Betrayal at the Seagull Theatre, Lowestoft

Open Space theatre company have brought the Seagull consistently first class shows over the years and their latest touring production, Harold Pinter’s Betrayal, arrives on Saturday night, 12th May. 7.45pm   Tickets £9.50/£8  An excellent play from an excellent company, this is well worth a look.
Betrayal touches many people at various times in their lives, whether it involves a wife or a husband, a friend or a work colleague. Harold Pinters most famous play is about an extra-marital affair but its underlying theme is not sex or adultery but the behaviours of those betraying others; the lies, the evasions, the sudden dangers, the panic and the contradictory feelings behind deftly engineered masks. And by moving backwards in time, Pinter’s brilliantly crafted script replaces the question of “What happens next” with the deeper “How” and “Why”.
                        

To find out more and see what else is going on at the Seagull, including Urban Slam Night, go to www.theseagull.co.uk

For regular updates via email bulletin , email to info@theseagull.co.uk

BOX OFFICE 01502 589726

Book Club at Ferini Gallery

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The Ferini Gallery would also like to start a creative writing group and would like to hear from anybody interested.

Antiques and Vintage Fair

  Raveningham Centre, South Norfolk

Re-Use • Re-Cycle • Re-Store  Sunday 13th May 10 – 4pm

Our springtime Antiques Fair is fast approaching. It is an opportunity to source lovely, unique antiques and decorative arts in a friendly, rural setting at the Raveningham Centre. This year there will be 25 stalls featuring local dealers and enthusiasts. The Ravenous Cafe will be open for panninis, locally made cakes as well as hot bacon butties. There will also be a bar with local ale, don’t miss what will be a lovely day.

For more info or to book ring Liz or Mal on 01508 548406. Or email us at mal@norfolkrugs.co.uk

All at the Ravenous Cafe, The Raveningham Centre, Beccles Road, Raveningham, Norfolk, NR14 6NU.

More Events at St. Nicholas

 www.sncpt.co.uk

Sunday 10th June, 3.00 pm
Afternoon Tea with Music,  with Great Yarmouth Gilbert and Sullivan Society, tickets £7.50

Satruday 23rd June, 7.30 pm
Jazz with Dixiemix, bar and dancing, tickets £8

Sunday 22nd July, 3.00 pm
Afernoon Tea with Music featuring Hannah Long (soprano) and John Farmer (piano) – light classical music and music from shows, tickets £7.50

In aid of the fabric and organ n the Minster Church of St. Nicholas. All events are in the church.  Tickets from Paul Davies, 01493 843647 or from Brahams, Market Row, Great Yarmouth.

NWT Barton Broad event

A family fun-packed day of walks, pond dipping, minibeast hunting, boat trips, story telling, arts and crafts activities and much more – on   Sunday 13th May, 11.00 -16.00 hrs.  Free entry, refreshments available.  Small charge for boat trips.  No need to book, just turn up and join in: Barton Turf Adventure Centre, Staithe Road, Barton Turn, NR12 8AZ.  For more information visit www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk.

Centre 81 30th Anniversary Event

To take place on 18th August in St. Georges Park, Great Yarmouth

Hello! My name is Lisa Cunningham, I am an Assistant Facilitator working for Centre 81. Centre 81 is a registered charity working with people with physical and or sensory disabilities. The Centre operates a person centred approach with its Skills Centre and provides a door to door service which is specifically for those who are unable use public transport. Please look us up on www.centre81.com to see the services we provide and a few of the projects that the members have been involved in.

This year we are celebrating our 30th Anniversary. The celebrations will include a classic car rally, a wheelchair parade – which has never been done before – there will be live bands, art stalls, children’s rides and much more. This will all come together on the 18th August in St. Georges Park, Great Yarmouth. The members of Centre 81 would like to invite you to play a part in celebrating this special event and help us to make it the success we know it will be.

Stalls are £10.

If your are interested in attending the festival please contact me at mailto:reception@centre81.com or by phoning 01493852573.

Events at Central Library in May-June 2012

Family History Workshop  15 May 2012, 10:00 – 12:00 hrs.
A chance to use the Ancestry website and other resources at Great Yarmouth Library to find out more about the history of your family. Booking essential on 01493 844551

Jubilee Garden Party, 25 May 2012, 15:00 – 17:00 hrs
Please come along to this garden party. There will be: a West African drumming performanace by Dumisani a plant stall to raise funds for Growing Together sow a seed activity with the Happi Project children’s craft activity with Norfolk Wildlife trust light refreshments. Hosted by Growing Together Community garden group and Great Yarmouth Library.

Author Event, Terry Tarbox, 06 June 2012, 10:30 – 11:30
Terry Tarbox will be reading from his new childrens book The Willigrews along with art activities and question and answer session.

Volunteers Celebration, 06 June 2012, 15:00 – 17:00 hrs
A celebration event to recognise the contribution volunteers have made to the Great Yarmouth Library service

For more information about what is available at the  Central Library go to the website by clicking here

Assembly House Art Show 2013

Submissions are requested for Art Alive, 1st to 31st August 2011, the second curated exhibition of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 2D and 3D art at the Grade I listed, Georgian Assembly House in the centre of Norwich.  Deadline for submissions : 30th June 2012.  The curators are John and Yvone Millwood.

There will be an emphasis on contemporary art but the overriding criteria for selection will be quality not genre. All work must be for sale. The Assembly House will charge a commission of 35% including VAT. Please note that work should be original and not have been displayed previously at any other venue. Selection will be on the basis of proposals submitted by Friday 30th June 2012.

For further information and proposal forms email to artshow@assemblyhousenorwich .co.uk or write to Yvonne Millwood, Curator, Assembly House, Theatre Street, Norwich, NR2 1RQ Website: www.assemblyhousenorwich.co.uk/artshow

Upstairs Gallery, Beccles

The Upstairs Gallery presents StigmARTa, May 16th – 31st.
A thought provoking look at arts and service users, arts and their uses in therapy and inclusion, and peoples opinions of the words Mental Health and the stigmas attached.   Share some of the experiences that service users go through, and share some of the understanding at the Open Evening on Wednesday 16th May, 7pm. Reply info@theupstairsgallery.co.uk

Following exhibitons:
June – Beccles Arts Show
July – Paul Garrod
August – Official Olympic Artist KEVIN WHITNEY, Olympian Arts Show. We are currently seeking sponsors for this event. If you are interested please place sponsor in the subject header when emailing info@theupstairsgallery.co.uk

We have spaces available in all galleried rooms for artists and craftsmakers, why not enquire today on 01502 717191. Limited spaces for the Olympian Show.

The Upstairs Gallery, Exchange Square, Beccles Suffolk NR34 9HH  telephone 01502 717191 www.theupstairsgallery.co.uk

Art Prize: Holt Festival 22-28 July

Holt festival is proud to announce a new art prize for 2012. Artists are encouraged to enter their works for the opportunity to win £1,500. In addition the winning piece will go on to be exhibited at The Fine Art Society (FAS Contemporary), New Bond Street , London . The panel of judges will select between 15 and 20 works to be exhibited at The Ben Nicholson Gallery in Holt.

The winner will be announced by John Hurt CBE (panel member) at the Private View on the evening of Monday 16th July. The exhibition will be open to the public from Tuesday 17th, and run throughout the festival until Saturday 28th July. Deadline for submissions is midnight Sunday 24th June 2012. 

The works will be judged on Wednesday 27th June and the shortlisted artists will be informed by email on Thursday 28th June. Full details and entry forms can be found on the website by clicking www.holtfestival.org/art-prize-2012.html