Name: Preview & Performance Day
Start: 2023-03-04T12:00:00Z
End: 2023-03-31T16:00:00+01:00
Location: Heptonstall Museum

Preview & Performance Day

Friends of Heptonstall Museum

Friends of Heptonstall Museum present Film, Poetry, Folklore & Song - plus updates and information on being part of our re-opening plans

Heptonstall Museum

Once tickets have sold out, we will offer a reserve and will offer any cancelled seats back.

<h3>We’re now on the brink of our community asset transfer and we&#x27;d love to welcome you back to the museum on Saturday 4 March for an afternoon to see and hear more about our plans. </h3><h3>We’re proud to present a jam-packed afternoon of entertainment, giving you a flavour of the events we&#x27;re planning throughout the year.</h3><p>Drop in for one or all the performances, or just to say hello and hear more or sign up to become a Friend of the Museum or future volunteer. </p><h3>Midday (90 mins): Heptonstall: Village of Memories  </h3><p>Kicking off proceedings, we&#x27;re offering a rare opportunity to experience local film-maker and Museum trustee - Nick Wilding&#x27;s evocative film exploring our local history, with the help of humour, intrigue and pathos from some of the colourful characters of the past.</p><h3>2pm Performance &amp; Preview of Heptonstall Museum Forthcoming Events </h3><ul><li><strong>&quot;The Ballad of King David Hartley&quot; </strong>- composed and specially written for our forthcoming Coiners&#x27; exhibition by Michael Crowley &amp; Porl Den-Man, exclusive first performance by Porl Den-Man.</li><li><strong>&quot;The Gallows’ Pole&quot; - an excerpt </strong>- reading by Mary Ellen from Benjamin Myers&#x27; award-winning novel*</li><li><strong>Sarah Corbett, Plath Festival founder - poetry-reading </strong>and sharing her plans to bring a regular monthly poetry event to the museum.</li></ul><p>FoHM Chair, Tim Machin will also provide an insight to our re-opening exhibition and the year ahead - plus plenty of Q&amp;A opportunities at our membership and information stalls while enjoying a cuppa and cake.</p><p><em>*excerpt read with permission from FoHM friend and author, Benjamin Myers - THANK YOU</em></p>

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