week 4 special features
Chris Puleston with SOMA Afro Indie drum workshop at the Festival Music Fringe on 24 May at 2.15 pm at Bedford Prep School
....also see Chris with Half Moon Drum Circle at The White Horse on 2 May at 2 pm. Michele Read, FAB Nights superstar music promoter is one of the drummers
Jenny Meets John Oliver
9.30 pm Tribute to John Oliver with Barry Thompson & Richard Hardwick
Jenny, Richard Hardwick and Barry Thompson share their memories of former Bedford schoolboy, actor and comic Showbiz Patron, John Oliver.
Showbiz Patron, Comic, Actor, John Oliver
One of the 'Superstars' bookings of the Festival
The Jersey Le Brocq family is well represented on 3 May and 24 May, not the least world renowned tenor, Mark Le Brocq who brings his ethereal performance to three performances. Classical music lovers have so much to choose from. Catch Mark with son Flynn on 3 May at 10.15 am at St Peter's Church and in the afternoon at Bedford Prep School when together they present a programme of English music. Mark joins Bedford Choral Society, Ian Smith, the Grant-Jones family, Elaine Huckle, Paul Edwards, The Hit Squad and Erica and Cristian Grajner Desa at the Festival Prom (REGRETTABLY CANCELLED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT TICKET SALES) on 24 May at 7.30 pm. Don't forget your Union Jacks and red, white and blue! Come and sing Rule Britannia and Jerusalem with the best of them!
Irene Grant-Jones (above)
www.grant-jones.co.uk
Charity CD £8.50 Irene Grant-Jones sings all the favourites on her ‘Handle With Care’ CD including Ave Maria, Memory, Pie Jesu, From a distance. Irene is kindly giving 100% of the proceeds of the CDs to Utange Orphanage Project orphans. To order a copy please visit www.grant-jones.co.uk and click on charity CD. The ideal gift!
Bedford Jersey Arts festival
1 May – 5 July 2009 in Bedfordshire UK
Celebrating 70 years of friendship 1939—2009
“Victoria College, Jersey children evacuated to Bedford School during the Nazi Occupation of Jersey in WWII”
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This website is an ongoing project started in late January 2009.