Past events up to end June 2007.  For events in July 2007 see page 5

June/May/April/March/February / January 2007   December/November/October/September/August/July/June/May/April/March/February 2006  

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

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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 SW20with 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

                                www.westbarnessingers.co.uk 

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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  2007 

Until                    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

                            www.wimbledonfineart-ltd.com

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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.

                              www.wimbledonfineart-ltd.com

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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)

                            Cond: Levon Parikian;  Leader Clare Howick; Soloist Sheena MacKenzie                              Tickets £10; conc. £8; children £1
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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

                             www.mmf.org.uk

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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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