WHAT’S ON

What’s on in April

Georgina Hayden at Topping & Co. Bookshop

Jazz at Green Park Brasserie

LIVE MUSIC AT GREEN PARK BRASSERIE

n Green Park Brasserie, Green Park, Bath Enjoy live jazz/funk/soul/swing at Green Park Brasserie on Wednesday and Thursday from 6.30–8.45pm and Friday and Saturday from 6.30–9.45pm. Music varies in style from dynamic duos to modern trios to a Hot Club style quintet. The Brasserie kitchen will be open from 5–10pm Wednesday–Friday, and 12–10pm on Saturday, serving up local produce including steak, fish, chicken and burgers. greenparkbrasserie.com

MR HANDEL’S JUBILEE CELEBRATION 2 April, 7.30pm

n Bath Abbey Join Bath Minerva Choir at Bath Abbey for a Jubilee celebration as only Mr Handel can provide: three of his magnificent Coronation Anthems, including Zadok the Priest, his celebrated Hallelujah Chorus and the epic final chorus from Messiah, plus a selection of his most ravishing solo arias for female voice. With Bristol Baroque providing stylish accompaniment and two extraordinary soloists on the verge of major careers, this will be an uplifting and truly celebratory paean to Her Majesty in this, her Platinum Jubilee year. Tickets bathboxoffice.org.uk; bathminervachoir.co.uk

U3A: FROM BARROW TO BAGHDAD AND BACK AGAIN 7 April, 10.30pm–12.30.pm

n Bath Pavilion, North Parade Philip Caine will describe his fascinating career, beginning with him leaving school and ending with the writing of his first novel. He has worked in the hotel industry and on offshore oil rigs. At the end of the Iraq War in 2003, Philip went to Baghad where he directed the operations and project management of multiple accommodation bases for the American Coalition. Admission to the talks is free for members and asks for a donationof £2 for non-members. u3ainbath.org.uk

GEORGINA HAYDEN FOR NISTISIMA 7 April, 7.30pm

n Topping & Co, The Bookshop, Friends

Meeting House, York Street, Bath

Georgina Hayden, award-winning cook and food writer, comes to talk about her latest book Nistisima, a celebration of 120 delicious vegan recipes from the Mediterranean and beyond. A wonderful evening of talking and tasters. £26, including book. toppingbooks.co.uk

ANTIQUE AND VINTAGE FAIR 10 April, 10am–3.30pm

n Ashton Court Mansion House, Long

Ashton, Bristol

An Aladdin’s Cave of fine jewellery, china, ceramics, glassware, clocks, watches, furniture, pictures, paintings, militaria, retro items, kitchenalia, vintage clothing, furniture, vintage toys and much more. All indoors, 40 stalls in Georgian lounges and the beautiful grand music hall. Café serving refreshments. £2 entry, under 16s free. anniehawksley@blueyonder.co.uk

Mr Handel’s Jubilee Celebration at Bath Abbey

n BRLSI, Queen Square, Bath Sue Boyle selected this year to focus on The Waste Land, the poem by T. S. Elliot that many of us may have studied with varying degrees of comprehension. In this talk, Sue Boyle and others provide highlights from their Waste Land journey, exploring its many interpretations, its spurs to the imagination and its food for thought. £2–£5. brlsi.org

HAMELIN 12–14 April, 6.30pm, plus matinees

n The Egg, Bath When a mysterious stranger comes to Hamelin, promising to solve the town’s troubles, will the townsfolk hold up their end of the bargain? Join the Theatre Royal Bath Theatre School in their quest to uncover the truth in stories we think we know. Tickets £10, Theatre School members £8. theatreroyal.org.uk

BILL AND BETTY BLOCKHEAD IN LEMON SQUASHt 12–17 April

n 44AD Artspace, 4 Abbey Street, Bath An absurd contemplation of life, art and lemons, with a wide variety of artwork for sale from PAnon Associates. Performance party: 14 April, 6pm onwards. 44ad.net

BACON IN MOSCOW WITH JAMES BIRCH 13 April, 7.30pm

n Topping & Co, The Bookshop, Friends

Meeting House, York Street, Bath

James Birch comes to the bookshop to recall his brilliant account of his quest to mount a Francis Bacon exhibition in the

Tankus the Henge at Chapel Arts Children’s yoga in the gardens at the American Museum & Gardens

Lightning and climate lecture at BRLSI

Soviet Union. Come along for vodka shots and tales of the Soviet art world. £17.99, including book. toppingbooks.co.uk

BARRY HUMPHRIES: THE MAN BEHIND THE MASK 17–18 April, 7.30pm

n Theatre Royal Bath National treasure Barry Humphries will take you on a revelatory trip through his colourful life and theatrical career. The UK welcomed Dame Edna with open arms, and she immediately became a household favourite, filling our living rooms with many years of laughter. This intimate, confessional evening is seasoned with highly personal, sometimes startling, and occasionally outrageous stories. theatreroyal.org.uk

ALEXANDRA DARIESCU & BATH PHILHARMONIA 22 April, 7.30pm

n The Bath Forum This concert features Alexandra Dariescu, an enchanting and ground-breaking pianist, performing Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto No. 1, a light-hearted and ravishing masterpiece of orchestral colour with one of the most tender and beautiful slow movements of all piano concertos. Illuminating the programme are composers Eleanor Alberga, Claude Debussy, Paul Dukas and Maurice Ravel. Tickets: £35/£30/£25/£5. bathboxoffice.org.uk

LIGHTNING & CLIMATE 27 April, 7.30–9pm

n BRLSI, Queen Square, Bath, and online Speaker Dr Martin Fullekrug from the University of Bath will explore the phenomenon of lightning flashes as a diagnostic tool for key driving processes of climate variability and their contribution to positive feedback. £2–£5. brlsi.org

WORLD HERITAGE: ITS IMPORTANCE TO BATH AND OUR LOCAL ECONOMY 27 April, 7pm

n Sophie Cameron Centre, Royal High

School

Local resident and World Heritage expert Professor Barry Gilbertson, Chairman of the UNESCO Bath World Heritage Site Advisory Board, will be the speaker at this talk. Tickets £12.50 including a glass of wine, with additional glasses of wine available for purchase. Advance booking only. All profits from the event go towards the upkeep of the St. Stephen’s Millennium Green. For booking and more information go to millenniumgreen.org.uk/tickets

TANKUS THE HENGE 29 April, 8pm

n Chapel Arts, Lower Borough Walls Tankus the Henge have built their reputation on unforgettable song writing and spectacular live performances. Their funk-fuelled repertoire is wildly eclectic, ranging from New Orleans inspired swing to heavy rock riffs. £18/16. chapelarts.org

LOOKING AHEAD:

U3A: LANDSCAPE DESIGN IN AN AGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE 5 May, 10.30am–12.30pm

n Bath Pavilion, North Parade Road Andrew Grant is a director of pioneering Bath-based Landscape Architecture Firm, Grant Associates. He will explain that one of his firm’s aims is to steer people towards nature-based solutions to landscape design problems, reconnecting them with nature in insightful, delightful and distinctive ways whilst addressing the global challenges of urbanisation, the climate crisis and biodiversity extinction. Admission to the talks is free for members and asks for a donation of £2 for non-members. u3ainbath.org.uk

THE CLARIDGE LECTURE: ADRIAN TINNISWOOD Thursday 5 May, doors 6.15pm, lecture 7pm

n American Museum & Gardens,

Claverton Manor, Bath

Join Adrian Tinniswood OBE FSA, renowned social and architectural historian, for a talk about his new book Noble Ambitions: The Fall and Rise of the Post-War Country House. As the sun set on the British Empire in the years after the Second World War, the nation’s stately homes were in crisis. Capturing the spirit of the age, Tinniswood proves that the country house is not only an iconic symbol, but a lens through which to understand the shifting fortunes of Britain in an era of monumental social change. Tickets £10 (includes welcome drink). americanmuseum.org

CHILDREN’S YOGA Saturdays from 7 May, 11–11.45am

n American Museum & Gardens,

Claverton Manor, Bath

Children (ages 4+) can enjoy the uplifting surroundings of the gardens in the museum, with these classes, organised in partnership with Bath YMCA, designed to introduce yoga and mindfulness around a story or a theme that changes each week, ending with relaxation. £7.50 per session. americanmuseum.org

TOUCHED 4–7 May, 7:30pm

n The Rondo Theatre, Bath It’s 1945 – meet a Nottingham family of women over the 100 days from VE Day on 8 May to VJ (Victory in Japan) Day on 15 August. A story of celebration, love, gut-wrenching grief, and that great British Institution, a pot of tea. Momentous events, including the landslide victory of the Labour party, are seen through the everyday experience of those who lived through the turmoil of WW2. They dreamed of a New World and a better future. How have those dreams turned out 77 years later? By Stephen Lowe, presented by Bath Drama. £14/£12. ticketsource.co.uk