Friday, November 11
DIZZY and the Faery Queen Exhibition. Daily until November 13 from 11am. Hughenden Manor, Hughenden Valley Road, High Wycombe.Visit this special exhibition exploring the relationship between Disraeli and Queen Victoria, by London Metropolitan University students. Also Meet The Household. Meet John Clark the butler or Hannah Whitlock, the housekeeper. Daily talks will run at 12, 12.45, 1.30 and 2.15pm. The talks will be about Victorian food and drink and servant life. Call 01494 755573. National Trust members free/normal admission fees.
SECONDHAND Furniture Sale. From 10am. HW Central Aid Furniture Project, West Richardson Street, High Wycombe. The warehouse is full of good quality furniture for sale. Call 01494535890 or email office@central-aid.org.uk.
AN evening of Oriental Cuisine at Mr Poons, 7.45pm, Mr Poons, London Road.Chalfont St Giles. Raising funds for Brain Tumour UK. There will be a set meal with a variety of starters, main and side dishes with tea/coffee to finish. Raffle. Christmas Cards on sale.Tickets £18.50. Go to www.braintumouruk.org.uk. or call 01494726671.
Saturday, November 12
YASMIN Alibhai-Brown, 8pm, Arts4Every1, Desborough Road, High Wycombe.Well known journalist and political commentator presents her poignant and one woman show on her life-long love of Shakespeare. Show is suitable for ages 11 plus. Tickets are free but limited. Reserve in advance from 01494883163.
ART and Craft Market. 10am-4pm, The Memorial Hall, Wharf Road, Wendover. Sally Evans’s Winter Art and Craft Market. There will be 36 stalls, covering a variety of arts and crafts, made mainly by local people- many open studios participants. Something for everyone - including delicious refreshments and homemade cakes. Call 01296 696747 or email sllyevan@aol.com.
GRAND Voting Event,11am, The Avenue, Methodist Church, Rutland Avenue, Castlefield.Come and shape your community and decide how to spend £10,000 on improving your community. Local project bidding for money needs your support. Voting between 11am and 3pm. Loca film screening at 4pm.Results at 4.30pm. Refreshments will be available. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Also a Castlefield exhibition of arts and crafts created by local Castlefield residents. There will be art projects to take part in at the exhibition - so come and create. Call 01494 443061 for details.
CHORAL and Orchestral Concert, 7:30pm. All Saints Parish Church, 8 Castle St, High Wycombe. The High Wycombe Choral Society and The West Forest Sinfonia present an exciting concert featuring Mozarts Sparrow Mass, Bachs Brandenburg Concerto No.1 and Haydns Mariazellermesse. Tickets available on the door, or via www.hwcs.org.uk or call 01494815994. Tickets: £14 (concessions £12).
THE Wooburn Singers: Night Music.7:30pm.St Mary's Church, Old Amersham. The Wooburn Singers first concert of the season is titled Night Music. It will feature Bruckers Mass No 2 in E minor and Mozart's Serenade in C minor. The accompaniment will be provided by a wind ensemble. When David Heard by Whitacre will also be sung by the choir.Go to www.wooburnsingers.org.uk. or call 01628672457. Tickets are £14 (£8 for students).
Sunday, November 13
The Ridgeway, 3-4pm.Wycombe Museum, Priory Avenue, High Wycombe. Stretching over 80 miles from Ivinghoe to Avebury and over 5,000 years from the Stone Age to the present day, the Ridgeway can claim to be the oldest road in Europe. John Tyler’s talk offers a ‘blister-free’ journey along this ancient chalkland track, describing both its prehistory and the rich wildlife that it supports today. £3. Book on 01494 421895 or email museum@wycombe.gov.uk.
Tuesday, November 15
WINNER of Show Me The Funny, Patrick Monahan, is coming to the Wycombe Swan today at 8pm. He performs his hit show direct from the Edinburgh festival. Tickets £12, £10. From 01494512000 or www.wycombeswan.co.uk
Thursday, November 17
SHAPPI Khorsandi, 8pm, The Elgiva, Chesham. Star of Live At the Appollo, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow and Friday Night With Jonathan Ross is coming to The Elgiva with her tour, Me and My Brother In Our Pants, Holding Hands. All tickets £13 from 01494582900 or www.elgiva.com
A TALK by Jonathan Arnold MBE for the Friends of High Wycombe Library. 7.30pm. High Wycombe Library, 5 Eden Place, High Wycombe. Jonathan, who is a great-grandson of the company’s founder and Chairman of the Frederick Parker Foundation, will talk about the history of one of the icons of the furniture industry in High Wycombe. Entry: £3 for members of Friends: £5 for Non-members: £2 for Bucks Uni. Students with valid ID - Pay on the door. Contact 01628 525207.
SOMEONE Wholl Watch Over Me.7pm. Until November 19. Arts4Every1 Centre, Desborough Road.High Wycombe. An Irishman, an Englishman, and an America are held hostage by unseen Arabs in Lebanon. As the three men strive for survival they also strive to overcome their personal and nationalistic differences often to great comic effect, but also to create a powerful and moving piece of theatre. This production is directed for VF Theatre by Kirsten Obank, designed by Joe Oliver Eason, and performed by Greg Sheffield, Will Dickson and Tom Kitney as the first part of VF Theatres Winter Season. Tickets £10 available at www.vfdrama.com. Call 07963522301 or email vftheatrecompany@gmail.com.
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