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For more information and to
book tickets please go to
www.gravityfields.co.uk
or call the Gravity Fields
Festival Box Office on:
01476 406158
Festival contact details
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www.gravityfields.co.uk
Welcome to the Gravity Fields Festival
2012, a festival creatively exploring the
physical sciences and celebrating one
of the world’s greatest thinkers, Sir Isaac
Newton. Centred around the town of
Grantham, Lincolnshire, the festival
promises eight days of inspiring events
for all, including science and arts shows,
exhibitions, talks by leading scientists,
processions... culminating in a spectacular
finale – a ‘Transformation of the Town’ in
Grantham on Friday 28 September.
This programme outlines
the many events taking
place during the festival.
For more detailed
information and to book
tickets for events, go to
www.gravityfields.co.uk.
(Please check website
for event additions or
changes). There are
events for everyone,
from family workshops
to discussions by
leading scientists...
Look for the coloured dots
next to each listing for
an indication of what
type of event it is.
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Participation events
Science events
Arts events
Heritage events
Durations of events can be found on
the website or from the box office.
Age guidance: events recommended
for age group indicated and above.
Festival Management reserves the right
to change venues or timings of events.
Events through
the week...
• Giant Steps
(11+)
Follow in Newton’s footsteps by
joining this audio promenade drama
around Grantham commissioned
for the Gravity Fields Festival.
In partnership with BBC
Lincolnshire, BBC Outreach and
the University of Lincoln.
Meet Guildhall. £8 (£5 concs)
See week’s listings for show times
• Stardome
(6+)
from National Space Centre
at St Wulfram’s Church
Escape into a mobile planetarium
recreating a dark night sky
with hundreds of brilliant points
of light splashed across the
inside of the dome.
St Wulfram’s Church. £3
See week’s listings for show times
•
The Ethometric
Museum
(11+)
A theatrical sound presentation
by Ray Lee. The Museum doors
are unlocked and the ethometric
mysteries discovered.
George Centre. £8 (£5 concs)
See week’s listings for show times
•
Can You Hear (7+)
Black Holes Collide?
A hands-on exhibition from the
University of Glasgow exploring
Gravitational Wave Astronomy, or
‘ripples in space and time’.
George Centre (except Sunday).
Free. 10.30am to 4.30pm
•and the Age of
Isaac Newton
Jem Finer sound installation
Under the apple tree at
Woolsthorpe Manor. Free
Apothecary Shop &
•Alchemy
Laboratory
George Centre/
Guildhall Street. Free.
(7+)
• Pages from the Past
Scientific Discovery
A display celebrating the age
of scientific discovery which
began in the 1600s. National
Portrait Gallery in collaboration
with the National Trust.
Belton House. Book free
tickets via box office in advance
(100 free tickets per day)
• Volatile Light
• Longplayer
(8+)
IOU Theatre
Light and Sound installation and
interactive display. A mesmerising
sound and light environment.
Venue TBC. Free
Exhibition of rare historic books
from the chained Trigge Library.
St Wulfram’s Church. Free
•
Ladybird (6+)
Science Books
Exhibition
On public display for the first
time, see original artwork from
Ladybird’s classic science
books, including ‘The Night Sky’
and ‘Exploring Space’.
Grantham Museum.
Free. 10am to 4pm
•
The Truth Was
Always Here
Lindsay Seers; Digital installation
Venue TBC. Free
For details and booking: www.gravityfields.co.uk | 01476 406158
Images from the Archives of
Ladybird Books Ltd © Ladybird Books Ltd MMXII
FRIDAY
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5pm
•Festival
Opening
Event
The Gravity Fields Festival is
formally opened by BBC’s
Bang Goes the Theory
presenter Dallas Campbell.
George Centre. Free
•The6pm
High Energy
• 7.30pm
Newton
– Jack Klaff
TFA Ltd in association with
Gravity Fields Festival
Premiere of a touching and
entertaining piece of solo theatre,
performed and written by Jack Klaff
Stamford Arts Centre. £12 (£8 concs)
•The8pm
Explosive Sun and
Northern Lights
Dr. Pål Brekke
Multimedia presentation exploring
the myths and science behind the
Northern Lights.
Guildhall Ballroom. £4
Frontier: The Large
Hadron Collider
(10+)
22
Display
• 10am-5pm
(7+)
Family Science:
Science fun at the George
Centre throughout the day plus
Whizz Bang Workshops at
Kesteven and Grantham Girls’
School at 10am and 11.15am.
George Centre and KGGS. Free
10am - 4.15pm
•Stardome
(6+)
(11+)
A promenade drama following
in Newton’s footsteps.
Shows at 10am, 1pm & 4pm
Meet Guildhall. £8 (£5 concs)
8.15pm
•Visualise
Reloaded –
(5+)
Science
Made Simple
Mischievous physical theatre and
live science demonstrations.
Guildhall Theatre. £12 (£8 concs)
•The11am
Bubble Show:
(3+)
Science Museum
Guildhall Ballroom.
£8 (£5 concs)
•The1pm
Ethometric Museum
(11+)
Ray Lee
Theatrical sound presentation
Shows at 1pm, 2.30pm,
5pm & 6.30pm
George Centre. £8 (£5 concs)
11am
•St Wulfram’s
Organ
•On12.15pm
the Newton Papertrail
Recital Concert
Sarah Dry
The untold story of
Newton’s private papers.
Angel and Royal. £4
St Wulfram’s Church. Free
Light projection by Deadgood
St Wulfram’s Church. Free
Lunchtime Talk
2pm
•Voice
on a Light Beam
7.30pm
•Opening
Concert
The Lincoln Pro-Musica and
St Wulfram’s Chamber Choir bring
you an evening of celestial sounds
accompanied by exquisite lighting
effects. Music inspired by Newton’s
exploration of science and space.
St Wulfram’s Church. Free
Dr Jonathan Hare
Recreations of 17th century
scientific apparatus.
George Centre.
Free but book to reserve place
Mobile planetarium recreating
the dark night sky
St Wulfram’s Church. £3
10am
•Giant
Steps
Professor Valerie Gibson
The latest discoveries from CERN.
Guildhall Theatre. £4
7pm
•White
Light
12pm
•Newton’s
Instruments
SATURDAY
(10+)
Dr Jonathan Hare
Workshop exploring light: how it is
made, how it appears in nature, light
you can’t see... and much more.
Meet George Centre.
Free but book to reserve place
Visualise Reloaded
For details and booking: www.gravityfields.co.uk | 01476 406158
3pm
•Unveiling
Newton’s
7pm
•Festival
Heritage
Plaque
Banquet
The official unveiling of a plaque
by Professor Martin Rees, on the
site of the Apothecary.
George Centre. Free
Harlaxton Manor
Dine 17th century style alongside
festival speakers and scientists. Menu
advisor food historian Annie Gray.
Harlaxton Manor. £45
•The3.30pm
Alchemy of Brewing
(14+)
•Leo8.30pm
(8+)
– Circle of Eleven
Award-winning Leo is a surprising and hilarious one-man piece
that defies the laws of gravity.
“Alternately funny and poetic...
LEO soars!” New York Post
Walton Girls’ School. £15 (£10 concs)
(18+)
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10am
•Giant
Steps
•Planets, Stars and
4pm
(10+)
the Universe
Professor Martin Rees
Illustrated talk by the Astronomer
Royal and former President of the
Royal Society.
Guildhall Theatre. £4
7pm
•Visualise
Reloaded –
(5+)
Science Made Simple
Mischievous physical theatre and
live science demonstrations.
Grantham Guildhall Theatre.
£12 (£8 concs)
•The Trials of Galileo
8.30pm
(12+)
Hint of Lime Productions
One-man show exploring the
heresy trial of Galileo.
Guildhall Ballroom. £12 (£8 concs)
(11+)
•
10.30am
(8+)
Boomerang Making Day
Sessions throughout the day
Build your own boomerang
then join in a mass boomerang
throwing at 3.30pm.
Grantham College Sports Hall.
Reserve free session ticket or
turn up and wait for session.
(5+)
Woolsthorpe Manor
•Standing on the
5.30pm
(7+)
Shoulders of Giants
Learn rural crafts at Isaac Newton’s
Woolsthorpe birthplace.
Woolsthorpe Manor. Free but
book tickets in advance
A Story told with Gravity
Dr Marty Jopson, the BBC One
Show’s resident scientist, delves
into Newton and gravity.
Guildhall Ballroom. £8 (£5 concs)
•
6.30pm
The Bubble Show
Science Museum
A fast-paced, fact-packed show
from the Science Museum.
Guildhall Ballroom. £8 (£5 concs)
- 4.15pm
•The12pm
Ethometric Museum
(11+)
12pm
•Stardome
A promenade drama following
in Newton’s footsteps.
Shows at 10am, 1pm & 4pm
Meet Guildhall. £8 (£5 concs)
11am
•Rural
Crafts at
(11+)
Ray Lee
Theatrical sound presentation.
Shows at 12pm, 1.30pm, & 3pm
George Centre. £8 (£5 concs)
SUNDAY
Grantham’s Oldershaw’s brewery
invites you to learn about the
mysterious chemistry of brewing –
and to taste Newton’s Drop.
Angel and Royal. Free
11am
•Material
World
(3+)
Stamford Arts Centre. £8 (£5 concs)
For details and booking: www.gravityfields.co.uk | 01476 406158
(6+)
Mobile planetarium recreating the
dark night sky.
Shows at 12pm, 1.30, 2.00,
3.00, 3.30, 4.15, & 4.45
St Wulfram’s Church. £3
• 12pm
(8+)
– Circle of Eleven
See Saturday listing for details.
Leo
Walton Girls’ School. £15 (£10 concs)
•
12.15pm
Newton and Religion
Discussion with Rob Iliffe, Helen
Martin and Philip Ball.
Angel and Royal. £4 talk only,
£9 with sandwich lunch
•The2.30pm
Trials of Galileo
5pm
•Standing
on the
Hint of Lime Productions
See Saturday 8.30pm listing.
Guildhall Ballroom. £12 (£8 concs)
Shoulders of Giants
(12+)
3pm
•Isaac
Newton:
An Outsider in the
Age of Curiosity
Vice, Virtue and Mathematics.
Philip Ball
Masonic Hall. £4
(7+)
A Story told with Gravity
Dr Marty Jopson, the BBC One
Show’s resident scientist, delves
into Newton and gravity.
Guildhall Ballroom. £8 (£5 concs)
•
6pm
(8+)
Leo – Circle of Eleven
See Saturday listing for details.
Walton Girls’ School. £15 (£10 concs)
3.30pm
•Grantham
celebrities
• 4.15pm
MONDAY
24
Integrity and Accuracy:
Isaac Newton’s legacy
to the Royal Mint
•Key9.30am
Stage 2 and 3
Education Programme
Various locations. £2
Phone Grantham Guildhall Box
Office to book 01476 406158
12.15pm
•Newton
and
Lunchtime Talk
Rebekah Higgitt
Why should sailors be grateful
to Newton? A discussion of the
fundamental importance of finding
longitude at sea.
Angel and Royal. £4 talk only,
£9 with sandwich lunch
Grantham-born Dr Valerie
Rumbold explores local
celebrities, Newton and Cibber.
Angel and Royal. £4 talk only,
£7.50 with afternoon tea
(5+)
4.45pm
•Isaac
Newton, Lawyer
6pm
•Human
Spaceflight –
(11+)
Fantasy or our Future
Anu Ojha,
National Space Academy
An exploration of what human
spaceflight achieved. Will humans
one day settle in space ?
Harlaxton Manor. £4
3.30pm
•Visualise
Reloaded –
Mischievous physical theatre and live
science demonstrations.
Guildhall Theatre. £12 (£8 concs)
Dr Graham Dyer
Newton’s achievements at the
Royal Mint. Grantham Museum.
Free but book to reserve place
the Longitude
in 18th Century poetry
Science Made Simple
After School Free Talk
(11+)
7.30pm
•Documentary
‘Shadow
(12+)
of the Moon’
with film-maker Chris Riley
Guildhall Theatre. £4
Newton historian Rob Iliffe looks at
new evidence of his many disputes.
Masonic Hall. £4
•The1pm
Ethometric Museum
(11+)
Ray Lee
Theatrical sound presentation
Shows at 1pm, 5pm & 6.30pm
George Centre. £8 (£5 concs)
•The7.30pm
Trials of Galileo
(12+)
See Saturday 8.30pm listing.
Guildhall Ballroom. £12 (£8 concs)
2.30pm
•Giant
Steps
(11+)
A promenade drama following
in Newton’s footsteps.
Shows at 2.30pm & 5.30pm
Meet Guildhall. £8 (£5 concs)
8pm
•Newton
– Jack Klaff
TFA Ltd in association with
Gravity Fields Festival
A touching and entertaining
piece of solo theatre, performed
and written by Jack Klaff.
Guildhall Theatre. £12 (£8 concs)
For details and booking: www.gravityfields.co.uk | 01476 406158
•Ten4.15pm
True Things
After School Free Talk
TUESDAY
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About Vision
•Key9.30am
Stage 2 and 3
Education Programme
Various locations. £2
Phone Grantham Guildhall Box
Office to book 01476 406158
•An12.15pm
Astronomer, His
Lunchtime Talk
Friend & their Teacher
Helen Martin
Two Grantham boys: America’s
first modern astronomer, Arthur
Storer, his famous friend Isaac
Newton, and their teacher.
Angel and Royal. £4 talk only,
£9 with sandwich lunch
(12+)
Dr Ben Craven
What’s the truth about our remarkable
gift of sight? Much of what you read
just isn’t true! See what is.
Guildhall Ballroom.
Free but book to reserve place
6pm
•Nature’s
Calendar
(12+)
since Newton
Woodland Trust and
Professor Tim Sparks
Have a go at weaving a willow
birdfeeder and try your hand at
making a Green Man face using
natural materials.’ Then hear
from Professor Tim Sparks about
Phenology – the study of the timing
of natural events.
Talk starts at 6.30pm
Woodland Trust HQ.
Free but book to reserve place
•On6.30pm
the Brilliant
(12+)
Colours of Newton’s
Peacock Feather
•The1pm
Ethometric Museum
(11+)
Ray Lee
Theatrical sound presentation
Shows: 1pm, 5pm, 6.30pm
George Centre. £8 (£5 concs)
•
2.30pm
Giant Steps
Professor Peter Vukusic
How does the peacock get its
colour? Find out how Newton’s
insights inform the current study
of iridescent colour production.
Guildhall Ballroom. £4
•
7pm
(8+)
Ask the Astronomer
and Moongaze
Dr Chris Lintott
Ask Chris anything astronomical
then, at Isaac Newton’s childhood
home by the famous apple tree,
join Chris and local astronomers to
look at the night sky.
Woolsthorpe Manor and Village
Hall. Free but book to reserve place
8pm
•Newton
– Jack Klaff
TFA Ltd in association with
Gravity Fields Festival
A touching and entertaining
piece of solo theatre, performed
and written by Jack Klaff.
Guildhall Theatre. £12 (£8 concs)
A promenade drama following
in Newton’s footsteps.
Shows at 2.30pm & 5.30pm
Meet Guildhall. £8 (£5 concs)
(11+)
A promenade drama following
in Newton’s footsteps.
Shows at 2.30pm & 5.30pm
Meet Guildhall. £8 (£5 concs)
4.30pm
•Dambusters:
After School Free Talk
(14+)
The Engineering of the
Bouncing Bomb
Hilary Costello
What was the science behind the
Dambusters’ Raid? The story of
re-creating the raid for Channel 4.
Kesteven & Grantham Girls’ School.
Free but book to reserve place
WEDNESDAY
26
•Key9.30am
Stage 2 and 3
Education Programme
Various locations. £2
Phone Grantham Guildhall Box
Office to book 01476 406158
•
1pm
(11+)
The Ethometric Museum
Ray Lee
Theatrical sound presentation
Shows: 1pm, 5pm, 6.30pm
George Centre. £8 (£5 concs)
1pm
•Astronomy
and Poetry
Lunchtime Talk
(11+)
2.30pm
•Giant
Steps
Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Poems with an astronomical or
space theme selected by leading
astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell.
Council Chamber, South Kesteven
District Council. £4 talk only,
£9 with sandwich lunch
For details and booking: www.gravityfields.co.uk | 01476 406158
6pm
•Opening
a New
(15+)
Window on the Universe
Professor Martin Hendry
The new space race. A group of
scientists are hoping to detect for
the first time ‘gravitational waves’.
Harlaxton Manor £4
•The8pm
Ethics of Progress
(10+)
Unlimited Theatre
A mind-melting, whistle-stop tour of
leading edge Quantum Physics
Guildhall Theatre. £12 (£8 concs)
•Leo8pm
(8+)
– Circle of Eleven
See Saturday listing for details.
Stamford Arts Centre. £15 (£10 concs)
THURSDAY
27
•Key9.30am
Stage 2 and 3
Education Programme
Various locations. £2
Phone Grantham Guildhall Box
Office to book 01476 406158
2.30pm
•Giant
Steps
(11+)
A promenade drama following
in Newton’s footsteps.
Shows at 2.30pm & 5.30pm
Meet Guildhall. £8 (£5 concs)
•
2pm
•Hanging
Hooke
Dr Ben Craven
Angel and Royal. Free
Email gravityfields@southkesteven.
gov.uk to reserve your team place
See Thursday listing for details.
Guildhall Ballroom. £12 (£8 concs)
9pm (18+)
Science Pub Quiz
4.15pm
•Never
at Rest – Newton
with Pub Quiz in subject line.
and His Revolutionary
Discoveries
(14+)
28
After School Free Talk
FRIDAY
and Technology
Support for Business
Professor Raymond Flood
Newton’s revolutionary discoveries
remain important today.
King’s School.
Free but book to reserve place
A conference for companies seeking
science and technology development
advice, funding and support.
6pm
Let’s Particle
Stoke Rochford Hall
Free, Apply for places:
www.mybusinessevents.com
Dr Stuart Clark
From balls to the Higgs Boson,
Newton to now. Entertaining
dialogue between Dr Hugh Hunt
and Professor Val Gibson
and compered by Mathematician
Dr Katie Steckles.
Harlaxton Manor. £4
Just what did Newton mean when
he called the Universe:
The Sensorium of God?
7.30pm
•Sounds
of the Spheres
Angel and Royal. £4 talk only,
£9 with sandwich lunch
– Music of the Stars
1pm
Organ Recital
•
Dr Donald Kurz
See, hear and learn about the
relationship of music to stellar sounds.
Guildhall Theatre. £4
Ray Lee
Theatrical sound presentation
Shows: 1pm, 5pm, 6.30pm
George Centre. £8 (£5 concs)
Douglas Hollick, organist and
early keyboard scholar plays organ
music from Newton’s time.
St Wulfram’s Church. Free
8pm
•Hanging
Hooke:
9.30am to 3pm
•Conference:
Science
•The12.15pm
Sensorium of God
Lunchtime Talk
1pm
(11+)
The Ethometric Museum
•
(16+)
(14+)
(12+)
Take the Space
Christopher Wren loved him. Newton
loathed him. Robert Hooke was one of
the fathers of modern science. Yet he
was written out of history. This one man
play tells a tale of intrigue and betrayal..
Guildhall Ballroom. £12 (£8 concs)
•The8pm
Ethics of Progress
(10+)
Unlimited Theatre
A mind-melting, whistle-stop tour of
leading edge Quantum Physics.
Stamford Arts Centre. £12 (£8 concs)
10am
•Science
and Technology
Careers Day Session
Cummins Generator Technologies, Stamford
Stamford and South Kesteven sixth
forms, by invitation only.
•Stones from the Sky
12pm
Professor Colin Pillinger
2011 Royal Society Michael
Faraday Prize winner, brings his
Royal Society lecture to Grantham.
Venue TBC. £4
•
(12+)
•The3pm
Ethometric Museum
(11+)
Ray Lee
Theatrical sound presentation
Show: 3pm, 5pm, 7pm, 8.30pm
George Centre. £8 (£5 concs)
5pm - 9pm
•Stardome
(6+)
Mobile planetarium.
St Wulfram’s Church. £3
6pm
•Closing
Discussion –
Music and Deep Time
Jem Finer, Musician
and Professor Pedro Ferreira,
Professor of Astrophysics
A discussion on how art can
illustrate scientific concepts. Chaired
by Siân Ede, author of Art & Science.
Guildhall Theatre. £4
7.30pm
•Documentary
(12+)
‘Shadow of the Moon’
with film-maker Chris Riley
Stamford Arts Centre. £4
7pm-9.30pm
•Transformation
of the Town
Finale Evening Events
Grantham Town Centre
The World Famous: Fire Pendulums;
Cirque Bijou: Starstruck – aerial event;
Deadgood: White Light projection on
St Wulfram’s church spire;
Giant Steps: community
re-enactments plus audio trail...
Plus community sculpture buildings
and shops open, light projections,
music and more! Free.
For details and booking: www.gravityfields.co.uk | 01476 406158
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Walton Girls’ School
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The George Centre
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Harlaxton Manor
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Masonic Hall
NG32 1AG
Angel and Royal Hotel
NG31 8BL
NG31 6PN
King’s School
St Wulfram’s Church
NG31 6RP
Woolsthorpe Manor
NG31 6RR
Priory Business Venue
NG33 5PD
South Kesteven D.C.
Council Chamber
NG31 6LJ
Grantham College
Belton House
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NG31 9AP
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O Stoke Rochford Hall
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Grantham Museum
Woodland Trust HQ
Stamford Arts Centre
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