Stuck for something to do this weekend? Here's the editor's pick of the best
For Art lovers...
John Court 'The Work Between The Lines'
Event Date: Saturday, September 29, 2012 - 10:00 to Saturday, November 24, 2012 - 17:00 Venue: SpacexIn The work between the lines, John Court’s first UK solo exhibition, new works will be shown alongside drawings and performances produced over the last fifteen years. His output includes performance, sculpture and video, but he considers all his work to be fundamentally concerned with drawing, in that drawing connects the elements of line, movement, space and time.
Exhibition of Delightful Pottery by Glenn Eliot
Event Date: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 10:00 to Saturday, November 17, 2012 - 17:30 Venue: Unearth Studios, Preston Street, ExeterUnearth Studios present an exhibition of hand thrown bowls and mugs by Glenn Eliot, crafted from a fusion of different coloured clays that create their own inate appealing decorations. Wonderful gifts, distinctly unique. Taking place from 16th October to 17th November at Unearth Studios, Preston Street, Exeter (next to Spacex).
CCANW exhibition: Games People Play, Round 2
Event Date:
Friday, October 19, 2012 - 10:00 to Sunday, February 10, 2013 - 17:00
Venue: Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural world, Haldon Forest ParkIn this year of the London Olympics and Paralympics, Games People Play explores what games can tell us about human nature. This second part focuses on contemporary photography and video by 16 important international artists who use sporting imagery to make wider comments on the human condition. Here, we see explorations of territorial control and attachment to a team, fascination with spectacle and the culture of competition. We will also focus on the new generation of video games such asFree Rice and Phone Story which turn away from wasteful escapism to address real social and environmental challenges. www.ccanw.co.uk
RAMM Exhibition: Life Through the Lens
Event Date: Friday, November 9, 2012 - 10:00 to Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 17:00 Venue: Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Queen Street, Exeter
This exhibition invites you to question the nature of still and moving image as a record of the past. Showcasing images from RAMM’s collection of historic glass plate slides, cine film contributed by members of the public, and digital images generated by local young people, you are invited to explore the nature of the recorded past. What can images tell us about people and places? What images have survived? What should museums preserve for the future? Opening times: 10am-5pm Tuesday to Saturday, free admission.
For Theater buffs...
Michael Morpurgo's Farm Boy at Exeter Northcott
Event Date: November 10, 2012 - 19:30 Venue: Exeter NorthcottNew Perspectives Theatre Company and Scamp Theatre present Michael Morpurgo's Farm Boy, adapted and directed by Daniel Buckroyd. It sometimes felt as though time had stood still on the family farm – swallows nesting in the eaves, the old Fordson Tractor quietly rusting in the back of the barn, Grandpa still tending his chickens – that is, until the summer his grandson finished school and came to stay, and the old man started telling stories of what it had been like on the farm when he was a boy.
The compelling sequel to the award-winning War Horse is a moving account of the changing face of the English countryside and a beautifully-crafted reminder that stories really can reach out across the generations.
Following critically-acclaimed runs at both the 2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the 2011 Brits Off Broadway Festival in New York, plus a hugely successful UK tour, this magical tale of the bonds linking grandfather to grandson and ultimately both to the land has once more been brought to life by New Perspectives Theatre Company in their delightful touring show combining drama, storytelling and original music. Performances at 7.30pm daily, 2.30pm matinee on Saturday. Schools' matinees at 1.30pm on Wednesday and Thursday. Tickets: £7.50-£12.50 Box office: 01392 493493 http://www.exeternorthcott.co.uk/
Shutterland at Exeter's Bike Shed Theatre
Event Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 - 19:30 to Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 19:30 Venue: The Bike Shed Theatre, Fore Street, ExeterShutterland is a landscape of recorded voices and lost stories. When a secret is discovered it reveals a hidden past. Through a strange and unexpected turn of events one man finds himself running from the system he spent his life serving. Surveillance agents prowl the streets. Every move is monitored. Every sound is recorded. This is Shutterland, where futures are decided and pasts are forgotten. With a blend of absurdist humour and innovative physical theatre, Lecoq-trained Rhum and Clay present their Edinburgh smash hit.
7.30pm daily, tcikets from £5
Pefromances also on 15th November and 22nd November at 7.30pm.
For music lovers...
Concert by Budleigh Salterton Male Voice Choir
Event Date: Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 19:30 Venue: Tower Street Church, ExmouthWoodbury Salterton-Dumbutu Link invite you to a lively concert given by Budleigh Salterton male Voice Choir on Saturday 10th November at 7.30pm. Tickets are £6 on the door. All proceeds direct to A Well for Women's Vegetable Garden Fund for Dumbutu in The Gambia.
Night of a Thousand Voices at Exeter Cathedral
Event Date: Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 19:30 Venue: Exeter CathedralThis annual Christmas charity event returns, showcasing talented local choirs and raising the roof with the best carols. Free admission. Donations welcome. In support of Christian Aid.
Easy Star All-Stars: Thrillah
Event Date: Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 20:00Following their inspired homages Dub Side of the Moon and Radiodread, the reggae collective tackle the greatest selling record of all time - Michael Jackson's Thriller. Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter. Tickets: £16.50 standing, 01392 667080
To remember...
The War Graves of Higher Cemetery
Event Date: Sunday, November 11, 2012 - 14:00 Venue: Higher Cemetery, St Mark's Avenue, Exeter. EX1 2PXChristine Trigger, of the Friends of Higher Cemetery, will lead a tour of war graves in the cemetery, starting at the cemetery chapel. There is no charge . Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
