LITTLE ARTS FESTIVAL ONWARDS & ARTWARDS

LITTLE ARTS FESTIVAL ONWARDS & ARTWARDS

As well as providing a memorably varied programme of artistic events over a three week period last September, the 2024 Little Arts Festival also yielded a financial legacy – thanks to all those who supported the project. Yes, the legacy is a very modest one, but...
Blue Murder at the Blue Parrot

Blue Murder at the Blue Parrot

The Village Players were delighted to take part in LAF24, closing off the festival with a rip-roaring interactive comedy murder drama. The players invited their audience to don twenties glad rags, bring sleuthing skills, and join them at the Blue Parrot for music,...
THE ART OF ANIME – Wills Whims

THE ART OF ANIME – Wills Whims

Wills’s Whims special ANIME class showed how to paint your favourite character with top tips & tricks from tutor Kelly Whills. Attendees were shown ow to create top notch illustrations again and again with these useful techniques and cheats under their belt....
CAN I HAVE A WORD PLEASE – Village Players

CAN I HAVE A WORD PLEASE – Village Players

On 17th August, as part of the festival, the Village Players led a stimulating session of poetry and prose readings. This highlight of the event was the inclusion of readings by several extremely talented local poets and writers. The Village Players segments, people...
BIG LITTLE GIG – Local musicians

BIG LITTLE GIG – Local musicians

On 16th August, for one night only, Little Arts presented a mini-fest of locally-grown talent, featuring Acoustic Guitar; Original Soul; and Groovy Dance Classics. The BIG little GIG featured a fantastic line-up of hugely talented local musicians: Instrumentalist...
EARLY MUSIC VIBES – Pastores Ensemble

EARLY MUSIC VIBES – Pastores Ensemble

The Pastores Ensemble (viols, mandolin, mandola, guitar, recorder, voice), accompanied by soprano Constance Starns, presented  a programme of Early Music which included pieces by Tye, Deering, Tomkins, Brade and Lupo. Robert Carrington’s atmospheric ‘I drove East on...