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Light up for music festival
Published 7 May 2008
IT’S that time of the year again – the 58th Whitehaven Musical Festival is almost upon us.
It’s jazz time at theatre
Published 7 May 2008
THE All Star Jazz Band with special guest Duke Heitger from New Orleans are coming to Rosehill Theatre.
It Bites set to rock stadium as top support for the Quo
Published 7 May 2008
IT BITES have been named as the main support band to the legendary Status Quo when they play Whitehaven in August.
Hendrix and rootsy rock from Hamsters
Published 7 May 2008
THE Hamsters are playing Rosehill on Saturday, May 24, 8pm.
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Published 7 May 2008
Night with Kid Creole
Published 7 May 2008
REMEMBER Kid Creole? Well he’s leading a young cast in the touring musical Oh What a Night when it calls into Carlisle’s Sands Centre.
Familiar faces at theatre
Published 30 April 2008
KESWICK Theatre by the Lake has gone down the tried and trusted route with several of the actors who will be appearing in their upcoming summer season of plays at the lakeside.
Films for all as new season begins
Published 30 April 2008
ROSEHILL Theatre has a host of film entertainment coming up over the coming months.
Summer of music revealed
Published 30 April 2008
THE programme for the 24th Lake District Summer Music Festival has been unveiled.
Tribute to Abba
Published 30 April 2008
RECREATING the sounds of Abba is the name of the game tomorrow night (Friday).
Players latest show is most ambitious yet
Published 30 April 2008
AN ambitious show from the Rosehill Players takes to the stage this month.
It’s not a Flook they are coming to Rosehill
Published 23 April 2008
IRISH folk band Flook are coming to Rosehill Theatre.
Kieran rises from tea boy to BAFTA film producer
Published 23 April 2008
A FORMER Copeland man is now a producer for a BAFTA award-winning film company.
Displacements headline next Dance to Radio gig
Published 23 April 2008
DANCE to the Radio is back this Saturday at the Marchon Club.
Top writer Gervase will be telling tales about school life
Published 23 April 2008
ONE of Britain’s most popular writers is coming to Whitehaven Civic Hall.
Rollin’ Clones to hit town
Published 23 April 2008
AS part of their Bigger Banger tour, tribute band The Rollin’ Clones are coming to Rosehill Theatre.
Elvis is in town
Published 23 April 2008
ELVIS is coming to West Cumbria! That is ‘Elvis On Tour – The Legend Continues’.
A taste of Estonia
Published 23 April 2008
STUDENTS from Estonia will exhibit their own designs at this year’s Woolfest in Cockermouth.
Quartets perform in Wasdale
Published 23 April 2008
A CONCERT in aid of the re-building fund for Nether Wasdale parish church of St Michael and All Angels will be held on Sunday, May 4 at the Low Wood Hall Hotel, Nether Wasdale.
Hound tales
Published 23 April 2008
ESKDALE and District History Society will be hearing all about the history of the Eskdale and Ennerdale Foxhounds from Edmund Porter.
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