News from producers around Derbyshire

Following its success earlier this year, Writing On The  Wall returns to the streets of Belper in December.

It is a simple concept... local writers contribute poetry based around Christmas themes and they are displayed throughout Belper town centre on shops, offices, public buildings and, oh yes, walls.

Writing On The Wall is part of the Belper Christmas Arts Trail and local writers are invited to forward contributions to George Gunby by email  nonnel@sky.com by 20 November.

LEVEL is building a new team to develop a new and exciting creative programme. LEVEL is a National Portfolio Arts Organisation and is currently looking for a Programme Manager and a Project Assistant.

Deadline 30 October.

Art Hike has a fabulous day out planned to celebrate 10 years of creative adventures. 

For more info: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/art-hike-35-edale-in-the-peak-district-tickets-38006704075

The new co-production between Derby LIVE and Lost Boys, Ball, by Brian Lobel and featuring Paul Broesmith, will be performed at Derby’s Guildhall Theatre Clubrooms this November. The play promises to provide cancer with a much deserved kick in the ball(s) and the company plan on kicking off the show by raising funds for Stand Up To Cancer over the coming weeks.

'Colour and Form' is our new exhibition which opens this Saturday, 7 October, at 11.00. It would be great if you can make it for wine and refreshments and some inspirational new work. If you can't make Saturday, the exhibition runs until 5 November and we're open every day except Monday.

We asked the artist Val Hudson to curate the show and she has chosen many artists who we are showing for the first time. There are several artists local to Derbyshire and others much further afield.

A Chesterfield choir celebrate their 80^th anniversary with a special performance in the town with professional soloists and orchestra.

Chesterfield Co-operative Choral Society will conclude a year of musical celebration with Handel’s Messiah, one of the great cornerstones of the choral repertoire.

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1 - 31 OCTOBER | EVENTS WORLDWIDE

Buxton’s heyday in the Edwardian era was a prime example of how Britain’s Age of Decadence changed our country, controversial author and newspaper columnist Simon Heffer will demonstrate at the town’s International Festival Book Weekend in November.

Simon, famous for his political commentary in the Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail, has lifted the lid on the poverty and suffering during the period before the First World War which is usually remembered as a time when Britain was a powerful, contented, orderly and thriving country.

Preparations are well under way for the sixth Belper Arts Festival. It will run from 6 to 28 May 2018.

Already confirmed is the fast growing Arts Trail ( 6 / 7 May), the Music Festival at St. Peter's (13 -19 May), the enchanting Woollen Woods (12 – 19 May) and Belper Open Houses (26 – 28 May)

This year's key note speaker - Ben Foster

Managing Director of the SEO Works, Ben will look at some of the key trends and changes going on in digital, and focusses on practical, actionable insights that will ensure your online platforms are ready for success.

Thursday 19th October 2017 at the Pavilion Gardens, Buxton