Behind Enemy Lines – Friday, 7th November

Starting at the slightly later time of 8pm to accommodate the Cricket Club’s Firework display, the Comrades Hall will be showing Louise Jordan’s incredible story of the women who operated as spies in occupied France during the World War 2 – Behind Enemy Lines.

After the fall of France in 1940, SOE (Special Operations Executive) was established by Winston Churchill to ‘set Europe ablaze’. Transgressing gender expectations, these extraordinary women were trained in sabotage, subversion and silent killing. Thirty-nine women were infiltrated into Nazi occupied France and together their courage, daring, ingenuity and sacrifice helped defeat Nazi terror. Behind Enemy Lines will bring their stories to life through original songs, live music, storytelling, soundscape, acting and choreography 🙂

Whilst the SOE operated across the globe Louise realised that the project had to be more focused and so Louise selected the 41 female agents of ‘F Section’ who worked in France.

Described in the Sunday Express as “Haunting and unforgettable“, this production is recommended for ages 14+ (references to violence against women).

The thread that underpins all of Louise’s work is her desire to challenge existing narratives around gender and power.
Her research included a very moving visit to the former concentration camp and memorial at Natzweiler-Struthof in Alsace, France where four of the agents were gruesomely executed. Louise also received generous support from several academics.

This Friday, 8pm at the Comrades Hall.

Book now online at artsreach.co.uk or telephone 07740 949904/email catcymraes58@gmail.com

Please note both tickets at the door and bar are cash only – thank you.

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‘Twenty Years With Hot Fingers’ – Friday 26th January, 7.30pm

At 7.30pm on Friday 26^th January 2024, Artsreach and The Comrades Hall present –

**Spats Langham’s Hot Fingers with ‘Twenty Years With Hot Fingers‘**

Hot Fingers invite you on a musical journey, weaving together the history of the songs in their repertoire with tales of 20 years on the road together. Expect an eclectic mix of vintage acoustic music, from the redhot jazz of 1920’s New York and sophisticated 1930’s Swing, to the king of gypsy swing Django Reinhardt, the blues guitars of Eddie Lang and Lonnie Johnson, and the syncopated Latin rhythms of Argentinean Oscar Aleman.

Tom ‘Spats’ Langham (tenor/banjo, guitar/ukulele/vocals) is joined by
Malcolm Sked (tuba/double bass),
Danny Blyth (clarinets/guitar/mandolin/harmonica) and
Emily Campbell (vocals) for this special Dorset tour, delivered in partnership with Artsreach.

Tickets in advance:

£12 adult
£5 Under 18s
or at www.artsreach.co.uk

Available from Margaret Wing – tel. 07796 454203 or email margaretmwing@gmail.com

A bar and refreshments will be available – cash only please.

Early booking is strongly advised for this special anniversary tour with Artsreach,

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BSO Trio Sunday Serenade – 19th November

As part of an Artsreach funded project, a trio of musicians from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) will perform from 2.30pm on Sunday, 19th November.

A Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra trio of flute, cello and harp will serenade you in a programme of music through the ages, from Bach and Bizet to Ibert and Joni Mitchell, with pieces especially arranged for this unique and beautiful line up.

This special afternoon recital is presented from the stage by the musicians, in an intimate and relaxed setting. Refreshments Available (cash only).

Running time: 1hr 40mins + interval

Reportoire

Schubert – Staendchen (serenade)
Bach – Suite in D – Gavotte I & 11, Air, Bouree, Gigue
Bizet – Carmen Suite Toreador’s Song, Habanera and Gypsy Song
Brahms – Hungarian Dance no.5
Mozart – Divertimento no.12 in E flat major K252
Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite Morning 3’33 Anitra’s Dance 3’20
Coleridge-Taylor – Demande et Reponse from Petite Suite de Concert (Cello, Harp, Flute)
Elgar – Chanson de Nuit
Ibert – Entr’acte (Harp & Flute)
Mitchell – Both Sides Now

Tickets in advance:

£12 adult
£5 Under 18s
£30 Family of 4 (2 adults + 2 Under 18s)

Available from Margaret Wing – tel. 07796 454203 or email margaretmwing@gmail.com
Alternatively, you can purchase online HERE (a booking fee applies).

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Artsreach At Half Term – Thursday, 16th February, 3.30pm

A Half Term special! On Tuesday, 16th February at 3.30pm, the Comrades Hall present an Artsreach project: ‘Georgia and the Iceberg‘…

Can you imagine spending your holiday in Antarctica? Or becoming best friends with a penguin? When Georgia goes to visit her big sister Helena, all she wants is to explore the big frozen continent outside her bedroom window. While Helena is focused on completing her chores, Georgia discovers a giant iceberg on a collision course with the nearby penguin colony. If she can’t journey across the ice in time to warn them, then everyone’s in danger. She might need some help …. A brrr-illiant adventure filled with puppetry, jokes and a heart-warming original story.

Tickets: must be booked in advance

£6 adult
£5 under 18

Available from:

margaretmwing@gmail.com
tel. 07796 454 203
Visit www.artsreach.co.uk

Refreshments will be on sale – cash only please!
Recommended for 7+ years & their families.
Please note – children must be accompanied by an adult during the whole performance.

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Live Music: The Churchfitters Christmas Cracker – This Saturday, 17th December

A reminder that the Churchfitters are performing at The Comrades Hall on Saturday, 17th December, you’re advised to get your tickets booked for a show preparing you for Christmas with their repertoire, traditional and original festive songs, surprises, novelties and of course – what you get in every Christmas cracker – bad jokes!

Celebrating 30 years of providing rural community music – Artsreach present the trio.

Tickets £10 & £5 for under 18s. Refreshments available.
In advance from Margaret Wing: 07796 454203 or email margaretmwing@gmail.com.

More HERE.

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The Churchfitters Christmas Cracker – Saturday, 17th December.

The Churchfitters is a folk band like no other. A double bass made out of a saucepan. Heart-wrenching vocals accompanied by a musical saw or a glass harp. Foot-stompingly fast fiddle mixed with infectious funk-rock rhythms. And traditional tunes reinvigorated with mesmerising jazz sax.

Performing at The Comrades Hall on Saturday, 17th December, you’re advised to get your tickets early for a show preparing you for Christmas with their repertoire, traditional and original festive songs, surprises, novelties and of course – what you get in every Christmas cracker – bad jokes!

The three virtuoso musicians from England and France strut their stuff on a stage that bristles with instruments – adding flute, banjo, dulcimer, tin whistle, guitar, ukulele, electric hub-cap bass-bouzouki and a sackful of percussion to their ensemble. And let’s not forget the unique ‘bing-bong’ machine made out of hack-saw blades!
Read more about the musicians HERE.

Tickets £10 & £5 for under 18s. Refreshments available.
In advance from Margaret Wing: 07796 454203 or email margaretmwing@gmail.com.
Alternatively, visit the Artsreach website.

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‘The Devil’s Violin – The Beast in Me‘ At Drimpton

There are still tickets remaining for the Artsreach presentation of ‘The Devil’s Violin – The Beast in Me‘ on Sunday, February 20th at 7.30pm at Drimpton Village Hall.

Imagine a world where the lines separating humanity and animals have blurred, in which dark forests contain refuge as well as danger, and where blood is not always thicker than water…

‘The Beast In Me‘, is a masterfully woven tapestry of stories from long ago about our perception of beauty and the value of kindness. Epic narratives are evocatively brought to life by master storyteller, Daniel Morden, and with sublime stringed accompaniment from virtuoso musicians Sarah Moody (cello) and Oliver Wilson-Dickson (violin).

Expect a charming, chilling and thrilling evening’s entertainment: “A scintillating combination of music, sound and story” – The Times.

Tickets £10 (under 18’s £5)
Available from Francesca Hurrell 01308 867617 or via Artsreach.co.uk.
Bar available

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Loshn – An Artsreach Event – Friday, 4th February

Broadwindsor Comrades Hall, together with Artsreach invite you to journey through the origins of Eastern European music through to 1950’s America and beyond!

Loshn are a Klezmer trio exploring the traditional music of Ashkenazi Jewish Culture. Their intimate chamber music style arrangements speak, sing and dance with the tradition’s distinct Yiddish accent and vocabulary.

Collectively bringing together over 30 years of experience, the members of Loshn are an exciting collaboration between some of the UK’s most established and acclaimed Klezmer musicians and the next generation of Klezmorim. Fiddle player Anna Lowenstein and clarinetist John McNaughton are joined on accordion by Susi Evans (She’koykh / The London Klezmer Quartet), performing intimate, chamber music style Klezmer.

Here is a 2 minute taster….

Tickets, which must be booked in advance:

£10 Adult
£5 Under 18 yrs.

Available from: www.artsreach.co.uk or broadwindsorem@gmail.com or by calling Margaret Wing on 01308 867252.

A bar and refreshments will be available.

Please note – We encourage our audience to continue to wear masks, particularly when moving around the hall. Hand sanitiser will be available and please be conscious of social distancing during your visit.

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Dave Brubeck 40th Anniversary Tour Polo Top Raffle

At Broadwindsor’s Artsreach event on Sunday, 31st October – there will be an exclusive opportunity to win a Dave Brubeck’s 40th Anniversary Tour Polo Shirt (Large size) in a raffle to be drawn at the interval. The black polo shirt is unworn with coloured embroidery which reads “The Dave Brubeck Quartet” in gold and “40th Anniversary Tour” in green.

Tickets at £5 are on sale now at Broadwindsor Community Stores and will be on sale prior to the start of the Matinee Jazz on 31st October.

50% of the proceeds go to the Comrades Hall.
Attendance is not necessary to win.

David Warren Brubeck – (December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012) was an Californian jazz pianist and composer, considered one of the foremost exponents of cool jazz.
Dave Brubeck married jazz lyricist Iola Whitlock in September 1942; the couple were married for 70 years, until his death in 2012.

The 40th Anniversary Tour of the U.K. produced a 1998 live album by Dave Brubeck and his quartet recorded over three consecutive concerts in the United Kingdom, some 40 years after he had first visited the country.
The line up then was:

Dave Brubeck – piano, liner notes
Bobby Militello – baritone saxophone
Alec Dankworth – double bass
Randy Jones – drums

Often incorrectly attributed to Brubeck, the song “Take Five“, which has become a jazz standard, was composed by Brubeck’s long-time musical partner, alto saxophonist Paul Desmond. Written in ⁵/₄ time, “Take Five” has endured as a jazz classic forever associated with Brubeck.

The local supply ot tickets for Neil Maya’s Quarteret on 31st October are almost out 🙂 Any remaining tickets are held with Artsreach – please visit www.artsreach.co.uk

Good luck in the raffle!

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Matinee Jazz – Book Your Tickets!

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Behind Enemy Lines – Friday, 7th November

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‘Twenty Years With Hot Fingers’ – Friday 26th January, 7.30pm

**Spats Langham’s Hot Fingers with ‘Twenty Years With Hot Fingers‘**

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BSO Trio Sunday Serenade – 19th November

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Artsreach At Half Term – Thursday, 16th February, 3.30pm

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Live Music: The Churchfitters Christmas Cracker – This Saturday, 17th December

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The Churchfitters Christmas Cracker – Saturday, 17th December.

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‘The Devil’s Violin – The Beast in Me‘ At Drimpton

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Loshn – An Artsreach Event – Friday, 4th February

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Dave Brubeck 40th Anniversary Tour Polo Top Raffle

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Matinee Jazz – Book Your Tickets!

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