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Folk Music Evening 2022

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Friday 16 September at 7.30

Come and enjoy an evening of exceptional playing and singing of traditional and contemporary folk music in the company of New Horizons, Rare Occasion and Offshoots.

Doors open / refreshments 7.00pm, performance starts 7.30pm

Tickets (£8) available from library reception or online at greenhill.bookwhen.com

Advance booking strongly recommended.

New Horizons

Pete Garratt, Ken Atkinson and Geoff Heppell providing outstanding solo and three-part harmony singing along with beautiful and accomplished accompaniment

Rare Occasion

A magical combination of the exceptional singing of Judy Dunlop and outstanding musical playing quality of Nigel Corbett on fiddle and guitar playing of Jon Scaife. Recently played the opening session of the Buxton Festival to great acclaim.

Offshoots

Charlie Smallwood, Jon Scaife and Geof Trend who play ceilidh music on lots of strings and a whistle and who, between them, have recorded over a dozen albums.

Family Cinema: The Wizard of Oz

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Saturday 6 August at 6.30pm
The Wizard of Oz

To round off our “Oz” day in the library we’re showing the iconic movie from 1939, reckoned to be the most watched film of all time. With songs such as “If I only had a brain”, “We’re off to see the Wizard”, and of course “Somewhere over the Rainbow” this is a movie that all children should see.

Doors open at 6.00pm, film starts 6.30

You can book online using this link, or ask the wizard for a ticket during the day.

Watch the trailer here.

Children’s Cinema: ET The Extra Terrestrial

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Saturday 3 September at 2.30pm
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial

Spielberg’s classic 1982 family adventure. After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, he’s befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., to his brother and his little sister. Soon, however, E.T. falls ill, resulting in government intervention and a dire situation for both Elliott and the alien.

Some scary scenes; not suitable for very young children.

Doors open / refreshments 2.00pm. Film starts 2.30

This is a free showing. (You may make a donation when you visit.) To be sure of a place please book ahead using this link.

Watch the trailer here

Keep Smiling!

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Friday 15 July
Keep Smiling!

Join Wayne Ashton as he explores the healing power of laughter and its importance to our physical and mental wellbeing, and attempts to prove that “laughter is the best medicine”

Doors Open / refreshments 7.00 pm. Talk starts 7.30

Book online at greenhill.bookwhen.com or pick up a ticket in the library.

Children’s Cinema: Encanto

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Saturday 2 July at 2.30pm: Encanto

In this Disney movie from 2021, Mirabel is part of an extraordinary family who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia in a charmed place called the Encanto. Mirabel is the only one without magic. However, she soon may be the Encanto’s last hope when she discovers that the magic is now in danger.

Doors open / refreshments 2.00pm, film starts 2.30. This is a free showing (you may make a donation) but advance booking is advisable using this link.

Watch the trailer here.

Evening Cinema: Cabaret

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Friday 1 July at 7.30

Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the highly theatrical film “Cabaret” stars Liza Minnelli, Michael York and Joel Grey. Set in Berlin during the Nazi Party’s rise to power, the film includes songs such as “Willkommen”, “The Money Song” and of course “Cabaret”.

Doors open / refreshments 7.00pm, film starts 7.30 This is a free showing (you may make a donation on the night) but advance booking is advisable using this link.

Watch the trailer here.

A Tour of Thornbridge Hall

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Friday 17 June at 7.30pm
A tour of Thornbridge Hall

Join Michael Gildersleve for a photographic tour of this substantial yet relatively unknown country house near Bakewell. Learn about the continual changes in style and architecture as successive owners have put their stamp on this fascinating building.

Doors open / refreshments 7.00pm, talk starts 7.30. Tickets (£5) available by following this link.

Evening Cinema: Belfast

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Friday 29 July at 7.30pm: Belfast

Kenneth Branagh’s recent movie based on his childhood. In the movie a young boy and his working-class Belfast family experience the tumultuous late 1960s. The movie stars Jude Hill, Caitríona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Judi Dench and Ciarán Hinds. It won Outstanding British Film at this year’s BAFTAs.

Doors open / refreshments 7.00pm, film starts 7.30.

This is a free showing. (You may make a donation on the night.) To be sure of a place please book ahead using this link.

Watch the trailer here

Evening Cinema: West Side Story

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Friday 2nd September at 7.30pm:
West Side Story

The recent remake of the classic Bernstein and Sondheim musical. In 1957 against the backdrop of the decaying tenements in the San Juan Hill neighbourhood, the constant threat of the wrecking ball and two warring gangs, an unexpected whirlwind romance begins. The film from Spielberg, his first musical, stars Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler and Ariana DeBose

Doors open / refreshments 7.00pm, film starts 7.30.

This is a free showing. (You may make a donation on the night.) To be sure of a place please book ahead using this link.

Watch the trailer here

Woodhead: the Lost Railway

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Friday 22 April at 7.30
Woodhead: The Lost Railway
with Stephen Gay

In this illustrated talk, join Stephen Gay for a ramble over the Pennines from Hadfield to Sheffield and discover Woodhead, the lost railway. The route closed in 1981 and Stephen will talk about the history and possible future of the line.

Doors open / refreshments 7.00pm. Talk starts 7.30

Tickets (£5) available online via this link