The Grand Events Guide: January - May 2020
Happy New Year and welcome to an exciting new season of programming at The Grand. We have more than 50 events listed in these pages and more than 30 of these shows are playing or performing at the venue for the very first time. Our 20:20 vision is to provide a creative programme that offers new discoveries for all age groups of our community - whether it is introducing young children to theatre for the very first time, persuading independent bands to bring their tour to Clitheroe, or offering tried and trusted entertainment to our most established concert goers. Creative participation is high on our agenda too. More than 500 of you join us on a weekly basis at our creative classes: The Grand Choir (Monday), Be My Band (Monday / Thursday), Let’s Dance (Wednesday), Streetfeet (Thursday), Rock and Learn (Friday) and Ella Shaw’s Academy of the Arts (Saturday morning). All these projects are going great guns, but we do still have capacity for anyone interested in joining these activities. To read more about them, see pages 6 - 9 or get in touch with us at hello@thegrandvenue.co.uk . Throughout 2020 The Grand will also be partnering and assisting in the production of a number of local arts festivals. This starts on February 8th, with the Snowmoon Festival, a celebration of light and the coming of spring, in which many local venues will be participating. Make a note in your calendars for: The Ribble Valley Jazz Festival (1st weekend of May), Cloudspotting Festival, Gisburn Forest (June 19-21), King of the Castle Skate Comp (June 27) and Clitheroe Choir Festival (July 10-12). Watch out too for the advent of a new festival, Hope Streets, which will be produced by young creatives under the leadership of Curious Minds, over the summer months. We would like to thank all our partners, audiences and participants for your continued support and reserve the biggest shout for our volunteer team who help make your experiences with us all the more enjoyable. We look forward to welcoming you to one or more of our events.
Happy New Year and welcome to an exciting new season of programming at The Grand.
We have more than 50 events listed in these pages and more than 30 of these shows are playing or performing at the venue for the very first time.
Our 20:20 vision is to provide a creative programme that offers new discoveries for all age groups of our community - whether it is introducing young children to theatre for the very first time, persuading independent bands to bring their tour to Clitheroe, or offering tried and trusted entertainment to our most established concert goers.
Creative participation is high on our agenda too. More than 500 of you join us on a weekly basis at our creative classes: The Grand Choir (Monday), Be My Band (Monday / Thursday), Let’s Dance (Wednesday), Streetfeet (Thursday), Rock and Learn (Friday) and Ella Shaw’s Academy of the Arts (Saturday morning).
All these projects are going great guns, but we do still have capacity for anyone interested in joining these activities. To read more about them, see pages 6 - 9 or get in touch with us at hello@thegrandvenue.co.uk .
Throughout 2020 The Grand will also be partnering and assisting in the production of a number of local arts festivals. This starts on February 8th, with the Snowmoon Festival, a celebration of light and the coming of spring, in which many local venues will be participating. Make a note in your calendars for: The Ribble Valley Jazz Festival (1st weekend of May), Cloudspotting Festival, Gisburn Forest (June 19-21), King of the Castle Skate Comp (June 27) and Clitheroe Choir Festival (July 10-12). Watch out too for the advent of a new festival, Hope Streets, which will be produced by young creatives under the leadership of Curious Minds, over the summer months.
We would like to thank all our partners, audiences and participants for your continued support and reserve the biggest shout for our volunteer team who help make your experiences with us all the more enjoyable.
We look forward to welcoming you to one or more of our events.
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MAR<br />
Screen<br />
Tuesday 10 March<br />
Documentary: Albatross (Cert: 12)<br />
Chris Jordan’s award-winning documentary<br />
Albatross a powerful visual journey into the<br />
heart of an astonishingly symbolic environmental<br />
tragedy and how we need to reconnect to nature to<br />
overcome our plastic culture. It only takes a small<br />
handful of plastic in the stomach of one bird to<br />
understand how big our problem with plastic is and<br />
move our consciences.<br />
DOORS: 7.00PM STAGE: 7.30PM<br />
TICKETS: £5 ADV £6.50 OTD<br />
UNRESERVED SEATING<br />
Rock / Pop<br />
Wednesday 11 March<br />
Willie and the Bandits + Support<br />
Essentially Willie and the Bandits is a classic blues<br />
rock three piece much in the vein of Cream or<br />
<strong>The</strong> Jimi Hendrix experience. But in a similar way<br />
to how these bands pushed the genre in their<br />
time, Wille and the Bandits try to take their sound<br />
beyond what is expected of such a traditional line<br />
up.<br />
DOORS: 7.00PM STAGE: 7.45PM<br />
TICKETS: £14 ADV £16 OTD<br />
UNRESERVED SEATING / SOME STANDING<br />
Comedy<br />
Friday 13 March<br />
Family Comedy Night<br />
This family friendly comedy session welcomes guest<br />
comics Archie Kelly and Gareth Richards, who join<br />
MC Tony Vino. <strong>The</strong>re will also be an open mic slot<br />
to young performers under the age of 16, (upon<br />
registration in advance). Please contact the venue<br />
(hello@thegrandvenue.co.uk) for details of how to<br />
apply! Aimed at: 6+<br />
DOORS: 6.00PM STAGE: 6.30PM<br />
TICKETS: £6 ADV £20 FAMILY £7 OTD<br />
UNRESERVED SEATING<br />
20<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is a £1.50 booking fee on all transactions placed over the phone or counter and 0.95p through our website.
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