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A special exhibition commemorating the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death, will see 12 of the Renaissance Master’s great drawings from the Royal Collection go on display at Derby Museum and Art Gallery from 1st February to 6th May.
“The scotch has run dry, and so has my caseload. The crime rate of this city is through the roof, but no one has walked through my door. Something stinks. The rich get richer; the poor get screwed. As with everything, it all starts and ends with money. So tonight I’m going where the cats get their groove on, the jazz is loud, the dames friendly; where the liquor runs free, but it all leaves a bitter aftertaste.”
Buxton continues to attract the musical stars of the future thanks to a partnership between The Friends of Buxton Festival and a leading UK charity.
Sirius Chau, one of the Tillett Trust’s 2018 Young Artists’ Platform award winners, will be performing in concert on February 8 in the Pavilion Gardens Octagon.
Hong Kong-born Sirius is a flautist who has played in major concert halls across Europe and worked with renowned conductors including Vladimir Ashkenazy and Sir Roger Norrington.
“Welcome to the court of Queen Mary the first, where trust is
scarce and the truth a stranger.”
A new Children’s Picture Book Award has been launched by Derby Book Festival to
celebrate picture books that children can relate to and in which the diversity and challenges
of modern life are represented.
The Festival, which will be held for the fifth time in 2019 from 31 May to 8 June, has invited
children’s publishers to submit up to three books, published in 2018, which meet these
criteria. Over 20 books were submitted by the closing date of 31 December 2018 and nine
books have been selected for the longlist (see Appendix for books and authors).
The Christmas Toy Shop Mystery – The Babbling Vagabonds will return to the Guildhall Theatre for Christmas 2019
A special exhibition commemorating the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death, will see 12 of the Renaissance Master’s great drawings from the Royal Collection go on display at Derby Museum and Art Gallery from 1st February to 6th May.
“It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing” - a musical tribute to the peerless Duke Ellington with Sarah Moule and Simon Wallace.
Derby-based theatre company, Oddsocks Productions relocate to Landau Forte Theatre with
“Robin Hood and The Revolting Peasants”
after temporary closure at Guildhall Theatre!
Mondays 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th February
2pm – 4pm
CAFÉ TABLE GAMES
Location: Wheatcroft’s Wharf Café
FREE ENTRY
Whether your game is Scrabble or Solitaire, our table games afternoon has something for everyone. Come along for coffee, cake and cards.
For further details please visit www.cromfordmills.org.uk or phone 01629 823256.
Tuesday 12th February
2 – 5pm