What's on in and around St Ives
Year Round
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Year RoundEvery Tuesday, throughout the year the St Ives Jazz Club (www.stivesjazzclub.com)
hosts gigs bringing modern live Jazz to St Ives Regular events take place at The Guildhall, Street-an-Pol, St Ives throughout the year including: Various dates, throughout the
year, see performances at the Kidz R Us Theatre (www.kidzrus.net).
Various dates, throughout
the year, St Ives Art Club (www.stivesartsclub.org)
host events including various poetry, prose and music events and
club exhibitions in May and September Art courses are available all year round at the St Ives School of Painting Do you want to find out more about St Ives? Visit the St Ives Archive On the last Friday in every Month The Tate runs Late at Tate St Ives from 18:00-21:00, with with music, food and a pay bar in the café until 22.00 (last orders 21.30). From March to early November, drop-on guided tours of St Ives take place
with 'St Ives Now and Then' at 11am Monday and Fridays and 'St Ives in the Frame' 11am Thursdays. Tours meet at the Guildhall, Strret-an-Pol.
For more information see www.guidedtoursofstives.co.uk
From May to September, Monday-Friday
you can see various performances at the Minack Theatre (www.minack.com).
For show dates & times please visit the website.
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January 2012The Tate St Ives exhibition - The Indiscipline of Painting continues until 3rd January 2012 The Tate St Ives exhibition - Simon Fujiwara opens on 18th January and continues until 7th May |
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FebruaryThe Tate St Ives exhibition - Simon Fujiwara continues until 7th May Feast Sunday February 5th - 11:00am Mayor's Parade and Church Service (TBC). Feast Monday February 6th - (TBC) From 13th to 18th February at St John's Hall, Penzance the Penzance Amateur Operatic Society will be performing Oklahoma. Performances start at 7:30 pm with a Matinee on Saturday 18th at 2:30pm. Tickets from £5 to £7.50 from the box office at St John's Hall (Box Office 01736 363244 open from 4th February 10am - 4pm )
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MarchCamp Theatre Company presents The Browning Version by Terence Rattigan on Tuesday 20th March at the St Ives Theatre (www.kidzrus.net).
The Tate St Ives exhibition - Simon Fujiwara continues until 7th May The 2012 Zennor Music series begins with a concert at Zennor Church on Friday 30th March at 8pm by Ben Comaeu, organist and pianist, winner of the Northern Ireland International Organ Competition. |
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AprilThis Easter holidays Kidz R Us presents madcap musical extravaganza Seussical the Musical Jr! Shows are on 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 April 2012 at 7.30pm at the St Ives Theatre (www.kidzrus.net).
Looking for something to do with the kids this Easter Break?
Come to the St Ives Guildhall for a great new family puppet show - Stones and Bones by Squashbox Theatre on 4 April 2012 @ 2.00pm
Squashbox Theatre’s new show is a marvellous mix of history and mystery! 6th-9th & 12th-14th The Atlantic Theatre Company show Titanic will be at The Minack Theatre (www.minack.com).
The Tate St Ives exhibition - Simon Fujiwara continues until 7th May TBC April, Trevithick Day will be celebrated in Camborne and will reflect local steam and mining history and heritage
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MayThe Tate St Ives exhibition - Simon Fujiwara continues until 7th May The Tate St Ives exhibition - Alex Katz opens on 18th January and continues until 23rd September Various events will take place over the May Bank Holiday 5th to 12th May, The St Ives Festival of Literature. A host of events at St Ives Arts Club, St Ives Library and Café Art. Books by festival authors for sale from Harbour Bookshop.
8th May, Helston will celebrate the annual Flora Day. The festival features the Early Morning Dance, Hal-an-Tow, the Children's Dance, the Ancient Furry Dance and Evening Dance. On 18th May, as part of the 2012 Zennor Music series, Indio Hicks will perform on 'cello at Zennor Church 21st to 27th May, The St Ives Food and Drink Festival culminating in a Food Producers Market on West Pier on Saturday and Sunday.
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June St Ives will be commemorating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Year in 2012, with events focussed on the long Bank Holiday Weekend: 1 June 2012 to 5 June 2012 The Tate St Ives exhibition - Alex Katz opens on 18th January and continues until 23rd September The Sound of Music by Kidz R Us, June 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 at 8 pm and June 6 & 8 at 2 pm at The Minack Theatre (www.kidzrus.net).
From 7th-9th June the Royal Cornwall Show (www.royalcornwallshow.org) will include three days of show jumping, best of breed, music, dancing, trade stands, display teams, hot air balloons, ferret racing, forestry demonstrations, steam engines, beer tents, food of every description and much much more. Rough Coast Community Arts have siezed an exciting opportunity to host the world famous Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, who will be performing Hamlet in the open air on The Island in St Ives on 30th June and 1st July 2012.
The Theatre are "inviting people to bring a picnic to watch the show. It’s really fast, fun and great production."
Tickets are available from Shakespeare’s Globe box office on 020 7401 9919 or via shakespearesglobe.com |
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JulySummertime Blues at Leach Pottery runs from 1st July - 31st August. Summertime Blues brings together six makers whose diverse and innovative work is united by their sensitive use of blue as the key colouring ingredient. Rough Coast Community Arts have siezed an exciting opportunity to host the world famous Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, who will be performing Hamlet in the open air on The Island in St Ives on 30th June and 1st July 2012.
The Theatre are "inviting people to bring a picnic to watch the show. It’s really fast, fun and great production."
Tickets are available from Shakespeare’s Globe box office on 020 7401 9919 or via shakespearesglobe.com The Tate St Ives exhibition - Alex Katz opens on 18th January and continues until 23rd September 30, 31 July - Evita at 7.30pm at St Ives Theatre (www.kidzrus.net).
On 6th July, as part of the 2012 Zennor Music series, David Ferris and friends will give a concert at Zennor Church The Boathouse Theatre present Puppet Shows and plays every Saturday and Sunday during July at 2pm, 3.30 & 5.15. For more detail see The Boathouse Theatre website |
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AugustThe Tate St Ives exhibition - Alex Katz opens on 18th January and continues until 23rd September 1, 2, 3, 16, 23, 30 August at 7.30pm - Evita at St Ives Theatre (www.kidzrus.net).
Sunday 5th August - Harbour Day organised by St Ives Bay Rotary Club.
8, 9, 10, 15, 22, 29 August 2012 at 7.30pm - Seussical the Musical Jr at St Ives Theatre (www.kidzrus.net).
The Three Belles present 'In The Mood', a night out in the 1940s. On 10th August 2012, at 7.30pm. Tickets are £15 (£13 Concessions) and can be purchased at The St Ives Guildhall or by calling 01736 797840. Expect to dance the night away to fantastic live swing music, be entertained by local performers including Camborne Youth Band, and sip cocktails at the bar with a 1940s soldier. Better hope there's not an air raid! Please feel free to dress in 1940s clothing! For more information visit (www.thethreebelles.com).
14, 21, 28 August at 7.30pm - The Sound of Music at St Ives Theatre (www.kidzrus.net).
Wed 8th to Sat 11th August - Rough Coast Community Arts present The Merry Wives of Windsor
(www.roughcoast.co.uk).
Tickets and are £7 in advance, and £9 on the door. Under 7s get in free!! Thursday 16th August will see the annual St Ives RNLI Lifeboat Day. The Boathouse Theatre present Puppet Shows and plays Thursday to Sundays during August at 2pm, 3.30 & 5.15. For more detail see The Boathouse Theatre website The Ayr Field Community presents - Ayr-Lympics, Ayr Field, Bullans Lane, Sunday 12th August, Noon until 4pm. Exciting activities including: Facepainting, Inflatable assualt course, Sumo suits, Craft stalls, Food stalls, Dressing-up, Circus skills, Smoothie bike, Bunting workshop FREE ENTRY For more details go to www.ayrfield.org.uk |
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September4 September at 7.30pm - The Sound of Music at St Ives Theatre (www.kidzrus.net).
5th September from 11am - 3pm - St Ives Archive Open Day at the Western Hotel. This year they will celebrate St Ives "family names". Wed 12th to Saturday 15th September - Rough Coast Community Arts present The Merry Wives of Windsor
(www.roughcoast.co.uk). 6, 13 September 2012 at 7.30pm - Evita at St Ives Theatre (www.kidzrus.net).
8 September to 6 October Exhibitions by Matthew Lanyon: New Paintings, Jack Doherty and the Leach Pottery, Cornelius Jakob Van Dop: Jewellery at New Craftsman Gallery 10 September 2012 at 7.00pm - Exclusive Screening of Rock of Ages in aid of 'One Night Only'. A Part of (Kidz R Us).
15 September 2012 at 8.00pm - 80's Disco @ (St Ives Theatre).
The Tate St Ives exhibition - Alex Katz opens on 18th January and continues until 23rd September The annual St Ives September Festival will take place from 8th-22nd September (www.stivesseptemberfestival.co.uk) Once again, over a two week period, it will feature a wide and diverse range of events and activities covering all aspects of art and music. There will be talks, films, poetry, jazz, classical, rock and folk music. On 28th September, as part of the 2012 Zennor Music series, Ross Pike will give a concert at Zennor Church 29th September, An audience with Howard Marks Mr Nice, St Ives Guildhall, doors open 7pm www.seetickets.com |
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OctoberExhibitions continue until 6 October by by Matthew Lanyon: New Paintings, Jack Doherty and the Leach Pottery, Cornelius Jakob Van Dop: Jewellery at New Craftsman Gallery |
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November 2011On 2nd November, as part of the 2012 Zennor Music series, Singer/Songwriter Eva Barnsley will give a concert at Zennor Church Leach Pottery End November - Fair Mo. Centred around The Parish Church, St Ives. The Tate St Ives exhibition |
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DecemberDecember - Start your Christmas celebrations in St Ives with the annual switching on of the Christmas Lights at 6pm outside the Guidhall. On 7th December, as part of the 2012 Zennor Music series, Los Musicos will give a concert at Zennor Church |
The Dancer and the Devil by Rouge Theatre, St Ives Guildhall, Friday 17 Feb @ 7.30pm. Tickets £9/ £7 available at St Ives Visitor Information Centre, Guildhall
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