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Endelion String Quartet – New Season
2018-19 is a very special season for The Endelion String Quartet, In January 2019 they will celebrate 40 years of playing wonderful music together. For twenty-seven of those years they have been Cambridge University’s ‘Quartet in Residence’, making Cambridge a precious home for them. Andrew Watkinson, Leader. Concerts begin at 7.30 pm. Beginnning on Wednesday, 24 October 2018 with Mendelssohn (String Quartet, Opus 44, No. 1), Britten (String Quartet No. 3, Opus 94) and Beethoven (String Quartet, Opus 59, No.…
Find out more »Science on Sundays at The Botanic Gardens
Discover how plant genes work together to survive challenges, defend against predators and are passed onto the next generation. Find out about the role of the ‘invisible hand’ of floral scent in plant diversity in attracting pollinators. Hear about the latest technologies used to uncover rare minerals rarely found on earth. These are some of the topics being discussed at CUBG’s ‘Science on Sundays’ series - a programme of free, informal, monthly drop-in plant science talks between March to August,…
Find out more »Easter Trail at the Botanic Gardens
Easter Trail: Look who’s dropped in for Easter 6th April - 22nd April, 10.00 am-5.00 pm. Animals from all over the world are dropping in to the Garden this spring to help out their friend, the Easter Bunny. Pick up a free trail from the ticket office and go on a springtime adventure to find the animals, see some amazing plants and collect an Easter prize at the end. Drop-in, self-led trail. Normal garden admission applies for accompanying adults. Admission…
Find out more »Sick Children’s Trust – Summer Programme
The Sick Children's Trust has organised a series of interesting events to raise money for their charity, beginning on Monday, 8th April with a talk by Steve Elstub, the Head Gardener of Clare College. Other events include a talk on the life and work of Frank Lloyd Wright, an illustrated talk about the State Rooms of Buckingham Palace, and a garden tour of Lode. For details and prices go to https://www.sickchildrenstrust.org/UserFiles/files/SCT%20Programme%20Summer%202019.pdf
Find out more »George Breakfast – Spring Gigs
George Breakfast and the Sure-Can Playboys will be playing at local pubs. The Sure-Can Playboys are a movable feast, a fluid line up of all stars who do many other things besides, which is a big factor in their appeal, no constant gigging as a unit, but they are all at the top of their game, so when they do get together, unbridled musical joy ensues. Tues April 16th, The Flying Pig, Cambridge solo show - 9.00 - 11.00 pm.…
Find out more »Edmond De Bergerac
Meet the man behind the nose! Starring Freddie Fox and Josie Lawrence, the multi award-winning comedy Edmond de Bergerac, by French writer Alexis Michalik, took France by storm and now makes its English language premiere. December 1897, Paris. Playwright Edmond Rostand is approaching his thirtieth birthday with no new plays but a whole lot of worries. He has not written anything in two years and in desperation has promised a new play to the acting superstar, Constant Coquelin. A desperate…
Find out more »Brassed Off
Based on the 1996 hit film of the same name, Brassed Off tells the story of a South Yorkshire mining village, its colliery band and its pit threatened with closure. Will it tear the community apart? This equally heartbreaking, hilarious and heartwarming tale, combined of course with a real life, fabulous, brass band, is guaranteed to take the audience on an emotional roller coaster ride. Viva's award winning, smash hit 2017 show returns to Cambridgeshire, featuring Soham Comrades Brass Band.…
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