Nordic Walking UK: Learn to Nordic Walk at Killerton

Event Date: 
27/01/2013 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Killerton House and Gardens, Broadclyst

Get fit and have fun in Killerton's parkland.

Nordic Walking burns up to 40% more than ordinary walking. Join our qualified Nordic Walking instructor Fiona Swan for the two-part Nordic Walking UK training course - the second part of the course takes place on 10 February.

More information: Fiona Swan, 01626 890120

Email: fiona@nordicwalkingdevon.co.uk

Booking essential: 07531 729383

Suitable for Groups, walking/outdoor wear, walking poles will be provided, suitable for all fitness levels aged 16 and over.

Nordic walking taster - get fit and have fun at Killerton

Event Date: 
13/01/2013 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Killerton House and Gardens, Broadclyst

Get fit and have fun in Killerton's parkland. Nordic Walking burns up to 40% more than ordinary walking. Join our qualified Nordic Walking instructor Fiona Swan for a free 45 minute walk at Killerton.

More information: Fiona Swan, 01626 890120

Email: fiona@nordicwalkingdevon.co.uk

Booking essential: 07531 729383.

Suitable for Groups, walking/outdoor wear, walking poles will be provided, suitable for all fitness levels aged 16 and over.

Meet in the main car park.

Isca String Quartet Concert with Chris Gradwell

Event Date: 
26/01/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Sidmouth Parish Church, Church Lane, Sidmouth

Isca String Quartet with Chris Gradwell (clarinet)

Haydn : String Quartet Op. 74 No. 4 Finzi : Five Bagatelles for clarinet and strings Shostakovich : String Quartet No 8 Op. 110 Weber : Clarinet Quintet Op. 34 (final movement)

Like the Isca Ensemble as is parent chamber orhcestra, the quartet is extremely proud to have helped with the development of many charities through the presentation of its concerts.

This concert will be supporting Sidmouth Parish Church and The Rotary Club of Sidmouth (to help fund its community initiatives).

Tickets £8 in advance...

Reel Big Fish at The Lemon Grove

Event Date: 
22/02/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
The Lemon Grove, Exeter University

Californian ska-punk band Reel Big Fish bring their storming live show to the Lemon Grove in February. Perhaps best known for the 1997 hit ‘Sell Out’, the band recently released their first album of new material in five years 'Candy Coated Fury'. Support from Suburban Legends and Magnus Puto.

Tickets: £14.50, standing

www.reel-big-fish.com www.exeterboxoffice.com

Modestep perform at The Lemon Grove, Exeter University

Event Date: 
15/02/2013 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
The Lemon Grove, Exeter University

Modestep were born online in 2008, when brothers Josh and Tony Friend started Modestep Radio to showcase their productions and dubstep tracks they loved.

By late 2010 they were writing their own songs, one of which was ‘Feel Good,’ for which they made a cheap video.

They gave the exclusive to dubstep Youtube channel UKF and within weeks it had 4 million hits. By Jan 2011 Modestep found themselves on the Radio 1 A-List and the hottest unsigned property in UK music. AandM won the race to their signatures, with the band creating their own imprint Max Records.

Tickets...

Adam Isaac performs at The Lemon Grove, Exeter University

Event Date: 
25/01/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
The Lemon Grove, Exeter University

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Adam Isaac has over 10 years of experience as a gigging musician and built a strong southwest following in his earlier years.

He has played many venues and festivals around the UK, supported Joss Stone on her UK tour in 2009, has been named brand ambassador for British freesports lifestyle brand Animal, and in 2012 Adam made it to the quarter final stages of BBC’s The Voice UK with the legendary Sir Tom Jones as coach.

Following his recent national exposure he is set to release an album in Autumn 2012 and tour the new original material with his...

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Pole Position

Event Date: 
24/01/2013 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
The Great Hall, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter

Enjoy an evening of outstanding classical music with the renowned Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and soloist Johannes Moser.

In a year that sees the Orchestra celebrate its 120th birthday, the BSO will collaborate with an array of the most exciting performers and exuberant conductors with it's 2012/13 season as it continues to give world-class performances throughout the South and South West, including some iconic concerts in Exeter's wonderful Great Hall.

Programme:

Borodin: Prince Igor Overture Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 1 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 3 'Polish...

LOL Laugh Out Loud: Exeter Comedy Festival

Event Date: 
17/01/2013 - 7:30pm to 10/02/2013 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Various venues, Exeter
17 & 18 January Alaska 7.30pm, Northcott Theatre One man goes in search of adventure and freedom...but is soon plunged into a nightmarish world of extreme survival, haunted by all things living and dead. Boldly following in the intrepid footsteps of Bear Grylls and Ray Mears, Alaska is a tragi-comic riot of Pythonesque dottiness guaranteed to leave you spellbound. Tickets: £12.50 (£10.50), student standby £8, 01392 493493 www.exeternorthcott.co.uk 20 January Don’t Even Want to Be On Telly Anyway 8pm, Exeter Phoenix A show full of fun, idiocy and handsomeness from the 2011 and 2012 Chortle...

LOL Festival at the Bike Shed Theatre: 27 January

Event Date: 
27/01/2013 - 3:30pm
Venue: 
Bike Shed Theatre, Fore Street, Exeter

Alfie Brown: Soul for Sale, 3.30pm-4.30pm.

Alfie Brown observes (occasionally screaming) the hypocritical standards of censorship in popular music, the irresponsibility of producing bad art and the unscrupulous homogenisation of comedy, whilst making you laugh. He also (comedically) observes a world in which greed comes before truth and how the heavyweights of the culture industries keep us addicted for profit, whilst - still - making you laugh.

Isy Suttie: Work in Progress, 5pm-6pm

Isy is a long-time musical comedian whose leftfield songs, stand-up and characters...

LOL Festival at the Bike Shed Theatre: 26 January

Event Date: 
26/01/2013 - 2:00pm
Venue: 
Bike Shed Theatre, Fore Street, Exeter

Suzi Ruffell: Work in Progress, 2pm-3pm.

Suzi’s innovative style capitivates audiences with her engrossing tales of social ineptitude, overbearing parents and stories of desperately trying to fit in. It can only be a matter of time before this enchanting young performer begins to make a huge impact on the comedy circuit.

John-Luke Roberts: Sock Puppet, 3.30pm-4.30pm

Ralph Guiltless’s life is going nowhere, until he makes a pact with a haunted sock. Now he can have whatever he wants, and all he has to do is strangle a few people. A dark and stupid comedy. John-Luke...

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