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| For the record, a selection of PAST events in the Watford area, listed in date order | |
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| 2011 | |
13 January 2011 Watford | "Sun Printers" Talk by Brian Reynolds Watford Museum Watford Museum, 194 Lower High Street, Watford £2 (visitors); free (Friends). Link. |
16 January 2011 Watford | Short afternoon recital Rositsa Dusheva (piano) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) Followed by tea or coffee. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
17–22 January 2011 Watford | "Trial by Jury" and "HMS
Pinafore" Abbots Langley Gilbert & Sullivan Society Watford Palace Theatre, Clarendon Road, Watford £17-£10 (stalls and circle), £12-£8 (upper circle). Under-18s: £5. 10% discount off tickets booked before 31 December. Tel: 01923 225671 (theatre). Link. |
18 January 2011 Bushey | "A Concise History of Whitefriars Glass" Talk by Mike Beech Friends of Bushey Museum Bushey Centre, Bushey Country Club, High Street, Bushey. |
19 January 2011 Watford | "The history of the Ridgeway" Talk by John Tyler South West Herts Archaelogical and Historical Society Cassio Lodge, 22 The Avenue, Watford (near Watford Central Library) Doors open and refreshments from 7:30pm. Tel: 01923 825 301. |
20 January 2011 Radlett | Concert The Zimro Trio Radlett Music Club Radlett Centre, 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett £13. Free for students of ages 8-25 (see website) Free evening parking. Tel: 01923 859291. Link. |
20 January 2011 Watford | "A Victorian magic lantern show" Shown by Tony Brown and Gordon Casbeard Watford & District Industrial History Society St Thomas' Church Hall, Langley Road, Watford Visitors are welcome; a minimum donation of £3 per visitor is suggested. Link. |
22 January 2011 Bushey | New Year Concert Hamish MacCunn (The Land of the Mountain and the Flood), John Ireland (Piano Concerto in E flat), Antonin Dvorak ( Symphony no. 8 in G) Bushey Symphony Orchestra Bushey Academy, London Road, Bushey £13.50 (schoolchildren: £1). Tel: 01923 774229. Link. |
27–29 January 2011 Bushey | "Alice in Wonderland" St James' Music & Drama Society Falconer Hall, Falconer Road, Bushey £7.50; concessions £5. Tel: 020 8950 1309. Link. |
27–29 January 2011 Abbots Langley | Play: "Prepare to Meet thy Tomb" A comedy-thriller, the last in a trilogy by Norman Robbins about the Tombs The Centralian Players Henderson Hall, High Street, Abbots Langley £7. Senior citizens, students, children: £5 Parking readily available locally. Tel: 01923 227 392. Link. |
30 January 2011 Watford | Concert Mozart (Trio in E flat K498 'Kegelstatt'), Enesco (Konzertstück for viola and piano), Finzi (5 Bagatelles for clarinet and piano), Schumann (Fairy Tales op. 132), Bruch (Pieces for trio op. 83) Plane, Dukes, Rahman Trio Octagon Music Society Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £13. Free for children under 18 and full-time students under 25. Tel: 01923 224092. Link. |
30 January; 1–3 February 2011 Tring | Musical Theatre
Show Tring Park School for the Performing Arts Markova Theatre, Tring Park, Tring £8; concession £5. Link. |
30 January 2011 Bushey | Concert Guest artists from Estonia: Anna Liisa Bezrodny (violin), Henry-David Varema (cello), Ralf Taal (piano) Watford Concerts Constance Pilkington Hall, Purcell School, Aldenham Road, Bushey £20 (reserved), £15 (unreserved). Season ticket for 6 concerts: £30-£60 depending on when bought. Tel: 01923 888320 (Mon-Sat, 10am-8pm). Link. |
5 February 2011 Bushey | Party Piece Concert A musical 'pot pourri': rock, pop, jazz, folk, classical John Wuatt, Tom Weil, Kim Turnbull, Julie Gray, Christine Bennett, St James's Church Choir, etc St James' Church, High Street, Bushey Admission free - donations to Cancer Research UK Light refreshments during the interval. |
6 February 2011 Abbots Langley | (1) Concert - (2) Country
Dance An afternoon of song and dance JigJaw (women's singing and dancing quartet) Abbots Langley Winter Acoustic Concerts Abbots Langley Community Centre, Gallows Hill Lane, Abbots Langley £6 (concert), £6 (country dance) or £10 (both events) "Drawing on European couple dances, mouth music, nonsense rhyme and songs from Britain and beyond". Tel: 01923 264536. |
12 February 2011 St Albans | Concert: Brahms to Britten - a musical lineage Brahms (Geistliches Lied), Stanford (Thee English Motets), Frank Bridge (A Prayer), Britten (Festival Te Deum) Carillon Chamber Choir St Peter's Church, St Peter's Street, St Albans £12 (includes programme); concessions £10 Contact via the website. Link. |
12 February 2011 Watford | Concert Strauss (Wind Suite, op. 4), Mozart (Flute Concerto no. 1), Tchaikovsky (Symphony no. 6, "Pathetique") Soloist: Emma Halnan (flute) Watford Symphony Orchestra Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £9. Tel: 01923 244196. Link. |
15 February 2011 Bushey | "Bushey Rose Garden" Talk by Fiona Leadley Friends of Bushey Museum Bushey Centre, Bushey Country Club, High Street, Bushey. |
16 February 2011 Watford | "Time will Tell": a look at an historic urban
park Talk by Martin Brooks South West Herts Archaelogical and Historical Society Cassio Lodge, 22 The Avenue, Watford (near Watford Central Library) Doors open and refreshments from 7:30pm. Tel: 01923 825 301. |
17 February 2011 Watford | "From Colne to Aylesbury by canal" Talk by Peter and Margaret Lloyd Watford & District Industrial History Society St Thomas' Church Hall, Langley Road, Watford Topic and speaker(s) changed, 20.1.11, from those previously announced. Visitors are welcome; a minimum donation of £3 per visitor is suggested. Link. |
20 February 2011 Watford | Short afternoon recital Bliss Chamber Players: Peter Stephenson (piano), Marion Garrett (violin), Adrienne Cooke (viola), Christopher Huggett (cello) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) Followed by tea or coffee. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
22 February 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Classic Recital Judith and John Brearley and Natalia Wheatley St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free. Link. |
22 February 2011 Radlett | Concert Lucie Skeaping and the Burning Bush Radlett Music Club Radlett Centre, 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett £16 Traditional music of the old Jewish world. Early booking recommended. Free evening parking. Tel: 01923 859291. Link. |
23–26 February 2011 Watford | Play: "Laying the Ghost" by Simon
Williams Laugh-out-loud comedy with deeply touching moments Belmont Theatre Company Pump House Theatre and Arts Centre, Lower Board Road, Watford £11.50. Concessions £9.50 (Wed, Thu and Sat matinee only). Tel: 0845 521 3453. Link. |
1 March 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Organ Recital David Johnson St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free. Link. |
5 March 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert The Purcell School musicians St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free. Link. |
5 March 2011 Abbots Langley | Concert "Magnificat" Music by Rachmaninov, Verdi, Stravinsky, Bruckner, Byrd, Parsons, Swayne and others With Peter Holder (organ) Mosaic Chamber Choir St Lawrence Church, High Street, Abbots Langley £12 / £10. Tel: 01923 260363. Link. |
6 March 2011 Abbots Langley | Concert of traditional and new songs With guitar, accordion, flute etc accompaniment Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer Abbots Langley Winter Acoustic Concerts Abbots Langley Community Centre, Gallows Hill Lane, Abbots Langley £8 Doors open at 2:30pm. Tea, coffee and cakes for sale in the interval. Tel: 01923 264536. Link. |
6 March 2011 Watford | Concert Marin Marais ('La Folia'), Bloch (3 pieces from 'Jewish Life'), Saint-Saëns (Sonata no. 1), Schubert ('Arpeggione' Sonata), Martinu (Rossini variations) Tim Lowe (cello), Stephen Gutman (piano) Octagon Music Society Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £13. Free for children under 18 and full-time students under 25. Tel: 01923 224092. Link. |
6 March 2011 Bushey | Concert Wiren (Serenade for Strings), Cimarosa (Oboe Concerto), Puccini (I crisantemi), Bellini (Oboe Concerto), Maria Antal (new commission), Tchaikovsky (Serenade for Strings) English Classical Players Watford Concerts Constance Pilkington Hall, Purcell School, Aldenham Road, Bushey £20 (reserved), £15 (unreserved). Season ticket for 6 concerts: £30-£60 depending on when bought. Tel: 01923 888320 (Mon-Sat, 10am-8pm). Link. |
8 March 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert The Ian Brameld Dixie Land Jazz Band St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free. Link. |
12 March 2011 Watford | Organ recital Philip J Bricher (organ) Leavesden Road Baptist Church Free. Retiring charity collection Part of the celebrations for the Church's 115th anniversary. From 12:30pm soup and a roll will be available in the church hall. |
12 March 2011 Hemel Hempstead | Haydn (oratorio: The Creation) With soloists Nazan Fikret (soprano), Jorge Navarro-Colorado (tenor), Alex Ashworth (baritone) Chipperfield Choral Society St John's Church, Station Road, Boxmoor, Henel Hempstead £12 (£5 if under 17). Tel: 01923 400520. Link. |
13 March 2011 Kings Langley | Concert Vivaldi (Concerto for Four Violins), Prokofiev (Suite for Viola & Strings, arranged from the ballet, Romeo & Juliet), Copland, Shostakovich Chiltern Youth Chamber Orchestra Kings Langley Concerts Rudolf Steiner School, Langley Hill, Kings Langley Adults £10, concessions £8. Children under 16 - Free. Tel: 01442 876697. |
15 March 2011 Bushey | "Paintings in Hertfordshire" Talk by Martin Smith Friends of Bushey Museum Bushey Centre, Bushey Country Club, High Street, Bushey. |
16 March 2011 Watford | "7000 years of settlement on the Chiltern dip slope: the archaeology of
the M1 widening scheme" Talk by Dan Stansbie South West Herts Archaelogical and Historical Society Cassio Lodge, 22 The Avenue, Watford (near Watford Central Library) Doors open and refreshments from 7:30pm. Tel: 01923 825 301. |
17 March 2011 Radlett | Concert Aquinas Piano Trio Radlett Music Club Radlett Centre, 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett £13. Free for students of ages 8-25 (see website) Free evening parking. Tel: 01923 859291. Link. |
17 March 2011 Watford | "Gasholders: feats of engineering" Talk by Malcolm Tucker Watford & District Industrial History Society St Thomas' Church Hall, Langley Road, Watford Visitors are welcome; a minimum donation of £3 per visitor is suggested. Link. |
18 March 2011 Kings Langley | "Primo!" An eclectic mix of vocal arrangements inspired by contemporary, folk, classical, modern and blues music Kings Langley Community Choir Kings Langley Community Centre, The Nap, KL. Link. |
19 March 2011 Bushey | Concert - Pastoral Symphony Gabriel Faure (Suite: Pelleas et Melisande), William Walton (Viola Concerto in A minor), Ludwig van Beethoven (Symphony no. 6 in F, 'Pastoral') Bushey Symphony Orchestra Bushey Academy, London Road, Bushey £13.50 (schoolchildren: £1). Tel: 01923 774229. Link. |
20 March 2011 Watford | Short afternoon recital David Newland (viola), Mary Newland (piano) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) Followed by tea or coffee. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
22 March 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert St. Margaret's School musicians St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free. Link. |
23 March 2011 Watford | Concert Beethoven (Egmont Overture; Mass in C; Choral Fantasia), Grainger (Shallow Brown), Lambert (Rio Grande) Watford Philharmonic Society Christ Church, St Albans Road, Watford £12.50 full price. Up to two free tickets for young people aged 18 and under per full price ticket. Additional or single tickets 18 and under, £6.25 Tickets from Ticket Secretary (see tel.), via the website, or at the door. Tel: 07546 112 321. Link. |
25–26 March 2011 Abbots Langley | Book sale Book Trade Benevolent Society BTBS, The Retreat, corner of Gallows Hill & Abbots Road, Abbots Langley Admission free Thousands of new books donated by publishers, wholesalers and literary agents, all at bargain prices. Tel: 01923 263128. |
26 March 2011 Watford | Concert Rutter (Psalmfest), Haydn (Nelson Mass) The Chiltern Choir Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £12; under-16s: £6. Tel: 01923 774816. Link. |
26 March 2011 Watford | Spring Concert Mozart (Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K.339; Thamos, King of Egypt, K.345) With professional orchestra and soloists Radlett Choral Society St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford £12.50. Concessions: £10. Under-16s: free. Tel: 01923 226836 or 243545. Link. |
27 March 2011 Kings Langley | Concert Haydn (Fifths Quartet), Debussy (Dances for Harp and Strings), Mendelssohn (Quartet op. 13 in A minor) Artesian Quartet, with Rosanna Rolton (harp) Kings Langley Concerts Rudolf Steiner School, Langley Hill, Kings Langley Adults £10, concessions £8. Children under 16 - Free. Tel: 01442 876697. |
27 March 2011 Bushey | Concert Students from the Purcell School Watford Concerts Constance Pilkington Hall, Purcell School, Aldenham Road, Bushey £20 (reserved), £15 (unreserved). Season ticket for 6 concerts: £30-£60 depending on when bought. Tel: 01923 888320 (Mon-Sat, 10am-8pm). Link. |
29 March – 2 April 2011 Kings Langley | "The Boyfriend" by Sandy Wilson Kings Langley Light Opera Company Kings Langley Community Centre, The Nap, KL. Tel: 01923 263945. Link. |
29 March 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Soundproof Jazz St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free. Link. |
2 April 2011 St Albans | Concert - Music for Voices and Brass Including: Bruckner (Mass in E minor) Carillon Chamber Choir St Saviour's Church, St Albans £12 (includes programme); concessions £10. Link. |
3 April 2011 Abbots Langley | Spring Concert Humperdinck (Overture Hansel and Gretel), Bach (Concerto for two Violins), Mendelssohn (Symphony no. 5, op. 107, "Reformation") With Alan Morris and Catherine Tarling (violins) Abbots Langley Orchestra St Lawrence Church, High Street, Abbots Langley £8. Children: free Tickets at the door. Interval refreshments including wine. Tel: 01923 262198. Link. |
3 April 2011 Watford | Concert Monteverdi (Ritornello from Vespers), Dowland (Suite from Lachrymae), Purcell (Fantasia on One Note), Jackson (Anything But), Berkeley (Music from Chaucer) Onyx Brass - "The influence of the Renaissance" Octagon Music Society Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £13. Free for children under 18 and full-time students under 25. Tel: 01923 224092. Link. |
5 April 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Piano, Violin & Lieder recital St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free. Link. |
9–10 April 2011 Bushey | Forties Family Experience Weekend 1940s House, the Dig for Victory garden, Living History re-enactors and more Lincolnsfield Children's Centre, Bushey Hall Drive, Bushey £7.50 adult, £5 child/senior, £2 re-enactor/veteran. Tel: 01923 233841. Link. |
9 April 2011 Abbots Langley | Concert Handel (The Dettingen Te Deum), Durufle (Requiem) With Thomas Isherwood (cello) Abbots Langley Singers St Lawrence Church, High Street, Abbots Langley £8 adult, £7 concessions, £2 child. |
12 April 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Songs around the piano St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free. Link. |
17 April 2011 Watford | Short afternoon recital Teresa Whiffin, Esther Moors (clarinet) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) Followed by tea or coffee. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
19 April 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Easter reflections St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free. Link. |
19 April 2011 Bushey | "40 years at Kodak" Talk by Tony Earle Friends of Bushey Museum Bushey Centre, Bushey Country Club, High Street, Bushey. |
20 April 2011 Watford | "The Hanseatic League" Talk by Brian O'Riordan South West Herts Archaelogical and Historical Society Cassio Lodge, 22 The Avenue, Watford (near Watford Central Library) Doors open and refreshments from 7:30pm. The Society's AGM will also take place. Tel: 01923 825 301. |
20 April 2011 Aldenham | Concert Andrew Booth (guitar), Stephanie Oade ('cello) Radlett Music Club Karl König Hall, Delrow Community, Summerhouse Lane, Aldenham £8. Free for students of ages 8-25 (see website). Tel: 01923 855173. Link. |
1 May 2011 Abbots Langley | Open garden National Gardens Scheme The Abbots House, 10 High Street, Abbots Langley £3.50. Free for children Hame-made teas. Share of entrance fee to Friends of St Lawrence Church. Tel: 01923 264946. Link. |
2–7 May 2011 Kings Langley | "The show is on!" Songs, dance and sketches with style Revue Variety Co. Kings Langley Community Centre, The Nap, KL £9; Saturday matinee £7; Senior citizens and children £8 (Monday-Thursday). Tel: 01923 265310. Link. |
6 May 2011 Watford | Lunchtime music Daniel Battle (organ) Beechen Grove Baptist Church, corner of Clarendon Road and Beechen Grove, Watford. Link. |
6 May 2011 Watford | Concert: Music for a Summer's Evening A gala of songs from opera, operetta and musical theatre Lise Christensen (mezzo soprano), Michael Bracegirdle (tenor) St Michael & All Angels' Church, Mildred Avenue, Watford £10 (including finger buffet) In aid of the Church Masonry Fund. Tel: 01923 463263. Link. |
7 May 2011 Sarratt | Sarratt Folk Festival. |
7 May 2011 Bushey | Concert - Chamber Orchestra Classics Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Symphony no. 13 in F), Gerald Finzi (Clarinet Concerto), Lennox Berkeley (Serenade for string orchestra), Joseph Haydn (Symphony no. 85 in B flat, 'La Reine') Bushey Symphony Orchestra Bushey Academy, London Road, Bushey £13.50 (schoolchildren: £1). Tel: 01923 774229. Link. |
8 May 2011 Watford | Concert Poulenc (Concerto for Organ and Timpani), Haydn (two of his symphonies) With Malcolm Hicks (organ) Watford Philharmonic Society's Haydn in Herts Orchestra Christ Church, St Albans Road, Watford Free. Tel: 01279 415 186. |
10 May 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Lyra Ensemble from St. Petersburg St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free. Link. |
10–14 May 2011 Rickmansworth | Musical: Calamity Jane Harrow Light Opera Company Watersmeet Theatre, Rickmansworth £14.50; concessions £13.50. Tel: Box office: 01923 711 063. Helpline 020 8427 7448. Link. |
10–14 May 2011 Watford | Comedy: "Stepping Out" Rickmansworth Players Pump House Theatre and Arts Centre, Lower Board Road, Watford £12; concessions £10; all on Tuesday £9 Book online or by telephone. Tel: 0844 745 1944. Link. |
14 May 2011 Watford | Concert Wagner (Overture to Die Meistersinger), Bruch (Violin Concerto no. 1), Dvorak (Symphony no. 6) Soloist: Katie Kwong (violin) Watford Symphony Orchestra Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £9. Tel: 01923 244196. Link. |
15 May 2011 St Albans | Open garden Home-made teas. Medium-size garden with unusual trees, shrubs and herbaceous perennials National Gardens Scheme 19 Lancaster Road, St Albans £3. Children: free Also 10 July. Link. |
15 May 2011 Watford | Short afternoon recital Lisete de Silva (recorder) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) Followed by tea or coffee. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
15 May 2011 Watford | Concert 'Dangerous Liaisons' - a varied programme of opera and song, with music by Bizet, Tchaikovsky, Bernstein and others Kathryn Jenkin (soprano), Phillip Conway-Brown (tenor), Jeremy Thurlow (piano) Octagon Music Society Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £13. Free for children under 18 and full-time students under 25. Tel: 01923 224092. Link. |
17 May 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert The Ian Brameld Dixie Land Jazz Band St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free. Link. |
18–21 May 2011 Watford | "The Linden Tree" A play by J.B. Priestley Belmont Theatre Company Pump House Theatre and Arts Centre, Lower Board Road, Watford £12; £10 for senior citizens and under-16s. Tel: 0845 521 3453. Link. |
19–21 May 2011 Abbots Langley | "Theft" A comedy-thriller by Eric Chappell The Centralian Players Henderson Hall, High Street, Abbots Langley £7; £5 for senior citizens, children and students Bar open at 7:15pm. Tel: 01923 227392. Link. |
21–22 May 2011 Rickmansworth | Rickmansworth Festival Rickmansworth Waterways Trust Various events and stalls at Rickmansworth Aquadrome and the nearby canal. Link. |
21 May 2011 St Albans | Open garden A garden 200 feet long with interesting trees and many shrubs Gardens for the Lifeboats 42 Marshal's Drive, St Albans £2 Refreshments, plant stall; dogs not allowed. |
21 May 2011 Chipperfield | Concert Rutter spirituals (Feel the Spirit), Loesser (Guys and Dolls medley), Jennings and Spiegl (Mozart's Overture 'The Magic Carpet' arranged as a 'Tourists' Guide'), and Howard Goodall (Psalm 23, The Lord is my Shepherd) Chipperfield Choral Society St Paul's Church, The Common, Chipperfield £12 (£5 if under 17). Tel: 01923 400520 or 263939. |
21 May 2011 Watford | Concert Haydn (Symphony 42), Mozart (Sinfonia Concertante) With Marion Garrett (violin), Adrienne Cooke (viola) The Chandos Ensemble St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford £10; free for under-16s. |
24 May 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Musicians from the Purcell School St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free. Link. |
28 May 2011 Watford | Concert Saint-Saens (Danse Macabre), Wieniaski (Polonaise in D), Beethoven (Sonata op. 30, no.3), Prokofiev (Sonata no. 2, opus 94a) Peter Bussereau (violin), Wing Yun Wu (piano) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford £10; concessions £8; includes light refreshments In aid of the Peace Hospice. |
28–30 May 2011 Hemel Hempstead | Boxmoor Canal
Festival Wendover Arm Trust Canalside, Grand Union, Hemel Hempstead Adult £6, child £3, family £15, concession £4 Car access from the A4251 London Road. Free parking. Link. |
29 May 2011 Sarratt | Open garden 4 acres with herbaceous and mixed shrub borders, pond, walled kitchen garden National Gardens Scheme Great Sarratt Hall, Sarratt £5. Children: free Share to the Courtauld Institute of Art. Link. |
30 May 2011 Harrow Weald | Grim's Dyke Annual Open Day Guided tour of house and grounds, stalls, barbecue, teas, magic shows, brass band, etc Grim's Dyke Hotel, Old Redding, Harrow Weald Adult: £1. Child under 12: free No starting or ending times are mentioned. Tel: 020 8385 3100. Link. |
31 May 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Half-term special St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free This was not noted in time for the list of coming events. Link. |
3 June 2011 Watford | Lunchtime music Tony Oliver and his band Beechen Grove Baptist Church, corner of Clarendon Road and Beechen Grove, Watford This was not noted in time for the list of coming events. Link. |
4–5 June 2011 St Albans | St Albans Steam and Country
Show Show and demonstrations of steam engines, farm equipment, classic vehicles, fairground organs etc Hertfordshire Steam Engine Preservation Society Oaklands College (Smallford Campus), St Albans Adult £6, child £3, senior citizen £5, family (2 adults & 2 children) £15 Oaklands College is on the A1057 Hatfield Road, St Albans. Link. |
5 June 2011 St Albans | Open garden A split-level garden with two small ponds and an abundance of herbaceous borders Gardens for the Lifeboats Bethany Gardens, 30 Carlisle Avenue, St Albans £3, OAP £2 (includes tea/coffee/cake); accompanied children under 16 free Dogs allowed. |
5 June 2011 Ashridge | Open garden Gardens covering 190 acres. Cream teas available National Gardens Scheme Ashridge (Bonar Law Memorial) Trust, Berkhamsted £4; child £2.50 3m N of Berkhamsted. A4251, 1m S of Little Gaddesden. Link. |
5 June 2011 Bushey | Open garden Medium-size garden on three levels National Gardens Scheme 47 Bournehall Avenue, Bushey £3. Children: free. Link. |
5 June 2011 St Albans | Open garden National Gardens Scheme 20 and 30 Stephens Avenue, St Albans £3.50 for both gardens. Children: free. Link. |
7 June 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Abigail Sin: Piano Recital St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free. Link. |
11–12 June 2011 London | Open Garden Squares Weekend Over 200 gardens in London (31 of them new this year), most of them not usually open to the public, may be visited £7.50 in advance; £10 during the weekend. Free for children under 12 Tickets (guidebook included) can be bought at some gardens. They cover all gardens and both days. Maps, guides and a list of the gardens are on the website. Tel: 020 8347 3230 (Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm). Link. |
12 June 2011 Bushey | Open garden British Red Cross 47 Bournehall Avenue, Bushey Adults: £3 Medium-size garden on three levels. Link. |
14 June 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Tomo and friends - piano, violin and cello St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free This was not noted in time for the list of coming events. Link. |
18 June 2011 Croxley Green | Revels on the Green Various activities and entertainments starting with a procession of floats. Also many stalls Croxley Green Society An annual event of long standing. Link. |
18 June 2011 St Albans | Concert - Music of the People Choral works inspired by a variety of indigenous melodies from the British Isles, Europe and the Americas Carillon Chamber Choir St Saviour's Church, St Albans £12 (includes programme); concessions £10. Link. |
18 June 2011 St Albans | Concert: Music of the People Britten (Choral Dances from "Gloriana"), Holst (I love my Love), Vaughan Williams (The Turtle Dove), Copland (Las Agachadas), Tippett (Negro Spirituals from "A Child of our Time"), and works by James MacMillan and Percy Grainger Carillon Chamber Choir St Saviour's Church, St Albans £12; concessions £10. Link. |
18 June 2011 Aldenham | Summer Concert Including music by Purcell, Mozart, Carl Orff, JS Bach and Brahms Radlett Choral Society Karl König Hall, Delrow Community, Summerhouse Lane, Aldenham £10. Free for under-16s. Tel: 01923 226836 or 243545. Link. |
18 June 2011 Watford | A Rogers and Hammerstein Evening Songs from shows including Carousel, The King and I, South Pacific, State fair, the Sound of Music, and Oklahoma Watford Philharmonic Society Watford Palace Theatre, Clarendon Road, Watford £12.50 and £15 (children: free/half-price); season ticket (4 concerts) £37.50. Tel: 07546 112 321. Link. |
19 June 2011 Watford | Short afternoon recital Gagliano Piano Trio: Alexis White (piano), Jiafeng Chen (violin), Anna Beryl (cello) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) Followed by tea or coffee. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
21 June 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert St Michael's School music group St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free. Link. |
23 June 2011 Bushey | Concert Includes works by Orlando di Lasso, Bach, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Reger, Kodály, Brahms Collegium Vocale Landsberg St James' Church, High Street, Bushey Free (donations welcome for Bushey Parish Church Fabric Fund) Mainly secular music. Not all the items are for full choir; there are also some smaller ensemble pieces and solo pieces. |
24 June 2011 St Albans | Open garden National Gardens Scheme The Royal National Society, Chiswell Green Lane, St Albans £5. Children: free An evening opening for NGS. For other opening times see www.rnrs.org. Link. |
26 June 2011 Croxley Green | Open garden National Gardens Scheme Waterdell House, Little Green Lane, Croxley Green £4; Free for children 1½-acre walled garden with mature and young trees, topiary holly hedge, herbaceous borders, shrubs, roses, grasses and pond gardens. Tel: 01923 772775. Link. |
26 June 2011 Oxhey | Open gardens Over 20 mainly fairly small gardens to visit. Some have plants for sale, or tea and cake Oxhey Village Open Gardens £4.50. Free for accompanied children Start at 48 Villiers Road or 55 Oxhey Avenue. In aid of the Peace Hospice. Tel: 01923 233151. |
28 June 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Takame Weaver piano recital St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free. Link. |
1 July 2011 Watford | Lunchtime music Rachel Sherry (harp) Beechen Grove Baptist Church, corner of Clarendon Road and Beechen Grove, Watford. Link. |
2–17 July 2011 Bushey | Bushey Festival A variety of activities and events, some listed here individually; for others see the festival website . Tel: 07770 868 891 (10am-4pm, Mon-Fri). Link. |
2 July 2011 Bushey | Verdi (Messa di Requiem) Bushey Symphony Orchestra Bushey Festival Bushey Academy, London Road, Bushey £16. Students £1. Tel: 01923 774229. Link. |
2 July 2011 Bushey | Bushey Festival Concert Giuseppe Verdi (Missa di Requiem) Bushey Symphony Orchestra Bushey Academy, London Road, Bushey £13.50 (schoolchildren: £1). Tel: 01923 774229. Link. |
2 July 2011 Watford | Concert Gilbert & Sullivan (extracts), Vaughan Williams (The Lark Ascending), Butterworth (Banks of the Green Willow), Elgar (Chansons), Vaughan Williams (Folk Song Suite) Watford Symphony Orchestra Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £9. Tel: 01923 244196. Link. |
2 July 2011 – 1 January 2012 Bushey | "My Dear Students: some artists of the Herkomer
School" An exhibition of the work of some of the students who attended the renowned Herkomer Art School (1883-1904) Bushey Museum and Art Gallery Bushey Museum, Rudolph Road (off Bushey High Street). Tel: 020 8420 4057. Link. |
5 July 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Soundproof Jazz St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free. Link. |
5 July 2011 Bushey | Lunchtime recital Purcell School young musicians Bushey Festival Constance Pilkington Hall, Purcell School, Aldenham Road, Bushey £4. Link. |
6–8 July 2011 Bushey | "Up and Running" A comedy by Derek Benfield St James' Music & Drama Society Falconer Hall, Falconer Road, Bushey £7.50. Concessions £5. Link. |
7 July 2011 Bushey | Lunchtime recital A variety of vocal, choral and instrumental pieces Pupils from St Margaret's School, Bushey Bushey Festival St James' Church, High Street, Bushey £3. Link. |
8 July 2011 Watford | Summer Symphony concert Rimsky-Korsakov (Capriccio Espagnol), Tchaikovsky (Variations on a Rococo Theme), Dvorák (Symphony no. 8 in G Major) Watford School of Music Youth Orchestra Watford School of Music Tickets can be purchased by calling Watford School of Music. Tel: 01923 225531. |
9 July 2011 Bushey | "Viva Verdi" Popular favourites from Verdi's great operas Bushey Opera Group Bushey Festival Bushey Centre, High Street, Bushey £. Link. |
9 July 2011 Watford | Choral Concert: "Music for a Summer Evening" Handel (Dixit Dominus), Bach (Lobet den Herrn) Voix de Vivre St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford £10; concessions £8; children/students £5. Tel: 07881 655619. |
10 July 2011 Watford | Garden party Colourful Mediterranean garden open in aid of Parkinson's Disease society 131 Hempstead Road, Watford All are welcome. |
10 July 2011 Bushey | North Bushey Family Gardens' Trail Various gardens to visit Bushey Festival Holy Trinity Church, 466 Bushey Mill Lane £2. Free of charge for accompanied children Proceeds to the Peace Hospice. Cream teas available at the church. Link. |
10 July 2011 St Albans | Open garden Home-made teas. Medium-size garden with unusual trees, shrubs and herbaceous perennials National Gardens Scheme 19 Lancaster Road, St Albans £3. Children: free Also 15 May. Link. |
10 July 2011 Bushey | Cream tea Live musical accompaniment Bushey Festival Church House, by St James's Church, High Street, Bushey £6 Proceeds to St James Church funds. The Old Rectory garden will also be open. Link. |
12 July 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert The Ian Brameld Dixieland Band St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free. Link. |
13–16 July 2011 Abbots Langley | "Sullivan and
Gilbert" A play with music, by Ken Ludwig Abbots Langley Gilbert & Sullivan Society Henderson Hall, High Street, Abbots Langley £10 The play features more than 15 Gilbert and Sullivan songs. Tel: 01923 676120. Link. |
14 July 2011 Bushey | Music for a summer's evening - harp & organ
recital Lucy Haslar (harp) and Keith Motson (organ) Bushey Festival St Peter's Church, 19 High Road, Bushey Heath £8 including glass of wine/juice. Link. |
15–16 July 2011 Abbots Langley | Book sale Book Trade Benevolent Society BTBS, The Retreat, corner of Gallows Hill & Abbots Road, Abbots Langley Admission free Thousands of new books donated by publishers, wholesalers and literary agents, all at bargain prices. Tel: 01923 263128. |
17 July 2011 Chipperfield | Open garden British Red Cross Burford House, Mahogany Hall and Heath End, Chipperfield Adults: £5 (combined admission) Music by Mosaic Orchestra and teas at Burford House. Link. |
17 July 2011 Watford | Short afternoon recital Sarah Devonald (oboe) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) Followed by tea or coffee. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
17 July 2011 Abbots Langley | Summer Concert Borodin (In the Steppes of Central Asia), Berlioz (Nuit d'été), Schumann (Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 120) With Anita Catterick (soprano) Abbots Langley Orchestra St Lawrence Church, High Street, Abbots Langley £5 Tickets at the door. Tel: 01923 262198. Link. |
19 July 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Gilbert and Sullivan Highligts St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free. Link. |
23 July 2011 Watford | Victorian Watford High Street trail A walking tour of Watford's Victorian heritage Watford Museum £3 - booking essential. Tel: 01923 232297. Link. |
24 July 2011 Radlett | Open garden National Gardens Scheme 45 and 47 Oakridge Avenue, Radlett £3.50 for both gardens. Free for children Home-made and cream teas. Link. |
24 July 2011 St Albans | Open garden National Gardens Scheme 14 Spooners Drive, St Albans £2.50. Children: free Very interesting garden about 150ft x 30ft. Large patio with many tubs and an eclectic mix of planting. Mixed borders. Water features; large koi pond. Numerous trees. 2 miles south of St Albans. Home-made teas. Link. |
26 July 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert St Mary's Summer Finale St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free. Link. |
7 August 2011 Watford | "Badgers Crossing" G-scale garden railway open day in aid of leukaemia and lymphoma research 147 Hempstead Road, Watford Entry free. Food will be charged for Barbecue 12:30-2:30; teas 2:30-4:30. Raffle. A variety of trains will operate throughout the afternoon. Tel: 01923 231620. Link. |
1 September 2011 Watford | Pianoforte Recital Works by Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Liszt Mikhail Kandinsky St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Admission free. Retiring collection Mikhail Kandinsky is a graduate of the Moscow Conservatoire, the Royal Academy of Music, London and the Russian Academic of Music, Moscow. Link. |
8–11 September 2011 (various) | Heritage Open Days 2011 A wide variety of buildings, some not normally open to the public, are available to visit free Heritage Open Days Use the search facility on the website for details of places, dates and times. Link. |
13 September 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Welcome back to St Mary's concerts St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
15 September 2011 Watford | "100 years of British trolleybuses" Talk by Graham Bilbe Watford & District Industrial History Society St Thomas' Church Hall, Langley Road, Watford Visitors are welcome but a minimum donation of £3 per visitor is suggested. Link. |
16–24 September 2011 Sarratt | Sarratt Festival of Music Sarratt Village Hall, Sarratt. Link. |
16 September 2011 Sarratt | Concert Works by Brahms, Schumann and Zemlinsky Emma Johnson (clarinet), Guy Johnston (cello), Leon McCawley (piano) Sarratt Festival of Music Sarratt Village Hall, Sarratt £18; concession £16. Tel: 01923 269083. Link. |
16 September 2011 Rickmansworth | Concert L. Van Beethoven (Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70/1 'Ghost'), D. Shostakovich (Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 8), F. Schubert (Piano Trio in B Flat Major, D. 898) The Johannes Trio: John Paul Ekins (piano), Michal Cwizewicz (violin), Liubov Ulybysheva ('cello) Three Rivers Music Society St Mary's Church, Church Street, Rickmansworth. Link. |
17–18 September 2011 London | Open House London 2011 Hundreds of buildings in London, of every conceivable type, shape and size, are free to visit Many of the buildings are not normally open to the public. The most popular require booking, but most don't. Full details are in the programme, available printed and on the website in August. Link. |
17 September 2011 Sarratt | "Music for Friends" A surprise informal evening of musical entertainment Sarratt Festival of Music Sarratt Village Hall, Sarratt £12; concession £10 Seating at round tables, a bar, and audience participation. Tel: 01923 269083. Link. |
18 September 2011 St Albans | Open garden British Red Cross Wickwood Court Communal Gardens, Woodstock Road North, St Albans Adults: £4 Teas in pergola. Music by Hatfield Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Club. Link. |
18 September 2011 Watford | Violin and piano/organ recital Works by Schubert, Wieniawski, Rachmaninov, Sarasate, Kreisler and others Nazrin Rashidova (violin), Jeremy Cooke (piano/organ) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) Followed by tea or coffee. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
18 September 2011 Sarratt | "West on the Danube" Music by Schubert, Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn and Johann Strauss The English Piano Trio with Timothy West Sarratt Festival of Music Sarratt Village Hall, Sarratt £18; concession £16 A musical diary, a voyage of discovery, along Europe's second longest river. Tel: 01923 269083. Link. |
20 September 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Soundproof Jazz St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
23 September 2011 Sarratt | Concert Works by Byrd, Tallis, Handel (Zadok the Priest) and much more Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford Sarratt Festival of Music Sarratt Village Hall, Sarratt £18; concession £16 This famous choir was established over 500 years ago. Tel: 01923 269083. Link. |
23–24 September 2011 Abbots Langley | Book sale Book Trade Benevolent Society BTBS, The Retreat, corner of Gallows Hill & Abbots Road, Abbots Langley Admission free Thousands of new books donated by publishers, wholesalers and literary agents, all at bargain prices. Tel: 01923 263128. |
24 September 2011 Sarratt | Jazz concert: "Tribute to Benny Goodman" Pete Long quartet (clarinet, piano, vibraphone, drums) Sarratt Festival of Music Sarratt Village Hall, Sarratt £18; concession £16. Tel: 01923 269083. Link. |
25 September 2011 Apsley | Autumn Fayre About 40 craft and related stalls, tours of Frogmore Paper Mill, boat rides The Paper Trail Frogmore Mill, Apsley, Hemel Hempstead Adult £1, child 50p. Link. |
27 September 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Ian Brameld Dixieland Jazz Band St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
1 October 2011 Chorleywood | Apple Day Chorleywood Community Orchard Chorleywood House Estate, Chorleywood. Link. |
2 October 2011 Bushey | Concert Works by Haydn, Handel-Halvorsen, Mozart, Gideon Klein, Dohnanyi Artimus Ensemble Watford Concerts Purcell School, Aldenham Road, Bushey £12.50 until 15 August; £15 thereafter. 5-concert subscriptions also available. Tel: 01923 888320. Link. |
4 October 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Sing for joy St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
5 October 2011 Watford | "Kamchatka" Talk by Mogens and Jette Hansen about their travels in Russia's world heritage site Watford-Novgorod Friendship Society Friends' Meeting House, 150 Church Road, Watford. Link. |
5 October 2011 Radlett | Concert A London Mozart Players string octet Radlett Music Club Radlett Centre, 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett £13. Free for young people 8-25 years old See website for further details. Tel: 01923 859291. Link. |
7 October 2011 Watford | Lunchtime music Students from the Purcell School Beechen Grove Baptist Church, corner of Clarendon Road and Beechen Grove, Watford. Link. |
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8 October 2011 Rickmansworth | Harp Concert An exploration of Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Folk music Robin Ward St Peter's Church, Berry Lane, Mill End, Rickmansworth £10 adults, £8 concessions, donation for children under 18 Robin Ward is one of the few professional players of the triple-strung harp. Tel: 01923 772785. Link. |
9 October 2011 Tring | Apple Day, Tring Jeacock's Orchard, Tring This is one of a series of events as part of 'Tring's Own Apple Fayre' during October. |
9 October 2011 Abbots Langley | Concert Angles, a trio playing instruments such as the hurdy gurdy, pipes, whistles and accordion Abbots Langley Winter Acoustic Concerts Abbots Langley Community Centre, Gallows Hill Lane, Abbots Langley. Link. |
9 October 2011 Watford | Concert Schubert (Quartettsatz), Smetana (Quartet "From My Life"), Schubert (Quartet "Death and the Maiden") Brodowski String Quartet Octagon Music Society Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £13. Free for children under 18 and full-time students under 25. Tel: 01923 224092. Link. |
11–15 October 2011 Rickmansworth | "Half a Sixpence" Musical Harrow Light Opera Company Watersmeet Theatre, Rickmansworth. Tel: 01923 711063. Link. |
15–30 October 2011 Three Rivers | Family Learning Festival A chance to try a variety of free learning opportunities Three Rivers Learning Partnership See the website for details of the festival and much else during the year. Link. |
16 October 2011 Shenley | Apple Day, Shenley Park Shenley Park Orchard, Shenley. Link. |
16 October 2011 Watford | Sunday recital Romantic songs and Lieder Nina Cook (soprano), Natalia Wheatley (piano) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) Followed by tea or coffee. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
18 October 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Soundproof Jazz St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
19–22 October 2011 Watford | "Ten Times Table" Play by Alan Ayckbourn Belmont Theatre Company Pump House Theatre and Arts Centre, Lower Board Road, Watford £12 (concessions £10) "A riot of a comedy". Tel: 0845 5213453. Link. |
19 October 2011 Watford | "AD410 - lights out or lights dimmed?" Talk by Simon West South West Herts Archaelogical and Historical Society Cassio Lodge, 22 The Avenue, Watford (near Watford Central Library) Doors open and refreshments from 7:30pm. Tel: 01923 825 301. |
20 October 2011 Watford | "The rise of the woollen industry in Bradford" Talk by Eugene Nicholson Watford & District Industrial History Society St Thomas' Church Hall, Langley Road, Watford Visitors are welcome but a minimum donation of £3 per visitor is suggested. AGM for members at 7:30pm. Link. |
25 October 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Cello, Viola and Piano St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
1 November 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Jazz Standards, Piano and Vocal St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
4 November 2011 Watford | Lunchtime music Andy Benoy (organ) Beechen Grove Baptist Church, corner of Clarendon Road and Beechen Grove, Watford. Link. |
6 November 2011 Croxley Green | Sunday afternoon concert JS Bach (5th Flute Sonata for Flute and Cello) Ceylan Rogers and Nihan Radford All Saints' Church, Croxley Green Admission free Also their pupils playing flute, saxophone, cello and piano. Light refreshments. Collection for the church and British Heart Foundation. Link. |
6 November 2011 Bushey | "Musical Fireworks" Nancy Holton Memorial Prom Sarabande Singing School and The Singing School [Bushey] St Paul's Proms St Paul's Church, Bushey Hall Road, Bushey Admission free Followed by tea and biscuits. Retiring collection in aid of Church Mission Society. |
7–12 November 2011 Watford | "Hello Dolly!" Musical Cassio Operatic Society Watford Palace Theatre, Clarendon Road, Watford From £8.50. Tel: 01923 225671. Link. |
8 November 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Musicians from the Purcell School St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
10 November 2011 Watford | "The Story of the Watford Isolation Hospital" West Watford Local History Group West Watford Community Association, 15 Harwoods Road, Watford All welcome. |
12 November 2011 Bushey | Concert Otto Nicolai (Overture: The Merry Wives of Windsor), Edward Elgar (Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85), Pyotr Tchaikovsky (Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17: Little Russian) With Gemma Rosefield (cello) Bushey Symphony Orchestra Bushey Academy, London Road, Bushey £17 (concessions £15); £14 (concessions £12); £1 schoolchildren. Tel: 01923 774229. Link. |
12 November 2011 Watford | Concert Grieg (Piano Concerto), Wagner (Overture and choral excerpts from Die Meistersinger), Bach (Magnificat in D, Motet "Lobet Den Herrn, Alle Heiden") With five soloists Watford Philharmonic Society Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford £13.50 and £15; season ticket (4 concerts) from £40.50. Under-18s: £1, £6.75 and £7.50. Tel: 07546 112 321. Link. |
13 November 2011 Abbots Langley | "On the Road to Mandalay" The life of the Victorian soldier, as illustrated by Rudyard Kipling's "Barrack Room Ballads", set to music by Peter Bellamy Dave Webber, Anni Fentiman and Brian Peters Abbots Langley Winter Acoustic Concerts Abbots Langley Community Centre, Gallows Hill Lane, Abbots Langley. Link. |
14–19 November 2011 Kings Langley | "London Life" Revue Variety Co. Kings Langley Community Centre, The Nap, KL £9, concessions £8; Saturday Matinee £7. Link. |
15 November 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Tomonari Tsuchiya (piano) St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
16 November 2011 Kings Langley | Papermaking in Hertfordshire Talk by Michael Stanyon Kings Langley Local History & Museum Society Christ Church Baptist, The Nap, Kings Langley. Link. |
16 November 2011 Watford | "The archaeology of the M1 widening scheme: 7000 years of settlement
on the Chiltern dip slope" Talk by Dan Stansbie South West Herts Archaelogical and Historical Society Cassio Lodge, 22 The Avenue, Watford (near Watford Central Library) Doors open and refreshments from 7:30pm. Tel: 01923 825 301. |
16–19 November 2011 Abbots Langley | "Over the river and through the woods" A comedy by Joe Dipietro Abbots Langley Players Henderson Hall, High Street, Abbots Langley £8 (concessions £7). Tel: 0844 804 5354. Link. |
17 November 2011 Watford | "British Rail - ten years of nationalisation" Five films from the 1950s, shown by Allan Willmott Watford & District Industrial History Society St Thomas' Church Hall, Langley Road, Watford Visitors are welcome but a minimum donation of £3 per visitor is suggested. Link. |
19 November 2011 Watford | Charity concert of classical favourites Young musicians from the Purcell School The Lions Club of Watford and the Purcell School Constance Pilkington Hall, Purcell School, Aldenham Road, Bushey £15 (includes wine and canapés) In aid of Purcell School Outreach Programme and the Lions Tacade Skills for Life project. Tel: 01923 331131. |
19 November 2011 Watford | Concert Baroque, classical and romantic music Robin Ward (harp) All Saints Church, All Saints Crescent, Horseshoe Lane, Garston, Watford Adults £10, concessions £8. Tel: 01923 661862. |
19 November 2011 Watford | Concert Rimsky-Korsakov (May Night Overture), Sibelius (Violin Concerto), Rachmaninov (Symphony no. 2) Watford Symphony Orchestra Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £10. Tel: 01923 244196. Link. |
19 November 2011 Watford | Concert Rimsky-Korsakov (May Night Overture), Sibelius (Violin Concerto), Rachmaninov (Symphony no. 2) Watford Symphony Orchestra Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £10. Tel: 01923 244196. Link. |
20 November 2011 Watford | Sunday recital East House Quartet St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) Followed by tea or coffee. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
20 November 2011 Watford | Concert Programme includes Flute Sonatas by Bach, Hindemith and Poulenc and also "Syrinx" by Debussy Mathew Featherstone (flute) and Philip Shannon (piano) Octagon Music Society Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £13. Free for children under 18 and full-time students under 25. Tel: 01923 224092. Link. |
22 November 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Family Ryland-Jones and Natalie Wheatley St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
22–26 November 2011 Rickmansworth | "Meet Me In St.
Louis" The 1989 stage musical version of the film Rickmansworth Players Watersmeet Theatre, Rickmansworth £14; concessions (over 60 or under 18) £12.50. Tuesday (preview) £12. Tel: 01923 711063. Link. |
25–26 November 2011 Abbots Langley | Book sale Book Trade Benevolent Society BTBS, The Retreat, corner of Gallows Hill & Abbots Road, Abbots Langley Admission free Thousands of new books donated by publishers, wholesalers and literary agents, all at bargain prices. Tel: 01923 263128. Link. |
26 November 2011 Abbots Langley | "Advent" concert Schubert (German Mass), Parry (Blest Pair of Sirens), Monteverdi (Beatus Vir), John Tavener (The Lamb) Abbots Langley Singers St Lawrence Church, High Street, Abbots Langley £8, £7 (concessions), £2 (children) Refreshments included. Tel: 01923 262433 or 260368. |
29 November 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Musicians from St Margaret's School St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
30 November 2011 Radlett | Concert Ashley Wass (piano) Radlett Music Club Radlett Centre, 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett £13. Free for young people 8-25 years old See website for further details. Tel: 01923 859291. Link. |
3 December 2011 Abbots Langley | Concert: "Rejoice with Rutter" Music composed or arranged by John Rutter, including some of The Requiem, well-known anthems and Christmas carols With Alexandra McPhee (soprano) The Friends' Choir St Lawrence Church, High Street, Abbots Langley Free entrance - retiring donation. |
4 December 2011 Abbots Langley | Autumn Concert Beethoven (Symphony no. 4 in E flat major, op. 60), Ravel (Pavane), Samuel Barber (Knoxville Summer of 1925) With Emily-Jane Thomas (soprano) Abbots Langley Orchestra St Lawrence Church, High Street, Abbots Langley £8. Link. |
6 December 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Musicians from St Michael's School St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
11 December 2011 Kings Langley | Advent Concert Including music by Handel, Bach and Warlock, and Christmas carols Hannah Sandison (soprano), Craig White (piano) Kings Langley Concerts Rudolf Steiner School, Langley Hill, Kings Langley Adults £6 including tea. Children under 16 - Free Followed by Christmas tea. Tel: 01442 876697. |
11 December 2011 Kings Langley | Gig Including Glenn Miller favourites, In the Mood, Chattanooga Choo Choo, Xmas items and more Bushey and District Jazz Ensemble (Badje) Kings Langley Cricket Club, Vicarage Lane, Kings Langley £8 / £5 16-piece big band established in the 1980s. Tickets at the door. |
11 December 2011 Bushey | Concert Chopin (Piano Concerto no. 2: version for piano and string quartet), Dvorak (Piano Quintet no. 2) English Classical Players Watford Concerts Purcell School, Aldenham Road, Bushey £12.50 until 15 August; £15 thereafter. 5-concert subscriptions also available. Tel: 01923 888320. Link. |
13 December 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Christmas Reflections St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
14 December 2011 Watford | Christmas Concert Carols and other seasonal music with plenty of opportunity for all the family to join in With one soloist Watford Philharmonic Society Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford £13.50 and £15; season ticket (4 concerts) from £40.50. Under-18s: £1, £6.75 and £7.50. Tel: 07546 112 321. Link. |
15 December 2011 Watford | "Automata" A talk on the history of automata by Martin Humphry Watford & District Industrial History Society St Thomas' Church Hall, Langley Road, Watford Visitors are welcome but a minimum donation of £3 per visitor is suggested. The talk will be followed by an informal social. Link. |
20 December 2011 Watford | Lunchtime concert Carols at St Mary's St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
21 December 2011 Watford | "A short history of Syon Reach" Talk by Laurie Elvin South West Herts Archaelogical and Historical Society Cassio Lodge, 22 The Avenue, Watford (near Watford Central Library) Doors open and refreshments from 7:30pm. Talk followed by an informal social evening. Tel: 01923 825 301. |
| 2012 | |
12 January 2012 Watford | The canal and Watford - history, people and
boats Talk by Fabian Hiscock of Rickmansworth Waterways Trust West Watford History Group West Watford Community Centre, Harwoods Road, Watford. Link. |
17 January 2012 Radlett | Concert Berkeley Ensemble Radlett Music Club Radlett Centre, 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett £13. Free for young people 8-25 years old See website for further details. Tel: 01923 859291. Link. |
18 January 2012 Kings Langley | Caring for Hertfordshire's Churches Talk by Patrick Lepper Kings Langley Local History & Museum Society Christ Church Baptist, The Nap, Kings Langley. Link. |
18 January 2012 Watford | "Riotous Berkhamsted: 17th-century local opposition to enclosure of
common land" Talk by Dr Heather Falvey South West Herts Archaelogical and Historical Society Cassio Lodge, 22 The Avenue, Watford (near Watford Central Library) Doors open and refreshments from 7:30pm. Tel: 01923 825 301. |
19 January 2012 Watford | "John Wilkinson - ironmaster" Talk by Barrie Trinder Watford & District Industrial History Society St Thomas' Church Hall, Langley Road, Watford Visitors are welcome but a minimum donation of £3 per visitor is suggested. Link. |
21 January 2012 Bushey | Concert Edvard Grieg (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46), Gustav Holst (Concerto for two violins, op. 49), Antonin Dvorak (Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95: New World) Bushey Symphony Orchestra Bushey Academy, London Road, Bushey £17 (concessions £15); £14 (concessions £12); £1 schoolchildren. Tel: 01923 774229. Link. |
22 January 2012 Watford | Sunday recital Jill Crossland (piano) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) Followed by tea or coffee. Please note that the date and time have both been changed. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
22 January 2012 Bushey | Concert Students from the Purcell School Watford Concerts Purcell School, Aldenham Road, Bushey £12.50 until 15 August; £15 thereafter. 5-concert subscriptions also available. Tel: 01923 888320. Link. |
23–28 January 2012 Watford | "Iolanthe" A wonderful musical Abbots Langley Gilbert & Sullivan Society Watford Palace Theatre, Clarendon Road, Watford £13-£17 (stalls and circle), £8-£12 (upper circle); £5 (18s and under). Tel: 01923 225671. Link. |
29 January 2012 Watford | Concert Beethoven (Violin Sonata No 2 in A), Prokofiev (Five Melodies), Suk (Four Pieces Op 17), Respighi (Violin Sonata in B minor) Katie Stillman (violin), Simon Lane (piano) Octagon Music Society Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £13. Free for children under 18 and full-time students under 25. Tel: 01923 224092. Link. |
3 February 2012 Watford | Lunchtime music recital Beechen Grove Baptist Church, corner of Clarendon Road and Beechen Grove, Watford. Link. |
4 February 2012 Watford | Concert Bizet (Carmen Suite extracts), Weber (Clarinet Concerto no. 1), Séjourné (Concerto for Marimba and Strings), Ravel (Boléro) Watford Symphony Orchestra Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £10. Tel: 01923 244196. Link. |
4 February 2012 Watford | Concert Bizet (Carmen Suite extracts), Weber (Clarinet Concerto no. 1), Sejourne (Concerto for Marimba and Strings), Ravel (Bolero) Watford Symphony Orchestra Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £10. Tel: 01923 244196. Link. |
11 February 2012 Watford | "The History of Leavesden Airfield" Talk by Derek Sayell Friends of Watford Museum Watford Museum, 194 Lower High Street, Watford. Link. |
11 February 2012 Watford | Concert Ravel (Piano Trio in A minor), Schubert (Piano Quintet in A major, 'The Trout', D667) Symphonia Academica Classics for Hope St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford £10 (£8 concessions) including refreshments In aid of the Watford New Hope Trust. Tel: 01582 882159. Link. |
12 February 2012 Abbots Langley | Concert "Pilgrim's Way": singer Lucy Wright, accompanied by accordionist Edwin Beasant and fiddler Tom Kitching Abbots Langley Winter Acoustic Concerts Abbots Langley Community Centre, Gallows Hill Lane, Abbots Langley. Link. |
14 February 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert St Mary's Valentine Day St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
15–18 February 2012 Watford | "The Small Hours" by Francis
Durbridge "A chilling murder mystery" Belmont Theatre Company Pump House Theatre and Arts Centre, Lower Board Road, Watford Adults £12. Concessions (senior citizens and under-16s) £10. Tel: 0845 521 3453; (mob.) 07917 324 179. Link. |
15 February 2012 Kings Langley | "The Royal Palace of Kings Langley" Talk by Richard Boustred Kings Langley Local History & Museum Society Christ Church Baptist, The Nap, Kings Langley. Link. |
15 February 2012 Watford | "Roman Mosaics in South East Britain" Talk by Dr David S Neal, FSA, DLitt South West Herts Archaelogical and Historical Society Cassio Lodge, 22 The Avenue, Watford (near Watford Central Library) Doors open and refreshments from 7:30pm. Tel: 01923 825 301. |
16 February 2012 Watford | "Robert Stephenson: the railway mania years
1843-1847" Talk by Dr Michael Bailey Watford & District Industrial History Society St Thomas' Church Hall, Langley Road, Watford Visitors are welcome but a minimum donation of £3 per visitor is suggested. Link. |
19 February 2012 Watford | Sunday recital Kenneth Woods (cello), James Lea (piano) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) A short recital (usually 30-45 minutes), followed by light refreshments. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
19 February 2012 Bushey | Piano Recital Works by Mussorgsky, Khachaturian, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Beethoven, Mussorgsky Anthony Goldstone Watford Concerts Purcell School, Aldenham Road, Bushey £12.50 until 15 August; £15 thereafter. 5-concert subscriptions also available. Tel: 01923 888320. Link. |
21 February 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Soundproof Jazz St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
23 February 2012 Radlett | Concert Fujita Piano Trio Radlett Music Club Radlett Centre, 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett £13. Free for young people 8-25 years old See website for further details. Tel: 01923 859291. Link. |
24–25 February 2012 Kings Langley | "Romantic Notions" A new show featuring some of the most popular songs from recent and classical musicals Night People Kings Langley Community Centre, The Nap, KL £12. Link. |
28 February 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Katherine Smith flute recital St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
2 March 2012 Watford | Lunchtime music recital Beechen Grove Baptist Church, corner of Clarendon Road and Beechen Grove, Watford. Link. |
4 March 2012 Kings Langley | Afternoon concert J.S. Bach (Concerto for violin and oboe in C Minor), Tchaikovsky (Andante Cantabile for cello and strings), Panufnik (Old Polish suite), Harvey Brough (Heading for Goodbye), Elgar (Introduction and Allegro) Chiltern Youth Chamber Orchestra Kings Langley Concerts Rudolf Steiner School, Langley Hill, Kings Langley £10 (£8 concessions). Tel: 01442 876697. |
4 March 2012 Watford | Concert Works by Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Debussy, Messiaen and Chopin Lara Melda (formerly Omeroglou; BBC Young Musician of the Year 2010) (piano) Octagon Music Society Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £13. Free to all young people under 26. Tel: 01923 224092. Link. |
6 March 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Ian Brameld Dixieland Band St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
11 March 2012 Abbots Langley | Concert Playing a variety of instruments in addition to fiddles Oxford Fiddle Group Abbots Langley Winter Acoustic Concerts Abbots Langley Community Centre, Gallows Hill Lane, Abbots Langley. Link. |
13 March 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Musicians from Purcell School St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
15 March 2012 Watford | "The Brunels' Tunnel: eighth wonder of the world" Talk by Robert Hulste Watford & District Industrial History Society St Thomas' Church Hall, Langley Road, Watford Visitors are welcome but a minimum donation of £3 per visitor is suggested. Link. |
17 March 2012 Bushey | Concert Franz Schubert (Overture in the Italian style in C, D591), Richard Strauss (Oboe Concerto), Ludwig van Beethoven (Symphony no. 2 in D, op. 36) Bushey Symphony Orchestra Bushey Academy, London Road, Bushey £17 (concessions £15); £14 (concessions £12); £1 schoolchildren. Tel: 01923 774229. Link. |
17 March 2012 Watford | Concert Verdi (Requiem), Verdi (Overture Nabucco) In conjunction with the St Albans Symphony Orchestra and guest singers from Ireland. With four soloists Watford Philharmonic Society Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford £13.50 and £15; season ticket (4 concerts) from £40.50. Under-18s: £1, £6.75 and £7.50. Tel: 07546 112 321. Link. |
18 March 2012 Watford | Sunday recital Langley Piano Quartett St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) A short recital (usually 30-45 minutes), followed by light refreshments. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
20 March 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Freya Jacklin song recital St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
21 March 2012 Kings Langley | "The History of the Garden in the Estate" Talk by Oonagh Kennedy Kings Langley Local History & Museum Society Christ Church Baptist, The Nap, Kings Langley. Link. |
21 March 2012 Watford | "Local History from your Title Deeds" Talk by Georgina Ford South West Herts Archaelogical and Historical Society Cassio Lodge, 22 The Avenue, Watford (near Watford Central Library) Doors open and refreshments from 7:30pm. Tel: 01923 825 301. |
21 March 2012 Radlett | Concert Navarra Quartet Radlett Music Club Radlett Centre, 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett £13. Free for young people 8-25 years old See website for further details. Tel: 01923 859291. Link. |
22–24 March 2012 Bushey | Festival 2012 One-act plays, mimes and improvisations by groups with members between the ages of 10 and 25 Bushey and South West Herts Youth Drama Festival Queens' School, Aldenham Road, Bushey. Tel: 07970 273705. Link. |
23 March 2012 Kings Langley | Concert Bach (Brandenburg Concerto no. 3), Mozart (Flute Quartet in C), Bach (Suite in B Minor for flute and orchestra) Bissolotti Players with Robert Manasse (flute) Kings Langley Concerts Rudolf Steiner School, Langley Hill, Kings Langley £10 (£8 concessions). Tel: 01442 876697. |
24 March 2012 Harrow | Handel (Dixit Dominus), Haydn (Missa St. Nicolai) Concert With Harrow Philharmonic Orchestra and soloists Harrow Philharmonic Choir St George's Church, Pinner View, Harrow £12; concessions £10; under 16 years free. Tel: 020 8904 4644. Link. |
25 March 2012 Bushey | Concert A pot pourri of music Christine Bennett (soprano) and friends St Paul's Proms St Paul's Church, Bushey Hall Road, Bushey Free Followed by tea and biscuits. Retiring collection for the Children's Society.. Link. |
25 March 2012 Bushey | Concert Mozart (Clarinet Quintet), Schubert (String Quintet) English Classical Players Watford Concerts Purcell School, Aldenham Road, Bushey £12.50 until 15 August; £15 thereafter. 5-concert subscriptions also available. Tel: 01923 888320. Link. |
25 March 2012 Abbots Langley | Spring Concert Dvorak (Prague Waltzes), Neilsen (Flute Concerto), Schumann (Symphony no. 3 'Rhenish') With Bethany Gardiner-Smith (flute) Abbots Langley Orchestra St Lawrence Church, High Street, Abbots Langley. Link. |
27–31 March 2012 Kings Langley | "RazzleDazzle" Musical Kings Langley Light Opera Company. Link. |
27 March 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Soundproof Jazz St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
27 March 2012 Watford | Music Prizewinners' Concert Watford Festival Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £2. No charge for children. Link. |
30–31 March 2012 Abbots Langley | Book sale Book Trade Benevolent Society BTBS, The Retreat, corner of Gallows Hill & Abbots Road, Abbots Langley Admission free Thousands of new books donated by publishers, wholesalers and literary agents, all at bargain prices. Tel: 01923 263128. Link. |
31 March 2012 Abbots Langley | Spring Concert Rossini (Petite Messe Solennelle), Schubert (The Lord is my Shepherd) Abbots Langley Singers St Lawrence Church, High Street, Abbots Langley £8, £7 (concessions), £2 (children). Link. |
31 March 2012 Watford | Haydn (Creation) With the Amadeus Orchestra Radlett Choral Society St Michael & All Angels' Church, Mildred Avenue, Watford. Tel: 01923 226836 or 243545. Link. |
1 April 2012 Watford | Concert Works by Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Dvorak Castalian Quartet Octagon Music Society Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £13. Free to all young people under 26 Some changes noted on 8.2.12. Tel: 01923 224092. Link. |
3 April 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Easter Week Concert and Meditation St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome) Not noted here in time. Link. |
5 April 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Tomonari Tsuchiya Bach Piano Recital St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome) Not noted here in time. Link. |
10 April 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Easter Reflections with Andy and Nina St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
15 April 2012 Watford | Sunday recital Jill Crossland (piano) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) A short recital (usually 30-45 minutes), followed by light refreshments. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
17 April 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert David Johnson Organ Recital St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
18 April 2012 Watford | "The History of Chenies Manor" Talk by Valerie Edwards South West Herts Archaelogical and Historical Society Cassio Lodge, 22 The Avenue, Watford (near Watford Central Library) Doors open and refreshments from 7:30pm. The Society's AGM will also take place. Tel: 01923 825 301. |
21 April 2012 Watford | Concert Bach (Jesu meine Freunde), Schumann (Vier Gesänge, op. 141, for double choir), Stanford (Magnificat in B flat) Voix de Vivre St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford £10. Concessions £8. Children and students £5 Tickets available in advance or at the door. Tel: 07881 655619. Link. |
23–28 April 2012 Kings Langley | "RVClassic" show Revue Variety Co. Kings Langley Community Centre, The Nap, KL £9; concessions £8; Saturday matinee £7. Tel: 01923 265310. Link. |
24 April 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Soundproof Play the Standards [Jazz] St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
24 April 2012 Aldenham | Concert Rosalind Ventris (viola), Daniel Tong (piano) Radlett Music Club Karl König Hall, Delrow Community, Summerhouse Lane, Aldenham £8. Free for young people 8-25 years old. Tickets at the door See website for further details. Tel: 01923 859291. Link. |
29 April 2012 Watford | The Christopher Duke Piano Recital Competition Up to 8 finalists, all under the age of 26, each playing for 30 minutes Watford Festival of Music, Speech and Drama Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £5 This event lasts for several hours but visitors may come and go in the short intervals. Link. |
1 May 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Lyra Ensemble from St Petersburg St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
1–5 May 2012 Watford | "Lend me a Tenor" Comedy by Ken Ludwig Rickmansworth Players Pump House Theatre and Arts Centre, Lower Board Road, Watford £12; £10.50 (over 60 and under 18); £10 for all on Monday. Tel: 0844 745 1944. Link. |
4 May 2012 Watford | Lunchtime music recital Beechen Grove Baptist Church, corner of Clarendon Road and Beechen Grove, Watford. Link. |
8 May 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Nina and Ian Harrison - Songs at the Piano St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
11–12 May 2012 Sarratt | Sarratt Folk Festival Various events including a concert on Friday and a ceilidh on Saturday evening Performers include New Rope String Band, Random, Wicket Brood, Merrydowners, Phoenix, and Pump House Clog Morris . Tel: 01923 262586 or 285688. Link. |
12–20 May 2012 Watford | Spring Art Exhibition Paintings and other works of art by members of WBAS Watford and Bushey Art Society Harlequin Gallery, Harlequin Centre, Watford. Link. |
12 May 2012 Bushey | Concert Gioacchino Rossini (Overture: The Silken Ladder), Samuel Barber (Adagio for string orchestra, op. 11), Charles Gounod (Petite Symphonie), Peter Warlock (Capriol Suite), Gabriel Faure (Pavane, op. 50), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Symphony no. 33 in B flat, K319) Bushey Symphony Orchestra Bushey Academy, London Road, Bushey £17 (concessions £15); £14 (concessions £12); £1 schoolchildren. Tel: 01923 774229. Link. |
12 May 2012 St Albans | Concert: Sing to the Harp Debussy (Trois Chansons), Saint-Saëns (Calme des Nuits), Britten (Five Flower Songs), Elgar (part-songs), Elis Pehkonen (première of Visions in a Dream) With Suzanne Willison-Kawalec (harp) Carillon Chamber Choir St Saviour's Church, St Albans £13 (Friends, students and pensioners £11). Tel: 01582 763774. Link. |
12 May 2012 Watford | Concert Walton (Crown Imperial), Daniel Bush (Symphonic Dance), Saint-Saens (Cello Concerto no. 1), Beethoven (Symphony no. 3) Watford Symphony Orchestra Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £10. Tel: 01923 244196. Link. |
13 May 2012 St Albans | Open garden National Gardens Scheme 19 Lancaster Road, St Albans £3. Children: free Home-made teas. Medium-size garden with unusual trees, shrubs and herbaceous borders. Link. |
13 May 2012 Watford | Concert "Gloriana" Art Music in the time of Elizabeth I Steven Devine (virginals), Kate Semmens (soprano), David Hatcher (viola da gamba and recorder), Taro Takeuchi (lute and theorbo) Octagon Music Society Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £13. Free for children under 18 and full-time students under 25. Tel: 01923 224092. Link. |
14–19 May 2012 Watford | "Gypsy" A highly regarded musical Watford Operatic Society Watford Palace Theatre, Clarendon Road, Watford £13-£18 (stalls and circle), £10-£13 (upper circle). Tel: 01923 225671. Link. |
15 May 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Abigail Sin Song Recital St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
19–20 May 2012 Rickmansworth | Rickmansworth Festival Rickmansworth Waterways Trust Various events and stalls at Rickmansworth Aquadrome and the nearby canal. Link. |
19 May 2012 Watford | Plant Fair Plants, books, cakes etc for sale for charity St Michael & All Angels' Church, Mildred Avenue, Watford. Link. |
19 May 2012 Watford | Concert Karl Jenkins (The Armed Man: a mass for peace), Chris Williams (Gloria), Ralph Vaughan Williams (The Lark Ascending) Chorleywood Choral Society and Berkhamsted Choral Society Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford £27.50, £20, £12.50. Tel: 0845 075 3993. Link. |
19 May 2012 St Albans | Concert Monteverdi (Vespers of 1610) With vocal soloists from I Fagiolini, Robert Hollingworth (organ continuo), and the English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble St Albans Chamber Choir St Albans Cathedral £25, £18, £14; unreserved £8 (£1 child/student). Tel: 07570 454744. Link. |
20 May 2012 Watford | Sunday recital Chinook Clarinet Quartet St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) A short recital (usually 30-45 minutes), followed by light refreshments. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
22 May 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Musicians from the Purcell School St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
23–26 May 2012 Watford | "The Cemetery Club" Comedy by Ivan Menchell Belmont Theatre Company Pump House Theatre and Arts Centre, Lower Board Road, Watford £12; seniors/u16 £10. Tel: 0845 521 3453 or 07917 324179. Link. |
24–26 May 2012 Abbots Langley | "The Odd Couple" (female version): play by Neil Simon Revised by the author for a female cast The Centralian Players Henderson Hall, High Street, Abbots Langley. Link. |
26 May 2012 Abbots Langley | Diamond Jubilee Concert "Music for a Royal Occasion": well-known and much-loved music from coronations and other great royal events St Lawrence Consort (formed for the occasion) St Lawrence Church, High Street, Abbots Langley Free entry Followed by a "Jubilee Tea". Retiring collection in aid of the Friends of St Lawrence and the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust. |
26 May 2012 Watford | Concert Norwegian music by Grieg, Nystedt, Kverno, Hovland, Gjeilo, Sandvold and Slogedal Ullern Chamber Choir, Oslo St Michael & All Angels' Church, Mildred Avenue, Watford Probably free. Link. |
29 May 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Soundproof play the Standards [jazz] St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
30 May 2012 Watford | "Why we need to protect bees" An illustrated talk by Steve Alton St Thomas' United Reformed Church, Langley Road, Watford Free. Tel: 01923 251157. |
1 June 2012 Watford | Lunchtime music recital Beechen Grove Baptist Church, corner of Clarendon Road and Beechen Grove, Watford. Link. |
2 June 2012 Bushey | Jubilee Funday Diamond jubilee celebration for all the family Bushey Museum, Rudolph Road, Bushey Entry free Games, refreshments, etc. |
3 June 2012 Bushey | Open garden National Gardens Scheme 47 Bournehall Avenue, Bushey £3.50; children free Medium-size garden on three levels. Link. |
3 June 2012 Watford | Children's Tea Party, and Afternoon Tea Cream tea for adults; games, crafts and party food for children St John's Church, Sutton Road, Watford Free, and open to all Followed at 4pm by 40-minute Proms of Praise led by Watford Brass Band and including Land of Hope and Glory, Jerusalem and the National Anthem. Tel: 01923 236174 (10am-6pm). Link. |
5 June 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Ian Brameld Dixieland Band St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
9 June 2012 Abbots Langley | Abbots Langley Carnival See the website for details of events. Link. |
9–10 June 2012 London | Open Garden Squares Weekend More than 200 gardens in London, most of them not usually open to the public, may be visited for a single payment £12 during the weekend; £9 in advance. Free for under-12s The website shows the list of gardens and those selling tickets. Link. |
10 June – 15 July 2012 Abbots Langley | Abbots Langley Festival of the Arts Details of many events are on the website. Link. |
10 June 2012 Bushey | Open garden British Red Cross 47 Bournehall Avenue, Bushey Adults: £3.50 Medium-size garden on three levels. Link. |
10 June 2012 Bushey | Diamond Jubilee Evening Picnic Bushey Museum Trust Reveley Lodge, 88 Elstree Road, Bushey Heath Entry free An opportunity to take a picnic and enjoy the garden. Link. |
12 June 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Nick Rodwell and David Gordon in concert St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
16 June 2012 Oxhey | Oxhey Village Summer Fayre Oxhey Village Environment Group Oxhey Green, Lower Paddock Road, Oxhey Free Archive film of Oxhey and Hertfordshire will be shown in a "pop-up" cinema. Link. |
16 June 2012 Harrow | Concert: 400 years of English music Wood, Morley, Wilbye, Elgar, Stanford, Farmer, Britten, Vaughan Williams, Gibbons and many others Harrow Philharmonic Choir St John's Church, Woodcock Hill, Harrow £12. Concessions £10. Under 16 free. Tel: 020 8904 4644. Link. |
17 June 2012 Watford | Sunday recital Works to include Chopin (Piano Sonata no. 3 in B minor, op. 58) and Lieder by Brahms, Schubert and Schumann Tomonari Tsuchiya (piano) and Nina Cook (soprano) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) A short recital (usually 30-45 minutes), followed by light refreshments. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
18 June 2012 Abbots Langley | Abbots Langley Local History Walk Abbots Langley Festival of the Arts Meet at the Main Village Car Park No ticket required About 4 to 4½ miles. Suitable footwear recommended as it might be muddy in places. |
19 June 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert St Michael's School Music Group St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
20–23 June 2012 Abbots Langley | "The Music of Life" A journey in song from childhood to old age Abbots Langley Gilbert & Sullivan Society Henderson Hall, High Street, Abbots Langley £10 Part of Abbots Langley Festival of the Arts. Tel: 01923 676120. Link. |
20 June 2012 Watford | Concert: a celebration of Cole Porter With two soloists Watford Philharmonic Society Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford £13.50 and £15; season ticket (4 concerts) from £40.50. Under-18s: £1, £6.75 and £7.50. Tel: 07546 112 321. Link. |
21 June 2012 Watford | "The History and Science of Breadmaking" Talk by Paul Barker Friends of Watford Museum Watford Museum, 194 Lower High Street, Watford £2 for visitors; free for members. Tel: 01923 232297. Link. |
22–24 June 2012 Latimer | Midsummer Music International chamber music in the Chilterns - 4 concerts over 3 days St Mary Magdalene Church, Latimer, Bucks. Details of the concerts are on the website. Tel: 01494 783643. Link. |
22 June 2012 St Albans | Open garden The Royal National Rose Society National Gardens Scheme Chiswell Green Lane, St Albans £5; children free Evening opening for NGS. Refreshments available. Link. |
23 June 2012 Croxley Green | Revels on the Green Various activities and entertainments starting with a procession of floats. Also many stalls Croxley Green Society An annual event of long standing. Link. |
24 June 2012 Bushey | Open garden British Red Cross The Abbots House, 10 High Street, Abbots Langley Adults: £4. Accompanied children free Large garden with various areas. Teas available in the tithe barn. Link. |
24 June 2012 Bedmond | Two open gardens National Gardens Scheme The Barn and Serge Hill, Serge Hill Lane, Bedmond £7 for both gardens. Free for children Two very diverse gardens. Home-made and cream teas at Serge Hill. Link. |
24 June 2012 Oxhey | Open gardens Over 20 mainly fairly small gardens to visit. Some have plants for sale, or tea and cake Oxhey Open Gardens £4.50. Free for accompanied children Start at 48 Villiers Road or 22 Watford Heath. Teas, cakes and plants. Tel: 01923 241002. |
26 June 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Soundproof play the Standards [jazz] St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
26 June 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Soundproof Play the Standards [jazz] St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
29–30 June 2012 Kings Langley | Old Tyme Music Hall Kings Langley Players Kings Langley Community Centre, The Nap, KL. Link. |
30 June – 15 July 2012 Bushey | Bushey Festival Many events over the period The website gives details of all events, a few of which are listed separately here. Link. |
30 June 2012 Bushey | St James' Church Bell Ringing & Tower Visits Bushey Festival St James' Church, High Street, Bushey £4 adults, £2 concessions, 5-12 years old free 30-minute group visits to try bell ringing and visit the tower roof. Link. |
30 June 2012 Watford | Concert Schubert (Ave Maria, Psalm 23 and Mass in G), Schumann (Zigeunerlieben, Te Deum and Dichterliebe), Stanford (Coronation Gloria) Radlett Choral Society St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford £12.50 and £10. Link. |
30 June 2012 Watford | Concert Bernstein (Candide Overture), Copland (Appalachian Spring), Rachmaninov (Piano Concerto no. 3) Watford Symphony Orchestra Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £10. Tel: 01923 244196. Link. |
30 June 2012 Watford | Concert Bernstein (Candide Overture), Copland (Appalachian Spring), Rachmaninov (Piano Concerto no. 3) Watford Symphony Orchestra Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £10. Tel: 01923 244196. Link. |
1 July 2012 Bushey | Open garden British Red Cross The Bushey Rose Garden, High Street, Bushey Adults: £2 Musical entertainment. Link. |
1 July 2012 St Albans | Two open gardens National Gardens Scheme 20 and 30 St Stephens Avenue, St Albans £3.50 for both gardens. Free for children Two gardens of similar size, developed in different styles. Home-made teas at no. 20. Link. |
3 July 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Tomonari Tsuchiya Piano Recital St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
4 July 2012 Watford | Concert: "Pipes and Pipers" Advanced recorder students playing music from the 17th and 18th centuries, and Simon FitzGerald (organist at St John's) playing early English organ music on the Jennings chamber organ St John's Church, Sutton Road, Watford Admission free, with retiring collection towards the upkeep of St John's Home-made cakes and refreshments will be served at the end of the evening. All welcome!. Link. |
6 July 2012 Abbots Langley | Concert Including works by Bach, Purcell (Dido's Lament), Götze, Cornelius, Offenbach and Shostakovich Breakspear Trio and Friends (horn, piano, clarinet; two soprano singers) Abbots Langley Festival of the Arts St Lawrence Church, High Street, Abbots Langley Free Interval refreshments. Retiring collection for a medical charity. |
7 July 2012 Abbots Langley | Concert Joseph Haydn (Te Deum), Sir Edward Elgar (The Music Makers), John Ireland (Greater love hath no man) and other melodic works Abbots Langley Singers Abbots Langley Festival of the Arts St Lawrence Church, High Street, Abbots Langley £8, £7 (concessions), £2 (children) Wine and soft drinks included. Link. |
7 July 2012 Bushey | Concert Johannes Brahms (Tragic Overture, op. 81), Robert Schumann (Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54), Johannes Brahms (Symphony no. 2 in D, op. 73) Bushey Symphony Orchestra Bushey Academy, London Road, Bushey £17 (concessions £15); £14 (concessions £12); £1 schoolchildren Part of Bushey Festival. Tel: 01923 774229. Link. |
9 July 2012 Abbots Langley | Concert An interesting and varied programme with chamber groups and soloists Watford School of Music Abbots Langley Festival of the Arts St Lawrence Church, High Street, Abbots Langley £3. |
10 July 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Enthusiastic amateurs St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
10 July 2012 Bushey | "Inside the Northwood Headquarters" An entralling presentation by the Commanding Officer, Group Captain Chris Brazier Bushey Festival St Hilda's School, High Street, Bushey £8 Wine or soft drink included. Proceeds to Help for Heroes. Link. |
13 July 2012 Bushey | Bushey Rose Garden Tour and Tea Friends of the Rose Garden The Rose Garden, High Street, Bushey Adults £5 A tour of the garden, followed by a "sumptuous" tea. Part of Bushey Festival. Tel: 07770 868891. Link. |
13–14 July 2012 Abbots Langley | Book sale Book Trade Benevolent Society BTBS, The Retreat, corner of Gallows Hill & Abbots Road, Abbots Langley Admission free Thousands of new books donated by publishers, wholesalers and literary agents, all at bargain prices. Tel: 01923 263128. Link. |
14 July 2012 Chorleywood | Chorleywood Village Day Many stalls with local products, entertainments and food Chorleywood Common. Link. |
14 July 2012 Abbots Langley | Brass Band Concert Salvation Army Abbots Langley Festival of the Arts St Lawrence Church, High Street, Abbots Langley Free Retiring collection in aid of "Friends of St Lawrence". Tel: 01923 262565. |
14 July 2012 Bushey | Gala Concert Strauss (music from Die Fledermaus), Parry (I was glad), Mozart (Jupiter symphony) Bushey Festival St Margaret's School, Merry Hill Road, Bushey £16 Bar available. Link. |
15 July 2012 Bushey | Bushey Festival Walk Bushey & District Footpaths Association Meet at corner of Montecute Road and Elstree Road Free Prompt start at 11am. Finish around 4pm. Take a picnic. Tel: 0208 950 4950 or 07771 843557. Link. |
15 July 2012 Chipperfield | Open garden British Red Cross Callipers Hall, Chipperfield Adults: £4 Large garden. Woodland areas with ponds, formal walled garden with water features. Music. Plants for sale. Link. |
15 July 2012 Watford | Sunday recital Jonathan Rowe (piano) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) A short recital (usually 30-45 minutes), followed by light refreshments. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
17 July 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Kings Jazz - Adam Cracknell and Friends St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
22 July 2012 Abbots Langley | Summer Concert Haydn (Overture, L'anima del filosofo), Wagner (Siegfried Idyll), Mendelssohn (Symphony no. 3 in A minor: "Scottish") Abbots Langley Orchestra Abbots Langley Festival of the Arts St Lawrence Church, High Street, Abbots Langley £8 (children free), including interval drink. Link. |
24 July 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Ian Brameld Dixieland Band St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
26 July 2012 Watford | Organ Concert Including works by Bach, Elgar, Marchand, Tariverdiev and Yanchenko Maria Makarenko St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Admission free - retiring collection Maria Makarenko, who studied at a music academy in Moscow, is the winner of two competitive international organ festivals. Link. |
29 July 2012 Radlett | Open garden National Gardens Scheme 45 Oakridge Avenue, Radlett £3; children free Garden in two halves, on three levels, with carefully chosen plants. Home-made cream teas. Link. |
29 July 2012 Croxley Green | Open garden National Gardens Scheme Waterdell House, Little Green Lane, Croxley Green £4; free for children 1½-acre walled garden with mature and young trees, topiary holly hedge, herbaceous borders, shrubs, roses, grasses and pond garden. Tel: 01923 772775. Link. |
31 July 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Soundproof Jazz play the standards St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome) After a summer break, these lunchtime concerts resume on 11 September. Link. |
19 August 2012 Northwood Hills | Open garden National Gardens Scheme 54 Ferndown, Northwood Hills £3; children free Intensely planted with palms, bromeliads, ferns, cacti, succulents and other unusual plants. Home-made and cream teas available. Link. |
19 August 2012 Maple Lodge | Maple Lodge Nature Reserve Discovery
Day Private wildlife reserve with two lakes Maple Lodge Conservation Society Entry and parking free. Tel: 07580 535986. Link. |
6–9 September 2012 (various) | Heritage Open Days 2012 A wide variety of buildings (outside London), some not normally open to the public, are available to visit free Use the search facility on the website for details of places, dates and times. Link. |
11 September 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome) Weekly lunchtime concerts resume on the 11th. Link. |
13 September 2012 Watford | Organ Concert Ekaterina Melnikova St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Admission free - retiring collection Miss Melnikova is an organ soloist of Moscow Philharmonic Society and teaches at the Russian Academy of Music. Link. |
18 September 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Soundproof play the standards [jazz] St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
19 September 2012 Kings Langley | "Rickmansworth -- its streets and
buildings" Talk by Margaret Owen Kings Langley Local History & Museum Society Baptist Church, The Nap, Kings Langley. Link. |
20 September 2012 Watford | "Camden's railway heritage" Talk by Peter Darley Watford & District Industrial History Society St Thomas' Church Hall, Langley Road, Watford Visitors are welcome but a minimum donation of £3 per visitor is suggested. Link. |
21 September 2012 Sarratt | Concert Schubert Paul Lewis (piano) Sarratt Festival of Music Sarratt Village Hall, Sarratt £18. Concession £16. Tel: 01923 269083. Link. |
22–23 September 2012 London | Open House London 2012 More than 700 buildings in London, of every type and size, are free to visit Many of the buildings are not normally open to the public. The most popular require booking, but most don't. Details are in the printed programme (£6.50) or on the website. Link. |
22 September 2012 Sarratt | Concert The Haffner Ensemble (wind quintet and piano) Sarratt Festival of Music Sarratt Village Hall, Sarratt £18. Concession £16. Tel: 01923 269083. Link. |
24 September 2012 Watford | Organ recital A selection of requests spanning the light organ repertoire Richard Hills Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford £7 plus booking fee. Tel: 0845 075 3993. Link. |
24 September 2012 Abbots Langley | "Underneath the Arches" A talk by Beryl Huggett Abbots Langley Local History Society Manor House Sports & Social Centre, Gallows Hill Lane, Abbots Langley Free for members; suggested donation £2 for non-members Everyone welcome. Link. |
25 September 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert "Sing for joy" Singers from St Luke's, Watford St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
28 September 2012 Sarratt | Concert "100 years of jazz in 99 minutes" The Jazz Repertory Company Sarratt Festival of Music Sarratt Village Hall, Sarratt £18. Concession £16. Tel: 01923 269083. Link. |
28–29 September 2012 Abbots Langley | Book sale Book Trade Benevolent Society BTBS, The Retreat, corner of Gallows Hill & Abbots Road, Abbots Langley Admission free Thousands of new books donated by publishers, wholesalers and literary agents, all at bargain prices. Tel: 01923 263128. Link. |
29 September 2012 Sarratt | Concert Craig Ogden (guitar) Sarratt Festival of Music Sarratt Village Hall, Sarratt £18. Concession £16. Tel: 01923 269083. Link. |
30 September 2012 Apsley | Autumn Fayre Collectables, craft stalls, craft demonstrations; optional tours, boat trips, BBQ and café The Paper Trail Frogmore Paper Mill, Fourdrinier Way, off Durrants Hill Road, Apsley, Hemel Hempstead Adult £1, child 50p Public pay-and-display car park in Durrants Hill Road. Tel: 01442 234600. Link. |
1 October 2012 Croxley Green | Choir concert Hertfordshire Police Choir All Saints' Church, Croxley Green Entrance free; retiring collection. Tel: 01923 772109. Link. |
2 October 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Ian Bramweld Dixieland Band St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
7 October 2012 Watford | Concert Mozart (Quartet in C major, K465), Bridge (Three Idylls for String Quartet), Beethoven (Quartet in A minor, op. 132) Piatti String Quartet Octagon Music Society Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £14. Free for all under 26 years of age. Tel: 01923 224092. Link. |
9 October 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Vocal duets and piano recital St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
13 October 2012 Watford | "The history of Leavesden Airfield" Talk by Derek Sayell Watford Museum Watford Museum, 194 Lower High Street, Watford Free for Friends; £2 for visitors. Tel: 01923 232297. Link. |
13 October 2012 Watford | Model railway exhibition Christ Church, St Albans Road, Watford Adult £3, child £2, family (2+2) £6 All welcome. Link. |
14 October 2012 Abbots Langley | Faustus band Abbots Langley Winter Acoustic Concerts Abbots Langley Community Centre, Gallows Hill Lane, Abbots Langley £8. Tel: 01923 264536. Link. |
16 October 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Soundproof play the standards [jazz] St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
17 October 2012 Watford | "Norton henge: a landscape to rival Stonehenge?" Talk by Keith Fitzpatrick Matthews (of N. Herts. Museums) South West Herts Archaelogical and Historical Society Cassio Lodge, 22 The Avenue, Watford (near Watford Central Library) Visitors are welcome. Doors open at 7:30pm. |
18 October 2012 Watford | "Any old iron: the Butlin furnaces at
Wellingborough" Talk by Jon-Paul Carr Watford & District Industrial History Society St Thomas' Church Hall, Langley Road, Watford Visitors are welcome but a minimum donation of £3 per visitor is suggested. The talk will be preceded by the Annual General Meeting, starting at 7:30pm. Link. |
20 October 2012 Watford | RAF Band concert Band of RAF Halton Christ Church, St Albans Road, Watford In aid of the Peace Hospice. Link. |
21 October 2012 Watford | Organ recital "Grand Finale" Richard Hills, with guest organist Simon Gledhill Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford £11. Under-16: £5 plus booking fee. Tel: 0845 075 3993. Link. |
21 October 2012 Watford | Sunday recital Songs by Gabriel Fauré, and folk songs arranged by Benjamin Britten Catherine Evans (mezzo soprano), Gary Eyre (piano) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) A recital of about 40 minutes, followed by light refreshments. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
23 October 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert The Brilim Trio St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
25–27 October 2012 Kings Langley | "The Rats" by Agatha Christie, and "The Real Inspector Hound" by Tom
Stoppard A straight thriller and a comedy thriller Kings Langley Players Kings Langley Community Centre, The Nap, KL £11, concessions £9 (£1 more on the door) Seats can be booked via the website. Tel: 07906 695959. Link. |
25–27 October 2012 Abbots Langley | "When we are married" by JB Priestley A comedy about married life The Centralian Players Henderson Hall, High Street, Abbots Langley £7; £5 for students, under-16s and senior citizens. Tel: 01923 227392. |
27 October 2012 Watford | Concert WA Mozart (Sonata, K301), L van Beethoven (Sonata no. 10, opus 96), J Suk (Quasi Ballata, opus 17, no. 1; Burleska, opus 17, no. 4), C Frank (Sonata in A major) Anna Le Hair (piano), Arwen Newband (violin) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Donations accepted. |
29 October 2012 Abbots Langley | "Springs, wells and why we are here" Talk by Dr John Catt Abbots Langley Local History Society Manor House Sports and Social Centre, Abbots Langley Free for members; £2 for non-members. Link. |
30 October 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Children's concert St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
2 November 2012 Kings Langley | Concert RAF Halton band Kings Langley Community Centre, The Nap, KL £10 All proceeds for the Poppy Appeal. Also a grand raffle. Tel: 01923 270160. |
4 November 2012 Watford | Concert Bizet/Shchedrin (Carmen Suite), Tchaikovsky (Rococo Variations), Stravinsky (Pulcinella Suite), Mendelssohn (Italian Symphony) The Purcell School Symphony Orchestra Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford £12, £8 (concessions £10, £6) plus booking fee & postage fee. Tel: 0845 075 3993 (or 01923 331109 for series subscription). Link. |
6 November 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Organ recital Glen Dempsey St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
6–9 November 2012 Tring | "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" A play by Michael Fry adapted from the book by Thomas Hardy Tring Park School for the Performing Arts Markova Theatre, Tring Park, Tring £9; concessions £6. Tel: 01442 821516. Link. |
7 November 2012 Abbots Langley | Concert Chris Stanbury Watford Organ and Keyboard Club Henderson Hall, High Street, Abbots Langley Visitor £6; member £4. Tel: 01923 238657. Link. |
10 November 2012 Watford | Concert of popular music Watford Band Christ Church, St Albans Road, Watford £6. Free for under-12s Parking at Homebase on the other side of St Albans Road. Link. |
10 November 2012 Watford | Concert Retirement Concert for Rev Dick Lewis Watford Band . Link. |
10 November 2012 Abbots Langley | Concert Kodaly (Missa Brevis), Pizzetti (Requiem) With Peter Holder (organ) Mosaic Chamber Choir St Lawrence Church, High Street, Abbots Langley £12; child £10. Tel: 01923 260363. |
11 November 2012 Abbots Langley | "Rounding the Horn" - CANCELLED Songs and stories of deepwater sailors, with accompanying slideshow Bob Walser Abbots Langley Winter Acoustic Concerts Abbots Langley Community Centre, Gallows Hill Lane, Abbots Langley £8 This concert has had to be CANCELLED. Tel: 01923 264536. Link. |
13–17 November 2012 Watford | "A Chorus Line" A Broadway musical Cassio Operatic Society Watford Palace Theatre, Clarendon Road, Watford Contains some adult themes. Tel: 01923 225671. Link. |
13 November 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Musicians from the Purcell School St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
13–16 November 2012 Tring | "Ubu Rex" by Alfred Jarry Tring Park School for the Performing Arts Markova Theatre, Tring Park, Tring £9; concessions £6 Methuen Drama edition of 'The Ubu Plays'. Translated by Cyril Connolly and Simon Watson Taylor. Tel: 01442 821516. Link. |
14–17 November 2012 Abbots Langley | "Tea in a china cup" by Christina Reid The life of a Belfast family from the 1930s to the 1970s Abbots Langley Players Henderson Hall, High Street, Abbots Langley. Tel: 0844 8045354. |
15 November 2012 Watford | "Wind and water power - yesterday and today" Three films shown by Allan Willmott Watford & District Industrial History Society St Thomas' Church Hall, Langley Road, Watford Visitors are welcome but a minimum donation of £3 per visitor is suggested. Link. |
17 November 2012 Watford | Concert Elgar (The Dream of Gerontius) Watford Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford £13.50 (front stalls) and £15 (rear stalls & gallery); £1/£6.75/£7.50 if under 18 Season tickets at £40.50, £45 and (under-18s) £1/£20.25/£22.50. Tel: 07546 112 321. Link. |
18 November 2012 Watford | Sunday recital Watford Boys' Brass Quintet St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) A recital of about 40 minutes, followed by light refreshments. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
18 November 2012 Watford | Concert Works by Sammut, Glass, Kearney, Piazzola (arr. Sammut), Maric, Debussy, Keiko Abe Toby Kearney (percussion) Octagon Music Society Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £14. Free for all under 26 years of age Programme altered from that previously announced. Tel: 01923 224092. Link. |
19–24 November 2012 Watford | "The turn of the screw" Henry James' classic 19th-century ghost story, adapted for the stage by Ken Whitmore The Pump House Theatre Company Pump House Theatre and Arts Centre, Lower Board Road, Watford Mon: £7. Tue-Sat: £11 (concessions £9.50) Unsuitable for children under 8 years old. Tel: 07786 844541. Link. |
19–24 November 2012 Kings Langley | Soiree of
Entertainment Singing, dancing and comedy Revue Variety Co. Kings Langley Community Centre, The Nap, KL £9 (evenings); senior citizens & children £8 Mon-Thur; matinee £7. Tel: 01923 265310. Link. |
20 November 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Soundproof play the standards [jazz] St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
21 November 2012 Watford | "When does the Roman period begin in
Hertfordshire?" Talk by Dr. Isobel Thompson (of Herts. Historic Environment Unit) South West Herts Archaelogical and Historical Society Cassio Lodge, 22 The Avenue, Watford (near Watford Central Library) Visitors are welcome. Doors open at 7:30pm. |
23 November 2012 Watford | Royal Gala concert To include: Elgar (Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1), Handel (Hallelujah Chorus), Parry (I was Glad), Carly Simon (Let the River Run) Local orchestra and choirs Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford £22 plus booking fee. Tel: 0845 075 3993. Link. |
23–24 November 2012 Tring | "Romeo and Juliet" by William
Shakespeare Tring Park School for the Performing Arts Markova Theatre, Tring Park, Tring £9; concessions £6 A modern version of this classic love story, set in a country that is being torn apart by civil war. Tel: 01442 821516. Link. |
24 November 2012 Watford | Wind concert Programme to cover many musical styles, from Mozart to Miller, and Bach to Scott Joplin Ionian Clarinet Choir Christ Church, St Albans Road, Watford In aid of the Peace Hospice. Link. |
24 November 2012 Watford | Concert Arnold (Cornish Dances), Elgar (Cockaigne Overture), Vaughan Williams (Dives and Lazarus; Symphony no. 5) Watford Symphony Orchestra Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £10. Tel: 01923 244196. Link. |
25 November 2012 Watford | Concert Debussy (Violin Sonata), Saint-Saens (Introduction and Allegro), Franck (Violin Sonata) Symphonia Academica, Peter Bussereau (violin), Wing Yun Wu (piano) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford £8; concessions £6; students under 18 free In aid of Watford New Hope Trust. Tel: 01582 882159. |
25 November 2012 Abbots Langley | Autumn concert Beethoven (Overture - Coriolan), Handel (Water Music, suite no. 2), Ravel (Mother Goose suite), Haydn ("Drum Roll" symphony) Abbots Langley Orchestra St Lawrence Church, High Street, Abbots Langley £8 at the door; free for children. Link. |
27 November 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Tomonari Tsushiya St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
28 Nov – 1 Dec 2012 Watford | "Jack the Ripper" Musical Belmont Theatre Company Pump House Theatre and Arts Centre, Lower Board Road, Watford £13 standard; £11.50 concession (senior & under-16s). Tel: 07917 324179 or 0845 521 3453. Link. |
28 November 2012 Croxley Green | "Frank Paddick's Village Boyhood" Based on "A village boyhood in Croxley Green" by Frank Paddick Brian Thomson and the Croxley Mummers St Oswald's Church Hall, Malvern Way, Croxley Green. Link. |
30 November – 1 December 2012 Abbots Langley | Book
sale Book Trade Benevolent Society BTBS, The Retreat, corner of Gallows Hill & Abbots Road, Abbots Langley Admission free Thousands of new books donated by publishers, wholesalers and literary agents, all at bargain prices. Tel: 01923 263128. Link. |
4 December 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert St. Mary's Sing-Along St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
5 December 2012 Abbots Langley | Concert Dirkjan Ranzijn Watford Organ and Keyboard Club Henderson Hall, High Street, Abbots Langley Visitor £6; member £4. Tel: 01923 238657. Link. |
7 December 2012 Watford | Concert Bach (Toccata in C minor; Fantasia in C minor; selections from the Well-tempered Clavier), Beethoven (Piano Sonata op. 27/2 "Moonlight"), Chopin (selection of nocturnes & other works) Jill Crossland (piano) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Admission free - retiring collection. Link. |
7 December 2012 Kings Langley | Concert Haydn ('Policeman' quartet), Beethoven (1st quartet), Borodin (Quartet no. 2) London Mozart Players' String Quartet Kings Langley Concerts Rudolf Steiner School, Langley Hill, Kings Langley £10. Concessions £8. Tel: 01442 876 697. |
8 December 2012 Abbots Langley | "The curious disappearance of Major Glenn Miller" Talk by Tony Eaton Friends of St Lawrence Church St Lawrence Church, High Street, Abbots Langley Ticket needed In the church hall. Tel: 01923 262565. |
8 December 2012 Watford | "Amahl and the Night Visitors" A Christmas opera for children and adults, by Gian-Carlo Menotti St Michael & All Angels' Church, Mildred Avenue, Watford Adults £7.50; children £5 (under-5s free); family ticket (2 adults, 2 children) £20 Duration about 1 hour. Parking in town-centre car parks. Tel: 07966 375967. |
11 December 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert Soundproof Play the Standards [jazz] St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
11 December 2012 Watford | "A classic Christmas" Christmas music, waltzes and carols BBC Concert Orchestra Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford £25, £21, £17 plus booking fee. Tel: 0845 075 3993. Link. |
15 December 2012 Watford | Christmas Concert South Oxhey Choirs St Michael & All Angels' Church, Mildred Avenue, Watford Adult: £10. Under-16: £7. Tel: 07773 690979. Link. |
15 December 2012 Bushey | "A night at the musicals" St James' Music & Drama Society Falconer Hall, Falconer Road, Bushey £5. Link. |
16 December 2012 Watford | "The Glory of Christmas" Bach, Schubert, Adam, Rutter, Clarke, Goodall, Pearsall Mozart Festival Chorus, London Concert Orchestra Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford £32.50, £28.50, £23.50 plus booking fee. Tel: 0845 075 3993. Link. |
18 December 2012 Watford | Lunchtime concert St. Mary's Christmas Carol Concert St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
19 December 2012 Watford | "Cassivellaunus - Local Hero?" Talk by Laurie Elvin; plus informal social evening South West Herts Archaelogical and Historical Society Cassio Lodge, 22 The Avenue, Watford (near Watford Central Library) Visitors are welcome. Doors open at 7:30pm. |
19 December 2012 Watford | Christmas Concert With Clara Sanabras (soprano) Watford Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford £17, £16, £14; Under 18: half price / 2 tickets at £1 each when bought with a full-price ticket Season tickets at £40.50, £45 and (under-18s) £1/£20.25/£22.50. Tel: 07546 112 321. Link. |
20 December 2012 Watford | "History of the Elstree film studios" Talk by Bob Redman Watford & District Industrial History Society St Thomas' Church Hall, Langley Road, Watford Visitors are welcome but a minimum donation of £3 per visitor is suggested. The talk will be followed by a social period. Link. |
23 December 2012 Watford | Carols by Candlelight Gruber, Darke, Wood, Vivaldi, Handel, Mozart; and carols for all Anna Devin (soprano), Mozart Festival Orchestra, Mozart Festival Chorus Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford £32.50, £28.50, £23.50 plus booking fee Orchestra in 18th-century costumes. Tel: 0845 075 3993. Link. |
| 2013 | |
3–5 January 2013 Kings Langley | "The Sleeping
Beauty" Pantomime by Ben Crocker, based on the fairy tale By Ben Crocker Kings Langley Players Kings Langley Community Centre, The Nap, KL In advance: £11, concessions £9 (£1 more on the door) Seats can be booked via the website. Tel: 07906 695959. Link. |
16 January 2013 Kings Langley | "How to Research into Local History using Property
Deeds" Talk by Georgina Ford Kings Langley Local History & Museum Society Baptist Church, The Nap, Kings Langley. Link. |
16 January 2013 Watford | "The history of Northwood - the Eastbury
Connection" Talk by Eileen Bowlt South West Herts Archaelogical and Historical Society Cassio Lodge, 22 The Avenue, Watford (near Watford Central Library) Visitors are welcome. Doors open at 7:30pm. |
17 January 2013 Watford | "Carl Fabergé" Talk by Fiona Lean: "Carl Fabergé, creator of imperial easter eggs: his life and legacy" Watford-Novgorod Friendship Society St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford. Link. |
17 January 2013 Watford | "The history of London's docks" Talk by Jeremy Batch Watford & District Industrial History Society St Thomas' Church Hall, Langley Road, Watford Visitors are welcome but a minimum donation of £3 per visitor is suggested. Link. |
19 January 2013 Bushey | Nutcracker New Year Concert Jean Sibelius (Symphony no. 3 in C, op. 52), Alexander Glazunov (Violin Concerto in A minor, op 82), Pyotr Tchaikovsky (Ballet suite: The Nutcracker, op. 71a) Bushey Symphony Orchestra Bushey Academy, London Road, Bushey £17 (£16 concession); £14 (£13 concession); £1 schoolchildren. Tel: 01923 774229. Link. |
20 January 2013 Kings Langley | Concert: "How six travelled through the world" A concert for all children and adults, based on the story of the Brothers Grimm The Bissolotti Players Kings Langley Concerts Rudolf Steiner School, Langley Hill, Kings Langley £3 per child, £5 per adult Refreshments will be available after the concert. Tel: 01442 876697. |
NOT 20 January 2013 Bushey | Concert: songs and arias - POSTPONED from 20
January Morfudd Wise, Christine Bennett (sopranos), Scarlet Brett (mezzo-soprano), accompanied by John Wyatt St Paul's Proms St Paul's Church, Bushey Hall Road, Bushey Admission free POSTPONED due to the weather. Followed by tea and biscuits. Retiring collection for the Children's Society. Link. |
20 January 2013 Watford | Sunday recital Beethoven (Moonlight Sonata), Chopin (Fantasie-Impromptu) Jill Crossland (piano) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) A recital of about 45 minutes, followed by light refreshments. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
22–26 January 2013 Watford | "Patience" by Gilbert &
Sullivan A fresh production, set in rural England in the 1940s Abbots Langley Gilbert & Sullivan Society Watford Palace Theatre, Clarendon Road, Watford £10 (Tuesday), otherwise £17-£10 (stalls & circle), £12-£10 (upper circle) & £3 off top prices beford end-Nov; under-19 £5 (all performances). Tel: 01923 225671. Link. |
24–26 January 2013 Bushey | "Sherlock Holmes - the panto" St James' Music & Drama Society Falconer Hall, Falconer Road, Bushey. Link. |
27 January 2013 Watford | Concert Anthony Payne (Piano tri), Mozart (Trio in G K502), Schubert (Trio in B flat D898) Kandinsky Piano Trio Octagon Music Society Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £14. Free for all under 26 years of age. Tel: 01923 224092. Link. |
31 January – 2 February 2013 Abbots Langley | "Life and Beth" Comedy by Alan Ayckbourn The Centralian Players Henderson Hall, High Street, Abbots Langley £7.00 (£5.00 Patrons, students and senior citizens) Bar opens at 7:15pm. Tel: 01923 227392. Link. |
2 February 2013 Watford | Concert Mendelssohn (Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage), R. Strauss (Four Last Songs), Beethoven (Pastoral: 6th Symphony) Watford Symphony Orchestra Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £10. Tel: 01923 244196. Link. |
9 February 2013 Bushey | Concert Vivaldi (Gloria), Handel (Zadok the Priest), Mozart (Violin Concerto no. 5) St James's Symphonia & Chorus St James' Church, Bushey St James' Church, High Street, Bushey £10; concessions £8; students & children £5. Link. |
10 February 2013 Abbots Langley | Folk concert Martyn Wyndham-Read and Iris Bishop Abbots Langley Winter Acoustic Concerts Abbots Langley Community Centre, Gallows Hill Lane, Abbots Langley £8 Doors open at 2:30pm. Tea, coffee and cakes will be available in the interval. Tel: 01923 264536. Link. |
12 February 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert St. Mary's welcome back St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
17 February 2013 Watford | Sunday recital Songs and arias Morfudd Wise, Christine Bennett (sopranos), Scarlet Brett (mezzo-soprano), John Wyatt (piano) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) A recital of 45 minutes or so, followed by light refreshments. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
19 February 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Soundproof Jazz St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
20 February 2013 Kings Langley | "National Service ... What was That?" Talk by Derek Sayell Kings Langley Local History & Museum Society Baptist Church, The Nap, Kings Langley. Link. |
20 February 2013 Watford | "New Coins and New Kings in Iron Age Britain" Talk by Ian Leins South West Herts Archaelogical and Historical Society Cassio Lodge, 22 The Avenue, Watford (near Watford Central Library) This talk has been brought forward from March. Visitors are welcome. Doors open at 7:30pm. |
21 February 2013 Watford | "The Rolls-Roye Merlin engine & the WWII planes it
powered" Talk by Colin Gent on how winning the Schneider Trophy led to the Merlin & the Spitfire Watford & District Industrial History Society St Thomas' Church Hall, Langley Road, Watford Topic & speaker differ from those previously announced. Visitors are welcome but a minimum donation of £3 per visitor is suggested. Link. |
26 February 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Musicians from the Purcell School St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
27 February – 2 March 2013 Watford | "California Suite" A comedy by Neil Simon Belmont Theatre Company Pump House Theatre and Arts Centre, Lower Board Road, Watford. Tel: 07917 324179 or 0845 521 3453. Link. |
28 February – 2 March 2013 Kings Langley | "Breakfast with Jonny Wilkinson" A comedy about a rugby club, by Chris England Kings Langley Players Kings Langley Community Centre, The Nap, KL £11, concessions £9 (£1 more on the door) Seats can be booked via the website. Tel: 07906 695959. Link. |
1–2 March 2013 Abbots Langley | Book sale Book Trade Benevolent Society BTBS, The Retreat, corner of Gallows Hill & Abbots Road, Abbots Langley Admission free Thousands of new & nearly new books at bargain prices. Tel: 01923 263128. Link. |
3 March 2013 Bushey | Informal concert Jazz, swing and blues Lou's Sextet St Paul's Proms St Paul's Church, Bushey Hall Road, Bushey Free Donations supporting Watford New Hope Trust. |
3 March 2013 Watford | Concert Pamela Thorby (recorders), Elizabeth Kenny (archlute/theorbo/guitar) Octagon Music Society Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £14. Free for all under 26 years of age. Tel: 01923 224092. Link. |
3 March 2013 Watford | Concert Pamela Thorby (recorders), Elizabeth Kenny (archlute/theorbo/guitar) Octagon Music Society Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £14. Free for all under 26 years of age. Tel: 01923 224092. Link. |
5 March 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Hao Shen classical piano & chamber music St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
10 March 2013 Abbots Langley | Folk concert Tom Lewis Abbots Langley Winter Acoustic Concerts Abbots Langley Community Centre, Gallows Hill Lane, Abbots Langley £8 Doors open at 2:30pm. Tea, coffee and cakes will be available in the interval. Tel: 01923 264536. Link. |
10 March 2013 Abbots Langley | Concert Mozart, W.A. (Symphony no. 41, C major 'Jupiter', K.551), Elgar, Edward (Dream Children, op. 43), Purcell, Henry (ed. Holst) (The Gordian Knot Untied: Suites 1 and 2, Z.597), Bruch, Max (Violin Concerto, op. 26) Abbots Langley Orchestra St Lawrence Church, High Street, Abbots Langley £8 (concessions for children). Link. |
12 March 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Piano and vocal recital St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
13 March 2013 Bushey | Lower School Concert The Purcell School Purcell School, Aldenham Road, Bushey Free?. Tel: 01923 331109. Link. |
16 March 2013 Bushey | Concert Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Overture: Don Giovanni, K527), Felix Mendelssohn (Piano Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 25), Ludwig van Beethoven (Symphony No 3 in E flat, op. 55 Eroica) With Clare Hammond (piano) Bushey Symphony Orchestra Bushey Academy, London Road, Bushey £17 (£16 concession); £14 (£13 concession); £1 schoolchildren. Tel: 01923 774229. Link. |
16 March 2013 Watford | Opera Night Including Verdi, Britten, Wagner With Naomi Harvey (soprano), Neal Cooper (tenor), Charles Johnston (baritone) Watford Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford £17, £16, £14; Under 18: half price / 2 tickets at £1 each when bought with a full-price ticket. Tel: 0845 075 3993 and 07546 112 321. Link. |
17 March 2013 Watford | Sunday recital Works by Mozart, Bruch and Rachmaninov Yasmin Strevens-Chen (violin), Jeremy Cooke (piano) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) A recital of about 45 minutes, followed by light refreshments. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
19–23 March 2013 Kings Langley | "Hello, Dolly!" Musical Kings Langley Light Opera Company £10-£14. Concessions for OAPs & students. Half price for children under 16. Tel: 01442 268839. Link. |
20 March 2013 Kings Langley | "John Incent, an astute local man" Talk by David Pearce Kings Langley Local History & Museum Society Baptist Church, The Nap, Kings Langley. Link. |
20 March 2013 Watford | "Treasure from the Thames" Talk by Jon Cotton South West Herts Archaelogical and Historical Society Cassio Lodge, 22 The Avenue, Watford (near Watford Central Library) This talk has been postponed from February. Visitors are welcome. Doors open at 7:30pm. |
21 March 2013 Watford | "The Lynton & Barnstaple railway" A talk by Chris Ward Watford & District Industrial History Society St Thomas' Church Hall, Langley Road, Watford Visitors are welcome but a minimum donation of £3 per visitor is suggested. Link. |
23 March 2013 Watford | Concert Beethoven (Mass in C), Mozart (Piano Concerto in A), Haydn (Te Deum) The Chiltern Choir Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £12 (£6 for under-18s). Link. |
24 March 2013 Apsley | Spring Fayre Collectables, craft stalls, craft demonstrations; optional tours, boat trips, BBQ and café The Paper Trail Frogmore Paper Mill, Fourdrinier Way, off Durrants Hill Road, Apsley, Hemel Hempstead Adult £1, child 50p Public pay-and-display car park in Durrants Hill Road. Tel: 01442 234600. Link. |
25 March 2013 Abbots Langley | "Cassio" Talk by Laurie Elvin Abbots Langley Local History Society Manor House, Abbots Langley Bar and refreshments, members free, non-members £2; everyone welcome. |
1 April 2013 Bushey | Official opening Reveley Lodge Garden 88 Elstree Road, Bushey Heath Free to visit Easter Monday. Refreshments available. Scarecrow competition for children. |
9 April 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Catherine Lee (cello) and friend (piano) St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
13 April 2013 Bushey | Midday recital Matthew Hardy (trumpet), Neil Kelley (organ & piano) St James' Church, High Street, Bushey. |
14 April 2013 Watford | Concert Beethoven, Webern, Kodaly, Mozart Florin String Trio Octagon Music Society Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £14. Free for all under 26 years of age. Tel: 01923 224092. Link. |
14 April 2013 Watford | Concert Beethoven (Trio op. 9, no. 1), Webern (String trio), Kodaly (Intermezzo), Mozart (Divertimento in E flat K 563) Florin String Trio Octagon Music Society Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £14. Free for all under 26 years of age. Tel: 01923 224092. Link. |
16 April 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Euphonium concert Martin Smith (euphonium) St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
17 April 2013 Watford | "New light on the landscape: the fields and roads of West
Hertfordshire" Talk by Prof. Tom Williamson (of University of East Anglia); plus AGM South West Herts Archaelogical and Historical Society Cassio Lodge, 22 The Avenue, Watford (near Watford Central Library) Visitors are welcome. Doors open at 7:30pm. |
20 April 2013 Watford | Saturday recital Dvorak Piano Quintet A major, op. 81 Ashridge Chamber Players: piano, 2 violins, viola, cello St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) A recital of about 45 minutes, followed by light refreshments. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
20 April 2013 Watford | Concert London Welsh Rugby Club Male Voice Choir All Saints Church, All Saints Crescent, Horseshoe Lane, Garston, Watford £12. Link. |
21 April 2013 Bushey | Nancy Holt Memorial prom "Surprise package" - informal and jazz Tom Weil and friends St Paul's Proms St Paul's Church, Bushey Hall Road, Bushey Free Donations supporting Church Mission Society. Link. |
21 April 2013 Watford | Sunday recital Light jazz and popular songs Rosie Hartropp St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) A recital of about 45 minutes, followed by light refreshments. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
23 April 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Soundproof Jazz St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
23–27 April 2013 Rickmansworth | "Sweet Charity" Harrow Light Opera Company Watersmeet Theatre, Rickmansworth. Link. |
27 April 2013 Bushey | Midday recital Pupils from Aldenham School St James' Church, High Street, Bushey. |
27 April 2013 Watford | Bluebell walk Friends of Harebreaks Wood Meet at St Mark's Church car park. Link. |
27 April 2013 Watford | Tchaikovsky Gala Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, with Alexandra Dariescu (piano) Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford £29.50, £27, £24.50 plus booking fee. Tel: 0845 075 3993. Link. |
30 April 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Flute trio Katherine Smith St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
30 April – 4 May 2013 Watford | "The Crucible" Play by Arthur Miller Rickmansworth Players Pump House Theatre and Arts Centre, Lower Board Road, Watford Tuesday preview £10. All other times £12; concessions £10.50. Tel: Tickets: 0844 8700 887. Link. |
4 May 2013 Watford | Concert Wagner (Flying Dutchman Overture), Beethoven (Piano Concerto no. 4), Sibelius (Symphony no. 5) Watford Symphony Orchestra Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £10. Tel: 01923 244196. Link. |
5 May 2013 Abbots Langley | Folk concert "Western Show" -- an illustrated concert about the US cowboy era Sara Grey and Kieron Means Abbots Langley Winter Acoustic Concerts Abbots Langley Community Centre, Gallows Hill Lane, Abbots Langley £8 Doors open at 2:30pm. Tea, coffee and cakes will be available in the interval. Tel: 01923 264536. Link. |
7 May 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Piano and vocal recital St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
11 May 2013 Watford | An evening of Mozart Requiem; Clarinet concerto; Overture to the Magic Flute With professional orchestra and soloists Radlett Choral Society St Michael & All Angels' Church, Mildred Avenue, Watford. |
11 May 2013 Bushey | Saturday recital Pupils from Northwood College St James' Church, High Street, Bushey. |
11 May 2013 Bushey | Concert Bela Bartok (Rumanian Folk Dances, Sz68), Antonin Dvorak (Romance in F minor, op. 11), Zoltan Kodaly (Summer Evening), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K550) With Jamie Hutchinson (violin) Bushey Symphony Orchestra Bushey Academy, London Road, Bushey £17 (£16 concession); £14 (£13 concession); £1 schoolchildren. Tel: 01923 774229. Link. |
12 May 2013 Watford | Concert Bach, Lipatti, Schubert, Saint-Saëns, Hesketh, Ravel Clare Hammond (piano) Octagon Music Society Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £14. Free for all under 26 years of age. Tel: 01923 224092. Link. |
12 May 2013 Watford | Concert Bach (Italian Concerto, BWV 971), Lipatti (Sonatine for the left hand), Schubert (Sonata in A D664), Saint-Saëns (Three Etudes), Hesketh (Four Miniatures), Ravel (Tombeau de Couperin) Clare Hammond (piano) Octagon Music Society Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £14. Free for all under 26 years of age. Tel: 01923 224092. Link. |
14 May 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Musicians from the Purcell School St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
15 May 2013 Bushey | Middle School Concert The Purcell School Purcell School, Aldenham Road, Bushey Free?. Tel: 01923 331109. Link. |
16–18 May 2013 Abbots Langley | ??????? The Centralian Players Henderson Hall, High Street, Abbots Langley. Link. |
19 May 2013 Bushey | Organ recital Revd Neil Kelley (organ) St Paul's Proms St Paul's Church, Bushey Hall Road, Bushey Free Donations supporting Christian Aid. Link. |
19 May 2013 Watford | Sunday recital To include works by Franck, Miaskovsky and Rachmaninov Mike Wigram (cello), Lynn Carter (piano), Vicky Moran (violin) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) A recital of about 45 minutes, followed by light refreshments. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
19 May 2013 Watford | Sunday recital Works by Bruch, Bach and Rachmaninov Michael Wigram (cello), Lynn Carter (piano) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free (donations welcome) A recital of about 45 minutes, followed by light refreshments. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
21–25 May 2013 Watford | "Anything Goes" (musical) Music & lyrics by Cole Porter Watford Operatic Society Watford Palace Theatre. Tel: 01923 225 671. Link. |
21 May 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Soundproof Jazz St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
22 May 2013 Bushey | Lower School Concert The Purcell School Purcell School, Aldenham Road, Bushey Free?. Tel: 01923 331109. Link. |
23–25 May 2013 Kings Langley | "The Vicar of Dibley" A stage play by Ian Gower and Paul Carpenter, adapted from the TV series Kings Langley Players Kings Langley Community Centre, The Nap, KL £11, concessions £9 (£1 more on the door) Seats can be booked via the website. Tel: 07906 695959. Link. |
23–25 May 2013 Watford | "The Wiz" Based on "The wonderful wizard of Oz" by Frank Baum Rickmansworth Players Youth Theatre Pump House Theatre and Arts Centre, Lower Board Road, Watford £12; concessions £10.50. Tel: Tickets: 0844 8700 887. Link. |
24 May 2013 Bushey | Lower School Choir and Orchestra The Purcell School Purcell School, Aldenham Road, Bushey Admission free. Tel: 01923 331109. Link. |
25 May 2013 Bushey | Saturday recital Sam Austin (organ) St James' Church, High Street, Bushey. |
27 May 2013 Abbots Langley | Open garden The Abbots House, Abbots Langley. |
28 May 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Catherine Lee (cello) and friends St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
29 May – 1 June 2013 Watford | "The Hollow" A murder mystery by Agatha Christie Belmont Theatre Company Pump House Theatre and Arts Centre, Lower Board Road, Watford £12; concessions £10.50. Tel: 0845 521 3453 or 07917 324179. Link. |
31 May 2013 Watford | Centenary Recital Songs of spring and summer love & popular operatic and music theatre numbers Michael Bracegirdle and Lise Christensen, accompanied by Oliver Gooch St Michael and All Angels' Church, Watford St Michael & All Angels' Church, Mildred Avenue, Watford £10 A finger buffet is included with the ticket. Tel: 01923 231917. Link. |
4 June 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Baritone and piano David Hughes (baritone) St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
8–9 June 2013 London | Open Garden Squares Weekend More than 200 gardens in London, most of them not usually open to the public, may be visited for a single payment London Parks & Gardens Trust £12; £10 if bought before 8 June. Free for under-12s The website shows the list of gardens and those selling tickets. Link. |
8 June 2013 Bushey | Saturday recital Pupils from Purcell School St James' Church, High Street, Bushey. |
8 June 2013 Abbots Langley | Abbots Langley Carnival Manor House Sports Ground, Abbots Langley. |
11 June 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Lyra Enseble from St Petersburg St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
15 June 2013 Oxhey | Oxhey Village Fayre A variety of entertainments and stalls Oxhey Village Environment Group Oxhey Village Green. Link. |
16 June 2013 Watford | Sunday recital Well-loved favourites including works by Widor and Dubois Jeremy Cooke (organ) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free A recital of about 45 minutes, followed by light refreshments. Donations welcome. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
16 June 2013 Bushey | Bridget Adams Memorial Concert Parry, Rutter, Handel (Extracts from Messiah), Mozart, Mascagni, Brahms, Fauré, Bainton, Bach St James' Church, High Street, Bushey. Link. |
18 June 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Ian Bramweld Dixieland Jazz band St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
19–23 June 2013 Abbots Langley | "Honk!" A musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's Ugly Duckling Abbots Langley Gilbert & Sullivan Society Henderson Hall, High Street, Abbots Langley £10 (concessions £7.50, matinees only). Tel: 07502 426721. Link. |
20–30 June 2013 Watford | Imagine Watford A large variety of open-air events in the town centre Watford Borough Council Free. Link. |
22 June 2013 Kings Langley | Kings Langley Carnival The Common, Vicarage Lane, Kings Langley. |
22 June 2013 Bushey | Saturday recital Summer Fete Recital Bushey Manor School Choir St James' Church, High Street, Bushey Summer Fete Recital. |
22 June 2013 Croxley Green | Revels on the Green Various activities and entertainments starting with a procession of floats. Also many stalls Croxley Green Society An annual event of long standing. Link. |
23 June 2013 Watford | Organ recital St Andrew's Church St Andrew's Church, Park Road, Watford Free Free tea and cake beforehand. Link. |
23 June 2013 Watford | Organ recital St John's Church, Watford St John's Church, Sutton Road, Watford Free. Link. |
29 June – 13 July 2013 Bushey | Bushey Festival A large variety of events over the period Some of the events are listed separately here. Tel: 07770 868 891. Link. |
29 June 2013 Bushey | Concert Extracts from Magic Flute, La Traviata, Don Giovanni, Die Meistersinger, Aida Bushey Opera Group Bushey Festival. Tel: 07770 868 891. Link. |
29 June 2013 Bushey | Tales from the Great Operas Extracts from Magic Flute, La Traviata, Don Giovanni, Die Meistersinger, Aida Bushey Opera Group Bushey Festival Bushey Centre, High Street, Bushey £13. Tel: 07770 868 891. Link. |
29 June 2013 Watford | Concert Mendelssohn (Midsummer Night's Dream: Extracts), Mozart (Sinfonia Concertante for Violin/Viola K364), Beethoven (Symphony no. 5) Watford Symphony Orchestra Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £10. Tel: 01923 244196. Link. |
30 June 2013 Bushey | Centenary Garden Party Bushey Festival Bushey Rose Garden, High Street, Bushey Free Brass band, Punch & Judy, stalls, side shows, tea under the rose pergola. Tel: 07770 868 891. Link. |
30 June 2013 Oxhey | Open gardens Over 20 mainly fairly small gardens to visit. Some have plants for sale, or tea and cake Oxhey Open Gardens c. £4.50. Free for accompanied children Start at 22 Watford Heath or 39 Lower Paddock Road. Teas, cakes and plants. Tel: 01923 241002. Link. |
2 July 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Eva Doroszkowska - piano and song recital St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
2 July 2013 Bushey | Concert Philomel Orchestra Bushey Festival Purcell School, Aldenham Road, Bushey £10 Organised by the Purcell School. Tel: 07770 868 891. Link. |
3–5 July 2013 Bushey | "Run for your Wife" Comedy play by Ray Cooney St James's Music and Drama Society Bushey Festival Falconer Hall, Falconer Road, Bushey £7.50. Concessions £5. Tel: 07770 868 891. Link. |
4 July 2013 Bushey | Lunchtime concert Pupils from St Margaret's school Bushey Festival St James' Church, High Street, Bushey £4. Tel: 07770 868 891. Link. |
5 July 2013 Watford | Summer Concert Watford Youth Orchestra Watford School of Music Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) Adults £7; concessions £4; family £17 (2 adults & 2 children up to 18). Tel: 01923 225531. |
6 July 2013 Bushey | Bushey Museum Celebration Fun Day Bushey Festival Bushey Museum, Rudolph Road, Bushey Free Refreshments available. Tel: 07770 868 891. Link. |
6 July 2013 Bushey | Concert: Stabat Mater Carl Maria von Weber (Overture: Der Freischütz, J277), Johannes Brahms (Schicksalslied, op. 54), Gioacchino Rossini (Stabat Mater) Bushey Symphony Orchestra, with Claire Seaton (soprano), Jeanette Ager (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Mackenzie-Wicks (tenor), Stephen Holloway (bass), St Albans Choral Society Bushey Festival Bushey Academy, London Road, Bushey £17 (£16 concession); £14 (£13 concession); £1 schoolchildren. Tel: 01923 774229. Link. |
8 July 2013 Bushey | Song Recital Including Schumann (Dichterliebe), Britten (On this Island), and Welsh songs by Meirion Williams Huw Rhys-Evans (tenor), Neil Kelley (piano) Bushey Festival St James' Church, High Street, Bushey £10. Tel: 07770 868 891. Link. |
8 July 2013 Bushey | Morris dancing Woodside Morris Men Bushey Festival The Swan Public House, 25 Park Road, Bushey Morris dancing outside, followed by tunes and songs inside. Tel: 07770 868 891. Link. |
9 July 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Martin and Nina (piano and vocal) St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
12 July 2013 Watford | Piano Concert Romantic passions - Visions of nature: Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Debussy Olwen Morris (piano) Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £5; free for children & students. |
12–13 July 2013 Abbots Langley | Book sale Book Trade Benevolent Society BTBS, The Retreat, corner of Gallows Hill & Abbots Road, Abbots Langley Admission free Thousands of new books donated by publishers, wholesalers and literary agents, all at bargain prices. Tel: 01923 263128. Link. |
13 July 2013 Bushey | Saturday recital St. James's Church Choir Bushey Festival St James' Church, High Street, Bushey £3 Bushey Festival Recital. |
13 July 2013 Bushey | A 30th Anniversary Gala Celebration of Film Music Festival Choir and Orchestra Bushey Festival St Margaret's School, Merry Hill Road, Bushey £16. Tel: 07770 868 891. Link. |
13 July 2013 Watford | Summer Concert South Oxhey Choirs St John's Church, Sutton Road, Watford £10 Extensive parking available in town centre car parks (not at the church). Tel: 07773 690 979 or 0871 220 0260. Link. |
14 July 2013 Bushey | Watford Observer Family Funday Metropolitan Police Sports Club, Aldenham Road, Bushey Free. Link. |
14 July 2013 Chipperfield | Open gardens British Red Cross Burford House, Heath End and Old Swan House, all in Chipperfield Adult £5 (combined admission) Parking at St Paul's CE Primary School, The Common. Brass band and teas at Burford House; plants at Old Swan House. Link. |
14 July 2013 Abbots Langley | Concert Brahms (Variations on a theme by Haydn; St Anthony Chorale), Dvorak (Symphony no. 8), Delius (Fantastic dance) Abbots Langley Orchestra St Lawrence Church, High Street, Abbots Langley £8 (with concessions for children). Link. |
14 July 2013 Oxhey | Picnic on the Green, with music Oxhey Village Environment Group Oxhey Village Green Bring your own picnic and relax with friends. Link. |
16 July 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Soundproof Jazz St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
19–21 July 2013 Watford | The Waterways Festival
2013 300 boats, 250 exhibitors, arts & crafts, fun fair, live music etc Inland Waterways Association Cassiobury Park, Watford £9, concessions £8; advance tickets from £6.50; 2 or 3-day pass £15; free for under-16s. Tel: 03333 445260. Link. |
20 July 2013 Bedmond | Bedmond Village Summer Fair Bedmond Village. |
21 July 2013 Watford | Sunday recital Works by Bach, Ibert, Ian Clarke and Damase Ruth Harris (flute) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free A recital of about 45 minutes, followed by light refreshments. Donations welcome. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
23 July 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Adam Cracknell's Jazz Band St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
27–28 July, 3-4 Aug 2013 Bushey | Open garden National Gardens Scheme 42 Falconer Road, Bushey £3; children free Enchanting, unusual Victorian-style space. Conservatory with orchids. Light refreshments available. Link. |
27 July 2013 Bushey | Saturday recital Emily Kyte (soprano), Neil Kelley (piano) St James' Church, High Street, Bushey. |
30 July 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert St Mary's Summer Music St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome) Last lunchtime concert until 10 September. Link. |
3 August 2013 Bushey | Saturday recital Stuart Brant (organ) St James' Church, High Street, Bushey. |
11 August 2013 Bushey | Informal vocal recital Scarlet Brett (mezzo), with friends from the Singing School St Paul's Proms St Paul's Church, Bushey Hall Road, Bushey Admission free Followed by tea & biscuits. Retiring collection in aid of British Heart Foundation. |
11 August 2013 Watford | "Badgers Crossing" G-scale garden railway open day in aid of leukaemia and lymphoma research 147 Hempstead Road, Watford Entry free Food charged for. Barbecue 12:30-2:30; teas 2:30-4:30. A variety of trains will operate throughout the afternoon. Other entertainments planned. Tel: 01923 231620. Link. |
16 August 2013 Watford | Cheslyn Garden Open Day Cheslyn Garden, Nascot Wood Road, Watford Free An opportunity to ask about the garden. Refreshments available. |
17 August 2013 Bushey | Saturday recital Christine Bennett (soprano) with piano accompaniment St James' Church, High Street, Bushey. |
18 August 2013 Bushey | Open garden National Gardens Scheme Reveley Lodge, 88 Elstree Road, Bushey Heath £3.50; children free Large garden with differing areas. Home-made teas. Link. |
7 September 2013 Oxhey | Oxfest 2013 A festival of Oxhey's musical talent Oxhey Village Environment Group Oxhey Village Green. Link. |
10 September 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert "Welcome back to St Mary's concerts" St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
12–15 September 2013 (various) | Heritage Open Days 2013 A wide variety of buildings (outside London), some not normally open to the public, are available to visit free Use the search facility on the website for details of places, dates and times. Link. |
15 September 2013 Watford | Sunday recital Including works by Bach and Fauré Melanie Young (flute) and Michiko Shimanuki (piano) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free A recital of about 30-45 minutes, followed by light refreshments. Donations welcome. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
17 September 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Soundproof play the Standards [jazz] St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
18 September 2013 Kings Langley | "History of the Nicky Line" Talk by Dave Abernethy Kings Langley Local History & Museum Society Christ Church Baptist, The Nap, Kings Langley Everyone Welcome. Free entry. Any contributions appreciated!. Link. |
19 September 2013 Watford | "2000 years of commerce in Bath and its
hinterland" Talk by Stuart Burroughs Watford & District Industrial History Society St Thomas' Church Hall, Langley Road, Watford Visitors are welcome but a minimum donation of £3 per visitor is suggested. Link. |
20–21 & 27-28 September 2013 Sarratt | Concerts A series of concerts Sarratt Festival of Music Sarratt Village Hall, Sarratt See the website for details. Link. |
20 September 2013 Abbots Langley | Book sale Book Trade Benevolent Society BTBS, The Retreat, corner of Gallows Hill & Abbots Road, Abbots Langley Admission free Thousands of new books donated by publishers, wholesalers & literary agents, at bargain prices: mostly £2/paperback; £3/hardback. Tel: 01923 263128. Link. |
21–22 September 2013 London | Open House London 2013 More than 700 buildings in London, of every type and size, are free to visit Many of the buildings are not normally open to the public. The most popular require booking, but most don't. Details are in the printed programme (£7.50) and on the website. Link. |
22 September 2013 Watford | Concert Craig Ogden (guitar), Judith Hall (flute) Octagon Music Society Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £14. Free for all under 26 years of age £70 for season of 6 concerts. Tel: 020 8428 1428. Link. |
24 September 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Flute & guitar duo Simon and Clara St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
27 September 2013 Watford | Centenary Organ Recital Including music by Peter Hurford, J.S. Bach, Jon Laukvik, David Bednall, Arthur Wills, Johannes Matthias Michel & Denis Bédard Andrew Benoy (organ) St Michael & All Angels' Church, Mildred Avenue, Watford £8 Refreshments after the recital. Tel: 01923 231917. |
1 October 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Ian Brameld Dixieland Jazz Band St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome) Previously announced as Nina and Martin (piano & vocal). Link. |
8 October 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Martin Davies St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
13 October 2013 Abbots Langley | Folk concert Brian Peters and Jeff Davies Abbots Langley Winter Acoustic Concerts Abbots Langley Community Centre, Gallows Hill Lane, Abbots Langley £8 Doors open at 2:30pm. Tea, coffee and cakes will be available in the interval. Tel: 01923 264536. Link. |
15 October 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Purcell School musicians St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
16 October 2013 Kings Langley | "Talking to the Walls" Interrogation locally in the 2nd World War Talk by Colin Oakes Kings Langley Local History & Museum Society Christ Church Baptist, The Nap, Kings Langley Everyone Welcome. Free entry. Any contributions appreciated!. Link. |
16 October 2013 Watford | "Kingsmead Quarry Excavations; Neolithic homes in Horton,
Berks" Talk by Alistair Barclay (Wessex Archaeology) South West Herts Archaelogical and Historical Society Cassio Lodge, 22 The Avenue, Watford (near Watford Central Library) Visitors are welcome. Doors open at 7:30pm. Tel: 07784 807108. |
17 October 2013 Watford | "The Rickmansworth Waterways Trust and the NB
'Roger'" Talk by Fabian Hiscock Watford & District Industrial History Society St Thomas' Church Hall, Langley Road, Watford Visitors are welcome but a minimum donation of £3 per visitor is suggested. Note earlier start to allow for AGM. Link. |
20 October 2013 Watford | Sunday recital Light show songs Catherine Evans St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free A recital of about 30-45 minutes, followed by light refreshments. Donations welcome. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
20 October 2013 Watford | Concert Galliarda (early music group: soprano, flute and recorder, gamba and theorbo) Octagon Music Society Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £14. Free for all under 26 years of age £70 for season of 6 concerts. Tel: 020 8428 1428. Link. |
22 October 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Soundproof play the standards [jazz] St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
22 October 2013 Radlett | Concert Sacconi String Quartet Radlett Music Club Radlett Centre, 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett £14. Free for those aged 8-25 years. Tel: 01923 859291. Link. |
29 October 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Natalia Wheatley and her pupils St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome) Sorry - this was not announced in time. Link. |
5 November 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Classic Trio St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
9 November 2013 Watford | Concert Verdi (Overture: La Forza del Destino), Brahms (Double Concerto for Violin & Cello), Beethoven (Symphony no. 7) Watford Symphony Orchestra Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £12. Tel: 01923 244196. Link. |
10 November 2013 Abbots Langley | Folk concert "The Victorian Farmer's Year in Song" John Kirkpatrick will be presenting his one-man show Abbots Langley Winter Acoustic Concerts Abbots Langley Community Centre, Gallows Hill Lane, Abbots Langley £8 Doors open at 2:30pm. Tea, coffee and cakes will be available in the interval. Tel: 01923 264536. Link. |
11–16 November 2013 Watford | "Footloose" A musical set in America Cassio Operatic Society Watford Palace Theatre, Clarendon Road, Watford. Link. |
12 November 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Ian Brameld Dixieland Jazz Band St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
16 November 2013 Bushey | Concert Edvard Grieg (Lyric Suite, Op 54), Alexander Glazunov (Violin Concerto in A minor, Op 82), Gustav Mahler (Blumine), Jean Sibelius (Symphony No 3 in C, Op 52) Bushey Symphony Orchestra Purcell School, Aldenham Road, Bushey £17 (£16 concession); £14 (£13 concession); £1 schoolchildren. Tel: 01923 774229. Link. |
16 November 2013 Watford | Concert Vaughan Williams (Dona Nobis Pacem), Rutter (Magnificat), Bax (Tintagel) Watford Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford c. £17, £16, £14; Under 18: half price / 2 tickets at £1 each when bought with a full-price ticket Season tickets at c. £40.50, £45 and (under-18s) £1/£20.25/£22.50. Tel: 07546 112 321 (Society) or 0845 075 3993 (Colosseum). Link. |
17 November 2013 Watford | Sunday recital Jill Crossland (piano) St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford Free A recital of about 30-45 minutes, followed by light refreshments. Donations welcome. Tel: 01923 246161. Link. |
18 November 2013 Watford | "Russia at the time of Nicholas II" Through the lens of Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii, pioneer of colour photography Presented by Anne Gagan and Dr R. Wheeler Watford-Novgorod Friendship Society Quaker Meeting House, Church Road, Watford The date has been changed from the 13th to the 18th. Link. |
19 November 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert The Purcell School Musicians St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
20 November 2013 Kings Langley | "Dreams & Visions of Dacorum Heritage
Trust" Talk by Paul Hyman Kings Langley Local History & Museum Society Christ Church Baptist, The Nap, Kings Langley Everyone Welcome. Free entry. Any contributions appreciated!. Link. |
20 November 2013 Watford | "Early aerial photographs of SW Herts" Talk by Katy Whitaker (English Heritage) South West Herts Archaelogical and Historical Society Cassio Lodge, 22 The Avenue, Watford (near Watford Central Library) Visitors are welcome. Doors open at 7:30pm. Tel: 07784 807108. |
21 November 2013 Watford | "The magic of the mail - the story of the GPO" Four short colour films presented by Alan Willmott Watford & District Industrial History Society St Thomas' Church Hall, Langley Road, Watford Visitors are welcome but a minimum donation of £3 per visitor is suggested. Link. |
24 November 2013 Watford | Concert Jayson Gillham (piano) Octagon Music Society Clarendon Muse, Watford School of Music, Rickmansworth Road, Watford (entrance in Shepherds Road) £14. Free for all under 26 years of age £70 for season of 6 concerts. Tel: 020 8428 1428. Link. |
26 November 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Soundproof Play the Standards [jazz] St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
27 November 2013 Radlett | Concert Lara Melda (piano) Radlett Music Club Radlett Centre, 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett £14. Free for those aged 8-25 years. Tel: 01923 859291. Link. |
29 Nov – 5 Dec 2013 Abbots Langley | Book sale Book Trade Benevolent Society BTBS, The Retreat, corner of Gallows Hill & Abbots Road, Abbots Langley Admission free Thousands of new books donated by publishers, wholesalers & literary agents, at bargain prices: mostly £2 or £3. Tel: 01923 263128. Link. |
30 November 2013 Watford | Concert Britten (Lachrymae), Haydn (Piano Concerto in D major), Schubert (Symphony no. 5) The Chandos Ensemble St Luke's Church, Langley Way, Watford £10. Free for those under 18. |
3 December 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert St. Michael's School Musicians St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
8 December 2013 Abbots Langley | Concert Faure (Pavane), Weber (Clarinet concerto no. 1), MacKenzie (Benedictus), Rossini (Variations for Clarinet), Beethoven (Symphony no. 8) Abbots Langley Orchestra St Lawrence Church, High Street, Abbots Langley £8 (with concessions for children). Link. |
10 December 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Nina and Martin St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
17 December 2013 Watford | Lunchtime concert Soundproof Play the Christmas Standards [jazz] St Mary's Church, Church Street / High Street, Watford Free (donations welcome). Link. |
18 December 2013 Watford | "Why Koh-I-Noor Avenue in Bushey?" Talk by Katharine Whitaker South West Herts Archaelogical and Historical Society Cassio Lodge, 22 The Avenue, Watford (near Watford Central Library) Visitors are welcome. Doors open at 7:30pm. Tel: 07784 807108. |
18 December 2013 Watford | Christmas Concert Watford Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra Colosseum, Town Hall, Watford c. £17, £16, £14; Under 18: half price / 2 tickets at £1 each when bought with a full-price ticket Season tickets at c. £40.50, £45 and (under-18s) £1/£20.25/£22.50. Tel: 07546 112 321 (Society) or 0845 075 3993 (Colosseum). Link. |
19 December 2013 Watford | "The Concorde story" Talk by Captain Chris Orlebar Watford & District Industrial History Society St Thomas' Church Hall, Langley Road, Watford Followed by a "social evening". Visitors are welcome but a minimum donation of £3 per visitor is suggested. Link. |
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