FEBRUARY
Saturday February 4th at 7.30pm GENO WASHINGTON Tickets: £14.00 (Friends £13.00) Geno Washington is a genuine full-on cult hero ... a legend on the 60s Soul scene. He is electrifying on stage and his love of performance (and of life!) makes him an inspiration, a joy to witness and one of the greatest frontmen from the latter half of the 20th century.
Sat 4th BURNS NIGHT CEILIDH & SUPPER Lanvenham Village Hall 7pm. Tickets £20. Contact : Jacqui Hobbs 01787 248599
Sunday February 5th at 7.30pm SUDBURY HISTORY SOCIETY LECTURE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE QUAY STREETS OF SUDBURY Tickets: £7.00. Book all five lectures for £30.00
Sun 5th JAZZ NIGHTS – JULIAN SIEGEL The Cherry Tree, Knowle Green, Belchamp St. Paul 8pm – 10.30pm Tickets £8 Tel: 01787237653.
Monday February 6th from 7.30pm BOOK CLUB @ THE QUAY The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch
Wed 8th FORTNIGHTLY TEA DANCERS Delphi Club, Newton Road, Sudbury. 2-4.15pm. £3 inc raffle and refreshments
Wed 8th SUDBURY CAFÉ POETS With Caroline Gilfillan – Fakenham. The Hill’s Room, Gainsborough House, Sudbury. 7.30pm. Entry £3 Tel. 01787 379940
Thursday February 9th at 10.30am CINEMA CLUB WESTERNS Tickets: Membership Only - £28.00 per season (No concessions) Members only need to join for one season of four films at a time; however they must join prior to the first meeting on January 12th January for this season. Each screening is introduced by Simon Frampton. After each screening a discussion group will take place for those who desire it, with a complimentary cup of coffee or tea. The club's emphasis will be to join like-minded people and give us all an excuse to watch some remarkable and often overlooked films.
Friday February 10th at 7.30pm HONOR BLACKMAN AS HERSELF Directed by Richard Digby Day
Tickets: £18.00 (No concessions) Honor Blackman - one of Britain's most loved performers - in her latest one person show: it is truly Honor as herself, as she tells the story of her life interspersed with songs, sketches and scenes. This astonishing career lasting over sixty years makes for a fascinating spoken autobiography - the one she has never written, but is happy to perform.
Saturday February 11th at 7pm FUND RAISING IN AID OF THE BRIDGE PROJECT AND THE QUAY OPERA AND MORE Tickets: £16.00 to include "Fizz and Canapés" Opera and More, a recently formed group of experienced local singers, offer a varied repertoire. Each of the seven singers brings something unique to their lively and entertaining performances, which have been enthusiastically received in Suffolk, raising funds for various charities. Be entertained with arias, duets and ensembles from many operas together with Neapolitan and other compelling songs.
Sat 11th CRAFT & GIFT FAIR. St. Peter’s Church, Market Hill, Sudbury. 9am-4pm. FREE Entry.
Sat 11th A DAY OF TALKS. M.R. James – Author of Ghost Stories Medieval Effigies & Brasses. Colchester Castle: Past, Present & Future. At the Old School, The Green, Long Melford 10.15am – 5.30pm. £23 inclusive of lunch and refreshments. Tel: 01787 377741. Proceeds to charities.
Sat 11th GREENER HOMES DIY SCHEME. Old Wells School Hall, Great Cornard CO10 0NH FREE energy saving products via your local council. 10am – 1pm. www.greensuffolk.org. Tel: 0800 02 88 938
Sunday February 12th at 7.30pm BENEFIT FOR THE QUAY HISTORY SUNDAYS Tickets: £7.00
The welcome return of our ever popular history lectures, featuring all your favourite speakers and an intriguing range of topics.
Mon 13th GRAND CHARITY BINGO AT DELPHI CLUB 2pm – 3.30pm Free admission Books £2 each inc. Tea & biscuits
Wednesday February 15th from 7.30pm THE QUAY PLAY READERS GROUP All My Sons by Arthur Miller
Friday February 17th at 7.30pm LIGHTS MUSIC ACTION STAGE SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE FUND RAISING IN AID OF THE QUAY Tickets: £8.00 (Friends £7.00, Students £6.00) An evening of musicals for all tastes. From Flanders and Swann through to Sondheim, Gershwin and Jason Robert Brown. Be prepared for an eclectic mix of Musical Theatre. The staff and senior students of LMA Stage School look forward to welcoming you to their world with songs from Wicked, Phantom of The Opera, 13 and many more wonderful shows.
Saturday February 18th at 7.30pm Purple Dreams present SILENT ECHO Tickets: £10.00 (Friends £9.00, Students £8.00) The Quay is delighted to present this new thriller written specifically for Purple Dreams' Empty Stage tour. Four friends, two couples, a picnic and unveiled secrets that threaten to shatter their friendships, all conspire to propel this play from its laid back, humorous opening to its heart-pounding and unexpected climax.
Sun 19th HISTORY SUNDAYS – STREETS OF SUDBURY Sudbury History Society Lecture in partnership with the Quay. 7.30pm. Tickets £7. Book all six lectures £36. Box Office 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk
Sun 19th JAZZNIGHTS – REBOP The Cherry Tree, Knowle Green, Belchamp St. Paul 8pm – 10.30pm Tickets £8 Tel: 01787237653.
Wed 22nd QUAY FILM – TO BE ANNOUNCED 2pm & 7.30pm. Tickets £5. Friends £4.50 Box Office 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk
Wed 22nd FORTNIGHTLY TEA DANCERS Delphi Club, Newton Road, Sudbury. 2-4.15pm. £3 inc raffle and refreshments
Wed 22nd MUCH ADO ABOUT WENLOCK. Masked theatre for audiences 8 to 108 Lavenham Village Hall 7pm. Tickets £7.50 Contact: Jacqui Hobbs 01787 248599
Fri 24th Nayland Cinema presents CHOCOLAT (12) Nayland Village Hall. 8pm. Tickets £5. Available on door and at village post office.
Fri 24th SUDBURY FARMERS’ MARKET St. Peter’s Church, Market Hill. 9.30am – 1pm. Free Entry. Enquiries to Sudbury Town Hall 01787 372331.
Saturday February 25th at 7.30pm GALAXY BIG BAND Tickets: £10.00 (No concessions) Formed in 1999 and treading in the footsteps of the great big bands of the 1940s, the Galaxy Big Band has established an enviable reputation for swing music, jive and mainstream jazz. Led by Roger Chinery, with his wonderful trumpet solos, the Band comprises an 18 piece line-up plus highly accomplished resident vocalists, Val Sinclair and Martin Leigh.
Sat 25th/ Sun 26th MELFORD ANTIQUES & COLLECTABLES FAIR Old School, Long Melford. Saturdays 9am – 4.30pm. Sundays 9am – 4pm. Admission £1. Accompanied children free. Enquiries Tel: 07799 590459
Sun 26th The Suffolk Villages Festival. BIBLICAL SCENES CONCERT St. Mary’s Church, Boxford 6pm. Tickets £17, £13, £11. Tel: 01206 366603
Sun 26th LAVENHAM FARMERS’ MARKET Lavenham Village Hall 10am – 1.30pm. Free Entry Contact: Justine Paul 07704627973
Sunday February 26th at 7.30pm SUDBURY HISTORY SOCIETY LECTURE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE QUAY STREETS OF SUDBURY Tickets: £7.00
Sun 26th STRATFORD ST. MARY SPRINGTIME HIKE – 5½ MILES 10am – 1pm. Adults £5. Children FREE. For booking telephone 01473 264263. www.dedhamvalestourvalley.org
Wed 29th QUAY FILM – TO BE ANNOUNCED 2pm & 7.30pm. Tickets £5. Friends £4.50 Box Office 01787 374745 www.quaytheatre.org.uk