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Event Date On: 23 May, 2012
Wednesday 23 May 2012 (132 events)
ART & EXHIBITIONS See all 25 events for Wed 23 May
Alliance Française
(Cambridge)
Exhibition: Un Siecle de Bande Dessinee Francophone 
09:30 - 17:30,
Free
This exhibition currently touring other AFs shows a century of Bande Dessinée from Caran d...
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...
Cambridge Buddhist Centre
(Cambridge)
Gathering the Threads: photography exhibition by CamIris
Free
CamIris is the Cambridge Women´s Photography Group. An array of photographic media i...
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 ...
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...
Churchill College
(Cambridge)
London Calling: An Exhibition of Paintings by Vic Stedman
09:00 - 17:00,
FREE
An exhibition of paitings for sale by local artist Vic Stedman.
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)
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...
Critic's choice
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)
Rebecca Merry presents `All Things Bright and Beautiful´.
08:00 - 17:00,
Free entry
Rebecca Merry is an artist and illustrator who works primarily in the traditional medium o...
Critic's choice
Murray Edwards College
(Cambridge)
Lys Hansen: Across the Divide
10:00 - 18:00,
Free entry
Lys is a colourful, dynamic artist, known for her powerful figurative and expressionistic ...
Old Fire Engine House
(Ely)
Spring Exhibitions
Free entry
4 May - 3 June: Robin Stemp - `A View with a Room´
Photographs
Bill Evere...
Ruskin Gallery
(Cambridge)
Movement in Location
10:00 - 17:00,
Free
Lizzie Sykes´ work focuses on the sequential image, producing works that are about p...
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 ...
Smiths Row
(Bury St Edmunds)
Powerhouse
10:30 - 17:00,
Free
this exhibition explores themes of endurance, discipline, skill and flexibility. Works by ...
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St Barnabas Press Gallery
(Cambridge)
St Barnabas Drawing Club
Free entry
Private view 21st May
Williams Art
(Cambridge)
Shifting Horizons
11:00 - 18:00,
Free entry
This exhibition by Joanna Autumn Walker explores the flight of the unconscious and the myt...
Wysing Arts Centre
(Bourn)
The Cosmos Exhibition
12:00 - 17:00,
Free
The Cosmos will be exploring the past, origins and knowledge with artists-in residence Sal...
BUSINESS See all 1 events for Wed 23 May
Friends Meeting House
(Cambridge)
Cambridge City Communicators
19:30 - 21:30,
£varies
Encouraging and relaxed atmosphere, so that every member can feel comfortable practicing t...
CINEMA See all 64 events for Wed 23 May
Abbeygate Picturehouse
(Bury St Edmunds)
Angel and Tony
11:00,
The award-winning debut feature from writer/director Alix Delaporte is an arresting and in...
Beloved (2011)
11:00,
20:00,
Following up his 2010 drama MAN AT BAT, prolific French director Christophe Honoré plumps ...
Breathing (Atmen)
14:00,
Karl Markovics, star of 2007´s THE COUNTERFEITERS, makes a stunning debut as writer ...
Dark Shadows
17:45,
20:15,
Dark Shadows is a deliciously dark gothic horror tale that follows a vampire´s trial...
Lust for Life
17:30,
ROH. ENCORE: La Fille Mal Gardée
13:00,
Fille is a treasure´, says Monica Mason, Director of The Royal Ballet.Anyone who has...
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Cambridge Arts Picturehouse
(Cambridge)
Cafe de Flore
18:20,
This multilayered drama from French-Canadian writer-director Vallée (C.R.A.Z.Y.) accentuat...
Elles - provocative cinema from the streets of Paris
12:15,
£6 - £9
In this provocative and frank drama, a journalist reassess her views on relationships whil...
Jeff, Who Lives at Home
11:00,
14:10,
21:30,
Mumblecore kings the Duplass brothers follow up last year´s brilliant black comedy, ...
Jo Nesbo´s Jackpot
11:00,
16:00,
18:30,
21:00,
Based on a story by Scandinavian literary sensation Jo Nesbø, this tense Norwegian crime c...
Monsieur Lazhar
12:00,
21:00,
After the tragic passing of their well-liked teacher a school class is left shaken and fra...
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
16:00,
21:00,
almon Fishing in the Yemen is a touching story of love and beating the odds from the write...
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
14:15,
17:30,
Clive Candy V.C. has fought in the Boer War and the First World War. He still believes he ...
The Source (2012)
11:00,
16:00,
18:40,
THE SOURCE is set in a small village somewhere between North Africa and the Middle East.
...
Cineworld
(Huntingdon)
2D - Marvels Avengers Assemble
19:30,
21:00,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...
3D - Marvels Avengers Assemble
13:40,
17:05,
20:10,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...
3D - Piranha 3DD
19:00,
The bloodthirsty aquatic critters are back to menace punters at a newly opened water park ...
3D - Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists
13:50,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant 3D animated adventure...
American Pie: Reunion
15:45,
18:30,
20:10,
21:00,
Older but none the wiser, the American Pie gang are back for more outrageous comedy exploi...
Anna Karenina
15:10,
Keira Knightley and Jude Law star in a spectacular new adaptation of Tolstoy´s epic love s...
Dark Shadows
15:20,
18:00,
20:40,
Dark Shadows is a deliciously dark gothic horror tale that follows a vampire´s trial...
The Dictator
14:00,
15:00,
16:10,
17:10,
18:20,
19:20,
20:30,
21:30,
The Dictator is the hotly-anticipated, guffaw-out-loud comedy from the 21st-century´...
The Lucky One
13:45,
16:00,
18:10,
The Lucky One is a touching love story from the best-selling writer of The Notebook. While...
The Raid
13:50,
16:15,
18:45,
21:20,
The Raid is a fast-paced, violence-packed adrenaline ride of a thriller set in Jakarta. In...
Cineworld
(Cambridge)
Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists 2D
16:15,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant animated adventure from the...
2D - Marvels Avengers Assemble
13:45,
16:45,
19:50,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...
3D - Beauty And The Beast
16:45,
Disney´s Oscar-winning animated love story gets a stunning 3D makeover.Following the...
3D - Marvels Avengers Assemble
14:40,
17:40,
20:40,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...
3D - Piranha 3DD
21:20,
The bloodthirsty aquatic critters are back to menace punters at a newly opened water park ...
American Pie: Reunion
14:55,
17:30,
20:00,
20:50,
Older but none the wiser, the American Pie gang are back for more outrageous comedy exploi...
Dark Shadows
13:30,
16:00,
18:30,
21:00,
Dark Shadows is a deliciously dark gothic horror tale that follows a vampire´s trial...
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...
Hans Kloss
20:00,
£6 - £9
Look out for a truly different take on the action thriller, coming to Cambridge cinemas ne...
Safe
14:00,
18:35,
Safe is a high-stakes, action-packed thriller that´s guaranteed to have you on the e...
The Dictator
13:25,
14:15,
15:30,
16:15,
17:30,
18:25,
19:30,
20:30,
21:30,
The Dictator is the hotly-anticipated, guffaw-out-loud comedy from the 21st-century´...
The Lucky One
14:25,
19:05,
The Lucky One is a touching love story from the best-selling writer of The Notebook. While...
The Raid
14:10,
16:25,
18:50,
21:10,
The Raid is a fast-paced, violence-packed adrenaline ride of a thriller set in Jakarta. In...
Cineworld
(Bury St Edmunds)
2D - Marvels Avengers Assemble
14:10,
17:30,
20:40,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...
3D - Beauty And The Beast
13:30,
16:05,
Disney´s Oscar-winning animated love story gets a stunning 3D makeover.Following the...
3D - Marvels Avengers Assemble
13:00,
16:30,
19:40,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...
American Pie: Reunion
13:10,
15:40,
18:10,
21:00,
Older but none the wiser, the American Pie gang are back for more outrageous comedy exploi...
Dark Shadows
13:20,
16:00,
18:40,
21:10,
Dark Shadows is a deliciously dark gothic horror tale that follows a vampire´s trial...
The Dictator
12:50,
14:00,
15:00,
16:10,
17:10,
18:20,
19:20,
20:30,
21:30,
22:30,
The Dictator is the hotly-anticipated, guffaw-out-loud comedy from the 21st-century´...
The Lucky One
18:30,
20:50,
The Lucky One is a touching love story from the best-selling writer of The Notebook. While...
The Raid
13:40,
16:20,
18:50,
21:20,
The Raid is a fast-paced, violence-packed adrenaline ride of a thriller set in Jakarta. In...
Cineworld
(Haverhill)
3D - Marvels Avengers Assemble
16:30,
20:00,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...
Dark Shadows
15:25,
18:00,
20:35,
Dark Shadows is a deliciously dark gothic horror tale that follows a vampire´s trial...
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 Dictator
16:20,
18:30,
20:40,
The Dictator is the hotly-anticipated, guffaw-out-loud comedy from the 21st-century´...
The Raid
16:00,
18:25,
20:50,
The Raid is a fast-paced, violence-packed adrenaline ride of a thriller set in Jakarta. In...
VUE Cinema
(Cambridge)
Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists 2D
12:00,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant animated adventure from the...
American Reunion
13:20,
16:00,
18:50,
21:30,
American Reunion sees all the characters from American Pie back together in a comedy that ...
Audio Described Performances: American Reunion
13:20,
16:00,
18:50,
21:30,
American Reunion sees all the characters from American Pie back together in a comedy that ...
Audio Described Performances: Marvel Avengers Assemble 2D
13:00,
16:10,
19:30,
The Avengers is the much anticipated multi-superhero movie from Marvel. Nick Fury (Samuel ...
Audio Described Performances: Marvel Avengers Assemble 3D
14:00,
17:20,
20:30,
The Avengers is the much anticipated multi-superhero movie from Marvel. Nick Fury (Samuel ...
Audio Described Performances: The Lucky One
12:40,
18:20,
The Lucky One is a touching love story from the best-selling writer of The Notebook. While...
Audio Described Performances:Dark Shadows
15:20,
20:40,
Dark Shadows is a deliciously dark gothic horror tale that follows a vampire´s trial...
Dark Shadows
15:20,
20:40,
Dark Shadows is a deliciously dark gothic horror tale that follows a vampire´s trial...
Marvel Avengers Assemble 2D
13:00,
16:10,
19:30,
The Avengers is the much anticipated multi-superhero movie from Marvel. Nick Fury (Samuel ...
Marvel Avengers Assemble 3D
14:10,
17:20,
20:30,
The Avengers is the much anticipated multi-superhero movie from Marvel. Nick Fury (Samuel ...
The Dictator
12:10,
12:50,
14:20,
15:00,
16:30,
17:10,
18:40,
19:20,
20:50,
21:30,
The Dictator is the hotly-anticipated, guffaw-out-loud comedy from the 21st-century´...
The Hunger Games
15:10,
20:50,
The Hunger Games is a fantasy set in the future where young people have to fight to the de...
The Lucky One
12:40,
18:20,
The Lucky One is a touching love story from the best-selling writer of The Notebook. While...
The Raid
13:30,
16:00,
18:30,
21:00,
The Raid is a fast-paced, violence-packed adrenaline ride of a thriller set in Jakarta. In...
CLASSICAL MUSIC See all 5 events for Wed 23 May
Bury St Edmunds Cathedral
Launch Concert of Suffolk Philharmonic Orchestra
19:30,
£34-£12
* Suffolk Philharmonic Orchestra
* Thomas Gould (violin)
* Benjamin Hulett ...
Cambridge Arts Theatre
(Cambridge)
ETO: The Barber of Seville & Eugene Onegin
19:30,
£35-£15
English Touring Opera return with a season of two of the most popular operas in the repert...
Emmanuel URC
(Cambridge)
Lunchtime concert
13:00,
Free/Donations
Ffinian Jones (piano).
Chopin nocturne in D Flat
Liszt Les jeux d´eaux a la vill...
Sidney Sussex College
(Cambridge)
Peter Sheppard Skaerved (violin)
20:00,
£14/£12/£6
Two major world premières, Poul Ruders´ Sonata Sospeso and Jeremy Thurlow´s Ou...
St Mary's Church
(Saffron Walden)
Lunchtime Recitals
13:10,
Free/donations
All recitals start at 1pm with sandwiches available from 12.30pm. Free with retiring colle...
COMEDIANS & POETS See all 1 events for Wed 23 May
Cambridge Corn Exchange
(Cambridge)
Simon Amstell: Numb
20:00,
£21
The award-winning comedian, actor/screenwriter (Grandma´s House) and presenter (Neve...
COMMUNITY See all 1 events for Wed 23 May
Addenbrooke's Clinic
(Cambridge)
Blood Doning
08:00 - 16:30,
Free
Please make an appointment! Times can vary, please see website for details.
DANCE See all 3 events for Wed 23 May
Centre at St Paul's
(Cambridge)
Lindy Hop Classes
19:30,
£4-£6
Beginner and intermediate dance classes in the original and best Swing Dance Lindy Hop! Wi...
Guildhall
(Cambridge)
Tea Dance
13:00 - 16:00,
£2.50
While away the afternoon with good music, good company and refreshments. Featuring David L...
University Sports and Social Club
(Cambridge)
Salsa Classes
19:30,
£8-£2
Choose your level with three teachers from the Latin Collective.
Social dancing follow...
FAIRS & FESTIVALS See all 1 events for Wed 23 May
Bury St Edmunds
(Bury St Edmunds)
Bury Festival
£varies
A buzzing mix of contemporary and classical music, outdoor concerts, jazz, folk, film, com...
FOOD & DRINK See all 3 events for Wed 23 May
Critic's choice
Jesus Green
(Cambridge)
Cambridge Beer Festival
12:00 - 15:00,
17:00 - 22:30,
£4/£2.50/free
The UK´s longest running CAMRA beer festival returns to Jesus Green. Ales, ciders, perries...
Critic's choice
Maypole
(Cambridge)
Maypole Beer Festival
11:30 - 12:00,
free
Described as having a locals´ atmosphere within the city centre, the Maypole is fairly dif...
GIGS See all 3 events for Wed 23 May
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Cambridge Junction
(Cambridge)
James Yorkston
£14adv
Scottish singer-songwriter, James Yorkston celebrates the 10th anniversary of the release ...
Emmanuel URC
(Cambridge)
Passenger
£7/£6
Hope Street Music presents Passenger. Support comes from Ethan Ash
Portland Arms
(Cambridge)
Ciarafest Presents Johnny Dowd and The Havenots
£8adv
A first for Ciarafest, we have Texan guitar-slinger and dark, musical visionary Johnny Dow...
OUTDOOR See all 3 events for Wed 23 May
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...
East Town Park
(Haverhill)
Conservation Volunteers
09:30 - 12:30,
Free
Join the rangers to help carry out conservation tasks, as part of a friendly team. Trainin...
Grafham Water Centre
(Huntingdon)
Rock climbing sessions
19:00 - 21:30,
£5 membership +£4
In Perry lies the picturesque Grafham Water reservoir, and their Centre houses an excellen...
SHOPPING & MARKETS See all 1 events for Wed 23 May
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...
TALKS, WORKSHOPS & COURSES See all 5 events for Wed 23 May
Cambridge Central Library
(Cambridge)
Italian Conversation Classes
18:00 - 19:00,
Step into Italy - no need to fly . Italian conversation classes at the Central Library. En...
Cambridge and County Folk Museum
(Cambridge)
Masters´ Wives in discussion, with Caro Wilson, Sibella Laing and Susan Bowring.
19:00,
£5 (£4 friends)
There is a small group in Cambridge sometimes called The Spice, short for the cumbersome p...
Fitzwilliam Museum
(Cambridge)
Lunchtime Talks
13:15 - 14:00,
Free
18 Apr: Out of place - exploring themes of the Edgelands exhibition by Craig Hartley, Seni...
Kettle's Yard
(Cambridge)
In Praise of Shadows: Installations and Archives
18:30 - 19:30,
Free but book
An illustrated lecture by Edmund de Waal to coincide with his University of Cambridge comm...
Waterstones Bookstore
(Cambridge)
Neither Earth Nor Sea: A Granta discussion with Robert Macfarlane & Jamie McKendrick
18:30,
£5/ £3
Water. It laps against the circumference of the British Isles, creating idyllic and perilo...
THEATRE See all 8 events for Wed 23 May
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ADC Theatre
(Cambridge)
Esio Trot
23:00,
£6-£4
Mr Hoppy has two great loves in his life: the flowers that grow on his balcony, and his ne...
Waiting For Godot
19:45,
£10-£6
Under a tree, Vladimir and Estragon wait for Godot. They wait for an indefinite and ambig...
CB2
(Cambridge)
Cambridge Storytellers: Richard Neville
20:00,
£7/£5
The Monkey King The Chinese epic
retold with wit, politics, and plenty of music.
Preced...
Corpus Playroom
(Cambridge)
Obedience/Authority
21:30,
£6/£5
Obedience/Authority, a new play from an award-winning poet, is the story of a confrontatio...
Rum and Vodka
19:00,
£6/£5
Conor McPherson
Haverhill Arts Centre
(Haverhill)
Haverhill Drama Festival
19:30,
Free
David Vince adjudicator from the Guild of Drama Adjudicators (GODA),
judges one act plays...
Mumford Theatre
(Cambridge)
Spring Awakening
19:30,
£8/£6.50
Spring Awakening is a classic coming of age story where passionate young Melchior, Moritz ...
Priory Centre
(St Neots)
Godspell
19:30,
£10.50
One of the biggest off-Broadway and Broadway successes of all time. With a rocking score b...
TOURS, TRAVEL & EXPLORING See all 8 events for Wed 23 May
Cambridge
(Cambridge)
Cambridge Bike Tours
10:30,
13:30,
£20 (£18conc)
Every day except Tuesdays.
Morning City Tour, meet at the lamp-post in the middle of Par...
Guided Walking Tours of Cambridge
£16-£7.50
Our Historic University and College Tours leave the Visitor Information Centre every day (...
Critic's choice
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...
Newmarket
(Newmarket)
Newmarket Classic & All-Day Stud Tours
09:30,
£27 (£25conc)
Thur-Sat: See horses at close quarters and meet stable staff in this 2 hour behind the sc...
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...
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Theatre Royal
Backstage Past, Tour & Live Encounters
£6/£4
A vibrant animated theatrical experience; encounter the characters and hear the talkes of ...
Wimpole Estate
(Wimpole)
Carriage Rides
£40
Experience the luxury of a private carriage ride pulled by a magnificient Shire horse thro...
