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| DATE |
EVENT |
DESCRIPTION
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VENUE |
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Friday 10 June
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Art Exhibition Preview
|
Reception with wine and music. Traditionally the Preview Party
gets the Festival off to a flying start. A delightful opportunity
to buy pictures, meet friends and listen to jazz. (NB We cannot
accept credit cards). The Preview Party is sponsored by Midas Public Relations.
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St Michael's Church
admission free
6.30-9pm
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| Saturday 11 June
- Friday 17 June |
The Bedford Park Summer Exhibition
|
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An exhibition of works by (mainly) local artists of all ages. All works are for sale. A third of the proceeds will go to the Festival charities. (NB we cannot accept credit cards) The poster promoting the exhibition is by Martin Wharmby. The original will be raffled - tickets on sale during opening times. The Exhibition is sponsored by The Green. |
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St Michael's
Church
admission free
catalogues 50p
OPENING TIMES 10.30am–6pm daily, except Sunday 12 June: 11.30am–6pm.
NB: Last viewing day Friday 17 June. (collection of sold pictures:
only Saturday 18 June 9-12noon.) |
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Saturday 11 June
and
Sunday 12 June
|
Green Days
Fete
& Craft Fair |
Our traditional village Green Days fete has
attractions for all the family with Dodgems, Fairground Rides,
and a Bandstand - the focus for live music and other events.
Click below for full details
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On Acton Green opposite church and Turnham Green tube station.
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Saturday
11 June - Friday 17 June
|
Three Houses
Exhibition: The Legacy of John Bedford |
The man
who gave his name to Bedford Park built Melbourne House, Bedford
House and Sydney House. He died in 1805. With maps, pictures and
census details, Dr DW Budworth traces the 200-year legacy of John
Bedford. |
St Michael's
Church,
Admission free |
| Sunday 12 June |
Bach by Candlelight |
The West London Bach Consort and Players - conductor Radio 3's
Sandy Burnett - continue their Bach cantata cycle at St Michael's.
The perfect end to the razzmatazz of Green Days. BWV 145 Ich lebe,
mein Herze, zu deinem Ergötzen. BWV 97 In allen meinen Taten.
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St Michael's
Church
7.30pm
Retiring collection. |
| Monday 13 June |
Celia Brayfield:
Desperate Housewives of Bedford Park |
 |
Bestselling novelist Celia Brayfield exposed the Desperate Housewives of Bedford Park in her Westwick novels, then moved to south-west France for a year. She talks about writing books and living the dream, from Chiswick to Biarritz.
This event is sponsored by Waterstone's. Books on sale. |
|
7.30 for 8pm
St Michael's Parish Hall upstairs, £7.50 (£4 for children,
full-time students and the unemployed) on the door. Wine and soft drinks available. Click here for advance booking form. |
| Wednesday 15
June |
Mozart: Barry
Jobling |
Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart: an appreciation of his life and work, in words and
music. Given by ‘Opera Lectures' maestro Barry Jobling (piano)
and Lisa Rijmer (soprano). |
8pm
The Studio, 2a Blenheim Road. Wine and soft drinks on sale. Tickets
£12 only in advance from Rosalind Leney on 020 8994 0762. |
| Thursday 16 June |
Love in the
Park |
An evening of love poems, introduced by local poets Anne-Marie
Fyfe & Cahal Dallat with special guest, actor John Rowe.W.B.
Yeats wrote many moving love poems in Woodstock Road. G.K. Chesterton
and George Bernard Shaw both fell in love with Bedford Park residents.
Bring your favourite poem (up to 40 lines!) or simply sit back
and listen to romantic favourites chosen & read by others.
Sponsored by Divine
Fairtrade chocolate!
|
7.30 for 8pm
St Michael's Parish Hall upstairs, £5 on the door.
Wine and soft drinks available. |
| Friday 17th June
to Sunday 19th June |
Artists at
Home |
The annual
Open Studios scheme in Chiswick, Hammersmith and Shepherd's Bush.
Over 40 artists are exhibiting. |
6 to 9pm on Friday evening and from 11am to 6pm on Saturday &
Sunday. Details: www.artistsathome.net
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| Friday 17th
June |
Orchard House
Art Exhibition |
Exhibition
of work by pupils at Orchard
House School, at the end of a week of workshops and other
art activities in the school. |
4.30-6.30pm
St Michael's Parish Hall downstairs.
Admission free – wine and soft drinks on sale. |
| Wine Tasting
& Supper |
Reviving a popular Festival tradition, an introduction to wines
from the Cape area of South Africa. Duncan Ouseley will take you
through a selection of wines, followed by supper in a lovely Bedford
Park house and garden.
This event is sponsored by Oliver Bonas.
We're sorry but this event has already sold out!
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8pm
9 Queen Anne's Gardens, W4, by kind permission of Jenny & James
Donald
Tickets: SORRY - SOLD OUT. |
| Saturday 18th
June |
The Wizard
of Oz |
The much-loved musical, by L. Frank Baum, Harold Arlen &
E.Y. Harburg. Sarah McDowall director and music director
Production sponsored by Letts Educational
in the Chiswick High Road.
|
7pm
St Michael's Church
£10 (£5 for children, full-time students and the unemployed)
- or family ticket £25 on the door. Click here for advance booking form.
Wine and soft drinks on sale from 6.30pm.
(NB: Matinee on Sunday 19 June at 3pm) |
| Sunday 19 June |
Parish Eucharist |
Preacher
The Vicar, Fr. Kevin Morris. Children's
Church and crèche. Free refreshments after the service
|
St Michael's
Church, 10am |
| The Wizard
of Oz |
Matinee
performance: see Saturday 18th June entry for details. |
St Michael's
Church.
3pm. |
| Monday 20th
June |
Summer Serenade
. . .
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David Juritz and friends play Mozart's Hunt Quartet and an autobiography
in music, Bedrich Smetana's quartet From My Life, with Helen Hathorn,
Caroline Dale, Andrew Brown and Paul Edmund Davies.
Followed by . . .
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7 for 7.30pm.
St Michael's Church.
£12 (£6 for children, full-time students and the unemployed)
on the door.
Wine and soft drinks on sale. |
|
. . .
And Supper
|
Following
the concert, supper will be served in the Hall upstairs where the
impromptu musical entertainment will continue – places limited
so please book early using our advance
booking form. |
St Michael's
Hall.
Combined ticket £25 (£18 for children, full-time students
and the unemployed). Please use advance
booking form. |
| Wednesday 22
June |
Artists in
Residence: The Pissarro Family in Chiswick |
An illustrated
lecture by Professor Simon Shorvon. Camille Pissarro was the father
of French impressionism. His son Lucien and granddaughter Orovida
were influential figures in British art, who lived and painted in
Stamford Brook and Bedford Park, where Camille visited them. With
slides of their paintings, drawings and printing work in Chiswick,
and personal photos and letters. |
7.30 for 8pm.
St Michael's Parish Hall upstairs.
£5. Wine and soft drinks available. |
| Thursday 23 June
|
A Midsummer
Night's Daydream |
Performances
from three Bedford Park schools: A Midsummer Night's Dream by Chiswick & Bedford Park; choral works by the Arts Educational School;
and, after the interval, a concert by three professional musicians
who teach at Orchard House.
Sponsored by Hartwood Lettings and Management. |
6.30 for 7pm.
St Michael's Church
£10 (£5 for children, full-time students and the unemployed)
or family ticket £25. Click here for advance booking form.
Wine and soft drinks available |
Friday 24 June
to
Sunday 26 June |
Bedford Park Photographic Exhibition and Competition
|
For photographers of all ages. Entry forms from Snappy Snaps,
the Parish Office, and Lad's Newsagents, Bedford Corner. Overall
winner to be judged by photographer Vibeke Dahl.
Raffle tickets on sale for a sitting and portrait by Vibeke Dahl.
Draw at Prize Giving.
The Exhibition is sponsored by Snappy
Snaps, Chiswick High Road, and and Vibeke
Dahl Photography.
Preview Party: Friday 6.30-9.30pm
Wine and soft drinks on sale
Opening Times
Saturday 10am-6pm
Sunday 11am-5.30pm
Prize Giving Sunday 5pm.
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St Michael's Parish Hall upstairs.
Admission £1 (50p for children) on the door. Price includes
catalogue and voting form.
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| Friday 24 June |
Lunchtime Guitar Recital
|
Compelling
and charismatic, Mexican guitarist Morgan Szymanski plays classical
favourites leavened with thrilling virtuoso contemporary music.
A member of YCAT and winner of many prizes, he has given recitals
at the Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room, and major concert venues and
festivals here and abroad. Bring a picnic to eat in the garden. |
1 - 2pm.
The Studio, 2a Blenheim Road.
Tickets £12 only in advance from Rosalind Leney on 020 8994 0762
Wine and soft drinks on sale.
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| Saturday 25 June |
Champagne Piano
Recital
Peter Bithell plays Debussy |
International concert pianist and winner of the Rachmaninoff
Prize, Peter Bithell plays Debussy Preludes from Book II. The
concert takes place in one of Bedford Park's beautiful houses.
Champagne and canapés in the garden.
Sponsored by Champagne Duval-Leroy in Chiswick High Road |
7.30 for 8pm
22 Woodstock Road W4, by kind permission of Jane and Kenny McKenzie.
Tickets: £25
Limited space - please use advance
booking form. |
| Sunday 26 June |
Festival Mass |
Preacher
The Vicar, Fr Kevin Morris. Solemn Sung Eucharist with the Bedford
Park Festival Orchestra and Chorus. "Nelson" Mass by J.
Haydn. John Venables conductor |
St Michael's
Church, 10am. |
| Festival Mass
Lunch |
Lunch in
the Vicarage garden for all who attended Mass. |
Vicarage garden
£7.50 (£3 for children, full-time students and the unemployed)
Please use advance
booking form. |
| Open Gardens |
Visit some
of the most beautiful private gardens in
Bedford Park. Ticket and maps from St Michael's Parish Hall where
cream teas are on sale.
The Open Gardens
are sponsored by Wheelers of Turnham Green. |
St Michael's
Parish Hall.
2 - 6pm
£5 (£2.50 for children, full-time students and the unemployed),
or family ticket £10. |
|
The Bedford Park Walk
|
A tour of the key architectural features of Bedford Park led
by local architect, John Scott and lecturer Dr Pam Bickley. The
walk will finish at the St Michael's Parish Hall where cream teas
will be on sale.
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Meet 3pm in
St Michael's Church. £6 (£3 for children, full-time
students and the unemployed)
Please use advance
booking form (limited availability on the day) |
| Rosalind Leney's
Pupils Concert |
A varied
programme by piano students aged 6 to 17. Bring a picnic to eat
in the garden. Wine and soft drinks on sale. |
6pm. The Studio,
2a Blenheim Road,W4.
Tickets: £3, only in advance from Rosalind Leney on 020 8994 0762. |
