Eden Valley Touring Network

Watch live music gigs all around the Eden Valley as part of the Eden Valley Touring Network!

Coming up in the next couple of weeks:

Ian Cumpstey & Mrs Knox

• Venue: Stainton Village Hall
• Date & Time: Friday 13 October 2023, doors open at 7pm

Carolyn Francis & Mrs Knox

• Venue: Shap Old Courthouse
• Date & Time: Saturday 20 October 2023, doors open at 7pm

Mark Stivvy & Kenneth Wilson

• Venue: Great Salkeld Village Hall
• Date & Time: Saturday 21 October 2023, doors open at 7pm

Admission fee: £5 - pay on the door at the venue or by contacting the venue directly beforehand.

For more information, please visit the EVAN website.

An evening of live swing music from Lancaster band 'The Luca Brasi Group' with dancers from Penrith's own Swing Dance Cumbria.

Live Rock Music!

Some people just wish they lived in another era, the era of classic rock!

Anthems of Rock takes you back to the heyday of 80’s rock. Telling the story of how 3 men born in the 90’s grew up listening to what they define as ‘real music’ and have to come to terms with the fact that not only were they born too late to experience it but the music industry has moved on; or has it?

This rock opera is like nothing you’ve seen before! With fireworks, flames, amazing lighting and exacting attention to detail with 3 West End credited vocalists and backed by one of the best 5-piece bands on the planet, relive the hits from Journey, Aerosmith, Queen, Bon Jovi, Kiss, AC/DC, Van Halen, and many more!

If you are a fan of live classic rock, this is the show for you! 

Details:

• Venue: Penrith Playhouse Theatre, 1 Auctionmart Lane
• Date: Saturday 28 October 2023
• Time: 7:30pm

To book tickets, please visit the Penrith Players website.

For more information, please visit the North Pennines AONB website.

Cumbria CVS Volunteer Opportunities!

• Date: Tuesday 17 October 2023
• Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
• Venue: Penrith Methodist Church

Come along and meet a range of organisations to discuss volunteering opportunities available:

• Carer Support Carlisle & Eden
• Kirby Stephen Youth Centre
• Cumbria Family Support
• Cumbria Youth Alliance
• Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
• People First / Healthwatch Westmorland & Furness
• National Trust
• Cumbria CVS
• Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner
• Westmorland & Furness Council - Community Transport
• Plus more organisations!

For more information, please call 01768 800350 or email info@cumbriacvs.org.uk

The original potters market!

Potfest in the Pens in Penrith is back! Ceramic gifts, artwork and homeware, perfect for starting your festive shopping! See the work of well-established and up-and-coming ceramists a-like in a bustling marketplace.

Dates and times: Friday 20, Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 October 2023, 10am - 16:30pm daily

For more information about the event, please visit the Potfest website.

For more information, please visit the Penrith Rotary Club website.

The Winter Droving is back for it's 12th year!

On the 28th October 2023, the event will offer an abundance of entertainment with a torchlight procession rounding off a day of arts, music, masquerade and magical carnivalesque goings on!

Created by Eden Arts, The Winter Droving has become one of Cumbria’s iconic cultural events. The event is also free to attend!

For more information about the event, please visit the Eden Arts website.

As part of the Winter Droving event, on Saturday 21 October, as dusk descends, ‘Welcome the Wolf’ in a spectacular start to the Droving season.

This special event is a unique opportunity to participate in creating a magical artwork in the landscape using Geolights first developed for last year’s Green Space Dark Skies event, as featured on BBC Countryfile.

For more information about the event, please visit the Eden Arts website.

The North Pennines Stargazing Festival is back for 2023 – running for two weeks between Friday 20 October and Sunday 5 November. This year is the seventh edition of the annual festival – with over 30 events on offer. Events are being organised by the North Pennines AONB Partnership and a variety of other organisations and businesses – all with expert astronomer guides to help you enjoy the fabulous dark night skies in the North Pennines.

The North Pennines is the darkest mainland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and is one of the darkest areas in the country. The festival has been running since 2017 to make it easy for people to celebrate the area’s dark night skies and to discover the area’s nocturnal wildlife.

For more information about the events available as part of the Stargazing Festival, please visit the North Pennines Stargazing Festival.

EVAN Gallery 4a in Penrith is hosting an exhibition of art works made by refugees, asylum seekers and minoritized artists in October. The exhibition will run for ten days, beginning on Saturday 14th October and promises to be a wonderful showcase celebrating diversity. The artists come from different heritages, ethnicities and cultures and this is a special opportunity for these artists to share their talents with the community.

The exhibition is part of an art project supported by the former Eden District Council Arts and Culture Development Fund, and is run as a collaboration by Penrith and Eden Refugee Network (PERN) and BlueJam Arts CIC. Claudi Hayward, PERN’s Community Outreach Officer, says ‘Some of the paintings are full of history, pain, resilience, and hope. Without words, this event is for people to tell the stories behind the artwork, and connect them with their roots.’

Venue: EVAN Gallery 4a, 4 Corney Pl, Penrith CA11 7PX

Dates & Times: 14 - 22 October 2023, Open weekends 1-4pm, weekdays 1-3pm

Cost: FREE

Join Penrith and Eden Refugee Network (PERN) for a fun family painting session with Penrith Welcomes Diversity. Make sure to wear clothes that you don’t mind getting messy!

Venue: BlueJam Arts Space, Mostyn Hall, Friargate, Penrith, CA11 7XR

Date & Time: Saturday 14th October, 10:30am - 12pm

Cost: FREE

To book a place email outreach@pern.org.uk 

Art workshop!

Venue: BlueJam Arts Space, Mostyn Hall, Friargate, Penrith, CA11 7XR

Date & Time: Wednesday 18th October 2023, 1:30pm-2:30pm

Cost: FREE

To book a place email outreach@pern.org.uk 

Family Friendly Theatre Experience!

Join stars of stage and screen, Auntie Aggie and Max, as they fly past the planets on an intergalactic musical expedition!

From a sunny stop on Mercury, to a meeting with a Martian, there’s so much to do and see on this  trip of a lifetime in the homemade rocket ship!

Packed with singalong songs  such as Zoom Zoom Zoom, We’re Going to the Moon, Aiken Drum and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - get ready to fasten your seatbelts and join in with this astronomical adventure!

Come dressed as an alien or astronaut - you can even download a craft kit from the McDougalls website.

Details

• Venue: Penrith Playhouse Theatre, 1 Auctionmart Lane
• Date: Wed 25 Oct 2023
• Time: 2:00pm