Your complete October 2012 Hertfordshire diary
PUBLISHED: 18:52 28 September 2012 | UPDATED: 21:58 20 February 2013
Your complete October 2012 Hertfordshire diary
Find plenty of activities and events for all the family in our complete October 2012 Hertfordshire diary
ART & EXHIBITIONS
1st-31st A Paper Garden City: Papercuts by Vanessa Stone, Letchworth Arts Centre
23rd-17th November, Life Cycles: from Dawn to Dusk, Kasia and Mariusz Kaldowski, Hertford Theatre
Until 6th November Woman No Cry: Art Exhibition, Rhodes Arts Complex
Until 20th Food, an exhibition of abstract and closely observed works, Hertford Theatre
26th-28th Hertford Art Society Members Show, Millbridge Rooms, The Wash, Hertford
29th-12th November, Earth and Fire, pottery exhibition, Letchworth Arts Centre
Until November 3rd Button Hooks: an Exhibition, Hertford Museum
Until November 18th, Daring Explorers Exhibition, Tring Natural History Museum
2nd-31st First World War, an exhibition of paintings by Glynnis Abraham, Radlett Centre
CHILDREN & FAMILY
5th Lion of Tinga Tinga Land, Radlett Centre
9th Halloween Spider Webs, 30-minute workshops, 10.15am & 2pm, Tring Natural History Museum
12th Big Draw Event, Frogmore Paper Mill
13th The Enormous Turnip from Stuff and Nonsense Theatre Company, Watford Palace Theatre
13th The Frog Who Wouldnt Hop, Old Town Hall
23rd & 24th Room on the Broom, Broxbourne Civic Hall
21st Andy & Mikes Tick Tock Time Machine, Radlett Centre
21st Childrens Concert: Noisy Kids! St Albans Symphony Orchestra, 2pm & 3.30pm, St Saviours Church, Sandpit Lane, St Albans AL1 4DF
28th Rapunzel & the Tower of Doom, Wyllyotts Theatre
27th Halloween Night special spooky tours, Shrepreth Wildlife Park
27th-31st Samhain Winter Celebrations, explore the haunted forest at the Celtic Harmony Camp, Brickendon SG13 8NY
27th-4th November Pumpkin Festival at Willows Farm Village
28th Hedgehog Day, Shrepeth Wildlife Park
28th-2nd November Halloween paper crafting activities, Frogmore Paper Mill
29th Pumpkin carving, 30-minute workshops, 10.15 & 11am, 2 & 2.45pm, Tring Natural History Museum
29th-31st Pumpkin Trail and Treats, noon, Knebworth House, Park and Gardens
29th-2nd Scrap: half term, fully hands on, theatre workshop, Court Theatre, Pendley, Tring
30th Half Term Play in a Day for primary school children, Rhodes Arts Complex
30th The Selfish Crocodile, Harpenden Public Halls
30th & 31st Hertfords Big Draw, Hertford Museum
31st Scaly and Scary, drawing workshop for ages 8+, Tring Natural History Museum
31st Kidzworx, one day Halloween Special, arts, crafts, fun and games, 10am-3pm, Our Lady & St Vincent Church, Potters Bar, EN6 2AT
31st Andy & Mikes Tick Tock Time Machine, Broxbourne Civic Hall
31st Pinocchio, Radlett Centre
MUSIC & DANCE
1st Joan Armatrading, Watford Colosseum
1st Viktor Obsust Trio, Gypsy-Style Jazz, Peter Morrison Hall, Benslow Music, Benslow Lane, Hitchin SG4 9RB
3rd Romeo and Juliet, Harpenden Public Halls
4th Vienna Proms by the Andre Rieu Orchestra, Gordon Craig Theatre
4th Richard Street, lead singer of The Temptations 71-93, in concert, Alban Arena
4th Celtic Legends, Irish music and dance, Watford Colosseum
5th Coull String Quartet: Haydn, Simpson and Beethoven, Peter Morrison Hall, Benslow Music, Benslow Lane, Hitchin SG4 9RB
5th Classic Clapton, Rhodes Arts Complex
5th The Real Thing, top 70s British soul, Gordon Craig Theatre
5th Swinging at the Cotton Club: The Jiving Lindy Hoppers & Harry Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra, Wyllyotts Theatre
5th The Soul Man, Letchworth Arts Centre
6th Counterfeit Stones: 19th Bogus Breakdown, Wyllyotts Theatre
6th Nocturne; The Romantic Life of Fryderyk Chopin, Hertford Theatre
6th Mayors Charity Concert: Dont Stop Believing, Rhodes Arts Complex
7th In Dreams, a tribute to Roy Orbison, Gordon Craig Theatre
8th-13th The Pirates of Penzance, Harpenden Public Halls
9th Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers, Gordon Craig Theatre
9th Classic Cut: Shobana Jeyasingh Dance, Watford Palace Theatre
9th-13th Oklahoma! Wyllyotts Theatre
10th Lunchtime Organ recital, 12.30pm, St Albans Cathedral
10th An Evening with Jonathan Viera from Songs of Praise, Gordon Craig Theatre
10th Ian Siegal, top contemporary bluesman, Old Town Hall
10th-13th Footloose, classic 80s anthems, Radlett Centre
11th-13th Thatll Be the Day, Gordon Craig Theatre
12th Level 42, Watford Colosseum
12th 10cc Live in Concert, Alban Arena
12th The Mark Armstrong Big Band: Swinging around the World, Watersmeet Theatre
12th Back to Broadway, Rhodes Arts Complex
13th PHEOS 90th Anniversary Concert, from Gilbert & Sullivan to Sondheim, Chorleywood Memorial Hall, WD3 5LN, 07966 173956
13th Roc(k)tober! Mini rock festival, Watford Colosseum
14th Faustus, Abbots Langley Winter Acoustic Concerts, Abbots Langley Community Centre, 01923 264536
14th Joe Brown, Broxbourne Civic Hall
14th Harrow Apollo Male Choir, Radlett Centre
16th Helen & Harvey Davies, piano duet, Radlett Centre
16th Illegal Eagles, a tribute, Watford Colosseum
17th Rolling Back the Years, Wyllyotts Theatre
17th The Proclaimers, Alban Arena
18th The Jackie Generation, 70s hits, Wyllyotts Theatre, Potters Bar
18th The Manfreds 50th Anniversary, Alban Arena
19th Julian Smith, sax player, Rhodes Arts Complex
19th Dodgy in Concert, Alban Arena
19th Sleeping Beauty, Moscow Ballet, Broxbourne Civic Hall
20th Buddy Holly and the Cricketers, Broxbourne Civic Hall
20th Friends of Watersmeet Jazz Night, Watersmeet Theatre
20th Big Girls Dont Cry: tribute to Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Wyllyotts Theatre
20th Coppelia, Radlett Centre
20th Beethoven Missa Solemnis: Hertfordshire Chorus conducted by David Temple, St Albans Abbey, 0870 4580445
21st Masters of the House Sing the Musicals! Radlett Centre
23rd John Lees Barclay James Harvest, Alban Arena
23rd-27th Oliver: Harrow Light Operatic Society, Watersmeet Theatre
24th-27th Variety Express: cruise ship style, Queen Mother Theatre
25th CK Gospel Choir: Children of the Kingdom, Rhodes Arts Complex
25th Sing-along-Rocky Horror Picture Show, Watford Colosseum
26th The Barron Knights, Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage
26th Born in the USA, rock classics and power ballads, Wyllyotts Theatre
26th Three Tenors, Radlett Centre
27th Kat and Co. Bluesy Soul, Old Town Hall
27th Joe Longthorne: A Man & His Music, Radlett Centre
27th Thatll Be The Day! Broxbourne Civic Hall
27th Sinatra Show, Wyllyotts Theatre
27th Totally Tina, Tina Turner tribute, Rhodes Arts Complex
28th Sunday Afternoon Organ Concert, 3pm, St Albans Cathedral
28th Essence of Ireland, Broxbourne Civic Hall
29th Footworks, a West End experience, Gordon Craig Theatre
30th Kiss Me Kate, Alban Arena
30th Coppelia: Vienna Festival Ballet, Watersmeet Theatre
31st Foster & Allen, Gordon Craig Theatre
31st to November 3rd Back to the Future, musical, Hertford Theatre
WALKS & NATURE
1st-31st Seasonal Autumn Trail, 10am-3.30pm, Ashridge Visitor Centre
13th Discover Ashridge Walk, 10am-1pm, Visitor Centre, Ashridge Estate
13th & 14th Family Deer Walk, 8-10am, Ashridge Estate Visitor Centre
13th & 14th Fallow Deer Rut, 7-9am, Ashridge Estate Visitor Centre
21st Fungus Foray, 1.30-3.30pm, Ashridge Estate Visitor Centre
27th, 28th, 30th & 31st, Halloween Ghost Walk in Barnet, 7.30pm, prize for spookiest costume, www.barnetwalks.talktalk.net
20th & 21st Capel Manor Open Gardens, 10am-5.30pm, EN1 4RQ
31st Family Halloween Walk, 2.30-4.30pm, Ashridge Estate Visitor Centre
SPECIAL EVENTS
2nd The Fairways Cup, Golf Fundraising day for Asthma UK, The Grove, 0800121 6255
4th-6th Hoddesdon Charter Fair, High Street, Hoddesdon
6th & 7th Hertfordshire Country Fair, 10am-6pm, Hertfordshire Showground, Redbourn, AL3 7PT
7th & 14th Charity Dance Class, all welcome, 5pm, St Johns Community Centre, Hitchin SG4 9JP
12th Glitzy Night Out Las Vegas Style, in aid of Noahs Ark Childrens Hospice, Warren Weir, Luton Hoo
12th Charity Dinner Dance & Auction for Dementia UK, Brocket Hall Golf Club, Welwyn, 07901942494, www.jan4dementia.co.uk
13th Pumpkin Festival, 10am-4pm, Luton Hoo Walled Garden,
13th Hertford Community Pitch, 10am-3.30pm, Friends Meeting House, Hertford SG14 1BA
14th Herts 10k 2012, 10am, Rothamsted Research, West Common, Harpenden 01727 731002
29th Bridge Drive in aid of the Paul Strickland Scanner Centre, 12.30-4.30pm, Sarratt Village Hall
THEATRE & COMEDY
3rd John Cooper Clarke, the original punk poet! Alban Arena
3rd & 5th Dominic Holland, Court Theatre, Pendley, Tring
4th Funhouse Comedy Night, Rhodes Arts Complex
5th Julian Clary: Position Vacant! Alban Arena
5th Steve Hughes: Big Issues, Australian comic and ex-heavy metal drummer, Old Town Hall
6th Greg Chapmans Escape From the Routine, escapology, illusion and comedy, Queen Mother Theatre
6th Agnes and Walter: a little love story, Trestle Arts Base
6th Comedy Club, Gordon Craig Theatre
7th Stephen K Amos: Laughter is my Agenda, Alban Arena
10th Andy Zaltzman, satirist, Court Theatre, Pendley, Tring
11th Hellfire Comedy Club, Watford Colosseum
11th Mummy Ji presents the best in British Asian talent, Watford Palace Theatre
12th Comedy Club, Letchworth Arts Centre
12th-20th The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Abbey Theatre
12th-20th The Graduate, Barn Theatre
13th Lee Hurst, Hertford Theatre
Until 13th A Quiet Day, a comedy, Market Theatre, Hitchin
14th Farm Boy, Hawthorne Theatre, The Campus, Welwyn Garden City
15th & 16th Rhod Gilbert: The Man with the Flaming Battenburg Tattoo, Alban Arena
16th & 17th Harry Hill: Experiments in Entertainment, Old Town Hall
17th-20th Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell, Court Theatre, Pendley
17th-20th Closer by Patrick Marber, Queen Mother Theatre
Until October 6th Lost in Yonkers, play by Neil Simon, Watford Palace Theatre
16th-27th Medea, a modern take on Euripides classic tragedy, Watford Palace Theatre
17th Sophie Tucker, a biographical bonanza of this West End star, Radlett Centre
17th-20th An Act of Faith, Part 3 of the Pilgrim Fathers Trilogy, Market Theatre, Hitchin
19th Three Men in a Boat, Keith Baldwin reads, Letchworth Arts Centre
19th & 20th Take Me With You, Old Town Hall
20th Al Murray, Watford Colosseum
20th Festival of Theatre, hosted by Shane Richie in aid of Noahs Ark Childrens Hospice
20th Piff the Magic Dragon in...Jurassic Bark, enchanting magic show, Rhodes Arts Complex
24th So Comedy Live, Harpenden Public Halls
24th The Ghosts Touch, a play by John Goodrum, Rhodes Arts Complex
24th-27th Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Court Theatre, Pendley
25th Paul Zerdin, ventriloquist, Gordon Craig Theatre
25th Andi Osho, Harpenden Public Halls
25th Sean Hughes: Life Becomes Noises, Hertford Theatre
25th The Canterbury Tales, Radlett Centre
26th The HP Lovecraft Chronicles, Old Town Hall
26th-10th November, The Lesson, a comedy, Market Theatre, Hitchin
27th Ugly Beauty, puppets, shadows and music for all ages, Old Town Hall
28th House of Burlesque, Watford Colosseum
29th Screaming Blue Murder, comedy club, Old Town Hall
29th-3rd November, Oh, What a Lovely War, Queen Mother Theatre
31st The Sensational 60s Experience, Watford Colosseum
GENERAL INTEREST
2nd Daniel Trilling on his new book, Bloody Nasty People, Davids Bookshop, Letchworth
3rd Felicity Aston: Alone in Antarctica, Radlett Centre
4th We Love Libraries Autumn Social, Davids Bookshop, Letchworth
4th Jonty Hearnden, antiques expert, Radlett Centre
4th Sporting Dinner with guest speaker, Ian Robertson. Tewin Bury Farm Hotel, Welwyn AL6 OJB, 01279 883055
4th Our Local Kitchen: Cookery and Wine Workshop, Wyllyotts Theatre
6th The Bum Notes: Live Rock Night. All proceeds to Chiltern Multiple Sclerosis Centre and Evelina Childrens Heart Organisation, Court Theatre, Pendley, Tring
6th Craft and Gift Fair, 10am-4pm, Barnet Library, Stapleton Road
7th And the Walls Came Tumbling Down, a special tour, 3pm, St Albans Cathedral
7th Hertfordshire Hatfield Wedding Show, Essendon Country Club, 11am-4pm, AL9 6HN
7th Highfield Park Apple Day, crafts, refreshments and apples! 2-4pm, Charters Health Club, St Albans AL4 0DB
7th Barkway Antiques and Vintage Fair, Barkway Village Hall SG8 8BS
11th Rothamsted Research into Bees, an enlightening talk and presentation, Tring Natural History Museum
13th A Brief History of Food and Drink, Hertford Museum
13th Music and the Tudor Composers Dilemma, an illustrated talk, Peter Morrison Hall, Benslow Music, Benslow lane, Hitchin SG4 9RB
14th The Mercure Hatfield Wedding Show, 11am-3pm, AL10 9AF
14th Antiques & Collectors Fairs, Wyllyotts Theatre
15th An Evening with Michael Portillo, Radlett Centre
18th Radlett Art Society Lecture on Hindu Art, Archaeology & Mythology, Radlett Centre
20th Singing Day with Peter Phillips, St Marys Church, Hitchin, 01462 459446
21st Christmas Exhibition, Alban Arena
21st Hanbury Manor Wedding & Fashion Show, 11am-3.30pm
26th Style Me Vintage, learn how to style yourself from another era, Rhodes Arts Complex
26th Emmeline Pankhurst, costumed re-creation with Louise Reed, Letchworth Arts Centre
28th Phantom of the Opera Afternoon Tea at Hanbury Manor with live entertainment
31st Make a Wall Hanging Workshop, Henry Moore Foundation, Perry Green
GET IN TOUCH
Abbey Theatre, St Albans 01727 857861; Alban Arena, St Albans 01727 844488; Ashridge Estate, Berkhamsted 01441 851227; Barn Theatre, Welwyn Garden City 01707 357117; Benslow Music, 01462 459446; British Schools Museum, Hitchin 01462 420144; Broxbourne Civic Hall 01992 441946; Court Theatre, Pendley, Tring 01442 823130; First Garden City Heritage Museum 01462 482710; Frogmore Paper Mill, 01442 234600; Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage 01438 363200; Harpenden Public Halls 01582 767525; Hatfield House 01707 287010; Hertford Theatre 01992 531500; Hitchin Museum and Art Gallery 01462 434476; Hopleys, Much Hadham 01279 842509; Knebworth House and Gardens 01438 812661; Letchworth Arts Centre 01462 670788; Market Theatre, Hitchin 01462 433553; Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead 01442 228091; Queen Mother Theatre, Hitchin 01462 434875; Radlett Centre 01923 859291; Rhodes Arts Complex, Bishops Stortford 01279 651746; Sandpit Theatre, St Albans 01727 370067; Shenley Park 01923 852629; St Albans Cathedral 01727 860780; Trestle Arts Base, St Albans 01727 850950; Watford Colosseum 0845 075 3993; Watford Palace Theatre 01923 225671; Watersmeet Theatre 01923 711063; Wyllyotts Theatre, Potters Bar, 01707 645005
Email your diary entries to Petra Hornsby at events@hertfordshirelife.co.uk
