3 May 2011

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EAST Grinstead’s Music and Arts Festival exists to encourage and promote dancing, singing, speech and drama, painting and art in Sussex and neighbouring counties.
Tickets available on the door.
For more information see: egmaf.org.uk
Dancing will take place on 1 May, 7 May and 14 May.

THE Chequer Mead lunchtime concert series presents Music for Clarinet, Flute and Piano on 17 May from 1.30pm – 2.30pm.
Clarinetist Jeremy Lowe and flautist Ivor Humphreys will be joined by pianists Simon Morris and Carey Humphreys in a recital of music ranging from the Baroque to the 20th century.
Reservations for a meal at Cuisine Studio can be made on 01342 324860.
Tickets £4/concessions £3.50 or £3 each when buying three concerts in the series.

THE Vienna Festival Ballet presents Cinderella on 18/19 May.
Music by Rossini, choreography by Sheila Styles.
Cinderella is one of the best-known fairy tales, and the Vienna company’s full-length version has all the familiar ingredients including a glass slipper, two comical ugly stepsisters and a handsome prince, plus a specially commissioned score created for them by Chris Nicholls, featuring music from some of Rossini’s most famous operas.
Reservations for a meal at Cuisine Studio can be made on 01342 324860.
Tickets £18.50/ senior citizens £15.50/ children £12.50.

ACOUSTIC Sussex presents Jon Allen on 20 May.
With shades of a young Bob Dylan or even Rod Stewart, Jon’s soulful, slightly gravelly voice is accompanied by acoustic guitar and occasionally harmonica.
His songs are so beautifully melodic, many of them already sound like classics.
Reservations for a meal at Cuisine Studio can be made on 01342 324860.
Tickets £12.50/ concessions £10.

THE Show Providers present The Essence of Ireland on 24 May when the acclaimed company makes a welcome return to Chequer Mead after a sellout performance last year.
This time they have teamed up with The Roy Castle Fund to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
This exclusive green tie and tiara evening will be hosted by a celebrity guest and will give theatregoers the chance to watch a wonderfully exhilarating show while donating to a worthwhile charity.
Tickets £50 (includes canapes, glass of champagne on arrival, auction and raffle).

CUISINE Studio presents its regular Jazz Cafe on 25 May.
Tickets, on entry, £5 per head.
Table reservations for the bistro menu at Cuisine Studio can be made in advance only by calling 01342 324860.

BULLFROG productions presents Peter Pan the Musical at three performances over 27/28 May.
Written by Piers Chater Robinson from the play by JM Barrie.
Reservations for a meal at Cuisine Studio can be made on 01342 324860.
Tickets £12/ children £10/ family ticket £39.

CONCHORD Big Band, performing as the Glenn Miller Air Force Band, presents On Parade! on 29 May with a programme of music from WWII and the forties.
The concert will be a fundraising evening for the British Legion which celebrates its 90th birthday this year.
Tickets £14/ concessions £12.