Hilary Burrage

Liverpool Metropolitan Opera rehearses each Thursday from 8-10pm at the Scandinavian Church, Park Lane, Liverpool (near Police HQ and bus station). We welcome new singers (all voices), audition necessary. Preparing for concerts and opera presentations within the next six months.

Enquiries: johnspeace1@aol.com

1 May - 1 July, From Pills to Lollipops - the life and music of Sir Thomas Beecham @ The World of Glass, St.Helens

An exhibition celebrating the life and work of Sir Thomas Beecham, the conductor. The exhibition will include memorabilia, archive material, photographs and portraits of this famous St. Helens personality. From his early life, and his first concert in St. Helens, to his later concerts and recordings, this exhibition will pay homage to his many achievements and brilliant career.

The exhibition takes place at The World of Glass, Winner of the Best Small Visitor Attraction of the Year Award 2006.

The World of Glass provides a journey of discovery into one of the most common substances on earth, & features live glass blowing demonstrations, multi-media shows, underground tunnels, galleries, special exhibitions, cafe, & a gift shop selling hand-crafted glassworks.

The World of Glass is also a first class conference & corporate hospitality venue, & hosts the St.Helens Tourist Information Centre.

This event runs in conjuction with the St.Helens Sinfonietta who presents 'A Beecham Concert' at St.Helens Town Hall on 30 Jun 2007 . With soprano - Helen Bamber and Conductor - Alan Free.

This concert, dedicated to the greatest musician ever to come out of St.Helens, is the Sinfonietta's boldest enterpise yet. A orchestra of 44 players will perform a programme which includes Schubert, Delius, Mozart and Beethoven.

Contact:
The World of Glass
Chalon Way East
WA10 1BX

[t]: 08700 11 44 66
[w]: www.worldofglass.com

MUSICIANS WANTED TO PERFORM IN THE PHIL HALL!

22 July (Sunday) 7 p.m.

Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BP
(Please note 7 p.m. start.)

HOTFOOT 1977 - 2007! A Street of Hope for 30 Years

HOPES: The Hope Street Association's annual celebratory concert for everyone, to include a new work by HOPES' Composer in Association, Richard Gordon-Smith.

HOPES Festival Orchestra and Chorus
Presented by Roger Phillips
Conductor: Richard Gordon-Smith
Orchestra Director: Tony Burrage

Tickets from Liverpool Hall Box Office 0151-709 3789 (or online, www.liverpoolphil.com)

Amateur and / or student performers at Grade 5+ are most welcome to join the Orchestra. For further details, to register as a performer or to consider sponsorship please go to the entry on this website of 29 March.

This concert is supported by the Liverpool Culture Company and others.

HOPES is a registered charity

Deadline for applications: 6 June 2007

LiverpoolCommunityGames
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THE CITY WIDE FINALS 2007
Wednesday 1st August 2007

Starts 10am Finishes 4pm

Liverpool Tennis Centre

Wellington Road, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 4LE

ALL YOUTH & COMMUNITYGROUPS!

FREE Entrance

Ages6 to16TasterSessions&Activities

Ages11 to13&14 to16 TeamCompetitions

MEDALS for All Those Who Take Part

All children MUSTbe accompanied by an appropriate adult

TASTER SESSIONS &ACTIVITIES Focus on FUN & INCLUSION !!!

This year activities include dance, judo, tennis, performing poetry, fun

games, tug of war, inclusive sports from Daisy UK (M.I.S.T Over the

Mersey = Merseyside Inclusive Sports Tournament), crafts, face painting,

music, art, performances& much much more.

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part. TheWINNING TEAMS from each discipline & age group will compete

at the Merseyside Community Youth Games on Wednesday 15th August.

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Foundation Degree in Community Arts recruiting now!

CALF, the Community Arts Learning Foundation for Merseyside and Cheshire is delighted to inform you of the launch of a new Foundation Degree in Community Arts: a programme we have developed with West Cheshire College and a wide range of arts and creative industry employers around the region for the last two years.

The programme, validated by the University of Chester, has been designed especially for people who are employed by cultural organisations (within the voluntary, independent or educational sectors for example) or freelance creative practitioners who wish to extend their future employment or educational prospects.

Students will work closely with members of CALF and be able to participate in relevant and real life community arts practice both within in West Cheshire College and 'out in the field' with CALF members. We're confident it will provide an education and training in Community Arts which is second to none.

If you have any further queries, please either contact myself at the Aspire Trust or Emma Lowe at West Cheshire College for further information and advice on 01244 670368 or via email: e.lowe@west-cheshire.ac.uk

Best wishes and thanks for your interest.

Nick Owen
On behalf of CALF, the Community Arts Learning Forum for Merseyside
Development Director
Aspire Trust Ltd
The Oldershaw School
Valkyrie Road
Wallasey CH45 4RJ

Tel. 0151 639 9231
Web www.aspireuniverse.co.uk

4 - 11 June

'celebr8 (don't discrimin8)' - The North West Celebrates Diversity with the sound of music - calling all musicians

The celebr8 (don't discrimin8) is hitting the north west again this year - the second installment of the annual regional festival demonstrating and celebrating how equality and diversity benefits our region will launch on 4th June and run until 11th June 2007.

celebr8 is calling all musicians and orchestras now, from any walk of life and any genre based in the north west, to create the celebr8 orchestra. Whether it's jazz, classical, pop or country or the violin, guitar, piano, recorder, hand pipes or African drums - all musicians are welcome!

Musicians need to be available for the whole day on Monday 4th June to tour the north west with celebr8, with the promise of fame, press and TV coverage. Chetham's School of Music will be directing the orchestra and composing a piece of music especially for the celebr8 orchestra to learn and perform.

Orchestras and artistes that can not make the whole tour, but would like to take part, can simply join the celebr8 orchestra in their home town at one of the whistle stops.

The aim of the eight day festival, supported by North West Regional Assembly together with other regional agencies, is to highlight the positive impact the eight diverse communities - race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, disability, age, transgender, faith and beliefs and refugees/emerging communities - has on the cultural life and economy of the region. Equality is not a minority concern as the majority of people in England's North West are in one or more of these categories, or will be at some time in their life.

The festival will commence on 4th June with a one day, whistle-stop regional tour by the celebr8 (don't discrimin8) Orchestra. The orchestra will perform at key city-centre sites in Manchester, Liverpool, Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbria, with the expert musical guidance of the world famous Chetham's School of Music.

Please call Helen Conyers on 0161 817 6600 or email helen@tangerinepr.com for more information or to book your place on the celebr8 fun bus!

A full breakdown of all the events and activities taking place throughout the whole region will be released in the weeks prior to the festival. Anyone wishing to stage their own event can find more information by logging onto www.celebr8.org or by calling the celebr8 hotline on 0161 817 6608.

The Big Picture - Different but Equal

To end the festival and to celebrate the beauty and diversity of the people that make up the North West region, celebr8 (don't discrimin8) will bring together portraits of people and communities right across the region. We are asking everyone from the North West to send in a portrait of themselves which will then be displayed as temporary art installations. The portrait can be a drawing, photo or computer image, or anything else, as long as it is flat and the weight of a piece of paper.

Portraits can be sent by email (celebr8@tangerinepr.com) or by post (celebr8 (don't discrimin8) c/o Tangerine PR, Giant's Basin, Potato Wharf, Castlefield, Manchester, M3 4NB).

If you want to run your own event for celebr8 within 4th - 11th June - please let us know and we'll help publicise your event, starting off by adding the details to the celebr8 website.

www.celebr8.org

WORLD CANALS CONFERENCE - LIVERPOOL, 13-15 June 2007

If you a planner, developer, regeneration officer, academic or volunteer with an interest in inland waterways then this is a conference for you!

The annual World Canals Conference brings together hundreds of waterways enthusiasts, professionals and scholars from around the world and aims to identify the key elements and contributors required in the creation of sustainable waterside communities.

Using Liverpool and other successful projects, the conference seeks to underline the value of involving volunteers and the community sector alongside professionals when designing and delivering a waterfront regeneration of any type and scale.

Continuous Professional Development status has been secured for the conference, via The CPD Certification Service and The Inland Waterways Association is focused on delivering an inspiring, productive and educational event, providing a platform for senior speakers from organisations such as British Waterways, English Partnerships and English Heritage.

The conference opens with a day of plenary sessions examining the UK waterways renaissance over the past 60 years, its legacy and the influence of community and volunteer organisations working alongside the professional sector. The speakers then look at partnership working to secure funding, both UK and abroad, and in the afternoon examine the benefits and challenges of sensitive, sustainable regeneration and the wider social and environmental benefits integrated waterway regeneration can deliver.

The second day offers a guided study tour to successful projects in the North West, including the work in progress for the Liverpool Link canal development in the heart of Liverpool’s docks.

The final day is very much focused on the practical; developing tourism, the significant role of community and volunteers in successful waterside projects and the positive role waterways can play in active societies.

For more information and to book online visit the website - www.wcc2007.co.uk

This conference is an opportunity for both you and the teams you need to engage.

WATERLOO FESTIVAL OF ARTS & CRAFTS
Old Christ Church
Waterloo Road
Waterloo

Places available for exhibitors

16th & 17 June
10am to 4pm

Open to all Merseyside Arts or Craft Groups

Enquiries to John 0151 924 5738

or email johnbramham@uwclub.net for entry forms & conditions (Entries required by 14 June)