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How to book your tickets!All tickets can be purchased in advance.You can pay by credit or debit card, cash, or cheque (made payable to SKDC).

24 hour online booking at www.stamfordartscentre.com

In person or telephone on 01780 763203, Monday to Saturday 9.30am to 8pm.By post 27 St Mary’s Street, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 2DL

Wharf Road car park is the nearest large car park.The Coffee Shop is open Monday to Saturday, 9.30am to 8pm.

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Ages 5 to 10 £6.50 per child per session

Under 5s£3.50 per child per session

Parents note: Parental supervision and participation is required during all these sessions. For anyone with a pram/pushchair, these sessions are held in the Basement Studio, which is accessed via a stepped passageway in St Georges Square. You may therefore find it more convenient to leave empty prams/pushchairs in the arts centre. Many thanks!

Fantasy LandWed 29 July • 10am to 11am AND 1pm to 2pmBecome a beautiful princess or a brave prince at our Fantasyland sessions! You can glue your own glittery tiara or gold crown and also a super sparkly shield – to protect you on your way home from any fire-breathing dragons!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Adventure Tues 4 Aug • 10am to 11am AND 1pm to 2pmFollow the story of the very hungry caterpillar and create his journey from a tiny egg on a leaf through to a bright and beautiful butterfly!

Seaside Fun!Thurs 13 Aug • 10am to 11am AND 1pm to 2pmCome and have some fun playing in the sand and water at this session, with the chance to get messy making your own shiny sea friends!

Parents note: As these sessions last for 2 hours and the weather may be warm, please ensure you leave a labelled drink with your child. You will also need to fill out a consent form and leave an emergency phone number, otherwise remain in the arts centre for the duration of the session if you do not have a number available. Many thanks!

Pesky Pirates Ahoy!Tues 21 July • 10am to 12pm AND 2pm to 4pmYar-har mateys! All pesky pirates and merry maidens are called aboard to get creative on the (not very) high seas! Be warned – there will be black paint aplenty! Are you brave enough to join our crew?!

Around the World…Again!Fri 31 July • 10am to 12pm AND 2pm to 4pmFollowing our trip around the world last summer we’ve discovered more exciting and colourful crafts from other countries to explore – using colourful paint and interesting materials to make Indonesian shadow puppets and aboriginal dot painting!

Wanna be a Popstar?Fri 7 Aug • 10am to 12pm AND 2pm to 4pm

…then you’re gonna need some instruments, not to mention a microphone and a “keep out - potential popstar practising” door sign! From junk, you will create and decorate instruments such as tambourines, drums and shakers!

Art club with Sandra Jones Summer Specials

Robotic Rascals ClubMon 10 Aug • 10.00am to 12.30pm, 1.30pm to 4pm • £12.50 per sessionFor ages 5 to 8

We enable our youngest Roboteers to get a hands-on experience in creating and programming their own real-life robots. Our unique Lego WeDo workshops will actively encourage their creativity, problem-solving skills and team-work by presenting them with the opportunity to construct a range of interactive animals and machines! They will get to use working motors and sensors, which are then programmed through their own laptops. Each child will develop their own adventure storyline centred around their unique robot - becoming an essential ingredient in their own learning process.

Next Generation Robotics WorkshopTues 11 Aug • 10am to 4pm • £25For ages 8 to 12

Take your LEGO MINDSTORMS robotics skills and creativity to the NEXT LEVEL through our customised challenge day. You will need to build a highly intelligent, robust and manoeuvrable beast of a robot in order to succeed in your mission! Can you survive in the hectic City? Or stand heat of the jungle? Only you will find out by taking part!

Lots of energy, creativity and teamwork required by all those involved.

3D Movie Creation Workshops Mon 17 Aug • 10am to 4pm • £25For ages 11 to 14

Have you always wanted to create unique 3D animated characters for computer games? Well. now is your chance! Bring them to life through facial animation, interactivity, movement, clothing, and props. During this fast-moving day you will build your very own 3D landscapes and scenes with beautiful architecture and natural environments such as fiery skies and torrid rivers. This day will provide you with a hands-on experience of getting totally immersed and confident with the 3D gaming environment.Please just bring your Memory Sticks so that you can share and show all your friends and mates when you get home!

All robotics equipment for the day provided. For all Robotics Workshops please remember: bring a packed lunch, snacks and drinks to keep your mind alert and your body strong!

Robotics Workshops

A play in a week with Mary Benzies

Ages 8 to 12 - £65 per week

So, it’s the Summer holidays! You have oodles of imagination and bundles of energy; you love to tell stories, hear stories and most of all ACT in stories! This week is especially for you!

Under the guidance of Mary Benzies, your group will set sail on Monday where your very own shipwreck adventure will emerge, and by Friday you will reach your destination in front of an audience of family and friends. The play will be yours: your characters, your story, your ending! Devising, scriptwriting, character work, voice, movement, dancing, singing, improvisation and plenty of drama exercises and games are just some of the areas covered over the course of the week. This is make-believe at its very best!

Don’t be bored this Summer and remember, whatever you do… Don’t rock the boat!

Please bring drinks and a packed lunch.

Rock the BoatCreate it! Believe it!

Perform it!

With Robert Gill

Mon 27 to Fri 23 July • 10am to 4pm • Friday performance at 3pm

Mon 17 to Fri 21 August • 10am to 4pm • Friday performance at 3pm

Summer Holidays

stamford arts centre27 St Mary’s Street, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 2DLBox office 01780 763203 www.stamfordartscentre.com

at Stamford Arts Centre

directed by Martin Tempest

Serious about film and want to further your acting career? 10am to 4pm every day • Ages 10 to 17£70 per week

This is your chance to get involved in an exciting new Movie Makers concept in the film Bank taking place this summer. Bank has been developed especially for those who want to take the Movie Makers experience to the next level; a slick script shot professionally by our experienced crew, the finished film will premiere on the big screen as-well-as sent to major film festivals around world!

Visit www.imageproductions.co.uk to view Movie Makers demos! Information sheet available from the Box OfficePlease bring drinks and a packed lunch

with Julie Wright

Mon 24 AugustAges 7 to 11 • 2.30pm to 3.30pm • £5Ages 11 to 16 • 4pm to 5.30pm • £6Ages 17+ • 7pm to 9pm • £7.50

More West African beats that will send you away with a smile on your face and rhythm in your bones! If you’ve always wanted to bang a drum, now’s your chance! One of the East Midlands most experienced rhythm facilitators returns to Stamford Arts Centre; whether a beginner or more experienced drummer, Julie will provide you with the instruments and ability in a fun and funky workshop!

Children’s Beady-licious Workshops Thurs 20 Aug

Ages 5 to 8 • 10am to 11.30am • £8Perfect for little hands this session will be working with a mixture of beads and elastic threads. Children will get the opportunity to choose their own beads including acrylic beads, flower beads, wooden beads and charms, choose a design and create their own perfect bracelet.

Ages 9 to 12 • 12pm to 2pm • £10An opportunity for your child to get hands on and create their own charm bracelet using a mixture of metal, clay, glass, and acrylic beads and charms.

Ages 13 to 16 • 2.30pm to 4.30pm • £15During this session you will have the chance to make a matching set of necklace, bracelet and earrings.

Session price includes all materials needed during the workshop but more beads and tools will be available to purchase on the day so that your child can continue creating at home.

Movie Makers

with Vikaas Mistry Mon 3 August • 10am to 4pm • £25Ages 9 to 16 Vikaas is back to transform you into Nick Park! This day-long workshop will lead you through the process of making a claymation film from storyboard, script writing and filming. The price includes the finished film on DVD to take home! Please bring drinks and a packed lunch

Saturday 11 July: Meet and greet cast and crew at 1.30pm27 to 31 July - Stamford Location3 to 7 August - Oakham10 to 14 August - Guildhall Arts Cente, Grantham17 to 21 August - Stamford location24 to 28 August - Bourne Woods

Paper From Old Jeans with Jonathan Korejko

Wed 12 August • 10am to 12.30pm AND 1.30pm to 4pmAges 8 to 14 • £8.50 per session

Discover how to recycle an old pair of jeans, turn it into paper pulp, and make fantastic pieces of blue denim paper!

Recycling has always been part of papermaking, and the cotton in blue jeans is an excellent source of fibre. People are fascinated by the process, and making paper by hand using this material is interesting and fun for everyone!

Robotics summer

Drumming Day

Stop AnimationOne-Day

Workshop

“Bank”

10am to 4pm every day • Ages 8 to 17 £65 for four days

Space. The final frontier… This is your chance to boldly go where no kid has gone before with this brand new opportunity to work with Director Peter Gibbons! For all you Trekkies out there this fun, action-packed space adventure is a Movie Makers spectacular not to be missed! As-well-as starring in the film you will also have the chance to work behind the scenes!

Visit www.imageproductions.co.uk to view Movie Makers demos! Information sheet available from the Box OfficePlease bring drinks and a packed lunch

Space Trekkers

Wildcats Theatre School&‘FuZion 2009’

directed by Peter Gibbons

Mon 10 to Thurs 13 Aug Stamford Arts CentreTues 18 to Fri 21 Aug Stamford Arts Centre

Denim paper vase displayed in our schools exhibition

With Caz Dolby and Jem Lee

Cinderella Rockafella. A modern, panto-style reworking of the classic taleMon 20 to Fri 24 July • 9am to 4.30pm • £100 includes t-shirtAges 8 to 15Friday Performance at 3pm

It's my Life. A musical theatre story about being strong and having confidence in yourself Mon 3 to Fri 7 Aug • 9am to 4.30pm • £100 includes t-shirtAges 8 to 15Friday Performance at 4pm

FuZion is a project which teams up two of Stamford’s performing arts groups; Wildcats Theatre School and Jem’s Hip Hop! Using a combination of art forms, children will work towards a showcase performance at the end of the week - directed and performed by themselves. Both weeks will feature activities such as set design and building, choosing costumes, learning dance routines, script writing, learning songs and much more!

Children must bring a pack lunch and drink. Parents will be asked on the first morning to sign consent forms for film and photography, and to take the group out to Stamford Meadows and town centre for filming. For any child aged 12-15 who wishes to leave the premises during lunchtime, this will also require parental consent.

Jem’s Hip Hop

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