DETAILS of the 2015 Darlington Arts Festival have been announced and it promises an exciting celebration of the borough’s cultural life.
The festival, the third to be held in the town, will be staged at a wide range of venues across the borough and is being co-ordinated by Darlington for Culture (DfC), the voluntary group representing arts and culture in the area.
It will run from April 20 until the end of May.
The idea of the festival came from DfC in the wake of the closure of Darlington Arts Centre in 2012 and was designed to provide a focus for the town’s arts and culture community and to show case its many varied offerings.
This year almost 70 events will take place, offering everything from art and literature to music and dance across more than 25 venues.
Highlights include politicians debating the future of arts and culture funding in a pre-election debate, events to highlight the 190th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, a month-long literary festival and several art exhibitions.
Among other musical events, there will be visits by musicians from America and Italy and on May 16 Darlington Folk Club will present a Folk Music and Dance Day in the town centre.
DfC chairman John Dean said: “This year’s festival promises to be excellent, providing an opportunity to celebrate the range of activities on offer.”
Full details can be found at darlingtonforculture.org, Twitter at @darloartsfest or on facebook at darlingtonartsfestival2014.
A brochure will also be circulated throughout the town nearer the time
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