JUNE 2007 press releases
Summer Sounds back in Vigo Park
With outdoor events peaking in
the summer months Andover will feature in regional event listings
with the Summer Sounds event planned for Sunday 1 July in Vigo Road
Park.
This free event is on course to
be a fantastic Music and Arts Festival offering 3 distinct areas of
the programme including live music, a series of walkabout acts and
a dedicated arts workshop village where visitor can get
creative.
The fun will run from 12 noon
to 9pm and be set out throughout the park with a main stage,
marquee area for the arts workshop village and a variety of
international food outlets still leaving plenty of space for
visitors to spread their blankets and enjoy an afternoon being
entertained in the park. Organised under the umbrella of the
Andover Live committee this event is sponsored by Test Valley
Borough Council, Hampshire County Council, Propaganda, Waitrose,
and the Andover Vision.
Live music on the main stage
will be provided by the Black Eagles, and something completely new
for Andover, Matzos a Kletzmer Band. Ska fans will enjoy Orange
Street who will be covering hits by Madness, Bad Manners and The
Specials including, A Message to you Rudy and Too Much Too Young.
Festival favourites The Baghdaddies should get everyone up off the
grass and onto their feet as they play an eclectic fusion of
rhythms and melodies plucked from around the world. They play
Balkan gypsy with Middle Eastern flavours, shades of klezmer and
tango, jazz and reggae plus a touch of ska - all laced with funky
dance grooves and blistering eastern brass harmonies.
The arts village workshop will
feature areas where you can have a go at making a carnival mask, a
puppet, some bling jewellery, or maybe join in the clay workshop
where you make a model of yourself at the festival!
Walkabout acts will keep the
crowds entertained, Kisstherapy, a mobile Kisspensary booth where
Dolly offers visitors the opportunity to choose from a menu of
kisses including the sweet kiss, the good luck kiss, the tattoo
kiss – silly and charming, spreading a little happiness. The Flying
Buttresses with their stunning special effects and believable
characterisations feature enchanting, interactive puppetry
walkabout.
Organisers have been keen to
involve local children in this project. Balksbury Junior School
will complete a special workshop day with Big Beat Junk Percussion,
where using recycled materials they design and produce musical
percussion instruments. This workshop will culminate in a live
orchestra performance on the main stage using instruments made from
items such as gas pipes, plastic barrels, dustbins, shopping
trolleys, metal bins – junk funk at its best. Toozalli Community
Arts project have also been contracted to work with both Anton
Junior School and Andover C of E to create a major art installation
which will be installed in the park for visitors to view.
For further information
please contact Heather Whittam, The Lights, West Street, Andover,
Hants 01264 368814
Issued June 2007
Get Creative at The Lights
A full range of creative
workshops will be operating through July and August at The Lights
as part of its ongoing education programme.
Director Heather Whittam has programmed some interesting and
thought provoking activities for children aged 4 to 16 years.
A production of the ever
popular Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat following a
whole week of learning the songs, routines and general drama skills
in preparation for a Friday evening performance. This is great fun
where young people aged 8 to 12 years old can learn new skills and
gain confidence while making new friends.
Eager 8 is a one day activity
where children aged 5 to 7 years design and make the props that
they then use in a production, featuring a grumpy Uncle Sebastian,
at the end of the day. Mrs Smith’s Magic Toy Shop is the setting
for another drama based activity where this age group can really
let their imaginations go.
A DJ Workshop for ages 13 to 16
year old will introduce mixing tracks and creating individual
sounds on the decks with DJ Matt from Handson Records. Magical
Puppet Making will be a unique puppet making experience that will
stretch the creative skills of 5 to 7 year olds and also 8 to 11
year olds.
Animation Station will present
two one day specialist workshops for budding animators on Tuesday
21 August and Wednesday 22 August. The Claymation session will
teach basic animation skills using clay for modelling and scripting
stories to film. While Animation with Collage will develop ideas,
characterisation and final piece films to share with friends.
Places for these workshops are
limited and can be booked through the Box Office on 01264
368368.
Issued: June 2007