Acomb Arts Festival Programme confirmed

ADAM festival

The ADAM festival is taking place in the Front Street area on Saturday 20th July,

Check their web site for details of the programme (extracts below) http://www.adamfestival.com/

METHODIST CHURCH
10:00 – 14:00 Cheeky Monkeys (Summer Fayre with Peppa and George pig!)
14:15 – 15:00 SongBox
15:15 – 16:00 Zumba and Bokwa

EXPLORE LIBRARY
10:00 – 10:45 Ross Meikle
11:00 – 11:45 Le Petit Artiste Theatre
12:30 – 13:00 Anneliese Emmans Dean
13:00 – 13:30 Gordon McJannett
11:00 – 11:45 Le Petit Artiste Theatre

PARISH HALL
09:50 – 10:00 ADAM Launch Event
10:00 – 11:00 Circle Dance Ceilidh
11:10 – 12:10 Grand Old Uke of York
13:20 – 14:00 Main Street Sound Ladies Barbershop Chorus
14:10 – 14:30 ADAM Community Choir
2:30 – 13:00 Emily Rowan
14:30 – 16:00 ‘Right Here Right Now 5’, Riding Lights Theatre Company

WORKING MEN’S CLUB
10:00 – 16:00 Rocks and Pops

THE GATEWAY CENTRE
10:00 – 16.00 Ian Cameron, The Auditorium (Ian will be teaching people how to bind books between 11.00-12.00 and 14.00-15.00)
11:00 – 11:15 Gateway Band, The Stage
11:20 – 11:45 Adam Dawson, The Stage
12:00 – 12:15 Gateway Band, The Stage
12:45 – 13:30 Mulholland, The Stage
14:45 – 15:00 Storytelling, The Garden
15:00 – 15:15Gateway Band, The Stage

ST STEPHEN’S CHURCH
10:00 – 16:00 Nature Trail (I)

CAFE 71
10:00 – 16:00 Reuban Mayne

QUAKER MEETING HOUSE
10:00 – 16:00 Rachael Cloughton

TEA ON THE GREEN
Tea on the Green will be open serving hot and cold food and drinks throughout the Festival
10.00 – 17.30 Rob Swallow
10.00 – 17.30 George Hamber
10.00 – 17.30 Hannah Simpson
10.00 – 17.30 John Potter
15.00 – 16.00 Card making demonstration (I)
10.00 – 16.00 Paul Gowland

CARTRIDGE WORLD
10.00 – 16.00 Paul Gowland

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