Residents are being urged to enjoy National Libraries Week and pop along to Beverley Library in order and see what’s on offer.
Libraries taking part this year will be focusing on wellbeing, tackling topics like loneliness and how communities are brought together.
As part of Classically Yours, Alice is off on her adventures again, this time through her mirror into the whimsical Looking-Glass Land where words are backwards, time flies and eggs can talk!
The concert will be a chance to join an ensemble of Britten Sinfonia players on an interactive musical journey for the whole family.
Local authors will be featured heavily in the East Riding Festival of Words – the new look literature festival coming to the area in October.
The festival will be officially launched by Val Wood at Beverley Art Gallery on Thursday, 18 October, at 7.30pm. Val will be giving an exclusive reading of her latest novel, ‘A Place to Call Home’, which will be published in November.
The East Riding Festival of Words 2018 – the new look literature festival running from 18-21 October – has unveiled its exciting programme of children’s events.
Featuring a variety of authors, energetic storytelling, and a healthy dose of toilet humour, weekend events will take place in Bridlington, Goole, and Beverley.
Tickets available for The Multi-Story Orchestra which will be visiting Beverley’s out of town retail Park, Flemingate.
Conducted by Christopher Stark the Orchestra will be visiting the Flemingate Shopping Centre on Saturday, 8 September from 5PM with a programme they say will delight the family.
Some residents in the Beverley will be able to have a free Health Check by qualified staff from East Riding Leisure are to visit Beverley Library to deliver NHS Health Checks.
On Tuesday, 4 September the team will be on hand to give people a check up in Beverley from 9.30AM to 1PM.
There are still tickets available for The Multi-Story Orchestra, conducted by Christopher Stark, who will be visiting Flemingate Shopping Centre, Beverley, on Saturday, 8 September at 5pm with a programme to delight the family.
The Multi-Story Orchestra, conducted by Christopher Stark, will be visiting Flemingate Shopping Centre, Beverley, on Saturday, 8 September at 5pm with a programme to delight the family.
They started in 2011, presenting extraordinary performances in unexpected settings. From car parks to schools and festivals, they create amazing live classical music experiences performed by incredible musicians.
Classically Yours, the award-winning arts initiative launched by East Riding of Yorkshire Council as part of the Hull 2017 City of Culture year, has won extended funding from the Arts Council to continue its work to increase the amount of high quality music available in the county and to encourage more anticipation in arts and culture.
East Riding Libraries and Customer Services are inviting people to join them this half term for a fun-filled, dinosaur themed, free storytime session in Beverley and across the the East Riding.
The storytime sessions will focus on the book ‘I Love My Dinosaur’ by Giles Andreae, illustrated by Emma Dodd.
Author and performance poet Carmen Marcus will be at Beverley Library on Thursday, 5 April to deliver a Writing Workshop from 1.30pm – 3pm.
She will be posing the question: “How do writers transfer their ideas to the written word?” It will be an opportunity for budding writers to find some inspiration for their own writing.
There are still some tickets remaining for Sinfonia Viva, who will be back in Beverley on 22 March at 7.30pm in Toll Gavel United Church for a concert of Classic Classics.
The evening will include youthful masterpieces by Mozart, Elgar and Schubert, and a symphony by the ever-youthful Haydn.
Sinfonia Viva will be back in Beverley on Thursday, 22 March at 7.30pm in Toll Gavel United Church for a concert of Classic Classics.
The evening will include youthful masterpieces by Mozart, Elgar and Schubert, and a symphony by the ever-youthful Haydn. His Symphony No 85 sparkles with his characteristic wit and energy.
During 2017 – 19, former Opera North cellist Miriam Roycroft, and Lance Coburn, are performing the entire repertoire for cello and piano by Bohuslav Martinů at selected venues throughout Ireland.
They are delighted to present some of these enticing and rarely-heard compositions in Beverley on Thursday, 15 February at 7.30pm at Toll Gavel United Church.
The new exhibition ‘Ted Lewis: Novelist, Artist and Jazz Musician’ is currently on display in the Community Exhibitions space at the Treasure House in Beverley.
To accompany the exhibition, there will be an Open Afternoon on Saturday, 3 March, from 1pm to 3pm in the Education Room.
During 2017 – 19, former Opera North cellist Miriam Roycroft, and Lance Coburn, are performing the entire repertoire for cello and piano by Bohuslav Martinů.
Performances are taking place at selected venues throughout Ireland, and are delighted to present some of these enticing and rarely-heard compositions in Beverley on Thursday, 15 February at 7.30pm at Toll Gavel United Church.
Fans of the Harry Potter series can dust off their wands or take a trip down Diagon Alley to get a new one!
East Riding Libraries, in conjunction with Bloomsbury Children’s Books, are delighted to announce that the most magical night of the year, Harry Potter Book Night is returning to Beverley on Thursday 1 February from 6PM till 7PM.
The London Theatre Voices will be making a welcome return to Beverley on Saturday, 6 January, at 7.30pm with An Evening of Song at Toll Gavel United Church.
The group comprises : Soprano – Claire Mitcher, Mezzo Soprano – Amy Kerenza Sedgwick, Tenor – Ben Kerslake, Bass – Andrew Tinkler, and Pianist – Simon Haynes.