insideKENT Magazine Issue 83 - February 2019 | Page 22

EVENTS 18-22 FEB SECRETS & SPIES Dover Castle, Dover www.english-heritage.org.uk/dover Time: from 10am | Price: £20 (children 5-15 £12, members free) Calling all super sleuths, secret agents and investigators! Sharpen your detective skills with hands-on training in disguise, code cracking and clues. 19 FEB KAISER CHIEFS PLUS SPECIAL GUEST Margate Winter Gardens, Margate www.margatewintergardens.co.uk Time: 7.30pm | Price: £35 Formed in Leeds in 2000, Kaiser Chiefs are one of the leading bands of their generation. Fronted by the charismatic Ricky Wilson with Simon Rix on bass, Andrew ‘Whitey’ White on guitar, Nick ‘Peanut’ Baines on keyboards and drummer Vijay Mistry, the band have had a string of anthemic hits. 22 FEB ON THE BASIS OF SEX Ashford Picture House, Ashford www.picturehouses.com Time: TBC | Price: Varies Set to be one of the year’s most inspiring and entertaining films, this is the powerful and timely true story of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who led the fight against gender discrimination and blazed an unprecedented trail for equality. From being one of only a few women accepted at Harvard Law, Bader Ginsburg overcame all odds to become one of the most influential figures in the battle for equal rights. 23 FEB KAISER CHIEFS AT MARGATE WINTER GARDENS 22 WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOP CLARE TEAL & HER TRIO Leeds Castle, Maidstone www.leeds-castle.com Time: 10am | Price: £50 EM Forster Theatre, Tonbridge www.emftheatre.com Time: 7.30pm | Price: £22 Come and paint at Leeds Castle with expert guidance and techniques in watercolour painting. In a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, learn new skills and unlock your creative potential at an exceptional art class experience. Each workshop will be followed by an art tour of the castle where you can discover more about key paintings and objects of artistic and historic interest. This brand-new show is a celebration of popular music from the golden age of song – upbeat and uplifting. Clare and her excellent musicians will traverse a rich landscape of timeless and sparkling material, with standards from the grand masters of the Great American Song Book to witty and urbane song stylists of the 50s and 60s. 24 FEB BITE-SIZED BALLETS: ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER Ashford Picture House, Ashford www.picturehouses.com Time: 11am | Price: £10 (children £5) Northern Ballet’s Elves & the Shoemaker stomps onto the big screen as part of a fantastic season of interactive ballets for children, narrated by Anita Rani. With playful characters and spellbinding music, this adorable ballet is sure to have your little ones dancing with excitement! 25 FEB – 2 MAR DIRTY DANCING Churchill Theatre, Bromley www.churchilltheatre.co.uk Time: Various | Price: from £34.50 Full of passion and romance, heart-pounding music and sensational dancing, the classic story of Baby and Johnny, featuring the hit songs “Hungry Eyes”, “Hey! Baby, Do You Love Me?” and the heart- stopping “(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life”, is hitting the road again by popular demand. 28 FEB DIRTY DANCING AT CHURCHILL THEATRE