celebrating the creative talent o the royal town

July 9th - 13th 2008

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July 9th - Launch Night

High School Reunion

Natalie Powers & Ian Palmer + Gemma Shawintroduced by Charlie Neil (20:00) £15 @ Sutton Town Hall - tel: 0121 464 8990 www.suttoncold-feldtownhall.co.uk

Highbury Youth Theatre

: Their Scarves WereRed by Darren Vallier and Rob Sweetman (19:30)@ Highbury Theatre- tel: 0121 373 2761

July 10th

The Theatre Of Fusion

– college students pres-ent their own variety perormance (19:00) @ Sut-ton Coldfeld College Theatre, Lichfeld Road

Summer concert

eaturing big band and classi-cal music (19:00) @ Streetly School

Highbury Youth Theatre

: Their Scarves WereRed by Darren Vallier and Rob Sweetman (19:30)@ Highbury Theatre- tel: 0121 373 2761

KMB:

blues, rock and R&B (19:30) @ The Place 2B,Chester Road, Boldmere

School concert

eaturing orchestra, swingband, woodwind and choir + art display (19:30)@ Plantsbrook School

Sally Minchin and Mike Fowler

(20:00) @ PizzaExpress (0121 354 9261)

Live music

with Martin Daley, Graham Savageand Rob Moore plus guests (20:00-23:00) @Wishaw Gol Club

Norman Haines and Phil Andrews with RogerHill

(21:00) @ The Gate Inn.

No foor spots.

Ten Days Late

(21:30) @ O’Neill’s

July 11th

Arts workshops

involving Highclare and othercentral Sutton primary schools (13:15-15:15)

Highclare School (St Paul’s site, Lichfeld Road)A chance or the public to watch a

Latin Ameri-can and ballroom dancing class

, run by MartinBlandord and Gill Ward (14:15-15:15) @ MereGreen Community Centre

Razzamataz Theatre School

production – popdancing and singing, street dancing, musicaltheatre (ages fve to 14) (18:00) (tickets £2 inadvance on 0121 686 0594) @ Sutton ColdfeldMethodist Church, South Parade

Arts showcase

with special perormance by Irishband

Cairde

(19:00) @ Bishop Walsh School

School concert

(19:30) to raise money orpartner school at Rondevlei, South Arica. Tickets £10 @ Arthur Terry School (0121 321 2221)

Highbury Youth Theatre

: Their Scarves WereRed by Darren Vallier and Rob Sweetman (19:30)@ Highbury Theatre- tel: 0121 373 2761

Midsummer Music

Sutton Coldfeld Orchestra,Vaughan Singers and Four Oaks Cluster Choir(19:30) £8 (£6 concessions, £3 children) @ Sutton Town Hall - tel: 0121 464 8990 www.suttoncold-feldtownhall.co.uk

Claret barn dance

(20:00, ree) @ The Royal Ho-tel, Assembly Hall

David Moore Band

(21:00) @ The Gate Inn

Junction

covers band (22:00) @ The Royal Hotel

July 12th -

Main Festival See Over

Year 12 Fairax students perorm

Black Comedy

by Peter Shaer + music rom Blister + Voice-shop (19:30) @ Fairax School.

Highbury Youth Theatre

: Their Scarves WereRed by Darren Vallier and Rob Sweetman (19:30)@ Highbury Theatre- tel: 0121 373 2761

Sutton Unsigned

: Hot Monocles + GemmaShaw + Ben Drummond + James & Edwards(20:00) @ The Gate Inn

New Streetly Youth Orchestra

– music romscreen and stage (20:00) @ Holy Trinity (C o E)Parish Church. Tickets £5, children £3 on 0121321 1144 or via s_thebridge@yahoo.com

Those Charming Men

– covers band (22:00)@ The Royal Hotel

July 13th

Sutton Blues Collective

: “Summertime Blues”(all day) @ The Station

Garden and sculpture show

in aid o WWF.Open gardens with sculptures by members o the Shapeshiters Sculpture Group (14:00-17:00)@ 16 and 18 Knighton Drive, Four Oaks

Emmanuel Choirs

directed by Richard Mason(popular choir music, sacred and secular) + Sutton Trombone Choir + strawberry tea (14:30; admission£5 inc rereshments) @ Emmanuel Church - tel:0121 355 2917.Local Churches Together and Middleton Hall Trust present

Garden Praise

(15:00-16:15; ad-mission £2 per car, £5 per minibus; 0121 3781555; www.alconlodgechapel.org.uk) @ Mid-dleton Hall

Scorched Earth Trio

eaturing Mike Gates, ChrisBowden and Andy Wheeler (16:00) @ The Gate Inn

Service of Summer Praise

(17:30) ollowed by aconcert by vocal group

Ensemble 1685

, direct-ed by Richard Jecoat, with guest appearanceby opera star Richard Lloyd Owen (19:00) @ Holy Trinity (C o E) Parish Church. Tickets on 0121321 1144 or via s_thebridge@yahoo.com

Shirt & Tie…

debut musical by Sutton com-poser Stuart Jones (19:30) £7 @ Sutton TownHall - tel: 0121 464 8990 www.suttoncoldfeld-townhall.co.uk

Eat My Words

: ood-inspired storytelling nightwith Tessa Lowe and Chris Lowe (19:30) @ Ask restaurant, Manor Road (0121 354 8834)

Open-mic

session hosted by Sutton band TheFull Act (18:00-21:00) @ The Royal Hotel

Other events

July 8th: Line dancing

with Martin Blandord(14:30-16:00) @ Mere Green Community Centre

July 15th: Creative Arts Fest

(19:30); GCSE artexhibition rom 19:00 @ Fairax School

July 17th: School concert

(19:30) @ SuttonColdfeld Grammar School For Girls

Festival 2009

We’re already planning the next estival, whichwill again be centred on a main event in the Town Centre, on July 11th 2009.We hope the 2008 programme has inspired youto get involved. We are looking or committeemembers, volunteers and artists to make the2009 Festival even better than this year.Find out more at www.suttonestivaloarts.co.uk

We need your feedback!

Please let us know what you thought o the esti-val at www.suttonestivaloarts.co.uk