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Jaleo Flamenco - A Compás

Event Date: 
28/05/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter

In a scintillating fusion of heart wrenching vocals, explosive footwork and virtuoso guitar playing, Jaleo return to Britain after three years.

Their new stage show 'A Compás' brims over with the intoxicating rhythms, palpable energy and joie de vivre which has become synonymous with the company.

A Compás (in rhythm) charts an evocative musical journey through the diverse flamenco regions of Andalusia. Some of Spain's finest award-winning artists combine their talents in a mesmerising tour de force to produce a unique spectacle of universal appeal which encapsulates the...

Ruby Wax - Sane New World ** SOLD OUT **

Event Date: 
21/05/2014 - 8:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter

Ruby Wax is a much loved US born comedian, actor and writer based in the UK. Starting out as an actor at the RSC, she went on to write and perform in her own television shows and script edited the entire series of 'Absolutely Fabulous' More recently she has also become a mental health campaigner and gained a Masters degree in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy from Oxford University.

The show is based on her critically acclaimed book "Sane New World" which helps us understand why we sabotage our sanity with our own thinking. 'Sane New World' shows us how to rewire our thinking to...

Lee Evans - Work In Progress ** SOLD OUT **

Event Date: 
14/05/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter

Join record-breaking Lee Evans for these very special shows where he will be trying out brand new material for his forthcoming MONSTERS Arena Tour.

*Please note that as this is an opportunity for Lee to try out new material, so he will be referring to notes.*

Tickets £25

Box office: 01392 665938

Magic, a kind of Queen - Queen's Greatest Hits

Event Date: 
10/05/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter

MAGIC, the first and still the best tribute to Queen, perform all of Queen's greatest hits plus some you may not have heard for a while, in their latest show for 2014.

It's refreshing that in these days of pre-recorded backing tracks, Magic perform completely live. With five vocals to back up the powerful lead vocal of the dynamic Roger Brown, Magic can recreate all the complex harmonies that are Queen's trademark recording sound. This, along with two guitars, bass, drums and the brilliant piano and keyboard skills of Dave Chapman, produces a sound that is second to none. While not...

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Event Date: 
03/05/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Riverside Leisure Centre, Cowick Street, Exeter.

Exeter Corn Exchange goes big! Due to the high demand for tickets for previous shows we're moving to the Riverside Leisure Centre for this concert.

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain is warm, entertaining and funny. This all-strumming, all-plucking, all singing ensemble is an unforgettable musical force.

You may never think about music in the same way once you've been exposed to the Ukes. With their vast repertoire the players believe all genres of music are available for reinterpretation - as long as they are played on the ukulele.

From Charlie Parker to the...

Ed Byrne: Roaring Forties

Event Date: 
02/05/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter

A self-confessed "miserable old git" since the age of 23, Ed Byrne is now in his Forties.

While for others this might result in a crisis that prompts the purchase of a sportscar, Ed embraces middle age with open arms.

Come join him, as he truly comes of age and gives out his clarion cry: "I am in my Forties. HEAR ME ROAR!" Tickets £23

Box office 01392 665938

www.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange

Wyn and Peter celebrate their Diamond Wedding

Authored by Newshound
Posted: Tue, 04/15/2014 - 7:57pm

Wyn and Peter Saunders from Crediton recently celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary with a lunch party at the Anchorage Hotel in Babbacombe.

The couple were both born in the London area and met at the South Bank University where Wyn was a student child nurse and Peter was a student dental technician.

They were married at St Matthew’s Church, Surbiton and honeymooned in Devon.

Both were evacuated to Devon during the war, Wyn to Morchard Bishop and Peter to Bideford. In 1967 they moved to Crediton with their four children.

Wyn later worked as an...

Devon museums part of national scheme

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 04/15/2014 - 5:04pm

The Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter and Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery are to be part of a national programme of pioneering collaborations between artists, museums and audiences.

Thanks to major funding support from Arts Council England’s Grants for the Arts programme, New Expressions 3 (NE3) will bring together 15 museums from across England in partnership with the National Trust and the Contemporary Visual Arts Network.

As part of the programme each museum or heritage site will commission and work with an artist who will produce new work in response to the...

Road Closed after Accident near Topsham

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 04/15/2014 - 4:34pm

Police have closed the road near Topsham due to a collision between a motorbike and Jeep

At approximately 3.40pm on Tuesday 15 April, police were called to a road traffic collision near to the Retreat Drive in Topsham to reports that a motorcyclist had been in collision with a car. The motorcyclist had a pillion passenger at the time of the collision and both are injured. The vehicles involved are a Jeep and a Suzuki motorcycle. There are no details of injuries at this time but ambulance crews are in attendance and the road has been closed at the scene and is likely to remain...

Course for birdwatching high-flyers

Event Date: 
25/04/2014 - 9:00am
Venue: 
Axe Estuary Wetlands

East Devon District Council’s Countryside Team is delighted to welcome Mike Langman, former illustrator for the RSPB, to the Axe Estuary Wetlands on Friday 25 April to lead a training day on Advanced Bird Identification.

Mike has been a full-time bird illustrator since 1992, and his illustrations can be seen on nearly every RSPB reserve. He is also an avid birdwatcher, especially in the Devon area.

The training proved hugely popular when it first took place on the Wetlands last September. Bird lovers from all over the country attended, and were delighted to benefit from...

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