Events in Rochdale - Arts

Limited to 30 places; suitable for 9 & 10year olds.

Led by S Murtagh and Art staff, travel into the past to discover how the Ancient Egyptians used art in their everyday lives and make Egyptian headdresses and neckwear.

Booking is essential.

Fantastic live band 'Le Funk' in Rochdale No1 live music venue - free entry.

8 real pumps; 1 fruit Ale, 1 cask cider and 6 real ales. Food served all day every day.

Approximately 100 pieces of art in an array of mediums by both well known and new artists in the first open art exhibition hosted at Number Ten Gallery in the 'cellar'.

The Mad Theatre Company proudly presents 'Laying the Ghost' by Simon Williams.

Ring our dedicated ticketline on 07930 881948 or e-mail Pauline Brett at paulinebrett@talktalk.net also available from Pennine News on Milnrow Precinct.

The Fairy House Building Project will run again on Sunday 26 May (that's the May Bank Holiday Weekend) from 11am.

For this event we have a prize sponsor Bows R Us (UK) who will be designing and awarding TWO prize winners (boys and/or girls) with a bespoke made to measure costume.

Bows R Us (UK) specialises in the production of beautiful children's costumes and your child could walk away with one of the two main prizes simply by coming along and building a Fairy House in the Dell made from natural materials such as twigs, leaves, branches, pebbles etc.

Entry is FREE of charge and ALL children will receive a certificate on completion as well as free membership to the HDHC Junior Members Club.

Saturday Summer Lunchtime Concerts at Rochdale Parish Church. Coffee served from 11.20am. 

Features: Oliver Till, Hamish Brown (Piano Duet), Stravinsky's Rite of Spring for 4 hands
With Amy Roberts (Oboe).

Aim of concerts to provide a platform for students from Manchester University and the Royal Northern College of Music.

Next in summer series of Lunchtime Concerts in the Parish Church by up-coming young musicians.

Piano duet Oliver Till and Hamish Brown include in their programme Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring for Four Hands.'

Refreshments from 11.20 am.

We are proud to announce that the Healey Dell Heritage Centre & Tea Rooms will be opening a new photography exhibition showcasing the work of Emma Holt.

As Emma's work comprises of some large pieces, her exhibits will be on display in the ground floor Heritage Room, the hallway, stairs and in the 1st floor Victorian Tea Room. All are strictly limited to just 50 pieces, have been gallery mounted, framed & glazed, a signed and dated and available to purchase.

If you are not already familiar with Emma's work, here's an overview: Emma Holt is fast becoming one of the North’s leading female, Fine-Art Landscape photographers. She is best known for the emotional connection she is able to capture between her and her chosen subject matter… Often shooting on location, she is able to react to her surroundings, creating extremely emotive and atmospheric work, choosing to work mainly in monochrome has enabled her to perfect atmospheric photography.

She has previously exhibited an exciting series of works, based on the Industrial heritage of the North West. The images featured historic cotton mills, against the backdrop of the rolling hills of Lancashire.