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What’s on in Cambridge – September 2019

September always feels to me like a time of new beginnings and although it’s never easy to get back into top gear after the hazy drift of summer days, the slight nip in the morning air reminds us that it’s time to crack on. There’s lots of fun stuff happening in the city this month, which should help us ease back into routine. I’ll update this listing through the month so do check back and please get in touch if you know of an event that I can add to it.

Acorns on Jesus Green Cambridge — Acorns on Jesus Green

1st – 29th Cambridge Festival of Cycling. A month of events celebrating our city’s cycling culture. Over 20 cycling themed events, including social bike rides, bike maintenance and photography workshops, a film night showing the documentary “Motherload” and the Cargo Carnival. Most events are free or have a minimal charge. http://www.cambridgefestivalofcycling.org

1st 10.30am – 12 noon Walking Tour: Hidden Cambridge and the Museum of Cambridge. http://www.museumofcambridge.org.uk

1st 12 – 4pm Studio Sunday. Artist led workshop for families. Free, drop in. Kettle’s Yard, Castle Street. http://www.kettlesyard.co.uk

3rd 7.30pm Shoot for the Moon. Improvised comedy night with the Ministry of Unplanned Occurrences. Pay what you want. Blue Moon Pub, Norfolk Street, CB1

5th 6 – 7.30pm “Mindfulness on the Meadows”. Practise mindfulness of nature and meditation with Claire Thompson. Stourbridge Common. http://www.mindfulness-of-nature.com/workshops-in-around-cambridge

7 – 8th 10am – 5pm Wimpole Autumn Craft and Produce Fair. Crafts, food stalls, live music, beer tent serving local ales, face painting. Wimpole Estate. FB Wimpole Autumn Craft and Produce Fair

7th Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival. In aid of Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust. River Cam, Ditton Meadows, Fen Ditton. http://www.dragonboatfestivals.co.uk

7th 10am – 1pm Family Saturday. Plants of the Pharoahs. Find out about plants used by the Ancient Egyptians, including plants used to make paper and to help preserve bodies. Free event. Botanic Garden, Brookside. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk

7th 10.30 – 11.15am “Sharing Stories”. A friendly family story telling session with stories from around the world told, read and sung. Free, drop in. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Milton Road Library, CB4. http://www.friendsofmiltonroadlibrary.org.uk

7th 12 – 4.30pm Stourbridge Medieval Fair. Traditional dancing and singing, stalls, crafts and talks. Visit the Chapel (which is shut for most of the year). http://www.cambridgeppf.org/Event/cambridge-medieval-fair

8th 11.30am – 4.30pm Knit for the River. Free, drop in, all ages welcome, no need to book. Museum of Cambridge, Castle Street. http://www.museumofcambridge.org.uk

8th 3 – 5pm Jazz and Brass in the Parks. City of Cambridge Brass Band. Cherry Hinton Hall. http://www.cambridgelive.org.uk

9th 7.45 – 9pm Talk about the history of Cambridge Railway Station by Rob Shorland-Ball. Cambridge Museum of Technology, Pye Building. Tickets £3 on the door. Enter via Cheddars Lane entrance. http://www.museumoftechnology.com

10th (until 9th October) Open Eco Homes. Advice from local householders and experts, householder led tours and low energy home workshops. http://www.openecohomes.org

10th 7.30 – 9pm “Archeology found by the public”. Talk from Mill Road History Society with Dr Helen Geake, well known for being party of Channel 4’s Time Team. Ross Street Community Centre. http://www.millroadhistory.org.uk

11th 6.45 – 9pm Cafe Sci Cambridge: Gut bacteria and human health. Using genomic tools to study gut microbiome to help us understand its role in health and disease. Free, non-ticketed. Espresso Library, East Road. http://www.publicengagement.wellcomegenomecampus.org/cafe-scientifique-cambridge

13 – 14th Open Cambridge. Discover the local history and heritage of Cambridge with special access to places that are normally closed to the public or charge admission. http://www.opencambridge.cam.ac.uk

15th 9.30am Bridge the Gap. A charity walk through Cambridge University College grounds. The route is wheelchair and pushchair friendly. Raising funds for Arthur Rank Hospice Charity and Romsey Mill. http://www.arhc.org.uk/bridge-the-gap.asp

15th 9.30am – 12.30pm An Introduction to Mindfulness of Nature with Claire Thompson. Mindfulness based exercises, meditations, walking, games, discussions and poetry. Trumpington Meadows Nature Reserve. http://www.mindfulness-of-nature.com/workshops-in-around-cambridge

15th 10.30am – 5.30pm Dog Day. Free ice cream for kids with a dog. Gift stalls and more. Benets Cafe, King’s Parade.

15th 12 – 4pm Studio Sunday. Artist led workshop for families. Free, drop in. Kettle’s Yard, Castle Street. http://www.kettlesyard.co.uk

15th 3 – 5pm Jazz and Brass in the Parks. The Brass Funkeys. Jesus Green. http://www.cambridgelive.org.uk

16th 6 – 7.30pm “Mindfulness on the Meadows”. Practise mindfulness of nature and meditation with Claire Thompson. Stourbridge Common. http://www.mindfulness-of-nature.com/workshops-in-around-cambridge

17th 5.30 – 7.30pm Circuit Social. A creative evening for 18 – 25 year olds. Make some art, meet new people and discover more about Circuit, the young people’s programme. All welcome, no previous art experience needed. Free, drop in. Kettle’s Yard, Castle Street. http://www.kettlesyard.co.uk

17th 7.30pm Poetry in the Pub with John Clegg and Steve Xerri. CB1 Poetry. Blue Moon Pub, Norfolk Street, CB1 http://www.cb1poetry.org.uk

18th 7.30pm True Stories Told Live. NCI Club, Holland Street, CB4. FB True Stories Told Live Cambridge

19th 7.30pm Clara Rackham – her life and achievements. A talk by Professor Mary Joannou (ARU). Milton Road Library, CB4. http://www.friendsofmiltonroadlibrary.org.uk

21st 9 – 10am Day of Peace Meditation. On International Day of Peace, gather for meditations to find inner peace and to cultivate feelings of peace of others in our families, our communities and across the world. White Lotus Meditation. The Bodywise Studio, Gwydir Street. http://www.whitelotusmeditation.co.uk/classesandcourses

21st 10.30 – 11.15am “Sharing Stories”. A friendly family story telling session with stories from around the world told, read and sung. Free, drop in. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Milton Road Library, CB4. http://www.friendsofmiltonroadlibrary.org.uk

21st 10.30am – 4pm Artsfest 2019. A day of workshops in printmaking, life drawing, papercloth, drawing, exploring abstraction, creative writing, expressive lettering and drop in sewing plus an all day cafe. Early booking advised as workshop places are limited. St Paul’s Church, Hills Road. http://www.stpaulsartsfest.org

21st 11am – 5pm Literature Cambridge Study Day: Reading The Waves. An intensive day of lectures and a seminar on Virginia Woolf’s lyrical novel of 1931, with leading scholars. Stapleford Granary, CB22. http://www.literaturecambridge.co.uk/waves

21 – 22nd 10am – 5pm Cambridge Food, Garden and Produce Show. Parker’s Piece. Free entry. Oakleigh Fairs. http://www.oakleighfairs.co.uk

22nd 10.30am – 5pm Milton Country Park Autumn Festival. Seasonal food, craft, activities, music and entertainment for the family. http://www.miltoncountrypark.org/autumnfestival

25th 6 – 9pm Zoology Late: Board Games. Animal inspired board games and bar. Free, no need to book. 18+ Museum of Zoology, Downing Street. http://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk

26th 6 – 9pm LATE: The Greatest Showman. Special screening of The Greatest Showman to complement a new exhibition about Giovanni Belzoni, the 19th century explorer and circus showman. Fitzwilliam Museum. http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk

28th 10am – 4pm Worth The Weight Vintage Kilo Sale. Vintage clothing at £15 per kilo. St Paul’s Church, Hills Road. FB Worth The Weight Vintage Kilo Sale – Cambridge

29th 3pm rehearsal, 7.30pm performance. Come and Sing Carmina Burana. Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus. West Road Concert Hall. http://www.cambridgephilharmonic.com

29th 10am – 5pm Cambridge Chinese Community Mid-Autumn Festival. Parker’s Piece. http://www.cambridgechinacentre.org

King's College Cambridge — This chestnut tree at King’s College is 160 years old!

What’s on in Cambridge – August 2019

Summer is here and there’s lots going on in the city this month. And take a look at my recent posts for details of some great analogue pursuits and events (most of them low cost or free) to keep the kids occupied for a bit. Happy summer everybody!!

Portugal Place Cambridge — Portugal Place, looking lovely in the sunshine

1st 5.30 – 7.30pm Wellbeing in Romsey – an evening of Breathwork and Yoga to celebrate Mill Road Summer. No experience necessary and no need to book. Outside Tesco Express, 163 Mill Road http://www.millroadsummer.org/whats-on/

1 – 4th Cambridge Folk Festival. Cherry Hinton Hall Park. http://www.cambridgelive.org.uk/folk-festival

1 – 24th Cambridge Shakespeare Festival. Productions performed in College gardens, in full period costume and with live Elizabethan music. http://www.cambridgeshakespeare.com

1 – 31st Summer at the Museums. Over 140 low cost and free family events in and around Cambridge. http://www.museums.cam.ac.uk/events/summer

3rd 10am – 1pm Family Saturday. The Nightshade Family. Find out about the Nightshades, one of the most amazing families in the plant kingdom. Free, drop in. Botanic Garden. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk

3rd 2 – 5pm Come and Sing! A light, summery programme of song. All welcome. St Barnabas Church, Mill Road. http://www.millroadsummer.org/whats-on/

3rd 7 – 8.15pm Flute and Guitar Recital. Charity concert in aid of Romsey Mill, featuring a range of musical styles. St Philip’s Church, 185 Mill Road. http://www.millroadsummer.org/whats-on/

4th 9am – 2pm Mill Road Summer Car Boot Sale. Gwydir Street Car Park

4th 12 – 4pm Studio Sunday. Artist led workshop for families. Free, drop in. Kettle’s Yard, Castle Street. http://www.kettlesyard.co.uk

6th 7.30pm Shoot for the Moon. Improvised comedy night with The Ministry of Unplanned Occurrences. Pay what you want. The Blue Moon Pub, Norfolk Street, CB1

7th 7 – 8pm Hula Hoop Workshop with Penny Farthing. Free class for all ages and abilities, no need to book. Outside Tesco Express, 163 Mill Road. http://www.millroadsummer.org/whats-on/

10th 3 – 5pm Folk Music and Storytelling by Serendipity Sessions. Open mic event. Come and have a go at storytelling, playing, poetry reading or singing. Turn up at 3pm to book your slot on the day. St Barnabas Church, Mill Road. http://www.millroadsummer.org/whats-on/

10th 3 – 8.30pm RomseyFest! Music on Mill Road. An afternoon of busking, bands and dancing. Outside Tesco Express, 163 Mill Road. http://www.millroadsummer.org/whats-on/

10th 8pm Hamlet. A solo performance by Richard Spaul. The Leper Chapel, off Newmarket Road. http://www.insitutheatre.co.uk

10 – 25th 10am – 6pm/5pm on Sundays Anglian Potters Cambridge Exhibition. Handmade ceramics from 60+ local potters. All Saints’ Church, Jesus Lane. http://www.anglianpotters.org uk

11th 4.30 – 6.30pm A Journey to the Centre of the Hive. A fun and educational workshop taking you through the life of the honey bee colony. Observation hive, blind honey tasting experience, complimentary tea and coffee. Dulcedo Patisserie, 60 Hills Road. Online booking at http://www.beesitter.co.uk

15th 9pm Queers in Shorts. An evening of queer-themed short films from around the world. Free event. Arts Picturehouse Bar, St Andrew’s Street, CB2 https://www.picturehouses.com/cinema/Arts_Picturehouse_Cambridge

17th 1am – 4pm Making the most of ….. A reuse and recycle event featuring artists, makers, fashion designers and creatives who work with sustainable media. Interactive activities and varied shopping opportunities. Organised by local charities the Children’s Society, Arthur Rank Hospice and Romsey Mill. St Philip’s Church, 185 Mill Road. http://www.millroadsummer.org/whats-on/

18th 9am – 2pm Mill Road Summer Car Boot Sale. Gwydir Street Car Park

18th 12 – 4pm Studio Sunday. Artist led workshop for families. Free, drop in. Kettle’s Yard, Castle Street. http://www.kettlesyard.co.uk

18th 6.30pm Meditation Taster Session. Sample two meditation techniques and mindful breathing. White Lotus Meditation. The Bodywise Studio, Gwydir Street, Off Mill Road. http://www.whitelotusmeditation.co.uk

20th 2 – 6pm Mill Road Bridges: Meet the Artists. Join local artists to make art and share stories about Mill Road. Try your hand at origami, printing and clay work. St Barnabas Church, Mill Road. http://www.millroadsummer.org/whats-on/

23 – 26th Movies on the Meadows. Open air film screenings in the river meadows at Grantchester. http://www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk/news/movies-meadows-2019

24 – 26th 11am – 5pm Drop in drawing. Drawing activities for all in the gallery spaces. Free, drop in. Kettle’s Yard, Castle Street. http://www.kettlesyard.co.uk

24th 7 – 9pm Soiree with Adam Pounds. Music, poetry and storytelling, featuring performances of Cajun and other folk styles. St Philip’s Church, 185 Mill Road. http://www.millroadsummer.org/whats-on/

25th 3 – 5pm Jazz and Brass in the Parks. Caxton Swing. Jesus Green. http://www.cambridgelive.org.uk

30th 6pm Summer Night Market and Open Air Cinema (Early Man/Bohemian Rhapsody). Free event. Market Square http://www.cambridgebid.co.uk/open-air-cinema-night-market

30th 7 – 10.30pm Legendary: The Big Fantasy Quiz. Immerse yourself in the epic worlds of Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Chronicles of Narnia, Disney and much more. C3 Centre, 2 Brooks Road. http://www.millroadsummer.org/whats-on/

31st 5 – 11pm Wonder at the Museum of Technology. A festival event with life-living workshops, vegan food, SoBar (alcohol free) drinks and DJs. Museum of Technology, Cheddars Lane, CB5 https://www.wonderfestival.co.uk/

Punting on the River Cam Cambridge — Messing about on the river

White Lotus Meditation Cambridge

For anybody out there who’s feeling overwhelmed and stressed or who lies wide awake at 3am with a “To Do” list running on a loop of worry in your head, read on ….. this post is for you! Lucy Highton has just set up White Lotus Meditation in the city, teaching meditation practices that help to create a sense of space for the mind, within which you can restore calm and reconnect with yourself.

Lucy originally turned to meditation eight years ago as she sought calm and clarity in her busy London lifestyle. She visited India several times during her early 30’s and found the power in just stopping and the strength that comes from stilling a busy mind. But her world was shattered when her husband was diagnosed with terminal cancer four years ago. Some months after his death, feeling that she’d done all the healing she could do at home, Lucy returned to India for a year, practising meditation and considering the path her life was going to take. Back from India, Lucy studied for a Diploma in Meditation Teaching at the British School of Meditation and she moved to Cambridge at the end of last year.

Lucy Highton White Lotus Meditation Cambridge — Image credit: White Lotus Meditation

Lucy has found the perfect studio space at Bodywise in Gwydir Street (off Mill Road) and will run her first Learn to Meditate course there over four Sunday evenings in June with a taster session in August and another course lined up for September. She also plans to offer drop-in classes and one-to-one sessions plus corporate and school workshops.

I was really happy to meet Lucy and talk about meditation and mindfulness with her as it’s something I came to a couple of years ago when a difficult period in my life left my mind super busy with worries and sleep in short supply. I took myself to a drop in meditation/mindfulness session at my local yoga centre and started attending weekly, unsure at first if I was getting it or doing it right but happy to be carving out that time just for me. As the weeks passed, gradually I found I was able to still my mind and there was such peace in realising that I had the power to do that. Practices like mindful breathing and counted meditation really help me with stressful times, sleeping and also, I’ve discovered, in the dentist’s chair! And although I would never claim to be the most chilled out woman in Cambridge, those classes gave me the gift of tools which I can and do use every day.

To read more of Lucy’s story and for details of upcoming classes at White Lotus Meditation, take a look at the website through which you can also contact Lucy, who is happy to answer any questions you’d like to ask about meditation and mindfulness.

http://www.whitelotusmeditation.co.uk

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 March

February is drawing to a close and although there are signs of Spring here in Cambridge, the outdoor temperature is still extremely bracing! But there’s plenty going on in the city to get us through to the warmer Spring days, so here’s the what’s on listing for March. It’s an eclectic mix of events that come to my attention so if you know about an event that could be included, please get in touch through my Contact page. I’ll update this listing through the month, so do check back when you can.

Railings at Michaelhouse — The railings at Michaelhouse

1st 8pm Joachim Trio. Purcell, Beethoven, Schubert and Sibelius. Kettles Yard. http://www.kettlesyard.co.uk

2nd 5.30pm Migration 2018: Migration in Science. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue http://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures

2/3rd 7pm (and 2pm on 3rd) Swan Lake. Cambridge University Ballet Society. West Road Concert Hall http://www.adcticketing.co.uk

3/4th 10am Innovations in Ceramic Art. The Guildhall, Market Square http://www.onlineceramics.com

3rd 8.15pm The Kilgour Consort. Bach Mass in B Minor. Trinity College Chapel http://www.tcms.org.uk

4th 9.30am Cambridge Half Marathon. Starting and finishing on Midsummer Common

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

5th 7.30pm Mozart and Mendelssohn. The St Margaret’s Society of Queens’ with MagSoc Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. West Road Concert Hall magsoc.soc.srcf.net/tickets

8th 8pm Fever: Jo Harrop sings Peggy Lee. Hidden Rooms, Jesus Lane http://www.cambridgejazz.org

9th 5.30pm Migration 2018: Animal Migration. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue http://www.darwin.cam.ac.uk/lectures

10th The Rising Festival 2018, celebrating International Women’s Day http://www.therisingnetwork.com

10th 7.30 pm The Trinity Singers. Mendelssohn and Dvorak. Trinity College Chapel. Tickets on the door.

10th 8pm The Orlando Singers. Durufle, Vierne, Bruckner and Poulenc. Queens’ College Chapel http://www.OrlandoSingers.org.uk

11th 10.30am Cambridge Vegan Market. The Guildhall, Market Square. http://www.veganmarkets.co.uk and see my blog post

11th 7.30pm CU Chinese Orchestra Society 11th Anniversary Concert. West Road Concert Hall http://www.adcticketing.com

17th 5.30pm Foundation Concert. Howells and Brahms. Choir of King’s College with Cambridge University Orchestra. King’s College Chapel. shop@kings.cam.ac.uk

17th 6pm Unleash the Beauty. Lucy Cavendish Singers. Emmanuel United Reform Church http://www.lucycavendishsingers.org.uk

17th 7.30pm French Connections. Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus. Varese, Stravinsky, Poulenc and Ravel. West Road Concert Hall. Free pre-concert talk at 6.45pm. http://www.cam-phil.org.uk

17th 7.30pm Fairhaven Singers. Bernstein and Durufle. St John’s College Chapel http://www.fairhavensingers.org.uk

19th 7pm Choirs of Jesus College and The Corelli Orchestra. Bach St John Passion. Jesus College Chapel

22nd 8pm Freddie Gavita Quartet. Hidden Rooms, Jesus Lane http://www.cambridgejazz.org

23rd 6pm Choir of Clare College. Buxtehude Membra Jesu Nostri, interspersed with readings of poetry from 1918 and extracts from Birdsong. Clare College Chapel. Tickets from Old Court Porters’ Lodge

24th 2.30pm NCT Nearly New Sale. Preloved parent and baby goods. Sports Centre, Cambridge Regional College http://www.nctcambridge.org

24th 8pm New Cambridge Singers. Scarlatti, MacMillan, Lotti, Bax and Casals. Trinity College Chapel. Tickets on the door or from http://www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk

24/25th Arts and Crafts Show. Grantchester Village Hall. Facebook: Grantchester Arts and Craft Show

26-31st Arts Fest 2018. Festival of art, performance and creativity. St Paul’s Cambridge http://www.stpaulsartsfest.org and see my blog post

Lenten Rose — A beautiful Lenten rose, blooming in my garden