July 2014
Jump to Cow Heaven
A play by Gill Adams. Tickets from Frome Festival Box office or on the night
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Madame Steptoe’s Flea Circus Part Three
Hosting for the third time at the beautiful Silk Mill, on Sat 22nd Nov. This festive shopping market…
Find out more »June 2015
Volunteer – The FIRST Frontier
Your chance to learn about organisations offering volunteering opportunities and quiz them on what they do and how…
Find out more »David Moss – Art Exhibition
Mobility issues over the past four years left David Moss with time for contemplation and rumination. Drawing on…
Find out more »July 2015
American Chamber Orchestra
A Frome Festival Event M Haydn, J Haydn, Mozart, Grainger, McLean Conductor Chris Hisey. Free entry with donations
Find out more »November 2016
Open studios at The Silk Mill
Paintings, prints, ceramics, jewellery, fashion items, cards and gifts to buy from resident artists and makers. November December…
Find out more »December 2016
Open Studios at The Silk Mill
Paintings, prints, ceramics, jewellery, fashion items, cards and gifts to buy from resident artists and makers. December Fri…
Find out more »Great Green Xmas Party
Everyone's invited to step into a Winter Wonderland for the Great Green Xmas Party, a chance for all…
Find out more »March 2017
Tales from the Lands Beyond
* FREE CHILDREN'S THEATRE! * Far_Fetched Theatre present their exciting new children's show 'Tales from the Lands Beyond'.…
Find out more »Tales from the Lands Beyond
FREE CHILDREN'S THEATRE! * Far_Fetched Theatre present their exciting new children's show 'Tales from the Lands Beyond'. An…
Find out more »July 2017
THE REGINA MONOLOGUES
One man, Six Wives. A feast of monologues - at times witty, feisty, naive, melancholic, bucolic, hysterical, wistful,…
Find out more »August 2017
Ceilidh at the Silk Mill
A folk quartet, Pentennyn mainly sing and play songs and melodies from the Welsh tradition but also from…
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OUTSIDE INSIGHT
ART EXHIBITION Painting: Rosalind Robinson Sculpture: Hans Borgonjon Rosalind Robinson paints Flemish-inspired portraits and still lifes. Hans Borgonjon…
Find out more »Spirit and the Maiden concert
Outside Insight concert series In this programme we explore musical gems by women composers from the 19th Century…
Find out more »Teatime Trio Concert
Outside Insight concert series The Silk Mill Trio (piano, clarinet, viola) brings you music to help you relax…
Find out more »Bach – Out of the Blue Concert
Outside Insight concert series Cellist Emily Burridge performs a meditative programme featuring the G major suite for solo cello…
Find out more »Goldberg
Outside Insight concert series Prize-winning, internationally acclaimed jazz pianist and composer John Law, returns to his classical roots…
Find out more »Beyond Boundaries Concert
Outside Insight concert series Beyond Boundaries takes us musically on a metaphorical journey into the Unknown. We start…
Find out more »Legends Concert
Outside Insight concert series Join us for a concert of piano duets for Carnival Night. Pianists Stephen Marquiss…
Find out more »October 2017
Treasures of the Early Baroque
Outside Insight Concert Series For this teatime concert, early music specialists Musicke in the Ayre uncover hidden gems…
Find out more »Frome in Palestine
Frome in Palestine 1917-1948: An exhibition, with extras A hundred years ago this autumn General Allenby marched into…
Find out more »A fateful enterprise: the “Balfour” letter and its consequences
After the formal opening of the Frome in Palestine exhibition by Lord Oxford, whose father served in Palestine…
Find out more »A Palestinian feast
Frome Friends of Palestine are renowned for their food so make sure you make this one. Music by…
Find out more »The Promise
Peter Kosminsky’s admirable docu-drama which was first screened on Channel 4 in 2011. It is a wonderful and…
Find out more »November 2017
The Night Market Before Christmas
Welcome, The Night Market Before Christmas is a traditional and quality Christmas market with a difference, curated to…
Find out more »December 2017
Christmas Open Studios
Eleven of the studios at the Silk Mill will be open 11-3pm on December 2nd, 3rd 9th &…
Find out more »Dream Big Ghana
This is a charity event to support Dream Big Ghana There will be: Kids Workshops African Drumming Workshops Talks…
Find out more »February 2018
Raise Super Extraordinary Sale of Art
An art extravaganza to suit all tastes! An exhibition like no other: renowned artists along with local talent…
Find out more »Art extravaganza in aid of RAISE
An art exhibition like no other! T The Silk Mill is host to a combination of internationally famous…
Find out more »March 2018
Viva Latina – From Peru to You
Dine, dance and Peruvian cocktails Friends, Froomies, when we arrived in Frome two years ago we had no…
Find out more »April 2018
Recorder: The New Frontier – Workshop with Pink Noise Recorder Quintet
Excited by modern recorder music, but unsure how to create all those challenging sound effects? Let Pink Noise…
Find out more »Thoroughly Modern – A concert with Pink Noise Recorder Quintet
In this concert Pink Noise give a whistlestop tour of some of the gems in the modern recorder…
Find out more »Let us dance, let us sing – Baroque and Beyond with soprano, Hayley Guest
Toe-tapping instrumental dance suites meet stunning arias for soprano voice and continuo. Ever the conjuror of birdsong and…
Find out more »Robert Lane Concert
On 13th April we are delighted to present a concert by the fantastic singer/songwriter and guitarist Robert Lane.…
Find out more »May 2018
Frome Book Fair
Discover a vibrant book fair with 16 exhibitors with hundreds of good quality antiquarian and more modern books…
Find out more »Frome Book Fair
Good quality antiquarian and second-hand books for sale. Books also bought. Admission: Adults £1, Children free Enquiries to…
Find out more »Frome Craft Beer Festival
Frome's two craft beer giants do battle to see who is the king of the craft! With a…
Find out more »June 2018
Meet the explorers: Forests, mountains, rivers
Join us for an evening of illustrated talks with Jo Bradshaw and Olie Hunter-Smart as they speak about…
Find out more »Faeland Acoustic Concert at the Silk Mill
"One of the albums of the year" (Shire Folk). Join Faeland for this special acoustic evening of their…
Find out more »July 2018
The High Pavement Fiesta Tapas Bar
Frome favourite - The High Pavement - is hosting a Moorish inspired café/bar on the Silk Mill’s sun…
Find out more »Claude Bourbon: Medieval and Spanish Blues
Ready for a unique and talented take on a wide range of musical traditions? Claude Bourbon is known…
Find out more »The Frome Small Publishers’ Fair
Frome’s acclaimed Small Publishers’ Fair - a day for readers, writers, publishers, artists and visitors of all stages…
Find out more »Vadi World Music
Named after the most prominent note in the scale of an Indian raga, Vadi is Ricky Romain, Ramut…
Find out more »EXCURSIONS IN AMBIENCE – AN EVENING OF AMBIENT ELECTRONICA
White Noise (David Vorhaus and Michael Painter), Toby Marks (Banco de Gaia), Andrew Heath (Disco Gecko Recordings), Joseph…
Find out more »MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP
Join Frome artist Amanda Bee in Studio 14 at the Silk Mill and learn to create a mixed…
Find out more »Jacques and his Master
Jacques and His Master is a fascinating play written by Milan Kundera, following the journey of two men,…
Find out more »Roos Galjaard and Sebastiaan Wiering
Roos Galjaard (1973) started singing and playing the guitar at an early age. She started composing her own…
Find out more »Reg Meuross with support from The Portraits
An unmissable night of folk featuring two Somerset acts championed by BBC Radio 2. Reg Meuross’s clever and…
Find out more »Rodney Branigan – Texas Roots Blues
Enjoy an intimate concert with Rodney Branigan, "A First Class US Import" Americana Folk Roots. The Texan local…
Find out more »The Vinyl Society
The Vinyl Social is an open policy strictly vinyl DJ night that has been popping up in various…
Find out more »ADD Frome Summer Funday
ADD International was founded in Frome over 30 years ago. Now, with support from people in Frome and…
Find out more »October 2018
Bodies of Water
Frome composer Helen Ottaway and Glastonbury-based artist Melanie Thompson present an evening of illustrated talks where you will…
Find out more »December 2018
Lungi Babas Winter Celebration
Fun, Food & Folklore Lungi Babas are raising funds for Fair Frome Community Lunches 3pm-7:30pm. Their winter event…
Find out more »February 2019
Somerset Double Bass Weekend
Guest artist Martin Rosso will feature workshops, concerts and masterclasses. Double bassists of all ages and abilities are…
Find out more »March 2019
Eighties Charity Disco
Dust off your 80's garb/rewind back to dance the night away with baggy Monday's DJ Chris Salmon and…
Find out more »Frome Wardrobe Collective Clothes Swap #3
The Frome Wardrobe Collective are springing back to life this March with another clothes swapping event. Don't let…
Find out more »April 2019
To The Fore – Art Exhibition
We're four years old already! Since we entered the Frome art scene in 2015 we've been honoured to…
Find out more »To The Fore: art exhibition
Mount Art Services is four years old already! Since we entered the Frome art scene in 2015 we've…
Find out more »Fantasy Masks Master Class with Gladys Paulus
During this 5 day technical master class with UK-based textile artist Gladys Paulus, you will learn how to…
Find out more »Bedlam
Inspired by the famous London lunatic asylum, 'Bedlam' which was a corruption of St Mary's of Bethlehem hospital.…
Find out more »May 2019
Faeland
Faeland are a folk-pop band with a Celtic edge. Emotive lyrics and spellbinding stories from a place which…
Find out more »Faeland at The Silk Mill
Folk-pop with a touch of the mystical. Emotive lyrics & spellbinding stories from a place which time forgot…
Find out more »Toby Marks & Andrew Heath present: Motion
Toby Marks and Andrew Heath present their new album Motion, an evening of ambient soundscape electronica. With special…
Find out more »Toby Marks and Andrew Heath present: Motion
To celebrate the new album launch we bring a night of live ambient and sounscape music to the…
Find out more »Frome Craft Beer Festival 2019
It's back! Our second battle of the craft with our good friends at brewed boy is back this…
Find out more »July 2019
Local Entrepreneurs Forum for Frome
Local Entrepreneurs Forum: Citizen-led Economic Change for Frome What if...our entire community could get together to support local,…
Find out more »Rodney Branigan “A First Class US Import”
Rodney Branigan first started performing in his home town of Austin, Texas and as word quickly spread of…
Find out more »Frome Small Publishers’ Fair
Join us at the acclaimed Frome Small Publishers’ Fair - a day for readers, writers, publishers, artists and…
Find out more »CANTINA FESTIVAL POP UP TAPAS BAR
The Cantina is back! Frome Festival's pop up tapas bar will be serving delicious Spanish food and drink…
Find out more »WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? – AN ETHICAL FASHION EXPERIENCE
How much do you know about the clothes you wear? What are they made of? Who made them?…
Find out more »Bessie Bidder exhibition and felting workshops
An exhibition by Felt Artist Bessie Bidder and daily drop-in felting workshops. Bessie Bidder is a Frome artist…
Find out more »Experience the felt
Experience the felt is an exhibition of life's emotions in felt. Bessie is a local Frome felt artist…
Find out more »THE HOLLAND HANDKERCHIEF
When a young romance is parted by the powers that be, life and death prove to be the…
Find out more »MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP
Join contemporary landscape artist Amanda Bee in her studio for a workshop in using mixed media. You will…
Find out more »CANTINA FESTIVAL POP UP TAPAS BAR
The Cantina is back! Frome Festival's pop up tapas bar will be serving delicious Spanish food and drink…
Find out more »A VENETIAN JUBILEE, WITH MUSICKE IN THE AYRE
Barbara Strozzi, born 400 years ago in Venice, was rare and remarkable: a gifted composer with more works…
Find out more »Geoff Robb – The Music of Trees
Geoff Robb was the winner of the 2018 Brighton Fringe Live Music Award for his solo show. His…
Find out more »CANTINA FESTIVAL POP UP TAPAS BAR
The Cantina is back! Frome Festival's pop up tapas bar will be serving delicious Spanish food and drink…
Find out more »August 2019
Mass Observation
Scanner (aka Robin Rimbaud) + Joseph Hyde An evening of cutting edge electronic music and dazzling visuals, featuring…
Find out more »September 2019
Frome Book Fair
FROME BOOK FAIR RETURNS TO THE SILK MILL The fair organisers - Peter and Thais from The Frome…
Find out more »November 2019
M.A.S launch/ re-launch
M.A.S open studios. Mount re-emerges from hiatus and Merchant Artspace launch new printmaking classes Mount Art Services and…
Find out more »Ye Vagabonds
Brothers Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn grew up playing music together around their hometown of Carlow in south-east…
Find out more »MayDay Saxonvale Alternative Futures @ The Silk Mill
Simon Brown - Land Story Irena Bauman - Built in Common Amy Burnett - Development in Transition Three…
Find out more »JuNGle SmaSh
Another JuNGle SmaSh Line Up!! The Time Travelling DJ Flynt Locke, back by popular demand from The Hacienda,…
Find out more »Sam Amidon + Sam Brookes
Sam Amidon is a singer-fiddler-banjoist-guitarist originally hailing from Vermont, US. He has released six solo albums on the…
Find out more »February 2020
Mama’s Suppa Club
Charity Gala - in aid of Mama Upendo Children's Trust. 3 course meal - cocktails - live entertainment.…
Find out more »March 2020
Mama’s Suppa Club, Charity Gala
We are pleased to invite you to ‘Mamas Suppa club’ a charity gala in Frome. It’s £30 a…
Find out more »August 2020
Food in the Courtyard @ Silk Mill
42 Acres celebrate the art of great food with a weekend of field, forest and foraged fast food…
Find out more »Hunting Raven’s Socially Distanced Summer Sale
From the latest titles (just a teeny bit scuffed) to those hidden gems (that obviously stayed just a…
Find out more »September 2020
Second-Hand Book Sale @ The Silk Mill
Calling all book lovers to our Second-Hand Book Sale @ The Silk Mill: Saturday, 19th September, 10.00 am…
Find out more »July 2021
Pagoda Project/Maniacs in Concert
A concert featuring Paul Hutchinson (accordion), Karen Wimhurst (clarinets) and Seona Pritchard (violin/viola). Paul and Karen have been…
Find out more »The Breath
Ríoghnach Connolly and Stuart McCallum are the creative heart of The Breath. Connolly writes the only way she…
Find out more »‘Harp-Guitar’ in Concert, Jon Pickard
Moments of musical bliss. ‘Harp-Guitars’ are extremely rare instruments with a beautiful and unique sound – an extended…
Find out more »Belshazzar’s Feast – Wickedly Inventive Folk Duo
Acclaimed musicians Paul Sartin (oboe, violin, swanee whistle and vocals) and Paul Hutchinson (accordion) are notorious for their…
Find out more »The Opening
The Opening is a celebration of the community in which we live. As the world around us opens…
Find out more »The Opening
The Opening is a celebration of the community in which we live. As the world around us opens…
Find out more »The Opening
The Opening is a celebration of the community in which we live. As the world around us opens…
Find out more »Silk Mill Collective Summer Fair
The Silk Mill Collective is a group of professional artists and designer-makers who have studios and work at…
Find out more »Geoff Robb – The Music of Trees
Join Geoff Robb, winner of the 2018 Brighton Fringe Live Music Award, for an evening of magical storytelling…
Find out more »Jackdaws Songbirds
Nothing’s impossible I have found, for when my chin is on the ground I pick myself up, dust…
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