insideKENT Magazine Issue 96 - March 2020 | Page 19

EVENTS ASTRONOMY EVENING 8 MAR SEVENOAKS YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR 2020 The Stag Theatre, Sevenoaks www.stagsevenoaks.co.uk Time: 10.30am | Price: £8.50 This event features highly talented performers from around the country including Kent, Surrey and London. Up to 16 musicians each give a recital in front of distinguished judges – results are announced and prizes given at the end of the day. Previous competitors have also previously appeared on BBC Young Musician programmes including the 2014 BBC Young Musician Of The Year finalist, Sophie Westbrooke. Please note under 16s can go free if accompanied by an adult. 11 MAR AYISHAT AKANBI IN CONVERSATION The Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury www.thegulbenkian.co.uk Time: 7.30pm | Price: £5 Ayishat Akanbi is a cultural commentator, stylist and artist. 12 MAR BATS IN KENT Singleton Environment Centre, Ashford www.singletonenvironmentcentre.org.uk Time: 7pm | Price: £5 John Puckett talks about the work of the Kent Bat Group and the importance of acting to halt the declining numbers of the 14 bat species found in this county. He will provide an overview of bats, their anatomy and physiology plus a fascinating insight into the importance of the species found in Kent. Booking is essential. 14 MAR INTRODUCTION TO CALLIGRAPHY 13 MAR ASTRONOMY EVENING If you’ve always admired perfectly written cards, invitations and place cards, join Neptine to learn the art of calligraphy! Talented local artist Graham Boniface will be holding a two-hour workshop which is perfectly suited to beginners, to help you achieve enviable and elegant handwriting. There will be nibbles, tea and coffee throughout. Bore Place, Chiddingstone www.boreplace.org Time: 7pm | Price: £8 (children aged 7 and up £6) Join the Edenbridge and District Astronomers for an evening looking at the night sky in the farmyard! Fingers crossed for a clear night so you can look through powerful telescopes to search out deep sky objects. You will be looking out for Venus, as well as Hyades, Pleiades, Orion and Andromeda. The team will talk you through the observations and give hints and tips about other key astronomical objects or events you can look out for over the coming months, and will be on hand to answer questions about how you can get into astronomy at home. 13 MAR LAPIS LAZULI + NATALIE EVANS (LIVE!) Coachworks, Ashford www.coach-works.co.uk Time: TBC Price: £5, Concessions £4 Multi-genre Canterbury fusion band Lapis Lazuli bring their funk, progressive, psychedelic, fusion, rock, latin, balkan and afrobeat styles to Ashford on 13 March. The band will be joined by Kent-born guitarist, harpist and pianist Natalie Evans, as she wraps her minimalist and deceptively simple lyrical lines in winning hooks and harmonies. Neptune, Canterbury www.neptune.com Time: 10am | Price: £25 14 MAR GEN’S PRIVATE KITCHEN Faversham www.facebook.com/gensprivatekitchen Time: 10.30am | Price: £75 Do you want to learn how to cook home style Chinese food? Whether you're a regular in the kitchen or interested in developing your skills, you will learn the skills and techniques needed to make a healthy and delicious Chinese meal from scratch in your own kitchen. The menu introduces you to making your own starter, stir frying a main and a vegetable dish and creating an all time favourite rice or noodle side dish. The session introduces you to a range of different cooking techniques used when creating Chinese dishes and would be the perfect gift for loved ones. 19