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11 February and March calendar 2022
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Until 26 March Regular free workshops Free entry
Performing Arts Classes available in St. Austell, Lostwithiel & Lanivet Free trials available now! www.tolifeacademy.co.uk
fb To Life Academy - Performing Arts instagram tolifeacademy Mondays Minnows Tales, NMMC, Falmouth, term time, drop-in 11 to 11.30am, stories, songs and rhymes for under 5s, free, adults free with annual pass Free Baby & Parent sessions, Penlee House, Penzance, fortnightly 10 to 11.30am, penleehouse.org.uk 01736 363625 Shooting Stars Cheerleading, Embrace Dance Fitness, Penryn, for 5- to 7-year-olds at 3.45pm for 45 mins; and All Stars for 8- to 11-year-olds at 4.30pm www.embracedancefitness.co.uk 01326 378730 see page 19 Monday Night Bike Club, Woody’s Bike Park in Fowey, for 5- to 16-year-olds, see page 18 Tuesdays Free Pre-schooler sessions, Penlee House, Penzance, fortnightly, 1 to 2.30pm Weds Nature Bugs, Potager Gardens, Constantine, messy play and nature-based activities for toddlers. 01326 341258 Sats Free Arty Afternoons, Penlee House, Penzance, 2.30 to 3.30pm Free Family Art Workshops, Falmouth Art Gallery, drop-in 10 am to 1pm Bike sessions, St Austell, 9.15 to 10.15am: Balance bike/learn to pedal for ages 2.5 to 6yrs & CATS for older non-riders or not confident age 6+. Skills Club, 10.30am to 12noon for age 4+ who can pedal, details page 18
until 27 Feb
Ice skating, Eden Project, family sessions on the ice rink, entry to Eden and additional cost for skating, existing Locals passes can be used, pre-book https://www.edenproject.com/visit/ book-tickets Percy the Park Keeper's winter wander trail & half term fun, NT Cotehele, free with entry, 01579 351346/0, please mention BlackbirdPie to 26 Mar The Art of Animation Exhibition, Falmouth Art Gallery, Free entry & activities, get behind the scenes of animation production, workshops and learn to make your own film, 01326 313863 http://www.falmouthartgallery.com/Gallery/Home ..31 Mar Dinosaur Quiz Trail, Paradise Park, Hayle, book on paradisepark.org.uk 3 Feb Mylor Pre-school Open Day Fair, 10am to 2pm Bouncy castle, coffee & cake, Bric-a-Brac, clothing sales, games & more at Mylor Pre-school, Mylor Bridge. www.mylorpre-school.org
3 to 12 Feb
Caterpillar, Stiltskin’s Theatre, Devonport, original show for 6 months to 8-year-olds. stiltskin.org.uk 4 to 6 Feb Oi Frog & Friends! Hall for Cornwall, Truro, join Frog, Cat & Dog Live on Stage in the action-packed stage adaptation of Kes Gray and Jim Field’s bestselling books. Expect songs, puppets, laughs & rhymes 01872 262466 9 Feb Scratchworks: The Grimm Sisters, AMATA, Falmouth University, Penryn 7.30pm twisted tales with a marvellous mix of live music, singing & comedy, poisonous parents, courageous quests & a magical frog! 01326 259 349 http://amata.org.uk/
12 to 27 Feb
Holiday Art Challenge, Tate St Ives, 10am to 4pm, see page 9, free with admission, Tate Membership and £5 Annual Locals’ Pass, +ages 18 and under are free! 13 Feb Pop Princesses, Hall for Cornwall, Truro, a musical spectacular starring four fairy-tale princesses who just love to sing! With top hits, songs from films and musicals. 01872 262466
16 to 19 Feb Gangsta Granny Live on Stage! HfC, Truro, Ben’s Granny has a secret… 01872 262466 hallforcornwall.co.uk
18 to 27 Feb Bude
Bude Feb Fest, over 30 workshops & activities, many FREE, mini beach school, night-time rock pool ramble & lifesaving demos; theatre shows & workshops; Lego spy robots, Sciencedipity bath bomb making; Sport & Live Music; see page 7, @visitbude 19 Feb Storytelling tours, The Triangle, Bude, from 3.30 pm Cobweb Tours to Bude. Storytellers in costume will lead you through Bude weaving together tales of Cornwall with a blend of theatre and storytelling https://www.carntocove.co.uk/ FREE Squishy Circuits STEAM Explorers session, Clore Learning Space, PK Porthcurno, for 7- to 12-year-olds, 10.30am to 12noon. design and build a squishy bug-eyed monster! no booking – just turn up
19 & 20 Feb
19 to 27 Feb
Half-term
FREE ‘Creative Clay’ workshops, The Box, Plymouth, create landscape maps in clay inspired by the ‘Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters’ exhibition; 10.30am to12.30pm & 1.30 to 3.30pm, see page 4 Love the Lost Gardens, discover what the team love about Heligan, with stories, collaborative art and explore new paths through the Gardens Make and Take craft workshops & Museum Trail, NMMC Falmouth, see page 17, arty science experiments & chromatography to create colourful sea creatures, 12.30 to 3.30pm, free with entry (pay once then free for a year) Outdoor Explorer Quest, Pendennis Castle, Falmouth, track down fun-filled challenges around the site and get active in the fresh air. https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-on/pendennis-feb-half-term-quest2/ Teddy Bears picnic, Dairyland Farm Park, near Newquay, free with entry - bear hunt in the park, bear craft activities, Bull Pen soft play centre. Extra: tractor ride £3, pony ride £3, build a bear: £12, see page 4
HAVE A REALLY WILD TIME Brilliant for kids’ parties, play groups, schools, fun days! Tel: 07761 810900
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Half-term
19 to 27 Feb Wild Art, NT Godolphin, make stick mobiles & 21 Feb: clay coil pots, free with entry, 01736 761015, please mention BlackbirdPie
20 Feb Vinland: A Viking Adventure, Tolmen Centre, Constantine, a brilliant family show retelling the incredible tale of the Vikings last journey to North America brought to life through storytelling, animation and live music; 3pm. https://www.carntocove.co.uk/ Science of the Sea shows with Bristol Explorer Dome’s expert science presenters, National Maritime Museum Cornwall, 11am, 12noon, 2 & 3pm, see page 17 Clay workshops, Wheal Martyn, St Austell painting & making with clay, inspired by China clay mining. Book via engagementofficer@wheal-martyn.com or 01726 850362, please mention BlackbirdPie The Kiss that Missed, Minack Theatre, Porthcurno, 4pm, Knightly Tales adapted by storyteller John Brolly with new songs. £10/ under 16s half price. 01736 810181 www.minack.com The Wizard of Oz, Roche Victory Hall, Roche Pantomime Players musical adventure to Oz. CRBO 01726 63513 FREE Pop-Up PK, Clore Learning Space, PK Porthcurno, design maps inspired by the communication maps in the PK collection, paint it onto silk fabric using vibrant colours, pipettes and tubes, 1 to 3pm. Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates, Kidz R Us, St Ives Theatre, 2 & 6.30pm, Ooh Argh! Swashbuckling stuff from award-winning kidzrus.net 01736 797007 See page 14 for April dates FREE Half Term Fun, Bodmin Keep! Free admission and different family activities each day. Pre-booking essential, visit www.bodminkeep.org for your FREE tickets The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, TRP, Plymouth, the smash-hit production of C.S. Lewis’ classic, theatreroyal.com 01752 267222 22 to 27 FREE ‘Creative Clay’ workshops, The Box, Plymouth, see 19 Feb 23 & 24 Feb The Kiss That Missed, David Melling’s delightful series of Knightly Tales adapted for the stage by actor and storyteller John Brolly and The Minack Theatre. 23 Feb 3pm Launceston Town Hall. 24 Feb 3.30pm Parkhouse Centre, Bude Free https://www.carntocove.co.uk/ Alice in Wonderland, Probus Village Hall, Probus Parish Players’ Pantomime out of Lockdown, into Wonderland, with songs and corny jokes! CRBO 01726 63513 25 Feb Science Adventures: The Power Pickle, The Poly, Falmouth, 2 & 4pm, Coppice’s fantastical show combining science with fun adventure stories. 01326 319461 https://thepoly.org/ Vinland: A Viking Adventure, details 20 Feb. 26 Feb 2pm St Endellion Church, Port Isaac 07787 944935 www.endelienta.org.uk. 27 Feb 4pm Harrowbarrow & Metherell Village Hall 1 Mar Shrove Tuesday…pancakes! The Owl Who Was Afraid of The Dark, Sir Robert Geffery’s Memorial Hall, Saltash, Clockwork Moth’s mesmerising shadow-puppet show, with a live narration & music, https://www.carntocove.co.uk 6 & 8 Mar A Real Fiction, aKa Dance Theatre Company, hyperactive mix of dance, theatre, meme and pop culture for age 7+. 6 Mar 3pm, The Tolmen Centre, Constantine & 8 Mar 7.30pm Mounts Bay Academy Bedknobs and Broomsticks, TRP, Plymouth, Disney’s classic movie adapted as an exciting new stage musical. theatreroyal.com 01752 267222 17 Mar Disco Inferno, Regal Theatre Redruth, 7.30pm, see page 13 19 Mar British Science Week family event, Wheal Martyn, St Austell, 10.30am to 2.30pm or 1.30 to 3pm. Free with entry, STEM activities, experimenting and investigating some of the everyday science around us. Book via engagementofficer@wheal-martyn.com or 01726 850362 please mention BlackbirdPie Trebah Houseplant Extravaganza, see page 5. Book at trebah-garden.co.uk/events
20 Mar Super Sunday family festival, Tate St Ives, 11am to 3pm gallery takeover time for families! free with admission, ages 18 and under are free! see page 9 21 Mar International Poetry Day, Tate St Ives & Barbara Hepworth Museum, free special poetry packs by Ella Frears inspired by Modern Art in St Ives, 18s and under get free entry! see page 9
24 Mar to 2 Apr
Pirates of the Imagination, Stiltskin’s Theatre, Devonport, swashbuckling imaginative adventure with puppets, colourful comic characters, and shanty singing, for pre-school children+. stiltskin.org.uk 27 Mar Mothers’ Day, BST begins One Night in Dublin, Regal Theatre Redruth, 8pm, award-winning Irish band The Wild Murphys, see page 13 10 Apr Play Opera Live, TRP, Plymouth, 3pm, lively and accessible concerts with fun facts and singalongs, meet WNO singers and orchestra. Free family activities before the concert from 1pm, see page 12, theatreroyal.com 01752 267222
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