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MAKING WAVES DULWICH FESTIVAL 2007

26 April 2007

For the fourteenth year running, the Dulwich Festival will be taking the south of the borough by storm, with ten days of entertainment and events running between Friday, May 11 and Sunday, May 20.

There are some exciting and unusual themes running through the Dulwich Festival this year, starting with Bookcrossing. This will promote local authors’ books and track the adventures of the books as they pass from reader to reader, being left and found around the area throughout the Festival and beyond.

The Festival also has four premieres being performed by renowned artists, including members of The Gaudier Ensemble giving a London premiere of a new children's concert, Red Riding Hood. 

There are plenty of children's events, some free events, four dance styles to be learnt, packed weekends providing excitement for all of the family and plenty of choice. Highlights of the festival will be the popular Ceroc evening, newly introduced Tango/Malonga night, The Swingle Singers, an internationally renowned group come to Dulwich Festival before performing at the Proms later in the season. There are over 50 artists opening their studios for the weekend,

Haydn's Nelson Mass from scratch, literary indulgence with a "Let's think" theme and the children can look forward to many activities including a Bat Walk, Drumming workshop, Circus Skill workshop and a Teddy Bears' Picnic.

The opening event will again be the ever popular Dulwich Festival Debate, which this year will examine the politics of food. They will be joined by, amongst other speakers, Patrick Holden of the Soil Association, a former Dulwich school-boy!. The Dulwich Picture Gallery will be attempting to source all food for the subsequent supper from British food within one hundred miles of Dulwich.

Friday, 11th May
Art throughout Dulwich
Details in 'Artists Open House' catalogue ADMISSION FREE
7:15-7:30pm: Inaugural Peal of Bells
Christ's Chapel, Dulwich Village
7:30pm: Dulwich Festival Debate:
Food - Where's the beef?
Linbury Room, Dulwich Picture Gallery
TICKETS £10 to include supper

Saturday, 12th May
Art throughout Dulwich
Details in 'Artists Open House' catalogue ADMISSION FREE
10am-5pm: I Wish Children's Art Exhibition Francis Peek Centre ADMISSION FREE
2:30pm: Dulwich Society Tree Walk.
Meet entrance in Wells Park Road
TICKETS £3 (£1.50*)
7:30pm: Dulwich Symphony Orchestra
All Saint's Church TICKETS £7 (£5*) Children under 16 FREE
7:30pm: Ceroc Evening
St Barnabas Parish Hall TICKETS £8
8pm: Robin Ince Comedy
Dulwich Hamlet Football Club
TICKETS £7 (£5*)
8pm: Insight Theatre 'The Coffin'.
The Crown & Greyhound TICKETS £8 (£6*)

Sunday, 13th May
10am-5pm: I Wish Children's Art Exhibition
Francis Peek Centre ADMISSION FREE
10:30am: Five Park Walk.
Meet Brockwell Park by Café TICKETS £5, Under 16 £2, Under 10s Free
11am-5pm: Dulwich Picture Gallery
ADMISSION FREE
11am-4pm: Festival Fair
Goose Green ADMISSION FREE
2pm: How to Cheat at Mind Reading
Dulwich Library TICKETS £4 (£2*)
2:30pm: Scratch Nelson Mass - Rehearsal All Saint's Church TICKETS £10 (£8*) to include performance
7:15-8:15pm: Argentine Tango
Beginners' Class, St Thomas More Hall TICKETS £10 (£7*) £5 Class Only £7 (£5*) milonga only
7:30pm: Scratch Nelson Mass - Performance All Saints' Church TICKETS £10 (£8*)
8pm: Insight Theatre 'The Coffin'
The Crown & Greyhound TICKETS £10 (£8*)
8:15-11pm: Argentine Tango - Performance St Thomas Moore Hall TICKETS £10 (£7*) £5 Class Only £7 (£5*) milonga only

Monday, 14th May
10am-5pm: I Wish Children's Art Exhibition
Francis Peek Centre ADMISSION FREE
4:30-6pm: Filmosophy Age 11-18
St Barnabas Parish Hall TICKETS £2
7:30pm: FILM: Broken flowers.
Dulwich Picture Gallery TICKETS £7 (£5*) includes glass of wine
7:30pm: Organ Recital
With Dr William McVicker. St Barnabas Church, TICKETS £8 (£6*) Children under 16 free
8pm: Dulwich Going Greener Talk:
The Poles & The Planet.
Alleyn's School ADMISSION FREE
8pm: Insight Theatre The Coffin.
The Crown & Greyhound TICKETS £8 (£6*)

Tuesday, 15th May
10am-5pm: I Wish Children's Art Exhibition Francis Peek Centre ADMISSION FREE
2pm: Dulwich Past In Pictures.
With Brian Green. Dulwich Library
ADMISSION FREE
4:30pm: Swingle Singers Workshop, Dulwich College, Great Hall
TICKETS £7 (£5*)
7:30pm: Swingle Singers,
Dulwich College, Great Hall
TICKETS £13 (£11*)
8pm: Wine-Tasting With
The Dulwich Wine Society.
The Crown & Greyhound Over 18s only. TICKETS £15 (£12*)

Wednesday, 16th May
2-3pm: Pond-Dipping
Francis Peek Centre TICKETS £2 per session
4-5pm Pond-Dipping
Francis Peek Centre TICKETS £2 per session
4pm: Cream Tea Crescendo:
Pianist David Dean

Christ's Church. TICKETS £5 (£3.50*) includes cream tea
4-6pm: The F-Word: Forgiveness
Age 11-17. St Barnabas Parish Hall
ADMISSION FREE
4:30pm: Oral History Workshop.
Francis Peek Centre ADMISSION FREE
7:30pm: Reflections Of Music & Magic.
The Green Restaurant
TICKETS £20 to include buffet

Thursday, 17th May
2pm: Dulwich Park Secrets Revealed. Francis Peek Centre ADMISSION FREE
4pm: Cream Tea Crescendo:
Branco Stoysin Trio
Dulwich Library. TICKETS £5 (£3.50*) includes cream tea
7:30pm: How to Manage Your Mind.
Linbury Room, Dulwich Picture Gallery. TICKETS £10 (£8*) includes glass of wine
8pm: Tall-Lighthouse Poetry.
With Hugo Williams, The Crown & Greyhound TICKETS £5
8pm: English country Dancing
St Barnabas Parish Hall Tickets £2.50

Friday, 18th May
Art throughout Dulwich.
Details in 'Artists' Open House' catalogue ADMISSION FREE
2pm: Park, Plants And Passion.
Francis Peek Centre ADMISSION FREE
6pm: Cinetopia Mystery Film.
The Crown & Greyhound.
TICKETS £10 in advance, £13 on the door
7pm: Gala Youth Concert
Kingsdale School. Tickets £5, Child £2, Family £10 (2 Adults & 2 Children)
7:30pm: Limericks to Logarithms
Linbury Room, Dulwich Picture Gallery. TICKETS £10 (£8*) includes glass of wine
9-10:15pm: Dulwich Park Bat Walk.
Meet College Road gate
ADMISSION FREE

Saturday, 19th May
Art throughout Dulwich.
Details in 'Artists' Open House' catalogue ADMISSION FREE
10am: Circus Workshops Age 7+.
St Barnabas Parish Hall TICKETS £3
No unaccompanied children
10am-5pm: Dulwich Craft & Design Fair Dulwich Picture Gallery
TICKETS £2.50 (£1.50*)
Children FREE
11am: 7 Steps To Confident Children. Lorraine Thomas. Dulwich Library
TICKETS £3 (£1.50*)
11:30am: Oral History Workshop.
Francis Peek Centre ADMISSION FREE
11:30am: Circus Workshops, Age 7+.
St Barnabas Parish Hall
TICKETS £3. No unaccompanied children
1pm: Percussion Workshops, Age 7+.
St Barnabas Parish Hall TICKETS £3
No unaccompanied children
2pm: College Road Architecture Walk.
Meet junction Dulwich Village
and College Road. TICKETS £3 (£1.50*)
3pm: Percussion Workshops, Age 7+.
St Barnabas Parish Hall TICKETS £3
No unaccompanied children
3pm: Gaudier Ensemble:Red Riding Hood. St Barnabas Church TICKETS £6 (£4*)
6pm: Dulwich Players: Plays In The Pub. The Crown & Greyhound TICKETS £6 (£5*)
7:30pm: Music For May-Time
Dulwich Helpline Concert.
St Stephen's Church TICKETS £10 (£5*)
8pm: South London Jazz Orchestra, St Faith's Community Centre TICKETS £7 (£5*)
8:30pm: Dulwich Players: Plays In The Pub. The Crown & Greyhound. TICKETS £6 (£5*)

Sunday, 20th May
Art Throughout Dulwich.
Details in 'Artists' Open House' catalogue ADMISSION FREE
12-6pm: Green Fair With
Teddy Bears' Picnic & Dr Bike.
Dulwich Park, Admission free
2pm: East Dulwich History Walk.
Meet Goose Green opp. St John's Church. TICKETS £3 (£1.50*) Children Free
7-10:30pm: A Swinging Hullabaloo
Dulwich Park TICKETS £12

'A SWINGING HULLABALOO'
Featuring 'Los Pistoleros'
Sunday 20th May
7pm till 10.30pm Dulwich Park Tickets: £12 (no concessions)
Dress Code: 50s Country & Western  

This year's grand finale event of the Festival invites you to kick off your shoes and take your partners by the hand for another unforgettable night of music and dancing '1950s Country and Western' style.

The Green Fair marquee will be opening its canvas doors (next to the new Francis Peak Building, beside the car park in Dulwich Park) for the evenings 'Swinging Hullabaloo'. Los Pistoleros - will be playing an upbeat mixture of Western Swing, Rhythm and blues, honky tonk, and cajun music. The band will be led by the legendary Bobby Valentino on vocals and fiddle (also a Clark Gable lookalike!), BJ Cole on the Pedal Steel, Jim Russell on drums, and Martin Belmont & Kevin Foster on Guitar.

DJ Big Green Trev will also be serenading the crowds with his sweet swinging folk tunes.

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