Lindfield Arts Festival 2019

16 - 22 September 2019

Have you wondered about the Lindfield prints?

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Local artist Brett Hudson will be demonstrating how he creates his wonderful Lindfield Life paintings, and will talk to people about how he gets his ideas, show sketch books and other paintings on both Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September at 11.30am at Lindfield Art Studio.

To finish he will draw a large picture from scratch to show how he draws people and houses, hopefully giving people an insight into the process of creating a Lindfield Life painting.

Make a note to pop along and see how he does it!

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Bluebell Vineyard invites you to taste the wines

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A special event at the Witch Inn on Saturday 21st June at 3.00pm, book your tickets now, just £5.00!

Set amidst bluebell-strewn woods from which the  vineyard derives its name, Bluebell Vineyard Estates is a family-run vineyard and winery with a passion for producing world class sparkling wines.

An introduction to the multi award-winning wines of Bluebell Vineyard followed by a tutored-tasting of our Hindleap Sparkling Wines and Ashdown Still Wines.

 

 

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Flamenco Dancing and Modern Spanish Dancing

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Lindfield Arts Festival are delighted that Josepha Figuerra will be running a children’s workshop in the United Reform Church on Saturday 21st September at 10.00-11.00am. It will be Free

Put on those dancing shoes!

See below the classes in the run up to September.

One for everyone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Infants and children under 2, this is your introduction to Opera!

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Listen, sing and play with Hurly Burly, creators of Over the Moon – a first opera for little people.

An interactive musical adventure that offers a calm, playful and creative first opera experience for babies and toddlers, weaving together gentle classical music with familiar nursery rhymes and games.

Join the three live musicians for musical tickling, stretching, chomping and stamping as we journey together through the day: waking, eating, playing and sleeping.

After the performance there is a play session for everyone to enjoy.

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Let me meet you a tree.
What can you see?
Beneath the blue sky
as the summer floats by.

TREE is an interactive first opera for 0-2 year olds and their carers with music by Debussy, Delibes and Monteverdi as well as familiar nursery rhymes and specially written songs. Hurly Burly invites you and your baby on a multisensory journey through a year in the life of a tree:

  • singing with blackbirds, marching through fallen leaves, smelling new blossom and feeling the wind on your cheeks. With beautiful singing and relaxing music at it’s core TREE will be an opportunity to unwind
    and have fun for new parents, carers and babies.

A bit about the company:

  • Hurly Burly offer new audiences positive and exciting first experiences of opera with the aim of inspiring a lifelong relationship with classical
    music. The company was formed by classically trained singers Sarah Forbes and Catherine Carter following a commission from Celebrate
    Voice Festival in 2016 to create a piece of theatre for babies. Hurly Burly creates interactive theatre for young audiences with existing
    classical opera and song at the core of the work as well as incorporating physical theatre, improvisation, movement and spoken word. The
    company create live performances that allow children and their grown- ups to engage and interact with classical music in an entirely age
    appropriate environment with the space and freedom to experience and explore as individuals.

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We all need Mindfulness

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Ed Halliwell is a UK-based mindfulness teacher and writer and will introduce Mindfulness to an audience.

Reserve your place now on Sunday 22nd September at 11.00am in the Bent Arms. He leads public mindfulness courses, workshops and retreats in London, Surrey and Sussex, and has introduced and taught mindfulness in workplaces such as Accenture, UNICEF UK, Imperial College Business School, the Houses of Parliament, Tate and Ardingly College. He has written three books: Into The Heart of Mindfulness, Mindfulness: How To Live Well By Paying Attention and (as co-author) The Mindful Manifesto.

Ed Haliwell and his ‘Mindfulnes’ session at the Old School in Cuckfield, West Sussex

 

https://youtu.be/yUdvg03G4SI

 

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Blooming Awesome gives you guidance

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Christine Bulman, Lindfield’s local florist is running a floristry workshop for 15 people only on Saturday 21st September at 3.00pm in The Witch Inn.

Book Now to ensure you have your space.  Tickets also on sale at Kell & Collins.

Learn how to best to arrange flowers in a vase.  You will get to keep the vase and flowers and will also learn tips on how to get the most from your flowers, conditioning etc.

Everything will be provided.

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Handbell ringers

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A handbell is rung by grasping it by the handle and moving the wrist, causing the clapper inside (which is on a hinge) to strike the outside of the bell, producing the sound. … Ringers can then put down and pick up bells as they are needed, and they can also use the tables themselves to create other effects.

Bells are polished frequently and occasionally sent back to their makers for tune-ups (literally) that involve grinding small bits of bronze from the bell to maintain the proper sounding pitch and overtones. But the primary way to keep bells safe from tarnish is to wear gloves when handling them.

Come and see the Lindfield Handbell Ringers again.

Show us how it’s done!

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Brett Hudson will be running two drawing workshops and  will be basing the demo on his Lindfield Life paintings, and will talk to people about how he gets his ideas, show sketch books and other paintings.

To finish he will draw a large picture from scratch to show how he draws people and houses, hopefully giving people an insight into the process of creating a Lindfield Life painting.

Turn up at Leesa Le May’s Lindfield Arts Studio, admire the art and stay for the workshops. Both at 11.30am on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September respectively.

Paolino’s dinner and entertainment – Tuesday 7th July

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Book Now  – tickets in short supply

Paolo is back in Lindfield and has kindly offered to host a fundraising dinner for Lindfield  Arts Festival.

For £25.00 you will enjoy a  three course meal with choice of “nice menu” with a welcome glass of Prosecco.

Marie and Mike from Purple Shoes (and open mic, @ the Stand Up, Lindfield) will entertain you.

The menu choices are as follows :

Appetizers: Brushetta | Frittura Mista | Zucchini | Sformatino di Funghi

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Mains: Risotto Maremonti | Lasagne al Forne | Pollo Farcito | Sea Bass | Involtini di Spada

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Desserts: Tiramisu al Baileys | Brioscia del Nonno | Sbiciolata | Coffee

And the limoncello is in the freezer – Salute!

 

Circus skills come to town

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Poi passion Kate Wright‘s enthusiastic instructors will host a colorful space and entertain visitors at the Festival. Look out for them in Lindfield High Street.

The lively circus area will offer up to 14 different types of equipment, atmospheric circus music, interactive shows and you’re outdoors so they create a colorful space with bunting. These play areas are designed to bring circus magic and happiness to all ages and abilities!

Diabolo, Flower sticks, Poi, Staff, Hooping, Plate Spinning, Gym Ribbon, Juggling Scarves, Balls and Clubs, Monster Feet, Stilts, Pedal Racers

“This is a change to play the circus way, have fun throughout out the day “