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Calendar of events

Our Calendar of Events is available to download as a PDF or to browse below from the links on the right.

Events for Sept 2008 to Dec 2008

2008
Sunday 14 September
Heritage Open Days

10.00am - 4.00pm Free admission
These days are an ideal opportunity to learn more about the remarkable Salomons family and magnificent Welte Organ. Experienced staff will be on hand to bring alive the fascinating history through the museum and tours of the Victorian Theatre and former Stables. Light refreshments will be available from the cafeteria at Runcie Court or Sunday Carvery
lunch can be pre-booked in the mansion.

Friday 19 September
Welte Organ Concert with Stephen Farr

7.30pm
Stephen Farr is Director of Music at St Paul's Knightsbridge and Worcester College Oxford; he previously held posts at Christ Church Oxford, Winchester and Guildford Cathedrals. He maintains a busy freelance recital career, and has performed in the USA, Australia, North and South America and throughout Europe. The programme will include the Andante in F by Mozart, Bizet’s Turkish Ronda and Four Sketches by Robert Schumann. There will also be pieces by Debussy, Widor, Fumagelli, Bonnet, Wesley, Boely & Vierne.

Tickets £15.00 (Friends of the Welte Organ £7.50)

Pre-concert Carvery supper available at 6pm in the Dining room – £15.95 for main course, dessert and coffee. Bookings essential.

Download the Flyer for this event (PDF).

Sunday 21 September
The Wedding Experience Show

10.30am – 3.30pm Free admission
We are pleased to be hosting once again the highly successful Wedding Experience show – a truly inspirational wedding exhibition where you can find all you need to make your Wedding day really special. Discover too why Salomons is one of Kent’s leading venues for Wedding Ceremonies & Receptions. With friendly and professional staff that will do everything possible to ensure your special day runs smoothly and wonderful photographic opportunities, we are here to
help create the wedding of your dreams.

Friday 17 October
An Evening with Gilbert & Sullivan featuring “Trial by Jury”

7.00 for 7.30pm
Following on from their hugely successful Viennese evening, Opera South East presents a scintillating gala evening of favourite songs and choruses from the Gilbert & Sullivan Operettas, culminating in a complete performance of their one-act masterpiece“Trial by Jury”. These extraordinary works, intended for the moment rather than posterity, have stood the test of time in a remarkable way through their caricatures of English stereotypes and their memorable tunes. Come and see this talented company in their Gilbert & Sullivan bonanza and enjoy a delicious meal in the magnificent
Victorian Theatre.

Tickets £39.50 to include a three course dinner.

Download the Flyer for this event (PDF).

Thursday 30 October
The Scientist and the Saxophonist

7pm
Professor Lord Robert Winston, Professor of Fertility Studies, Imperial College London. Presenter of BBC1's The Human Mind, The Human Body and The Human Instinct. Professor John Harle, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London Saxophonist, Composer, and Founder/Director of 'Sospiro' Arts-based learning programmes. A not-to-be-missed opportunity to hear Professor Lord Robert Winston and Professor John Harle in discussion about the science of performance and the mysterious, secret worlds of Music and Science. Are Science and Music compatible? How do they interact? Does being 'musical' make us better at science - and vice versa?

Robert and John appeared together on BBC1's 'Play It Again' in 2007, when John taught Robert to play the Saxophone. You are invited to join this guest presentation in the Victorian Theatre, given in support of the St Gregory's Development Campaign, to create a unique, purposebuilt music centre in Kent.

Tickets £10.00 To book telephone Kate Chesterman on 01227 782995 or email stgregs-development@canterbury.ac.uk

Friday 31 October
A Halloween Special - Nosferatu

7.30pm
A halloween night showing of this classic silent film based on the Dracula story with accompaniment on the Welte organ by Donald MacKenzie, organist at The Odeon, Leicester Square.

Tickets £8.00. (Friends of the Welte Organ £4.00)

Pre-show Carvery supper available at 6pm in the Dining room – £15.95 for main course, dessert and coffee.
Bookings essential.

Download the Flyer for this event (PDF).

Friday 14 November
Murder Mystery Dinner‘A Death on the Ocean Waves’

7pm for 7.30pm
An invitation aboard the new luxury flagship of the fleet, S. S. Ocean Wave, is the hottest ticket of 1925. Under the command of the senior Captain of the line, Horatio Mainbrace, there are celebrity chefs and an internationally acclaimed orchestra to honour the presence of the Chairman of the Board, Lord Anossis. One could easily get used to a cosseted life on the Ocean Wave. But on the other hand one could have such an opportunity terminated... suddenly and violently!!’
Tickets £29.95 to include a three course dinner.

Download the Flyer for this event (PDF).

Sunday 7 December
Carols by Candlelight with the Chancel Singers

6.00pm
You are warmly invited to join the chamber choir for our candlelit carol concert in the Victorian Theatre to the accompaniment of the Welte Organ followed by mulled wine and mince pies.

Tickets £10.00 (Friends of the Welte Organ £5.00)
Children under 12 - £5.00, children under 5
free of charge.

Friday 12 and Saturday 20 December
Christmas Casino Dinners

From 7.00pm
Enjoy a two course festive Carvery buffet with cheese& coffee followed by the opportunity to try your hand at our Casino tables with a prize for the top winners.
Tickets £32.00

Sunday 21 December
Christmas Carvery with the Welte Organ

12.30pm
We are delighted to welcome Kenneth Pont, our regular organist who will be playing a selection of seasonal music following a 3 course Carvery lunch in the Victorian Theatre.

Tickets £20.70 per person. (Friends of the Welte Organ £17.70)
Children under 12 - £10.35, children under
5 free of charge.

Wednesday 31 December
New Year’s Eve 1970s Night

Arrival from 8.00pm
A nostalgic menu is on offer in our ground floor reception rooms with disco until 1.00am. Buffet served from 9.00pm. Dress is smart casual or enter into the spirit of the evening with optional fancy dress!
Tickets £30.00

Weekly Events in the Victorian Theatre

SalsaJester now hosts Salsa dancing from 8.30pm – 11.00pm every Monday and Thursday night.

Entry is £7.00 per person. Beginners are welcome and no partner is required. 100% Money Back Guarantee if you can't dance the basic Salsa step after your first lesson. For further information please contact Mike on 07940 304575 or visit the web site on www.salsajester.com

On Wednesday evenings you may enjoy Ceroc dancing from 8pm – 11pm. Ceroc is a fusion of Jive & Salsa and is easy to learn, sociable & great fun. Entry is £7.00 per person. For further information please contact Virginia Woolf or
David Watchman on 020 8466 5030 or e-mail team@cerockent.co.uk