What's On listings from 12 July 2012
Weekly What's On
Thursday 12 July
The Plowright Theatre
Mercury, 7.30pm
This 10th anniversary tour will of course include fantastic performances of the most popular Queen hits from the height of their reign as well as some additional tracks from the band’s vast back catalogue – never previously performed live by Mercury.
£17.50
For more information and to book call 0844 8542776
Thursday 12 and Thursday 19 July
North Lincolnshire Museum
Reminiscence Session, 10.30am and 1.30pm
For anyone over 60 interested in sharing memories, and being involved in an informal friendly group.
Please book in advance. Running every Thursday during term times. Refreshments available.
Thursday 12 and Friday 13 July
20-21 Visual Arts Centre
Book Ends
Inspired by Becky Adam’s work, come and create a decorated bookend for all your books at home.
Friday 13 July
The Plowright Theatre
Motown Club Soul Sounds, 8pm
Nick Borst, Nige Brown, Doug Hall, Mark Freeman, Pete Eccles, Yocky and Ian Gee will be among the DJs playing classic Motown and Northern Soul tracks in two different rooms. £7. For more information and to book call 0844 8542776
The Podium @ Scunthorpe Market
Music In The Park, 10am – 3pm
Normanby Hall promotion. There’s nothing like a stroll in the park on a nice summers day… well Normanby Hall Country Park takes it one step further with a programme of music events taking place in the grounds over the summer months. Come along and find out what Normanby Hall has to offer!
Friday 13 and Friday 20 July
North Lincolnshire Museum
Tots’ Time, 1.30pm
Free under fives drop in session. Parents and toddlers can enjoy creative play. Handle objects, get messy and sing along.
Running every Friday during term time, healthy refreshments available.
Normanby Hall
Launch of the 2012 Summer Reading Challenge, 12 noon – 3pm
Join North Lincolnshire Library staff for fun and games to mark the start of the 2012 Summer Reading Challenge.
Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 July
North Lincolnshire Museum
Artyfact Time, 10.30am – 3.30pm
Artyfacts give children a chance to discover the object of the week displayed in the Museum. Take part in Olympic themed craft activities to take home.
Ideal for three to ten years. We also provide a small activity for under fives.
Saturday 14 July to Friday 20 July
20-21 Visual Arts Centre
Spinning Wheel
Have fun making a spinning wheel, just don’t get dizzy!
Sunday 15 July
Normanby Hall
Open Air Theatre, Grimm Fairytales, 5pm
If you go into the woods today… The Brothers Grimm spin tales of wicked witches, talking animals, plucky maidens and dashing adventurers in this deliciously dark and thrillingly inventive show for adults and children alike. Music, magic, and some of the best-loved stories ever to have graced the stage.
Adults: £12.50, Children: £8, Family (2 adults, 2 children): £35
Tuesday 17 July
North Lincolnshire Museum
Free Tour, 11am and 2pm
Learn more about the history of North Lincolnshire Museum and the Vicarage built in 1875. Museum assistants will be on hand to show you parts of the building not usually seen by visitors, and explain how the building has changed.
No need to book. Tours last around one hour. Refreshments available to purchase at the end of the tour.
Wednesday 18 July
Normanby Hall
RHS Event, A History and Tour, 2pm – 5pm
Join Head Gardener Paul Beetham for an illustrated talk on the history of Victorian Walled Gardens and a guided tour of Normanby Hall Walled Garden.
Pre-booking required.
RHS members: £7.95, non-members: £9.95
North Lincolnshire Museum
Photograph Archive Session, 11am – 3pm
Come along to see the Image Archive with over 8,000 North Lincolnshire images to view. Museum assistants will be on hand to help with orders and image searches.
Refreshments available to purchase.
Thursday 19 July
Normanby Hall
BBC’s Flog It!, 9.30am to 4pm
Flog It! will be holding a valuation day at Normanby Hall Country Park. Join presenter Paul Martin and bring along your antiques to be valued. Everyone who attends the valuation day will receive and free valuation, even if your items aren’t chosen to go to auction.
Thursday 19 July to Saturday 21 July
The Plowright Theatre
Deep in the Woods, 7.30pm
£8
For more information and to book call 0844 8542776
EXHIBITIONS
20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Church Square, Scunthorpe
Until 18 August
Simon Mckeown
Motion Disabled
Simon Mckeown is an artist and researcher at Teeside University. For his Motion Disabled project he has been working with leading experts in CGI imagery to map the movements of a series of subjects with varying degrees of disability. The resulting video works mirror Etienne-Jules Marey’s mapping of movements or the body in the 19th century and is a fascinating and poetic insight into how disabled people move and encounter everyday situations and activities. Exhibitions are Free Entry and open 10am to 4pm Tuesday to Saturday.
Until 1 September
Wheels of Wonder
Featuring work by contemporary artists and makers responding to, or inspired by the bicycle. This exhibition includes weird and inventive people powered contraptions, and art inspired by, or using movement and motion. The exhibition will include photography, sculpture, performance, painting and video, alongside work by leading designers and manufacturers with a selection of stylish, technological and wacky wheeled machines.
North Lincolnshire Museum Exhibitions
Until 5 January
Stories Through Suitcases Exhibition
An exhibition to share the stories of migrant communities in North Lincolnshire. Come along to see photographs and objects, which tells the stories of why people have moved to this area for employment. Find out moreabout their history by listening to their stories about where they are from.
Normanby Hall
Sunday 1 April to Sunday 28 September
The Lal White Story
An exhibition celebrating North Lincolnshire’s greatest cyclist and only Olympic winner.
Travelling Togs Exhibition
Costumes from many cultures.
Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre
Until 15 July
Racing: Land and Sea Photography Exhibition
Set up by well known photographer Ian Clipson, this exhibition will include stunning shots of the tall ships on the Humber, cars, motorcycles and even a pigeon called Speckles who has been living at Waters’ Edge and thinks he’s a duck! Available to buy or order.
ENDS
For media enquiries contact:
Sean Topham, Public Relations Officer
Tel: 01724 296364
Email: sean.topham@northlincs.gov.uk
