insideKENT Magazine Issue 30 - September 2014 | Page 38

EVENTS The Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular Show // 6 Sep Medieval Falconry // 6-7 Sep Gaze skywards and in awe as hawks, owls and falcons soar above the castle. Discover the art of training, exercising and hunting with birds and hear the stories and legends from medieval times. 10am-5pm. Price: Nonmembers – Adults £17.50, Concessions £15.80, Children £10.50, Family £45.50. English Heritage members go free. Dover Castle, Castle Hill, Dover CT16 1HU www.english-heritage.org.uk / 01304 211067 It's fun all the way as the 'Purveyors of Cool' swing into town with a sensational show. The Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular Show – complete with fabulous orchestra – will relive wonderful memories of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Junior in a fabulous production that continues to be successful worldwide. Classics include 'Come Fly With Me', 'Under My Skin', 'Sway', 'Mr Bojangles', 'Fly Me to the Moon', 'That's Amore', 'Mack the Knife', plus many more of your favourites. 7.30pm. Price: £17-£23. Leas Cliff Hall, The Leas, Folkestone CT20 2DZ www.atgtickets.com/venues/leas-cliff-hall / 01303 228600 Beethoven at sunset with acclaimed pianist, Ashley Wass // 7 Sep Join Turner Contemporary for an enchanting evening listening to internationally acclaimed pianist, Ashley Wass, play Beethoven's Symphony No.6 in F major, Op 68 "Pastoral" live. Raising funds for the Margate-based gallery, the event will kick off with a drinks reception at 6.30pm, followed by a private view of the gallery's current Mondrian and Colour exhibition post concert. 7pm concert. Price: Adults £20, Concessions £16. Turner Contemporary, Rendezvous, Margate CT9 1HG www.turnercontemporary.org / 01843 233000 CAMRA’s East Malling Beer and Cider Festival // 6 Sep In its fifth year, CAMRA’s East Malling Beer and Cider Festival is once again set to take place in the grounds of East Malling Research on 6th September. The one-day event is being organised and staffed by volunteer members of the Maidstone and Mid-Kent Branch of CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, and is renowned for showcasing local microbreweries and cider producers, as well as brews from around the UK. 11am-7pm. Price: Adults £4, CAMRA members (with card) £2. East Malling Research, New Road, East Malling ME19 6BJ www.mmkcamra.co.uk Noël Coward's Hay Fever // 8-13 Sep RAKU Pottery Day // 6 Sep Raku is the ancient Japanese art of firing pots, with the process happening in front of you. No pott ery experience is needed for this workshop and with pre-made pots supplied, all you have to do is have fun and apply the decoration. 10am-4pm. Price: £50 per person. Booking required. Suitable for adults only. Aylesford Pottery, The Friars, Aylesford ME20 7BX www.aylesfordpottery.co.uk / 01622 790796 Directed by Lindsay Posner and starring Felicity Kendal and Simon Shepherd, Noël Coward's hilarious comedy has been a favourite amongst theatregoers ever since it first dazzled London's West End in 1925. Meet the Bliss family: recently-retired Judith, once a star of the London stage; David, an egocentric novelist; and Sorel and Simon, their two Bohemian adult children. Unconventional, risqué, and often downright rude, they are everything a respectable English family should not be. When each member of the family invites a guest to their rural retreat, misjudged meetings, secret seductions and scandalous revelations proliferate during one outrageous weekend. 7.30pm, with matinees on 11 & 13 Sep. Price: £18-£33.50. Marlowe Theatre, The Friars, Canterbury CT1 2AS www.marlowetheatre.com / 01227 787787 38