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What’s on in Cambridge – January

Well, a new year has dawned and at the time of writing, things are pretty quiet in the city as life slowly resumes after the festive break. Here’s the listing for January and I’ll add to it as I discover more events – please do get in touch if you are involved in something that could be included.

5th 10am – 1pm Family Saturday – Crazy Cone Creations. Use twigs, paint and wire to make crazy cone works of art. Botanic Garden. Free event. http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk

5th 2 – 4pm Family First Saturday. Fun activities and art making for all the family on the theme “Start with Art”. Fitzwilliam Museum. Free, drop in. http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk

6th 12 noon – 4pm Studio Sunday. Artist led workshop for families. Kettle’s Yard. Free, drop in. http://www.kettlesyard.co.uk Read more about Kettle’s Yard here

7th 7.30pm A Georgian Christmas Wassail with Chela and Buska, the Cambridge Georgian choirs. Jesus College Chapel. Free entry. Reserve seats at chelatickets@gmail.com

8th Whistler & Nature exhibition opens, running until 17th March. Fitzwilliam Museum. http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk

14th 7.45pm Light to the World – Experiences of a Veterinary Opthalmologist. Speaker: Dr David Williams, Dept of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge. Part of the monthly Science meets Faith series. Wesley Church, Christ’s Pieces.

16 – 19th My Fair Lady. Cambridge Operatic Society. Cambridge Arts Theatre. http://www.cambridgeartstheatre.com

17th 8pm Tori Freestone Trio. Cambridge Modern Jazz. Hidden Rooms, Jesus Lane. http://www.cambridgejazz.org

19th 2pm The Big Sing 2019. Faure Requiem. Join The New Cambridge Singers and hundreds of other singers. Rehearsal 2 – 4.30pm, performance 6pm. Great St Mary’s Church. http://www.newcambridgesingers.org.uk

19th 7.30pm Sinfonia Cambridge. Tchaikovsky, Humperdinck, Brahms. West Road Concert Hall. http://www.adcticketing.com

19th 8pm War Requiem, Britten. Choirs of Clare, Jesus, Selwyn and Trinity Colleges with choristers of Jesus and St Catherine’s College choirs and Cambridge University Chamber Choir. King’s College Chapel. Tickets from shop.kings.cam.ac.uk or on the door.

20th 12 noon – 4pm Studio Sunday. Artist led workshop for families. Kettle’s Yard. Free, drop in. http://www.kettlesyard.co.uk Read more about Kettle’s Yard here

21 – 27th 10am – 5pm Cambridge Winter Exhibition. Islamic art, culture, heritage and civilisation. Cambridge Library, 3rd Floor, Lion Yard.

24th 7.30pm Poetry at the Pub. Six published and prize winning local poets read their work, open mic floor spots and books for sale. The Blue Moon pub, Norfolk Street, CB1. http://www.cb1poetry.org.uk

24th 7.30pm An Evening with Sophie Hannah, presented by Literature Cambridge. Stapleford Granary, CB22. www.staplefordgranary.org.uk Read more about Literature Cambridge here

25th 8pm Burns Night Ceilidh in aid of Friends of Freetown. Emmanuel URC Church, CB2. Tickets on the door or from http://www.friendsoffreetown.org.uk/burnsnight

26th 2pm WONDER New You sober social. Yoga and Gong Bath, alcohol free drinks, vegan food, comedy and music. Cambridge University Centre, Granta Place. http://www.wonderfestival.co.uk Read more about WONDER here

26th 2pm and 4pm The Mouse Who Jumped. A musical adventure for adults and children. Family concert suitable for age 5+. Come dressed as a Carnival Creature! Cambridge Philharmonic. West Road Concert Hall. http://www.cambridgephilharmonic.com

27th 10.30am – 4pm Cambridge Vegan Market. Vegan food and drinks, ethical clothing and charities plus ethically produced cosmetics. The Guildhall, Market Square. http://www.veganmarkets.co.uk/cambridge Read more about last year’s Vegan Market here

27th 3 – 4.30pm Holocaust Memorial Day Civic Ceremony Cambridge 2019, “Torn from Home”. Great St Mary’s Church. http://www.creatingmycambridge.com/events

30th 6 – 9pm Zoology Late: Winter Escape! Arts and crafts, the science of animal migration and cocktails. Museum of Zoology, Downing Street. Age 18+. Free, no need to book. http://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/events

Cambridge Vegan Market

Cambridge Vegan Market returns to The Guildhall, in the heart of the city, on Sunday 11 March. Sponsored this year by workers’ co-operative Arjuna Wholefoods, the long established Mill Road vegetarian wholefood shop, you’ll find an enormous variety of vegan products, from food to cosmetics to clothing.

I spoke to Lewis Beresford who founded Vegan Markets UK with one very simple aim. “I want to create a relaxed, inclusive atmosphere where everyone, whether they’re vegan, vegetarian or just curious to find out more, can come and see what’s on offer and get to understand the food, the drink and the lifestyle.”

Vegan Market fruit — Image credit: Matthew Bradley

A vegan himself, Lewis knows Cambridge well as he graduated in engineering from Clare College. So it was a natural step to hold his first Vegan Market here in October 2016. It was such a success that Lewis now also runs markets in Oxford, Derby and Nottingham with a couple of other locations currently in the pipeline.

Vegan Market cakes — Image credit: Matthew Bradley

Food stands will include London-based Lola’s Cupcakes with their vegan brownies and cupcakes. There’ll be five hot vegan food stands, amongst which you’ll find Pho with their Vietnamese street food, Indian food from Home Vegan Kitchen and Cambridge’s own Arepa’s Station with their Venezuelan dishes.

Drinks exhibitors will include Green Tea Artisan, showing their range of speciality teas from China, Japan and Nepal. For alcoholic vegan refreshment, head over the road to The Pint Shop on Peas Hill where you’ll be able to enjoy a selection of vegan ales, lagers and ciders.

Vegan Fair Candles — Image credit: Matthew Bradley

There’ll be a range of clothing to check out, all ethically produced and 100% vegan, from producers such as Vegan Deviant with their T shirts featuring quirky slogans. And you’ll find stalls offering ethically produced cosmetics, including Clean and Natural with its 100% natural and organic skin and hair products.

The Vegan Market opens at 10.30am and closes at 4pm. Lewis recommends arriving early as the venue gets very busy through the day. Tickets are available on the door and cost £2 for an adult while children get in free. The first 100 people to arrive will get some free vegan goodies and if you bring your own mug, you’ll even get a free tea or coffee!

http://www.veganmarkets.co.uk

http://www.arjunawholefoods.co.uk

The Guildhall, Market Square, Cambridge CB2 3QJ

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