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The History Boys
Quips, quirks and qualms galore come to the Arts Theatre stage for two delightfully humorous weeks with Alan Bennett's ever quotable play 'The History Boys'. An Olivier and Tony award winner, this pla...
Green Zone
You can't help but wonder why filmmakers have avoided making films about the Iraq war.To its credit, ‘Green Zone' dares to go the political route by blaming the US administration for creating th...
Herbs Quick Guide
Tying in with this month's food column here's a quick guide to some herbs which are easy to grow outdoors, especially the less easily obtainable ones. To find out where to buy any or all of these cont...
Alice in Wonderland
Director Tim Burton stirs Lewis Carroll's Alice In Wonderland, Alice Through The Looking Glass and Jabberwocky into a phantasmagorical cauldron of CGI and 3D. It's Walt Disney with the best of British...
Little Bookworms
The long-delayed opening of Cambridge's Central Library in October last year was welcomed by many of us who had missed having a well-stocked facility in the centre of town. Many families now enjoy vis...
Secret Book Club #7
Plunge into the bloody heart of Tudor England with Hilary Mantel's Man Booker winning novel ‘Wolf Hall' in this week's book club. For ‘light' relief we follow that up with Stig Larsson's S...
Herbs to Grow
As lots of people latch on to the joys of growing some of their food themselves, let me make a special case for growing herbs. After all, square foot for square foot, you can make a bigger impact on y...
Patrick Hemmerlé
The King's School Ely Concert Society has brought many fine musicians to Ely and must be one of the finest. This phenomenal pianist received his training in France and his understanding and appr...
Eco friendly home improvements
If you are thinking about making some home improvements and also want to save some money and the environment, here are the best ways to do it.• Insulate your home - around 40% of a home's heat is...
Parental pampering
Mums need massage. In my world, all child allowance would be payable directly to a salon of your choice for a compulsory weekly hour of de-stressing and de-knotting those muscles. Report after report ...
Wimpole Hall & Farm
Wimpole Hall and Farm is getting ready for spring. Everything is set for the joyous bursts of new life of both flora and fauna. Just 15 minutes drive away from Cambridge or a pleasant eight-mile cycle...
Crazy Heart
Some actors may be recognised at the Oscars this year for grand showboating performances. Jeff Bridges may have been nominated for having a bar tab turned down in ‘Crazy Heart'! Playing washed-u...
Listen with mother?
You may have considered yourself relatively spontaneous and free-spirited before you had children. But, if you have children I bet you can tell me exactly where you'll be and what you'll be doing at 5...
Secret Book Club #6
Secret agents and hairy bikers this week courtesy of Robert Muchamore's World War Two thriller ‘Secret Army' and those cuddly TV foodies The Hairy Bikers call out to the nation's mums for their ...
Milton Beer in Cambridge
Like many others, I'd always wondered why it was so hard to find Milton Brewery beers in their home county of Cambridgeshire. But no more! Since late January 2010 the brewery has been running the Devo...
Eilat
They say that you can love a thing for what it's not. Eilat, Israel's only Red Sea port has Nots in abundance. It is not sophisticated, nor pristine; you could neither describe it as quiet nor unspoil...
Five Year Fiesta at The Fox
On Monday 22nd February we celebrate our fifth anniversary here at the Fox in Burwell. Our initial ideas of having a traditional community free house with an authentic Mexican steakhouse on the side h...
Beat burst pipes!
If your pipes freeze, they could burst and cause major damage to your home. So follow our advice on how to stop your pipes from freezing this winter.According to the Met Office, Britain is experiencin...
Janitzio
There are strange islands and there is Janitzio. This oddest of odd (but beautiful) places is in the middle of Lake Patzcuaro in the state of Michoacoan. You can easily pick up a boat from the lakesid...
HMS Pinafore
Hornpipes: if you love these maritime prances you will love Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore. This early work is a highly entertaining satire on the English class system and the absurdities of over...
The 'Eugh!' factor
Cambridge benefits from number of University museums which are free and open to the public. The Zoology museum is just a stone's throw away from the Grand Arcade in the very centre of the city, making...
'National' Service
As we welcome in a new decade, it's a good time to do things differently. Many of us will have made New Year's resolutions and could be looking for a change of direction or to try something new. Volun...
A Garden For All Seasons
When my son was a baby, a group of us pram-pushers would meet up every Friday morning at the Botanic Garden, rain or shine, and take a turn around the grounds before retiring to the cafe for coffee, c...
Fitzwilliam's Hidden Depths
"Curatorial genius" was the potent description with which the Telegraph critic Richard Dorment branded the Fitzwilliam's groundbreaking summer exhibition "Endless Forms: Charles Darwin,...
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ART
Ink/Ink: Steven Bram
For once here's an exhibition that's literally in black and white! INK continues at the Babylon Gallery in Ely on Sunday 21st March. Featuring the work of two East Anglian artists, Steven Bramble and Cary Outis, this is the culmination of a two year project making hundreds of drawings, prints and paintings, varying in size from A5 to huge.
CINEMA
Alice in Wonderland
Forget idiots with aerosols and tumble down the rabbit hole instead into Tim Burton's 3D version of 'Alice in Wonderland'. Shuffling characters from both of Lewis Carroll's nonsensical children's books, a grown-up Alice flees Victoriana into Wonderland in a similar way to 'Return to Oz' or 'Hook'. All cinemas from Friday 5th March. -- David Perilli, Cinema Editor
CLASSICAL & JAZZ
Tony Kofi Quartet
The smart money will be on the award-winning Tony Kofi Quartet gig at Kettles Yard on Friday, but the clever ears will be appreciating the peerless piano and drums of Jonathan Gee and Winston Clifford even more. This group has covered the A-Z of modern jazz with albums of Monk and 50's hard bop, its leader mining the seams of alto sax expression. £12-16. Kettle's Yard, Cambridge. 7.30 pm, Friday March 12th -- David Ellingham, Jazz Editor
FAMILY
All things science
Glorify in all things 'science' (...and maths, technology and engineering) at the Cambridge Science Festival which starts on Monday 8th March. Bringing out of the cupboard all the interesting, curious and occasionally downright lunatic things the university gets up to, most of the events are free and they're a fantastic way how much you don't know! Runs until Sunday 21st March.
GIGS & CLUBS
Chris TT
On Friday 12th Chris T-T returns to The Portland Arms, supported by Paul Goodwin and Rivers. Tickets are £5 in advance; as T-T is releasing a new album on Monday 15th, we can probably expect tonight's solo set to feature a fair bit of new material as well as old favourites. Portland Arms, Cambridge. 8pm, Saturday 12th March -- Holly Davies, Gigs Editor
SPORTS & OUTDOOR
Walk down the Backs
The College Backs are currently a riot of colour with the crocuses, aconites and snow drops in full bloom. And why not continue along the river to Grantchester Meadows and stop for refreshments at the iconic Orchard tea garden? The Orchard is currently open from 9.30am to 5.30pm, seven days-a-week. Grantchester & Cambridge -- Robert Coe, Sports & Outdoors Editor
THEATRE
Sampled: Dance
Visit The Junction this weekend for a veritable platter of dance delights from Friday to Sunday. Junction Sampled: Dance offers the full range of artistic emotion, from truth and beauty to grief and loss via dark comedy. Imagination runs wild as various dance companies showcase their breathtaking best in innovation. Tickets £10 - 30. The Junction, Cambridge. Friday 12th to Sunday 14th March -- Davina Barron, Theatre Editor
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