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Saturday 1 October 2011

To find out what’s on during the rest of the festival, choose the day: Thursday, Friday, Sunday. Unsure where it is? Click on a venue for a map.

	Crossing the Line between Art and Science (British Science Association) 9am – 2pm \| Royston Market \| FREE Find out how science is used in art, and how beautiful science can be. The Cambridgeshire Branch of theBritish Science Association demonstrate hands-on experiments for all ages to take part in. Drop in for five minutes or stay all morning! Royston Photographic Society Exhibition 9.30am – 4.30pm (also Sunday) \| Market Hill Rooms \| FREE Members’ photographs: a wide-ranging exhibition with an open theme. Also, new for this year, there will be the chance to see the winning entries in our town-wide competition, Crossing the Line. Face of Royston 9.30am – 4.30pm (also Sunday) \| Market Hill Rooms \| FREE Your chance to be part of the Face of Royston (now in its third year). Members of the Royston Photographic Society will be taking photographs of people in Royston town centre, whether visitors or locals. Pictures will be displayed on a large TV at the Market Hill Rooms and in the town centre. Last year the number of pictures exceeded 1000. Printing Press Demonstration 10am – 12noon (also 2pm – 4pm) \| Royston Museum \| Small charge A rare chance to produce your own print on the Royston Crow Printing Press and keep the result as a souvenir for a small fee.
	Cartoon workshop 10am – 1pm \| Greneway School \| FREE Age: 10+ Manga is a cartoon art form that originated in Japan. Learn the basics with Irina Richards, a member of Sweatdrop Studios, the UK’s most prominent manga artist collective. Join in and feel inspired to create your own manga characters! Or phone 07907 880355
	Behind the Canvas 10am – 4.00pm \| Limeleaf Gallery, Kneesworth Street \| FREE (also Thursday, Friday and Sunday) An exhibition that explores how artists cross the line that divides background work and the finished piece.
	Youth Art Exhibition 10am – 4.45pm \| Royston Museum \| FREE (also Sunday 2 – 4.45pm and normal museum opening times until November 4)Your chance to view some of the collages and assemblages produced when Royston Arts Festival and stART put professional artist Jo Chapman into Greneway and Roysia Middle Schools and Melbourn Village College. The exhibition also features selected works by Meridian School students. Crossing the line: figurative to abstract
	Royston Arts Society Annual Exhibition 10am – 5pm (also Sunday) \| Town Hall (downstairs) \| FREE (programme £1)Almost 400 original art works for sale, plus the opportunity to vote for your favourite painting in the Johnson Matthey Best Picture Award. RAS members will be demonstrating their painting skills throughout the day. Featured Artist 2011 is Josie Camus, Caricature Artist. Refreshments served all weekend.
	UP @ TH 10am – 5pm (also Sunday) \| Town Hall (upstairs) \| FREE Exhibition of patchwork and quilts (Priory Quilters) A rainbow of colour and design…Priory Quilters is a group of creative individuals from a variety of textile backgrounds. This exhibition includes a sale of members’ work. Also, charity raffle of handmade bags and cushions (proceeds go to the Motor Neurone Disease Association). Further information: 01763 247720.Humans and Images: Crossing the AD/BC Line (Maria Flood and Mark Sapwell) Five paired images. Compare how humans saw themselves in the earliest prehistoric cave paintings and how we see ourselves today: what does it mean to be human, why do we make images and what do the images we make say about our societies? There will also be a short discussion based on these images on Sunday, 4.30 – 5pm .
	The Royston Fringe: Art & Craft Exhibition 10am – 5pm \| Royston Methodist Church \| FREE, catalogue 50p (also Sunday 12noon – 5pm) Would you like to see your art or craft work on display? This exhibition is open to all-comers using all media and is free to enter. Entry forms can be found at http://www.royston-methodist.org.uk/. Refreshments will be available. The Royston Fringe: Children’s Art Competition Crossing the line 10am – 5pm, \| Royston Methodist Church \| FREE (also Sunday 12noon – 5pm) What does “Crossing the Line” mean to you? Be creative during the summer holidays: paint a picture and enter this competition with a chance to win a prize. There are three age groups: under 9s, 9-13s and over 13s. Entry forms can be found at http://www.royston-methodist.org.uk/. All entries will be displayed and judged by local artist Nicola Hancox. Art Exhibition: Christ and the Temple 10am – 5pm \| St John’s Parish Church \| FREE (also Friday 2 – 5pm and Sunday 12.30 – 3.30pm) Art which portrays five episodes in the life of Jesus, exploring how he crossed the line. Pieces in various media from members of local churches, alongside other artists’ intepretations of these events. Organ recitals 10am – 5pm (at intervals) \| St John’s Parish Church \| FREE Rupert Jordan and Adrian Jacobs will play at intervals during the day to complement the exhibition Christ and the Temple. Please feel free to come, listen and reflect. Sycamore House Art and Craft Exhibition (Christine and Ian Watson) 10am – 5pm \| Taylor & Co, Kneesworth Street \| FREE (also Sunday 10am – 4pm) A display of model houses, paintings, prints and stationery by Burloes Farm Studios’ husband and wife team (in association with Colin Taylor Accountants). Art Activities 10.30am – 12noon (also 2.30 – 5.00pm) \| St John’s Parish Church \| FREE Drop-in adult watercolour and children’s craft activities following the theme ‘Christ and the Temple’, led by Sylvia Jordan. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. All materials provided. Art 4 Crafty Kids Drop-in Workshops 10.30am – 12.30pm (also 2pm – 4pm) \| Royston Museum \| FREE The Royston Fringe: GSTARS Dance Extravaganza 11am – 12noon \| Royston Methodist Church \| FREE GSTARS (Georgina Wootten’s School of Dance and Performing Arts) in a fun-packed show of Ballet, Jazz, Modern and Street Dance. Also includes performances from their Physical Theatre and Singing groups. Join them on this occasion to celebrate the school and help them raise funds for their debut performance in the West End next year! Local authors tell it how it is (Morden and District Writers’ Circle) 11am-1pm \| Royston Library \| FREE An exciting display of crime fiction, novels, illustrated children’s books, travel, biography, archaeology and works on spirituality – all by local authors, many of whom will be talking about their work and signing copies of their books. Royston Cave by Candlelight 11am – 1pm \| Royston Cave \| Adults: £1.50, accompanied children free. Booking not necessary. Entrance fee payable at the cave door on the day. Special opening: see the amazing medieval style carvings by candle light. This is a rare chance to see the Cave as it must have been hundreds of years ago.
	Drumming workshop 1 12noon \| Meridian School \| FREE Pre-book. Suitable for all ages.Crossing continents… Learn to play traditional African music on the Djembé. Have fun at one of our two dynamic ‘hands-on’ workshops using drums from West Africa (suitable for all ages from littlies to biggies!). No musical experience needed. Or phone 07907 880355 Drumming workshop 2 1pm \| Meridian School \| FREE Pre-book. Suitable for all ages. Another chance to try your hand at the Djembé. No musical experience needed. Or phone 07907 880355
	Pizza & Pasta Art 12noon – 4pm \| Palazzo, Kneesworth Street \| £1.50 minimum donation to Royston Arts Festival Create your own pizza, or pasta bracelet. Eat in or take away. All ages (children must be accompanied by an adult).Messy play 2 – 4pm \| Masonic Hall \| FREE Drop-in session for 2-4 year olds run by Papillon Playgroup. Gives your child the chance to make picture or collage of their own face using different materials (including paint, crayons and chalk). Printing Press Demonstration 2pm – 4pm (also 10am – 12noon) \| Royston Museum \| Small charge A rare chance to produce your own print on the Royston Crow Printing Press and keep the result as a souvenir for a small fee. Art 4 Crafty Kids Drop-in Workshops 2pm – 4pm (also 10.30am – 12.30pm) \| Royston Museum \| tbc
	Local Music Workshop (Chiltern West Gallery Quire) 2.30pm – 4.30pm \| Methodist Church \| FREE Pre-book For all adults who love singing, whether you read music or not, using tunes known to have been sung in and around Royston from 1750 – 1850. Hosted by the Royston Fringe at the Methodist Church. Concludes with a brief concert. Or phone 07907 880355
	Art Activities 2.30 – 5.00pm (also 10.30am – 12noon) \| St John’s Parish Church \| FREE Drop-in adult watercolour and children’s craft activities following the theme ‘Christ and the Temple’, led by Sylvia Jordan. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. All materials provided.
	Play: The Importance of Being Earnest 7.30pm (also Friday) \| Greneway School \| Adults £9, Concessions £7. Box Office 07925 674967Corvus Amateur Drama Society (CADS) presents Oscar Wilde’s much-loved comedy of manners and multiple identities. (You know, the one with the handbag…) Seriously trivial and trivially serious – the original romcom! The Royston Fringe: Jazz Concert (Jazz4All) 7.45pm \| Royston Methodist Church \| Tickets £8 from Brian on 07895 095 455 We welcome back local actor/singer Sally Crane who will be making music supported by five talented jazz musicians with a popular mix of bebop, swing, trad and blues.
	Cinema Night: Rocky Horror Picture Show 8pm \| Coombes Community Centre \| £5 Tickets from the Stationery Cupboard, online (booking fee applies) or take your chance on the door.This event is supported by Royston First. Chosen by the public as this year’s Festival film…this cross-dressing sci-fi / horror / musical spoof crosses more lines than you can count. When a newly engaged couple’s car breaks down in an isolated area, they call for help at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter… Licensed bar. Fancy dress competition.
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