| February Events | ||||
| Date | Event | Description | Category | Start time |
| Sat 25 | Keswick Film Festival | Three films: 11.15am The Great White Silence £5, concessions £3; 1.30pm double bill, Call of the White; 2.30pm Sherpas: The true heroes of Mt. Everest £5, concessions £3 Rheged Centre, Redhills, Penrith, CA11 0DQ 01768 868000 enquiries@rheged.com | Arts&Ents | 11:15 |
| Sat 25 | The Naked Civil Servant (UK 1975) and An Englishman in New York (UK 2009) | Two films (85mins and 75 mins) documenting the life of Quentin Crisp, openly gay man in intolerant era. Star John Hurt £5 (discounts available) Keswick Film Club Victory Hall, Station Road, Broughton-in-Furness LA20 6HN 01229 716908 victoryhall@xlninternet.co.uk www.victoryhallbroughton.co.uk, bookings at Broughton Tourist Information Centre on 01229 716115 broughtontic@btconnect.comTheatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 20:30 |
| Sat 25 | Lou (Australia 2010) | 11-year-old Lou's dad leaves their impoverished family home and granddad (John Hurt), old sailor with Alzheimer's, moves in, confusing Lou with his wife £5 (discounts available) Keswick Film Festival Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 13:30 |
| Sat 25 | Ways to Live Forever (Spain/UK 2010) | Robbie Kay plays 12-year-old Sam who narrates through a video diary. Stars Ben Chaplin, Emilia Fox, Greta Scacchi £5 (discounts available) Keswick Film Festival Alhambra Cinema 36 St. Johns Street (town centre) Keswick CA12 5AG 017687 72195 | Arts&Ents | 11:00 |
| Sat 25 | The Kids Britain Doesn't Want (UK 2010) | Channel 4 Dispatches programme from November 2010 tells of Britian's asylum system that harms the children seeking refuge from persecution, terrorism and war £5 (discounts available) Keswick Film Festival Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 09:30 |
| Sat 25 | Way Out West | Two strangers meet in a bar, one is convinced he has met the other before, he denies it. Alcohol kicks in and it becomes a distinct possibility that they are Laurel and Hardy reincarnated... The Future is Unwritten theatre company £15, u26s £7.50 Rosehill Theatre, Moresby, Whitehaven, CA28 6SE 01946 692422 www.rosehilltheatre.co.uk | Arts&Ents | 19:30 |
| Sat 25 | Pom-Pom Sheep: Join the Flock | Craft workshop by Eden Arts; make your own pom-pom sheep, free if you donate your sheep to the flock project or £2 if you take it home Rheged Centre, Redhills, Penrith, CA11 0DQ 01768 868000 enquiries@rheged.com until 2pm | Arts&Ents | 12:00 |
| Sat 25 | Dave and Bill Birkett: true stories of the fells | Chatty evening about 4 generations of Birkett family's involvement with crags, climbing, walking and living in Lakeland Fells, with illustraions £13.50 Rheged Centre, Redhills, Penrith, CA11 0DQ 01768 868000 enquiries@rheged.com | Arts&Ents | 19:30 |
| Sat 25 | Rotary Coffee and Choral Band | Whitehaven Male Voice Choir and Sedbergh Band join forces for fund-raising concert £12/£10 Coronation Hall, County Square, Ulverston LA12 7LZ 01229 587140 www.corohall.co.uk | Arts&Ents | 19:30 |
| Sat 25 | Bird on a Wire (UK 1972) | Lost film about Leonard Cohen's tour from Dublin to Jerusalem reconstructed from original soundtracks and 3,000 fragments of film, discovered in 2009. Introduced by maker Tony Palmer £5 (discounts available) Keswick Film Festival Alhambra Cinema 36 St. Johns Street (town centre) Keswick CA12 5AG 017687 72195 | Arts&Ents | 22:00 |
| Sat 25 | The Year Dolly Parton was my Mom (Canada 2011) | Back in the 70s (with hair and interior decor) an 11-year-old girl discovers she is adopted, decides her birth mother must be her idol Dolly Parton and sets off to a concert to find out the truth. With Parton songs re-recorded by Canadian artists £5 (discounts available) Keswick Film Festival Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 16:30 |
| Sat 25 | Tyrannosaur (UK 2011) | Multi-award-winning (BFI, Sundance) Paddy Considine film about gambling widower self-destructing with rage and violence until he meets Christian charity shop worker £5 (discounts available) Keswick Film Festival Alhambra Cinema 36 St. Johns Street (town centre) Keswick CA12 5AG 017687 72195 | Arts&Ents | 18:00 |
| Sat 25 | Tyrannosaur (UK 2011) | Multi-award-winning (BFI, Sundance) Paddy Considine film about gambling widower self-destructing with violence and rage until he meets Christian charity shop worker £5 (discounts available) Keswick Film Festival Alhambra Cinema 36 St. Johns Street (town centre) Keswick CA12 5AG 017687 72195 | Arts&Ents | 20:15 |
| Sat 25 | 50/50 (UK 2010) | 27-year-old's 50/50 chance of survival when diagnosed with cancer and how he treats the situation with humour as his friends, family and fellow patients help and hinder him. Jonathan Levine comedy £5 (discounts available) Keswick Film Festival Alhambra Cinema 36 St. Johns Street (town centre) Keswick CA12 5AG 017687 72195 | Arts&Ents | 16:30 |
| Sun 26 | Mia Sarah (Spain 2006) | Comedy about orphaned 20-something and teenage brother coming to terms with the death of their parents £5 (discounts available) Keswick Film Festival Alhambra Cinema 36 St. Johns Street (town centre) Keswick CA12 5AG 017687 72195 | Arts&Ents | 12:30 |
| Sun 26 | The Children of Diyarbakir (Germany/Turkey 2009) | Multi-award-winning film about a shocking story of three Kurdish children who see their parents murdered £5 (discounts available) Keswick Film Festival in partnership with Keswick Peace and Human Rights Group Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 09:30 |
| Sun 26 | Tales from the Shipyard | Second film in the BFI collection, This Working Life, a celebration of Britain's industrial heritage seen through the eyes of filmmakers from the Victorian era to today £5 (discounts available) Keswick Film Festival Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 17:30 |
| Sun 26 | A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) (Iran 2011) | Story of middle class Iranian couple disagreeing about their future. Multi-award-winner by Asqhar Farhadi £5 (discounts available) Keswick Film Festival Alhambra Cinema 36 St. Johns Street (town centre) Keswick CA12 5AG 017687 72195 | Arts&Ents | 15:00 |
| Sun 26 | Conservation work party at Smardale Gill | Coppicing and brash burning at Cumbria Wildlife Trust nature reserve. Wear outdoor clothing and take packed lunch or potato to bake. Meet at Smardale Hall car park NY 739 082 3 mile W of Kirkby Stephen on minor road towards Crosby Garret. Ends 3.30pm | Outdoor | 10:30 |
| Sun 26 | The Winner Takes it All - Best of ABBA and The Bee Gees | First half Bee Gees tribute (Stayin' Alive, Night Fever, Tragedy etc) second half ABBA with 10-piece band and hits from charts and movie Mamma Mia £17 Coronation Hall, County Square, Ulverston LA12 7LZ 01229 587140 www.corohall.co.uk | Arts&Ents | 19:30 |
| Sun 26 | Little Moth (Xue Chan) (China 2007) | Poor middle-aged coule in China buy themselves a daughter to work as a beggar £5 (discounts available) Keswick Film Festival Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 12:30 |
| Sun 26 | Wagner (UK 1983) | Richard Burton, Laurence Oliver, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave and László Gállfi line up in this Tony Palmer epic filmed in 200 locations. Released as Palmer wished it to be seen. Introduced by Palmer and show with two intervals £5 (discounts available) Keswick Film Festival Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 09:30 |
| Sun 26 | Carancho (Argentina 2010) | Taut thriller featuring ambulance medic and ambulance-chasing lawyer directed by Pablo Trapero £5 (discounts available) Keswick Film Festival Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 21:00 |
| Sun 26 | Melancholia (Denmark 2011) | Earth is about to collide with a rogue planet while two sisters celebrate a wedding £5 (discounts available) Keswick Film Festival Alhambra Cinema 36 St. Johns Street (town centre) Keswick CA12 5AG 017687 72195 | Arts&Ents | 17:30 |
| Sun 26 | In Conversation with John Hurt | Clips from his many films (including a few at the festival) and a chance to hear him answer questions on his four decades as national acting treasure £5 (discounts available) Keswick Film Club Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 15:00 |
| Sun 26 | Babycall (Norway 2011) | Single mother, escaping an abusive husband, starts to hear another troubled child when she installs a baby monitor for her own £5 (discounts available) Keswick Film Festival Alhambra Cinema 36 St. Johns Street (town centre) Keswick CA12 5AG 017687 72195 | Arts&Ents | 21:00 |
| Sun 26 | Colin Caygill Antique Fair | Vintage and retro classics, ceramics, silver, postcards, clothing, jewellery and furniture £1 Rheged Centre, Redhills, Penrith, CA11 0DQ 01768 868000 enquiries@rheged.com until 4pm | Shopping | 10:00 |
| Mon 27 | The Knicker Lady | One-woman show doing the rounds for some time reveals the secrets of 250 years of knickers £14, £12 and £10 Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 19:30 |
| Tue 28 | Conservation work party at Orton Moss | Open up and restore herb-rich wet grassland, reduce sycamore and beech at Cumbria Wildlife Trust reserve. Booking essential on 01228 829575. Wear outdoor clothing and take packed lunch. No dogs. Reserve off minor road between Great Orton and Little Orton just outside W edge of Carlisle. Meet at farm track leading to Bucknill's Field NY 339 540. Ends 3.30pm | Outdoor | 10:00 |
| Tue 28 | Cosi Fan Tutti | Don Alfonso tries to prove that it is not in a woman's nature to be faithful, using sneaky methods. Swansea City Opera sing Mozart's classic in English £21, £19, £17, £15, £12 (discounts £1 off); students, u16s £9Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com. Pre concert talk 6.30pm | Arts&Ents | 19:30 |
| Wed 29 | Encore | Best-loved songs from French cafe-cabaret. Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Preveret, Becaud etc accompanied by piano and accordion £13.50 Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 20:00 |
| Wed 29 | Cosi Fan Tutti | Don Alfonso tries to prove that it is not in a woman's nature to be faithful, using sneaky methods. Swansea City Opera sing Mozart's classic in English £21, £19, £17, £15, £12 (discounts £1 off); students, u16s £9Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 19:30 |
| Wed 29 | Conservation work party at Latterbarrow | Bramble cutting, tree removal, brash burning on Cumbria Wildlife Trust reserve. Wear outdoor clothing and take a packed lunch. Ends 4pm. Reserve is off A590 near Witherslack. Take turning signposted Witherslack, turn left at Derby Arms. Follow road, lots of parking at side of road SD 440 827 | Outdoor | 09:30 |