Laura Mugridge The Dukes present a comedian called Laura Mugridge on- Sunday 15 May: The Platform, Morecambe (2pm, 4pm, 6pm) Monday 16, Tuesday 17: Williamson Park,

Lancaster (1pm, 4pm, 6pm) Wednesday 18, Thursday 19: Alexandra Square, Lancaster University (11am, 1pm, 4pm) Performed in a vintage, yellow VW camper-

van called ‘Joni’ parked on Morecambe prom, in Wil-liamson Park, and on Lancaster University campus, Running On Air is an award-winning show by comedian

Laura Mugridge. This event is unique in many different ways. As well as only been performed to 5 members of the audience at a time, this meaning that it is a com-

pletely different experience for people who are watch-ing. http://dukes-lancaster.org/

Russell Kane Russell Kane at the Grand Theatre on Saturday the 28th of May at 7:30!Russell Kane is a hilarious, young, new comedian, and you may have seen him on TV programs

such as ‘Friday night with Jason Manford’ and also on ‘Let’s Dance for Comic Relief’. This will also be his first official tour, it’ll be new and exciting! He has also won

many awards such as ‘Laughing horse new act of the year’ and ‘so you think you’re funny’ etc…His tour will be packed full of Mickey take, impression and hilarious

jokes, he also will be performing his ‘Lets Dance for Comic Relief’ Beyonce dance! http://www.lancastergrand.co.uk/

Verve Northern school of Contemporary Dance present ‘Verve’ at the Nuffield Theatre, Lancaster University, Thursday 19th of May at 7:30! NSCD is unique

dance training institute offering a select of group students, the opportunity to develop and excel as dance artists in a conservatoire environment. The

school have very high standards when performing and you will not be disappointed, you will be amazed and over-whelmed at what they can do. It

is definitely worth seeing and is a great opportunity! http://nuffieldtheatre.com/

Wicked the Musical On May the 24th, 2011, Wicked the Musical will be per-forming at the Lancaster Performing Arts Centre (LPAC). It has many entertaining scenes which attract

its audience, mainly being young children. Tickets cost £16 for adults and £14 for children. Starting time is 7:30pm and will be lasting approximately 3 hours with

an interval in between. The LPAC opened on the 22nd of November, 1991. it has become the largest per-forming arts facility in the northern most part of Los

Angeles. http://www.lpac.org/

Irish Dancing and Singing At Lancaster on the 14/05/2011 at the Lancaster Grand and you can book tickets from this number 01524 64695 also tickets cost £5 for under 16’s and £10 for

16’s and above. The Show played to sell out perform-ances at the London Palladium. Apart from 'Essence of Ireland', Essence Productions also produces the critically

acclaimed and very successful show titled 'Route 66', which is touring throughout the UK and Europe this year and next, 'Red Hot Musicals' and 'Flashback'.

http://www.lancastergrand.co.uk/

Rory McLeod Rory McLeod at the Dukes, Lancaster on Wednes-day 25th May 2011 Commencing at 8:00pm and following onwards. Ticket prices are £10 / £8. Rory

has travelled the globe for different reasons at dif-ferent times, from Asia to the middle East from Gambia to Cuba, Central America, Australia, North

America, Canada, Europe and other nooks and crannies of the earth. I think people will be inter-ested in this performance because it’s a local per-

former who is well know for he phenomenal song writing skills and his country style of playing. Also he uses very unique style of playing like tapping

his shoes, acappella, harmonica, guitar, spoons, finger cymbals and djembes. Anyone can come along as it will be a superb atmosphere for families

and of coarse anyone who is into Rory’s style of making music. http://dukes-lancaster.org/

Lancaster Castle Tours Open 7 days a week 10:00 till 5:00 with tours opening from 10:30 till 4:00 This event is very popular amongst everyone. I think

everyone would be interesting for everyone, local or not, to get to know there local environment and learn about things they don’t know that are just on there

doorstep. There is a very wide range of people who will like this event, because it’s the kind of place where families of

any ages can go, for example a grandparent can take there grandchildren for a lovely day out For more information visit:

www.lancastercastle.com

Annual Garden Tour On the 11th and 12th of June this year, the Demuth mu-seum in Lancaster is holding a Garden Tour of a variety of creative urban gardens unique home interiors and

sculptures. This is Demuth’s largest fund raiser, tickets costing £18 or £15 if you pay in advance. Opening Sat-urday 10am-5pm and on Sunday 11am-5pm. The event

will be happening rain or shine, so the date will not be cancelled. The garden tour is inspired by the artist of Charles Demuth (1883-1935) and the museum ‘Demuth’

is also named after him. The Demuth museum opened in 1981. Go to www.lancasteronline.com for more info or to book in advance for the event.

Memento by Ed Pien Memento starts on the 5th of February to the 2nd of May, and it’s free! Ed Pien, the artist, has done other exhibitions based on

the Chinese Culture and he did really sketchy distorted pictures and drawings. Ed Pien was originally from China, but came to England for an art carrier, and suc-

ceeded! Memento is an exhibition by Ed Pien, a contemporary artist. This exhibition is an insulation exhibition, with

ropes, string and other materials. The exhibition was sponsored by the ‘Chinese Arts Centre’.

‘Time Pieces’ The Peter Scott Gallery at the Nuffield Theatre, Lancaster University, present Time pieces, from the 3rd of March to the 2nd of May, opening times 11:00am to 6:30pm, and it

is free!! Time Pieces is contemporary works in a variety of media exploring notions of time, history and memory. There are

paintings, Textile arts, sculptures etc. The exhibition features artists like Kit Abramson, Jon Ave-yard, Graham Dunning, Steven Heaton, Anne Lydiat, Anna

Macdonald, Angelo Picozzi and Kacper Ziemianin… If you’re interested in contemporary art and wanting an afternoon out, then this is event to attend.

Arts and Craft Trail Run by Shelly Hackett. Who is a local arts director. Date starts June 4th – June 8th. It’s only £1 for a trail guide, and then if you see a piece

of art you like, the artists have their price on the art. This event grabs certain local artists and gets them to-gether so view and comments or each others pieces of

artwork in the artist’s home or gallery, once the artwork has been viewed they check the map and head off to the next artist’s home or gallery, so they can check out the

other artist’s pieces of art. Whilst exploring the local en-vironment and seeing the landscape. It also can been seen in Lancaster in tour despite the name.

This event is aimed at anyone who feels like they would like to view the pieces of local artists. The artists are based from Silverdale, Warton, Arsenide, Lancaster and

Yealand.

Made in Lancaster Starts from the 9th of may until the 12th of June . The event is being held at the Dukes theatre in Lancaster and it cost absolutely

nothing!. The art is all abstract so we know that it is going to be interesting and it has bright and shiny colours. It is going to be a

fantastic event and looks like fun for the whole family!

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Diversity Radio 103.5FM Jacob Lawson School’s Out Show Hosted by Jacob Lawson, who has been a local radio host for the best part of 5 years.

I think people will like this show because it’s an appropriate time of the day for this particular show. As it starts at 4 o’clock it’s parents can tune in on the way home after picking the kids up from school.

I suggest you tune in too! For more infor visit www.diversityradio.co.uk

X-men first class This action filled movie comes out on the 3rd of June in all cinemas! The plot out line is…

Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the

first time. Before they were archenemies, they were clos-est of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world

has ever known. In the process, a rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's X-MEN! Get your tickets!

Visit your local Vue cinema for more details.

Lancaster Children’s Film Festival Lancaster usually has a film festival for adults but this year they decided to make it the Children’s film festival! And I think this will get lots more different people coming from all

over the place, and could even be more successful than the original film festival it is free entry for children but £3 for adults and it starts on the 2nd of May to the 3rd of May.

Plus food companies around Lancaster will be providing the food, like the ‘Yummy cupcake company’ etc… This film festi-val will be showing films that have not had a lot of money

spent on them, or made by famous directors! It is just normal people making fantastic films! This is definitely worth seeing and is a once in a life time op-

portunity! See you there…

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Real Radio This May, 2011 will be releasing the real music 84 listings at the Gregson arts and community centre in Lancaster. All sorts of music be played… ‘pop, classical, folk, world and Latin’ the gen-

res will be 60’s, 70s and 80s with cheesy dance music, indie, rock and soul. There will be food and drink served any time of the event. £3.00 entry (member just £1.00) to become a mem-

ber enquire at the desk when you get there. Only 18+ aloud in – doors open from 8:30pm till midnight. The Gregson institute was built in memory of Samuel Gregson (MP) and opened in

1894. Ring 01524 849959 for more info or visit www.skiddle.com

Water for Elephants Water for Elephants is showing at the Vue Cinema in Lan-caster from the 9th of may until the 1st of June it is a film for the ladies and is about a man changing his personality

so he can get a girl to like him it costs £6 for over 13’s and it looks like it is worth the money. it has been directed by Francis Lawrence and he has won awards for his film mak-

ing and he also made music videos . The film is mainly about the circus and a boy (Robert Pattinson) changing so that he can get a girl to love him back. He also joins the

circus so there will be a comical aspect of the film and it also looks serious. Visit your local Vue cinema for more details.

The Tempest The Tempest was originally a play by Shakespeare and now it has been made into a film. So now you can see how the film makers have made this original play into a modern film.

This film is rated a PG so anyone who is old enough or who is interested in Shakespeare’s plays. Directed by Julie Tymore and featuring Helen Mirren and Chris Cooper this film Cannot

be missed. Opening on 9th may. Visit The dukes in Lancaster for more details.

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Spring/Summer 2011

May 1st/2nd Memento by Ed Pein

15th-19th ‘The Van’ at the Dukes

14th Irish dancing and singing

1st/2nd ‘Time Pieces’

2nd/3rd Children's film festival

25th Rory McLeod

28th Russell Kane

19th Verve

24th Wicked the Musical

All of May Real music, 84 listings

June 3rd X-Men

11th/12th Annual Garden Tour

Lancaster Castle

8th Arts trail

Lancaster… The place to be…

see you there!

By George, Nick, Kate &Amelia.