West Cornwall Events

Penzance Proms – 23rd to 30th October

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October 2010 will see the start of Penzance’s own music and arts festival, The Penzance Proms. This is the first time Penzance has held a dedicated large scale music festival.

There will be music for all tastes from Classical to Celtic and from Jazz to Heavy Metal plus workshops in music, dance and film.

Events for the week are outlined below.

Saturday 23rd

Penzance Orchestral Playday (Musician’s Workshop) – Humphry Davy School 10 am
Grand Cornish Concert – St. John’s Hall 7pm
Dirty Livin’ Rhythm Band – The Union Hotel 9:00 pm

Sunday 24th

Esteban Antonio – St. Mary’s Church 7:30 pm

Monday 25th

Levow an Bys – St. Mary’s Church 1pm
Schumann’s Carnical Concert – Zennor Building, Penwith College 7:30 pm
Youth Players’ Prom Concert – St. Mary’s Church 7:30 pm
The Dolphins Fly (Support TBC) – St. John’s Hall 8:00 pm

Tuesday 26th

Film Workshop Day (9-19 year olds) – Zennor Building, Penwith College 9:30 am
Djazz Celtica (Sancreed Swing) – St. Mary’s Church 12:45 pm
Cornish Film Screenings – Zennor Building, Penwith College 7:30 pm
Mounts Bay Singers – St. Mary’s Church 7:30 pm
Sinpusher and High Voltage – St. John’s Hall 8:00 pm

Wednesday 27th

Dance Workshop Day (9-19 year olds) – Zennor Building, Penwith College 9:30 am
Alan Kent, Theatre In Cornwall – The Lugger Hotel 12:30 pm
Cornish Poets and Music Evening – The Lugger Hotel 7:00 pm
John Thomson Plays The Classics – Zennor Building, Penwith College 7:30 pm
The Sue Aston Ensemble – St. Mary’s Church 7:30 pm
Isambard Folk Group – The Admiral Benbow 8:30 pm
Devils Creek and Nuclear Blues – St. John’s Hall 8:00 pm

Thursday 28th

Newlyn Male Voice Choir – High Street Methodist Church 7:30 pm
The Tracy Story Band, Drumrider and Hotel Paradox – St. John’s Hall 8:00 pm

Friday 29th

Composer’s Workshop With Sue Aston – Zennor Building, Penwith College 2:00 pm
Stamp And Go! – The Centre, Newlyn 7:30 pm
Towan – The Lugger Hotel 8:00 pm
Ethatone (Support TBC) – St. John’s Hall 8:00 pm

Saturday 30th

Braga Tanga – The Centre, Newlyn 7:30 pm
Abendmusik Plays Bach – St. Mary’s Church 7:30 pm
I Am Lizard – The Lugger Hotel 8:00 pm

Tickets for many of the events can be purchased from the Cornish Riviera box office.