Lafrowda 2010 Workshops and Events
Fri 2nd July
Library Story time – Mexican Day of the Dead.
Funny Bones Storytime and Skeleton Boxes!
Family fun and Make and Do.
Free and open to all. Refreshments.
St.Just Library.
3.45 – 5pm.
Quiz Night
The popular Lafrowda Quiz night with all questions (loosely) based on this year’s theme “Viva Lafrowda” Up to 5 players per team. Great prizes and raffle.
Queen’s Arms, Botallack
9 p.m. £1
Sat 3rd July
Cinema Lafrowda.
Season finale of film and animation shorts created by pupils from local schools, followed by the children’s matinee Pom Poko.
Free and open to all. Refreshments.
WI hall
2pm.
Sun 4th July
Flamenco Costume Making
Come and be kitted out in Flamenco finery. Dressmakers and materials to make you look Flamenco gorgeous for Lafrowda Day and dance session (Sat 10th July)
WI Hall, 2-5pm.
Free, all welcome, materials provided, but bring your skirts and material to be adapted if you wish.
Mon 5th July
Capoeira Street Dance session
Thrilling Afro-Brazilian martial arts/dance fusion
Cape School Hall
3.30 – 4.30
Free, all welcome.
Alan Jones – The Enigmatist
Magic Workshop
British Legion
5-8pm. Free, all welcome
Come, be enchanted, and learn some magic from the Enigmatist!
Tues 6th July
‘Just Inspired’
a collection of short plays written and performed by people from the St Just area.
W.I. Hall
8pm £3.50
Fanzine Making
A pop up fanzine workshop will be appearing throughout Festival Fortnight.
Got a passion? Publish it here! Lafrowda Fanzine Library, not just for Festival.
For info email artists@lafrowda-festival.co.uk, phone 888160
Free and open to all.
Nancherrow Centre
5pm
Wed 7th July
Banners and Bunting!
Make Your own Knicker Bunting! Textile make and do for the Lafrowda street decor, equipment provided, bring your ideas and scrap fabric.
Free and open to all. Just turn up!
Textile room, Cape Cornwall School, entrance via Bosweddan Road route.
3.30 – 5.00pm
Fanzine Pop Up Workshop
Got a passion? Publish it here! Lafrowda Fanzine Library, not just for Festival.
Nancherrow Centre 5pm
Bunting Boxes available with all the makings of bunting for you to take home and make in peace or with friends. 888160 / artists@lafrowda-festival.co.uk
Introduction to DADGAD.
Alternative guitar tuning as used in Irish, Scottish and English folk music with Sarah McQuaid, singer, guitarist and renowned recording artist. Come along for a relaxed and friendly session. Suitable for guitarists of all levels. http://www.sarahmcquaid.com
Free, (suggested donation of £5 to cover costs)
The Star Inn
7.30 – 9pm
Choral Spectacular.
Penzance Ladies Orpheus Choir, Mounts Bay Singers and The 50 Degrees.
Come along for an evening of fantastic singing.
St. Just Methodist Chapel.
7.30pm
Refreshments available.
Collection.
Thurs 8th July
Fanzine Pop Up Workshop
Got a passion? Publish it here! Lafrowda Fanzine Library, not just for Festival
Nancherrow Centre 3pm
Tango Cantina.
Tango dance session and latin food to get you in the mood for Viva Lafrowda!
Free and open to all. Pay bar
Cape Cornwall School.
8.00pm
Fri 9th July
St. Just/Penzance/Bendigo/Nevada City Twinning Association.
A history of the migration by local miners to Australia and the USA. Take the opportunity to swap family histories and trace long lost ancestors.
Age Concern, St. Just.
7.00pm.
Lanust Musyk Project.
Nancherrow Centre
4.30pm-6pm dance workshop all 12-20 year olds and abilities welcome
7.30pm-9.30pm jamming session open again ass above, anyone who wants to have a go.
Banners and Bunting!
3.30 – 5.00pm
Textile room, Cape Cornwall School, entrance via Bosweddan Road route.
Make Your own Knicker Bunting! Textile make and do for the Lafrowda street decor, equipment provided, bring your ideas and scrap fabric.
Free and open to all. Just turn up!
Library Story time – Mexican Day of the Dead.
Funny Bones Storytime and Skeleton Boxes!
Family fun and Make and Do.
Free and open to all. Refreshments.
St.Just Library.
3.45 – 5pm.
Sat 10th July
Flamenco dancing.
Nancherrow Centre.
2-5pm.
Warm up for Strictly with flamenco dancing and guitarist – Flamenco Gorgeous.
Family Fun, free and open to all!
Refreshments
Dreckly meets Lets Dance!
St. Just’s finest strut their stuff in style!! The very best in family entertainment.
This year with community groups entering “Lets Dance” for Lafrowda. DO NOT MISS!
Cape Secondary School
7.30pm
Bar/Refreshments.
Raffle.
Sun 11th July
Ceilidh and Storytelling.
Bring family, friends and a picnic and get ready to dance.
3pm The phenomenal John Brolly and Mark Harandon will be spinning fantastic tales of great adventure and derring do, plus a few cow stories too.
5pm Ceilidh music and dancing
A great family outing, the more the merrier….
Plen (Commercial if wet)
3-7pm
Free and Open to all. Collection will be made.
Bar/Refreshments.
Mon 12th July
Squash Box Theatre.
The Sea Show – A fun and lively puppet show for children of all ages.
Refreshments available.
Free, and open to all. Collection for school will be made.
St. Just Primary School.
3pm.
Pendeen Silver Band.
The Square, St. Just.
7.00pm
Collection.
Line Dancing with Cynthia.
Strut your stuff with Cynthia and the girls or just come along to support ( children over 11 welcome) Beginners welcome.
British Legion
7.30pm
£2.50
Raffle and Refreshments.
Normally meet every Monday 7.30pm in WI Hall.
Lafrowda Art Orienteering
Art Trail – bring us your object, let’s create a trail.
888160 / artists@lafrowda-festival.co.uk
Look out for details!
Tues 13th July
Fanzine Pop Up Workshop
Got a passion? Publish it here! Lafrowda Fanzine Library, not just for Festival.
Nancherrow Centre 5pm
Laff Longer, Laff Taller, Laff Lowder
A fun, friendly and now legendary Stand up Night. The funniest (in all senses) of local comedians do their thing. Budding comedians please contact Johnny on 788767 or go in and see him, not us!
Star Inn. St. Just
8pm
Raffle and collection
Wed 14th July
Fanzine Pop Up Workshop
Got a passion? Publish it here! Lafrowda Fanzine Library, not just for Festival.
Nancherrow Centre 5pm
Penzance Youth String Orchestra and Dala Violinister.
Refreshments available.
Donations.
String concert with special guests from Sweden, Dala Violinister who perform a wide variety of music, including Swedish folk music in traditional national costume.
Methodist Chapel St. Just.
7.30pm
Thurs 15th July
Fanzine Pop Up Workshop
Got a passion? Publish it here! Lafrowda Fanzine Library, not just for Festival.
Nancherrow Centre 3pm
The Ash Tree Actors present ….
The Smugglers Tale
The hilarious new instalment from these Lafrowda favourites.
The Queens Arms
Botallack
9pm
£3 for raffle held during the show.
Fri 16th July.
Lafrowda Eve.
Music in the square from 7pm-11pm
Sat 17th July
Lafrowda Day.
Free Church, Bosorne Terrace.
This year celebrating 150 years of Free Church in St. Just.
On Lafrowda day tea, coffee and cakes will be available at the Free Church exhibition. There will be a display of flowers and memorabilia. Come and spot your relatives in the old photographs.
OPENING TIMES FOR EXHIBITION
Mon.- 12.20-5.00pm
Tues.- 5.30pm-8pm. BBQ at 6pm.
Wed.- 5.30-9pm. A talk on the history of the Free Church will be given by Doug Luxford at 7.30pm.
Thur. – 3-5pm
Fri. - 3-5pm
Sat. - 12.00-2.00pm.
Sunday BIG LUNCH at 12.30, after the morning service. (150 anniversary)
St. Just Church Fete
10-4pm.
The Friends of St Just Church look forward to extending a warm welcome to all at their traditional fête on Lafrowda Day.
Cornish Cream Teas, Cakes & Preserves, Crafty Corner, Beads, Bangles & Bags, Plants Galore, Books, Videos, CD’s & DVDs
Methodist Church
Coffee and cream teas available from 11 a.m.
Light lunches from 12.30
Art and photo exhibition continuing in the Wesleyan Chapel (starts Thursday).
Children’s activities and Gypsy caravan by the British Legion.
Old Cornwall Society
50th AnniversaryExhibition .
WI Hall.
Will be opened by the five remaining founder members at 10.30am.
Tea and biscuits available.
St. Just and Pendeen Photographic Society.
Age Concern, St. Just.
All day.
Exhibition “Winning Images.”
A collection of the best photos from club competitions throughout the year.
St. Just/Penzance/Bendigo/Nevada City Twinning Association.
Age Concern, St. Just.
All day.
Photos, family histories and artefacts associated with the migration of local miners.
Workshop queries to 888160 / artists@lafrowda-festival.co.uk

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