What's New for Midsummer Festival June 2008
A cocktail of poetry, music, dancing, walks & talks, films, boules, ball drop, local and French markets, fun fair & more!! Entrance from free to £10.
19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd JUNE
Opening night Thursday 19th June
From 6.00pm - The Midsummer Official Opening by the Mayor - with the famous Ball Drop - including entertainment from 5.30pm with Clerical Error and African Drummers
THE IAN McMILLAN ORCHESTRA Sharp Stories - Denbigh Town Hall
Doors: 7.00pm - Tickets: £10 and £8 concessions. Bar and Refreshments available - suitable for all ages
The Ian McMillan Orchestra is a meeting of words and music; a place where poems become songs and songs become stories and stories work their way into your imagination so that you think you knew them all along.
Read more: www.ian-mcmillan.co.uk
Further information or to prebook tickets tel: 01745 816887 - Tickets also available at Baroque in Denbigh . festival@visitdenbigh.co.uk
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Thursday 19th June - Arts Festival - Coleg Llandrillo
9am to 6pm with official launch of event at 6.30pm. Friday 20th June 9am to 4pm Arts Festival Saturday 10am to 3pm with College Open Event.
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Friday 20th June
Local Produce and Crafts Market- The Welsh Market
From 10.00am in and around the Denbigh Town Market Hall. A huge selection of local produce and crafts. Including the Glyndwr Farmers Market. Refreshments and light music with Jazz Ragg. Further informationl 01745 816887.
The Fair will be back in Town from 3.00pm - Sali Mali and Sam Tan will be back in the square at 4.00pm
Guided Walks
Two guided walks with Fooloose - 11am and 2pm - meet outside the Denbigh Library
Denbigh Film Club - Evening Film Show - 7pm
The Denbigh Film Club will be hosts to GREASE iin the Denbigh Town Hall.
It’s the ’50s: Danny (Travolta) and Sandy (Newton-John) meet at the beach and fall in love, only to part at the end of the summer.
For those who’ve only viewed it on the small screen, the full-scale version is a revelation, with so much going on in every frame, and background character-action that simply couldn’t squeeze into a down-sized format.
Travolta and Newton-John shine as the lead characters you either want to be or wish you could have dated at school, although Channing almost steals the show as bad-girl-with-a-heart Rizzo. All in all, the recipe for the perfect evening’s entertainment, which will leave you with a summer night high.
Welsh Poetry Slam/Stomp Farddol- Hope and Anchor/Gobaith Ac Angor
Slam Master / Stomp Feistr - Mei Mac - 8.00pm / yh
TIckets £4.00 at the door / Tocynnau £4.00 wrth y drws
More information / Mwy o fanylion - Menter Iaith Sir Ddinbych - 01745 812822
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Saturday 21st June
The French Market Returns - Saturday 21st June - from 9am
The tastes and smells of France – stall holders from Normandy selling breads, wines, cheeses, preserves and much more. Come and enjoy a quick visit to ‘France’.
Mixed in with live music throughout the afternoon to entertain all.
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Rugby World Cup Tournament - Denbigh Rugby Club - 10am to 1pm
Rugby World Cup Tournament at Denbigh Rugby Club. 7 a side, primary & secondary – medals & t-shirts included - register your team with Mair Edwards on 0845 2303140 - FREE
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Cymru Cuba Salsa Night - Denbigh Town Hall - 8pm to 11.30pm
Live salsa music with world class Cuban band Sierra Maestra. There will be a bar serving wine, beer and genuine Cuban rum cocktails. This event is sponsored by the Arts Council of Wales and Lock Stock Self Storage.
Contact: David Jones. Tel: 01745 813402
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Live Music Outside the Hand
Live music from 2pm to late evening - with Chessie, The Comics, John Evans, Sarah Davies Band, Super Sonic Flying Squirrels, John Sellers - Rees Box Morris's, Armadillo, The Streams and The Duffs (Cortina's)
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Sunday 22nd June
Well-Being Day- Denbigh Town Hall - 10am to 4pm
Taster sessions: Indian Head massage, hand massage, file & polish, make up, learn about healthy eating, exercising and relaxation techniques. Have a go at Aerobics and Belly Dancing.
Play with Clay - 2pm to 4pm - Free
Mural workshop with local artist Wendy Lawrence at Denbigh Town Hall.
The mural will be exhibited at Theatr Twm o’r Nant at the end the year.
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Boules - 2pm
Dr Evans Pierce Memorial Gardens and BBQ at the Hope and Anchor
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English Poetry Slam - The Plough - 7pm
Calling all Poets!!! We are looking for poets – of all levels – to take part in this year’s Poetry Slam.
Interested? Register your name NOW by downloading form. Or call Llio Huws on 01766 522817. Email llio@academi.org
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If you have photographs of the Midsummer Festival 2007 and wish them to be displayed on this page - please forward to festival@visitdenbigh.co.uk
This page will be regularly updated with the Festival news as it is confirmed. For further information or if you have any queries please contact 01745 816887.
We will also display pictures and news items from the 2007 Festival.