News and Information Archive for 2011
A LITTLE OVERVIEW OF THE LITTLE FESTIVAL OF EVERYTHING |
The Little Festival Of Everything packs in almost 100 events over three days at the beautiful Fauconberg Arms pub in Coxwold. We have found the best people from near and far to come and set up shop in the pub. We have storytellers, theatre makers, poets, musicians, writers, cabaret artists, performers and some who fit in between them all. |
COXWOLD LOCAL HISTORY GROUP There will be a meeting for all who are interested in the
Coxwold Local History Group. In the Committee Room of the Village Hall
on Wednesday 23rd November 2011 at 7.00pm
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Shandy Hall by Candlelight
Saturday 10th December and Sunday 11th December
Tour begins at 4.00pm
Experience what Christmas is like in an 18th century parsonage, with candlelit rooms, log fires and traditional decorations.
The curator will give a lively tour of the house sharing with you the history of the Hall and its many inhabitants over 600 years. The tour will include a chance to see a hidden 15th century wall painting not normally on public display and if you are feeling brave you can venture into Sterne's old cellar. This small vaulted room was built in the 18th century as a wine cellar and has only been open once before.
After the tour you are welcome to join us by the fire for a complimentary glass of mulled wine and mince pie in the Old Kitchen.
Book early - last year the tours sold out.
Tickets £15 per person.
Limited numbers.
Booking essential - 01347 868465 or shandyhall@dsl.pipex.com
Coxwold Latest News:
We are having our 7th Apple Fest this Saturday [15th October], it would be great to see you there. We will be having the usual apple dessert competition and apple pressing as well as a tombola, please drop any prizes to me before Friday. Tickets: adults £10, children £5.00, Children under 5 free. If you have not already booked your ticket please call Paul Turner 01347 868780 or Sandra Kirkham on 01347 868077.
Ampleforth College Ceilidh band are coming to play at a Ceilidh on November 12th, this should be good fun for children and adults alike. Tickets will be just £8 and £4 which will include Supper. Dancing will start about 7:30, no need to know what to do the instructions will be called, children of any age can easily join in. Please book with Sandra 01347 868077 or Hilary 01347 868567.
Emblem of my Work
Which author or artist has made these emblems?
Clue: the one in the middle is Laurence Sterne.
A unique exhibition opens at Shandy Hall on 3 September 2011 that should appeal to both lovers of art and literature. 169 artists and writers have been invited to represent their work in a way similar to that in which the 18th century writer Laurence Sterne left his individual mark of creativity in 1761.
In Vol III (page 169) of Tristram Shandy, the 'celebrated genius' of Coxwold uses a marbled page in the middle of the book to declare that it represents what Sterne calls the ‘emblem of my work’. As the page is marbled and hand-made, it means this page is different in every copy of every edition of the book - chance determines its appearance.
To celebrate the 250th anniversary of this beautiful and experimental approach to story-telling, 169 contemporary artists and writers have risen to the challenge and made the ‘emblem of their work’ - and each one is made on hand-made paper in a space the same dimensions as the original marbled page.
Each work has been generously donated to the Laurence Sterne Trust and all will be for sale by auction.
Contributors include: Quentin Blake, Alison Wilding, Lemony Snicket, Ralph Steadman, David Rudkin, Martin Rowson, Iain Sinclair, Lavinia Greenlaw, Robert Coover, Christian Bok, Tom Phillips, John Baldessari, Tom Wood and Leanne Shapton.
The Emblem of my Work exhibition opens on 3 September and continues until 31 October. Daily 11am – 4.00pm except Saturdays.
Contact: Patrick Wildgust Shandy Hall, Coxwold, York. YO61 4AD. 01347 868465. www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk Exhibition blog: www.emblemofmywork169.blogspot.com
The exhibition is part of Art in Yorkshire - supported by Tate, a year long celebration of the visual arts in 19 galleries throughout Yorkshire. Works from Tate's Collection of historic, modern and contemporary art will be showcased through a compelling programme of exhibitions and events.
COXWOLD LOCAL
HISTORY GROUP
There will be a meeting for all who are
interested in reviving the
COXWOLD LOCAL HISTORY GROUP
in the Committee Room of the Village Hall
on
THURSDAY
1st September 2011
at 7:00 pm
HC Productions present: Laurence Sterne on Stage
A Sentimental Journey & Tristram Shandy
Coxwold Village Hall YO61 4BB
Thursday 21 July 2011
7.30pm
(doors open 7.00pm)
Tickets £10 - book now
Mister Macaroni and his bungling troupe of players come to Coxwold for a highly entertaining evening of Georgian comedy: Laurence Sterne’s major works, A Sentimental Journey & Tristram Shandy - as you’ve never seen them before.
In A Sentimental Journey we follow the absent-minded, and easily distracted, Parson Yorick as he encounters an assortment of lords, ladies and chamber maids in his travels through France and Italy. Things get complicated: he forgets that England is at war with France, he doesn’t have a passport and he finds himself stranded in a storm in the mountains.........
Tristram Shandy introduces us to the love story of Captain Toby Shandy and the Widow Wadman. Just how serious is the Captain’s war wound, and will it influence the outcome of his “amours”?
Founded in 1988 HC Productions has built a reputation for staging colourful productions with a strong 18th century flavour. The Company has performed at the Newcastle Comedy Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe and toured extensively in Germany featuring at the International Shakespeare Festival in Neuss.
Tickets online or send a cheque payable to ‘The Laurence Sterne Trust’.
Please note seating is unreserved.
Shandy Hall Coxwold York YO61 4AD 01347 868465
www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk
Coxwold Open Gardens
Coxwold Village
Hidden Gardens
On Sunday 12th June
1-5pm
Plants and refreshments available
Sarah Macmillan has created a short film on Coxwold Open Gardens from 2009, click on the link to view the film.
Shandy Hall
Giving Offence
Martin Rowson
Martin Wainwright
Tuesday 14 June at 7:30pm
Coxwold Village Hall Byland Road, YO61 4BB
£5 (Students £4)
01347 868465 - shandyhall@dsl.pipex.com
Giving Offence* is a talk and discussion with Northern Editor of
the Guardian (Martin W) and Cartoonist (Martin R) on the
political cartoon - how it works and why it matters.
*Giving Offence contains stong language.
Christian Bök
Artist-in-residence at Shandy Hall
Christian Bök (Professor of English at the University of Calgary) is perhaps best known in the UK as the author of Eunoia (Coach House Books, 2001) which became a bestseller. This delightful and astonishing work of experimental literature won the Griffin Prize for Poetic Excellence. He has also earned many accolades for his virtuoso performances of sound poetry (particularly the Ursonate by Kurt Schwitters).
His current project is The Xenotext Experiment which will involve the encoding of a short verse into a sequence of DNA in order to implant it into a bacterium, after which Christian plans to document the progress of the experiment for publication.
His visit to England has been singled out for particular mention on Ian McMillan's The Verb.
During his stay as artist-in-residence at Shandy Hall, Christian will be giving two talks - on 19 May he will be at the University of York and on 23 May at the University of Northumbria. For further details contact the Laurence Sterne Trust.
Coxwold Village Hall
BINGO & BEETLE
DRIVE
With
PIE AND PEAS
SUPPER
Friday 27th May
Doors open 6:00 pm, Eyes down 6:30 pm
Families Very Welcome
Please phone Anne 01347 868719
or email anneleg@tiscali.co.uk to book.
Adults £5 Children £2.50
Coxwold Village Hall
Friday 29th April 2011 - 3:00pm onwards
Wedding highlights on the big screen.
Bring a plate of finger food to share, and your favourite tipple!
Squash, tea and coffee provided
Fun, and Games for all ages!
Hat or Crown making Competition - materials provided
£1 on the door - children free
Link added. 
The Howardian Way
A meandering walk from Coxwold to Kirkham Priory in North Yorkshire through the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) taking in many of its beautiful villages on route.
http://www.howardianway.co.uk