Saturday, 25th June

Street Entertainment

St. George's Square and surrounding area, Hebden Bridge

11am to 4pm approx

Free

Family entertainment, music, silly walkabouts and the world's strongest lady - come and join the party!

This event is supported by Welcome to Yorkshire.

Saturday, 25th June

Kidsfest!
Children's Art Festival

Organised by Hebden Royd Town Council

Holme Street Arts Centre

12 noon to 4pm

Free

A drop in event for 4 -11 year olds and their families, with arts and crafts workshops and puppet shows.

An afternoon full of fun.

Saturday, 25th June

Le Vezzose

St Thomas's Church, Heptonstall, nr Hebden Bridge

1pm to 2pm

£6 (£4) £1 for under 26s

Le Vezzose (The Graceful), formed by Mónika Mezei and Júlia Sárkány, is a Hungarian vocal ensemble with a mainly 17th century repertoire, including works by Barbara Strozzi, Claudio Monteverdi, Heinrich Schütz and Henry Purcell. They perform regularly to enthralled audiences in Budapest. In this concert they are joined by two other singers, Maria Viz and Peter Keresztessy, to present a varied programme of solos, duets and trios from the baroque era. All four singers are members of Ars Nova Sacra who are also performing in the Festival on Sunday June 26

Le Vezzose

Saturday, 25th June

Dennis Rollins' Velocity Trio

£12 (£10)

The Trades Club, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge

9pm to 11.30pm

Dennis on stage at 9.30pm

The newest offering from this multi-award-winning British trombone star. Strongly infused with jazz and swing, Velocity Trio has a progressive, contemporary and (as you might expect from Mr Badbone) funky edge to its sound. Featuring organ virtuoso Ross Stanley and flamboyant Portuguese drummer Pedro Segundo, the synergistic energy of this project is truly unique, eclectic and mesmerising. Over the years, Dennis has lent his stylish talents to some of the world's top jazz and pop personalities such as Courtney Pine, Baba Maal, Jamiroquai, US3, Brand New Heavies and Blur. In the 2005 Arts Festival he gave an unforgettable performance to a sell-out crowd and he will undoubtedly do so this time. Book early!

'Dennis Rollins does for the slide trombone what James Brown once did for singing' (Evening Standard)

www.dennisrollins.com

Dennis Rollins Teaser

Evening Standard Review - 6 June

LondonJazz review

Saturday, 25th June

Hebden Shorts

Little Theatre,
Holme Street, Hebden Bridge

7.30pm to 9.30pm approx

£10 (£8)

Following a sell-out three-night run last year, the Hebden Shorts team (comprising writers Anna Clarkson, Paul Coates, Mark Illis, Stephen May, P. McCarthy and Dave Simpson & Di Whitley) return to open the Festival with six new short plays.

Professionally acted and directed, the pieces vary in tone, style and subject matter and will make you smile, laugh and quite possibly cry. Last year's audiences are still talking about Hebden Shorts 2010 - book early to make sure you don't miss out.