| April 2006 | Series 31 No 2 |
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Warriner Choral Society Haydn ~ The Seasons Saturday 29th April 2006 7.30 pm Deddington Parish Church Tickets £8 (Concessions £6.50) from One Man Band Banbury, Hayward White Deddington, Bloxham Post Office or on the door Contact: Jenny 01295 721224 |
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BOOK and PLANT SALE AT THE LIBRARY HOOK NORTON SATURDAY, |
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Oxfordshire Artweeks 13-21 May (11am-5pm) Martin Smith - Sculpture Clive Carpenter - Photography Rachel L Young - Ceramics Linden, The Bourne. tel: 01608 737539 web: www.alchemyceramics.co.uk Wonderful Sculpture based on the human form Abstract and artistic photography Beautiful Raku ceramics made with precious metal glazes |
The programme also includes the youthful Faure's well-loved Cantique de Jean Racine which gained him a first prize in composition in 1865 and 'Lauda Sion' written in 1846 by Mendelssohn, a Protestant, for a celebration of the 600th anniversary of the first Corpus Christi procession in Liege at St. Martin's Roman Catholic Church.
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The Kast off Kinks include 3 members of The Kinks including drummer Mick Avory who was there from the start and John Dalton who joined on bass in time for Waterloo Sunset on Top of the Pops and John 'The Baptist' Gosling who joined the band in 1970 at the time of Lola. The KOKS only play a few UK gigs each year so keep the 1st July free and come and enjoy a rare chance to see this incredible band. The line-up is almost completed and features young new Oxfordshire bands alongside our more experienced local and not so local entertainers. We will also have a showcase earlier in the day where you can see and hear some of the amazing new local talent growing up right here in our village. As well as great music we are planning to put on even more stalls and activities, especially for children - so if you have a great idea, want to run a stall and sell crafts etc, then please contact us as soon as possible. So Saturday July 1st is the date so put it in the diary! Same field (behind the Gate Hangs High), same time (1.30-11.30pm). For those of you who are new to the village or have never been to Music at the Crossroads, it is our own village festival or giant picnic! Great music for all tastes/styles, children's entertainment, food stalls, beer tent, stalls, free bus service to/from the village and a relaxed fun day. We are also looking for raffle prizes, so if anyone can offer a service or product please get in touch - maybe:
So tell your friends/family and keep the date free for a great day. or Peter Skelton |
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BEER FESTIVAL |
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BY THE HOOKY PLAYERSBefore my memories of the most recent pantomime season recede too much, I feel prompted to offer my congratulations to Brian Rider and to all the cast and backstage personnel for their very fine joint efforts in the Hooky Players' Production of “The Sleeping Beauty”, held at The Memorial Hall in early February. I know that the Pantomime was thoroughly enjoyed by each of its five audiences and, apart from admiring the acting prowess of those concerned, it was so nice to see the entire cast, and especially the children involved, so obviously enjoying taking part. Well done to all concerned. Geoff James
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The life story of Vincent van Gogh has become legendary and his work is amongst the formative influences on twentieth-century art. This is the first exhibition on collectors of Van Gogh and consists of paintings and drawings acquired by British collectors in the period before 1939. In focusing on this early enthusiasm for the artist, the exhibition reveals important new research on British interest in the work of Van Gogh. 
number of pioneer collectors of the artist's work. By 1939 around ninety Van Goghs had been acquired by British collectors, many of whom had close links with mainland Europe, where they had access to the artist's work. Among them were Victor Cazalet, MP; Frank Stoop, stockbroker; Sir Thomas Barlow, businessman; Valerie Alport, artist; Alexander Reid, art dealer; Sir Michael Sadler, educationalist, and Gwendoline Davies, collector. Research for the exhibition has highlighted some important discoveries; the 'lost' Portrait of Alexander Reid (1887), presented by Van Gogh to Reid has been identified as a work now in Oklahoma. It has also emerged that Peach Blossom in the Crau (1889), which had been owned by Belgian artist Anna Boch, the only person to purchase a Van Gogh during the artist's lifetime, was later sold to Samuel Courtauld. It has transpired that individual paintings had in fact been included in eleven exhibitions in Britain by 1914, although many have remained unrecorded in literature on the artist until now.