Exeter Christmas Lights Switch-On

Event Date: 
19/11/2015 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Princesshay, Exeter

Princesshay is pleased to announce that it will once again be hosting Exeter city centre’s annual Christmas lights switch on event on Thursday 19th November 2015.

There will be a spectacular new decoration scheme, lighting up areas and walkways never previously illuminated. Thousands of LED lights, including lit canopies and hanging chandeliers, as well as lighting projections, will compliment the Christmas Tree centre pieces and a special walk through lit up bauble structure. Watch out for the two polar bears!

The new lights are being provided by First Christmas, and their...

Crikey It's Vintage Christmas Shopping Fair

Event Date: 
15/11/2015 - 10:30am
Venue: 
Rougemont Thistle Hotel, Queen Street, Exeter

Christmas shopping with a retro feel!

Come and experience on of the ever popular Crikey It's Vintage events and purchase your Christmas gifts for something different this year. Lots to see, all with a nod to the "good old days". Antique, vintage, retro and artisan stalls

£1 entry

https://www.facebook.com/CrikeyItsVintage

Ethics and Mindfulness: How to Live Well

Event Date: 
14/11/2015 - 2:30pm
Venue: 
RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter

You’re here. Now what do you do? An opportunity to explore how to make life all it can be, through mindfulness, and with an understanding of how the choices we make radically affect our experience.

There will be five guided meditations. Four seated, when you will be encouraged to close your eyes or lower your gaze. You will be asked to focus on something, such as your breathing, or listen out for sounds. While doing this, there will be oral direction on what to look out for. In this way, you will begin to notice for yourself how your mind works. There will also be one slow walking...

Christmas Craft Fayre

Event Date: 
13/11/2015 - 11:00am to 14/11/2015 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Hannahs at Seale-Hayne, Newton Abbot

Boasting over 90 specialty stalls selling the likes of crafts, hand painted ceramics, cards, jewellery, homeware, textiles, toys, soap, art and more, our annual gift fair is the perfect place to get Christmas wrapped-up nice and early.

As well as fundraising activities, and a magical line-up of live entertainment, new for 2015 there will be a food marquee in the quad and an area dedicated to The Indi Creative. Children can also hunt down our 12 Doors of Christmas, before enjoying a story on our giant bed and a visit from Santa himself.

Friday 11am – 4pm / Saturday 10am –...

Phantom of the Opera: 1925 silent movie with live harp accompaniment.

Event Date: 
12/11/2015 - 6:00pm
Venue: 
RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter

A visually astonishing film which shocked audiences across the world on its release; some patrons even fainted at the terrifying moment when Christine rips off the phantom’s mask.

Harp score specially composed and performed by internationally acclaimed harpist, Elizabeth Jane Baldry. "The music and its playing were daring and inventive, and the great round of applause that she received at the end of the performance was testament to how much Elizabeth-Jane had enhanced people’s enjoyment of this silent master, with her varied layers of interpretation, and her witty and inventive...

Second World War Handling Session

Event Date: 
10/11/2015 - 11:00am
Venue: 
RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter

Following the bombing of the German cathedral city of Lübeck in March 1942, Hitler launched reprisal attacks on a number of England’s most beautiful, but strategically unimportant cities.

The Luftwaffe raid of 4 May 1942 was to change the face of Exeter forever. Explore and handle authentic and replica Second World War objects with volunteer guides in the Making History Gallery.

11am-3pm free drop in

http://www.rammuseum.org.uk/

Christmas Memories

Event Date: 
10/11/2015 - 2:00pm
Venue: 
Manor Pavilion Theatre, Manor Road, Sidmouth

Start Christmas in Style with this delightful and unforgettable festive trip down memory lane. We can all be dreaming of a White Christmas and watching Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, as we sing along to all your festive favourites. This enchanting Christmas production is a truly wonderful mixture of all of your favourite Christmas songs and carols, stunning costumes, lots of good old fashioned festive fun, and a unique atmosphere that will warm your heart on the coldest winters day, taking you back to a time when Christmas really was the most wonderful time of the year. Show starts...

Exeter Symphony Orchestra - The Winter Concert

Event Date: 
07/11/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Southernhay United Reformed Church, Dix's Field, Exeter

This November concert features three deeply contrasting works. One of Gerald Finzi’s most popular and immediately appealing pieces - The Clarinet Concerto - with soloist William White.

A concert classic – Les Preludes by Liszt - whose main theme was used for the memorable tune in the Saturday morning children’s cinema series 'Flash Gordon conquers the Universe’, and a most beautiful combination of words and music - ‘Voices of Remembrance’ - by the very successful local composer who has played with us in ESO - Laura Rossi.

Brian Northcott – Musical Director St. David’s...

ELO Again

Event Date: 
07/11/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exmouth Pavilion

ELO AGAIN really do give you a dramatic taste of what the classic ELO were like in the heyday. The whole experience is a professional re-enactment of an ELO concert with a great sound reproduction light show and visual effects.

All the big hits are performed – LIVIN’ THING, SWEET TALKIN’ WOMAN, 10538 OVERTURE, WILD WEST HERO, THE DIARY OF HORACE WIMP, TELEPHONE LINE, TURN TO STONE plus many, many more. ELO AGAIN provide the full effect of ELO’s orchestrations, full of depth and tone and they certainly know how to entertain, as the hits just keep on coming. Live cellos and the...

Tinderbox

Event Date: 
06/11/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Manor Pavilion Theatre, Manor Road, Sidmouth

As One Theatre Present : Tinderbox

Written by Jacqueline Avery with music by Joe Butcher

A war-torn soldier and an obstinate princess-aided by three unearthly dogs and a strange and wizemed woman with a magic tinderbox - discover the unbreakable bonds of true love.

This ne play gives a classic Hans Christian Andersen tale an illuminating Jurassic Cast twist, As One Ascend ensemble add heart and soul dusted with humour.

An audio visual treat to thrill all the family with powerful physical storytelling, using puppetry, shadow play and animated imagery,...

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