Your October 2010 Hertfordshire Diary
PUBLISHED: 19:49 29 September 2010 | UPDATED: 17:55 20 February 2013
Martin Kasik
Find out what's on in Hertfordshire this month
Halloween at the Paper MillMUSIC AND DANCE
1st Midge Ure, Rhodes Arts Complex
1st Benslow Coull Quartet, Benslow Music Trust. 01462 459446
1st Bee Gees Magic, Wyllyotts Centre, Potters Bar
1st U3 Unsigned Bands Night, Broxbourne Civic Hall
2nd The Lydian Palm Court Trio, British Schools Museum
2nd Joe Avati UK Tour, Broxbourne Civic Hall
2nd Sarah Jane Morris Where it Hurts, Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead
3rd The Syd Lawrence Orchestra, Gordon Craig Theatre
3rd Singers at the Barn, Barn Theatre, Welwyn Garden City
3rd Rolling Back the Years 2, Broxbourne Civic Hall
6th Matt Monroe tribute, Gordon Craig Theatre
6th Mercury, tribute to Queen, Broxbourne Civic Hall
7th Buddy Holly Winter Dance Party, Gordon Craig Theatre
8th Rob Tognoni, Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead
9th Barron Knights 50th Anniversary Tour, Radlett Centre
9th Berkhamsted Music: Partners in Time, Centenary Hall, Berkhamsted.
01442 862798
11th Geoffrey Pratley and Anne Aplin piano duet, Benslow Music Trust. 01462 459446
14th Radlett Music Club presents a concert by pianist Martin Kasik,
Radlett Centre
14th-16th Harrow Light Opera Company compilation extravaganza, Watersmeet Theatre, Rickmansworth
15th Hit Me! The Life and Rhymes of Ian Dury, Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead
15th Tango Passion, Alban Arena
15th Concert Dinner with Classico Latino, West Lodge Park, Hadley Wood. 020 8216 3900
16th Music of the Spheres Composition and Cosmology with Timothy Blinko, Benslow Music Trust. 01462 459446
16th Tony Jacobs: Swing Jazz Cabaret, Radlett Centre
16th St Albans Symphony Orchestra concert; From the Old World to the New, St Saviours Church, St Albans. 01727 857422
19th One Dog Spare, Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead
22nd Henwen, Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead
22nd Cher Tribute Show, Queen Mother Theatre, Hitchin
22nd The Stylistics, Alban Arena
22nd T-Rextasy, Gordon Craig Theatre
23rd Specials vocalist Neville Staple, Rhodes Arts Complex,
23rd Hertfordshire Chorus sing Beethoven and Poulenc, St Albans Abbey. 0870 4580445
24th One Night of Queen, Alban Arena, St Albans
24th Hey Girl! Hey Boy! Starring Ray Gelato, Rhodes Arts Complex
26th The Hollies, Alban Arena
29th Get of My Chord featuring The Counterfeit Stones, Broxbourne Civic Hall
30th The Anderson Wakeman Project 360, Alban Arena
31st Jazz Night, with the Martin James Trio, Letchworth Arts Centre
31st The Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Alban Arena
THEATRE
1st Truly Yours, CB The Story of Charlotte Bronte, performed by Alison Neil, Letchworth Arts Centre
1st An Audience with Sarah Kennedy,Radlett Centre
1st London Classic Theatre presents The Caretaker, Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead
2nd Four Jewish Comedians Walk into a Theatre,Radlett Centre
3rd A Celebration of Song, starring West End star Anthony Stuart Lloyd, in aid of Noahs Ark Childrens Hospice, Wyllyotts Theatre
4th and 18th Screaming Blue Murder Comedy Club, Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead
5th An Evening with Peter Allis, Gordon Craig Theatre
7th Joe Pasquale, Alban Arena
8th Gotta Sing Gotta Dance, Alban Arena
8th-16th The Hound of the Baskervilles, Barn Theatre, Welwyn Garden City
9th Born to Rock n Roll, Alban Arena
9th Comedy Night, with Adam Crow and MC Paul B Edwards, Letchworth Arts Centre
12th-16th Hitchin Thespians: The King and I, Gordon Craig Theatre
13th The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Radlett Centre
14th-16th 84 Charing Cross Road, Boxmoor Playhouse, Hemel Hempstead
15th-23rd Company of Ten present Three Tall Women by Edward Albee, Abbey Theatre, St Albans
22nd How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse, Letchworth Arts Centre
23rd Celebrate 2010: Aid for Haiti Stevenage World Forum, Gordon Craig Theatre
23rd-30th The Magic Flute, Barn Theatre, Welwyn Garden City
24th That'll be the Day, Broxbourne Civic Hall
26th Vertigo, Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead
28th Jim Jeffries Alcoholocaust, Broxbourne Civic Hall
28th-30th Bugsy Malone, Gordon Craig Theatre
29th Sherlock Holmes ....the Death and Life, starring Roger Llewellyn, Letchworth Arts Centre
29th The Sensational 60s Experience, Gordon Craig Theatre
WALKS AND NATURE
1st Bat and Moth evening, Pishiobury Park. 01727 858901
1st Night Walk around Pishiobury Park. 01727 858901
3rd Beane Valley views, moderate walk from Great Ashby. 01462 459395
7th The Gade Valley Discovery Walk, from Great Gaddesden Garden Centre. 01727 848168
9th A Shenley stroll with the Countryside Management Service from Shenley Park. 01727 848168
10th Fungi Walk with expert Kerry Robinson, Balls Wood Nature Reserve. 07983 881182
16th and 17th Family Deer Walks, Ashridge Estate. 01442 851227
21st Whats in the Sky A Grand Day Gromit! Evening talk and sky watch, Aldenham Country Park. 01727 848168
23rd Ashridge and its Deer Tea and Talk, Ashridge Estate. 01442 851227
26th Talk: animal tracks and signs with Carol Lodge from Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust, Howlands Baptist Church, Welwyn Garden City at 8pm
28th Spooky Night Walks, Cedars Park, Cheshunt from 6pm
for children, and 7pm adults. Free of charge, meet at the main gates
29th-31st Hallowe'en Ghost Walk in Barnet and Monken Hadley. 020 8440 6805
30th Make a Difference Day: help with conservation and maintenance, Cedars Park, Cheshunt, from 10am to 2pm. 01992 785555
ART AND EXHIBITIONS
Until 31 Dec, From Pinky and Perky to Postman Pat: Childrens TV Characters from 1950-1990s toys, Hertford Museum
Until 28 Nov, Bushey Rose Garden exhibition, Bushey Museum
Until 21 November Big Bugs Exhibition, Natural History Museum, Tring
Until 10th Matisse: Drawing with Scissors, Late Works 1950-1954, Rhodes Arts Complex
Until 16th Kiss Kiss Kill Kill: The Graphic Art and Forgotten Spy Films of Cold War Europe, University of Hertfordshire
Until 20 Nov, Taking Time: Craft and the Slow Revolution, University of Hertfordshire
4th-29th Of My Head and Of My Heart, new graphic paper poems by Vanessa Stone, Letchworth Arts Centre
5th-29th Open Exhibition, Letchworth Arts Centre
6th-31st Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Memories of Hill End Hospital, Museum of St Albans.
7th Radlett Art Society Lecture, Dr Colin Bailey on Canalettos Venice, Radlett Centre
17th Artist Doug Hyde at Lemongrove Gallery, Harpenden
23rd-28th Exhibition celebrating 100 years of Guiding,
Hertford Museum
25th Paintings of America, illustrated lecture with Martin Smith, Letchworth
Arts Centre
29th-31st Hertford Art Society Members' Show, Millbridge Rooms, The Wash, Hertford. 07951 621532
CHILDREN AND FAMILY
2nd CBeebies Andy and Mikes Big Box of Bananas, Radlett Centre
4th Shakespeare 4 Kidz, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Radlett Centre
12th Craft activities, Hertford Museum
12th Useful Donkey Theatre Company presents Rupert Brooke, Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead
16th Toms Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce, Radlett Centre
16th-31st Pumpkin-mania Pumpkin Festival, daily activities /events, Willows Farm Village. 0870 1299718
17th-31st Halloween activities, The Paper Trail, Hemel Hempstead. 01442 234600
23rd How the Koala Learnt to Hug, Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead
24th Spooky themed childrens art workshop, Cedars Park Arts Space, Cheshunt. 01992 785555
24th-30th Winter Celebrations with archers, storytellers and warriors, Celtic Harmony Camp, Brickendon
25th Half-term activities Museum of St Albans 10.30am- 12.30pm
27th Andy and Mikes Big Box of Bananas! Broxbourne Civic Hall
27th-29th Pumpkin Trail and Treats from noon to 4.30pm, Knebworth House
28th Skeletons and Skulls, spooky hands-on sessions, Natural History Museum, Tring
30th Halloween Hunt, 11am to 12.30pm, King George Recreation Ground, Bushey. 020 8207 7568
31st Samhain Winter Festival, Celtic Harmony Camp,
31st Winter Storytelling Evening, Celtic Harmony Camp
APPLE DAY
3rd Codicote Apple and Produce Day, Codicote Community Orchard from
11am to 4pm
17th Apple Day events, Walled Garden, Shenley Park from noon to 5pm
17th Apple day celebrations, Jaecocks Orchard, Tring from 10am to 4pm.
01992 556158
23rd Apple Orchard Tour, guided tour of Tewin Orchard Nature Reserve followed by arts and crafts and tastings in Tewin Village Hall. 01438 798324
30th Apple Day celebrations, Old Market Place, Hitchin
BIG DRAW
From 1st The Big Draw, free events taking place at venues and times throughout St Albans District. 01727 827667
16th Louis Wain Big Draw Event, Museum of St Albans from 1pm to 4.30pm
17th Big Draw event, 11am to 4pm The Paper Trail, Frogmore Mill, Hemel Hempstead
30th Create a self-portrait for inclusion in the Hertford Big Draw Jigsaw, 10.30am to 3.30pm, Hertford Museum
GENERAL INTEREST
1st-10th St Albans District Food and Drink Festival, events taking place throughout St Albans. 01727 864511
2nd Willow Foundation Charity Run, Hatfield House. 01707 259777
2nd 5k Big Fun Run for Mercy Ships, Cassiobury Park
2nd-3rd Mind, Body and Soul Event, Plinston Hall, Letchworth Garden City
2nd-3rd Rock, Gem and Bead Show, Hatfield House
2nd-3rd Hertfordshire County Fair, Hertfordshire Showground, Redbourn
3rd Roman Food and Drink Demonstration, Verulamium Museum, St Albans
3rd Open Gardens, Bromley Hall, Standon from 2pm to 5.30pm. 01279 755320
3rd Annual craft fair, Cuffley Hall. 01707874895
3rd Castle Open Day: celebrate the civic life and history of Hertford Castle with Morris Dancers, bouncy castles and children's activities
9th Longbow Archery Discovery Course, Celtic Harmony Camp, Brickendon
9th Cancer Research Charity Run, Hatfield House. 0871 6412401
9th-10th Stotfold Mill Working Steam Weekend. 01462 734541
10th The Baby and Toddler Fayre, Broxbourne Civic Hall
10th Macmillan Countryside Walk 2010, five, 10 or 15-mile walk through Hertfordshire from Bishops Stortford
10th Herts 10k Challenge in aid of Grove House Hospice, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden www.herts10k.com
10th Paws in the Park charity dog walk, Hatfield House. 01707 66300
10th The East of England Show
12th Coffee Morning for Isabel Hospice, Markwell Pavilion, Bishop's Stortford. 01279 755320
15th Christmas Gift Fayre in aid of Multiple Sclerosis, Bishops Stortford Rugby Club from 10am to 4pm
16th DENS Sponsored Walk. 01442 262274
16th Envisage, an evening of visual art, dance, drama, music and fashion, created and presented by young volunteers living in Hertfordshire, Letchworth Arts Centre
17th Isabel Hospice Annual Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance, Great St Mary's Church, Sawbridgeworth from 3pm to 4pm
17th Wedding Fair, 11am to 4pm, Hatfield House
18th Black History Month Event, Museum of St Albans from 7.30pm
23rd Jewellery-making demonstrations, using polymer clay, Letchworth Arts Centre
24th Garden Open Day for charity in the Beale Arboretum, West Lodge Park Hotel, Hadley Wood. 0208 2163900
27th Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni Tribe, Verulamium Museum, St Albans
28th Brocket Hall Charity Golf Day. 01707 382547
29th-30th HEBFest Beer Festival, Sawbridgeworth town centre
30th Berkhamsted Combined Charity Christmas Card Sales 2010, Court House, Berkhamsted from 9.15am to 3pm
FARMERS' MARKETS
2nd Great Hormead: Village Hall, 10am to 12.30pm
2nd Hatfield: White Lion Square, 9am to 2.30pm
9th Stevenage: High Street, 10am to 2pm
9th Tring: The Market, Brook Street, 9am-noon
10th St Albans: Market Place, 10am to 4pm
15th Hexton: St Faiths Church, 1pm to 4pm
17th Wheathampstead: East Lane Car Park, 10am to 1pm
24th Harpenden: Lower High Street, 10am to 2pm
30th Hitchin: Market Square, 10am to 2pm
30th Hatfield Heath: Village Hall, 10am to 12.30pm
23rd Tring: The Market, Brook Street, 9am to noon
30th Little Hadham: Village Hall, 9am to noon
VENUE CONTACTS
Abbey Theatre, St Albans 01727 857861;Alban Arena, St Albans 01727 844488;Ashridge Estate, Berkhamsted 01441 851227;Barn Theatre, Welwyn Garden City 01707 357117;British Schools Museum, Hitchin 01462 20144;Broxbourne Civic Hall 01992 441946;Court Theatre, Pendley, Tring 01442 823130;First Garden City Heritage Museum 01462 482710;Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage 01438 363200;Hatfield House 01707 287010;Hitchin Museum and Art Gallery 01462 434476;Knebworth House and Gardens 01438 812661;Letchworth Arts Centre 01462 670788; Maltings Arts Theatre, St Albans 01727 844222; 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, Bishop's Stortford 01279 651746; Sandpit Theatre, St Albans 01727 370067; Shenley Park 01923 852629; St Albans ; Trestle Arts Base, St Albans 01727 850950; Watford Palace Theatre 01923 225671; Wyllyotts Theatre, Potters Bar 01707 645005;
