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Swindon Wide What’s On in August
Talks To 18th August, Mon to Fri 10am
to 4pm, Sat 9am to 1pm
THE ALL NEW Wednesday 12th, 10.15am Pong to Playstation. 35 years of
Meteors, Vampires and Me. A talk working computer games consoles.
Swindon by Hugh Rees at the meeting of The exhibition charts the machines,
Thamesdown Probus. Call Dan
Dangerfield on 763733 for details. the companies and the games’
characters that are now part of
Rendezvous Blunsdon House Hotel gaming history. Free. Museum of
Computing in Swindon, University of
Wednesday 26th, 10.15am
Early Photography. Ned Barham Bath in Swindon, Oakfield Campus
speaks to Thamesown Probus. Call To 1st September
Dan Dangerfield on 763733 for Artist and Model. Artists’ portrayal
details. Blunsdon House Hotel of themselves and others, contrasting
photography and painting in works
Exhibitions by Steven Pippin, John Bellany and
William Roberts. Free. Swindon
To 25th August Museum and Art Gallery
Ken White New Work. Best known To 29th December
for his murals, Ken has produced Treasure. What makes a treasure?
several series of easel paintings on Precious metals, age, rarity? Or all
varied subjects from Ancient Egypt three? Find out more in this exhibition
to the railway yards where he worked of archaeological treasure from the
in his youth.This exhibition will reveal Swindon area. Free. Swindon
Ken’s most recent themes. Free. Arts Museum & Art Gallery
Centre

A taste of the Orient in the Booking now for September
heart of Swindon Thursday 13th Thursday 27th to Sunday 30th
Edinburgh & Beyond. New comedy Gruffalo’s Child.
in town. Arts Centre Continues the
Friday 14th story of the mouse
Swindon Recital Series. Arts Centre and the monster
Saturday 15th in a delightful
Naked Voices. Arts Centre musical adapt-
ation of the award
Sunday 16th winning book.
The ALL YOU Brian Kennedy. £16. Wyvern
RESERVE A Multi-media
CAN EAT figurehead of Irish Thursday 27th
TABLE FOR popular culture. Punt and Dennis. Arts Centre
MENU
YOUR BIRTH Arts Centre Friday 28th
has now been DATE Thursday 20th Puppini Sisters performing tongue
extended to 7 days Michael McIntyre. in cheek versions of classic numbers.
a week If a table is booked for Wonderfully, Arts Centre
6 or more the birthday unceasingly, Saturday 29th
Sunday - Thursday £16.00 boy or girl eats for free gloriously funny Eddie Martin Trio. Arts Centre
per person (For example 5 pay and
1 eats for free man. Arts Centre Sunday 30th
Fridays & Saturdays £19.00 Birthday must be on actual Tuesday 25th to Saturday 29th Romeo and Juliet. Pimlico Opera
per person day booked) The Business of Murder. present Bellini’s work in a production
You can choose Only valid on all you can eat or Psychological thriller starring Todd inspired by The Godfather and set in
from over 100 any set dinner Carty. £15. Wyvern the 1940s. In Italian. £16.50. Wyvern
I.D. WILL BE REQUIRED
dishes
Family sings in support of hospice
FREE BOTTLE Swindon Arts Centre manager, Clarry Bean and his talented family have
OF WINE recorded a CD to raise money for the Prospect Hospice.
The unique family have a history
Book a table for 4 of singing with the Kentwood Show
and receive a Choir and were persuaded to make
FREE BOTTLE OF WINE a recording by musical director,
for every 4 guests Sheila Harrod. “I thought how unu-
(Offer only available on all you can sual it was to have such talent in
eat and set menu, please present one family,” she said. “Their voices
this voucher when ordering.)
blend well together, but each of
them has their own musical style.”
20% OFF ALL TAKEAWAYS Singing with Clarry are his wife,
Christine, their son and daughter. in a range of styles: musical, jazz,
11-12a Theatre Square Swindon Twenty-year old Danny has just pop, soul standards, folk and clas-
Telephone 01793 523570 completed a six-month singing sical. £7 from every CD will go to
contract on a cruise ship and Abby, the Prospect Hospice. It can be
18, is about to leave Swindon for purchased at Swindon Arts Centre
See our menu at the Cumbria Institute of the Arts to and Prospect charity shops.
www.rendezvous-group.co.uk train in drama and musical theatre. To hear a sample, and to order:
The CD features thirteen songs www.myspace.com/familybean

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