The Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues Festival, celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2017, is delighted to announce that it has forged a link with the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia, home to the internationally acclaimed Saint Lucia Jazz Festival. Specially selected jazz musicians from the island will play at this year’s Festival. There are also […]
Beverley Folk Festival will once again feature a wealth of exciting young singers, musicians and performers – your chance to see the stars of tomorrow today. Chairman Matt Snowden commented, “ The festival takes great pride in working to develop new young talent and 2017 will be no exception. To keep the tradition alive we […]
All aboard… Coastival gets on the right track Festival catches railway theme All aboard… organisers of the next Coastival arts event in Scarborough hope they are on the right track with a collection of new performances based around the town’s iconic railway station. The station itself and the old parcels’ office nearby will provide the […]
Arts festival lines up fun for young visitors Rollercoastival 2017 programme unveiled A circus in a suitcase, an exquisite corpse, a Pied Piper and the stories of Roald Dahl will all be on offer for Scarborough youngsters next month. A list of events and activities aimed squarely at children and young people will form part […]
A new Scarborough project has been set up to give all young people the chance to be part of a very special music group. SCAMPS is an inclusive music group that brings disabled and able-bodied youngsters together to enjoy a love of music. The group meets every Tuesday evening from 6pm to 7.30pm at The […]
ARTS ALLIANCE ACQUIRES REVOLUTION – NEW ART FOR A NEW WORLD A Margy Kinmonth Film Arts Alliance announces today that it has acquired Revolution – New Art for a New World, a new feature documentary from Foxtrot Films created with the support of Alisher Usmanov, Founder of the Art, Science and Sport Charity Foundation, and […]
Four major commissions for February festival Exciting plans have been unveiled to have four brand new art commissions created for the next Coastival arts festival in Scarborough. Coastival 2017 will be held from 17th to 19th February next year, with the theme ‘Coastival: The Unexpected’. Central to it will be four new arts commissions, funded […]
Beverley Folk Festival are excited to announce that three of the acts that they have booked to perform at this year’s festival in June have been nominated for awards at the 2016 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Gilmore and Roberts, are nominees for the ‘Best Duo’ category. Nominated in the same category in 2013, […]
Seafront venue for grand event opening A spectacular seafront parade, featuring giant ships and sea creatures, will raise the curtain on February’s Coastival arts event in Scarborough. Ireland-based Spraoi, who stage spectacular street theatre and parades, will present ‘Polar Quest’ on the evening of 12th February. And that will set the scene for a fabulous […]
Awards for Young Musicians (AYM) believe that all talented young people deserve the chance to progress in their music making. That’s why they’re awarding up to £100,000 in grants to exceptional young instrumentalists in need of support. AYM are inviting applications from instrumentalists aged 5-17 playing any musical genre to join their 2016 Awards Programme. […]
Plan to turn cells into Scarborough’s ‘Tate Modern’ A group of artists are seeking others to join them behind bars as part of an exciting project for next year’s Coastival event in Scarborough. ‘The Prison Project’ will transform the town’s disused prison off Dean Road, Scarborough, into a visual arts space, featuring contemporary work inspired […]
EntsWeb is giving away a pair of weekend tickets for Musicport Festival 2015. Visit https://www.entsweb.co.uk/news/article/win-weekend-tickets-for-musicport-festival-2015.html for more details. MUSICPORT 2015 runs from 16th to 18th October 2015 at the Pavilion Complex in Whitby, YO21 3EN. The festival features many international acts and amongst the varied line-up are Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band, Fanfara Tirana meets […]
Local musicians take centre stage for Coastival Scarborough musicians will take centre stage when a unique and innovative concert is held as part of the next Coastival event on the coast. A Band Anyone Can Join will be one of the main attractions during Coastival 2016, from 12th to 14th February. It will see local […]
TWENTY-ONE DNA inspired double helix sculptures will appear across London as part of Cancer Research UK’s campaign to raise awareness and funds for the Francis Crick Institute, a world-leading centre of biomedical research and innovation due to open in 2016. The sculptures have been designed by leading artists, designers and sculptors from across the world, […]
MUSICPORT 2015 – 16th – 18th October 2015 @ Whitby Pavilion Complex, Whitby, YO21 3EN Now in its 16th year and having received the best ever feedback from audience and artists alike in 2014 Musicport, Indoor Festival Of The Year 2013 – FATEA AWARDS, is launching its 2015 programme which includes some of the finest major […]