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_lsjvtl It’s a big week of fans of cult TV show Game of Thrones. The long awaited Season 4 hits the screens on Monday, broadcasting at 2am so it can be shown simultaneously with HBO’s East Coast transmission in the US. I think it’s safe to assume that every workplace in the country will probably have a few members of staff starting the week a bit bleary-eyed.

One of the stars of the show, Maisie Williams who plays Arya Stark, comes from Clutton and we caught up with her to find out how landing a part in one of the hottest TV shows of the moment has changed her life.

This part of the world really is a

Lynne Fernquest hotbed of talent.

Countless stars, from Olympians to TV and film stars come from Bath and the surrounding areas.

Bath’s favourite baker, Mary Berry, is back on our screens at the moment too, with her new series Mary Berry Cooks and on our food pages this week she talks about her love of home cooking.

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Fabulous fundraising amnesty

Every jewellery box has some broken trinkets or outdated pieces, and a Bath-based jewellery retailer has come up with an innovative way to re-love those items and help raise funds for charity.

Fabulous in Southgate is launching a “jewellery amnesty”, inviting donations of old, broken or unwanted jewellery to be re-created into exciting, contemporary pieces to raise money for research charity, Breast Cancer Campaign.

This unique form of recycling will involve students from the Advanced Design & Craft Jewellery Course at City of Bath College, along with other creative individuals, who will be re-modelling pieces into new designs that will then be advertised for sale on the Fabulous Reloved website.

To help get the project off the ground, Fabulous owner Jo Stroud has committed to contributing £1,000 of old stock every year.

She said: “The Reloved project enables us to breathe new life into old and unwanted jewellery, whilst doing good in so many ways. We are able to support jewellery design students who find the cost of materials to be increasingly challenging, and allow them to give free reign to their creativity and imagination.

“Customers feel like they are doing something worthwhile with unwanted items, and they love to see how their jewellery reappears in a different form over time.

“Most of our customers and staff are women, and some of us will be at risk of developing breast cancer at some point in our lives. In fact, some of our customers are breast cancer survivors, as we know from carrying out various fund-raising activities over the years. If we can make even a small difference to on-going research into prevention and cure, then our Reloved project

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Donations of old or unwanted jewellery can be made at the SouthGate store or at any Fabulous event and every customer who makes a donation to the Fabulous Reloved project will also receive a 15 per cent off voucher to say thank you.

If you have a fabulous friend, colleague of family member don’t forget to nominate them in to win vouchers from Fabulous with our You Are Fabulous competition. To enter visit www.bathchronicle.co.uk/promotions.

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Going green: beauty routine

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nce resigned to a tiny corner on beauty counters, organic and natural cosmetics are experiencing a major makeover. Consumer demand for organic-only is part of a growing beauty trend that analysts are calling ‘Nature Plus’.

Eco-ethical products are set to be a key part of the UK cosmetics market over the next five years, according to a forecast

by Companiesandmarkets.com, who say it’s “partly in response to increasingly sophisticated consumer tastes and also the rise of the ethical consumerism movement.”

More than a third of women cite health as the main reason for buying natural beauty products, according to Mintel, while others just want to live a less chemical-laden life.

Championing the cause are beauty journalists Sarah Stacey and Josephine Fairley. Their latest and sixth book, The Ultimate Natural Beauty Bible, gives the green light to botanical beauty.

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Co-authors of The Ultimate Natural Beauty Bible. Sarah Stacey and Josephine Fairley, share their best finds with Lisa Haynes

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Because style never goes out of fashion

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or the past few years when it comes to fashion and interior trends it seems that we’re just as happy to look backwards as forwards, revamping our homes and wardrobes with inspiration from the past. Maybe it’s the comfort that the rose-tinted memories of yesteryear bring, or maybe it’s a desire to stand out from the crowd and create our own sense of style by seeking out quirky and unique pieces, but whatever it is, it seems that the trend for all things vintage is here to stay.

But creating a vintage-inspired home doesn’t have to mean spending hours trawling antiques markets or sanding down old pieces of furniture to create the perfect “shappy chic” effect.

Many high street brands have created ranges drawing inspiration from the past so you can turn your home into a haven

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Weekend takes a walk down memory lane with some vintage-style homewares

of nostalgia with minimum effort.

Interior designer Lesely Taylor from Taylor’s Etc says: “If you do this one right, you can bring a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘old-fashioned’, by taking latter day classics and giving them a current twist that fits in with modern living.

“The key with this trend is to respect the reasons these designs were so popular the first time round.

“From floral prints and frills to antique finishes, vintage is all about creating an opulent, almost lavish environment that

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welcomes you with open arms. While modernity still has a place in today’s marketplace, I think it’s fair to say that over recent years, stark, clean design has taken a back seat to ‘new traditional’. People are now looking to add character to their homes and although a contemporary scheme sits perfectly in many homes, it can often lack personality and definition.

“There are many ways in which you can approach this trend. If you’ve got the time and budget, you can invest in large, grand pieces such as arm chairs, chaise lounges and large furniture items.

You won’t have to look far in your search for the perfect vintage statement.

Many high street stores and designer outlets offer truly wonderful vintage pieces that will bring a sense of character to your home. But if it’s an authentic addition you’re after, why not visit a vintage fair or trawl the local antique and charity shops for a one-off.

“If you are not looking for a quick-fix you may want to reconsider the décor of your home.

“There are plenty of vintage-theme wallpapers available that incorporate a floral print or repetitive design, or some that are even slightly faded in colour for a more authentic look.

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“Simply introducing floral cushions and reupholstering your existing chairs with a vintage style fabric will give any room a fresh new look.

“This theme relies heavily on the accessories you include, so keep an eye out for vintage style mirrors and candelabras to help set the scene.”

Adding some decorative accessories modelled on styles from the Fifties, Sixties and Seventies can also add quirky and feminine charm to the home.

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Family taste test with Mary Berry

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s the nation’s favourite home cook, Mary Berry has a reputation to uphold. So before a dish can grace the pages of her books – which numbered 74 at the last count – she tries it out on her most discerning critics.

“I’m very lucky to have a family, because they’re rude,” says Berry, smiling. “Everything is tested until we think it’s right.”

The author and TV cook, known to millions as a judge on The Great British Bake Off, enlisted the help of her five grandchildren for her latest cookbook and BBC Two series, Mary Berry Cooks, in which she shares her favourite meals for family and friends.

In the show, the youngsters – who range in age from three to 11 – help their grandmother, who turns 79 this month, make treats for a tea party and enjoy a Sunday lunch she has prepared.

“They were like little television stars,” says a proud Berry, who regularly receives letters and pictures from fans whose grandchildren have replicated Bake Off cakes.

Family is clearly at the heart of Berry’s life. Despite her busy schedule, the Bath-born cook does her best to get home to Buckinghamshire in time to cook supper for husband Paul (the other Paul in her life being fellow Bake Off judge Mr Hollywood).

“I’m boringly traditional. It’s very important to me,” she admits. “Although tonight, we’re going

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to the village pub, because I’ve been out for two days.”

Traditional she may be, but Berry isn’t afraid to admit to the occasional kitchen

time-saver, from stock cubes and shop-bought pesto to ready-made filo pastry.

“I don’t mind taking shortcuts, because everybody else does.”

Nor is Cordon Bleu-trained Berry precious about holding on to treasured recipes.

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“That’s the pleasure I get from teaching, whether it’s TV, books or radio. It’s sharing what I’ve learnt to do.”

Along with the delicious cakes with which her name has become synonymous in recent years, Mary Berry Cooks contains plenty of ideas for mouth-watering main meals, from Asian belly of pork to butternut squash and spinach lasagne.

Still, it comes as a surprise to hear the Bake Off doyenne reveal: “I really think I like doing the main course or first course best.”

That’s not to say that Berry doesn’t love a good Victoria sponge or moist chocolate cake – but only in moderation.

“I try to stay a reasonable size,” says the slight and slim cook, who confesses she was concerned about putting on weight when she signed up for Bake Off in 2010. “I hope I’ve shown

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people, have a small slice of cake, enjoy every bit, but don’t go back for another one.”

It’s hard to believe that Berry – who is sporting a trendy faux fur gilet, vintage pencil skirt and candy pink nail polish when we meet – is approaching octogenarian status. “I think I’m lucky with good genes,” she says, blue eyes sparkling.

As for her impeccable dress sense, Berry explains simply: “Mum always used to say you should be bright and cheerful.”

And with that, the eternally bright and cheerful Berry heads back to Buckinghamshire, for that date with her husband at the pub.

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Thai-spiced special Mary Berry’s recipe for Thai-spiced tomato soup taken from her new book Mary Berry Cooks is positively bursting with flavour but is surprisingly simple to make.

It’s also very versatile and makes a tasty lunch, a lovely light supper, or an elegant starter for a dinner party. It will also benefit from being made in advance as it will give the wonderful aromatic flavours more time to infuse.

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BRLSI in April

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Fri 4th - Herschel Astronomy

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Elizabeth Gaskell on Charlotte Brontë Dr Patsy Stoneman, University of Hull

Thu 17th - German Culture (talk in English)

Adolf Fick: Measuring the human body Prof Francis Duck, Bath University

Mon 21st - Literature & Humanities

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hile it’s understandable for shift workers, new parents and the elderly, who seem destined to ping awake at 5am and get up to dead-head the roses, it seems very unfair for those of us who actually have the opportunity to sleep – yet just can’t do it.

Insomnia is a condition as debilitating as a terrible hangover. But at least when I can’t get out of bed due to wine-flu, I know I’ve brought it on myself and can promise I won’t ever drink again, till the next time.

Sleeplessness, by contrast, seems utterly random – it simply strikes like a cobra spotting a mouse in the jungle, and before you know it, you’re clenched in its unyielding jaws.

“Have you tried mindfulness?” ask people who are trying to be helpful. My answer is yes. I’ve tried it like Billy Bunter tries cake, and it’s got me precisely nowhere.

A few years ago, I spent an entire weekend in seminars with a sleep expert who preached mindfulness. We learned about not fighting the wakefulness.

We learned to breathe in new and complex ways.

We practised every technique ever conjured up by bored Cognitive Behavioural Therapists with too much time on their hands. Did I sleep? No. I lay awake worrying about why the techniques weren’t working.

A brief straw poll of my other insomniac friends suggests that I should cut out drinking caffeine in the

Sleep is the new Time, apparently – in that few of us ever feel we have enough of it says Flic Everett as she looks at the nightmare that is insomnia

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evening - which would be a great tip, if not for the fat that I never drink coffee and won’t touch tea after 6pm – that I should ‘not watch TV late at night’ – I don’t, I read books – that I should have a hot bath – I already do that, though another school of thought suggests a cool bath, which is, frankly, never going to happen, because while I may be an insomniac, I’m not a masochist.

I shot awake at 3am the other night and decided I was starving. So I crept to the kitchen, made toast, inadvertently convinced my half-awake husband we were being burgled, and fell asleep. Delighted, I believed I’d solved the problem.

The next night, I made myself a boiled egg at midnight, and got into bed, having vanquished what the old newspaper ads used to call “The Horror of Night Starvation.” I feel asleep almost immediately.

Then I jolted awake at 3am, and spent the next two hours battling waves of painful indigestion.

Of course, there’s one more piece of advice - a suggestion so terrible, I have never tried it. “Go to bed at the normal time,” they say. “And then get up early.”

Even if you’ve spent the night staring wide-eyed at the ceiling between 3 and 6am, you still get up by 8 o’clock, and behave as normal.

Eventually, the theory runs, you’ll be so tired, your internal clock will re-set itself, and you’ll sleep like a John Lewis bear for the entire night.

Failing that, I might just try the hot bath and toast routine a few more times. It may not get me to sleep, but at least it’s comparatively enjoyable.

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Maisie Williams landed the role of Arya Stark when she was just 12, (she will turn 17 later this month) despite having no previous TV experience.

“I always wanted to be a dancer,” says Maisie. “I went to a talent show to try to get noticed and that’s when I met my agent and we started going for auditions.

“I never had any idea how successful Game of Thrones would be. When I went for the audition I didn’t even really know who HBO were!”

She may star in on of the hottest shows of the moment but Maisie still has her feet firmly on the ground.

“I’m not famous,” she insists. “It’s not what everyone makes it out to be. I come home and eat beans on toast like everyone else.”

But juggling the pressures of filming with everyday activities like going to school has not always been easy for Maisie.

“I ended up leaving my old school because I was away filming so much they said it was too difficult to educate a student who was never there,” says Maisie.

As a result, despite being a bright student, Maisie left school with no GCSEs, but it’s not a decision she regrets saying that she can always

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Emma Dance meets Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams the teenage actress from Clutton, near Bath, who plays a leading role in the record breaking hit TV show which returns to Sky Atlantic on Monday

catch up with her studies at a later date.

In a recent interview in the Mail on Sunday Maisie’s Mum, Hilary, 55, said: “Maisie was given a lot of opportunities that we didn’t feel we could turn down to concentrate on education.

“I know a lot of people wouldn’t agree with that, but that’s what we decided to do. At the time, Maisie was filming, there were appearances and other things. She didn’t have the time to sit her exams.

“It wasn’t a snap decision. It came after a series of events that made us think: are we really going to say, ‘no, Maisie, you need to be in school doing your exams’ when somebody is offering the chance to travel the world and act in all these wonderful things?

“Am I apprehensive about it? Not at all.

We feel fine about the decision and Maisie has lots of other opportunities coming up.

“And how did her peers react to having a TV star in their midst?

“Everyone was usually just really nice,” Maisie shrugs. “But it made me realise who my friends really were. Some people aren’t very cool about it and don’t know how to react but it’s nice when people just see you as another teenager.

“I’m just a normal person, I haven’t changed. I still have the same friendship

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’ group and I had a sleepover with my friend last night. She’s asleep in my bed at home now.”

There is a more glamorous side to Maisie’s life however.

“I do red carpets and things,” she says.

“It’s really great.

“We did a big press thing in the US and I really like it out there. We had the premiere for season three in the Chinese Theatre in LA and people were waiting outside the hotel for us “I never thought I would be doing all of that. I really like doing interviews so that people can see what I’m really like and I can show them that I really am just a normal person.”

Although she enjoys her visits across the Pond Maisie says she has no plans to ditch the fields of Somerset for the bright lights of Hollywood just yet.

“We were over there for about two weeks last time and it got a bit crazy in

– the end,” she says. “At the moment I just want to stay here. If I ever moved it would be for me, not for business.

“I would love to go travelling though. I want to see more of the world that I live in.”

On Game of Thrones Maisie stars alongside veteran actors like Charles Dance and Sean Bean, not bad for her first major role.

“It was really nice to have my first job with so many fantastic actors,” she says.

“It’s great being surrounded my so many talented people and learning as much I can from them.”

And she loves her role as Arya and says that there are similarities between her on and off screen personas.

“She’s a fantastic character,” says Maisie. “Really feisty, and really different to any other characters her age.

“She’s a very likeable character, very relateable. She talks a lot of sense and on the show there’s not many people like that on the show. They are doing things for personal gain and she’s one of the only characters to speak the truth.

“I’m a bit of a tom-boy as well. I’ve always enjoyed getting muddy and messing around.

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not as outspoken as her. She’s kind of cool and not a bad character to be similar to.”

You might imagine that learning all the lines would be a mammoth task but Maisie says it’s not her biggest challenge.

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actually quite good at,” she says. “If I read something before I go to bed it just sort of ticks and ticks and when I’m asleep my head goes over it and a lot goes in.

“There’s plenty of other things to worry about than learning lines!

“Game of Thrones is based on a series of books called A Song of Ice and Fire and in the books my character is left-handed.

“She does a lot of sword fighting and even though I’m right handed I thought I would try it left-handed because I wanted to stay true to the books.

“When I’m filming I try to do as much as possible with my left hand, like brushing my hair or cleaning my teeth to make it easier.”

At just 16 Maisie has a long career ahead of her, and she is keen to return to her first love of dancing.

“I have always wanted to be a dancer and I would love to incorporate dancing and really get to show people what I can do. There’s nothing like dancing on stage. it sounds really cliched but I just can’t explain the feeling.

“It would be cool to be in a music video too.

“I have never really had an end goal. I think that way I won’t be disappointed.

I just want to perform.

“I have got my foot in the door now so I really hope it takes off and I get to do what I love for the rest of my life.”

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kh z v|{ All booked up this spring Dyrham Park is introducing a five day Spring Literary Festival featuring bestselling South West authors, to raise money for their upcoming conservation project.

The evening event takes place between April 7 and 11 from 7pm, showcasing a different author discussing their work with literature fans each night.

David Lassman, co-author of the Regency Detective series set in Bath, Deborah Kay Davies, now long-listed for the prestigious Baileys Prize for Reasons She Goes To The Woods, Sarah Hilary, author of the hotly-tipped thriller Someone Else’s Skin, Jem Roberts, the comedy historian and biographer of Douglas Adams, and Ivor Crewe, author of explosive current affairs expose The Blunders of Our Governments, are all giving their time to support Dyrham’s campaign.

The talks will take place in the historical Tenants’ Hall, and Dyrham Park perry and canapés will be served to accompany the sessions.

To find out more and buy tickets, priced at £10 each, go to nationaltrust.org.uk/eventsor call 0844 249 1895.

The Corsham Bookshop is supporting the events, and will be selling the authors’ signed books at each evening session.

Today

Talk - Life in Palestine Life in Palestine under Israeli occupation and how the Israel Palestine conflict can be resolved, 7.30pm. Friends’ Meeting House, York Street, Bath. Free admission

Open Coffee Morning 10.30am-noon. The Civil Service Retirement Fellowship. Entry £1 including coffee and a biscuit.

Everyone welcome

Bradford-on-Avon & District Flower Club A demonstration by members Margaret Murray and Shirley Preston with Thanks For The Memory, 7.30pm. URC Hall, Holt

Baby Time Free support for parents of under-1s, 10am-noon.

Barnardo’s Children’s Centre, Kings Avenue, Corsham. Tel 01249 716254 for details

IVC - the 40+ Social Club New members very welcome from 8.15pm. The Weston, Newbridge Road, Lower Weston, Bath

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Bath Geological Society Dr Jeremy Phillips - The 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajokull.

Iceland and the impact of volcanic ash on aviation, 7.30pm.

BRLSI, Queen Square, Bath

Golden Oldies 2.30-3.30pm. Quebec, off Dominion Road, Twerton, Bath

Golden Oldies 2.30-3.30pm. Community Room, St John’s Road, Bathwick, Bath

West Bath Bridge Club 1.45-4.45pm, Chicago bridge, friendly group. Mixed ability.

Weston Parish Hall, Weston, Bath. £2

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Bath Branch For all levels, 1.30-4.30pm.

Bathampton Village Hall

Mr Wilkins’ Shilling Women’s Northwest Morris 8-10pm. Methodist Church Hall, Northend, Batheaston. New dancers always welcome. 01225 869086

Bath Good Afternoon Choir No auditions, everyone

’ welcome, 2-4pm. Argyle Hall, Central URC, Grove Street, Bath. £2.85

Swithin’s Church, The Paragon, Bath. £8. songways.co.uk

Daytime Singing Group

Brass players and percussionists welcome. Rehearsals 8-10pm.

Elim Pentecostal Church, Charlotte Street, Bath

11am-12.30pm. Rush Hill United Reformed Church, Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath. 07592 016878

Bath Healing Drop-in Centre 11am-1pm. United Reform Church Hall, Grove Street, Bath.

Donation basis

Rubber Bridge (ACOL) 2-6pm hosted by Dennis Bernard in Weston. Stake 50p a hundred. 01225 484523

Bath Bridge Club Duplicate Bridge with Masterpoints, 7.15pm. Bath Football Club Rooms, Twerton High Street, Bath. 01225 310326

Knit Club at Great British Yarns All knitters welcome. 7-9pm.

Unit 9, Brassmill Enterprise Centre, Brassmill Lane, Bath.

01225 462776

Bath Spa Band

Saturday Table Top Sale

Tomorrow

Bric-a-brac, china, various stalls, etc, 8.30am-noon. Weston Parish Hall, Weston, Bath. Free admission

Dr Andrew McClean - Pulsars: A very short introduction, 7.30pm.

BRLSI, Queen Square, Bath

Bumper Coffee Morning

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Memory Cafe Professionals are available to assist with any information, signposting with any concerns about memory loss and/or dementia, 2-4pm. Hawthorns Court, Extra Care Scheme, Keynsham. Tel Caroline Heslop 07773385171 for details

Avonside Bridge Club Duplicate Bridge, 7 for 7.15pm.

Southdown Community Centre, The Hollow, Southdown, Bath. £3 table money

Rubber Bridge (ACOL)

Songways Community Choir

Hosted by Dennis Bernard, stake 50p a hundred, 2-6pm. 01225 484523

Fun, rewarding and open to all, 10am-noon, term time. St

For all levels, 2 day courses. Reiki

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Treatment also available, 10am & 4pm. Corsham area. To book 01249 715179

Reiki Courses Weekly

Coffee, cakes, bric-a-brac, 10am-noon. Box Methodist Church, Box

Board Games Open Day Bath Gaming Group are hosting a free board games open day, between 10am and 4pm, the exhibition room, Bath Central Library

Your Community, Your Voice Coffee Morning For resident of Bear Flat, Poets Avenues and surrounding area, 10.30am-noon. Beechen Cliff Methodist Church Hall, Bruton/Shakespeare Avenue, Bath

Quiz Night with Supper and a Cash Bar

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Bathampton Village Hall. Cost £10

Electronic Organ/Keyboard Lessons 9am-noon. First lesson free. 6 Duke Street, Bath

Bath Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Group

Coffee Morning Stalls with crafts, homemade cakes, tombola and much more, 10am-noon. Alexandra Bowling Club, Shakespeare Avenue, Bath.

Entrance £1 entitles you to a Hot Cross Bun and a drink

Bath Cycling Club 9.15am from Cadence Bike Shop, Chelsea Road, Bath and take in a circular route of 25 easy miles

11.30am-13.0pm. The Mineral Hospital, Bath

Bath Organic Community Garden

Table Top Sale

Beginners and experienced gardeners welcome, 10am-1pm.

Royal Victoria Park, Bath. 01225 311699

Books, bric-a-brac, linen, household items etc, 8.30am-noon. Weston Parish Hall, Weston Village, Bath

Cercle Francais De Bath Mayotte, un departement d’Outre Mer dans les Comores, 2.15-3.45pm. BRLSI, Queen Square, Bath. Visitors £5, BRSI £2.50, Students £1

Nature Club/Daycare Animals to care for and enjoy plenty of countryside activities for 8s and over, 10am-4pm.

Carlingcott, nr Peasedown. To book 07595034383

Treatment also available, 10am & 4pm. Corsham area. To book 01249 715179

Bath Saturday Antiques Flea Market Antiques, collectibles and vintage clothes, 7.30am-5.30pm. Walcot St, Bath

Green Park Market 9am-4.pm including Baths Farmers’ Market 9am-1.30pm.

Green Park Station, Bath

Sunday

Nearly New Clothes Sale Nearly new and vintage clothes, jewellery, scarves and bags, 11am-3pm organised by The Friends of Bath Cats and Dogs Home, The Avenue, Claverton Down, Bath. Entrance 50p

Reiki Courses Weekly

Bath VA Vintage & Antiques Market

For all levels, 2 day courses. Reiki

Green Park Station, Bath

Bath Cycling Club Bruton The Chapel, 8.30am. Club run starts from Cleveland Bridge, aim to return by 1-1.30pm.

01225 426467 or 07944550933

Dry Arch Growers Bathampton Community co-op producing food for the local area.

Volunteers and helpers required, 11am-4pm. End of Holcombe Lane, Bathampton. 07972 564641

Spiritualist Meeting 6.30pm service. Corston Village Hall, Sanctuary of the Cross Spiritualist Church

Monday

Bath Natural History Society Talk by Richard Pooley, naturalist about Brown’s Folly from past to present, 7.30pm. BRLSI, Queen Square, Bath. Members £2/visitors £4

The Women’s Royal Army Corps Association Meet 2pm. Manvers Street Baptist Church, Bath

Men’s Rights Meeting

Quiz Night

7.30pm. Pratt’s Hotel, South Parade, Bath. For details Tel Swayne O’Pie on 07903 939034

Cross keys, Midford Road, Bath 8pm. In aid of Dorothy House

Bath Positive Living Group

Reiki Courses Weekly

Talk 7.30pm. The Coffee Lounge, Manvers Street Baptist Church, Bath. Admission £5

For all levels, 2 day courses. Reiki Treatment also available, 10am & 4pm. Corsham area. To book 01249 715179

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Tales of Us is a unique cinema event marking the return of one of music’s most captivating and spectacular groups. It’s a music film inspired by Goldfrapp’s remarkable new album, followed by an exclusive performance of new and classic songs live on stage, make this a must-see audiovisual experience for fans.

To think, ten years ago the art of the music video was a dying art with budgets at record companies being slashed across the board. The advent of Youtube has heralded a new age of cinema and music working together to entertain fans.

Tales of us is a real treat for fans of the band and of music in general with privileged and intimate behind-the-scenes access. there’s no better way to explore Goldfrapp’s new direction and sound.

Tales of Us is screened at the Little Theatre, Bath, on Tuesday at 8.30pm.

Chocolate making, brass rubbing, apothecary skills and herbal nosegays, daily at 11am.

Church Street, Bath. £5 per workshop, booking advisable, go to www.ora-et-labora.co.uk

HumBugs Singing Group Love to sing? Bring your baby or toddler along too! 9.30-10.30am term-time only. St Saviour’s Church, Larkhall, Bath. 07940 597427

Masonic Museum Guided tours throughout the year, also on Wed and Thurs, 11am or 2.30pm. Sat 2.30pm only. 12 Old Orchard Street, Bath. 01225 462233

2nd Bath Girls Brigade Meet every Monday, 6.30-8pm.

The Ascension Church, Oldfield Park, Bath. 01761 416515

Bath Spa Band Brass players and percussionists welcome. Rehearsals 8-10pm.

Elim Pentecostal Church, Charlotte Street, Bath

Social Bridge 1.30 for 1.45pm (not bank holidays). Museum of Bath at Work, Julian Road, Bath. 01225 310232

Bradford Bridge Club Come and play duplicate bridge, 7-10pm. The Swan Hotel, Bradford on Avon. 01225 865669 or 01225 863072

Meditation Classes in Bath 7-8.30pm. John Williams Room, United Reformed Church, Grove Street, Bath. £6 per class

Sing & Smile Creative Links Singing Group 2-4pm. United Reformed Church, Grove Street, Bath.

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01761 438852 to book

Tuesday

Bath Centre National Trust Lecture Talk entitled Filming Life on Earth, speaker Martin Saunders, 2.30pm. Ground Floor, Salvation Army Citadel, Green Park Road, Bath

Guided Walk from Demuths Cookery School Walk around Bath via the green and edible plants that grow throughout the city, start 10am from Demuths Cookery School, Terrace Walk, Bath. £10, to book Tel 01225 427938

Golden Oldies 10.30-11.30am. Community Room, St Nicholas Court, Bathampton, Bath

Talk and Art Demonstration

By Annie Shaw, Russian/Byzantine Iconographer, explore the history and culture of iconography,1.30 or 3.30pm (2 talks, 15 places per talk £5 per ticket). Ora et Labora, Church Street, Bath

Beaufort TG Frank Sinatra, speaker Terry Merrett-Smith, 10.30am.

Pulteney Room, Manvers Street Baptist Church, Bath. 01225 444726 for details

Eastertime Adventures Try your hand at egg painting, 11am-1pm, for young children and people.. The Pound, Pound Pill, Corsham. Tickets £6 includes Easter themed treats and refreshments

Salsa Classes Complete beginners, 8pm. No

need to bring a partner.

Revolution, George Street, Bath. £7/£5

Sakya Buddhist Group

Victoria Park, Bath. 01225 311699

Art Group Age UK B&NES

Introduction to the 4 Noble Truths, the Buddha’s first teaching, 8pm. The Museum of Bath at Work, Julian Road, Bath

10am-noon. St Michaels Centre, St Michaels Place, Bath. £1.50 per session. 01225 484510

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Bath Branch

Duplicate Bridge, 7 for 7.15pm.

Southdown Community Centre, The Hollow, Southdown, Bath. £3 table money

For all levels, 7.30-9.30pm.

Ralph Allen School, Bath

Meditation on Twin Hearts 7.45-9pm. Funky Monkey Studio, 18 St Peters Terrace, Lower Bristol Road, Bath. 07516 500 569

Quilting Bee Quilting groups from all over the region demonstrate their talents and chat with visitors in the Textiles Room, noon-4pm.

American Museum, Claverton Down, Bath

Singing for the Brain Singing to bring people with dementia and their carers together, 2.30-4pm. West Free Church (Moravian), High Street, Weston, Bath. 07540 921035

Songways Community Choir 10am-noon, term time. St Swithin’s Church, The Paragon, Bath. £8. songways.co.uk

Sing Alive Community Choir 10am-noon (term time). United Reform Church, Bradford on Avon. All welcome

Bath Organic Community Garden Beginners and experienced gardeners welcome, 10am-1pm.

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Avonside Bridge Club

Bridge Club 1.15-4.30pm. Village Hall, Bathampton. £1 per session.

01225 462965

Bath Bridge Club Duplicate Bridge with Masterpoints, start 7.15pm. Bath Football Club Rooms, Twerton High Street, Bath. 01225 310326

Wednesday Combe Down WI

Speaker Ele Regan, Challenge Africa, 2pm. Trinity Rooms, The Avenue, Combe Down, Bath.

For details Tel 01225 837646

Speaking of Research Reggie Wirewen and Dr Janet L Scott - E-waste, 7.30pm. BRLSI, Queen Square, Bath

Mind and its Potential What is mind? Is it just the brain or is there more? Explore such questions through talks, discussions and meditations, 7.30pm. New Oriel Hall, Larkhall, Bath. £5 per session

Scottish Country Dancing For beginners and improvers, 7.30-9.30pm. New Oriel Hall, Larkhall, Bath. 01225 319991 for details

Sahaja Yoga Free meditation, 7.30-9pm. 2nd floor URC Halls, Grove Street, Bath

Drop-In Meditation An opportunity to learn a simple type of meditation which helps finds a calm space in the midst of our busy lives, 10.30am. Museum of Bath at Work, Julian Road, Bath. £3.

07966 365633

Social Duplicate Bridge 7.15pm. Randalls (Bath City FC) Twerton Park, Bath. All welcome, visitors table money is £4

Bradford Bridge Club Come and play duplicate bridge, 7-10pm. The Swan Hotel, Bradford on Avon. 01225 865669/863072

Boules/Petanque 11am to 1pm Queen Square (off when raining). Just turn up and play

Whist Drive 7-9pm, £2 including a raffle, Weston Parish Hall, Weston Village, Bath

Knit Club at Great British Yarns All knitters welcome, 10.30am-12.30pm. Unit 9, Brassmill Enterprise Centre, Brassmill Lane, Bath. 01225 462776

Greensprouts Parent and Toddler Session 10am-noon. Laurel Farm, Carlingcott, nr Peasedown. £3 a session. 01761 420204

Bath Welcome Choir 7.45-9.30pm. Upper Hall, Culverhay, Bath. £4

Sat 5th April • £23.50 adv

Boy George Live In Concert

Sun 6th April • £25 adv

Boyce Avenue

Tue 8th April • £14 adv

Halestorm

Wed 9th April • £20 adv

The Wildhearts

Sat 12th April • £12.50 adv 10pm - 4am • over 18s only

Garage Nation

Artful Dodger + Matt Jam Lamont + Luck & Neat & more

Sat 3rd May • £19.50 adv

Rise Up Rise: Buzzcocks

+ Anti-Nowhere League + more Wed 7th May • £25 adv of 3 Feet High & Rising

Tue 13th May • £19.50 adv

Embrace

Wed 14th May • £16.50 adv

Action Bronson

Thu 15th May • £16.50 adv

St Vincent

Sat 17th May • £12.50 adv 10pm - 4am • over 18s only

Sat 19th April • £27.50 adv

Sun 18th May • £26.50 adv

Brand New + Saves The Day + The

+ Black Submarine

Hit The Deck Festival Blackout + Plastic Rose + more Wed 23rd April • £20 adv

Magnum

Thu 24th April • £20 adv

Matt Cardle

Fri 25th April • £20 adv

Alkaline Trio

Fri 2nd May • SOLD OUT

John Butler Trio

Winger

Wed 25th June • SOLD OUT

Jurassic 5

Thu 3rd July • £8 adv

De La Soul Celebrating 25 yrs Andy Jordan

Tue 15th April • £20 adv

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Fri 20th June • £16.50 adv

Mr Scruff Keep It Unreal Echo & The Bunnymen Mon 19th May • £24 adv

Courtney Love

Thu 22nd May • £18.50 adv

Professor Green Sat 24th May • £20 adv

Dot to Dot Festival Peace + The Midnight Beast + Cortney Barnett + More Sun 25th May • £19.50 adv

Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott

Fri 4th July • £11 adv

The Smyths

Wed 9th July • £18 adv

Dropkick Murphys Sat 19th July • £12.50 adv

Onslaught

Wed 20th August • £25 adv

Jimmy Cliff

Sun 31st August • £12.50 adv

Mordred

Fri 5th Sept • £11 adv

Guns2Roses & Metallica Reloaded Wed 6th Oct • £13.50 adv

Hopsin

Fri 24th Oct • £16 adv

Katy B

Tue 4th Nov • £16.50 adv

Asking Alexandria Tue 25th Nov • £18.50 adv Pop Punk’s Not Dead

New Found Glory + The Story So Far + Candy Hearts + Only Rivals

O2 Academy Bristol Frogmore Street Bristol BS1 5NA

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Jewellery store Fabulous hosted a Girls’ Night Out at the ArtBar at the Abbey Hotel to showcase this season’s latest jewellery trends.

With the help of clothes by Phase Eight and make-up Space NK, Fabulous created four key looks for the season; Spring in the City, Festivals and Fiestas, the Social Season and Wind Down Weekends which were introduced by owner of Fabulous Jo Stroud.

As well as the fashion show, guests were treated to special cocktails created

by ArtBar manager and expert mixologist Andrew Fisher and canapes by Chris Staines, chef patron at the hotel’s Allium Brasserie.

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In this new Unicorn production for children aged two years and over, Bernard’s got a problem.

He’s found a monster in the back garden and his mum and dad are just too busy with household chores to notice.

All they ever say is “not now, Bernard”. So Bernard tries to befriend the monster ... but it doesn’t go quite to plan.

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David McKee is one of the UK’s leading creators of children’s books. His iconic picture book Not Now, Bernard has been loved by children and adults for more than 30 years.

As a writer, illustrator and filmmaker, his work has enchanted children and adults for decades, having been translated into several languages throughout the world with many of his

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books adapted for television. His work includes the best-selling Elmer series, Mr Benn and King Rollo.

He has also illustrated books for other writers including Paddington Bear and Forrest Wilson’s Super Gran books.

Rhys Rusbatch plays Bernard and Monster.

His previous credits for the Unicorn Theatre include Hannah and Henry the Fifth. Other stage credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream , Greenland, Our Class and Eurydice.

His film and television credits include Zero Dark Thirty, Hunky Dory and Merlin.

Director Ellen McDougall returns to direct for the Unicorn following her critically acclaimed Henry the Fifth.

Her other credits for the Unicorn include the much admired Greek season of plays, The Man with the Disturbingly Smelly Foot and How to Think the Unthinkable, which were nominated for an Off-West End Award in 2012.

Call 01225 448844 for tickets.

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National Trust in Bath

Discover our special places, only minutes away from the hustle and bustle of the City.

Explore Prior Park Landscape Garden, a beautiful and intimate 18th-century hidden gem with spectacular city views and a rare Palladian Bridge.

the outdoors

Visit the Bath Skyline and discover 18th century follies, intimate hidden valleys, tranquil woodlands and rolling meadows.

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You could make a start tonight with Kerry Godliman at Komedia, practical joker Joel Dommett at the Rondo Theatre, comedy at the Bell or Neil McFarle at the Assembly Inn. Kerry recently appeared in Ricky Gervais’ sitcom Derek and in Our Girl.

Tomorrow the Real MacGuffins are at the Natural Theatre Studio while Greek born but now UK-based comedian Manos Kanellos is at the Assembly Inn. At the Bell Cerys Nelmes hosts a string of fabulous comedians in What the Frock! a much loved all female comedy event.

Among a string of other Friday night events is a Festival of Oddity at St James Wine Vaults and Stars on Stella Street at Komedia. This is a night celebrating the cult comedy TV series Stella Street. In Bath we see highlights from the show followed by a rare stage appearance of two of the show’s favourite characters.

Timandra Harkness is at the Rondo and

Bizarre Bath

Bizarre Bath

8pm. Meet outside The Huntsman.

Tickets £8

Kerry Goldiman 8pm. Komedia. Tickets £12/£22.50 meal deal

Joel Dommett - Practical Joker 8pm. Rondo Theatre. Tickets £10

Playgroup - Comedy Special 8.30pm. The Bell (Love Lounge). Free

New Act Competition Heat Four 8.30pm. Victoria Pub & Kitchen.

Tickets £5

Neil McFarlane Tells It Like It Isn’t 9pm. The Assembly Inn. Free entry (donation on exit)

Fri April 4 The Real MacGuffins 6pm. Natural Theatre Studio. Tickets £8/£7

Manos Kanellos Greekonomics 2 7pm. The Assembly Inn. Free (donation on exit)

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Arnold a.k.b Humourmanatea 8pm. The Rising Sun. Tickets £3 on the door

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Festival of Oddity 8pm. St James Wine Vaults. Tickets £5

Stars on Stella Street 8pm. Komedia. Tickets £15/£25.50 meal deal/£13

Timandra Harkness 8pm. Rondo Theatre. Tickets £12/£10

Silky 8pm. Natural Theatre Studio. Tickets £8/£7

An Evening With Mervyn Stutter 8pm. Bath Cricket Club. Tickets £10/£9

New Act Competition Heat Five 8.30pm. Victoria Pub & Kitchen.

Tickets £5

Jem Roberts - Songs That Do Eventually Stop 7pm. St James Wine Vaults. Tickets £3 on the door

Fin Taylor - Real Talk 7pm. The Assembly Inn. Tickets £4/£3

Sat April 5 Devvo & Bob Slayer Double Bill 7.30pm. The Bell (Love Lounge).

Tickets £7

New Act Competition Grand Final 7.30pm. Bath Cricket Club. Tickets £8.50

Bizarre Bath 8pm. Meet outside The Huntsman.

Tickets £8

Gary Colman - ChUNT 9pm. The Assembly Inn. Free entry

S-Unite - The Best Of Student Comedy 8pm. Bath Rugby Clubhouse. Tickets £3

Emily Rose - Synagogue Slut

Andrew O’Neill - Heavy Metal, A History

9pm. The Assembly Inn. Free (donation on exit)

8pm. Rondo Theatre. Tickets £12/£10

Saturday April 5 Silky Explains Parents to Children

Krater Comedy Club with Pete Johnansson, Rory O’Hanlon, Andrew Stanley & MC Mark Olver

1.30pm. Bath Cricket Club. Tickets £5

8.30pm. Komedia. Tickets £18

Henry Blofeld - TMS And All That

Sun April 6

4pm. Bath Cricket Club. Tickets £14

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Silky is at the Natural Theatre Studio while Mervyn Stutter is at the Cricket Club. The two men are both singers and comedians.

Emily Rose in Synagogue Slut is at the Assembly Inn where she swings between bitching about synagogues to entertaining guests with witty stories and songs.

If you are looking to introduce your children to comedy Silky is at the Cricket Club on Saturday at 1.30pm to explain parents to children. As he says they are mostly noisy, messy, embarrassing, pains in the bum and to top it all they are probably also emotionally clumsy if not out and out needy.

Henry Blofeld is at the Cricket Club a bit later in the day while Andrew O’Neill gives a lesson in heavy metal history at the Rondo Theatre during the evening.

There is student comedy at Bath Rugby clubhouse and a grand final of the New Act Competition at the Cricket Club during the evening.

Sunday features many events the best of which is likely to be the festival’s Closing Night Gala with John Moloney, The BelleFleurs, Stephanie Laing, Nick Hall and the MC Nick Page.

John is a multi award-winning comedian with more than 20 years’ experience and masses of awards to his name.

Wine Arts Trail

Wed April 9

1pm & 3.30pm. Start revealed on booking. Tickets £25

Gary Delaney - Purist

Sal Monello - Hit List 7pm. Zero Zero. Tickets £10

Devvo & Bob Slayer Double Bill 7.30pm. The Bell. Tickets £7

Krater Sunday Club with Rory O’Hanlon, Peter Brush, Pete Johansson & MC Andrew Stanley 7.30pm. Komedia Arts Cafe. Tickets £10 adv, £12 door, £8 students

Bizarre Bath 8pm. Meet outside The Huntsman.

Tickets £8

Thurs April 10 Politically Incorrect Songs of Tom Lehrer 8pm. Rondo Theatre. Tickets £14/£12

Fri April 11

8pm. Victoria Pub & Kitchen. Free entry (donation on exit)

The Noise Next Door Comedy Lock In

8pm. Bath Rugby Clubhouse. Tickets £3

Gary Colman - ChUNT 9pm. The Assembly Inn. Free entry

Festival Closing Night Gala starring John Moloney, The BelleFleurs, Stephanie Laing, Nick Hall, Nick Page (MC)

8pm. Komedia.

Tickets £12/£22.50 meal deal/£10

Laurence Clark Inspired 8pm. Rondo Theatre.

Tickets £12/£10

8pm. Bath Cricket Club. Tickets £15/£12

Sat April 12

Monday April 7

Kissing Sid James

New Act Comedy Night

8pm. Rondo Theatre.

Tickets £14/£12

8pm. Komedia Arts Cafe. Tickets £2

Slyy Ovkspthu

8pm. Rondo Theatre. Tickets £14/£12

Adi Knight

S-Unite - The Best Of Student Comedy

The BelleFleurs is a Bath based trio who take songs from different genres and inject them with Andrews Sisters-style close harmonies.

Stephanie Laing is a mad mix of silliness, filth and unusual observations.

Watch out for some post festival fun with a New Act Comedy Night at Komedia and Gary Delaney, Tom Lehrer and Laurence Clark at the Rondo Theatre, Larkhall.

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Bath Operatic and Dramatic Society are set to perform the seductive musical comedy, The Witches of Eastwick at the Theatre Royal Bath from next Tuesday to Saturday.

Based on the Warner Brothers 1987 motion picture, which starred Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Susan Sarandon and Cher, this bewitching stage production features flying, a fantastic score and a witty story adapted from John Updike’s spell-binding novel.

On a dark and stormy night in small-town America, three divorcees frustrated by the constant scrutiny and disapproval of their buttoned-up Theatre Royal Sawclose, Bath Tel: 01225 448844 To Sat April 5 Moon on a Rainbow Shawl Tues-Wed 7.30pm, Thurs-Sat 8pm, matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets £17.50-£33.50 Tues 8-Sat April 12 The Witches of Eastwick Tues-Sat 7.30pm, matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets £15.50-£30.50

Ustinov Monmouth Street, Bath Box Office 01225 448844 To Sat April 5 The Big Meal An exhilarating story that takes five generations of a modern family on a rollercoaster ride through life, from first kiss to final goodbye, Thurs-Sat 7.45pm, Matinees Thurs & Sat 2.30pm.

Tickets £19.50/£14.50 Wed April 9-Sat May 10 A Steady Rain

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neighbours, fantasise about their ideal man over a heady brew of cake and weak martinis. But as the saying goes, you should be careful what you wish for… in no time at all a mysterious man appears in their lives.

Brash, yet charismatic, Darryl Van Horne wastes no time in winning the ladies over using his charms to release their creative energy and their inhibitions, and leaving Eastwick awash with rumours. But hell hath no fury like three women scorned and pretty soon Alex, Sukie and Jane use their newly discovered powers to teach their seducer a lesson.

Tickets are available from the Theatre

Chronicles love and rage on the streets of Chicago where one ordinary day a deadly error of judgement sends the lives of two cops spinning out of control, Mon-Sat 7.45pm, Matinees Thurs (not April 10) & Sat 2.30pm. Tickets £19.50/£14.50

the egg Sawclose, Bath Tel: 01225 448844 Thurs 3-Sat April 5 Shiny Dazzling new dance show, age 6mths-4 years, Thurs 1pm, Fri 10.30am & 1pm, Sat 11.30am & 3pm. Tickets £7.50/£6.50

Mission Theatre Corn Street, Bath Tel: 01225 463362 Thurs 3-Sat April 5 A Woman of No Importance 7.30pm. Tickets £8/£5 Mon 7-Wed April 9 Sherlock Holmes

Inventive and hilarious show for all ages, 7.30pm. Tickets £10/£8

Komedia 22 to 23 Westgate Street, Bath. Box office 0845 293 8480 Sat April 5 Krater Comedy Club Comedy, 8.30pm. Tickets £45/£28.50/£18/£14.50/£10 Sun April 6 Krater Sunday Club The best in live stand-up, 7.30pm. Tickets £10 adv/£12 on the door Mon April 7 New Act Comedy Night New local acts get a chance to stand up and perform, 8.30pm.

Tickets £2

Pound Arts Pound Pill, Corsham. Box Office 01249 7016280 Fri April 5 Little Angel Theatre Dogs Don’t Do Ballet

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Broadlands Academy, St Francis Road, Keynsham

An intriguing romantic comedy, 7.30pm. Tickets £8

ICIA and Bath Dance St Mary the Virgin Church, Bathwick, Bath Tickets www.bath.ac.uk/icia.toomortal Thurs 3-Sat April 5 TooMortal Six women dressed in flame-red costumes dance within the pews, Thurs & Fri 6.30pm, 7.30pm & 8.30pm, Sat 3pm, 4pm, 6pm, & 7pm. Free but advance booking recommended

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The programme starts on Sunday, April 13 when you can see Duck Baker one of the most highly regard ed fingerstyle guitarists of his generation, with a repertoire ranging from traditional Irish music, through old-time mountain music and bluegrass to blues, gospel, ragtime, and swing.

Join him for a cross-continental musical journey.

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Harpeth Rising will be there on Sunday, May 11. Named for the small but powerful river in Tennessee, Harpeth Rising is a group of classically trained musicians with a passion for folk music, Americana, blues, bluegrass, and all things acoustic.

They return to the museum for another high-energy performance brimming with enthusiasm.

Paul Hill appears on Sunday, June 15.

A well-known figure on the UK’s bluegrass scene, Paul has a love of music that has driven him to become an accomplished guitarist and banjo player.

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Born in Spain and raised in Chicago, Sarah McQuaid touches on a broad range of folk traditions in her work.

With a voice that has been likened to malt whiskey and melted chocolate, she is a captivating performer who seduces her audience with stories from the road and stunning musicianship.

The Alan Lewis Rarebits are in Bath on Sunday, September 28.

Hailing from North Devon, the Alan Lewis Rarebits is a small combo with a big sound, creating a unique fusion of jazz and swing.

Join them as they continue in their quest to bring Dixieland jazz to the West

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Pee Wee Ellis is at the museum on Sunday October 19.

With a career that boasts legendary collaborations with James Brown, Van Morrison, and Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis and his saxophone have been heard around the world.

Following the huge success of his 2013 performance, the museum is delighted to welcome him back to to conclude the music series this year.

All events are included with gardens only admission price (unless otherwise stated) which costs ÂŁ5.50 for adults.

All the performances begin at 2pm in the Stables performance space. For more information go to www.americanmuseum.org The Music Series is programmed on behalf of the American Museum by the University of Bath, ICIA.

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Bath date for Blunt James Blunt will be showcasing tracks from his fourth album Moon Landing alongside fan favourites at the Forum Monday, June 30.

It’s an album about getting back to basics and rediscovering the power of music to communicate emotion directly and honestly, without too much polish or complication.

“There’s just something romantic, old-school and lonely about the moon landings,” he explains. “A nostalgic memory of something huge that we can hardly believe we once achieved, and for some sad reason, can’t achieve again – like first love.”

Born in an army hospital in Wiltshire, Blunt was educated in Harrow, then Bristol.

He then signed up for four years in the Army. but ended up serving six, in Canada, Kosovo and then London.

Spotted playing at the South by Southwest Music Festival he recorded an album, Back To Bedlam featuring the smash single You’re Beautiful.

Two more albums, three world tours and four number one singles followed.

To book tickets visit www.bathforum.co.uk.

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mixtures of songs, tunes and stories that has the audience joining in, 8pm. The Pound, Pound Pill, Corsham. Tickets £8/£7

Wile Out

The biggest Hip Hop + R’n’B Club Bangerz, every Thursday, 10pm-3am. PoNaNa, North Parade, Bath. Tickets £8 or £10 on the door

Peter Donohoe Beethoven Piano Sonata Cycle, concert 7, 7.30pm. The Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney Street, Bath. Tickets £24

Acoustic Oak Music Club 8pm, Singers night. Floor Spots.

The Royal Oak, Corsham. Entry £2

A Handful of Singers Concert, 7.30pm. Prior Park College Chapel, Prior Park, Bath. Tickets £12/£5 students and children

Bath Cantata Group Evening practices, 7.45pm. New singers welcome. St Stephen’s Church, Lansdown, Bath

Mokoomba

Karaoke With DJ Jay, 8pm-3am.

Mandalyns, Fountain Buildings, Bath

Winter Wilson

The Derrick Oldroyde Trio plus Special Guest

Folk, 8pm. Village Pump, Lamb Inn, Mortimer Street, Trowbridge

Martin Genge, saxes & flute, 8.30pm. The Inn at Freshford

Tomorrow

Implode Live Music Night

8.30pm every Friday. Belushis, Bath

Live Music Every Friday from 9pm. The Huntsman Inn, Bath

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Church, Walcot, Bath. Tickets £26/£20/£15

City of London Sinfonia Concert, 7.30pm. Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon. Tickets £28/£14

Jazz Event

Saturday

New Orleans Hulas, 8pm.

Mount Pleasant Social Club, Bradford-on-Avon. Tickets £10

Concert, 11am. Bath Abbey

Vivaldi Four Seasons

Concert, 7.30pm. St Swithins

University Chamber Choir Howden Jones

A family friendly show with a

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Afro-fusion and tantalising traditional Tonga rhythms, 7.30pm. Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon.

Tickets £16/£8

Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin Folk, 7.30pm. Chapel Arts Centre, Lower Borough Walls, Bath. Tickets £11

Monday Sublime Blues Curfew Inn, Cleveland Place, West, Bath 8pm. Free

The Silver Ring Choir Love to sing? Join us at 7.45pm.

Manvers Street Baptist Church, Bath

Tuesday Bradford-on-Avon Folk Club Kevin Brown. Floor spots, 8pm.

The Cellar Bar, Swan Hotel, Church Street, Bradford-on-Avon. Free entry

Wednesday Discord A host of DJs playing a mix of Rock, Punk and Metal, 9.30pm-2am. PoNaNa nightclub, Bath. £5 entry

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Karaoke

Every Sunday, amazing acoustic music, all performers get drink and food offers, 7-10pm. The Tramshed, Beehive Yard, Bath

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he prestigious Bath Society of Artists Annual Exhibition at the Victoria Art Gallery will be earlier than usual this year – in fact more of a spring show than a summer one.

The exhibition opens on Saturday and then runs until the end of May. But artists still have time to get their work considered by the panel.

Now in its 109th year this hugely popular exhibition is the highlight of the gallery’s calendar and assembles the cream of regional artistic talent.

The exhibition will be opened by Bel

Museum of East Asian Art Exhibition, Eastern Voices in the West Country and Treasures, to Sun June 29. Bennett Street, Bath

University of Bath Exhibition, Louisa Fairclough, Flecks of a Brighter Colour, to Fri May 30, Mon-Fri 10am-5pm.

ICIA Art Space 1 and 2, University of Bath, Claverton, Bath

The Holburne Museum Exhibition, Stereoscopic Photographs of Pablo Picasso

by Robert Mouzillat, to Sun June 1. Great Pulteney Street, Bath

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Exhibition, A Family Affair, Etchings by Tim Slatter, to Wed April 30. Bear Flat, Bath

Bath Contemporary Exhibition, A Sense of Place, Claire Wiltsher captures the turbulence and unpredictability of the New Forest and adjacent coastline, to Sat April 5. Gay Street, Bath

Pound Arts Young Open 2014 Art Exhibition, showcasing a range of artistic media from ceramics to photography, to Sat April 26.

Pound Pill, Corsham

Edgar Modern Exhibition, Paul Wright Portrait of an Icon, Sat 5-Fri

Mooney, the Bath-based journalist and broadcaster.

Many prizes are up for grabs including the Bath Society of Artists Prize of £1,000, the Bristol Guild Prize of £250 for a 3-D work and the Harry Walker ‘RWA’ Young Artist Prize of £250, awarded to artists aged 18-25.

There are also smaller prizes for prints, watercolours, small paintings and drawings.

During the exhibition members of the public will be invited to vote for their favourite art work, with the winner of the Bath Society of Artists Public Choice Prize receiving £500.

April 25. Edgar Mews, Bartlett Street, Bath

Hilton Fine Art Exhibition, New Beginnings Rachael Kantaris and Kerry Harding, Sat 5-Sat April 26.

Margarets Buildings, Bath

Victoria Art Gallery Bath Society of Artists Annual Exhibition, Sat April 5-Sat May 31, Tues-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1.30-5pm, closed Mondays.

Near Pulteney Bridge, Bath

Nick Cudworth Gallery Exhibition, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, paintings and prints by Nick Cudworth.

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o Darren Aronofsky has finally been given the keys to the kingdom with his new project Noah after Black Swan cemented him as one of the visionaries of our time to mainstream

audiences.

Noah, set for release tomorrow and starring Russell Crowe, Emma Watson and Sir Anthony Hopkins, has stirred up a lot of controversy not least to do with the subject matter. But it appears that now things have taken an even stranger twist.

To retread old ground for a moment, it’s not that the film is the retelling of a biblical story, it’s more that Aronofsky has apparently gone for a much more traditional telling of the story, mining the depths of the old testament to include all gods and monsters iconography that is traditionally left out of mainstream Bible movies produced in the US. For a moment it looked like Paramount Pictures might cave under pressure from the American Christian media and force not only substantial cuts on the movie but also a tempered feel and Christian rock soundtrack.

To be clear, this sect of the American Christian media does not refer to people who consider themselves Christian.

It refers more to the section of hardline Christians who only see movies that are pre approved by a loosely affiliated group of churches and media personalities, and whom still

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pack a substantial financial punch at the box office.

Aronofsky won out though and his cut of the film will be hitting screens with a small disclaimer apparently trying to mediate with aforementioned sects by asking them to allow for artists interpretation. All was well.

That was until about a week ago when Aronofsky came out in a press interview saying that, not only is the film the “least biblical biblical movie ever made” but also that he considered Noah to be “the first environmentalist”.

Many people, not least film critics

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like myself, found themselves joining up the dots having seen enough of the trailer to have a rough understanding of how the film plays out.

In a world of chaos where man is a roiling entity of destruction and greed, the environment turns against them with only those dedicated to building a new world being saved.

Cue a record scratch and confused silence with religious audiences everywhere realising that their involvement may be, rather ironically, part of a much bigger plan.

You see now, the aforementioned Christian media are accusing Aronofsky of using their sacred texts as soapbox to warn the world about the dangers of climate change. Let that sink in for a moment.

In a world where the Westboro Baptist Church’s practices are protected by law, there are religious groups complaining and condemning someone for using centuries old texts to push a modern agenda.

At time of writing I haven’t seen Noah so I can’t say if this is in fact the case but it’ll be interesting to see what transpires if what’s hypothesised above comes to pass.

Especially with Ridley Scott’s big budget retelling of the Book of Exodus coming out soon because honestly, Noah’s iconography is nothing compared to how the exodus of the Jews from Egypt could be interpreted by the man who brought us Prometheus. [ht Jyhksl

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