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Abingdon Arts Festival Ball

Abingdon Arts Festival Ball
The Abingdon Arts Festival Ball was last night at the Guildhall. The Band were “Swingtime” and they had three singers, an American crooner who also played cornet.
Abingdon Arts Festival Ball
A young lady who also played a horn I think …
Abingdon Arts Festival Ball
And an excellent new singer who performed for the first time with the band.
Abingdon Arts Festival Ball
George Haslam conducted and played clarinet.
Abingdon Arts Festival Ball

Food was provided by Abbey Foods, and there was a raffle with prizes donated by local businesses. Donating prizes must be a bit of a strain on balances at straightened times like these but despite that lots of people were very generous.

At first most of the dancing seemed to be of the Strictly Come Dancing variety. Balls are a chance for some people to practise their foxtrot and cha-cha-cha,  but there is always room for disco dancing – it is all that some of us know 🙂 .

Looking back to Alice and forward to the Arts Festival Ball

Alice
Alice in Wonderland, performed produced and written by members of the Abingdon Drama Club, has just finished a successful run at the Unicorn Theatre.

Soon to come in Abingdon is the Festival Ball at the Guildhall on 18th February (an early fund raiser event for the Abingdon Arts Festival). Tickets £18/£16 available from The Bookstore or Information Centre. Music by Swingtime Big Band. Price includes finger buffet by Abbey Foods. There is also a raffle with prizes donated by many local businesses.
Alice
Anyway for those who went to Alice I took a few pictures of the display in Abingdon Library before it got taken down … Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum.
Alice
Nursey and Queeny had more than a passing resemblance to Nursey and Queeny from Black Adder. Excellent.
Alice
There was also a wonderfully Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. The March Hare was brilliant.

People came from far and wide to see this production. I was told by one of them that it was a better show than what you could see at many much larger theatres in these regions.

An introduction to Folk

Starting Young
We were very pleased to be visited today in Abingdon by the National Youth Folklore Troupe of England, a group of young people from all over the country who share an interest in traditional folk music, song and dance. They performed two one hour sessions on the Market Place.
Starting Young
It is good to see young people getting an early interest in Folk.
Starting Young
The little boy watching was also enthralled. He kept trying to copy with his drinking straw.

Third Free Yeah Baby Music Festival

Free Charity Concert
Today saw the third free Yeah Baby charity music festival – Abingdon’s Glastonbury.
Free Charity Concert
All through the day there was entertainment, bands, stalls, facepainting, playbus, raffles …
Free Charity Concert
It made the town a fun place to be. There were people going round with buckets collecting for the Yeah Baby charities. The music and fun carries on this evening at the Brewery Tap.