- Venue
- Palace Green
- Starts
- Saturday, May 31, 2008
- Ends
- Sunday, June 1, 2008
- Address
- Palace Green, Wells, Somerset
- Location
- South West England
Artmusic presents Palace Intrusions, Phase 2. Benchmark 4 – Speakers. Sat 31 May and Sun 1 June 2008 12, 2 and 4pm Under the large tree on Palace Green, Wells, Somerset FREE. A weekend of talks by musician, conservationist, archaeologist, botanist, theologian and sound artist. With an atmosphere reminiscent of Speakers Corner at Hyde Park in London and a prayer meeting on the Village Green, this is an event for all the family. Each guest will speak for 20 minutes and there will be opportunities for questions and to meet the speakers. Bring a picnic and make a day of it. Saturday – May 31st 12.00 noon – Charles Hazlewood (music) – “Somerset Swan songs” 2.00pm – Ian Constantinides (restoration) – "The Philosophy of Repair" 4.00pm – Mark Horton (archaeology) – “Should Wells be a World Heritage site?” Sunday – June 1st 12.00 noon – Right Reverend Peter Price, (Bishop of Bath and Wells) – “Assuring the Future” 2.00pm -– Pat Wolseley–(lichen) – “Why are lichens so interesting?” 4.00pm – Duncan Speakman – (sound) – “walking, listening, performing” – how headphones can create both intimacy and exposure in public spaces See www.palaceintrusions.org.uk Artmusic is an Artsadmin Associate Artist. www.artmusic.org.uk
