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Event Date On: 29 May, 2012
Tuesday 29 May 2012 (122 events)
ART & EXHIBITIONS See all 26 events for Tue 29 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 ...
Blackthorpe Barn
(Bury St Edmunds)
Suffolk Open Studios Showcase Exibition
11:00 - 17:00,
Free entry
Exhibits range from water colours and oil paintings, sculptures, wood carvings, drawings a...
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 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 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 ...
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)
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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Haddenham Galleries Craft Centre
(Ely)
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...
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...
Old Fire Engine House
(Ely)
Spring Exhibitions
Free entry
4 May - 3 June: Robin Stemp - `A View with a Room´
Photographs
Bill Evere...
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 ...
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...
BUSINESS See all 1 events for Tue 29 May
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Ely Cathedral
(Ely)
A Celebration of Business
Normal admission
A week long free-standing un-staffed business promotion exhibition, running into the B2B e...
CINEMA See all 71 events for Tue 29 May
Abbeygate Picturehouse
(Bury St Edmunds)
Laura (Re)
20:00,
This classic film noir finds its way back on UK screens courtesy of the BFI, which has rer...
Moonrise Kingdom
14:15,
18:00,
20:15,
Indie poster-boy Wes Anderson (RUSHMORE, THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS) returns to live-action film...
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
14:00,
almon Fishing in the Yemen is a touching story of love and beating the odds from the write...
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
14:00,
almon Fishing in the Yemen is a touching story of love and beating the odds from the write...
The Source (2012)
17:00,
THE SOURCE is set in a small village somewhere between North Africa and the Middle East.
...
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Cambridge Arts Picturehouse
(Cambridge)
Blackboards
14:00,
The blackboards of the film´s title are carried on the backs of a group of teachers,...
Free Men
17:00,
21:15,
The evolution of a young Algerian immigrant from illiterate factory worker to full-fledged...
Goodbye, First Love
12:00,
18:45,
After impressing with 2009´s FATHER OF MY CHILDREN, it´s a pleasure to see Fre...
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...
Monsieur Lazhar
16:45,
After the tragic passing of their well-liked teacher a school class is left shaken and fra...
Moonrise Kingdom
12:00,
14:10,
16:20,
18:40,
21:00,
Indie poster-boy Wes Anderson (RUSHMORE, THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS) returns to live-action film...
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
21:00,
almon Fishing in the Yemen is a touching story of love and beating the odds from the write...
She Monkeys
19:15,
Lisa Aschan´s SHE MONKEYS is an intense and taboo-challenging drama about teenage se...
The Source (2012)
14:15,
THE SOURCE is set in a small village somewhere between North Africa and the Middle East.
...
Cineworld
(Huntingdon)
2D - Marvels Avengers Assemble
14:45,
18:00,
21:00,
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
14:00,
17:15,
20:20,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...
American Pie: Reunion
15:30,
18:15,
20:50,
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...
Batman Begins / The Dark Knight Double Bill
18:00,
Cineworld is offering you the chance to catch Christopher Nolan´s first two masterpi...
Dark Shadows
13:50,
16:20,
18:50,
21:15,
Dark Shadows is a deliciously dark gothic horror tale that follows a vampire´s trial...
Men In Black 3 2D
15:40,
18:10,
20:40,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...
Men In Black 3 3D
14:00,
15:00,
16:30,
17:30,
19:00,
20:00,
21:30,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...
The Dictator
13:40,
15:50,
18:10,
19:10,
20:25,
21:25,
The Dictator is the hotly-anticipated, guffaw-out-loud comedy from the 21st-century´...
The Lucky One
14:15,
The Lucky One is a touching love story from the best-selling writer of The Notebook. While...
What To Expect When You´re expecting
15:10,
17:50,
20:30,
What To Expect When You´re Expecting is a star-laden comedy about what happens to co...
Cineworld
(Cambridge)
2D - Marvels Avengers Assemble
17:55,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...
3D - Beauty And The Beast
17:15,
Disney´s Oscar-winning animated love story gets a stunning 3D makeover.Following the...
3D - Beauty And The Beast
17:15,
Disney´s Oscar-winning animated love story gets a stunning 3D makeover.Following the...
3D - Marvels Avengers Assemble
14:55,
20:55,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...
American Pie: Reunion
20:15,
Older but none the wiser, the American Pie gang are back for more outrageous comedy exploi...
Dark Shadows
13:40,
16:10,
18:45,
21:20,
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...
Men In Black 3 2D
13:10,
15:40,
18:10,
20:40,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...
Men In Black 3 3D
12:30,
14:00,
15:00,
16:30,
17:30,
19:00,
21:30,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...
The Dictator
13:00,
13:55,
15:15,
16:00,
18:00,
19:25,
20:00,
21:30,
22:00,
The Dictator is the hotly-anticipated, guffaw-out-loud comedy from the 21st-century´...
What To Expect When You´re expecting
12:40,
15:10,
17:45,
20:30,
What To Expect When You´re Expecting is a star-laden comedy about what happens to co...
Cineworld
(Bury St Edmunds)
2D - Marvels Avengers Assemble
12:50,
15:50,
17:00,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...
3D - Beauty And The Beast
14:20,
16:25,
Disney´s Oscar-winning animated love story gets a stunning 3D makeover.Following the...
3D - Beauty And The Beast
14:20,
16:25,
Disney´s Oscar-winning animated love story gets a stunning 3D makeover.Following the...
3D - Marvels Avengers Assemble
13:50,
20:10,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...
American Pie: Reunion
18:50,
21:20,
Older but none the wiser, the American Pie gang are back for more outrageous comedy exploi...
American Pie: Reunion
18:50,
21:20,
Older but none the wiser, the American Pie gang are back for more outrageous comedy exploi...
Dark Shadows
13:10,
15:45,
18:20,
21:00,
Dark Shadows is a deliciously dark gothic horror tale that follows a vampire´s trial...
Men In Black 3 2D
13:00,
15:30,
18:00,
20:30,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...
Men In Black 3 3D
14:00,
16:30,
19:00,
21:30,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...
The Dictator
12:50,
15:00,
17:20,
18:30,
19:30,
20:40,
21:35,
The Dictator is the hotly-anticipated, guffaw-out-loud comedy from the 21st-century´...
What To Expect When You´re expecting
12:30,
15:10,
17:45,
20:20,
What To Expect When You´re Expecting is a star-laden comedy about what happens to co...
Cineworld
(Haverhill)
2D - Marvels Avengers Assemble
17:15,
20:20,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...
Dark Shadows
14:50,
20:00,
Dark Shadows is a deliciously dark gothic horror tale that follows a vampire´s trial...
Men In Black 3 2D
14:30,
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
15:30,
18:00,
20:30,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...
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
14:50,
16:50,
18:50,
20:50,
The Dictator is the hotly-anticipated, guffaw-out-loud comedy from the 21st-century´...
What To Expect When You´re expecting
15:35,
18:10,
20:45,
What To Expect When You´re Expecting is a star-laden comedy about what happens to co...
VUE Cinema
(Cambridge)
American Reunion
12:10,
15:00,
18:00,
American Reunion sees all the characters from American Pie back together in a comedy that ...
Audio Described Performances: American Reunion
12:10,
15:00,
18:00,
American Reunion sees all the characters from American Pie back together in a comedy that ...
Audio Described Performances: Marvel Avengers Assemble 2D
14:10,
17:20,
20:40,
The Avengers is the much anticipated multi-superhero movie from Marvel. Nick Fury (Samuel ...
Audio Described Performances: Marvel Avengers Assemble 3D
18:20,
21:30,
The Avengers is the much anticipated multi-superhero movie from Marvel. Nick Fury (Samuel ...
Audio Described Performances:Dark Shadows
15:10,
17:50,
20:30,
Dark Shadows is a deliciously dark gothic horror tale that follows a vampire´s trial...
Dark Shadows
15:10,
17:50,
20:30,
Dark Shadows is a deliciously dark gothic horror tale that follows a vampire´s trial...
Marvel Avengers Assemble 2D
14:10,
17:20,
20:40,
The Avengers is the much anticipated multi-superhero movie from Marvel. Nick Fury (Samuel ...
Marvel Avengers Assemble 3D
18:20,
21:30,
The Avengers is the much anticipated multi-superhero movie from Marvel. Nick Fury (Samuel ...
Men In Black 3 2D
14:00,
16:30,
19:00,
21:30,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...
Men In Black 3 3D
12:30,
13:10,
15:00,
15:45,
17:30,
20:00,
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...
Senior Screening: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
12:15,
An incredible and familiar cast includes Judy Dench, Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wil...
Subtitled Performances: American Reunion
18:00,
American Reunion sees all the characters from American Pie back together in a comedy that ...
The Dictator
12:20,
14:30,
16:40,
18:50,
21:00,
The Dictator is the hotly-anticipated, guffaw-out-loud comedy from the 21st-century´...
The Raid
20:50,
The Raid is a fast-paced, violence-packed adrenaline ride of a thriller set in Jakarta. In...
What To Expect When You´re expecting
12:35,
15:10,
17:45,
20:20,
What To Expect When You´re Expecting is a star-laden comedy about what happens to co...
CLASSICAL MUSIC See all 1 events for Tue 29 May
Anglia Ruskin University
(Cambridge)
Music and Performing Arts Festival Week 2012
Free
A festival of assessed concerts and productions given by Anglia Ruskin Music and Performin...
COMMUNITY See all 1 events for Tue 29 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 1 events for Tue 29 May
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...
FOLK See all 1 events for Tue 29 May
Priory Centre
(St Neots)
St Neots Folk Club - May
£varies
1 May: Special Round the Room.
8 May: Belshazzar´s Feast.
15 May: Winter Wilson.
...
GIGS See all 1 events for Tue 29 May
Portland Arms
(Cambridge)
Dirty Goods
£5
Green Mind presents Dirty Goods + Bricolotheque. One for fans of Daft Punk, Chromeo, Princ...
JAZZ See all 2 events for Tue 29 May
Geldart
(Cambridge)
Django´s Tiger
20:30,
Cambridge gypsy-jazz band Django´s Tiger return to The Geldart for an evening of swing. Af...
Critic's choice
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...
OUTDOOR See all 2 events for Tue 29 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...
Garden wildlife watching
10:00 - 13:00,
£30
From butterflies and moths to birds and bugs, there is more wildlife in gardens than most ...
SHOPPING & MARKETS See all 1 events for Tue 29 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...
SPORT See all 2 events for Tue 29 May
Cambridge Art Salon
(Cambridge)
Yoga with Rosanna Gordon
18:00 - 19:00,
£6
Open up, feel your strength and let your creative juices flow!
A gentle-paced class con...
Huntingdon Racecourse
(Huntingdon)
Horse Racing: Ladies Evening
16:25,
£15adv
A fantastic evening full
of the glitz and glamour of racing. A fabulous chance to glam up...
TALKS, WORKSHOPS & COURSES See all 6 events for Tue 29 May
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
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...
Maypole
(Cambridge)
Skeptics in the Pub: Erasing Memories
19:00,
Donations
Dr Amy Milton is a lecturer in the Department of Experimental Psychology, where she resear...
Mumford Theatre
(Cambridge)
Richard D. Hall´s 2012 UK Tour
19:30,
£10
Richard D. Hall´s speaking tour in which he looks into hidden truths behind subjects...
St Peter's Church (Ely)
Topping´s Author Events
19:30,
22 May: Christobel Kent. Christobel divides her time between Cambridge and Italy, and her ...
THEATRE See all 3 events for Tue 29 May
Cambridge Arts Theatre
(Cambridge)
The Real Thing
19:45,
£27-£15
Tom Stoppard uses a play within a play to explore the complexities of love, honesty and fi...
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Kings Theatre
(Newmarket)
Whistle Down The Wind
19:30,
£12
The musical, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber & lyrics by Jim Steinman, opened in the...
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Theatre Royal
The Westenders
19:30,
£24.50-£13.50
The show features six performers who are all past cast members of the London production of...
TOURS, TRAVEL & EXPLORING See all 3 events for Tue 29 May
Cambridge
(Cambridge)
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...
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Scudamore's Punting
(Cambridge)
Daily Punt Tours with Scudamore´s
£various
We offer bespoke services for special occasions, along with a wide range of options based ...
