Pickering Midsummer Festival
We’re excited to announce a new festival for Pickering… save the dates to get involved, and join us around the Summer Solstice for a long weekend of books, music, performance and more!
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Pickering Midsummer Festival
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Midsummer Festival: Wyl Menmuir
Pickering Book Tree 43a Market Place, PickeringFrom the lonely heights of mountains to the womblike depths of caves, from sacred monuments and pilgrimage sites, to art made by our Neolithic ancestors and today's sculptors, stone has always drawn us in. In The Spirit of Stone, Wyl Menmuir brings together social history, folklore and encounters with the landscapes to explore the many ways in which rock and earth ground us and form part of our identities, histories and futures.
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Midsummer Festival: Toni Bunnell
Pickering Book Tree 43a Market Place, PickeringMusic of social conscience and love of the natural world. Toni's original songs in the traditional style, accompanied on guitar, dulcimer, hurdy gurdy and bouzouki, bring audiences and communities together with her rousing performances. 100% of all ticket sales will be donated to Protect the Wild.
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Midsummer Festival: Old Songs
Pickering Book Tree 43a Market Place, PickeringAs the Summer Solstice twilight nears, join us for a haunting evening of stories told through music, words and art by Soft Lap. Author and historian Amy Jeffs, artist Gwen Burns and musician Natalie Brice join in mesmerising harmony to sing these timeless tales of love and death kept alive through generations of telling.
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Midsummer Festival: Aidan Meighan
Pickering Book Tree 43a Market Place, PickeringAcross cultures and centuries, trees have stood as guardians of life, inspiring stories that connect us to nature, spirituality and tradition. In The Folklore of Trees, Aidan Meighan brings these tales together with rich cultural context and intricate illustrations, sharing the myths, legends and secrets of the world's most iconic trees, and the seasonal customs, protective charms and superstitions associated with them.