The Arts in Stevenage
The Stevenage Arts Guild was founded in the 1950's to encourage, to sustain and to co-ordinate the artistic endevours of the people of Stevenage.
The Arts Guild has a wide range of members -from the performing arts, choirs and orchestras to floral arts, photographic societies and locomotive societies.
This web site aims to provide information on the services that the Arts Guild provides and listings of events and contact details for the various groups.
More details of all the arts guild member groups are available on the Activities page.
What's On
3pm and 7pm Saturday 8th December 2018 :
Stevenage Ladies Choir
Our annual Christmas Concert to start the season with a
bang. This year the ladies are giving two
Christmas concerts to celebrate the season and make sure
everyone gets a ticket for this very popular event - one
at 15:00hours and one at 19:00hours. Please put the date
in your diary and get in touch during November to
reserve your tickets as they sell like hot cakes
Venue: St Hugh & St John, Mobbsbury Way, Stevenage,
SG2 0HL
Tickets: £8 and £6. Please phone Mary Sabine 07967 402138.
Website:
www.stevenageladieschoir.co.uk
7:30pm Saturday 26th January 2019:
Stevenage Symphony Orchestra - Northern Lights
A concert of beautiful music from three of the great
Scandinavian composers
Nielson - Helios Overture
Grieg - Peer Gynt
Sibelius - Symphony No 2
Venue: St Martin's Church, Knebworth,
Hertfordshire, SG3 6ER
Tickets: £10 (£8 concessions)
available via the orchestra website
Website:
www.stevenagesymphony.org
Arts Guild Award winner
Daniel's US Debut
Young musician, Daniel Garvin, who received one of the Arts Guild Talented Young People awards last year, has recently returned from a trip to New York after being the only UK musician selected to play in the 'High School Honours Instrumental Performance' at the Carnegie Hall in New York.
See photos of Daniel's performance here.
Edward Gordon Craig - 50 Years On
Our theatre is named after him… but who was Edward Gordon Craig?
50 years after his death, Stevenage Arts Guild, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, created a series of exhibitions and events throughout to celebrated the life and work of the town’s forgotten son who became a radical and visionary theatrical pioneer of the "art of theatre".
To learn more, visit the website that was created with information on the man and his work and videos from leading academics and people who worked alongside Craig
www.edwardgordoncraig.co.uk.
Arts Centre Hire
The Stevenage Community Arts Centre is available for hire to individuals or organisations.
See here for more details.
Meetings
2018/19 committee meeting dates available here
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