Events Summer 2010
MARYPORT ROMAN FESTIVAL, Saturday 17th July – Monday 30th August
Maryport's Roman fort is back in public hands - celebrate the acquisition of the Roman fort and civil settlement-
events and activities for all the family - visit the site of the Roman fort, civil settlement, milefortlets and towers with volunteer
Hadrian's Wall guides - inspect the progress of the geophysical survey commissioned by the Senhouse Museum Trust -find out about the
plans for the development of a major new visitor attraction at Roman Maryport - meet Gaius the Roman potter and make your very own
goddess! Taste Roman food, train with Victor the Centurion, make friends with a Roman cavalry pony and much more. All Maryport Roman Festival (MRF) events are listed below along will other events happening this year.
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Events Calendar 2010
| DATE AND TIME | EVENT |
|---|---|
| Tues 20 July, 7pm | MRF Film: Caesar & Cleopatra (with Vivien Leigh, Claude Rains & Stuart Granger). A spectacular Technicolor epic which was, at the time (1945) the most expensive film ever produced in Britain. FREE (ages 15 and above) |
| Wed 21 July, 2pm - 4pm | MRF Children’s crafts |
| Thurs 22 July, 1pm & 3pm | MRF Guided tours - fort & museum |
| Fri 23 July, 2pm - 5pm | MRF Ambling through the gallery |
| Sat 24 July, 1pm & 3pm | MRF Guided tours - fort & museum |
| Sat 24 July, 11am - 4pm | MRF Comitatus Roman Cavalry |
| Sun 25 July, 1pm & 3pm | MRF Guided tours - fort & museum |
| Sun 25 July, 11am - 4pm | MRF Comitatus Roman Cavalry |
| Mon 26 July, 2pm - 5pm | MRF Finds handling |
| Tues 27 July, 7pm | MRF Film: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Richard Lester's take on Stephen Sondheim's very successful musical - stunning surprises, cunning discuises and the wildest chariot race ever! FREE (ages 15 and above) |
| Wed 28 July, 2pm - 4pm | MRF Children’s crafts |
| Thurs 29 July, 1pm & 3pm | MRF Guided tours - fort & museum |
| Fri 30 July, 2pm - 5pm | MRF Ambling through the gallery |
| Sat 31 July, 1pm - 5pm | MRF Guided tour to Milefortlet 21 |
| Sun 1 Aug, 1pm & 3pm | MRF Guided tours - fort & museum |
| Mon 2 Aug, 2pm - 5pm | MRF Finds handling |
| Tues 3 Aug, 7pm | MRF Film: Quo Vadis (uncut, full length version of the 2001 epic made by the Polish director Jerzy Kawelerowicz). 'A splendid film with elaborate sets and a cast of thousands' - LA Times. FREE (ages 15 and above) |
| Wed 4 Aug, 2pm - 4pm | MRF Children’s crafts |
| Wed 4 Aug, 7pm | MRF Roman food with local celebrity chef John Crouch £10 (inc. food & wine) |
| Thurs 5 Aug, 1pm & 3pm | MRF Guided tours - fort & museum |
| Fri 6 Aug, 2pm - 5pm | MRF Ambling through the gallery |
| Fri 6 Aug, 11am - 4pm | MRF Roman Maryport Brought to life with Tyne Team |
| Sat 7 Aug, 1pm & 3pm | MRF Guided tours - fort & museum |
| Sun 8 Aug, 1pm & 3pm | MRF Guided tours - fort & museum |
Mon 9 Aug, 2pm - 5pm |
MRF Finds handling |
| Tues 10 Aug, 7pm | MRF Film: Asterix and Obelix in Mission Cleopatra (with Gerard Depardieu and Monica Bellucci) - 'the funniest film in ancient history'. FREE (ages 15 and above) |
| Wed 11 Aug, 2pm - 4pm | MRF Children’s crafts |
| Thurs 12 Aug, 1pm & 3pm | MRF Guided tours - fort & museum |
| Fri 13 Aug, 2pm - 5pm | MRF Ambling through the gallery |
| Sat 14 Aug, 1pm - 5pm | MRF Guided tour to Milefortlet 21 |
| Sun 15 Aug, 1pm & 3pm | MRF Guided tours - fort & museum |
| Sun 15 Aug, 12 noon - 4pm | MRF Try the food that fuelled the Roman Empire in Britannia |
| Mon 16 Aug, 2pm - 5pm | MRF Finds handling |
| Tues 17 Aug, 7pm | MRF Film: Centurion (Michael Fassbender version). FREE (ages 15 and above) |
| Wed 18 Aug, 2pm - 4pm | MRF Children’s crafts |
| Thurs 19 Aug, 1pm & 3pm | MRF Guided tours - fort & museum |
| Fri 20 Aug, 2pm - 5pm | MRF Ambling through the gallery |
| Fri 20 Aug, 10.30am | Writers Group Join this friendly and accessible group |
| Sat 21 Aug, 1pm- 5pm | MRF Guided tour to Milefortlet 21 |
| Sun 22 Aug, 1pm & 3pm | MRF Guided tours - fort & museum |
| Sun 22 Aug, 11am - 4pm | MRF Meet a Roman soldier and a mosaic artist |
| Mon 23 Aug, 2pm - 5pm | MRF Finds handling |
| Tues 24 Aug, 7pm | MRF Film: Agora (fourth century Alexandria) FREE (ages 15 and above) |
| Wed 25 Aug, 2pm - 4pm | MRF Children’s crafts |
| Thurs 26 Aug, 1pm & 3pm | MRF Guided tours - fort & museum |
| Fri 27 Aug, 2pm - 5pm | MRF Ambling through the gallery |
| Fri 27 Aug, 11am - 4pm | MRF Finds day with Dot Boughton, Finds Liaison Officer for the Portable Antiquities Scheme. Bring your own mystery archaeological object for identification |
| Sat 28 Aug, 1pm - 5pm | MRF Guided tour to Milefortlet 21 |
| Sun 29 Aug, 1pm & 3pm | MRF Guided tours - fort & museum |
| Sun 29 Aug, 11am - 4pm | MRF Meet a Roman soldier and a weaver |
| Mon 30 Aug, 1pm & 3pm | MRF Guided tours - fort & museum |
| Mon 30 Aug, 2pm - 5pm | MRF Finds handling |
| Fri 17 Sept, 10.30am |
Writers Group Join this friendly and accessible group |
| Friday 15 Oct, 10.30am |
Writers Group Join this friendly and accessible group |
Friday 19 Nov, 10.30am |
Writers Group Join this friendly and accessible group |
Friday 17 Dec, 10.30am |
Writers Group Join this friendly and accessible group |
| Fri 26 - Sun 28 Nov | Maryport Litfest: Venus at the Gate - Incarnations of Love |
To find out more about the above events telephone the museum on: 01900 816168 or email: senhousemuseum@aol.com