Three Peaks Walks - What's On Guide

What's On Guide

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Longer term events/exhibitions etc. currently running SCROLL DOWN FOR FUTURE EVENTS
To 12th February 2010	Rag rugs - Rag rugs were a cheap and colourful way of covering floors, using old bits of cloth saved from worn-out clothes and furnishings. See how a traditional rag rug is made and even have a go yourself.	York Castle Museum
To 28th February 2010	'Stories and Memories' Exhibition - a series of panels which display the stories and memories from the employees and volunteers at York Minster who support the daily life of the Minster There are over 200 employees and 300 volunteers at York Minster who have dedicated a significant amount of time to the building itself and to God’s work. Many of them have fond memories and stories about their time in the Minster. Amongst the stories and memories on display are those from Geoff Brayshaw, Foreman Joiner, and Richard Shephard, Director of Development, regarding their memories of the 1984 fire and its aftermath. The Dean and Verger Rob Flynn have both contributed their memories of spiritual moments which have taken place in the Minster. David Potter, President of the York Minster Society of Change Ringers, has shared his story about the clapper of Great Peter falling in October 1982, whilst others have shared their memories of Archbishop John Sentamu’s inauguration in 2005. Vicky Harrison, Collections Manager, said, ‘We want to explore various aspects of the Minster’s role and functions in the past, present and future. ‘Stories and Memories’ draws on the experiences of our staff and volunteers and helps to discover the many ways in which the building is used, viewed and enjoyed.’	York Minster
To 28th February 2010	Art Exhibition - Reading a Masterpiece: Goya's Prison An investigation of Goya's cabinet paintings produced around 1793 in the months after he was consumed by a mystery illness that left him profoundly deaf. The subjects were diverse – including shipwrecks, fires, a stagecoach hold up, bullfighting, and a lunatic asylum, but of the twelve images it was his portrayal of the inside of a prison that perhaps best conveyed Goya's state of mind. The exhibition will study this painting in detail with reference to others in the series	Bowes Museum Barnard Castle
Future Events and Attractions
4th February 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Dave Burland Fans of this veteran performer include June Tabor, Richard Thompson, Martin Simpson and Nic Jones, who says: “Dave is a uniquely calm, gentle and clever singer who makes you feel it’s all so amazingly simple. His apparently effortless guitar playing supplies the structural footings for the whole musical building. He’s also got a deliciously wicked sense of humour.”	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
4/5th February 2010	1812 Youth Theatre Presents: Our Day Out - Willy Russell's popular play is a witty, fast-moving drama. The secondary school's 'progress class' is on a school trip to the coast and cause mayhem in a zoo, a castle and a funfair. Liberal Mrs Kay and the strict Deputy Head have completely different ideas about how the day should be organised. Our Day Out is a joyous celebration of the joys and agonies of growing up… but is a 'day out' all that these young people can expect?	7.30 pm Helmsley Arts Centre
5th February 2010	York Astronomical Society - Supermassive Black Holes and the Growth of Galaxies by Ryan Hickox, University of Durham At the centre of essentially every large galaxy like our own Milky Way resides an enormous black hole, with mass as high as a billion times that of the Sun. Extraordinary new discoveries have shown that the black holes can exert a powerful influence on how galaxies grow and change over cosmic time. Ryan will present an overview of the latest observations that probe this fascinating connection, including spectacular images from the Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory. All are welcome. 8.00 pm	The Denham Room Priory Street Centre York Astronomical Society
5th February 2010	The Ruby Turner Band in Concert - Born in Jamaica, Ruby is a diva performer blessed with a voice likened to Aretha Franklin and Janis Joplin. Perhaps best known now for her acclaimed performances as special guest vocalist for Jools’ Holland’s Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, Ruby’s solo career has spawned many hits including It’s Gonna Be Alright, making number 1 in the US R’n’B charts. She has performed with some of the great stars of the Motown era including The Four Tops, The Temptations, Jimmy Ruffin as well as appearing on releases by Brian Ferry, UB40, Steve Winwood and of course Culture Club. Whether performing jazz, soul or R‘n’B, she'll blow you away!	York Theatre Royal
5th February 2010	Catterick Bridge Races	Catterick Racecourse
5th February - 6th March 2010	A Ghost Walk - Belt Up Theatre (The Tartuffe, The Trial) invite you to step out onto the streets of York to pursue a blood thumping execution of ghostly storytelling. An intimate theatrical experience set to unlock the secrets of the world’s most haunted city. Dress warmly, stick together and be prepared to chase.and be chased. 8.00 pm - Promenade performance, meet at York Theatre Royal. Wear suitable clothing for outdoors	York Theatre Royal
6th February 2010	York Georgian Society Lectures - The York Georgian Society was founded in 1939 to promote the preservation and care of Georgian buildings in and around York, England, while fostering the study and appreciation of them. It is the second oldest society outside London devoted to the Georgian era. The Society's remit extends beyond architecture and the crafts associated with building to include the arts, culture and society of the period from 1660, the year of George I's birth, to 1837, the year of William IV's death. The Society celebrates its seventieth anniversary in 2009. Today's lecture following the Annual General Meeting - Edinburgh’s Skating Minister: A Sporting Picture or a Cultural Icon? by Dr Stephen Lloyd, Senior Curator, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh. 2.30 pm	National Centre for Early Music York Georgian Society
6th February 2010	York Guildhall Orchestra Spring Concert - MacCunn - Land of the Mountain and the Flood Greig - Piano Concertowith soloist - Sarah Beth Briggs Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5	Central Hall University of York York Guildhall Orchestra
6th February 2010	Stewart Lee - Writer, director and comedian, Stewart Lee returns to the live circuit with a new show which begins in a high street coffee chain and ends in a pear cider which is 100% disappointment. Expect some punchy stuff near the top; inexplicable hostility towards relatively innocuous figures; silences and repetition; sudden and/or gradual shifts in tone, velocity and volume; the possibility of failure and a quasi-serious bit at the end. This tour follows his acclaimed BBC TV series Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle.	York Theatre Royal
6th February 2010	Wetherby Races	Wetherby Racecourse
6th February 2010	Doncaster Races - Chase Day	Doncaster Races
6th February 2010	Soprano & Piano Recital - The Philip and Dorothy Green Young Concert Artist 2009 - Sarah Power soprano and Geoffrey Paterson piano Sarah graduated from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama Opera Course in 2008. She has a first class honours degree and masters form the DIT Conservatory of Music & Drama, receiving the Gold Medal for excellence, and a postgraduate diploma in performance at the Royal Northern College of Music. Her operatic roles include Pamina in Die Zauberflote, Lydie in Penelope, and Susanna in Le Nozze Di Figaro. Her accompanist tonight is Geoffrey Paterson, who read music at St John's College Cambridge, studied compostition with Alexander Goehr and subsequently trained as a conductor. The programme tonight will include songs from Sarah by Richard Strauss, Gounod and Mozart and others, with piano interludes from Geoffrey, by composers Debussy, Bartok and Schubert.	7.30 pm Helmsley Arts Centre
6th February 2010	The NEW ORLEANS Z’HULUS - Created in 1984, The NEW ORLEANS Z’HULUS have become very popular indeed at European jazz-clubs and festivals. The members of the group are all specialists in their own style, which is inspired by the trad revival, presenting different aspects of the music of New Orleans. Trad Jazz at its very best! Don't forget to bring your dancing shoes.	Howden Live
6th February 2010	The Band Room on the North York Moors - variously described as 'England's tiniest major venue,' 'The greatest small venue on Earth,' and 'a corrugated iron shed in the middle of nowhere.' (It's all true...) present - MICHAEL HURLEY Come to Farndale in February - before the glacier melts! - to see a rare English show by US National Treasure Michael Hurley... If he'd turned a different corner, some people reckon Michael Hurley could have been as big as Bob Dylan. In a direct line of descent from the hobo troubadour tradition which embraced people like Woody Guthrie, Huddie Ledbetter and Dylan himself, Hurley didn't beat around the bush (or go electric) when he got to the crossroads. He mosied on straight ahead and never looked back - to become, in the immortal words of Time Out New York 'a National Treasure uniquely straddling country, folk and blues.' We at The Band Room are grateful he's a legend no one has ever heard of because it's the only reason we can still afford him... Billboard has described Hurley as 'One of the elusive masters of American folk.' New York Times, Rolling Stone and Village Voice rock critic Milo Miles said of him: "Michael Hurley is the last unreconstructed folkie shaman in America. His songs are primordial tales of the hunt for good cheer and satisfying sex. Etched like cave paintings on city walls and farmland silos, his voice marries human mystery to forthright music like no other." Michael Hurley is an American singer/guitarist/fiddler, reportedly born December 20, 1941, who grew up in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.	The Band Room
6/7th February 2010	YorkConcerts presents Cello Weekend Following the huge success of our Cello Weekend four years ago, we are delighted to have a second event, again programmed by Sue Lowe, and this time focusing on the cello sonatas of Beethoven. Encompassing recitals, masterclasses and workshops, performers include Alexander Baillie, Pierre Doumenge and cello ensemble Cellophany. For details of workshops etc visit the website; concerts/recitals as follows - 6th February - 3.00 - 5.00 pm Louise Hopkins cello and Charles Owen piano play Beethoven Sonata in G minor op. 5 no. 2 Fauré Sonata in G minor op.117 Beethoven Sonata in C op. 102 no. 1 Saint-Säens Sonata no. 1 in C minor op. 32 Our first recital features sonatas from Beethoven’s first and third composing periods. The early opus 5 sonata contrasts with the mature style of opus 102 and its dramatic changes of light and shade. These pieces are complemented by two, often underrated, French sonatas. Louise Hopkins’ international career has taken her all over Europe, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and Japan as a soloist and chamber musician. She studied with Steven Isserlis and Raphael Wallfisch and for many years was a participant at the Musicians’ Seminars at Prussia Cove. She is professor of cello at Guildhall School of Music & Drama and at the Hochschule in Bern, Switzerland. Charles Owen is also an international soloist and recitalist. He has many recordings to his name and received a Classical Brit Award in 2005. 7.30pm Alexander Baillie cello and John Thwaites piano play Rubbra Sonata in G minor op. 60 Beethoven Sonata in A op. 69 Schubert Arpeggione sonata in A minor D.821 Bridge Sonata in D minor H.125 Composed between the ‘Pastoral’ symphony and the ‘Emperor’ piano concerto, Beethoven‘s A major cello sonata announces the cello as a melodic instrument in its own right, and the cello repertoire was never the same again. This is paired with Schubert’s equally lyrical sonata written for a strange new ‘guitarcello’. The recital includes two rarely-heard English cello sonatas, glorious pieces with both composers at the peak of their genius. Alexander Baillie is internationally recognised as one of the finest cellists of his generation, and is equally at home in both the classical and contemporary repertoires. Having been inspired by Jacqueline du Pre to take up the cello, he studied at the Royal College of Music with Joan Dickson and Anna Shuttleworth before going to Vienna to study with Andre Navarra. John Thwaites is a renowned chamber musician and pianist with the Primrose Piano Quartet. 7th February - 1.00 - 2.00 pm Matthew Lowe cello and James Baillieu piano play Mendelssohn Variations Concertantes for cello and piano op 17 Beethoven Sonata in D op. 102 no. 2 Rachmaninov Sonata in G op. 19 Beethoven’s sombre sonata is preceded by Mendelssohn in light hearted mood and followed by a key work of the 20th century cello repertoire. Yorkshire-born Matthew Lowe is one of the new generation of exciting young professional cellists. Based in London he plays recitals all round the country. James Baillieu studied in South Africa before coming to London and the Royal Academy of Music. He has received international awards as an accompanist and as a chamber musician. 2.30 - 4.30 pm Sebastian Comberti classical cello and Maggie Cole fortepiano play Beethoven Sonata in F op. 5 no. 1 and works by Mozart, Chevalier de Leaumont, Duport and Wolfi Two leading lights in the world of early music, Sebastian Comberti and Maggie Cole join forces in this informal concert to talk about the performance styles of the period and put the Beethoven sonatas into their historical context. Sebastian Comberti is principal cello of the London Mozart Players and guest principal of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the Academy of Ancient Music, among others. He is a very active period instrument performer and recitalist and chamber musician. Sebastian is also Artistic Director of Cello Classics, a company dedicated to producing CDs of unexplored cello repertoire. Maggie Cole enjoys an international musical life playing and recording on harpsichord, fortepiano and modern piano. 5.30 - 7.00 pm Cellophony - Richard Birchall, Matthijs Broersma, Pau Codina, Reinoud Ford, Bart Lafollette, Tim Lowe, Ella Rundle and Andrei Simion play Schubert Three songs from Schwanengesang Dvorak Silent Woods Gordon Jacob Cello Octet Wagner Prelude to Tristan and Isolde JS Bach Three Preludes from The Well-Tempered Clavier Giovanni Sollima Violoncelles, vibrez! Our weekend draws to close with eight of the country’s best young professional cellists playing familiar cello ensemble music and some pieces specially arranged for their group. Cellophony was formed in 2007 and all eight members have an association with the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. As well as concerts in London, Cellophony has performed in festivals here and in France.	Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall UoY YorkConcerts
6-27th February 2010	Back o' the Shop Gallery Exhibition - Our first exhibition of 2010 is by local York artist Gemma Watson whos inspiration includes Robert Bechtle, Richard Estes, Edward Hopper and John Constable. "I am interested in capturing that inspiring moment in time, before the surroundings of a scene change. I start by using my own photography to capture the composition and detail of a place. Then I explore the details of the image through the process of realist painting. I want my paintings to have an inviting ideal quality to them, to emphasise that initial inspiring moment".	Back o' the Shop Gallery Terrington Back o' the Shop
6th February - 3rd May 2010	100 Years of Gifts Special Exhibition - This exhibition offers a fascinating snapshot of British art of the last century. It will bring together works acquired by Yorkshire galleries with the support of the Contemporary Art Society. Paintings, sculptures and photography from a wide range of well known British arts will be featured. Pioneers of British Modernism such as David Bomberg, William Roberts and Henry Moore will be displayed alongside all types of art up to the Young British Artists including Sarah Lucas, Gillian Wearing and Tacita Dean.	York Art Gallery
7th February 2010	The Einstein Plan Written by Donald Freed; Acted by James Cromwell This world premiere of Donald Freed’s new play will be performed live by James Cromwell (Babe, LA Confidential, The Queen) in Los Angeles and streamed onto a screen in York Theatre Royal’s auditorium. A new transatlantic experiment in interactive theatre.	York Theatre Royal
7th February 2010	Harrogate International Sunday Series present Artur Pizarro playing Schumann - Waldszenen Op.82 Chopin - Sonata No.3 in B minor Op.58 Ravel - Gaspard de la Nuit and Prokofiev - Sonata No.7 in B flat Op.83 Portuguese pianist Artur Pizarro shot to fame in 1990 when he won first prize in the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition and is renowned throughout the world for his lyrical poeticism and outstanding virtuosity. The programme covers a vast range of styles and emotions, but perhaps the highlight is the inclusion of Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit - often called the most technically difficult and virtuosic pieces in the repertoire. Expect fireworks from one of the best pianists of the younger generation - if not any generation. 11.00 am	The Old Swan Hotel Harrogate Harrogate International Sunday Series
7th February 2010	Wildlife Wander - A gentle 2 mile walk discovering the wonders of the estate's wildlife. 2.00 pm meet at The Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
8th February 2010	University of York Free Public Lecture Series - Religion and identity in England: The after life of Sir Thomas More with Speaker: Professor Bill Sheils, Department of History Professor Bill Sheils from the Department of History will deliver his inaugural lecture. Admission is free and open to all. 5.30 pm	Bowland Auditorium Berrick Saul Building UoY UoY Public Lectures
9th February 2010	York RSPB talk - David Braithwaite. "Saltholme - the Journey". 7.30 pm	Temple Hall University of York St John York RSPB
9th February 2010	Session A9 In January and February 2010 a very special band which comprises the main players of several famous Scottish bands will be embarking on a short Uk tour. SessionA9 is Charlie McKerron (Capercaillie), Adam Sutherland (Peatbog Faeries), Kevin Henderson (Fiddlers Bid), Gordon Gunn (a host of bands!), David 'Chimp' Robertson (Capercaillie), Marc Clement (Blazin Fiddles) and Brian MacAlpine (too many to mention!). Straight after their performance at Celtic Connections, the world’s largest winter festival, the band will head out on the road, bringing audiences in the UK a flavour of what the festival is like. In the true spirit of traditional Scottish Music, this band were formed during a Session on the famous A9 - the road between Glasgow and the Highlands of Scotland. Regularly bumping into each other at various stops on the road, sessions began, a band was formed, albums released and one of the most experienced and talented fiddle bands on the circuit began to appear live. Tonight we offer you a chance to hear them perform. As well as seeing some of the top names in Scottish traditional music, audiences will gain an insight into the spirit of a Scottish session. Not a night to be missed.	Pocklington Arts Centre
9-15th February 2010	Hull Truck present - Men of the World - Written by BAFTA Award winning playwright John Godber. Join Stick, Frank and Happy Larry (two men and a woman!) as they embark on another coach journey down the Rhine Valley. These long suffering drivers have seen it all and done it all; so as they lead towards the Channel Tunnel with thirty old age pensioners in Paris, search for lost teeth in Koblenz and witness love affairs in Boppard…and after a four-day ‘Umpah’ party they make the long journey back. Funny, sad and cinematic you’ll be amazed as Stick, Frank and Happy Larry play many of the pensioners in a total evocation of a bus trip. Touching, funny and provoking comedy written by one of the nation’s leading comedy playwrights who has written over 50 plays!	York Theatre Royal
10th February 2010	The Ebor Lecture Series - The Ebor Lectures are a response to the growing need for theology to interact with public issues of contemporary society. Public theology is about engaging in dialogue with a range of communities on issues wider than narrowly defined religious matters. This series of lectures aims to promote public conversation and to contribute to the formation of personal decisions and collective policy-making in economic, political and social spheres. It is also an ecumenical project that seeks to exchange insights between academia and religious traditions and to build bridges between church and other religious groups. The lectures relate faith to public concerns including politics, economics, contemporary culture, religion and spirituality, society and globalisation, local and global Christianity. Theme for 2009-10 lectures: Business as Usual? The Global Economy Crisis and the Future of Capitalism - The recent economic crisis has affected millions of lives and has been met by unprecedented measures by governments and international economic organisations across the world. It has also raised calls for reform of the current capitalist market systems, especially from religious and moral considerations. The Ebor lectures for 2009-10 examine the root causes of the economic crisis, analyse its local and global implications, evaluate the current theory and practice of the capitalist market, and suggest directions for the future of capitalism. Tonights lecture - What have we learned from the worst financial and economic crisis since the 1930's? by Mr Robert Peston - Business Editor, BBC. 7.00 pm Tickets are free but must be booked in advance. If you wish to book a ticket please use our online booking form or E:eborlectures@yorksj.ac.uk stating your name, address and the date you are booking for and the number of tickets required.	York Minster Ebor Lectures
10th February 2010	YorkConcerts presents Harmonia Extemporanea - Improvisions on 17th century Italian sketches The Division Lobby brings the excitement of spontaneous music creation to the early music platform with a colourful programme of music extemporised in the 17th century Italian tradition. This new ensemble uses the richly ornamental techniques developed by the finest musicians working in the courts, churches, and noble houses of seicento Italy to transform simple musical sketches into dazzling virtuosic performances described by their contemporaries as ‘heavenly music on earth’. The brainchild of leading lutenist Paula Chateauneuf, The Division Lobby is just such an ensemble, delving into a neglected area of performance practice. The research and development of this group has been made possible by a grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council in conjunction with the University of Birmingham.	Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall UoY YorkConcerts
10th February 2010	York Bibliographical Society - York, long been associated with books, through printing, publishing and selling, makes a natural base for a society initiated by, and dedicated to those who love books. All who have an interest in books are welcome to join this active group of booklovers. This evening's lecture - JAMES JOYCE REVISITED with Professor David Pierce, author of Reading Joyce and Light, Freedom and Song: A Cultural History of Irish Writing. 8.00 pm	The Bay Horse Marygate Y.B.S.
10th February 2010	Scarborough Jazz present - Steve Parry Steve became a professional trumpeter at seventeen, eventually working as a session musician and composing for award winning West End and Broadway shows. He has played The Albert Hall, Glastonbury, The O2 Arena and Ronnie Scott's Club. Steve has played for NYJO, The Trinity College Big Band and leads his own Big Band From Hell. There is never a hint of the Satanic when he visits the club, where he shows himself to be a fluent and confident improviser. With The Mike Gordon Trio.	The Cask Inn Scarborough Scarborough Jazz
10th February - 6th September 2010	Once Upon a Tide - North Sea Ferry Tales Exhibition - Explore the personal recollections of travellers throughout over 100 years of North Sea crossings from back-packers to fine dining and family holidays. This new exhibition, in partnership with the National Railway Museum in the Netherlands, will use the Museum's rich poster collections to explore the past, present and future of the Harwich-Hook ferry route. Don't miss the chance to walk onto the deck of a 'roll-on roll-off ferry' as you see the turntable as you have never experienced it before! Admission Free	National Railway Museum
11th February 2010	York Art Gallery Curator's lunchtime talks - an introduction to A Bird in Hand display in the Little Gallery. 12.30 pm	York Art Gallery York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
11th February 2010	Gallery Talk – Director's Choice Join the Museum's Director, Adrian Jenkins, for this gallery talk to complement the current exhibition Goya's Prison: the Year of Despair. Free with normal admission. 2.30 pm	The Bowes Museum
11th February 2010	John Harrison: Adventures in Amazonia “He escaped death I don’t know how many times in places where there was no hope of rescue” Daily Telegraph John Harrison has made seven canoe expeditions to Amazonia since 1979. With no back-up or radio for emergencies he has explored some of the remotest tributaries – places where it’s still possible to travel for hundreds of miles and see no one for months. Told with much humour and anecdote, this illustrated talk describes risky adventures in the old style, with simple equipment, one companion, no sponsorship, encounters with wildlife, mishaps (16 bouts of malaria, capsizing in rapids, worms burrowing into the flesh) and also considers serious issues like deforestation, the activities of gold prospectors, the trade of endangered species and the fate of native forest people. Above all, John will leave the audience with a sense of awe at the majesty of virgin rainforest and the beauty of the teeming life that it supports.	7.30 pm Helmsley Arts Centre
11/12th February 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Martin Carthy Surely no introductions are needed for this most inspirational and influential of English folk music champions. Martin’s performances always attract huge interest so we have booked him for two club nights in a row, Thursday AND Friday. Advance booking is probably essential.	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
11-20th February 2010	Cigarettes and Chocolate (and other short plays) - Written by Anthony Minghella; Directed by Paul Osborne Gemma has suddenly stopped talking and nobody knows why. Her abrupt silence rips her friends from their everyday routine and they are forced to confront their own culpability. This award winning play is an often funny account of protest, passion and the desperate need to communicate. Anthony Minghella started his career at Hull University before going on to write screenplays for The English Patient and Cold Mountain. Old Bomb’s previous sell out productions include Waiting for Godot and On the Shore of the Wide World.	York Theatre Royal
12th February 2010	Fairfax House events - Bottoms Up! with Andy McConnell The Story of Wine, Its Rituals & Glasses - Andy McConnell is one of Britain’s leading authorities on glassware of all types, and his books have covered the subject from 1650 to the present. He is the first glass specialist recruited to BBC TV’s Antiques Roadshow, for which he has now recorded five series. He lectures widely on glass and has written for journals as diverse as The Times, Country Life, BBC Homes & Antiques and Glass Circle News. Andy will give his illustrated talk, following which you will have the chance to have a Special Preview of the new exhibition 'The Flowing Bowl' at Fairfax House and meet with Andy over a glass of wine and nibbles. Pre-booking Essential 7.00 pm	Friends' Meeting House Castlegate Fairfax House
12th February 2010	YorkConcerts presents Pansori: Heungboga Pansori tells traditional folktales in song to a drum accompaniment and is a key part of Korean heritage dating from the 17th century. Heungboga, the story of a poor but good man with many children, is the third in the series of five stories retold in a modern context by Korean composer Chan Hae Lee and performed by Seong Hee, one of the leading exponents of pansori. Using a mixture of traditional and contemporary language, with an expanded ensemble including large percussion forces, this colourful and dramatic presentation was a huge success at its televised première at Seoul’s National Theatre.	Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall UoY YorkConcerts
12-14th February 2010	Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - Winter Steam Gala - A feast of steam for enthusiasts and families alike. All available in-house stream locomotives will be running plus visiting locomotives including the ex-Great Northern Railway Class N2 steam locomotive No.4744 - star of the 1970 film The Railway Children, which was filmed here on the KWVR exactly 40 years ago.	KWVR
13th February 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Choccy and Sweetie Tour. A delicious tour - hear the history of Terrys and Rowntrees, visit choccy and sweetie shops and taste free samples! 10.30 am and 2.00 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
13th February 2010	Yorkshire Bach Choir present - Music for The Sistine Chapel Including Palestrina Stabat Mater and Allegri Misere Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, based in Rome, is often considered to be one of the most influential figures of 16th century polyphony and the consummate master of high Renaissance contrapuntal style. His Stabat Mater is amongst his most moving compositions. Included in this programme are other motets by Palestrina for the Papal Chapel. A later member of the choir there, was Gregorio Allegri who would scarcely figure in the history of music but for his famous setting of Psalm 51.	St Michael-le-Belfrey Church Yorkshire Bach Choir
13th February 2010	World Heritage Site Tour - Take a tour to find out what makes Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal a World Heritage Site. 10.30 am meet at The Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
13th February 2010 2009	Sowerby Music Autumn Season - Hannah Marcinowicz saxophone, with Daniel Swain piano. Our Countess of Munster concert is the hugely talented Hannah Marcinowicz. She will play a programme including re workings of Bach's Sonata in G minor BWV 1020, Debussy's Syrinx and the evergreen Scaramouche by Milhaud. She has won a hatful of awards, is happy in orchestral, recital or big-band mode and is a fabulous communicator. 7.30 pm	St. Oswald's Church Sowerby, Thirsk Sowerby Music
13th February 2010	POET IN NEW YORK - Keith James and Rick Foot celebrate New York’s abundant musical and poetic history with a concert based on Federico García Lorca's acclaimed collection, ‘Poet in New York’, setting some of his poems to music alongside songs by some of the cities most famous artists; Suzanne Vega, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen... 7.30 pm	Selby Town Hall
13th February 2010	Derrin Nauendorf & Chantel Mcgregor. These two were so good last year we have asked them back for a second time! Chantel just gets better and better, see why for yourself, a class guitarist. Appearing tonight with his band Derrin proves why he gets repeat bookings all over the country with his heartfelt and passionate acoustic music	Howden Live
13/14th February 2010	Signs of Spring Garden Trail - Follow our trail to discover more about spring flowers at Nostell. See banks of snowdrops, daffodils, crocus and winter aconites. 11.00 am - 4.00 pm	Nostell Priory
13-20th February 2010	JORVIK Viking Centre is 25 years old! Since opening in 1984, over 15 million visitors have enjoyed the JORVIK experience. To celebrate the history and success of this ground-breaking visitor experience, which was created on the site of one of the most famous and astounding discoveries of modern archaeology, a year of events has been organised as a thank you to all its supporters over the years. 25th JORVIK Viking Festival highlights - Saturday 13th February JORVIK 25th Anniversary Conference: A Celebration of Iconic Collections and Excavations from the Viking World - Fountains Lecture Theatre, York St John University. This conference, celebrating JORVIK's 25th year, brings together speakers who are tasked with interpreting some of the best known Viking-age collections and archaeological sites from around the world, as well as those who directed the Coppergate excavation, which led to the success of the JORVIK Viking Centre today. See jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/25years for more details. Pre-booking essential: 01904 615505. Sunday 14th February Festival Coach Tour: Uncovering Viking-age Yorkshire. Depart York city centre. This is an opportunity to see Viking-era stonework at large in the Yorkshire countryside and to trace its lasting influence on the religious imagery that came after it. Pre-booking essential: 01904 615505. Coach tour includes lunch. Sturdy footwear and outdoor clothing are a must. Please be aware that some of the sites have uneven floors. Monday 15th February Coppergate Camp. 10:30 – 16:00 Coppergate Square. Learn about Viking life at sea and on dry land in this fun encampment, then delve for buried artefacts in DIG for Viking Treasure. Create Viking warriors from root vegetables with Mr Swede Head, then learn some Viking battlefield techniques with Battle Drills (11.00, 13.00, suitable for ages 7 - 11). Nettlefoot Kate. 10.30 – 11.30 (under 7s); 12.00 – 13.00 (ages 8 and over) Coppergate Marquee, FREE! Viking tales for children from York's own eco-storyteller. Kids' Have-a-go Sword Combat. 10:30 – 11.00; 11.15 – 11.45; 12.00 – 12.30; 13.15 – 13.45; 14.00 – 14.30; 14.45 – 15.15; 15.30 – 16.00 Central Methodist Hall, St Saviourgate. A chance for kids to get a taste of sword fighting, just like in the movies! Suitable for ages 7 – 11. Pre-booking essential: 01904 615505. Eragon (PG). 11.30 City Screen, £4 adult, £3 conc. Join your Viking host to see dragons brought to spectacular life on the big screen in this epic fantasy adventure! Includes a chance to win fun giveaways. Pre-booking: 0871 704 2054. Song Box. 13.30 – 14.30; 15.00 – 16.00 DIG, FREE! Drop-in Viking-themed musical activities for pre-school children and their families. Trolls' Treasure with Rosalind Kerven, 14.00 Coppergate Marquee, FREE! Tremble at Trolls' Treasure, Rosalind Kerven's thrilling new story in her award-shortlisted series, Grim Gruesome:Viking Villain. Suitable for ages 7 – 12. Mucky Vikings with Dr Andrew Jones of York Archaeological Trust, 15.30 Barley Hall, Coffee Yard, off Stonegate, normal Barley Hall admission prices apply. Learn some of the filthiest, smelliest secrets of the Viking period with this fun, family lecture, and find out what today's archaeologists have uncovered in York's Viking-era rubbish pits and toilets. An Illustrated History of 1066 with Charles Jones, 15.30 Coppergate Marquee, FREE! Join the author (who will be in the guise of a medieval monk) for this introduction to the year that changed the face of England forever. Suitable for ages 10 – 14. Beoga. 19.30 National Centre for Early Music, £13 adult, £11 conc. Beoga have confirmed their promise as one of the most exciting acts to emerge from Ireland in recent years. With support from Niamh Boadle. Pre-booking: 01904 658338 The Vikings (PG). 20.30 City Screen. After more than 50 years, The Vikings is still widely considered the greatest Viking movie ever made. Find out why with this rare chance to see it on the big screen. This unique event features a 'Fact vs Fiction' introduction. Pre-booking: 0871 704 2054. Tickets go on sale in 2010. Tuesday 16th February Stage Fighting. Central Methodist Hall, St Saviourgate. A chance to learn a choreographed fight routine under the guidance of a stage fighting expert! Suitable for ages 12 and over. Pre-booking essential: 01904 615505. Viking Textile Demonstrations. 10.00 – 15.30 The Quilt Museum and Gallery, Peasholme Green. Normal admission prices apply. Join us for a week of Viking textile demonstrations and find out how to use a drop spindle, pick up some Anglo-Saxon embroidery tips and discover what 'Sprang' is! You can also explore our current exhibitions, 'The Celtic Fringe' and 'Namad: A Persian Journey in Felt' by artist Bita Ghezelayagh. Coppergate Camp. 10:30 – 16:00 Coppergate Square. Please see listing for Monday 15th February. Also includes have-a-go Viking-era crafts. Living History and Viking Craft Fair. 11:00 – 16:00 The Guildhall, £2 adult, £1 conc. Join the Vikings in the glorious setting of the Guildhall for a hands-on approach to Viking history. See them demonstrate a range of life skills, cookery techniques and weaponry. But beware: Viking slave-traders are on the lookout for new stock, and will be holding auctions throughout the day… Bonebreaker is Back! with Peter J Murray. 11.30 City Screen. A sell-out success at the 2009 JORVIK Viking Festival, award-winning children's author Peter J Murray returns in 2010! He brings with him the terrifying Sigurd, an invincible and deadly Viking warrior on the lookout for fresh victims. An action-packed performance with an exclusive glimpse into the Bonebreaker sequel... Suitable for ages 7 - 12. Pre-booking: 01904 615505. East vs West. 10.30 - 12.00; 13.00 - 14.30; 15.00-16.30 Festival Marquee, St Sampson's Square. Witness a display of combat that spans the globe from east to west. Drumming, steel swords and savage warriors combine to create fantastic Festival mayhem! Pre-booking: 01904 615505. Song Box. 13.30 – 14.30; 15.00 – 16.00 DIG, FREE! Drop-in Viking-themed musical activities for pre-school children and their families. Viking Festival Walk. 14.00 Depart Coppergate Square. Join our Viking tour guide and storyteller on a fascinating walk through the streets of York, and learn how in a thousand years surprisingly little has changed. Lasts approximately 1 hour. Pre-booking: 01904 615505. Hungate Update with Dr Peter Connelly of York Archaeological Trust, 14.30 Barley Hall, Coffee Yard, off Stonegate, normal Barley Hall admission prices apply. Hear from the director of the Hungate dig as he outlines some of the amazing discoveries made in the course of the last twelve months. Faintheart (12A). 18.15 City Screen, £6 adult, £5 conc. May the Norse be with you! Set in the world of Viking re-enactment, this delightful British romantic comedy tells the story of one man's epic struggle to win back his family. Includes a supporting feature. Saga and Song Night. 20:00 Barley Hall, off Coffee Yard, £25. This hugely popular event is back for 2010! Meet your host, the Jarl of Jorvik, and enjoy Scandinavian food and drink, all to the authentic and traditional sound of medieval music. Wednesday 17th February Viking Textile Demonstrations. 10.00 – 15.30 The Quilt Museum and Gallery, Peasholme Green. Normal admission prices apply. Please see listing for Tuesday 16th February. Coppergate Camp. 10:30 – 16:00 Coppergate Square, small charge for some activities. Please see listing for Monday 15th February. Nettlefoot Kate. 10.30 – 11.30 (under 7s); 12.00 – 13.00 (ages 8 and over) Coppergate Marquee, FREE! Viking tales for children from York's own eco-storyteller. Living History and Viking Craft Fair. 11:00 – 16:00 The Guildhall. Please see listing for Tuesday 16th February. World of Warfare. 10.30 - 12.00; 13.00 - 14.30; 15.00-16.30 Festival Marquee, St Sampson's Square. See the evolution of the art of warfare from the Roman era through to the advent of gun powder. With Vikings, knights in armour and a Roundhead soldier from the Battle of Marston Moor, plus thrilling displays of battlefield fighting techniques, this is an unmissable Festival treat! Pre-booking: 01904 615505. Taiko Drumming Workshop. Prices and times to be confirmed. Central Methodist Hall, St Saviourgate, £20 You've heard the drums thundering in St Sampson's Square: now comes your very own chance to try your hand at Japanese Taiko drumming, with the expert guidance of Tamashii Daiko. This enjoyable and lively workshop is the perfect introduction to this traditional art form. Pre-booking essential: 01904 615505 Be a Viking! 11.00 – 15.00 Danelaw Dark Age Village, Yorkshire Museum of Farming, Murton Lane, York YO19 5UF, £5.50 adult, £4.50 conc., £4 child. Join us this half term to discover how our ancestors lived 1100 years ago. Come to the Village and take part in hands-on activities. Make an oil lamp or a Viking bracelet before settling around the fire to hear Viking tales of adventure! Call 01904 489966 for more details. A Danelaw Dark Age Village event. Wolf Cry with Julia Golding. 11.30 City Screen, £3 adult, £2 conc. Meet the creator of the renowned Cat Royal and hear her introduce her new Viking adventure, Wolf Cry, the tale of the remarkable friendship between the courageous Freydis and her slave, Enno. Suitable for ages 10 and over. Pre-booking: 01904 615505. Egil Skallagrimsson Keeps his Head. 14.00 National Centre for Early Music, £6 The JORVIK Viking Festival proudly presents a new drama, commissioned to celebrate JORVIK's 25th anniversary and performed by North Country Theatre. When Icelandic hardman Egil and his crew are storm-driven up the Humber and into the hands of his old enemy Erik Bloodaxe, their days of travelling, trading and trashing seem numbered. But Egil has more strings to his bow …and his harp, than first appear. Suitable for ages 10 and over. Pre-booking: 01904 615505. Olaf the Viking with Martin Conway. 14.00, 15.30 Coppergate Marquee, FREE! Join author Martin Conway to hear the adventures of Olaf the Viking, a madcap collision of Viking mayhem and slapstick humour! Suitable for ages 8-12. Viking Festival Walk. 18.00 Depart Coppergate Square, £4 adult, £3 conc. Please see listing for Tuesday 16th February. Egil Skallagrimsson Keeps his Head. 19.15 National Centre for Early Music, £12. Please see listing for 14.00. Also includes musical entertainments and a drinks reception. Suitable for ages 10 and over. Pre-booking: 01904 615505. Thursday 18th February Viking Textile Demonstrations. 10.00 – 15.30 The Quilt Museum and Gallery, Peasholme Green. Normal admission prices apply. Please see listing for Tuesday 16th February. Coppergate Camp. 10:30 – 16:00 Coppergate Square, small charge for some activities. Please see listing for Monday 15th February. Also includes have-a-go Viking-era crafts. Living History and Viking Craft Fair. 11:00 – 16:00 The Guildhall, £2 adult, £1 conc. Please see listing for Tuesday 16th February. Kids' Have-a-go Sword Combat. 10:30 – 11.00; 11.15 – 11.45; 12.00 – 12.30; 13.15 – 13.45; 14.00 – 14.30; 14.45 – 15.15; 15.30 – 16.00 Central Methodist Hall, St Saviourgate, £3. Please see listing for Monday 15th February. Pre-booking essential: 01904 615505. Combat through the Ages. 10.30 - 12.00; 13.00 - 14.30; 15.00-16.30 Festival Marquee, St Sampson's Square. £3 adult, £2 conc. One-on-one combat, fearsome weapons and self-defence techniques from before, during and after the Viking period in Britain! Witness nail-biting seventeenth-century rapier combat, and marvel at the eccentricities of Bartitsu, the self-defence technique favoured by the Victorian gentleman. Pre-booking: 01904 615505 Viking Festival Walk. 14.00 Depart Coppergate Square, £4 adult, £3 conc. Please see listing for Tuesday 16th February. Egil Skallagrimsson Keeps his Head. 14.00 National Centre for Early Music, £6 Please see listing for 14.00, Wednesday 17th February. Suitable for ages 10 and over. Pre-booking: 01904 615505. Viking Quiz Night 19.00 York Brewery, Toft Green, £4 per team (max 4 members per team). Join the Vikings of JORVIK for a fun Festival quiz exploring the blood-soaked history of York. No prior historical knowledge required! Places are limited, so please arrive early to avoid disappointment. Scandinavian Stories 19.00 York Mansion House, St Helen's Square, £3. The York Anglo-Scandinavian Society presents an evening of storytelling from the different Scandinavian countries. This will be in the wonderful setting of the State Room at the Mansion House. The stories will be in English. A YASS event. Egil Skallagrimsson Keeps his Head. 19.15 National Centre for Early Music, £12. Please see listing for 14.00, Wednesday 17th February. Also includes musical entertainments and a drinks reception. Suitable for ages 10 and over. Pre-booking: 01904 615505. Friday 19th February Tenth-Century Traders. 10:00 – 17:00 Festival Marquee, St Sampson's Square, £2 adult, £1.50 conc., £5 family. Vikings from around the world gather to sell their wares. Viking Textile Demonstrations. 10.00 – 15.30 The Quilt Museum and Gallery, Peasholme Green. Normal admission prices apply. Please see listing for Tuesday 16th February. Stardome. 10:30 – 11.15; 11.30 – 12.15; 12.30 – 13.15; 14.00 – 14.45; 15.00 – 15.45; 16.00 – 16.45 Central Methodist Hall, St Saviourgate, £3. Experience the wonders of the universe in this stunning Planetarium, and learn how Vikings navigated by watching the night sky. Pre-booking essential: 01904 615505. Coppergate Camp. 10:30 – 16:00 Coppergate Square, small charge for some activities. Please see listing for Monday 15th February. Plus: Walking Wounded and Hair Braiding. Let our make-up artists give you the cuts, bruises and war wounds suffered by Viking warriors! Long-haired visitors can have their lovely locks braided in true Viking style… Living History and Viking Craft Fair. 11:00 – 16:00 The Guildhall, £2 adult, £1 conc. Please see listing for Tuesday 16th February. Horrible Histories. 11.30 City Screen, £5 adult, £4 conc. Encounter the more disgusting (and hilarious) elements of Viking and Anglo-Saxon history in our Horrible Histories event, which includes an opportunity to meet Terry Deary himself! Pre-booking: 0871 704 2054. The Scar Viking Boat Burial with Anne Brundle of the Orkney Museum, 14.30 York Mansion House, St Helen's Square, £2 (or £3 if also attending the Vale of York Hoard talk) The remarkable Viking boat burial found at Scar in Orkney in 1991 contained the remains of an elderly woman, a middle-aged man and a child. Their grave also contained a variety of objects, including not only the spectacular Scar plaque but also jewellery, weapons and working tools. Conservation and analysis of the finds took many months of work by many specialists. Anne Brundle, Curator of Archaeology at the Orkney Museum, presents their findings. The Vale of York Hoard with Barry Ager of the British Museum, 15.45 York Mansion House, St Helen's Square, £2 (or £3 if also attending the Scar Viking Boat Burial talk) Discovered in 2007, the Vale of York Hoard was buried in the late 920s in what is now North Yorkshire. It features spectacular gold & silver jewellery, ingots and coins, originally from regions ranging from Ireland to the Middle East, reflecting the amazing cultural diversity, contact and exchange in the Viking world. This illustrated talk introduces a new British Museum publication on the hoard, and shines a light on this most fascinating Viking treasure. Viking Festival Walk. 18.00 Depart Coppergate Square, £4 adult, £3 conc. Please see listing for Tuesday 16th February. Fit for a King. 19.30 York Minster. £10 adult, £8 conc. Join King Erik Bloodaxe in the splendid, candlelit surroundings of York Minster for an evening of music and poetry from throughout history. Performers include the renowned verse playwright Peter Oswald with his poem Egil, plus harpist Sarah Dean and two very different choirs: Enkelit are an upper-voice a cappella choir who sing the spine-tinglingly beautiful, atmospheric and mainly contemporary music of Finland; the Ebor Singers, whose inspiration comes from the thriving early music and singing scene that once prevailed in York, will perform choral music from Finland by Rautavaara and a brand new piece by Hilary Campbell. The king is notoriously hard to please; will the event live up to his high expectations? Pre-booking: 01904 615505 Saturday 20th February Tenth-Century Traders. 10:00 – 17:00 Festival Marquee, St Sampson's Square, £2 adult, £1.50 conc., £5 family. Please see listing for Friday 19th February. Hungate Open Day. 10:00 – 15:00 Hungate, FREE. The Hungate Dig celebrates the JORVIK Viking Festival with an open day. Come along for an insight into some of the stunning discoveries uncovered in this quarter of ancient York. Viking Textile Demonstrations. 10.00 – 15.30 The Quilt Museum and Gallery, Peasholme Green. Normal admission prices apply. Please see listing for Tuesday 16th February. Coppergate Camp. 10:30 – 16:00 Coppergate Square, small charge for some activities. Learn about Viking life at sea and on dry land in this fun encampment, then delve for buried artefacts in DIG for Viking Treasure. Create Viking warriors from root vegetables with Mr Swede Head. Plus: Viking Hair Braiding. Our make-up artists are ready to give any long-haired visitors a Viking-style hair makeover! Stardome. 10:30 – 11.15; 11.30 – 12.15; 12.30 – 13.15; 14.00 – 14.45; 15.00 – 15.45; 16.00 – 16.45 Central Methodist Hall, St Saviourgate, £3. Please see listing for Friday 19th February. Pre-booking essential: 01904 615505. Prepare for Battle! 10.30 Museum Gardens, FREE. Word has reached Earl Ealdred of the arrival of an army from across the Irish Sea. See him muster his forces and prepare for battle. With have-a-go archery and bird of prey displays. Living History. 11:00 – 16:00 The Guildhall, £2 adult, £1 conc. Please see listing for Tuesday 16th February. Hidden House. 11.00; 14.00 York Mansion House, St Helen's Square, £4 adult, £3 conc. Unlocking the doors to reveal some of the hidden secrets of the Mansion House, this very personal tour will open up little-known treasures. Warm clothing and good footwear are a must! Pre-booking essential: 01904 615505. The March to Coppergate. 13.00 Depart Museum Gardens, FREE. Earl Ealdred leads his troops across the city to Coppergate in an impressive show of strength, in readiness for the battle that is sure to take place in the evening... 3rd JORVIK Best Beard Competition. 14:00 Coppergate Square, FREE. A fun competition for any bearded barbarian wishing to parade his / her facial hair to win the ultimate Viking beard trophy! Beards available to make on the day. Judging at 14:00, participants to register before 13:30. All ages welcome! Festival Battle Finale and Boat Burning. Gates open at 17.00, entertainment from 17.30 Bustardthorpe Field, York Racecourse, £10 adult, £7.50 conc., £30 family of four, £35 family of five. Dramatic reconstructions tell the story of the build-up and aftermath of the Battle of Woden's Field in 910AD, which left three Viking kings dead. In York, Earl Ealdred and his allies prepare for a spectacular funeral, in which the bodies of all three late kings will be placed on board a longship to be sent in flames to Valhalla, the afterlife for Viking heroes. But a menacing force is waiting at the city gates; an army from over the Irish Sea demands the right to enter the arena and to conduct the funeral. Ealdred will never give way, and a bloody battle will surely be the result... With fire jugglers, warrior skirmishes, special effects and fantastic fireworks, this is the single most ambitious re-enactment event ever attempted in York, and a great evening out for all the family! Refreshments will be available to buy on site; please come dressed for very cold weather and wear suitable footwear. Sunday 21st February Tenth-Century Traders. 10:00 – 17:00 Festival Marquee, St Sampson's Square, £2 adult, £1.50 conc., £5 family. Please see listing for Friday 19th February. Living History. 11:00 – 16:00 The Guildhall, £2 adult, £1 conc. Please see listing for Tuesday 16th February. The Battlefield at Fulford. 11.00 Meet at the playing fields opposite Fulford cemetery, FREE! On 20th September 1066 an Anglo-Saxon army left York to fight an invading Norwegian force. The two armies met at Fulford. Join Chas Jones, author of The Forgotten Battle of 1066: Fulford, for a walk to the battlefield and to hear the story of the conflict. Wear walking clothes and sturdy footwear. A Fulford Battlefield Society event.	JORVIK
13-21st February 2010	Know Your Place: Dining with King James the First - Discover the essential rules and etiquettes of preparing for a seventeenth century feast as you are challenged to lay the dining table according to the guests' status and wealth - if you get it wrong it could be more than your job at stake. Held in our Kitchen Studio.	York Castle Museum
13-21st February 2010	Bringing-up Baby - Explore how babies were cared for in the past by looking at traditional methods of swaddling and feeding in our Costume and Textile Studio. Get up close to fantastic original objects such as the 'murder bottle' and teething ring. Younger visitors can also help to 'care' for baby by taking part in our role play game.	York Castle Museum
13-21st February 2010	Napoleon's Britons - Inspired by the book Napoleon's Britons by local author Paul Brunyee, visit the Military Studio and discover the reality for people fighting these wars and experience some of the day-to-day hardships of a soldier's life.	York Castle Museum
13th February -30th May 2010	Fairfax House events - The Flowing Bowl The First Exhibition of 2010, featuring the John Butler collection of glass. The story of alcohol has a long history. There has been an incredible development in the type of beverages available, their production, storage and the vessels used at table. ‘The Flowing Bowl’ focuses on paintings and decorative objects, ranging from the early punch bowls and exquisite silver tankards made in York, to the English glass in the John Butler collection meant for the rich man’s table.	Fairfax House
14-19th February 2010	Half Term Valentines Activities - Events to celebrate Valentines Day and Shrove Tuesday, including a museum trail. Sunday 14th February: Valentine’s Day - Create fantastic gifts for your loved one based on the museum collection. Tuesday 16th February: Pancake Day - Come join us for some yummy pancakes made over an open fire in our traditional cottages. Enjoy a variety of scrummy fillings!!!	Ryedale Folk Museum
15th February 2010	Yorkshire Philosophical Society Lecture Programme 2009-10 Modelling skull growth in evolution, health and disease - A lecture by Professor Paul O'Higgins, Hull-York Medical School For further details phone 01904 656713	7.30 pm The Hospitium Yorkshire Museum Gardens Yorkshire Philosophical Society
15th February 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Beoga Beoga is Irish for “lively” and that is certainly true of this five-piece traditional band based in County Antrim. Their unique sound features the twin duelling accordions of Seán Óg Graham and Damian McKee, along with four times All-Ireland bodhran champion Eamon Murray and pianist Liam Bradley. Now joined by one of Ireland’s premier young singers and fiddle players, Niamh Dunne, Beoga have confirmed their promise as one of Ireland’s hottest new musical properties. Plus Niamh Boadle, a multi-talented teenager from Lancashire was a finalist in the BBC Young Folk Awards 2009.	7.00 pm National Centre for Early Music B.S.F.C.
15th February 2010	Catterick Bridge Races	Catterick Racecourse
16th February 2010	York St John University Town & Gown Lecture Series - The Town & Gown Public Lecture series brings together York St John University's eminent academics, high profile speakers and our community together for a series of lectures to be enjoyed by all. The series aims to welcome the community onto our campus to learn about a range of interesting and stimulating themes. Professor Christos Kalantaridis, Director of the Centre for Enterprise & Innovation Research “Universities & Regional Economic Development: accomplishments, challenges and future prospects” Universities have always been viewed as contributors to the process of socio-economic advancement, via research and education. However, during the past twenty years, with the growing importance of knowledge as a source of competitive advantage, the scope for university engagement with businesses and communities has increased significantly. A host of policy initiatives – at regional, national and European level – have been implemented in order to tap into the developmental potential of universities. This lecture focuses on the case of the UK. It examines change in the degree of university engagement, and its impact on regional economies. In doing so, it identifies instances of good practice. Moreover, the presentation explores the challenges confronting not only universities but also external stakeholders (such as regional development agencies, local authorities and businesses) as a result of these changes. The lecture explores different scenarios regarding the future prospects (and impact) of university engagement. Professor Kalantaridis joined the University of Salford in September 2007, to lead the development of the Centre for Enterprise and Innovation Research. His work is defined by the pursuit of knowledge (through research) that is relevant and impacts positively upon local and regional economies, working with development agencies and enterprises he has developed initiatives that are both innovative and quality driven. He has worked extensively on projects funded by the EU, ONE Northeast, the Countryside Agency amongst others. The lecture will take place at 6.30pm in Fountains Lecture Theatre, located just off Lord Mayor’s Walk at York St John University. Refreshments will be available prior to and following the lecture, we would be pleased if you can join us. The Town & Gown Public Lecture series is free of charge and open to all, to request a ticket please contact the Events Team at York St John University on T: 01904 876503 or E: town&gown@yorksj.ac.uk	York St John University Town & Gown Lecture Series
16th February 2010	Below stairs training day - Want to know more about a Victorian servants day? Come along in your servants costume and 'learn the ropes'. Please try and dress as a Victorian servant. Pre-Booking Essential. 10.00 am and 1.00 pm	Ormesby Hall
16th February 2010	Family Fun Day - Come along and enjoy a day packed with fun activities as the Museum celebrates half term week. 11.00 am - 4.00 pm	The Bowes Museum
17th February 2010	University of York Free Public Lecture Series - The Internet, Web 2.0 and 'having your say' with Speaker: Professor Ann Macintosh, University of Leeds Barack Obama won the US Election following a campaign in which the digital technologies of Facebook, YouTube and Twitter were key elements. In doing so, he set new limits on the use of such technologies for political campaigning. However, most problems faced by party candidates, once in office, are not as straightforward as election campaigning. They face the difficult tasks of developing and scrutinizing complex policies. Such policies range from addressing local questions such as “How do we tackle road traffic congestion?” to national, and global issues, such as “What do we do about climate change?”. Participatory policy development around such issues needs to engage a range of actors in rational discussion to construct and deliberate on the complex policy options. This is typically achieved through a range of processes which, traditionally, include the provision of experts’ reports and stakeholder consultations. The development, uptake and use of new digital technologies raises the interesting question “To what extent can, or indeed should, we make use of the technologies to assist in the collaborative development of government policies?” This is the first in a series of anniversary lectures celebrating 21 years of the Science and Technology Studies Unit. Admission is free and open to all. 6.15 pm	Room P/L001 Physics Department UoY UoY Public Lectures
17th February 2010	YorkConcerts presents The University Chamber Orchestra Stef Conner new work; Varèse Offrandes Beethoven Symphony no. 7 in A op. 92 Central to this programme is Beethoven’s great ‘Apotheosis of the dance’, his Seventh Symphony with its electric finale and continuous rhythmic impulses. The concert starts with the annual chamber orchestra commission, awarded this year to Stef Conner. American postgraduate soprano Marja Liisa Kay joins the orchestra in a rare performance of Varèse’s striking and often lyrical Offrandes.	Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall UoY YorkConcerts
17th February 2010	Scarborough Jazz present - Nicki Allan Sextet Nicki is a gifted jazz singer – with a fine CD to prove it! As well as her regular performances, she is a vocal coach at the Leeds College of Music. The hand-picked and talented musicians who make up the band are: Joel Purnell – sax, Mark Chandler- trumpet/flugelhorn, Graham Hearn – piano, Adrian Knowles – bass, and drummer Ronnie Bottomley. Graham and Ronnie share the arranging duties in this top-notch band. This will be a real treat for lovers of vocal jazz.	The Cask Inn Scarborough Scarborough Jazz
17-27th February 2010	Beauty And The Beast Directed by Martyn Knight York Light Opera are proud to present one of the most popular and enchantingly romantic stories ever told in Disney's multi-award winning musical. Seen by over 25 million people, one of the biggest musicals of all time brings to life the beloved "tale as old as time" with a burst of theatrical magic. Nominated for nine Tony awards including Best Musical, this eye-popping musical wowed audiences world-wide with record breaking runs in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo and London's West End. The musical ran on Broadway for 5,464 performances between 1994 and 2007, becoming Broadway's sixth-longest running production. The show holds the record of being the longest running production at both the Palace Theatre, where it opened and the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, where it closed it's Broadway run. The musical has grossed more than $1.4 billion worldwide and played in thirteen countries and 115 cities. Adapted from the Oscar winning animated feature film, Disney's Beauty and the Beast is the story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial French town and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped in a spell by an evil enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If he does not learn his lesson soon, he and his entire household will be doomed for all eternity.	York Theatre Royal
18th February 2010	Napoleon’s Britains - An illustrated lecture on the extraordinary life and times of Yorkshire Napoleonic Soldier, Private Grimes of the 84th Foot, who fought Bonaparte in life and carried his coffin in death. The lecture is given by Paul Brunyee, author of the newly published Napoleon’s Britains. 6.00 pm – 7.30 pm	York Castle Museum York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
18th February 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Singers & Musicians Night - All acoustic performers are made welcome, and listeners besides, at our popular Open House session. The more the merrier, so do come along	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
18th February 2010	Tom Wrigglesworth It`s has been a phenomenal eighteen months for comedian Tom Wrigglesworth. His new show `TOM WRIGGLESWORTH`S OPEN RETURN LETTER TO RICHARD BRANSON` was the buzz show of the 2009 Edinburgh festival. A complete sell-out sensation (with extra dates added due to overwhelming public demand), the show was nominated for the coveted EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARD (formerly The Perrier /If.comedy Award) and received tremendous critical acclaim and countless 5 star reviews. Tom, who has previously performed at Pocklington Arts Centre as Rhod Gilbert’s tour support, will be embarking upon his debut nationwide tour in the Spring of 2010. The show, based on a true story, is heartwarming, passionate and hilariously funny – with a spine-tingling feel-good factor and a fantastic press/marketing angle to boot. Tom’s already been in the Evening Standard, and BBC Breakfast News and was invited onto GMTV to discuss the story – and the change of law that has been brought about as a result of his actions. “Formidable…hilarious and touching…The Gods of Comedy chose Tom Wrigglesworth for greatness” Scotsman “Comedy giant...Tom Wrigglesworth is definitely one of the big comedians of the future” Time Out “The ultimate crowd pleaser” The Guardian “Destined for the dizzy heights” NME In association with The Comedy Store	Pocklington Arts Centre
19th February 2010	British Music Society of York Chamber Music Concerts 2009/2010 - Barbirolli Quartet Rakhi Singh and Katie Stillman (violins), Ella Brinch (viola), Ashok Klouda (cello) Beethoven Quartet in A major, Op. 18 No. 5 Britten Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 36 Brahms Quartet in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1	Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall University of York BMS York
19th February 2010	York Astronomical Society - How To Read A Stellar Barcode by Dr David Jenkins, University of York This talk will describe the importance of spectroscopy in astrophysics and cosmology. It will use the analogy of a barcode to show how the spectrum of a star tells you about the temperature of the star, and can be used to work out its distance and its size. The talk will be illustrated with a range of demonstrations including spectral lamps. A spectrograph which is used in conjunction with the telescope at the University of York observatory will be demonstrated. All are welcome. 8.00 pm	The Denham Room Priory Street Centre York Astronomical Society
19th February 2010	Ashley Hutchings Lark Rise Band in Concert	7.00 pm Frazer Theatre Knaresborough Kula Events
19th February 2010	Spiro - A four piece contemporary folk ensemble whose sweeping, majestic and cinematic compositions mark them out as kindred spirits with Steve Reich, Michael Nyman and the Penguin Café Orchestra as much as traditional English folk performers. With a meticulous approach to composition and performance, Spiro create a sound much greater than their parts (accordion, mandolin, acoustic guitar and violin) would suggest, with deeply complex arrangements producing intricate, scurrying, driving soundscapes to stir the soul and excite the mind. 7.30 pm	Selby Town Hall
19-21st February 2010	Kirkby Fleetham Folk Club has been set up to set up to promote local and upcoming Folk/ Acoustic/Roots artistes and to present bigger name guests to promote folk and roots music in this part of North Yorkshire. Winter Warmer Weekend - Friday: Brian Peters, Nebula. Saturday: Ruth Notman Duo, Dave Gibb, Fiachra O'Regan & Sophie Lavoie, Hamish Currie. Sunday: The Hall Brothers, Joe Solo, Richard Parkes.	Kirkby Fleetham Folk Club
20th February 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Choccy and Sweetie Tour. A delicious tour - hear the history of Terrys and Rowntrees, visit choccy and sweetie shops and taste free samples! 10.30 am and 2.00 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
20th February 2010	A Passion for the Picturesque - This is an opportunity to look closely at a dozen views of old buildings in York from the Art Gallery’s collection by artists such as Henry Cave, George Nicholson and Thomas Shotter Boys. These artists not only recorded Medieval and Elizabethan buildings before demolition, but left with us an enduring image of picturesque beauty and nostalgia for the past. 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm	York Art Gallery York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
20th February 2010	Fossils, Flints, Flora and Fauna at the Yorkshire Museum - The discovery of prehistoric fossils in 1821 prompted the formation of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society, fostered a passion for collecting fossils and flints and an interest in flora and fauna. Within a decade the Yorkshire Museum had been built to display and store these collections and this taster course is a chance to look behind the scenes. 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm	The Yorkshire Museum York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
20th February 2010	YorkConcerts presents Schumann in Context - Lieder Day We celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Robert Schumann with some of his best-known songs alongside music by his contemporaries and by composers who influenced him. 10.30am Solos, duos and part-songs by Haydn, Mendelssohn and Schumann The day begins with some of the lesser-known vocal repertoire of the period 1790–1840 which was popular at social gatherings. 1.00pm Liederkreis op. 39 and Dichterliebe op. 48 These two great cycles date from 1840 – Schumann’s great ‘year of song’ in which he wrote over 140 songs. His settings of verses by Eichendorff and Heine are sung by Stephen Varcoe and Joshua Ellicott. 3.00pm Lieder workshop Richard Jackson coaches students from the University of York 7.00pm Ballad songs by Schubert, Mendelssohn, Loewe, Zelter, Zumsteeg and Reichardt with part-songs for female voices and piano by Schubert and Schumann. The ballad song – texts narrating a story as well as depicting the emotions felt by the characters – became a popular feature of the fast-developing Lieder genre in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Like the part-songs, they were written for domestic entertainment	National Centre for Early Music YorkConcerts
20th February 2010	Clap Trap Productions presents: The Wreckers Directed by: Gareth Jenkins with Jonathan Lewis and Cal Stockbridge Two couples and a baby come to stay in a remote cottage. Unknown to them, the cottage has a dark history - it was built from the timber of a ship lured onto the rocks by wreckers. The visitors' lives start to unravel when one of them is haunted by the ghost of a passenger who drowned that night - a child. This play has been specially written for the company by Tom Needham whose many television credits include Cold Blood, Silent Witness and The Bill.	7.30 pm Helmsley Arts Centre
20/21st February 2010	Signs of Spring Garden Trail - Follow our trail to discover more about spring flowers at Nostell. See banks of snowdrops, daffodils, crocus and winter aconites. 11.00 am - 4.00 pm	Nostell Priory
21st February 2010	ENSEMBLE 452 - Dymphna Vandenabeele Oboe Emily Worthington Clarinet Robert Percival Bassoon Alec Frank-Gemmill Horn Andrew Aarons Fortepiano Glinka: Trio Pathetique for clarinet, bassoon and piano Mozart: Quintet K.452 for piano and winds Beethoven: Quintet Op. 16 for piano and winds. Performed on period instruments. ENSEMBLE 452 present a debut concert containing three works that span the transition from the Classical to Romantic style. Mozart's quintet K.452 for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon was the first work written for such a combination of instruments, and directly inspired Beethoven to write for the same ensemble. Russian composer Mikhail Glinka's Trio Pathetique, written only a few decades later, combines virtuoso piano writing reminiscent of Chopin with characterful roles for the clarinet and bassoon, all in Glinka's own expressive style. ENSEMBLE 452 brings together young performers already making their mark on the European period instrument scene. Specialists in historical performance, they bring the freshness, clarity and character of historicall-yinformed performance on period instruments to music of the Nineteenth century, to thrill audiences with music born of the Romantic spirit.	7.30 pm National Centre for Early Music B.S.F.C.
21st February 2010	Violin & Piano Recital with Min-Jin Kym violin and Ian Brown piano South Korean-born and raised in the UK, Min-Jin Kym was accepted on a full scholarship to the Purcell school of Music – the school’s youngest-ever pupil. She has developed a rare combination of great musicianship with a striking stage presence and is set to become one of the foremost violinists of her generation. She recently appeared at the Wigmore Hall with pianist Ian Brown, whom we are fortunate to have tonight. He is in demand as a duo player with many distinguished musicians including Rostropovich, Galway, Isserlis and others, and is pianist of the Nash Ensemble. The programme will include Prokofiev Sonata No 2, César Franck Sonata in A and an early Beethoven or a Schubert Sonatina.	7.30 pm Helmsley Arts Centre
23-27th February 2010	Bad Girls - Written by Kath Gotts Bad Girls - The Musical takes as it's starting point the original core characters from the first three series of Bad Girls on TV. Set in the fictional HMP Larkhall, it's the story of new idealistic Wing Govenor Helen Stewart and her battles with the entrenched old guard of Officer Jim Fenner and his sidekick Sylvia Hollamby. It also follows the love story that develops betweeen Helen and charismatic inmate Nikki Wade. Other featured characters include Shell Dockley & her runner Denny Blood, old-timer Noreen Biggs, The Two Julies & the ultimate Top Dog, King-of-Gangland's missus, Yvonne Atkins. A tragic death on the wing - in which Jim Fenner is implicated - leads to an angry protest from the women and forces Helen and Nikki to their opposite sides of the bars, but when it's clear that Helen stands to lose her job over Jim Fenner's misdeeds, the race is on for the women to nail Jim once and for all. Suitable for over 8's.	Performed at The Joseph Rowntree Theatre Tickets from York Theatre Royal
24th February 2010	University of York Free Public Lecture Series - How plants survive the night with Speaker: Professor Alison Smith OBE, John Innes Centre, Norwich Plants have the unique ability to make their own food directly from carbon dioxide in the air. The process of photosynthesis in leaves converts carbon dioxide into sugars, which plants use for their growth. But photosynthesis requires light, and plants live only half of their lives in the light. How do they ensure that they don’t starve during the night? Professor Smith will talk about the remarkable processes in the leaf that ensure a constant supply of sugars for growth in darkness. The leaf manufactures solid, crystalline starch granules from sugars during the day, then releases sugars from these granules at night. To prevent starvation, the release of sugars must continue throughout the night, until dawn when photosynthesis can resume. The plant achieves this by using an internal 24-h clock to measure time. Whenever it gets dark, the plant can “anticipate” accurately when the next dawn will come and adjust the release of sugars so the supply lasts until that point. About the speaker: Professor Smith is Head of the Metabolic Biology Department at the John Innes Centre. Her expertise is in primary metabolism in plants, particularly the interconversion of sucrose and starch. The aim of her research is to discover what determines the amount and structure of starch in plant storage organs. This talk is the second in this term's York Biology lecture series. Admission is free and open to all. 12.15 pm	Room P/X001 Physics Department UoY UoY Public Lectures
24th February 2010	York Astronomical Society - YAS Free Public Star Party on the Knavesmire. From 7.00 pm till late, weather permitting. We will be there, even if it rains, for at least half an hour for a chat. Observe through our telescopes, or feel free to bring your own along for help and advice if needed. Objects on show should include the Moon, some planets, star clusters, and galaxies.	York Astronomical Society
24th February 2010	YorkConcerts presents Forgotten Peoples The Music of Veljo Tormis A towering figure in Estonian music, Veljo Tormis’s supreme achievement has been to preserve in his own music the songs of the almost forgotten peoples and languages of the clans that live in the region of Karelia, between Estonia and Finland. The Estonian choral singing tradition is one of the most vibrant in the world. Tormis’ music embodies the heart and soul of Estonian culture and is both powerful and accessible. The 24 presents a selection of his most moving and exciting choral cycles of runic song. ‘I do not use folk music, it is folk music that uses me.’ Veljo Tormis	Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall UoY YorkConcerts
24th February 2010	Doncaster Races - National Hunt Meeting	Doncaster Races
24th February 2010	Scarborough Jazz present - Stuart MacDonald A saxophonist who can be hard swinging or delicately lyrical as appropriate, Stuart started on sax at thirteen. He was a professional at sixteen, working cruise ships and touring with bands large and small. Stuart has played with many star names including Carla Bley, Jean Toussaint, Gerard Presencer and Peter King. He is a member of A Tribute To Atlantic Jazz, and is one of The Heavy Horns – where he occasionally unleashes the massive bass saxophone. With The Mike Gordon Trio.	The Cask Inn Scarborough Scarborough Jazz
24th February 2010	Mawkin:Causley - With a heady mix of richly melodic vocals, melodeons, electric bass and acoustic guitar, Mawkin: Causley breathe youthful vigour and considerable energy into their folk-inspired music. As a testament to the impact they have made in a very short time, after less than two years together, not only were Mawkin:Causley nominated as Best Group at the BBC Folk Awards 2009 they received nominations for Best traditional track and Best Group this year but their music has appeared frequently on Radio 2, with a seal of approval from Bob Harris and Mike Harding and also from the station usually more at home with indie rock artists, 6Music. With Jim Causley's rich voice, charismatic stage presence and a rare ability to shift between melodrama and great subtly, in a heartbeat, this barn-storming band are set to get noticed on a much wide-scale in 2010.	Pocklington Arts Centre
24/25th February 2010	Theatre Centre presents - Rigged - Written by Ashmeed Sohoye; Directed by Natalie Wilson. I don’t wanna be the hardest man in the smallest town. I want something more. Let me slot in the pound coin, push the buttons and watch the wheels spin. Will I hit the jackpot or are the odds stacked against me? A play about the battle between choices, expectations and breaking free.	York Theatre Royal
25th February 2010	By George! The Life and Times of George III lunch-time talks - To commemorate the 250th anniversary year of the ascendancy of King George III, we will be hosting a series of talks exploring various aspects of Georgian Britain throughout 2010. Join David Bagnall, local expert on Eighteenth Century studies and discover how George’s reign witnessed some of the greatest moments and people that were to shape our nation and the wider world. Today - The Social Scene. Exploring Food, Drink, Clothing, Taverns and Social Clubs of the period, and also the role of Medicine. 12.00 noon - 1.30 pm	York Castle Museum York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
25th February 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Fay Hield with Sam Sweeney & Robert Harbron The former Witches of Elswick singer releases her first solo album for Topic Records in 2010 and previews it on this short tour with top musicians Sam Sweeney and Robert Harbron. Expect Fay’s strong and distinctive vocals, a repertoire of mostly traditional songs and some subtle accompaniments on fiddle, concertina, guitar and nyckelharpa.	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
26th February 2010	YorkConcerts presents The University Jazz Orchestra with guests from the Julian Argüelles Octet In their first concert of the season, the Jazz Orchestra, with guest members from the Julian Argüelles Octet, presents its ever-popular mix of jazz standards and new compositions	Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall UoY YorkConcerts
26th February 2010	Beyonce - Stop Punching Robbie! Written by Cecilia Delatori; Directed by Michael Eriera. B*LLOCKs sprayed on sandpit. Party clown pissed. Staffroom bullying. Defiant little Beyonce. Yet special needs teacher resembles Bollywood hunk! Another day at George Galloway nursery school. Fringe first winner Cecilia Delatori brings her one woman show from a highly successful run at the Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh 2008. It's about Janice, a nursery teacher who is feeling out of date, dealing with the end of a marriage whilst holding down a very stressful job.	York Theatre Royal
26th February 2010	House Concerts present - Bex Marshall An explosion of blue hot acoustic slide roots/rock, poker twisted with a whippin of Bluegrass, a versatile guitarist with a unique earthy melting pot of a voice. Songwriter/producer Bex Marshall possesses a guitar skill that has been likened to Stevie Ray Vaughan to Derek Trucks, Rory Gallagher to Robert Johnson. She exudes excitement and charisma as she performs solo or with her band on stages across the globe. She is an adventuress, a writer, seasoned guitar player and passionate vocalist, her musical influences are varied and many although comparisons have ranged from JJ Cale to Hendrix, her music has been described as... “Bonnie Raitt and Led Zep jamming in an everglade moonshine joint”. Her song writing is highly praised in her latest album reviews….“Touches of genius” “Staggering” ‘Intelligent and interesting’, ‘Timeless’, ‘…She has mastered the art of making new material sound like its been found in long forgotten vaults” Net Rhythms. SOLD OUT	House Concerts
27th February 2010	Drawing from the Right Side of the Brain - Tap into your intuitive side and free your drawing from the logical constraints of your ‘left-brain’. A workshop led by Art History tutor Sara Khan. 10.00am – 3.00pm	York Art Gallery York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
27th February 2010	Beating Berlusconi! Performed by Paul Duckworth Despite threats from his wife and bank manager, in May 2005 middle-aged Kenny Noonan travels to Istanbul to watch Liverpool play in the Champions’ League final. What happened to Liverpool FC in the second half is legend. What happened to Kenny in the AC Milan directors’ box is stranger than fiction. Based on the now famous true story of a real Liverpool fan who ended up sitting next to Silvio Berlusconi at the Attaturk Stadium; a story of love and friendship, of defeat and of victory.	York Theatre Royal
27th February 2010	YorkConcerts presents Hall of Harmonies The spectacular Great Hall of the National Railway Museum is the setting for this informal concert which draws together some of the greatest music from 17th century Italy and examples of how Western European music has absorbed the sounds of the East. With the Javanese gamelan in front of the Euston Gates and the sounds of singers and instrumentalists cunningly positioned around the Great Hall, the programme includes music from Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610, using the balconies to re-create the effects of the galleries in St Mark’s church in Venice. Please note that this is a promenade performance without fixed seating	National Railway Museum YorkConcerts
27th February 2010	The Ebor Singers present FAURÉ: Requiem and choral music by Philip Moore, with David Pipe organ Of the many settings of the Requiem, Fauré’s is possibly the most widely-loved. Compared with versions by other Romantic composers, Faure’s seems gentle and unassuming, yet it is this very quality of understatement which contributes so eloquently to the work’s universal appeal. Philip Moore retired as organist of York Minster in July 2008 but has continued to be active as composer and performer, and is The Ebor Singers' President. We perform a selection of his works, including Pilgrimage, commissioned by the choir for its 15th-anniversary. 7.30 pm	The Quire York Minster Ebor Singers
27th February 2010	Medieval Industrial Tour - Discover more about the many industries of the medieval world the monks' were involved with at Fountains Abbey and Mill. 11.00 am meet at The Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
27th February 2010	Tipitina - From the great tradition of New Orleans juke joints and dance halls, via Preston, Lancashire, comes the exhilarating swing, jazz, jive and blues sound of Tipitina. Channelling the spirit of Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint, Dr John, Nat King Cole and Professor Longhair, the soul drenched voice of Debbie Jones and scintillating boogie woogie piano of Justin Randall have led the likes of Radio 2's Paul Jones and The Observer's Dave Gelly to champion Tipitina as the next great contemporary jazz sensation, following in the footsteps of Jools Holland, Jamie Cullum and Madeleine Peyroux. 7.30 pm	Selby Town Hall
27th February 2010	P!nk Floyd2 - The world's most respected Pink Floyd tribute, P!nk Floyd2 is a collection of like-minded musicians who have one common passion - a love of the music created by super group Pink Floyd.	7.30 pm Helmsley Arts Centre
27th February 2010	Norma Waterson, Martin Carthy + Chris Parkinson For more than 30 years Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy have been at the forefront of the English folk scene. Joined by their long time friend Chris Parkinson they perform fantastic traditional songs and music in a way only they know how.	Howden Live
27th February - 25th April 2010	Exhibition - The Enchanting World of Beatrix Potter The first exhibition of the new year is a display of original water colours and drawings by one of history's greatest and most popular authors and illustrators.	Nunnington Hall
1st March 2010	University of York Free Public Lecture Series - Mathematics in the physical and social world with Speakers: Professor Evgeny Sklyanin and Professo Tomasz Zastawniak, Department of Mathematics Professor Evgeny Sklyanin and Professo Tomasz Zastawniak will deliver their inaugural lectures on the theme 'Mathematics in the physical and social world'. Admission is free and open to all. 4.30 pm	Room P/L001 Physics Department UoY UoY Public Lectures
1st March 2010	Yorkshire Philosophical Society Lecture Programme 2009-10 “Beauty, for beauty's sake” – the story of the Ancient Society of York Florists - A lecture by Penelope Dawson-Brown, FLS, Chairman, Yorkshire Gardens Trust & President, Ancient Society of York Florists For further details phone 01904 656713	7.30 pm The Hospitium Yorkshire Museum Gardens Yorkshire Philosophical Society
2nd March 2010	University of York Free Public Lecture Series - The sins of IT projects and why they fail (sometimes) with Speaker: Maurice Perks, IBM Fellow In this lecture IBM Fellow Maurice Perks will relate some of the technical IT experiences that he has encountered during forty years of dealing with complex IT projects within large enterprises that cover finance, manufacturing and government industry sectors. He will focus on why IT projects, especially large ones, can have a high risk of failure due to a number of technical factors and how there are recurring themes. Admission is free and open to all. 6.30 pm	Room P/L001 Physics Department UoY UoY Public Lectures
2-6th March 2010	Morecambe - Written by Tim Whitnall; Directed by Guy Masterson; Acted by Bob Golding Direct from the West End, Bob Golding's extraordinary portrayal commemorates the 25th anniversary of Eric Morecambe's untimely final curtain, celebrating the wonderful life of Britain’s best loved comic. A moving portrait of an affectionate lad with funny bones, a born entertainer, a big-hearted perfectionist. Featuring the multi-talented Bob Golding - who could have been born to play Eric - penned by the brilliant Tim Whitnall and directed by solo-maestro Guy Masterson, Morecambe is a must-see for all fans of classic British comedy.	York Theatre Royal
2nd March 2010	Catterick Bridge Races	Catterick Racecourse
3rd March 2010	University of York Free Public Lecture Series - A lecture by Dr Armand M Leroi, author of Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body with Speaker: Dr Armand M Leroi, Imperial College London This lecture is the last in the series of York Biology lectures this term. Admission is free and open to all. 12.15 pm	Room P/X001 Physics Department UoY UoY Public Lectures
3rd March 2010	Fairfax House events - Exploring Lord Fairfax's Cellar The first of three wine tasting sessions - over three separate sessions, expert sommelier, Richard Goodacre, will take a delicious look at the extensive wine cellars held by Lord Fairfax. Using archival evidence and modern day equivalents, each wine tasting session will explore three fascinating topics: Fortified Wines, Wines for a Georgian Cellar, and Champagne & the English Gentleman. A must for all with an appreciation of wine - tonight Fortified Wines. Pre-booking Essential 7.00 pm	Fairfax House
3rd March 2010	Bon Appetit! present Avec Plaisir After their sell-out shows here in spring '09, Maggi Stratford and Jack Glover return with another rich journey through fabulous French chansons via accordion, piano and voice. Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel to Léo Ferré and Boris Vian all beautifully performed with warmth, panache and real understanding.	York Theatre Royal
3rd March 2010	YorkConcerts presents The University Chamber Choir with The University Baroque Ensemble and Peter Seymour conductor Bach Cantata 110 ‘Unser Mund sei voll Lachens’ Cantata 191 ‘Gloria in excelsis Deo’ Magnificat in D BWV 243 It may seem strange to programme music by Bach for the Leipzig Christmas Day celebrations in early March but, of course, these exhilarating compositions are suitable for any festive occasion! Bach’s Magnificat is always one of his most accessible and popular pieces. The two cantatas, also scored for his festival orchestra (trumpets, timpani, oboes, flutes, bassoon and strings), use well-known material from the Gloria of B minor Mass (Cantata 191) and his Fourth Orchestral Suite (Cantata 110). 6.30–7.15pm Bach – the great communicator: a pre-concert talk by Professor Peter Seymour	Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall UoY YorkConcerts
3rd March 2010	Peace & War 1937-1940 - Britain At Bay For many, British life in the inter-war years was characterised by a forward-looking idealism, an age in which tradition was celebrated and new ideas embraced. Despite the trauma of the Great Depression, the 1930s became the era of Mass Observation, an attempt to capture the minutiae of everyday Britich life, and the 'Machine Age', which saw developments in industry, consumer products and public amenities enabling the population at large to enjoy improvements to every aspect of work and leisure. Yet just as progress beckoned, the government had to prepare its citizens for the worst as war with Germany shifted from distant threat to grim reality. Films include Spare Time and English Harvest, directed by Humphrey Jennings and Britain at Bay, directed by Harry Watt. Other titles are Around the Village Green, Sam Goes Shopping, If War Should Come, The First Days and a number of brief items from the War Library.	7.30 pm Helmsley Arts Centre
4th March 2010	Wilkinson's Crew present - Engaged - Written by William Gilbert Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan was just as funny on his own. Engaged (given as a rehearsed public reading) turns French farce English – not sex but money. Lovers declaim romance and check bank balances. Suitably for York, this is a Railway Farce - set in Scotland and shockingly non-PC. Lovable Highlanders de-rail slow trains to sell tea and bandages to the victims.	York Theatre Royal
4th March 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Suntrap This southern English four-piece has been around since the late 90s but only now makes its Black Swan debut. Sara Byers, Debbie Chalmers, Mary Wilson and Paul Hoad specialise in melodic self-penned numbers which draw on folk and roots influences, with strong vocal harmonies and a core line-up of guitar, twin fiddles and piano accordion.	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
4th March 2010	Top of the World by Spike Theatre In 1953 beekeeper Edmund Hillary and porter Tenzing Norgay began a gruelling and treacherous ascent to conquer the summit of the world’s highest mountain – Everest. Taking inspiration from Hillary and Norgay’s biographies and the Oscar nominated documentary – The Conquest of Everest – Spike will re-tell the story behind one of the greatest achievements of the 20th Century. Incorporating projected animation, puppetry, and a whole load of snow, two heroic performers will bring to life this epic tale of adventure, bravery and international fame. “Spike are talented, refreshingly different and well worth seeing.” BBC Radio “A cinematic-theatrical hybrid wonder of a night out!.. a triumph to small scale touring.” - Stage Pass Magazine	Pocklington Arts Centre
5th March 2010	York Astronomical Society - Informal Night Each year we hold one or two "Informal nights", where the members and friends of YAS are able to share their own short presentations on a variety of subjects. Observing reports, images, drawings, practical demonstrations, etc, are all welcome. These are often some of the most enjoyable nights of the year, so don't miss this one! All are welcome. 8.00 pm	The Denham Room Priory Street Centre York Astronomical Society
5/6th March 2010	Once Seen Theatre Company present Number 4 Haver Lane Written by Sian Williams; Directed by Sian Williams; Music by Dean St John Discover life in Hungate, York, 1901. The locals will take you through a moving tale of war and peace, tripe and toilets, love and loss as a young woman returns in search of her first love. York People First history group worked with local archeologists and the group’s findings were the inspiration for the play. Dr Jon Kenny and Martin Lee will give a short presentation after the show about archaeological excavations at Hungate. Once Seen Theatre Company for adults with learning difficulties is based at York Theatre Royal. They meet once a week to develop their theatre skills with the continued support of York People First.	York Theatre Royal
5/6th March 2010	YorkConcerts presents Percussion Weekend Featuring BackBeat percussion quartet and Break Drum percussion ensemble from Italy, this promises to be a spectacular weekend of percussion for performers and audience alike. Workshops will look at diverse styles, from folk music to working with electronics, and there are performance opportunities for all participants. BackBeat will include a new work selected from a national call for pieces in their programme of typically dramatic and theatrical music. Information about all events will be available on the website from October and in a special leaflet. Please contact the Box Office if you would like more information.	Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall UoY YorkConcerts
5/6th March 2010	Doncaster Races - National Hunt Meeting	Doncaster Races
6th March 2010	York Late Music Concert Series - performing new music by living composers. Bright Cecilia: Lost Songs - Robin Bier Alto and Graham Bier Bass American vocal ensemble Bright Cecilia stage new musical settings of evocative, mischievous and passionate lyrics written by the troubadours and trobairitz of 12th and 13th century France, whose words survived even though their melodies were lost. Sung in Old Provençal with English readings and illuminations. 1.00 pm	Unitarian Chapel St Saviourgate Late Music Concert Series
6th March 2010	York Astronomical Society - Sutton Bank Free Public Star Party 6.00 - 9.00 pm (weather permitting), Sutton Bank Visitor's Centre. All are welcome. Come and observe through our telescopes, or bring your own for help and advice if needed. Objects on show should include the Moon, some star clusters and galaxies. Come well wrapped up and ready for cold temperatures! The tea room will be open from 5.00 pm and we will be starting around 6.00 pm. We will be providing two illustrated talks: a general introduction at 6:30 pm and a more advanced/practical talk at 8.00 pm.	York Astronomical Society
6th March 2010	York Late Music Concert Series - performing new music by living composers. Elysian Singers - programme - Philip Glass Three Songs Henryk Gorecki Five Kurpian Songs, No.'s 1 and 2 Gavin Bryars Three Poems of Cecco Angiolieri John Tavener Butterfly Dreams David Lancaster Bliss (1st perf.) Henryk Gorecki Five Kurpian Songs, No. 5 Eric Whiteacre Sleep. 7.30 pm	Unitarian Chapel St Saviourgate Late Music Concert Series
6th March 2010	The Joy of Politics - Following on from the success of booze based caper, The Joy of Wine, Black Sheep Comedy return with an evening of lies, damn lies and silly Whigs! It's an irreverent romp through the corridors of power and the cul-de-sacs of quango for lovers of Yes Minister, The New Statesman and The Now Show. From the Magna Carta to this morning's headlines, Black Sheep pledge to deliver a manifesto of mirth that's guaranteed to bring down the house, updated daily with topical jokes and satirical sketches. 7.30 pm	Selby Town Hall
6th March 2010	The Lonnie Donegan Band - featuring Peter Donegan Peter, son of Lonnie, a talented musician in his own right has joined force with the band that toured with the legend for the last 30 years. For those of you who saw Lonnie Donegan perform in more recent years, then you will instantly recognise them: Paul Henry, Chris Hunt, Sticky Wicket and Eddie Masters. Peter is not only a great performer but also a talented songwriter. Having developed his own style, Peter accompanied by the Lonnie Donegan Band will perform some of Lonnie's classics such as Putting On The Style, Have a Drink On Me, Rock Island Line, and Pick a Bale of Cotton to name just a few. But they also delve into some of Lonnie's lesser, known recordings. This, combined with original numbers written by Peter, adds up to a great night of Skiffle, Blues, Jazz and a lot of foot-stomping fun!	Pocklington Arts Centre
6th March 2010	Mark Nightingale and Mark Crooks - The two Marks don't play regularly together,so this gig can be described as a true jam session, making it up as they go along mainly on standard jazz tunes that are familiar to every jazz enthusiast playing 'head' arrangements made up on stage as they happen. With musicians of this quality and temperament it should be something very spectacular indeed.	Howden Live
7th March 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - Women in York History. As part of international Women's Week, a walk for all highlighting the contribution of women to York's heritage. Featured on BBC Radio 4's 'Women's Hour'. 10.30 am. Literary Women in York - a new walk highlighting womens' contribution to literature in and inspired by York. 2.00 pm. Both from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
7th March 2010	Harrogate International Sunday Series present Michael Collins, clarinet with Michael McHale, piano playing Saint-Saëns - Sonata Op.167 Poulenc - Sonata Gerswhin - 3 Preludes Andre Messager - Solo de Concours Finzi - 5 Bagatelles Weber - Grand Duo Concertante Gabriel Pierne - Canzonetta Op.19 and Bizet - Carmen Fantasy Michael Collins’ phenomenal talent, depth of expression and warmth of personality have made him one of today’s most sought-after soloists. Collins’ programmes are beautifully constructed, and the Sunday Series recital is no exception. With classical poise and elegance from Weber, romantic melodies from Saint-Saëns, sultry jazz from Gershwin and virtuosic displays in Messager’s Solo de Concours, there really is something for everyone. 11.00 am	The Old Swan Hotel Harrogate Harrogate International Sunday Series
8th March 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Grada Founded in 2001, Gráda has a sound deeply rooted in the Irish folk tradition, but layered with jazzy tones and strong rhythmic grooves. Think Irish music that is off the beaten track, blended with Americana, jazz, roots, and a diverse range of influences that in the words of the Irish Times "come together as if they were lifelong bedfellows". The band comprises All-Ireland award winners David Dooley on fiddle, concertina and whistle and Stephen Doherty on flute, melodeon and bodhran, with Andy Laking on double bass, Gerry Paul on guitar and banjo and magnificent lead vocals from Nicola Joyce. Gráda has become one of Ireland’s busiest musical exports, playing upwards of 150 concerts worldwide each year. They have released three critically acclaimed CDs with a fourth due soon, produced in Nashville by Tim O`Brien.	7.00 pm National Centre for Early Music B.S.F.C.
8/9th March 2010	Defending the Caveman Written by Rob Becker; Directed by Cathy Farr Direct from London’s West End, Defending The Caveman - Winner of the Olivier award for Best Entertainment in 2000 - is set to storm the UK once again! The longest running solo play in Broadway history is now a worldwide hit. Why do men and women misunderstand each other? The truth of course, can be traced back to the Caveman. This hilariously funny but horribly truthful show affectionately brings the basic differences between men and women brilliantly up to date. Starring much-loved actor, comedian and TV personality Mark Little – aka Neighbours’ legendary Joe Mangel. “Absolutely brilliant! Should be seen by anyone who wants to understand the opposite sex” John Gray, author of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus	York Theatre Royal
9th March 2010	University of York Free Public Lecture Series - The road from Copenhagen the 2010 Ken Dixon Lecture. Lord Nicholas Stern, Chairman of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment will deliver the 2010 Ken Dixon Lecture. Admission: By free ticket only. Please send your name and postal address to publiclectures@york.ac.uk or call 01904 432622 Lecture 5.30 pm	Room A/TB/056-7 Seebohm Rowntree Building UoY UoY Public Lectures
9th March 2010	York St John University Town & Gown Lecture Series - The Town & Gown Public Lecture series brings together York St John University's eminent academics, high profile speakers and our community together for a series of lectures to be enjoyed by all. The series aims to welcome the community onto our campus to learn about a range of interesting and stimulating themes. Professor Dianne Willcocks, the first Vice Chancellor at York St John University - "Tales of a Principled Pragmatist: shaping the modern university." A valedictory lecture by the Vice Chancellor The lecture will take place at 6.30pm in Fountains Lecture Theatre, located just off Lord Mayor's Walk at York St John University. Refreshments will be available prior to and following the lecture, we would be pleased if you can join us. The Town & Gown Public Lecture series is free of charge and open to all, to request a ticket please contact the Events Team at York St John University on T: 01904 876503 or E: town&gown@yorksj.ac.uk	York St John University Town & Gown Lecture Series
9th March 2010	University of York Free Public Lecture Series - What materials are needed for the origin of life? with Speaker: Professor Tony Ryan OBE, University of Sheffield Professor Ryan shot to prominence when his 2002 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures were seen by 4.5 million viewers on Channel 4 and many millions more across the world. His research interests include polymer synthesis and behaviour. His commitment to public engagement in Science and Technology led in 2005 to him being awarded an OBE for services to Science. Admission is free and open to all. 7.00 pm	National Science Learning Centre UoY UoY Public Lectures
10th March 2010	University of York Free Public Lecture Series - Animal experiments and the making of the public with Speaker: Professor Mike Michael, Goldsmiths College, London This is the last in a series of anniversary lectures celebrating 21 years of the Science and Technology Studies Unit. Admission is free and open to all. 6.15 pm	Room P/L001 Physics Department UoY UoY Public Lectures
10th March 2010	York RSPB talk - Joanne Thomas. "Wild India: The Himalayas to Kerala". 7.30 pm	Temple Hall University of York St John York RSPB
10th March 2010	York Bibliographical Society - York, long been associated with books, through printing, publishing and selling, makes a natural base for a society initiated by, and dedicated to those who love books. All who have an interest in books are welcome to join this active group of booklovers. This evening's lecture - THE LIBRARY OF LADY ANNE CLIFFORD with Graham Parry, Emeritus Professor, University of York. 8.00 pm	The Bay Horse Marygate Y.B.S.
10th March 2010	YorkConcerts presents The University Choir and The Northern Sinfonia with Mhairi Lawson soprano Adrian Thompson tenor Matthew Brook bass Peter Seymour conductor - Haydn The Seasons Haydn’s thrilling oratorio The Seasons is less well-known than Creation, probably because it is longer, employs a larger orchestra and is a greater challenge for the choir. As those who are already familiar with The Seasons know, it is quite the equal of its much-loved companion. It is certainly very dependent on an outstanding orchestra and trio of soloists, and the University Choir is delighted to be joined by the fantastic Northern Sinfonia and soloists of the highest international calibre.	Venue to be confirmed YorkConcerts
10th March 2010	Catterick Bridge Races	Catterick Racecourse
10-20th March 2010	York Settlement Players present - Three Sisters -Written by Anton Chekhov; Directed by Helen Wilson At the dawn of a new era three sisters exiled to a provincial backwater long for a return to Moscow and its vibrant culture. But time passes, dreams fade, and the meaning they so desperately seek slips away. With Chekhov’s comic intent rediscovered and recreated in Michael Frayn’s (Noises Off, Democracy) version, York Settlement Players are proud to present this classic play with a universally resounding story	York Theatre Royal
11th March 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Singers & Musicians Night - All acoustic performers are made welcome, and listeners besides, at our popular Open House session. The more the merrier, so do come along	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
11th March 2010	Dr Martha Holmes: The Making Of 'Life' Four years in the making, BBC1 recently aired ‘Life’- another landmark, ground making series. It documents ‘survival of the fittest’ in their battle against daily life, extreme behaviour and the extraordinary ends that animals and plants go to in order to survive. This acclaimed series was full of surprises, drama and spectacle, and included TV firsts and new behaviours. Dr. Martha Holmes was a series producer on ‘Life’ and featured in the programmes. In this beautifully illustrated and fascinating talk, Martha reveals some of the extraordinary challenges she was faced with while making the series and shares some enthralling ‘behind the scenes’ stories.	7.30 pm Helmsley Arts Centre
12th March 2010	York Festival of Science & Technology 2010 Coinciding with National Science and Engineering Week, 12 - 21 March 2010, this ten day exploration of the region's scientific 'best bits', celebrates the breadth, and often hidden depths of science. The Earth is the central theme of a packed programme of special events and activities. Festival Launch - Secret Science Walk of Discovery Be amongst the first to turn ‘science detective’ as you solve the clues to discover a lesser known side to York’s fascinating 2000 year history. New for 2010, Science City York has teamed up with Exploring York to develop a special walk of discovery revealing some of the science behind York’s world-famous heritage. Please note that the Science Walk of Discovery will start from the Leeman Road entrance. Pre-Booking Essential 1.30 pm	National Railway Museum York Festival of Science & Technology 2010
12th March 2010	York Festival of Science & Technology 2010 Coinciding with National Science and Engineering Week, 12 - 21 March 2010, this ten day exploration of the region's scientific ‘best bits’, celebrates the breadth, and often hidden depths of science. The Earth is the central theme of a packed programme of special events and activities. Festival Launch - Dr Death and his Medi-evil Medicine Show Sneezes, wheezes, sickness and diseases are never welcome. But in the past some of the so-called treatments could be worse than the underlying illness. Join the time travelling ‘Doctor Death’ Simon Watt to see if he can ‘cure’ you. Warning: This show promises blood, guts, gore and a lot more! Pre-Booking Essential 7.30 pm	Bootham School York Festival of Science & Technology 2010
12th March 2010	YorkConcerts presents Ritual Fragment - Music of ritual and ceremony The Chimera Ensemble play - Harrison Birtwistle Ritual Fragment György Kurtág Officium Breve Claude Vivier Lonely Child ‘Violence is a by-product of my music; it’s not something I put in. I am not expressing violence. It’s the nature of the material that I use, perhaps, that equates with violence.’ Harrison Birtwistle Whilst violence may be inherent in some aspects of ritual, it is by no means the only characteristic of it. Placed next to Birtwistle’s Ritual Fragment, the Chimera Ensemble shows ritual in a wholly different way in Kurtág’s solemn music and in Vivier’s dramatic Lonely Child for soprano and ensemble. To be presented with works by composers based in York.	Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall UoY YorkConcerts
12th March 2010	The Bootleg Sixties - The wait is finally over! After developing the stage show for nearly two years, the first major Bootleg Sixties tour comes to the theatres of Britain in Spring 2010! As ever the show is built around what Sir Elton John described as “the best band of their kind in the world”- The Overtures! All the other usual ingredients will be there: fantastic songs, guest appearances, special effects, and three screens showing a blizzard of still and moving images from the finest decade in pop Music’s history. For all your favorite tunes from bands such as The Kinks, The Animals, The Everley Brothers, The Rolling stones and, of course, The Beatles, don’t miss this great opportunity to re-live those swinging 60s!	Pocklington Arts Centre
12-21st March 2010	York Festival of Science Coinciding with National Science and Engineering Week, 12 - 21 March 2010, this ten day exploration of the region's scientific ‘best bits’, celebrates the breadth, and often hidden depths of science. Biodiversity is the central theme of a packed programme of special events and activities. Residents and visitors to York and North Yorkshire will discover there is more to our region than eons of history and stunning scenery, as the region's annual Science Festival makes a welcome return. Now in its 13th year, the festival is a chance for everyone to engage with all aspects of science and technology and is an ideal platform by which to showcase the region's thriving science and technology base which consolidates York’s position as a founding UK ‘Science City’	Festival of Science
13th March 2010	York Festival of Science & Technology 2010 Coinciding with National Science and Engineering Week, 12 - 21 March 2010, this ten day exploration of the region's scientific 'best bits', celebrates the breadth, and often hidden depths of science. The Earth is the central theme of a packed programme of special events and activities. Discovery Days - Family Day A wonderful, free, interactive science exhibition featuring a host of hands-on, science workshops run by local organisations. 'Bring Science to Life' for your family, and most importantly, come and have fun! Practical activities include: The Bionic Ear (Ebor Hearing) NRM Science Shows (National Railway Museum) 'Leading Lights' Photographic Exhibition (STEM) Preserving the Earth with Renewable Resources (National Non Food Crops Centre) Food Source and Supply (FERA) Your family will also have the chance to take part in the Family Challenge and compete to win prizes! 10.00 am until 4.00 pm	National Railway Museum York Festival of Science & Technology 2010
13th March 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Choccy and Sweetie Tour. A delicious tour - hear the history of Terrys and Rowntrees, visit choccy and sweetie shops and taste free samples! 10.30 am and 2.00 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
13th March 2010	York Festival of Science & Technology 2010 Coinciding with National Science and Engineering Week, 12 - 21 March 2010, this ten day exploration of the region's scientific 'best bits', celebrates the breadth, and often hidden depths of science. The Earth is the central theme of a packed programme of special events and activities. Explore the History of Astronomy Explore the history of astronomy in York. Use the telescope and find out about the other collections housed in the observatory. 11.30 am to 2.30 pm	York Observatory Yorkshire Museum Gardens York Festival of Science & Technology 2010
13th March 2010	Poetry Workshops - Explore the gallery and unlock your creativity with experienced workshop leader and poet Pat Borthwick. 11.00 am – 1.00 pm & 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm	York Art Gallery York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
13th March 2010	York Festival of Science & Technology 2010 Coinciding with National Science and Engineering Week, 12 - 21 March 2010, this ten day exploration of the region's scientific 'best bits', celebrates the breadth, and often hidden depths of science. The Earth is the central theme of a packed programme of special events and activities. Lecture - A Passion for Penguins. Guest Speaker: Peter Barham As part of the York Festival of Science and Technology 2010 Peter Barham has very kindly accepted St Peter's invitation to give a public lecture entitled: ‘A Passion for Penguins’. The illustrated talk introduces the 17 (or 18) species of penguins and explains how our actions are leading them into decline. He will also talk about what we can do to prevent the eventual extinction of these charismatic birds. Professor Peter Barham is a Professional Teaching Fellow in Physics and Senior Tutor at the University of Bristol. Peter’s main research work concerns polymers and in particular how these very long molecules rearrange themselves when a molten polymer is solidified. He is also interested in the production and processing of environmentally friendly plastics. Outside of Polymer Physics he is passionate about food, penguins and the public understanding of science. As a polymer scientist he has been able to help in the design and testing of novel, silicon based flipper bands which can be used for monitoring penguin populations. He has addressed audiences in both the UK and further afield, has written articles for national newspapers and makes frequent television and radio appearances. He was awarded the 2003 Kelvin medal by the Institute of Physics for his contributions to the public awareness of science. Pre-Booking Essential 7.00 pm	Shepherd Hall St Peter's School York Festival of Science & Technology 2010
13th March 2010	York Festival of Science & Technology 2010 Coinciding with National Science and Engineering Week, 12 - 21 March 2010, this ten day exploration of the region's scientific 'best bits', celebrates the breadth, and often hidden depths of science. The Earth is the central theme of a packed programme of special events and activities. Astronomy: The Bootham School Observatory The Bootham School Observatory, built 1901, contains, amongst other instruments, the 4” refracting telescope made for the School in 1852 by Thomas Cooke of York. Pre-Booking Essential. There are two sessions available - places are limited to 10 people per session so early booking is highly recommended. When making a booking please state your preferred session: 7.30pm to 8.30pm or 8.30pm to 9.30pm.	Bootham School York York Festival of Science & Technology 2010
13th March 2010 2009	The Chapter House Choir present - Hungarian Spring Passiontide choral music from a country with a distinguished choral tradition, culminating in Liszt’s vision of the Stations of the Cross. Organ: John Scott Whiteley Kodaly - Pange lingua; Bárdos - Libera me; Bárdos - Popule meus; Kodály - Laudes Organi; Kodály - Jesus und die Krämer; Liszt - Via Crucis 8.00 pm	The Quire York Minster Chapter House Choir
13th March 2010	World Heritage Site Tour - Take a tour to find out what makes Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal a World Heritage Site. 10.30 am meet at The Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
13th March 2010 2009	Sowerby Music Autumn Season - Compagnia d'Istrumenti Baroque playing of the highest order. 7.30 pm	St. Oswald's Church Sowerby, Thirsk Sowerby Music
13th March 2010	Aireborough Gilbert & Sullivan Society Presents The Pirates Of Penzance Aireborough Gilbert & Sullivan Society invite you to the coast of Cornwall, famed for its pirates and smugglers. On December 10th 1879, Sullivan wrote a letter to his mother about the ew opera – “I think it will be a great success, for it is exquisitely funny, and the music is strikingly tuneful and catching”. True enough! The Pirates of Penzance was an immediate hit and takes its place today as one of the most popular and enduring works of musical theatre.	7.30 pm Helmsley Arts Centre
13th March 2010	Nick Harper - For over a decade, Nick Harper has been dazzling audiences with his heady mix of virtuosity, boyish charm, showmanship and sheer bravado, and all the while cementing a reputation as one of the most sensational acoustic guitar players this country has produced. The son of legendary folk/blues singer-songwriter Roy Harper, Nick grew up surrounded by the likes of Keith Moon, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and Dave Gilmour, and has developed a style that combines a multitude of musical influences from folk to rock and classical to flamenco, where his own material is frequently accompanied by segued offerings from Jeff Buckley, Blur, Led Zeppelin and Zappa in a live show that offers a truly unforgettable experience. 7.30 pm	Selby Town Hall
13th March 2010	Edwina Hayes + David Ward MacLean. Edwina Hayes is a singer/songwriter who has been a regular performer on the UK acoustic scene since 1999. Edwina has opened several shows for Van Morrison, twenty-six shows for Jools Holland, toured the UK four years in a row with Nanci Griffith and performed twice for Michael Parkinson at his Maidenhead pub The Royal Oak. Wonderful, original and inspired country tinged acoustic songs.	Howden Live
13th March 2010	Blow The Wind Southerly - Recital Evening Concert Royal will give a more formal recital of their Blow the Wind Southerly repertoire, featuring a host of North East favourites from a bygone era, plus historic instruments. Concert Royal has toured in Europe, the USA, South America and in every corner of the UK, performing for festivals, music and arts societies, theatres, churches, schools, arts centres and even country houses. 7.30 pm	The Bowes Museum
13/14th March 2010	Ormesby by candlelight - See the House in a different light as we reopen for the new season - atmospheric lighting takes you back in time as you follow in the footsteps of the Penyman family.	Ormesby Hall
14th March 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Jewish Heritage Trail. A walk recalling the Jewish contribution to York's history, visiting sites connected with mediaeval and modern Jews. The first tour is near the anniversary of the dreadful massacre of the Jews at Clifford's Tower, where the walk ends. 10.30 am from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
14th March 2010	Fairfax House events - Mother's Day Concert The solution to the unique gift for Mother's Day! To celebrate Mother’s Day, Fairfax House is providing a delightful combination of music and Bettys Yorkshire cream tea, in the splendid surroundings of the Saloon. Soprano, Jessa Liversidge and pianist Malcolm Maddock (from York Musical Theatre Company), will take you on a trip down memory lane with a selection of well-known favourites from musicals and film. A perfect gift for Mother’s Day! Pre-booking Essential 3.30 pm	Fairfax House
14th March 2010	York Festival of Science & Technology 2010 Coinciding with National Science and Engineering Week, 12 - 21 March 2010, this ten day exploration of the region's scientific 'best bits', celebrates the breadth, and often hidden depths of science. The Earth is the central theme of a packed programme of special events and activities. Astronomy: The Bootham School Observatory The Bootham School Observatory, built 1901, contains, amongst other instruments, the 4" refracting telescope made for the School in 1852 by Thomas Cooke of York. Pre-Booking Essential. There are two sessions available - places are limited to 10 people per session so early booking is highly recommended. When making a booking please state your preferred session: 7.30pm to 8.30pm or 8.30pm to 9.30pm.	Bootham School York York Festival of Science & Technology 2010
14th March 2010	Abbey Light Railway - Diesel Gala - Our now annual diesel gala will be back on 14th March 2010, between 1.00 pm and 5.00 pm. The day will include passenger trains being hauled by all our diesels (including Vulcan and some double headers), and trains being piloted by George (our Greenbat electric loco), the Baguley (which was originally a petrol loco) and the Gogo Tractor (which is a Petrol/Paraffin loco). Last year we had a good turnout and a very good day, and hopefully this year will be just as good if not better. The date is again the Sunday of Narrow Gauge North Railway Exhibition at Benton Park School, so why not combine the two for a fun filled narrow gauge day? The Abbey Light Railway is a privately owned 2-foot gauge railway running for a quarter of a mile from our depot on Bridge road, through scenic woodland into the grounds of the historic Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds.	Abbey Light Railway
15th March 2010	York Festival of Science & Technology 2010 Coinciding with National Science and Engineering Week, 12 - 21 March 2010, this ten day exploration of the region's scientific 'best bits', celebrates the breadth, and often hidden depths of science. The Earth is the central theme of a packed programme of special events and activities. The Internal Workings of a Cinema Projection Room Take a tour of City Screen's Projection Room. Pre-Booking Essential. Places limited to 15. 10.15 am	City Screen Picturehouse York Festival of Science & Technology 2010
15th March 2010	University of York Free Public Lecture Series with York Festival of Science & Technology 2010 - Living in the materials world with Speakers: Professor Duncan Bruce and Professor John Goodby, Department of Chemistry Professor Duncan Bruce and Professor John Goodby will deliver their inaugural lectures on the theme 'Living in the materials world'. Admission is free and open to all. 4.30 pm	Room C/A101 Chemistry Department UoY UoY Public Lectures
15th March 2010	Yorkshire Philosophical Society Lecture Programme 2009-10 with York Festival of Science & Technology 2010 Infections and cancer – a brief history - The Tempest Anderson Lecture by Dr Rob Newton, Hull-York Medical School For further details phone 01904 656713	7.30 pm The Hospitium Yorkshire Museum Gardens Yorkshire Philosophical Society
15th March 2010	York Festival of Science & Technology 2010 Coinciding with National Science and Engineering Week, 12 - 21 March 2010, this ten day exploration of the region's scientific 'best bits', celebrates the breadth, and often hidden depths of science. The Earth is the central theme of a packed programme of special events and activities. Astronomy: The Bootham School Observatory The Bootham School Observatory, built 1901, contains, amongst other instruments, the 4" refracting telescope made for the School in 1852 by Thomas Cooke of York. Pre-Booking Essential. There are two sessions available - places are limited to 10 people per session so early booking is highly recommended. When making a booking please state your preferred session: 7.30pm to 8.30pm or 8.30pm to 9.30pm.	Bootham School York York Festival of Science & Technology 2010
16th March 2010	York Festival of Science & Technology 2010 Coinciding with National Science and Engineering Week, 12 - 21 March 2010, this ten day exploration of the region's scientific 'best bits', celebrates the breadth, and often hidden depths of science. The Earth is the central theme of a packed programme of special events and activities. The Internal Workings of a Cinema Projection Room Take a tour of City Screen's Projection Room. Pre-Booking Essential. Places limited to 15. 10.15 am	City Screen Picturehouse York Festival of Science & Technology 2010
16th March 2010	York Festival of Science & Technology 2010 Coinciding with National Science and Engineering Week, 12 - 21 March 2010, this ten day exploration of the region's scientific 'best bits', celebrates the breadth, and often hidden depths of science. The Earth is the central theme of a packed programme of special events and activities. Dissections Uncut! Presenter: Simon Watt On Channel 4's "Inside Natures Giants", scientists went under the skin of four massive animals to discover what made them tick. Join presenter Simon Watt as he provides an insight into making this extraordinary programme. Pre-Booking Essential 7.30 pm	Mansion House St Helen's Square York Festival of Science & Technology 2010
16-20th March 2010	Spike Milligan's - Adolf Hitler: My Part In His Downfall Adapted for the stage by Ben Power and Tim Carroll Spike Milligan’s celebrated war memoirs take to the road once more in this gloriously absurd and exuberant hit comedy drama, which has had both audiences and critics in stitches. High comedy and tragedy collide, as we follow Gunner Milligan and his jazz quartet, adrift on the tide of great historic events, discovering how humour, music and comradeship enabled a hapless bunch of young men to prevail against the might of the Nazi War machine. Songs include the jazz greats Chattanooga Choo Choo, Ain’t Misbehavin’, In the Mood, Honeysuckle Rose, Kalamazooand many more. “A joyously funny, gloriously ramshackle evening” - The Guardian "Entertainingly off-beat. Warm-hearted” - The Telegraph “Fond and faithfully barmy." - Sunday Times	York Theatre Royal
176th March 2010	York Festival of Science & Technology 2010 Coinciding with National Science and Engineering Week, 12 - 21 March 2010, this ten day exploration of the region's scientific 'best bits', celebrates the breadth, and often hidden depths of science. The Earth is the central theme of a packed programme of special events and activities. The Geology Behind York's Buildings Join the Yorkshire Museum's Geology Curator for a different and surprising look at what the buildings of York are built from! Places limited - pre-booking essential. 2.00 pm	Meet Outside the Yorkshire Museum York Festival of Science & Technology 2010
17th March 2010	York Festival of Science & Technology 2010 Coinciding with National Science and Engineering Week, 12 - 21 March 2010, this ten day exploration of the region's scientific 'best bits', celebrates the breadth, and often hidden depths of science. The Earth is the central theme of a packed programme of special events and activities. Public Lecture: The Search for Dark Matter at Boulby Mine, North Yorkshire with Guest Speaker: Dr Sean Paling of Sheffield University As part of the York Festival of Science and Technology, 2010, Dr Sean Paling from Sheffield University Department of Physics and Astronomy has very kindly accepted an invitation extended by St Peter's School to give a public lecture entitled: "The search for Dark Matter at Boulby Mine." The talk will give an overview of the work carried out by astronomers and particle physicists at Boulby Mine (on the edge of the North York Moors) - searching for the ‘missing mass in the Universe’. All are welcome to attend and no great particle physics or astronomy expertise is needed. Astronomers are now convinced there is much more out in space than meets the eye. As well as the stars and galaxies we can see on a clear night, observations show there must also be much more matter out there that we cannot see. This is known as 'DARK MATTER' - and the race is on to find out exactly what it is. The UK team working at Boulby mine think Dark Matter may be tiny particles that exist all round us called 'WIMPs'. To try to find these WIMPs Dr Paling and his colleagues are running a number of Dark Matter search experiments over 1km underground at Boulby Mine (Britain deepest mine, 20 minutes north west of Whitby and on the edge of the North Yorkshire moors). This talk will give an easy introduction to astronomy, the Universe and the search for Dark Matter - followed by a virtual tour of the experiments currently underway. Dr Sean Paling is a research associate at the University of Sheffield and the manager and science coordinator for the Boulby Underground Science facility. Pre-Booking Essential 7.00 pm	Shepherd Hall St Peter's School York Festival of Science & Technology 2010
17th March 2010	YorkConcerts presents The University Symphony Orchestra with Minwhi Song cello John Stringer conductor Stravinsky Petroushka Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor op. 85 Arturo Márquez Danzón no. 2 After the success of the performance of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring by the Symphony Orchestra last season, this concert opens with his Petroushka, a work of similar vitality and superb and brave orchestration. Elgar’s everpopular Cello Concerto, with postgraduate soloist Minwhi Song, and Arturo Márquez’s Danzón filled with Mexican bravura conclude the programme.	Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall UoY YorkConcerts
17th March 2010	The Yorkshire Philosophical Society & the British Science Association present What do optical illusions tell us? By Dr Peter Thompson, Department of Psychology, University of York Can you tell these tables are the same size? Optical illusions are more than amusing pictures that trick the eye. Find out what they reveal about how our eyes and brains process information. The lecture will be lavishly illustrated.	Pocklington Arts Centre
18th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' York is one of the most distinguished and historic cities in the world and has a rich literary and cultural inheritance. W. H. Auden, Andrew Martin and Kate Atkinson were born here. The Brontë sisters, Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins were regular visitors to the city, as was Daniel Defoe, whose character Robinson Crusoe was from York. The first two volumes of Sterne's Tristram Shandy were printed in Stonegate. Margaret Drabble and A. S. Byatt went to The Mount School, as did Judi Dench, another native. Authors who have made York their home include John Baker, Fiona Shaw and Kate Lock. Women and Words present - Women at War: Fact and Fiction - Group members read their own work on the theme of Women at War. Visitors welcome. 10.00 am	Jacob's Well Trinity Lane York Literature Festival
18th March 2010	York Festival of Science & Technology 2010 Coinciding with National Science and Engineering Week, 12 - 21 March 2010, this ten day exploration of the region's scientific 'best bits', celebrates the breadth, and often hidden depths of science. The Earth is the central theme of a packed programme of special events and activities. Explore the History of Astronomy Explore the history of astronomy in York. Use the telescope and find out about the other collections housed in the observatory. 11.30 am to 2.30 pm	York Observatory Yorkshire Museum Gardens York Festival of Science & Technology 2010
18th March 2010	Castle Museum lunch-time talks - George III lunch-time talks - The Life and Times of York Castle 2010 Since the original wooden fortification was built here by William the Conqueror in 1068, York Castle has undergone immense structural changes and witnessed huge social changes in the surrounding city. Join our Curator of Archaeology on a journey through almost 1,000 years of the history of the site and the people who inhabited it, exploring the evidence they left behind. 12.30 pm - 1.30 pm	York Castle Museum York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
18th March 2010	York Festival of Science & Technology 2010 Coinciding with National Science and Engineering Week, 12 - 21 March 2010, this ten day exploration of the region's scientific 'best bits', celebrates the breadth, and often hidden depths of science. The Earth is the central theme of a packed programme of special events and activities. Bettys & Taylors Yorkshire Rainforest Project with Presenter: Cristina Talens For 20 years, Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate has been planting and saving trees around the world. Now they are on a mission to save an area of rainforest the size of Yorkshire. Join Ethical Trading Manager, Cristina Talens, to find out more. All profits from this talk will go to the Yorkshire Rainforest Project. Pre-Booking Essential 3.00 pm	Betty's Tea Rooms St Helen's Square York Festival of Science & Technology 2010
18th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Launch of Lost Books by Adrienne J Odasso - Adrienne reads from her new poetry collection Lost Books with some additional guests. 6.30 pm	Oxfam Bookshop Low Petergate York Literature Festival
18th March 2010	University of York Free Public Lecture Series with York Festival of Science & Technology 2010 - Life-saving chemistry. The Merchant Adventurers' Science Discovery Lecture 2010 with Speaker: Professor David Smith, Department of Chemistry This annual lecture, held in the historic Merchant Adventurers' Hall in York, was instituted in 1997 as a platform from which the University could inform the people of the City of York of the discoveries made by the University. The lecture is put on jointly by the University and the Merchant Adventurers of the city of York. Each lecture focuses upon an important contribution which has been made to academic knowledge in the pure and applied sciences, but also demonstrates how this contribution can be applied for the benefit of society. Admission: By free ticket only. Please send your name and postal address to publiclectures@york.ac.uk or call 01904 432622 Lecture 7.00 pm	Merchant Adventurers Hall Fossgate UoY Public Lectures
18th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Amanda Vickery presents Behind Closed Doors: At Home in Georgian England. The official launch event for York Literature Festival 2010 is a joint venture between the Festival, Yale University Press and Fairfax House, one of England’s most celebrated Georgian Houses. Amanda Vickery reads from Behind Closed Doors: At Home in Georgian England. The book brings to life the world of Georgian society. The Georgian house is a byword for proportion and elegance, but what did it mean to its inhabitants? Amanda Vickery unlocks the homes of English men and women to provide a panoramic account of private lives in Georgian England. “Vickery’s great skill lies in combining a sharp forensic eye with the ability to spot and tell stories, moving between different scales so smoothly that you can’t see the joins.” The Guardian. 7.30 pm	Fairfax House Castlegate York Literature Festival
18th March 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Dana & Susan Robinson A fifth visit by two of our favourite American troubadours, still combining traditional US folk songs with evocative original numbers deeply rooted in that same heritage. Rich, intimate harmonies are supported by Dana’s powerful guitar and fiddle playing and Susan’s delicate mountain banjo sound. “Rural America explored with elegant simplicity” said one critic.	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
18th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Poetry, storytellers and songwriters open session - An open mic night for musicians, writers, poets and storytellers, hosted by Dan Webster. A free drink for all performers. 9.00 pm	The Rook and Gaskill Pub Lawrence Street York Literature Festival
19th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' York is one of the most distinguished and historic cities in the world and has a rich literary and cultural inheritance. W. H. Auden, Andrew Martin and Kate Atkinson were born here. The Brontë sisters, Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins were regular visitors to the city, as was Daniel Defoe, whose character Robinson Crusoe was from York. The first two volumes of Sterne's Tristram Shandy were printed in Stonegate. Margaret Drabble and A. S. Byatt went to The Mount School, as did Judi Dench, another native. Authors who have made York their home include John Baker, Fiona Shaw and Kate Lock. F. Mary Callan author of Sharing the Pain and Read a Book a Month Bible series Part 1: Sodom & Gomorrah to the twin towers - dramatic inside reports from ancient disasters and Part 2: Did Paris get it wrong - new poems about the Greeks’ idea of woman. 1.30 pm	Holy Trinity Church Micklegate York Literature Festival
19th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Miles Cain: Songs and Poems. York-based writer and musician Miles Cain will perform a selection of songs and poems. His debut novel, A Song For Nicky Moon, has been shortlisted for The Times/Chicken House Children’s Novel Award. Miles will read from the novel. 7.00 pm	Oxfam Bookshop Low Petergate York Literature Festival
19th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Poetry Platter – All of These Poems Are Edible - A lively evening of entertaining poetry from respected duo Helen Burke and Adrian Spendlow. Fun, daring and different – poems to be savoured!! 7.00 pm (to order food) for 7.30 pm start	McLeod Suite Dean Court Hotel York Literature Festival
19th March 2010	York Festival of Science & Technology 2010 Coinciding with National Science and Engineering Week, 12 - 21 March 2010, this ten day exploration of the region's scientific 'best bits', celebrates the breadth, and often hidden depths of science. The Earth is the central theme of a packed programme of special events and activities. Experiments that Changed History with Presenter: Marty Jopson Travel through the history of science with Marty Jopson, the BBC One Show’s resident scientist, from the obscure Geuricke to the world renowned Newton, Maxwell and Tyndall. With each story is a demonstration – invariable messy or explosive! This show seeks to inspire, provoke, debate and highlight the nature of science. Pre-Booking Essential 7.30 pm	Bootham School Bootham York Festival of Science & Technology 2010
19th March 2010	British Music Society of York Chamber Music Concerts 2009/2010 - Thomas Gould (violin) and John Reid (piano) Schubert Sonatina in D, D 384 Busoni Sonata No. 2, Op. 36a Beethoven Violin Sonata in A, Op.47 (Kreutzer)	Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall University of York BMS York
19th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' York Poetry Society - Two published poets Harry Chambers (Peterloo Poets) & Ann Drysdale will read from their work and discuss how they got published. 7.30 pm	Jacob's Well Trinity Lane York Literature Festival
19th March 2010	York Festival of Science & Technology 2010 Coinciding with National Science and Engineering Week, 12 - 21 March 2010, this ten day exploration of the region's scientific 'best bits', celebrates the breadth, and often hidden depths of science. The Earth is the central theme of a packed programme of special events and activities. One Small Step: A Celebration of the Apollo Moon Landings with Guest Speaker: Neil Haggath BSc FRAS One of the York Astronomical Society’s regular bi-monthly meetings. Neil Haggath BSc FRAS will speak on “One Small Step: A Celebration of the Apollo Moon Landings”. Neil has been a member of Cleveland and Darlington AS for 29 years, and is the society's Programme Secretary. He has a degree in astrophysics and is a lifelong spaceflight enthusiast. 8.00 pm	Priory Street Centre 15 Priory Street York Festival of Science & Technology 2010
19th March 2010	Comedy Store Management Proudly Presents Tom Wrigglesworth’s Open Return Letter To Richard Branson Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee 2009: Direct from a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Festival Having witnessed a Virgin Train Manager abusing his position, (to the extent that Hitler would've watched admiringly and taken notes), Tom writes to Richard Branson about one random act of kindness which caused good to triumph over evil. Join Tom as he recounts his hilarious and heartwarming true story involving the world’s biggest jobsworth, his fellow passengers, and a brown paper bag from the onboard canteen. “Magical storytelling... engaging, inspiring and exquisitely performed. This is an hysterical and accomplished piece of work which will stay with you for days.” Time Out “Formidable... beautifully complex material, both hilarious and touching... The gods of comedy chose Tom Wrigglesworth for greatness.” Scotsman	7.30 pm Helmsley Arts Centre
19th March 2010	Laura Solon: Rabbit Faced Story Soup - One of only two female winners in the history of comedy's biggest prize, the Perrier Award, and star of BBC 1's Harry and Paul, Radio 4's Talking and Not Talking and Al Murray's ITV 1 hit, Multiple Personality Disorder, Laura Solon returns with her first show since 2005, the multi-character narrative comedy and Edinburgh Festival sell out, Rabbit Faced Story Soup. Our heroine, tepid-shot publisher Diana Lewis, is scrambled to find a writer who can finish a book and save Black Publishing from crisis. Her obstacles include an American super agent, a lightly tanned boss, a call centre worker, a diversity officer, the French and a dead rabbit called Ian. 7.30 pm	Selby Town Hall
20th March 2010	Oil painting workshop with artist, Tim Morrison. 10.00 am – 3.00 pm	York Art Gallery York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
20th March 2010	York Festival of Science & Technology 2010 Coinciding with National Science and Engineering Week, 12 - 21 March 2010, this ten day exploration of the region's scientific 'best bits', celebrates the breadth, and often hidden depths of science. The Earth is the central theme of a packed programme of special events and activities. Explore the History of Astronomy Explore the history of astronomy in York. Use the telescope and find out about the other collections housed in the observatory. 11.30 am to 2.30 pm	York Observatory Yorkshire Museum Gardens York Festival of Science & Technology 2010
20th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' York is one of the most distinguished and historic cities in the world and has a rich literary and cultural inheritance. W. H. Auden, Andrew Martin and Kate Atkinson were born here. The Brontë sisters, Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins were regular visitors to the city, as was Daniel Defoe, whose character Robinson Crusoe was from York. The first two volumes of Sterne's Tristram Shandy were printed in Stonegate. Margaret Drabble and A. S. Byatt went to The Mount School, as did Judi Dench, another native. Authors who have made York their home include John Baker, Fiona Shaw and Kate Lock. Talk with Q&A session featuring Judith Murray - Judith Murray worked as an editor at a number of publishing houses for many years, before she joined the Greene & Heaton literary agency in 1995. Among the authors she represents are Sarah Waters, Andrea Gillies, Mark Barrowcliffe and Maeve Haran. She regularly gives talks on the role of an agent and how to get published to students of creative writing courses and at literary festivals. 2.00 pm	Unitarian Chapel St Saviourgate York Literature Festival
20th March 2010	York Georgian Society Lectures - The York Georgian Society was founded in 1939 to promote the preservation and care of Georgian buildings in and around York, England, while fostering the study and appreciation of them. It is the second oldest society outside London devoted to the Georgian era. The Society's remit extends beyond architecture and the crafts associated with building to include the arts, culture and society of the period from 1660, the year of George I's birth, to 1837, the year of William IV's death. The Society celebrates its seventieth anniversary in 2009. Today's lecture following the presentation of the Patrick Nuttgens Award 2010 - ‘The Wonder of the North’: The Designed Landscapes of Studley Royal by Mark Newman, Territory Archaeologist North, National Trust. 2.30 pm	National Centre for Early Music York Georgian Society
20th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Pennine Poets - An informal afternoon of poetry and music, featuring members of the Pennine Poets and local poets. The audience will also be invited to join in a ‘read round’ session. 2.30 pm	Jacob's Well Trinity Lane York Literature Festival
20th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' The Living Middle Ages - Medievalists and poets Oz Hardwick and Adrienne Odasso read a selection of medieval verse, along with their own work inspired by the Middle Ages, in one of the country’s finest parish churches of the period. 3.00 pm	All Saints Church North Street York Literature Festival
20th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' The Curse of Lassie - Local author Greg Christie talks about Eric Knight, the man behind Lassie, one of the world’s most famous dogs. Greg will also talk about his own story of discovering Eric’s amazing life story. 3.00 pm	Room 017 Lecture Theatre De Grey Court York St John University York Literature Festival
20th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Talk and readings with Q&A session featuring Glyn Maxwell - Glyn Maxwell is a poet and playwright who has won many prizes including an Eric Gregory award. He was shortlisted twice for the Whitbread Poetry Prize, and his latest collection Hide Now was shortlisted for the 2009 Forward Prize. His new opera The Lion’s Face, examining the world of Alzheimer’s Disease, will be premiered at the Brighton Festival in May 2010, followed by a UK tour. “Glyn Maxwell covers a greater distance in a single line than most people do in a poem... he is a poet of immense promise and unforgettable delivery” Joseph Brodsky. 6.00 pm	Waterstone's High Ousegate York Literature Festival
20th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' A Pen to Paper Performance - A performance by members of Pen to Paper, a local creative writing group. 7.00 pm	The Studio (downstairs) Millers Yard Gillygate York Literature Festival
20th March 2010	York Musical Society (the oldest Musical Society in England, founded in 1765) presents - Dvorak STABAT MATER with the York Musical Society Chorus & Orchestra with students from Bootham and The Mount Schools, York. Conductor: Philip Moore. 7.30 pm	York Minster York Musical Society
20th March 2010	York Cantores present - Sing to the Lord Bach motets - Komm, Jesu, komm; Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden; Furchte dich nicht; Der geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf; Jesu meine Freude; Singet dem Herrn. Commences 8.00 pm	St Olave's Church Marygate York Cantores
20th March 2010	Yorkshire Bach Choir present - Bach St Matthew Passion With Joseph Cornwell, Stephen Varcoe and the Yorkshire Baroque Soloists Bach’s great oratorio, arguably the greatest piece of all time, has become a regular part of our core repertoire. Joseph Cornwell and Stephen Varcoe are regular soloists with YBC and both are amongst the world’s greatest performers of Bach. Outstanding members of YBC sing the solos, as has become our fashion; the world-renowned members of Yorkshire Baroque Soloists offer more than mere accompaniment.	St Michael-le-Belfrey Church Yorkshire Bach Choir
20/21st March 2010	York Festival of Science & Technology 2010 Coinciding with National Science and Engineering Week, 12 - 21 March 2010, this ten day exploration of the region's scientific 'best bits', celebrates the breadth, and often hidden depths of science. The Earth is the central theme of a packed programme of special events and activities. CAB IT! Engineers The NRM’s ever popular ‘CAB IT’ activities include the chance to drive a real diesel locomotive and features several miniature railway rides with real working steam miniature locomotives as well as a giant Meccano™ display to help demonstrate why classic toys have such a popular appeal. ‘Wannabe’ locomotive drivers and engineers can take part in the Museum’s favourite ‘Diesel Driver for a Fiver’ where plucky visitors can get in the cab of the NRM’s popular shunter 08 class Matey and experience the thrill of driving a locomotive in the safe environment of the NRM’s grounds. 10.30 am - 5.30 pm	National Railway Museum York Festival of Science & Technology 2010
21st March 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - A Literary Tour of York. A fascinating look at authors and books inspired by York from Anglo Saxon Alcuin to the Brontes, Dickens and Robinson Crusoe; and, from more modern times, WH Auden and Kate Atkinson. Includes a visit to WH Auden's birthplace. Part of the York Literary Festival 2010. 10.30 am and 2.00 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
21st March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' York is one of the most distinguished and historic cities in the world and has a rich literary and cultural inheritance. W. H. Auden, Andrew Martin and Kate Atkinson were born here. The Brontë sisters, Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins were regular visitors to the city, as was Daniel Defoe, whose character Robinson Crusoe was from York. The first two volumes of Sterne's Tristram Shandy were printed in Stonegate. Margaret Drabble and A. S. Byatt went to The Mount School, as did Judi Dench, another native. Authors who have made York their home include John Baker, Fiona Shaw and Kate Lock. Dreamcatcher Open Mic event for World Poetry Day - Participants are invited to share poems, stories and songs from other cultures, in celebration of World Poetry Day. 6.00 pm	Minster Inn Marygate York Literature Festival
21st March 2010	York Festival of Science & Technology 2010 Coinciding with National Science and Engineering Week, 12 - 21 March 2010, this ten day exploration of the region's scientific 'best bits', celebrates the breadth, and often hidden depths of science. The Earth is the central theme of a packed programme of special events and activities. Festival Finale - The Primitive Methodist Guide to Arctic Survival with Presenters: Helen Keen and Miriam Underhill In 1866 the whaling ship Diana became trapped in the Arctic – freezing into an ice floe where she remained throughout the cruel winter. Comedienne Helen Keen’s Great, Great, Great Grandfather was one of the ice-bound crew struggling to survive spectacular physical hardship, and return to the warmth of Hull. Packed with gags, silliness, stiff upper lips, dodgy props and useful survival tips for any 19th Century Polar Expeditions you might want to join! Pre-Booking Essential 7.30 pm	Bootham School Bootham York Festival of Science & Technology 2010
21st March 2010	Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - "Behind The Scenes" Guided Tours - Enjoy a full tour of the Railway by steam and diesel train in the company of our knowledgeable guide, plus visits to the locomotive and carriage workshops, behind the scenes visits to stations, and a rare chance to see what goes on behind all those closed doors and visit areas normally out of bounds to the public. A packed lunch is included in the price of the tour. Tours commence 11.00 am at Haworth Station and generally finish around 4.00 pm. Pre-booking Essential	KWVR
21st March 2010	Harrogate International Sunday Series present The Aquarelle Guitar Quartet with a programme to include works by: Rimsky-Korsakov, Gismonti, Piazzolla The Aquarelle Guitar Quartet was formed at the Royal Northern College of Music under the guidance of Craig Ogden and Gordon Crosskey. The group is constandtly expanding its repertoire, through commissions and with its own arrangements from various musical genres. Their Sunday Series recital will feature works by well-known composers including Rimsky-Korsakov, and new arrangements and compositions of music from around the world. A must for any fan of the guitar. 11.00 am	The Old Swan Hotel Harrogate Harrogate International Sunday Series
21st March 2010	CLASSICAL RECITAL PROGRAMME - This season, for the first time ever, Selby Town Hall plays host to a series of Sunday afternoon classical recitals, introducing a different art form to the venue at an affordable price in an informal environment. Today - PLURA VIDETE BAROQUE - Violin, 'cello and harpsichord baroque trio playing a range of pieces by the likes of Purcell, Bach and Telemann with passion and verve. 3.00 pm	Selby Town Hall
21st March 2010	Spike Theatre present - Top Of The World. In 1953 beekeeper Edmund Hillary and porter Tenzing Norgay began a gruelling and treacherous ascent to conquer the summit of the world’s highest mountain – Everest. Taking inspiration from Hillary and Norgay’s biographies and the Oscar nominated documentary – The Conquest of Everest – Spike will re-tell the story behind one of the greatest achievements of the 20th Century. Incorporating projected animation, puppetry, and a whole load of snow, two heroic performers will bring to life this epic tale of adventure, bravery and international fame. Please note 7.00 pm start for this show	Howden Live
21st March 2010	Ace Dance And Music Performance - Tonight ACE will perform a double-bill, Switch, which draws inspiration from ancient practices and their relevance to our lives now. Set in a black and white space, this is an exciting new collaborative work and promises to be an exciting blend of sophisticated dance, music and visuals, accompanied by a robust and agile cast of six international and UK-based dancers.	7.30 pm Helmsley Arts Centre
22nd March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' York is one of the most distinguished and historic cities in the world and has a rich literary and cultural inheritance. W. H. Auden, Andrew Martin and Kate Atkinson were born here. The Brontë sisters, Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins were regular visitors to the city, as was Daniel Defoe, whose character Robinson Crusoe was from York. The first two volumes of Sterne's Tristram Shandy were printed in Stonegate. Margaret Drabble and A. S. Byatt went to The Mount School, as did Judi Dench, another native. Authors who have made York their home include John Baker, Fiona Shaw and Kate Lock. Creative Writing Skills Workshop - For anyone over 18 interested in writing, this tutor-led workshop will inspire and develop your writing skills. Also find out about creative writing at York St John University. 10.00 am	Room 123 De Grey Court York St John University York Literature Festival
22nd March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Jim Crace reads from All That Follows - Jim Crace was born in Hertfordshire in 1946. In 1986 his first book, Continent, won the Whitbread First Novel Award, the David Higham Prize for fiction and the Guardian Fiction prize. His other books include Arcadia, Quarantine and Being Dead, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 1999 Jim Crace was elected to the Royal Society of Literature. His new novel, All That Follows, will be published in April 2010. “A writer of hallucinatory skill” John Updike. 6.00 pm	Waterstone's High Ousegate York Literature Festival
22nd March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Song of the Nightingale featuring Robert Nightingale An evening of quirky, irreverent, intelligent but highly entertaining songs written and performed at the piano by Robert Nightingale. 7.30 pm	The Black Swan Peaseholme Green York Literature Festival
22nd March 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Uiscedwr This phenomenal trio has been one of Britain’s most exciting small bands ever since winning the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award in 2002. Featuring founder members Anna Esslemont on fiddle and vocals and Cormac Byrne (of Seth Lakeman band fame) on virtuoso bodhran and percussion, they produce some of the most innovative modern “folk” music you’re ever likely to hear. Exhaustingly energetic and thrillingly open-minded, they draw on classical, rock, world and jazz influences, tearing apart hoary old folk stereotypes while retaining the respect, admiration and affection of folk’s traditional base. Underpinned by the driving guitar and bass playing of guest musician Nick Waldock, this power trio promises a night you won’t forget in a hurry. Support from York's singing harpist SARAH DEAN - the "incredible string blonde".	7.00 pm National Centre for Early Music B.S.F.C.
23rd March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' York is one of the most distinguished and historic cities in the world and has a rich literary and cultural inheritance. W. H. Auden, Andrew Martin and Kate Atkinson were born here. The Brontë sisters, Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins were regular visitors to the city, as was Daniel Defoe, whose character Robinson Crusoe was from York. The first two volumes of Sterne's Tristram Shandy were printed in Stonegate. Margaret Drabble and A. S. Byatt went to The Mount School, as did Judi Dench, another native. Authors who have made York their home include John Baker, Fiona Shaw and Kate Lock. Literary Lite Bite with Writers Together - Join us for light refreshments and listen to readings from Writers Together, who will share work with pathos and humour. 12.30 pm	St George's Methodist Church Tang Hall York Literature Festival
23rd March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Crafting Your Poem with Alan Gillott Modern poetry is not all rhythm and rhyme. This workshop, led by Alan Gillott, will help you structure your poem to make it more powerful. Places are limited. 1.00 pm	The Black Swan Peaseholme Green York Literature Festival
23rd March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' An afternoon with The Writers @ York Library - Readings of poetry, prose and scripts. 2.00 pm	Waterstone's High Ousegate York Literature Festival
23rd March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Performing Your Poem with Rose Drew Effective performance ensures the listener hears what you’re saying. Bring two poems of your own. Participants can be videoed. Places are limited. 3.30 pm	The Black Swan Peaseholme Green York Literature Festival
23rd March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Creative Writing Skills Workshop - For anyone over 18 interested in writing, this tutor-led workshop will inspire and develop your writing skills. Also find out about creative writing at York St John University. 5.00 pm	Room 120 De Grey Court York St John University York Literature Festival
23rd March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Slim Knows Time - Adrian Spendlow, storyteller and poet, invites you to join him for supper. He will serve up his own unique mix of beat poetry and free verse, including work by Ginsberg, Kerouac, Whitman and Plath. 7.00 pm	Dean Court Hotel Duncombe Place York Literature Festival
23rd March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Sufi poetry with Paul Sutherland and Afifa Emutallah Poetry inspired by the Islamic mystic tradition from writers who convey with precision and beauty their own spiritual experiences. 7.30 pm	Bar Convent Blossom Street York Literature Festival
23-27th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' The Secret of Sherlock Holmes Written by Jeremy Paull; Directed by Robin Herford You cannot have Watson without Moriarty. You cannot have Moriarty without Watson. And without both of them, there is no Holmes. The Secret Of Sherlock Holmes takes us on a thrilling journey into the mind of the greatest detective of all time. Following a seemingly deadly encounter with his nemesis, arch criminal Professor Moriarty, at Reichenbach Falls, secrets and betrayal are slowly revealed. Watson finds his loyalty and friendship tested to the very limit. Holmes is forced to turn his unswerving powers of deduction upon himself and the true relationship between Holmes and Moriarty is finally revealed. Reprising their acclaimed roles from the The Hound of The Baskervilles are Peter Egan as Sherlock Holmes (Ever Decreasing Circles, Noises Off) and Philip Franks (Heartbeat, Journey’s End) as his loyal assistant Dr Watson. Directed by Robin Herford, renowned for his expert creation of The Woman in Black, and director of The Hound of the Baskervilles.	York Theatre Royal
24th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' York is one of the most distinguished and historic cities in the world and has a rich literary and cultural inheritance. W. H. Auden, Andrew Martin and Kate Atkinson were born here. The Brontë sisters, Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins were regular visitors to the city, as was Daniel Defoe, whose character Robinson Crusoe was from York. The first two volumes of Sterne's Tristram Shandy were printed in Stonegate. Margaret Drabble and A. S. Byatt went to The Mount School, as did Judi Dench, another native. Authors who have made York their home include John Baker, Fiona Shaw and Kate Lock. Robert Dinsdale - Robert Dinsdale was born in North Yorkshire in 1982. His first novel, The Harrowing, tells the tragic tale of two brothers from Leeds during the First World War and is influenced by the Cain and Abel story. “The debut of a writer of raw talent” The Guardian 6.00 pm	Waterstone's High Ousegate York Literature Festival
24th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Book launch of new crime novel by Rebecca Jenkins York St John University Royal Literary Fellow and writer in residence Rebecca Jenkins will launch her new crime novel Death of a Radical featuring detective F.R. Jarratt. 6.30 pm	C4C Chapel York St John University York Literature Festival
24th March 2010	The Ebor Lecture Series - The Ebor Lectures are a response to the growing need for theology to interact with public issues of contemporary society. Public theology is about engaging in dialogue with a range of communities on issues wider than narrowly defined religious matters. This series of lectures aims to promote public conversation and to contribute to the formation of personal decisions and collective policy-making in economic, political and social spheres. It is also an ecumenical project that seeks to exchange insights between academia and religious traditions and to build bridges between church and other religious groups. The lectures relate faith to public concerns including politics, economics, contemporary culture, religion and spirituality, society and globalisation, local and global Christianity. Theme for 2009-10 lectures: Business as Usual? The Global Economy Crisis and the Future of Capitalism - The recent economic crisis has affected millions of lives and has been met by unprecedented measures by governments and international economic organisations across the world. It has also raised calls for reform of the current capitalist market systems, especially from religious and moral considerations. The Ebor lectures for 2009-10 examine the root causes of the economic crisis, analyse its local and global implications, evaluate the current theory and practice of the capitalist market, and suggest directions for the future of capitalism. Tonights lecture - The Kings and the Prophets by Rt Hon Tony Benn Tony Benn, is president of the Stop the War Coalition. He is a former chairman of the Labour Party, the longest serving Labour Member of Parliament and served for nine years as a Cabinet minister. He is also a diarist and campaigner. With his successful campaign to renounce his inherited title, a landmark case in British politics, Benn was instrumental in the creation of the Peerage Act 1963. Later, in the Labour Government of 1964-1970 under Harold Wilson, he served first as Postmaster General and later a notably 'technocratic' Minister of Technology. He is known as one of the few UK politicians to have become more left-wing after holding ministerial office. Since leaving parliament, Benn has also become more interested in the grass-roots politics of demonstrations and meetings, and less in parliamentary activities. He has been a vegetarian since the 1970s. Tickets are free but must be booked in advance. If you wish to book a ticket please use our online booking form or E:eborlectures@yorksj.ac.uk stating your name, address and the date you are booking for and the number of tickets required.	7.00 pm York Minster Ebor Lectures
24th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' York Poetry Workshop - Readings by members of the York Poetry Society followed by an open mic session. 7.00 pm	Oxfam Bookshop Low Petergate York Literature Festival
24th March 2010	York Astronomical Society - YAS Free Public Star Party on the Knavesmire. From 7.00 pm till late, weather permitting. We will be there, even if it rains, for at least half an hour for a chat. Observe through our telescopes, or feel free to bring your own along for help and advice if needed. Objects on show should include the Moon, some planets, star clusters, and galaxies.	York Astronomical Society
24th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' York Writers present their own work - An evening of poetry and prose from York’s longest running writers’ group – something to suit everyone! 8.00 pm	Yorkshire Terrier Stonegate York Literature Festival
24th March 2010	Scarborough Jazz present - Anita Wardell	The Cask Inn Scarborough Scarborough Jazz
25th March 2010	University of York Graduation Ceremonies	University of York
25th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' York is one of the most distinguished and historic cities in the world and has a rich literary and cultural inheritance. W. H. Auden, Andrew Martin and Kate Atkinson were born here. The Brontë sisters, Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins were regular visitors to the city, as was Daniel Defoe, whose character Robinson Crusoe was from York. The first two volumes of Sterne's Tristram Shandy were printed in Stonegate. Margaret Drabble and A. S. Byatt went to The Mount School, as did Judi Dench, another native. Authors who have made York their home include John Baker, Fiona Shaw and Kate Lock. Creative Writing Skills Workshop - For anyone over 18 interested in writing, this tutor-led workshop will inspire and develop your writing skills. Also find out about creative writing at York St John University. 1.00 pm	Room 233 De Grey Court York St John University York Literature Festival
25th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Sheikhs, Parrots & Wine: A Rumi Workshop with Amina Ayal - Introducing the poetry of Rumi, the influential twelfth-century Persian Sufi poet. Participants will then write their own poems, drawing inspiration from Rumi’s motifs, structures and ideas. 7.00 pm	Millers Yard Gillygate York Literature Festival
25th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Kate Atkinson in conversation with Roger Clark - When we surveyed York Literature Festival audiences in March 2009, the author they most wanted to see at the Festival was Kate Atkinson. So here she is! The author of Behind The Scenes At The Museum and the hugely popular Jackson Brodie novels returns to York to talk about the writing process, and will be in conversation with Roger Clark of York St John University. 7.00 pm	De Grey Court Lecture Theatre York St John University York Literature Festival
25th March 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Emily Slade After a seven-year, three-child “maternity break”, this delightful singer is making a limited return to live performance. We’ve been fans ever since she took part in one of our first Young Performer events, so it is our pleasure to bring her back to York for an evening of superlative vocal work, deft guitar accompaniment and mature songwriting.	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
25-27th March 2010	CSI:York is a week long festival in which youth theatres from York Theatre Royal, Riding Lights Theatre Company and Edinburgh Lyceum Youth Theatre perform crime related drama. The hour long pieces include Ursula Rani Sarma’s The Spider Men, Liz Lochhead’s adaptation of Dracula, Just by Ali Smith, Sophocles’ Oedipus and Antigone, Bertolt Brecht’s The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui and Under the Knife devised by the Lyceum Youth Theatre PERFORMANCE TIMETABLE - Thu 25 Mar 6.45pm - Oedipus (YTR) & Just (FT) 8.30pm - The Spider Men (FT) Fri 26 Mar 6.45pm - Under the Knife (YTR) & Dracula (FT) 8.30pm - Arturo Ui (YTR) & Just (FT) Sat 27 Mar 6.45pm - Oedipus (YTR) & The Spider Men (FT) 8.30pm - Arturo Ui (YTR) & Dracula (FT) York Theatre Royal (YTR) Studio, Friargate Theatre (FT). The Spider Men - Davids disappearance, realisation that he is never coming back, force his friends to reassess their values and search for their own truth amidst the chaos of peer pressure, a sometimes dangerous world and the need to be loved. Just - Accused of a very British crime the townspeople turn on innocent bystander Victoria. So who’s guilty? And why? A fast satire on contemporary justice, injustice, sanity and insanity. Oedipus & Antigone - Combining the tragedy of Oedipus’ crimes, with the heroism of his daughter, Antigone, who, refusing to leave her father or conscience, commits a crime herself… and pays for it… Dracula - Jonathan Harker, the innocent abroad, Mina Westerman, his anxious fiance, Renfield, Van Helsing and, of course, Count Dracula himself are brought to life by York Theatre Royal Youth Theatre in this tale of the Transylvanian bloodsucker. The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - A small-time gangster chasing the city’s greengrocery trade, progresses through arson, murder, gang-warfare and cauliflower-crushing to become ‘the biggest gangster of them all’. A savage and witty parable of Hitler’s rise to power. Under the Knife - Take a journey with Lyceum Youth Theatre through the dark underside of Edinburgh: the city of Jekyll and Hyde, of Sherlock Holmes and body snatchers Burke and Hare.	York Theatre Royal
26th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' York is one of the most distinguished and historic cities in the world and has a rich literary and cultural inheritance. W. H. Auden, Andrew Martin and Kate Atkinson were born here. The Brontë sisters, Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins were regular visitors to the city, as was Daniel Defoe, whose character Robinson Crusoe was from York. The first two volumes of Sterne's Tristram Shandy were printed in Stonegate. Margaret Drabble and A. S. Byatt went to The Mount School, as did Judi Dench, another native. Authors who have made York their home include John Baker, Fiona Shaw and Kate Lock. Storytelling alive! - How to share storytelling time with your toddler, making it an interesting and thrilling experience. Aimed at parents and carers of young children. 10.00 am	Temple Hall York St John University York Literature Festival
26th March 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - A Literary Tour of York. A fascinating look at authors and books inspired by York from Anglo Saxon Alcuin to the Brontes, Dickens and Robinson Crusoe; and, from more modern times, WH Auden and Kate Atkinson. Includes a visit to WH Auden's birthplace. Part of the York Literary Festival. 10.30 am and 2.00 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
26th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Reading and signing session featuring Andrea Gillies - Andrea Gillies is the 2009 Wellcome Trust Book Prize-winning author of Keeper, a moving, humorous account of caring for her mother-in-law who has Alzheimer’s Disease. Born in York, she now lives in Scotland. "Andrea Gillies’ account of living with Alzheimer’s is the perfect fusion of narrative with enough memorable science not to choke you. It’s a fantastic book – down to earth and darkly comic in places” Jo Brand 5.00 pm	Unitarian Chapel St Saviourgate York Literature Festival
26th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Readings by Tanya Nightingale and Adrienne Odasso - An evening of poetry and short stories performed by Tanya Nightingale and Adrienne Odasso. 7.00 pm	Exhibition Hotel Bootham York Literature Festival
26th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Jon McGregor - Booker-prize nominated author Jon McGregor will speak about his acclaimed first novel, If nobody speaks of remarkable things and give a preview of ‘that difficult third novel’, Even the dogs, due for publication in February 2010. 7.00 pm	De Grey Court Lecture Theatre York St John University York Literature Festival
26th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Spoken Word & Stairwell Books present A Night of Erotic Poetry & Prose - An evening of erotic poetry and prose. Readers should book their slot in advance. Spot prizes for sexy yet tasteful outfits. 8.00 pm	The Black Swan Peaseholme Green York Literature Festival
26th March 2010	House Concerts present - Leddra Chapman & Band Singer Leddra Chapman is one of the most hotly tipped music stars of 2010 and has just been seen live on ITV's This Morning, has appeared on Terry Wogan's show, and is about to do a live session for Radio Two with Janice Long. Leddra's debut album Telling Tales was also released in November last year, and the ten tracks caught the attention of music experts and fans alike, with even industry bible Music Week sitting up and taking notice, describing the talented singer as "filling a similar space to early Alanis Morrisette and Joni Mitchell", high praise indeed from the influential publication. SOLD OUT	House Concerts
26th March 2010	Hazel O'Connor and Bluja Project in Concert	7.00 pm Frazer Theatre Knaresborough Kula Events
26th March 2010	Five Star Swing - Featuring Simone Smith from The Ivy Benson Orchestra. Recognised as one of the most versatile and accomplished Jazz and Swing bands in the U.K., Five Star Swing brings us tonight the best of jazz, swing and blues, from the era of swing and Glenn Miller through to the foot-stomping Jools Holland style of jazz. The band line-up is impressively versatile, all multi-instrumentalists and singers, led by Chris Smith, who composed and played for Glenn Miller's brother, Herb, for BBC’s Big Band and the Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium. “They swing like crazy- Superb!” Sheila Tracey, BBC “A celebration of classic Swing!” The Telegraph.	7.30 pm Helmsley Arts Centre
26th March 2010	Keep it Cash Keep It Cash's success above all the other Cash tributes is down to the exact soundalike quality of the lead vocals and ryhtm section, in fact rather than making excuses for the lack of soundalike they pride themselves on it. After all a tribute is a tribute and should sound exactly like the original artist!! If it don't, it ain't worth your hard earned money to get in!! A FUNDRAISING CONCERT FOR HELP THE HERO'S.	Howden Live
27th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' York is one of the most distinguished and historic cities in the world and has a rich literary and cultural inheritance. W. H. Auden, Andrew Martin and Kate Atkinson were born here. The Brontë sisters, Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins were regular visitors to the city, as was Daniel Defoe, whose character Robinson Crusoe was from York. The first two volumes of Sterne's Tristram Shandy were printed in Stonegate. Margaret Drabble and A. S. Byatt went to The Mount School, as did Judi Dench, another native. Authors who have made York their home include John Baker, Fiona Shaw and Kate Lock. Fiction Workshop with Barrie Sherwood - A fiction workshop for intermediate writers with Barrie Sherwood, novelist and lecturer in Creative Writing at York St John University. 10.00 am	Room 019 De Grey Court York St John University York Literature Festival
27th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Creative Writing Skills Workshop - For anyone over 18 interested in writing, this tutor-led workshop will inspire and develop your writing skills. Also find out about creative writing at York St John University. 10.00 am	Meet at Holgate Reception York St John University York Literature Festival
27th March 2010	Felt Making Workshop with Viviene Morpeth. 10.00 am – 3.00 pm	York Art Gallery York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
27th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Independent publishing in the 21st Century - Come and hear how independent and small press publishers are changing the cultural landscape – for writers and readers. With guests, Kay Green (Earlyworks Press), Katie Metcalfe (Beautiful Scruffiness magazine) and Gill James and Debz Hobbs-Wyatt (Bridge House Publishing). 12.30 pm	The Black Swan Peaseholme Green York Literature Festival
27th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Readings and Q&A session with Kate North - Kate North, widely published as a poet, novelist and editor of Iota magazine reads from her work. 4.00 pm	Waterstone's High Ousegate York Literature Festival
27th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Reading and signing session featuring Andrew Martin - Andrew Martin is a writer originally from York, whose novels featuring Jim Stringer include The Necropolis Railway, Death on a Branch Line and The Last Train to Scarborough. He was shortlisted for the Crime Writers’ Association Dagger for the whole series in 2008. His other books include Bilton, How to Get Things Really Flat and Ghoul Britannia. “A wonderful evocation of Edwardian Britain” Sunday Times (review of Murder at Deviation Junction). 6.00 pm	Waterstone's High Ousegate York Literature Festival
27th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Stomping through the seasons with Catherine Heinemeyer (Nettlefoot Kate) and Anneliese Emmans Dean Stomp through the year with original poems from Anneliese, seasonal tales from Nettlefoot Kate, and live shoemaking by Terry Brown! Wear your favourite footwear, and enjoy refreshments on the house. For adults and children (not under-5s). 6.30 pm	Jacob’s Well Trinity Lane York Literature Festival
27th March 2010	Easter Concert by The Chanticleer Singers at the Bar Convent, York - The choir will perform a variety of music to celebrate Easter, with sacred and secular works, in the beautiful surroundings of the Bar Convent Chapel. Proceeds will be in aid of the Jubilee 400 Heritage project. Tickets are available from the Bar Convent or the Chanticleer Singers. Places are limited.	The Bar Convent, York Chanticleer Singers
27th March 2010	The Micklegate Singers present - A Little Light Shakespeare An international take on English literature sees Finnish and American composers, as well as British, using jazz, madrigal, doo-wop and hillbilly to show William Shakespeare and Lewis Carroll in a whole new light. Bob Chilcott's Little Jazz Mass completes the musical riot. Rissanen - Jabberwocky Harris - A selection of Shakespeare Songs Mäntyjärvi - Shakespeare Songs Chilcott - A Little Jazz Mass Shearing - Music to Hear	8.00 pm The Salvation Army Citadel Gillygate Micklegate Singers
27th March 2010	York Symphony Orchestra (York's oldest amateur orchestra - founded in 1898) present - Programme - Walton: Spitfire Prelude and Fugue Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor Op. 64 (Dorin Tuca - violin) Martucci: Symphony no.1 in D minor Op.75 Walton transformed his music for the 1942 film The First of the Few into the present concert work. We welcome the young Romanian violinist Dorin Tuca as soloist in Mendelssohn’s well-known Concerto in E minor, the glorious lyrical outpouring that constitutes the composer’s last orchestral work. Martucci (1856-1909) was one of a small group of Italian composers who concentrated on instrumental music when everyone else was writing opera. The first of his two symphonies reveals a distinct musical personality with pronounced melodic and architectonic gifts	8.00 pm Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall University of York York Symphony Orchestra
27th March 2010	Bird Watching for Beginners - An illustrated talk about equipment and photography followed by a birding walk in the grounds. 10.30 am meet at The Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
27th March 2010	Doncaster Races - William Hill Lincoln Day	Doncaster Races
27th March 2010	Johnny Dickinson and Paul Lamb - After 15 years apart, Europe's finest blues harmonica player, Paul Lamb, teams up once more with fellow King Snakes founding member, and the most potent slide guitarist in the UK, Johnny Dickinson, for an evening of glorious roots and blues. Paul has led the multi-award winning King Snakes around the world with record breaking album sales and an induction into the British Blues Awards Hall of Fame, while Johnny's magnificent mellow vocals and unrivalled guitar skills have brought BBC Folk Award and Radio 2 Horizon Award nominations. 7.30 pm	Selby Town Hall
27th March 2010	BRAZILIAN NIGHT WITH CLAUDIO KRON AND THE PAPA JACA BAND. Support Vinnie & The Stars + Percussion workshop + Free dance workshop. This Performance by Claudio Kron from Brazil and The Papa Jaca Band is sunshine in a bottle, they travel the world promoting Brazilian culture using a range of different traditional Brazilian and African instruments including the Pandeiro, Berimbau, Djembe, Congas, and Guitar. Covering various rhythms including Samba de roda, Ijexa, Baiao, And Maracatu. A fantastic experience. Anyone signing up for the percussion workshop will get free admission to the evening performance (you will be performing what you learned in the workshop!) The free dance workshop will take place between 7.00-7.30 pm with the opportunity to strut your stuff during Claudio's performance.	Howden Live
27th March 2010	The Band Room on the North York Moors - variously described as 'England's tiniest major venue,' 'The greatest small venue on Earth,' and 'a corrugated iron shed in the middle of nowhere.' (It's all true...) present - RAMSAY MIDWOOD For one night only we are re-locating to Farndale's 'historic' WWII army hut aka The Village Hall, Church Houses - about 2.5 miles north of The Band Room - to host a return visit by Austin, Texas-based troubador Ramsay Midwood, much-cherished round these parts for his dangerously infectious country-swamp-blues groove. Midwood - who's played with HOWE GELB (that's Howe at the piano in the pic above), ARLO GUTHRIE, WILLIE NELSON and RAMBLIN' JACK ELLIOTT - is the missing link between JJ CALE, CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL and TOM WAITS. Others like LEVON HELM, JOHNNY DOWD, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN and BOB DYLAN frame the lens - but Ramsay remains the focal point...	The Band Room
27th March 2010	Kirkby Fleetham Folk Club has been set up to set up to promote local and upcoming Folk/ Acoustic/Roots artistes and to present bigger name guests to promote folk and roots music in this part of North Yorkshire. Tonight - Local Heroes! Iain Glover & Fyrish.	Kirkby Fleetham Folk Club
27/28th March 2010	North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Grand Bridge re-opening Weekend - A celebratory weekend to mark the completion of Bridge 30, between Goathland and Grosmont.	NYMR
28th March 2010	Yorkwalk Guided Coach Tours - Coach trip to Rufford Old Hall and Salmesbury Hall. Visit these picturesque Elizabethan mansions in Lancashire. Pick-up point close to The Heathers. Pre-booking Essential.	Yorkwalk
28th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' York is one of the most distinguished and historic cities in the world and has a rich literary and cultural inheritance. W. H. Auden, Andrew Martin and Kate Atkinson were born here. The Brontë sisters, Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins were regular visitors to the city, as was Daniel Defoe, whose character Robinson Crusoe was from York. The first two volumes of Sterne's Tristram Shandy were printed in Stonegate. Margaret Drabble and A. S. Byatt went to The Mount School, as did Judi Dench, another native. Authors who have made York their home include John Baker, Fiona Shaw and Kate Lock. Hands On Crime Fiction for Children - The Real Story! A chance for children aged 7-11 years to explore how crime fiction really takes shape and to learn the results of the Crime Writing Competition run in conjunction with North Yorkshire Police. 1.30 pm	Fulford Road Police Station York Literature Festival
28th March 2010	York Literature Festival 2010 - 'Eleven days celebrating the written and spoken word in one of the UK's most beautiful cities.' Phantoms and Sharks featuring the Hang On (World Music) Band - An evening of music and words with Natacha Dauphin, Helen Burke and Adrian Spendlow on a theme of animals and creatures. 8.00 pm	The Winning Post Boroughbridge Road York Literature Festival
28th March 2010	Doncaster Races - Doncaster Shield Day	Doncaster Races
29th March 2010	Yorkshire Philosophical Society Lecture Programme 2009-10 Iraq: making the most of the fiasco - A lecture by Professor Ewan Anderson, University of Exeter For further details phone 01904 656713	7.30 pm The Hospitium Yorkshire Museum Gardens Yorkshire Philosophical Society
30th March - 3rd April 2010	The 39 Steps - BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND - BEST COMEDY Laurence Olivier Award 2007, 2 Tony Awards 2008. “Dizzyingly entertaining” The Telegraph “A joyous version of the Hitchcock classic” Sunday Times “Uproariously jolly and splendidly inventive” The Guardian Direct from the West End, Broadway and 25 countries around the globe comes Alfred Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller, The 39 Steps, brilliantly and hilariously recreated as the smash hit Olivier Award Winning Best New Comedy. This blissfully funny show follows the incredible adventures of our handsome hero Richard Hannay, complete with stiff-upper-lip, British gung-ho and pencil moustache as he encounters dastardly murders, double-crossing secret agents, and, of course, devastatingly beautiful women. This wonderfully inventive and gripping comedy thriller features four fearless actors, playing 139 roles in 100 minutes of fast-paced fun and thrilling action.	York Theatre Royal
31st March 2010	The Ebor Singers Services - The Ebor Singers sing services in York churches, including York Minster and All Saints Church, North Street. Holy Week Meditation The Ebor Singers wil preform The Crucifixion by John Stainer and other Easter repertoire in the Quire of the Minster. Entry is free, this is part of the York Minster's services for Holy Week	7.30 pm York Minster Ebor Singers
31st March - 3rd April 2010	York Theatre Royal Young Actors Company present Terrorism - Written by The Presnyakov Brothers; Directed by Julian Ollive; Translated by Sasha Dugdale There’s a bomb scare at the airport, a suicide at the office. A man ties up his lover, an old woman plots murder. At the scene of a gas explosion the rescue services are busy photographing limbs, for fun. In this town everyone is a terrorist and everyone is a victim of terrorism. Following on from York Theatre Royal Young Actors Company’s hugely successful production of Equus comes a contemporary play with a bitter, funny, penetrating look at the toxic effects of living with fear.	York Theatre Royal
1st April 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Pete Morton Pete is one of Britain’s most distinctive songwriters and a skilled interpreter of other songs, whether traditional or modern, English or international. We’ve admired his work ever since his first visit over twenty years ago. His stage presence is dynamic and intense yet approachable and amiable, delivering songs that speak of the human condition from a unique perspective.	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
1-31st April 2010	Abbey Tours - Join a free tour to discover fascinating facts and stories about the abbey and monks. 11.00 am, 1.00 pm & 2.00 pm meet at The Porter's Lodge	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
1-31st April 2010	Mr Aislabie's Garden Tour - A free tour taking in the grand design of the Georgian landscape including Deer Park and Water Garden. 11.30 am meet at The Porter's Lodge	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
2nd April 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Choccy and Sweetie Tour. A delicious tour - hear the history of Terrys and Rowntrees, visit choccy and sweetie shops and taste free samples! 10.30 am and 2.00 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
2nd April 2010	The Ebor Singers Services - The Ebor Singers sing services in York churches, including York Minster and All Saints Church, North Street. Good Friday Liturgy	7.30 pm All Saints Church North Street Ebor Singers
2nd April 2010	York Late Music Concert Series - performing new music by living composers. The World Service Project - Tim Ower Saxophones Raphael Clarkson Trombone Dave Morecroft Piano Conor Chaplin Bass and Neil Blandford Drums. Formed in 2008, the rapidly emerging WorldService Project focus their programmes around the music of composer and pianist Dave Moorcroft. Combining lyricism with a burning intensity, WSP create edgy and experimental music with a smile on it’s face. 7.30 pm	Unitarian Chapel St Saviourgate Late Music Concert Series
2nd April 2010	Good Friday Service - Ecumenical service in the abbey. Everyone welcome. 3.00 pm in The Abbey Cellarium	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
2nd April 2010	Back o' the Shop Gallery - will be holding an "Easter Bop" featuring The Mojos Covers Band with support from Yorks(and Terringtons) Mr Comedy, James Christopher	Terrington Village Hall Back o' the Shop
2nd April 2010	'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS' - A comedy written and directed by Kate Bramley (ex-Hull Truck Theatre); Original music by Jez Lowe (Radio 2 SONY ACADEMY AWARD winner) 'Some girls just aren't cut out for farming...' It's 1942, and there are some new arrivals in the village. They're turning heads and breaking hearts as the fine girls of the Women's Land Army take to the hills. Buff is a city girl dreaming of being 'just like Vera Lynn', while Biddy is a country girl who is 'now't but a hopeless romantic'. Join them on a journey of blisters, back-ache and banter as they learn all there is to know about working on the land. This brand new show is the latest comedy two-hander from Badapple's resident writer as she celebrates the highs and lows of the wonderful women who helped keep Britain fed during World War II, set against a backdrop of glorious music of the age, as well as new tunes by songwriter Jez Lowe. Although a fictional tale this play owes much to the reminiscences of a number of Land Army Girls who contributed their own personal stories to this exciting new comedy.	Markington War Memorial Institute Markington nr Harrogate 'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS'
2-5th April 2010	1940s Easter Weekend - Join us at the museum to celebrate Easter with re-enactors from the East Yorkshire Regiment Living History Group. Meet characters from the 1940s, military, civilian and the Land Army girls! See the museum brought to life as a 1940s village hosting a range of activities including music, ration cooking, military demonstrations and much more.	Ryedale Folk Museum
2-5th April 2010	Easter Egg-static - It's Easter and that means egg trails in the garden. Come along and enjoy the hunt, who knows what you might find.	Ormesby Hall
2-18th April 2010	Easter Holiday Trail with weekday activities	Ryedale Folk Museum
3rd April 2010	York Late Music Concert Series - performing new music by living composers. If Destroyed Still True - Simon Kaylor tenor sax Simon Beddoe trumpet Johnny Tomlinson piano Nick Tyson guitar Seth Bennett bass and Tommy Evans drums ‘IDST’, 2008 winners of the prestigious Jazz Services 'Promoters' Choice' Award, has quickly established itself on the National Jazz Scene as one of the most exciting and innovative bands to have emerged in the UK over the recent years. 7.30 pm	Unitarian Chapel St Saviourgate Late Music Concert Series
3rd April 2010	St Mary's Church Tour - A free tour of the richly decorated Victorian High Gothic church designed by William Burges. 11.00 am meet at St Mary's Church	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
3rd April 2010	Arabian Nights - Sheherazade, the greatest of all storytellers presents three fabulous tales from her Arabian Nights: A tale from the desert; a tale from the bed of the ocean; and a tale straight from a donkey’s mouth. This show drips with lavish colours and textures. Using puppets, props and storytelling, and accompanied by an original soundtrack, Theatre of Widdershins will transport you to a mystical land. Suitable for children 5+ and families. 2.00 pm	Pocklington Arts Centre
3rd April 2010	Rosie Doonan and The Snapdragons - Radio 2 Folk Award nominee Rosie Doonan's extraordinary songwriting demonstrates an exquisite beauty and celestial grace that nestles somewhere between desolate astral-folk and perfect, shimmering acoustic pop. Growing up in a house overflowing with musicians, from a father who played uilleann pipes in folk luminaries Hedgehog Pie to an uncle in Lindisfarne, Rosie was always destined to lead a performers life. Now, along with Snapdragons Katriona Gilmore (violin) and Sarah Smout ('cello), her delicate Enya-esque compositions are garnering fans across the music loving world. 7.30 pm	Selby Town Hall
3-5th April 2010	The 48th York Model Railway Show - The York Model Railway Show has been held every Easter for many years and the show has become one of railway modelling's traditional events. Attending the York Model Railway Show each Easter is at the heart of the hobby and we offer you a feast each year of all that is best in railway modelling in the north. If you have not been to the York Model Railway Show before then treat yourself next Easter. If you are one of regulars then we look forward to welcoming you back. Railway modelling at it's best every Easter in the heart of historic York, what more could you wish for. We aim for a total of between 110 and 130 stands including:- Layouts in several scales Demonstrations by well known modellers. Static displays Stands by specialist societies Free car parking for 800 cars in a modern venue, disabled adapted, with quality catering	Knavesmire Suite York Racecourse York Model Railway Show
5th April 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Graveyard, Coffin & Crypt Tour. Visit the hidden city of the dead; descend to a secret crypt, sample Roman and mediaeval coffins and visit plague sites. 10.30 am from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
5th April 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Bloody Execution Tour. See Turrets where heads were impaled on spikes; hear of Dick Turpin's last hours, public hangings, floggings, brandings and duckings. 2.15pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
6th April 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Historic Toilet Tour. A unique saga of convenience through the ages from Roman sanitation to the 18th Century 'Sugar' House and 19th Century attempts to prevent 'nuisance' and promote public decency. And, of course, the opportunity to sample the dubious comforts of mediaeval garderobes! 10.30 am from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
6th April 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Choccy and Sweetie Tour. A delicious tour - hear the history of Terrys and Rowntrees, visit choccy and sweetie shops and taste free samples! 10.30 am and 2.00 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
6th April 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Historic Inns and Pubs of York Tour. What better way to relax than to visit some of York's historic inns and alehouses. Many go back to Mediaeval and Tudor times. Relive the Golden Age of Coaching when the streets rattled with coaches from all parts of the kingdom. And of course the opportunity to sample a few beers on the way! 7.30 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
6th April 2010	Wetherby Races	Wetherby Racecourse
6-10th April 2010	Oh What a Lovely War Directed by Erica Whyman & Sam Kenyon A madcap orchestra of musicians, dancers, singers and clowns will come armed with sketches, songs and stories for your entertainment. Their sombre buffoonery and musical ingenuity collides with the bawdy, tough humour of the squaddies on the front line to take you on an incredible journey across Europe. From the misplaced optimism of the British home front to the blood-soaked fields of Flanders the story is told through a fantastic collection of irreverent and poignant songs including well known favourites Pack Up Your Troubles, Keep The Home Fires Burning and It’s A Long Way To Tipperary. Joan Littlewood and her revolutionary company Theatre Workshop, Oh What A Lovely War is a truly original portrait of the conflict that changed the shape of our world for ever. Co-Directed by Erica Whyman (Our Friends in the North, A Doll’s House, Look Back in Anger), and Sam Kenyon (Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along, Sunset Boulevard), this brand new production will a be fun-filled evening with a tough, dark heart.	York Theatre Royal
7th April 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - Inaccessible and Hidden York. A unique opportunity to enter parts of York not normally open to the public, to climb turrets, descend into underground passages and explore mediaeval churches and hidden Georgian interiors. Today - Mediaeval Stained Glass. An expert guided tour of some of the finest stained glass in the country to be found in York's parish churches. 2.15 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
7th April 2010	Catterick Bridge Races	Catterick Racecourse
7th April 2010	'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS' - A comedy written and directed by Kate Bramley (ex-Hull Truck Theatre); Original music by Jez Lowe (Radio 2 SONY ACADEMY AWARD winner) 'Some girls just aren't cut out for farming...' It's 1942, and there are some new arrivals in the village. They're turning heads and breaking hearts as the fine girls of the Women's Land Army take to the hills. Buff is a city girl dreaming of being 'just like Vera Lynn', while Biddy is a country girl who is 'now't but a hopeless romantic'. Join them on a journey of blisters, back-ache and banter as they learn all there is to know about working on the land. This brand new show is the latest comedy two-hander from Badapple's resident writer as she celebrates the highs and lows of the wonderful women who helped keep Britain fed during World War II, set against a backdrop of glorious music of the age, as well as new tunes by songwriter Jez Lowe. Although a fictional tale this play owes much to the reminiscences of a number of Land Army Girls who contributed their own personal stories to this exciting new comedy.	Etton Village Hall Etton East Yorkshire 'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS'
8th April 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - Inaccessible and Hidden York. A unique opportunity to enter parts of York not normally open to the public, to climb turrets, descend into underground passages and explore mediaeval churches and hidden Georgian interiors. Today - Kings Manor. A unique chance to visit this former Royal palace, hear its turbulent history and see parts not open to the public. 10.30 am from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
8th April 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Henry VIII Trail. This obese, diseased and constipated monarch made a state visit to York in 1541 with his Young Queen, Catherine Howard. Follow in his footsteps and see the havoc he wrought on the monasteries and hospitals. 2.15pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
8th April 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Edwina Hayes This very special local singer and songwriter is a real treasure. This winter she supports Nanci Griffith on her UK tour. Nanci says: “a wonderful young woman so gifted and full of song, with a voice as sweet as the angels” and we can only agree wholeheartedly.	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
8th April 2010	Gallery Talk – Director's Choice Join the Museum's Director, Adrian Jenkins, for this gallery talk to complement the current exhibition Goya's Prison: the Year of Despair. Free with normal admission. 2.30 pm	The Bowes Museum
9th April 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - How the Minster was Built. A fascinating tour around this great church to see how it was built by the mediaeval master masons, with a glimpse of the modern stoneyard. 10.30 am from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
9th April 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - Inaccessible and Hidden York. A unique opportunity to enter parts of York not normally open to the public, to climb turrets, descend into underground passages and explore mediaeval churches and hidden Georgian interiors. Today - Guildhalls & Secret Passages. Visit parts of York not open to the public including some of York's fine Guildhalls, the Roman East Angle Turret and a hidden Crypt. 2.15 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
9th April 2010	Lunchtime lecture - Girl Guiding through the years: The fascinating story of Girl Guiding over the last 100 years. 12.00 noon	Ormesby Hall
9th April 2010	Vacation Chamber Orchestra - Enjoy an evening of entertainment with the Vacation Chamber Orchestra, including works by Vivaldi, performed by members of the UK’s top conservatoires and universities.	The Bowes Museum
9/10th April 2010	York International Postcard Expo 2010 - Probably the largest specialist annual postcard collectors fair in Britain, now in its twenty-first year. Over 110 dealers regularly attend, coming from all over Britain & abroad (France, Germany, Canada, Cyprus and Belgium last year), and attracting about 1000-1500 collectors over the two days, again from all over the UK and overseas. Almost all the dealers - sell and buy - pre-1930 cards, and two or three specialise in modern cards. Friday 11.00 am - 7.00 pm; Saturday - 10.00 am - 5.00 pm. Telephone 01347 822722 or 01268 743222 for details	York Racecourse Main Stands
10th April 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Choccy and Sweetie Tour. A delicious tour - hear the history of Terrys and Rowntrees, visit choccy and sweetie shops and taste free samples! 10.30 am and 2.00 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
10th April 2010	The Destroyers - Fifteen piece 'anarchic gypsy-punk orchestra', The Destroyers, have stormed the festival circuit from Glastonbury to Bestival. Close-up and dangerous, their dazzling playing, blazing passion for performance and eclectic musical influences create a swirling spectacle of sonic brilliance. Sublimely talented and frighteningly creative, the band expend enough energy to light up a small town, leaving audiences ecstatic and speechless. Fronted by a poet with a command of the English language that will leave you exhausted and smiling, their uniquely innovative Eastern European flavoured tunesmithery is guaranteed to whip any audience into a frenzy! 7.30 pm	Selby Town Hall
10th April 2010	Fascinating Aida - Britain’s top female comedy trio is 25 years old. Well, actually, they’re older than that (Dillie Keane formed FA in 1983), but the girls have decided their Silver Jubilee can be celebrated for a few more years at least. The satirical cabaret act has ventured across five continents, had six West End runs, produced six albums and had five nominations for prestigious gongs - including three Oliviers and one Perrier comedy award. Dillie, Adele and Liza look forward to entertaining you with some new songs. Thrill to the beauty of the harmonies, marvel at the intricate rhymes and revel in their wicked humour! Others have described them as like Absolutely Fabulous sung by the Andrews Sisters. Imagine Sex & the City with harmonies and you might be getting the picture! "The glamour is magnetic, the satire razor-sharp, the lyrics brilliant!" The Guardian	Pocklington Arts Centre
11th April 2010	Harrogate International Sunday Series present Garrick Ohlsson, piano playing Chopin - Three Noctures Op.9; Sonata No.2 in B flat minor Op.35; Mazurkas Op.30 No.4; Scherzo No.2 in B flat minor Op.31; Two Polonaises Op.40; Mazurkas Op.7 Nos 1, 2 & 3 and Waltz in A flat Op.42 Since his triumph as winner of the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition, pianist Garrick Ohlsson has established himself worldwide as a musician of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess. 2010 is the bicentenary of Chopin’s birth, and in celebration Ohlsson will be performing an all-Chopin recital, featuring some of his best-known works alongside some rarer treats. The Second Sonata is known for the famous ‘Funeral March’ of the second movement, but we also see a lighter side to Chopin in the beautifully rich Waltz. The programme concludes with the virtuosic and passionate Scherzo, completing a fitting tribute to a Romantic genius. 11.00 am	The Old Swan Hotel Harrogate Harrogate International Sunday Series
11th April 2010	Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - "Behind The Scenes" Guided Tours - Enjoy a full tour of the Railway by steam and diesel train in the company of our knowledgeable guide, plus visits to the locomotive and carriage workshops, behind the scenes visits to stations, and a rare chance to see what goes on behind all those closed doors and visit areas normally out of bounds to the public. A packed lunch is included in the price of the tour. Tours commence 11.00 am at Haworth Station and generally finish around 4.00 pm. Pre-booking Essential	KWVR
11th April 2010	Manny Vass - A Grand Night Out Manny, who is currently studying at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, makes a welcome return to Pocklington after being invited to play at prestigious venues such as Castle Howard in the north and as far south as Kensington Palace Gardens! The award-winning local pianist plays a mixture of classical, boogie woogie, jazz and popular music and will be supported by young musicians from the area. Don't miss a special evening of fresh, young musical talent.	Pocklington Arts Centre
12th April 2010	Yorkshire Philosophical Society Lecture Programme 2009-10 Florence Nightingale's interest in statistics: two examples - A lecture by Alison McFarlane, City University, London, and John Bibby, York For further details phone 01904 656713	7.30 pm The Hospitium Yorkshire Museum Gardens Yorkshire Philosophical Society
12-16th April 2010	Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - Frequent Heritage Diesel Train service.	KWVR
14th April 2010	The Museum Gardens in Spring - A guided tour of the museum gardens with the Garden Manager to look at the spring time horticultural highlights. 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm	The Yorkshire Museum York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
14th April 2010	Beverley Races - The Spring into Racing Meeting	Beverley Races
14th April 2010	Deer Park Walk - A family walk to enjoy the view of 500 wild deer in the medieval deer park. 2.00 pm meet at The Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
15th April 2010	York Art Gallery Curator's lunchtime talks - an introduction to our exhibition in the main gallery (TBC). 12.30 pm	York Art Gallery York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
15th April 2010	Fairfax House events - Exploring Lord Fairfax's Cellar The second of three wine tasting sessions - over three separate sessions, expert sommelier, Richard Goodacre, will take a delicious look at the extensive wine cellars held by Lord Fairfax. Using archival evidence and modern day equivalents, each wine tasting session will explore three fascinating topics: Fortified Wines, Wines for a Georgian Cellar, and Champagne & the English Gentleman. A must for all with an appreciation of wine - tonight Georgian Wines. Pre-booking Essential 7.00 pm	Fairfax House
15th April 2010	York RSPB talk - John Gardener. "Wings Over Wales". 7.30 pm	Temple Hall University of York St John York RSPB
15th April 2010	Ripon Races - Ripon "Cock o' the North" Handicap	Ripon Races
15th April 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Singers & Musicians Night - All acoustic performers are made welcome, and listeners besides, at our popular Open House session. The more the merrier, so do come along	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
15-17th April 2010	'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS' - A comedy written and directed by Kate Bramley (ex-Hull Truck Theatre); Original music by Jez Lowe (Radio 2 SONY ACADEMY AWARD winner) 'Some girls just aren't cut out for farming...' It's 1942, and there are some new arrivals in the village. They're turning heads and breaking hearts as the fine girls of the Women's Land Army take to the hills. Buff is a city girl dreaming of being 'just like Vera Lynn', while Biddy is a country girl who is 'now't but a hopeless romantic'. Join them on a journey of blisters, back-ache and banter as they learn all there is to know about working on the land. This brand new show is the latest comedy two-hander from Badapple's resident writer as she celebrates the highs and lows of the wonderful women who helped keep Britain fed during World War II, set against a backdrop of glorious music of the age, as well as new tunes by songwriter Jez Lowe. Although a fictional tale this play owes much to the reminiscences of a number of Land Army Girls who contributed their own personal stories to this exciting new comedy.	York Theatre Royal 'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS'
16th April 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Breabach Breabach are one of the most inventive and diverse young bands to have sprung from the Scottish folk scene in recent years. Their huge sound is dominated by the twin bagpipes of Calum MacCrimmon and Donal Brown. This uncompromising force is complemented by the extraordinary fiddle playing of Patsy Reid and is further supported by the charismatic yet propulsive guitar of Ewan Robertson, named BBC Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician of the Year in 2008. Patsy and Ewan both add vocals to the mix, while Donal also step-dances. From foot-stomping reels to their heart-warming delivery of songs, Breabach combine enviable musicianship with a delightful ability to connect with their audience, qualities which are steadily gaining them an international reputation. Support from a very fine expatriate Scottish singer and songwriter, WENDY ARROWSMITH	7.00 pm National Centre for Early Music B.S.F.C.
16th April 2010	York Astronomical Society - Modern Alchemy - Exploding Stars in the Lab! by Dr Alison Laird, University of York. All are welcome. 8.00 pm	The Denham Room Priory Street Centre York Astronomical Society
16th April 2010	Open Drawers at Ormesby - Ever wondered what, if anything, is in those drawers? Come and find out! Pre-Booking Essential. 1.00 pm	Ormesby Hall
16th April 2010	Mari Wilson in Concert	7.00 pm Frazer Theatre Knaresborough Kula Events
16th April 2010	Larry Garner and The Norman Beaker Band - WC Handy Award winner Larry Garner is without doubt one of the top modern day blues performers. Hailing from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, his expressive voice and stunning guitar style were influenced by the area's popular swamp blues, inspired by artistes such as Silas Hogan and Clarence Edwards. Larry is reunited with The Norman Beaker Band, who previously played alongside Chris Farlowe in Selby, and have been at the forefront of the UK blues scene for over three decades working with a who's who of blues stars including, BB King, Buddy Guy, Alexis Korner, Van Morrison, Chuck Berry and many more. 7.30 pm	Selby Town Hall
16th April 2010	The Blockheads - There’s no doubting that the most lovable, eccentric, cocky, funny, schoolboy-rude and artful characters from the punk generation are The Blockheads. With hits such as Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick and Sex & Drugs & Rock N Roll, they continue to be one of the greatest live bands that the UK has ever produced. The line up features: Chaz Jankel (who wrote the music to accompany Ian Dury’s lyrics), Mick Gallagher, John Turnbull, Norman Watt-Roy, Dylan Howe, sax legend Gilad Atzmon and Derek The Draw - the bands mysterious frontman since 2002 (who now leads from the front…as if anyone can ‘lead’ The Blockheads!). After their barnstorming performance at Glastonbury in 2008 they launched a new album Staring Down the Barrel which attracted great reviews. “Dury would be proud." Mojo "The trademark funk/rock/music hall/ska fusion of old mucker Derek The Draw has...got the great man [Ian Dury]'s knack for vivid social commentary nailed too." Big Cheese "It sounds like a vintage Blockheads album..." Record Collector	Pocklington Arts Centre
16/17th April 2010	Thirsk Races	Thirsk Races
16-18th April 2010	The 9th York Open Studios - when many of York’s best creative practitioners opened their doors and invited the public to enter their working world. The details of all the artists taking part this year can be found on the Artists and Makers page. You are welcome to contact them individually if you wish.	Various Venues around York York Open Studios
17th April 2010	Figuring it out! - A day of practical drawing and painting with reference to portraying the human figure and setting including: Composition, perspectives, tonal effects and structural essentials. Suitable for all abilities. Led by OCA Tutor Stephen Court. 10.00 am – 4.00 pm	York Art Gallery York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
17th April 2010	Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - "The Worth Valley That Never Was" Guided Tour - A tour in the company of our expert guide and historian which explores some of the area's remarkable railway schemes which sadly never came to fruition, including the route of the Ponden and Spring Head Mill branch - the route of the North West Central Railway - the route of the Great Northern Railway's Preston & Fylde route - learn about the Great Haworth Zig Zag Railway - walk the route of the Springhead Mill branch to view what would have been the KWVR terminus had line followed the Worth Valley proper. This is a wonderful opportunity for anyone interested in social, industrial and railway history. It involves a fair amount of walking but also takes in both rail and private bus travel. This very special tour give a unique insight into aspects of the Railway's history and that of the local area. Our expert guide brings the past back to life and takes you to places you may only have read about. These Special Interest tours will involve tackling uneven terrain and the negotiation of steps and other obstacles. It is therefore essential that participants are reasonably fit and wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Although no packed lunch is provided on these tours, a refreshment stop will be made at a local hostelry. Tours commence 10.30 am at Haworth Station and generally finish around 4.00 pm. Pre-booking Essential	KWVR
17th April 2010	Woodland Wander - A gentle walk discovering the delights of springtime trees and woodland on the estate. 2.00 pm meet at The Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
17th April 2010	Doncaster Races - The Doncaster Spring Mile and Miss South Yorkshire Final	Doncaster Races
17th April 2010 2009	Sowerby Music Autumn Season - Graham Barber Organist, pianist & lecturer. 7.30 pm	St. Oswald's Church Sowerby, Thirsk Sowerby Music
18th April 2010	World Heritage Site Tour - Take a tour to find out what makes Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal a World Heritage Site. 10.30 am meet at The Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
18th April 2010	CLASSICAL RECITAL PROGRAMME - This season, for the first time ever, Selby Town Hall plays host to a series of Sunday afternoon classical recitals, introducing a different art form to the venue at an affordable price in an informal environment. Today - NETNAKISUM - Sensational and sassy all female Austrian string quartet mixing the contemporary and the traditional with great costumes and astounding musicianship. The girls are flying over from Austria just for this performance! 3.00 pm	Selby Town Hall
18th April 2010	World Heritage Day - A celebration of World Heritage Day. Enjoy world music, dance and food. 11.00 am - 4.00 pm	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
20th April 2010	Eboracum: The Roman Legacy on the City Much of Roman York remains where it was built, often hidden below present day shops and streets, or re-used as part of the many churches or indeed the medieval defences of the city. Roman York left a footprint that heavily influenced how the later settlements grew and ultimately how York looks today. This fascinating guided tour takes the modern day route around what was the fortress of the ninth and later the sixth Legions as well as the civilian town, or Colonia, of Eboracum. 2.00 pm – 3.30 pm	The Yorkshire Museum York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
20th April 2010	York St John University Town & Gown Lecture Series - The Town & Gown Public Lecture series brings together York St John University's eminent academics, high profile speakers and our community together for a series of lectures to be enjoyed by all. The series aims to welcome the community onto our campus to learn about a range of interesting and stimulating themes. Margaret Sentamu, Diversity and Recruitment specialist - “Diversity Practice: Rhetoric or Reality?” The lecture will take place at 6.30pm in Fountains Lecture Theatre, located just off Lord Mayor's Walk at York St John University. Refreshments will be available prior to and following the lecture, we would be pleased if you can join us. The Town & Gown Public Lecture series is free of charge and open to all, to request a ticket please contact the Events Team at York St John University on T: 01904 876503 or E: town&gown@yorksj.ac.uk	York St John University Town & Gown Lecture Series
20th April 2010	St Mary's Church Tour - A free tour of the richly decorated Victorian High Gothic church designed by William Burges. 11.00 am meet at St Mary's Church	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
21st April 2010	House Concerts present - John Smith & Nomad Jones John Smith: "One man, a guitar and an incredible voice...mesmerising" - bbc.co.uk "He possesses a common name but a rare talent" - The Independent "The playing style he adopts may cause your jaw to hit the floor…he has all the flair for the gathering storm that made Jeff Buckley so attractive...one hesitates to mention Nick Drake but well, one already has done.” – Word Magazine "His performance was an object lesson in how taste and imagination always outweigh mere musical virtuosity...unexpected and daring" - The Sunday Times. SOLD OUT	House Concerts
21st April 2010	Catterick Bridge Races	Catterick Racecourse
22nd April 2010	Curators' Talks - 100 Years of Gifts - An introduction to our main gallery exhibition, which celebrates the centenary of the Contemporary Art Society. Free, no need to book. 12.30 pm	York Art Gallery
22nd April 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Bruce Molsky Last seen in York in thrilling concert with Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny’s Mozaik, Bruce is one of America’s top folk musicians, playing fiddle, guitar or banjo and singing too. He is closely identified with Old-Time Appalachian music, but takes on board influences from Delta blues to the haunting modal strains of Irish music to the rhythmically nimble sounds of Eastern Europe.	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
22nd April 2010	Beverley Races	Beverley Races
22nd April 2010	Never Mind The Buzzards Here’s the Really Wild Life with Chris Packham - 50 things you didn’t know about wildlife, were too afraid to ask and probably wished you’d never learned! Why do Glow-worms glow, why were dinosaurs so big? Could you guess that the oldest living things are still thriving just around the corner? This lively, informative and entertaining illustrated talk is a romp through some of the most peculiar, amazing, disgusting or confounding aspects of the world’s wildlife. Using his own superb photographs, the charismatic Chris Packham relates his encounters with weird and wonderful creatures and with tales of their strange lives, to young and old alike. Chris has worked extensively on TV and he is now a presenter on BBC’s hugely popular series Springwatch and Autumnwatch, The Really Wild Show to name but a few!	Pocklington Arts Centre
22-25th April 2010	2010 Harrogate Spring Flower Show - The Harrogate Spring Flower Show is regarded by many as the start of the UK's gardening show season. Flower Halls 1 & 2 are home to over 100 of the country's leading horticultural nurseries, all exhibiting and competing for The Premier Award and NEHS Trophy for Best-in-Show. All the nurserymen are experts in their field and are happy to offer specialist advice. A huge range of gardening accessories on sale: summerhouses, statues, a ceramic pot, gardening tools...we've got the lot! Much of the Showground is hard-surfaced and over 70% of the Show is under cover, either in fully ramped and floored marquees or in the two permanent exhibition halls. A grand day out…whatever the weather	9.30 am - 5.30 pm The Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate Flower Show
23rd April 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Literary Tour of York. To coincide with Shakespeare's birthday on St George's Day. A fascinating look at authors and books inspired by York from Anglo Saxon Alcuin to the Brontes, Dickens and Robinson Crusoe; and, from more modern times, WH Auden and Kate Atkinson. Includes a visit to WH Auden's birthplace. 10.30 am and 2.00 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
24th April 2010	Fountains in Spring - A gentle walk introducing the delights of springtime nature. 10.30 am meet at The Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
24th April 2010	Ripon Races - totesport.com Handicap	Ripon Races
24th April 2010	Hardeep Singh Kohli: The Nearly Naked Chef - Grab a seat and tuck in as celebrated broadcaster, raconteur, writer and cook, Hardeep Singh Kohli, combines comedy with inventive cuisine in a wonderfully funny, laid back evening's entertainment. Just think Ready Steady Cook, but with great cooking and funny anecdotes, all delivered in Hardeep's own unique, articulate and utterly charming way. Hardeep is a frequent guest on BBC 1's Question Time and This Week, as well as a former Newsnight Review presenter and One Show guest, and the writer and presenter of BAFTA Award winning documentary In Search of the Tartan Turban. His love of food has been well documented in columns for Observer Food Monthly, The Spectator and The Times, and in his own book, Indian Takeaway, which was nominated for an Independent Book Award. 7.30 pm	Selby Town Hall
24th April 2010	Kirkby Fleetham Folk Club has been set up to set up to promote local and upcoming Folk/ Acoustic/Roots artistes and to present bigger name guests to promote folk and roots music in this part of North Yorkshire. Tonight - "The Legend that is......." Steve Tilston plus Whipstaff	Kirkby Fleetham Folk Club
25th April 2010	Yorkwalk Guided Coach Tours - Coach trip to Chillingham and Edlingham Castles. Visit these romantic Northumberland castles. Pick-up point close to The Heathers. Pre-booking Essential.	Yorkwalk
25th April 2010	Wetherby Races	Wetherby Racecourse
26th April 2010	Yorkshire Philosophical Society Lecture Programme 2009-10 Obesity: stopping the ticking time bomb - The British Science Association Lecture by Professor Steve Atkin, Hull-York Medical School For further details phone 01904 656713	7.30 pm The Hospitium Yorkshire Museum Gardens Yorkshire Philosophical Society
28th April 2010	The Ebor Lecture Series - The Ebor Lectures are a response to the growing need for theology to interact with public issues of contemporary society. Public theology is about engaging in dialogue with a range of communities on issues wider than narrowly defined religious matters. This series of lectures aims to promote public conversation and to contribute to the formation of personal decisions and collective policy-making in economic, political and social spheres. It is also an ecumenical project that seeks to exchange insights between academia and religious traditions and to build bridges between church and other religious groups. The lectures relate faith to public concerns including politics, economics, contemporary culture, religion and spirituality, society and globalisation, local and global Christianity. Theme for 2009-10 lectures: Business as Usual? The Global Economy Crisis and the Future of Capitalism - The recent economic crisis has affected millions of lives and has been met by unprecedented measures by governments and international economic organisations across the world. It has also raised calls for reform of the current capitalist market systems, especially from religious and moral considerations. The Ebor lectures for 2009-10 examine the root causes of the economic crisis, analyse its local and global implications, evaluate the current theory and practice of the capitalist market, and suggest directions for the future of capitalism. Tonights lecture - Crisis or Opportunity? Doing Public Theology after the Crunch by Prof. Elaine Graham - Samuel Ferguson Professor of Social and Pastoral Theology, University of Manchester. Elaine L Graham is the Grosvenor Research Professor at the University of Chester and was until October 2009 the Samuel Ferguson Professor of Social and Pastoral Theology at the University of Manchester. She holds a BSc (Hons) in Sociology and Economic History (1980), from the University of Bristol, an MA in Social and Pastoral Theology from the University of Manchester (1988) and a PhD entitled "The Implications of Theories of Gender for Christian Pastoral Practice and Theological Formulation" (1993), also from Manchester. After working as the Northern Regional Secretary of the Student Christian Movement (1981-84) and four years as ecumenical lay chaplain at Sheffield City Polytechnic (now Sheffield Hallam University), Professor Graham joined the University of Manchester in 1988 as a Lecturer in Social and Pastoral Theology. She was appointed to the position of Samuel Ferguson Professor of Social and Pastoral Theology in June 1988. She later held the position of Head of the School of Religions and Theology & Middle Eastern Studies from 2000-04. A former President of the International Academy of Practical Theology (2005-2007), she was also a member of the churches' Commission on Urban Life and Faith, which published the report Faithful Cities: A call for celebration, vision and justice (Methodist Publishing House, 2006). She is also an honorary lay canon of Manchester Cathedral. Tickets are free but must be booked in advance. If you wish to book a ticket please use our online booking form or E:eborlectures@yorksj.ac.uk stating your name, address and the date you are booking for and the number of tickets required.	7.00 pm York St John University Ebor Lectures
28th April 2010	'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS' - A comedy written and directed by Kate Bramley (ex-Hull Truck Theatre); Original music by Jez Lowe (Radio 2 SONY ACADEMY AWARD winner) 'Some girls just aren't cut out for farming...' It's 1942, and there are some new arrivals in the village. They're turning heads and breaking hearts as the fine girls of the Women's Land Army take to the hills. Buff is a city girl dreaming of being 'just like Vera Lynn', while Biddy is a country girl who is 'now't but a hopeless romantic'. Join them on a journey of blisters, back-ache and banter as they learn all there is to know about working on the land. This brand new show is the latest comedy two-hander from Badapple's resident writer as she celebrates the highs and lows of the wonderful women who helped keep Britain fed during World War II, set against a backdrop of glorious music of the age, as well as new tunes by songwriter Jez Lowe. Although a fictional tale this play owes much to the reminiscences of a number of Land Army Girls who contributed their own personal stories to this exciting new comedy.	Bridlington Spotlight Theatre 'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS'
28th April 2010	Elkie Brooks – 50th Anniversary Tour Quite simply one of the most successful and popular singers the UK has ever produced, ELKIE BROOKS launches her 2010 nationwide tour on Saturday 9th January at Pocklington Arts Centre. Now celebrating her 50th year in music, she is still proving to be one of the most powerful and versatile vocal talents of our generation. With numerous hit singles, million selling albums and awards, her annual tours are treat for fans old and new. Performing some of her classic hits, blues, jazz and perhaps a song or two from her forthcoming album, an electric evening with Elkie is guaranteed to leave you begging for more. Elkie is a stunning performer and whatever she does, she does it best live. Don't miss the chance to see a truly great artist in action. “Still One Of The Great British Voices” The Guardian	Pocklington Arts Centre
29th April 2010	By George! The Life and Times of George III lunch-time talks - To commemorate the 250th anniversary year of the ascendancy of King George III, we will be hosting a series of talks exploring various aspects of Georgian Britain throughout 2010. Join David Bagnall, local expert on Eighteenth Century studies and discover how George's reign witnessed some of the greatest moments and people that were to shape our nation and the wider world. Today - Politics. George’s personal politics and their relationship to the Whig ministry of Lord Rockingham, the Earl of Bute and William Pitt the Elder. 12.00 noon - 1.30 pm	York Castle Museum York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
29th April 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Skyhook The music of Cath James, Martin Harwood and Eoin Teather is characterised by breathtaking twin fiddles combined with sublime guitar, bouzouki and voice. Shifting seamlessly between driving dance music and spine-tingling songs from Scotland, Ireland and North America, this Sheffield threesome plays with a joy and precision that is hard to match. A very welcome York debut	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
29th April 2010	Andrew Maxwell - Edinburgh Comedy Award and Time Out Award nominee Andrew Maxwell is one of the most talented stand-up comedians in the UK. A sell-out hit in both the UK and Ireland, come and see the star of Have I Got News For You, Argumental, Celebrity Juice and Amnesty International’s Secret Policeman’s Ball perform his first national tour. “One of the best comics around... A consummate raconteur” Time Out “Radiates charisma” Independent “A brilliant show... commands the audience's attention from start to finish” Observer “Fiercely funny and utterly invigorating” Times	Pocklington Arts Centre
30th April - 3rd May 2010	North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Spring Steam Gala - together with 7-9th May; two weekends of steam locomotion featuring a mix of our own engines with ‘guest’ engines.	NYMR
30th April 2010	'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS' - A comedy written and directed by Kate Bramley (ex-Hull Truck Theatre); Original music by Jez Lowe (Radio 2 SONY ACADEMY AWARD winner) 'Some girls just aren't cut out for farming...' It's 1942, and there are some new arrivals in the village. They're turning heads and breaking hearts as the fine girls of the Women's Land Army take to the hills. Buff is a city girl dreaming of being 'just like Vera Lynn', while Biddy is a country girl who is 'now't but a hopeless romantic'. Join them on a journey of blisters, back-ache and banter as they learn all there is to know about working on the land. This brand new show is the latest comedy two-hander from Badapple's resident writer as she celebrates the highs and lows of the wonderful women who helped keep Britain fed during World War II, set against a backdrop of glorious music of the age, as well as new tunes by songwriter Jez Lowe. Although a fictional tale this play owes much to the reminiscences of a number of Land Army Girls who contributed their own personal stories to this exciting new comedy.	Skirlaugh Village Hall 'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS'
30th April 2010	A Vision of Elvis - Rob Kingsley The most authentic Elvis Tribute Show in the World today is presented by the multi award winning Rob Kingsley. Recognised as the outright Official European Champion by winning the tittle at Europes Largest Elvis competition in 2008/09 and is also Officially endorsed by Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE) in Graceland. Together with his very own The Cadillac’s Band & The Memphis Horns and The Sweet Sensations they bring you a full evening of all of the classic hits from the early years through to the sensational “Vegas” era with the finale being “Aloha from Hawaii”. Rob Kingsley has the total package – the look… the sound… the charisma together with his fantastic costumes! This show leaves the audience in no doubt they are witnessing the world’s No 1 Elvis show - A Vision of Elvis- is the Elvis show to see!!	Pocklington Arts Centre
30th April/1st May 2010	Doncaster Races - Flat Meeting	Doncaster Races
1st May 2010	York Late Music Concert Series - performing new music by living composers. Trio Atem - Nina Whiteman Soprano Gavin Osborn Flutes and Alice Purton 'Cello Mic Spencer ...quel velen che dolcemente ancide... Richard Whalley New Work Lachenmann Pression Edd Caine New Work (premiere) Saariaho Mirrors Ian Vine New Work Camden Reeves New Work Lauren Redhead New Work (premiere). 1.00 pm	Unitarian Chapel St Saviourgate Late Music Concert Series
1st May 2010	YorkConcerts presents The High Baroque - Baroque Day with Robin Blaze alto Marina Theodoropoulou, Lizzie Marshall, Rosemary Carlton-Willis, Louisa Dobson, Fabienne Brooksbank sopranos Jessica Main mezzo soprano Robin Bier, Edward McMullen altos Jason Darnell tenor Graham Bier bass Compagnia d’Istrumenti - Ailsa Reid recorder Daniel Edgar, Nia Lewis violins Tim Smedley cello Peter Seymour harpsichord, organ 10.30 am The Italian Cantata - Handel Mi palpita il cor Scarlatti É la speme un desio tormentoso Pergolesi Stabat mater Handel’s cantata is clearly influenced by Scarlatti. Pergolesi’s well-known Stabat Mater influenced many composers, Bach and Mozart included. 1.00 pm The Father, the Son, and the Godfather - Linked by their family connections, musical colour and virtuosity, this concert showcases music for combinations of recorder, strings and keyboard by JS Bach, his son, CPE Bach, and CPE’s godfather, Telemann. 3.30 pm The Birth of the Oratorio - Scarlatti La Giuditta Alessandro Scarlatii is acknowledged to have founded Neopolitan opera, a style that influenced composers throughout Europe. La Giuditta tells the Old Testament story of Judith and Holofernes, who she first seduces and then beheads. It uses minimal forces to achieve maximum dramatic effect. 7.00 pm Handel Orlando - In a second tale of unsuccessful love, Orlando, a soldier in Charlemagne’s army, is driven insane by the pagan princess Angelica who loves another man. The title role of this opera, most famous for an extraordinary mad scene by Orlando, was written for Senesino, the great Italian castrato. We are delighted to have one of today’s great altos, Robin Blaze, singing Orlando.	National Centre Early Music YorkConcerts
1st May 2010	York Late Music Concert Series - performing new music by living composers. The Fitzwilliam String Quartet - programme Henry Purcell Fantasia No.7 Duncan Druce Palimpsest Carolyn Sparey Fantasia in G (1st performance) Jeremy Thurlow Fantasia David Blake Fantasy Piece (1st performance) Krzysztof Penderecki Divertimento (solo cello) Kaija Saariaho Seven Papillons (solo cello) David Power String Quartet No.1 Steve Crowther Here Comes the Night (1st complete performance). 7.30 pm	Unitarian Chapel St Saviourgate Late Music Concert Series
1st May 2010	Thirsk Races	Thirsk Races
1st May 2010	Me and Me Dad - Hull Truck Theatre return to Selby with Nick Lane's story of friendship, fish pie and flick-to-kick football. Andy Green's dad needs a recipe for toast. He thinks that tortilla fought King Kong and Tiramisu played midfield for Brazil in the 1974 World Cup. In short, he's rubbish. Good at Subbuteo, hopeless with spaghetti. So when Andy's mum dies, he does the decent thing, taking a month off work and moving back home with his dad to teach him how to cook. Fighting memories, and occasionally each other, and risking the sanity of friends and neighbours, not to mention Andy's new girlfriend, the pair boil pans, set grills on fire and worse in an attempt to prevent a diet of pickled beetroot and jam sandwiches! 7.30 pm	Selby Town Hall
1st May 2010	'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS' - A comedy written and directed by Kate Bramley (ex-Hull Truck Theatre); Original music by Jez Lowe (Radio 2 SONY ACADEMY AWARD winner) 'Some girls just aren't cut out for farming...' It's 1942, and there are some new arrivals in the village. They're turning heads and breaking hearts as the fine girls of the Women's Land Army take to the hills. Buff is a city girl dreaming of being 'just like Vera Lynn', while Biddy is a country girl who is 'now't but a hopeless romantic'. Join them on a journey of blisters, back-ache and banter as they learn all there is to know about working on the land. This brand new show is the latest comedy two-hander from Badapple's resident writer as she celebrates the highs and lows of the wonderful women who helped keep Britain fed during World War II, set against a backdrop of glorious music of the age, as well as new tunes by songwriter Jez Lowe. Although a fictional tale this play owes much to the reminiscences of a number of Land Army Girls who contributed their own personal stories to this exciting new comedy.	Coliseum Theatre, Whitby 'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS'
1-31st May 2010	Abbey Tours - Join a free tour to discover fascinating facts and stories about the abbey and monks. 11.00 am, 1.00 pm & 2.00 pm meet at The Porter's Lodge	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
1-31st May 2010	Mr Aislabie's Garden Tour - A free tour taking in the grand design of the Georgian landscape including Deer Park and Water Garden. 11.30 am meet at The Porter's Lodge	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
2nd May 2010	Iron Awe Day - Celebrate our industrial heritage	Ryedale Folk Museum
2nd May 2010	St Mary's Church Tour - A free tour of the richly decorated Victorian High Gothic church designed by William Burges. 11.00 am meet at St Mary's Church	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
2/3rd May 2010	Middleton Railway - Guided walks - See the beautiful bluebells on a guided walk with the Friends of Middleton Park	Middleton Railway
3rd May 2010	May Day - Maypole dancing and other traditional activities. Come along and join in!	Ryedale Folk Museum
3rd May 2010	Fountains Hall Day - A day of activities at Fountains Hall; the Elizabethan gardens and herb garden will be open to the public with behind the scenes tours of the hall and seasonal refreshments available in the garden. 11.00 am - 4.00 pm	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
3rd May 2010	Beverley Races - The Mayday Raceday	Beverley Races
4th May 2010	Catterick Bridge Races - Evening	Catterick Racecourse
4th May 2010	On A Very British Revolution - Martin Bell, a hugely-respected former BBC reporter, Britain’s first Independent MP in 50 years and a tireless campaigner for trust in politics, had vowed never to write another book. An 88p bath plug changed all that. The revelations over MPs’ expenses that began in May 2009 ranged from petty thieving to outright fraud and sparked a crisis in confidence unprecedented in modern times. This was a 21st-century Peasants’ Revolt – an uprising of the people against the political class. In his latest book, drawing on his experience as an MP and as a member of the Committee on Standards and Privileges, Martin Bell explains how the expenses crisis arose and, most compellingly, lays out his prescription for healing the deep wounds inflicted by the scandal.	Pocklington Arts Centre
5th May 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - Inaccessible and Hidden York. A unique opportunity to enter parts of York never normally open to the public, to climb turrets, descend into underground passages and explore mediaeval churches and hidden Georgian interiors. Today - The Hidden Chapel and Priest Hole Walk - Visit parts of York off the beaten track going in a mediaeval house off Micklegate and a chance to visit the hidden chapel and priest hole at the Bar Convent. 10.30 am from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
5th May 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - Inaccessible and Hidden York. A unique opportunity to enter parts of York not normally open to the public, to climb turrets, descend into underground passages and explore mediaeval churches and hidden Georgian interiors. Today - Guildhalls & Secret Passages. Visit parts of York not open to the public including some of York's fine Guildhalls, the Roman East Angle Turret and a hidden Crypt. 2.15 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
5th May 2010	YorkConcerts presents The Chamber Players - Benjamin Nabarro violin Sarah Butcher cello Maya Magub clarinet Matthew Schellhorn piano Bartok Contrasts BB 116 Stravinsky Four pieces for solo clarinet Debussy Sonata for cello and piano Messiaen Quatuor pour la fin du temps Messiaen’s ‘Quartet for the End of Time’ is one of the iconic works of the 20th century. Written, and first performed, whilst the composer was a prisoner of war, it is an ecstatic and transcendental vision of the apocalypse. It is prefaced by three key chamber music works of the past century. The Chamber Players is a new ensemble which draws its members from some of the major chamber ensembles and orchestras in the UK. They have come together with a common aim of presenting music in its social and historical context, which they do with lively introductions. An added attraction is that they give each member of the audience a free, pre-recorded CD at the end of each concert	Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall UoY YorkConcerts
6th May 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Jewish Heritage Trail. A walk recalling the Jewish contribution to York's history, visiting sites connected with mediaeval and modern Jews. The tour covers story of the dreadful massacre of the Jews at Clifford's Tower, where the walk ends. 10.30 am from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
6th May 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - How the Minster was Built. A fascinating tour around this great church to see how it was built by the mediaeval master masons, with a glimpse of the modern stoneyard. 2.15 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
6th May 2010	York RSPB talk - Barry Bishop. "White-tailed Eagles". Followed by AGM. 7.30 pm	Temple Hall University of York St John York RSPB
6th May 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Clive Gregson A happy return for this acclaimed guitarist, singer and songwriter whose career spans early group Any Trouble, Richard Thompson’s band, the sublime Christine Collister partnership and work with Eddi Reader, Boo Hewerdine et al. Clive lives in Nashville nowadays, comes up with one fine song after another, and happily still finds time to tour small British venues like ours.	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
6th May 2010	Wetherby Races - Evening Meeting	Wetherby Racecourse
6th May 2010	Pocklington School presents….. A selection of vibrant, contrasting plays from A Level students at Pocklington School. From the buffoonery of Commedia dell'Arte to the Renaissance tragedy Tis Pity She's A Whore, these productions will entertain and astonish. Original writing and classic texts in modern styles are brought together for an evening of sheer delight. Book early!	Pocklington Arts Centre
7th May 2010	York Astronomical Society - TBC by Paul Money All are welcome. 8.00 pm	The Denham Room Priory Street Centre York Astronomical Society
7th May 2010	'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS' - A comedy written and directed by Kate Bramley (ex-Hull Truck Theatre); Original music by Jez Lowe (Radio 2 SONY ACADEMY AWARD winner) 'Some girls just aren't cut out for farming...' It's 1942, and there are some new arrivals in the village. They're turning heads and breaking hearts as the fine girls of the Women's Land Army take to the hills. Buff is a city girl dreaming of being 'just like Vera Lynn', while Biddy is a country girl who is 'now't but a hopeless romantic'. Join them on a journey of blisters, back-ache and banter as they learn all there is to know about working on the land. This brand new show is the latest comedy two-hander from Badapple's resident writer as she celebrates the highs and lows of the wonderful women who helped keep Britain fed during World War II, set against a backdrop of glorious music of the age, as well as new tunes by songwriter Jez Lowe. Although a fictional tale this play owes much to the reminiscences of a number of Land Army Girls who contributed their own personal stories to this exciting new comedy.	Long Marston Village Hall 'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS'
7th May 2010	York Late Music Concert Series - performing new music by living composers. Richard Casey: Solo Piano - programme John Adams China Gates Steve Crowther Piano Sonata No.1 George Crumb Processional John Adams Phyrgian Gates Harrison Birtwistle Harrison's Clocks George Crumb A Little Christmas. 7.30 pm	Unitarian Chapel St Saviourgate Late Music Concert Series
7th May 2010	Ripon Races - SIS OB Services Handicap - Evening Meeting	Ripon Races
7th May 2010	MARK MORAGHAN & NICKY CAMPBELL - 'moonlight's back in style' Concert “Moraghan sings with the gusto of Sinatra, a Harry Connick Jr swing and a nod to Tony Bennett's heartstring tugs.” DAILY TELEGRAPH	7.00 pm Frazer Theatre Knaresborough Kula Events
7-9th May 2010	North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Spring Steam Gala - a weekend of steam locomotion featuring a mix of our own engines with 'guest' engines.	NYMR
8th May 2010	Happy Days Are Here Again! Commemorating V.E. Day 2010 sees the 65th anniversary of the end of World War 2 in Europe. Join us as we use our extensive collection from the period to explore life just prior to and post V.E. Day 1945. Handle a range of military, civilian and domestic objects from the period and discover some of the local stories that capture the mood of this significant point in Britain’s recent history. 11.00 am – 12.00 pm & 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm	York Castle Museum York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
8th May 2010	York Guildhall Orchestra Summer Concert - Elgar - In The South Strauss - Horn Concerto No.1 with soloist - Michael Thompson Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 - “The Pathétique”	Central Hall University of York York Guildhall Orchestra
8th May 2010	Early Birds - Walk and listen to the chatter of the early birds. Hearing is believing! 7.00 am meet at The Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
8th May 2010	Thirsk Races - Evening Meeting	Thirsk Races
8th May 2010	Back o' the Shop Gallery - we are hosting a fifties Rock "n" Roll & Skiffle Revival night featuring Paul Leegan & the Legends, Britains number one Lonnie Donegan tribute band.	Terrington Village Hall Back o' the Shop
8th May 2010	'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS' - A comedy written and directed by Kate Bramley (ex-Hull Truck Theatre); Original music by Jez Lowe (Radio 2 SONY ACADEMY AWARD winner) 'Some girls just aren't cut out for farming...' It's 1942, and there are some new arrivals in the village. They're turning heads and breaking hearts as the fine girls of the Women's Land Army take to the hills. Buff is a city girl dreaming of being 'just like Vera Lynn', while Biddy is a country girl who is 'now't but a hopeless romantic'. Join them on a journey of blisters, back-ache and banter as they learn all there is to know about working on the land. This brand new show is the latest comedy two-hander from Badapple's resident writer as she celebrates the highs and lows of the wonderful women who helped keep Britain fed during World War II, set against a backdrop of glorious music of the age, as well as new tunes by songwriter Jez Lowe. Although a fictional tale this play owes much to the reminiscences of a number of Land Army Girls who contributed their own personal stories to this exciting new comedy.	Long Marston Village Hall 'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS'
8th May 2010	Martin Carthy, Norma Waterson and Chris Parkinson - For more than 30 years, Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy have been at the forefront of the English folk scene. Joined by their long time friend Chris Parkinson, they perform fantastic traditional songs and music in a way only they know how. Martin has been the leading light in English folk since the 1960s, playing with Steeleye Span, Brass Monkey and Blue Murder and winning numerous BBC Folk Awards, while Norma's wonderfully emotive voice has also won her a BBC Folk Award and Mercury Music Prize nomination. The trio is completed by extraordinarily talented multi-instrumentalist, Chris Parkinson, who has worked with dozens of folk luminaries including Ralph Mactell, Steve Phillips and even Billy Connolly. 7.30 pm	Selby Town Hall
8/9th May 2010	York Late Music Concert Series - performing new music by living composers. Electroacoustic Weekend - Late Music are delighted to host a weekend devoted to Electro Acoustic music. Four exciting young musicians will perform works for solo instruments and/or electronics, by living composers from all over the world. 1.00pm: Recital featuring Jonathan Sage (Clarinet and Electronics). This programme shows the clarinet in a variety of new media ranging from the pure use of extended techniques in the Smith and the Yuasa, to the blending of the clarinet with cutting edge electronics in the Harker. Garrett Sholdice’s Five Organa for Jonathan Sage provides the fascinating dichotomy of a traditionally classical instrument, exploring new techniques such as multiphonics and just-intonation, set against one of the earliest musical structures in the Western Classical tradition. Reich's New York Counterpoint sets the soloist against themselves as they play along to a pre-recorded track of ten clarinets. 2.15pm: Roundtable discussion chaired by composer and concert co-ordinator, Alex Harker (free). Concert co-ordinator Alex Harker chairs a discussion between all the day's performers and also some of the composers on the use of electronics alongside instrumental forces. As well as looking at common experiences, the discussion will explore the diverse way in which electronics are employed in the three concerts by different composers. There will be opportunities for questions from the audience and wider discussion towards the end of the session. 7.00pm: Gavin Osborn (Flutes and Electronics). 'This concert includes two electroacoustic works written for me by great up-and-coming young composers, Manuella Blackburn (recipient of multiple international prizes) & Alexis Guneratne (boulanger sonore), as well as a classic from one of Britain’s foremost electroacoustic composers, Simon Emmerson (a piece premiered in the the year I was born). These pieces are set against two acoustic works – one by a composer who is no stranger to electronics, Tristan Murail, and a composer whose soundworld could be said to bridge the gap – Toshio Hosokawa.' - Gavin Osborn 8.30pm: Enrico Bertelli (Percussion and Electronics) and Radoslaw Rudnicki - This concert ends with a unique performance of Terry Riley's In C for flute, clarinet, percussion and live electronics. 'The UUCMS is an electroacoustic branch of Brake Drum Percussion, an ensemble with more than 25 years of history in the European Contemporary Music scene.This concert presents some brand new works involving music theatre, live electronics and electronic realizations. I am really excited about the latter which consists of taking a classic score (Xenakis) as a starting point and revolutionizing it from a completely different perspective - the electronic device. Although based on the same score, the result, presented in a World Premiere, is astonishingly different. The marimba piece by Blazewick is proudly presented thanks to a personal collaboration with the Edition Svitzer (Denmark) that I think will go very far.' - Enrico Bertelli Sunday 9th May, 7.30pm: Jane Chapman – Wired A rare concert of harpsichord and electronic music featuring music by Gyorgy Ligeti, James Dillon and a New Work by Alex Harker	Unitarian Chapel St Saviourgate Late Music Concert Series
9th May 2010	Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - "Behind The Scenes" Guided Tours - Enjoy a full tour of the Railway by steam and diesel train in the company of our knowledgeable guide, plus visits to the locomotive and carriage workshops, behind the scenes visits to stations, and a rare chance to see what goes on behind all those closed doors and visit areas normally out of bounds to the public. A packed lunch is included in the price of the tour. Tours commence 11.00 am at Haworth Station and generally finish around 4.00 pm. Pre-booking Essential	KWVR
10th May 2010	The Chapter House Choir are pleased to be singing Evensong in the Minster	5.15 pm York Minster Chapter House Choir
10th May 2010	Yorkshire Philosophical Society Lecture Programme 2009-10 Hearing with the eye: the life and work of John Goodricke - A lecture by Linda French, Department of Physics, Illinois Wesleyan University For further details phone 01904 656713	7.30 pm The Hospitium Yorkshire Museum Gardens Yorkshire Philosophical Society
11th May 2010	Moths in York - Learn to identify the moths of Yorkshire. A day to examine the wonderful collections from the Yorkshire museum, from Oak Beauty to Purple Thorns, from lime Hawk moths to the Old Lady. There will then be an opportunity to join the curators for five evening moth surveys in the museum gardens once a month in May, June, July, August, and September. These will be practical hands on sessions to develop your skills. This course is open to all abilities. 2.00 pm – 3.30 pm	York Art Gallery York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
11th May 2010	Fairfax House events - Exploring Lord Fairfax's Cellar The second of three wine tasting sessions - over three separate sessions, expert sommelier, Richard Goodacre, will take a delicious look at the extensive wine cellars held by Lord Fairfax. Using archival evidence and modern day equivalents, each wine tasting session will explore three fascinating topics: Fortified Wines, Wines for a Georgian Cellar, and Champagne & the English Gentleman. A must for all with an appreciation of wine - tonight Champagne. Pre-booking Essential 7.00 pm	Fairfax House
11th May 2010	Beverley Races	Beverley Races
11th May 2010	Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines by New Perspectives Theatre Company Chocks away for the hilarious, heart-stopping story of the first ever non-stop transatlantic flight! It’s a classic tale of plucky British pioneers – Captain John Alcock, dashing WW1 fighter pilot, and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown, navigational genius with a gammy leg, huddled together against the elements in the tiny timber and canvas cockpit of their converted Vickers Vimy biplane – talk about winging it! The critically-acclaimed comedy writing duo, Brian Mitchell & Joseph Nixon, have turned the story of the race to conquer the skies over the Atlantic into a fast and furious comic tour-de-force.	Pocklington Arts Centre
12th May 2010	The Museum Gardens in Summer - A guided tour of the museum gardens with the Garden Manager to look at the early summer horticultural highlights. 2.00 pm – 3.30 pm	York Art Gallery York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
12th May 2010	The Pasadena Roof Orchestra - For forty years the Pasadena Roof Orchestra, based in the UK, has delighted audiences all over the world with its mix of swing and hot dance music. Swing is much more than a musical genre; it personifies a lust for life, with its infectious beat. When it comes to authentic swing music the orchestra has no equal. Performing with a line up of eleven excellent jazz musicians who have perfected their craft and studied jazz at the top conservatories. Many years of working together with top class arrangements, result in the ensemble sound for which the orchestra is renowned. The show is presented in a way that not only showcases this talent, but adds some wit and humour. Duncan Galloway is the band-leader and vocalist who is also responsible for the musical direction. With a background in theatre and music, Duncan has been part of the orchestra for over ten years. The repertoire currently comprises over 200 titles of jazz, early swing and dance music from the era.	Pocklington Arts Centre
12-14th May 2010	York Races - The Dante Meeting. High quality action, a catch up with friends in the new season with Spring offering hope eternal. York in May is a fantastic place to come racing, the season lies ahead and many star horses have risen to prominence on the Knavesmire over these three fantastic days. Last season, the star turn was Sariska, the Michael Bell trained filly that took the Tattersalls Musidora on the opening day as part of a string of victories that were to include both the English and Irish Oaks. Frankie Dettori and his subsequent first Derby winner, Authorized, provided one of the great memories of 2007 when they won the totesport Dante Stakes, held on Thursday. The top horses from the action on Friday will often reappear in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot as the leading stayers take centre stage in the Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup; last year’s champion, Ask, went on to win the Coronation Cup at Epsom and helped Sir Michael Stoute achieve first, second and third in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. Sariska went on to win the English Oaks after success in the Tattersalls Musidora and nine horses have gone on to win the English Derby after success in the totesport Dante. The winners at this year’s meeting are the proven ones to watch throughout the season. The new York season offers many racegoers a chance to meet up with friends that they might not see over the Winter. The new mown grass and freshly planted flowers around the racecourse add to the sense of new beginnings and there is a definite buzz in the air.	York Races
12-16th May 2010	YorkConcerts presents Spring Festival The Spring Festival presents music that is both new in its conception and new to the area and even the country – electrifying, exciting and different. Music of all genres, from jazz to classical, is to be heard in concerts, workshops, masterclasses and more. Saturday and Sunday is the Conference Weekend, building on the success of the 2009 New Music Collaboration Day in which over 80 composers, conductors and players came to the University of York from top universities from around the country. Events take place around the City of York but the Festival is based in the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall and other facilities in the Department of Music. Please see the festival website for more information and to sign up to receive your copy of the festival brochure when it is released www.yorkspringfestival.co.uk	Various Venues YorkConcerts
13th May 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Singers & Musicians Night - All acoustic performers are made welcome, and listeners besides, at our popular Open House session. The more the merrier, so do come along	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
15th May 2010	Monotype and Technique - Monotype involves the transposition of paint from a plate onto paper as a means of creating a "space" in which to "play". Release your imagination and sense of fun in this visually inspiring and immensely popular workshop. All materials are provided. Led by OCA Tutor Stephen Court. 10.00 am – 4.00 pm	York Art Gallery York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
15th May 2010 2009	The Ebor Singers present Songs of Remembrance - Music by Purcell, Sheppard, Charpentier and Schutz Musical homages by 16th- and 17th-century composers to commemorate the death of a patron or contemporary, including In media vita by John Sheppard, the Funeral Sentences by Henry Purcell, a Requiem setting by Marc-Antoine Charpentier and motets from Heinrich Schutz’s Musikalische Exequien. 7.30 pm	The Chapter House York Minster Ebor Singers
15th May 2010	York Late Music Concert Series - performing new music by living composers. Black Hair Ensemble play - Roger Marsh Rising (WP) Thomas Agerfeld Olesen Radio Plays (WP) Edward Caine Madrigale III for solo cello Damien Harron New Work. 7.30 pm	Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York Late Music Concert Series
15th May 2010	Thirsk Races	Thirsk Races
15th May 2010	Doncaster Races - Flat Meeting	Doncaster Races
15th May 2010	Spring Concert - A programme of sacred and secular music from the 17th century to the present day. Proceeds in aid of the church refurbishment programme. 7.30 pm	All Saints Church Thornton le Dale Chanticleer Singers
15th May 2010 2009	Sowerby Music Autumn Season - Yorkshire Young Musicians Showcase. 7.30 pm	St. Oswald's Church Sowerby, Thirsk Sowerby Music
15/16th May 2010	Middleton Railway - Family Gala - Intensive timetable	Middleton Railway
15/16th May 2010	Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - Haworth Village 1940s Weekend.	KWVR
16th May 2010	Yorkwalk Guided Coach Tours - Coach trip to Tissington Hall and Cromford. Visit to the historic mills and village of Cromford in Derbyshire, followed by a tour of the lovely Jacobean mansion at Tissington. Pick-up point close to The Heathers. Pre-booking Essential.	Yorkwalk
16th May 2010	Ripon Races - Ripon, Yorkshire's Garden Racecourse Handicap	Ripon Races
16th May 2010	CLASSICAL RECITAL PROGRAMME - This season, for the first time ever, Selby Town Hall plays host to a series of Sunday afternoon classical recitals, introducing a different art form to the venue at an affordable price in an informal environment. Today - PAULA HARRIS - Acclaimed soprano singing a selecion of popular classics and the occasional show tune with piano accompaniment. 3.00 pm	Selby Town Hall
16th May 2010	Gretchen Peters - Gretchen Peters arrived in Nashville in the late 80s as a singing, songwriting product of New York, Boulder, Colorado and politically active parents. As a composer she found immediate commercial success with her closely observed story-songs recorded by some of mainstream country's finest voices; Trisha Yearwood, Patty Loveless, George Strait and most famously, Martina McBride. Independence Day, sung by McBride, earned Gretchen a Grammy nomination and CMA Song of the Year honours. As a performer, her sophisticated folk-pop songs, sung in a fetching soprano that's as sultry as it is girlish, and rendered with the sensitivity and patience required to tease out the nuance in every corner of a story, have brought Gretchen extraordinary success across the world. 7.30 pm	Selby Town Hall
18th May 2010	York St John University Town & Gown Lecture Series - The Town & Gown Public Lecture series brings together York St John University's eminent academics, high profile speakers and our community together for a series of lectures to be enjoyed by all. The series aims to welcome the community onto our campus to learn about a range of interesting and stimulating themes. Lecture by Mr Don Stewart, Project Director, Yorkshire Gold - "The Value of London 2012 to Yorkshire" This lecture focuses on how Yorkshire Gold is ensuring the people, communities and businesses of Yorkshire and Humber benefit commercially, socially, culturally and in every other possible way from the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. This is executed through 5 main strands of the strategy and with our 5 partners – Sports with Sport England, Communities with LGYH, Culture with the Arts Council, Tourism with Welcome to Yorkshire and Business with Yorkshire Forward. Don Stewart is Special Project Director for Welcome to Yorkshire. This is a response to the opportunities provided by the recession for the growth of domestic tourism and brings together a growing number of interests in the region. Starting with Yorkshire Forward’s major events programme, Screen Yorkshire and the Regional Olympic Committee, Don is creating a common cause with public, private and the third sector to ensure that Yorkshire achieves more than its fair share of domestic tourism and investment. The lecture will take place at 6.30pm in Fountains Lecture Theatre, located just off Lord Mayor's Walk at York St John University. Refreshments will be available prior to and following the lecture, we would be pleased if you can join us. The Town & Gown Public Lecture series is free of charge and open to all, to request a ticket please contact the Events Team at York St John University on T: 01904 876503 or E: town&gown@yorksj.ac.uk	York St John University Town & Gown Lecture Series
19th May 2010	YorkConcerts presents Sarah Beth Briggs piano plays Schumann Papillons op. 2 Chopin Fantasy in F minor op. 49 Schumann Arabeske op. 18 Chopin Scherzo in C sharp minor op. 39 Barcarolle op. 60 Schumann Kinderszenen op. 15 Chopin Ballade in A flat op. 47 Ballade in F minor op. 52 ‘An artist of extraordinary magnetism’ Daily Telegraph Sarah Beth Briggs gained international recognition when she was joint winner of the International Mozart Competition in Salzburg. She had previously made a very successful start to her UK career by becoming one of the youngest-ever finalists in the history of the BBC Young Musician of the Year, going on to make her London concerto debut at just 12. Recitals, concerto performances and chamber music ensembles take her to the USA and mainland Europe but she needs no introduction in Yorkshire, where she is well known as a performer and teacher. Her programme celebrates Chopin and Schumann who were both born in 1810	Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall UoY YorkConcerts
19th May 2010	St Mary's Church Tour - A free tour of the richly decorated Victorian High Gothic church designed by William Burges. 11.00 am meet at St Mary's Church	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
19th May 2010	'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS' - A comedy written and directed by Kate Bramley (ex-Hull Truck Theatre); Original music by Jez Lowe (Radio 2 SONY ACADEMY AWARD winner) 'Some girls just aren't cut out for farming...' It's 1942, and there are some new arrivals in the village. They're turning heads and breaking hearts as the fine girls of the Women's Land Army take to the hills. Buff is a city girl dreaming of being 'just like Vera Lynn', while Biddy is a country girl who is 'now't but a hopeless romantic'. Join them on a journey of blisters, back-ache and banter as they learn all there is to know about working on the land. This brand new show is the latest comedy two-hander from Badapple's resident writer as she celebrates the highs and lows of the wonderful women who helped keep Britain fed during World War II, set against a backdrop of glorious music of the age, as well as new tunes by songwriter Jez Lowe. Although a fictional tale this play owes much to the reminiscences of a number of Land Army Girls who contributed their own personal stories to this exciting new comedy.	Sledmere Village Hall Sledmere 'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS'
19th May 2010	The Fureys & Davey Arthur - The Fureys & Davey Arthur are responsible for some of the most stirring Irish music ever to capture the public imagination. Their folk based music has received standing ovations in some of the biggest concert halls of the world. Over the years some of their greatest admirers have ranged from the neighbours they grew up with in Ballyfermot to the top sports people and politicians of the world and have performed for leaders such as former Australian Prime Minister John Howard, Irish President Mary McAleese and Pope John Paul. After 32 years the legends of Irish music are still travelling the world bringing their music, songs and stories to generations who have enjoyed them over the years. With two top 40 albums in the UK and chart successes with When You Were Sweet Sixteen and The Green Fields of France this is sure to be a memorable evening.	Pocklington Arts Centre
20th May 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Eddie Walker This great guitar picker, singer and all-round entertainer is one of our perennial favourites. Eddie performs a seamless blend of old blues, rags and hillbilly numbers, traditional and modern British and American folk songs, guitar instrumentals and original pieces. Top notch stuff!	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
20th May 2010	Wetherby Races	Wetherby Racecourse
21st May 2010	York Astronomical Society - TBC by Dr Allan Chapman All are welcome. 8.00 pm	The Denham Room Priory Street Centre York Astronomical Society
21st May 2010	Catterick Bridge Races	Catterick Racecourse
21st May 2010	GORDON GILTRAP - one of the most innovative acoustic guitarists in the UK	7.30 pm Frazer Theatre Knaresborough Kula Events
22nd May 2010	York Races - The May Spring Meeting A chance to take a Spring weekend at York on a relaxed Saturday, with quality racing. The first Saturday of the York season will see us welcome back families, with accompanied under 16’s being admitted free of charge. A spring Saturday at York always offers a great atmosphere as people enjoy the award winning facilities and take in the exciting action on the course. The Stowe Family Law LLP Grand Cup, is a Listed race, which means it will be won by a horse of real quality; last year’s winner, Caracciola, went on to win at Royal Ascot. It’s likely that twenty thoroughbreds will hurtle down the home straight in the feature sprint, the sportingbet.com Stakes; being close to such a spectacle is always a treat. York is a great city to visit for a weekend and a day at the racecourse offers a treat for visitors and residents.	York Races
22nd May 2010	Yorkshire Bach Choir present - A Music Strange English 17th century spiritual music by Gibbons, Weelkes, Tomkins and Jeffreys The English Church under James 1 and Charles I was blessed with composers of great individuality and inventiveness. Tomkins, Weelkes and Gibbons maintain their place in the liturgy today, while the works of Jeffreys open an unusual window on 17th-century spirituality.	St Michael-le-Belfrey Church Yorkshire Bach Choir
22nd May 2010	World Heritage Site Tour - Take a tour to find out what makes Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal a World Heritage Site. 10.30 am meet at The Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
22nd May 2010	Barbershopera - Following on from its successful West End run, this award-winning musical comedy tells the unlikely story of a Catalan matador who inherits a Norfolk barbershop, in a delightfully madcap show packed with laughs, tears and stampeding cows - all in four-part harmony. Will our young hero manage to enchant the locals with his continental flair? How will he fare against local favourite Trevor Sorbet in a high-stakes coiffeurs' cut-off? Can he win the heart of the beautiful town crier? And will he ever leave Norfolk again? Barbershopera has won three Musical Theatre Matters Awards for its acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe runs in both 2008 and 2009 and is to be broadcast as a Radio 4 afternoon play this year. 7.30 pm	Selby Town Hall
22nd May 2010	Kirkby Fleetham Folk Club has been set up to set up to promote local and upcoming Folk/ Acoustic/Roots artistes and to present bigger name guests to promote folk and roots music in this part of North Yorkshire. Tonight - Ladies Night - Flossie & One Stone (Wendy Arowsmith & Rebekah Findlay)	Kirkby Fleetham Folk Club
22nd May 2010	Choral Concert - A diverse evening of entertainment is promised by members of Barnard Castle School Choral Society.	The Bowes Museum
23rd May 2010	The Ebor Singers Services - The Ebor Singers sing services in York churches, including York Minster and All Saints Church, North Street. Sung Eucharist Pentecost	7.30 pm All Saints Church North Street Ebor Singers
23rd May 2010	Pentecost Service - Ecumenical service. Everyone welcome. 3.00 pm at St Mary's Church	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
24th May 2010	Yorkshire Philosophical Society Lecture Programme 2009-10 Married to the Minster: being Mrs Dean - Viola Jones of The Deanery, York For further details phone 01904 656713	7.30 pm The Hospitium Yorkshire Museum Gardens Yorkshire Philosophical Society
24th May 2010	Thirsk Races - Evening Meeting	Thirsk Races
25th May 2010	Ripon Races - Nick Wilmot-Smith Memorial Handicap	Ripon Races
26th May 2010	The Ebor Lecture Series - The Ebor Lectures are a response to the growing need for theology to interact with public issues of contemporary society. Public theology is about engaging in dialogue with a range of communities on issues wider than narrowly defined religious matters. This series of lectures aims to promote public conversation and to contribute to the formation of personal decisions and collective policy-making in economic, political and social spheres. It is also an ecumenical project that seeks to exchange insights between academia and religious traditions and to build bridges between church and other religious groups. The lectures relate faith to public concerns including politics, economics, contemporary culture, religion and spirituality, society and globalisation, local and global Christianity. Theme for 2009-10 lectures: Business as Usual? The Global Economy Crisis and the Future of Capitalism - The recent economic crisis has affected millions of lives and has been met by unprecedented measures by governments and international economic organisations across the world. It has also raised calls for reform of the current capitalist market systems, especially from religious and moral considerations. The Ebor lectures for 2009-10 examine the root causes of the economic crisis, analyse its local and global implications, evaluate the current theory and practice of the capitalist market, and suggest directions for the future of capitalism. Tonights lecture - Beyond Capitalism Religious Contrbutions to Greater Wellbeing by Canon Dr John Atherton - William Temple Foundation. The Revd Dr. John Atherton retired as canon theologian of Manchester Cathedral in 2004. He continues to work for the William Temple Foundation (with which he has been associated since 1974) overseeing its work on religion and economics. His publications have increasingly reflected this interest, they include: Christianity and the Market (1992), Public Theology for Changing Times (2000), Marginalization (2003), Transfiguring Capitalism: An Enquiry into Religion and Global Change (2008) and Through the Eye of A Needle: Theological Conversations over Poitical Economy (2007). He is currently completing a research council funded programme on religion and happiness, leading to a publication The Practices of Happiness: Political Economy, Religion and Wellbeing (2010). He continues to be an honorary lecturer at Manchester University. These interests link to his contributions to Faith in the City (1984) and Faithful Cities (2006). He is also currently editor of Crucible, the national journal on Christian social ethics. He also has close links with Sweden, particularly Uppsala University, where he holds the degree of Doctor of Sacred Theology. Tickets are free but must be booked in advance. If you wish to book a ticket please use our online booking form or E:eborlectures@yorksj.ac.uk stating your name, address and the date you are booking for and the number of tickets required.	7.00 pm York St John University Ebor Lectures
26th May 2010	YorkConcerts presents Gamelan Sekar Petak with dancers from Northern School of Contemporary Dance The exciting collaboration between the gamelan and the NSCD continues with new work choreographed by their senior students to scores by York composers. Featuring traditional Javanese and Western music, old and new, the gamelan concert is always a season highlight. Described as ‘one instrument played by many people’ the spectacular gongs and metallophones of the gamelan create an ethereal and enchanting sound world.	Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall UoY YorkConcerts
26th May 2010	Beverley Races - The Hilary Needler Trophy Night - Evening Meeting	Beverley Races
26th May 2010	'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS' - A comedy written and directed by Kate Bramley (ex-Hull Truck Theatre); Original music by Jez Lowe (Radio 2 SONY ACADEMY AWARD winner) 'Some girls just aren't cut out for farming...' It's 1942, and there are some new arrivals in the village. They're turning heads and breaking hearts as the fine girls of the Women's Land Army take to the hills. Buff is a city girl dreaming of being 'just like Vera Lynn', while Biddy is a country girl who is 'now't but a hopeless romantic'. Join them on a journey of blisters, back-ache and banter as they learn all there is to know about working on the land. This brand new show is the latest comedy two-hander from Badapple's resident writer as she celebrates the highs and lows of the wonderful women who helped keep Britain fed during World War II, set against a backdrop of glorious music of the age, as well as new tunes by songwriter Jez Lowe. Although a fictional tale this play owes much to the reminiscences of a number of Land Army Girls who contributed their own personal stories to this exciting new comedy.	North Duffield Village Hall 'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS'
27th May 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Will Kaufman presents: Woody Guthrie - Hard Times and Hard Travellin' - A special presentation Prof. Kaufman has won widespread praise for his Guthrie shows. Here he sets Woody’s songs in the context of Depression Era America, performing such hard hitting numbers as Vigilante Man and Pretty Boy Floyd and highlighting the mixture of music and radical politics that marks Guthrie's most powerful work.	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
27th May 2010	Wetherby Races - Evening Meeting	Wetherby Racecourse
28th May 2010	House Concerts present - ambeR Rubarth & Jim Bianco ambeR rubarth's star is rising fast. A gifted songwriter with a terrific stage presence she has been wooing fans from coast to coast in her native USA, and Europe, and she played a sell out show here back in October 2008. Recently she toured with Joshua Radin. Her debut record was lauded as "Top 10 of 2005" in The Owl Mag (alongside Kanye West, Fiona Apple and Jack Johnson). She toured non-stop across the US and Europe, fine-tuning her own style of songs that beamed a refreshing mixture of vulnerability and courage, melancholia and optimism. "Washing Day" (co-written with Adam Levy) was awarded 1st Place in the International Songwriting Competition (Lyrics), judged by masters of their craft such as Tom Waits and Brian Wilson. The music video for the song was selected for this year's SXSW festival, alongside videos for Thom Yorke and Weird Al Yankovic. As Music Connection (who put her in their Hot 100 Artists this year) says, Rubarth has "excellent mastery of the guitar, equally impressive on piano.. and a soaring voice that can belt out any tune... she may become unstoppable." Jim Bianco's new record - Sing - is a mishmash of styles and influences that include Tom Waits, sexy jazz, Elvis Costello, Soul Coughing, straight ahead pop, spoken word raps, and almost everything in between. While you might think the young singer is biting off more than he can chew, the record has a nice flow and no song seems out of place or forced.... This record is a really unique listen, and really showcases the diversity and ambition Bianco has.	House Concerts
28th May 2010	YorkConcerts presents Zamar From traditional spirituals to contemporary gospel tracks, Zamar gospel choir concerts are lively and joyous occasions, and have plenty of infectious enthusiasm! The choir, with a smaller semi-chorus, numbers around 50 singers and often performs with piano and other instruments.	Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall UoY YorkConcerts
28th May 2010	Sarah Savoy and The Francadians - Based in Paris and led by the Louisiana born-and-raised daughter of Cajun music's first family, Sarah Savoy, alongside French musicians David Rolland (accordion), Vincent Blin (fiddle), and Manolo Gonzales (bass), The Francadians performs traditional Cajun and zydeco tunes, reaching back as far as the earliest roots of Louisiana music. With a unique take on the music of her ancestors, Sarah belts out sassy blues, growls through honky-tonk-inspired songs of the 1940s and 50s, and wails the bitterness of some of Cajun music's most forlorn waltzes as well as adding a few country and rockabilly numbers for good measure. 7.30 pm	Selby Town Hall
29th May 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Choccy and Sweetie Tour. A delicious tour - hear the history of Terrys and Rowntrees, visit choccy and sweetie shops and taste free samples! 10.30 am and 2.00 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
29th May 2010	Fairies, Goblins, Herbs and Plants! A family walk to discover the folk tales and fairy stories linked to herbs and plants around the estate. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 10.30 am meet at the Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
29th May 2010	Catterick Bridge Races	Catterick Racecourse
29th May 2010	Beverley Races - Brian Yeardley Continental Two Year Old Trophy Meeting	Beverley Races
29th May 2010	Louisiana Red and Michael Messer - Born in Alabama in 1932, Red is one of the last great bluesmen still performing who earned his place on stage through the harsh realities of life and learned his craft from the fathers and grandfathers of the blues; the likes of Son House, Lightnin' Hopkins, BB King and John Lee Hooker. A WC Handy Award winner, Louisiana Red performs in the almost lost tradition of spontaneous composition, from the old acoustic sounds of Robert Johnson all the way to the urban electric Chicago style of his mentor, Muddy Waters. Michael Messer is recognised as one of the leading slide guitarists and blues innovators in the world with an obsessive appetite for knowledge of his art that is virtually unrivalled. Spirit Magazine listed Michael as one of the greatest slide guitarists ever, alongside Duane Allman and Ry Cooder. 7.30 pm	Selby Town Hall
29/30th May 2010	York Roman Festival - York Roman Festival is a public celebration of York's rich Roman history and entertains and educates thousands of residents and visitors to the city. Founded in AD71, it was from York that the famous IX Legion disappeared, where Emperors Septimius Severus and Constantius Chlorus died and where , on the 25th July 306, Constantine The Great was proclaimed 'Imperator'.	Various Venues York Roman Festival
29/30th May 2010	Pottery Weekend at York Art Gallery - Explore the Gallery of Pots and learn different techniques for building with clay with local potter, Penny Phillips. 11.00 am – 3.30 pm	York Art Gallery York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
29-31st May 2010	Ryedale Folk Weekend - A great bank holiday weekend event for everyone, with concerts, workshops and family entertainment.	Ryedale Folk Museum
29-31st May 2010	Get Medieval! Join the costumed re-enactors around their abbey encampment. Watch and take part in activities and demonstrations based on 15th century life. 11.00 am - 5.00 pm	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
30/31st May 2010	Yorkshire Game Fair The Yorkshire Game Fair looks to bring the excitement of the countryside alive for visitors of all ages. With demonstrations, competitions & activities going on throughout both days, there is something of interest for everyone. So whether you are a serious sporting countryman or just looking for a great day out, the Yorkshire Game Fair is sure to deliver. We look forward to seeing you here.........	Harewood House
31st May 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Choccy and Sweetie Tour. A delicious tour - hear the history of Terrys and Rowntrees, visit choccy and sweetie shops and taste free samples! 10.30 am and 2.00 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
31st May 2010	Meet the Gardener - Get top tips from Steve our gardener on how to grow your own vegetables, no matter how small your growing space is, and have a go at sowing some seeds for yourself. 11.00 am meet at the Vegetable Plot / Swanley Grange	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
31st May 2010	Meet the Gardener - A chance to learn more about Ormesby's garden and to meet the staff and volunteers who care for it. 1.30 pm	Ormesby Hall
31st May - 4th June 2010	Half-term Activities - Join us for half-term fun!	Ryedale Folk Museum
1st June 2010	Family Fun Day - Come along and enjoy a day packed with fun activities as the Museum celebrates half term week. 11.00 am - 4.00 pm	The Bowes Museum
1-30th June 2010	Abbey Tours - Join a free tour to discover fascinating facts and stories about the abbey and monks. 11.00 am, 1.00 pm, 2.00 pm & 3.00 pm meet at The Porter's Lodge	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
1-30th June 2010	Mr Aislabie's Garden Tour - A free tour taking in the grand design of the Georgian landscape including Deer Park and Water Garden. 11.30 am meet at The Porter's Lodge	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
2nd June 2010	Ripon Races - Directors Cup Evening Meeting	Ripon Races
3rd June 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Dan McKinnon We’ve really taken to this warm-hearted Nova Scotian on his two previous visits. He fits the Canadian mould of excellently written and strongly sung original songs about real people past and present (think Stan Rogers through James Keelaghan to Tanglefoot) while also slipping in some choice traditional material and modern covers. Thoroughly recommended.	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
3rd June 2010	Wetherby Races - Evening Meeting	Wetherby Racecourse
4th June 2010	York Astronomical Society - Star Birth Along The Milky Way by Melvin Hoare, University of Leeds All are welcome. 8.00 pm	The Denham Room Priory Street Centre York Astronomical Society
4th June 2010	Catterick Bridge Races	Catterick Racecourse
4th June 2010	Doncaster Races - Flat Meeting	Doncaster Races
5th June 2010	Yorkwalk Guided Coach Tours - Coach trip to Tissington Hall and Cromford. Visit to the historic mills and village of Cromford in Derbyshire, followed by a tour of the lovely Jacobean mansion at Tissington. Pick-up point close to The Heathers. Pre-booking Essential.	Yorkwalk
5th June 2010	York Late Music Concert Series - performing new music by living composers. Ian Pace Solo Piano - programme Steve Crowther Political Prayer Michael Parkin Piano Sonata Steve Crowther Morris Dances (1st complete perf.) Frederic Rzewski The People United Will Never Be Defeated. 7.30 pm	Unitarian Chapel St Saviourgate Late Music Concert Series
5th June 2010	St Mary's Church Tour - A free tour of the richly decorated Victorian High Gothic church designed by William Burges. 11.00 am meet at St Mary's Church	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
5th June 2010	Doncaster Races - Derby Day	Doncaster Races
5th June 2010	'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS' - A comedy written and directed by Kate Bramley (ex-Hull Truck Theatre); Original music by Jez Lowe (Radio 2 SONY ACADEMY AWARD winner) 'Some girls just aren't cut out for farming...' It's 1942, and there are some new arrivals in the village. They're turning heads and breaking hearts as the fine girls of the Women's Land Army take to the hills. Buff is a city girl dreaming of being 'just like Vera Lynn', while Biddy is a country girl who is 'now't but a hopeless romantic'. Join them on a journey of blisters, back-ache and banter as they learn all there is to know about working on the land. This brand new show is the latest comedy two-hander from Badapple's resident writer as she celebrates the highs and lows of the wonderful women who helped keep Britain fed during World War II, set against a backdrop of glorious music of the age, as well as new tunes by songwriter Jez Lowe. Although a fictional tale this play owes much to the reminiscences of a number of Land Army Girls who contributed their own personal stories to this exciting new comedy.	Helmsley Arts Centre 'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS'
5th June 2010	The Shiyani Ngcobo Band - Shiyani Ngcobo is a master of the unique Zulu art of maskanda; highly rhythmic, finger-style guitar playing accompanying some of the most soulful vocals to be found in Africa. For over 30 years, Shiyani has been a major force in South African urban folk music with his wonderful acoustic roots band. Originating from the black South African migrant worker communities, and rooted in traditional Zulu izibongo praise poetry, maskanda music is known for its complex driving guitar, bass and ngoma drum rhythms, down-home squeezebox wheezing and vigorous, soulful call-and-response singing. A show all fans of blues, jazz, folk and world music. 7.30 pm	Selby Town Hall
5/6th June 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Folk Weekend 2010	Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
5/6th June 2010	Model Railway weekend - Once again Ormesby's famed model railway weekend is here for children of all ages. Come and marvel at Ormesby's permanent layouts and additional displays for the weekend only. 11.00 am - 4.00 pm	Ormesby Hall
5-18th June 2010	World War Two Fortnight - A fantastic opportunity to see the museum staged as a war time village and to find out what life was like during these eventful times, including our renowned: World War II Weekend on 5/6th June	Ryedale Folk Museum
6th June 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Graveyard, Coffin & Crypt Tour. Visit the hidden city of the dead; descend to a secret crypt, sample Roman and mediaeval coffins and visit plague sites. 10.30 am from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
6th June 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - Inaccessible and Hidden York. A unique opportunity to enter parts of York not normally open to the public, to climb turrets, descend into underground passages and explore mediaeval churches and hidden Georgian interiors. Today - Guildhalls & Secret Passages. Visit parts of York not open to the public including some of York's fine Guildhalls, the Roman East Angle Turret and a hidden Crypt. 2.15 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
6th June 2010	YorkConcerts presents Agreeing to Disagree - The concerto - The University Baroque Ensemble with Daniel Edgar, Nia Lewis, Ailsa Reid, Tim Smedley directors ‘Concerto’ has two meanings: in Latin, ‘concertare’ translates as a debate or a dispute; in Italian, it means to arrange or agree. This programme celebrates both meanings with concerti grossi and multi-instrument concerti embracing the debate between soloists and orchestra, while the ‘ripieno concerto’ presents one concerted ensemble. Concerti by Corelli and Vivaldi are featured	Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall UoY YorkConcerts
6th June 2010	Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - "Behind The Scenes" Guided Tours - Enjoy a full tour of the Railway by steam and diesel train in the company of our knowledgeable guide, plus visits to the locomotive and carriage workshops, behind the scenes visits to stations, and a rare chance to see what goes on behind all those closed doors and visit areas normally out of bounds to the public. A packed lunch is included in the price of the tour. Tours commence 11.00 am at Haworth Station and generally finish around 4.00 pm. Pre-booking Essential	KWVR
6th June 2010	Bingley Harriers Chase The Judith & Keith Firm Memorial (Harewood House Chase) 10k race is a multi-terrain event held every year in the grounds of Harewood House. A glorious and pleasant course away from traffic all inside the beautiful Harewood Estate	Harewood House
6th June 2010	Porsche Rally Indulge your passion for Porsche by joining fellow enthusiasts from across the UK and Europe at Harewood. Whether you are an owner or an admirer there will be up to 500 Porsches in attendance.	Harewood House
6th June 2010	'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS' - A comedy written and directed by Kate Bramley (ex-Hull Truck Theatre); Original music by Jez Lowe (Radio 2 SONY ACADEMY AWARD winner) 'Some girls just aren't cut out for farming...' It's 1942, and there are some new arrivals in the village. They're turning heads and breaking hearts as the fine girls of the Women's Land Army take to the hills. Buff is a city girl dreaming of being 'just like Vera Lynn', while Biddy is a country girl who is 'now't but a hopeless romantic'. Join them on a journey of blisters, back-ache and banter as they learn all there is to know about working on the land. This brand new show is the latest comedy two-hander from Badapple's resident writer as she celebrates the highs and lows of the wonderful women who helped keep Britain fed during World War II, set against a backdrop of glorious music of the age, as well as new tunes by songwriter Jez Lowe. Although a fictional tale this play owes much to the reminiscences of a number of Land Army Girls who contributed their own personal stories to this exciting new comedy.	Moorholm Village Hall 'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS'
8th June 2010	'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS' - A comedy written and directed by Kate Bramley (ex-Hull Truck Theatre); Original music by Jez Lowe (Radio 2 SONY ACADEMY AWARD winner) 'Some girls just aren't cut out for farming...' It's 1942, and there are some new arrivals in the village. They're turning heads and breaking hearts as the fine girls of the Women's Land Army take to the hills. Buff is a city girl dreaming of being 'just like Vera Lynn', while Biddy is a country girl who is 'now't but a hopeless romantic'. Join them on a journey of blisters, back-ache and banter as they learn all there is to know about working on the land. This brand new show is the latest comedy two-hander from Badapple's resident writer as she celebrates the highs and lows of the wonderful women who helped keep Britain fed during World War II, set against a backdrop of glorious music of the age, as well as new tunes by songwriter Jez Lowe. Although a fictional tale this play owes much to the reminiscences of a number of Land Army Girls who contributed their own personal stories to this exciting new comedy.	Pocklington Arts Centre 'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS'
9th June 2010	YorkConcerts presents Agreeing to Disagree - The Concerto with The University Baroque Ensemble - Nia Lewis, Ailsa Reid, Daniel Edgar, Tim Smedley directors. 'Concerto' has two meanings: in Latin, 'concertare' translates as a debate or a dispute; in Italian, it means to arrange or agree. This programme celebrates both meanings with concerti grossi and multi-instrument concerti embracing the debate between soloists and orchestra, while the 'ripieno concerto' presents one concerted ensemble. Concerti by Corelli and Vivaldi are featured.	Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall UoY YorkConcerts
9th June 2010	Beverley Races	Beverley Races
9th June 2010	'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS' - A comedy written and directed by Kate Bramley (ex-Hull Truck Theatre); Original music by Jez Lowe (Radio 2 SONY ACADEMY AWARD winner) 'Some girls just aren't cut out for farming...' It's 1942, and there are some new arrivals in the village. They're turning heads and breaking hearts as the fine girls of the Women's Land Army take to the hills. Buff is a city girl dreaming of being 'just like Vera Lynn', while Biddy is a country girl who is 'now't but a hopeless romantic'. Join them on a journey of blisters, back-ache and banter as they learn all there is to know about working on the land. This brand new show is the latest comedy two-hander from Badapple's resident writer as she celebrates the highs and lows of the wonderful women who helped keep Britain fed during World War II, set against a backdrop of glorious music of the age, as well as new tunes by songwriter Jez Lowe. Although a fictional tale this play owes much to the reminiscences of a number of Land Army Girls who contributed their own personal stories to this exciting new comedy.	Thorganby Village Hall 'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS'
10th June 2010	York Art Gallery Curator's lunchtime talks - an introduction to China: Journey to the East, a touring exhibition from the British Museum. 12.30 pm	York Art Gallery York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
10th June 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Singers & Musicians Night - All acoustic performers are made welcome, and listeners besides, at our popular Open House session. The more the merrier, so do come along	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
10th June 2010	'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS' - A comedy written and directed by Kate Bramley (ex-Hull Truck Theatre); Original music by Jez Lowe (Radio 2 SONY ACADEMY AWARD winner) 'Some girls just aren't cut out for farming...' It's 1942, and there are some new arrivals in the village. They're turning heads and breaking hearts as the fine girls of the Women's Land Army take to the hills. Buff is a city girl dreaming of being 'just like Vera Lynn', while Biddy is a country girl who is 'now't but a hopeless romantic'. Join them on a journey of blisters, back-ache and banter as they learn all there is to know about working on the land. This brand new show is the latest comedy two-hander from Badapple's resident writer as she celebrates the highs and lows of the wonderful women who helped keep Britain fed during World War II, set against a backdrop of glorious music of the age, as well as new tunes by songwriter Jez Lowe. Although a fictional tale this play owes much to the reminiscences of a number of Land Army Girls who contributed their own personal stories to this exciting new comedy.	Fearby Village Hall Fearby nr Masham 'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS'
11th June 2010	YorkConcerts presents The University Jazz Orchestra with guests from Julian Argüelles Octet For their popular summer concert, the University Jazz Orchestra is joined by members of the Julian Argüelles Octet, one of the University’s ensembles-in-residence. Jazz standards, big band classics and more make up this celebration of jazz at its finest	cSir Jack Lyons Concert Hall UoY YorkConcerts
10th June 2010	'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS' - A comedy written and directed by Kate Bramley (ex-Hull Truck Theatre); Original music by Jez Lowe (Radio 2 SONY ACADEMY AWARD winner) 'Some girls just aren't cut out for farming...' It's 1942, and there are some new arrivals in the village. They're turning heads and breaking hearts as the fine girls of the Women's Land Army take to the hills. Buff is a city girl dreaming of being 'just like Vera Lynn', while Biddy is a country girl who is 'now't but a hopeless romantic'. Join them on a journey of blisters, back-ache and banter as they learn all there is to know about working on the land. This brand new show is the latest comedy two-hander from Badapple's resident writer as she celebrates the highs and lows of the wonderful women who helped keep Britain fed during World War II, set against a backdrop of glorious music of the age, as well as new tunes by songwriter Jez Lowe. Although a fictional tale this play owes much to the reminiscences of a number of Land Army Girls who contributed their own personal stories to this exciting new comedy.	Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall Hampsthwaite nr Harrogate 'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS'
11/12th June 2010	York Races - The 40th York Charity Meeting. Celebrating 40 years this event has raised over £4,500,000 for good causes and provided some fantastic racing excitement. Just by attending the day racegoers will be helping to raise money for charity. The feature race of Saturday is the Reg Griffin Memorial Trophy, the most valuable sprint handicap for three year old horses in Europe and a fitting tribute to the founder of the day. There is a special thrill in cheering home your winning selection surrounded by thousands of people and a Saturday provides that excitement. The lawns and champagne terraces provide a great place to celebrate or commiserate, now that summer is with us. The first race time on Friday is set that little bit later which allows many people to wind down to the weekend by coming racing after a morning at work.	York Races
11-13th June 2010	Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - Diesel Gala - No Steam Trains this weekend!	KWVR
12th June 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Choccy and Sweetie Tour. A delicious tour - hear the history of Terrys and Rowntrees, visit choccy and sweetie shops and taste free samples! 10.30 am and 2.00 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
12th June 2010 2009	The Ebor Singers present Songs of Farewell - PARRY: Songs of Farewell and KERRY ANDREW: York Mass (UK concert premiere) Parry’s cycle of six part songs were composed in the last years of the First World War and the composer’s own life, and so have been seen as a swansong for a passing generation. The cycle’s musical expression and sensitivity to textual meaning and inflexion have rarely been exceeded in English music. Rising new composing-talent Kerry Andrew has a close association with The Ebor Singers, and her York Mass was commissioned by the choir for its 15th-anniversary in 2008. 7.30 pm	The Chapter House York Minster Ebor Singers
12th June 2010	World Heritage Site Tour - Take a tour to find out what makes Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal a World Heritage Site. 10.30 am meet at The Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
12th June 2010 2009	Sowerby Music Autumn Season - Beningbrough Singers present Summer is a comin’ in. 7.30 pm	St. Oswald's Church Sowerby, Thirsk Sowerby Music
12th June 2010	Lighnin' Willie and The Poorboys - Arguably one of the very best Texas blues/roots/rockin' outfits ever to tread the boards, Willie is the consummate all American bluesman, with a confident swagger to his tight, high-energy performances that are packed with style, wit, and an unabashed sensitivity to a medium that will leave you feeling anything but blue! The Poorboys mine a rich musical vein, steering away from dry academia towards a seductive exchange of swinging blues and r&b with a hint of rockabilly, headed by Willie's dazzling, peerless slide guitar and guttural growl. 7.30 pm	Selby Town Hall
12th June 2010	'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS' - A comedy written and directed by Kate Bramley (ex-Hull Truck Theatre); Original music by Jez Lowe (Radio 2 SONY ACADEMY AWARD winner) 'Some girls just aren't cut out for farming...' It's 1942, and there are some new arrivals in the village. They're turning heads and breaking hearts as the fine girls of the Women's Land Army take to the hills. Buff is a city girl dreaming of being 'just like Vera Lynn', while Biddy is a country girl who is 'now't but a hopeless romantic'. Join them on a journey of blisters, back-ache and banter as they learn all there is to know about working on the land. This brand new show is the latest comedy two-hander from Badapple's resident writer as she celebrates the highs and lows of the wonderful women who helped keep Britain fed during World War II, set against a backdrop of glorious music of the age, as well as new tunes by songwriter Jez Lowe. Although a fictional tale this play owes much to the reminiscences of a number of Land Army Girls who contributed their own personal stories to this exciting new comedy.	Green Hammerton Village Hall 'BACK TO THE LAND GIRLS'
12/13th June 2010	North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Swinging Sixties Weekend - Celebrate the swinging 60s in Heartbeat country, with a groovy mix of period locomotives, vehicle displays and live music along the railway.	NYMR
13th June 2010	Doncaster Races - Family Day	Doncaster Races
13th June 2010	Stable Open Day - A much sought after opportunity to visit Ormesby's working stables. Open in conjunction with Cleveland Police. You will be able to see areas not normally open to visitors and meet the horses and men who ride them. This event is dependant on Police operational needs and therefore liable to cancellation at short notice. Pre-Booking Essential. 1.00 - 3.00 pm	Ormesby Hall
15th June 2010	St Mary's Church Tour - A free tour of the richly decorated Victorian High Gothic church designed by William Burges. 11.00 am meet at St Mary's Church	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
15th June 2010	Thirsk Races	Thirsk Races
16th June 2010	YorkConcerts presents The English Golden Age - The University Chamber Choir with Peter Seymour conductor Tallis Spem in alium Sheppard Media vita Wylkynson Salve Regina Taverner Mass: Gloria Tibi Trinitas The 16th century is rightly regarded as a Golden Age in English choral music. Tallis’ unique 40-part motet Spem in alium is justly popular and famous but earlier repertoire such as Wylkynson’s Salve Regina from the Eton Choirbook, written for what must have been highly accomplished choral foundations, presents a lavish spectacle even to our 21st century ears. Taverner’s mass Gloria Tibi Trinitas is the most elaborate of his six-voice settings and was as much admired in the 16th century as it is in this. Sheppard’s Media vita is an extraordinary composition with a sustained intensity created by dissonant harmonies and is, as with the other compositions in this programme, written on a large scale	Chapter House York Minster YorkConcerts
16/17th June 2010	Ripon Races - 16th Norman Wells Memorial Handicap Evening Meeting; 17th Ladies Day Handicap	Ripon Races
17th June 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Anna Shannon	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
17th June 2010	Beverley Races - Evening Meeting	Beverley Races
18th June 2010	York Astronomical Society - Women Astronomers by Dr Ann Bonell All are welcome. 8.00 pm	The Denham Room Priory Street Centre York Astronomical Society
18th June 2010	Flossie in concert - Flossie Malavialle is a French singer who started getting involved in the British folk scene in 2000-2001 while she was on a teacher exchange in the North East of England. Her repertoire is very open as she likes all sorts of different music genres: from Sinatra and Piaf classics, to songs full of ‘vavavoum’. "Here’s a sensational performer. She intrigues listeners with her quaint French-Geordie accent and charms them with her stories and ready laughter. Yet it’s her singing that bowls them over. An artist’s artist, a people’s artist, here’s a mammoth talent emphatically radiating that magical X-factor. A veritable show stopper!” Wheaton Aston Festival	Ryedale Folk Museum
18-20th June 2010	The Beverley and East Riding Folk Festival - set in the historic market town of Beverley, nestled in the stunning East Riding of Yorkshire making it a wonderfully exciting place to be in June every year. 3 nights and 2 days of breathtaking music, dance, comedy, spoken word and events for all ages. Craft stalls, workshops, Real Ale bars and camping at The Festival Village in the shadow of the historic Beverley Minster. Many of the events take place at ‘The Festival Village’, other events take place inside the Leisure Complex such as the main headline concerts. Now entering its 27th year, the Festival is bigger than before with the addition of 2 new marquees to the Festival Village in 2009 - Acoustic and Concert bringing the marquee total to 4 offering a weekend FULL of music, activities for all ages, Family and Youth events, workshops and children’s events plus non-stop performances at the Late Night Festival Club. The Wold Top Festival Bar serves the famous Beverley Festival Brew and 'The Festival Village' also features a fantastic array of craft, food and music stalls - something for everyone. Artists already booked for 2010 are: The Demon Barber Roadshow; Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band; Martin Simpson Trio; Charlie Dore and the Hula Valley Orchestra; Jeni & Billy (USA); Karen Tweed; Dogan Mehmet; Ellen & the Escapades, and Sean Taylor	Beverley Folk Festival
19th June 2010	Exploring Chinese Brushwork Designs - Comprising sketchbook work in the museum to generate ideas for designs and compositions, leading to an exploration of colour/technique on paper as a basis for producing future silk paintings. 10.00 am – 4.00 pm	York Art Gallery York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
19th June 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Choccy and Sweetie Tour. A delicious tour - hear the history of Terrys and Rowntrees, visit choccy and sweetie shops and taste free samples! 10.30 am and 2.00 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
19th June 2010	The Academy of St Olave's Orchestra Summer Concert - programme to be confirmed	St Olave's Church Marygate Academy of St Olave's
19th June 2010	York Musical Society (the oldest Musical Society in England, founded in 1765) presents - Elgar DREAM OF GERONTIUS with the York Musical Society Chorus & Orchestra. Conductor: Philip Moore. 7.30 pm	York Minster York Musical Society
19th June 2010	Folk Tales and Folk Cures - Find out how our ancestors used wild herbs to cure their ills and why washing was never put out to dry on a lone hawthorn tree! 10.30 am meet at Swanley Grange	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
19th June 2010	Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - "The Industrial Archaeology of the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway" Guided Tour - A tour by both rail and foot which explores the valley's industrial heritage and takes in the sites of many long forgotten railway and industrial gems - some have long gone while others have survived to take on new roles. This very special tour give a unique insight into aspects of the Railway's history and that of the local area. Our expert guide brings the past back to life and takes you to places you may only have read about. These Special Interest tours will involve tackling uneven terrain and the negotiation of steps and other obstacles. It is therefore essential that participants are reasonably fit and wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Although no packed lunch is provided on these tours, a refreshment stop will be made at a local hostelry. Tours commence 10.30 am at Haworth Station and generally finish around 4.00 pm. Pre-booking Essential	KWVR
19th June 2010	Kirkby Fleetham Folk Club has been set up to set up to promote local and upcoming Folk/ Acoustic/Roots artistes and to present bigger name guests to promote folk and roots music in this part of North Yorkshire. Tonight - American Night - Hungrytown + TBC	Kirkby Fleetham Folk Club
19/20th June 2010	York Cycle Show - There is something for all cyclists at this great weekend cycling festival	York Racecourse York Cycle Show
19/20th June 2010	Middleton Railway - 50th Anniversary Gala - The 50th anniversary of Middleton Railway becoming the first standard gauge railway to be run entirely by volunteers.	Middleton Railway
19th June - 11th July 2010	Photography Exhibition - Northern Landscapes. Yorkshire based photographer Chris Ceaser hosts an exhibition of his work in Fountains Hall.	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
20th June 2010	Father's Day Vintage & Classic Vehicle Rally with Yorkshire Post Motor Show Treat Dad and the rest of the family to a great day out with over 800 Classic and Vintage vehicles gathered on the Showfield at Harewood. Entertainment throughout the day includes trade stands, a full arena programme, onsite catering and bar as well as much much more yet to be confirmed!	Harewood House
22nd June 2010	Beverley Races	Beverley Races
23rd June 2010	YorkConcerts presents The University Choir and Symphony Orchestra with Peter Seymour conductor The Choristers of York Minster Robert Sharpe conductor Marina Theodoropoulou soprano James Gilchrist tenor Roderick Williams bass Britten War Requiem op. 66 The War Requiem, with the words of the Requiem Mass interspersed with Wilfred Owen’s war poems, is acknowledged to be one of the great pieces of the choral repertoire. First performed in 1962 for the re-consecration of Coventry Cathedral, the work is scored for soprano, tenor and baritone soloists, chorus, boys’ choir, organ, a full orchestra and a chamber orchestra. We are delighted to present outstanding vocal soloists alongside the University Choir and Symphony Orchestra and the Choristers of York Minster	Venue to be confirmed YorkConcerts
24th June 2010	By George! The Life and Times of George III lunch-time talks - To commemorate the 250th anniversary year of the ascendancy of King George III, we will be hosting a series of talks exploring various aspects of Georgian Britain throughout 2010. Join David Bagnall, local expert on Eighteenth Century studies and discover how George's reign witnessed some of the greatest moments and people that were to shape our nation and the wider world. Today - Art. Exploring the works of Hogarth, Gainsborough, Reynolds, Allan Ramsey, Rowlandson and Gilray. 12.00 noon - 1.30 pm	York Castle Museum York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
24th June 2010	The Ebor Singers Services - The Ebor Singers sing services in York churches, including York Minster and All Saints Church, North Street. Sung Eucharist Nativity of St John the Baptist	7.30 pm All Saints Church North Street Ebor Singers
24th June 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Archie Fisher	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
24/25th June 2010	Doncaster Races - Flat Meeting	Doncaster Races
25th June 2010	YorkConcerts presents From these Isles New music of the UK The Chimera Ensemble - Thomas Adès Living Toys Paul Keenan The Ruin (Part 1) Philip Cashian tbc ‘An extraordinary speculative musical mind... a composer of time lost, and time to come.’ Nigel Osborne on Keenan Three composers are presented side-by-side to show the differing musical landscape of Britain over the past 30 years. The Chimera Ensemble plays music of one of the UK’s leading composers, Thomas Adès, and indeed one of his most important works, the exhilarating Living Toys. These composers are placed in an original context: amongst works by composers based in York. The day will include talks by acclaimed music writer Paul Griffiths on the music of Keenan and others	Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall UoY YorkConcerts
26th June 2010	York Cantores present - Bushes and Briars Folk song arrangements - including arrangements by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, Percy Grainger and John Rutter. Commences 8.00 pm	St Olave's Church Marygate York Cantores
26th June 2010	Yorkshire Bach Choir present - Spectacular Italian Baroque Handel Dixit Dominus; Vivaldi Gloris and Scarlatti Dixit Dominus ; with the Yorkshire Barogue soloists Handel wrote his famous Dixit Dominus during his stay in Italy and it is one of his most vivid and impressive choral compositions. The virtuosic choral writing presents a considerable challenge to any choir but that is always a situation that YBC relishes! We celebrate the anniversary of Alessandro Scarlatti (b.1660) with his setting of the same text. He is acknowledged to have founded the Neapolitan opera, a style which so influenced composers across Europe, including Handel. Vivaldi’s ever-popular Gloria completes this festive programme.	St Michael-le-Belfrey Church Yorkshire Bach Choir
26th June 2010	The Chapter House Choir present Bel Canto - Italian Masterworks. Join us for a journey around the land of singing, with a programme encompassing 300 years of love, passion, death and devotion. Verdi - Ave Maria Pizzetti - Missa di Requiem Dallapiccola - Due Cori di Michelangelo Buonarroti il Giovane Lotti - Crucifixus Monteverdi - Madrigals Gesualdo - Madrigals	8.00 pm The Chapter House York Minster Chapter House Choir
26th June 2010	Wildflowers of the Water Garden - Discover the variety of wildflowers in the Water Garden with your camera. A wildlife guide will help you to identify the flowers as you capture them on camera. 10.30 am meet at The Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
26/27th June 2010	'Food Glorious Food' - Lavender weekend in the Tearoom The garden comes into the Tearoom. Come along and enjoy Bernie's lavender flavoured scones and cake (as well as her usual superb offerings). 1.30 - 4.30 pm	Ormesby Hall
27th June 2010	Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - Vintage Train Days - Sample rail travel as it might have been back in Victorian times with gleaming steam locomotives, wooden bodied carriages and attentive staff to look after your every need. There's even a brass band to entertain, real coal fires in the stations, and gas lamps to light the way. These popular services run in addition to our normal steam trains and there's no need to book - just get your tickets on the day. Please note that due to other commitments, the Old Gentleman's Saloon serving cream teas will unfortunately not be available on any of this year's vintage train services.	KWVR
29th June 2010	The Academy of St Olave's Orchestra Summer Concert - programme to be confirmed	St Olave's Church Marygate Academy of St Olave's
29th June 2010	Thirsk Races - Evening Meeting	Thirsk Races
30th June 2010	YorkConcerts presents The Sir Jack Lyons Concert This year’s Sir Jack Lyons Concert includes the first performance of a new piece by Argentinian jazz pianist and postgraduate student José (Zezo) Olimpio, the first recipient of the Lyons Celebration Award. In fulfillment of the terms of the award, the piece is a vocal setting of psalms accompanied by a jazz orchestra and soloists. The first half of the concert features some of the year’s outstanding student performances	Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall UoY YorkConcerts
30th June 2010	Catterick Bridge Races	Catterick Racecourse
1st July 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - Singers & Musicians Night - All acoustic performers are made welcome, and listeners besides, at our popular Open House session. The more the merrier, so do come along	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
1-31st July 2010	Abbey Tours - Join a free tour to discover fascinating facts and stories about the abbey and monks. 11.00 am, 1.00 pm, 2.00 pm & 3.00 pm meet at The Porter's Lodge	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
1-31st July 2010	Mr Aislabie's Garden Tour - A free tour taking in the grand design of the Georgian landscape including Deer Park and Water Garden. 11.30 am meet at The Porter's Lodge	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
2nd July 2010	York Astronomical Society - Science from Starlight by Robin Leadbeater All are welcome. 8.00 pm	The Denham Room Priory Street Centre York Astronomical Society
2nd July 2010	Beverley Races	Beverley Races
2nd July 2010	Doncaster Races - Flat Meeting	Doncaster Races
3rd July 2010	The Micklegate Singers present - One Foot In Eden From the Fall of Adam to our redemption, explored through ravishing music. A selection of James MacMillan's Strathclyde Motets provide a meditational centrepiece, and Pawel Lukaszewski's Beatus Vir settings are electrifying works from Poland, written between 1996 and 2003. Maw - One foot In Eden still, I stand Lukaszewski - Beatus Vir, Sanctus Paulus Lukaszewski - Beatus Vir, Sanctus Martinus Lukaszewski - Beatus Vir, Sanctus Antonius MacMillan - A selection of The Strathclyde Motets Pott - Jesu Dulcis Memoria Bryars - Glorious Hill Vaughan Williams - Prayer to the Father of Heaven	8.00 pm The Chapter House York Minster Micklegate Singers
3rd July 2010	York Symphony Orchestra (York's oldest amateur orchestra - founded in 1898) present - Programme - Mendelssohn: Overture – The Fair Melusine Scriabin: Piano Concerto in F sharp minor Op. 20 ( Alexandra Dariescu - piano) Dvorák: Symphony no. 6 in D Op. 60 Mendelssohn considered his overture Melusine the best thing he had ever done, with its beguiling alternation between the beauty of calm water and fairy-tale terrors and woes. Alexandra Dariescu, since playing the Grieg Concerto with us in 2008, has played the same work with the RPO at the Festival Hall. We are delighted that she has returned to play Scriabin’s early Concerto in F sharp minor. Dvorák was befriended by Brahms, and his sweetly pastoral 6th Symphony is closely modelled on the German’s 2nd Symphony	8.00 pm Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall University of York York Symphony Orchestra
3rd July 2010	St Mary's Church Tour - A free tour of the richly decorated Victorian High Gothic church designed by William Burges. 11.00 am meet at St Mary's Church	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
3rd July 2010	Beverley Races	Beverley Races
3/4th July 2010	Middleton Railway - Model Railway Exhibition in the Engine House. See the models and then ride on the real thing.	Middleton Railway
4th July 2010	Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - Vintage Train Days - Sample rail travel as it might have been back in Victorian times with gleaming steam locomotives, wooden bodied carriages and attentive staff to look after your every need. There's even a brass band to entertain, real coal fires in the stations, and gas lamps to light the way. These popular services run in addition to our normal steam trains and there's no need to book - just get your tickets on the day. Please note that due to other commitments, the Old Gentleman's Saloon serving cream teas will unfortunately not be available on any of this year's vintage train services.	KWVR
5th July 2010	Ripon Races - The Westgate Handicap Evening Meeting	Ripon Races
7th July 2010	Catterick Bridge Races	Catterick Racecourse
8th July 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - My Sweet Patootie The new duo of former Tanglefoot members Terry Young and Sandra Swannell	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
8th July 2010	Doncaster Races - Flat Meeting	Doncaster Races
8th July 2010	The Tempest by William Shakespeare The Lord Chamberlain’s Men are proud to announce that summer 2010 will see them return with Shakespeare’s magical tale of romance, justice and vengeance, The Tempest. With elements of adventure, masque, fantasy, the supernatural, fairy tale, and also love story the Tempest really will be an exciting summer show! The Lord Chamberlain's Men theatre company aims to revive the traditions of Shakespearean theatre and to bring to life the greatest works of drama without compromising their meaning or integrity.	Harewood House
9th July 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - Inaccessible and Hidden York. A unique opportunity to enter parts of York not normally open to the public, to climb turrets, descend into underground passages and explore mediaeval churches and hidden Georgian interiors. Today - Kings Manor. A unique chance to visit this former Royal palace, hear its turbulent history and see parts not open to the public. 10.30 am from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
9th July 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - Inaccessible and Hidden York. A unique opportunity to enter parts of York not normally open to the public, to climb turrets, descend into underground passages and explore mediaeval churches and hidden Georgian interiors. Today - Guildhalls & Secret Passages. Visit parts of York not open to the public including some of York's fine Guildhalls, the Roman East Angle Turret and a hidden Crypt. 2.15 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
9/10th July 2010	York Races - The 51st John Smith's Cup Meeting The informal party highlight of the year combines betting excitement and summer fun. The Friday of the meeting offers a great start to a weekend of high quality racing as it contains the Group 3 Cuisine de France stakes as well as the chance to relax into the weekend. Five other races, all supported by brands that are also backing the charity of the grocery industry, Caravan, makes for an exciting day. Ever since it was first run in 1960, the John Smith’s Cup has had a story to tell; recent years have seen triumphs for rising star apprentice jockeys both riding for Malton trainer Richard Fahey. Who will land the £150,000 prize and unique Wedgewood trophy this year? In the past finding the answer has produced some of the biggest gambles to hit the bookmakers; the roar when the favourite hits the front is spine tingling. A racegoer with an eye on the future can also pick up tips. The winner of the John Smith’s Extra Smooth Silver Cup has often progressed to other big races such as the totesport Ebor; last year’s winner, Hits Only Vic, returned to the Knavesmire to finish third in August. The support of the Tadcaster brewer makes this the longest running sponsorship on the flat anywhere in the world and the event is one of Yorkshire’s finest.	York Races
10th July 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Graveyard, Coffin & Crypt Tour. Visit the hidden city of the dead; descend to a secret crypt, sample Roman and mediaeval coffins and visit plague sites. 10.30 am from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
10th July 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - In the Steps of the Mystery Plays.... To coincide with the Guild wagon plays, this walk takes you on the exact route of the mediaeval plays, with fascinating insights into the original productions. 2.15 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
10th July 2010	Open Air Shakespeare - The Tempest. Enjoy an open air performance of Shakespeare's most poetic and magical comedy in the Abbey ruins. Bring a picnic, rugs and chairs. 7.00 pm	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
10th July 2010 2009	Sowerby Music Autumn Season - Sweet Chorus - a tribute to Stefane Grappelli. 7.30 pm	St. Oswald's Church Sowerby, Thirsk Sowerby Music
10th July 2010	Gala Concert - A gala concert to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Friends of The Bowes Museum, featuring classical music from each decade. 7.30 pm	The Bowes Museum
10/11th July 2010	North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Vintage Vehicle Weekend - A weekend combining historic trains with a number of classic and vintage vehicles on display along the railway.	NYMR
11th July 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - In the Steps of the Mystery Plays.... To coincide with the Guild wagon plays, this walk takes you on the exact route of the mediaeval plays, with fascinating insights into the original productions. 10.30 am from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
11th July 2010 2009	York Mystery Plays 2010 - The 2010 production will again fill the City streets with drama and spectacle, offering a truly unique experience for local and visitor alike. The plays will be performed on waggons at various locations throughout the City	York Mystery Plays
11th July 2010	Tractor and Engine Day - This popular annual event returns with the opportunity for visitors to investigate many engines and tractors, as well as cooking in the cottages and other traditional crafts.	Ryedale Folk Museum
11th July 2010	Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - Vintage Train Days - Sample rail travel as it might have been back in Victorian times with gleaming steam locomotives, wooden bodied carriages and attentive staff to look after your every need. There's even a brass band to entertain, real coal fires in the stations, and gas lamps to light the way. These popular services run in addition to our normal steam trains and there's no need to book - just get your tickets on the day. Please note that due to other commitments, the Old Gentleman's Saloon serving cream teas will unfortunately not be available on any of this year's vintage train services.	KWVR
11th July 2010	Eucharist for St Benedict - Ecumenical service. Everyone welcome. 3.00 pm at St Mary's Church	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
12th July 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - In the Steps of the Mystery Plays.... To coincide with the Guild wagon plays, this walk takes you on the exact route of the mediaeval plays, with fascinating insights into the original productions. 10.30 am from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
12th July 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Jewish Heritage Trail. A walk recalling the Jewish contribution to York's history, visiting sites connected with mediaeval and modern Jews. The tour covers the story of the dreadful massacre of the Jews at Clifford's Tower, where the walk ends. 2.15 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
12th July 2010	Castle Museum lunch-time talks - George III lunch-time talks - A Tale of Two Rivers: The Early History of York York was born at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss, but its story begins long before the Romans settled here 2,000 years ago. Join the Yorkshire Museum’s expert curators as we explore how the joining of the two rivers created a landscape perfect for plants and animals to thrive. Then explore our natural science and archaeological collections as the story progresses with the arrival of human settlers and the establishment of the early settlement. 12.30 pm - 1.30 pm	York Castle Museum York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
13th July 2010	Beverley Races	Beverley Races
14th July 2010	Bastille Day Picnic - Feeling French? Celebrate this Fête Nationale with us.	Ryedale Folk Museum
14th July 2010	Catterick Bridge Races	Catterick Racecourse
14-16th July 2010	University of York Graduation Ceremonies	University of York
15th July 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - The Carrivick Sisters	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
15th July 2010	Doncaster Races - Flat Meeting	Doncaster Races
16th July 2010	York Astronomical Society - Astronomical Causes of Climate Change by James Fradgley. "More factors than they tell you about in the press: solar effects, Milankovitch etc." All are welcome. 8.00 pm	The Denham Room Priory Street Centre York Astronomical Society
17th July 2010	Yorkwalk Guided Coach Tours - Coach trip to Aston and Winkburn Halls. A visit to the recently refurbished Jacobean Aston Hall near Birmingham and a personal guided tour by the owner of the lovely 18th C Winkburn Hall. Pick-up point close to The Heathers. Pre-booking Essential.	Yorkwalk
17th July 2010	Still Life Workshop - Explore the relationships between a selection of objects, working through the mediums of pencil, charcoal and acrylic, with OCA tutor Jane Lazenby. This workshop will encourage a personal starting point in sketchbook work, progressing to developing your ideas into a full colour study. 10.00 am – 4.00 pm	York Art Gallery York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
17th July 2010	Ripon Races - Ripon Bellringer Handicap	Ripon Races
17th July 2010	70's summer magic - Ormesby's annual 70's party night. Bring your pinic, chairs and torch. Wrap up warm and party the night away. It's almost compulsory to wear your most outrageous 70's outfits. Artists and prices to be confirmed. Pre-Booking Essential. 7.00 - 11.00 pm. Gates Open at 5.00 pm	Ormesby Hall
18th July 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - In the Steps of the Mystery Plays.... To coincide with the Guild wagon plays, this walk takes you on the exact route of the mediaeval plays, with fascinating insights into the original productions. 10.30 am from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
18th July 2010 2009	York Mystery Plays 2010 - The 2010 production will again fill the City streets with drama and spectacle, offering a truly unique experience for local and visitor alike. The plays will be performed on waggons at various locations throughout the City	York Mystery Plays
18th July 2010	French celebration day - A great day out with French cooking in the cottages, music/dancing and even lessons in the Victorian school room	Ryedale Folk Museum
18th July 2010	Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - "The Railway Children" Guided Tour - To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the famous film 'The Railway Children', we have organised a very special tour which takes in many of the locations used in the film. Visit Three Chimneys and Perks Cottage - see the site of the famous landslide and where the children waved their red flannel petticoats to stop the train - visit the famous Oakworth station and watch the crossing keeper in action - See where the Hare and Hounds ran and visit the fence where the children sat and waved to the Old Gentleman. Our guide will tell all about the making of the film and answer any questions you may have. This very special tour give a unique insight into aspects of the Railway's history and that of the local area. Our expert guide brings the past back to life and takes you to places you may only have read about. These Special Interest tours will involve tackling uneven terrain and the negotiation of steps and other obstacles. It is therefore essential that participants are reasonably fit and wear appropriate clothing and footwear. Although no packed lunch is provided on these tours, a refreshment stop will be made at a local hostelry. Tours commence 11.00 am at Haworth Station and generally finish around 4.00 pm. Pre-booking Essential	KWVR
19th July 2010	Beverley Races - The Medieval Night Evening Meeting	Beverley Races
21st July 2010	St Mary's Church Tour - A free tour of the richly decorated Victorian High Gothic church designed by William Burges. 10.30 am meet at St Mary's Church	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
21st July 2010	Catterick Bridge Races	Catterick Racecourse
22nd July 2010	The Black Swan Folk Club present - The Simon Hopper Duo	8.00 pm Black Swan, Peasholme Green B.S.F.C.
22nd July 2010	World Heritage Site Tour - Take a tour to find out what makes Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal a World Heritage Site. 10.30 am meet at The Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
22nd July 2010	Doncaster Races - Flat Meeting	Doncaster Races
23rd July 2010	Thirsk Races	Thirsk Races
23/24th July 2010	York Races - The Music Showcase Weekend. Offering a little extra entertainment; top quality action on both the track and the live music stage. Music Showcase Evening is the only evening of York’s year on Friday July 23rd combining competitive racing with live music. The European Breeder’s Fund Lyric Stakes is a Listed contest to reward talented fillies whilst watch this website for the announcement of which performers will take the stage. The music on Saturday July 24th was provided by stars from the phenomena that is the X Factor last year, with this year’s music act again yet to be announced. The Sky Bet York Stakes on Saturday is a Group Two race with £100,000 in prize money so it attracts a field from the top stables; Sir Michael Stoute and Saeed bin Suroor have provided recent winners for this all age middle distance contest. A full field are likely to contest the prime betting heat of the afternoon, the £50,000 Sky Bet Dash, a six furlong handicap. At the start of the day, we plan to repeat the Sky Bet Jockey Dash that will entertain the crowd and raise money for the Injured Jockey’s Fund. A fitting part of the Go Racing in Yorkshire Summer Festival.	York Races
23-25th July 2010	Leeds Championship Dog Show Join 10,000 dog entries for one of the largest outdoor Dog Shows in the North of England. 'Best in Group' awards will be presented for Utility & Toy Terrier, Hounds & Gundogs and Working & Pastoral categories. Judging starts daily from around 9.30am.	Harewood House
23-26th July 2010	Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival	Crown Hotel Harrogate Crime Writing Festival
24th July 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Choccy and Sweetie Tour. A delicious tour - hear the history of Terrys and Rowntrees, visit choccy and sweetie shops and taste free samples! 10.30 am and 2.00 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
24th July 2010	Fountains in Summer - A gentle walk introducing the delights of summer time nature. 10.30 am meet at Swanley Grange	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
24th July 2010	James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl's fantastic story gets the Illyria treatment in this colourful summertime production for children. Join James Henry Trotter and his two horrible aunts Spiker and Sponge for a deliciously twisted and quirky tale of adventure, friendship, daring and dreams! James is an orphan who is sent to live with his two terrible aunts. But when the peach tree in the garden sprouts a single peach which grows and grows and grows, James befriends some very peculiar insects, breaks free from the clutches of his aunts and embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. David Wood's adaptation captures all the fun and excitement of this superb children's classic, and includes plenty of opportunities for participation! Illyria's Theatre for Children has one principal aim: great storytelling. Brightly costumed and accompanied by live music, the shows address their target audience in an intelligent, unpatronising and entertaining way. Illyria does not espouse the pc view that Theatre for Children should be cleansed of cruelty, peril, or even death. We know that children are a demanding audience, and can sniff out such dishonesty. Our shows often deal with these topics in a sensitive but direct manner. Perhaps that is why they are so popular! James and the Giant Peach is suitable for children aged 5 to 9	Harewood House
25th July 2010	Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - Vintage Train Days - Sample rail travel as it might have been back in Victorian times with gleaming steam locomotives, wooden bodied carriages and attentive staff to look after your every need. There's even a brass band to entertain, real coal fires in the stations, and gas lamps to light the way. These popular services run in addition to our normal steam trains and there's no need to book - just get your tickets on the day. Please note that due to other commitments, the Old Gentleman's Saloon serving cream teas will unfortunately not be available on any of this year's vintage train services.	KWVR
25th July 2010	Songs of Praise - Ecumenical service. Everyone welcome. 3.00 pm St Mary's Church	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
27th July 2010	Beverley Races - Family Fun Day	Beverley Races
28th July 2010	Children's Open Air Theatre - The Secret Garden - Enjoy following the children's classic story of a secret garden which changes the lives of three children forever. An evening of open air theatre performed in the Abbey ruins. Show starts 6.30 pm. Bring picnic, rugs and chairs	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
30/31st July 2010	Thirsk Races	Thirsk Races
31st July 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Choccy and Sweetie Tour. A delicious tour - hear the history of Terrys and Rowntrees, visit choccy and sweetie shops and taste free samples! 10.30 am and 2.00 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
31st July 2010	Doncaster Races - Flat Meeting	Doncaster Races
31st July/ 1st August 2010	Yorkshire Archaeology Weekend - Come find out about archaeology in Yorkshire	Ryedale Folk Museum
31st July - 2nd August 2010	Get Medieval - Join the costumed re-enactors around their abbey encampment. Watch and take part in activities and demonstrations based on 15th century life	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
1st August 2010	Yorkshire Day - Join us for traditional Yorkshire songs sung by the Yorkshire Garland Group	Ryedale Folk Museum
1st August 2010	Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - Vintage Train Days - Sample rail travel as it might have been back in Victorian times with gleaming steam locomotives, wooden bodied carriages and attentive staff to look after your every need. There's even a brass band to entertain, real coal fires in the stations, and gas lamps to light the way. These popular services run in addition to our normal steam trains and there's no need to book - just get your tickets on the day. Please note that due to other commitments, the Old Gentleman's Saloon serving cream teas will unfortunately not be available on any of this year's vintage train services.	KWVR
1-31st August 2010	Abbey Tours - Join a free tour to discover fascinating facts and stories about the abbey and monks. 11.00 am, 1.00 pm, 2.00 pm & 3.00 pm meet at The Porter's Lodge	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
1-31st August 2010	Mr Aislabie's Garden Tour - A free tour taking in the grand design of the Georgian landscape including Deer Park and Water Garden. 11.30 am meet at The Porter's Lodge	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
2nd August 2010	Ripon Races - Armstrong Memorial Handicap	Ripon Races
3rd August 2010	Catterick Bridge Races	Catterick Racecourse
5th August 2010	World Heritage Site Tour - Take a tour to find out what makes Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal a World Heritage Site. 10.30 am meet at The Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
7th August 2010	St Mary's Church Tour - A free tour of the richly decorated Victorian High Gothic church designed by William Burges. 11.00 am meet at St Mary's Church	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
7/8th August 2010	Churches Trust Weekend	Ryedale Folk Museum
7/8th August 2010	Bees at Fountains! Come along and meet the experts to find out more about bees and beekeeping. 10.30 am - 4.00 pm Swanley Grange	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
8th August 2010	Rolls Royce Rally Join us and celebrate in style with around 400 Rolls Royce and Bentley cars including models from the early 1900s right through to the present day, driving from the UK, Europe and the USA to park up on the North Front at Harewood.	Harewood House
8th August 2010	Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - Vintage Train Days - Sample rail travel as it might have been back in Victorian times with gleaming steam locomotives, wooden bodied carriages and attentive staff to look after your every need. There's even a brass band to entertain, real coal fires in the stations, and gas lamps to light the way. These popular services run in addition to our normal steam trains and there's no need to book - just get your tickets on the day. Please note that due to other commitments, the Old Gentleman's Saloon serving cream teas will unfortunately not be available on any of this year's vintage train services.	KWVR
8th August 2010	Deer Park Walk - A family walk to enjoy the view of 500 wild deer in the medieval deer park. 2.00 pm meet at The Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
9th August 2010	Thirsk Races	Thirsk Races
11th August 2010	Beverley Races - The Journal Ladies Day	Beverley Races
12th August 2010	York Art Gallery Curator's lunchtime talks - an introduction to the York Mystery Plays display in the Little Gallery. 12.30 pm	York Art Gallery York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
12th August 2010	Beverley Races	Beverley Races
13th August 2010	Catterick Bridge Races - Evening	Catterick Racecourse
14th August 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Choccy and Sweetie Tour. A delicious tour - hear the history of Terrys and Rowntrees, visit choccy and sweetie shops and taste free samples! 10.30 am and 2.00 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
14th August 2010	Ripon Races - William Hill Great St. Wilfrid Handicap	Ripon Races
14th August 2010	Doncaster Races - Flat Meeting	Doncaster Races
14th August 2010	Open Air Theatre - Pride and Prejudice - Enjoy the Jane Austen favourite, Pride and Prejudice, performed in the Abbey ruins. Show starts at 7.00 pm. Bring a picnic, rugs and chairs.	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
14/15th August 2010	Morgan Classic Car Rally	Ryedale Folk Museum
15th August 2010	VW Festival Experience a festival atmosphere and see thousands of Volkswagens of all ages on display for one of our livliest motoring events! The VW Festival takes place annually at Harewood with grafitti workshops, show and shine events and much much more	Harewood House
15th August 2010	Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - Vintage Train Days - Sample rail travel as it might have been back in Victorian times with gleaming steam locomotives, wooden bodied carriages and attentive staff to look after your every need. There's even a brass band to entertain, real coal fires in the stations, and gas lamps to light the way. These popular services run in addition to our normal steam trains and there's no need to book - just get your tickets on the day. Please note that due to other commitments, the Old Gentleman's Saloon serving cream teas will unfortunately not be available on any of this year's vintage train services.	KWVR
17-20th August 2010	York Races - The Ebor Festival of Racing. Our oldest, richest, fastest, and most famous races provide sporting excellence combined with fashion and fun over four fabulous days. Many informed observers consider Tuesday, the first day of the Festival to be their favourite raceday of the year in Britain. The action on the track sees the richest race of the York year, the £600,000 Juddmonte International, a contest ranked in the top three contests in the world. Notably, Sea the Stars triumphed on the Knavesmire as the highest rated horse in the world last season coming here as a dual Classic winner and going on to triumph in the Arc, completing six Group One wins in a row. The racecourse team look forward to this day and everything is fresh and exciting. For many racegoers this is the day when they catch up with friends and look forward to a week of shared enjoyment. The Wednesday of Ebor week seems to have been about the feature race, the totesport Ebor, since it was first run way back in the 1840s. The excitement that this famous handicap generates has been a constant over that time; a winner at over 100-1, a victor who became horse of the year, a champion who headed down under and very nearly became the first British trained winner of the Melbourne Cup- and that’s just in the last ten years! The buzz about the racecourse on Ebor day is infectious as groups of friends laugh and relax, hopefully in some summer sunshine. On all four days there will be a real sense of fashion, plenty of hats and sharp suits mixed with those sporting more relaxed summer clothing, however for many there remains an extra special feel about Thursday as its Ladies day, complete with the chance to win a trip to Dubai courtesy of Marriott hotels. The sporting action attracts the best fillies as the Group One Darley Yorkshire Oaks and Jaguar Cars Lowther Stakes are highly treasured titles. Friday is a recent addition to this famous occasion and offers the chance to race into the weekend, perhaps enjoying a short break in historic York or the wider white rose county. The fastest race of the season, the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes often decides the accolade of leading sprinter and is a blur of colour that needs to be seen and heard to be believed. The smile on the faces of connections of Borderlescott, the 2007/2008 dual champion, trained locally by the Bastiman family is one of the great memories of that year.	York Races
18th August 2010	Deer Park Walk - A family walk to enjoy the view of 500 wild deer in the medieval deer park. 2.00 pm meet at The Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
19th August 2010	The Importance of Being Earnest Theatreworks is a Number One Theatre Production Company with a commitment to staging fresh adaptations of classic literary works, new writing, and multi media collaborations which involve the use of music, dance and puppetry. Oscar Wilde's frothy, witty Edwardian comedy of manners and mistaken identity will be staged in the atmospheric grounds of Harewood House this summer. Following the successes of acclaimed adaptations of 'Little Women' and 'Far From The Madding Crowd' here at Harewood in 2007, Theatreworks will use their customary style and innovation to breathe life into Wilde's best loved piece, 'The Importance of Being Earnest'. The Story - To avoid family duties, Algernon Moncrieff, a bachelor-about-town, has invented 'Bunbury' - a sick relative who frequently calls him away from home! His friend Jack Worthing has invented a wicked brother called 'Earnest' to disguise his own misdemeanours. When Algernon poses as Earnest confusion takes hold - until the discovery of an old handbag finally leads Jack and Algernon to the truth behind the layers of deceit. Bring your strawberries, cream and a bottle of fizz, sit back and enjoy the sparkling wit of Wilde, gorgeous costumes, fine performances and all in a delightful setting.	Harewood House
20th August 2010	Mass for St Bernard - Ecumenical service in the Abbey. Everyone welcome. 12.00 noon in the Abbey cellarium	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
21st August 2010	Yorkwalk Guided Coach Tours - Coach trip to Melbourne Hall and Ashby de la Zouche Castle. Visit to the private Melbourne hall, once the residence of Lord Melbourne, Queen Victoria's Prime Minister. Ashby is a fine 18th C market town with a fine mediaeval castle ruin. Pick-up point close to The Heathers. Pre-booking Essential.	Yorkwalk
21st August 2010	Ripon Races - Ripon, Cathedral City of the Dales Handicap	Ripon Races
21-27th August 2010	Cottage Cooking Week - This annual event returns so visitors can experience the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of our cottages as our volunteers bring them to life	Ryedale Folk Museum
21-28th August 2010	Art Exhibition - Paintings by Alan Denyer - Local artist Alan Denyer hosts a selection of his recent work in oils, watercolours and pastels. Fountains Hall	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
22nd August 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Graveyard, Coffin & Crypt Tour. Visit the hidden city of the dead; descend to a secret crypt, sample Roman and mediaeval coffins and visit plague sites. 10.30 am from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
22nd August 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Richard III Trail. Follow in the footsteps of this much maligned monarch, still revered in York; at the end visit the Richard III museum and decide whether or not he did murder the princes in the Tower. 2.15 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
22nd August 2010	Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - "Behind The Scenes" Guided Tours - Enjoy a full tour of the Railway by steam and diesel train in the company of our knowledgeable guide, plus visits to the locomotive and carriage workshops, behind the scenes visits to stations, and a rare chance to see what goes on behind all those closed doors and visit areas normally out of bounds to the public. A packed lunch is included in the price of the tour. Tours commence 11.00 am at Haworth Station and generally finish around 4.00 pm. Pre-booking Essential	KWVR
23rd August 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - Inaccessible and Hidden York. A unique opportunity to enter parts of York not normally open to the public, to climb turrets, descend into underground passages and explore mediaeval churches and hidden Georgian interiors. Today - Kings Manor. A unique chance to visit this former Royal palace, hear its turbulent history and see parts not open to the public. 10.30 am from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
23rd August 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Henry VIII Trail. This obese, diseased and constipated monarch made a state visit to York in 1541 with his Young Queen, Catherine Howard. Follow in his footsteps and see the havoc he wrought on the monasteries and hospitals. 2.15pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
24th August 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Historic Toilet Tour. A unique saga of convenience through the ages from Roman sanitation to the 18th Century 'Sugar' House and 19th Century attempts to prevent 'nuisance' and promote public decency. And, of course, the opportunity to sample the dubious comforts of mediaeval garderobes! 10.30 am from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
24th August 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Historic Inns and Pubs of York Tour. What better way to relax than to visit some of York's historic inns and alehouses. Many go back to Mediaeval and Tudor times. Relive the Golden Age of Coaching when the streets rattled with coaches from all parts of the kingdom. And of course the opportunity to sample a few beers on the way! 7.30 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
24th August 2010	St Mary's Church Tour - A free tour of the richly decorated Victorian High Gothic church designed by William Burges. 11.00 am meet at St Mary's Church	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
25th August 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - Inaccessible and Hidden York. A unique opportunity to enter parts of York never normally open to the public, to climb turrets, descend into underground passages and explore mediaeval churches and hidden Georgian interiors. Today - The Hidden Chapel and Priest Hole Walk - Visit parts of York off the beaten track going in a mediaeval house off Micklegate and a chance to visit the hidden chapel and priest hole at the Bar Convent. 10.30 am from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
25th August 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - Inaccessible and Hidden York. A unique opportunity to enter parts of York not normally open to the public, to climb turrets, descend into underground passages and explore mediaeval churches and hidden Georgian interiors. Today - Guildhalls & Secret Passages. Visit parts of York not open to the public including some of York's fine Guildhalls, the Roman East Angle Turret and a hidden Crypt. 2.15 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
25th August 2010	Catterick Bridge Races	Catterick Racecourse
26th August 2010	By George! The Life and Times of George III lunch-time talks - To commemorate the 250th anniversary year of the ascendancy of King George III, we will be hosting a series of talks exploring various aspects of Georgian Britain throughout 2010. Join David Bagnall, local expert on Eighteenth Century studies and discover how George's reign witnessed some of the greatest moments and people that were to shape our nation and the wider world. Today - Music. The transition from Baroque to Classical and the works of Handel (George’s favourite composer), Charles Avison, William Shield, Haydon and J.C.Bach. 12.00 noon - 1.30 pm	York Castle Museum York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
26th August 2010	World Heritage Site Tour - Take a tour to find out what makes Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal a World Heritage Site. 10.30 am meet at The Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
27th August 2010	Thirsk Races	Thirsk Races
28th August 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Choccy and Sweetie Tour. A delicious tour - hear the history of Terrys and Rowntrees, visit choccy and sweetie shops and taste free samples! 10.30 am and 2.00 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
28th August 2010	Beverley Races - totesport Beverley Bullet Day	Beverley Races
29th August 2010	Georgian Day - Step back in time and enjoy live performances of Regency music and dance in the Georgian Water Garden.	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
29th August 2010	Beverley Races - Bank Holiday Bonanza Meeting	Beverley Races
29/30th August 2010	Harewood Family Steam Rally Our summer events programme includes the incredibly popular Harewood Steam Rally. Hissing-smoking Steam Engines, melodious steam-powered organs and much much more will make this weekend a fantastic day out for all the family! Entertainment, good food & drink also available.	Harewood House
29/30th August 2010	Rosa Mundi – medieval re-enactors. This brilliant group of re-enactors take over the museum once more to give visitors an insight into medieval life.	Ryedale Folk Museum
30th August 2010	Fountains Hall Day - A day of activities at Fountains Hall; the Elizabethan gardens and herb garden will be open to the public with behind the scenes tours of the hall and seasonal refreshments available in the garden. 11.00 am - 4.00 pm	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
30th August 2010	Ripon Races - Ripon Champion Two-Year Old Trophy	Ripon Races
31st August 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Choccy and Sweetie Tour. A delicious tour - hear the history of Terrys and Rowntrees, visit choccy and sweetie shops and taste free samples! 10.30 am and 2.00 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
31st August 2010	Ripon Races - City of Ripon Handicap	Ripon Races
1-30th September 2010	Abbey Tours - Join a free tour to discover fascinating facts and stories about the abbey and monks. 11.00 am, 1.00 pm & 2.00 pm meet at The Porter's Lodge	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
1-30th September 2010	Mr Aislabie's Garden Tour - A free tour taking in the grand design of the Georgian landscape including Deer Park and Water Garden. 11.30 am meet at The Porter's Lodge	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
2nd September 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - Inaccessible and Hidden York. A unique opportunity to enter parts of York not normally open to the public, to climb turrets, descend into underground passages and explore mediaeval churches and hidden Georgian interiors. Today - Guildhalls & Secret Passages. Visit parts of York not open to the public including some of York's fine Guildhalls, the Roman East Angle Turret and a hidden Crypt. 10.30 am from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
2nd September 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Historic Inns and Pubs of York Tour. What better way to relax than to visit some of York's historic inns and alehouses. Many go back to Mediaeval and Tudor times. Relive the Golden Age of Coaching when the streets rattled with coaches from all parts of the kingdom. And of course the opportunity to sample a few beers on the way! 7.30 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
3rd September 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - Inaccessible and Hidden York. A unique opportunity to enter parts of York not normally open to the public, to climb turrets, descend into underground passages and explore mediaeval churches and hidden Georgian interiors. Today - Kings Manor. A unique chance to visit this former Royal palace, hear its turbulent history and see parts not open to the public. 10.30 am from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
3rd September 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Henry VIII Trail. This obese, diseased and constipated monarch made a state visit to York in 1541 with his Young Queen, Catherine Howard. Follow in his footsteps and see the havoc he wrought on the monasteries and hospitals. 2.15pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
3rd September 2010	Lunchtime lecture- 'The Historic Herbal Kitchen': Come and discover how our forefathers used herbs in the kitchen. 12.00 noon	Ormesby Hall
4th September 2010	St Mary's Church Tour - A free tour of the richly decorated Victorian High Gothic church designed by William Burges. 11.00 am meet at St Mary's Church	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
4th September 2010	Thirsk Races	Thirsk Races
5th September 2010	York Races - The September Meeting Special relaxed feel as the only Sunday of York’s year; with a family crowd, remember under 16's go for free. On the racecourse itself there are likely to be some close finishes as the handicaps flash past the line and in the past the day has seen a 100-1 winner! The natural rhythm of a raceday allows plenty of time to get something to eat and drink aswell as providing room for quality time with the family. A wide range of additional entertainments in celebration of Family Day will ensure a happy day out for all ages, please keep visiting the website for further details of the extra entertainment programmer as the season unfolds. Please note, for this special family meeting County Stand dress code is relaxed; gentlemen are not required to wear jacket, collar and tie.	York Races
5th September 2010	World Heritage Site Tour - Take a tour to find out what makes Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal a World Heritage Site. 10.30 am meet at The Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
5th September 2010	Harvest Day - See the harvest from our corn field brought in the traditional way.	Ryedale Folk Museum
5th September 2010	St Mary's Evensong - Ecumenical service in St Mary's Church. Everyone welcome. 3.00 pm	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
8-11th September 2010	Doncaster Races - The St. Leger Festival	Doncaster Races
10/11th September 2010	York Book Fair - General antiquarian and secondhand books with maps and prints In these days of internet buying and selling, it might be easy to think that you can obtain books to add to your collection just by a quick seach online. There are also very many dealers who prefer to exhibit at book fairs instead of, or as well as, online. Going to a book fair offers an experience that online buying and selling can never quite give. The buzz of going to a busy hall is stimulating and rewarding. The hall could be packed with tens of thousands of items which might not be listed in online catalogues. Some books may just have come to light after years in the hands of another collector. They may be volumes that have required sensitive and expert cleaning and conservation. Or they might be small, overlooked titles that have been waiting for you - the collector - to pounce on with glee as one of the last essentials for your collection. You may also discover that you have an interest in a completely different field, as you casually browse the stalls staffed by knowledgeable and friendly dealers. And you will leave, excited and enthused about your collection - or with new ideas as a new quest begins.	York Racecourse York Book Fair
12th September 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Richard III Trail. Follow in the footsteps of this much maligned monarch, still revered in York; at the end visit the Richard III museum and decide whether or not he did murder the princes in the Tower. 2.15 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
12th September 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Jewish Heritage Trail. A walk recalling the Jewish contribution to York's history, visiting sites connected with mediaeval and modern Jews. The tour covers the story of the dreadful massacre of the Jews at Clifford's Tower, where the walk ends. 2.15 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
12th September 2010	Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - "Behind The Scenes" Guided Tours - Enjoy a full tour of the Railway by steam and diesel train in the company of our knowledgeable guide, plus visits to the locomotive and carriage workshops, behind the scenes visits to stations, and a rare chance to see what goes on behind all those closed doors and visit areas normally out of bounds to the public. A packed lunch is included in the price of the tour. Tours commence 11.00 am at Haworth Station and generally finish around 4.00 pm. Pre-booking Essential	KWVR
12th September 2010	Stable Open Day - A much sought after opportunity to visit Ormesby's working stables. Open in conjunction with Cleveland Police. You will be able to see areas not normally open to visitors and meet the horses and men who ride them. This event is dependant on Police operational needs and therefore liable to cancellation at short notice. Pre-Booking Essential. 1.00 - 3.00 pm	Ormesby Hall
14th September 2010	York RSPB talk - Mike Ward. "Birds of The Emirates". 7.30 pm	Temple Hall University of York St John York RSPB
15th September 2010	St Mary's Church Tour - A free tour of the richly decorated Victorian High Gothic church designed by William Burges. 11.00 am meet at St Mary's Church	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
15th September 2010	Beverley Races	Beverley Races
17-19th September 2010	North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Diesel Gala - A great weekend for heritage diesel enthusiasts with a number of guest and home-based diesel locomotives on the line.	NYMR
17-19th September 2010	2010 Harrogate Autumn Flower Show - For many exhibitors, the two Harrogate Shows in April and September mark the beginning and end of the UK's Horticultural Show season, taking in Chelsea, Hampton Court and Tatton Park on the way. Around 90 of the country's leading horticultural nurseries will be in Flower Hall 1, once again competing for medal award cards and silver trophies and selling from their plant markets. All are specialists in their field and are happy to share their knowledge with visitors. A huge range of gardening accessories on sale: summerhouses, statues, a ceramic pot, gardening tools...we've got the lot! Much of the Showground is hard-surfaced and over 70% of the Show is under cover, either in fully ramped and floored marquees or in the two permanent exhibition halls. A grand day out whatever the weather! The following societies are represented at the show - Ancient Society of York Florists, The; British & European Geranium Society, The; British Cactus & Succulent Society; British Clematis Society; British Fuchsia Society, The; British Gladiolus Society; British National Carnation Society; Cottage Garden Society; Delphinium Society, The: Yorks & Lincs Group; Floristry & Flower Arranging; Hardy Plant Society, The: West Yorkshire Group; Harrogate & Ripon Beekeepers' Association; National Association of Flower Arranging Societies; National Chrysanthemum Society: Northern Group; National Council for the Conservation of Plants & Gardens; National Dahlia Society: Northern Committee; National Vegetable Society, The; North of England Bonsai Association; Northern Fruit Group; Royal Horticultural Society; Royal National Rose Society	9.30 am - 5.30 pm The Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate Flower Show
18th September 2010	Yorkwalk Guided Coach Tours - Coach trip to Wentworth Castle & Gardens and Chesterfield Parish Church. A guided tour of the magnificent 18th C mansion of Wentworth Castle with its magnificent recently restored gardens and a visit to Chesterfield church with the option of going up the tower with its crooked spire. Pick-up point close to The Heathers. Pre-booking Essential.	Yorkwalk
18th September 2010	Catterick Bridge Races	Catterick Racecourse
18th September 2010	Deer Park Walk - A family walk to enjoy the view of 500 wild deer in the medieval deer park. 2.00 pm meet at The Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
18/19th September 2010	Middleton Railway - Autumn Gala - Intensive Timetable	Middleton Railway
19th September 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Battle of Fulford Walk. A gentle 3 miles walk to the battle site. Near the anniversary of the Battle of Fulford, the forgotten battle of 1066. Option of a pub lunch. Return to York by bus. Stout footwear recommended. 10.30 am from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
21st September 2010	Beverley Races - Season Finale	Beverley Races
24th September 2010	Dine with the Deer Warden - Join the deer warden on a guided walk followed by lunch in Studley Royal Tearoom to discover more about the Red, Fallow and Sika deer that live on the estate. Booking Booking Essential. 10.30 am	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
25th September 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Choccy and Sweetie Tour. A delicious tour - hear the history of Terrys and Rowntrees, visit choccy and sweetie shops and taste free samples! 10.30 am and 2.00 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
25th September 2010	Kirkby Fleetham Folk Club has been set up to set up to promote local and upcoming Folk/ Acoustic/Roots artistes and to present bigger name guests to promote folk and roots music in this part of North Yorkshire. Tonight - Harmony Happening - Young 'Uns + Hissyfit + Bar	Kirkby Fleetham Folk Club
25/26th September 2010	'Food Glorious Food' scone tasting weekend - Come along to the tearoom this weekend and take the opportunity to taste Bernie's scrumptious scones before you buy.	Ormesby Hall
1st October 2010	Dine with the Deer Warden - Join the deer warden on a guided walk followed by lunch in Studley Royal Tearoom to discover more about the Red, Fallow and Sika deer that live on the estate. Booking Booking Essential. 10.30 am	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
1-3rd October 2010	North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Autumn Steam Gala - A spectacular weekend of steam locomotion featuring a mix of our own engines with ‘guest’ engines.	NYMR
1-31st October 2010	Abbey Tours - Join a free tour to discover fascinating facts and stories about the abbey and monks. 11.00 am & 1.00 pm meet at The Porter's Lodge	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
1-31st October 2010	Mr Aislabie's Garden Tour - A free tour taking in the grand design of the Georgian landscape including Deer Park and Water Garden. 11.30 am meet at The Porter's Lodge	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
2nd October 2010	York Guildhall Orchestra Winter Concert - programme to be confirmed	Central Hall University of York York Guildhall Orchestra
2nd October 2010	World Heritage Site Tour - Take a tour to find out what makes Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal a World Heritage Site. 10.30 am meet at The Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
2nd October 2010	Fountains by Floodlight - Experience the Wonder of the North bathed in floodlight. Guided tours, recorded Gregorian chant, and a different choir performing each week in the Abbey. Hot snacks available. 6.00 - 10.00pm	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
3rd October 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - York's Famous Fabulous over 50's. A new walk as part of the York 50+ Festival. The contribution of the over 50's to York's heritage and history- some fabulous, some rogues, but all famous. 2.15pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
5th October 2010	Catterick Bridge Races	Catterick Racecourse
8/9th October 2010	York Races - The October Finale The last chance to enjoy action at York in 2010; identify horses for next year in competitive contests. The last days of the season see some big name trainers testing their horses over the Knavesmire; astute form watchers have their notebooks to hand especially for the sprint contests such as the Listed Coral Rockingham Stakes and the Coral Sprint Trophy. In recent years, Saturday has become the busiest weekend raceday of the month nationwide so there continues to be a buzz about the grandstands. In the past the band of the Coldstream Guards perform during the afternoon and bring the curtain down on the season in rousing style as they mark the Coldstream Guards Association Stakes (keep checking to see of their operational commitments allow a visit in 2010). Most of us love the anticipation and carnival atmosphere of a big sporting occasion. Yet there is also something nice about the relaxed pace of a raceday that offers the chance to catch up with friends whilst enjoying easy access to some of the best views and facilities on the turf. These have been called our “undiscovered gems” and the October Friday fits this description.	York Races
8-10th October 2010	Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - Autumn Steam Gala	KWVR
9th October 2010	Yorkwalk Guided Coach Tours - Coach trip to Moseley Old Hall and Wall Roman site. Visit to a picturesque Elizabethan house where Charles II hid after the Battle of Worcester, followed by a tour of the Roman site at Wall in Staffordshire, with its well preserved Roman Baths. Pick-up point close to The Heathers. Pre-booking Essential.	Yorkwalk
9th October 2010	Fountains by Floodlight - Experience the Wonder of the North bathed in floodlight. Guided tours, recorded Gregorian chant, and a different choir performing each week in the Abbey. Hot snacks available. 6.00 - 10.00pm	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
13th October 2010	York RSPB talk - Gordon Yates. "Islay: Queen of The Hebrides". 7.30 pm	Temple Hall University of York St John York RSPB
13th October 2010	Wetherby Races	Wetherby Racecourse
15-17th October 2010	North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Railway in Wartime - We’ve turned the clocks back to 1943 for our most popular event of the year, with ENSA entertainers, street parades, vehicle displays and re-enactments along the railway.	NYMR
16th October 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Choccy and Sweetie Tour. A delicious tour - hear the history of Terrys and Rowntrees, visit choccy and sweetie shops and taste free samples! 10.30 am and 2.00 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
16th October 2010	Catterick Bridge Races	Catterick Racecourse
16th October 2010	Deer Park Walk - A family walk to enjoy the view of 500 wild deer in the medieval deer park. 2.00 pm meet at The Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
16th October 2010	Fountains by Floodlight - Experience the Wonder of the North bathed in floodlight. Guided tours, recorded Gregorian chant, and a different choir performing each week in the Abbey. Hot snacks available. 6.00 - 10.00pm	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
17th October 2010	World Heritage Site Tour - Take a tour to find out what makes Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal a World Heritage Site. 10.30 am meet at The Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
17th October 2010	Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - "Behind The Scenes" Guided Tours - Enjoy a full tour of the Railway by steam and diesel train in the company of our knowledgeable guide, plus visits to the locomotive and carriage workshops, behind the scenes visits to stations, and a rare chance to see what goes on behind all those closed doors and visit areas normally out of bounds to the public. A packed lunch is included in the price of the tour. Tours commence 11.00 am at Haworth Station and generally finish around 4.00 pm. Pre-booking Essential	KWVR
21-24th October 2010	Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - Beer & Music Festival	KWVR
22/23rd October 2010	Doncaster Races - The Racing Post Trophy	Doncaster Races
23rd October 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Choccy and Sweetie Tour. A delicious tour - hear the history of Terrys and Rowntrees, visit choccy and sweetie shops and taste free samples! 10.30 am and 2.00 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
23rd October 2010	Fountains by Floodlight - Experience the Wonder of the North bathed in floodlight. Guided tours, recorded Gregorian chant, and a different choir performing each week in the Abbey. Hot snacks available. 6.00 - 10.00pm	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
23rd October 2010	Kirkby Fleetham Folk Club has been set up to set up to promote local and upcoming Folk/ Acoustic/Roots artistes and to present bigger name guests to promote folk and roots music in this part of North Yorkshire. Tonight - Along The Miners Rows - Bill Adair	Kirkby Fleetham Folk Club
24th October 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - Inaccessible and Hidden York. A unique opportunity to enter parts of York not normally open to the public, to climb turrets, descend into underground passages and explore mediaeval churches and hidden Georgian interiors. Today - Guildhalls & Secret Passages. Visit parts of York not open to the public including some of York's fine Guildhalls, the Roman East Angle Turret and a hidden Crypt. 10.30 am from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
24th October 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Bloody Execution Tour. See Turrets where heads were impaled on spikes; hear of Dick Turpin's last hours, public hangings, floggings, brandings and duckings. 2.15pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
24th October 2010	Fountains in Autumn - A gentle walk introducing the delights of autumnal nature around the estate. 10.30 am meet at The Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
25-29th October 2010	October Half-term - Join in our Potato Week celebration and Big Draw activites.	Ryedale Folk Museum
26th October 2010	Catterick Bridge Races	Catterick Racecourse
28th October 2010	By George! The Life and Times of George III lunch-time talks - To commemorate the 250th anniversary year of the ascendancy of King George III, we will be hosting a series of talks exploring various aspects of Georgian Britain throughout 2010. Join David Bagnall, local expert on Eighteenth Century studies and discover how George's reign witnessed some of the greatest moments and people that were to shape our nation and the wider world. Today - War. The significance of the 7 Years War (1756-63) to the British Empire, the role of William Pitt the Elder and George II’s conduct and attitude to the war contrasted to George III’s. How war was conducted in the eighteenth century and the impact of the American War of Independence. 12.00 noon - 1.30 pm	York Castle Museum York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
29th October 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Guy Fawkes Trail. A walk exploring the (several!) birthplaces and haunts of one of York's most infamous sons - Guy Fawkes of Gunpowder Plot fame. 7.30 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
29/30th October 2010	Wetherby Races	Wetherby Racecourse
30th October 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - How the Minster was Built. A fascinating tour around this great church to see how it was built by the mediaeval master masons, with a glimpse of the modern stoneyard. 10.30 am from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
30th October 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - Inaccessible and Hidden York. A unique opportunity to enter parts of York not normally open to the public, to climb turrets, descend into underground passages and explore mediaeval churches and hidden Georgian interiors. Today - Mediaeval Stained Glass. An expert guided tour of some of the finest stained glass in the country to be found in York's parish churches. 2.15 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
30th October 2010	Hallowe'en Party - The museum comes alive once more between 6.00 - 8.00 pm to provide a Halloween Party with a difference. Take part in our family fun activites around the museum buildings. Warm clothes and a torch recommended!	Ryedale Folk Museum
30/31st October 2010	Middleton Railway - Ghost Trains - Hallowe'en happenings in the Engine House. Dare you go through the Great Tunnel?	Middleton Railway
31st October 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Graveyard, Coffin & Crypt Tour. Visit the hidden city of the dead; descend to a secret crypt, sample Roman and mediaeval coffins and visit plague sites. 10.30 am from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
31st October 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Guy Fawkes Trail. A walk exploring the (several!) birthplaces and haunts of one of York's most infamous sons - Guy Fawkes of Gunpowder Plot fame. 2.15 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
31st October 2010	Autumn Drive Through - A free floodlit drive through the estate for less able visitors. Light refreshments available. 6.00 - 8.00 pm Enter at Studley Lake entrance and exit at West Gate by Fountains Hall	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
2nd November 2010	Catterick Bridge Races	Catterick Racecourse
4th November 2010	York RSPB talk - Geoff Trinder. "Lincolnshire Wildlife". 7.30 pm	Temple Hall University of York St John York RSPB
6th November 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Guy Fawkes Trail. A walk exploring the (several!) birthplaces and haunts of one of York's most infamous sons - Guy Fawkes of Gunpowder Plot fame. 2.15 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
6th November 2010	Doncaster Races - The November Handicap	Doncaster Races
13th November 2010	A Walk Through Time - Discover more about the landscape of Studley Park and the Abbey grounds on this 2 hour walk. 10.30 am meet at The Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
13th November 2010	Wetherby Races	Wetherby Racecourse
13-15th November 2010	Kirkby Fleetham Folk Club has been set up to set up to promote local and upcoming Folk/ Acoustic/Roots artistes and to present bigger name guests to promote folk and roots music in this part of North Yorkshire. Tonight - 3rd Birthday Bash - Jez Lowe, The Old Dance School, Trim Rig & a Doxy, Acoustica, and lots more...	Kirkby Fleetham Folk Club
20th November 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The St Nicholas Tour. A fascinating Yuletide look at the life and legends of St. Nicholas - the origin of Santa Claus. The walk includes a tour of York Minster with its many representations of St. Nicholas in mediaeval stained glass and other works of art. 10.30 am from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
20th November 2010	York Cantores present - Mass in Blue Will Todd's Mass in Blue. Commences 8.00 pm	St Olave's Church Marygate York Cantores
24th November 2010	Wetherby Races	Wetherby Racecourse
27th November 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The St Nicholas Tour. A fascinating Yuletide look at the life and legends of St. Nicholas - the origin of Santa Claus. The walk includes a tour of York Minster with its many representations of St. Nicholas in mediaeval stained glass and other works of art. 10.30 am from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
27th November 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The Choccy and Sweetie Tour. A delicious tour - hear the history of Terrys and Rowntrees, visit choccy and sweetie shops and taste free samples! 10.30 am and 2.00 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
1st December 2010	York RSPB talk - Tom Lawson. "Iceland Spring". 7.30 pm	Temple Hall University of York St John York RSPB
1st December 2010	Catterick Bridge Races	Catterick Racecourse
2nd December 2010	Christmas Theatre - Mr Fezziwig's Christmas - Guaranteed to rouse your Christmas spirit, a great start to the season for all the family. And enjoy a pre-theatre seasonal supper in the Visitor Centre Restaurant. 7.30 pm at The Visitor Centre Theatre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
4th December 2010	Yorkwalk Special Guided Walking Tours - The St Nicholas Tour. A fascinating Yuletide look at the life and legends of St. Nicholas - the origin of Santa Claus. The walk includes a tour of York Minster with its many representations of St. Nicholas in mediaeval stained glass and other works of art. 2.00 pm from The Yorkshire Museum Gardens Gates	Yorkwalk
4th December 2010	Wetherby Races	Wetherby Racecourse
4/5th December 2010	Christmas Weekend - Join us for a great weekend celebrating the festive season and help the museum close for Christmas with a bang!	Ryedale Folk Museum
4/5th December 2010	North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Santa Specials - Join Santa and his helpers on board our seasonal steam train excursions. Festive fun all the way. Refreshments included. Ideal for families with young children.	NYMR
4/5th December 2010	Music & Lights at Christmas - Enjoy the tranquil atmosphere of the Abbey and Fountains Hall bathed in coloured lights with seasonal music (recorded). 3.30 - 5.00 pm	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
9th December 2010	Christmas Theatre - A Yorkshire Christmas Carol - Enjoy the Dickens Christmas classic with a Yorkshire twist as Badapple Theatre Company present this festive treat for all the family. And why not also enjoy a pre-theatre seasonal supper in the Visitor Centre Restaurant. 7.30 pm at the Visitor Centre Theatre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
10/11th December 2010	Doncaster Races - The Christmas Meeting	Doncaster Races
11th December 2010	On the Hoof - Enjoy the sight of the wild deer herd munching through their winter feed. Meet 10.45 am by St Mary's Church, 15 minute walk from the Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
11th December 2010	Traditional Christmas Evening - Enjoy a seasonal 4 course dinner with live Christmas entertainment in the floodlit Abbey and Fountains restaurant. Booking Essential. Meet 6.00 pm at the Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
11/12th December 2010	Music & Lights at Christmas - Enjoy the tranquil atmosphere of the Abbey and Fountains Hall bathed in coloured lights with seasonal music (recorded). 3.30 - 5.00 pm	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
11/12th December 2010	North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Santa Specials - Join Santa and his helpers on board our seasonal steam train excursions. Festive fun all the way. Refreshments included. Ideal for families with young children.	NYMR
12th December 2010	On the Hoof - Enjoy the sight of the wild deer herd munching through their winter feed. Meet 10.45 am by St Mary's Church, 15 minute walk from the Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
12th December 2010	Carols by Candlelight - Traditional carol service in the Abbey with candles for children. Seasonal refreshments available. Meet 3.00 pm at the Abbey cellarium	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
14th December 2010	Catterick Bridge Races	Catterick Racecourse
17th December 2010	By George! The Life and Times of George III lunch-time talks - To commemorate the 250th anniversary year of the ascendancy of King George III, we will be hosting a series of talks exploring various aspects of Georgian Britain throughout 2010. Join David Bagnall, local expert on Eighteenth Century studies and discover how George's reign witnessed some of the greatest moments and people that were to shape our nation and the wider world. Today - Letters. The influence of ‘the Great Cham of Letters’, Dr. Johnson, his meeting with the George III (as recounted in Boswell’s ‘Life’). Also the writings of Gibbon, Goldsmith and Voltaire and the ‘Age of Enlightenment’.. 12.00 noon - 1.30 pm	York Castle Museum York Museums Trust Events opens pdf file
18th December 2010	Traditional Christmas Evening - Enjoy a seasonal 4 course dinner with live Christmas entertainment in the floodlit Abbey and Fountains restaurant. Booking Essential. Meet 6.00 pm at the Visitor Centre	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
18/19th December 2010	Music & Lights at Christmas - Enjoy the tranquil atmosphere of the Abbey and Fountains Hall bathed in coloured lights with seasonal music (recorded). 3.30 - 5.00 pm	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
18-21st December 2010	North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Santa Specials - Join Santa and his helpers on board our seasonal steam train excursions. Festive fun all the way. Refreshments included. Ideal for families with young children.	NYMR
21st December 2010	The Sheriffs' Riding or Yoolgirthol every 21st December (St Thomas's Day). Beginning at Micklegate Bar (the main entrance to the city from south and arrival point for all visiting monarchs) and stopping at various stations throughout the city in order that a proclamation may be promulgated, heralded by a long blast on a horn. An amnesty is declared to "all manner of thieves, whores, dice-players and other unthrifty folk for the feast of Yule, until the twelve days be past; God Save The Queen" Or as described by Sir Francis Drake in 1736 - "The sheriffs, by the custom of the City of York do ride to several parts every year betwixt Michaelmas and midwinter, that is Yoole, and do, at several parts of the said City make a proclamation. The ceremony of riding, one of the greatest shews in the City, is performed on this manner. The sheriffs appear on horseback, apparelled in their black gowns and velvet tippits, their horses in suitable furniture, each sheriff having a white wand in his hand, and a badge of his office, and a servant to lead his horse who also carries a gilded truncheon. Their sergeants at mace, attorneys and other officers of their courts, on horseback in their gowns riding before them. These are preceeded by the city's waites, or musicians, in their scarlet liveries and silver badges playing all the way through the streets. One of these waites wears on his head a red pinked or tattered ragged cap, a badge of great antiquity. Then follows a great concourse of country gentlemen, citizens, &tc. on horseback who are invited to this honour and afterwards to dine with them, and I have seen near four hundred people at the entertainment."	Starts 6.00 pm from Micklegate Bar The York Waits
26/27th December 2010	Wetherby Races	Wetherby Racecourse
27-30th December 2010	Christmas Abbey Tour - Join a free tour to discover fascinating facts and stories about the Abbey and monks. Meet 1.30 pm at the Porter's Lodge	Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Water Garden
28th December 2010	On the Hoof - Enjoy the sight of the