Tickets for Festival Events go on sale in March 2012, please put a reminder in your diary.
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Saturday March 10th - Sunday March 18th
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April 20th-28th, Town Hall, High Street, Thornbury
A preview of the vibrant range of contemporary artworks by the artist members of the Severn Vale Art Trail - this is an opportunity to visit the Thornbury Arts Festival and get a taste of artworks from the art trail.
Examples of Artists’ work can also be seen in Thornbury shop windows running up to this exhibition.
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April 20th-29th
Various events - see the calendar for more details
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Legendary virtuoso percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, the first person in musical history to successfully create a career as a solo percussionist, is coming to Thornbury on the first Saturday of the 2012 Arts Festival.
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A Celebration of Charles Dickens features Robert Powell and Elizabeth Garvie. A Sunday event of this stature we hope
will attract a really good audience to enjoy the funny,
romantic, grotesque, satirical and macabre side of Dickens’
characters.
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May 4th-13th, various locations extending from Almondsbury to Berkeley on either side of the A38
Artists opening their collective displays and individual studios. Many hundreds of people follow the Severn Vale Art Trail and enjoy seeing the work of our local artists and makers.
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St Mary's Church, Thornbury
This will involve local primary school choirs, thanks to the kind sponsorship of Joan Hawkins.
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Thornbury Arts Festival 2012
Thornbury Arts Festival runs from 20th April to 29th April 2012.
As well as legendary virtuoso percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, 2012 promises the Diamond Jubilee, the Olympics and a Dickens bicentenary, amongst other celebrations.
The Arts Festival Committee are busy thinking about and searching for personalities or events that might help us commemorate these together.
For more information, please visit www.thornburyartsfestival.com phone Liz Wilkins on 01454 418573 or email: .
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Severn Vale Art Trail
The Thornbury Arts Festival is pleased to present its Severn Vale Art Trail, preceded by a Showcase Exhibition in the Town Hall.
The 2012 trail runs from May 4th-13th, with the Showcase Exhibition running throughout the Festival between April 20th and 28th.
New artists join the trail each year, and to visit them in their own homes and studios is fascinating, reminding us of the great talent that exists locally behind closed doors.
Venues include the Thornbury Pound building, Thornbury Museum, Pound Barn at Wickwar, Old Down Country Park, the Whitsun Hall at The Hatch and the Octagon Gallery at The Castle School, as well as Thornbury shop windows along the High Street.
Following a trail to access the work of painters, textile artists, wood turners, photographers, jewellers and fused glass works is an exciting way to spend your time and is a chance to purchase a fresh work of art for your home.
Watch out for brochures in March from Thornbury Town Hall and in outlets in the surrounding towns and villages.
Images shown are: Rita's Trees - by Rita Dee - watercolour, Martin Lawrence - woodturner.
Enquiries to
Friends of Thornbury Arts Festival
The Friends are a social group whose main aim is to enjoy themselves and support the various Thornbury Arts Festival events. Anyone can join and enjoy:
- Priority booking for Thornbury Arts Festival - up to 4 tickets per event - full details on becoming a member
- Visits to other Arts Festivals with the Friends
- Getting involved with helping our Festival Organisers by for example, assisting with promotional stalls and street fairs, helping and stewarding at events, delivering Festival brochures and posters
- A members’ social event at least once a year
- Fundraising events such as coffee mornings, special dinners etc.
- A quarterly newsletter to keep you informed
For more information please contact Ralph Shallcross on 01454 416882 or
