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Music Comedy
Friday 15th, 7.30pm Saturday 16th, Thursday 14th, 8pm
2.30pm & 7.30pm
Celebration presented by Ray and
Judith Sharp. Recognising their 25
year singing partnership during which
they have raised thousands for local
charities, Ray and Judith will present
music, song and dance from their
favourite musicals. £8.50. Arts Centre.
In aid of Help for Heroes
Thursday 21st, 8pm
Stephen K Amos. The Feelgood
Factor. Fun, warmth, bonhomie and
love. Suit ages 16+. £16.50. Wyvern

Exhibitions
Until 9 January, , Monday to Satur-
day 10am to 5pm
Presentation of Self. Portraits which
conceal and reveal the nature of artists
Elio Pace. With his unique blend of and their subjects, including works by
pop, rhythm & blues, jazz and rock Lucian Freud, Gilbert and George and
& roll, singer songwriter Elio brings Steven Pippin. Free. Swindon Museum
an unforgettable evening of musical & Art Gallery
excellence. £15. Arts Centre
Until Saturday 30th, Monday to
Friday 22nd, 7.30pm Saturday 10am to 5pm
Swindon Recital Series High Necessary Pots: Studio Pottery in
Achievers’ Concert featuring pupils the South West. Ceramics by artists
of the Music Co-operative, accompa- with strong links with the west country,
nied by Paul Turner. £12; accompanied such as David Leach, Hans Coper and
children under 14 free. Arts Centre Katharine Pleydell-Bouverie. Free.
Saturday 23rd, 8pm Swindon Museum & Art Gallery
Jon Allen. Emerging singer-song- Until March, Monday to Saturday
writer Jon has supported the likes 10am to 5pm
of Damien Rice, KT Tunstall and the Inspired by Stonehenge. Display
recent Mark Knopfler/Emmylou Harris of memorabilia including souvenir
arena shows. Check out his soulful, china, postcards, guide books, cloth-
gravelly voice at www.jon-allen.co.uk. ing, comics and music, collected and
£10. Arts Centre curated by well known archaeologist
Sunday 24th, 7.30pm and broadcaster Julian Richards. Free.
Oxford Philomusica perform ba- Swindon Museum & Art Gallery
roque favourites. £10 - £20. Wyvern From Tuesday 5th to 30th, Monday
Wednesday 27th, 1.05pm to Friday 9am to 5.30pm; Saturday
Lunchtime Recital for Holocaust Me- 9am to 5pm
morial Day. Messiaen. Quartet for the Exhibition by Nicola King. A se-
End of Time. £5, buffet £3.50. Wyvern lection of large, colourful abstracts
Thursday 28th, 7.30pm to brighten up a dull month. Free.
Chas and his Band. The Rock Rabbit Framework Art & Craft
and Roll Tour. £18. Wyvern From Saturday 16th
Friday 29th, 7.30pm The Art of Collecting. Celebrating the
The Winner Takes It All featuring Contemporary Art Society’s centenary
The New Voulez-Vous and Jive and its significant contribution to the
Talkin’. A tribute show of hit music Swindon Collection of Modern Art.
from Abba and the Bee Gees. £18.50. Free. Swindon Museum & Art Gallery
Wyvern
Saturday 30th, 7.30pm Film
Mayor of Swindon’s Charity Show
hosted by Wessex Male Choir in Wednesday 6th, 7.45pm
aid of Thamesdown Hydrotherapy The Visitor (15) A lonely academic
Pool, Community Radio 105.5FM, rediscovers his love of life when he
Swindon Guide Dogs for the meets two illegal immigrants in this
Blind, Swindon Cares - supporting bittersweet drama set in New York.
LEAVES (Local Enterprise and SFS. Arts Centre
Vocational Employment Schemes) Wednesday 20th, 7.45pm
and Swindon Down’s Syndrome The Class (15). A fascinating and
Group, £12. Wyvern acute semi-documentary about a
year in the life of a young teacher in
Sunday 31st, 7.30pm
A Night at the Opera presented by a tough working class area of Paris.
London Festival Opera. A thrilling SFS. Arts Centre
programme of works by Verdi, Puccini, Swindon Film Society (SFS) films are
Mozart, Rossini, Bizet, Offenbach and for members only. It is possible to join
many more. £16. Wyvern at any film showing

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