J'AIME MARCH 2020

What’s On Local
LO CA L A R E A
YOUR GUIDE TO THE BEST OF WHAT’S ON IN AND AROUND
SUTTON COLDFIELD, LICHFIELD, WALSALL AND BEYOND
WHAT: SUNDAY ARTISAN MARKET
WHERE: BUZZARDS VALLEY, DRAYTON BASSETT
WHEN: MARCH 8
One of the most exciting regular events at Buzzards Valley has been the Artisan
Market on the second Sunday of every month, which returns for 2020 this month.
The market celebrates small local businesses, and features an array of stallholders
selling everything crafts, cheese, preserves and organic produce, to beautiful
affordable giftware. Pop along and you can pick up something unique that will mean
so much more to friends and family than generic high-street products - and know in
the process that you are supporting local businesses. There will also be live music to
entertain the crowds.
The market runs from 10am until 2pm on the second Sunday of the month for the
rest of the year, with free entry and plenty of free parking on site. The Loft Bistro
will also be open for refreshments and Sundays roasts - booking required. For more
details visit www.buzzards-valley.co.uk or find the Buzzards Valley Artisan
Market on Facebook.
WHAT: THE CAT AND THE CANARY
WHERE: LICHFIELD GARRICK
WHEN: MARCH 9 TO 14
Building on the phenomenal decade-long success of The Agatha Christie Theatre
Company, The Classic Thriller Theatre Company presents their fifth production, with
an adaptation of the famous stage thriller The Cat and The Canary which comes to
Lichfield’s Garrick this month.
This much anticipated production is set 20 years after the death of Mr. West, on a night
where his descendants gather at a remote mansion to learn who will inherit his vast
wealth and the hidden family jewels. When the heir is revealed, the heritage hunters
turn into prey and a chain of macabre events is set in motion.
The Cat and The Canary features a spectacular star studded cast headed up by movie
icon Britt Ekland, Mark Jordon (Heartbeat, Emmerdale), Tracy Shaw (Coronation
Street), Marti Webb (Evita, Tell Me on a Sunday), Gary Webster (Minder), Ben Nealon
(Soldier Soldier), Nikki Patel (Coronation Street) and Eric Carte (Bouquet of Barbed
Wire). For more details call the box office on 01543 412121 or visit
www.lichfieldgarrick.com
WHAT: PAUL JAMES
WHERE: HEART GALLERIES AT COPPICE GARDEN CENTRE
WHEN: MARCH 20 AND 21
Heart Galleries, who have been situated at the Heart of the Country, Swinfen, near
Lichfield, for the last 20 years, are now celebrating their first year of trading with
their second gallery based at Coppice Garden Centre, on the site of the Fig and
Olive, at Middleton near Sutton Coldfield.
Heart are delighted that Paul James, well known for his unique paintings of wildlife
within urban settings, will be joining them on the evening of Friday, March 20 from
7pm onwards and on Saturday, March 21, between 12 noon and 5pm. Everyone
is welcome to come along to meet Paul, learn more about him and his work while
enjoying a glass of bubbly.
Heart showcase a diverse range of stunning artwork by Doug Hyde, John Horsewell,
Roz Bell, Stephen Hanson, Sherree Valentine Daines, Tom Butler and Hayley
Goodhead to name but a few. For more details call 0121 308 1563 or visit
www.heartgalleries.co.uk
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