Hebden Bridge Arts Festival, starts 22 June 2018

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22ND JUNE-1ST JULY 2018 YOU'D BE QUACKERS TO MISS THEM, GET YOUR TICKETS BEFORE THEY GO.  This year’s theme is nonconformism. The word originally related to protestant churches that broke away from the Church of England (like Wainsgate, Birchcliffe, Hope, Octagonal) but it has come to mean ‘going against the grain’, ‘doing your own thing’, someone who doesn’t conform. A good fit for Hebden Bridge! There are nonconformist artists, events and venues threaded through the programme and lots of lovely local links and connections! JOIN US AT OPENINGS & LAUNCHES 18 JUNE: CLAUDE CAHUN EXHIBITION OPEN DAILY @ 11-5PM ARTSMILL join us 24 June for a writing gender workshop with poet Clare Shaw @ 12-2PM CLAUDE CAHUN was a Jewish-French photographer, sculptor and writer who's work was both political and personal, and often undermined traditional concepts of static gender roles.  22 JUNE: speakHER OPENING NIGHT @ 6PM TOWN HALL - BAR OPEN Meet the artist and collaborators of the splendidly superb speakHER, a sound installation comprising the voices of local women talking about protest in this partial suffrage centenary year. 23 JUNE: YAN WANG PRESTON EXHIBITION LAUNCH @ 2-4PM GIBSON MILL “It’s not just about trees it's about life," says YAN WANG PRESTON of her new book, Forest, a look at the sometimes shady process of reforestation in China. In Forest, Preston hopes to open up a dialogue about conservation and urbanisation. HAPPENING NEXT WEEK THURSDAY 21 JUNE: WAINSGATE DANCES We celebrate dance with three playful performances from Hannah Buckley, Christopher Owen & Anushiye Yarnell. SPECIAL DISCOUNT ON A DOUBLE TICKET IF YOU WANT TO COME TO BOTH SHOWS   SATURDAY 23 JUNE: A TOWN IN THE VALLEY  In 1978 musician Bob Pegg was commissioned by Hebden Bridge Festival to write and perform a sequence of songs, inspired by the memories of older Hebden Bridgers – recollections of the days when the mills and the Methodist chapels were still in full swing. This event will bring together live performances of the songs, the original recordings of voices from the mid-1970s, and Bob’s own commentary.  SATURDAY 24 JUNE: JOHN HEGLEY 3PM for a family friendly drawing workshop (+7yrs) and 7.30PM for evening gig John Hegley is an English performance poet, comedian, musician and songwriter. He has written a number of collections of poetry, ranging from the surreal through the humorous to the personal and emotional. There are a number of recurring themes in his poems, notably glasses and dogs.  .  SUNDAY 24 JUNE: COINERS WALK & COMMONERS CHOIR Join the Commoners Choir for a walk and a sing! Meet at Town Hall at 4pm for a coiners themed walk up to Heptonstall followed by a raucous sing with the Commoners Choir at 7pm at Hope Baptist Church. Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2015 Hebden Bridge Arts Festival, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is:   Hebden Bridge Arts Festival Hebden Bridge Town Hall St George's Street Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire HX7 7BY United Kingdom