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In this episode, I’m talking about art, music, celebrations and outdoor swimming in Cambridge.
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Well, Summer has arrived here in Cambridge and there’s loads happening in June …. outdoor celebrations as well as indoor activities, many of them free, for those rainy days (hopefully there won’t be too many of those!), lots of music, something for foodies and scientists, in fact something for everybody. I’ll update this listing as the month unfolds so please do get in touch through my Contact page if you know of an event that I can list here.
1st 10am – 1pm Family Saturdays – Messy Mud. Get messy with mud, make mud pies and have a go at mud painting. Free event. Botanic Garden. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk
1st 10.30am – 11pm Strawberry Fair. Popular volunteer run music and arts event on Midsummer Common. Free entry. http://www.strawberry-fair.org.uk
1st 2 – 4pm Family First Saturday. Activities and art making on the theme of “dazzling doodles”. Free, drop in. http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk
1 – 2nd 12 – 4pm Drop in drawing activities for all ages and abilities. Free, no booking required. Kettle’s Yard, Castle Street. http://www.kettlesyard.co.uk
2nd 5.30pm Songs of Song. Ancient songs in praise of music, from the British Isles c.600 – 1200. Two voiced harmonies to harp and lyre. The Round Church. http://www.cambridgelive.org.uk
7th Museum of Technology reopens. Cheddars Lane. http://www.museumoftechnology.com Read more about the Museum of Technology here
8 – 9th 10am – 5pm Cambridge Town and Country Fair. Parker’s Piece. Free entry. http://www.oakleighfairs.co.uk
8 – 9th 11am – 5pm Open Garden at 49 New Square, CB1. Free entry and refreshments. All proceeds to Red Balloon Learner Centres.
8th 10.30am – 1.30pm Flower Crown Workshop. Make your own flower crown. Includes refreshments, an out-of-hours visit to the House and all materials. Kettle’s Yard, Castle Street. http://www.kettlesyard.co.uk
8th 11am – 5pm Arbury Carnival. Procession at 12 noon, leaving from Armitage Way. http://www.arburycarnival.org
8th 11am – 8pm Cambridge Pride. Jesus Green. Parade starts from Jesus Lock at 11am. FB: Cambridge Pride 2019
8th 1pm Membra Jesu Nostri. Buxtehude. Erasmus Chamber Choir and Ensemble. St Clement’s Church, Bridge Street. Free entry, retiring collection.
9th 11am and 2pm Science on Sundays. Plant genetics from Mendel to Monsanto. Free, informal, drop in monthly plant science talk (30 minutes). Botanic Garden, Brookside. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk
14th 7.30pm The Hague String Trio. Schubert, Beethoven, Krasa and Klein. The Auditorium, Gonville & Caius College. Tickets on the door. http://www.thehaguestringtrio.com
15th 10am – 4pm Eddington Discovery Day. Free fun activities and games plus a Soup Disco. Market Square and Storey’s Field Centre, Eddington. http://www.eddington-cambridge.co.uk
16th 3 – 5pm Jazz and Brass in the Parks. Cambridge Groove Orchestra and Cambridge Jazz Festival Choir. Jesus Green. http://www.cambridgelive.org.uk
18th 7.30pm – 10pm Music: Na-Mara. Folk duo Na-Mara tell the story of the “Basque Children” through words and music. Mill Road History Society. Old School Hall, St Barnabas Church, Mill Road. http://www.cambridgefolkclub.co.uk
19th 7.30pm True Stories Told Live. NCI Club, Holland Street. FB: @cambridgetruestories Read more about True Stories Told Live here
20 – 23rd Wimpole History Festival. A weekend of history and heritage for the whole family with talks, debates, book signings, performances, historical walking tours, workshops, activities and events. Wimpole Estate. http://www.wimpolehistoryfestival.com
21st 6pm Summer Night Market and Open Air Cinema (Peter Rabbit/Mamma Mia Here We Go Again). Free event. http://www.cambridgebid.co.uk/open-air-cinema-night-market
21 – 28th Chesterton Festival, including Community Fun Day (22nd). http://www.chestertonfestival.wordpress.com Read more about last year’s Festival here
22nd 10am – 4.30pm Zoology Live! Live animals, hands on activities and expert lightning talks for all ages. Free, drop in. Museum of Zoology, Downing Street. http://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk
22nd 7.30pm Coronation Anthems. Handel, Boyce and Blow. Collegium Laureatum. West Road Concert Hall. tickets@collegium.org.uk
23rd 3 – 5pm Jazz and Brass in the Parks. Cambridgeshire Youth Jazz Orchestra. Jesus Green. http://www.cambridgelive.org.uk
23rd 6 – 7pm In Good Company. Music for a summer evening, with traditional and classical pieces. The Lucy Cavendish Singers. Sidney Sussex College Chapel. All proceeds support the work of Cambridge City Foodbank. http://www.lucycavendishsingers.org.uk Read more about Cambridge City Foodbank here
23rd 7.30pm Singing on the River. A selection of madrigals, part-song and close-harmony from The King’s Men. Back Court, King’s College. Bring a picnic! Tickets from shop@kings.cam.ac.uk or 01223 769340. http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/events/concerts-at-kings
24th 7.30pm A Midsummer’s Day Concert of Georgian Song. Chela and Buska, the Cambridge Georgian choirs. Emmanuel United Reformed Church, Trumpington Street. Free entry with retiring collection. Tickets from chelatickets@gmail.com. http://www.georgianchoircambridge.wordpress.com
28 – 30th Foodies Festival, Parker’s Piece. http://www.foodiesfestival.com/cambridge
The Chesterton Festival returns later this month with a range of events happening at venues all over the Chesterton area. This community festival, now in its 10th year, runs from 23 – 30 June.
I met with Rachel Clarke, Hall Manager at St. Andrew’s Church, to find out more. The Festival is organised by a dedicated team of volunteers from the three Chesterton churches with local residents and it’s supported by a grant from Cambridge City Council. This year, they’ve put together a programme that includes jazz and choral concerts, stunning flower displays in St Andrew’s Church and free circus skills workshops with Cambridge Community Circus.
The Community Fun Day happens on Saturday 23 June from 1 – 5pm at Pye’s Recreation Ground. “It has a lovely relaxed village fete atmosphere,” Rachel tells me, “and it’s a really fun event for all ages.” There’ll be plenty of stalls to browse … think crafts and handmade goodies, local groups and charities, cakes, ice cream, face painting and more. Cambridge City Council will be running a free Athletics Area with table tennis, football and an Activity Pod alongside a Golden Mile Family Challenge walk or run. There’ll be a Children’s Fun Zone and lots going on in the Arena, with a variety of acts from samba and jazz bands to Polish dancers and performances from local schools.
If you’re artistically minded, you’ll enjoy the CreativeSpace at St Andrew’s on Wednesday 27 June. Just turn up any time between 11am and 7pm. You’ll find a selection of art materials … let yourself be inspired by the beauty around you and see what you create! This is a free event, all ages are welcome and they’ll be serving light refreshments too.
Wild West comes to Brown’s Field on Green End Road on Friday 29 June from 6 – 10pm with live music, children’s activities and performances, Rodeo bull and food stalls. There’s free entry to this event which is brought to the Festival by ChYpPs at Cambridge City Council.
If you’d like to join in and celebrate community life in Chesterton, just check online for full details of all these events and more in the Festival schedule.
http://www.chestertonfestival.wordpress.com
This event takes place at multiple venues around Chesterton.
Well, summer has arrived in Cambridge and here’s the what’s on listing for June. It’s a mix of all sorts of events that come to my attention and I update it through the month so do check back when you can. And if there’s an event that you’d like me to include, please get in touch through my Contact page.
2nd 10.30am – 11pm Strawberry Fair, Midsummer Common. Free entry. http://www.strawberry-fair.org.uk
2nd 7.30pm Ave Verum Corpus, Music for Corpus Christi. Erasmus Chamber Choir and Ensemble. Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs, Hills Road. Free entry.
2nd 8pm Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe. Insitu Theatre. The Leper Chapel, CB5. Tickets from http://www.insitutheatre.co.uk or on the door.
4th Iyengar Yoga Summer Classes with Robert Ashman, running until 30th August at various venues. http://www.robertashmanyoga.co.uk
4 – 16th 8am – 5pm The Yellow Brick Road. A fundraising art exhibition by established and emerging artists on the theme of ‘memory and childhood’. Michaelhouse Centre, Trinity Street. All proceeds to Cambridge Children’s Charity Week. Free admission. http://www.camccweek.org
7 – 16th 7.45pm Cats. Festival Players. Mumford Theatre, Anglia Ruskin University, East Road http://www.festivalplayers.org
9th 10am – 4pm The Eddington Cycling Festival. Eddington Market Square, CB3. http://www.nwcambridge.co.uk
9th 7.30pm The Academy of Great St Mary’s Orchestra and Choir. Beethoven, Berkeley and Mozart. Great St Mary’s Church. http://www.adcticketing.com
9 – 10th 10am – 5pm Town and Country Fair. Parker’s Piece. Free entry. http://www.oakleighfairs.co.uk
9 – 10th 11am – 5pm Open Garden. 49 New Square. Free entry. Proceeds to Red Balloon Learner Centres.
16th 7pm Music for Africa, Benefit Concert. London Adventist Chorale. Queen’s College. https://bit.ly/M4A Concert
16th 7.30pm Nelson Mass and St Ursula Mass. Collegium Laureatum. West Road Concert Hall. tickets@collegium.org.uk
16th 8pm Summer in the City. Prime Brass. Great St Mary’s Church. http://www.adcticketing.com
17th 4pm Summer Concert in aid of Camtrust. Mozart, Britten, Boyce, Finzi, Hess and Tchaikovsky. The Medlock Ensemble. St Andrew’s Church, Histon. http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/medlockensemble
22 – 29th Chesterton Festival. http://www.chestertonfestival.wordpress.com
22 – 24th Wimpole History Festival. Wimpole Estate. http://www.wimpolehistoryfestival.com
22nd 6.30 – 10pm Summer Night Market and outdoor cinema, screening “Moana” and “Dirty Dancing”. Market Square http://www.cambridgebid.co.uk/events
23rd Cambridge Summer Music Festival, running until 25th July at multiple venues across the city. http://www.cambridgesummermusic.com
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