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July 2
August Issue
Cover Picture
Service Times
Tea Party
Car Boot Sale
and Finally
Chernobyl's Children
All Day Feast
Anti-Social Behaviour
Scarecrows Plant Stall
Watching the Neighbourhood
Dear Editor
Scarecrow Weekend
Fire Station Fun
Whatcote Concert
Compton Verney
Nature Watch
Something for the Archive
Scarecrow Weekend
Poetry Corner

What's On at Compton Verney This Summer

Open: Tuesday – Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Thursday 8 p.m.)

Closed Monday except Bank Holidays

Admission:  Adults £6, concs. £4, child £2, family (2 adults & up to 4 children) £14.  All tickets half price on Tuesday.

Places on workshops and tours are limited.

25 June – 29 August Exhibition: The American West

Collection tours are available on Wednesday (2.30-3.30pm) and on Saturdays and Sundays (12noon-1pm and 2.30pm-3.30pm), free with Gallery admission.

July

Saturday 2, 11 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. Easel-y Done, A drop-in workshop as part of Children’s Art Day.  Workshop included in admission price.

Thursday 7, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.  A Midsummer Night’s Draw, A drop-in event for all ages.  Workshop included in admission price.

Thursday 7 and 28, 7–7.45 p.m. American West Exhibition Tour.  Tour included in admission price

Sunday 10, 1–4 p.m. American West Roadshow

Thursday 14, 7.30 p.m. In the grounds of Compton Verney - The Western, A talk. Tickets: For talk £5 / £3.50 concessions.  For talk and gallery admission £10 / £7

Thursday 21, 7.30 p.m. Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance £5 / £3.50

Saturday 23, 1–4 p.m. The American West: In the Mix

Saturday 30, 10 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. Landscape Watercolour Painting £40, includes all materials, light lunch, tea and coffee

August

Monday 1 to Friday 5 Artists’ Summer School Places are limited – it will be necessary to book in advance.  £175, includes gallery admission, refreshments and a light lunch

Thursday 4, 7.30 p.m. A Boy King and his Portraits £5 / £3.50

Saturday 6, 3 p.m. James Luna performance £5 / £3.50

Wednesday 10, 11 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. Horse of Course

Thursday 11 and 25, 11 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. Land Ahoy!
Two bookable children’s workshops for age 8+.  Come and create your own version of 17th century ship The Mayflower that took the Pilgrim Fathers to America, with Anthony James and Nigel Sewell.  Tickets £12, includes gallery admission and materials.

Thursday 11, 2.30–3.15 p.m. American West Exhibition Tours

Thursday 11, 7.30 p.m. A View from Naples: Sir William Hamilton and his Collecting £5 / £3.50 concessions

Friday 12, 11 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. Fish-Eye Photography, a bookable children’s workshop for age 8+. £12, includes gallery admission and materials

Wednesday 17 and Wednesday 24, 11 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.     Compu-bility Brown, two bookable children’s workshops for age 8+.   £12, includes gallery admission and materials

Thursday 18 and Friday 19, 11 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. Dime Store Drawing, two bookable children’s workshops for age 10+.  £12, includes gallery admission and materials

Thursday 18, 7.30 p.m. Curator’s talk: Jimmie Durham.  £5 / £3.50 concessions

Saturday 20, 8 p.m. Outdoor Film screening: The Searchers (U)  £5 / £3.50

Thursday 25, 7.30 p.m. Tilman Riemenschneider and his Work: The Unknown Female Saint    £5 / £3.50

Friday 26, 11 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. Fired Earth, a bookable children’s workshop for age 8+.  £12, includes gallery admission and materials.  Please note all work will be fired by the artist and will need collecting by the participant at a later date.

Saturday 27 and Sunday 28, 11 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. The Lost Mine Part 1, two bookable interactive workshops for all ages.  Experience the ‘American West’ by building an enormous 3D board game.  £12, includes gallery admission and materials.  Places are limited – it will be necessary to book in advance.

Sunday 28 and Monday 29, 11.30 a.m., 12.45 p.m., 2 p.m., 3.15 p.m.  American Storytelling, a series of 45 minute drop-in children’s storytelling sessions for all ages.  Come along and experience American Culture through storytelling.  Workshop included in admission price

Monday 29, 11 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. The Lost Mine Part 2, a drop-in interactive workshop for all ages.  Come and join the learning team at Compton Verney and play ‘Lost Mine’, an enormous 3D board game.  Free on admission to the gallery

September

Thursday 1, 11 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. Painting from Scratch. A bookable workshop for young people aged 12+. £12, including materials.

Thursday 8, 7–9 p.m. Bat Night at Compton Verney £5 / £3.50

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Last modified: June 29, 2005