What’s on in York: Safe & Sound – An Introduction to Online Safety for Parents and Carers

Oct _23Safe &Sound

Acomb Explore Library :

Mon 18 Dec :

6.00pm – 7.30pm :

Free

Join us for a free 90 minute introduction to online safety during which you’ll learn about potential online risks, using parental controls and filters, staying safe on social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, helping your children to alert you to possible dangers and other useful resources.

You don’t need to bring anything with you; tablet computers will be provided during the session and refreshments will be available.

Free of charge – Booking is essential.

Please contact (01904) 552651 or email acomb@exploreyork.org.uk to reserve your place.

What’s on in York: The Snowman at York Minster

Big Screen. Iconic Film. World Class Musicians. A truly magical Christmas show.

  • 16th Dec 2017

2:30pm & 7:00pm

From £12

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Delight your family this Christmas with a screening of two enchanting films accompanied by live orchestra.

Following on from their highly acclaimed sell-out tour last December, Carrot Productions are bringing their Snowman magic to York Minster on 16 December with two performances (2.30pm for the matinee and 7pm for the evening show).

Hear some of the UK’s top musicians perform Howard Blake’s beautiful soundtrack – including the evocative ‘Walking in the Air’ sung by a local child soloist – in perfect synchronicity with the film shown on a giant screen. Not a dry eye in the house!

This extra special performance includes a light-hearted Guide to the Orchestra, including an angelic harp, Frozen on the flutes, and a very naughty drummer!

You’ll also experience the wonder of that most Christmassy of seasonal pieces, The Nutcracker, brought to life by Tom Scott’s mesmerising animated film. Along with a toe-tapping Christmas overture – and a visit from a VERY special conductor! – this festive treat has something for all ages. Cherished by children and adults alike, the concert is fast becoming an annual custom, providing the perfect winter outing for all the family.

What’s on in York: Sensational Snow! at Dringhouses Library

SnowDringhouses Library :

Sat 16 Dec :

1.30pm – 3.30pm :

£2 per child/£5 family ticket

Come along for a fun festive activity for children aged 4-12.

Make Christmas cards and decorations to take home, all based on the theme of snow. Snowflakes, snowmen, and snowy scenes – brrrilliantly beautiful!

Booking advisable to avoid disappointment.

£2 per child/£5 family ticket

Tickets available from any Explore Library

For more information contact Dringhouses Library on (01904) 552674 or dringhouses@exploreyork.org.uk.

What’s on in York; Carol concerts at York Minster

SOLD OUT

  • 14th and 15th Dec 2017
7.00pm – 8.30pm
From £12.00

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York Minster’s popular Christmas Carol Concerts take place on Thursday 14 and Friday 15 December and offer the perfect start to the festive season.

The concerts feature the York Minster Choir performing a mixture of classical and popular Christmas music, with the Yorkshire Volunteers Band leading the audience in Christmas carols.

The concerts will take place in the Minster’s awe-inspiring Nave and include special seasonal readings by celebrity guests.

Tickets are priced at £25, £18 and £12 and will be available from Tuesday 26 September from the York Theatre Royal Box Office online, by telephoning 01904 623568 or in person at the theatre in St Leonard’s Place, YO1 7HD.

The box office is open Mondays 10am-5pm, Tuesday-Saturday 10am-8pm* (on non-show days or until 6pm on show days). Please note that a booking fee of £1.50 is payable for all transactions apart from cash payments at the Box Office in person.

What’s on in York: Hidden stories of the medieval Archbishops of York

York Explore Library :

Tue 12 Dec :

6.15pm – 7.45pm :

£6

DecemberHidden with over 40 parchment volumes, the registers of the Archbishops of York contain a great many hidden stories relating to life in Yorkshire. Join Gary Brannan, Access Archivist at the University of York’s Borthwick Institute, as he describes just some of these amazing stories.

From wayward abbots and disobedient clergy; to personal expressions of piety and faith; the registers document both the ‘big’ national narratives of history, but also contain evidence of many smaller, everyday stories too. From the aftermath of Magna Carta to the fires of the Civil War, this talk will look at some of the stories hidden (and waiting to be discovered) in this unique archive.

Speaker: Gary Brannan

Gary is Access Archivist at the Borthwick Institute for Archives, York. Previously Archivist at West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield, Gary now cares for the Borthwick’s medieval collections.

To book tickets please click here.

What’s on in York – Handel’s Messiah in the beautiful setting of York Minster’s Nave.

Experience the story of Christ through this celebrated and popular oratorio, performed by the York Minster Choir.

  • 9th Dec 2017

19.00

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The York Minster Choir will be joined by internationally renowned soloists this Christmas for a special performance of Handel’s Messiah in the beautiful setting of York Minster’s Nave.

The famous work was first performed in Dublin in 1742 and has since become one of the best-known and most popular English oratorios.

What better way to celebrate Christmas than to experience the story of Christ through this moving and poignant choral performance?

Tickets are priced at £25, £18 and £12 and are available from the York Theatre Royal Box Office, by telephoning 01904 623568 or in person at the theatre in St Leonard’s Place, YO1 7HD.