Past events up to end June 2007. For events in July 2007 see page 5
This list is by no means comprehensive and absolute accuracy is not guaranteed. Details can change and should be checked. Send items for inclusion to mail@wimbledonmusicdiary.com
For programmes of the Professional Theatres in Wimbledon see their respective websites listed on the Organisations page.
Merton Scientific Society, West Wimbledon Society, West Wimbledon Opera Club, Wimbledon Decorative & Fine Arts Society(Widfas) all hold regular meetings; Raynes Park & Wimbledon Public Libraries offer monthly adult reading and drama discussion groups; Lantern Arts Centre is a performance venue which in addition runs classes for children and adults and offers live entertainment every Friday night in the Cafe Studio; Putney Arts Theatre, in addition to the performances and exhibitions listed below, runs courses and hold auditions from time to time. Details of these events are not listed on this page. For information about them please go to Organisations page.
Further details of all the other organisations listed on this page may also be found on the Organisations page.
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PAST EVENTS JUNE 2007 - FEBRUARY 2006
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Sat 2 June Cello & Piano Recital at the Lounge,Sacred Heart Parish Hall,
Edge Hill, SW19.
8pm Joseph Spooner, cello and Kathryn Mosley, piano.
Programme will include works by
Beethoven: Variations on a theme of Judas Maccabaeus
Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata and McFarren ( 'the English Mendelssohn').
Tickets £12, conc. £10, at the door
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Mon 4 June Wimbledon Choral Society Quiz Evening
at Drake House,St Georges Rd, SW19
with Guest Quizmaster William G. Stewart.
For details www.wimbledon-choral.org.uk
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5-9 June Carlton Dramatic Society present "Tom & Madge" by Joe Orton
7.45pm at New Wimbledon Studio Theatre. Box office 0870 060.6646
Sat 3pm & 7.45pm
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June 7-10 Floristan Festival in Peasemarsh- in St Mary's Church, Rye, E. Sussex
see www.floristantrio.com for details.
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Sat 9 June Wimbledon Common - London Wildcare Trust Guided Walk
10 am "Flowers of Wimbledon Common" led by Una Sutcliffe
Free. Meet at Windmill car park. www.wpcc.org.uk
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Sat 9 June Sculpture from Zimbabwe at Cannizaro Park
to 8 July This will be the third and last annual exhibition by sculptors from
Zimbabwe in the Italian Garden.
11am-7.30pm. weekends 9am-7.30pm. Adm. free
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Sat 9 June Greyhound Welfare - Reach the Beach at West Wittering Beach,
West Sussex. All greyhounds,also other sight hounds - lurchers, whippets
etc. are invited to a mass greyhound get-together.
If you plan to attend contact reachthebeach@dsl.pipex.com
or 07831 271 951. More details at www.reachthebeach.moonfruit.com
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Sat 9 June Hill Singers' Summer Concert at St Matthew's Church, Durham Rd, SW20
8pm Programme of English and American songs to include arrangements by
Gershwin and Cole Porter.
Tickets £9, £7 conc. on door, or in advance with £1 discount 020 8644 3794
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Sun 10 June Wimbledon Society Walk "History of Village Pubs"
2 for 2.15pm Meet at Dog & Fox, Wimbledon High Street, SW19. Free.
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Sun 10 June Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at New Wimbledon Theatre, SW19
7.00pm John Lill, pianist Orwain Arwel Hughes, conductor
Tchaikovsky: "Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture", Piano Concerto No.1
and Symphonie No.6, "Pathetique"
Box office 0870 060 6646 www.newwimbledontheatre.co.uk
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13-23 June Wimbledon Society Photographic Exhibition by Dr Simon Joseph.
11am-4pm For details see www.wimbledonsociety.org.uk
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Wed 13 June St John's Midsummer Music Festival (13,16,17,20,23, 24 June) 8pm at St John's Church, St John's Rd SW19.
'A Tapestry of Song' performed by Rebecca Bell, Mezzo-soprano , Tom Emlyn Williams, Tenor and Anthea Fry, Piano
Tickets (unreserved) £8 (under 16 years or unemployed free) or £30 for five concerts or £16 for three concerts in advance from:
Catherine Davies, 43 Drax Avenue,SW20 OEQ. Please enclose cheque to St. John's Music Fund and SAE. Tickets for each performance will also be available on the door from 7.30pm
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Thurs 14 June Wimbledon Film Club at Polka Theatre, SW19
7.30pm AGM followed by short films and party
Details www.wimbledonfilmclub.com
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Sat 16 June St John's Midsummer Music Festival at St John's Church, SW19
8pm The Lauriston Trio: Caroline Tait, violin; Babette Lichtenstein ,Cello and Anthea Fry, Piano.
Tickets £8 ; (under 16years or unemployed free) £30 for five or £16 for 3 concerts, in advance from Catherine Davies, 43,Drax Avenue,SW20 OEQ. Please enclose cheque to St John's Music Fund & SAE.Tickets will also be available for each performance at the door from 7.30pm
Sun 17 June
8pm Music for a Summer Evening at St John's Church, St John's Rd, SW19 Averil Williams, Flute and Michael Higgins, Piano.
to include music by Bach, Chopin and Mozart.
Tickets as above
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19-23June Putney Theatre Company at Putney Arts Theatre present
"Self Portrait" by Sheila Yeger www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk
Box Office 020 8788 6943 mail@putneyartstheatre.org.uk
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Wed 20 Midsummer Music Festival at St John's Church, St John,s Rd, SW19 . 8pm 'Liederabend' performed by: Harriet Johnson, Soprano ; Nicholas Dykes, Tenor and Andrew Edwards, Piano.
Songs and duets by Schubert, Schumann and Wolf.
Tickets £8 (under 16years or unemployed free) in advance from Catherine Davies 43 Drax Avenue, SW20 OEQ. Please enclose cheque to St John's Music Fund and SAE. Tickets also available at door from 7.30pm.
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Wimbledon Film Club at Polka Theatre, SW19
Thurs 21 June "Frozen" (2005 UK) Dir. Juliet McKeon (6 major awards)
7.30pm Adult thriller
Prices and details www.wimbledonfilmclub.comSat 23 June
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Sat 23 June Midsummer Music Festival at St John's Church, St John,s Rd, SW19
8pm 'A Little Light Music' - Tom Emlyn Williams and Anthony Scales present an evening of Victorian songs, ballads and duets.
Tickets £8 (under 16 years or unemployed free) in advance, from: Catherine Davies 43 Drax Avenue, SW20 OEQ. Please enclose cheque to St John's Music Fund and SAE . Tickets will also be available at the door from 7.30pm
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Sat 23 June Wimbledon Choral Society at St Matthew's Church, Durham Rd, SW20
invites you to Come & Sing the Mozart Requiem.
To take part register at 1.30pm; rehearse at 2pm and perform at 7pm
Tickets: Singer £10, Audience £5. Music hire £2
Refreshments and light snacks will be available.
Info. 020 8605 2444 or email tickets@wimbledon-choral.org.uk
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Sat 23 June Wimbledon Village Fair
10.30am Horse show from 8.3opm; fun dog show; 200 craft and pruduct
to 5.30pm stalls; food village; Punch & Judy; Young's beer tent with Jazz;
children's activities and many other events. For more information
log onto www.wimbledonguild.co.uk
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Sun 24 June To conclude St John's Midsummer Music Festival at St John's Rd SW19
and to celebrate the Feast Day of St John the Baptist there will be:
10.15am Choral Eucharist
6.30pm Festal Choral Evensong followed by celebrations for those who have
supported the Festival and the congregation of St John' Church.
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Sun 24 June Sunday Evening Music Among Friends at The Colour House Theatre
7.30pm Merton Abbey Mills, SW19. Robert Bridge, piano; Marina Solarek and
Anna Dryer-Beers, violins; Maria Jetvic, viola; Miriam Lowbury, cello.
Schubert: Quartettsatz in C minor; Mozart: Piano Quartet in E flat K493;
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor.
Tickets £10; conc. £7.50. Booking adviseable from 020 8543 9608.
For Season Tickets for three concerts at £24 and £18conc., send cheque to
SEMAF, The Long Shop, Merton Abbey Mills, Watermill Way, SW19 2RD.
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Wed 27 June Wimbledon Society Book Event at Polka Theatre 240 The Broadway
SW19.
8pm The Rt. Hon. William Hague will talk about his new book,
"William Wilberforce: The Life of the Great Anti-Slave Campaigner",
This book is due for publication on June 4, to mark the bicentenary
of the act of Abolition in 1807. Booking open to public from May 15
through Polka Theatre, boxoffice@polkatheatre.com or telephone
020 8543 4888 - Mon 9.30-4.30; Tues to Fri 9-5; Sat 10-4.30 or call
at Theatre Tues to Fri 9.30- 4.30, Sat 10-4.30.
Tickets £10 to include wine and book discount.
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Thurs 28 June City of London Festival The Aronowitz Ensemble with
6pm Sharon Bezaly, flute, will perform at St Bride's Church, Fleet St, EC4
CPE Bach: Flute Sonata; Mozart: Flute Quartet K285;
Beethoven: Serenade Op 25.
Unreserved tickets £10(subscription discount) To book in advance
0845 120 7502 (booking fee) or on line www.colf.org
NB. This talented ensemble have performed on several occasions in recent
years at St John's Church in Wimbledon.
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Sat 30 June Wimbledon Common - London Wildcare Trust Guided Walk
10am "Butterflies and other Beauties" led by Gay Carr
Free Meet at Windmill car park www.wpcc.org.uk
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Sat 30 June Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra at St Matthew's Church, SW20
7.30pm Durham Rd SW20. with brilliant young local pianist
Karem Hassan - Winner of the prestigious 2005 Biennial
London International Music Competition.
Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 1; Britten: Simple Symphony
Shostakovich: Symphony no1
Tickets £12; conc. £9; children, 12 yrs and under, free
020 8540 5760 www.wimso.org (Please note new web address)
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Sat 30 June West Barnes Singers - An Evening of Viennese Music
7.30pm at Trinity United Reformed Church, Mansel Rd SW19
Tickets £8 conc. £6 children £3 on door or from 020 543 2612
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Sat 30 June The London Mozart Players at Sacred Heart Church, Edge Hill, SW19
7.45pm with The Sacred Heart Chorus. Conductor Robert Rathbone
Sopranos Jennifer Dunford and Eleanor Briggs,
Alto Caroline Stormer, Tenor Peter Bamber, Bass Jeremy Page,
Organ David Gammie
Handel: Dixit Dominus, Organ Concerto No 7 in B flat and Coronation Anthems.
Tickets £12 main nave; £10 side aisles. Concessions £10 and £8. From Sutherland's Newsagents, Church Rd, Wimbledon Village. Further details from www.sacredheartmusic.co.uk
All profits to Organ Appeal Fund.
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DIARY MAY 2007Until A Gallery 154 Merton Hall Road SW19 3PZ www.agallery.co.uk
20 May Exhibition 'On Form' - paintings and sculpture by some of the most important young figurative artists in the country.
Open Monday to Sunday 1 to 8pm
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Thurs 3 May Wimbledon Film Club at Polka Theatre, SW19
7.30pm "The Squid and the Whale" Dir. Noah Baumbach (USA 2005)
Autobiographical black comedy
Prices and details www.wimbledonfilmclub.com
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2-5 May Putney Light Opera Society at Putney Arts Theatre present
Annual Musical - details to follow. www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk
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Tues 8 May Art Exhibition at Wimbledon Library Gallery by Merton Art Society
to Sat 19 May Free admission Open Mon-Fri 11am-6pm Sat 11am-4pm Wed closed
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Mon 7 May Wimbledon Fine Art in association with the David Curzon Gallery
to Sat 19 May Exhibition of paintings at 41 Church Rd SW19 by
Pascal Magis and glass mosaics by Rebecca Newnham
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Fri 11 May Plant Sale in aid of MacMillan Cancer Relief - Merton Committee
10am-5pm 5 Cottenham Park Road (opposite Christchurch)
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9-12 May Wimbledon Light Opera Society in "Anything Goes" by Cole Porter
7.30pm at the London Oratory School Arts Centre, Fulham, SW6
Sat Tickets £14.50, £12conc. parties of 10 or more £10 pp.
2.30 & 7.30pm Box office 0208769 7680 www.wlos.org.uk
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Sat 12 May John Innes Society Plant Sale at Church Lane Playing Fields, Merton Park
10.30am Admission for non-members 50p Donations of plants appreciated.
020 8542 9637
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Sat 12 May Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra at St Matthew' s Church, SW20
7.30pm Guest Conductor: Nicholas Collon with Sally Harrison, soprano.
Brahms: Academic Festival Overture; Strauss: Four Last Songs;
Mozart: Concert Aria , Bella Mia Fiamma;
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 3
Tickets £12(conc. £9). Children 12 and under are free.0208540 5760
www.wimso.org (Please note new web address)
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Sat 12 May "Mainly Clasical" Concert for Merton Mind at St John's Church,SW19
Soloists: Muriel Levin, piano; Calvert Markham, alto saxophone; Mark Quigley, clarinet; Judy Smouha, soprano; Eric Stevens, piano; Linette Stanbury, clarinet and piano
and featuring Kevin Walsh, guitar and vocals.
Admission at door £5 adults; £1 concessions. Free for those with mental
health issues. Further information Roberjeffe@aol.com
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May 11 - 13 Battersea contemporary Art Fair 2007at Battersea Arts Centre
Lavender Hill, SW11
Fri 6-9pm Exhibition and sale of paintings, sculptures, prints and photographs from
Sat/Sun 11-5 over 150 artists. Admission £6, conc. £4, children under 16 years free.
Information 0870 286 0066 www.bcaf.info
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Sun 13 May Wimbledon Society Walk "Double Gates to Single Gate"
2 for 2.15pm Free Meet at South Wimbledon Tube Station
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15-19 May Putney Theatre Company at Putney Arts Theatre present
a studio production of "Death & the Maiden" by Ariel Dorfman
Box office 020 8788 6943 mail@putneyartstheatre.org.uk
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Thurs 17 May Wimbledon Film Club at Polka Theatre, SW19
7.30pm "Dancer in the Dark" (2000 Denmark/others)
Audacious melodrama/musical
Director Lars von Trier. Cannes Palm d'Or winner
Prices and details www.wimbledonfilmclub.com
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Fri 18 May Wimbledon Greyhound Welfare Fundraising Night at
Wimbledon Stadium Details www.hershamhounds.org.uk
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Sat 19 May Come & Sing Event at St John's Church, St John's Road, SW19
10.30am-12.30 to attract singers to join an enthousiastic choir to sing each Sunday. The morning will be quite informal, working mainly on well- known repertoire
Further information: organist@stjohnswimbledon.org.uk or 07775 531016
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Sat 19 May Putney Choral Society at St Paul's Church, Augustus Rd. Southfields
7.30pm with string players from Eleanor Stanford Ensemble perform
Karl Jenkins: "The Armed Man" - A Mass for Peace;
Faure: "Cantique pour Jean Racine"; Seiber: Yugoslav Folk Songs;
Jonathan Dove: Chamber Music "Out of our Time"
Tickets £10- £8 (£1 discount in advance) www.putneychoralsoc.org.uk
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Sat 19 May Wimbledon Common - London Wildcare Trust Guided Walk
8 AM "Birdsong on Wimbledon Common" led by David Wills
Free Meet at Windmill car park www.wpcc.org.uk
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Thurs 24 May Wimbledon Society AGM at The Lounge, Sacred Heart Church Hall,
7.45pm Edge Hill, SW19. New members welcome. www.wimbledonsociety.org
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Sat 26 May Wimbledon Choral Society with The New Queen's Hall Orchestra
7.30pm at The Royal College of Music, London ( opposite rear of Albert Hall
in Prince Consort Rd). Conductor Michael Ashcroft
Soloists: Elizabeth Weisberg, Mezz. sop; Ross Buddie,
Tenor; Philip Tebb, Bass.
Handel: Gloria; Schubert: Mass in A flat and Symphony No. 5
Tickets £16, £13, students £7.50 Box Office 020 8605 2444 or
tickets@wimbledon-choral.org.uk www.wimbledon-choral.org.uk
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Sun 27 May Sunday Evening Music Among Friends at the Colour House Theatre,
7.30pm Merton Abbey Mills, SW19. Programme of Venetian Music from 17th and 18th centuries by The Punchinello Baroque Esemble:
including Maria Sanger, recorders; Dawn Johnston, theorbo and
Bridget Cunningham, harpichord, playing music by
Vivaldi, Benedetto Marcello and some of their contemporaries.
Tickets £10; conc. £7.50. Booking adviseable from 020 8543 9608.
For Season Tickets for three concerts at £24 and £18conc., send cheque to
SEMAF, The Long Shop, Merton Abbey Mills, Watermill Way, SW19 2RD.
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Mon 28 May Solar Camera returns to Cannizaro Park
The Camera Obscura projects the Park , inverted and in constant motion -
12noon-6pm a novel and intriguing experience for adults, and children, in particular.
Admission free. www.artworksinwimbledon.org
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Thurs 31 May Wimbledon Film Club at Polka Theatre, SW19
7.30pm "The Cave of the Yellow Dog" (2005 Mongolia/Germany)
Dir. Byambasuren Davaa. Subtitles Award-winning docu-drama
from director of "Weeping Camel"
Prices and details www.wimbledonfilmclub.com
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APRIL 2007
from 25 March Wimbledon Fine Art at 41 Church Rd, Wimbledon Village
for 3 weeks Andre Raffin (1927 -2005) A Major Retrospective Exhibition
including oil paintings, watercolours and drawings, largely from the 1970's and 80's.
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Thur 5 April Wimbledon Film Club at Polka Theatre, SW19
7.30pm "Kiribou the Sorceress" Dir. Michel Ocelot
(1998 France/others - award-winning animation)
Prices and details www.wimbledonfilmclub.com
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Sat/Sun Solar Camera returns to Cannizaro Park
7/8 April The Camera Obscura projects the Park , inverted and in constant motion -
11am-4.30pm a novel and intriguing experience for adults, and children, in particular.
Admission free. www.artworksinwimbledon.org
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From12April A Gallery 154 Merton Hall Road SW19 3PZ www.agallery.co.uk
to 20 May Exhibition On Form featuring paintings and sculpture by some of the most
1-8pm important young figurative artists in the country. Open Monday to Sunday
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Sat 14 April Wimbledon National Trust Association at Christchurch Hall, Cottenham
2.15pm Park Rd, SW20. Talk by Paul Whittle - "Steaming on".
Members £2.50; non-members £3.
NB. Last Wimbledon National Trust Association lecture until October.
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Sat 14 April Marryat Players in The Great Hall, King's College School, SW19
7.30pm Conductor: Matthias Feile; solo violin, Max Baillie.
Sibelius: Andante Festivo
Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra in D Minor and
Dvorak: Serenade for Strings
Admission free at door www.marryatplayers.com
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Wed 18 April Wimbledon Society Walk on the Common led by David Haldane
2 for 2.15pm Meet at the Windmill
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Sat 21 April Merton Historical Society at The Parish Centre, Church Rd, Mitcham
2.30pm Talk: Memories of Mitcham 1965-1970 by Eric Montague
Non-members welcome - entry £2
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Sat 21 April Piano Recital at St John's Church, St John's Road, SW19
8pm Douglas Guarnei, celebrated Brazilian pianist, trained in Paris and
St Petersburg will perform in aid of Merton Carers' Support:
Mozart, Schubert, Chopin, Liszt, Villa Lobos and Atara Yang
Admission Free; retiring collection.
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Sun 22 April Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at New Wimbledon Theatre, SW19
7.00pm Freddie Kempf, pianist Christopher Warren Green, conductor
Mussorgsky: "Night on a Bare Mountain"
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2
Rimsky-Korsakov: "Scheherazade"
Box office 0870 060 6646 www.newwimbledontheatre.co.uk
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Mon 23 April A celebration of Musical Life in Merton at The Royal Albert Hall, London
featuring Merton Youth Jazz Orchestra, all the Merton youth concert
bands and a huge choir formed from many of the Merton primary schools
Details from 020 8640 5446 or www.mmf.org.uk
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24-28 April Putney Theatre Company at Putney Arts Theatre presents
"Black Widow" by Paul Thain www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk
Box Office 020 8788 6943 mail@putneyartstheatre.org.uk
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25-28 April Ellen Kent & Opera International - at New Wimbledon Theatre present
Wed-Thurs "Aida" 7.30pm www.newwimbledontheatre.co.uk
Fri-Sat "Tosca" Box office 0870 060 6646
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28 April Worple Group Art Exhibition at St Mark's Church, St Mark's Pl. SW19
10am-5.30pm Over 200 paintings and drawings by local artists. Entry free
Refreshments highly recommended.
www.worplegroup.co.uk (Autumn exhibition October 6)
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Sun 29 April Sunday Evening Music Among Friends at the Colour House Theatre
7.30pm Merton Abbey Mills, SW19. The Hammig Quartet play
Haydn: String Quartet Opus 74 No.2;
Shostakovich: String Quartet No.8;
Schubert: Quartet No. 13 in A minor ("Rosamunde")
Tickets £10, conc. £7.50 Advance booking adviseable from 020 8543 9608.
To obtain season ticket for 3 concerts £24, conc. £18 send cheque to:
SEMAF The Long Shop, Merton Abbey Mills, Watermill Way, SW19 2RD
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MARCH 2007
Thur 1 March Wimbledon Film Club at Polka Theatre, SW19
7.30pm "Japanese Story" Dir. Sue Brooks Australia 2003 (20 awards)
Powerful film about survival and relationships.
Prices and details www.wimbledonfilmclub.com
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Sat 3 March Wimbledon National Trust Association at Christ Church Hall, Cottenham
2.15pm Park Road, SW20. Talk by Russell Bowes - "Dig for Victory".
Members £2.50; non-members £3
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Sat 3 March Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra - MacMillan Cancer Support Concert
7.30pm at St Paul's Church, Augustus Rd SW19
with Alex Leese, flute & Olivia Jageurs, harp.
Sibelius: Korelia Suite; Mozart: Flute & Harp Concerto;
Dvorak: New World Symphony
Tickets £25 inc. interval canapes and wine 0208944 6914
www.wimbledon-so.freeserve.co.uk
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Sat 3 March Wimbledon Light Opera Society Quiz Night in Wimbledon Village Hall
7.30pm £5 Teams of up to six welcome Refreshments available. Tel.0208947 0401
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Mon 5 March Putney Music at Dryburgh Leisure Centre, Putney, SW15
8pm "Scoundrels, Sex and Madness - lives of the composers" presented by
Film Director, Tony Palmer
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March The Russian State Ballet of Siberia at New Wimbledon Theatre 7/8 "Sleeping Beauty" Wed. 7.30pm Thurs. 2.30 & 7.30pm
9/11 "The Nutcracker" Fri. 7.30pm Sat/Sun 2.30 & 7.30pm
Box Office 0870 060 6646 www.newwimbledontheatre.co.uk
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9-10 March Group 64 Youth Theatre at Putney Arts Theatre present
"Planet Phoenix" by
Further details www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk also
12-17 March Chelsea Players present "Written in Water " - a life of John Keats at Putney Arts Theatre. Written by Chris Mounsey. Box office info@cp-theatre.org.uk www.chelseaplayers.org.uk
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Sat 10 March Music by the Commons at St John's Church St John's Rd SW19
8pm A Celebration of the Concerto to include works of
Vivaldi, JS Bach, Roman and CPE Bach
A historical performance by students of the Historical
Performance Department of the Royal Academy of Music
Tickets £10; conc. £7, at the door . Inf. 020 8946 8435
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Sat 10 March Concert at Trinity UR Church, Mansel Rd, SW19
7.30pm The Orphean Ensemble presents Bach to Bernstein
Gabrielle Fisher,soprano, Anthony Aarons, trumpet and
Andrew Arthur, organ, unite to perform works from the greatest composers of the Baroque era and the twentieth century.
Tickets £12 / £10conc. Complimentary glass of wine.
Tel. 020 8540 2927 email: ruthmjames@btopenworld.com
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10-24 March Exhibition of Paintings at Putney Arts Theatre Gallery, SW15.
by Italian artist, Gianni Barili Admission free
9am-1pm and 2-5pm. Thurs. 12-5pm Sat. 9am-2pm Sun. closed
www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk/art.htm
See wwwputneyartstheatre.org.uk/artexhibition
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13-19 March Art Exhibition & Sale of work by students of Wimbledon School of Art 9.30am-7pm and others- in aid of MacMillan Cancer Relief (Merton Committee) in Wimbledon Library.
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Thur 15 March Wimbledon Film Club at Polka Theatre, SW19
7.30pm "The Colour of Paradise" Dir. Majidi Mahjouh, Mohsen Ramezani
(Iran 1999) subtitles A beautiful story about a blind boy and his
manipulative father.
Prices and details www.wimbledonfilmclub.com
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Sat 17 March Wimbledon Choral Society at St John's Church, Waterloo.
7.30pm Conductors - Michael Ashcroft and Norman Harper
Bass - Thomas Faulkner Violin - Katie Stillman Piano - Simon Lane
Finzi "Lo the Full, Final Sacrifice"
Howell "Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing"
Faure 'Requiem'
Tickets £14, £11, students £7.50 Box office 020 8605 2444 or
tickets@wimbledon-choral.org.uk www.wimbledon-choral.org.uk
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Sat 17 March Kingston Philharmonia at Kingston Parish Church. Details to follow.
Richard Rodney Bennett: Reflections on a Sixteenth Century Tune
Finzi: Clarinet Concerto; Beethoven: Symphony No 6 in F(Pastoral)
Mon 19 March Putney Music at Dryburgh Leisure Centre, Putney, SW15
8pm "How to be a Music Critic". Vice-President, Piers Burton-Page,
presents an evening recalling nights in the stalls and in the gallery-
and discusses the business of musical opinion,
non-members £5 (under 18 free)
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Wed 21 March Merton Music Foundation, Jazz Night featuring Merton Youth Jazz
7pm Orchestras at Chaucer Centre,Canterbury Rd, Morden.
Advance booking essential, no tickets on the door. 020 8640 5446
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Sat 24 March Wimbledon Museum of Local History, Ridgeway, SW19 opens
2.30-5pm a small Exhibition to celebrate the Abolition Act 1807
and Wimbledon's role in the campaign for the abolition of slavery.
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Sat 24 March Merton Historical Society at St John's Church Hall, High Path, Merton SW19
2.30pm Talk: The Croydon, Merstham and Godstone Iron Railway by Paul Sowan
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Sat 24 March Floristan Trio - at The Great Hall, King's College School, SW19 .
7.30pm Haydn Piano Trio in E flat major; Faure Piano Trio Op. 120;
Beethoven Piano Trio in B flat Op. 97 -("Archduke")
Box Office 020 7731 1940 email fionamortimore@btconnect.com
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Sat 24 March The Academy Choir & Orchestra at St John's Church, St John's Rd. SW19.
7.30pm Bach: St John Passion
Tickets £15 from 15 Highbury Rd SW19 7PR from mid. February
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