Arts

This category relates to all things to do with arts in Preston.

Show Off by Figs in Wigs – Part of They Eat Culture’s autumn programme at The Continental

You’re so vain you probably think this show is about you. But it’s actually about Figs in Wigs – the lowbrow answer to avant-garde. Show Off nosedives deep into our shallow […]

8 years ago In pictures: The Last Battle – Stories from the Streets of 1715 in Light, Sound and Performance

Some unusual and spectacular sights and sounds prevailed in Church Street, Preston on Sunday evening of 15 November 2015. To commemorate The Last Battle of England due to the Jacobite […]

8 years ago Preston Remembers street theatre across the city centre

On Saturday, Preston Remembers and the Chester-based ‘Theatre in the Quarter’ group put on a moving performance to honour the memories of three local people touched by the First World […]

8 years ago International piano recitalist, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet to perform at Preston Minster

Preston Minster is extremely delighted to present international piano recitalist, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, who will giving a performance on Friday 22 January 2016. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet has achieved acclaim for a variety of disparate […]

8 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Preston Christmas Lights switch on: Myth of Unity join Alesha Dixon on the line-up

Local act Myth of Unity have joined Alesha Dixon on the bill at the Christmas Lights Switch On 2015. Taking place at Fishergate on Saturday, November 14, the event will […]

8 years ago Musica Lirica to bring Puccini’s Tosca to Preston Minster in November

Musica Lirica Opera presents Tosca by Giacomo Puccini, sung in English, rather than Italian, with orchestra at 4 North West venues in its short Autumn tour. This evergreen opera will […]

8 years ago ‘1715’ Free Family Friendly Events Mark the Anniversary of the Last Battle on English Soil

300 years ago the last battle on English soil took place. In November 1715, Jacobite and Government armies fought on the streets of Preston, building barricades and setting fire to […]

8 years ago Coining it! Harris Museum and Art Gallery wins national award for coin collection

Coin collection work at the Harris Museum and Art Gallery has won national recognition. The museum houses 12,500 coins and has been awarded with the Collections Trust Award for its […]

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