Badwolf, Wild Geese, Chantel McGregor Band, Wild Hogs Rock & Roll Band | ||
| 6th Festival Gala & Funfair | ||
| Roberts Park 1.00 - 4.30pm FREE | ||
| Vibrant local bands & the very best of contemporary street theatre / cabaret shows / craft & food-stalls | ||
| Local Produce Market | ||
| Quality
fresh produce & well worth the visit www.bradfordmarkets.com |
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| Roberts Park, All Day - TBC | ||
| House of Rose & Brown Show | ||
| Catwalk fashion show 'Future Vintage' brought to you by Saltaire's vintage boutique, The House of Rose & Brown. | ||
| Victoria Hall £3/£2 info: 07985 181120 | ||
| West Yorks Organic Show | ||
| West Yorkshire Organic Group 19th Show | ||
| Shipley College, Exhibition Hall 12.30-3.30pm | ||
| Continental Street Market | ||
| Exhibition Road, with Q20 Street Entertainers | ||
| Day 2 of 3 - All Day | ||
| Saturday Fete | ||
| Charity Stalls - well worth a visit & in a good cause | ||
| United Reformed Church10am - 6pm | ||
| Organ Recital | ||
| Margaret Whitely | ||
| United Reformed Church 2pm - Collection | ||
| Jill Crossland Piano Recital | ||
| Please scroll down below for details... | ||
| United Reformed Church 7.30pm Tickets £10/£7 | ||
| Q20 Street Entertainment | ||
| Day 1 of 2 - fun around the Village! | ||
| Saltaire Streets - FREE | ||
| Open Houses / Arts Trail Day 3 | ||
| Please click here for more info | ||
| Throughout Village | ||
| Written in Stones (Traditional storytelling for adults) | ||
| Hilary Watkins weaves a tale of King Arthur and the grail. A British and an Arab knight unite in the quest of the heart. | ||
| St Peter's Church, Moorhead Lane 7.30 - 9.30pm - see ticket sales | ||
| Advance Tickets £5 from Church: 01274 400381 or Vicars Bistro, Victoria Road; Hilary Watkins tells stories around Britain at festivals, in cultural centres, in business and in education. | ||
| World Park(ing) Weekend Day 2 of 3 | ||
| Make Caroline Street a pleasanter place for people! See Fri 19th for more info | ||
| Caroline Street, All Day, FREE | ||
| Jill Crossland Piano Recital (from above) | ||
| Born in Yorkshire; began playing the piano at the age of four & has studied extensively including in Vienna with Paul Badura-Skoda. Appearances at South Bank and Wigmore Hall in London, several radio & TV appearances have followed. | ||
| Recordings include: Bach: Goldberg Variations Warner Classics Apex 0927 49979-2. Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier (48 Preludes and Fugues), Book | ||
| Sunday 21st Sept | ||
| Shipley MRS - Model Railway Exhibition | ||
| Baildon Recreation Cent, Green Lane, Shipley | ||
| Great opportunity to view model railways! 10am to 5pm. Admission (day membership) Adult £4.20 Child £2.00 Seniors £3.50 Family ticket £10.20 | ||
| Piazza Stage | ||
| Music on the Piazza - SF08 Day 2 of 2 | ||
| Caroline Street Car Park 11am - 8pm | ||
| Acts Confirmed for Finale Day: 12 Bars From Mars, Hot Aire, Battle of the Bands Competition Winners, Blues Positive, The Hall Brothers, Last Orders & world music from Kwame D. One act to follow. | ||
| Jive Night @ Victoria Hall NOW SAT 20th!! | ||
| Jump & JIve - all night long! | ||
| Victoria Hall - Times / Dates TBC | ||
| Continental Street Market | ||
| Exhibition Road, with Q20 Street Entertainers | ||
| Final Day of 3 - All Day | ||
| Sunday Fete | ||
| Charity Stalls - worth a visit & last time to bargain! | ||
| United Reformed Church12 - 6pm | ||
| Organ Recital | ||
| Geoff Bellamy | ||
| United Reformed Church 2pm - Collection | ||
| Dog Show & Sports Event | ||
| Info to come - for more details click on link below | ||
| Roberts Park - www.bradforddistrictparks.org | ||
| Final Performance of Bells at URC | ||
| "Bells - the Bronte musical" by Eddie Lawler | ||
| United Reformed Church 7.30pm - £5/£3 Tickets | ||
| Saltaire Walk – Guided Tour of Saltaire | ||
| 11am & 2pm- £3.50 - see ticket sales | ||
| Meet outside Magic No 3, 2 Victoria Rd | ||
| Music In The Park | ||
| Roberts Park Stage: Craven Drummers & more! African theme, Winners of 'Young Band' Competition. | ||
| Roberts Park, All Day - TBC | ||
| Open Houses / Arts Trail Day 4 | ||
| Please click here for more info | ||
| Throughout Village | ||
| 6th Festival Gala & Funfair | ||
| Roberts Park 1.00 - 4.30pm FREE | ||
| Live music & the very best of contemporary street theatre / cabaret shows / craft & food-stalls - Funfair TBC, Day 2 of 2 | ||
| Q20 Street Entertainment | ||
| Day 2 of 2 - fun around the Village! | ||
| Saltaire Streets, All Day - FREE | ||
| Rance Booth and Smith Architects Event | ||
| Sustainability and the Environment - ‘drop in’ event on Sat 20 & Sun 21, inc displays, information & talks on how to improve the energy efficiency of your homes and in Saltaire. Please see Sat 20th for more details. | ||
| RBS, Victoria Road, 12 - 4.00pm FREE | ||
| World Park(ing) Weekend Day 3 of 3 | ||
| Make Caroline Street a pleasanter place for people! See Fri 19th for more info | ||
| Caroline Street, All Day, FREE | ||
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