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What's
On In Kent, Kent Events
The Kent Diary is the essential, eclectic guide to What's
on in Kent. it is constantly updated and highlights a range of some
of the best local entertainment opportunities. Our event details are also
published weekly in the Kent Review and
headlined on our home page. Before attending any event always check the
details with the organisers. Listings are published free of charge, send
submissions to content@yourcounty.co.uk. See our
disclaimer
here.
What's On In Kent
Cheeky Monkeys Tea Party - Port Lympne -
11/05/07
The NCT are holding a UK Cheeky Monkeys Tea Party at Port Lympne Wild
Animal Park & Gardens in Hythe, Kent on Sunday 11 May 2008, and also a
series of 300 local parties throughout the UK between May-August.
Audacity - Erith Playhouse - 12 to 17/05/08
Philip is going through a messy divorce. To make himself some
money and give his life a boost of adrenalin, he devises a cunning
scheme to rob the London department store. He needs help, however, so he
enlists John and Dave as his partners in crime. The plot seems to be
going well – until John and Dave’s wives join forces to investigate
their husbands’ odd behaviour.
- Tickets -
£6.25
- Time - 8pm
- More information - 01322 350345
Exhibitions And Master Classes - Edenbridge - 10 to
17/05/08
Edenbridge will be bringing a touch of
‘ATTITUDE’ to the town this spring as Lennox Cato Antiques hosts a
contemporary photographic exhibition. There will be two fantastic
collections on display, one will depict images from the Punk era of the
1970’s, and the other will showcase photography from Edenbridge based
photographer, Juanita Kerman. Lennox Cato’s latest venture, the
adjoining Edenbridge Galleries, will also be hosting an exhibition
during the same week. However, this exhibition will have an all together
different feel as customers/clients are invited to journey on ‘A VOYAGE
OF DISCOVERY’ around the unique galleries. During the week long
exhibition there will also be two unique master classes.
The first master class will be held by local Horsmonden dealer Dianne
Brick, the class, entitled Tunbridge Ware Explored will be held on
Wednesday 14th May. She will discuss the origins of two beautiful
octagonal tea caddies and a rare box with a marguetry panel of a
bullfinch. On Thursday, 15th May Edenbridge based clock dealer Derek
Roberts will present Travelling Clocks. Both classes will run from
7:30pm until 9:00pm and include light refreshments. Tickets cost £12.00
each and all proceeds will go to the Edenbridge War Memorial Hospital.
The Voyage of Discovery exhibition is a chance for each of the
collective of eleven dealers and interior and garden design service, to
exhibit pieces of special interest and merit. Including a glass punch
bowl with the inscription ‘Reuben Kenning Checqures Inn Tunbridge’ which
will be exhibited by Mark J West.
Outhouse Ruhabi -
Brook Theatre (Chatham) 13/05/08-
UK Jazzers with Gambian drummers.
- Tickets - £10, £9
- Time - 8pm
- More in formation - 01634 338338
Caught On The Hop -
Matfield Village Hall - 13 to 14/06/08
Magpies Drama Group is proud to
present their next production at Matfield Village Hall.
When impressionable Phil (played by Terry Langford)
announces to his long suffering friend George (played by Dan Goodfellow)
that he has fallen for a girl on the top of a 49 bus, George is not
surprised, Phil makes a habit of this type of thing and they usually
blow over. But he is surprised when he finds out that Phil intends to
divorce his wife Maggie (played by Sarah Elliott) and go to live with
his new girlfriend Julie (played by Sandra Dedman) in the house next
door!!! George finds himself being persuaded to lend a helping hand,
thus setting in motion the most frenetic confusion of mistaken
identities, plotting and counterplotting that ever erupted on a quiet
summer’s day in the suburbs. To add to the problems, battleaxe cleaning
lady Mrs Puffet (Phyl Joy) keeps leaving the front door open and all
sorts of people are wandering in and getting caught up in the confusion.
What has this all to do with a Fireman (played by Pat Joy), why is Greta
(Tiffany Morrison) so angry and just who is Alan (Luke Grant) looking
for? All tickets will have £1.00 off if booked before Saturday 31st May.
There is also 10% discount available on all bookings of 10 or more
tickets.
- Tickets - £6, £5
concessions.
- Time - 7.30pm
- More information - 01892 834365
Dead Loss - The Harrow (Hadlow) -
14/05/08
The Harrow, Hadlow are hosting "Dead Loss". When a young man with a
bad history dies in a coma, Inspector Jager smells foul play. Hospital
theme. Prize for the best fancy dress.
- Tickets - £20 including 3 course meal
- Time - 7pm for
7.30pm
- More information - 01732 850386
The Government Inspector -
Medway Little Theatre (Rochester) - 15 to 24/05/08
Nikolai Gogol’s classic tale of corruption and mistaken identity
gets the Medway Little Theatre treatment as the fifth show from their
Fiftieth season. In his debut production with the adult group, director
Julian Felice introduces a fresh and innovative approach to the comedy,
with ten actors playing all the parts and taking full advantage of the
physicality of the play.
- Tickets - £4.50 to £7.50
- Time - 7.30pm
- More information - 01634 400322
Annual Print Exhibition - Sandgate Library - 17/05/08
Folkestone Camera Club is holding its Annual Print Exhibition on Saturday May 17th, 11am – 4pm, at Sandgate Library, Sandgate High Street.
Come and see our members best photographic prints of last Season in competition for the “THE PRESIDENT’S CUP”.
We are also holding a photographic competition for local residents entitled "Image of Sandgate 2008".
• The winning entries to be published on the website and in future Sandgate publications. It can be a print or digital image, colour or mono taken in 2008.
• Any aspect of Sandgate.
• To be judged by the committee of Folkestone Camera Club.
• Images accepted up to and including the 17th May.
• Print entries can be taken to the library and placed in the box provided.
• Re-size Digital Entries to maximum 1024 x 768 pixels to be sent to michael@folkestonecameraclub.co.uk. But still keep your original image (straight from camera) somewhere safe on your computer in case a top quality image is needed.
- More information - 01303 245399
The Jamm -
Beacon Court (Gillingham) - 17/05/08
The Deccas
support.
- Tickets - £8
- Time - 8pm
- More information - 01634 853186
Breaks On The Beach - The Brewery Bar (Whitstable) - 17/05/08
To celebrate a second premier breakbeat event, Delta Connection presents
the biggest night of nu-skool electronic music that the CT postcode has
ever seen. In conjunction with ClubMOV we have assembled an awesome line
up of djs and producers that compliment the dancefloor sound that has
kept Delta Connection's reputation growing since 2006, and an
outstanding new venue, capable of holding three rooms of party people,
that sits on it's own beach overlooking the English channel. This is the
event that will no doubt help to define a new era for Kentish dance
music. DJs include: Far Too Loud, Mezza Breaks, MATTer of PHATT,
Skaface, Ditzy Dancer.
- Tickets -
£6+bf tickets from www.deltaconnection.co.uk / more on the door
- Time -
9pm - 3am (last admittance 12am)
- More information -
www.deltaconnection.co.uk
Harry & His Bucketful of Dinosaurs - Churchill Theatre
(Bromley) - 23/05/08
Based on the bestselling
children‘s book and top-rated TV show, this brand-new show takes us on
exciting adventures with five-year-old Harry, whose toy dinosaurs are as
real to him as the bucket he carries them in. Take the trip of a life
time to Dino World. Jump Harry!
- Tickets - Children from £10, adults from £11.50
- Time - 1.30pm,
4pm
- More information - 0870 060 6620
The 39 Steps - Marlowe Theatre
(Canterbury) - 27 to 31/05/08
Direct from the West End and
prior to Broadway comes Alfred Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller, The 39
Steps, brilliantly and hilariously recreated. This blissfully funny show
follows the incredible adventures of our handsome hero Richard Hannay,
complete with stiff-upper-lip, British gung-ho and pencil moustache as
he encounters dastardly murders, double-crossing secret agents, and, of
course, devastatingly beautiful women. This wonderfully inventive and
gripping comedy thriller features four fearless actors, playing 139
roles in 100 minutes of fast-paced fun and thrilling action.
- Tickets - From £11
- Time - Varied
- More information -
01227 787787
Jungle Book -
Woodville Halls (Gravesend) - 29 to 31/05/08
New World Productions present Jungle Book.
- Tickets -
£13.50
- Time - Varied
- More information -
01474 337774
Western Heights Open Weekend - Dover -
31/05/08 to 01/06/08
Drop Redoubt Napoleonic fortress and the Grand Shaft triple spiral
staircase are open for the weekend along with other attractions.
Whitstable Races - Whitstable - 01/06/06
Whitstable Races 2008 will be bigger and
better than last year with proceeds being divided between local and
national charities. Pat Marsh from BBC Radio Kent will again be
comparing the event and adding his very special type of entertainment.
Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues
Orchestra - Bedgebury Pinetum (Goudhurst) - 07/06/08
Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, featuring Marc Almond as special guest vocalist, with Gilson Lavis and guest vocalists Ruby Turner and Louise Marshall, has announced a summer concert at Bedgebury Pinetum & Forest, near Goudhurst, Kent.
Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra has become established as one of the most prolific touring acts in the UK, creating their own unique big band sound playing a mix of boogie-woogie, swing, jazz and R&B. They now play an average of 100 live shows a year, touring Britain and the world to audiences in excess of 250,000. It's been a particularly busy time for the music maestro recently with the publication of his autobiography, 'Barefaced Lies and
Boogie-Woogie Boasts' and top 10 chart success with his latest album 'Best of Friends'.
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Tickets - £30
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More information - 01842 814612
Seussical The Musical - Keno (Sevenoaks) - 28/06/08
Based on the works of Dr Seuss presented in the animated film version of
the same story ‘Horton Hears A Who’ with Jim Carrey. Bullfrog
Productions, Music: Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and
starring: Cheryl Baker.
- Tickets - Adults from £11
- More information - 01732 450175
Puzzle Night - Crabble Corn Mill (Dover) - 12/07/08
Crabble Corn Mill, River, Dover invite you to a Puzzle Night. Your host
for the evening is Dee Code. She will help you unravel the "Mexican
Mystery".
- Tickets - £8 including buffet supper
- Time -
7pm for
7.30pm
- More information - 08701 453857
Summer School - Leeds Castle - 14/07 to
15/08/08
Leeds Castle is full of discovery and an unrivalled location for
children to spend time during the long summer holidays. This year, for
the first time, we are offering children the opportunity to take part in
our new Summer Schools. Action packed planned days will be led by
qualified staff, allowing children to have fun and adventure in a safe
and enjoyable environment. We have heritage and history, wildlife and
birds, arts and craft activities with plenty of room for games and play
- ideal for letting off steam.
The Summer School is open to children aged between 8 and 11 years and
will run between 14 July to 15 August 2008, Monday to Friday,
9am-5.30pm. The cost for each week is £170 per child, (or £150 for
existing Young Friends of Leeds Castle). There are no hidden extras and
each child has the opportunity to participate in all activities. Each
additional child, from the same family, obtains a discounted rate of
£140 per week.
- Tickets - £170 per week
- Time -
9am - 5.30pm
- More information -
Lucy Day 01622 767877.
Flames And Frame - Sturdee Club Ground (Hoo) - 01 to
03/08/08
Custom bike, scooter, hot rod and classic show.
- Tickets - £15 from Friday, camping free, children
free
- Time - Gates open from 2pm Friday
- More information - 07722 260598
Custom And Classic Show - Central Park Stadium
(Sittingbourne) - 25/08/08
Kent chrome n cruisers custom & classic show. Trophies for best;
Harley , British , sports , trike , custom , rat, bikes, best scooter,
best custom & classic cars. Auto jumble / stalls/ live music fest
indoors .
- Tickets - £5
kids under 15 free
- Time - From 10.30
- More information - pm006t1693@blueyonder.co.uk
More Kent Events:
Kent
Big Day Out
South East Open
Studios
Tenterden Folk
Festival For local
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