News from producers around Derbyshire

Buxton Crescent Heritage Trust are delighted to announce a programme of celebratory events for the community, visitors, local artists and musicians that will celebrate the town’s water. The Trust are working closely with award-winning artist Amy Sharrocks on an inspiring multi-discipline artistic programme that offers residents and local artists the chance to share thoughts about the town’s liquid assets, to perform and work collaboratively.

Based on a true story of a bicycle journey from Vietnam to Thailand, Saigon to Bangkok, but likes those films inspired by true events, which parts are true and which are fiction? You, the audience, must decide!

Our journey will take us to great cities and ancient temples, and we will meet wild animals of various shapes and sizes as well as a beautiful woman, an old monk, a grumpy old man, and a very bad busker!

Pete's a storyteller of some renown and his tale melds traditional tales with his own two wheeled adventures in far off lands.

Sunday 6^th October 2019 - 7:30 pm

Crich Glebe Field Centre (DE4 5EU)

It’s World Cup Final day 1966. It’s also Laura & Joe’s wedding reception – what could possibly go wrong? A charming, funny, immersive play, with lots of period pitch perfect details, and a great swinging 60s soundtrack.

Following on from the success of last year’s event, Derby Museums looks set to draw in even bigger audiences this September with its second and the largest Retro Arcade event ever to be held in the East Midlands in the former Derby Central Library Building.

Join our free Taking England to the World Workshop on 3rd October

Helen is offering creative workshops to encourage our connection to nature and give creative confidence in creating a sketchbook, drawing, mixed media collage and design for stitch and textiles. The workshops encourage you to find your own visual language and promote self expression. You will learn techniques and gain confidence in translating your inspiration into art. Sessions available at the Elephant Rooms, Draycott and Weleda Gardens, Shipley and at The Art Room, Barlow near Chesterfield.

We’re delighted to announce that we have received funding from Arts Council England and Garfield Weston for our next project, The Drum.

Would you like to be part of something special at Derby Festé this year? Jen has been commissioned to create an event called One Moon which will take place on Friday 27 September.

Although the summer holidays have passed and autumn is knocking on the door, there are still plenty of things to do in Derby.