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Early evening concert of virtuoso chamber music to whet your appetite before dinner. Tickets available on the door. This is a series of concerts which will be taking place over the summer at St Edward´s and St Benet´s Churches in Cambridge. £8.£20 family. Next concert at 6.45pm, Wednesday 25th August.
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You'll understand why jazz reveres tradition and roots if you catch Art Themen, one of the finest tenor saxophonists in Britain. His melodic freedom and quirky phrasing, mark him out as a rare delight! With the Jazznights trio under Roger Odell. £7, The Bell, Clare, 7.30pm Sunday 5 September -- David Ellingham Jazz editor
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Kings College Chapel is fairly reknowned for it's classical music concerts so take the time this Saturday to experience Clare College's Choir joining forces with Christina Sampson, Ann Murray DBE, Alessandro Fisher, James Birchall Daniel Pailthorpe (flute) and Jane Salmon (cello), to fill this impressive venue with the soaring sounds of Beethoven's Mass in C. £5-30. King's College Chapel, Cambridge. 7.30pm, Saturday 4th September
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Those brassy boys from Cambridge return to Ely Cathedral on Sunday for an autumnal outing. Ottorino Respighi's Pines of the Appian Way (from Pines of Rome) leads this selection of music for symphonic brass with organ and percussion. Plus there are works by John Nep David, Henri Tomasi, Bach, Vierne and Saint-Saëns. £10, Ely Cathedral, 7.30pm, Sunday 5th September
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Invite your inner idiot to dinner this week with 'Dinner for Schmucks'. A foreign film by stealth, despite the Frat Pack pairing of Paul Rudd and Steve Carell (last together in 'Anchorman'), it's actually based on a French comedy by Francis Veber. The premise is simple comedy gold: aspiring executives compete to bring the biggest buffoon to dinner. Mutiplexes from Friday 3rd September. -- David Perilli, Cinema Editor
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You'll need your wits about you for the labyrinthine plot of 'Inception'. Corporate spy-for-hire Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is offered once last job that could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible ? inception!! Directed by Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight). Saffron screen, 8pm Friday 3rd September -8 pm Sunday 5th September , Sara Varey - Safrron Walden Editor
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Four comic masterpieces from Michael Frayn grace the Theatre Royal this week in the guise of ?The Two of Us?. Originally performed with Richard Briers and Lynn Redgrave these short outings take a look at the complexities of love and marriage in the modern world. 1st NIGHT SPECIAL! Get 3 tickets for the price of 2 on Wed 1 Sept. Prices from £10, Theatre royal, Bury St Edmunds,
2pm & 7pm most nights. Runs until Saturday 4th September.
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Hobson's Choice is the theatrical classic on offer at King's this week. It's set in Salford, it's about a cobbler, and you have no other option but to see it. £12. King's Theatre, Newmarket. 7.30pm, Monday 6th - Saturday 11th September -- Stephen Nicholson, Newmarket Correspondent
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Join Carrie and her brother Nick as they escape to the countryside during the Second World War in this adptation of Nina Bawden's book. Cambridge Arts Theatre, Tuesday 7th - Saturday 11th September,
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This week don't miss the opportunity to see the last few days of the summer art exhibition at Michaelhouse cafe on Trinity Street. This exhibition takes place in the serene setting of Michaelhouse church and raises money for the Arthur Rank Hospice charity. It displays local artists including beautiful wood engravings and etchings by Pamela Hughes. So don't miss out, pop down for a look... and maybe cup of coffee and a piece of cake.The exhibition finishes on the 4th September -- Jenny Hinchliffe, Art Editor
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It's Garden games week until Saturday 4th September at Ickworth House and Gardens. Try out all the great (and not often played) garden games of summer such as Croquet, Giant Snakes and Ladders, Chess and Draughts. All children must be accompanied and remember - no cheating! Kicking your opponent's croquet ball out of the way may seem tempting, but it won't set a good example for the kids! Normal adm. Ickworth House, Bury St Edmunds. 10am - 4.30pm, until Saturday 4th September
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Head to a field near Lode, North Cambridge this weekend for a bumper music fix in the form of Lodestar festival. This new event packs its three days brim-full with some of the best emerging talent with the likes of Doll and the Kicks set to perform. Plus a bumper helping of family fun with games, comedy, theatre and dance-a great pick-me-up for music fans who missed out on Reading last week! Lode, Cambridge. From midday, Friday 3rd - Sunday 5th September -- Victoria Sayce, Gigs Editor
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The Royston Ramblers will be holding their Baton walk on Sunday starting at 9.30am. Setting off from the Countryman pub in Chipping (and likely ending there for post-walk refueling too) there will be a morning 'stroll' of 6 miles or an afternoon walk of 4 miles. Meet at Royston Town Hall car park where non-members are welcome. at 9.30am, Sunday 5th September -- Laura Musk, Royston Correspondent
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Got the OTHER way on the Ride for Ryder London to Cambridge Bike Ride taking place on Sunday 5th September. Hop on your bike and raise funds for Sue Ryder Care. If you have missed out on a place in the London to Brighton bike ride, why not try an alternative route and raise vital funds for people living with conditions including cancer, stroke, multiple sclerosis and brain injury.
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Find out what to grow in the garden or allotment over the winter. Come along to a Cambridge Carbon Footprint's Grow Your Own session at Ross Street Community centre and get some expert advice.FREE but donations welcome. 7.30-9pm, Tuesday 7th September -- Robert Coe, Sports & Outdoors Editor
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Open Cambridge 2010 is a weekend of tours, talks and open access in which buildings, grounds and collections go on show for families, local residents and community groups. Tours cover topics such as the history, architecture, art and gardens of City, College and University buildings.
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This Oakleigh Fairs event returns to Parkers Piece for it's third year, for two food and plant filled days on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th September. Visitors to the festival can enjoy all that's good to eat and drink as well as the arts crafts & gift marquees and the ever popular Produce tent. The Gardeners Question Time Roadshow will be on hand to answer all of your gardening queries and there will be cooking demonstrations by local restuarants over the weekend.
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In conjunction with Cambridge Fashion Weekend in early October 2010, vinvolved Cambridgeshire presents The Decadence Fashion Show - a celebration of fashion by over thirty young designers in Cambridge. All items will be available for sale as one of a kind creations, re-modelled from British Heart Foundation clothes and donations from Vintage Boutiques & London Fashion Week designers.
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Twelve months of historical investigation throws itself open to the public as part of the St Neots History Day taking place on Saturday. As part of the Shared History Project working with local schools findings will be put on display alongside plenty of hands-on activities. Priory Centre, St Neots, from 10am until 4pm, Saturday 4th September.
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