BIG FEAST TO OPEN LITTLEFEST.
A special ticketed event will launch Helmsley’s LittleFest this year on the evening of Friday 25th September. LittleFest Big Feast, will be held at Helmsley Walled Gardens, which will see diners entertained by different artists while enjoying a three course meal.
Chef Will Mowbray of The Vine House Café is creating a specially selected menu, chosen to complement the acts taking place. Different artists will perform throughout the night including folk band Aelfen, magician and storyteller WonderPhil, Lute player Peter Lagan, and singer/songwriter Sam Lunn.
Tricia Harris, Marketing Manager at Helmsley Walled Gardens, said:
We are delighted to be able to hold what promises to be a magical and very entertaining start to Helmsley’s LittleFest 2015. Diners will be entertained by different artists as the evening goes on and with such a variety of performers, along with a menu carefully created by our expert chef, it will make for a really interesting and enjoyable evening. LittleFest is a great festival for the town, that is friendly and lots of fun. It will bring all kinds of arts to everyone, which on the Saturday and Sunday will all be free, and it would be great to get lots of support for it from visitors across the region.
LittleFest aims to introduce new arts to different people, in an informal setting. It includes visual arts, storytelling, music, theatre, poetry and dance popping up in often unexpected spaces across the town – from shops and cafes, to street corners, gardens and car parks. Dozens of Helmsley businesses have signed up to be involved by playing host to a performer on Saturday 26th September. Sunday 27th September will see two intimate performances of An Icy Man taking place at Helmsley Arts Centre, along with a lively debate about the arts and a Pot Luck Lunch.
LittleFest is created in conjunction with York Theatre Royal and the Helmsley Arts Centre as part of the On Our Turf initiative. Three other towns around York are involved in the project: Pocklington, Selby and Easingwold.
LittleFest Big Feast will run from 6.30pm and tickets cost £35 per person. The evening is a fundraiser with all proceeds split between LittleFest and Helmsley Walled Garden. Tickets are on sale now from York Theatre Royal Box Office on 01904 623568 or securely online at yorktheatreroyal.co.uk (£1 transaction fee per booking).