Friday July 11th
Welcome to Artists
1:00pm A welcome to artists from the main stage on Middleton Hall at the centre:mk (see separate list for locations)
Official Launch Middleton Hall
5.00pm The festival is opened by The Lady Mayor, Charles Buckman,
Gavin Anderson and Sally Annett
5:30pm The Gospel Choir “Mavis and the fathers House” sings on the main stage at Middleton Hall
6.00pm Speeches wishing the festival well
6.30p Performance of 'Gasping Goldie' by Jessica Rost
8.00pm Salsa evening in the Ramada Encore at thehub:mk (Big Moo event)
Saturday July 12th Events
10 till 2pm Free bookbinding workshop at artworks-mk
(on the artbus tour)
10 till 2pm Free Pinhole camera workshop and arty picnic at Inter-Action MK
(on the artbus tour)
11:00am Raku firing free workshop, with Richard Ballantyne
– Queens court, centre:mk
11:00am Theresa Kilman free life drawing workshop in pastels and charcoal
- Middleton hall, centre:mk
11:00 Ryan Pink, body and food free children’s workshop - Midsummer Place
11:00am Milton Keynes City Community Choir (KiK)
- Middleton hall, centre:mk
11:15am Performance of 'Gasping Goldie' by Jessica Rost
- Margaret Powel square (outside MK Theatre),
11:45am Desperate to dance, performance and free street dance workshop at
- Margaret Powel square (outside MK Theatre),
12:00am MK Factor winners sing live - Midsummer Place
12:45am Free Dance workshop in conjunction with MK Theatre and Gallery Company, at - - Margaret Powel square (outside MK Theatre),
1:00pm Nicky Prince sings live at the Livingroom at the HUB:mk
2:00pm Desperate 2 Dance free workshop and performance
- Middleton hall, centre:mk
3:00pm Prize Giving for Schools competition
- Middleton hall, centre:mk
3:30pm The Just Nuisance band,
- Middleton hall, centre:mk
6:30pm Eat in Movie at Pontis in Midsummer place (Ticket)
8:00pm “Meechy” Free drink and draw workshop at the Slug and Lettuce, Theatre district
Sunday 13th July
10:30 am The Church of Christ the Cornerstone CMK
All are welcome to attend this non-denominational service at the city’s central church.
It will be an exceptional service to celebrate all aspects of creativity and will include dance, song, performance and participatory arts events.
As well as the congregation and traditional service, artists will include;
Ian Barker aka ‘Alex Sykie’ – poet
Desperate 2 Dance
Alison Thomas and Sally Annett – art installation with the congregation
The Church Choir
Nicky Prince – vocalist
Melted Demerara – poetry and the spoken word
Stephen Groom – music and performance
Rowena Willard Wright – senior curator English Heritage – spoken word ‘Tree of life’
There will be a communicator for the deaf for the duration of the service.
Come for and inspirational celebration of all aspects of ‘The Creative’
Ecumenical Church of Christ the Cornerstone
11:00am Richard Frost free children’s guy and newspaper clothing workshop Midsummer Place
11:00am Catherine Malcolm– free creative writing workshop– Middleton hall, centre:mk
11:00am Annabelle Shelton free painting workshop – Middleton hall, centre:mk
11:00am simply Ballroom free workshops in with Milton Keynes Theatre and Gallery
- Margaret Powel square (outside MK Theatre),
12:00am Alison Thomas free clay and wire sculpture workshop12 -4pm - Midsummer Place
1:00pm Melted Demerara - spoken word performance and workshop – Middleton hall, centre:mk
6:00pm Evening song, The Church of Christ the cornerstone followed by a Celebr8 lantern procession to the - Margaret Powel square (outside MK Theatre)
7:30pm Close of the BMFFA event at - Margaret Powel square (outside MK Theatre) with the end of the Celebr8 lantern procession and the launch of the 2009 Milton Keynes Fringe Festival of the arts
Special Events and Performance
“The Roving Cow” : Mk cows presents the great cow hunt, find the signs, find the cows, write a poem and win a prize. This is all weekend across the city centre and is great fun for children (www.mkcows.com for more information)
The Sofa Rickshaw, one of Festive Roads spectacular carnival contraptions will be available for short rides and photo opportunities. (based at the Campbell Park entrance to John Lewis)
Everlasting cakes with Kathy Santiago will be sketching and drawing
at these locations in thecentre:mk:
Friday 11th - Thorntons
Saturday 12th - The Place to Eat, John Lewis
Sunday 13th - Patisserie Valerie
The Herd…..
Programme of static events, installations and exhibitions to follow…
Annabelle Shelton Floating world Helter skelter