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Painted Quartets Exhibition

Culture Vulture — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:39:02 +0000

The Painted Quartets exhibition — specially commissioned to mark the bi-centenary year of composer Joseph Haydn’s birth, and so well received at last year’s HSBC Cheltenham Music Festival — is being auctioned between July 2^nd and 17^th. It is a rare opportunity to purchase some exceptional and collectable pieces, from artists such as PJ Crook, Mila Judge-Furstova, Ana Bianchi, Gillian Lever, Lincoln Seligman and the designer Cath Kidston. Beneficiaries of the sale of the painted violins, violas and cellos are principally the National Star College in Cheltenham, together with Cheltenham Festival’s education programme.

The silent auction will run for the duration of the exhibition, which will be showing for the last time at the Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham, during this year’s music festival.

Opportunities to view the work before bidding will be on Parabola performance days (30 minutes before and after each concert starts and ends). Private views can be arranged on concert days, if you are unable to attend during these times and have a serious intent in one or more of the instruments.

Bidding forms will be available at the Parabola Arts Centre or online. For further information and regular, highest-bidder updates, go to: cheltenhamfestivals.com/paintedquartets .

As I Walked Out…

Culture Vulture — Tue, 25 May 2010 10:12:27 +0000

‘As I Walked Out’ is an eight week journey with four donkeys, chickens, carts, children, young people and nationally commissioned artists and writers travelling on foot across the six districts of Gloucestershire.

Along the way there will be six public weekend events, one in each district. At each site there will be art workshops, guided walks, donkey grooming, and opportunities to camp.

We’d love you to join us for one or more of these activities or go the whole hog and volunteer to walk a leg of the journey with us.

Weekend Dates:

Stroud

Westley Farm, Chalford GL6 8HP. 26th – 27th June 2010

Cotswolds

Cotswold Forest School, Spine Road East, Cotswold Water Park. 3rd – 4th July 2010

Cheltenham

Cheltenham Race Course GL50 4SH. 17th – 18th July 2010

(Priority Booking for disabled young people and their families)

Tewkesbury

Nature in Art, Twigworth GL2 9PA. 23rd – 24th July 2010

Gloucester

Over Farm, Gloucester GL2 8DB. 30th – 31st July 2010

Forest of Dean

Millers Farm, Blakeney GL15 4AP. 14th – 15th August 2010

‘As I Walked Out’ is part of Gloucestershire’s cultural Olympiad programme of events, sponsored by Gloucestershire County and District Councils. For more details see www.asiwalkedout.com.

Three Bonzos and a Piano

Culture Vulture — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:43:05 +0000

Remember the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band? Check out Three Bonzos and a Piano.

“The undisputed heavyweight champions of ‘comedy pop” (Robert Spellman, Daily Express)

Appearing at Cheltenham’s Bacon Theatre on 7^th May, the show features diabolical mayhem from the largest number of Bonzos still playing together anywhere on the surface of the earth. Born in a distant art school past somewhere in the sixties, Three Bonzos And A Piano unleash their Bonzo Dog classics with energetic zip and palaver. Ali Baba’s Camel, Hunting Tigers Out In India, Big Shot, Trouser Press, The Sheik of Araby, Monster Mash, Can Blue Men Sing The Whites?, The Head Ballet and many, many more – including some great new numbers.

Robots, smoke, unsuitable medical technology, ancient theatrical props, the kitchen sink and the audience (you get to join-in!) all combine to re-create the atmosphere of those formative years of the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band.

Book your tickets at the Bacon Theatre.

www.threebonzosandapiano.co.uk

The World Through Our Eyes

Culture Vulture — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:22:54 +0000

The World Through Our Eyes is an exhibition of work by three Cheltenham-based artists. Amy Blacker (acrylic artist), Gez Browning (photographer and canvas printer) and Sara Chardin (photographer) are united by their passion for exploring the world around them. This collection of work has been inspired by their travels to far-flung locations as well as those on their own doorsteps in Gloucestershire. Why not treat yourself to a piece of original art or a photographic print? There will also be the opportunity to order canvas prints using your own photographic images.

The Gardens Gallery, Montpellier, Cheltenham.

9^th – 15^th December 2009, 10am – 6.30pm daily (open until 8pm on Thursday)

Cheese Rolling 2010 – The Movie.

Culture Vulture — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:30:39 +0000

After clicking the play button, please click on the HQ button to get the ‘full fat cheese’ version.

Beatbox!

Culture Vulture — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:53:45 +0000

“Beardyman has taken a niche aspect of hip hop culture, human beatboxing, and turned it into a whole new artform. He’ll be combining his amazing vocal abilities with improvisational flair, a deep knowledge of music and a wicked sense of humour in a set especially created for the Jazz Festival”

To see how he does it check this out… then go see him live, Thursday 30 April 2009 at 9:00 pm, University of Gloucestershire.

Cheltenham restaurant in Food Awards 2009

Culture Vulture — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:25:17 +0000

‘Scrumptious and inventive food’ was the verdict as Cheltenham restaurant, Le Champignon Sauvage was voted as a runner up in the peoples choice of the countries best restaurants in the Guardian newspaper Food Awards.

The Gold Cup

Culture Vulture — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:44:12 +0000

“Kauto Star wins the Gold Cup, Denman second, That was some horse race. Neptune Collonges set the pace but was passed three out by his two stablemates, who were neck and neck. But Kauto Star galloped clear on the run to the second-last and galloped right to the line to beat Denman by about 10 lengths, with Exotic Dancer third.” from the Guardian Newspaper, Photograph by Tom Jenkins

God of Carnage

Culture Vulture — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:37:45 +0000

God of Carnage played to packed houses, at Gielgud Theatre earlier this year becoming one of the most successful plays in the history of the West End. Originally starring Ralph Fiennes, Ken Stott, Janet McTeer and Tamsin Greig, it now plays the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham before returning to the West End with an equally stellar cast of Richard E Grant, Lia Williams, Roger Allam and Serena Evans. Running from 18th – 21st Feb 2009.

Madeleine Peyroux at Cheltenham Jazz Festival

Culture Vulture — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:18:11 +0000

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see critically acclaimed Madeleine Peyroux performing in the small and intimate setting of Cheltenham’s Everyman Theatre on Saturday 2 May at 9.30pm.

Returning to Cheltenham following her sell-out performance at the Centaur in 2007, she will be introducing her self-penned and highly confessional new album Bare Bones, follow up to the million sellers Half the Perfect World and Careless Love.