Lovely Live Music at Dartmouth Beer Festival

One day to go - and counting...

The Rotary Team will be setting up the Flavel Arts Centre later on today ready for the opening of the Dartmouth Beer Festival tomorrow at 6pm, so the whole place will be a hive of activity now for the next few days.

All is in place to make it a really enjoyable weekend with all that is on offer - not forgetting of course the great selection of live music throughout the weekend, culminating with the Loose Cannons on Saturday night.

The Loose Cannons

Friday evening:

8pm – Alfie Romeo Duo

Saturday:

12 – 2.00pm - Mick & Lucy

2.30 – 3.30pm - J2Jazz

4.00 – 5.30pm - Joe Dostal

5.30’ish – 7.30pm - Tallulah & The Tramps

8.30 – 10.30pm - The Loose Cannons


Cheers Everybody - have a great time!

Info - Click links below:

Beer Festival FB

Flavel Website

Flavel Twitter

Flavel FB

Flavel Box Office:  01803 839530

 Guest Blogger Valeria D

Super Silent Auction and Prestigious Prizes at Dartmouth Beer Festival!

 WILL YOU BE THE LUCKY ONE TO WALK AWAY WITH A BRILLIANT PRIZE OR A VOUCHER FOR A LAND ROVER OFF-ROAD DRIVING EXPERIENCE ..??

Genuine Ferrari Baseball Cap

To cap it all - yes, it's true!

You already know by now that there will be a fine variety of beers and ciders, a  wine and Prosecco bar, good food, and live music at the forthcoming Dartmouth Beer Festival this weekend.

 But did you know that for just £1 a ticket you have the chance to win one of a positive plethora of prizes on offer in the Grand Raffle Draw? 

Interested? Please read on...

£40 Darthaven Marina Vouchers

There are some Great Goodies to be won in the Grand Draw, which will take place at 7.30pm on Saturday 16th February. Tickets are just £1 each and are on sale when the Festival opens at 6pm on Friday evening.

AN EXTRA TICKET FREE...
 
...When you buy 4 tickets for £4 - so you get five chances to win for the price of four. 
What's not to like..??

Have a sneaky peek - here are just some of the excellent prizes that could be yours:

*£40 voucher - Darthaven Marina      

*Overnight stay for two with breakfast – Royal Castle Hotel

*Afternoon Delight: Swim/Bubbly/Tea for two - Dart Marina Hotel

*Overnight stay for two + use of spa - Dart Marina Hotel

*Liar Liar Game – Gifts For Gentlemen

 

Believe it or not, there's a very large, very high quality umbrella in here...!

Magnum Chateau Grand Moulin

*Sunseeker Deluxe Umbrella (Supersize, navy blue and white stripe with detachable navy blue carry case) - Royal Dart Collection

*One hour trip on Fizz Boat. Cake + a glass of fizz.

*Hairdressing voucher – Inspire 

*River trip in Ribeye RIB

*Magnum bottle of Chateau Grand Moulin – depledgeMEDIA

*1/2/3 Paul Barclay prints – can be personalised

*Genuine Ferrari Baseball Cap - Royal Dart Collection

*Sunseeker Baseball Cap - Royal Dart Collection

*Hairdressing voucher - Cutting Lounge

*Bottle of Cognac – Dr & Mrs Merotra   

*Pack of beers - Bays Brewery

High Quality Lamborghini Backpack

*Lamborghini Backpack – Royal Dart Collection 

*Bottle of Wine -The Shambles Wine Bar 

*Pack of beers - Quantock Brewery 

*’Birth of the Flavel’ book – The Flavel
*Complimentary film tickets for two – The Flavel 

And much more...

Land Rover Off Road Course

Not only that -  there's an exciting Land Rover Experience Off Road Driving Experience to be won in the Silent Auction taking place on Saturday.

This fantastic auction prize is a Land Rover Experience 4 x 4 Off-Road Driving Experience in Honiton, for up to three drivers. 

Read all about it:

https://www.westcountry.landroverexperience.co.uk/

Bids for the Silent Auction will be held throughout Saturday, with the lucky winner being announced at the end of the evening.

Only two days to go now! 

We're nearly there,  but I'll be back tomorrow with more details for the live music throughout the weekend so - watch this space.... 

Info - Click links below:

Beer Festival FB

Flavel Website

Flavel Twitter

Flavel FB

Flavel Box Office:  01803 839530

 Guest Blogger Valeria D

Fabulous Festival Food from Radius 7.

The Beer Festival this coming Friday and Saturday is now racing towards us and everything is falling into place for a great weekend. 

The beer barrels and racking are being delivered to the Flavel Arts Centre shortly; arrangements are being checked and double checked, and items are slowly but surely being ticked off the many, many lists and copious notes needed to makes sure that this popular event runs as smoothly as possible.

GREAT FOOD FROM RADIUS 7 ON FRIDAY EVENING AND ALL DAY SATURDAY

One thing we won't have to worry about is the food -  delicious nosh will be provided on both Friday evening and throughout the day on Saturday.

Those lovely people from local restaurant RADIUS 7 at Stoke Fleming not only run their restaurant but also provide outside catering, and they are now coming along on Friday too to make sure nobody goes hungry. 

Please accept my apologies that in my previous blog post I stated that food was available on Saturday only. 

Here's a sneaky peak at their Festival menu which includes two vegan options - and so will hopefully  'cater' for everyone's tastes... (see what I did there?)

Slow roasted beef cheek in ale (using ale from Festival) and treacle; horseradish mash and crispy onions - £7

Brixham mussels with Hunts cider, garlic and cream - £6

Smoked haddock and dill fish cakes, tartare sauce, tossed salad leaves - £5

Ham hock and belly pork scotch egg, piccalilli - £5

Slow roasted pork baps, apple sauce - £4

Vegan:
Roasted potato wedges, cheese, bacon and jalapeños - £3.50

Roasted beetroot, chick pea and tofu croquette, piccalilli, tossed salad - £4

All food is made at Radius7 using local suppliers

It's getting exciting, isn't it...? 
We look forward to seeing you there!

 Check out the Radius 7 website for more information: http://radius7.co.uk/

Info - Click links below:

Beer Festival FB

Flavel Website

Flavel Twitter

Flavel FB

Flavel Box Office:  01803 839530

 Guest Blogger Valeria D

Dartmouth Beer Festival Update - 20+ Beers, plus Ciders and a £5 Takeaway

Want a sneaky peek at what's on offer at Dartmouth's forthcoming Charity Beer Festival..?

We've now finalised our list of a fine selection of beers from around the country.

   

Just take a look - with a list of more than twenty beers to sample and enjoy, we're sure there will be something for everyone. 

 And you can take home a Two Pint Takeaway carton of your favourite beer for just £5!

 The Flavel Arts Centre is the place to be this coming Friday 15th and Saturday 16th February...

...We look forward to seeing you there.

Info - Click links below:

Beer Festival FB

Flavel Website

Flavel Twitter

Flavel FB

Flavel Box Office:  01803 839530

 Guest Blogger Valeria D

 

Beers Galore (plus Wines and Prosecco!) at Dartmouth Beer Festival

Excitement is mounting as the date for Dartmouth's Charity Beer Festival fast approaches - just two short weeks now before the Flavel doors open for the start of this great event!

On Friday 15th and Saturday 16th February there will be a positive extravaganza of over twenty different beers, and more...

...with wines from Michael Sutton's Cellar and a Prosecco Bar run by The Fizz Boat, plus good local food and live music.

The Festival organisers, Dartmouth Rotary Club at The Flavel, are supported by sponsors Bays Brewery 

  Bays are supplying all the equipment in addition to two barrels of beer.

 

There will also be a fine selection of great beers from around the country.

If beer really isn't your thing, you needn't worry. 

Fine wines, Prosecco and soft drinks will be on offer..

 ....as well as delicious food (including vegan) throughout Saturday from popular Stoke Fleming restaurant Radius 7 

 

LIVE MUSIC from a variety of local bands, plus the ever popular

Loose Cannons on Saturday. 

 GREAT SATURDAY RAFFLE - AT JUST £1 PER TICKET!

A CHANCE TO WIN A NIGHT FOR TWO AT THE ROYAL CASTLE HOTEL... 

...or one of the many other exciting prizes, including:

A rib ride from RIBEYE

Pack of beers from BAYS BREWERY

Beers from QUANTOCK BREWERY

A large, high quality SUNSEEKER umbrella - and lots lots more.

What is so brilliant about this Festival - apart from all the goodies as described above - is that it will be raising some much-needed funds not only for the Flavel Arts Centre but also for Rowcroft Hospice. 

So you'll be supporting two great charities while you are having fun.

 Fantastic Sponsors!

Huge thanks for their incredible generosity and support goes to a whole host of local businesses and individuals, who have sponsored the barrels of beer, the wines and Prosecco, the food, the music, the specially etched souvenir glasses - and not to mention the cornucopia of kindly donated raffle prizes. Plus so much more... in fact all the things that are going to make this year's Festival the best one yet. There may also be a Special Prize Auction on Saturday afternoon. It's still to be confirmed, so watch this space...

 Many, many thanks to all the generous sponsors who have helped to make this event possible - couldn't do it without you!

See below for our list of sponsors so far - updated but ever-growing:

200m2 - Tim Cronin; Apollo IT; Bays Brewery; Browns Hotel; Clearwater Finance; D & B Duffy Building Contractors; Dartmouth Business Club; Dartmouth Kitchens & Interiors; Dartmouth Self Storage; Dave Bond Time & Tide; David Morehen; Fingals Apart; FRL Auto Services Ltd; Gardentime; Geoff Sellick Architects; Goldstraw Inc.; Home Instead; Jelf Insurance; Land Rover Experience; Martin Nutt; Michael Sutton's Cellar; Paul Barclay; Quantock Brewery; R C Pillar; Radius 7; RGC Building Supplies; Savills; Sea Kayak Devon; Stoke Lodge Hotel; The Fizz Boat; The Royal Castle Hotel; Tushingham SUP; Winkworth Dartmouth; Wollen Michelmore.

 

 Click here for Alan's radio interview on BBC Radio Devon for more details of the Festival and Dartmouth:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p06y3kmb

Or pop along to the Face Book page Dartmouth Beer Festival for more information

Tickets are just £10 to include three drink tokens, a souvenir glass (I have it on good authority that some people have collected a dated glass for every year so far - respect...) and, to make the day even more enjoyable, a set of tasting notes. There's even a Goodie Bag, and extra drinks tokens are available should you want more!

Tickets are available from The Flavel, or just come along and pay on the door.

DARTMOUTH CHARITY BEER FESTIVAL

Brought to you by Dartmouth Rotary Club at the Flavel and in association with Bays Brewery and many local sponsors. 

Friday 15th February from 6pm - 11pm. 

Saturday 16th February from 11pm - 11pm.

Info:  

Flavel Box Office: 01803 839530

Links:

https://www.facebook.com/events/2216968785227114/

http://theflavel.org.uk/TheFlavel.dll/WhatsOn?Programme=5208614

https://www.facebook.com/TheFlavel/

https://twitter.com/FlavelArts


Guest Blogger Valeria D

John Smith & Co - a Sunday night treat!

Just want to say a very big

  'THANK YOU!' 

 to those lovely  
Dart Gig Promotions 
chaps - Peter and Jonathan...

 

They brought us a real and most unexpected Sunday night treat last night with a memorable performance from

 John Smith, 

who has built a reputation as one of the UK’s finest guitarists and songwriters.

The auditorium was virtually packed, the atmosphere was buzzing, and a happy throng of people were first entertained by singer-songwriter Maz O'Connor. 

Maz O'Connor

Maz was a sheer delight with her pure, clear voice and enchanting songs. 

She was warm, funny and very talented... I particularly loved 'Should Have Loved Me Better' - so very poignant and moving.

 And then came a stunning performance from John Smith, joined by Belfast friends and fine musicians and backing singers Joseph and John McGurgan 

John has been described by folk legend John Renbourn as one of the UK's finest guitarists and songwriters, hailed  as 'the future of folk music' - and after last night's performance it's not hard to see why.

Never having heard John sing and play before, I found him mesmerising from the start! With his fantastic voice and style very reminiscent of the late, great John Martyn, he had me transfixed for the whole performance and I can honestly say that I enjoyed every single song. He was also friendly and warm with a great stage presence - and coupled with the beautiful harmonies from support Joe (double bass) and John (guitar), it really was for me a night to remember.

We were very lucky indeed to have John and the boys, and of course Maz, at the Flavel as part of their tour - so well done DGP boys for booking them. What a coup!

It was the last DGP gig of the season and after last night's performance they've left us all eager for more - and they tell us they have lots of folky treats in store for us next year...

In fact, I have it on good authority that they have already booked some amazing acts for 2019 and tickets are selling already, so make sure you don't miss out!

Flook

 FLOOK

Yes, none other than the very popular Flook, who after announcing that they were taking a prolonged pause from live performance at the end of 2008, are now back together due to overwhelming popular demand, and are playing some carefully selected concerts around Europe and further afield. Catch these rare shows while you can! 

BBC award winning duo Philip Henry and Hannah Martin,

Their performances never fail to delight and excite - ranging from the traditional musics of the British Isles, to Indian classical slide guitar, to the stomping roots party of Phil's beatbox harmonica... and much more.

As always many thanks to Jonathan and Peter of Dart Gig Promotions and all at the Flavel for another Magical and Magnificent Music Night Out.

Performers' Info: 

John Smith:  https://www.johnsmithjohnsmith.com/

Maz O'Connor:  http://mazoconnor.com/

Flook: http://www.flook.co.uk/

Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin:  http://www.philliphenryandhannahmartin.co.uk

Flavel Info:

Call 01803 839530 

Boxoffice@theflavel.org.uk

http://www.theflavel.org.uk

https://www.facebook.com/TheFlavel/

https://twitter.com/FlavelArts

Guest Blogger Valeria D

Great fun at the Quiz

Just want to say a very big thank you for the Flavel Fundraising Quiz last night. 

It was a nice thing to do on a rainy Sunday evening and really good fun - such a lovely friendly community event and great to see the auditorium packed with people laughing and generally enjoying themselves.


 

Big thanks to Rose and Steve Williams who worked so hard compiling all the questions, organising and running the evening...

 ..They got it just right as it wasn't too serious - but it wasn't too easy either so it really made us get our thinking caps on and get the old grey matter working. 

Our team of Happy Quizzers didn't win, but we didn't do too badly - and anyway it really WAS a case of 'It's not the winning, it's the taking part,' as we all had a thoroughly enjoyable evening, with the added bonus of knowing we were helping to raise funds for our Fantastic Flavel.

Many thanks to the Flavel for this very successful event - I hope you'll be doing it again some time.

Call 01803 839530 

Boxoffice@theflavel.org.uk

http://www.theflavel.org.uk

https://www.facebook.com/TheFlavel/

https://twitter.com/FlavelArts

Guest Blogger Valeria D