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10am -12.30pm Cathedral Close
11th Festival Dash Invited athletes race against the noon chimes in Chariots of Fire tradition, preceded by races for all ages and abilities. All proceeds are donated to St Giles Hospice. See Dash website for more information.
10.45am Lichfield Garrick 70mins
 Travelling Picture Show presents
Komaneko
After being given a camera, a cat disovers that animation can be really fun - and hard work too. This film is an absolute joy, with plenty of inspiration for budding filmmakers of all ages. This screening will also include a small selection of other animated shorts from around the world. For free animation workshops for eight luck 8-11 year olds, go to here.
Recommended for age 4+
£5, £3 under 16s Book tickets Booking Code: 18A
12.15pm Lady Chapel 70mins
Charlotte Scott violin
Christian Elliot cello
James Baillieu piano   
Britten Third Suite for Solo Cello Op.87
Strauss Violin Sonata in E flat major Op.18
Rachmaninov Trio élégiaque No.1 in G minor The Gordon Clark Memorial Scholarship Trust, named in memory of Lichfield Festival’s first artistic director, gives a helping hand to aspiring young musicians, and gives us the chance to hear future stars in the making. These 2008 Gordon Clark Scholars come from the UK, Canada and South Africa, and exhibit an astonishingly mature and sophisticated approach to music-making in a popular and accessible programme. £12.50 unreserved Book tickets Booking Code: 18B Lichfield's Top 40 Trees: Try a post-concert walk and celebrate 40 years of the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust at the same time. This free guided walk around the city, starting at the Cathedral West Front at 1.30pm and ending with refreshments at St Michael's Church, takes in the city's most significant trees. THIS WALK IS FULLY BOOKED NOW
12.30pm Lichfield Garrick 70mins
 Travelling Picture Show presents
The Red Balloon & The White Mane
In a deceptively simple, nearly wordless tale, a young boy discovers a stray balloon that seems to have a mind of its own. The Red Balloon remains one of the most beloved children's films of all time. The White Mane is about a magnificent stallion too proud to let himself be broken in. "A filmgoing experience that both children and their parents will remember for a long time." The Capital TimesRecommended for age 7+ £5, £3 under 16s Book tickets Booking Code: 18C Presented by 7 Inch Cinema, the Travelling Picture Show is supported by the National Lottery through Screen WM and First Light Movies.
2pm Stowe House Gardens 120mins
MDCC presents Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing Also on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 in Stowe House Gardens. Stowe House Gardens are used by kind permission of the Institute of Leadership and Management. £8 in advance or £10 on the door (no seating is priovided, so please bring rugs and chairs).
Book Tickets Booking Code: 18D
7.30pm Lichfield Cathedral 120mins
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
 Stephen Hough piano
Andris Nelsons conductor
Ravel La Valse
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.2
Mahler Adagietto from Symphony No.5
Debussy La Mer We are delighted to welcome back the wonderful City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra after a five-year absence with their new music director Andris Nelsons at the helm. From Ravel’s heady vision of a society in decay through to Debussy’s surging orchestral seascape via Mahler’s heart-rending gift to his wife, this final concert should not be missed. Stephen Hough, widely regarded as one of the most important and distinctive pianists of his generation, will bring Tchaikovsky’s stirring Piano Concerto No.2 to life. “Damn! No chance of catching a snooze at CBSO concerts… Nelsons is a volcano of overt emotion… He’s a man who radiates a passion for performance, and that’s infectious… The CBSO sounded like a band bewitched” The Times
Sponsored by  £37.50, £31, £26, £19.50, £10 Book tickets Booking Code: 18E See Seating information for sight restrictions In conversation: Andris Nelsons and Festival Director Richard Hawley at 6.30pm in the Lady Chapel. Free entry to event 18E ticket holders.
7.45pm Lichfield Garrick Studio 60mins
The Happiness Patrol presents Tales of Terror
based upon the stories of MR James and Lafcadio Hearn
After its recent sell-out success with The Masque of the Red Death, The Happiness Patrol continues its mission to reinvent classic texts with this selection of English and Japanese ghost stories. Watch as rickety scarecrows and abandoned wives spring terrifying surprises, and savour the spine-tingling horrors lurking at the bottom of a cup of tea. Recommended for age 12+ Also on Wednesday 15, Thursday 16 and Friday 17 July. £10, £8 students Book Tickets Booking Code: 18F
8pm Lichfield Garrick 120mins
Moishe's Bagel
 A band of Scotland’s finest musicians conjure up an intoxicating, life-affirming mix of Eastern European dance music, Middle Eastern rhythms, and jazz-inflected Klezmer. Last year Moishe’s Bagel was given a prestigious editors’ award by the official newspaper of the Edinburgh Festival.
"Exhilarating, full-flavoured stuff, often breath-takingly intricate but played with jubilation...the Bagel acquires the momentum of an express train"
The Herald £16.50, £10 (under 18s half price) Book tickets Booking code: 18G
10.15pm. Beacon Park. FREE.
 The 28th Festival Firework Finale
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