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Cut the Funk!
Deco 5 Wine Bar, Oxford Street.
9pm
Original jazz, funk, soul and R&B plus a different perspective on some early funky hits.
Free entry
Kelly’s Heroes Rock Band
The Duke of Cumberland Hotel
9 - 11pm
Classic rock from a classic band
Free entry
Finale of the (fishy) Wishes
The Street, Tankerton beach
8pm to 9.30pm
Farewell to the festival in a fishy finale. Come dressed in your mer-masks, waving your maracas and windy things and carrying your willow fish. Featuring a range of special guests and surprises, including the mysterious mermaid.
Or come just to watch and experience….
Broadstairs & St Peters Concert Band
St Peters Church, Sydenham Street
7.45pm
Playing a selection of Showtime favourites, the Broadstairs & St Peter’s Concert Band is not to be missed.
Ticket price includes refreshments.
Entry £5 on the door or call (TBA) for advance bookings.
Theatrecraft: Return to the Forbidden Planet
Whitstable Playhouse Theatre, High Street.
7.45pm
This jukebox musical by Bob Carlton became an instant classic with pop hits from the 1960`s and 70`s – Great Balls of Fire, Good Vibrations, Teenager in Love, The Monster Mash and many more. A surreal space adventure
Tickets £10 from box office.
Beverley Big Band’s Oyster Festival Dance
Seasalter Christian Centre, Faversham Road, Seasalter.
7.30pm
Dance to the 20-piece Beverley Big Band - the premier local dance orchestra, playing Ballroom, Latin, Jive and Rock. Finish the Festival in style!
£5.00.
Disabled access. Bring your own drinks and nibbles.
Tickets available from the Whitstable Shop, 34 Harbour Street. Tel.: 01227 770 060
Up!
Whitstable Library, Oxford Street.
3.30pm approx
Your last chance to join Amelia and Kim taking to the streets on a mission to make you look up! Part of a prestigious society with a very definite (and fluffy) passion, they are armed with the facts statistics and pretty pictures that will ensure you never walk [...]
Up!
Whitstable Library, Oxford Street.
2pm approx
Amelia and Kim are taking to the streets again on a mission to make you look up! Part of a prestigious society with a very definite (and fluffy) passion, they are armed with the facts statistics and pretty pictures that will ensure you never walk down the street [...]
Something Fishy Going on…?
Horsebridge Centre
2pm to 5pm
Another chance to join Stephen and Poppy for a fishy challenge in clay. Your air-dried creation can be taken home for later painting. And if you are feeling really brave, have a go at the Pot Luck Challenge too – how good will you be on [...]
Windy-things! Finale Workshop with Emily Tull
Horsebridge
2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Make fish and birds to carry to Friday’s Festival finale. Bring a jam jar if you’d like to make your own wishing lantern too.
Entry £3 per person.
Each session lasts one hour. Booking in advance is available at the Horsebridge.
Burt Butlers Jazz Pilgrims
The Duke of Cumberland Hotel
What better way to spend lunchtime than a Jazz Brunch with Burt Butlers Jazz Pilgrims
12.30 - 3pm
Free
Up!
Whitstable Library, Oxford Street.
12 noon approx
Amelia and Kim are taking to the streets on a mission to make you look up! Part of a prestigious society with a very definite (and fluffy) passion, they are armed with the facts statistics and pretty pictures that will ensure you never walk down the street in quite the [...]
Oyster Lacemakers
The Whitstable Shop, 34 Harbour Street – outside
10am to 4pm (weather permitting)
The craft of lace making practised by experts. Marvel at the nimble fingers of Whitstable’s lacemakers, and feel free to ask questions. Our lacemakers love to chat!
Open Studios
Over the years Whitstable has become home to many artists, who contribute much to the town’s diversity and character. During the Whitstable Oyster Festival several artist are opening their personal studios to members of the public. The diversity and quality of work on offer is fabulous. There is no obligation [...]
Mysterious Mermaid
Horsebridge Beach (by Royal Native Oyster Stores)
10am to 4pm
Visit the mysterious mermaid in her oyster grotter. It’s still all we are saying.
A1 Open Art Exhibition
Horsebridge Arts and Community Centre
9am to 6pm
In this completely open art exhibition local artists submit two dimensional works sized A1 or smaller. A diverse selection of artworks is on show and on sale to visitors.
Free
Tiffaney Wells
Deco 5 Wine Bar, Oxford Street.
9pm
Female impersonator extraordinaire. Great costumes, fantastic voice and some risqué banter!
Free entry
Theatrecraft: Return to the Forbidden Planet
Whitstable Playhouse Theatre, High Street.
7.45pm
This jukebox musical by Bob Carlton became an instant classic with pop hits from the 1960`s and 70`s – Great Balls of Fire, Good Vibrations, Teenager in Love, The Monster Mash and many more. A surreal space adventure
Tickets £10 from box office.
Sea Shanties in the Courtyard
The Duke of Cumberland Hotel
6pm (approx.) to 8pm
Great entertainment in the courtyard with full throated seas shanties.
Free entry
Create Your Own Masterpieces
Whitstable Library
2pm to 3pm
A second chance to join these fun art sessions and Whitstable Reads by creating colourful collages inspired by the National Gallery paintings in ‘Framed’. The book Framed was inspired by the true story of a collection of paintings hidden away in Wales during World War Two.
For [...]
Something Fishy Going on…?
Horsebridge Centre
2pm to 5pm
Join Stephen and Poppy for a fishy challenge in clay. Your air-dried creation can be taken home for later painting. And if you are feeling really brave, have a go at the Pot Luck Challenge too – how good will you be on a real potter’s wheel?
Entry £3 per [...]
Windy-things! Finale Workshop with Emily Tull
Horsebridge
2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Make fish and birds to carry to Friday’s Festival finale. Bring a jam jar if you’d like to make your own wishing lantern too.
Entry £3 per person.
Each session lasts one hour. Booking in advance is available at the Horsebridge.
Whitstable for Better or Verse! - The Walk
Horsebridge
2pm to 4pm
In this companion event to last Tuesday, you can explore Whitstable through the words of poets Becky Towner and David Milton. A gentle stroll and lyrical observations make this a unique way to take in Whitstable’s history and atmosphere.
Entry £4 (including poetry pack). Tickets from the [...]
Open Studios
Over the years Whitstable has become home to many artists, who contribute much to the town’s diversity and character. During the Whitstable Oyster Festival several artist are opening their personal studios to members of the public. The diversity and quality of work on offer is fabulous. There is no obligation [...]
Create Your Own Masterpieces
Whitstable Library
10am to 11am
Join these fun art sessions and Whitstable Reads by creating colourful collages inspired by the National Gallery paintings in ‘Framed’. The book Framed was inspired by the true story of a collection of paintings hidden away in Wales during World War Two.
For children aged 5 -10 years old.
Free [...]
Oyster Lacemakers
The Whitstable Shop, 34 Harbour Street – outside
10am to 4pm (weather permitting)
The craft of lace making practised by experts. Marvel at the nimble fingers of Whitstable’s lacemakers, and feel free to ask questions. Our lacemakers love to chat!
A1 Open Art Exhibition
Horsebridge Arts and Community Centre
9am to 6pm
In this completely open art exhibition local artists submit two dimensional works sized A1 or smaller. A diverse selection of artworks is on show and on sale to visitors.
Free
Trad Jazz Treat
Galleon Ballroom, Marine Hotel, Marine Parade, Tankerton.
8pm to 11pm
An evening of traditional, Dixieland and mainstream jazz with the 6-piece Tishimingo Jazz Band in a Club atmosphere. Musical friends may well drop in to add to the fun.
Entry £6. Tickets 01304 830 0966 or email [email protected]
Theatrecraft: Return to the Forbidden Planet, a musical by Bob Carlton
Whitstable Playhouse Theatre, High Street.
7.45pm
This jukebox musical by Bob Carlton became an instant classic with pop hits from the 1960`s and 70`s – Great Balls of Fire, Good Vibrations, Teenager in Love, The Monster Mash and many more. A surreal space adventure.
Tickets £10 from box [...]
Toys that go bump in the night!
Whitstable Museum, Oxford Street.
7.15pm to 8.15pm
Who do these old toys belong to? What stories lie behind those button eyes? Delve into a world of ghostly games and tricksters with storyteller Emily Parrish on this ghost tour with a difference….
Adult version. Entry £4.
Payable on the door or in [...]
Tongue Tide
Chives Café, Horsebridge Centre,
7 to 9.30pm
A mouth-watering feast of verbal treats from the wits table, brought to you by Apples & Snakes and East Kent Live Lit, featuring the best of Kentish writing and an open mic – sign up on the night.
For more information, visit the website: www.livelit.co.uk
Flores del Mar
Deadman’s Stage
Whitstable Harbour
4.45pm
Whitstable’s very own local Flamenco troupe Flores del Mar, bring their passionate and seductive art form to the Oyster Festival for the very first time. With a dynamic display of dynamite dance, Flores del Mar raise the temperature to boiling. It’s exciting, inspirational and unmissable.
Free
Toys that go bump in the night!
Whitstable Museum, Oxford Street.
4pm to 4.45pm
The museum is filled with old childhood ties and objects. Who did they belong to? What stories lie behind those button eyes? Delve into a world of ghostly games and tricksters with storyteller Emily Parrish on this ghost tour with a [...]
The Art of Storytelling
Whitstable Library
2.30pm to 3pm
Storyteller and ghost guide extraordinaire Emily Parrish shares the secrets of the art of storytelling in this special one hour workshop. A founder of the company Scandalmongers, Emily’s appearances at the Oyster Festival always attract an enthusiastic following.
Entry £3. Payable on the door or in advance from the Whitstable [...]
Windy-things! Finale Workshop with Emily Tull
Horsebridge Centre
2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Make fish and birds to carry to Friday’s Festival finale. Bring a jam jar if you’d like to make your own wishing lantern too.
Entry £3 per person.
Each session lasts one hour.
Booking in advance is available at the Horsebridge.
Willow Fish! Fishywish Finale Workshop with Valerie Bartlett
Horsebridge Centre
2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Make willow fish to take to the festival finale on Friday. Willow fish symbolize the riches of the sea, and are traditionally given to mermaids to wish them good speed on their journey through the ocean depths.
Entry £4 per person (includes a [...]
Get Creative! Community Garden logo workshop!
1.45pm to 3.45pm
Deadman’s Stage, Whitstable Harbour
Help design a brand new logo for the new Community Garden at Stream Walk. All children between the ages of 4 and 11 are invited to join local artists Liz Foreman and Sarah Spencer and have a go at creating a logo for the [...]
Walkaboutwriteabout
Horsebridge Centre
1pm to 4pm
Whitstable Women Writers invite you to Walkaboutwriteabout. Starts and ends at the Horsebridge Arts Centre with a walk to waken the senses in between. All ages welcome to this creative writing workshop. There may be an opportunity to read your piece at Tongue Tide later on.
Tickets £4 from [...]
Writing for Children
Horsebridge
1 to 2pm
What will you write today? Local writer Cassie Stafford invites children over the age of 7 to join her in a feast of juicy writing, celebrating all the things that words can do.
All materials will be provided. Come and write!
Free
Open Studios
Over the years Whitstable has become home to many artists, who contribute much to the town’s diversity and character. During the Whitstable Oyster Festival several artist are opening their personal studios to members of the public. The diversity and quality of work on offer is fabulous. There is no obligation [...]
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Friday, July 29, 2011. Start time: 9:00 pm. 
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