What's On
Details of events at The Blue Walnut Cafe Bar & Cinema are shown below. We update this page regularly but please also follow us on Facebook for the latest news and events. Alternatively please email us or telephone direct on either 01803 392522 or 07805877184 to find out whats happening and how to book tickets.
Cinema
Friday 12th of April 2019 - Girls Film Club at The Blue Walnut - Dirty Dancing (1987)
Introducing our brand new Girls Film Club at The Blue Walnut Cafe Bar & Cinema!! This monthly film club for ladies only will be showing classic chick flicks from over the years, kicking off with Dirty Dancing on Friday the 12th of April!
Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.
Director: Emile Ardolino
Writer: Eleanor Bergstein
Stars: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach
Doors are open from 7pm with the film starting prompt at 8pm. Tickets are £5 per person. Fully licensed bar. Tapas and Cheeseboards available before and after the film...
To reserve your seat please send us a private message via Facebook, email us at info@bluewalnuttorquay.co.uk or call direct on either 01803 392522 or 07805877184 to reserve your space.
Remember, no boys allowed in the cinema on these evening!!
Introducing our brand new Girls Film Club at The Blue Walnut Cafe Bar & Cinema!! This monthly film club for ladies only will be showing classic chick flicks from over the years, kicking off with Dirty Dancing on Friday the 12th of April!
Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.
Director: Emile Ardolino
Writer: Eleanor Bergstein
Stars: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach
Doors are open from 7pm with the film starting prompt at 8pm. Tickets are £5 per person. Fully licensed bar. Tapas and Cheeseboards available before and after the film...
To reserve your seat please send us a private message via Facebook, email us at info@bluewalnuttorquay.co.uk or call direct on either 01803 392522 or 07805877184 to reserve your space.
Remember, no boys allowed in the cinema on these evening!!
Thursday 18th of April 2019 - The Mickelodean Film Club Presents - A La Folie (2017)
Alice is a promising young artist in Paris. Her boyfriend Franck, a boxer, has just moved in to her attic flat. Then her sister Elsa, a bored housewife, leaves her unfaithful husband Thomas and turns up unannounced to stay with Alice and Franck. Elsa disrupts their life by playing psychological games with them, but they cannot bring themselves to throw her out.
Director: Diane Kurys
Writers: Diane Kurys, Antoine Lacomblez
Stars: Anne Parillaud, Béatrice Dalle, Patrick Aurignac
Film starts prompt at 8:00pm. Guests are welcome subject to seat availability, £6 contribution required for non members. Please email or call direct on either 01803 392522 or 07805877184 to reserve your space!!
Friday 26th April 2019 - Le Franglais Film Club Presents - Le Placard (The Closet) (2010)
A man spreads the rumor of his fake homosexuality with the aid of his neighbor, to prevent his imminent firing at his work.
Director: Francis Veber
Writers: Francis Veber (dialogue), Francis Veber (screenplay)
Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Gérard Depardieu, Thierry Lhermitte
Film starts prompt at 7:30pm. Doors open from 6:30pm. Guests are welcome subject to seat availability. £5.00 per person. Please email Helen at Le Club Franglais or call direct on 07790 465361 to reserve your space!
Saturday of 27th of April 2019 - Cult & Classic Film Night - The Warriors (1979)
In the near future, a charismatic leader summons the street gangs of New York City in a bid to take it over. When he is killed, The Warriors are falsely blamed and now must fight their way home while every other gang is hunting them down.
Director: Walter Hill
Writers: Sol Yurick (based on the novel by), David Shaber (screenplay by)
Stars: Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright
Doors are open from 7pm with the film starting prompt at 8pm. Tickets are £5 per person. Fully licensed bar. Tapas and Cheeseboards available before and after the film. To reserve your seat please send us a private message via Facebook, email us at info@bluewalnuttorquay.co.uk or call direct on either 01803 392522 or 07805877184 to reserve your space.
Wednesday the 01st of May 2019 - Videodrome Film Night - The Day Of The Dead (1978)
Introducing Videodrome, a new monthly film night celebrating films from both the past and present, perfect for like-minded movie nerds who spent their youth propping up the economy of the local video store.
We will be kicking off on Wednesday the 01st of May 2019 with George A Romero's 1978 classic Dawn of the Dead!
Following an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia S.W.A.T. team members, a traffic reporter, and his television executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
Director: George A. Romero
Writer: George A. Romero
Stars: David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger
Doors are open from 7pm with the film starting prompt at 8pm. Tickets are £5 per person. Fully licensed bar. Tapas and Cheeseboards available before and after the film.
To reserve your seat please send us a private message via Facebook, email us at info@bluewalnuttorquay.co.uk or call direct on either 01803 392522 or 07805877184 to reserve your space.
Poetry and Comedy
Thursday 9th of May 2019 - Big Poetry with Robert Garnham and Guests.
This monthly gathering of poets and performers has been going for ten years and keeps going from strength to strength! Join us on May the 9th for another night of whimsy and wordplay, rhyming and whatnot, hosted as ever by Samantha Boarer and Robert Garnham, and featuring some of the finest hand picked local poets. This month we will have a headline set from Shelly Szender!
If you would like to book seats for this event, please contact either The Blue Walnut Café or Robert Garnham direct on robertdgarnham@gmail.com
Tickets £6, doors open 7:30pm, show starts at 8:00pm!
This monthly gathering of poets and performers has been going for ten years and keeps going from strength to strength! Join us on May the 9th for another night of whimsy and wordplay, rhyming and whatnot, hosted as ever by Samantha Boarer and Robert Garnham, and featuring some of the finest hand picked local poets. This month we will have a headline set from Shelly Szender!
If you would like to book seats for this event, please contact either The Blue Walnut Café or Robert Garnham direct on robertdgarnham@gmail.com
Tickets £6, doors open 7:30pm, show starts at 8:00pm!
Thursday 06th of June 2019 - Alan Francis - The Jocular Spectacula Roving Comedy Show!
The comic mayhem of the Jocular Spectacular Roving Comedy Show returns to the Blue Walnut featuring Chris Brooks, Jeff Sleeman, Graham Gorfore, Robert Garnham and special guest headliner, award winning comic, Alan Francis!
Alan Francis is a winner of the prestigious Channel 4 So You Think You Are Funny Award, has had his own Radio 4 sitcom Inside Alan Francis, has written and performed on numerous top TV comedy shows including Alan Partridge, Comedy Nation and Alistair McGowan's. Most importantly he is a really first-rate and highly rated stand-up comedian!
"the beautifully observed performances captures all the manic ambivalence of a Hello Magazine culture." THE TIMES
"Acutely observed character monologues…sardonic wit at its best. GO SEE" THE LIST
"Some of the most SINISTER and SURREAL comic creations this side of The League of Gentlemen" THE SUNDAY HERALD
"A delightfully sour hour, excellently executed" EVENING STANDARD
Doors are open from 7pm with the show starting at 8pm. Ticket prices are £10 and are available online at www.chrisbrooksunlimited.uk/bookings or by calling Chris Brooks direct on 07825411030.
Live Music
Friday the 21st of June 2019 - Charlie Storer
Charlie's acoustic music is influenced by local and wider stories, traditions and personal reflections with an emerging blend of folk and blues /country, along with some covers. In making music and performing, Charlie's reflective, driving and honest songs, have emerged through local open mic sessions. It's a pleasure to have Charlie play for us within the relaxed atmosphere at The Blue Walnut!
Our doors are open from 7pm with the music starting from 8pm. Entry is free however as a small venue space is limited. Table bookings are available for this event. Fully Licensed Bar open until late. Tapas and Cheeseboards available until 9pm. Please contact The Blue Walnut direct on 07805877184 to reserve your table!
Charlie's acoustic music is influenced by local and wider stories, traditions and personal reflections with an emerging blend of folk and blues /country, along with some covers. In making music and performing, Charlie's reflective, driving and honest songs, have emerged through local open mic sessions. It's a pleasure to have Charlie play for us within the relaxed atmosphere at The Blue Walnut!
Our doors are open from 7pm with the music starting from 8pm. Entry is free however as a small venue space is limited. Table bookings are available for this event. Fully Licensed Bar open until late. Tapas and Cheeseboards available until 9pm. Please contact The Blue Walnut direct on 07805877184 to reserve your table!
Wednesday 24th April 2019 - The Blue Walnut Open Mic & Jam Sessions.
The Blue Walnut Open Mic & Jam Sessions are held on the third Wednesday of every month. Please bring your own instruments and voices and join the jam. All standards welcome with beginners encouraged.
Open from 7:30pm until late. Free entry for all. Fully licensed bar. Bar snacks, tapas and cheeseboards available. See you there!!
Monthly Knit and Natter Group
Tuesday 16th April 2019 - Knit and Natter at The Blue Walnut.
Calling all nifty knitters and craft crocheters!! The Blue Walnut is hosting a new monthly knit and and natter group starting on Tuesday the 16th of April from 7pm until 10pm. This is a great way to gain new skills and for the more experienced knitters amongst us to pass on their knowledge to future generations of knitters and crocheters.
Please bring your own project with you to work on initially. We will then natter all evening about all things yarn related and discuss future knit or crochet-a-long projects...
Teas, coffees, wines, beers, Tapas, Cheeseboards available. Open from 7pm until 10pm. Free Entry. See you there!!
Calling all nifty knitters and craft crocheters!! The Blue Walnut is hosting a new monthly knit and and natter group starting on Tuesday the 16th of April from 7pm until 10pm. This is a great way to gain new skills and for the more experienced knitters amongst us to pass on their knowledge to future generations of knitters and crocheters.
Please bring your own project with you to work on initially. We will then natter all evening about all things yarn related and discuss future knit or crochet-a-long projects...
Teas, coffees, wines, beers, Tapas, Cheeseboards available. Open from 7pm until 10pm. Free Entry. See you there!!
Book Club
Vinyl Nights
Wednesday 08th of May - Monthly Bring Your Own Vinyl (BYOV) Night
This is an open deck vinyl night for vinyl enthusiasts and audiophiles. Each "Selecta" gets either a 15 minute slot or 3 records, which ever is shorter. Selecta names and set times to be added to the list held at the bar on the night. Anything goes musically except records deemed too offensive or simply to painful on the ears to listen to in full. The bar staffs judgement is final!!!
Doors and Bar open from 7;00pm until late. Bar Snacks, Tapas and Cheeseboards available though the evening.
This is an open deck vinyl night for vinyl enthusiasts and audiophiles. Each "Selecta" gets either a 15 minute slot or 3 records, which ever is shorter. Selecta names and set times to be added to the list held at the bar on the night. Anything goes musically except records deemed too offensive or simply to painful on the ears to listen to in full. The bar staffs judgement is final!!!
Doors and Bar open from 7;00pm until late. Bar Snacks, Tapas and Cheeseboards available though the evening.
