We are looking forward to welcoming folk & world music band Solana for their first ever gig in Cumbria as part of a national tour. As part of the event we also have local folk musician Paddy Rogan warming up. Check out our music and events section for more information.
The Upfront Puppet Theatre Easter show is “Aladdin” – starting on 2nd April. The puppet theatre and the new “Puppet Story” museum due to open in September, will be featured on a new TV series “Scouting for Toys” beginning on 31st March. Watch the TV programme trailer below – blink & you will miss us…
2021 UPFRONT ARTISTS OPEN EXHIBITION Due to the Covid-19 and the national “Lockdowns” we have decided that there will be no “Open” exhibition in January 2022. Please keep checking back here for any future updates. The annual Upfront Open Exhibition is now in its 20th year. The purpose of the show is to exhibit a…
We look forward to reopening again and welcoming you all back to Upfront on Tuesday 18th May. After spending the majority of the last year closed we are delighted to tell you all that we will be able to reopen on Tuesday 18th May. Our restaurant tables will still be socially distanced and all Covid…
Featuring Paddy Rogan, Sam Robinson & Uncle Carbunkle Traditional Folk, Acappella Song, Blues & beyond Please come and support Upfront Arts Venue and the local musicians who have not been able to perform live for many months.This is a socially distanced seated event with a limited capacity. The theatre space has been rearranged to create a larger floor area.Tables…
The upstairs gallery space in the barn has a ceramic exhibition by Syl Macro to celebrate “60 years a Potter”. Syl has been living and creating ceramics in Cumbria since 1990 when she moved to Alston from the North East. “The dramatic landscape, and ever changing colours and moods have given me the ideas and…
