Home: MELBOURNE FESTIVAL OF THE CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS 2010

Melbourne Festival has now established itself as the key date in South Derbyshire’s cultural calendar and plans are being finalised for Melbourne Festival 2010. This year Melbourne Festival will take place from the 11th to the 25th of September, with the Art and Architecture Trail Weekend taking place over the middle weekend, the 18th and 19th September. This year’s Festival will build on the best features from previous year’s and lots of new additions to keep the Festival fresh. The performance programme will include music, drama, poetry and comedy all of which are listed in full in the concerts section of this website. The Art and Architecture Trail looks set to be the best ever. A record number of artists applied for selection and we are sure that you will agree that this year’s Trail features a wealth of creative talent and we can guarantee that visitors will see broad spectrum of work by the most talented Artists in the Midlands – for a sneak preview visit the gallery on this website Melbourne Festival 2009 was very successful, with approximately 4000 visitors during the Trail Weekend. The weather was kind after a wet summer and the visitors, artists and organisers enjoyed themselves – the sunshine has been booked for 2010! This year Trail visitors will be find buskers and musicians performing along the Trail and the1623 Theatre Company are bringing The Great Shakespearean Workout 2010 to Melbourne at the Bill Shone Leisure Centre at 4pm on Saturday 18th September. The 1623 Theatre Company were awarded the prestigious London 2012 Inspire Mark so don’t miss out when the 2012 Olympics come to Melbourne! Feel free to come and join in! Trail Badges are priced at £4.50 for adults, under 16’s free, Badges and Trail Guides are available on the day at ticket stalls in the Market Place, Castle Square, the Senior Citizen Community Centre in Church Street, the Festival Shop at the Leisure Centre and at Thomas Cook Memorial Hall in High Street , the Trail Badges provide free access to all venues on the Trail. For a map of Melbourne visit www.melbourneparishcouncil.org.uk/mapjuly06.jpg All work on the Trail is for sale and, once again, we will have the facility for artists and visitors, to pay by credit or debit card. The proceeds from the Trail Weekend and the concert programme is used to cover the costs of putting on the Melbourne Festival, we do not make a profit and have to rely on volunteer help, sponsors and donations. If you would like to help, please join the Friends of the Festival by filling in an application form on the Friends webpage. The painting “View from the Top” by Laura Donaldson was commissioned for a Melbourne Festival Award in 2007 for the Melbourne Parish Council Chamber and depicts the view from Melbourne Parish Church.