What’s on in York: York Cemetery Guided Walks & Events

York Cemetery : Various dates in May : Various times : Various prices

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1. Guided Walk : Sun 1 May : 2.00pm – 4.00pm : £3

2. RSPB Walk : Sat 7 May : 5.30am – 7.00am : £5

3. History Walk : Sun 8 May : 2.00pm – 4.00pm : £3

4. Garden Festival : Sun 15 May : 10.00am – 4.00pm : Free

5. Garden Walk : Sun 22 May : 2.00pm – 4.00pm : £3

6. Moth Night : Fri 27 May : 8.00pm – 10.00pm : £3

All guided walks are a suggested donation £3 for adults and £1 for Friends of the Cemetery and children and can be paid for on the day. Drinks and refreshments are included in the price. 

The RSPB Walk is ticket only.  To book a place please contact Cemetery Office on 01904 610578.  There is a maximum of 25 tickets.  Refreshments are included in price. 
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What’s on in York: Ben Kane: Massacre in the German forests, AD 9 : Rome’s Greatest Defeat?

York Explore Library : Tue 5 Apr : 6.30pm – 7.30pm : £6 (£5 with a York Card)

Apr 5_Ben Kane _2Ben Kane will talk about the dramatic events of AD 9, his research into the period, and about the battlefield that just might be the site of three Roman legions’ destruction in Germany.

In AD 9, German tribesmen annihilated three Roman legions in an ambush, killing their general and taking the legions’ iconic eagle standards.

In the years following, the empire waged a bloody war in Germany, seeking revenge, recovery of the eagles and the death of Arminius, the mastermind of the fateful attack. Ben Kane will talk about these dramatic events, his research into the period, and about the battlefield that just might be the site of the legions’ destruction.

Tickets can be booked in person at any library, or phone 01904 552828 or visit http://www.feelinginspired.co.uk/detail/massacreinthegermanforests-05-04-2016

What’s on in York: Major new exhibition – Shaping the body

Date : Fri 25 Mar
Time : See website
Venue : York Castle Museum
Cost : Free with YMT card

York Castle Museum : Fri 25 Mar : Free with YMT card

Shaping The Body 25 MarThis major new exhibition looks at how our bodies have been shaped and designed through choices we make and the consequences of our lifestyles.

York Museum Trust’s extensive collections of costume, social history, archaeology and art will highlight how the perfect height and weight have fluctuated in different periods, and how economic circumstances and cultural ideas impact on fashion.

Meet the people who have pushed their bodies to the limits to gain the look they crave and find out about dangerous fashions such as extra tight corsets, high heels and even poisonous dresses!

This thought-provoking and fascinating exhibition will challenge the notion of the perfect body.

Free with YMT card or see www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk

What’s on in York: The biggest exhibition of World War I art in nearly 100 years

Date : Fri 25 Mar – Sun 4 Sept
Time : See website
Venue : York Art Gallery
Cost : Free with YMT card

York Art Gallery : Fri 25 Mar – Sun 4 Sept : Free with YMT card

Truth and Memory: British Art of the First World War

Truth And Memory 25 MarIWM London’s Truth and Memory is a major retrospective that comprises over 60 works and features some of the most iconic images to emerge from the First World War, including paintings by Paul Nash, Percy Wyndham Lewis, CRW Nevinson, Stanley Spencer and William Orpen.

The exhibition will assess both the immediate impact and legacy of British art of the First World War.

Comprised predominantly of works from IWM’s Art Collection, the exhibition will show how artists of all ages, traditions and backgrounds, strived to represent the unprecedented, epoch-defining events of the First World War, which ultimately helped shape the nation’s perception of the conflict and of warfare itself.

York is the only gallery other than IWM London to host the exhibition.

Entry is free with a YMT card or see www.yorkartgallery.org.uk

 

What’s on in York: York Literature Festival Family Fair

Date: Sun 20 Mar
Time: 11.00am – 4.00pm
Venue: York Explore Library
Cost: £2 per author event

York Explore Library : Sun 20 Mar : 11.00am – 4.00pm : Free

Author events with four fantastic contributors: Ros Beardshaw, Sam Zuppardi, Craig Bradley and Kjartan Poskitt. Drop-in Minecraft, Lego, stories & crafts

Pop in to any York library to book tickets, telephone 01904 552828 or email: york@exploreyork.org.uk

Author events:

Ros Beardshaw11:00-11:45 Ros Beardshaw

Ros lives in York and is the illustrator behind many books for children, including ‘Just Right For Two’. Ros will talk about her pictures and provide some drawing exercises for children to try.

 

Sam12:15-13:00 Sam Zuppardi

Sam lives in York and is an illustrator who works mostly in acrylic, watercolour, pencil and ink, and collage. I like to create pictures that look homemade and write stories that deal with the kinds of things that preoccupy you when you’re little.  Sam’s books for children include ‘Nobody’s Perfect’.

Craig Bradley13:30-14:30 Craig Bradley

Craig Bradley (aka ‘That Poetry Bloke’) has entertained and inspired thousands of children in the last 8 years as he has travelled all over the North of England with his anarchic, hilarious, high-energy poetry routine. Don’t miss Craig’s debut at York Literature Festival!

 

Kjartan Poskitt15:00-16:00 Kjartan Poskitt

Kjartan Poskitt is a children’s author based in York. His books include the very popular ‘Agatha Parrot’ series. Kjartan will finish the day with a fantastic, fun-filled performance.

Also browse the Little Apple Bookshop bookstall, make something in Minecraft, enjoy stories in the children’s library, build your favourite scene from a book from Lego & get creative with crafts.

What’s on in York: Poetry by Heart – County contest final

Date: Sat 27 Feb
Time: 2.00pm – 4.30pm
Venue: York Explore Library
Cost: Free

County finals for the 2016 Poetry by Heart contest featuring students from schools in North Yorkshire and East Riding, with Colin Jackson, producer of Yorkshire Schools Dance Festival as MC, and writer Helen Cadbury, and poet and publisher Pauline Kirk on the judging panel.

Poetryby Heart Logo Ruth 6Poetry by Heart is a national competition designed to encourage pupils aged 14-18 and at school and college in England to learn and to recite poems by heart.  Not in an arm-waving, props-supported thespian extravaganza, but as the outward and audible manifestation of an inwardly-understood and enjoyed poem.

Poetry by Heart successfully engages young people from diverse social backgrounds and all types of school in personal discovery of the pleasures of poetry. Each pupil is challenged to memorise and recite two poems – one published before 1914 and one in or after 1914 or one from a special collection of World War 1 poems as part of the centenary commemorations.. Pupils choose these from the timeline anthology of over 600 years of poetry on this website. In 2015-16, for the Grand Finals, contestants will recite a third poem.

Poetryby Heart Ruth 6The competition is a pyramid of participation from individual classrooms to whole school/college contests, then county contests, regional semi-finals and the grand final, to be held at Homerton College, Cambridge on March 17th – 19th 2016. In the process, pupils foster deep personal connections with the poems chosen and bring poetry alive for their friends, families and communities.

This event is aimed at those aged 11+

Tickets can be booked In person at any library, or phone 01904 552828 or visit www.eventbrite.co.uk.

What’s on in York: Teddy bear’s picnic

Date: Mon 22 Feb
Time: 10.00am – 10.45am
Venue: York Explore Library
Cost: Free

Come and join our special story & play session today will have a Teddy Bear theme. Bring a teddy bear along with you – or another cuddly friend.

Teddy Bears PicnicOur story & play session has a special teddy theme today.
Come along and enjoy a story and find out about the new free Bookstart Bear sticker book to encourage your child to enjoy visiting the library and sharing books.

Suitable for Under 5’s and their carers.

FREE – no booking required

If you need more information please call us on 01904 552828 or york@exploreyork.org.uk