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ArtSpace (Cambridge)

Alexei Lantsev: Fluid Dynamics   12:00 - 18:00,
A major exhibition of new work by exciting contemporary Russian artist Alexei Lantsev enti...

Babylon Gallery (Ely)
stitch-links: Reworking The Image   12:00 - 16:00, Free entry
Six women, based in East Anglia and London, who have a common interest in textile art but ...

Bury St Edmunds Cathedral

Exhibitions at Edmund Gallery   10:00 - 16:30, Free entry
11 May - 23 May: Constance Stubbs 25 May - 30 May: Michael Hillier, Colin Burrows, Da...

Byard Art (Cambridge)
Jubilee   09:30 - 17:30, Free entry
A celebration of the Queen´s Diamond Jubilee, the spirit of Britain and 60 years of ...

Cambridge Contemporary Art (Cambridge)
Blandine Anderson   Free entry
This will be the second major exhibition of Blandine Anderson´s work at Cambridge Co...

Cambridge University Library (Cambridge)

Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books
  Free entry
With more than 8 million items on its shelves, Cambridge University Library is one of the ...

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Cambridge and County Folk Museum (Cambridge)

Great Cambridge Women   £varies
Cambridge Folk Museum is delighted to be hosting Cambridge Women and Work, a series of cen...

Cromwell Museum (Huntingdon)
Perfumes for the Protector   10:30 - 12:30, 13:30 - 16:00, Free
One of the museum´s treasures is a 17th century Florentine cabinet that has been pas...

Emmanuel URC (Cambridge)
Gethsemane garments   10:30 - 17:00, Free
An exhibition of 4 garments which through fabric and texts explore the themes of pain, suf...

Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge)
Art Speak   13:15 - 13:45, Free
Just turn up and enjoy looking at and talking about art with a member of the Museum´s Educ...

Exhibitions at The Fitzwilliam   10:00 - 17:00, Free
Quentin Blake: Drawn by Hand. Book illustrations, etchings, lithographs, drawings a...

Sculpture Promenade   Free
Showcase for contemporary and modern sculpture on the lawns of the Fitzwilliam Museum. Th...

The Search for Immortality: Tomb Treasures of Han China
  10:00 - 17:00, Free entry
The most remarkable exhibition of ancient royal treasures ever to travel outside China: Ov...

Fry Art Gallery (Saffron Walden)
Long Live Great Bardfield!   14:00 - 17:00, Free entry
´Long Live Great Bardfield´ will bring together a fascinating collection of pa...

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Textiles   10:00 - 17:00, Free entry
Art in Textiles - Textiles in Art

Ickworth House, Park and Gardens (Ickworth)
HENRO 2012   11:00 - 17:00, Normal admission
An exhibition by Takumasa Ono, an official artist of the National Trust in Japan. The exhi...

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Kettle's Yard (Cambridge)

Alfred Wallis: ships and boats   13:30 - 16:30, Free entry
Alfred Wallis (1855-1942) is one of the most original and inspiring British artists of the...

Makers Gallery (Cambridge)
Exhibitions   11:00 - 19:00, Free entry
25th May - 3rd June: Vessels & Visions - paintings and studio porcelain works by Gail...

Michaelhouse Centre (Cambridge)
The Middle East: Hope and Dreams   08:00 - 17:00, Free entry
A photographic exhibition by the Most Rev. Dr Mouneer Anis - Bishop of Egypt with North A...

Murray Edwards College (Cambridge)
Laura Havenhand   10:00 - 18:00, Free entry
Domestically Challenged is a series of ´tongue in cheek´ portraits which explo...

Old Fire Engine House (Ely)
Autumn Exhibitions   Free entry
7 - 30 September: Ruth Scott & Jenny Saunders, mixed media. 5 - 28 Oct: Sarah Bryan...

Ruskin Gallery (Cambridge)
CSA Degree Show   10:00 - 20:00, Free
The Degree Show 2012 will showcase the work of a new generation of artists, illustrators a...

Saffron Walden Museum
Uttlesford Sporting Heroes Project   10:00 - 17:00,
An exhibition celebrating local and regional sports personalities and clubs, past and present.

Scott Polar Museum (Cambridge)
The edge of beyond: the Antarctic paintings of Dafila Scott
  10:00 - 16:00, Free entry
Dafila Scott was artist in residence sponsored by the Friends of the Scott Polar Research ...

Six Bells (Cambridge)
An Exhibition of Photographs by Suzy Oakes
  FREE
An Exhibition of Photographs by Suzy Oakes. Prints will be for sale and all profits will g...

Smiths Row (Bury St Edmunds)
Powerhouse   10:30 - 17:00, Free
this exhibition explores themes of endurance, discipline, skill and flexibility. Works by ...

Wysing Arts Centre (Bourn)
Recollect Exhibition   12:00 - 17:00, Free
An exhibition of newly commissioned and existing work that looks at the idea of architectu...

i2 Art Gallery (Saffron Walden)
Summer Exhibition   10:00 - 17:00, Free entry
An exciting selection of beautiful artworks from both new and familiar faces with somethin...

Cambridge Regional College (Cambridge)
The Green Deal in Cambridgeshire - Workshop
  09:00 - 13:00, Free
You are invited to attend a series of two workshops to help identify how public, community...

Abbeygate Picturehouse (Bury St Edmunds)
Prometheus 3D   14:15, 17:30, 20:00,
Prometheus sees Alien director Ridley Scott return to similar territory with a science-fic...

The Plague of the Zombies (Re)   20:00,
One of Hammer´s most underrated films, THE PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES is a fantastically ...

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Cambridge Arts Picturehouse (Cambridge)

Five Broken Cameras   £9
Tracing the troubles of a West Bank village and the efforts of a Palestinian farmer to rec...

Jo Nesbo´s Jackpot   12:00, 14:20, 18:40, 21:00,
Based on a story by Scandinavian literary sensation Jo Nesbø, this tense Norwegian crime c...

Lady with the Little Dog   14:00,
This adaptation of Chekhov´s story is a masterpiece of atmospheric and poetic suggestion.

Moonrise Kingdom   12:00, 15:00, 18:15, 21:00,
Indie poster-boy Wes Anderson (RUSHMORE, THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS) returns to live-action film...

Prometheus   12:20, 15:00, 17:40, 20:20,
Alien director Ridley Scott returns to similar territory with this long-anticipated scienc...

Prometheus   12:00, 18:00,
Alien director Ridley Scott returns to similar territory with this long-anticipated scienc...

Prometheus 3D   15:45, 20:30,
Prometheus sees Alien director Ridley Scott return to similar territory with a science-fic...

The Angels´ Share   13:30, 16:00, 20:45,
We are delighted to welcome Ken Loach for the Thursday 7 June, 6.00 screening for a Q&A se...

The Plague of the Zombies (Re)   18:30,
One of Hammer´s most underrated films, THE PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES is a fantastically ...

Cineworld (Huntingdon)
2D - Marvels Avengers Assemble   17:20, 20:20,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...

Anna Karenina   15:10,
Keira Knightley and Jude Law star in a spectacular new adaptation of Tolstoy´s epic love s...

Batman Begins / The Dark Knight Double Bill
  18:00,
Cineworld is offering you the chance to catch Christopher Nolan´s first two masterpi...

Ill Manors   15:30, 18:20, 21:10,
Plan B´s directorial debut: a powerful, authentic crime thriller set on the mean str...

Men In Black 3 2D   13:40, 16:20,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...

Men In Black 3 3D   15:00, 17:30, 20:10,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...

Prometheus   19:45,
Alien director Ridley Scott returns to similar territory with this long-anticipated scienc...

Prometheus 3D   13:45, 14:45, 16:45, 17:45, 20:50,
Prometheus sees Alien director Ridley Scott return to similar territory with a science-fic...

Red Tails   15:00, 17:50, 20:40,
The thrilling story of World War II´s first African-American fighter squadron.It&acu...

Snow White And The Huntsman   14:20, 15:30, 17:10, 18:10, 20:00, 21:00,
Snow White and the Huntsman is a daring and visually extraordinary new version of the old ...

The Pact   15:00, 17:10, 19:20, 21:30,
The Pact is a classic and classy supernatural thriller that will have you jumping out of y...

Top Cat: The Movie 2D   15:15,
The ever-popular mischievous feline and his gang hit the big screen with a brand new adven...

Cineworld (Cambridge)
2D - Marvels Avengers Assemble   13:50,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...

Gambit [12A]   11:30, 13:40, 16:10, 18:20, 20:50,
Colin Firth leads an all-star cast in this hilarious Coen brothers-scripted remake of a cl...

Ill Manors   13:15, 16:00, 18:40, 21:20,
Plan B´s directorial debut: a powerful, authentic crime thriller set on the mean str...

Men In Black 3 2D   14:35, 17:00,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...

Men In Black 3 3D   13:00, 15:30, 17:50, 20:30,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...

Prometheus   13:10, 18:30,
Alien director Ridley Scott returns to similar territory with this long-anticipated scienc...

Prometheus 3D   14:40, 15:50, 17:20, 20:00, 21:10,
Prometheus sees Alien director Ridley Scott return to similar territory with a science-fic...

Red Tails   12:50, 15:30, 18:10, 20:50,
The thrilling story of World War II´s first African-American fighter squadron.It&acu...

Red Tails   12:50, 15:30, 18:10, 20:50,
The thrilling story of World War II´s first African-American fighter squadron.It&acu...

Snow White And The Huntsman   12:25, 15:05, 17:45, 19:30, 20:30,
Snow White and the Huntsman is a daring and visually extraordinary new version of the old ...

The Dictator   16:55, 19:05,
The Dictator is the hotly-anticipated, guffaw-out-loud comedy from the 21st-century´...

The Pact   13:05, 15:20, 17:20, 19:25, 21:30,
The Pact is a classic and classy supernatural thriller that will have you jumping out of y...

Cineworld (Bury St Edmunds)
The Pact   12:50, 15:00, 17:10, 19:20, 21:30,
The Pact is a classic and classy supernatural thriller that will have you jumping out of y...

Cineworld (Haverhill)
Men In Black 3 2D   14:45, 17:15,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...

Men In Black 3 3D   15:30, 18:00, 20:30,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...

Prometheus   18:15,
Alien director Ridley Scott returns to similar territory with this long-anticipated scienc...

Prometheus 3D   15:45, 20:50,
Prometheus sees Alien director Ridley Scott return to similar territory with a science-fic...

Snow White And The Huntsman   14:55, 17:35, 20:20,
Snow White and the Huntsman is a daring and visually extraordinary new version of the old ...

The Croods 3D (U)   10:20, 10:30, 12:50, 15:10, 17:50,
The Croods 3D is a spectacular 3D animated adventure that is as inspirational as it is enj...

The Pact   18:30, 20:45,
The Pact is a classic and classy supernatural thriller that will have you jumping out of y...

Top Cat: The Movie 2D   16:00,
The ever-popular mischievous feline and his gang hit the big screen with a brand new adven...

VUE Cinema (Cambridge)
Audio Described Performances: Marvel Avengers Assemble 2D
  13:25, 16:35, 19:45,
The Avengers is the much anticipated multi-superhero movie from Marvel. Nick Fury (Samuel ...

Audio Described Performances: Men In Black 3 2D
  14:30, 20:00,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...

Audio Described Performances: Men In Black 3 3D
  12:35, 15:00, 17:30,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...

Audio Described Performances: Prometheus 2D (15) (2h20)
  14:00, 16:45, 19:30,
Prometheus sees Alien director Ridley Scott return to similar territory with a science-fic...

Audio Described Performances: Prometheus 3D
  12:40, 15:30, 18:30, 20:15, 21:20,
Prometheus sees Alien director Ridley Scott return to similar territory with a science-fic...

Audio Described Performances: What To Expect When You´re expecting
  18:00,
What To Expect When You´re Expecting is a star-laden comedy about what happens to couples ...

Marvel Avengers Assemble 2D   13:25, 16:35, 19:45,
The Avengers is the much anticipated multi-superhero movie from Marvel. Nick Fury (Samuel ...

Men In Black 3 2D   14:30, 20:00,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...

Men In Black 3 3D   12:35, 15:00, 17:30,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...

Men in Black III  
Agent J always felt that his older partner Agent K was holding something back about the al...

Prometheus   14:00, 16:45, 19:30,
Alien director Ridley Scott returns to similar territory with this long-anticipated scienc...

Prometheus 3D   12:40, 15:30, 18:30, 20:15, 21:20,
Prometheus sees Alien director Ridley Scott return to similar territory with a science-fic...

Senior Screening: Salmon Fishing In The Yemen
  12:50,
almon Fishing in the Yemen is a touching story of love and beating the odds from the write...

Snow White And The Huntsman   13:10, 16:00, 17:05, 19:00,
Snow White and the Huntsman is a daring and visually extraordinary new version of the old ...

Subtitled Performances: What To Expect When You´re Expecting
  18:00,
What To Expect When You´re Expecting is a star-laden comedy about what happens to couples ...

The Dictator   20:30,
The Dictator is the hotly-anticipated, guffaw-out-loud comedy from the 21st-century´...

The Pact   17:10, 19:20, 21:30,
The Pact is a classic and classy supernatural thriller that will have you jumping out of y...

Top Cat   12:30, 14:50,

What To Expect When You´re expecting
  18:00,
What To Expect When You´re Expecting is a star-laden comedy about what happens to co...

Queens' College (Cambridge)
Queens´ Graduate Choir   19:30, £5/£3
With soloists & singers from the Quenens´ MCR. An evening of high quality music with a...

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Cambridge Footlights Tour Show 2012   19:45, £10-£6
Don´t miss the most anticipated show of the year from the ´most renowned sketc...

Footlights Smokers   23:00, £7/£6
Footlights bring you the funniest songs, sketches, monologues and stand-up in an hour of n...

Buy tickets now Maltings (Ely)
Josie Long : Edinburgh Preview Show   19:30, £12
Josie Long´s new show couldn´t be any better. It´s honest, intelligent, ...

Addenbrooke's Clinic (Cambridge)

Blood Doning   08:00 - 16:30, Free
Please make an appointment! Times can vary, please see website for details.

Sheep Shop (Cambridge)
Evening knitting group   19:00 - 21:00, Free
Knitting & crochet group, all welcome. There´s no set projects, just bring what...

Cambridge Arts Theatre (Cambridge)
Ballet Black   19:45, £22.50-£12.50
Cassa Pancho´s Ballet Black are a company with a passion to highlight and celebrate ...

Moreton Hall Community Centre (Bury St Edmunds)
Salsa Classes and Social Dancing   19:30,
Our class at Bury is the largest of our classes and it´s great for anyone wanting to...

Woolpit (Nr Bury St Edmunds)
Woolpit Festival   £varies
10 days of music in St Mary´s Church & the Village Hall. See website for full line up ...

Geldart (Cambridge)
Live Folk Music   20:30,
Enjoy a night of unplugged, traditional fiddle-led music from around the British Isles and...

Priory Centre (St Neots)
St Neots Folk Club Summer gigs   £varies
5 June: Paul Downes & Mick Ryan 12 Jun: Keith Pearson´s Coop de Grass 19 Jun: Mi...

Apex (Bury St Edmunds)
Jake Morley   20:00, £6
London based Acoustic guitar virtuoso Jake Morley launches his album ´Many Fish to F...

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Tram Depot (Cambridge)

Jazz Jam Session   20:45 - 23:00, Free
Guest singers and musicians take the stage and play themes of their choice with the reside...

Cambridge University Botanic Gardens (Cambridge)

Botanic Gardens   10:00 - 18:00, £4 (£3.50conc)/Free
The Garden has a collection of over 10,000 plant species in beautifully landscaped setting...

Primavera (Cambridge)
Personal Shopper tours at Primavera   10:00 - 17:30,
View over 5000 items of the finest contemporary jewellery, artwork and craft displayed ove...

Saffron Walden Town Hall (Saffron Waldon)
Saffron Walden Emporium   09:00 - 16:00,
A variety of stalls selling small-scale antiques, collectables and crafts, including home-...

More Events Haverhill Arts Centre (Haverhill)
Euro 2012 - Football on the Big Screen   19:45, Free
Euro 2012 football on the big cinema screen for England´s qualifying games: Monday...

Cambridge Buddhist Centre (Cambridge)

Meditation Drop In   12:50 - 14:00, £5-£3
Learn to meditate, refresh what you already know, or work on your regular practice. No nee...

Yoga Drop In   10:00 - 11:30, £10 (£8.50conc)
Weekly yoga drop-in. Open to all, including beginners. Booking not necessary

Friends Meeting House (Hartington Grove) (Cambridge)
Publishing Expert shares top tips with Cambridge Writers
  19:30, £3
Cressida Downing has over 20 years of experience in publishing and bookselling, from the m...

Inner Space (Cambridge)
Positive Thinking and Meditation - Week 1
  10:30, Free / donation
Discover how to improve your self-esteem and the quality of your thinking. You will find m...

Raja Yoga Weekly course - Week 1   18:00, Free / donations
A deep and practical study for dealing with life´s challenges positively. Once weekl...

Kettle's Yard (Cambridge)
Alfred Wallis: An illustrated Lecture   18:30 - 20:00, £5
Alfred Wallis expert and author of Alfred Wallis: Artist and Mariner, Robert Jones, will h...

Le Gros Franck (Cambridge)

Café Français   10:00,
Friendly, casual conversation in French over a cup of coffee or a glass of wine. Any leve...

Corpus Playroom (Cambridge)
It´s Complicated   21:30, £6/£5
In the modern world, it has never been easier to sustain a relationship, what with social-...

Widow´s Walk   19:00, £6/£5
Abigail hurries to finish a collection of paintings for her exhibition celebrating the imm...

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Check This Out!   19:00, £10
For the fifth consecutive year, the ever popular and energetic performers from E0.45 Produ...

Cambridge (Cambridge)
Guided Walking Tours of Cambridge   £16-£7.50
Our Historic University and College Tours leave the Visitor Information Centre every day (...

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Cambridge and County Folk Museum (Cambridge)

Walking with Women: unlocking female stories from Cambridge´s past
  Free
This new self-guided walking tour aims to show the city through an entirely female perspec...

Scudamore's Punting (Cambridge)

Daily Punt Tours with Scudamore´s   £various
We offer bespoke services alongside a range of options created for based around common req...