LATEST EVENTS IN CAMBRIDGE
There is so much to do in Cambridge that it is impossible to list everything going on in the city. Here is a selection to choose from.
August
Ely Craft & Curiosities & Farmers Market
Every Saturday: Craft and Collectibles market with 40 + stalls offering antiques, individual pieces of furniture, paintings to suit all tastes, jewellery and many other unique items.
2nd & 4th Saturday of the month: Ely Farmers Market. This well stocked market boasts up to 30 stalls of locally sourced fresh food produce. Throughout the year seasonal vegetables and meat are always available as are bread eggs and juices.
08:00 - 14:00
Free
Phone: 01353 616380
Shakespeare Festival – Henry V
Henry V has ascended the throne in the early part of the 15th century following the death of his father. There is unrest throughout the country following civil war and Henry´s claims to France are responded to with scorn and derision. The King decides to invade, and must unite his people and take on the mighty French army, seemingly against all the odds.
Don´t miss this dynamic and fast-paced production held in King´s College Gardens
19:30
£14/£10
Phone: 01223 357851
Newmarket classic Tour
Privileged visits of working horse racing establishments in Newmarket. You will see horses at close quarters and meet stable staff in this two-hour tour, as well as horses training on the gallops, the horses´ swimming pool, a training yard and the historic town.
Tours depart the National Horse Racing Museum at 9.20am on Museum open days, (except Sundays). Tickets include entry to the Museum and exhibitions. Advance booking is essential.
09:20
£24.50 (£22.50conc)
Phone: 01638 667333
The beautiful Light
The Beautiful Light exhibition shows captivating landscape images by Jane Goodall that reveal fleeting moments of changing light and tides. Jane is also drawn to elements from the landscape that reveal a more abstract or surreal view. This is Goodall´s first solo exhibition and is the culmination of 5 years of image making.
Jane Goodall is present at July weekends 18/19th and 24/25th as a special part of the exhibition where there will also be a selection of mounted prints and cards for sale.
10:00 - 17:00
Free entry
Phone: 07540 263990
Moving on – paintings from a past life
In a bid to clear some space and raise money for charity in the process, Cambridge-based artist Georgina Cook is holding an exhibition of her life´s work!
´Moving on, paintings from a past life´, a retrospective of work spanning the past ten years, will be on display throughout August.
During the month long exhibition, viewers will be invited to place secret bids for the work into sealed envelopes. These bids will be collated at the end of the show and work will go to the highest bidders.
10:00 - 16:00
Free
Phone: 07729 786093
An early-afternoon recital by Jacob Heringman featuring music by Hans Neusidler (1508/9-1563) who is a highly influential figure in German lute music. The programme of music taken from Neusidler´s New Little Lute Book of 1540 will include all three of the main types of sixteenth-century music for solo lute: preludes, settings of madrigals and chansons, and dances.
14:00
£15/£10
Phone: (01223) 366202
Jesus Green is the perfect setting to enjoy great comedy this summer. Enjoy a cold drink from the bar while chuckling along with your friends to one of the best line-ups in recent years.
£10
Phone: 01223 357851
September
Tyrrell Art Gallery presents exhibition of Brazilian Art
Ornaments, Jewellery and clothing from South America also available.
Please contact Louise Clift for further details or visit our website
10:00 - 17:30
Phone: 01223 575694
Dream Voices: Siegfried Sassoon, Memory & War
Following the success of the University Library´s campaign to purchase the archive of the poet and novelist Siegfried Sassoon, this full-scale exhibition drawing together diaries, letters, autograph poems, drawings and rare printed books from the Library´s Sassoon collections will open to the public
09:00 - 18:00
Free entry
Phone: (01223) 333000
Sculpture Promenade
Showcase for contemporary and modern sculpture on the lawns of the Fitzwilliam Museum.
The 2010 Sculpture Promenade will feature recent sculpture by Angela Conner, Ann Christopher, Mike Lyons, Nick Turvey, Nick Hornby and Rob Ward - all members of the Royal British Society of Sculptors (RBS). In contrast to last year´s event, the 2010 Promenade presents up to three sculptures by each artist, making this the largest sculpture installation yet seen on the lawns of the Fitzwilliam.
The summer exhibition features a wide variety of the gallery´s top artists. Come and view beautiful, innovative and interesting paintings, exquisite Limited Editions and Prints, sculptures and 3D Ceramics and exotic and colourful Glassworks to make your summer sizzle. If you are searching for an absolutely exceptional piece of original art that inspires you and enhances the space that you inhabit, then you will certainly find artworks that are both unique and precious, here at EE Fine Art.
11:00 - 17:00
Free entry
Phone: (01223) 311118
Contemporary dance stands as the inspiration behind Kathy Prest´s studies on the movement of the human body. Fascinated by anatomy, Prest´s work captures the enigmatic body of a dancer caught suspended in a moment of time. Sculpting with fabric and other materials, Kathy Prest´s dynamic nude studies serve to distract the eye from the human form alone, accentuating the unbridled energy of the spirit within.
10:00 - 17:00
Free entry
Phone: (01799) 668211
OCTOBER
Beatles to the Beegees iconic images
Capturing the essence of the 60s, 70s and 80s some of the most iconic figures of the age have been photographed by former Fleet Street photographer Bill Zygmant who specialised in pop, TV and films. The exhibition includes the first pictures of John Lennon and Yoko Ono together in public, George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix, Bee Gees, and many more icons on stage, screen and TV. His work has been shown in an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London and he also has a banqueting suite named in his honour at the world famous Beatles Hotel - The Hard Days Night in Liverpool - called the Zyg
12:00 - 16:00
Free
Phone: 01535 616991
Follow the story of horseracing from its Royal origins to Lester Piggott, Frankie Dettori and others.
New Exhibitions: Thoroughbred - classic portraits by Seymour & Stubbs and colour and excitement of racing portrayed by Munnings.
British Sporting Art - fine examples of paintings, prints and sculptures representing sports including hunting, fishing, boxing, rugby, rowing and horseracing.
For children - Tack up a model horse, dress up in silks and try riding a horse simulator- as used by jockeys for winter practice.
11:00 - 16:30
£6-£3/ £13 family ticket
Phone: 01638 667333
Since the turn of the century Jimmy has been a ´fun slinger´ of international repute.
´Laughter Therapy´ is his ninth solo show. It´ll be an evening of none stop jokes, gags and banter. If you´ve got a sick sense of humour then maybe laughter is the best medicine.
Not to be taken if you have a sensitive disposition or an overactive moral compass. Recommended dose: one brand new show to be taken annually (I said annually).
20:00
£25
Phone: 01223 357851
