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Keep up to date with the events that are happening throughout the year in Ripon and the surrounding area. We welcome you to add your own event to the Ripon Internet diary.
Events in December:
Christmas Musical Evening
Wednesday 03 December
7.30pm Live festive music guaranteed to rouse your Christmas spirit, a great start to the season for all the family. Seasonal refreshments available. Booking 01765 643164 / 643199. Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal, Ripon.
Christmas Theatre Evening
Thursday 04 December
7.30pm Join us for an evening of festive theatre. A yuletide treat for all the family. Seasonal refreshments available. Booking 01765 643164 / 643199. Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal, Ripon
Music & Lights at Christmas
Saturday 06 December to Sunday 28 December
Saturdays and Sundays only. 3.30pm - 5pm Enjoy the tranquil atmosphere of the Abbey and Fountains Hall bathed in coloured lights with seasonal music (recorded). Last admission 4pm. Further information 01765 608888. Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal, Ripon
Christmas Snowflakes
Saturday 06 December to Sunday 07 December
11am - 3pm Make your own Christmas decorations for our trees or to take home. Drop in self led activities in Swanley Grange. Further information 01765 608888 Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal, Ripon
Domino Drive at Jennyruth
Saturday 06 December
Jennyruth Workshops is organising a second Domino Drive at their workshops at 7.30pm on Dec 6th, as the first one in August was very successful. There will be a Christmas atmosphere and it again will be good fun. Come and join them. There will be more domino drives in the local villages in the new year, so look out for those too. Entry £1.50. Inquiries: info@jennyruth.co.uk or ring 01765 690278
Winter Abbey Tours
Sunday 07 December to Sunday 28 December
Sundays only 1.30pm Join a free tour to discover fascinating facts and stories about the abbey and monks. Further information 01765 608888. Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal, Ripon
Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies Folk Concert
Sunday 07 December
One of the country's finest singer songwriters is how Radio 2 describe Jez Lowe. At Ripley Town Hall with his award winning band the Bad Pennies. Upbeat celtic and northumbrian tunes with great lyrics and good northern humour.
7th December 2008
RIPLEY TOWN HALL
Ripley, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG3 3AX
Reserve or buy tickets 01423 339168
£8/ £6 conc 8pm www.badapple.freeserve.co.uk
Christmas Snowflakes
Saturday 13 December to Sunday 14 December
11am - 3pm Make your own Christmas decorations for our trees or to take home. Drop in self led activities for children in Swanley Grange. Further information 01765 608888. Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal, Ripon
A Traditional Christmas Evening
Saturday 13 December
6pm - 10.30pm Enjoy a seasonal dinner with Christmas family entertainment in the floodlit abbey and Fountains restaurant. Booking 01765 643197. Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal, Ripon
On the Hoof
Saturday 13 December to Sunday 14 December
10.45am - 12.30pm Enjoy the sight of 500 wild deer munching through their winter feed. 15 minute walk from the visitor centre, by St Mary's church. Further information 01765 608888. Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal, Ripon
Carols by Candlelight
Sunday 14 December
3pm Traditional carol service in the abbey with candles for children. Seasonal refreshments available. Further information 01765 608888. Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal, Ripon
OPEN AFTERNOON
Thursday 18 December
Open Afternoon at Jennyruth Workshops on Thursday 18th December, 1.30-4pm - come along and watch presentations by our workers, see displays of work and live demonstrations, do your last minute gift shopping, listen to Christmas carols by Wetherby Accordians and enjoy a mince pie or two with coffee or tea. Inquiries: info@jennyruth.co.uk or ring 01765 690278
A Traditional Christmas Evening
Saturday 20 December
6pm - 10.30pm Enjoy a seasonal dinner with Christmas family entertainment in the floodlit abbey and Fountains restaurant. Booking essential, 01765 643197. Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal, Ripon
School Holiday Fun - Christmas Snowflakes
Saturday 20 December to Thursday 04 December
11am - 3pm Make your own Christmas decorations for our trees or to take home. Drop in self led activities for children in Swanley Grange. Further information 01765 608888. Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal, Ripon
Christmas Storytime
Monday 22 December
2pm Stories for children around the Christmas tree in Fountains Hall. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Further information 01765 608888 Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal, Ripon
Christmas Abbey Tour
Saturday 27 December to Tuesday 30 December
1.30pm Join a free tour to discover fascinating facts and stories about the abbey and monks. Further information 01765 608888. Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal, Ripon
On the Hoof
Sunday 28 December
10.45am - 12.30pm Enjoy the sight of 500 wild deer munching through their winter feed. 15 minute walk from the visitor centre, by St Mary's church. Further information 01765 608888. Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal, Ripon
Dales Vacation Orchestra
Monday 29 December
Monday 29 December 2008 at 7:30 pm
Where: Holy Trinity Church - Ripon
Tickets: Adults £10, Children £6
Brief Desc: Delightful programme played by one of the UK's leading student orchestras
Details: This brilliant student orchestra promises to brighten up the long winter evenings with a programme including Richard Strauss' Serenade for Wind, Max Bruch's gorgeously romantic Concerto for Clarinet & Viola (soloists Tom Verity & Katie Stables), Constantin Silvestri's little known but very exciting and evocative Three Pieces for Strings and Haydn's vivacious Symphony No 99.
Tickets available from usual outlets, by phone or by email: mail@vaco.net
Website: www.vaco.net
Dales Vacation Orchestra
Tuesday 30 December
When: Tuesday 30 December 2008 at 6:00 pm
Where: Town Hall - Grassington
Tickets: Adults £10, children £6
Brief Desc: Delightful programme played by one of the UK's leading student orchestras
Details: This brilliant student orchestra promises to brighten up the winter afternoon with a programme including Richard Strauss' Serenade for Wind, Max Bruch's gorgeously romantic Concerto for Clarinet & Viola (soloists Tom Verity & Katie Stables), Constantin Silvestri's little known but very exciting and evocative Three Pieces for Strings and Haydn's vivacious Symphony No 99.
Tickets available from usual outlets, by phone or by email: mail@vaco.net
Contact Information: Tel: 07974 698264 Website: www.vaco.net
LockwoodsPhotography Exhibition
Wednesday 16 April to Wednesday 31 December
This exhibition by Andrew Bayles showcases stunning photography from exotic locations around the world such as New Zealand, Laos, Cambodia, China, San Francisco, Hong Kong...and Blackpool! The exhibition also includes specially commissioned pictures of the Ripon area. Local photographer Andrew Bayles has won the Guardian Travel Photo of the Month and been featured in European and US publications.
Matthew Lockwood said, “This exhibition builds on our award by The Times as No.1 Family Run Restaurant in the UK. We are aiming to provide a great all round experience with our menu, surroundings, service and programme of events.”
Andrew trained as a graphic designer in Leeds. Last year he got married in Las Vegas and set out on a 10 month trip around the world, during which many of the photographs in the exhibition were taken. To avoid carrying a large professional camera, Andrew used a tiny Fuji Finepix Z3.
Andrew Bayles said, “The key to taking good pictures is the same as the key to good food. Keep it simple, use quality ingredients, and concentrate on presentation. Follow these rules and you can take good pictures with pretty much any camera.”
Lockwoods is open all day Tuesday to Saturday serving breakfast,lunch, coffee, cocktails beers and wines, and an exciting evening dinner menu.
Lockwoods CafeBar and Restaurant 83 North Street Ripon HG4 1DP Tel: 01765 607555 Visit the website
Hornseys Gallery Christmas Exhibition in Ripon
Thursday 27 November to Wednesday 24 December
The exhibition opens on Thursday the 27th November from 6-9pm with a collaborative private view with the Deli on Duck Hill and Wine Rack and forms an evening of the fine and applied arts all accompanied by tastings of the Deli on Duck Hill’s renowned cheeses and festive foods and fine wines from Wine Rack. It will include new work by Ed Kluz, Janine Baldwin & Jonny Hannah, original woodcuts by William Nicholson, original lithographs by Joan Miro, wrapping papers by Mark Hearld and the Penfold Press, sculptures by Samantha Bryan, ceramics by Chiu-I Wu, Elizabeth Price, Hannah McAndrew, Alison Campbell, Michelle Freemantle, John Kershaw, Lis Holt and Stephen Plumstead, textiles by Jane Withers and Claire Austin, woodwork by Mark Barlow and Jane Cummins and jewellery by Gail Klevan, Tanya Igic, Sarah Packington, Sara Withers, Emma Turpin and Sarah McKenzie.
This is the first time that we have exhibited work by Jonny Hannah, an artist and illustrator of national and international repute. He was born and bred in Dunfermline, in the kingdom of Fife. He studied illustration at Liverpool Art School, where he was taught by the legendary Peter Bailey and then The Royal College of Art. Since he graduated in 1998, he has constantly worked as an illustrator in most fields. He has collaborated with the animator Jonathan Hodgson, and in 2000 they completed 'The Man With The Beautiful Eyes', a five minute animation for Channel Four Television which went on to win umpteen awards including the BAFTA that year. Jonny likes to spend some of his hard earned money on his cottage industry, Cakes & Ale Press, screenprinting books, posters, prints and boxed sets. In 2001 he co-published 'The Captain's Alphabet' with Peter Sampson at Merivale Editions, which like most of his fine printed ephemera, quickly sold out.
He has also written and illustrated 'Hot Jazz Special', a book of red-hot rhymes and cool cats, his first offering for children and published by Walker Books. It was shortlisted for the 2005 Victoria & Albert Museum Illustration Award. His other passions include Hank Williams and Emmett Miller at The Unquiet Grave. He often wears correspondent shoes and enjoys the odd fine whisky, whilst constantly pondering the life and times of the mysterious Rocket Man.
This, our Christmas Exhibition for 2008, marks an increasing movement towards our aims of being a gallery of national standing based in Ripon in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales. Numerous important exhibitions are planned for 2009. For more information please e-mail info@hornseys.com or ring 01765 602878.
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