From clubfloor classics, through sausages, cider and noughties pop, and ending up with country and western, there was a diverse mix of entertainment at the Smallford campus of Oaklands College this weekend. Kicking off with the Ibiza Orchestra Experience on the Friday night, there were plenty of white isle anthems alongside...
Enlightenment, by BAFTA-winning playwright Shelagh Stephenson, opens at the Abbey Theatre Studio in July with a chilling exploration of truth, trauma, and the search for a missing child in a world fractured by conflict while probing the emotional cost of living in a fearful, surveillance-driven, society. In a society obsessed with...
For more than 60 years, the St Albans International Organ Festival has been known in organ networks as "the friendly festival". Partly this is because the competitors bind together to form a mutually supportive community – celebrating each other's successes, and commiserating others when they have not been selected by the...
St Albans-based Emmaus - the lifeline service providing shelter and meaningful work to get rough sleepers off the streets and back into society - is the charity partner at a family festival taking place this summer. Magic Meadows is a one-day event taking place at Home Farm Glamping, Elstree, on July...
St Albans is set to welcome a quietly powerful and deeply personal exhibition exploring how personal experiences of loss can open up space for communal healing, empathy and connection. Created by local artist Natalia Millman and supported by Arts Council England in partnership with Cruse, Letters to Forever will be on...
The opening of the 11th annual Roman Theatre Open Air Festival was a resounding success, with a VIP night officially launching the season. Guests enjoyed a powerful and gritty performance of Les Misérables directed by Jonathan Holloway in the stunning historic setting of the Roman Theatre. Supporters included Tim Boatswain, a long-time advocate for cultural heritage and...
Every two years, St Albans plays host to exhilarating music and inspirational performers from across the world, when the city welcomes the International Organ Festival. This summer - from July 7-19 - sees the 33rd of these events to take place, with highlights including the much-anticipated return of Three Choirs, Beethoven’s...
Have you wondered about some of the faces featured on Harpenden’s new mural in the Station Road underpass? You can find out more about their history at the next monthly meeting of Harpenden & District Local History Society. Selection of Harpenden Folk from the new Station Road Mural will be delivered by...
TEDx St Albans is back for its third year, and this time, it’s bigger than ever. Taking place at the Alban Arena on Wednesday October 15, the event will feature a line-up of speakers talking on the theme of ‘Change and Continuity’. Among those appearing are Andy McAleese, who shares how journalling...
Following the success of last year’s Glastonbury Open Day The Pioneer Club is bringing it back for 2025 - and you won’t need a tent or wellies to enjoy the fun. As well as showing Glastonbuty on the big screen there will be a selection of DJs throughout the day as...
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