News from producers around Derbyshire

Indietracks are very happy to announce that Martha, Desperate Journalist, Advance Base, Best Praxis, Lost Tapes, The Proctors, Surf Muscle and The Sunbathers are all joining the Indietracks 2019 line-up.

Exile Music Festival, 28 - 30th June, is the hidden gem of local family friendly festivals.

There are activities for all ages, music from national and local acts, poetry and spoken word, fancy dress, and the Exile Introducing 

competition, which is open now for entries.

Tickets and more details can be found at:

http://www.exilemusicfestival.co.uk/  or find us on facebook at:

https://www.facebook.com/exile.fest/ 

Matlock Storytelling Cafe, would like you to join us for our next evening of storytelling, when Ursula Holden Gill returns on Friday 3rd May with The Bishoprick Garland (or to give it its full title: ‘The Bishoprick Garland or a Collection of Legends, Songs and Ballads Belonging to the County of Durham’). If you haven't heard of Ursula here's what the Craven Herald said of her when she appeared at Settle Storytelling Festival " When Ursula Holden Gill steps on to the stage your first impression is of a Victorian urchin with a somewhat impish twinkle in her eyes.

It's a busy time of year at Dronfield Hall Barn with the Arts Festival coming up soon, and there's plenty of opportunities for you to get involved with some of our activities. Here's just some of what's coming up over the next few weeks...

'Ocean World'

Lantern Making Workshops

Saturday 13th April
Tuesday 16th April
Tuesday 23rd April 
Saturday 27th April

All 10am-2pm, £2 per child

Markeaton Park’s Paddling Pool will be opening on Saturday 25 May in perfect time for the Spring Bank Holiday. The family favourite at Markeaton’s Mundy Play Centre is a free way for children to make a splash in the summer with 3 fountains for extra fun!

Brick History takes famous moments from history and imagines them in LEGO® bricks how many do you recognise? From DNA and the Big Bang to Mozart, Martin Luther King and mobile phones, LEGO® artist Warren Elsmore and his team have created a celebration of our shared stories, struggles, and triumphs, made from everyone’s favourite Danish toy.

From tiny recreations of Concorde and the Titanic that could fit in your hand, to a 1.5m square medieval castle bustling with activity, there are models to make you smile, to make you think, and to inspire you to build a better world.

Derby Concert Band’s next concert is on Saturday 13 July 2019 at 7.30pm at Landau Forte College, Fox Street, Derby DE1 2LF. This will be a particularly special concert with guest soloist, trumpet and cornet virtuoso, Roger Webster

Residents in and around the Six Streets area of Derby will open up their homes and gardens once again for the fifth biannual Six Streets Arts Trail on the weekend of Sat 22 – Sun 23 June.

With more participants than ever, 30 residents and community venues will host over 50 artists and makers displaying and selling their work.