insideKENT Magazine Issue 84 - March 2019 | Page 22

EVENTS
THE CAT IN THE HAT © Manuel Harlan
8 MAR
SUN RECORDS
The Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells
www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk
Time: 7.30pm | Price: £24
The legendary record label that brought you Elvis
Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison,
Carl Perkins, Rufus Thomas and scores more rockin'
pioneers, comes to life live on stage. Revisit the
blessed recording studio where the distinctive sound
we know and love today was crafted from gospel,
blues, hillbilly, country, boogie and western swing
by musical visionary Sam Phillips.
8-9 MAR
THE BIG BROCANTE
The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood
www.thebigbrocante.co.uk
Time: from 9am | Price: £5
The Big Brocante shows are all about finding the
best vintage and antique treasures from French
furniture, Scandinavian mid-century, decorative
mirrors, interiors, retro lighting, European Brocante,
haberdashery, garden designs, fashion, industrial
and metal, ceramics and vintage textiles, paintings
and artwork, bringing together the UK's and Europe's
best vintage and antique specialists.
8-17 MAR
POW! THANET
Ramsgate, Margate & Broadstairs
www.powthanet.com
Time: Various | Price: Various
POW! Thanet was founded by local freelance arts
manager, Christina Clark-McQuaid in November
2015, with the first festival taking place in March
22
2016. POW! is held annually over a 7 to 9 day period
to coincide with International Women’s Day on 8th
March. It is a platform showcasing a range of events
across the three main towns of Thanet – Margate,
Ramsgate and Broadstairs – with the goals of
encouraging community involvement in local arts
and cultural activities, and profiling the work of local
female artists.
9 MAR
MINEVENTION
Dreamland, Margate
www.dreamland.co.uk
Time: from 9am | Price: £15 + booking fee
Minecraft maniacs and Fortnite fans assemble!
MineVention is coming to Dreamland with a packed
programme of demos, tournaments, talks and even
a Guinness World Record attempt for Minecraft
lovers big and small. MineVention celebrates all
things Minecraft through scheduled activities such
as build battles, Q&A sessions, tournaments,
educational talks, arts and crafts session, costume
contests and on-stage challenges. Autism-friendly
session Sunday 10th March, 09:00-13:00.
9 MAR
PROSECCO FESTIVAL
Detling Showground, Maidstone
www.proseccofestival.co.uk
Time: 12.30pm & 6.30pm | Price: from £12.50
Needless to say the Prosecco Festival is an absolute
must for fans of the fizz! Located within the festival
hall will be stations offering more than 30 types of
Prosecco, Spumante, Cava, Brut, Pink Fizz and even
Prosecco cocktails, and now new for 2019, a
handpicked selection of gins! For non-fizz fans there
will be a bottled lager area too. Drinks are purchased
via a token system.
10 MAR
BRENDAN COLE: SHOW MAN
The Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells
www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk
Time: 7.30pm | Price: from £32.75
The very first winner of BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing
is joined by an amazing team of professional dancers,
singers and a live band to showcase the superb
choreography and dazzling performance that
has kept him in the public eye for 15 years. Join
in for a night of beautiful ballroom magic and
high-energy Latin passion with the charismatic
Brendan Cole and experience the ultimate Show
Man at his best.
12-16 MAR
THE CAT IN THE HAT
The Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells
www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk
Time: Various | Price: £19.25
Look at me! Look at me! Look at me NOW! It’s
fun to have fun but you have to know how!
When the Cat in the Hat steps onto the mat, Sally
and her brother are in for a rollercoaster ride of
havoc and mayhem! The Cat can rescue them from
a dull rainy day, but what mischief do they get up
to along the way?