Debbie Harry: The Blondie Years
02/11/2009
As Blondie celebrates twenty-five years since their inception, Proud Camden presents Debbie Harry: The Blondie Years, a revealing collection of images specially selected from the archive of celebrated photographer Brian Aris, focusing on their leading lady, Deborah Harry.
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The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival opens with 'Fantastic Mr. Fox'
The programme for The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival, includes a diverse selection of world and international premieres with a total of
191 features and 113 shorts screening alongside an exciting line-up of special events and expected guests.
Discover the path to Inner Peace
On 10th October 2009, Kadampa Buddhist Nun and Resident Teacher of Dharmavajra Kadampa Buddhist Centre, Kelsang Tumo, will be holding a very special meditation day course in Bridgend, based on Buddha’s Lamrim (The Stages of the Path to Enlightenment) instructions.
Elvis at 21 - Celebrating 75 years of the King
Celebrating 75 years of the King, Proud Central presents Elvis at 21: New York to Memphis by world renowned photographer Alfred Wertheimer.
Never before seen in the UK and exclusive to Proud Central, this exhibition is set to expose those moments which were to become legendary, alongside intimate, behind the scenes shots of a young Elvis on the cusp of phenomenal fame.
The show will present the only candid photographs of the star ever taken, specially selected from Alfred Wertheimer’s archive – a collection that that has come to be regarded as the most esteemed photographic documentation of Elvis in existence.
Relive the wartime experience with the National Trust
Seventy years on from the outbreak of the Second World War on 3rd September, 1939, the National Trust has published a list of it's properties that played an important role in the war effort. Many historic houses and areas of coast and countryside now in the care of the National Trust offer a unique insight into work that was going on behind the scenes. A top secret radar testing site, a mansion that housed map-makers for the Dam Buster raids, a former RAF hospital and the home of Sir Winston Churchill are just some of the places where the atmosphere of wartime Britain can still be experienced.
Remembering St George’s Cinema in York
Fairfax House opens its doors and remembers the era when the building was a cinema in a special Silver Screen Week to be held from 13th to 20th September.
Make a splash with free swimming!
New figures released today show that people over 60 have taken the plunge more than 1.6 million times thanks to the Government’s £140m free swimming initiative – a key part of plans to ensure a lasting legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games by getting more people physically active.
'Fantastic Mr Fox' will open the London Film Festival
The Times BFI London Film Festival is proud to announce that this year’s Festival will open on Wednesday 14 October with the world premiere of Fantastic Mr Fox from visionary director Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums, The Darjeeling Limited)
Countdown to Margate’s Big Event
The Red Arrows are back at Margate’s Big Event on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June which in its third year will attract record crowds to enjoy this free weekend event
"On The Buses" celebrates 40 years
If you remember TV's "On the Buses" with Stan, Jack, Blakey, the delightful Olive and her husband Arthur plus, of course, Mum - then jump on the Number 11 bus and make your way down memory lane to Elstree Film Studios on June 27th to join in the 40th year celebrations.
"On The Buses" began way back in 1969 with an episode called "The Early Shift". It was about the life of a driver and his conductor working on the No.11 bus that ran to the cemetery gates. They were employed by Luxton and District Bus Depot - and answerable to an Inspector who was the bain of their lives.
Welcome to The Epsom Derby Insider
On Saturday 6th June 2009 Britain’s most well known classic horse race will once again be run at Epsom Downs in Surrey. The Classic is steeped in History and remains on of the top society occasions full of colour and noise. Top Hats, Champagne and Designer Dresses adorn the Premier enclosures whilst Picnics, Open Top Buses and Jazz Bands line the inside of the course. This event catches the public’s imagination in a similar way to that of the Aintree Grand National.
Enjoy 'Beautiful Views and Mysterious Places'
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Successful Bristol photographer Mick Kirton is presenting a new exhibition of his landscape work showcasing images presented on canvas.
Chatsworth Summer of secrets & surprises
Naked picnickers, beer pipes, a grotto built by Duchess Georgiana, Lucian Freud’s paints, a telephone from Alexander Graham Bell and a personal weighing chair used to record the weights of the 6th Duke’s visitors are among the Secrets and Surprises Chatsworth is giving up this summer.
Patrick Stewart to star in English Mystery Plays
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This summer, the atmospheric setting of English Heritage site Monk Bretton Priory in Barnsley will be transformed into an outdoor theatre for the UK’s only traditional outdoor Mystery Play of the year. Audiences can look forward to a fortnight of performances taking place from June 29 – July 11.
Enjoy Mozart and support The Princes Trust
Enjoy one of Bristol’s most elegant events and support some of the city’s most important charitable work at a special performance of Mozart’s best loved opera The Marriage of Figaro, the highlight of St George’s annual
musical celebration of midsummer.
Mozart’s immortal adaptation of Beaumarchais’ satirical tale is his undisputed masterpiece; a hilarious and musically exquisite farce, full of
confusion, disguise, mistaken identity and secret liaison. It’s performed by Opera Project, who brought a sensational Falstaff to St George’s last
year, and is sung in English with an orchestra of 10 musicians.
