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This Newsletter is for Voluntary Groups, Professional Artists and everyone interested in

the Arts.

Welcome to the summer edition of artsMATTERS. This edition features the regular Funding section including lots of things to see and do this summer. If you have any suggestions for the autumn edition of artsMATTERS please contact us before 15 August 2015.

This month, The Matlock Storytelling café brings you two shows for the price of one. With The Returned, Mike Payton tells stories about the lure of coming home - over mountains and rough terrain, through war zones and dangerous ground...and even from beyond the grave.

Helen Appleton is an expert on large and hairy beasts, and she has moulded her research into a meditation on the nature of all things troll. Forget those Billy Goats and their sweet grass, for the lore of these creatures is fascinating - sometimes profound and sometimes just unpleasantly stinky. Tickets cost £7.00 and can be bought by calling Storytelling Cafe on 01629 580023. Or you can pay on the door. Delicious cakes and savoury snacks available. BYOB. The Café is in The Imperial Rooms, Matlock DE4 3NL. 5th June 2015. Doors open 6.45pm, show begins 7.30pm.

Matlock Storytelling Cafe - bringing storytelling back to adult audiences...

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Welcome

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Be part of Made in Derbyshire If you have a product, event or provide a service that was born in Derbyshire, register as a member and help them to celebrate the rich diversity of talent in the County. Any Derbyshire-based organisation can register and receive the following benefits: ♦ A free listing in the Members' Directory ♦ Add your company events to your Member's listing ♦ Registered users' events are highlighted in the events listings ♦ Registered users' events have the opportunity for promoted

feature on the homepage ♦ Ability to use the marque as part of your marketing materials ♦ Inclusion in the County-wide campaigns to celebrate producers

in Derbyshire ♦ Social media marketing support through the Twitter, Facebook

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Bakewell Carnival gets off to a flying start on Saturday June 27th with The 13th International Day of Dance. This colourful celebration of music and dance showcases a stunning variety of 33 international dance groups, who will be performing at 8 outdoor venues around the picturesque town of Bakewell, from 11.00am to 4.30pm. Travel the world with dances from Ireland, France, Spain, Latin America, Armenia, Angola, South Africa, India and The Appalachian Mountains. There is traditional dance with folk and ballroom, contrasting with a range of upbeat contemporary dance. Many of the old favourites will be returning, including Timberline Steve’s Line Dancers, the ever popular Black Pig Border Morris and The Nottingham Swing Dancers.

They are pleased to welcome 7 new groups this year, several of which promote dance as a fun way to keep fit. These include Chesterfield Pole Athletes, Konga Dance Exercise, an Australian fitness programme inspired by a variety of dance styles and Fitsteps, which grew out of Strictly

Come Dancing. Also new this year are Nandavana, a classic Indian dance group inspired by its leader, Chamu Kuppuswamy’s love of nature, and in contrast, the all- female Hype Dance Company who combine a variety of styles to bring us the sassy Siren Assassins. Heather Clements’ group takes us back to the era of Rock and Roll and you can travel even further back in time with Winster Morris, a group first established in 1863.

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artsMATTERS Bakewell Day of Dance is very much a community enterprise involving local groups and interests. This year, for the first time, there will be Tudor dancing in the courtyard of Bakewell Old House Museum and they are also introducing Bakewell Circle Dancers who will be dancing at Gernon Manor, a local care home. There will be opportunities to join in and learn a few basic steps of the individual dances or you can just relax and enjoy the performances – and it’s all free! Don’t be put off if it rains as there will be an alternative wet weather programme in the town hall from 12.00 noon.

There is also a chance to learn some steps in the workshops that run throughout the day, which will cost £3 for an hour long session. You can choose from French and Breton Dancing, Modern Jive, Konga, a high energy workshop, and Morris dancing with the Winster Morris Dancers . From 7.30pm there will be an international ceilidh with Vertical Expression, one of the hottest bands on the contra dance scene. No

experience is needed so go and join in the fun. Tickets £8, Concessions £6 available from Bakewell Book and Gift Shop. Profits go to the Goboka Rwanda Trust, a small local charity which makes a difference to the lives of people in Rwanda. For more information and tickets ring Jude on 01629 815469 or Di on 01629 812104. You can also visit our website www.bakewelldayofdance.co.uk or email enquiries@bakewelldayofdance.co.uk

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The 2015 Ashbourne Festival will be arriving soon and the streets,

churches and venues will be fill with performances, concerts and exhibitions. Once again the festival brings the best possible classical and contemporary arts to the town for residents and its many summer visitors.

The 2015 Festival gets off to an energetic start 19 June 2015 with a tribute to Michael Jackson. Everybody loves his string of highly original hits, and a truly wacky lifestyle; he was undoubtedly one of the major contributors to the history of popular music. You can’t beat it, it will be a thriller.

It is swiftly followed by the fantastic and extremely popular two day international Streetfest, on Saturday 20 June and Sunday 21 June, the ‘festival within a festival’ that attracts street performers from all over the world to the streets of Ashbourne. This year has another stellar lineup with performers from the USA, Australia and the UK. Amongst an exceptional group of performers is Wet Picnic with the The Lift, a roving theatrical experience that envelops its audience, welcoming them into a world of captured moments, and creating a

surreal experience that you won't forget. The Smallest Theatre in the World, a two seater motorcycle sidecar, presents the epic King Kong and Circle of Two perform a magical trapeze fairytale.

The main festival has a wide range of performances, which includes a line up of well-known broadcasters; including the historian and popular personality Lucy Worsley wo looks at the British fascination with murder. The food critic, broadcaster and Masterchef professional eater, Jay

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Rayner, presents his Dining Hell appealing to our interest in bad, not good, restaurant reviews and ex-local MP, novellist and all round celebrity, Edwina Currie, will tell us how to grow old disgracefully.

Local history is always interesting and, following the over-subscribed talk on Richard III two years ago, is one on the discovery of the equally exciting Staffordshire Hoard. There is also a chance to learn about the inspiration, work and legacy of local sculptor, Ronald Pope.

The always popular comedy night on Friday 3 July has another crowd pleasing line up including the radio and television favourites. The brilliant double header this year is Garry Delaney, a regular on Mock the Week, and the ‘chaser’ Paul Sinha. Whilst it cannot be claimed that Ashbourne’s comedy night is the route to success, regular audiences have seen acts that have gone from being great to being mega! Think Reginald D Hunter and Henning Wehn and book as quickly as possible not to miss this years stars.

The scale of classical music this year has changed with the international chamber ensemble Fiori Musicali playing a programme including work by J S Bach, Vivaldi and Corelli in the beautiful and a t m o s p h e r i c S t Oswald’s Church.

Other music and music based events include the living legend Geno Washington. The old Geno magic still drags them in and sends them home high. He enjoys much status on the Soul, R&B and Northern Soul scenes,

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due to his unsurpassable reputation as a live performer. He is electrifying on stage and his love of performance (and of life) makes him an inspiration, a joy to witness, and one of the greatest frontmen from the latter half of the 20th century. At the other end of the music spectrum is not a concert but a fascinating insight into one of the most influential British musicians of the late 1960’s, Nick

Drake. Strange Face tells the story of reactions to the discovery of unpublished recordings by the singer songwriter. For the dancers amongst you Nottingham based ceilidh band Pandemonium whose high-energy music will get everybody moving.

A must see drama is Geoffrey Holland’s tribute to one of the great comedians of the 20th century. My Friend Mr Laurel is an intriguing, funny and often poignant tale of friendship, love and dedication about one of Hollywood’s great historic stars. Poetry is prominent again and the edgy performance poet, John Berkavitch, will lead a poetry workshop and the annual ‘Poetry in the Garden’.

As usual running alongside this is the annual Summer Exhibition of work by both invited professional and

selected amateur artists from Derbyshire. The exhibition will be enhanced by a competition for the best and most popular art work, supported by St John Street Gallery. This year there is also a month long residency by the sculptor Rachel Carter who will be developing new work in a temporary studio during June.

The whole festival will end with the free Picnic in the Park, which will feature the music of Pannissimo, a Midlands based steel band.

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The Ashbourne Festival gets better and better every year. This year it has been supported by a record number of local businesses that have given money as sponsors and patrons or support in kind. Without this support and that of the Arts Council of England, Derbyshire County Council, Derbyshire Dales District Council, Ashbourne Town Council, Orchestras Live and all the local volunteers, the festival could not happen.

Full details are currently on the Ashbourne Festival website www.ashbournefestival.org.

Saturday 11 July

The Derbyshire Singers’ Summer concert ‘A Celebration of Summer’ will feature a range of music for voices and harp. It will be a varied programme, with choral works including pieces by Downland, Mozart, Elgar, Sullivan, Rutter and Chilcott, as well as folk-song arrangements. The Derbyshire Singers will be joined by Eleanor Hudson of harp, and Daniel King Smith on piano. Enjoy a glass of sangria and listen to music for summer in the glorious St Peter’s Church Edensor on the Chatsworth Estate. 7.30pm. Tickets £12 from Natural Choice, Ashbourne (01335 346096) or online at www.derbyshiresingers.org.

Every effort has been made to ensure that information contained in this publication is accurate. However, no liability will be accepted for any loss, damage or inconvenience caused as a result of inaccuracy or error in the

information contained in these pages.

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B e c o m e a VOLUNTEER Volunteers are the heartbeat of WIRKSWORTH F E S T I V A L . T h e i r contr i but ions are vital to the o n g o i n g

success of what is one of the United Kingdom's finest Festivals. And you could join the team. They need a diverse range of talents to ensure that all aspects of the organisation of the Wirksworth Festival can go ahead, ensuring a smooth and incident free event. If you'd like to work with a team of volunteers that is committed to the success and development of Wirksworth Festival get in touch. Contact George or Andrea on 01629 824003 or email admin@wirksworthfestival.co.uk

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The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced the next closing date for applications to its Heritage Grants scheme for project of over £2 million and under £5 million is the 18th June 2015. Under the Heritage Grants scheme funding is available for projects that relate to the national, regional or local heritage of the UK. Activities that can be funded include: ♦ Historic buildings ♦ Archaeological sites ♦ Collections of objects, books or documents in museums,

libraries or archives ♦ Natural and designed landscapes and gardens ♦ People's memories and experiences (often recorded as ‘oral

history'); etc. HLF welcome applications from single not for profit organisations and partnerships led by the not for profit sector. In addition, the HLF also makes grants of £100,000 - £2 million and grants in excess of £5 million. These are subject to different application deadlines information on which can be access here: www.hlf.org.uk/howtoapply/programmes/pages/heritagegrants.aspx

Sources of funding for the arts in the UK, particularly for those activities that ACE cannot provide grants for, such as those relating to films www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-funding/other-sources-of-arts-funding/

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Grants for Heritage Projects

Comprehensive listing of grants funders for the arts

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The next applications deadline for the Performing Right Society's (PRS) Women Make Music grant scheme is 6pm on the 28th September 2015. Through the grant scheme, financial support of up to £5000 is available to women musicians to create new music in any genre. This can range from classical, jazz and experimental, to urban, electronica and pop. Through the scheme support is available to individuals and organisations / groups including: ♦ Solo performers ♦ Solo songwriters or composers ♦ Promoters or event producers ♦ Bands/ensembles/orchestras ♦ As well as non-music organisations such as local authorities and

museums; etc. Read more at: www.prsformusicfoundation.com

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Edited by Nicola Wildgoose, Community Events Officer, Derbyshire Dales District Council, Town

Hall, Matlock DE4 3NN Tel: 01629 761390 E-mail: arts@derbyshiredales.gov.uk Website: www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk