WHATS ON
June Highlights
Sally Luff is among the artists exhibiting at Gallery Live in Stony Stratford this month
#WhatsOnPulse Discover Nature Session Wednesday, June 1, 10am-3pm An action-packed day for 8-11 year olds featuring activities including discovering tracks and trails; foraging, hunting minibeasts, habitat surveys; pond dipping; creating mini-habitats; bird identification. Wild and wonderful: theparkstrust.com Jubilee Beacon Lighting Thursday, June 2, 7pm Head to Milton Keynes Museum in Wolverton for the free community event, with food and drink available from the cafe. The beacon will be lit at 9.15pm and live music will also feature. Illuminating: wolvertonandgreenleystowncouncil.gov.uk Jubilee Beacon Lighting Thursday, June 2, 8pm Enjoy music from Milton Keynes Brass from 9pm together with a speech from Vice LordLieutenant Alexander Boswell, in Campbell Park Ma’am-ellous: theparkstrust.com MK National Trust Association Thursday, June 2, 2-4pm Kay Goddard presents a talk, ‘The Underground Railroad – Patterned Path To Freedom,’ at the Oak Tree Centre, Wallinger Drive, Shenley Brook End. More details: sue-davedee@talktalk.net Guild of Motoring Artists Exhibition Thursday, June 2 - Wednesday, June 29, 11am-4.30pm An exhibition of 40 paintings by five Guild members, with media including watercolour, oils, acrylics and 3D. Includes classics, motorsport and a few images with a local twist. Showing in the Three Hares Gallery at Cowper & Newton Museum. Making a splash: cowperandnewtonmuseum.org.uk
John Lenehan: The Roaring Twenties Saturday 11 June Pianist John Lenehan presents a celebration of the music and film of an iconic decade, the fabulous 1920s. John will perform music by Gershwin, Irving Berlin and Lenehan himself, bringing to life on-screen appearances from the likes of Charlie Chaplin, Rudolph Valentino, Harry Houdini and a host of others
Mikron Theatre Company Sunday, June 5, 2.30pm Arriving by boat, the collective of drama aces present the show Raising Agents (see show details on June 17) at Great Houghton Village Hall. Narrowboat, but big show: mikron.org.uk
Marty Wilde Friday 17 June A chance to see live on stage one of the only performing original rock’n’roll pioneers in the world today. Marty and his fabulous band the Wildcats take you back through some of the most exciting musical times this country has ever experienced.
Space Pistol Sunday, June 5 The Milton Keynes-based noise bringers who caused a bit of excitement on last month’s Pulse Music pages check in at The Plough in Newport Pagnell. Well worth checking in for if you like your music noisy and promising! Fired up: www.facebook.com/spacepistol
Nell Bryden Saturday 18 June For her latest tour Nell Bryden has gone back to her roots and followed the traditional sonic footsteps of her idols Dusty Springfield, Aretha Franklin and Carole King.
Gallery Live Monday, June 6 - Sunday, June 12 While Stony Stratford enjoys the return of its Stony Live Festival, Gallery Live will turn the High Street into a big art space, with 17 local artists having their work exhibited in the windows of local stores. Artists taking part include Sally Luff, Shelly Wyndebank, Roddy Clenaghan, Melanie Watts and Debra Danu Matthews. Window shopping: Stroll the High Street!
The Waterboys: An Acoustic Evening with Mike Scott & Brother Paul Monday 20 June Few bands have as great a live reputation as Mike Scott’s Waterboys. The mercurial Scott will be joined by long-term Waterboys keyboardist and Memphis great, Brother Paul for this new and unique two-man version of the band.
These Hills Are Ours Thursday, June 9 Award-winning Daniel Bye and Chumbawamba founder Boff Whalley bring together story and song in a collaboration about escaping it all by running to wild places. Can we go too? Running men: thecorecorby.com Refreshments in the Courtyard Thursday, June 9, 10.30am-midday Enjoy delicious homemade cake, a drink and a walk around the beautiful gardens at Olney’s Cowper & Newton Museum Tranquility: cowperandnewtonmuseum.org.uk
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Spiers & Boden Friday 24 June Described by The Guardian as ‘the finest instrumental duo on the traditional scene’, Spiers & Boden first rocketed onto the music Pic: Elly Lucas scene in 2001, quickly winning a clutch of BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and going on to form and front the extraordinarily successful folk big band Bellowhead. The Stables, Wavendon Milton Keynes MK17 8LU Box office: 01908 280800 stables.org
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