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events for 17/05/2008

Vaughan Williams Day - 02:00PM 17/05/2008
location - De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Held at Richard Attenborough Centre, University of Leicester. 2pm-5pm Celebrate Vaughan Williams and a varied afternoon of music and lectures on the composer and his contribution to English music. "In the next world I shan't be doing music, with all the striving and disappointments, I shall be being it" Ralph Vaughan Williams Tickets: £10 Concessions: Students £5


Cbeebies at the Theatre - 11:00AM 17/05/2008
location - Theatre Royal, Nottingham
Friday 16 - Sunday 18 May 2008 Friday 2pm & 4.30pm Saturday 11am & 2pm Sunday 2pm A fun filled musical adventure Join PC Plum, Postman Pat, Jess the Cat and Tamba from Tikkabilla as we all discover the fun in recycling those everyday things that we throw away. There'll be plenty of excitement and surprises as the Jakers, Bill & Ben, Boo and even the Koala Brothers get in on the action as they join together with Tommy Zoom to combat the dastardly deeds of Polluto.


NSO Let's Dance - 07:30PM 17/05/2008
location - Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
Join Nottingham Symphony Orchestra and friends for an evening of music and dance in aid of the British Red Cross. With the combined talents of Deborah Norman and Simon Theobold as soloists plus Nottingham Festival Opera Chorus, The Zaporozhian Ukrainian Cossacks, Stagecoach Beeston and The Sandra Taylor School of Dance, this promises to be a wonderful evening's entertainment for all the family.


The Victorian Toy Theatre - 11:00AM 17/05/2008
location - Nottingham Playhouse Theatre
Saturday 17 May at 11am & 1pm Jack leaves his puppet home for the bustling London street below in search of colour and adventure. Follow his progress in this highly visual show. Sponsored by The Ark Day Nursery, Mapperley Park


Breaking The Silence - 07:45PM 17/05/2008
location - Nottingham Playhouse Theatre
Caught up in the maelstrom of post-revolutionary Russia, the Pesiakoff family lose their palatial Moscow home and are re-accommodated in a dilapidated imperial train, complete with their maid. Assigned the position of telephone inspector, Nikolai, unflappable and immaculate in his elegant English suit, soon neglects his duties for a private ambition: to be the first man in the world to record sound on film. We invite you to join this exuberant family as they clatter across the Soviet Union, striving to succeed and survive in a world with a dangerous and uncertain future. Stephen Poliakoff is widely regarded as one of the finest playwrights of his generation and Britain's foremost screenwriter. Inspired by the true history of his family, and originally commissioned by the RSC, this is the first major staging of the play in over twenty years. "One of the most thrillingly individual works of the last decade." The Sunday Times Director Esther Richardson Designer Jamie Vartan


Derby Garden Show 2008 - 12:00AM 17/05/2008
location - Locko Park, The Estate Office, Locko Park, Nr. Spondon, Derby
A return for the Derby Garden Show to Locko Park. Trade stands, craft marquee, leisure and lifestyle marquee and various entertainment.


Barn Dance - 08:00PM 17/05/2008
location - City Centre, Derby, DE1 3AH
At Derby Irish Centre, Becket Street. Barn Dance with live band "Speed the Plough". Derby Rotaract 31st Charter Celebration. All profits to the County Air Ambulance. Adult £10


Derby Arts Festival - 12:00AM 17/05/2008
location - The Voice Box, Kensington Mews, Forman Street, DERBY, DE1 1JQ
Derby Arts Festival @ The Voice Box
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Derby Opera Company : The Full Monty - 07:30PM 17/05/2008
location - Guildhall Theatre, Market Place, Derby, DE1 3AH
How bad can it get? The only way is up for our unemployed steel-workers who have to come up with a bold way to make some cash!


Moth Watch - 09:00PM 17/05/2008
location - Kedleston Hall, Kedleston, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 5JH
Moth Watch. Discover some of the parks night time inhabitants and learn more about these fascinating creatures with moth traps and the knowledge of local entomologist David Clay Starts9.00pm, booking is essential. £7.00 per person


Raw Promotions Presents... - 08:00PM 17/05/2008
location - The Flowerpot, 23-25 King Street, Derby, DE1 3DZ
Bon Jovi Experience. Over 18's only. £9.00 / 8.00.


Leicester Philharmonic Choir - 07:30PM 17/05/2008
location - De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester
Music by Mozart Tickets from £24


Shayne Ward - 12:00AM 17/05/2008
location - Nottingham Arena, Bolero Square, Nottingham
Shayne Ward is back in the charts and back at Nottingham Arena on Saturday 17th May 2008.


Belvoir Castle Steam Festival - 10:00AM 17/05/2008
location - Belvoir Castle, Grantham, NG32 1PE
Steam engines, classic cars, tractors in addition to a vintage fairground, trade and produce and ploughing demos. Full catering and real ale tent. Tickets available on 01780484630.


A Knight at the Museum - 06:00PM 17/05/2008
location - Newarke Houses Museum, Leicester
Become acquainted with the knight as he demonstrates his chivalrous medieval skills. Includes light refreshments at dusk in our tranquil gardens.


Fostering Fortnight Events - 09:30AM 17/05/2008
location - Old Market Square, Nottingham
As part of Fostering Fortnight, the Fostering team will be bringing events to the city centre to inform and recruit foster carers. Monday 12th see the Fostering Bus come to the Square to give information and invite you to find out more. From the 13th-17th, there will be an information point at the end of Smithy Row. If you are interested, come along and have a chat to one of the staff members.


Nottingham Symphony Orchestra - 07:30PM 17/05/2008
location - The Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
Join Nottingham Symphony Orchestra and friends for an evening of music and dance in aid of the British Red Cross. Tickets £16, £12, £8


Musica Donum Dei: The Last Rose of Summer - 07:00PM 17/05/2008
location - Wollaton Hall, Nottingham
Music and readings by Thomas Moore, Haydn Schubert and their contemporaries evoke the atmosphere at Wollaton Hall in the early nineteenth century. Book now on 0115 915 3920 Cost of the event £12.50 (includes glass of wine)


A Night at the Museum: A Regency Revel - 06:00PM 17/05/2008
location - Newstead Abbey Historic House & Gardens, Newstead Abbey Park, Nottingham
Costumed characters celebrate the 200th anniversary of Lord Byron taking up residency in his ancestral home. With costumed characters- You will meet Lord Byron and his mother Mrs Catherine Gordon, who will be accompanied by John Hanson, his solicitor and Joe Murray (Byron’s favourite retainer). Members of the household staff will be on duty in their Sunday best because Lord Byron, will surely want to inspect his new home. The grounds will be open too, so that guests can enjoy a cold collation (picnic) on one of the glorious lawns.


50 bird - 2 man flush Charity Shoot - 11:00AM 17/05/2008
location - Longhill Farm, Breakback Road, Woodhouse Eaves. LE12 8TA
Charnwood Young Farmers Club host 50 bird - 2 man flush in aid of Phyllis Cook Cancer Relief this Saturday 17th May, 11am-4pm, at Longhill Farm, Breakback Road, Woodhouse Eaves. LE12 8TA. BBQ & refreshments.
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Shelthorpe Community Association Table top sale - 11:00AM 17/05/2008
location - The Hunters Moon lounge, Shelthorpe, Loughborough
We have opened an advice/drop in centre and hold hold table top sales to raise funds to run it. On Saturday 17th May there will be lots of books, clothing, bric a brac, in fact there will be all sorts of everything for sale. There will be home made cakes and pastries, tea and coffee for anyone who would like to sit and have a chat after bagging their bargains.
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Dawn Chorus Walk - 05:00AM 17/05/2008
location - Allestree Park, Duffield Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 2EU
Led by Park Ranger Michael McNaught. Dawn Chorus Walk. Meet at the front of Allestree Hall. Breakfast snacks will be available at completion.


The Chinese State Circus - 05:00PM 17/05/2008
location - Derby City Centre
At Bass Recreation Ground. Brand new show featuring the World Famous Shaolin Wushu Warriors.


Phyllis Cook Cancer Relief and Charnwood Young Farmers Charity clay pigeon shoot - 11:00AM 17/05/2008
location - Longhill Farm Breakback Road, woodhouse eaves, loughborough, leics le12 8ta
50 Bird 2 Man flush, 11am-4pm, with bbq and refreshments.


The Sounds of Simon - 09:00PM 17/05/2008
location - The Y, Leicester
The Sounds of Simon is not a tribute, it is a celebration of the enduring music of Simon and Garfunkel. It is more than your average stroll through the classics. Ben Bowden and Steve Green, who also play with the acoustic duo, Table Nine, team up with bass and percussion to produce a full band show that takes in the whole range of Simon and Garfunkel's career together as well as drawing extensively from Paul Simon's solo career. Hear songs such as Father and Daughter, Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover and Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes as well as older tunes like Homeward Bound and Cecilia. Tickets: £12 / £10 conc
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