Stafford Arts Festival 2016

Stafford Arts Festival

Saturday 17 September 2016 10.00am - 4.00pm in Stafford Town Centre

Art, Crafts, Film, Dance, Music & more‌ www.stafford-towncentre.co.uk presented by

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MARKET SQUARE

10.00am - 4.00pm

Paint Party

Children’s fun painting huge pictures on giant easels.

10.00am - 4.00pm

Face Painting & Hair Braider

Children’s face painting for £1 and hair braiding for £2.

10.00am - 4.00pm

Salter Street Toys

F un free art and craft activities for boys and girls, including Peppa Pig Playdough, Qixels, Beados and Poppits Clay Craft.

10.00am - 4.00pm

Stafford Art Group

rtists at work in a variety of mediums showing that drawing and A painting is a skill everyone can do. Create your own masterpiece.

10.00am - 4.00pm

Street Theatre

Bubbleologist, Giant Flamingos, Balloonatic and Arty Stiltwalkers.

10.00am

Dappa Dance

A delightful performance from local dance group.

10.30am

Stafford Operatic Society

Songs from their forthcoming musical Fiddler on the Roof.

11.45am & 1.15pm

ABBA Express

Tribute band performs hits from one of the world’s greatest pop bands.

12.45pm & 2.10pm

Bollywood Live

Authentic Bollywood style dancers.

2.45pm

Groove Academy

TAPfit, a high calorie burn, total body workout that anyone can do.

3.00pm - 4.00pm

Cartoon Kings

Rock & pop covers band including music from Pharrell Williams to Dolly Parton, Bruno Mars to The Beatles. www.cartoonkings.co.uk.

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GREENGATE STREET

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Art and Craft Market

GUILDHALL SHOPPING CENTRE

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Market Square

9.00am - 5.00pm

Artist in Residence

See popular artist Graham Felstead at work.

10.00am - 4.00pm

Beartown Bears & Friends!

ake a Best Friend Beartown Bear or decorate a doll or bear’s M t shirt. T-shirts £3/£3.50, bears & friends from £13.50.

11.00am & 2.00pm

Stafford Martial Arts Academy

Demonstration of Shotokan Karate.

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STAFFORD INDOOR MARKET

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Earl Street

Glow Paint workshop

THE ANCIENT HIGH HOUSE

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Free children’s art workshops. Great fun!

Greengate Street

10.00am - 4.00pm

Art Exhibition

Aircraft in Art, an exhibition by Tony Smith.

10.00am - 4.00pm

Art Exhibition

Paintings from Julia Humphries, complementing photographs taken from nature by her sons, James and Tom.

10.00am - 4.00pm

Anglo Saxon Stafford

History exhibition exploring the foundations of Stafford.

10.00am - 4.00pm

Art and Craft Workshops

Suitable for children and adults, workshops £2.

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SHIRE HALL GALLERY

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Market Square

9.30am - 5.00pm

Lost Generation Exhibition Andy Farr

A mix of work by the artist and from his collaboration with students in the Midlands and Yorkshire. Arts Council funded.

9.30am - 5.00pm

Sweethearts Morwenna Catt

Textile installation of outsized Sweetheart cushions which mimic those created by wounded soldiers recovering in hospitals during WWI.

9.30am - 5.00pm

Staffordshire Enjoy Art Exhibition The IN: TOWN Exhibition

A unique insight into how an artist’s portfolio of work can change throughout the course of a calendar year.

10.00am - 4.00pm

Art Cart

Free, drop in, self-guided creative activities inspired by our exhibition programme. Aimed at children age 5+.

5.00pm

Film Showing: The King and the Mockingbird

masterpiece of traditional hand-drawn cell animation, credited A as inspiring the creation of the now world-famous Studio Ghibli.

Tickets £5/£4 via www.unseencinema.co.uk

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ST MARY’S CHURCH

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THE SWAN

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St Marys Place

Open Day

Live music, brass rubbing and other activities.

Greengate Street

10.00am - 5.00pm

Art Exhibition

2.00pm

Music in The Swan Garden

5.00pm

Cocktail Masterclass

Learn to shake and make cocktails with The Swan bar team.

9.00pm onwards

Swan Live 2016

The Goodfellas.

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STAFFORD MUSIC SCHOOL

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Peter Farrier.

7-8 Mill Street

2.30pm - 3.15pm

Free Guitar Lessons age 7+

Limited spaces - must be pre-booked, Tel 07940 228 000.

3.45pm - 4.30pm

Free Keyboard Lessons age 5 +

Limited spaces - must be pre-booked, Tel 07940 228 000.

5.30pm - 6.30pm

Coffee Concert

hinking of learning an instrument? Be inspired by some of our T students with live performances on keyboard, piano and guitar.

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YE OLDE ROSE AND CROWN

2.00pm - 6.00pm

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10 Market Street

Live Music & People Play Vinyl

Live music from Mcrooney and bring your own vinyl records to play.

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Lisa Clemson Stafford Town Centre Partnership Civic Centre | Riverside | Stafford ST16 3AQ TEL 01785 619 470 EMAIL lclemson@staffordbc.gov.uk WEB stafford-towncentre.co.uk Times and appearances may be subject to change.