insideKENT Magazine Issue 122 - June 2022 | Page 20

EVENTS
SHAPARAK KHORSANDI
4 JUNE SUMMER LOVE FT . UB40 Mote Park , Maidstone www . visitmaidstone . com / whatson / summer-love-ft-ub40 Time : 1pm - 10pm | Price : From £ 49.84
All new reggae and ska festival Summer Love comes to Maidstone ' s Mote Park on the 2022 exclusive jubilee bank holiday weekend featuring performances from UB40 ft . Ali Campbell , ASWAD , The Dualers , General Levy , Kiko Bun + more !
4 JUNE FIRST NIGHT OF THE HEVER FESTIVAL PROMS Hever Castle www . heverfestival . com Time : 8pm | Price : from £ 30
Hever Festival Theatre will also be celebrating the occasion with the First Night of the Hever Festival Proms . The Guildhall Strings presents an evening packed with British composers including ; Elgar , Walton , Holst and Henry VIII and a new work entitled ‘ Majesty ’. Bring your picnic with porcelain plates and best silver cutlery as well as your flags – the National Anthem will not be the same without them !
4 JUNE ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS CAKE OFF Pantiles , Royal Tunbridge Wells Time : 11am - 3pm | Price : Free
Bringing flour power to the town centre ’ s jubilee celebrations ! Members of the public will be able to sample a variety of free royal-themed cake from a selection of town centre hospitality businesses , and vote for their favourite . The event will also feature live music from vintage jazz bands , free face painting for children and goodie bag giveaways . The winner will be crowned on the bandstand at 3pm , and will receive the Cake Off glass trophy , specially commissioned by the BID with Monson Road Creative Glass by Claudia . Confirmed contestants include One Warwick Park , Taste Wells , Kumquat Café , the Cake Shed , the Tunbridge Wells Hotel , Zero Waste Company , the Plant Base and Il Vesuvio .
4 JUNE SHAPARAK KHORSANDI : IT WAS THE 90S ! Trinity Theatre , Tunbridge Wells www . trinitytheatre . net Time : 8pm | Price : £ 18
From indie discos to unflattering crop tops , this 90 ’ s extravaganza will be a trip down memory lane to the decade where ‘ kinky ’ was nurse roleplay and whipped cream and Shaparak found herself flying about London with hope in her heart , a tenner in her pocket and spare knickers in her handbag . How does the decade of binge drinking and walks of shame look now without snakebite and black tinted specs ?
5 JUNE RAVER TOTS OUTDOOR FESTIVAL Mote Park , Maidstone www . ravertots . co . uk / event / raver-tots-outdoorfestival-maidstone-2022 Time : 12.30pm Price : Children from £ 20 , Adult from £ 25
The biggest and best family friendly outdoor festival yet , featuring the best in house , garage , drum and bass . Kent ’ s biggest family rave for the little ones where kids and grownups can hit the dance floor and rave together ; featuring performances from Artful Dodger and friends ! ‘ Throw shapes , not toys .’
5 JUNE WALK RIGHT BACK The Central Theatre , Chatham www . medwayticketslive . co . uk / event / walk-rightbackis-back Time : 7.30pm | Price : From £ 22.50
From the Producers of That ' ll be the Day , this show tells the story of the most successful duo of all time - The Everly Brothers . Featuring hits such as ‘ Bye Bye Love ’, ‘ All I Have To Do Is Dream ’ and ‘ Cathy ’ s Clown ’, this unique concert-based musical entwines the wonderful , sad yet glorious story of The Everly Brothers around those trademark harmonies from heaven . Follow the brothers ' rise to fame , through their decade-long feud to the glorious reunion that gave them back to the world , and back to each other .
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