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Saturday, 20 March 2010: ART & EXHIBITIONS
Arts Picture House & Cafe-Bar
38-39 St Andrew's Street, Cambridge
Without Words by Melissa Castrillon

Young local artist Melissa Castrillon has an exhibition of her playful sketches and paintings in the Cafe at the Arts Picture House in Cambridge.they will be on display until the 5th April.

09:30 - 20:30
FREE
Phone: (08717) 042050
Babylon Gallery
Waterside, Ely
Ink/Ink: Steven Bramble & Cary Outis

An exciting collection of powerful new work by two East Anglian artists, all of it in black and white. Drawings, prints and paintings, varying in size from A5 to huge. Over fifty pieces will be on display in the exhibition. Both artists have worked with the human figure with strikingly different results.

12:00 - 16:00
Free
Phone: 01353 616991
Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery
The Market Cross, Bury St Edmunds
Mark Fairnington, Bull Market

This exhibition is the first time this series of stock bull paintings will be shown together by British painter Mark Fairnington. His four bulls are painted life size and include a variety of British breeds painted meticulously on vast white canvases. Rather than being photorealist, the brushstrokes are evident in these painterly works, but the use of life size scale is key. Accompanying the bull paintings, are a further range of works by Fairnington: museum specimens, birds to insects and more, each questioning scale and the role of painting.

10:30 - 17:00
Free
Phone: 01284 762081
Bury St Edmunds Cathedral
, Bury St. Edmunds
Botanical Paintings

Exhibition by Reinhild Raistrick, a botanical artist who exhibits both locally & nationally and has been awarded 4 gold medals by the Royal Horticultural Society. Reinhild tutors in Botanical Painting at the Cambridge University Botanical Garden as well as other centres.

Free entry
Phone: 01284 748720
Byard Art
14 King's Parade, Cambridge
Composed

Still life exhibition

09:30 - 17:30
Free entry
Phone: (01223) 464646
Cambridge Contemporary Art
6 Trinity St, Cambridge
Ruth Green, Jane Ormes and Jazmin Velasco

Ruth Green: etchings, screen prints and paintings in simple, stylised forms.
Jane Ormes: whimsical and decorative limited edition prints with playful, colourful images, often involving animals in absurd situations.
Jazmin Velasco was born in 1971 in Guadalajara, Mexico, studying oil painting and printmaking in Mexico City. She illustrates books for publishers in Mexico, USA and UK.

09:00 - 17:30
Free entry
Phone: (01223) 324222
Cambridge Museum of Technology
The Old Pumping Station,Cheddars Lane, Cambridge
Electrical Exhibition

The museum hosts an Electrical Exhibition for the Science Festival

11:00 - 17:00
£3-free
Phone: 01223 368650
Cambridge University Library
West Road, Cambridge
Under Covers: Documenting Spies

This exhibition shows personal archives, printed books, official publicity material & specialist photographs & maps to illustrate a few of the ways in which spies have been documented. Highlights include: a 12th century manuscript recounting the story of King Alfred the Great entering the Danish camp disguised as a harpist; papers used investigating the Atterbury Plot in the 1720s; a draft telegram from the MI6 chief in St Petersburg in 1917 with news of Rasputin´s murder; a letter from Anthony Blunt telling how he was almost beaten up in Nazi Germany; & a Soviet military map

09:00 - 16:30
Free
Phone: (01223) 333000
Clare Hall
Cambridge University,Herschel Road, Cambridge
Photographs and Sculpture

Photographs and Sculpture by Russell Cuthbert, Fiona Bennett and Marina Velez Vago

09:00 - 18:00
Free entry
Phone: 01223 332360
EE Fine Art
No. 7 Cobble yard,Napier Street, Cambridge
Art Plus Science

A solo exhibition of outstanding work by Hungarian artist Prokop Igor Jenő as part of The Cambridge Science Festival. His paintings are explosive capturing moments, as if under a microscope, of impulsive creation and implosion. They are alive with organic natural forms, painted precisely and with scientific accuracy, the defined outlines reminiscent of cell membranes. His fused glass bowls are less fitful, reflecting the natural forms that he sees around him and on his travels

09:00 - 17:00
Free entry
Phone: 01223 311118
Ely Cathedral
Chapter House,The College, Ely
Paintings of Shared Humanity

In Human Likeness - Paintings of Shared Humanity by E. Charlotte Wright
Special events: Wednesday 24 March at 7.30pm and Wednesday 31 March 11am: Contemplative Tours.
Good Friday 7.30pm: Stations of the Cross

Phone: (01353) 660349
Fitzwilliam Museum
Trumpington Street, Cambridge
Exhibitions at The Fitzwilliam

Matthew Boulton and the Industrial Revolution - featuring some of the finest coins and medals of the 18th C (until 21 Mar).

John Singer Sargent, Walter Sickert and Stanley Spencer: 3 of the most original painters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries (until 5 Apr).

Clouds and Myths: Monotypes by Lino Mannocci (until 9 May).

The Angel and the Virgin: A Brief History of the Annunciation (until 9 May).

Netsuke: Japanese Art in Miniature (until 30 May).

10:00 - 17:00
Free
Phone: 01223 332900
Gainsborough's House
46 Gainsborough Street, Sudbury
Gainsborough Drawings From The Collection

The permanent collection atGainsborough´s House includes an outstanding selection of drawings by Thomas Gainsborough and his contemporaries.
This display of works on paper focuses on Gainsborough´s interest in the landscape.Inspired as a young boy by the Suffolk countryside, Gainsborough was one of the first artists in Britain to depict both observable and imaginary views of the land. The exhibition includes drawings chosen fromthe collection alongside some important loans, such as Gainsborough´s Study for the Harvest Wagon.

10:00 - 17:00
£4.50-£2
Phone: 01787 372958
Geldart
1 Ainsworth Street, Cambridge
Exhibition by Nicholas James Juett

Nicholas James Juett is a local artist and will have a number of his art works on display and for sale aroud the pub throughout the month of March. His art is expressive, bold and vibrant and definitely work a look. For more information about Nicholas and some examples of his artwork please see http://tinyurl.com/ygx7zbs

Free entry
Phone: (01223) 314264
Girton College
Girton College, Cambridge
The People´s Portraits Exhibition

The Royal Society of Portrait Painters mounted a millenial exhibition, entitled People´s Portraits, to represent ordinary people from all walks of life, offering a picture of the United Kingdom. This exciting collection is at Girton as a long-term loan.

14:00 - 16:00
Free
Phone: 01223 766672.
Haddenham Galleries
20 High Street,Haddenham, Ely
Recycling

The craft of turning rubbish into art

10:00 - 17:00
Free entry
Phone: (01353) 749188
Kettle's Yard
Castle Street, Cambridge
Tim Head: Raw Material

In 1977, Tim Head was appointed the first artist fellow at Kettle´s Yard. More than thirty years later, this exhibition provides a welcome chance to catch up with his work. The exhibition brings together new work in digital media - on screen, projected or in print - and drawing, alongside photographic works made by Head during his fellowship at Kettle´s Yard in 1977-78. Connecting these early and recent works is Head´s interest in the material substance of images and an insistence on the subjectivity of perception.

11:30 - 17:00
Free
Phone: 01223 748100
Lothbury Centre
Church End,Weston Colville, Cambridge
Lothbury Tutors´ Collection

Original works by Lothbury Tutors past and present.
For opening times please ring or see website.

Phone: 01223 864515
Michaelhouse Centre
Michaelhouse,Trinity Street, Cambridge
Photography Exhibition

An exhibition of astounding photographs by staff and students from the Department of Engineering reveals the hidden beauty in their work.

Free entry
Phone: (01223) 309147
Murray Edwards College
Huntingdon Road, Cambridge
Dawn Woolley: The Substitute

´Primarily my artwork is self-portraiture, but not in the traditional sense. In the work I create a photographic copy of myself and place it in the real world instead of me. My photographs, videos and installations form an enquiry into the act of looking and being looked at. Voyeurism and exhibitionism intertwine as I attempt to disrupt relationships of power in purposefully provocative scenes.´

10:00 - 18:00
Free entry
Phone: (01223) 762100
National Horseracing Museum
99 High Street, Newmarket
National Horseracing Museum

The story of horseracing from its Royal origins to Lester Piggott, Frankie Dettori and others.
New Exhibitions: Thoroughbred - classic portraits by Seymour & Stubbs and colour and excitement of racing portrayed by Munnings.
British Sporting Art - fine examples of paintings, prints and sculptures representing sports including hunting, fishing, boxing, rugby, rowing and horseracing.
For children - Tack up a model horse, dress up in silks and try riding a horse simulator- as used by jockeys for winter practice.

11:00 - 16:30
£6-£3/ £13 family ticket
Phone: 01638 667333
Needhams Restaurant
186, Main St, Witchford
Solo Exhibition: Jo Tunmer

Needhams Restaurant & Art Gallery is very pleased to present a solo exhibition of beautifully vibrant landscape paintings by the highly-regarded Cambridge-based Artist Jo Tunmer.

Phone: (01353) 661405
Old Fire Engine House
25 St Mary's St, Ely
Ruth E Scott & Michael Edwards

Changing Shapes - new paintings by Ruth E Scott and paintings & drawings by Michael Edwards.

Free entry
Phone: (01353) 662582
Royston & District Museum
5 Lower King Street, Royston
Exhibition by Royston Photographic Society

Royston Photographic Exhibition at the MusemOnce more the Royston Photographic Society takes over the Royston Museum with a show starting on Saturday 13th February. The group is now over 20 years old offering a springboard for amateur shutter bugs to share their work and hone their skills. Exhibition continues until the beginning of April.

10:00 - 16:45
free
Phone: (01763) 242587
Saffron Walden Library
2 King Street, Saffron Walden
Portraits by Evi Antoniou

09:00 - 17:00
Phone: 01799 523178
Saffron Walden Museum
Saffron Walden Museum,Museum Street, Saffron Walden
Chinese Textiles

New exhibition in the museum: Silks of Life - Chinese costume, textiles and embroidery. This stunning exhibition features historic textiles and costumes from the collections of Saffron Walden Museum and Warner Textile Archive. Including exquisite silks and embroideries, the exhibition explores the customs, traditions and symbolism of Chinese culture.

10:00 - 16:30
£1.50-free
Phone: 01799 510333
Six Bells
11 Covent Garden, Cambridge
Exhibition of Work by Local Painters

An exhibition of paintings by local amateur artists. Most of the works are for sale and 20% of any sale proceeds will be shared between wintercomfort for the homeless and the Chile Earthquake Appeal.

Free entry
Phone: 01223 355559
St Barnabas Press Gallery
The Belfast Yard,Coldham's Road, Cambridge
Chinese Fish King

An exhibition by renowned Beijing calligrapher and painterChen Hong, the Fitzwilliam Museum´s artist-in-residence.
Chen Hong will be giving painting and calligraphy demonstrations duringhis residency. See Fitzwilliam Museum website for more information about Chen Hong´s programme of activities in Chinese art and other cultural events.

10:00 - 18:00
Free entry
Phone: 01223 413792
St Neots Museum
, St Neots
Canvas and Clay: Pottery and Paintings

Local potter Victor and painter Jannie Knibbs both explore features of the landscape in different ways. Victor is attracted by form and textureand his hand-built pots range from rectangular `architectural´ forms to more organic and naturally-inspired shapes. Jannie´s recent paintings have been inspired by the growth and form of plants and the way theyseek the light.

11:00 - 16:00
£2-free
Phone: 01480 214163
Williams Art
Gwydir Street,No. 5 Dale's Brewery, Cambridge
my CAMbridge

22 CAM artists express their views of Cambridge, from beauty to controversy. So what is special about Cambridge? What does it mean to the creative mind? The members of CAM have their own take on this subject. But the inclusive nature of the movement means that anyone who comes along to the exhibition can take part. They can photograph some of the exhibits, make their own changes and display them.

11:00 - 17:00
Free entry
Phone: (01223) 311687
Wimpole Art Gallery
Wimpole Hall, Arrington
Neil Payne

Exhibition by the Cambridge artist who works in drawing, collage and printmaking.

13:00 - 17:00
Free
Phone:
Saturday, 20 March 2010: CLASSICAL MUSIC
Bury St Edmunds Cathedral
, Bury St. Edmunds
Suffolk Sinfonia Spring Concert 2010

Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No.2,
Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man,
Tchaikovsky - Andante Cantabile,
Khachaturian - Masquerade Suite,
Saint Saens - Danse Macabre,
Khachaturian - Adagio from Spartacus.
Birgitta Kenyon, local musician and conductor of the award winning Voice Squad, is our soloist for Rachmaninov´s romantic piano concerto in this programme of popular classics. Guest conductor Sam Draper from the Royal College of Music.

19:30
£10/£8/£4
Phone: 01284 769505
Clare Hall
Cambridge University,Herschel Road, Cambridge
Music at Clare Hall

13 Mar: Patrick Hemmerle, piano. Chopin: Four ballades. Fauré: 6th nocturne. Roger-Ducasse: 2nd Barcarolle. Debussy: L´Ilse Joyeuse. Emmanuel: 6th Sonatine. Chabrier: Tourbillon, Idylle, Danse Villageoise,and Scherzo-Valse, from Pieces Pittoresques. Chabrier: Bourrée Fantasque.

27 Mar: Gems of Early Opera. Clare Hall soprano Suzana Ograjenek and pianist Patrick Hemmerle present an evening of operatic music including Monteverdi, Charpentier, Purcell, Handel, Gluck, Mozart.

Phone: 01223 332360
Emmanuel URC
Trumpington Street, Cambridge
Brahms ´A German Requiem´

Performed by The Stapleford Singers with the Orchestra and Choir of Great St Mary´s.
Programme also includes Pounds - The Martyrdom of Latimer and Brahms Tragic Overture.
Tickets available from Great St Mary´s shop or at the door.

19:30
£10 (£8conc)
Phone: (01223) 351174
Michaelhouse Centre
Michaelhouse,Trinity Street, Cambridge
Ecco La Musica

Eyehall Musick present music by Monteverdi & Marini, including Madrigals, Lamento d´Arianna, Ballo ´Volgen.
Tickets available on the door.

20:00
£7
Phone: 01223 861161
St John's College Chapel
Cambridge University, Cambridge
Bach: St Johns Passion

Fairhaven Singers and The Parley of Instruments.
Bach´s St John Passion is enthralling from the dramatic first bars to the last chorale. Here the dynamic singing of the Fairhavens is paired with the vivid colours of professional baroque ensemble The Parley of Instruments. Add some hot young singers at the beginning of their careers and you can expect a fiery and convincing rendition of Bach´s masterpiece.

19:30
£22/16/10
Phone: 01223 357851
St John's College Chapel
Cambridge University, Cambridge
St John Passion

The dynamic Fairhaven Singers under Ralph Woodward team up with The Parley of Instruments and a hot young line-up of soloists for a vivid rendition of Bach´s masterpiece

19:30
£22/£16
Phone: 07711 384218
St Mary's Church
Church Street, Saffron Walden
Saffron Walden Choral Society

Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610. Conductor: JanetWheeler.
Tickets available from Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre

19:30
£15-£1
Phone: 01799 524002.
West Road Concert Hall
11 West Rd,To book tickets, contact the relevant box office, Cambridge
City of Cambridge Symphony Orchestra

Programme details:
Sibelius - Finlandia
Shostakovich - Cello Concerto No. 2
Rachmaninov - Symphony No. 2
Violincello: Guy Johnston, Musical Director: Leon Lovett, Co-leaders: Julia Frape, Andrew Lawrie

19:30
£16-£5
Phone: 01223 357 851
Saturday, 20 March 2010: FAMILY AND CHILDREN
East of England Showground
, Peterborough
Shire Horse Society Spring Show

Come and see the magnificent breed of Shire Horses on display in the fabulous Peterborough arena at the Shire Horse Society Spring Show - the largest Shire Horse show in the world.
It is vital that we support this wonderful breed and the Shire Horse Society are pleased to continue promoting the Shire Horse

£tbc
Phone: 01733 234451
Fitzwilliam Museum
Trumpington Street, Cambridge
Children´s Activities

6 Mar, 2pm-4pm: Make masks in the galleries and see our artist in residence Chen Hong painting in the studio.

13 Mar, 2pm-4pm: Take the Plunge. Help us turn a staircase in the museum into a giant fish tank inspired by some of the beautiful aquatic shapes in the museum´s collection.

20 Mar 11am-1pm: Flying Fish. A kite making workshop inspired by the Museum´s collection of Chinese objects. For Children 8+ £5

£5/Free
Phone: 01223 332904
Institute of Astronomy
Madingley Road, Cambridge
Open Afternoon at the Institute of Astronomy

A variety of talks, including: Paul Davies on The Eerie Silence at 3pm followed by a book signing.
Plus posters, demonstrations and displays about our research, samples of real moondust brought back by the Apollo astronauts for you to examine. The historic Cambridge Observatory building will be open, with an exhibition in the library about Great Eclipse Expeditions. You can visit the historical telescopes & take part in creative activities for families in the craft tent

14:30 - 19:00
Free
Phone: 01223 337548
Jesus College Chapel
Jesus Lane,Cambridge University, Cambridge
Jesus College Singing Day

Children aged 6-11 can enjoy singing workshops with vocal experts, and take part in a concert with the boy choristers of Jesus College and the girl choristers of St Catharine´s College.
No musical experience necessary - all are welcome for an afternoon of singing fun. For further information, or to request a booking form, please email

13:45 - 17:00
£5
Phone: (01223) 339339
Ross Street Community Centre
Ross Street, Cambridge
Bake it Better! Fundraiser for Great Ormond Street Hospital

Come and get cake crazy! Bring or just buy cakes, eat cakes, talk cakes, and maybe win something cool in the raffle.
Bake it Better is a national campaign to raise funds for Kiss it Better, Great Ormond Street´s appeal to fund research into the causes and treatment of childhood cancer.
See you there!

10:00 - 12:00
Phone: 07932 065742
Thriplow
Thriplow village,nr Duxford off A505, Royston
Thriplow Daffodil Weekend

A traditional village fête-come flower festival, with open gardens, craft and home-produce stalls, home-made teas and cakes, children´s entertainment, music and morris dancing, heavy-horse cart rides, sheep dog displays, vintage cars and much, much more!
The weekend tradition started in 1969 and the village has been opened every year since.
Thriplow is situated a couple of miles west of Duxford (just passed the Air Museum)

11:00 - 17:00
£5
Phone: 01763 208538
West Stow Anglo Saxon Village
Icklingham Road,West Stow, Bury St. Edmunds
The Eco-Saxons

As part of the National Science and Engineering week West Stow will be trying to find out how eco-friendly the earliest English were. Did they build sustainably; use compost; reuse and recycle? Join us as we investigate our green past and look to a greener future.

10:00 - 17:00
£6/£5 /£17.50 family
Phone: 01284 728718
Wimpole Hall & Farm
, Wimpole
Lambing Time

Celebrate the arrival of spring by watching the frolics of new born lambs and learn about the life of a sheep. You may witness the live birth of one of Wimpole´s Rare Breed Sheep. Listen and learn from the Home Farm Shepherd.

10:30 - 17:00
Normal admission
Phone: (01223) 206000
Saturday, 20 March 2010: FESTIVALS
Canvey Island
, Canvey Island
The Essex Book Festival

The annual festival, jam-packed full of well-known authors and themes ranging from history to health and creative writing to crime, is always a popular event and its eleventh year is no exception. Guests this year include Alexander McCall Smith, Margaret Drabble, Alastair Campbell, Lesley Pearse, David Nobbs, Penelope Lively, Rose Tremain, Barbara Erskine, and George Alagiah.
The Book Festival launches at Chelmsford Library 4th March. BBC Essex will be broadcasting the whole event from 9.00 until 12.00. Come and drop in at this free event.

3-10
Phone: ()
Saturday, 20 March 2010: FOOD AND WINE EVENTS
Chilford Hall
Balsham Road, Linton
Vineyard Tours and Tastings

The entire wine making process is explained from the management of the vine, pruning and picking of grapes, through to the processing, fermentation, blending and bottling. You can learn the subtle differences by sampling a variety of Chilfords´ award winning wines.
Chilford Hall wine is characterised by clean flavour, fragrant nose, fruity body and good acidity.
Tours depart at 11am and 2.30pm and last around 90 minutes.

14:30
£9.95
Phone: 01223 895600
Priory Centre
Priory Lane, St Neots
St Neots Beer Festival

Booze On The Ouse!
Over 50 real ales. Real cider & perry. Foreign beer. Come along to our stall & learn about CAMRA, beer brewing & pubs.
A food counter selling both hot & cold food will be operating at all sessions.
Free soft drinks will be available from the cider & foriegn beer bar for the designated driver of your party.

12:00 - 22:45
£3/£2/£1
Phone: 01480 355893
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