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                             Swindon Wide Wh(At's On in
    Exhibitions                North Swindon Library      Dance                       Children's and
                               Tuesday 2nd to Sunday 14th
    Wyvern, Lower Foyer        Painting exhibition by Swindon  Friday 5th, 8pm        family events
    until Saturday 6th         Artists Society            Transtep by Shobana Jeyasingh,
    Decay                      Swindon Artists Society exhibit in a  one of Britain's most gifted and  Saturdays 6th & 20th
    Swindon Photographic Society focus  variety of local places to let the public  original choreographers combining  Meet the Railway Workers. Join
   on the process of decay.    view and buy their work. If you are  contemporary dance with elements  former engine drivers, firemen and
   Wyvern, Circle Bar          interested in becoming a member  from the Indian classical dance form  railway workers as they bring stories
    until 30 April             please call Pat Matthews on 485550  Bharata Natyam. £8.50. Town Hall  of the steam age to life with practical
   Showcase                    for further details.       Studios                     demonstrations and accounts of their
    Featuring contemporary work by                        Friday 19th, 7.30pm         experiences. Normal admission
   Swindon artists.            Film                       Sticks and Stones. A journey of  charges. STEAM
   Arts Centre                                            dreams and realities where you  Saturday 13th, 10.30am - 4.30pm
                               Wednesday 3rd, 7.45pm
   Tuesday 2nd to Saturday 27th                           experience and change the course  Writing and Warring. Is the pen
                               Adaptation (15)                                        mightier than the sword? Meet some
   A Stitch in Place by Hilary Clash                      of events, performed by Partners
                               Nicholas Cage stars as Charlie                         unruly characters and look at
   Textiles inspired by ancient                           Theatre Co. £4. Town Hall Studios
                               Kaufman. struggling to write a film                   weapons from earliest times through
   landscapes which have been                             Tuesday 23rd, 8pm
                               script based on a book by Susan                       to 1 7thC. Learn about the origins of
   sculpted by man and weather, from                      CandoCo (below). The world's most
                               Orlean (Meryl Streep). Spike Jonze's                  writing and try your hand at
   the Wiltshire Downs to Venezuela.                      famous integrated dance company
                               fil m is self indulgent, very clever and              calligraphy. Free, drop in activity.
   Swindon Museum & Art Gallery                           of disabled and non-disabled
                               funny. SFS                                             Swindon Museum & Art Gallery
   until 16 May                                           performers with a new double bill:
                               Wednesday 17th, 7.45pm
   Swindon in Focus. Photographs by                       Microphobia and The Human Suite.  Saturday 13th, 10am - 12noon
                               Goodbye Lenin! (15)
   Denis Bird taken mostly in 1960s                       £11. Wyvern                Mayhem and Madness. A morning
                               A party activist is in a coma during
   capture the town in transition.                                                   filled with activities including arts.
                               the fall of East Germany. so her son                  crafts and environmental games. Suit
   Swindon Museum & Art Gallery
                               reconstructs the old DDR in her small                 5 - 10 year olds. Book on 771419.
   until Sunday 28th
                               flat to lesson the shock when she                     Meet at Lydiard Visitor Centre
   Mostly Metal
                               comes round. This sensitive comedy
   A small but diverse display of local                                              Sunday 21st, 11 am to 4pm
                               provides insight into the lingering
   finds including Roman brooches, an                                                Mother's Day Special, steam trains
                               DDR nostalgia for the former
   Elizabethan I sixpence, and a                                                     running during the day. Swindon &
                               Communist East and how people cope
   Pilgrim's lead flask for holy water.                                               Cricklade Railway, Tadpole Lane,
                               with radical change. Subtitled. SFS  s^`  k     1     Blunsdon. For details call 771615
   Swindon Museum & Art Gallery  Swindon Film Society (SFS)
   from Saturday 6th           All films are shown at the Arts Centre;               Sunday 28th, 2.30pm
   Fab Forty!                  tickets are not sold in advance;                      Circus Hilarious with a brand new
   Forty works of the Swindon Collection                                             production for 2004. £8. Wyvern
   of Modern British Art have been  society leaflets are available at the  Thursday 25th to  Sunday 28th, 11am to 4pm
                               Arts Centre; join when purchasing
   chosen to celebrate the Art Gallery's  tickets         Saturday 27th, 7.30pm  Foremarke Hall' Steam Special,
   40th birthday.                                         If I Didn't Have You produced by steam trains running during the day.
                                                          The Judith Hockaday School of  Swindon & Cricklade Railway.
                                                          Dancing. £8. Wyvern
                cal Flights!                                                          Tadpole Lane, Blunsdon. For details
              h                                           Friday 26th, 8pm           call 771615
                                                          WYSIWYG presented by Anjali i —
                  ..,, experience of a      Off ;me!      Dance Companywhose professional  St Patrick's Weekend
                                                          dancers all have learning disabilities.  Celebration
                         ... Something     different      ca cn T , ,n F-c n ct,,di,  Saturday 13 March, 8pm - lam
                            for someone special!                                         Greenbridge Pub. Stratton
                                                                                             Shawn Cuddy
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                                                                                         Displays of Irish dancing
                                                           Shaw Farm
           ights from..              -, minutes                                        Admission £8. Tel/fax: 642368
                                                           Old Shaw
                                                                                          Moloney & McInerney
                                                           Lane. Shaw < q
                                                                                         Schools of Irish Dancing
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                                                           Family Morning                 St Patrick's Night
                                                           Wednesday 3 March &               Celebration
                                                           Thursday 4 March
                                                                                        Wednesday 17 March, 9pm
                                                           10am - 12.30pm
                                                                                         Greenbridge Pub. Stratton
                                                           Fun on the farm for young children
                                                                                             Riky Denham
                                                           and their parents or carers. Follow
                                                                                         Displays of Irish dancing
    Are you looking to purchase a property                 the nature trail, feed the hens and  Admission £6. Tel/fax: 642368
                                                           collect the eggs, seasonal art and
    in Southern Spain?                                                                    Moloney & McInerney
                                                           craft work. A snack is provided,
    We have a large selection of properties                and you are welcome to bring a  Schools of Irish Dancing
    For Sale throughout                                    picnic lunch. Free, but places must  Dance for Prospect
                                                           be booked on 771080.
    COSTA BLANCA + ALMERIA                                                              Wednesday 31 March, 8pm
                                                          African Drumming
    MURCIA + COSTA DEL SOL                                                            Winners Lounge, County Ground
                                                          Thursdays 11, 18 and 25 March,  Featuring Light and Sound
    Apartments - Towcnhoiuses - Villas                    7pm - 8.30pm
                                                                                      Spectacular with Tony Williamson
                                                           A three week course to explore
                                                                                      and The Party People Roadshow
                                                          the rich wealth of traditional West  Dance cabaret with Fay and Kelly
                                                          African rhythms, learning to play
                                                                                       Licensed bar and grand raffle
                                                          the Djembe and other drums and
                                                                                         Tickets, £6. from Prospect
                                                          percussion. For children aged 8
                                                                                         Foundation. Tel: 815142
                                                          and over, accompanied by an adult.
                                                                                       Also Prospect shops and The
                                                           Free, but places must be booked in
                                                                                      Information Centre, Regent Street
                                                          advance on 771080
                                                                                      All proceeds to Prospect Hospice
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