It’s only recently that Neil Colclough has returned to painting and, by using Oils and Ink, he captures the atmosphere and realism of today’s world and places he visits.

Bell Street School of Dance is a small friendly school where every child is appreciated for their individuality. Bell Street School of Dance offers jazz and ballet classes for children & adults with regular performance and exam opportunities. But most importantly we want everyone to dance to build confidence, learn new skills and have fun.

Classes on Thursdays at the Arts Centre:

• 4:30 – 5:15pm Standard 1 Ballet (Year 2+)
• 5:15 – 6:00pm Junior Tap (Year 3+)
• 6:00 – 6:45pm Grade 2 Modern (Year 3+)
• 6:45 – 7:45pm Grade 4 Modern (Year 7+)

Other classes are available Mondays & Wednesdays
For more information contact Eleanor on 07402 218332 or bellstreetschoolofdance@mail.com, or visit the website
www.bellstreetschoolofdance.co.uk

• Monday 1st November – Tutor James Budden: Colour and Landscapes.
• Monday 8th November – James Budden: Colour and Landscapes (cont’d).
• Monday 15th November – TBA.
• Monday 22nd November – Christmas cards, blank cards provided.
• Monday 29th November – Still-life Multiple choice.
• Monday 6th December – Own Work.
• Monday 13th, December Quiz – Last meeting of 2021.

Click here for more information about the Art Group 

For authors to share with and support each other in what can be a lonely occupation.

This new group is for authors at any stage, beginner to established, in any genre, and traditionally or independently published. It will offer support and encouragement by and for the writers themselves, with occasional guests who will add their expertise. The introductory meeting is on July 12, at 7 pm in the Arts Centre. Please bring a mask and flask for this one. Subsequent sessions on September 13, October 18, November 15 and December 13. Free to SAC member, small charge otherwise.

Please note that the 13 December event is being held online via Zoom.

Enquiries: Deborahjark@icloud.com

This group now consists of two elements under two leaders:

1. 5.00pm – 6.00pm, led by Chris Pearson is for beginners and novice ukulele players who want to learn and further their personal skills and the art of playing the ukulele.
2. 6.00pm – 7.00pm, led by David Wall is for established players, of not only ukulele, but also other instruments and those who may just want to sing along, perhaps perform for the public in a string band and have fun with their music.

The vision of the Shaftesbury Community Ukulele Group is to involve other instruments and form a working community string band. It will evolve, but for now, encourages anyone interested to either come along with their instrument and enthusiasm, or contact David Wall on 01747 854108 or email dorsetnvs@hotmail.com.

These classes are for ladies of all ages and abilities who would like some light exercise. One class is low impact aerobic movement. The other is a gentle keep fit class.

If your son or daughter is keen to join in, please get in touch on Youththeatre@shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk

Our groups are on Wednesday evenings –

6pm – 7.30pm 16 – 18 yrs
7pm – 8.30pm 11 – 16 yrs 

A new group for 7 – 11 yrs (6.15pm – 7.15pm) starts in January 2022!

Bell Street School of Dance is a small friendly school where every child is appreciated for their individuality. Bell Street School of Dance offers jazz and ballet classes for children & adults with regular performance and exam opportunities. But most importantly we want everyone to dance to build confidence, learn new skills and have fun.

Classes on Thursdays at the Arts Centre:

• 4:30 – 5:15pm Standard 1 Ballet (Year 2+)
• 5:15 – 6:00pm Junior Tap (Year 3+)
• 6:00 – 6:45pm Grade 2 Modern (Year 3+)
• 6:45 – 7:45pm Grade 4 Modern (Year 7+)

Other classes are available Mondays & Wednesdays
For more information contact Eleanor on 07402 218332 or bellstreetschoolofdance@mail.com, or visit the website
www.bellstreetschoolofdance.co.uk

This immersive and charming film explores the timeless world of a group of elderly truffle hunters and their dogs, whose traditional ways of hunting out the rare and expensive truffles are in contrast to the sophisticated market they command. Set in Piedmont, this award-nominated documentary is beautifully shot and the dogs are as much the stars as the humans.

Piero Botto, Sergio Cauda, Maria Cicciù and dogs

Friday 17 December 2021

START: 8.00PM END: 9.25PM

Subtitles, 84 mins

Prices:

• Free to Film Society members.
• SAC Members £5.50
• Adults £7.00
• Under 18s £5.00

A struggling street musician finds himself the target of an animal welfare investigation that threatens to take away his beloved cat at Christmas.

The ‘purrfect’ sequel to ‘A Street Cat Named Bob.’ Follow James and his best ‘four-pawed’ friend Bob on their journey together.

Starring Luke Treadaway, Nina Wadia and Anna Wilson-Jones

Cert (12)

Duration: 92 mins

Seniors’ Film (Over 50’s)

Tickets: £4

These classes are for ladies of all ages and abilities who would like some light exercise. One class is low impact aerobic movement. The other is a gentle keep fit class.

These classes are for ladies of all ages and abilities who would like some light exercise. One class is low impact aerobic movement. The other is a gentle keep fit class.

It’s only recently that Neil Colclough has returned to painting and, by using Oils and Ink, he captures the atmosphere and realism of today’s world and places he visits.

Dir: Emerald Fennell, UK, USA, 2020, 113mins

Cast includes: Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie

Cassie is a very smart and unbelievably cunning woman who has a double life when the sun goes down.  Carey Mulligan plays a damaged young woman looking for vengeance. OSCAR  for Best Original Screenplay

Tickets:

• SACFS members:  Free
• SAC Members £5.50
• Adults £7.00
• U18s £5.00

Having missed 2021 we are back again with our annual showcase exhibition from the artists who will be showing their work in the next 12 months. We will be exhibiting a varied selection of paintings, photography, textiles, ceramics and more.

We open on the 14th January and run until the 29th January. We look forward to seeing you then.

For the continued safety of our visitors and the exhibiting artists we ask that you wear a face covering and sanitise your hands when entering The Gallery

This film re-imagines Charles Dickens’ classic story of grit and perseverance through a comedic lens, giving the Dickensian tale new life for a cosmopolitan age.

Starring Dev Patel and Tilda Swinton.

Duration: 119 mins

Seniors’ Film (Over 50’s)

Tickets: £4

Dir: Lee Isaac Chung, USA, in English and Korean with Subtitles, 2020, 115mins

Cast includes: Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, Alan S Kim, Youn Yuh-jung

A Korean-American family move from California to Arkansas in the 1980s to start a farm growing and selling Korean produce as they seek to become assimilated in their new community.  A multi-award nominated moving family drama based on the director’s own childhood.

Tickets:

• SAFC Members: Free
• SAC Members: £5.50
• Adults: £7.00
• U18s: £5.00

Panto Is Back (In the Hood)

Little Red Riding Hood is a family show filled with comedy and music.

Little Red Riding Hood comes to Shaftesbury Arts Centre, a traditional fairy-tale with many twists along the way….

This Pantomime will have you smiling, dancing and hooowling with laughter.

Panto Is Back (In the Hood)

Little Red Riding Hood is a family show filled with comedy and music.

Little Red Riding Hood comes to Shaftesbury Arts Centre, a traditional fairy-tale with many twists along the way….

This Pantomime will have you smiling, dancing and hooowling with laughter.

Panto Is Back (In the Hood)

Little Red Riding Hood is a family show filled with comedy and music.

Little Red Riding Hood comes to Shaftesbury Arts Centre, a traditional fairy-tale with many twists along the way….

This Pantomime will have you smiling, dancing and hooowling with laughter.

Panto Is Back (In the Hood)

Little Red Riding Hood is a family show filled with comedy and music.

Little Red Riding Hood comes to Shaftesbury Arts Centre, a traditional fairy-tale with many twists along the way….

This Pantomime will have you smiling, dancing and hooowling with laughter.

Panto Is Back (In the Hood)

Little Red Riding Hood is a family show filled with comedy and music.

Little Red Riding Hood comes to Shaftesbury Arts Centre, a traditional fairy-tale with many twists along the way….

This Pantomime will have you smiling, dancing and hooowling with laughter.