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What’s on in Cambridge – March

Crocuses by the River Cam, Cambridge — Crocuses by the River Cam

Well, Spring is definitely in the air and there’s lots happening in the city this month – in particular there are some wonderful concerts to enjoy. I’ll update this listing through the month so if you know of an event that could be included, please let me know through my Contact page.

4 – 16th 8am – 5pm Spring Exhibition. Quy Art Group. Work by six local artists in a variety of media. Michaelhouse Cafe, Trinity Street. Closed Sundays.

5, 12 and 19th 7pm Meditation and Emotional Intelligence. Michaelhouse, Trinity Street. cambridge.cea@gmail.com

7 – 10th Watersprite International Student Film Festival. http://www.watersprite.org.uk Read more about Watersprite here and here

7th 6.45pm Parasitic Plants: a question of degree. Cambridge Natural History Society. David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street http://www.cnhs.org.uk

7th 7pm Cam Lates: Pacific Late. Museum of Archeology and Anthropology. Facebook:@cambridgeuniversitymuseums Read more about Cam Lates here

8th (until 22nd April) Hannah Kemp-Welch: Hyperlocal Radio. The 2018 Open House artist-in-residence shares the process and outcome of her year-long residency with North Cambridge communities. Kettle’s Yard. http://www.kettlesyard.co.uk Read more about Kettle’s Yard here

8th 6 – 9pm LATE at Kettle’s Yard. http://www.kettlesyard.co.uk Read more about LATE at Kettle’s Yard here

8th 8pm New Worlds, New Voices. Sims-Williams, Strauss, Dvorak. Cambridge Graduate Orchestra. West Road Concert Hall. http://www.cambridgegraduateorchestra.com

8th 8pm International Women’s Day Concert. Part of the Cambridge Female Composers Festival. Trinity College Chapel. http://www.cambridgefemalecomposers.com/events

9th 10am – 4pm Cambridge Vintage Kilo Sale. St Paul’s, Hills Road. Facebook: Cambridge Vintage Kilo Sale

9th 6pm Sisters, Saints and Sirens. A blend of cabaret, Latin American, classical and opera. The Lucy Cavendish Singers. Emmanuel United Reformed Church. http://www.lucycavendishsingers.org.uk

9th 7.30pm Liszt and Debussy: The Composer as Narrator. Clare Hall Intimate Engagements. Book through music@clarehall.cam.ac.uk

9th 8pm Choral Favourites Concert. Vivaldi, Handel, Faure, Parry and more. Trinity Singers. Trinity College Chapel. http://www.tcms.org.uk/the-trinity-singers. Tickets on the door.

10th 2 – 4pm Motherhood, Makers and Female Artists. Kettle’s Yard. http://www.kettlesyard.co.uk

10th 7.30pm Black Fen Folk Club presents Saul Bailey and Megan Wisdom. NCI Club, Holland Street. http://www.wegottickets.com/event/456079

10th 8pm King’s Voices Lent Concert. Mosolov, Mozart, Greening, Willcocks. King’s College Chapel. http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk

11 – 24th Cambridge Science Festival. http://www.sciencefestival.cam.ac.uk Read more about the Science Festival here

12th 7.30 – 9pm Talk: Ginger Beer and Silicon Chips. The curious tale of a building in Willis Road. Mill Road History Society. Ross Street Community Centre http://www.millroadhistory.org.uk

13 – 23rd 7.45pm (some matinees) Legally Blonde, The Musical. ADC Theatre. http://www.adctheatre.com

14th 8pm John Rutter with the Orchestra and Choir of Clare College Music Society. Butterworth, Grieg, Rutter. West Road Concert Hall. http://www.adcticketing.com

16th 2 – 5.30pm Study Day: Understanding Macbeth. Literature Cambridge. Stapleford Granary, CB22. http://www.literaturecambridge.co.uk Read more about Literature Cambridge here

16th 5.30pm Foundation Concert. Bruckner and Elgar. Members of King’s College Choir (past and present) and Cambridge University Orchestra, conducted by Stephen Cleobury, King’s College Chapel. http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk

16th 7.30pm Mass in B Minor, Bach. New Cambridge Singers with the Cambridge Baroque Camerata. St John’s College Chapel. http://www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk

16th 7.30pm The Seasons, Haydn. Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus. West Road Concert Hall. http://www.cambridgephilharmonic.com

17th 10am – 5pm “What A Nerve”. Contemporary art exhibition and talk series exploring all aspects of living with Multiple Sclerosis. Cambridge Union Society Debating Chamber, Bridge Street. Free, fully accessible. http://www.sciencefestival.cam.ac.uk/events/what-nerve

19th 7pm Sing Joyfully. Voces 8. Trinity College Chapel. http://www.CambridgeEarlyMusic.org

23rd 2.30 – 4pm NCT Cambridge Nearly New Sale. Cambridge Regional College, CB4. Facebook: @NctCambridgeNNS

23rd 7.30pm Faure Requiem, Cantique de Jean Racine and Ave Verum. The Leys Choral Society. The Leys School Chapel, Trumpington Street. Tickets from http://www.theleys.net/boxoffice

23 – 30th 10am – 5.30pm Art Exhibition, Cambridge Drawing Society. Original paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures. Pitt Building, Trumpington Street. Free admission. http://www.cambridgedrawingsociety.org

24th 3.30pm Sounds of Spring. Vocal concert, fundraising for Macmillan Cancer Support, followed by tea and cake. Lee Hall, Wolfson College. mjh64@cam.ac.uk

30 – 31st 10am Cambridge Home and Garden Show. The Guildhall, Market Hill. http://www.camhomeshow.com Read more about the Show here

30th 7.30pm St John Passion, Bach. Collegium Laureatum. West Road Concert Hall. tickets@collegium.org.uk

What’s on in November

As the nights draw in and the leaves crunch under our feet, it’s another busy month here in Cambridge. This what’s on listing for November is by no means exhaustive but you’ll find an eclectic mix of events that have come to my attention. Please get in touch through my Contact page if you know of an event that I can add in. And I’ll try to update through the month, so do check back when you can.

Autumn morning on Midsummer Common Cambridge — Autumn morning on Midsummer Common, image by Harriet Kelsall

1st 6pm Parisian Women and the Nazi Occupation, uncovering their lives and their relationships. Part of the Liberation Literature Lecture Series. The Auditorium, Robinson College. Booking essential. http://www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk

2nd 7.30pm Michaelmas Concert. Vaughan Williams, Stanford and Beethoven. Clare College Music Society. West Road Concert Hall, CB3

3rd Remembering the First World War. Literature Cambridge Study Day. Stapleford Granary, CB22 5BP http://www.literaturecambridge.co.uk Read more about Literature Cambridge here

3rd 1pm Voices and Viols, Laments of the Renaissance. Carissimi, Gibbons, Weelkes and Byrd. Erasmus Chamber Choir with Cambridge University Consort of Viols. St. Clements Church, Bridge Street, CB2

6th Translation as Music, Music as Translation. Part of Women, Languages and Translation in the Italian Tradition Conference. Talk 4.50 – 5.30pm. Concert 6 – 7pm Bach, Chopin and Brahms. Clare College. Advance registration required on womenandtranslation2018@gmail.com

7th 5 – 9pm Late at the Fitzwilliam: Feminist Takeover. Fitzwilliam Museum http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/calendar/events

9th (until 12th Dec) 10am – 6pm Metamorphoses & Other Prints, an exhibition of art works by David Brown. http://www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk

9 – 10th Cambridge Festival of Ukrainian Film. Winstanley Theatre, Trinity College. http://www.CambridgeUkrainianStudies.org

9th 7pm West Road Remembers, a remembrance concert. West Road Concert Hall, CB3

10th 3pm History of Tango. Talk and dance demonstration by Cambridge Tango Academy. St Paul’s Church, Hills Road, CB2. http://www.cambridgelivetickets.co.uk

10th 3.15pm O Nata Lux. London Oriana Choir. Monteverdi, Vaughan-Williams, Britten, Andrew, Hagan and Dale. Queens’ College Chapel. Free entry. http://www.londonoriana.com

10th 7.30pm Pujol Plays Tango. St Paul’s Church, Hills Road, CB2. http://www.pujolcambridge.com

10th 7.30pm A Farewell to Arms, an evening of music to reflect on war and peace. Fairhaven Singers. Queens’ College Chapel. http://www.fairhavensingers.org.uk

10th 8pm The Seraphin Chamber Orchestra. Mahler and Schubert. Emmanuel United Reformed Church, CB2 http://www.seraphinchamberorchestra.com

11th 8.30pm An evening of new choral and orchestral music to commemorate the WW1 armistice centenary. The Phoenix Choir and The Phoenix Ensemble. Great St Mary’s Church, CB2. http://www.adcticketing.com/armistice or tickets on the door

12th 7.45pm Science meets Faith: Issues concerning palliative and end of life care. Dr Stephen Barclay. Wesley Church, CB1

13 – 27th Cambridge International Jazz Festival http://www.cambridgejazzfestival.info

14 – 17th Cambridge Beer Festival. University Social Club, Mill Lane, CB2 http://www.cambridgebeerfestival.com

14 – 26th Cambridge Music Festival http://www.cambridgemusicfestival.co.uk

16th 7.30pm A Courtly Garland. Orpheus Britannicus. Grossi, Handel, Finger and Torelli. Trinity Hall, CB2 http://www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/news-events/events

17th The North Pole Ice Rink opens. Parker’s Piece, CB1. http://www.thenorthpolecambridge.co.uk

17th 11am – 4.30pm Sustainable Fashion Festival. St Barnabas Church, Mill Road, CB1 http://www.circularcambridge.org/fashion. Read more here

17th 8pm Trinity Singers Concert. Rossini’s Petite Messe Solonnelle. Trinity College Chapel.

17th 7.30pm Raise your Voices Cambridge. A variety of musical styles and songs, raising money for Church Urban Fund. Great St Mary’s Church, CB2 http://www.raiseyourvoices.org.uk

18th 11am – 4pm Naomi Davies Art Winter Open Studio. Cake, carols, cards, gifts and paintings. 151 Hobart Road, CB1 http://naomidaviesart.co.uk/winter-open-studio-on-18-november/

18th 5pm Christmas Lights Switch On. Market Square, CB1

23 – 25th Cambridge Literary Festival http://www.cambridgeliteraryfestival.com

24th 8pm Enchantment and Passion. Delibes, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky and Khachaturian. Cambridge Graduate Orchestra. West Road Concert Hall, CB3. http://www.cambridgegraduateorchestra.com

29th – 1st Dec Cambridge Made Christmas Fair. St Andrew’s Street Baptist Church, CB2 Facebook: Cambridge Made Christmas Fair 2018 Read more about Cambridge Made and last year’s Christmas Fair here

30th 6 – 8pm Pots for Poverty. Charity sale raising funds for Jimmy’s Night Shelter. The Locker Cafe, King Street, CB1. Read more about last year’s Pots for Poverty here

30th 6 – 9pm Late at Kettle’s Yard. Kettle’s Yard, CB3. http://www.kettlesyard.co.uk/events/late-at-kettles-yard

Autumn colour in Trumpington Street Cambridge — Autumn colour on Trumpington Street

Watersprite Film Festival

The Watersprite International Student Film Festival returns to the city from 23 -25 February, showcasing the wealth of emerging talent in student short film making from around the world and offering a springboard for the film makers of the future as they start their careers.

Watersprite 2018 General Image — Image credit: Rob Eager

This year, the organisers have received around three hundred and ninety submissions from ninety five countries. Fifty nominees have now been chosen for a dozen award categories, including fiction, documentary, animation and original film music – you can find their details on the Watersprite website. Overseas nominees will be flown into the UK to attend the Awards Ceremony at the Fitzwilliam Museum thanks to the continued support of Red Arrow Studios, the Festival’s official Film Maker and New Talent partner.

The prestigious Film Maker of the Future award will go to a film maker who tackles modern day issues in the world, creating a film that tries to make a difference or presents to us a story that we haven’t heard before. Part of that prize is the opportunity to participate in a producers’ workshop in Cannes, enabling the winner to network within the film business. In fact, the Festival gives all the entrants a chance to collaborate with other film makers and to forge new creative partnerships.

2017 Film of the Year Winners, Elisa Image credit: Chris Williamson

Aside from the screenings, there’s a packed schedule of talks and workshops led by leading professionals in the film and TV industry. Films will be showing at various venues across the city but most nominee screenings will be held at King’s College while talks and events will happen at St John’s College Old Divinity School where you’ll also find the Festival hub.

The Festival started life in 2010 as Cam’era and Film of the Year was awarded to Will McGregor’s “Who’s Afraid of the Water Sprite?”. Will has gone on to make a very successful career as a screenwriter and director, working in film, TV and commercials. With producer Hilary Bevan-Jones, the Festival’s Patron, Will has developed his short film into a feature film, “The Dark Outside”, which is currently in production. And in honour of that first winning film, the Festival was renamed “Watersprite” in 2011.

Watersprite 2017 Student Committee — 2017 Watersprite Student Committee Image credit: L Odufwa-Bolger

The Festival is open to everybody. It is entirely free for film makers to enter plus all the events and screenings are free thanks to sponsors such as Decca Publishing and Fox Networks Group. Local companies also get involved. Jocks and Peers, a beer brand recently launched in the city by three Cambridge alumni, is sponsoring drinks at one of the event’s ceremonies. Tickets can be booked through Eventbrite or you can just turn up at an event or screening and if there’s room, you’ll get in.

www.watersprite.org.uk

http://www.eventbrite.co.uk

This event takes place at multiple venues around the city