insideKENT Magazine Issue 23 - February 2014 | Page 29

The Cheriton Light Festival // 22-23 Feb

The Big Chris Barber Band // 27 Feb

Head to the coast this February for the annual Cheriton Light Festival, an
excellent free weekend-long event! Strange Cargo are pleased to announce
the festival will be back for a second time to reclaim and illuminate the
streets of this Folkestone suburb once more. A traffic-free event, this aweinspiring display will bring high quality, thrilling artworks to people's doorsteps
– a show that is well worth a trip.
6-9pm. Price: Free.
Cheriton High Street, Folkestone CT19
www.strangecargo.org.uk

Europe's finest traditional jazz and blues band, jazz legend, Chris Barber,
celebrates his 65th anniversary as bandleader in 2014 with a Europe-wide
concert tour. Chris formed his first band in 1949 at the age of 19 and has
since gone on to become not only one of Europe’s most successful and
influential bandleaders, but a jazz legend. With his 10-piece band, featuring
a 7-strong front line, this is one gig you should attend!
7.30pm. Price: £18-£22.
The Orchard Theatre, Home Gardens, Dartford DA1 1ED
www.orchardtheatre.co.uk / 01322 220000

Ladies Night: Flower
Ceramic Canvas
// 25 Feb
Fancy getting crafty this
February? Head down to
Maidstone-based arts
studio, This Art of Mine, and
try your hand at making one
of these beautiful flower
ceramic canvasses. Perfect
for any room in the house, this workshop will teach you how to create the
design, before being fired and ready for collection a week later. Why not
try hanging your design for a fun alternative to pictures and photos?
7-9pm. Price: £22 per person (includes all materials and refreshments).
Booking only.
This Art of Mine, Little Budds Farm, Coldblow Lane, Thurnham,
Maidstone ME14 3LR
www.thisartofmine.co.uk / 01622 735312

Shooting the Moon // 27 Feb

The Magic of Motown // 28 Feb
Celebrating 50 years of UK No.1 hit singles, for one night only The
Magic of Motown hits Bromley's Churchill Theatre. This all-new, allstar 2014 spectacular features more No.1 hits than ever before, with
music from the likes of the Temptations, Supremes, Four Tops,
Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Lionel Richie and more.
Better still, it marks the official arrival of Motown style, sophistication
and musical brilliance to these shores. As the legend of Baby Love
and the great record label lives on, five-star performances will revive
more than 36 back-to-back massive Motown classics with all the
dazzling dance moves, glittering costume changes and superb
musicianship synonymous with Motown.
8pm. Price: £27.40-£42.40.
Churchill Theatre, High St, Bromley BR1 1HA
www.atgtickets.com/venues/the-churchill-theatre-bromley /
0844 8717620

Strangeface Theatre Company are delighted to present Shooting The Moon,
the first touring show in which they will use full masks. The fantastical life
story of filmmaker and illusionist Georges Méliès, Strangeface will bring to
the stage the magic of early cinema through a non-verbal and full-masked
exciting performance. In addition, there is a live musical score and original
projections.
7.30pm. Price: Adults £12, Friends £10, Under 25s £8 and
Schools £6.
Theatre Royal, Addington St, Margate CT9 1PW
www.theatreroyalmargate.com / 01843 292795

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