Wem Town Hall Programme April - July 2012

WemTown Hall programme April–July 2012

Arts · Learning · Community · Enterprise

DIARY OF EVENTS APRIL Big Screen Until 14th GALLERY Animation Workshops Tues 3rd/Weds 4th, 10.30–3.30pm SPECIAL EVENTS Puss in Boots Thurs 5th, 4pm FILM The Help Thurs 5th, 7.30pm FILM Cookery Workshops Tues 10th/Weds 11th, 10.30–1pm SPECIAL EVENTS The Muppets Tues 10th/Weds 11th, 2.30pm FILM

Hugo Thurs 12th, 5pm FILM Mind, Body, Spirit Fair Sat 14th, 10–4.30pm COMMUNITY EVENTS

The Descendants Thurs 19th, 5 & 7.30pm FILM

NT Live Encore: Frankenstein Thurs 14th, 7pm CINEMA SPECIAL EVENTS Flights of Fancy Weds 20th to Tues 31st July, 10–4pm (not Sun) GALLERY Like Crazy Thurs 21st, 7.30pm FILM Summer Market Table Top Sat 23rd, 9–12.30pm COMMUNITY EVENTS Drawing Portraits Workshop Sat 23rd, 10–4pm SPECIAL EVENTS Greg Davies: Autumn Preview Sat 23rd, 8pm COMEDY Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Thurs 28th, 5 & 7.30pm FILM TaikoFest Concert Fri 29th, 8pm MUSIC

Stu Brown Sextet Fri 20th, 7.30pm MUSIC

TaikoFest Workshops Sat 30th, 10.30–5pm MUSIC

Comedy Open Mic Tues 24th, 8pm COMEDY

TaikoFest Concert Sat 30th, 7.15pm MUSIC

The Artist Thurs 26th, 5 & 7.30pm FILM

JULY

MAY Woman in Black Thurs 3rd, 5 & 7.30pm FILM The Unthanks Fri 4th, 8pm MUSIC A Separation Thurs 10th, 7.30pm FILM Midnight in Paris Thurs 17th, 7.30pm FILM Mervyn Stutter Fri 18th, 8pm THEATRE/COMEDY Music for a Summers Eve Mon 21st, 7.15pm MUSIC Tyrannosaur Thurs 24th, 7.30pm FILM

Moneyball Thurs 5th, 7.30pm FILM Squeezing Shropshire Workshops Sat 7th, 10.30–5pm MUSIC Squeezing Shropshire Concert Sat 7th, 7.30pm MUSIC The Lucky One Thurs 12th, 5 & 7.30pm FILM NT Live Encore: Frankenstein Fri 13th, 7pm CINEMA SPECIAL EVENTS

Cartoon Workshop Sat 14th, Time TBC SPECIAL EVENTS

Ballroom & Sequence Dance Fri 25th, 8pm DANCE

Costume Exhibition Sat 14th, 9.30–4pm

Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Thurs 31st, 5 & 7.30pm FILM

The Tree Thurs 19th, 7.30pm FILM

JUNE

The Well Digger’s Daughter Thurs 26th, 7.30pm FILM

Another Earth Thurs 7th June, 7.30pm FILM WTHCT Table Top Sale Sat 9th, 9–1pm

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Olympic Games Opening Ceremony Fri 27th, time TBC CINEMA SPECIAL EVENTS

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Box Office: 01939 238279 • Reception: 01939 232299 • www.wemtownhall.co.uk

WemTown Hall April–July 2012

Hello and Welcome Our spring/summer programme is absolutely jam packed with exciting events and opportunities for all to enjoy. We started screening live performances from the National Theatre in London back in February, which has been very well received with audience goers commenting it was better than being at the National itself! Excitingly in June and July we will show encore screenings of one of NT Live’s most successful productions; Frankenstein directed by Danny Boyle. Please see cinema special events for more information.

Live event highlights over the next few months include An Intimate Evening With The Unthanks with Jonny Kearney and Lucy Farrell in support, The Stu Brown Sextet performing hyper animated ‘cartoon jazz’ and Mervyn Stutter back by popular demand with his theatrical comedy and songs for the baby boomer generation.

If you’d like to keep up to date about everything that’s going on at Wem Town Hall join our mailing list, email or postal, by calling in at reception, providing your contact details via our website link, by email or by simply calling us on 01939 232299.

Volunteer with us Wem Town Hall exists thanks to the time, dedication and commitment of many volunteers working in a variety of roles. If you would like to find out more about volunteering opportunities please contact us on 01939 232299/volunteer@wemtownhall.co.uk

Hire us We have a great range of spaces available for private hires, community and special events, business meetings and conferences. We offer high quality catering to suit all tastes and budgets and house a superb range of audio visual equipment to meet all your technical needs. From Birthdays to Wedding Receptions and Business Meetings to Fitness Classes we might just be what you are looking for. Contact us on 01939 232299/info@wemtownhall.co.uk for more information.

Eat and Drink with us Our café/bar is open Monday to Saturday and for evening events providing a warm welcome to all visitors. With free wi-fi access, the light and airy surroundings are the perfect place to meet up, relax, eat, drink and share. Our locally sourced menu offers homemade and high quality dishes and we offer speciality coffees, teas and soft drinks, along with a range of wines and local beers.

MUSIC & DANCE The Stu Brown Sextet Presents Twisted Toons: The Music of Raymond Scott Friday 20 April 7.30pm

Tickets: £12 full price, £10 concessions, £6 child Early Bird Concessions: If bought before 6th April – £10.50 full price, £9 concessions, £5 child Join In! – Take part in a workshop to create animations that will be played during the performance – see special events for more information.

An Intimate Evening with The Unthanks

The Stu Brown Sextet was formed in 2008 by drummer, Stu Brown, to celebrate 100 years since the birth of the band leader, composer and inventor, Raymond Scott, whose wacky, hyper-animated, eyeball-popping ‘cartoon jazz’ is most widely recognisable for its use in the in the Looney Tunes cartoons from the 1940’s onwards and, more recently, in Ren and Stimpy, and The Simpsons.

Scott’s manic, offbeat compositions, such as ‘Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals’ and ‘Square Dance For Eight Egyptian Mummies’ are performed with zest and spontaneity by the drummer’s brilliantly orchestrated sextet. Suitable for family audiences, this is a crowd-pleasing show performed with energy and wit. The group has performed at the UK’s biggest Jazz Festivals including Manchester, Cheltenham, Glasgow and London; now see them at Wem Town Hall.

With support from Jonny Kearney and Lucy Farrell Friday 4 May 8pm The Mercury nominated Tynesiders return to where they began, in the guise of their core creative quintet, for a more intimate and personal experience at Wem Town Hall.

The Unthanks prefer to see folk as an ongoing unwritten history, rather than a style of music, drawing on a myriad of influences to story-tell in technicolour. Their music has been described as ‘Bewitching’ (Q magazine) and ‘Simply Gripping’ (fRoots) so don’t miss this opportunity to see The Unthanks close-up and paired down, with Jonny Kearney and Lucy Farrell in support, performing songs from their album ‘Kite’, described by Lauren Laverne as ‘absolutely gorgeous’.

BBC Radio 2 folk awards nominees for Best Group, Best Original Song, Best Album, and Best Live Act. Jonny Kearney and Lucy Farrell were also nominated for Best Duo. Tickets: £17 full price/£15 concession.

Music for a Summers Evening Monday 21st May 7.15pm A varied programme of beautiful vocal and instrumental pieces from students of Thomas Adams School.

Tickets: £5 full price, £2.50 concessions

Ballroom and Sequence Dance

Evening Concert Saturday 30 June 7.15pm Local school groups and special guests performing Taiko drumming. Please contact Reception for more details.

Please note that Taiko is a loud drumming activity and those with a sensitivity to loud noises may be affected.

Friday 25 May 8–11.30pm Ballroom and sequence dancing on the best dance floor in Shropshire, with live music by Robin Horton. Food and raffle on the evening.

Tickets: £4.50

Squeezing Shropshire’s Big Squeeze 2012 Saturday 7 July Workshop Day 10.30–5pm A full day of melodeon (squeezebox) workshops for players either at beginner/ intermediate or intermediate/higher level.

Taiko Fest 2012 Friday 29 June–Saturday 30 June Taiko Fest celebrates the ancient style of Taiko drumming that originates from Japan. The festival will comprise of two evening concerts and a day of workshops.

Concert Friday 29 June 8pm An evening of professional Taiko drumming with special guests.

Workshops Saturday 30 June 10.30am–5pm A day of workshops including family taiko introduction workshops, and sessions for the more advanced.

Tutors include: Ray Langton (adding decoration to tunes); Luke Daniels (Irish styles); Simon Ritchie (Molly Dance) and Rees Wesson (East Anglian tunes) Workshop Tickets: (including complimentary entry to the evening concert): Early Bird until April 15th April £30.00. After 15th April £40.00.

Those in full time education £15.00 Squeezing Shropshire Concert 7.30pm A unique opportunity to hear a wide variety of squeezebox styles including traditional music from Ireland, East Anglia, Wales and Shropshire from some of Britain’s finest Melodeon players.

Tickets: Early Bird until 1st June £9 full price, £7 concessions. Thereafter £11 full price, £9 concessions, £20 Family Ticket.

THEATRE & COMEDY Comedy Night Tuesday 24 April 8pm, Doors 7.30pm Come and watch six aspiring comedians from all over the country in the new WTH open mic comedy night. Ages 16+ Tickets: £3

Another Helping of Mervyn Stutter Friday 18 May 8pm Mervyn Stutter is back with another helping of wonderful new comedy songs and audience banter in a joyous show of life affirming fun. Last time Merv was at WTH he had the audience crying with laughter and shouting for more. Like the host of a dinner party, Merv treats his audience as welcome guests. He chats a bit, tells a few jokes, and makes some pithy observations with lots of clever comedy songs on guitar, poking fun at himself and the baby boomer generation.

An actor, comedian, scriptwriter, satirical songwriter and something of a national treasure, he performs at the Edinburgh Fringe every year and audiences love him. His sometimes wicked but always

affectionate sense of humour brings warmth and joy to an audience that is happy to laugh at his own life and their own.

‘Celebrating the trivial and attacking the absurd he gives us a seriously funny show’ The Scotsman ‘All of his songs have one thing in common – they are astute, funny, often gentle but always jam-packed with clever lyrics.’

BBC Radio Berkshire Tickets: £9.50 full price, £8 concessions if bought by 4th May, thereafter tickets at £11 full price, £9 concessions.

Greg Davies: Autumn Preview Saturday 23rd June TBC At the time of going to print we are negotiating for Greg Davies to do a preview of his upcoming autumn tour at Wem Town Hall with comedian Naz Osmanoglu. See Wem Town Hall Reception for up to date information or join our email mailing list to hear the news first.

SPECIAL CINEMA EVENTS: LIVE VIA SATELLITE Frankenstein NT Live Encore Screenings (15)

‘…they’re both terrific…’It is a theatrical coup.’ The Times

Performance Running Time: 2 hours (no interval) Oscar-winner Danny Boyle (127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire) returned to the theatre to direct this visionary production with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller.

Due to huge popular demand it will return to cinemas worldwide from June for a limited season of encore screenings. Benedict Cumberatch (Sherlock) and Jonny Lee Miller (Mansfield Park) alternate the roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature in two electrifying broadcasts, the second of which has never been broadcast in cinemas before.

‘…this is a memorable production and will doubtless be spoken of for years to come.’

Daily Mail

Frankenstein is a new play by Nick Dear based on the novel by Mary Shelley. Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal.

Urgent concerns of scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development and the nature of good and evil are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing classic gothic tale.

Thursday 14 June 7pm With Benedict Cumberbatch as Frankenstein and Jonny Lee Miller as the Monster.

Friday 13 July 7pm With as Jonny Lee Miller Frankenstein and Benedict Cumberbatch as the Monster.

Tickets: £11 full price, £10 concessions

Olympic Games Opening Ceremony Friday 27 July Time TBC See live coverage of the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on the big cinema screen at Wem Town Hall. The ceremony will provide an opportunity for the world to view the artistic expression of Director Danny Boyle and his team, and the culture of our Host City and the UK. A free event

FILM FILM SCREENINGS Unless stated, all films are priced at £5 Adults, £4.50 Concessions and £4 for 16’s and under

Puss in Boots (U) Thursday 5 April 4pm, (90mins) Long before he even met Shrek, the notorious fighter, lover and outlaw Puss in Boots becomes a hero when he sets off on an adventure with the tough and street smart Kitty Softpaws and the mastermind Humpty Dumpty to save his town. This is the true story of The Cat, The Myth, The Legend... The Boots Easter Treat: All tickets at £2.50 or a Family of 5 for £10

The Muppets (U) Tuesday 10 & Wednesday 11 April 2.30pm, (109mins) ‘The Muppets’ sees everyone’s favourite puppet ensemble ever get back together to save the Muppet Theatre from destruction at the hands of a money-mad oil baron. A delight for all ages guaranteed to have you laughing!

Hugo 2D (U)

The Help (12A) Thursday 5 April 7.30pm, (146mins) Three extraordinary women in Mississippi during the 1960s, build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project that crosses cultural and racial boundaries.

Based on one of the most talked about books in years and filled with poignancy, humour and hope, The Help is a timeless and universal story about the ability to create change. Best supporting actress winner at the BAFTAs and the Oscars.

Thursday 12 April 5pm, (125mins) Set in 1930’s Paris, Hugo tells the magical tale of an orphan who has secretly made his home in a train station and spends his time tending to the railway’s clocks. When he tries to fix a mechanical man, he sets in motion a series of events that threaten to unlock all his secrets.

Directed by Martin Scorsese and winner of five Oscars and two BAFTAs, the film features an all-star cast including Ben Kingsley, Jude Law, Sacha Baron Cohen and Asa Butterfield famed for his memorable performance in The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas.

The Descendants (15)

The Artist (PG)

Thursday 19 April 5 & 7.30pm, (115mins) From Alexander Payne, the creator of the Oscar-winning Sideways, set in Hawaii, The Descendants is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for Matt King, (George Clooney) an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future.

Thursday 26 April 5 & 7.30pm, (100mins) George Valentin is a matinee idol in Hollywood before the dawn of the talkies. His marriage is far from perfect and he becomes smitten with ambitious chorus girl Peppy Miller. When sound comes to the movies, George sinks all his money into one last epic silent film, while Peppy becomes a star of the new era in this stylistically daring and dialogue-free comedy drama.

Oscar winner for Best Adapted Screenplay

Winner of 7 BAFTA awards including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor. Winner of 5 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.

AUDIO AIDS: Infra Red enhanced hearing headsets are available to amplify sound for hard of hearing patrons. They can be worn with or without a hearing aid. Please call 01939 232299 to book your headset.

FILM Midnight in Paris (12A)

The Woman in Black (12A) Thursday 3 May 5 & 7.30pm, (95mins) Based on the hugely successful stage play of the same name and starring Daniel Radcliffe.

The Woman In Black tells of a young lawyer who travels to a remote village to settle the legal affairs of a recently deceased woman, where he discovers the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorising the locals.

Thursday 17 May 7.30pm, (95mins) Oscar winning romantic fantasy comedy written and directed by Woody Allen. When troubled Gil finds he can be magically transported to past Parisian eras when the clock strikes twelve, Midnight in Paris takes a journey through time where Gil meets famous figures who help lift his writer’s block and find new romance. Starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Kathy Bates, and Carla Bruni.

A Separation (PG) Thursday 10 May 7.30pm, (123mins) A suspenseful, compelling and intelligent drama detailing the fractures and tensions at the heart of Iranian society. When his wife leaves him, Nader hires a young woman to take care of his suffering father. But he doesn’t know his new maid is not only pregnant, but also working without her unstable husband’s permission. Soon, Nader finds there is more on the line than just his marriage.

Winner of Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, BAFTAs and the BBC4 World Cinema Awards, this is a film not to be missed.

A foreign language film with English subtitles

Tyrannosaur (18) Thursday 24 May 7.30pm, (92mins) A gripping and affecting drama, this directorial debut from award-winning actor Paddy Considine (Dead Man’s Shoes, 24 Hour Party People) follows the story of two lonely, damaged people brought together by circumstance. Joseph, an unemployed widower, drinker, and crippled by his own volatile temperament meets Hannah, a Christian worker at a charity shop, who appears wholesome and happy. She appears as his potential saviour, but her own troubled marriage leads her to seek reciprocal comfort in him.

Winner of Sundance 2011 World Cinema Directing Award and BAFTA Outstanding Debut Winner 2012.

‘Powerful. Brilliantly acted.’

Daily Telegraph Magazine

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (12A) Thursday 31 May 5 & 7.30pm, (123mins) This British comedy follows a group of retirees who relocate to an Indian hotel for what they think will be a life of opulent leisure, only to find reality doesn’t quite match the advertising! Featuring a stellar British cast including Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith and Tom Wilkinson.

Another Earth (12A) Thursday 7 June 7.30pm, (92mins) Rhoda Williams, a bright young woman accepted into MIT's astrophysics program, aspires to explore the cosmos. A brilliant composer, John Burroughs, has just reached the pinnacle of his profession and is about to have a second child with his loving wife. On the eve of the discovery of a duplicate planet Earth, tragedy strikes and the lives of these strangers become irrevocably intertwined.

Like Crazy (12A) Thursday 21 June 7.30pm, (90mins) Like Crazy beautifully illustrates how your first real love is as thrilling and blissful as it is devastating. When a British college student (Felicity Jones) falls for her American classmate (Anton Yelchin) they embark on a passionate and life-changing journey, beautifully exploring how a couple faces the real challenges of being together and being apart.

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Picture at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.

Winner Sundance 2011 ‘it sparks the brain and moves the heart’ Empire Magazine

Frankenstein NT Live Encore Screening Thursday 14 June 7pm With Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) as Frankenstein and Jonny Lee Miller (Mansfield Park) as the Monster. See the roles reversed on 13th July. Please see Special Cinema Events/Live Via Satellite section for more information.

Salmon Fishing In The Yemen Thursday 28 June 5 & 7.30pm Based on the book by Paul Torday and directed Lasse Hallström (Chocolat, The Cider House Rules) An extraordinary, beguiling tale of fly-fishing and political spinning, of unexpected heroism and late-blooming love.

Starring Ewan McGregor as the repressed civil servant tasked with the impossible scheme of introducing salmon to the parched wadis of The Yemen to make a fishing-mad sheik’s dream come true. Co-starring Emily Blunt and Kristin Scott Thomas.

FILM whose work has inspired other great romantic films such as The Notebook, Message in a Bottle and Dear John.

Frankenstein NT Live Encore Screening Friday 13 July 7pm With Jonny Lee Miller (Mansfield Park) as Frankenstein and Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) as the Monster. Please see Special Cinema Events/Live Via Satellite section for more information.

Moneyball (12A) Thursday 5 July 7.30pm, (133mins) With direction by Bennett Miller (Capote) and a screenplay by Steven Zaillian (Schindlers List, Gangs of New York) and Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network, The West Wing) Moneyball was perhaps always a ‘sure hit’. Brad Pitt gives possibly the best performance of his career in this thrillingly smart drama. As General Manager of Oakland A’s baseball team the film charts his team’s success as his controversial tactics, more at home on Wall Street than in the Major League, upset the baseball establishment whilst propelling his team up the league.

‘You don’t need to understand anything of baseball to get behind this, a chest-swelling story ‘ Empire Magazine

The Lucky One (12A) Thursday 12 July 5 & 7.30pm, (100mins) U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault (Zac Efron) returns from his third tour of duty in Iraq, with the one thing he credits with keeping him alive – a photograph he found of a woman he doesn’t even know. Finding the woman, he hopes she could be more than just a good luck charm as romance flourishes.

But will their new found love fall apart when she finds out his true motivations for finding her? Based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks

The Tree (12A) Thursday 19 July 7.30pm, (100mins) Blindsided with anguish after her husband’s sudden death, Dawn (Charlotte Gainsbourg) – along with her four young children – struggles to make sense of life without him. Eight-yearold Simone becomes convinced that her father is whispering to her through the leaves of the gargantuan fig tree that towers over their house. The family is initially comforted by its presence, but then the tree’s enormous roots slowly begin to encroach on the abode and threaten their fragile existence…

Film Club Mondays 3.30–4.45pm, 8 to 11 years Wednesdays 3.30–4.45pm, 12 yrs & above Learn about film-making in practical based sessions and through watching films.

Please contact Reception for details.

SPECIAL EVENTS Easter Half Term

Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2011: The Well Digger’s Daughter (PG) Thursday 26 July 7.30pm, (107mins) Daniel Auteuil in his directorial debut. As she cuts across the fields to take her father his lunch Patricia meets Jacques. She is eighteen, he is twenty-six. She is pretty, with the fine manners of a young lady; he is a fighter pilot and a handsome young man. A full moon will do the rest on their second meeting. There won’t be a third meeting; Jacques is sent to the front. A beautifully shot film of love across the class divide on the eve of WW 2.

A french film with English subtitles.

Olympic Games Opening Ceremony Friday 27 July Time TBC Please see Special Cinema Events/Live Via Satellite Section for more information.

Twisted Toons Animation Workshops (The Stu Brown Sextet) Ages 8–11: Tuesday 3 April 10.30–3.30pm Ages 12+: Wednesday 4 April 10.30–3.30pm Take part in a fun workshop to create animations inspired by the ‘cartoon jazz’ music that will be played during the performance by the Stu Brown Sextet.

(All participants will be eligible for discounted tickets to the performance of The Stu Brown Sextet on Friday 20th April). Cost: £12

Easter Half Term Cookery Half Day Workshops Ages 5–7: Tuesday 10 April 10.30–1pm Ages 8–12: Wednesday 11 April 10.30–1pm Learn how to make a giant gingerbread man and Easter biscuits. Cost: £7.50 All Easter Half Term workshop participants are able to get a £1 discount on a ticket to see The Muppets or Hugo at the WTH cinema during Half Term.

Drawing Portraits Art Workshop With local artist Sue McLeod Saturday 23 June 10am–4pm Cost: £27. Booking forms from WTH Reception.

Flights of Fancy – Cartoon Drawing Workshop Shrewsbury International Cartoon Festival Saturday 14 July, Time TBC Please contact Reception for more details.

REGULAR ACTIVITIES Mondays FILM CLUB 3.30-4.45pm, 8–11years.

Learn about film-making in pactical based sessions and through watching films. Free

For further information and enrolment forms please contact Helen Minton on 01939 234017 or wempilates@hotmail.com

TAIKO DRUMMING 7.00–8.30pm Try your hand at the ancient style of Taiko drumming led by expert Taiko master, James Barrow. Course Dates: April 16th, 23rd, 30th, May 14th, 28th, June 11th, 18th, 25th

ZUMBA 8–9pm Zumba is an exhilarating, effective, easy-tofollow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness-party™ that’s moving millions of people toward joy and health. Enjoy the World’s most successful dance-fitness program with tutor Cherie Jerrard at Wem Town Hall.

Course Cost: £48 for the 8 weeks

Cost: £4.50 per class or £20 for 5 classes.

Please note that Taiko is a loud drumming activity and those with a sensitivity to loud noises may be affected.

To book or for more information please call Cherie on 07957 429869 or cheriejerrard@gmail.com.

Wednesdays

Thursdays

FILM CLUB 3.30–4.45pm, 12 years & above See info above. Free

PILATES@WEM 7–8pm See above for more information on prices and contact details.

MINI MELODEON FAMILY WORKSHOPS 5.30–6.30pm It is fun and easy to learn simple tunes on this amazing little instrument even if you have never played an instrument before! Suitable for anyone from 8–108 years old! Taught by Ray Langton who runs mini melodeon workshops across the country. A six week course commencing Wednesday April 25th 2012.

Course costs; 8–18 years £10.00 adults £20.00.

Limited places. Book in advance on 01939 233977 or ray.langton@talk21.com PILATES@WEM 6.30–7.30pm and 7.45–8.45pm Learn Pilates movements and exercises with qualified tutor Helen Minton.

Course Cost: £50 for a block of 6 sessions

Fridays RHYTHM TIME 10.00–11.00am Rhythm Time is a really enjoyable, well thought out musical experience that uses lots of exciting songs and activities to help a child’s development and life skills. Classes for baby, toddler and pre-school children.

To book places or for more information please call Julia Casperd on 07789 867589

Saturdays SHROPSHIRE DANCE BALLET Royal Academy of Dance ballet classes for boys and girls aged 3 years and upwards, with Principle Sally Wellings.

For more information on class times and availability please contact Sally Wellings on 01743 240748 or swellings@btinternet.com

GALLERY Big Screen Until Saturday 14 April An opportunity to see a selection of creative documentaries made by children and young people under the First Light Movies scheme. The exhibition includes four short films made in the North Shropshire area.

Flights of Fancy Shrewsbury International Cartoon Festival Wednesday 20 June–Tuesday 31 July Over eighty new cartoons about Flying – originals and quality signed prints – produced and selected specially for the annual Festival themed exhibition.

A great opportunity to see a range of interpretation, styles and humour and to buy high quality professional cartoon art at affordable prices.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Alternative Health Presents: Mind, Body and Spirit Fair Saturday 14 April 10–4.30pm Complimentary therapies, card readings, craft stalls, sound healing demonstrations and raffle. In aid of Hope House Children’s Hospice.

Tickets: £2 Adults, £1 Seniors, Children free

Table Top Sale In aid of Wem Town Hall Community Trust Saturday 9 June 9–1pm Home baking, bric a brac, crafts and more. To book tables or for more information please call 01939 232299.

Summer Market Table Top Sale In aid of Help for Heroes Saturday 23 June 9–12.30pm To book tables or for more information please call 01939 234668.

Costume Exhibition Saturday 14 July 9.30-4pm Replica costumes from famous films including Star Wars, Gone with the Wind and Pirates of the Caribbean amongst others. Free entry

VENUE INFORMATION

Access information

To plan your journey

•

Access to the first floor can be gained via a lift.

please visit www.wemtownhall.co.uk

•

Wheelchair accessible toilets are available on all floors.

•

Infra Red enhanced hearing headsets are available for cinema patrons.

•

Induction Loop system operates in the main hall and foyer.

•

Guide Dogs are welcome in all parts of the building.

Parking information The nearest parking is located at the main car park, adjacent to the Co-op, just off High Street. Disabled parking on site (limited) please book in advance.

Please do not park on Noble Street.

Wem Town Hall High Street, Wem, Shropshire SY4 5DG Reg Charity No. 1113075 Box Office: (Tickets and Bookings) 01939 238279 Mon–Fri 10am–4pm or Online 24hrs Reception: (Information) 01939 232299 www.wemtownhall.co.uk info@wemtownhall.co.uk Open Monday–Saturday 10am–4pm and at other times for events.

Follow us on Twitter @WEMTOWNHALL

Large print versions of brochure and other information are available upon request, please contact reception.

All information correct at time of printing. Please see Wem Town Hall website for the most up to date listings or contact reception.

The image of the Hoopoe bird denotes an event has been kindly sponsored by a local resident.

Designed and produced by aquarium. www.aquariumgd.co.uk