Unmissable events
Exhibition Until December 3 ‘Farm’, Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury. More than 40 oils, pastels and willow charcoals by Kate Lynch celebrating the county’s food and farming heritage. Admission included with museum entry (01458 831197; www.swheritage.org.uk)
Theatre July 11–30 Wolf’s Child (right), Trelowarren, Helston, Cornwall. Theatre company Wildworks gives an outdoor promenade performance of this adult fairy tale through the woods and grounds of the estate. Suitable for ‘brave children’ aged 11 and above. Tickets from £16 (www.hallforcornwall.co.uk; 01872 262466)
Workshop July 15 Drawing Fossils, Chilcomb House, Winchester, Hampshire. Learn how to create line and tonal drawings in graphite pencil with Sarah Morrish, using a range of fossils from the geology collections of the Hampshire Cultural Trust. 10am–4pm, £50pp, including tea and coffee (www.hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk; 01962 678189)
Sailing July 14–16 Taittinger RSYC Regatta, Royal Solent Yacht Club, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. Two days of high-class racing and entertainment, with a Champagne reception on Friday evening and a hog roast and prizegiving on Sunday (01983 760256; www.royalsolent.org)
Art July 8–9 Harleston & Waveney Art Trail, Norfolk/suffolk. Open studios in 31 locations featuring the work of 34 artists, including abstracts, East Anglian landscapes, textiles, prints and sculptures (below). 11am–6pm (http://hwat.org.uk)
July 7–9 Arts and Crafts Weekend, Haslemere, Surrey. This celebration of the movement, organised by the Haslemere Educational Museum, includes numerous lectures, an art trail, a dinner and a visit to Munstead Wood. Visit the website for full schedule and pricing (www. haslemere.com/artsandcrafts; 01428 645425)
Literary festival July 7–17 Ways With Words, Dartington Hall, Devon. Billed as ‘a chance for those who read books to meet those who write them’, speakers include Tracy Chevalier, Rev Richard Coles and Michael and Anne Heseltine. Visit the website for full programme and prices (www.ways withwords.co.uk; 01803 867373)
Book now July 21–22 The School of Jealousy, The Deanery Garden, Bampton, Oxfordshire. Bampton Classical Opera presents the first UK production of Antonio Salieri’s opera buffa since the late 18th century. A further performance will take place on August 28 at The Orangery Theatre, Westonbirt School, Gloucestershire. Tickets £35 (www. bamptonopera.org;
01993 851142)