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Swindon Wide What’s On in February 23

Music Saturday 9th, 8pm Wednesday 15th, 8.15pm Talks & Meetings
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Andy Clarke, singer/guitarist. Swin-
Saturday 2nd, 8.30pm From Tchaikovsky to Nirvana, a funny, don Folksingers Club. Members only, Wednesday 6th, 5.30pm - 6.30pm
Swindon Jazz Society: The Li- virtuosic, foot-stomping obituary of membership is free - apply at least two War and Truth. Roger Vlitos’ illus-
quorice-Stick All Sorts. Call 826856 rock-n-roll and melodious light enter- days prior to evening. trated lecture looks at some of the
£12. The Kings, Wood Street tainment. £15.50 Wyvern Theatre Friday 15th, 8pm world’s most famous documentary
Thursday 21st, Sunday 10th, 1pm Think Floyd. All the atmosphere, photographs and offi cial war artists.
42nd Street Broadway’s Musical Jazz Lunch with the Tim Collinson visual magnitude and musical excel- University of Bath in Swindon. Free
Empire Theatre Company. Oppor- Quartet Dynamic and exciting jazz lence of Pink Floyd, recreated live. Thursday 7th, 7.30pm.
tunity for young people (13-30 years) group with a fascinating and varied Superb renditions of Atom Heart An Evening of Clairvoyance with
to experience professional theatre. repertoire. Price includes lunch. £15 Mother and Echoes, Dark Side of Luke Lymell. Tel: 0770 492 3677.
Wyvern Theatre. Wyvern Theatre the Moon and The Wall. £13 - £15. £7.50 Gorse Hill Community Centre
Friday 1st, 8.15pm Monday 11th, 7.30pm Wyvern Theatre Wednesday 13th, 5.30 - 6.30pm
Sean Moore. Great singer from Brass Monkeys. Four masters of their Saturday 16th, 7.30pm Winning the Penalty Shoot-out Ken
Co Armagh. Swindon Folksingers art combine open hearted enthusiasm That’ll Be The Day. Over 100 classic Bray on penalty taking and the science
Club. Members only, membership is to reach tremendous heights. £12.50 hits from the 50s to the 80s combined of goalkeeping. University of Bath in
free - apply at least two days prior - £14.50. Wyvern Theatre with feel-good’ comedy routines. Two Swindon, Main Hall. Free.
to evening. hours of non-stop nostalgia. £19. Wednesday 20th, 5.30pm - 6.30pm
Saturday 2nd, 6.45pm Tuesday 12th, 7.30pm Wyvern Theatre The Natural World - Celebration
Marrakesh Express. From music of the
Caroline Dale. The evening will Byrds, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young Sunday 17th, 2pm and Christian Concern Mary Colwell
include the dramatic sonata by Shos- an unforgettable reading of America’s The Meat Loaf Trilogy. Video pro- highlights many of the problems and
takovich and the Bach Gamba Sonata greatest rock. £15. Wyvern jected scenes, incredible stage set, dilemmas facing us today. University of
No 1. £10. Arts Centre superb band and Steve Steinman’s Bath in Swindon, Main Hall. Free
Sunday 3rd, 7.30pm Tuesday 12th, 8pm unique stage presence. £16.50 - Wednesday 27th, 5.30pm - 6.30pm
Thea Gilmore Acoustic. Lyrics that
Voulez Vous. Non-stop ABBA hits, combine awesome poetic grace with £18.50. Wyvern Theatre The Role of the Modern Zoo in
brilliantly performed alongside a a 21st century barbed undercurrent. Friday 22nd, 8.15pm Conservation. Dr Jo Gipps. OBE. An
narrated history of the band’s rise to £12.50. Arts Centre Steve Turner Folk & Country Music. exploration of the evolution of zoos
stardom and eventual split. £15.50 - Swindon Folksingers Club. Members from menageries to the modern envi-
£17.50. Wyvern Theatre Wednesday 13th, 1.05pm only, membership is free - apply at ronmental action centre. University of
Tuesday 5th, 7.30pm Lunchtime Recital Sarah Jefferies least two days prior to evening. Bath in Swindon, Main Hall. Free.
and Paul Turner. Beautiful and humor-
Acoustic Strawbs. Thirty years on ous English classics, haunting melo- Friday 29th, 7.30pm
from their huge album chart suc- dies, infectious rhythm and Spanish Making British Cars. Tim Bryan
cesses, The Strawbs now tour with folksongs. £5. Wyvern Theatre draws on the rich collection of the Heri-
Dave Cousins, Dave Lambert plus 70’s tage Motor Centre in Warwickshire to
band member Chas Cronk. £12.50 - Wednesday 13th, 7.30pm talk about the people and products of
£14.50. Wyvern Theatre the motor industry. Swindon Museum
Wednesday 6th, 7.30pm A classic car - see right & Art Gallery
Five Star Swing Hits from the Swing
era of Benny Goodman and Glenn
Miller plus a wealth of foot-stomping
rhythm and blues and jazz. £12.50 -
£14.50. Wyvern Theatre
Thursday 7th, 7.30pm
Barb Jungr sings Nina Simone
Barb Jungr’s radical and passionate
interpretations of Bob Dylan, Jacques
Brel and Elvis Presley reveal her to
be a fearless singer and performer. The Counterfeit Police. All the pres-
£14 - £16. Wyvern Theatre ence of Sting, Andy Summers and
Thursday 7th to 9th, 7.30pm & Stuart Copeland and a whirlwind of
2.30pm on 9th classic Police songs: Roxanne, Mes-
Ten in a Bar. Spine tingling pro- sage in a Bottle, Every Breath You
gramme of classic numbers by Fleet- Take,Walking on the Moon, Don’t
wood Mac, Don McLean and the Rat Stand so Close to Me and more. £16.
Pack. £9.50. Arts Centre Wyvern Theatre
Friday 8th, 8pm Wednesday 13th ,7.30pm £34pp
February
Bands Night. Great live music from The Hired Man - New Perspectives Saturday 16th
talented young singers and musicians. A moving story of a young couple and
Future rock stars in the making. £9 (£7 their struggle to live from the land. £12. He’s Back. Stan Terry returns by popular demand as Rod Stewart.
pre-booked). Wyvern Theatre Arts Centre
Stan has performed twice at the annual Rod Stewart convention,
an honor bestowed on him by Rod’s family.
Dance to your favourite tribute artist and disco. Tickets £34 per person,
include a set 4 course candle lit dinner. Doors open at 8pm
He’s Back – Stan Terry returns by popular demand as Rod Stewart. Stan has per-
Why not meet your party in Carrie’s Bar for a pre-dinner drink?
formed twice at the annual Rod Stewart convention,
an honor bestowed on him by Rod’s family.

At the Wyvern: Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, stars of the BBC Rock
Proms at London’s Roundhouse with the Kaiser Chiefs. See top of page

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