July e-newsletter

Great music across St Albans this summer

There's lots of great music coming your way in St Albans this summer with some top events just around the corner in July:

International Organ Festival

The 28th International Organ Festival kicks off on 4 Jul for 15 days with a rich programme of music on offer. There'll be world premieres from leading composers James MacMillan, Paul Patterson and Kyung-Hwa Chae and on their first visit to the festival is Austria's acclaimed Orchester Wiener Akademie in a programme of Haydn and Mozart. Tickets and timetables are available on the Festival website.

And if organ music is not your thing you'll still be spoilt for choice as for the first time the IOFringe festival will run in tandem with the main Organ Festival offering free live music at a host of venues throughout the District. See the brochure for more details.

Childwickbury Arts Fair

There's plenty of great music acts all day Saturday and Sunday at this year's Childwickbury Arts Festival (3-5 Jul). All music is included in the admission price. Acts include Co Jones (Sat eve), Jacket, Christina Boonstra, Melodi and plenty more. Full act list on the website.

The M Festival

Back for a 6th consecutive year, Marlborough Science Academy's M Festival is bigger than ever before, featuring more local bands and bigger stages. Join the action on 11 Jul from 2.30pm. Details and Tickets.

St Albans Mayor joins the Queen for Magna Carta's 800th anniversary

HM The Queen welcomed dignitaries, including St Albans representatives, to celebrations marking the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta on Monday 15 June at Runnymede.

As a Magna Carta Charter Town, St Albans was represented by Cllr Salih Gaygusuz, Mayor of St Albans City and District, other Councillors and civic leaders.

St Albans was at the start of the development of Magna Carta. It hosted the first meeting between the churchmen and barons that led to the charter of rights being sealed by King John at Runnymede in 1215.

Also present at the Runnymede commemoration event were Prime Minister, David Cameron, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, HRH The Duke of Cambridge, and HRH The Princess Royal. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby was among the other dignitaries from the UK and around the world.

Butterfly World Goes Wild this Summer

Visitors to Butterfly World are in for a wild time this with some great events on the calendar.

Photography Workshops

Develop your photography skills and take beautiful pictures of butterflies, insects and flowers on 5, 15 and 26 Jul. These sessions include a presentation and demonstration, followed by photography time, practical help and advice. (Various times, see website).

Bee Awareness Day

Bees take over Butterfly World on 26 Jul for one day only. There'll be lots of honey product stalls and a chance to learn about our native bees too with bee keeping demonstrations and the chance to make your own beeswax candle.

The key event on the day will be the launch of Butterfly World's new Bee Garden, packed full of bee-friendly plants. Open from 10am to 5pm.

What's on this July

27 Jun - 5 Jul Lhouette, Retro100 Gallery Rouge, 10:00 AM, Gallery Rouge
Wed 1 Jul - Far From The Madding Crowd - 2015 (12A), 2:00 PM, The Odyssey
Wed 1 Jul - Rhythm Of The Dance, 7:30 PM, Alban Arena
Thu 2 Jul - Sir Ranulph Fiennes, 7:30 PM, Alban Arena
Fri 3 Jul - Justin Hayward, 7:30 PM, Alban Arena
Fri 3 Jul - Mad Max: Fury Road (15), 7:30 PM, The Odyssey
Sat 4 Jul - Tomorrowland (12A), 2:00 PM, The Odyssey
Sat 4 Jul - Annual Exhibition, 2:30 PM, Radlett Centre
Sat 4 Jul - Independence Day with St Albans Chamber Choir, 7:00 PM, St Pauls Church
Sat 4 Jul - San Andreas (12A), 7:00 PM, The Odyssey
Sat 4 Jul - 2015: A Musical Odyssey, 7:30 PM, Alban Arena
Sun 5 Jul - Fame Auditions, 1:00 PM, Radlett Centre
Sun 5 Jul - Miami Pro European Championships, 2:30 PM, Alban Arena
Sun 5 Jul - London Road (15), 6:00 PM, The Odyssey
Sun 5 Jul - dancedigital Summer Blast 2015, 7:00 PM, Trestle Arts Base
Mon 6 Jul - Camel, 7:30 PM, Alban Arena
Mon 6 Jul - London Road (15), 7:30 PM, The Odyssey
Tue 7 Jul - Introduction to the World of Wine, 7:00 PM, Country Club
Wed 8 Jul - Spooks: The Greater Good (15), 2:00 PM, The Odyssey
Thu 9 Jul - Fame, 7:30 PM, Alban Arena
Thu 9 Jul - Woman In Gold (12A), 7:30 PM, The Odyssey
Fri 10 Jul - Entourage (15), 7:30 PM, The Odyssey
Sat 11 Jul - M Festival, 2:30 PM, Marlborough Science Academy
Sat 11 Jul - Cinderella - 2015 (U), 2:00 PM, The Odyssey
Sat 11 Jul - Entourage (15), 7:00 PM, The Odyssey
Sun 12 Jul - Pirates of Penzance - ENO Opera (PG), 6:00 PM, The Odyssey
Sun 12 Jul - Bratislava Hot Serenaders, 7:30 PM, Radlett Centre
Mon 13 Jul - Queen & Country (15), 7:30 PM, The Odyssey
Tue 14 Jul - The Long Good Friday (18), 7:30 PM, The Odyssey
Wed 15 Jul - Shaun the Sheep (U), 2:00 PM, The Odyssey
Wed 15 Jul - Conversations With My Gardener (12A), 7:30 PM, The Odyssey
Thu 16 Jul - Rare Productions: Bugsy Malone, 2:30 PM, Radlett Centre
Thu 16 Jul - Spy (15), 7:30 PM, The Odyssey
Fri 17 Jul - Spy (15), 7:30 PM, The Odyssey
Sat 18 Jul - The Neverending Story (U), 2:00 PM, The Odyssey
Sat 18 Jul - Double Exposure, 2:30 PM, Alban Arena
Sat 18 Jul - Spy (15), 7:00 PM, The Odyssey
Sun 19 Jul - Slow West (15), 6:00 PM, The Odyssey
Sun 19 Jul - The Neil Diamond Story, 7:30 PM, Radlett Centre
Mon 20 Jul - Elsa & Fred (12A), 7:30 PM, The Odyssey
Tue 21 Jul - Soweto Spiritual Singers, 7:30 PM, Alban Arena
Tue 21 Jul - The Third Man (PG), 7:30 PM, The Odyssey
Wed 22 Jul - Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists (U), 2:00 PM, The Odyssey
Wed 22 Jul - The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson (15), 7:30 PM, The Odyssey
Thu 23 Jul - Mr Holmes (PG), 2:00 PM, The Odyssey
Thu 23 Jul - Listen Up Philip (15), 7:30 PM, The Odyssey
24-26 Jul The 3 Little Pigs, 11:00 AM, Arts Depot
Fri 24 Jul - Minions (U), 2:00 PM, The Odyssey
Fri 24 Jul - Mr Holmes (PG), 7:30 PM, The Odyssey
24-26 Jul The 3 Little Pigs, 11:00 AM, Arts Depot
Sat 25 Jul - Minions (U), 2:00 PM, The Odyssey
Sat 25 Jul - Mr Holmes (PG), 7:00 PM, The Odyssey
25 Jul - Dougie MacLean in Concert, 8:00 PM, Alban Arena
24-26 Jul The 3 Little Pigs, 11:00 AM, Arts Depot
Sun 26 Jul - Minions (U), 6:00 PM, The Odyssey
Mon 27 Jul - The Railway Children (U), 2:00 PM, The Odyssey
Mon 27 Jul - Minions (U), 7:30 PM, The Odyssey
Tue 28 Jul - Minions (U), 2:00 PM, The Odyssey
Tue 28 Jul - The Wicker Man (15), 7:30 PM, The Odyssey
Wed 29 Jul - Minions (U), 2:00 PM, The Odyssey
Wed 29 Jul - Mr Holmes (PG), 7:30 PM, The Odyssey
Thu 30 Jul - Peter Pan (1953) (U), 2:00 PM, The Odyssey
Thu 30 Jul - Mr Holmes (PG), 7:30 PM, The Odyssey

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