Event Calendar – Ashburton Arts Centre, TQ13 7DT

Here you can view a calendar of events coming up at Ashburton Arts.

We also have a list of regular events and activities at Ashburton Arts.

To be kept up to date with everything here, join our mailing list here. There’s info about getting tickets, accessibility, how to find us and parking here.

See also the list of events on Facebook at facebook.com/ashburtonarts/events (you don’t need to be a Facebook user to see the events).

	May 2019
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		1 Tinners Moon Festival 2019 Tinners Moon Festival 2019 April 24, 2019 - May 6, 2019 All to be announced very soon •	2 Tinners Moon Festival 2019 Tinners Moon Festival 2019 April 24, 2019 - May 6, 2019 All to be announced very soon •	3 Tinners Moon Festival 2019 Tinners Moon Festival 2019 April 24, 2019 - May 6, 2019 All to be announced very soon Grace Petrie Grace Petrie May 3, 2019 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm SOLD OUT Email boxoffice@ashburtonarts.org.uk to go on waiting list for returns. Support: Voices of Freedom choir Doors and bar open at 7pm Starts at 7.30pm • •	4 Tinners Moon Festival 2019 Tinners Moon Festival 2019 April 24, 2019 - May 6, 2019 All to be announced very soon Plant Sale: Ash & District Garden Association Plant Sale: Ash & District Garden Association May 4, 2019 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Get there early – but no sales or 'reservations' before 10am Life Drawing (Studio) Life Drawing (Studio) May 4, 2019 11:00 am - 1:30 pm Untutored session. Guided by Andrew Stacey £8 (donation to Ashburton Arts) To book a place, email boxoffice@ashburtonarts.org.uk Tom Toomey (solo) TInners Moon 2019 Tom Toomey (solo) TInners Moon 2019 May 4, 2019 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Tickets £13 or £10 or £6 • • • •	5 Tinners Moon Festival 2019 Tinners Moon Festival 2019 April 24, 2019 - May 6, 2019 All to be announced very soon Broken Baroque: Emma-Marie Kabanova (solo violin) Broken Baroque: Emma-Marie Kabanova (solo violin) May 5, 2019 4:00 pm - 5:45 pm Solo Violin Community Cabaret and the Great Giveaway Community Cabaret and the Great Giveaway May 5, 2019 7:00 pm - 12:00 am DJ Hodguez • • •
6 Tinners Moon Festival 2019 Tinners Moon Festival 2019 April 24, 2019 - May 6, 2019 All to be announced very soon Taiko Journey (Free!) Taiko Journey (Free!) May 6, 2019 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Outside in the Forecourt, weather permitting. Harmonic Canon Family Workshop Harmonic Canon Family Workshop May 6, 2019 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm Kids and Family Workshop. All welcome. £4 per person (any age) Harmonic Canon Musicians and Artists Workshop Harmonic Canon Musicians and Artists Workshop May 6, 2019 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm An interactive workshop for musicians, storytellers, theatre practitioners, writers… Limited to 20 participants. Harmonic Canon Performance Harmonic Canon Performance May 6, 2019 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Ashburton Live presents this unique instrument, designed by Marcus Vergette, in a performance of the composition of the year award-winning piece by Dominic Murcott. More information here. • • • • •	7 Tarte Noire: Playback Theatre. Obedience and Rebellion Tarte Noire: Playback Theatre. Obedience and Rebellion May 7, 2019 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm see tinnersmoon.com for more. •	8 Gill Coombs Book Launch: The Trembling Warrior Gill Coombs Book Launch: The Trembling Warrior May 8, 2019 6:15 pm - 11:15 pm Free. All Welcome. •	9	10	11 Ash Arts Open House Ash Arts Open House May 11, 2019 10:00 am - 12:30 pm All welcome to drop in to Ashburton Arts Centre every Saturday morning. There are often things happening, like Life Drawing on the 1st Saturday of the month, Acoustic Music session on 2nd & 4th, repair cafes, yoga, impromptu music. There's always tea, coffee and conversation. •	12
13	14	15 Woody Guthrie and “Old Man Trump” – Will Kaufman Woody Guthrie and “Old Man Trump” – Will Kaufman May 15, 2019 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Will Kaufman – singer, multi-instrumentalist, and Professor of American Studies – is recognised as the world’s leading authority on Woody Guthrie. He is the author of Woody Guthrie, American Radical (2011), Woody Guthrie’s Modern World Blues (2017), and Mapping Woody Guthrie (forthcoming 2019). •	16	17 Freetime Old Dixie Jass Band (Netherlands) Freetime Old Dixie Jass Band (Netherlands) May 17, 2019 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm •	18 Ash Arts Open House Ash Arts Open House May 18, 2019 10:00 am - 12:30 pm All welcome to drop in to Ashburton Arts Centre every Saturday morning. There are often things happening, like Life Drawing on the 1st Saturday of the month, Acoustic Music session on 2nd & 4th, repair cafes, yoga, impromptu music. There's always tea, coffee and conversation. Repair Cafe 2019 Repair Cafe 2019 May 18, 2019 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Bring along your broken things and get them fixed or sharpened. • •	19
20 Carolyn Hume (piano), Paul May (drums), Andy Williamson (sax) Carolyn Hume (piano), Paul May (drums), Andy Williamson (sax) May 20, 2019 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Doors and bar at 7pm £10 or £8 or £5 – you choose Carolyn Hume (Piano-keyboards) and Paul May (Drums) have been together for over 20 years, releasing 6 albums to critical acclaim. Their music contains elements of jazz, neo-classical and free improvisation. Expect cinematic interludes and dysfunctional tribal rhythms, settings rich in sadness and nostalgia, stillness and release. Their music is a deep listening experience, a journey into sonic intimacy. "Hume and May create a beguiling soundscape who's delicate shifts of mood and texture are simple but extraordinarily effective" The Independent Andy Williamson will be joining them on saxophone. •	21	22	23 Alyn Shipton's New Orleans Friends feat Adrian Cox - Jazz at Vespers Alyn Shipton's New Orleans Friends feat Adrian Cox - Jazz at Vespers May 23, 2019 7:30 pm - 10:15 pm Adrian Cox, Clarinet Finlay Milne, trumpet Simon Picton, guitar and banjo Alyn Shipton, bass Emile Martyn, drums £13 or £10 or £6 – You choose. •	24	25 Ash Arts Open House Ash Arts Open House May 25, 2019 10:00 am - 12:30 pm All welcome to drop in to Ashburton Arts Centre every Saturday morning. There are often things happening, like Life Drawing on the 1st Saturday of the month, Acoustic Music session on 2nd & 4th, repair cafes, yoga, impromptu music. There's always tea, coffee and conversation. Sit and Stretch Ash Arts Yoga Fundraiser Sit and Stretch Ash Arts Yoga Fundraiser May 25, 2019 10:30 am - 1:00 pm Chrs Willis All welcome Chinmaya Dunster Chinmaya Dunster May 25, 2019 7:30 pm - 11:30 pm See chinmaya-dunster.com for more. Tickets: £15 or £10 or £6 – You Choose. https://youtu.be/9IhhusggkL8 • • •	26
27	28	29	30	31 Dance in a Day Dance in a Day May 31, 2019 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Booking and more info Join Dance in Devon, Choreographer Kay Crook and Musician Cam Crook for a day of fun and inclusive dance workshops working towards creating a ‘Dance in a Day’ to share with each other, parents and friends, in partnership with Ashburton Arts Centre. This Dance in a Day session is for 9 - 13 year olds and will be tailored to suit the ability of the young people taking part. Cinema: Cold Comfort Farm (Hall) Cinema: Cold Comfort Farm (Hall) May 31, 2019 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm • •

See what happened in our first year in our look back at 2018.

May 2019