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Exhibitions Comedy
BLAYLOCKS
Friday 8th, 8pm
Trev and Simon's Circus of Evil
SWINDON'S FAMILY SHOE SHOP Est. 1920
(below). Associated with Saturday
STOCKISTS OF ALL LEADING BRANDS mornings 'Going Live' and 'Live and
Bath Road Corner, Old Town Kicking,' Trev and Simon have long
maintained an alternative comedy
Tel: 534271 act which mixes buffoonery, slapstick
and crazy characterisation. Not
suitable for children. £10. Arts Centre
Time slips away amongst the 1000s Jennifer Barton combines chemi-
of books on our shelves cals and computers, details below
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An old fashioned bookshop for custome s who like things Wyvern, Lower Foyer
v to 16 March
the way they used to be with a standard of ser ice for today. r
Photo Accolade by Jennifer Barton
BOOK TOKENS MAKE PERFECT GIFTS
Inspired by old darkroom techniques,
VICTORIA BOOKSHOP Jennifer Barton uses these and the
30 Wood Street, Old Town, Swindon • Tel: (01793) 527364 latest computer technology to create
new qualities in her black and white
images.
TRADITIONAL, BEDS STEAM
Swindon Works: Past and present
ANTIQIIFS & ALL PINS Historic photographs from the
A wide range of beds, museum collection, comparing them
with views taken in more recent years.
bases, mattresses,
Free admission to exhibition, normal
special sizes & 4 posters
admission charges to museum. Thursday 28th, 8pm
Delivery and erection service Wyvern, Lower Foyer Mark Steel (right). Columnist, author
Pine furniture, old lace, linen from 19 March and regular radio broadcaster, Mark
Recent Paintings, Drawings and Steel with his one man show and
and costume jewellery.
Etchings take on life. £8.50. Arts Centre
Open loam-5.30pm (Monday 4pm) by Thomas Michael Harrison
Closed Wednesday & Sunday
Still life, portraits and figures in a Workshops
11 Newport Street, Old Town, Swindon. stunning collection of subtle images
using a limited palette to capture
Tel: 01793 520259 Saturdays 9th & 16th, 10am - 4pm
light and form in an abstract way. Stained Glass. This two day
from a widely exhibited local artist. workshop will develop glass cutting,
Arts Centre leading and soldering skills while
THE COMPLETE HOUSE FURNISHERS IN ONE SHOP to 23 March working on a leaded panel. Materials
Lobsters and Fish provided. £40. Arts Centre
by Chris Beadle
SPILLERS These large-scale realistic life Sundays 3rd & 24th,
10.45am - 12 noon (beginners),
compositions draw out all the 12.15pm - 1.30pm (improvers)
FURNIS]AING complexities of colour and texture Traditional Spanish flamboyant
Flamenco with Jose Garcia.
from these unusual subjects
Swindon Museum & Art Gallery dance. £7/workshop. Swindon
Established since 1843 Saxon Sword Dance, Town Hall Studios, Regent
A remarkable Saxon sword dis- Circus. Tel. 463210
Parker Knoll covered near Swindon. Saturday 23rd, 10am - 4pm
Swindon Museum & Art Gallery Easter Flower Painting. An informal
Duniopilio Tales from the Gallery day of still life water-colour painting.
t- 0 stories, myths and legends which Sunday 24th, 10.30am - 12.30pm
This exhibition explores the possible
Bring materials. £10. Arts Centre
are hidden behind the paintings in
Egyptian Dance with Jill Osbourne.
the Swindon Collection.
undulating and rhythmic movements
Wyvern, Harlequin Bar A graceful style of dance using both
Q3herbbme from 5 March of the hips and torso. This workshop
I mages by Gary Spencer Markham for women only will give you poise
A series of brightly coloured paintings and confidence. £10.25. Swindon
amb&and in which this local artist echoes the Dance, Town Hall Studios, Regent
Cubist and Expressionistic ap- Circus. Tel: 463210
• Dining Room Furniture • Suites & Sofas C proaches to portraying the human
• Chairs & Recliners • Specialist Recliners M DONAGH face.
Swindon Scratch Choir
• Beds & Bedroom Furniture Like singing? Come and join us on
• Occasional Furniture • Carpets & Flooring The Dance House
a Monday night, once a fortnight
Open 6 days a week - Free delivery Aistons High energy ceilidh with during termtime at Lower Shaw
The family business that really cares The Woodpecker Band Farm, West Swindon.
No auditions or choir experience
Saturday 16 March, 8pm -11.30pm necessary. Just be willing to sing
132 VICTORIA ROAD, OLD TOWN, SWINDON Ellendune Centre. Wroughton anything from pop to African chants.
TEL: (01793) 522329/541146 £6. £4 concs, £16 family. under 11 s £1 It s friendly, it's uplifting and it's fun.
Call 641107 for tickets For information call Linda Lee on
www.spillersfurnishing.co.uk booth-howe @ ntlworld .com 875184 (eves)
