Thursday, February 23, 2012
Ever wondered what it would be like to wander around a museum after the lights go out? Of course you have! In which case grab a torch, some kids, and perhaps a luminous bobble hat, and head for Twilight At The Museums this half term. Eight museums in and around Cambridge will once again be [...]
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If you’re a lover of contemporary art and craft, but are sometimes put off by the asking price, Own Art is a well-established scheme that allows anyone to buy and collect art from as little as £10 per month. Byard Art on King’s Parade is on of two galleries in the city approved by Arts [...]
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Impington Village College’s annual art exhibition once again takes place during spring half-term this month. As in previous years, the wide-ranging show will contain over 300 works by local artists working in a wide variety of media and styles, with all of the exhibits available to buy from as little as £30. To mark the [...]
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The Fitzwilliam’s recent exhibition Vermeer’s Women: Secrets and Silence was the definition of the term ‘blockbuster.’ In total the exhibition attracted more than 130,000 visitors from all over the world to the museum (including a remarkable 16,000 in just one week shortly after Christmas), breaking all of their attendance records. Now things are set to [...]
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The Portland Arms on Mitcham’s Corner is the scene for a night featuring four – yes four – intriguing performers on 18th of February under the collective title of Swiftsgreen Records. Lester J Allen is a Luton-born-singer-songwriter whose music is heavily autobiographical, much of it exploring his own real-life issues with mental health. Also on [...]
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Here’s what’s showing at Vue Cinemas Cambridge for the next seven days (and don’t forget that includes half-term and Valentine’s Day!). THE MUPPETS (U) (2h10) (NFT) Daily 9.00 10.00 11.20 (12.20 Subtitled Sun) 14.50 17.30 (20.00 Subtitled Tues) 22.30 THE WOMAN IN BLACK (12a) (1h55) (NFT) Daily 12.40 15.00 (19:40 Sun/Mon OVER 18 SHOWINGS) 20.30 [...]
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You might recognise Pete Firman. He’s one of the country’s leading magicians, currently appearing on Saturday night telly in the form of BBC1’s show, going by the highly appropriate name of The Magicians. He’s also a very funny bloke, so his live shows are a winning mixture of comedy and magic. He’s back in Cambridge [...]
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Despite the brevity of his life French-born sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, who died in 1915 aged just 23, is one of the artists most closely associated with Kettle’s Yard even to this day. His famous and ground-breaking sculpture Bird Swallowing A Fish is one of the touchstone pieces in the collection at Kettle’s Yard, enjoyed by [...]
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The Leisure Society bring their melodic indie anthems to J2 on Saturday 25 February and Explorer caught up with some of the eight members that make up their critically acclaimed line-up, to see what music is pushing their buttons right now… Nick Hemming — Simple Song by The Shins “I’m ridiculously excited about the forthcoming [...]
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About 10 years ago John Osborne won a competition from legendary broadcaster John Peel, to come up with an apt slogan that summed up his radio programme (“Records you want to hear, played by a man who wants you to hear them”). The prize was a box of records from the great man’s shed, which [...]
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