As part of the Christmas Tree Festival. Tickets £5 from Sue Marshall (01943 463853) or on the door. More information about the festival and the programme of musical events here.
The popular Teesside trio and award winning act at the BBC Folk Awards don their festive jumpers for a lighthearted romp through Christmas past, from carols rooted deep in the soil of Britain’s ancient wassail traditions to original songs of seasonal cheer and heartbreak. Join the three wise men of folk as they reflect upon and celebrate Christmas in both word and song, bringing seasonal joy and warmth to young and old alike.
On-line tickets available at the ticket button above or from Saltaire Live (01274 588614) or from Otley Parish Church Office (cash only) 9am-12noon, Monday to Friday. Seating is unreserved and some seats may have restricted view.
Please note that on-line tickets are £18 which includes a booking fee of £2.00 (each) – tickets are limited to 8 per customer.
This event is to celebrate the newly refurbished bells and to raise money for ongoing bell tower maintenance. The ceilidh will feature:
- Village Hop Band
- Bar
- Haggis ceremony
- Haggis supper
- Raffle
Last dance at 11.15pm.
Tickets £12 from Otley Parish Church Office or from Claire on 01943 467848
Otley Choral Society is celebrating 75 years since it was founded and will be joined by members of Ilkley Choral Society and the Yorkshire Symphony orchestra for this performance of SCHUBERT: Mass in G, HAYDN: symphony No. 20, MOZART: Concert Aria (K505) and ANDREW CARTER: Musick’s Jubilee.
Tickets could once again be in short supply, so do book early. They cost £12 (under 18s free) and are available from Brown’s Gallery, Otley; The Grove Bookshop, Ilkley; Otley Choral Society members or from ticketsecretary@otleychoral.org.uk.
Food will be provided. Tickets are £1 and may be obtained from Lynne Barber (01943 466493) or Pam Oliver (01943 464554).
The exhibition is open at the following times:
- Saturday 7th April: 12.30pm to 4.30pm – Free entry
- Saturday 7th April: 7.30pm to 9.30pm – Cheese and Wine Reception (Tickets £5)
- Sunday 8th April: 12.30pm to 4.30pm – Free entry
The exhibition includes prints for sale and a digital screen display in the Parish Room where refreshments will also be available.
See: otleycameraclub.net for more information
Adrian Plass is a well-known British author and speaker who writes primarily Christian humour, but also short stories, Bible Commentaries and novels with a more serious tone.
His most popular books are a series concerning The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass which is a humorous, fictional satire of Christian life and which has sold over a million copies worldwide.
Adrian says about this show: “In 2018 we shall be celebrating three decades of writing and performing with our show ‘OUT OF HIS HEAD’, featuring my wife Bridget and myself, together with Searchlight Theatre Company, the brilliant David Robinson and Michael Taylor. The show will include readings, poetry and dramatisations from many of the books that have appeared since those early days, including a newly published novel, THE SHADOW DOCTOR, exploring new perspectives on the ingenious working of the Holy Spirit in ordinary people’s lives. In many ways this encapsulates my own journey (and that of many others) from a superficial and ultimately disappointing experience of faith, to a new and hard-won understanding of what it might mean to follow Jesus. Lots of memories. Lots of laughs. Lots of chat. Lots to think about.”
The event is sponsored by World Vision and there will be an appeal on their behalf before the interval.
Tickets: £8 in advance; £10 on the door. Available from Otley Parish Church Office 01943 465927 or email info@otleyparishchurch.org
This is a concert in aid of Singing for the Brain
Tickets are £8 (£4 concessions): Available from choir members and at Otley Courthouse or on-line (subject to a small booking fee) at the link above.
Singing for the Brain uses singing to bring people together in a friendly and stimulating social environment. Singing is not only an enjoyable activity, it can also provide a way for all sorts of people – people with dementia and their carers, people who have suffered brain injuries, anyone experiencing memory loss, people who just want to keep their brains active – to express themselves and socialise with others in a fun and supportive group. Hidden in the fun are activities which build on the well-preserved memory for song and music in the brain. Even when many memories are hard to retrieve, music is especially easy to recall. Sessions take place at Otley Courthouse on the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month from 2-4pm.
Otley Singers Community Choir sing primarily for pleasure, though occasionally perform in concert.
Sally’s Army is a locally run choir for women’s voices. It offers lots of different genres of music and is audition-free. They take part in concerts and competitions like the annual charity festival, Disability Rocks and have performed in many concerts.
A varied programme of well-known opera classics
In aid of “Hug on a Tray” which supports cancer patients at the Bexley Wing of St James’s Hospital, Leeds.
Bar and light refreshments available.
Tickets £10 (which includes a glass of wine or soft drink) available from Browns Gallery, The Core or Otley Parish Church Office. Also, Lesley Noble: 07931 792747 leznoble@yahoo.co.uk.
A varied programme of early 18th Century music performed by local artists
This concert on the date of Chippendale’s baptism and in the church where the ceremony took place will feature Joanne Dexter (soprano), cellist Mark Webb and the Chippendale Singers amongst others.
A bar will be available. Complimentary tercentenary christening cake will be supplied by Patisserie Viennoise and offered during the interval.
Tickets £10 available from Otley Parish Church Office – 01943 465927 / info@otleyparishchurch.org – or from Otley Courthouse or on-line (subject to a small booking fee) at the link above.
From 7.30pm, bring your ‘treasures’ and have them valued for free! Each item must be pre-booked. Booking forms will be available from the Welcome Desk at Otley Parish Church, Otley Core Resource Centre in Orchard Gate, and Otley Courthouse.
Hartleys Auctioneers and Valuers of Ilkley will run this event. During the evening there will be a competition to identify a mystery object.
This is a Thomas Chippendale event.
Entry on the door: £5. The door takings are in aid of Otley Parish Church Bells Maintenance Fund. A bar will be available.
Otley Parish Church is holding this Flower Festival between Friday 29th June and Sunday 1st July, with a preview evening 7pm to 9pm on Thursday 28th June. There will be flower arrangements by local residents, businesses and organisations, all created as an exploration of ‘Who put the colours in the rainbow’.
Entry to the main festival is free, but donations will be much appreciated. Each day, tea coffee and light refreshments will be available to buy in the cafe.
As well as enjoying the floral arrangements, guests at the preview evening can enjoy music by local artists and partake of wine or soft drinks and nibbles. Tickets for this are £5 and available from the church office on 01943 465927, by email to info@otleyparishchurch.org
Joie Musicale – Versailles and Paris in the 18th Century
Couperin, Marais, Leclair and more. Featuring Asuka Sumi (baroque violin) and guests Flauguissimo Duo (baroque flute and theorbo).
All profits from this concert will go to help the work of St George’s Crypt homeless shelter in Leeds.
Adult ticket, which includes tea/coffee and cake, £10 from the link above – free for children under 16.