Number 8 Community Arts Centre
High Street, Pershore WR10 1BG
Box office: 01386 555488
Number 8 Community Arts Centre
Events for October 2008
Mini 8's (5-7 year olds)
Tuesday 9th September to Tuesday 2nd DecemberA fun, lively introduction to dance through games, movement and imagination. At this age children are introduced to some contemporary technique but the majority of the class is creative.
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Activ-8 (8-12 year olds)
Tuesday 9th September to Tuesday 2nd DecemberA fun, lively and creatively based dance class that introduce young people to dance through games, movement and imagination. This class is lively, creative and structured using a variety of contemporary dance techniques. Event details »
Pershore Heritage Centre - 'Victorian Pershore'
Thursday 11th September to Wednesday 22nd OctoberWhilst Pershore is known nationally as a Georgian town of great importance, each age has obviously left its mark. During the sixty-four years of Victoria's reign, Pershore, along with almost everywhere else in the country, expanded and progressed, probably as never before.
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Chance to Dance (55+ year olds)
Tuesday 23rd September to Thursday 4th DecemberChance to Dance (55+ year olds)
Tuesday 10.30am - 11.30am
Thursday 9.30am - 10.30am
10.45am - 11.45am
If you would like the opportunity to increase flexibility, build strength and learn dance sequences to music from the past and present, look no further. Our Chance to Dance courses are still going from strength to strength and we are now booking for the Autumn term with an extra class running on Tuesdays.
Event details »Worcestershire Camera Club
Thursday 2nd October to Tuesday 21st OctoberThe Worcestershire Camera Club staged a very successful exhibition at Number 8 in 2006, and are once again exhibiting current work from members of this long established club. The Club members embrace all aspects of photography to produce their images, whether this is by traditional methods, by using the latest digital technology or a fusion of the two.
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Juno (12A)
Thursday 2nd October 2008After accidentally becoming pregnant by her best friend Juno (Ellen Page) makes an unusual decision about her unborn child. We follow her as she and her father set out to choose adoptive parents for her baby while she also deals with the complex emotions of both pregnancy and teenage love.
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Gone Baby Gone (15)
Friday 3rd October to Tuesday 7th OctoberIn the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester, the gritty, working-class streets are lined with the wreckage of broken families and dreams. It is here that 4 year-old Amanda McCready has gone missing without a trace. The police have failed to turn up even the narrowest of leads, so Amanda's desperate Aunt and Uncle plead with local private investigators Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck) and Angie Gennaro (Michelle Monaghan) to take the case.Event details »
Potted Potter!
Saturday 4th October 20083.00pm & 7.00pm
The Unauthorised Harry Experience - A Parody by Dan and Jeff
Age guidance 6+
All seven Potter books in seventy minutes? Watch comic double act Dan and Jeff take on the ultimate challenge, with the help of endless costumes, brilliant songs, ridiculous props, and a generous helping of Hogwarts magic. This fantastically funny show features all your favourite characters, a special appearance from a very frightening fire-breathing dragon, and even a game of Quidditch involving the audience!
Event details »Kinky Boots (12A)
Monday 6th October 2008From the co-writers and producers of ‘Calendar Girls' comes another British comedy that everyone wants to see again and again. Charlie Price returns to Northampton to inherit his father's traditional shoe business but he soon realizes that changes must be made if the business is to survive.
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Standard Operating Procedures (15)
Thursday 9th October 2008Is it possible for a photograph to change the world? Photographs taken by soldiers in Abu Ghraib prison changed the war in Iraq and changed America's image of itself. Yet, a central mystery remains. Did the notorious Abu Ghraib photographs constitute evidence of systematic abuse by the American military, or were they documenting the aberrant behavior of a few bad apples? The film sets out to examine the context of these photographs -why were they taken and what was happening outside the frame?
Won Silver Berlin Bear 2008
Event details »21 (cert12A)
Friday 10th October 2008Recruited by mathematics professor Rosa (Kevin Spacey) to the MIT Blackjack Team, Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) becomes one of an elite group of students who are groomed to win huge sums from casinos through card counting and deception. Inspired by the true story of six MIT mathematics students who took Las Vegas casinos for millions, 21 is a tense thriller which features excellent performances from Kevin Spacey and Laurence Fishburne.Event details »
The Good Life
Saturday 11th October 2008Matthew Ford & Quartet
7.30pm
‘The Good Life' is a high quality tribute to the life and songs of Tony Bennett. The show features many of Bennett's greatest hits including ‘I Left My Heart In San Francisco', ‘Taking A Chance On Love' and of course ‘The Good Life'. Accompanying Matthew will be a quartet of some of the UK's finest musicians.
Event details »Bombs at Teatime (DVD Screening)
Monday 13th October 2008Bombs at Teatime is a portrait of domestic life in Britain throughout one of the most extraordinary decades of our history. At times wry, affectionate and surprising, these rarely seen films from the BFI National Archive document a time of great austerity as Britain sought to retain its sanity in the shadow of war. Covering topics such as ‘Tea Making Tips' - 1941, ‘Springtime in an English Village' - 1948 and ‘Two Cooks and a Cabbage' - 1941, our appetite for social history is truly satisfied!Event details »
In Bruges (18)
Tuesday 14th October 2008Brendan Gleason and Colin Farrell star as two hit-men sent to the Belgian city of Bruges to lie low after a job gone wrong. Ken (Gleason) makes the most of his enforced ‘holiday' by sightseeing and learning about the city but Ray (Farrell) can't help brooding on his part in the botched hit until he strikes up a relationship with local girl Chloe (Clemency Poesy). This unlikely but hilarious crime comedy is fast paced and darkly witty having been written and directed by Irish playwright Martin MacDonagh. Also starring Ralph Fiennes.Event details »
Caramel (PG)
Thursday 16th October 2008Caramel is a deliciously indulgent and intimate account of five women working together in a beauty parlour. Beautiful Layal is oblivious to the gaze of a local admirer and instead fixates on a married man. Nisrine will soon be married but is afraid her fiancé will discover he isn't her first lover. Rima has designs on one of her stunning, dark-haired customers. Jamal is an aspiring actress and is refusing to grow old, while ageing Rose is overwhelmed when she discovers true-love for the first time.
Lebanese with English Subtitles
Event details »Let's Get Lost (15)
Friday 17th October to Saturday 18th OctoberOriginally planned as a three minute short film, Let's Get Lost transformed into a full length biopic of jazz trumpeter Chet Baker as director Bruce Webber developed a relationship with Baker and the brilliant but troubled musician opened up to him more and more about his extraordinary life. This film is a fascinating insight into celebrity, personal magnetism and the darker side of fame as well as being a compelling look at the tragic interaction between creativity and drug addiction.Event details »
Wall-E (U)
Saturday 18th October to Wednesday 29th OctoberThe year is 2700, a robot called Wall-E has spent hundreds of lonely years doing what he was made for. Now Wall-E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter - Earth Class) discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot called Eve. From academy award winning director Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo), Wall-E is the story of one robot's comic adventures as he chases his dream across the galaxy.Event details »
Mamma Mia (PG)
Monday 20th October to Tuesday 21st OctoberEvent details »
Brenda Marshall - 'Truly Scrumptious'
Thursday 23rd October to Wednesday 3rd DecemberWith a miracle of colour, luxury fibres, lots of passion and attention to design details, textile designer Benda Marshall provides a feast for the discerning eye. Her creations are unique and inspirational and they have been admired in the Victoria and Albert Art Gallery in London and also in the Mall Galleries in Bristol along with a variety of magazines at home and abroad.Event details »
Melanie Thorn - 'Material Landscapes'
Thursday 23rd October to Tuesday 11th November"My practice focuses on the versatility of collage and mixed medias, namely inks and acrylics, often performing unpredictably and thus enabling unusual outcomes. I have tried to celebrate some beautiful and perhaps overlooked landscapes and concepts. It is the natural beauty and simplicity that attracts me to them and this is evident in my work."Event details »
State of Matter
Thursday 23rd October 20082FaCeD DaNcE Company in association with makin projects present:
7.30pm
State of Matter is the latest dance work by 2FaCeD DaNcE, the all male, award winning, break, street and contemporary dance company.
Featuring eight male dancers, with gravity defying moves, acrobatics, break dance, robotics, street and contemporary dance, State of Matter is an hour of intense energy and vibe. Set alongside an amazing soundtrack with stunning lighting State of Matter will take you on a journey that looks at dance in its purist form.
Event details »The Dark Knight (12A)
Friday 24th October to Saturday 25th OctoberBatman raises the stakes in his war on crime in The Dark Knight. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker.Event details »
Katy and the Nurgla
Saturday 25th October 2008By Sir Harry Secombe
2.00pm
Age range: 3-8 years old
Katy's holiday in Majorca turns into an unexpected adventure when she meets the Nurgla, a mysterious sea monster with an eventful past. Katy and the Nurgla explores how two ‘chalk and cheese' individuals learn how to appreciate each other's differences, creating an incredible bond and friendship as they do so.
Event details »Jules et Jim (PG) - Subtitles
Monday 27th October to Tuesday 28th OctoberThe BFI's re-release of François Truffaut's much loved masterpiece celebrates the 80th birthday of its star, the riveting and risk-taking Jeanne Moreau. A remarkably frank exploration of the nature of love and friendship, Jules et Jim features one of the most famous love triangles in the history of cinema.Event details »
Female Agents (15) - Subtitles
Thursday 30th October 2008Based on true events, true stories and real heroines, Female Agents is a powerful rendition of the challenges that faced female World War II Resistance fighters, who were constantly in the shadow of men and accorded little importance for the roles they played in a violent and horrific war.
French with English Subtitles
Hooked on Country - Sold on Sixties 2008 Tour
Friday 31st October 2008A Fabulous Brand New Show For 2008!
7.30pm
Starring: Texas Gun - Country Company - Maria Lee & Sidewinder
The four acts in this fast moving fun packed show are undoubtedly among the finest in British Country Music. This show takes you on a rollercoaster ride of memories from the sixties and the very best of country music, with the emphasis on creating an atmosphere of rapport with the audience, the whole experience is infectious, uplifting and truly memorable, leaving the audience cheering and craving for more.
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