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Every Monday there is a street market in the High Street, it occupies the High Street from end to end which is closed for the day. A very busy little market that attracts large numbers of visitors every week, summer or winter.

Every Thursday either in Saxon Square or the Co Op car park is the Country Faye, starting at 9 a.m. stalls sell their goods from the country.

The first Friday of every month the Dorset farmers market will be found in the Saxon Square selling a wide variety of home grown produce. Not a weekly event but as near as damn it.
29/5 - 13/6
Dorset Arts Weeks 2010 - Over 300 artists in Dorset including around 40 artists in and around Christchurch are participating in Dorset Arts Weeks Open Studio event. Free entry to studios and participating galleries from 29th May - 13th June. Come and meet some of the most talented artists in the country.  Further information www.dorsetartsweeks.co.uk or pick up a free brochure from many outlets including libraries and Tourist Information Centres.
1-29th

Place Mill
Internationally renowned loacal artist, Cherie Wheatcroft returns to Place Mill with an exhibition of of widlife, landscape and local scenes on canvas. Limited edition prints available.
9th

Priory
7.30pm - Celebrity Organ Concert - Roy Massey (Organist Emeritus - Hereford Cathedral)

Do come and hear the superb four manual Nicholson organ in Christchurch Priory played by some of our most talented recitalists.  It was completed in 1999, and after later modifications it is now one of the finest instruments in the South of England. It has more than four thousand pipes and sixty-three speaking stops. The detached mobile console enables the player to be on view during the recital.

Tickets available at the door : £6 unreserved  
17th

Millhams Street Elim Church

Will host the Caminul Felix Romanian Orphanage Choir at the church at 7 p.m. on the 17th. Admission is free so go along and enjoy the event. Further details from the church or visit http://www.christchurchelim.org/events.html

 
19th

Priory

 7.30pm - Concert by Bournemouth Bach Choir –  The Armed Man – Karl Jenkins - A Mass for Peace.
20th

Highcliffe Castle
MUSIC TO WATCH GIRLS BY!’

GOJO (the Girls Only Jazz Orchestra) are making a welcome return visit to the stunning grounds of Highcliffe Castle this Father's Day, June 20th from 1pm – 4pm

The 17-piece Big Band, under the direction of Dave Andrews, are delighted to be returning to this fantastic venue and invite all Big Band and jazz connoisseurs to come and enjoy a picnic and a drink while being treated to a smorgasbord of vintage instrumentals and vocals from the music of such great band leaders as Count Basie, Woody Herman, Glen Miller, Benny Goodman and Buddy Rich. As always, these will be combined with spicy Latin American flavours and dished up with more contemporary hits from talented new writers.

So, if you want to savour the nostalgia of the great years of the Swing era as well as listen to some of the freshest sounds around this concert will have it all – in fact, you could say that GOJO will be presenting a potted history of jazz to suit all tastes!

A big turn out is always guaranteed at this popular open air concert, please bring seat or rug. Parking is limited, please walk or cycle to avoid disappointment.

Admission to the concert is complimentary with donations going towards continued development of GOJO & good stewardship of the Castle Concert will go ahead in all but the worst weather.

 

For further GOJO information go to www.gojo.org.uk or Highcliffe Castle on 01425 278807
21st
St Catherine's Hill Summer Solstice Guided Walk. 2.00pm

Join local historian Michael Hodges for a guided walk to celebrate the summer solstice on St Catherine's Hill. Tickets on sale at Christchurch Inforamtion Centre, 49 High Street. Adults £3.00 Children £1.50
 
23rd

Priory
7.30pm - Celebrity Organ Concert - Clive Driskill-Smith (Christ Church Oxford)

Do come and hear the superb four manual Nicholson organ in Christchurch Priory played by some of our most talented recitalists.  It was completed in 1999, and after later modifications it is now one of the finest instruments in the South of England. It has more than four thousand pipes and sixty-three speaking stops. The detached mobile console enables the player to be on view during the recital.

Tickets available at the door : £6 unreserved  
25th

Saxon Square
New to Christchurch for 2010, France at Home is a traditional French Market, consisting of stallholders from France with attractive open-air stalls selling traditional French items which generally include local and regional cheeses, bread freshly baked every day, pātisserie products, olives and dried fruits, handbags, jewellery, provenēal soaps, etc.
26th

Redhouse Museum

 Insect Friendly Gardening.
Celebrate National Insect Week by taking part in these family workshops. We’ll be making bee nests and pooters, followed by an insect hunt around the museum’s garden. Bring along a 2 litre plastic bottle. Free Event.

10.30am - 12.30pm and 2pm -4pm. Free admission. Contact Paul Willis. 0845 603 5635
Red House Museum and Gardens, Quay Road, Christchurch, BH23 1BU Dorset BH23 1BU

27th

Highcliffe Castle
27 June 2010

Porsche Club Rally

To be held in the grounds of Highcliffe Castle.

11.00am - 4.00pm
30th

Highcliffe Castle
The Festival Players Theatre present William Shakespeare's

'The Tempest'

Highcliffe Castle 7.00pm

This is an outdoor performance so bring along a rug or low backed chair.

£1.00 off each ticket purchased in advance.

AT THE REGENT CENTRE

It’s Showtime - Studio

5th June 2010
Yesterday’s teens sing yesterday’s hits in this top tapping show of No 1 hits you loved to sing, big songs from ABBA, Elvis, Al Jolson, Jim Reeves and a trilogy of songs from the James Bond films, with plenty more hits from the 50s – 70s, and a bumper crop of jokes to giggle over.

 

An Audience with Britt Ekland

6th June 2010
Icon, movie star, as famous for her love life as her films...   But who is she really?   In a candid and disarming show, the legendary beauty tells about her life - her childhood in Sweden, her big breaks, her doomed marriage to the comic superstar actor, Peter Sellers, her subsequent relationships with Rod Stewart, George Hamilton and Lou Adler, and her second marriage to Slim Jim Phantom of the Stray Cats.But there's so much more to Britt than that.  She is also the devoted mother of three children, and, having watched her beloved mother's tragic disintegration, the patron of the Alzheimer's Society.  Still fabulous, she is not afraid of getting older, and her attitude to the process of aging should be an inspiration to all women of a certain age.

Boomtown Rats and China Crisis

12th June 2010
“I don’t like Mondays”. Who does? It’s still the weekend and this concert stars two of the biggest chart toppers from the sensational 70s and the exciting 80s.

Seussical The Musical

17th - 19th June 2010

Seussical is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! Tony winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime, Once On This Island) have lovingly brought to life all of our favourite Dr Seuss characters, including Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, Lazy Mayzie, and a little boy with a big imagination – Jojo. “Oh, the Thinks You Can Think” captures the show’s spirit of imagination, as the colourful characters transport us from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos.

Tony Jacobs & Co: Swing, Jazz & Cabaret

20th June 2010
 

We are very pleased to present one of the UK's foremost singer/ entertainers and his wonderful musicians in a new show which celebrates some of the greatest music of all time. From Irving Berlin and Cole Porter to Flanders and Swan; Tin Pan Alley to Broadway and the Hollywood Musical, this wonderful show has it all - including tributes to musicians and singers such as Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Peggy lee, Fred Astaire and many others.

Salena Jones - the beautiful voice of swing

24th June 2010
A swinging concert from an acclaimed singer. Salena will be accompanied by the marvellous Geoff Eales Quartet. Salena Jones has performed on every continent and recorded nearly forty solo albums to date. Salena has worked with many legends including Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughan, Hank Jones, Lionel Hampton, Antonio Jobim, Tom Jones and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Whether singing jazz standards, blues or contemporary songs, critics acclaim Salena’s natural swing and her interpretations of stylish songs.

 

Pocket Opera - Studio Theatre

25th June 2010
A romantic and melodic evening of music,with selections from Kismet,Die Fledermaus, The Merry Widow,and Phanthom of the Opera to name but a few.

 

The Funky Little Choir

26th June 2010
The Funky Little Choir Company was formed in January 2007 and provides a fresh and exciting repertoire, which ranges from The Beatles and Stevie Wonder to Radiohead and Snow Patrol. Its contemporary style means all singers, whether beginners or professionals, can enjoy their passion for singing. Previous concerts by the Choir have included festivals, weddings and private functions.
For the Regent Centre call 01202 499199
Highcliffe Castle
Tel: 01425 278807 Fax: 01425 280423
Redhouse Museum
tel 0845 6035635 Fax 01962 869836
Christchurch tourist centre
Telephone 01202 471780
Fax: 01202 476816