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Dracula: The Bloody Truth
Le Navet Bete, in association with Exeter Northcott Theatre presents 'Dracula: The Bloody Truth'...
Read MoreKerndal Choral Society presents an Autumn Supper Concert
Celebrating 145 years of singing, Kendal Choral Society, Director of Music: Duncan Lloyd, presents an Autumn Supper Concert, with soprano Emily Robins...
Read MoreThe Ingram Collection Tour and Breakfast
Art works in the Land | Sea |Life exhibition are on loan from The Ingram Collection. Jo Baring, Director of The Ingram Collection explains how the fou...
Read MoreLand | Sea | Life
The Ingram Collection is recognised as one of this Countrys most significant collections of Modern British Art. This exhibition explores recurring ...
Read MoreFree talk on Christian Science 'A new view of God and its effect on well-being'.
Phillip Hockley will speak from personal experience about the healing effect of a 'new view'. Phillip is an international speaker and member of the Ch...
Read MoreKendal Concert Band - Autumn Concert
Kendal Concert Band returns to Kendal Town Hall with its programme from Elgar to Queen with plenty in-between....
Read MoreSheelanagig
Sheelanagig have become something of a West Country institution for the past decade....
Read MoreStarFest and StarWalk
A free festival with live bands - Hatrick, T-Bone and Lancaster Bombers. Food and drinks, stalls, see the start and finish of our night walk around Ke...
Read MoreSheelanagig
Sheelanagig have become something of a West Country institution for the past decade. A quintet with a well-stocked armoury of stringed instruments ...
Read MoreMatthew E. White Solo
Matthew E. White is in the middle of work on his new album and would like to share and try out some of his works in progress and older classics....
Read MoreBGKT Buddhist Group of Kendal (Theravada)
This is an open meeting - all are welcome. The meeting is led by Sangha [Community of Theravada Buddhist Monks] Authorized Teachers. Theravada is the ...
Read MoreSpooky Men's Chorale concert
Saturdays concert: Men singing songs. Some of them are funny. Is that it? Alternatively, The Spooky Mens Chorale is a vast, rumbling, steam po...
Read MoreSpooky Men's Chorale singing workshop
A 2 hour singing workshop by the Spooky Men's Chorale who are performing Saturday night at The Town Hall Kendal. Fabulous performers - very funny - ve...
Read MorePrint Making Workshop @ Scrapstore
A fun friendly craft session for all! Children over 8 can be unaccompanied. Booking is essential ...
Read MoreCircus Club @ Scrapstore
Come learn a variety of circus skills from stilt walking to juggling, Poi to Diablo. With the opportunity to perform at our party on Friday evening. ...
Read MoreJohn Power
Former bassist with The La's and singer/guitarist with 90's hit makers Cast, Power has also carved out a career of his own, releasing three solo album...
Read MoreJunk Modelling @ Scrapstore
A fun friendly craft session for all! Children over 8 can be unaccompanied. Booking is essential. ...
Read MoreCircus Club @ Scrapstore
Come learn a variety of circus skills from stilt walking to juggling, Poi to Diablo. With the opportunity perform at our party on Friday evening. ...
Read MoreCircus Club @ Scrapstore
Come learn a variety of circus skills from stilt walking to juggling,Poi to Diablo. With the opportunity to perform at our party on Friday evening. ...
Read MoreHalloween Creations @ Scrapstore
A fun friendly craft session for all! Children over 8 can be unaccompanied. Booking is essiential ...
Read MoreSoft Play Sessions
Hardy Soft Play Hire will be back in October half term with soft play sessions. There will be bouncy castles, soft play, didi car track and giant game...
Read MoreThe Blues Band
The individual members of The Blues Band were already held in admiration by generations of rhythm & blues fans when they formed back in 1979. Almo...
Read MoreScrapstore Birthday Banquet
Come and celebrate with us the scrapstore's 1st Birthday! Bring a dish and a bottle to share. ...
Read MoreEmbroidery Taster Workshop - Winter Wonderland
This 3 hour workshop provides a whistle-stop tour of the six basic stitches used within the Quaker Tapestry techniques; Stem, Split, Chain, Quaker, Ba...
Read MoreAlices Adventures In Wonderland, Live Screening
At a garden party on a sunny afternoon, Alice is surprised to see her parents friend Lewis Carroll transform into a white rabbit....
Read MoreKendal Midday Concert Club
Pro Musica Trio Robert Heard (violin) Louise Williams (viola) Richard Jenkinson (cello) String Trio in C minor Op.9 No.3 - Beethoven Serenade in C maj...
Read MoreHansel And Gretel
Magical and dark, this is perhaps the most popular operatic fairy tale of them all. ...
Read MoreMartin Simpson
Whats it like being the best guitar player in the world ? Martins modesty and grace prevented him from answering this BBC Radio 4 interviewer...
Read MoreWolves Are Coming For You
Someone has seen a wolf. Where did they come from? Someone must be able to do something about them....
Read MoreBig Country
Big Country perform classic hits and live favourites including Harvest Home - Fields of Fire - In A Big Country - Chance - Wonderland - Look Away - Th...
Read MoreCFHS Weekend Conference
Lectures on Family History related topics on Friday evening 3rd Nov, Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th November including Prof Nick Barratt known for his wo...
Read MoreFireworks Display
Fireworks Display - a family celebration including food stalls, licensed bar, kiddies rides and live performers with a spectacular musical Fireworks d...
Read MoreFireworks Display Supper
Enjoy all the atmosphere of the fireworks party and display with the addition of a hearty supper, fine wines, local ales, live music and a view from o...
Read MoreAlternative Perspectives: Dances of Universal Peace
Kevin Rowan-Drewitt. Learn about the history and power of runes and make your own talisman. With Mary Rabia Dowson. Weaving together movement and soun...
Read MoreSaturday Art Club
Bring art to life create your own artwork inspired by the exhibitions. Taking place within the galleries themselves on the first Saturday of every ...
Read MoreThe Furrow Collective
Described by MOJO as 'a mouthwatering collaboration', Alasdair Roberts, Emily Portman, Lucy Farrell and Rachel Newton are four fine soloists sharing a...
Read MoreThe Three Musketeers
CBeebies' favourites (Justin's House, Spot Bots) swashbuckle their way through a hilarious, new adventure of chivalry, swordplay and slips. ...
Read MoreNovember Open Evening
Let us help you to make the right decision about your future. Come along, take a look around, explore the facilities and equipment on offer and ask an...
Read MoreThe Brewery Wine Club - Session 7
Welcome to our wine club, exploring some classic and some of the less well known wines from around the world in the convivial atmosphere of our Wareho...
Read MoreDawn Chorus of Growing Singing
Fancy a sing? No auditions, no performance, just a lovely informal drop-in singing session run by Clare Elleray Mee. All songs are taught without musi...
Read MoreEddi Reader
Eddi Reader was brought into the limelight with Fairground Attraction and their single Perfect and parent album First of a Million Kisses which bo...
Read MoreEmily Barker plus support
Emily Barker is the award-winning writer and performer of the theme to BBC TV crime drama Wallander starring Kenneth Branagh....
Read MoreDj Format & Abdominal
The second part of the UK tour sees DJ Format & Abdominal reach towns and cities a lot of artists don't care to reach proving the fact that the UK...
Read MoreWorld Challenge Pop Ceilidh
Family Pop Ceilidh called by Sue Nicholls in aid of World Challenge trip to Mongolia (18 students going in July 2018). Ceilidh dances to Abba, Queen, ...
Read MoreDodgy Acoustic
Dodgy started life 27 years ago. In that time they released 6 albums, countless singles, toured the World, criss-crossed the UK, as well as managing t...
Read MoreRoyal Northern Sinfonia
This award winning chamber orchestra returns to complete the cycle of Bach's six Brandenburg Concertos interspersed with two contrasting pieces by Gor...
Read MoreBGKT Buddhist Group of Kendal (Theravada)
This is an open meeting - all are welcome. The meeting is led by Sangha [Community of Theravada Buddhist Monks] Authorized Teachers. Theravada is the ...
Read MoreHome
An illustrated talk by Stuart Atkinson about the Earth's position in the Universe and its future....
Read MoreSouth Lakeland Decorative & Fine Arts Society Lecture
"Gods, Goddesses, Heaven & Hell" Kevin Karney MA, JP. ...
Read MoreKendal Jazz club: The Nicola Farnon Trio
Charismatic vocalist/bass player last with us in August 2015, her usual musical partners: Piero Tucci (keyboards and sax) and Phil Johnson (drums). T...
Read MoreKendal Midday Concert Club
Cordelia Williams (piano) Emma Richards (viola) Arpeggione Sonata in D major D. 821 Schubert Lachrymae Op.48 Britten Konzertstück George Enescu....
Read MoreKendal Mountain Festival
Kendal Mountain Festival is an award-winning and the most diverse event of its type in the world. Our vision is to inspire more people to explore, enj...
Read MoreAdventure Activists Tour
Join us for the final leg of our Adventure Activists Tour, a collaboration between Patagonia and Kendal Mountain Festival. This special event features...
Read MoreKendal Mountain Festival Adidas Terrex 10K Trail Run
Conveniently positioned as the Southern gateway to the Lake District, the historical town of Kendal provides a dramatic backdrop to the annual Ken...
Read MoreKendal Christmas Lights Switch On Event
Kendals celebration of Christmas starts with an afternoon of festive fun on Sunday 19th November when Santa and his reindeer visit for the big light...
Read More'Woodland Garden Plants' by Neil Huntley
This Hardy Plant Society talk is free for member. We also welcome visitors and charge just £3.00....
Read MoreCool Yule Winterfest
Join the Town Crier, the Waits Singers Storytellers, Musicians and Actors as we leave the train at Kendal Museum to explore a magical winter wor...
Read MoreChris Wood
Chris Wood is an uncompromising writer whose music reveals his love for the un-official history of the English speaking people....
Read MoreChris Wood
Chris Wood is an uncompromising writer whose music reveals his love for the un-official history of the English speaking people. With gentle intelligen...
Read MoreCool Yule Winterfest
Tickets available from Brewery Arts Centre 01539 725133 Kendal Museum is proud to host Kendal Community Theatre for this amazing production! Join the ...
Read MoreLau
Lau is the pioneering contemporary folk trio comprising three of the UK's finest traditional musicians. ...
Read MoreLady Windermeres Fan
A touring production by Theatrical Niche Ltd in Association with Time Zone Theatre. Directed by Pamela Schermann...
Read MoreHamlet (Encore Screening)
Academy Award® nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (BBCs Sherlock, The Imitation Game) takes on the title role of Shakespeares great tragedy....
Read MoreRejoice in the Lamb
Kendal South Choir present Britten classics: Rejoice in the Lamb, A Ceremony of Carols, Festival Te Deum and Jubilate Deo, together with some of his s...
Read MoreThe Book Of Darkness And Light
Three chilling tales. Two ghostly performers. One thrilling night....
Read MoreThe Joy Singers Of Venice
All the way from the romantic canals of Venice to the stunning Lake District we bring you the Joy Singers Choir....
Read MoreIn the Forests of the Night
An illustrated talk by Ken Taylor. Through the heart of India in search of the Bengal Tiger....
Read MoreKendal Midday Concert Club
Cordelia Williams (piano) Emma Richards (viola) Arpeggione Sonata in D major D. 821 Schubert Lachrymae Op.48 Britten Konzertstück George Enescu....
Read MoreTommy Castro & The Painkillers
Castro formed The Painkillers in 2012, creating a lean, mean four-piece lineup, capable of delivering soul-shaking, muscular music....
Read MoreTall Tales And Magical Myths
What would Christmas be without a slice of Danish and some local folk fare? ...
Read MoreWestmorland Orchestra concert
Westmorland Orchestra's winter concert, featuring the wonderful violist Steven Burnard, principal of the BBC Philharmonic. Debussy L'après-midi d'...
Read MoreSaturday Art Club
Bring art to life create your own artwork inspired by the exhibitions. Taking place within the galleries themselves on the first Saturday of every ...
Read MoreThe Snow Dragon
The night of the Snow Dragon approaches Billy has everything a young goat could need and more besides. On New Years Eve...
Read MoreThe Brewery Wine Club - Session 8
Welcome to our wine club, exploring some classic and some of the less well known wines from around the world in the convivial atmosphere of our Wareho...
Read MoreYoung Marx (12A) Nt Live Screening
Rory Kinnear (The Threepenny Opera, Penny Dreadful, Othello) is Marx and Oliver Chris (Twelfth Night, Green Wing) is Engels, in this new comedy writte...
Read MoreSound Of The Sirens
Their live shows combine a natural facility for connecting with their audiences and unforgettable performances with warmth, humour and, above all, rea...
Read MoreDecember Open Evening
Let us help you to make the right decision about your future. Come along, take a look around, explore the facilities and equipment on offer and ask an...
Read MoreFrom South Africa with Love
"Entertainment,Education & Extending Lives" 2 of South Africa's finest singers Felicity Kiran and Lauren-Lee Bock are going to do a spec...
Read MoreCharities Christmas Tree Festival
6th Annual Charities Christmas Tree Festival. Over 40 uniquely decorated Christmas trees with a fairy tale theme. Each tree in aid of a different cha...
Read MoreK Shoes Male Voice Choir Christmas Extravaganza
K Shoes Male Voice Choir welcomes you to their Christmas extravaganza. An unmissable evening full of fun and Christmas cheer. ...
Read MoreDuke Special Plus Support
On this very special tour, Duke Special will be performing songs and music based on the poetry of influential and renowned Belfast writer. Miichael Lo...
Read MoreThe Mouse Outfit
The Mouse Outfit are a live nine piece eclectic hip hop act from Manchester who produce a slick combination of quality samples and fiendish beats....
Read MoreLakeland SINFONIA Wyn Davies conductor and Ben Goldscheider French Horn
Lakeland's own Sinfonia presents this varied, delightful, popular programme. The hugely talented BBC Young Musician 2016 finalist Ben Goldscheider is...
Read MoreKendal jazz club: Hot Fingers Trio
Glad tidings of great Jazz: spats langham is back! this time, the strummiest man around is joined by his regular multi- instrumentalist chums:...
Read MoreKendal Midday Concert Club
PELLÉAS Ensemble Oliver Wass (harp) Luba Tunnicliffe (viola) Henry Roberts (flute) Elegiac Trio - Arnold Bax Flute Sonata in C major BWV 1033 - J. S....
Read MoreElectric Swing Circus
The Electric Swing Circus is a live 6-piece fusion of saucy 20's swing and stomping electro beats....
Read MoreElectric Swing Circus
The Electric Swing Circus is a live 6-piece fusion of saucy 20's swing and stomping electro beats....
Read MoreMayor's Christmas Coffee Morning
Mayor of Kendal's Charity Christmas Coffee Morning Cake and craft stalls Raffle The Tokari School of Theatre Arts Kendal Concert Band...
Read MoreKendal Christmas Gift and Craft Fair
Packed full of locally handmade gifts and quality goods ideal for all occasions. Everything from jewellery to pens....
Read MoreJonny Brown (Twisted Wheel)
After a well documented drug fueled meltdown that resulted in him pawning his guitars and to the very edge, the former Twisted Wheel frontman Jonny Br...
Read MoreMoulettes
Moulettes are a Brighton based British band of multi-instrumentalists with 2-part harmony female vocals, amplified Cello, Auto-Harp, Electric Guitar, ...
Read MoreLittle Red And The Big Bad Wolf
The production explores the thrill of adventure and unknown versus the safety and familiarity of the path and how irresistible straying can be, as wel...
Read MoreSoft Play Sessions
Hardy Soft Play Hire will be back in the Christmas holidays with soft play sessions. There will be bouncy castles, soft play, didi car track and giant...
Read MoreManchester Camerata
A traditional 'Viennese Gala' to celebrate the New Year with this amazing chamber orchestra, conductor Christian Kluxen and soprano Sarah Redgwick. In...
Read MoreManchester Camerata
A traditional 'Viennese Gala' to celebrate the New Year with this amazing chamber orchestra, conductor Christian Kluxen and soprano Sarah Redgwick. In...
Read MoreRoyal Opera House Rigoletto
The corruption of innocence is at the heart of Verdis potent tragedy in David McVicars production for The Royal Opera....
Read MoreJulie Fowlis
The Latin title of her fifth studio album alterum gently suggests that this record offers a departure to what has gone before....
Read MoreThe Fretless
The Fretless is a new approach to folk music that is quickly gaining high acclaim around the world. This unique band is taking string music to fascin...
Read MoreLive Screening Follies
Stephen Sondheims legendary musical is staged for the first time at the National Theatre and broadcast live to cinemas....
Read MoreShake The Chains - Nancy Kerr, Hannah Martin Et Al
Shake the Chains is one of the most timely and exciting new music commissions of 2017....
Read MoreLakeland Sinfonia with Pascal Roge piano.
The internationally acclaimed French pianist Pascal Roge joins conductor Michael Joel and Cumbria's own Lakeland Sinfonia for an unusual concert. Fran...
Read MoreStick in the Wheel
Four-times BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominated Stick In The Wheel are taking the folk scene by storm with their incendiary performances of traditional En...
Read MoreSaturday Art Club
Bring art to life create your own artwork inspired by the exhibitions. Taking place within the galleries themselves on the first Saturday of every ...
Read MoreRoyal Opera House Tosca
Tosca is one of the great evenings of opera, and from its strident opening chords conjures up a world of political instability and menace....
Read MoreQuaker Business - Money, Shoes, Chocolate and all that
Who were those innovative Quakers in business from the 17th century to the present day? Money, shoes, chocolate and all that did Quaker business ha...
Read MoreJudie Tzuke
Judie is back on the road for a special gig; she will be performing acoustically at the Brewery Arts Centre....
Read MoreThe Halle
The Halle, conducted by the hugely talented young conductor Jonathon Heyward, play music from 'Peer Gynt' by Grieg and Sibelius' Second Symphony. Horn...
Read MoreSaturday Art Club
Bring art to life create your own artwork inspired by the exhibitions. Taking place within the galleries themselves on the first Saturday of every ...
Read MoreRoyal Opera House The Winter's Tale
Christopher Wheeldon, Artistic Associate of The Royal Ballet, created his adaptation of Shakespeares late great romance The Winters Tale for The R...
Read MoreRoyal Opera House Carmen
This ever-popular opera is given a fresh point of view in Barrie Koskys highly physical production, originally created for Frankfurt Opera....
Read MoreBronwynne Brent
Born and raised in the Mississippi Delta, American roots songwriter Bronwynne Brent has the kind of stop-in-your-tracks voice that sounds like Souther...
Read MoreRoyal Northern Sinfonia
An all Beethoven concert! Musical Director of the RNS and internationally renowned pianist Lars Vogt conducts the 'Prometheus' Overture and Symphony n...
Read MoreKris Drever
For his 2018 concerts Kris will be performing a 'best of' set featuring all the key songs from his first decade and some new material played live for ...
Read MoreKendal Pool Triathlon
A super spring pool based sprint triathlon to kick start the Epic season. Our home for the day is Kendal Leisure Centre and the event is a 400m swim, ...
Read MoreBBC Philharmonic
Duncan Ward conductor and Leonard Elschenbroich cello present a concert of three major works. Debussy's impressionistic 'L'apres midi d'un faune' is f...
Read MoreKendal Wool Gathering
The fifth annual Kendal Wool Gathering, which celebrates the towns connections to the trade on which its wealth was built, will be held for the firs...
Read MoreCharity Table Top Sale
Table top sale for Sandgate hydrotherapy pool. Tables available for you to sell crafts or unwanted goods. £5.00 per table if booked ahead, £6.00 on ...
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