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Anniversary programme for film societyScarborough Film Society has announced a brilliant line-up of movies for its 50th anniversary season. The society started life in 1959 and, with Tony Davison at the helm, has been showing the best of... Fresh line-up for Acoustic GatheringAcoustic Gathering III will ring the changes, as none of this year’s acts have appeared at the festival before. The one-day free music feast will be held in Peasholm Park on 14 September with lots... Signal box and gaol open for heritage daysFrom Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 September, Scarborough is joining in a national series of Heritage Open Days. These include guided tours of notable buildings, organised by the Civic Society and the Archaeological... Litfest launchesThis year’s Beverley Literature Festival will run from 2 to 23 October, with more than 30 events for writers and readers of all ages. A host of renowned writers, including Lionel Shriver,... Designer to visitInternationally renowned industrial product designer Richard Seymour will be coming to speak in Scarborough on 7 November. This is the latest in a series of design lectures organised by... Topics
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Courtney Pine at the jazzfestSaxophonist Courtney Pine is not simply a part of the British jazz revival, he is the guy who kicked the whole thing off. In the late 1980s Pine burst on to a jazz scene populated by dedicated, if ageing,... Live and kicking in RyedaleNo jokes please about whether there is life in Ryedale. As an ambitious music project gets underway, rural residents are proving once again that they can do culture every bit as well as the metropolitan... Review: Scarborough Symphony OrchestraStephen Wood reviews Scarborough Symphony Orchestra's performance on 19 July. A scattered showers and sunny intervals sort of evening as I set off to The Spa. Much to my shame, I’ve never... Beached blastsHelmsley’s finest are to headline at this year’s Beached festival. One Night Only, fresh from the Fuji festival in Japan, will play Saturday night followed by chart toppers Dodgy on Sunday.... World music Atlas: Natacha and the TGU lads hit townThere’s a chance for a fine night out later this month, when the extraordinary musical ensemble that is Trans-Global Underground pay the newly refurbished Bridlington Spa. In the early 1990s... Topics
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Choo choo cha boogieOnce upon a time the traditional British seaside holiday seemed to be in terminal decline. Sandcastles and donkeys were just for those who couldn’t afford anything better. But change is afoot and people... Restaurant Review - Castlegate TabernaIt’s a few years since the tapas craze hit these shores with a vengeance. In the 1990s, all over Britain, people were ordering patatas bravas and boquerones by the slack handful. The problem... Restaurant Review - Scarborough TandooriFishie on a dishie This must be Scarborough’s oldest Indian restaurant. It’s certainly got that venerable air, though happily the decor is modern – flock wallpaper a distant memory.... Choctastic Valentine's DayWhen someone in the High Tide office suggested a review of hand-made chocolates to touch our readers’ romantic Valentine-ish hearts (really?), suspicions were raised. Was the ulterior motive a little... Café Review - Harbour BarBovril and crackers on a Sunday morning with the weather whistling past outside has to be the choice. Or for you veggie types, a warming glass of Ovaltine. Oh all right then, go the whole hog and have... Topics
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Review: Rachel HowfieldIn one corner of the art gallery’s coffee lounge stands an old wardrobe, with a felt robe hanging loose and storage jars standing on the shelves. On top is an ancient brown suitcase. The jars,... The very odd Mr PunchIn an age when traditional stories are either analysed to death or made pretty and safe by the movies, there is something gloriously unkempt about Punch and Judy. On the face of it Mr Punch is a child-murderer... South Street Gallery: The New WaveThe South Street Gallery’s summer show begins on Saturday with a group exhibition of painting, photography and printmaking. Many artists are exhibiting works inspired by the sea and coastline.... Jehan (David Yates): New WorkNew photography work showing at Nutmeg Vegetarian Cafe, Victoria Road, Scarborough (www.nutmegcafe.co.uk), from Tuesday 8 July. Street warriors: graffiti artists do that thingGraffiti was once seen as the visual sign of protest and disaffection. Now street art is becoming he hottest thing in the art world, as well as being a brilliant way of getting kids to express themselves.... Topics
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Review: Haunting JuliaIf you go along to an Ayckbourn play for laughs then you’re in for a big surprise – in more ways than one. Haunting Julia concerns the aftermath of a suicide by a 19-year-old musical genius... Chillout time: Solstice FestivalNow that mega-festivals like Glastonbury have become hang-outs for D-list celebs and paparazzi, the mini-festival is where the true spirit of summer lies. As ever Scarborough is at the leading edge.... NSDF ProgrammeFull NSDF programme Saturday 15th March 14.00 – 16.00 Registration – Information Room Spa Complex 16.15 – 16.45 Opening Ceremony – Grand Hall Spa Complex 17.00 –... Comic with Pryor formIt must be twenty years since someone declared that comedy was the new rock n’ roll; nowadays that doesn’t seem such a daft claim. Youths with attitude can pick up a mike as easily as a guitar,... Opera undressedAre you one of those people who hear a bit of opera and think: ‘Mmm, that sounds quite thrilling,’ but can’t make the leap to sitting through three hours of Don Giovanni? Well, Opera... Topics
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Surf's up!Fix that tune in your mind right now. Maybe it’s the Beach Boys’ Barbara Ann, or Dick Dale’s surfadelia grunge classic Misirlou. Or a little chilling with Booker T and the MGs. Whatever,... Shows to get your teeth intoThe tension is gathering and nerves are fraying. With just a couple of weeks to go before the big day, anything could happen – American mildew, an attack by sawfly, and a whole year’s worth... Mucking about in boats - Seafest, Filey FestIn the certain knowledge that hot sunny days are here for the next two months at lest, outdoor festivals are appearing like summer swallows. This month it’s Filey’s multi-arts festival, running... Return of the RotundaHistorians are likely to look back on this as a second golden age for the museums of Britain. While civic pride and wealthy Victorian merchants ushered in the first age, this time round we have to thank... Walkin' the talkThis year’s Scarborough Literature Festival has attracted a host of important writers to Scarborough. The likes of Joanne Harris and Sarah Dunant will be joining a long and distinguished... |
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