Wanted: top-loading kiln by small pottery class. Phone Matt 07828 945262
Fun, Professional Equipment hire for all party needs. 01865 875519 www.acdisco.com
LARGE CARDBOARD TUBES. Great for school projects! Free to collector (St Clements, 9.15am-6pm weekdays). Call 01865 241133 / email info@dailyinfo.co.uk
Disco, PA, and Lighting Equipment — hire and sales. 118 Cowley Road, 01865 722027
Lady of Burma: click here to read the Daily Info review of this startling play about Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi, Oxford Playhouse 17th Jan; touring April - June 2008.
Aromatherapy massage - IFPA Qualified Practitioner, East Oxford. Concessions for students. E mail me on ctprior@hotmail.com or phone 0778 9862182
Sense and Sensibility. A new adaptation of Austen's classic gets the Oxford garden show treatment in the idyllic surroundings of Bat Willow Meadow, Magdalen College. 7.30pm 27th-31st May, £7(£5). Box Office: Oxford Playhouse, 01865 305305
Disco, PA Hire. Free delivery, set up and collection. Student Discount!!! www.oxfordpahire.co.uk 07881 917279
Discos, Karaokes and Equipment Hire - Dave Seamer Entertainments: (01865) 240054.
Bands, discos, karaoke. Equipment hire from ODS. (01865) 736660.
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Fri 16th May
Odeon George Street (0871 2244 007) — Fri 16th May
Forgetting Sarah Marshall [15]
A man tries to survive without his famous girlfriend.
2.15, 5.15, 8.15pm
Really nice film - to be enjoyed as just 'funny' with several good one-liners and a crazy element. At the bottom of it all there... read more
Arms dealer becomes superhero.
1.30, 4.30, 7.30pm
Well, another superhero movie! I am not very au fait with the world of superheroes, having never read a comic so as to resist... read more
Made of Honour [12A] Submit review
Wedding-based love triangle.
3.00, 6.00, 9.00pm
Speed Racer [PG] Submit review
Action adventure based on the comic book.
1.00, 4.00, 7.15pm
A student and his tutor are drawn into a murder mystery.
2.30, 5.30, 8.30pm
A complete waste of time and money. I only went to see it because it was set in Oxford. Terrible dialogue, acting and plot. Elijah... read more
What Happens in Vegas [12A] Submit review
A couple wake up married and wealthy.
2.45, 5.45, 8.45pm
Odeon Magdalen Street (0871 2244 007) — Fri 16th May
A man turns to blackjack to fund med school.
5.00, 8.00pm
Loved the film, it was exciting and had an unexpected ending, having read the book on which it was based. The main character was... read more
Arms dealer becomes superhero.
2.30, 5.30, 8.30pm
Well, another superhero movie! I am not very au fait with the world of superheroes, having never read a comic so as to resist... read more
Nim's Island [U] Submit review
Fiction and reality blend in fantasy adventure.
12.30, 2.45pm
Phoenix Picture House (0870 758 3218) — Fri 16th May
Animation of one Iranian woman's struggle for identity.
1.45, 4.00pm
In 95 minutes, mainly in stark, elegant or playful black and white animation, Persepolis tells the appalling story of... read more
Caramel [PG] Submit review
Five women meet in a beauty salon in Beirut.
2.00, 4.15, 6.30, 8.45pm
Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy [PG] Submit review
Recut version of 1979 classic. Includes Q&A.
6.00pm
Duel [PG] Submit review
Death by truck. Part of the Spielberg festival.
8.45pm
Ultimate Picture Palace (245288) — Fri 16th May
Curious reworking of the story of Henry VIII's wife.
6.30pm
Well, this just goes to show that you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. The Other Boleyn Girl is a truly awful... read more
The surreal world of the Draags and the Oms.
11.30pm
Adapted from Roland Topor’s sci-fi fable, this beautifully animated film takes the viewer on a sublime trip to the world of the... read more
Diary of the Dead [18] Submit review
The latest of George Romero's zombie classics.
9.00pm
Vue Cinema (08712 240 240) — Fri 16th May
Speed Racer [12A] Submit review
Action adventure based on the comic book.
2.30, 5.30pm
Smart People [15] Submit review
A professor's life falls apart.
12.50, 3.10, 5.20, 7.30, 9.40, 11.50pm
Whatever Happens in Vegas [12A] Submit review
A couple wake up married and wealthy.
2.15, 4.30, 6.45, 9.10, 11.30pm
Doomsday [18] Submit review
Future Scotland with cannibals.
1.15, 3.45, 6.30, 9.20, 11.40pm
Arms dealer becomes superhero.
12.00, 1.00, 2.00, 3.00, 4.00, 5.00, 6.00, 7.00, 8.00, 9.00, 10.00 11.00pm
Well, another superhero movie! I am not very au fait with the world of superheroes, having never read a comic so as to resist... read more
A student and his tutor are drawn into a murder mystery.
8.30, 11.10pm
A complete waste of time and money. I only went to see it because it was set in Oxford. Terrible dialogue, acting and plot. Elijah... read more
Forgetting Sarah Marshall [15]
A man tries to survive without his famous girlfriend.
12.30, 3.30, 6.15, 8.45, 11.20pm
Really nice film - to be enjoyed as just 'funny' with several good one-liners and a crazy element. At the bottom of it all there... read more
Nim's Island [U] Submit review
Fiction and reality blend in fantasy adventure.
12.40, 3.20, 5.45pm
Made of Honour [12A] Submit review
Wedding-based love triangle.
8.15, 10.45pm
Fri 16th May — Concert Listings
Enjoy an evening of Live Jazz by the fireside.
www.oldparsonage-hotel.co.uk / email: info@oldparsonage-hotel.co.uk / Tel. 01865310210
Free admission 8pm -10pm
The Old Parsonage Hotel
Concert For Mary Howell Pryce In aid of Sobell House Hospice
Eclectic mix of harpsicord, jazz and poetry
www.sobellhospiceoxford.org / email: lindsay@sobellhospice.org / Tel. 01865 857007
8.00 pm, £12/£9 concessions
Holywell Music Room, Holywell Street.
Grammy Award Winner In Concert Oxford Indian Society
Indian Classical Music concert by Pt Vishwamohan Bhatt (Mohan Veena)
www.vishwamohanbhatt.com / email: oisevents@googlemail.com
7pm, £10 non-students; £5 students
Jacqueline du Pré Music Building , St. Hilda's College, Cowley Place; Email: jdp@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk; Tel. 276821; Fax: 286674.
Paul Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosen & Sir Edward Elgar Symphony Number 1. Conducted by Toby Purser.
www.ouo.oums.org / email: ouomanager@gmail.com
8pm. £12 (Concessions £5)
Sheldonian Theatre , Broad Street; Tel. 305305 .
Fri 16th May — Courses and Workshops Listings
All abilities welcome. UK registered charity.
www.fisu.org / email: courses@fisu.org / Tel. 07738383347
Temple Cowley.
Varied workshops afterschool/hols/parties with young dynamic artist
email: emmievb1@hotmail.co.uk / Tel. 07725867588
Flexible times. Group discount
In your own home
Learn to make and cook food that's really good for you.
www.ark-t.org / email: mail@ark-t.org / Tel. 01865 396778
3.30-4.45pm £3.50 (£2)
Ark T Centre, Crowell Rd, Cowley, OX4 3LN
Daily classes suitable for those with some Astanga yoga experience.
www.astangavinyasaoxford.net / email: yasmin@astangavinyasaoxford.net / Tel. 07967 674 029
Start anytime between: 6- 8 AM
Yoga Garden, Behind Cibo's (on the right), South Parade, Summertown.
Tesol Course In Witney Languages Training Development
Subsidised English Teaching course in Witney, four weeks.
www.ltdoxford.com / email: saphire@ltdoxford.com / Tel. 01993 708637
Mon-Fri, £95 for four weeks
Witney
Latin In The Park The Iris Project
Taster sessions on Latin and ancient culture in local parks
http://irismagazine.org / email: editor@irismagazine.org / Tel. 07988 819158
Fridays, 12-1pm, £1
East Oxford parks
Experimental Digital Media - a course for artists
Explore and experiment using digital video, animation techniques and special effects. (36.5 hours teaching in total)
email: office@ofvm.org / Tel. 01865 792731
Cost £230 - £325
OFVM Centre for Film & Digital , 54 Catherine St Oxford OX4 3AH; Email: production@ofvm.org; Tel. 01865 792731.
Fri 16th May — Exhibition Listings
Treasures: Antiquities, Eastern Art, Coins and Casts
200 of the most significant objects from Antiquities, Eastern Art and Coins will be on display throughout the redevelopment of the Ashmolean. Ends 31st December 2008.
Ashmolean Museum , Beaumont Street. Open Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, 12-5pm (except Cast Gallery); BH, 10am-5pm. ; Email: education.service@ashmus.ox.ac.uk; Tel. 278000.
I found the Treasures of the Ashmolean Museum exhibition to be a rewarding and interesting experience, albeit a little eclectic... read more
The Everyday Photography Of Jacques Touselle. Photographs celebrating life in a small rural town in the 70's and 80's. Till 29th June 08.
Pitt Rivers Museum , Parks Road. Mon 12-4.30pm, Tue-Sun & BH 10am-4.30pm; Email: prm@prm.ox.ac.uk; Tel. 01865 270927; Fax: 01865 270943.
Tucked down a little corridor beside the toilets in the Pitt Rivers Museum is an enchanting little collection of 39 black and... read more
Trace Submit review
The response of artist Les Biggs to the collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum. Till 29th June.
Pitt Rivers Museum , Parks Road. Mon 12-4.30pm, Tue-Sun & BH 10am-4.30pm; Email: prm@prm.ox.ac.uk; Tel. 01865 270927; Fax: 01865 270943.
Birds Eye View Submit review
Painting and printmaking by Oxford artists: Suzette Broad, Jackie Conway and Elaine Williams. Till 29th June.
http://museumofoxford.org.uk / email: museum@oxford.gov.uk / Tel. 01865 252761
Free Admission
Museum of Oxford , St. Aldate's. Opening times Tues-Fri 10-5, Sat & Sun 12-5. Free entry.; Email: museum@oxford.gov.uk ; Tel. 252761; Fax: 252555.
A special exhibition highlighting the diverse talent of Oxfordshire's visual artists.
12-5pm
03Gallery , Oxford Castle, OX1 1AY. Mon - Closed, Tue - Fri - 12-5pm, Sat & Sun - 11-4pm. Free Admission; Email: info@03gallery.co.uk; Tel. 01865 246131.
If you get a chance to see 50 Aston Street during Artweeks, it's really rather worth it: many murals and much strangeness... read more
'Chimera' By Angela Cockayne Art@MHS
A quirky exhibition of curious creatures made from natural objects such as coral, wax, corn & claws. Till June 1st.
www.mhs.ox.ac.uk / email: museum@mhs.ox.ac.uk / Tel. 01865 277280
12pm - 5pm, Admission Free
Museum of the History of Science , Old Ashmolean Building, Broad Street. 12-5 Tue-Fri, 10-5 Sat, 2-5 Sun.; Tel. 01865 277280.
Yes, these are very strange indeed. They are crustacean-bird-like fantasies which have taken up nesting in the exhibition cases... read more
Scribing The Soul Science Oxford Submit review
Susan Aldworth's art explores the nature of consciousness.
www.scienceoxford.com / email: layla.mohamed@oxtrust.org.uk / Tel. 01865 728953
10am-4pm, free
Science Oxford , 1 - 5 London Place, St Clements; Tel. 01865 728953.
'The Need for Uncertainty' - mixed media installation. Till June 1st.
www.modernartoxford.org.uk / email: info@modernartoxford.org.uk / Tel. 01865 722733
Free Admission
Modern Art Oxford , 30 Pembroke Street. Opening times: Tues - Sat 10-5pm, Sun 12-5pm, closed Mon. Free gallery tours every Sat 3pm.; Tel. 722733.
A huge golden cage fills half of the upper gallery ahead of which is a flying carpet suspended from the ceiling. The emptiness... read more
Ansel Adams Submit review
Photographs spanning fifty years by the great American photographer and environmentalist, including the magnificent landscapes for which he is most celebrated. Till 1st June.
www.modernartoxford.org.uk / email: info@modernartoxford.org.uk / Tel. 01865 722733
FREE Admission
Modern Art Oxford , 30 Pembroke Street. Opening times: Tues - Sat 10-5pm, Sun 12-5pm, closed Mon. Free gallery tours every Sat 3pm.; Tel. 722733.
Poetic works of art that address our physical landscape in unimagined and inspiring ways. Till June 1st.
www.modernartoxford.org.uk / email: info@modernartoxford.org.uk / Tel. 01865 722733
Free Admission
Modern Art Oxford , 30 Pembroke Street. Opening times: Tues - Sat 10-5pm, Sun 12-5pm, closed Mon. Free gallery tours every Sat 3pm.; Tel. 722733.
A grand piano is programmed to play an altered version of ‘Moonlight Sonata’ so the keys are moving as if an invisible musician... read more
In Arcadia Ego Submit review
Italian landscape drawings of the 16th and 17th century. To 24th June.
Christ Church Picture Gallery , Christ Church (entrance via Canterbury Gate / Oriel Square) Open: 1 Oct - 31 Mar: Mo-Sa, 10.30-1pm & 2-4.30; Su, 2-4.30. 1 Apr - 30 Sep: Mo-Sa, 10.30-5; Su, 2-5. Adults £2, concs £1 ; Tel. 01865 276172.
An exhibition of works based on the themes of reciprocity, currency and exchange.
www.ovada.org.uk / email: info@ovada.org.uk / Tel. 01865 201782
Free
OVADA , 21 Gloucester Green, open 10am-5pm Tue-Fri, 11am-4pm Sat, closed Sun/Mon; Email: info@ovada.org.uk; Tel. 01865 201782.
OVADA bursts with fresh, dynamic, creative ideas in the multi-media show ‘Gift’ staged by ‘The Ideas Exchange’ collective of art... read more
Artweeks Exhibition Waterperry Gardens
An exhibition of work by local artists Valerie Petts, Sally Spencer, Noriko MacFarlane & Ann Brooks.
www.waterperrygardens.co.uk/shopping-gallery.php / email: gallery@waterperrygardens.co.uk / Tel. 01844338085
Every Day 10-5:30, FREE
The Gallery at Waterperry
If you get a chance to see 50 Aston Street during Artweeks, it's really rather worth it: many murals and much strangeness... read more
Formations: Images from Rocks Submit review
University professor Richard Weston is harnessing the latest digital production technologies and the microscopic wonders of nature to explore ways of producing striking new images and products.
www.oum.ox.ac.uk / Tel. 01865 272950
10am – 5pm, Admission Free
Museum of Natural History , Parks Road .Open 12noon-5pm daily.; Tel. 272970; Fax: 272950.
Oxfordshire's annual art festival. Local artists open over 1000 homes and studios to the public. See the Artweeks website for details.
www.artweeks.org
South Oxfordshire: 3rd - 11th May. North Oxfordshire: 10th - 18th May, Oxford city: 17th - 26th May.
Various venues.
If you get a chance to see 50 Aston Street during Artweeks, it's really rather worth it: many murals and much strangeness... read more
Artweeks Sculpture Exhibition Friends of Turrill Garden
An Artweeks exhibition of work by ten local Oxfordshire sculptors. Works for sale
www.turrillsculpturegarden.org.uk / email: candalack@btopenworld.com / Tel. 01865 511326
10-4.30 / Free
The Turrill Sculpture Garden , Behind Summertown Library, South Parade, Summertown. Open Mon, Thurs & Fri: 9.30-5.30; Tues: 9.30-17.00; Sat: 9.00-13.00. Closed Weds & Sun.; Tel. Info: Alastair Lack on 01865 511326.
If you get a chance to see 50 Aston Street during Artweeks, it's really rather worth it: many murals and much strangeness... read more
Roddy Mccoll: Port Meadow Submit review
Stunning photographic exhibition exploring the changing moods of the city's beloved Port Meadow. Till 2nd June.
email: roddy@mccoll.plus.com / Tel. 01865 552746
10am to 3pm, 6pm to 9pm Free
Cherwell Boathouse, Bardwell Road, Oxford, OX2 6S
Intimate, moody and dynamic figure paintings, by the award winning artist Tim Watt. Till 16th May.
www.timwatt.co.uk / Tel. 01608 642350
Ring for opening times
Chipping Norton Theatre , 20m NW.
Interesting collection of local landscapes, waterways, plus some large striking floral canvases.
www.britishartists.co.uk/michele_field
free
Town Hall, Oxford, St Aldates; Tel. 01865 249811.
This lovely exhibition of canal and flower paintings by Michele Field should not be missed if you have a passion for colour and... read more
Artweeks Open House Exhibition
NEW WORK, landscapes, waterways, plus some large striking floral canvases to match your decor. Until 26th May.
www.britishartists.co.uk/michele_field
12am to 6pm daily
65 Bicester Road, Kidlington, Nr Oxford
If you get a chance to see 50 Aston Street during Artweeks, it's really rather worth it: many murals and much strangeness... read more
New art work with a special theme on striking rose canvases + landscapes, waterways. Until 27/06/08
www.britishartists.co.uk/michele_field
7am to 8pm daily
Banbury Horton Hospital Oxford Road, Banbury, OXI6 9AL.
This lovely exhibition of canal and flower paintings by Michele Field should not be missed if you have a passion for colour and... read more
Fri 16th May — Family Events Listings
Weekly ten-minute talk by an Education Officer on one of the objects currently on display. Suitable for adults & children.
12.15pm. Free.
Ashmolean Museum , Beaumont Street. Open Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, 12-5pm (except Cast Gallery); BH, 10am-5pm. ; Email: education.service@ashmus.ox.ac.uk; Tel. 278000.
Fun interactive trails with a seasonal or historical theme.
http://museumofoxford.org.uk / email: museum@oxford.gov.uk / Tel. 01865 252761
£1 includes prize or souvenir
Museum of Oxford , St. Aldate's. Opening times Tues-Fri 10-5, Sat & Sun 12-5. Free entry.; Email: museum@oxford.gov.uk ; Tel. 252761; Fax: 252555.
Drop-in art and crafts for families to do together in the galleries.
http://museumofoxford.org.uk / email: museum@oxford.gov.uk / Tel. 01865 252761
£1 per art & craft bag
Museum of Oxford , St. Aldate's. Opening times Tues-Fri 10-5, Sat & Sun 12-5. Free entry.; Email: museum@oxford.gov.uk ; Tel. 252761; Fax: 252555.
Indoor Climbing: Up to 14 Metres Oxford Brookes University
14m (40ft) wall. Get fit, have fun. Courses, childrens parties, stag.
www.brookes.ac.uk/sport / email: climb@brookes.ac.uk / Tel. Call Rich for details: 01865484370
07:30 - 23:00
Oxford Brookes Centre For Sport
For children from 2.5 years onwards
email: mariannavel@hotmail.com / Tel. 07747481798
14:30-on / £65-£76
Kennington Village Centre, Grundy Crescent, Kennington, OX1 5PS.
Musical Fun For The Under 5s Busy Bees Music Group
Lively family music group to develop your child's love of music.
www.busybeesmusic.co.uk / email: rachel.shearer@tesco.net / Tel. 01235 521039
9.30 and 10.25am / £2.50
Harwell Village Hall, Harwell.
Baby Music Busy Bees Music Group
Drop-in music session for very little babies, 2 months to too wriggly!
www.busybeesmusic.co.uk / Tel. 01235 521039
11.15am / £2.50
Harwell Village Hall, Harwell.
Introduce baby or toddler to books in these fun, interactive classes
www.storybugs.co.uk / email: anu@mostly-books.co.uk / Tel. 01235 525880
Contact us for more details
St. Ethelwold's House, East St Helen's Street, Abingdon
Breastfeeding drop in for mums, babies and pregnant women.
www.thebabycafe.org / email: julie_osborne@btconnect.com / Tel. Details: Julie 01865 763374
Cutteslowe Community Centre, Wren Rd, Cutteslowe 11.30-1.30
Family Pottery Painting The Pottery Place
Paint Your Own Pottery
www.thepotteryplace.co.uk / email: info@thepotteryplace.co.uk / Tel. 01993 704234
9.30 to 5.30 £2.50 studio fee plus pottery
The Pottery Place Witney
Fri 16th May — Festivals, Fairs and Markets Listings
New eco-festival with bands, workshops, stalls and a solar-powered stage!
www.thisistruck.com
Braziers Park, just off the A4074, on the main X39/X40 bus route between Oxford and Reading
So how did WOOD start? Is this the first year?It actually came about from a visit to Braziers Park in January this year. We (at... read more
Oxfordshire's annual art festival. Local artists open over 1000 homes and studios to the public. See the Artweeks website for details.
www.artweeks.org
South Oxfordshire: 3rd - 11th May. North Oxfordshire: 10th - 18th May, Oxford city: 17th - 26th May.
Various venues.
If you get a chance to see 50 Aston Street during Artweeks, it's really rather worth it: many murals and much strangeness... read more
Fri 16th May — Gig Listings
Swing/Mainstream jazz
www.alvinroyjazz.co.uk / Tel. 01865 792718
8.30-11pm free entry
Old Orleans Bar, George St,Oxford
Self Inflicted Confusion, The Crusaders
9pm £3
Exeter Hall, 1 Oxford Rd (corner of Cowley & Marsh Rds.); Email: exeterhall@hotmail.co.uk; Tel. 01865 776431.
Indian Classical Music Oxford Indian Society
Pandit Vishwamohan Bhatt, creator of Mohan Veena (modified guitar)
www.vishwamohanbhatt.com / email: oisevents@googlemail.com
7pm, £10 non-students; £5 students
Jacqueline du Pré Music Building , St. Hilda's College, Cowley Place; Email: jdp@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk; Tel. 276821; Fax: 286674.
Tribute to the masters of moody
7pm £10
Carling Academy Oxford , 190 Cowley Road, OX4 1UE; Tel. Box Office: 0844 477 2000 / Info 0905 020 3999 (25p/min).
Jack Russell, 21 Salford Rd, Marston; Tel. 247668.
Reggae double-bill
8pm £5
The Wheatsheaf, Wheatsheaf Alley, 129 High Street, OX1 4DF; Tel. 01865 721156.
Not My Day, Everything Everything, Shakellers, Daniel Fridholm
Rock, pop and more
8pm £5
Jericho Tavern , 56 Walton St.; Tel. 311775.
A popular troubadour with a wonderful selection of songs and superb accompaniments.
www.oxfordfolkclub.com
8.30pm
Folly Bridge Inn, Abingdon Road; Tel. 01865 790106.
Aquasky, Confidential Collective, Horizontal Life (5 deck dj set)
www.wegottickets.com/event/30700
9pm-3am. Door shuts at 12pm sharp.
The Regal , 300 Cowley Road, (the old Bingo Hall), corner of Magdalen Road, East Oxford, OX4 1US; Tel. 01865 241261.
Desmond Chancer & The Long Memories, Charlie Khan
Bluesy rock
Port Mahon, St. Clement's.
Fri 16th May — Lectures, Seminars and Conferences Listings
Weekly ten-minute talk by an Education Officer on one of the objects currently on display. Suitable for adults & children.
12.15pm. Free.
Ashmolean Museum , Beaumont Street. Open Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, 12-5pm (except Cast Gallery); BH, 10am-5pm. ; Email: education.service@ashmus.ox.ac.uk; Tel. 278000.
Global Mortality at the Beginning of the Millennium: the 2006 Global Burden of Disease Study Richard Doll Seminars in Public Health and Epidemiology
Alan D Lopez, Professor of Medical Statistics and Population Health and Head, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Australia
1.30pm
Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus, Headington, OX3 7LF.
Talk & action connecting movies, blindness, drawing, perception & neuroscience.
www.ruskin-sch.ox.ac.uk / email: info@ruskin-sch.ox.ac.uk / Tel. 01865 276940
10am - 6pm
Science Oxford , 1 - 5 London Place, St Clements; Tel. 01865 728953.
Musical Instruments Lunchtime Gallery Talk
Introductory talk, booking essential. Meet in Randolph Gallery (Rm 1).
Tel. 278015 to book
1.15 - 2pm. Free, optional donation £2
Ashmolean Museum , Beaumont Street. Open Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, 12-5pm (except Cast Gallery); BH, 10am-5pm. ; Email: education.service@ashmus.ox.ac.uk; Tel. 278000.
Talk & action connecting movies, blindness, drawing, perception & neuroscience.
www.ruskin-sch.ox.ac.uk / email: info@ruskin-sch.ox.ac.uk / Tel. 01865 276940
10am - 6pm
Science Oxford , 1 - 5 London Place, St Clements; Tel. 01865 728953.
Fri 16th May — Music and Dance Listings
Ceroc (modern Jive) Ceroc Oxford
WANTAGE - Learn to partner dance. Great fun social classes. Beginners welcome
www.cerocoxford.com / email: ceroc_oxford@hotmail.com / Tel. 07974388340
8.30pm £8(£6)
Wantage Civic Hall, Portway, Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 9BX
Indian Classical Dance Classes
Stay fit while learning an exquisite dance form.
www.southasiandance.org.uk/section-detail.php?pid=1400&vid=671 / email: anucseth@gmail.com / Tel. 07765190197
6.30pm, £6.50/hr
Headington Community Centre, Gladstone Road, OX3 8LL.
Dance, music & creative movement in Bicester for 18 mnths-6 yrs.
email: movers-and-shakers[at]hotmail.co.uk / Tel. 01869 327367
10am - 12.30pm. Session times will vary according to age of your child - please call to check! £3/session
Vanessa Gorman School of Dance, Crumps Butts Bicester
Bop Samba Percussion BOP Radical samba
From 25 April rehearse every friday 7- 9pm St. Gregory the Great Cricket road
www.cardinalfang.net/samba / email: alim_40@yahoo.co.uk / Tel. 01865 749113
19.00 to 21.00 Donation
St Gregory and St Augustine.
Get ready for summer! Pole fitness is a fantastic way to tone up and get fit!
email: lynnspolefitness@hotmail.co.uk / Tel. 07527170014
5.45-7pm £70 for full course or £12 weekly
Abingdon Dance Studios
Aquasky, Confidential Collective, Horizontal Life (5 deck dj set)
www.wegottickets.com/event/30700
9pm-3am. Door shuts at 12pm sharp.
The Regal , 300 Cowley Road, (the old Bingo Hall), corner of Magdalen Road, East Oxford, OX4 1US; Tel. 01865 241261.
Salsa, Samba, Rumba, Cha Cha Latin American Dance
Have fun learning steps and authentic Latin movement. Beginners welcome.
Tel. 01865 372017
8.00-10.00 pm. £6
Foresters Hall, High Street, Kidlington. Next to Tesco.
Fri 16th May — Sports and Fitness Listings
Capoeira - Beginners Class Abolicao Oxford Capoeira
The Brazilian sport that's a martial art, a dance and a game.
www.abolicao.co.uk
7.00-8.30pm - £7 or £5 for members (£15/yr)
Oxford Brookes University Sports Centre
Fun Family Martial Arts! Rising Spirit Academy
A family-orientated martial arts academy - free 30-day no-obligation trial!
www.rising-spirit-academy.co.uk / email: rsaenquiries@googlemail.com / Tel. 08000 1966 55
6:30pm
Oxford School, Glanville Rd.
Circuits Class - Any Level Oxford Brookes University
Fun way to get fit and meet people. 33 stations. 1 hour £2.50 members / £3.50 non.
www.brookes.ac.uk/sport / email: sport@brookes.ac.uk / Tel. 01865484373
12:30
Oxford Brookes Centre For Sport
Indoor Climbing: Up to 14 Metres Oxford Brookes University
14m (40ft) wall. Get fit, have fun. Courses, childrens parties, stag/hen dos!
www.brookes.ac.uk/sport / email: climb@brookes.ac.uk / Tel. Call Rich for details: 01865 484370
07:30 - 23:00
Oxford Brookes Centre For Sport
Karate Classes Oxford Karate Academy
www.oxfordkarateacademy.com
16.30 to 17.15 Junior beginners, 17.15 to 18.00 Junior intermediate, 18.00 to 19.00 Adult beginners & all grades, 19.00 to 19.30 Adult intermediate & high grades (extra half hour)
Sandford on Thames Village Hall
Oxford Ju Jitsu (atado) Far Eastern Club - circa 50yrs
16yrs and over. Martial arts incorporating techniques from various other styles.
http://atado.org.uk / email: david.rogers13@ntlworld.com / Tel. 07881 520203
Improvers, 8-10pm. £2.50 per session.
South Oxford Community Centre, Lake Street, off Abingdon Rd.
Friendly nonleague club, range of levels of play, 4 courts. New players welcome.
www.communigate.co.uk/oxford/badminton/ / email: oxford.badminton@gmail.com / Tel. 01865 712080
7pm - 9pm, £4
Oxford Community School sports hall, Glanville Road, Oxford
Sculling Lessons FALCON ROWING CLUB
Here is your chance to learn to scull or to improve your sculling or rowing. This is a bookable session with times to suit the novice.
email: christy_amelia_job@yahoo.co.uk / Tel. 01865727388
Times to suit £30 ppph
Donnington Oxford
Oxford Phoenix: new ladies' basketball club
www.oxford.gov.uk/leisure/ferry-sports-centre.cfm / email: ferrysc@oxford.gov.uk / Tel. 01865 467060
5-6.45pm / Introductory price £3.40 per session
Ferry Sports Centre , off Marston Ferry Road, Summertown; Tel. 01865 467060.
Tai Chi Fujian White Crane Oxford Club
Soft and gentle exercise famed for its health benefits. Beginners welcome.
www.fwckungfu.com / email: stefanw@fwckungfu.com / Tel. 07957 198 698
6.30-7.30pm
Summertown Church Hall, Corner of Banbury & Portland Rds, Summertown, OX2 7EZ.
Kung Fu Fujian White Crane Oxford Club
Traditional Chinese Martial Art. Beginners welcome.
www.fwckungfu.com / email: stefanw@fwckungfu.com / Tel. 07957 198 698
Children 5.30-6.20pm, Adults 7.30-8.30pm
Summertown Church Hall, Corner of Banbury & Portland Rds, Summertown, OX2 7EZ.
Oxford Brookes Sport Centre Oxford Brookes University
4 months' membership with free access to gyms and classes - just £79!
www.brookes.ac.uk/studying/life/sport / email: sport@brookes.ac.uk / Tel. 01865484373
Oxford Brookes University Centre For Sport
Tai Chi For Over 50s Age Concern
Gentle exercise with Grand Master Gou, helps flexibility. Newcomers welcome.
email: Gwynnethc@aol.com / Tel. 01865 377263
10.30 - 11.30 £3.50
North Oxford Community Centre, Ferry Centre, Diamond Place, Summertown, OX2 7DP.
Yoga class for all levels to energise and relax
www.yogainoxford.co.uk / email: joannajeczalik@yahoo.com / Tel. 01865453307
6.00-7.15 pm £5.50 £4.50 conc.
Yoga Garden, Behind Cibo's (on the right), South Parade, Summertown.
Fri 16th May — Theatre Listings
Return To The Forbidden Planet The Lynden Players Submit review
Shakespeare Rocks! Come join Captain Tempest as the Lynden Players take you to the Planet D'Illyria
www.lynden-players.org / email: info@lynden-players.org
7:30pm / £8.50
Middleton Cheney Village Hall
Assassins MofO and The Players’ Fools
Student production of Sondheim's musical "Assassins"
www.apollovictorialondon.org.uk/prod-productions_details.asp?pid=1046&VenueID=104 / email: Edward.Joy@new.ox.ac.uk / Tel. 01865 297 170
7.30pm. £9 / £7
OFS Studio , George Street; Tel. 297170.
Assassins is curious work. Drawing heavily from the American Vaudeville traditions, it focuses on the topic the role of the assassin... read more
Educating Agnes Theatre Babel
Sometimes in a dark and daft world where no one can be trusted, a man needs to go to any lengths to control a woman. £10.50-£23.50
8pm
Oxford Playhouse , Beaumont Street; Tel. 305305; Fax: 793748.
Educating Agnes is a Scots-inflected adaptation of Molière’s comedy The School for Wives – the unlikely fusion of the French with... read more
Trial By Jury + G&S Concert Oxford University G&S Society Submit review
A satirical take on the British judiciary, plus a selection of G&S favourites (and a few surprises!)
http://gands.ox.clickuni.com/ / email: trial.tickets@gmail.com
8pm, £6 (£4)
St Michael at the North Gate , Oxford City Church, Cornmarket, OX1 3EY; Email: admin@smng.org.uk; Tel. 01865 255776 / 01865 240940.
Long-neglected play by David Garrick. True love battles against marrying for money. Performed in the antechapel.
www.tiptop-productions.co.uk/
7.30pm
Merton College Chapel, Merton St.
I was pleasantly surprised by this thoroughly delicious confection. Mid-eighteenth-century comedy can be a bit of an acquired... read more
The Bald Primadonna Submit review
Hilarious, bewildering and just a tad bizarre: a new production of Ionesco's highly acclaimed play
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=15499051531
9.30pm, £5/£4 (concessions)
Burton Taylor Studio , Gloucester St; Tel. 305305.
Horrible Histories: The Vile Victorians Submit review
Bringing history to life. £10.50-£14.50
7pm
New Theatre, Oxford , George Street; Tel. 0870 6063500.
Student Play Submit review
What can a young Classics scholar learn from a homeless friend, a cynical rent-boy and a naive policeman? New writing by Caroline Bird.
7.30pm, £5 (£4)
Burton Taylor Studio , Gloucester St; Tel. 305305.
Swing! Oxford Student Drama Submit review
by Lauren Bensted. A (not-so-)subtle satirical celebration of Bar Mitzvahs, vegetable allotments and sexual obscenities.
7.30pm £8/£5.50
O'Reilly Theatre, Keble College , Parks Road.
Double Cut The Bartholomew Players Submit review
An ingenious thriller by Alfred Shaughnessy, set in a luxury villa on the Costa del Sol.
www.eynsham.org/players.html / email: bart.players@gmail.com / Tel. 01865 880145
7:45pm £7 (£6 cons)
New Village Hall, Eynsham
by Edward Bond. Lord Are i forced by poverty into an unwanted marriage with the daughter of a wealthy mineowner. One morning, during breakfast, he commits a bizarre and fatal crime...
7.30pm, £6.50 (£5 Univ students)
University College, High St; Tel. 276602.
Fri 16th May — Worship Listings
Friday Islamic Weekly Prayers Muslim Education Centre Oxford
Jumu'ah congregational service in Arabic/English
www.meco.org.uk / email: info@meco.oirg.uk / Tel. 01865-766032
1 pm. Men and women welcome
Summertown Hall, corner Banbury & Portland Roads
Informal time of prayer. Ecumenical.
www.woodstockmethodists.org.uk / email: worship@woodstockmethodists.org.uk / Tel. 01865-842214
9:30am
Woodstock Methodist Church, Oxford Street, Woodstock, OX20 1TT
Sat 17th May
Museum of the History of Science (01865 277280) — Sat 17th May
A chance to see the classic 1931 adaptation starring Boris Karloff.
9.15pm, admission free / email: museum@mhs.ox.ac.uk / Tel. 01865 277280
Odeon George Street (0871 2244 007) — Sat 17th May
Forgetting Sarah Marshall [15]
A man tries to survive without his famous girlfriend.
2.15, 5.15, 8.15pm
Really nice film - to be enjoyed as just 'funny' with several good one-liners and a crazy element. At the bottom of it all there... read more
Arms dealer becomes superhero.
1.30, 4.30, 7.30pm
Well, another superhero movie! I am not very au fait with the world of superheroes, having never read a comic so as to resist... read more
Made of Honour [12A] Submit review
Wedding-based love triangle.
3.00, 6.00, 9.00pm
Speed Racer [PG] Submit review
Action adventure based on the comic book.
1.00, 4.00, 7.15pm
A student and his tutor are drawn into a murder mystery.
2.30, 5.30, 8.30pm
A complete waste of time and money. I only went to see it because it was set in Oxford. Terrible dialogue, acting and plot. Elijah... read more
What Happens in Vegas [12A] Submit review
A couple wake up married and wealthy.
2.45, 5.45, 8.45pm
Odeon Magdalen Street (0871 2244 007) — Sat 17th May
A man turns to blackjack to fund med school.
5.00, 8.00pm
Loved the film, it was exciting and had an unexpected ending, having read the book on which it was based. The main character was... read more
Arms dealer becomes superhero.
2.30, 5.30, 8.30pm
Well, another superhero movie! I am not very au fait with the world of superheroes, having never read a comic so as to resist... read more
Nim's Island [U] Submit review
Fiction and reality blend in fantasy adventure.
12.30, 2.45pm
Phoenix Picture House (0870 758 3218) — Sat 17th May
Animation of one Iranian woman's struggle for identity.
4.00, 6.20pm
In 95 minutes, mainly in stark, elegant or playful black and white animation, Persepolis tells the appalling story of... read more
Caramel [PG] Submit review
Five women meet in a beauty salon in Beirut.
2.00, 4.15, 6.30, 8.45pm
Children under 8 must bring their own adult. No unaccompanied adults admitted.
1.30pm
This is tremendous fun, though they did put seven out of ten of the funniest moments into the trailer. But it is well-written... read more
Jaws [PG] Submit review
Death by shark. Part of the Spielberg festival.
8.45pm
Ultimate Picture Palace (245288) — Sat 17th May
Love in the Time of Cholera [15]
A man waits over fifty years for his one true love.
6.15pm
This is a great story set in South America, and the scenery is stunning. What starts out as a young, romantic love story journeys... read more
Diary of the Dead [18] Submit review
The latest of George Romero's zombie classics.
9.00, 11.30pm
Vue Cinema (08712 240 240) — Sat 17th May
Kids Club: Daddy Day Camp [PG] Submit review
The sequel to Daddy Day Care. Hmmm.
10.00am
Speed Racer [12A] Submit review
Action adventure based on the comic book.
11.30am, 2.30, 5.30pm
Girls Aloud: Larger than Life Submit review
Live via satellite from the O2 Arena.
8.30pm
Smart People [15] Submit review
A professor's life falls apart.
10.30am, 12.50, 3.10, 5.20, 7.30, 9.40, 11.50pm
Whatever Happens in Vegas [12A] Submit review
A couple wake up married and wealthy.
11.50am, 2.15, 4.30, 6.45, 9.10, 11.30pm
Doomsday [18] Submit review
Future Scotland with cannibals.
1.15, 3.45, 6.30, 9.20, 11.40pm
Arms dealer becomes superhero.
11.00am, 12.00, 1.00, 2.00, 3.00, 4.00, 5.00, 6.00, 7.00, 8.00, 9.00, 10.00, 11.00pm
Well, another superhero movie! I am not very au fait with the world of superheroes, having never read a comic so as to resist... read more
Forgetting Sarah Marshall [15]
A man tries to survive without his famous girlfriend.
12.30, 3.30, 6.15, 8.45, 11.20pm
Really nice film - to be enjoyed as just 'funny' with several good one-liners and a crazy element. At the bottom of it all there... read more
Nim's Island [U] Submit review
Fiction and reality blend in fantasy adventure.
10.15am, 12.40, 3.20, 5.45pm
Made of Honour [12A] Submit review
Wedding-based love triangle.
8.15, 10.45pm
Sat 17th May — Concert Listings
Dame Gillian Weir Music at Oxford Submit review
Great organ works to mark the 100th anniversary of Messiaen's birth.
www.musicatoxford.com / email: info@musicatoxford.com / Tel. 0870 7500659
8pm / £20
Christ Church Cathedral .
Haydn, Spring; Handel, Chandos Anthem 9; Britten, Five Flower Songs.
www.summertownchoral.org.uk / email: info@summertownchoral.org.uk
8pm, £10 (under-16s free)
St Andrew's Church, Linton Road (off Banbury Road).
Discover Serendipity! Serendipity Trio
Classical & popular tunes from flute / guitar / percussion. Charity event.
www.themadhatterband.co.uk / email: serendipity@themadhatterband.co.uk / Tel. 01869 245357
7.30pm £10, under 16s free
Beckley Church, Beckley
Lunchtime Recital Charles Martin (baritone)
www.queens.ox.ac.uk / email: rosemary.rey@queens.ox.ac.uk / Tel. 01865 279120
1.15 pm Retiring Collection
Queen's College Chapel , The Queen's College, High St; Tel. 279194.
Sat 17th May — Courses and Workshops Listings
All abilities welcome. UK registered charity.
www.fisu.org / email: courses@fisu.org / Tel. 07738383347
Temple Cowley.
Life Coaching Spiral Gateway Coaching
Low-cost one-to-one life coaching with a Martha Beck trained coach.
www.myspace.com/spiral_gateway / email: lotusdreaming@hotmail.com / Tel. 07941 071544
1 hour sessions. £15 / sessionJan & Feb; £25 / session March & April; £50 / session May & June
Summertown/Oxford Centre
Varied workshops afterschool/hols/parties with young dynamic artist
email: emmievb1@hotmail.co.uk / Tel. 07725867588
Flexible times. Group discount
In your own home
Creative Embroidery Workshop Lisa Jayne Art Studio
Use creative machine embroidery for embellishment - Saturday & Sunday
www.lisajayne.uk.com / email: info@lisajayne.uk.com / Tel. 01608 677 558
10:00-16:00, £105
The Stables, Radford, near Enstone, Chipping Norton, Oxofrdshire, OX7 4EB
Experimental Digital Media - a course for artists
Explore and experiment using digital video, animation techniques and special effects. (36.5 hours teaching in total)
email: office@ofvm.org / Tel. 01865 792731
Cost £230 - £325
OFVM Centre for Film & Digital , 54 Catherine St Oxford OX4 3AH; Email: production@ofvm.org; Tel. 01865 792731.
World Music Workshop Oxon County Music Service
Steel pans, drumming, singing for adults and children aged 8 and over
http://oxfordshire.gov.uk / email: jo.Hammond@oxfordshire.gov.uk / Tel. 740029
2-6pm, £12.50, £32 family
Oxford County Music Service, Bayswater Rd, Barton
Improve Your Improv Taught by Oxford Imp John G
Fun with storytelling - The stage is mightier than the pen!
www.oxfordimps.com/ / email: jinksy@gmail.com / Tel. 07887 690 247 or 07852 357 317
3-5pm / 1 week £3, 4 weeks £8
OFS Studio , George Street; Tel. 297170.
Sat 17th May — Exhibition Listings
Treasures: Antiquities, Eastern Art, Coins and Casts
200 of the most significant objects from Antiquities, Eastern Art and Coins will be on display throughout the redevelopment of the Ashmolean. Ends 31st December 2008.
Ashmolean Museum , Beaumont Street. Open Tue-Sat, 10am-5pm; Sun, 12-5pm (except Cast Gallery); BH, 10am-5pm. ; Email: education.service@ashmus.ox.ac.uk; Tel. 278000.
I found the Treasures of the Ashmolean Museum exhibition to be a rewarding and interesting experience, albeit a little eclectic... read more
The Everyday Photography Of Jacques Touselle. Photographs celebrating life in a small rural town in the 70's and 80's. Till 29th June 08.
Pitt Rivers Museum , Parks Road. Mon 12-4.30pm, Tue-Sun & BH 10am-4.30pm; Email: prm@prm.ox.ac.uk; Tel. 01865 270927; Fax: 01865 270943.
Tucked down a little corridor beside the toilets in the Pitt Rivers Museum is an enchanting little collection of 39 black and... read more
Trace Submit review
The response of artist Les Biggs to the collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum. Till 29th June.
Pitt Rivers Museum , Parks Road. Mon 12-4.30pm, Tue-Sun & BH 10am-4.30pm; Email: prm@prm.ox.ac.uk; Tel. 01865 270927; Fax: 01865 270943.
In a Different Light 2008 Submit review
Once again the Pitt Rivers Museum and the Oxford University Museum of Natural History open their doors in the evening as part of the European-wide Nuit des Musees. Come and join in the activities and enjoy the atmosphere of this award-winning event.
6-11pm / Free
Pitt Rivers Museum , Parks Road. Mon 12-4.30pm, Tue-Sun & BH 10am-4.30pm; Email: prm@prm.ox.ac.uk; Tel. 01865 270927; Fax: 01865 270943.
Birds Eye View Submit review
Painting and printmaking by Oxford artists: Suzette Broad, Jackie Conway and Elaine Williams. Till 29th June.
http://museumofoxford.org.uk / email: museum@oxford.gov.uk / Tel. 01865 252761
Free Admission
Museum of Oxford , St. Aldate's. Opening times Tues-Fri 10-5, Sat & Sun 12-5. Free entry.; Email: museum@oxford.gov.uk ; Tel. 252761; Fax: 252555.
A special exhibition highlighting the diverse talent of Oxfordshire's visual artists.
11am-4pm
03Gallery , Oxford Castle, OX1 1AY. Mon - Closed, Tue - Fri - 12-5pm, Sat & Sun - 11-4pm. Free Admission; Email: info@03gallery.co.uk; Tel. 01865 246131.
If you get a chance to see 50 Aston Street during Artweeks, it's really rather worth it: many murals and much strangeness... read more
'Chimera' By Angela Cockayne Art@MHS
A quirky exhibition of curious creatures made from natural objects such as coral, wax, corn & claws. Till June 1st.
www.mhs.ox.ac.uk / email: museum@mhs.ox.ac.uk / Tel. 01865 277280
10am - 5pm, Admission Free
Museum of the History of Science , Old Ashmolean Building, Broad Street. 12-5 Tue-Fri, 10-5 Sat, 2-5 Sun.; Tel. 01865 277280.
Yes, these are very strange indeed. They are crustacean-bird-like fantasies which have taken up nesting in the exhibition cases... read more
'The Need for Uncertainty' - mixed media installation. Till June 1st.
www.modernartoxford.org.uk / email: info@modernartoxford.org.uk / Tel. 01865 722733
Free Admission
Modern Art Oxford , 30 Pembroke Street. Opening times: Tues - Sat 10-5pm, Sun 12-5pm, closed Mon. Free gallery tours every Sat 3pm.; Tel. 722733.
A huge golden cage fills half of the upper gallery ahead of which is a flying carpet suspended from the ceiling. The emptiness... read more
Ansel Adams Submit review
Photographs spanning fifty years by the great American photographer and environmentalist, including the magnificent landscapes for which he is most celebrated. Till 1st June.
www.modernartoxford.org.uk / email: info@modernartoxford.org.uk / Tel. 01865 722733
FREE Admission
Modern Art Oxford , 30 Pembroke Street. Opening times: Tues - Sat 10-5pm, Sun 12-5pm, closed Mon. Free gallery tours every Sat 3pm.; Tel. 722733.
Poetic works of art that address our physical landscape in unimagined and inspiring ways. Till June 1st.
www.modernartoxford.org.uk / email: info@modernartoxford.org.uk / Tel. 01865 722733
Free Admission
Modern Art Oxford , 30 Pembroke Street. Opening times: Tues - Sat 10-5pm, Sun 12-5pm, closed Mon. Free gallery tours every Sat 3pm.; Tel. 722733.
A grand piano is programmed to play an altered version of ‘Moonlight Sonata’ so the keys are moving as if an invisible musician... read more
In Arcadia Ego Submit review
Italian landscape drawings of the 16th and 17th century. To 24th June.
Christ Church Picture Gallery , Christ Church (entrance via Canterbury Gate / Oriel Square) Open: 1 Oct - 31 Mar: Mo-Sa, 10.30-1pm & 2-4.30; Su, 2-4.30. 1 Apr - 30 Sep: Mo-Sa, 10.30-5; Su, 2-5. Adults £2, concs £1 ; Tel. 01865 276172.
An exhibition of works based on the themes of reciprocity, currency and exchange.
www.ovada.org.uk / email: info@ovada.org.uk / Tel. 01865 201782
Free
OVADA , 21 Gloucester Green, open 10am-5pm Tue-Fri, 11am-4pm Sat, closed Sun/Mon; Email: info@ovada.org.uk; Tel. 01865 201782.
OVADA bursts with fresh, dynamic, creative ideas in the multi-media show ‘Gift’ staged by ‘The Ideas Exchange’ collective of art... read more
Artweeks Exhibition Waterperry Gardens
An exhibition of work by local artists Valerie Petts, Sally Spencer, Noriko MacFarlane & Ann Brooks.
www.waterperrygardens.co.uk/shopping-gallery.php / email: gallery@waterperrygardens.co.uk / Tel. 01844338085
Every Day 10-5:30, FREE
The Gallery at Waterperry
If you get a chance to see 50 Aston Street during Artweeks, it's really rather worth it: many murals and much strangeness... read more
Formations: Images from Rocks Submit review
University professor Richard Weston is harnessing the latest digital production technologies and the microscopic wonders of nature to explore ways of producing striking new images and products.
www.oum.ox.ac.uk / Tel. 01865 272950
10am – 5pm, Admission Free
Museum of Natural History , Parks Road .Open 12noon-5pm daily.; Tel. 272970; Fax: 272950.
Oxfordshire's annual art festival. Local artists open over 1000 homes and studios to the public. See the Artweeks website for details.
www.artweeks.org
South Oxfordshire: 3rd - 11th May. North Oxfordshire: 10th - 18th May, Oxford city: 17th - 26th May.
Various venues.
If you get a chance to see 50 Aston Street during Artweeks, it's really rather worth it: many murals and much strangeness... read more
Artweeks Sculpture Exhibition Friends of Turrill Garden
An Artweeks exhibition of work by ten local Oxfordshire sculptors. Works for sale
www.turrillsculpturegarden.org.uk / email: candalack@btopenworld.com / Tel. 01865 511326
10-4.30 / Free
The Turrill Sculpture Garden , Behind Summertown Library, South Parade, Summertown. Open Mon, Thurs & Fri: 9.30-5.30; Tues: 9.30-17.00; Sat: 9.00-13.00. Closed Weds & Sun.; Tel. Info: Alastair Lack on 01865 511326.
If you get a chance to see 50 Aston Street during Artweeks, it's really rather worth it: many murals and much strangeness... read more
Roddy Mccoll: Port Meadow Submit review
Stunning photographic exhibition exploring the changing moods of the city's beloved Port Meadow. Till 2nd June.
email: roddy@mccoll.plus.com / Tel. 01865 552746
10am to 3pm, 6pm to 9pm Free
Cherwell Boathouse, Bardwell Road, Oxford, OX2 6S
Interesting collection of local landscapes, waterways, plus some large striking floral canvases.
www.britishartists.co.uk/michele_field
free
Town Hall, Oxford, St Aldates; Tel. 01865 249811.
This lovely exhibition of canal and flower paintings by Michele Field should not be missed if you have a passion for colour and... read more
Artweeks Open House Exhibition
NEW WORK, landscapes, waterways, plus some large striking floral canvases to match your decor. Until 26th May.
www.britishartists.co.uk/michele_field
12am to 6pm daily
65 Bicester Road, Kidlington, Nr Oxford
If you get a chance to see 50 Aston Street during Artweeks, it's really rather worth it: many murals and much strangeness... read more
New art work with a special theme on striking rose canvases + landscapes, waterways. Until 27/06/08
www.britishartists.co.uk/michele_field
7am to 8pm daily
Banbury Horton Hospital Oxford Road, Banbury, OXI6 9AL.
This lovely exhibition of canal and flower paintings by Michele Field should not be missed if you have a passion for colour and... read more
Brookes Fine Art 2008 Submit review
Oxford Brookes Fine Art Degree Exhibition of 40+ Fine Art Students working in all media.
www.brookesfineart2008.co.uk / email: art@brookes.ac.uk
10am - 4pm
Oxford Brookes, Headington Hill Campus.
Pulse 2008 Art Show Submit review
Professional exhibition showcasing original art by Oxford artists to support the charity ACT!
www.staldates.org.uk/ / email: pulse@staldates.org.uk / Tel. 07977569880
7.30-10pm
St Aldates Church, opposite Christ Church College
An eclectic mix of Photography, Painting & Ceramics by local artists.
www.agmphotography.co.uk / email: andy@agmphotography.co.uk / Tel. 07884 315001
Weekends 12 - 6pm (FREE)
North Oxford Community Centre, Ferry Centre, Diamond Place, Summertown, OX2 7DP.
If you get a chance to see 50 Aston Street during Artweeks, it's really rather worth it: many murals and much strangeness... read more
Contemporary Designer Crafts Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen Submit review
75th Anniversary selling exhibition: including stylish textiles, jewellery, ceramics, furniture and turned wood. Till 1st June.
www.guildcrafts.org.uk
Daily 10am - 6pm, Admission £1.75( accompanied children free)
Great Barrington VIllage Hall, Nr Burford, OX18 4US
Museum of the History of Science , Old Ashmolean Building, Broad Street. 12-5 Tue-Fri, 10-5 Sat, 2-5 Sun.; Tel. 01865 277280.
Artweeks '10 Out Of 10' Group '10 out of 10'
The exhibition is on 17th 18th, 22nd, 24th, 25th 26th May
A group of ten artists showing a variety of silk painting, ceramics,kiln formed glass, paintings
www.artweeks.org / email: kashbrazil@hotmail.com / Tel. 01865- 200820
12pm to 6pm
The Studios, 30b Henley Street, OXFORD OX4 1ES
Sat 17th May — Family Events Listings
Fun interactive trails with a seasonal or historical theme.
http://museumofoxford.org.uk / email: museum@oxford.gov.uk / Tel. 01865 252761
£1 includes prize or souvenir
Museum of Oxford , St. Aldate's. Opening times Tues-Fri 10-5, Sat & Sun 12-5. Free entry.; Email: museum@oxford.gov.uk ; Tel. 252761; Fax: 252555.
Drop-in art and crafts for families to do together in the galleries.
http://museumofoxford.org.uk / email: museum@oxford.gov.uk / Tel. 01865 252761
£1 per art & craft bag
Museum of Oxford , St. Aldate's. Opening times Tues-Fri 10-5, Sat & Sun 12-5. Free entry.; Email: museum@oxford.gov.uk ; Tel. 252761; Fax: 252555.
Gigantic Children's Party Reading Quest
A Gigantic Children's Party with storytelling and fun activities
www.readingquest.org.uk / email: readingquest@hotmail.com / Tel. 01865 433357
11am-4pm, free
South Oxford Community Centre, Lake Street, off Abingdon Rd.
Indoor Climbing: Up to 14 Metres Oxford Brookes University
14m (40ft) wall. Get fit, have fun. Courses, childrens parties, stag.
www.brookes.ac.uk/sport / email: climb@brookes.ac.uk / Tel. Call Rich for details: 01865484370
09:00 - 22:00
Oxford Brookes Centre For Sport
Late night opening of the Museum with spooky activities, talks & films.
email: museum@mhs.ox.ac.uk / Tel. 01865 277280
Museum of the History of Science , Old Ashmolean Building, Broad Street. 12-5 Tue-Fri, 10-5 Sat, 2-5 Sun.; Tel. 01865 277280.
Cabinet Of Curiosity Family Friendly Drop In
Follow this unusual trail & put together your own cabinet of curiosities.
www.mhs.ox.ac.uk / email: museum@mhs.ox.ac.uk / Tel. 01865 277280
2-4 pm, free, no need to book!
Museum of the History of Science , Old Ashmolean Building, Broad Street. 12-5 Tue-Fri, 10-5 Sat, 2-5 Sun.; Tel. 01865 277280.
Nearly New Sale Harwell Fun Club
Sale of baby and Pre-School childrens, equiptment, toys, etc.
email: Sally@art-sally.net / Tel. .
10.00 - 12.00, entry by donation
Harwell Village Hall, Harwell.
Family Pottery Painting The Pottery Place
Paint Your Own Pottery
www.thepotteryplace.co.uk / email: info@thepotteryplace.co.uk / Tel. 01993 704234
9.30 to 5.30 £2.50 studio fee plus pottery
The Pottery Place Witney
Fair Trade Coffee Morning Hadington Baptist Church
Fairtrade drinks and snacks being served with fairtrade goods for sale
http://hbc-oxford.org.uk / Tel. 01865 763572
10-12pm
Headington Baptist Church
World Music Workshop Oxon County Music Service
Steel pans, drumming and singing for adults and children 8 plus
www.oxfordshire.gov.uk / email: jo.Hammond@oxfordshire.gov.uk / Tel. 01865 740006
2-6pm, £12.50, £32 family
Oxford County Music Service, Bayswater Rd, Barton
Sat 17th May — Festivals, Fairs and Markets Listings
East Oxford Farmers' & Community Market
Fresh local produce (mostly organic), crafts and eco-friendly groceries. (Check website for stallholders each week.) Cafe serving delicious food.
www.eastoxfordmarket.org.uk / email: eastoxfordmarket@gmail.com / Tel. 01865 725740
12-3pm
Asian Cultural Centre, Manzil Way, OX4 1GH.
Fantastic, reasonably priced Indian food + great stalls (including one where you can refill your Ecover washing up liquid). Friendly... read more
New eco-festival with bands, workshops, stalls and a solar-powered stage!
www.thisistruck.com
Braziers Park, just off the A4074, on the main X39/X40 bus route between Oxford and Reading
So how did WOOD start? Is this the first year?It actually came about from a visit to Braziers Park in January this year. We (at... read more
Oxfordshire's annual art festival. Local artists open over 1000 homes and studios to the public. See the Artweeks website for details.
www.artweeks.org
South Oxfordshire: 3rd - 11th May. North Oxfordshire: 10th - 18th May, Oxford city: 17th - 26th May.
Various venues.
If you get a chance to see 50 Aston Street during Artweeks, it's really rather worth it: many murals and much strangeness... read more
In A Different Light OUMNH and Pitt Rivers
An evening of music and dance amid the dinosaurs and the darkness.
www.prm.ox.ac.uk / email: info@oum.ox.ac.uk / Tel. 01865 282456
6-11pm, FREE entry
Oxford University Museum of Natural History and Pitt Rivers Museum
Every Saturday from 17th May 2008, in EOCC yard.
10.30-4.30pm (stallholder setup: 9.30) / Stalls from £5
East Oxford Community Centre, 44b Princes Street (corner of Cowley Rd), OX4 1DD.
The first of its kind in Oxford, giving a delightful flavour of Ethiopia’s wonderful culture, including food, music and dancing as well as our wonderful coffee ceremony.
email: ethio.event@yahoo.co.uk / Tel. 07734 175009
6 - 11pm, Single £15, Couple £25
St Clements Family Centre, Cross St, Oxford.
Late night opening of the Museum with spooky activities, talks & films.
email: museum@mhs.ox.ac.uk / Tel. 01865 277280
Museum of the History of Science , Old Ashmolean Building, Broad Street. 12-5 Tue-Fri, 10-5 Sat, 2-5 Sun.; Tel. 01865 277280.
Sat 17th May — Gig Listings
with Neil Self
email: dcsoxford@aol.com
7.45pm - 1.30am. Last entry 10.30pm, £5 OTD
Rovers Social Club, Horspath Rd, Roman Way, OX4 6NL or possibly 2QT (Behind BMW Complex); Tel. 01865 717166 / 775 463; Fax: 01865 826 105 (fax).
Hootchie Cootchie Royale Van Mule & Friends
DJ's Van Mule & Guest Jon Kemp - Funk, Jazz, Soul, n' Rock n' Roll
http:// www.myspace.com/blackjacktabac / email: kevinamulavney@hotmail.com
Free! 8.30pm - late
Cricketers Arms, 43, Iffley Rd; Tel. 427505.
Transformation/trashy/room 101
Oxford's biggest and best indie night!
www.oxford-academy.co.uk / email: mail@oxford-academy.co.uk / Tel. 01865 813 500
10.30pm - 3am / £6/£5 NUS
Carling Academy Oxford , 190 Cowley Road, OX4 1UE; Tel. Box Office: 0844 477 2000 / Info 0905 020 3999 (25p/min).
Pleasantly twangy band plus acoustic duo playing original numbers: www.myspace.com/robandguyspace.
www.myspace.com/eavesdroppersoxford
9pm / £3
Exeter Hall, 1 Oxford Rd (corner of Cowley & Marsh Rds.); Email: exeterhall@hotmail.co.uk; Tel. 01865 776431.
Paul King - Jug & Skiffle Band
Original Mungo Jerry member & his band Skeleton Crew
email: micheleshuard2@hotmail.com / Tel. 01865243636
9pm, Free
SEACOURT BRIDGE INN BOTLEY
Mod-rockers. Plus special guests
7pm. £7
The Zodiac @ Carling Academy Oxford , 190 Cowley Road, OX4 1UE; Tel. Box Office: 0844 477 2000 / Info: 0905 020 3999 (25p/min) .
Benefit gig in aid of Shelter
8pm £5
The Wheatsheaf, Wheatsheaf Alley, 129 High Street, OX1 4DF; Tel. 01865 721156.
Port Mahon, St. Clement's.
Part of the Transformation club night
10.30pm. £4 adv. Over 18's only.
The Zodiac @ Carling Academy Oxford , 190 Cowley Road, OX4 1UE; Tel. Box Office: 0844 477 2000 / Info: 0905 020 3999 (25p/min) .
Sat 17th May — Lectures, Seminars and Conferences Listings
