Events

‘Down the track’

21st March-13th September 2020 – This Event Has Been Postponed

Open Daily 11am-4pm

at West Bay Discovery Centre

We are marking the 90th anniversary of the end of the passenger service to West Bay by looking back at the heydays when the railway ran between Bridport and West Bay. We will also be running a series of events over the period linked to the exhibition.

Admission Free, donations welcomed.

www.westbaydiscoverycentre.org.uk

“An Introduction to the Jewish Spiritual Path”

Saturday 13th June 2020

10am-4pm

at The Quaker Meeting House, Bridport, DT6 3NZ

Led by Rabbi Danny Newman. Exploring Jewish Spiritual Practice & Ideas such as Meditation, Prayer, the Sabbath & Teshuva (returning)

Spaces are limited so booking is required.

Donations £10-£40 per day: bring and share lunch

Contact Janet Lake: iona.lake@aol.co.uk

LIVE SCREENING: ROYAL OPERA HOUSE CINEMA SEASON 2019/20

Strauss’s thrilling and audacious adaptation of Greek tragedy receives a new staging by the award-winning director Christof Loy.

This uncompromising opera, about a daughter intent on bloody revenge and a mother driven to madness, has provoked critics to lively debate and both shocked and excited audiences since its 1909 premiere.

Antonio Pappano conducts music that combines violence with moments of exquisite tenderness in his first Strauss interpretation for The Royal Opera since 2002.

The outstanding cast includes Nina Stemme (Brünnhilde in last Season’s Der Ring des Nibelungen) in the title role, and Karita Mattila in her role debut as the haunted queen Klytämnestra.

Sung in German with English subtitles

PLEASE NOTE THIS SCREENING BEGINS AT 7.45PM

Approximate running time: about 2 hours

Music Richard Strauss
Libretto Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Conductor Antonio Pappano
Director Christof Loy

Image: Soprano Nina Stemme ©ROH/Bill Cooper 2009

This performance is in the process of being rescheduled to later in 2020.

A new date will be announced as soon as we hear from the promoters.

If you are a ticket holder your ticket will be valid for the new date.

Ticket Price: Advance £12.00 (£11.50+50p bf) / Door £13.00

Tickets available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport Town Hall, South Street DT6 3LF. Tel: 01308 424901

www.electricpalace.org.uk

Watch the summer solstice LIVE from Stonehenge, wherever you are in the world! ☀

We can’t welcome you in person this year because of the measures in place to combat coronavirus – but our live coverage of sunset and sunrise means you won’t miss a moment of this special occasion.

Our cameras will capture the best views of Stonehenge, allowing you to connect with this spiritual place from the comfort of your own home.

⚠️ Please, to help keep everyone safe, do not travel to Stonehenge for summer solstice this year. We look forward to welcoming you in person at next year’s event.

WHAT TIME WILL YOU BE LIVE? 🔴

We’ll be broadcasting the sunset on Saturday 20th June and the sunrise on Sunday 21st June. Sunset is at 21:26 BST (20:26 GMT) and sunrise is at 04:52 BST (03:52 GMT). We’ll be live for at least 30 minutes before and we’ll be announcing our full schedule soon.

HOW DO I WATCH? 📺

Make sure you’re following our Facebook page to get a notification when we go live. You can also tap ‘Get Reminder’ on the posts we’ll share to this event beforehand to make sure you join us in plenty of time.

CAN I WATCH FROM OUTSIDE THE UK? 🌍

Yes! You don’t need to be in the UK to enjoy this year’s summer solstice. With our live stream, you can watch from anywhere in the world.

WILL I BE ABLE TO WATCH AT ANOTHER TIME? 🔁

We’ll be saving our live streams as videos on our Facebook page so you can watch again or catch up on any episodes you miss at a later time.

Electric Palace

This show by Dr Mark Baldwin is one of the Second World War’s most fascinating stories and is that of the Allied Codebreakers, who deciphered a vast number of German secret messages and used the intelligence so gained to hasten Allied victory.

The Germans had entrusted their secret communications to an ingenious ciphering machine the Enigma, which was portable, easily operated, and could be set up in millions of ways. The codes were used and everyone was changed every 24 hours.

This fascinating talk includes the life and work of the great mathematician, computer scientist, philosopher and theoretical biologist Alan Turing OBE FRS.

The Allies gained invaluable information about troop and aircraft dispositions, orders of battle, U-boat movements, technical development, military intentions and tank and artillery strengths. It is generally reckoned that the intelligence from Enigma shortened the war by about two years.

Dr Mark Baldwin has made a detailed study of the Enigma machine, the code-breaking work at Bletchley Park, and U-boats and has built up a unique collection of slides which illustrate the main features of those important facts of the Second World War. He has prepared an entertaining instructive show on this subject.

The show is divided into two parts. It is followed by an opportunity for questions, then a hands-on demonstration of one of the very few surviving Enigma machines.

*This performance is in the process of being rescheduled to later in 2020.

A new date will be announced as soon as we hear from the promoters.

If you are a ticket holder your ticket will be valid for the new date.

Ticket Price: Advance £14.00 (£13.50+50p bf) / Door £16.00

Tickets available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport Town Hall, South Street DT6 3LF. Tel: 01308 424901

www.electricpalace.org.uk