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Scunthorpe Telegraph Thursday, January 10 - Wednesday, January 16, 2013

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Thursday, January 10 - Wednesday, January 16, 2013 Scunthorpe Telegraph

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WHATS ON MEETS THE ELO EXPERIENCE

COMING UP ... Next Thursday Whats On meets

Johnny Cash tribute act Clive John

NORTH Lincolnshire Museum is holding a reminiscence session. The session is for anyone over 60 who is interested in sharing memories and being involved in an informal friendly group. It will be held on Thursday, January 17 from 10.30am until 1.30pm. Refreshments are available and it is advised to book in advance.

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TOP 10 THINGS TO DO
BARTON Farmers Market will be held on Saturday, January 12. The market offers delicious quality local produce direct from producers.

A NEW gallery has been opened at the 20-21 Visual Arts Centre in Scunthorpe. Jason Taylors new project, Every Day Objects, uses everyday household items as inspiration to create different pieces. His gallery will be at the centre from January 12 until April 13. Entry is free.

A NEW yoga class has been set up suitable for every level. The classes will be held every Wednesday from 7.30pm until 9pm at Burringham Village Hall. Class are 4 and for more information, call 07590434220.

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CINEMA
COLOUR of acoustics will be performing at the Malt Shovel in Ashby on Saturday, January 12. For more information, call 01724 843318.

Listings shown for Vue Cinema, Scunthorpe, Friday, January 11 - Thursday, January 17

LES MISERABLES (12A)

FORMER convict Valjean (Hugh Jackman) has reinvented himself as a revered factory owner in Montreuil-sur-Mer, where one of his workers, Fantine (Anne Hathaway), is cruelly cast out when the foreman learns she has an illegitimate daughter, Cosette (Isabelle Allen). Determined to raise the money to keep her child under the roof of villainous Thenardier (Sacha Baron Cohen) and his wife (Helena Bonham Carter), Fantine sells her hair and then her body as she sobs I Dreamed A Dream. Valjean discovers Fantine close to death and agrees to raise Cosette as his own. So the story moves on a further nine years with revolutionary fervour sloshing through the grimy streets of Paris, inflamed by students Enjolras (Aaron Tveit) and Marius (Eddie Redmayne). The

AN EVENING of country music has been organised at St Ber nadettes Club in Scunthorpe. Cheyenne will entertain audiences on Sunday, January 13. For more information, call 07771963034. ENJOY an evening of live music at the Lord Roberts on Wells Street, Scunthorpe. The Dukes will perform on Saturday, January 12 at the venue. For more information, call 07515941634.

NEW RELEASE: Les Miserables latter falls under the spell of Cosette (now played by Amanda Seyfried), unaware that Thenardiers daughter, Eponine (Samantha Barks), adores him from afar ... Les Miserables (12a), daily 12.00, 2.00, 3.30, 7.00, 8.00, (Fri 10.20pm).

A SCUNTHORPE Concert Series will take place on Friday, January 11. The concert will begin at 7.30pm and will have performances from Huw Wiggin on Saxophone and James Sherlock on Piano. It will take place at Brumby Engineering College on Cemetery Road. Tickets are 14 for adults and schoolchildren and students free if accompanied by a paying adult. For more information, call 01724 764293.

ALSO SHOWING:
National Theatre Live: The Magistrate (TBC), Thursday 7.00. Gangster Squad (15), daily 1.15, 3.45, 6.15, 9.00. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D (18), daily 9.20, (Fri 11.30pm). Jack Reacher (12a), daily 3.20, 8.45. Life of PI 3D (PG), daily 12.30, 3.30, 6.30. Parental Guidance (U), Sat/Sun 10.45am; Pitch Perfect (12a), daily 5.20. Quartet (12a), daily 1.00 (not Sat/Sun/Tues), 6.15pm (subtitled Tues). Rise of the Guardians (PG), Sat/Sun 10.30am; 12.45 (subtitled Sun). The Hobbit 3D (12a), daily but not Thurs 1.30, 8.30, Thurs only 12.00, 3.30; The Hobbit (12a), Sat/Sun 10.00am; daily 5.00 (not Thurs). The Impossible (12a), daily 3.10, 5.40, 8.15, (Fri 10.45pm). Tinkerbell and the Secret of the Wings (U), Sat/Sun 11.00, 1.00. KIDS AM: Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Dog Days (U), Sat/Sun 10.30. Ice Age: Continental Drift 3D (U), Sat/Sun 10.00.

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PETER Andre will be performing in Grimsby as part of his Up Close and Personal tour. This new tour follows his massive area tour in autumn 2010, which sold out. The show will be at Grimsby Auditorium on Wednesday, January 16 starting at 7pm. Tickets are 28.50.

A POTTERY Fairy Doors Adult Workshop will be taking place at Waters Edge in Barton. Make a fairy door from stoneware for the house or garden on Saturday, January 12 from 10.30am or 1.30pm. Tickets are 25 and booking is essential. For more information, call 01652 631500.

Blue skies ahead for ELO fans

Enthusiasm for tribute bands continues to spread across the region, with more people keen to relive the music from the era they grew up in. Entertainment reporter SELINA MAYCOCK speaks to the musical director of the ELO Experience, Scunthorpes Steve Hemsley, to see whether copying the original stars always works
Hemsley, 50, lives in Scunthorpe. Speaking about the origins of ELO, the band that paved the way for a new sound, he said: In the original days, it was quite an unfamiliar sound. The Beatles touched on strings, then ELO and Roy Wood had this idea of bringing orchestral instruments into the forefront. Roy Wood didnt stay with them. He left to join Wizzard and Jeff Lynne took it on and they became so big with the sound. They had a history of shows in the 1970s and 1980s and massive sell-out tours. When we formed the band, there was nobody doing an ELO tribute. Steve had always been friends with the people who went on to form the tribute band before he came aboard and they all hail from the Humber region. But when the band needed a new keyboardist in 2006, Steve was asked if he would like to join. He became musical director and the band resumed as a five-piece, with Steve playing keyboard and synthesiser. The difference back then was getting the work, said Steve. Trying to get a new band into theatres is very difficult because theatres want tried and tested bands. If we played pubs, some theatres wouldnt want us, so we had to choose venues very carefully. But some theatres took chances and after two to three years we got our name out there and people started talking about us. To be in most successful tribute bands, you have to sing like the original artists and sometimes look like the original members, but for the ELO Experience the music quality speaks volumes. We have never looked like the original ELO with the big hair or flares. We were initially just five guys. But when we started doing theatre shows, we added a bit extra with our lead singer Andy donning a wig with curly hair. As far as the original look goes, Andy is the only member who emulates it. We did have some suits made and some flared trousers, but weve never had any of the wild beards. Playing in an ELO tribute band is a childhood dream for Steve, as he was a fan of the band when he was younger. We were all fans of ELO, he said. Our lead singer dabbled with setting up a tribute band in his 30s, but it didnt work out so he came back to it 20 years later. Likewise, the musical dream was a long-term project for Steve. He started his career as an engineer working for British Aerospace and in his 20s his music career took off when he married his wife and moved to Jersey. He returned 10 years later and they performed as a musical duo called Rhapsody. My wife still sings in The Mike Brown Band. Its the band I was in before I joined the ELO Experience. The two bands are worlds apart. I do more travelling, spending a lot of time on the road, whereas my wifes band is a local one. My favourite place to visit on tour, if we have a overnight stay, is on the south coast. Last year, we did some work in Jersey so it was nice to go back there for nostalgic reasons. It doesnt feel like work when youre on stage, but the time travelling is the hardest part of the job and it is something people dont really see. So I love playing near home because its not far to get home afterwards. Hull is always our biggest selling gig because were all from the area. The ELO Experience has tragically lost some members over the years, but its current line-up has remained the same since 2009. The band line-up includes two cellists, along with the three guitarists, a keyboard player and drummer. Strings and vocals are key features in the arrangements, with many songs requiring four-part har monies. With the original ELO member Jeff Lynne living in Los Angeles, the floor is open for the ELO Experience to deliver the music fans want. And even though the band is not the real McCoy, fans still ask them for their autographs. He said: That came as quite a shock to me but obviously people like us enough to want our autograph. To book tickets for the gig (17), call 01482 300 300. The show starts at 7.30pm.

E ALL have childhood memories of watching our favourite bands perform their latest hits on Top of the Pops. And for those lucky enough to get tickets to a concert to see them perform live, the experience is a dream come true. But what happens when your boy band is now a man band, with some of its original members no longer present and those that are have gone into touring retirement? Well, for fans of the original 1970s/1980s sensations that were the Electronic Light Orchestra (ELO), there is a new wave of this music phenomenon gracing theatres in the form of the ELO Experience. The Experience was set up in 2005, when it was believed to be the only ELO tribute band of its kind. The bands musical director, Steve

GUITAR HEROES: The ELO Experience on stage

The ELO Experience Hull New Theatre, Friday, January 11