26 MAY ~ 10 JUNE - Purbeck Art Weeks

strings/wind/drums and by singers. Milton, Dowland and later writers
and composers all feature in this evening sequence which has been
specially created for us. Picture credit: NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage
Team (STScI/AURA)
£16 adults, £2 children
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Events
The adjacent Morton House Hotel is offering a special pre-concert
dinner + reserved concert seat for £38 to include two courses and a
glass of wine. www.mortonshouse.co.uk/01929 480 988
Alternatively, opposite the church is the Bankes Arms which is offering
a similar combined dinner/concert package for £32; book at www.
dorset-hotel.co.uk or 01929 480206
(K) Elvis McGonagall
Tuesday 5th June, 8.30pm | The Rex Cinema, Wareham
The 3rd annual PAW Festival Poetry Slam with the irrepressible Elvis.
Special bar available. Those who would like to take part in the slam
should contact elvisinfo@purbeckartweeks.co.uk
£10 adults Suitable for over 16s.
Rollington Lunchtime Artist Series
Wednesday 6th June, 1.00pm
Award winning sculptor Moira Purver talks about her work and offers
insights into the process of creating her evocative sculptures.
Free to all.
(L) Fra Newbery
Wednesday 6th June, 7.00pm
Harman’s Cross Village Hall
Fra Newbery’s biographer Dr George
Rawson will give an illustrated talk
on this Dorset artist who was also
the Director of the Glasgow School
of Art, a supporter of Charles Rennie
Mackintosh as well as the creator of
the Corfe village sign, the reredos in the Swanage Catholic church and
other local works. He lived in Corfe for many years.
£10 adults, £2 children.
After this event there will be a free showing of the 1987 documentary
Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Dreams and Recollections staring Tom
Conti.
Rollington Lunchtime Artist Series
Thursday 7th June, 1.00pm
Tracey Chapman has a flock of Shetland sheep from which she uses
the fine, naturally coloured wool to spin, felt and weave. See and hear
her talk on a different form of art; turning a pile of raw fleeces into an
array of unusual products.
Free to all