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Cambridge University Show Choir - Walking on Sunshine
2024-03-15 - 2024-03-17 | ADC Theatre, Park Street, Cambridge, CB5 8AS
Celebrate the end of term with Show Choir’s mix of four-part harmony and cheesy choreography. Manifest the end of winter with this set of summer classics. They hope to shine some light on your evening with your favourite pop songs and musical hits.
This production is suitable for all ages.
Fri 15 March at 11:00pm/ Sat 16 March at 11:00pm
Tickets – £7.50-£10.50.
For info go to https://www.adctheatre.com/whats-on/musical/cu-show-choir-walking-on-sunshine/

Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham at Cambridge Junction
2024-03-15 - 2024-03-16 | Cambridge Junction (J2), Clifton Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 7GX, United Kingdom
Having toured together since 1986 to packed concert halls all over the world, Aly and Phil continue to charm audiences with their stunning music, and on-stage charisma that defies description. Witty and humorous banter sits alongside tunes that tug the heartstrings, and joyous reels and melodies that have feet tapping along at their ever popular concerts. The pair have recorded many highly acclaimed albums in their thirty years together including two ‘Best of’ collections. In March 2023 they recorded along with the Transatlantic Sessions with Eric Clapton at Abbey Road studios.
Aly & Phil have won numerous awards including the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards – BEST DUO Award and have been nominated in the Scottish Traditional Music Awards for ’Live Act of the Year.’
£ 23.50
Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult.
For info go to https://www.junction.co.uk/events/aly-bain-phil-cunningham/

The Fiver - March
2024-03-15 - 2024-03-16 | J1 at Cambridge Junction, Clifton Way, Cambridge, CB1 7GX
The Fiver is a longstanding Cambridge Junction event offering emerging bands the opportunity to play on the J1 stage and take part in Fiver Fest.
Playing this session are Oddsock, Magi Mojaxx, Elgeeuu, Zephyrus and Leon O’Leary.
J1 (Standing) at 6.45pm
£ 7.50
Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult.
For info go to https://www.junction.co.uk/events/the-fiver-march/

Mindfulness-in-Nature Wellness Walk
2024-03-15 - 2024-03-16 | Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 3AE, United Kingdom
Gently walking with our eyes focusing on daffodil yellows, noticing the branches expand with fresh green shoots, immersed in the chatter of nesting birds. Our small group, led by Mindful Green Coach David, will meander in silent reflection drinking in nature’s healing beauty to help us unplug from our busy lives. A brief mindful pause to inspire us in our long-term quest for good health and happiness. Afterwards,gather at our meeting point to share walk experiences and make new friends over a warming drink.
Fri 15 Mar, 2pm-3pm
Wandlebury Country Park
£12 per walk – to book naturallymindfulnow@gmail.com
Meet at Car park noticeboard.
for info go to Mindfulness-in-Nature Wellness Walk | Cambridge Past, Present and Future (cambridgeppf.org)

Cambridge Festival of the University of Cambridge
2024-03-13 - 2024-03-29 | Various, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
The interdisciplinary Cambridge Festival is a mixture of on online, on-demand and in-person events covering all aspects of the world-leading research happening at Cambridge.
Free talks, films, exhibitions, walks and family events. Featured events include From Science Fiction to Science Fact, How Will Ai Affect the Democratic Process, Expedition Ice at British Antarctic Survey and many other events.
For all details go to https://www.festival.cam.ac.uk/

Cambridge Footlights at the Arts Theatre
2024-03-10 - 2024-03-18 | Cambridge Arts Theatre, 6 St Edward's Passage, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire, CB2 3PJ, United Kingdom
Following a string of successful performances, Cambridge Footlights are back by popular demand with two nights of hilarious comedy!
Cambridge Footlights are the world-famous comedy troupe who first aired the talents of some of the foremost British comedians and actors of this century. Founded in 1880, this university drama society boasts an impressive alumni including Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Trevor Nunn and Peter Shaffer.
Join Footlights as they showcase the finest sketches, songs and standup from some of the country’s finest student comedians. Early booking is highly recommended!
General Guidance – Performance may contain strong language and adult themes.
Two performances only on Sunday 10 March & Sunday 17 March at 7.30 pm,
Tickets – £16/£20/£25 All ticket prices include a £3 per ticket booking fee,
For info go to https://www.cambridgeartstheatre.com/whats-on/cambridge-footlights-2

Cambridge Band Competition - Second Heats
2024-03-09 - 2024-03-10 | The Portland Arms, 129 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 3BA, United Kingdom
From 12.00 to 4.00 pm The Under 18s – Heat 2
Competing will be ForBonnie/ Isla May (and band)/ Ellgeeuu/The Frenzy.
T he winner of Heat 2 will go straight through to the Cambridge Band final competition at Cambridge Junction on Froiday, 28th April .
From 7.00 pm to 11.00 pm
Competing will be Frenzy/Coral Z/ Local Hoels/ Jay D/ Trippizoid.
T he winner of Heat 2 will go straight through to the Cambridge Band final competition at Cambridge Junction on Froiday, 28th April .
Tickets – £4.40 to £6.50.
For info go to What’s On – The Portland Arms

Ukraine Crisis Collection
2024-03-09 - 2024-03-10 | Haverhill Arts Centre, High Street, Haverhill, Cambridgeshire, CB9 8AR, United Kingdom
Haverhill and District Rotary Club are running a collection for Ukrainian refugees. Taking place in the Arts Centre car park from 9.00 am to 12.30 pm.
Donations wanted – everyday food items, toiletries, warm clothing, cleaning materials, cooking pots, crockery, torches, batteries, bedding and blankets (but not duvets).
Cash donations also welcome, which will be used for the purchase of generators.
For more info e-mail robandkayharman@gmail.com

Gwilym Bowen Rhys at Stapleford Granary
2024-03-09 - 2024-03-10 | Stapleford Granary, Bury Road, Stapleford, CB22 5BP
Gwilym Bowen Rhys, voice & guitar
‘One of these islands’ best, in any language’ – Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2. ‘A musician who is fast becoming a national treasure’ – Tudur Huws Jones, The Welshman
A compelling and charismatic stage performer, Gwilym Bowen Rhys is established as a leading ambassador for Welsh language song. In 2019 he was nominated for the Folk Singer of the Year Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and won Best Solo Artist Award at the Welsh Folk Awards. He has represented Wales in performances at the British Embassy in Paris, the National Eisteddfod, and with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.​
Hailing from the village of Bethel at the foot of Snowdon in North West Wales, Gwilym has been singing in his native language since childhood. His first album O Groth y Dæaar was released in 2016 and was shortlisted for Best Album of the Year at the National Eisteddfod. His fourth and latest album, Detholiad o Hen Baledi II, released in March 2022, is a treasury of old Welsh ballads described by From The Margins as ‘probably the most complete, bewitching folk album you will hear all year’.
Doors & bar 6:00 pm | Concert 7:45 pm, ends 9:00 pm, no interval
Tickets £24 / £12 (under 25)
For info go to https://www.staplefordgranary.org.uk/whats-on/events/gwilym-bowen-rhys

The Voyage
2024-03-09 - 2024-03-10 | West Road Concert Hall, 11 West Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 9DP, United Kingdom
The Perse Prep and Upper Schools join forces with pupils from St. Alban’s Catholic Primary, Bellbird Primary, St. Paul’s Primary and Teversham Primary Schools to perform The Voyage, a beautiful, evocative piece with words by Charles Bennett and music by Bob Chilcott. Featuring live instrumentation, artwork and dance, this will be a journey like no other!
Set sail through oceans calm and stormy, dive down to the mysterious Court of Neptune, soar with the seagulls, and have an awesome day at the beach!
The Voyage was commissioned in 2016 by Age UK, and you will be supporting the great work of this charity through ticket sales and a retiring collection.
Concert 1 (11.30-12.30) will feature The Perse Upper, Friends of Perse, Perse Prep and St. Alban’s choirs.
Concert 2 (15.00-16.00) will feature The Perse Upper, Friends of Perse, St. Paul’s, Bellbird and Teversham choirs.
Each performance will last one hour without interval. There will be no bar at either performance.
£12 (full) / £7 (code) / £5 (concessions). Concessions: 18 or under, 60 or above, wheelchair user plus companion.
For info go to https://www.westroad.org/whats-on/the-voyage

Sounds of the 80s with Gary Davies
2024-03-08 - 2024-03-09 | Cambridge Corn Exchange, 2 Wheeler Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 3QB, United Kingdom
Legendary DJ Gary Davies brings the UK’s most popular 80s radio show on tour – it’s the show you hear on a Saturday night ….live on stage!
Together with his producer Johnny Kalifornia, they will take you back to the best decade in music – the 80s!
Party along to specially curated Master-mixes and watch as the brilliant Sounds of the 80s dancers recreate classic scenes from 80s films and videos.
Dance to your favourite 80s anthems from artists such as Wham!, Queen, Prince, Madonna, Whitney and more.
There might even be a surprise 80s icon or two… So, dress to impress and dig out those Frankie and Wham statement T shirts put on your headbands and leg warmers and join us as we relive the greatest era of music with a massive party.
Tickdets – £37, £29, £22.80. All tickets include a £3 booking fee
For info go to https://www.cambridgelive.org.uk/cornex/events/sounds-80s-gary-davies

Ren: The Girl with the Mark - Premiere
2024-03-07 - 2024-03-08 | The Light Cinema, Clifton Way, Cambridge, CB1 7GX
Join the cast and crew for the exciting world premiere of the second season of the award-winning fantasy-adventure series.
Ren: The Girl with the Mark is an independent fantasy-adventure series filmed in Cambridgeshire. The first season has millions of YouTube views and now at last the show is back for the next chapter.
Ren (Oriana Charles) is a young woman whose life changes forever when she is Marked by an ancient spirit and becomes a feared Nu’Mahri. Season Two finds her on the run with Hunter (Alexander Hackett), a man she barely knows. The pair set out to find the Archivist, a mysterious Mahri expert who may hold the key to removing the spirit from Ren. But Commander Othon (Richard Zeman) and the Kah’Nath army are closing in, and both Ren and Hunter will have to make dangerous decisions on the way to their goal.
Join the cast and crew for this unique opportunity to see all four episodes of Ren Season Two on the big screen, ahead of its Patreon release on March 8th and its YouTube release on March 16th.
Doors: 7:30pm, Screening: 7:45pm, Ends: 9:30pm
Tickets: £11.00 from http://tinyurl.com/renpremiere

Peatbog Fairies at Cambridge Junction
2024-03-06 - 2024-03-07 | Cambridge Junction (J2), Clifton Way, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 7GX, United Kingdom
Hailing from the Isle of Skye, the legendary Scottish trailblazers have created a glorious mixture of traditional sounds and dance-floor grooves that have been embraced worldwide. Drawing upon a dazzling myriad of influences from jigs and reels through Dance Music, Jazz, African, and more, they bring the sound of Scotland fresh-faced and breathless to the new audiences around the world. Their mainly instrumental music allows the band to develop exciting themes and soundscapes, as well as locking into their trademark hypnotic sound that no-one can resist dancing to!
From the moment they take to the stage, the mood is set for a no-nonsense feel-good atmosphere – each number sounding like an encore in itself. They tease unlikely combinations from the familiarity of instruments such as fiddle and highland pipes – blending with techno rhythms and soaring sounds and take this to another plain. The traditional styles that influence the musicians are still to be heard – and when an unexpected drop-down to those glorious core melodies sneaks in – the result is spine-chilling! In short, it rocks – and the audience becomes part of the experience.
The band is made up of Peter Morrison on pipes and whistles, Ross Couper on fiddle, Innes Watson on acoustic guitar, fiddle and vocals, Tom Salter on guitar, Norman Willmore on keyboards and sax, Innes Hutton on bass and Stuart Brown on drums.
Tickets – £ 29.00
Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult.
For info go to https://www.junction.co.uk/events/peatbog-faeries/

Friendship Cafe
2024-02-05 - 2024-03-26 | St John the Evangelist Church, Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 7TP, United Kingdom
Friendship Café at St John’s Hills Road re-starts to ‘lighten the dark days’.
The weekly Friendship Café at St John’s Centre on Hills Road is about to re-start on Mondays during February and March 2024, from 2.30 pm until 4.00 pm.
The Café originally began as part of the government’s ‘warm hub’ project but came to an end last year. However, with two more months of winter ahead this year, it was decided to open the café once again, as the Revd James Shakespeare, Vicar of St John’s Church, explains:
“I think a lot of us get to this time of year and wonder if winter and its gloomy days will ever end. So we thought it would be a great time to invite people to a warm and welcoming space, with refreshments and some friendly company if they’d like it. There will be jigsaws and games like Scrabble for those who enjoy that, or you could bring your knitting or a book to read if you prefer. Let’s lighten the dark days together.”
The Club is run by volunteers and is open to anyone who would like to attend. It is free of charge and there is no need to book.
A Community Lunch also takes place at the St John’s Centre on the last Wednesday of the month, from 12.30 pm to 2.00 pm. A two course meal is £5 per person and no booking is needed.
The St John’s Centre is wheelchair accessible and there is a small car park behind the church. If you need more information please email office@stjohntheevangelistscambridge.org or call 01223 241316.
For info go to stjohntheevangelistcambridge.org

For the Love of Art: An Exhibtion at Mr and Mrs Clarks
2024-01-18 - 2024-03-08 | Mr and Mrs Clarks Gallery, 67 Bridge Street, Cambridge, CB2 1UR
Embark on a mesmerising journey through time and sparkles at Mr and Mrs Clarks during Cambridge Arts Festival. From the Renaissance’s elegance to the avant-garde strokes of contemporary icons like Emin, Hockney, Warhol, and more, experience the fusion of past and present.
Admission is free daily, and between 2-4 pm, relish a glass of prosecco as you immerse yourself in a world where love, nature, and beauty collide. Artworks range from £195 to £250,000, and their gift cards, starting at £100, make for exquisite Valentine’s tokens.
For info go to https://www.mrandmrsclarks.co.uk
