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  • Talvin Singh

    Talvin Singh & Niladri Kumar

    A breathtaking combination of two legendary musicians - Mercury Prize-winner Talvin Singh uses taut and rapid tabla beats; Niladri Kumar is a fifth generation sitarist with a profound understanding of various musical traditions.  Wiltshire Music Centre, Fri 16 Mar, details here.

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  • The Toy Hearts

    The Toy Hearts

    The Toy Hearts are at the forefront of the resurgence of interest in folk and Americana music - expect touches of Bluegrass and Western Swing with Gypsy Jazz and downhome C&W. Chapel Arts in Bath, 21 April - details here.

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  • Cryer & Golden

    Bath Comedy Festival 30 March - 9 April

    Strike comedy gold on Thursday 5 April at the Widcombe Social Club with the legendary Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden, just one of the many and various highlights of this year's Bath Comedy Festival.  More details here.

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    Sculpture and Sport: a celebration for 2012

    To celebrate the London Olympics, the Victoria Art Gallery will be hosting an exhibition (26 May - 1 July) curated by Art At The Edge with bronze sculptures of 30 different Olympic and Paralympic sports by 30 British sculptors.  More details here and here.

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  • dialogue

    Writing Events workshop on dialogue & editing

    Led by Tricia Wastvedt, author of The River (long listed for the Orange Prize) and The German Boy, this workshop looks at how to write convincing dialogue and then revise and edit your work to make it the best it can be.  Sunday 4 March, more details here. 

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  • Jack Bruce

    Cream of the Blues comes to Bath

    Jack Bruce, one third of the legendary band Cream, plays Komedia with his Big Blues Band, 22 March 2012.  Details here.

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    The Golden Age of Arabic Science

    As part of the forthcoming Bath Literature Festival Professor Jim Al-Khalili shows how in the ninth century the Abbasid caliph of Baghdad sparked a period of extraordinary discovery launching a golden age of Arabic science.  Wednesday 7 March, details here.

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Cultural Forum Blog

New Artistic Director for Music Festival

From Belinda Kidd at Bath Festivals – Dear Cultural Forum members, I wanted to let all of you know about the appointment of Alasdair Nicolson as the new Artistic Director of the Music Festival.    Alasdair is an acclaimed composer whose …
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New guidelines for use of A-boards

Cultural Forum A-Boards: Conditions of Use   The A-Boards are for the use of Cultural Forum members only. The A-Boards will be stored by Bath Box Office, using storage facilities kindly lent to us by Bath Abbey. A-Boards must be collected …
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Next Cultural Forum Meeting

The next full Cultural Forum metting will be taking place on Tuesday 21st February, 18.00 – 20.00. The meeting venue will be the marvellous new development at Hayesfield School in Oldfield Park , the West Wing.  They will be hosting a …
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News

News of Widcombe Rising 2012

From Ralph Oswick – I’m writing to update you on Widcombe Rising 2012. It takes place on Sunday 17th of June. Claverton Street, the bottom of Prior Park Road, the bottom of Widcombe Hill from St. Matthew’s downwards and the …
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Bath Fringe directors named as Best Festival Directors

Bath Fringe Festival’s directors, Wendy Matthews & Steve Henwood, were named Best Festival directors in the annual Fringe Report Awards at London’s Leicester Square Theatre on Monday 5th February. The panel presenting the awards included Brian Attwood, editor of that …
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