Found in the Fields is an exhibition of sixteen images by artist Carry Akroyd incorporating words form the poet John Clare, for Akroyd this is a reoccurring theme. Throughout her enjoyment of colour and sense of composition combine productively with her eye for bird life and botany.
Every Friday (no session on 7 April) 12.30 - 2.00pm Free If you’re looking for a way to unwind after a busy week or just want to make some new crafting friends, come along with your chosen craft to these friendly informal sessions. They take place every Friday lunchtime in the Northampton Museum & Art Gallery lower café area. Drop in – no booking required but please purchase a drink or something to eat from the cafe.
We absolutely can't way to welcome the flavour trailer to our terrace where they'll be serving up their award winning burgers for you to enjoy here with us or at home. to say we're excited is an understatement! The super talented @_noahmono will also be spinning Balearic, soul, Latin and reggae set for you upstairs for the perfect Friday night.
CELEBRATE THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR DEBUT ALBUMThe Good Will OutWITH A 13-DATE UK TOUR IN NOVEMBER, PLAYING THEIR SEMINAL ALBUM IN FULL, ALONG WITH THEIR GREATEST HITS. THE TOUR FOLLOWS ON FROM THE BAND’S MASSIVE SOLD-OUT HOMETOWN SHOW IN FRONT OF 6,000 FANS AT HALIFAX PIECE HALL EARLIER THIS MONTH. RELEASED IN 1998, THE GOOD WILL OUT BECAME ONE OF THE FASTEST SELLING DEBUT ALBUMS BY A BRITISH ARTIST, CERTIFIED GOLD ON DAY OF RELEASE AND CHARTING AT NUMBER 1 IN THE UK ALBUM CHART. THE ALBUM ACHIEVED PLATINUM STATUS IN THE YEAR OF RELEASE AND HAS GONE ON TO SELL OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES IN THE UK ALONE.
Do you believe in ghosts? Are UFOs real? Is the impossible possible? Join Danny Robins, creator of the smash hit BBC Radio 4 paranormal podcasts Uncanny, The Battersea Poltergeist and The Witch Farm and award-winning West End play 2:22 – A Ghost Story, for the biggest investigation into the paranormal – ever. In UNCANNY: I KNOW WHAT I SAW, you’ll be immersed in the sights, sounds and scares of brand new, real-life stories of the supernatural, from ghosts and poltergeists to UFO sightings and other strange encounters. Watch as these creepy, thrilling tales are brought to life on stage by Danny and his ever-present team of experts. Is what happened genuinely supernatural or can it be explained? Are you #TeamBeliever or #TeamSceptic? You’ll even have a chance to share your own stories, if you dare. Warning: This show will make you jump, laugh, think and question the very nature of reality!
Musical master of ceremonies Jools Holland and his much loved Rhythm & Blues Orchestra are back and joined by special guests Pauline Black and Arthur ’Gaps’ Hendrickson of The Selecter. Fans will be thrilled to hear that the show will once again feature the outstanding vocals of Ruby Turner and Louise Marshall, as well as the highly talented Sumudu Jayatilaka, who joined Jools for the first time in 2022. Together with the inimitable musicianship of the Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, which features drums from original Squeeze member Gilson Lavis, Jools Holland will be performing tracks spanning his entire solo career. With a catalogue that reaches through decades, prepare to enjoy the greatest boogie-woogie party in town! The support act will be Mark Flanagan. Maximum four tickets per household. Tickets will be posted up to a week before the event.
Swing into the Christmas season with The Rat Pack and their famous Christmas Concert. The Official UK No: 1 Tribute show as voted by The Agents Association of Great Britain for three successive years, arrives direct From London’s Leicester Square Theatre, The 02 and a Royal Command Performance. The star-studded cast of the UK’s original and longest running Rat Pack show … have achieved many accolades and awards after appearances worldwide, including seasons in The West End, A Royal Command…
Punk took the world by storm, leaving a lasting legacy that continues to inspire and provoke people today. The young people of Northamptonshire were as inspired by punk as the rest of the country - they formed bands, set up music and clothing stores and managed punk nights. This major exhibition follows the Punk: Rage & Revolution exhibition at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery and explores fashion, music, the local gig scene and much more.
Infamously and eternally connected with the Sex Pistols and the DIY ethic of punk, Jamie Reid’s image-making has equally, over the decades, been at the centre of activist movements. Taking Liberties! features posters, banners, drawings and collages designed by Jamie Reid with the express purpose of viscerally grabbing the public’s attention, increasing awareness of campaigns for social justice and change.
Found in the Fields is an exhibition of sixteen images by artist Carry Akroyd incorporating words form the poet John Clare, for Akroyd this is a reoccurring theme. Throughout her enjoyment of colour and sense of composition combine productively with her eye for bird life and botany.
