A reconstruction of Beverley Library and Art Gallery as it was back in 1910 has been built using LEGO Bricks and is on display in Beverley Library until Saturday, 2 October.
The amazing construction has been built by clever LEGO Brick experts from BrickBox in Hull, to complement the ‘Brick Wonders’ exhibition in Beverley Art Gallery.
The “Brick Wonders – Around the World in Lego Bricks’’ exhibition, curated by artist Warren Elsmore, is proving very popular at Beverley Art Gallery.
Running until Saturday, 2 October, 2021, the exhibition features recreations in LEGO® bricks of amazing sights from around the world. Beginning with the seven wonders of the ancient world, the exhibition also takes in modern, natural, and historic wonders from all seven continents.
The ‘Brick Wonders – Around the World in Lego Bricks’’ exhibition, curated by artist Warren Elsmore, is now open at Beverley Art Gallery and will run until Saturday, 2 October, 2021.
The exhibition features recreations in LEGO® bricks of amazing sights from around the world. Beginning with the seven wonders of the ancient world, the exhibition also takes in modern, natural, and historic wonders from all seven continents.
East Riding Museums are delighted to announce that the ‘Brick Wonders’ exhibition, curated by artist Warren Elsmore, will be coming to Beverley Art Gallery from Saturday, 3 July to Saturday, 2 October, 2021.
East Riding Libraries and Customer Services are now able to assist customers in the creation of Ordnance Survey maps.
These maps are suitable for a variety of uses including planning and building regulations applications.
East Riding Libraries will be celebrating Shakespeare Week 2020. Shakespeare Week takes place from the 16 to 22 March with Beverley Library planning fun events for children and families.
Beverley Library and also others across the East Riding will offer colouring masks of favourite Shakespeare characters.
The acclaimed company Swansea City Opera make a welcome return to the Toll Gavel United Church, Beverley.
They will be appearing on Thursday, 5 March at 7.30pm with a captivating performance transporting audiences into the world of Romantic Opera.
February half term will be fun at East Riding libraries with activities for younger children and their families.
Jungle Dance Storytimes will be a chance to find waltzing warthogs and rock n’ rolling rhinos. The Storytimes will feature ‘Giraffes can’t Dance’ with songs, stories and craft activities.
Limited numbers of tickets are still on sale for the ever-popular Harry Potter Book Night 2020 events in East Riding Libraries.
The event returns in February for an evening of games, crafts, and fun. There will be readings, the Sorting Hat ceremony, the Polyjuice Potion Game, and Ancient Runes Lessons!
There will be a chance to come along to a musical afternoon with Chameleon at the Toll Gavel United Church, Beverley, on Thursday, 6 February at 2pm.
Chameleon is a multi-instrumental woodwind quartet, exploring a varied programme of folk, classical and twentieth-century music.
East Riding Libraries are hosting their first Digital Art Celebration until 29 February, which culminates in a digital art competition with a chance to win one of five graphics tablets.
East Riding Libraries pride themselves on being much more than books – they are a community hub that’s free for everyone to attend and offer a variety of social groups, access to information, free internet and computer access and free digital support.
Tickets are still available for the welcome return of The London Theatre Voices to Toll Gavel United Church, Beverley, on Saturday, 18 January at 7.30pm, with The Gentlemen of English National Opera.
Four singers from the award-winning English National Opera Chorus – David Newman, Paul Sheehan, Michael Burke, and Andrew Tinkler, along with their accompanist Simon Haynes – present a concert filled with a wide range of vocal music.
The London Theatre Voices will be making a welcome return to Toll Gavel United Church, Beverley.
They will be back in Beverley on Saturday, 18 January 2020, at 7.30pm with ‘The Gentlemen of English National Opera’.
For those who are potty for Potter – there will be a chance to pass through platform 9 3/4 to reach Hogwarts (known to muggles as Beverley Library) on Tuesday, 4 February, 2020 for East Riding Libraries’ first ever Harry Potter Quiz Night.
Following on from the success of East Riding Libraries’ annual Harry Potter Book Night events for primary school children (taking place between 03 and 08 February, 2020) the Beverley Library team have created this quiz night with secondary school children and adults in mind.
East Riding Libraries will be celebrating Christmas with Storytimes and Bounce and Rhyme sessions.
The Storytimes will feature an Out of This World Christmas, taking a trip into outer space and discovering why ‘Aliens love Panta Claus’ ( a book by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort), including songs, stories and activities.
Richard, Amy & Nick return to Beverley with their eagerly awaited festive feast of great Christmas songs, early music and British folk, traditional carols and solo guitar works.
The evening will be family-friendly and full of midwinter charm.
There are still some tickets left for classical number one selling soprano Rebecca Newman in Beverley.
She who will present a special programme of her favourite operatic arias, traditional folk songs, sacred arias and songs from her childhood growing up on the coast in Devon.
If you don’t fancy yet another panto and are actively trying to avoid the more saccharine, tinselly aspects of the Christmas season then Richard Durrant’s candlelit Christmas tour is definitely the right choice for you.
In fact, the maverick musician, guitarist and songwriter Richard Durrant may have uncovered the true meaning of midwinter with his ever-popular candlelit tour now in its 15th year.