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LEEK ARTS FESTIVAL Sunday May 11 •10.00am to 4.00pm - Art In The Park at Brough Park. Free event. •11.00am to 1.00pm - Sound Circle at Foxlowe Arts Centre. An introduction to playing the singing bowls. This two hour session will focus on playing singing bowls, giving and receiving sound baths to each other and experimenting with sound. Singing bowls will be provided, together with other simple percussion instruments. Tickets £6 from The Foxlowe. •7.30pm - Mina Von Vixen presents ‘The Silken Burlesque Varietease’ at Foxlowe Arts Centre featuring Adora Tickle, Lux de Lioux, Pansy Cheung, Venus Velvet, Fleur de Mal, Samara Casewell. Compered by Cherry Lace and Stage Kitten Sierra Shimmers. Cheeky and amusing rather than erotic, but over 18s only please. Tickets £6 online and from Leek TIC or The Foxlowe. Tuesday May 13 •7.45pm - About Time 12A Foxlowe Films at Foxlowe Arts Centre. For full details see 10 Leek Life May/June 2014 www.foxloweartscentre.org.uk/film. Wednesday May 14 •7.30pm - Leek Floral Art Society at Trinity Church presents Together In Harmony – a special demonstration by National Demonstrator Jackie Charnock. Tickets £6 on the door. Thursday May 15 •8.00pm - Fairport Convention at Foxlowe Arts Centre. The masters of folk/rock make their annual pilgrimage to the Queen of the Moorlands. Tickets £20 only available from 01538 385260 (Answerphone) Price TBC. www.fairportconvention.com. Friday May 16 •9.30pm - Jim Kirkpatrick’s Heavy Weather at The Black Swan. Blues/rock from one of the UK’s premier slide, blues and rock guitar players www.kirkpatrickuk.wix.com Free event. Saturday May 17 •7.30pm - Wetley Rocks Male Voice Choir at Trinity Church in concert with the Endon Community Choir. Trinity Church, Leek, 7.30pm. Tickets £7 from Leek TIC, choir members or on