Exeter

Diaries of the Deceased: Courtyard Interruptions

Event Date: 
18/03/2015 - 10:00am to 20/03/2015 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter

Pause for a while and let your path cross with spirits in puppet form, from the First World War to the present day, with performance artists from Encounter Theatre & Therapy.

Linked to the exhibition Faces of Conflict: The impact of the First World War on art and facial reconstructive surgery, 17 January to 5 April 2015.

Wednesday 18 to Friday 20 March, 10am to noon and 2 to 4pm

Free admission

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

Exeter Festival of South West Food and Drink

Event Date: 
24/04/2015 - 10:00am to 26/04/2015 - 11:00pm
Venue: 
Northernhay Gardens/Exeter Castle, Exeter

The Exeter Festival of South West Food & Drink is a three-day festival celebrating the outstanding food and drink of the South West, featuring more than one hundred regional producers, top chefs, workshops, live music and food-themed activities for all the family.

The festival, co-founded years ago by two-Michelin starred chef Michael Caines, is the perfect opportunity to get a real taste of the South West, to meet the people behind the produce, and to enjoy a foodie day or weekend in beautiful surroundings.

Visitors can learn from the best in the Festival Cookery...

Nursing Lives

Event Date: 
25/04/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Tiverton Community Arts Theatre, Tiverton

A heart-warming wartime tale of bravery and love from the UK's leading full mask theatre companyVamos Theatre

Set in the Second World War and modern day, Nursing Lives is a humorous and nostalgic full mask show celebrating bravery and the human spirit, and comes complete (as you might expect) with singing pigs

When Flo, a feisty seventy-something, learns that the hospital she worked at during the Second World War is being demolished, she decides she needs to take one last look. Her illicit visit becomes a personal celebration – of friendship,courage, adventure, and romance...

Steve Howe – Legendary Guitarist

Event Date: 
11/04/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Tiverton Community Arts Theatre, Tiverton

Tiverton Community Arts Theatre are proud to present to the people of Mid Devon, legendary Guitarist, Steve Howe, of 'Yes' and supergroup 'Asia'. Promoting his new solo anthology released on Rhino Records.

For nearly 40 years, Steve Howe has been at the forefront of guitarists in popular music. Actually, simply referring to Howe as just a guitarist is limiting. In addition to being a songwriter, he plays more instruments than just the guitar. If it has strings and a fret board, Howe has mastered it and recorded with it at some point on one of countless albums he's been part of as a...

Little Howard's Big Show For Kids

Event Date: 
04/04/2015 - 1:00pm
Venue: 
Tiverton Community Arts Theatre, Tiverton

Tiverton Community Arts Theatre are pleased to announce, after the success of the 2014 pantomime, that we have booked another fantastic family show for the Easter Weekend! From the CBBC Show 'Little Howard's Big Question', the boys are coming to Tiverton! And what is even better for grown-ups, is that once again TCAT are subsidising ticket prices, to allow ALL tickets to once again be just £5!

That is the price of a decent Easter Egg, so why not ditch the chocolate and come to a live show instead!

Little Howard is the world's only live interactive animation. He's won so...

Whiskey in the Jar

Event Date: 
18/04/2015 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Tiverton Community Arts Theatre

Sean Cannon is a leadman with the now disbanded DUBLINERS (and recently re-formed as the Dublin Legends) For 4 decades Sean has been a firm favourite on the live music circuit and has built up a huge reputation as a musician, singer and raconteur

Taking time away from his busy touring schedules around Britain and Europe this Irish gem will be joined by his 2 highly talented sons James and Robert to present a wonderful evening of ever popular Irish songs, jigs, soft ballads and fine celtic music all played with the usual Irish charm and passion with of course a bit of blarney....

Budleigh Salterton Jazz Festival

Event Date: 
17/04/2015 - 7:00pm to 19/04/2015 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Budleigh Salterton Games Club, Budleigh Salterton

This highly regarded annual jazz festival takes place in the lovely East Devon town of Budleigh Salterton. For a full list of events and ticket prices, plus online booking, visit the Budleigh Jazz Festival website.

Confirmed events so far are:

Friday 17th April : The Devon Youth Jazz Orchestra Saturday 18th April : The BBC "Small Band" (all stars) with Craig Milverton Trio Sunday 19th April : Clare Teal and her Band.

All events take place at Budleigh Public Hall at 7.30pm. Full bar from 6.30pm

Booking

For ticket prices and packages see website....

Easter Weekend Fun at Seaton Tramway

Event Date: 
03/04/2015 - 9:00am to 07/04/2015 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Seaton Tramway

There will be Easter fun and games over the Easter weekend with something for all the family!l

3rd April - Good Friday Eastersaurus Fun at Seaton Tramway.

4th April BIRD WATCHING WITH IAN WAITE Departing from Seaton at 9am returning at 11am.

5th April - Easter Sunday DINOSAUR TRAIN From the creator of the Muppets, families and children are sure to enjoy this adventure-filled tram ride with music, stories and new dinosaur activity area at Colyton Station! Plus an opportunity to meet their favourite T.rex, Buddy!

Tram departs Seaton Terminus at 11.00am...

Great Golden Easter Egg Hunt

Event Date: 
03/04/2015 - 10:00am to 06/04/2015 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Escot Park, Ottery St Mary

Come and celebrate Easter at Escot and take part in our Great Golden Easter Egg Hunt! Collect a clue sheet from the kiosk and follow the trail to find all the hidden Easter eggs but keep your eyes peeled as you go because every day at Easter we will hide just a few GOLDEN EGGS each containing a very special prize. You could win a Really Wild Birthday Party, a year's free Escot Entry, a Falconry Experience, Family Lunch in the Coach House Restaurant, the chance to feed the Red Squirrels, Tickets to our summer Theatre on the Lawn open air theatre productions or even a day at Camp Wild! Just...

Bournmouth Symphony Orchestra - Country Folksongs

Event Date: 
16/04/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
The Great Hall, University of Exeter

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in a classical concert at Exeter's Great Hall. 'Country Folksongs' will include works by Khachaturian and Dvořák

Programme:

Khachaturian - Adagio from Spartacus Khachaturian - Violin Concerto Dvořák - Symphony No.7

Aleksandar Marković - CONDUCTOR Nikita Boriso-Glebsky - Violin

Khachaturian was a composer with an incredible gift for melody, and the Violin Concerto is a fun and playful example of this. Its lush, oriental-sounding tunes, high-flying virtuosity and yearning melodic intensity soon appealed to worldwide audiences...

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