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What’s on in October Dame Joan Collins at the Bath Pavilion
Shakespeare Live performs Hamlet Act Six
ARTISTS’ SHOWCASE Throughout October n Out of the Blue Gallery A beautiful new gallery right in the heart of Bath is showcasing some of the best British artists and ceramicists. Set across two floors, the gallery is packed with great pieces. Look out for must-see exhibitions arriving at the gallery soon. outofthebluegallery.com JAZZ FACTORY: LEARN TO IMPROVISE Every Monday throughout October n Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon Jazz Factory is a weekly jazz workshop for instrumentalists and vocalists. It welcomes and caters for players of all levels, experience and ability. Go along and give it a try! You will work in small groups led by professional musicians in a supportive atmosphere. The workshop meets every Monday evening in term time at Wiltshire Music Centre. jazzfactory.co.uk BATHEASTON ART TRAIL 2–3 October, 11.30am–5.30pm n At various locations in Batheaston Artists aare getting ready to open up their studios and homes – in a real, not virtual way. The trail aims to offer an event for visitors and residents of all ages, to inspire the artist in all of us by showcasing the amazing talent we have living in our local area. Entry to the trail will be free, and a colourful brochure and map is provided to help you find your way from one exhibition venue to another. growbatheaston.co.uk
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DELIGHT ONCE MORE: MUSIC FOR DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI 7 October, 7.30pm n The Holburne The Holburne is hosting a fundraising concert inspired by the works of Dante Gabriel Rossetti including music by Schubert, Schumann and Mendelssohn. The concert is set to be an intimate evening with one of the UK’s most innovative young song duos, inspired by themes from the Rossetti exhibition: love, nostalgia, portraits and dedications. holburne.org SHAKESPEARE LIVE: HAMLET ACT SIX: A COMEDY 11–12 October n The Mission Theatre All Shakespeare lovers know that Hamlet is a tragedy, very long and very sad, and that after five acts almost everybody is dead. But was the play we all know the final version? Or could it have been just an early draft? Be among the first to see the newly discovered sixth act of the play. If it is genuine, when and why did Shakespeare write it? What was it that happened at the first dress rehearsal? Who wasn't really dead? Who wanted the biggest part? Who came to visit from another play? What's the priest got to do with it? Don’t miss the astonishing World Premiere of Hamlet Act Six. shakespearelive.com UNLOCKING NEW WAYS OF BUSINESS THINKING 12 October, 7.30pm–9pm
n Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution To reinvent our businesses, our thinking and practices need to become more entrepreneurial. Value arises from meaning, meaning reflects how we think, thinking operates in the grooves of our habits. Freeing up our thinking – becoming a kinetic thinker – is about unlocking what we see and what we do in the situations we face. brlsi.org DAME JOAN COLLINS IS UNAPOLOGETIC 14 October, 7.30pm n Bath Pavilion The legend of the screen and stage is celebrating her new book, My Unapologetic Diaries. Join Dame Joan in conversation with Christopher Biggins as she reveals some of the exciting, funny (and often outrageous!) stories and secrets from her long career. fane.co.uk DID I SAY THAT OUT LOUD? WITH FI GLOVER & JANE GARVEY 15 October, 7.30pm n Bath Pavilion The award-winning broadcasters don’t claim to have all the answers (what was the question?), but for this live event to celebrate their new book Did I Say That Out Loud?, they guarantee an evening of behind-thescenes revelations and inconsequential, but strangely compelling, chat about living some of their lives in front of and behind the microphone. fane.co.uk
