Exeter

Georgia / Germany / France, 2013, 102 mins. Dir. Nana Ekvtimishvili, Simon Groß

Eka and Natia are 14-year-old best friends living in cramped family high-ris apartments in Georgia, 1992. Big problems loom in the background: the aftershocks of the Soviet Union collapsing and deadbeat fathers. But like all prepubescent schoolgirls, Eka and Natia are far more preoccupied with classroom gossip, dodging the attention of local bullies and the budding sexual power they exert over neighborhood boys. Loosely based on Ekvtimishvili’s childhood memories of growing up in newly independent...

This year’s festival of alt-folk, folktronica and Americana – music of acoustic origin – takes place at six venues and across eleven stages.

Tickets are available for individual nights or for Friday & Saturday combined.

Thursday 11 September

Warm up event at The Globe, Newtown, from 8pm.

Friday 12 September

Bands from 6pm and into the early hours at Exeter Phoenix and from 10.30pm at Bikeshed Theatre and the Old Firehouse – including Josienne Clark & Ben Walker, Winter Mountain, Death & Treason, Rhyme & Reason (a dark musical cabaret...

Exeter Contemporary Open is an annual, open submission exhibition that presents work from some of the most exciting emerging and established artists from across the UK and beyond.

The selection panel for this year’s exhibition included Independent Curator and Art Consultant, Ceri Hand, Turner Prize nominated artist David Shrigley and Phoenix Gallery Curator, Matt Burrows.

£1000 Overall Award £500 Additional Award £200 Audience Choice Award

ROBERT CERVERA

Born in Barcelona, Robert Cervera lives and works in London. He studied Sculpture at the Royal College of...

A collection of new paintings, collages and drawings. Working intuitively and quickly with few if any revisions, Piper lets the materials take the lead stopping when something new and interesting appears that resonates with something hidden inside.

The exhibition runs until 11 October.

www.ruthpiper.co.uk

http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/ruth-piper/

Chantel McGregor plus support

Imagine the tone of Robin Trower, the inspiration of Hendrix, the influence of Stevie Ray Vaughan, the energy of Bonamassa, the intensity of Walter Trout and the haunting vocal of Stevie Nicks all rolled into one…

Described as a prodigy, at 14 Chantel was told by major labels ‘great voice, but girls don’t play guitar like that!’ Wisely ignoring that advice, she enrolled at the world-renowned Leeds College of Music and became the first student in the college’s history, to achieve a 100% pass mark, with 18 distinctions. Chantel left with a First...

National singing competition Open Mic UK have just released their 2014 audition dates, and are calling all singers, singer-songwriters, vocal groups, rappers and solo artists to get involved!

Over 9,000 people entered last year, and with a seventeen-date audition tour set in place for 2014 including Exeter singing auditions, Open Mic UK is set to be even bigger this year! Open Mic UK is visiting Exeter Corn Exchange for the Exeter singing auditions on Saturday 27th September.

Click here to enter Open Mic UK Exeter singing auditions.

With the legendary Lord of space rock Dave Brock at the helm, ex Gong synthesiser player Tim Blake on keyboards and theramin, Mr Dibs on bass, long serving drummer Richard Chadwick and Niall Hone on guitar, Hawkwind bring their unmissable, spectacular show, featuring dancers, stilt walkers, psychedelic lighting and projections to Exeter.

Tickets: £22.50, £25 on the door

Box office: 01392 665938

www.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange

The Big Nights out are 'freestyle' dances held at The Corn Exchange generally once a month.

A freestyle is just dancing, no lessons just 4 hours of great music from the thirties and forties to present day.

Come and join jivers from all over the county looking to dance and enjoy themselves.

Admission £6.50 in advance or £7.50 after 8.30pm.

Further Big Night Out events take place at Exeter Corn Exchange on 31 October, 14 November and 31 December

http://www.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange