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

Apple blossom
Apple blossom in my garden

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