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99 (First World) Problems Feat. Andy Quirk and Anna J
Saturday 6th July 2019, 8pm
The Hydro, 75 Spring Gardens, Buxton SK17 6BP
£5 (https://www.wegottickets.com/event/462177) / 18+
Andy Quirk, the UK’s Premier Rapper of First World Problems and his surly Lead Backup Dancer, Anna J, invite you to join their crew for a musical comedy show dealing with the inconsequential irks of modern living.
Michele Bianco - Nick Grindrod - Susan Laughton - JFK Turner
I'm extremely excited to bring together four exceptional artists for ‘Constructs of Colour’, a perfect Summer show of vibrant, modern and colourful works, with over 30 pieces of work available at the gallery and online during the exhibition - online catalogue available shortly.
Local charity Safe and Sound has unveiled innovative plans to expand its work that supports and protects children and young people from the devastating damage that sexual exploitation has on their lives.
Safe and Sound, established since 2002, is the only local charity focused on transforming the lives of children and young people who are victims of or at risk of Child Sexual Exploitation, commonly referred to as CSE.
Derby College Group’s annual Peak Awards was a double celebration this year. As well as students from colleges across the group receiving awards in recognition of their hard work and achievements, DCG marked the 10th anniversary of the opening of the historic Roundhouse.
We want your pictures!
Wednesday 7th August
'A Night at the Musicals Songs & Quizzes'
Bistro Night Fundraiser for the Barn Gardens
Thursday 11th July, 7pm-10pm,
£25 per person
Starting Next Tuesday at the Barn
In September 2020 Derby Museums will open the new Museum of Making in Derby featuring, at its heart, some astonishing objects that have shaped the world in which we live. One of the stand-out objects is the Eagle Engine, which helped to power the first transatlantic flight by Alcock and Brown 100 years ago on June 14th and 15th 1919.
Opening nights are always special – but on Friday, 21st June, the performance of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown at New Mills Art Theatre, marks the first musical to be produced on the Art Theatre stage since the wonderful refurbishment of the auditorium, featuring the golden velvet seats gifted from Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.