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ZARA MCQUEEN: ‘AS THE CROW FLIES’ Mixed media (120 x 150 cm) ARTIST’S STATEMENT: “Drawing and painting is part of who I am. It is how I respond to my world. I am driven by mood and intuition. I always begin outside. In that sense I am a landscape painter. Seasonal changes catch my attention and I can rarely resist the changing colours and textures of the natural year. I sketch and paint in watercolour, charcoal or oil then return to the studio where I make larger mixed media pieces guided by memory and feeling. Work gets cut down, torn up, collaged and reformed. Fragments of self portraits often lay hidden in fields, branches or buildings.” ‘DRAWN IN’ 11 May - 15 June: Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, BRIDPORT, DT6 3NR. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 4pm. 01308 424204 / bridport-arts.com. zara-mcqueen.co.uk

EVOLVER Email [email protected] THE WESSEX ARTS AND CULTURE GUIDE Telephone 01935 808441 Editor SIMON BARBER Website evolver.org.uk Assisted by SUZY RUSHBROOK Instagram evolvermagazine Evolver Writer Twitter @SimonEvolver FIONA ROBINSON www.fionarobinson.com Facebook facebook.com/EvolverMagazine Graphic Design SIMON BARBER Published by EVOLVER MEDIA LIMITED Website OLIVER CONINGHAM at AZTEC MEDIA Pre-Press by FLAYDEMOUSE Front Cover 01935 479453 / flaydemouse.com JEREMY GARDINER: ‘WEST BAY IV’ Printed by STEPHENS & GEORGE (Painting) Distributed by ACOUSTIC See page 4. 07456 009377 / [email protected] EVOLVER MEDIA DEADLINE FOR EVOLVER 112 8 BUCKLAND ROAD, PEN MILL TRADING ESTATE, July and August 2019 YEOVIL, SOMERSET BA21 5EA FRIDAY 7 JUNE

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JEREMY GARDINER ‘KIMMERIDGE BAY AS SEEN FROM CLAVELL TOWER IV’ JEREMY GARDINER AND AKIKO HIRAI Jeremy Gardiner is a highly acclaimed work is collected nationally and as John Tunnard, Ben Nicholson, Peter painter who has long been inspired by the internationally and seems to answer a Lanyon and Richard Diebenkorn. Each of Dorset coast. He joins the gallery with a need in this age of mass-production and Jeremy Gardiner’s paintings combines magnificent collection of his experimental consumerism. many visits in different weather and light multi-layered paintings, including a series Both artists are concerned with time and and many different ideas and reflections to of works on paper plus a selection of the history of art in their work. In a nod to create a composite, three-dimensional paintings on panel. Hiroshige, Jeremy Gardiner has painted 20 impression of the experience of being in He shows alongside Akiko Hirai, one of the Stations of the Dorset Coast in his that place. To the contemporary view leading ceramic artists in this country. Her distinctive style which takes forward the Gardiner brings an awareness of the highly individual instantly recognisable ideas of pioneering landscape artists such geology, the billions of tiny creatures whose bodies made up the chalk on this Jurassic coastline, along with the effects of weather and time on that geology. Akiko Hirai’s sublime ceramics seem to emerge both ancient and of this moment. Inspired by ancient Korean ceramics and moon jars from the British Museum, by the Industrial Revolution, the paintings of Morandi and by the ponds, seed heads and surfaces of the natural world, her textured thoughtful works have a true beauty and resonance. 11 May - 30 June: Sladers Yard, WEST BAY, Bridport, DT6 4EL. Monday - Saturday 10am - 4.30pm, Sunday and Bank Holiday 12noon - 4.30pm. 01308 459511 / sladersyard.co.uk. AKIKO HIRAI ‘INDUSTRIAL BOWL’

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BARBARA KARN: ‘COURSE OF EVENTS’ Until 4 May ACE Arts, Market Place, SOMERTON, TA11 7NB. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. acearts.co.uk. “A celebration of movement, change and the ground beneath our feet.” ‘I WELCOME’ Until 4 May Exeter Community Centre, 17 St David's Hill, EXETER, EX4 3RG. Monday - Saturday 9am - 6pm. 01392 420549 / eccentre.org. “Photographs of refugee crises past and present.” EXHIBITION Until 5 May Milking Farm Gallery, Guggleton Farm, Station Road, STALBRIDGE, DT10 2RQ. Tuesday - Sunday 11am - 3pm. guggletonfarmarts.com. “Exhibition celebrating themes of rebirth and emergence featuring work by Carolyn Corlett, Cliff Free, Zara McQueen, Agnes Pollock, Ethne Read, Tom Schreiber, Noah Warnes, and Alex Williams.”

‘DETAIL FROM SHARD POINT SKETCHBOOKS, BROWNSEA ISLAND’ (Watercolour and graphite, 2016) SARAH HOUGH: MOMENT “What would it feel like to be free of distraction and completely immersed in a moment? Moment is an installation that places you at the heart of large-scale 3D oil paintings, projected drawings and sound. This body of work is the result of making the journey to Shard Point on Brownsea Island, Poole Harbour once a week, every week over the course of a year. The journey was undertaken through the seasons whatever the weather in order to collect moments experienced in this landscape. Come and savour the Moment for ‘CERTAINE WYTCHES FEAR, MYTH yourself in the main gallery, then share your moment with us on Instagram using #themomentlibrary.” AND MAGIC’ 4 May - 3 August: Main Gallery, Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, BH15 1UG. Tuesday - Saturday 10am Until 6 May Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside - 9pm. 01202 280000 / lighthousepoole.co.uk. Mill, BOVEY TRACEY, Devon, TQ13 9AF. 10am - 5.30pm. 01626 832223 / CATHERINE GOODMAN: ‘EVE' MATTHEW DAY JACKSON: GEORGE SHAW: ‘A CORNER OF A crafts.org.uk. “Through a series of large Until 6 May ‘PATHETIC FALLACY' FOREIGN FIELD’ and small-scale knotted tapestries, Hauser & Wirth Somerset, Durslade Until 6 May Until 6 May artist Anne Jackson explores the ideas Farm, Dropping Lane, BRUTON, BA10 Hauser & Wirth Somerset, Durslade Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney of witchcraft and historic witch- 0NL. Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 5pm Farm, Dropping Lane, BRUTON, BA10 Street, BATH, BA2 4DB. Monday to persecution across Europe, both as (March - October), Tuesday - Sunday 0NL. Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 5pm Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sunday 11am - commemoration and as a metaphor for 10am - 4pm (November - February). (March - October), Tuesday - Sunday 5pm. £11 / £5.50. 01225 388569 / our contemporary fears.” 01749 814060. “Catherine Goodman’s 10am - 4pm (November - February). holburne.org. LEONARDO DA VINCI: ‘A LIFE IN practice includes expressionistic hauserwirth.com/somerset. “Works BRIAN GRAHAM: ‘THE GREAT DRAWING’ landscapes, vigorous sketches, conceived during Matthew Day HEATH’ Until 6 May experimental collages and portraits. Jackson’s time as artist-in-residence at Until 6 May Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Queens Central to her process is the act of Hauser & Wirth Somerset from August Sladers Yard, WEST BAY, Bridport, DT6 Road, BRISTOL, BS8 1RL. Tuesday - drawing from observation, whether 2018 until January 2019. Painting, 4EL. Monday - Saturday 10am - Sunday 10am - 5pm. £6 / £5. 0117 922 from life, objects or the great masters drawing, sculpture, furniture, and 4.30pm, Sunday 12noon - 4.30pm. 3571. and their works.” installation.” 01308 459511 / sladersyard.co.uk.

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Celebrating 25th Anniversary at the Malthouse Gallery VISUAL ARTS

New work from New York, Havana, Mediterranean and South West England by MOISHSOKAL

OH, THERE’S A FACE “Kay Lewis-Bell presents large scale drawings of everyday faces, hung as crowds that will watch you as you watch them.” 11 May - 8 June: ACE Arts, Market Place, SOMERTON, TA11 7AT. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. 01458 273008 / acearts.co.uk. Sunny Smile Watercolour 12” x 16” ‘PRINTS’ ‘ENDANGERED AND EXTINCT: The Malthouse Gallery Until 7 May CREATIVE RECYCLING’ East Lambrook Manor Gardens, Somerset TA13 5HH John Leach Gallery, Muchelney Pottery, Until 7 May MUCHELNEY, near Langport, TA10 Victoria Art Gallery, Pulteney Bridge, 4th June - 21st July • 10am - 5pm • Tuesday to Sunday 0DW. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 1pm BATH, BA2 4AT. 10.30am - 5pm. 01225 Mob 07812 837825 • www.moishsokal.co.uk and 2 - 4pm. 01458 250324. “Original 477233. “Large and small sculptural prints by Somerset printmakers Julia pieces by Val Hunt.” Manning, Ann Fagan, Jenny Graham ‘SHARMANKA TRAVELLING CIRCUS’ and Jackie Curtis.” Until 7 May The Jurassic Coast and Other Rocks LOUISE BOURGEOIS Victoria Art Gallery, Pulteney Bridge, PAINTINGS BY SALLY MALTBY Until 7 May BATH, BA2 4AT. 10.30am - 5pm. £5 / Saturday 27 April – Friday 11 May Victoria Art Gallery, Pulteney Bridge, £4.50. victoriagal.org.uk. “Sound and Fine Foundation Gallery, Durlston Country Park, BATH, BA2 4AT. 10.30am - 5pm. £5 / movement combine with striking Lighthouse Road, Swanage, BH19 2JL £4.50. victoriagal.org.uk. “Prints by images to make for a humorous and, at 10am - 4pm / Free entry / 01929 424443 Louise Bourgeois (1911 - 2010), best times macabre experience.” sallymaltby.co.uk known for her powerful, emotionally ‘HEADING WEST’ charged sculptures, steel cage Until 11 May installations and fabric figures.” Tincleton Gallery, The Old School SOUTH SOMERSET MONOCHROME: House, TINCLETON, near Dorchester, ‘VIEWPOINTS’ DT2 8QR. Friday - Monday 10am - Until 7 May 5pm. tincletongallery.com. “Work by The Octagon Theatre, Hendford, Ruth Ander, Jazmin Velasco, Kim YEOVIL, BA20 1UX. Monday - Saturday Pragnell, Mary Gillett, Philippa Headley, 12noon - 5pm. 01935 422884. Jenny Sutton, and Angelika Seik.” “Comprising 60 black and white ANDREW BUTLER: ‘REMEDY’ photographs this exhibition is an Until 11 May eclectic mix of high quality images Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, showcasing the work of members of BH15 1UG. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - the South Somerset Monochrome 9pm. lighthousepoole.co.uk. group of photographers.”

Contemporary Interiors in Wood 5 rooms full of unique wood work from over 200 craftsmen working in the UK. Ranging from kitchenware to one- off jewellery boxes and furniture. Coffee shop and small children’s play area.

Rodden Row, Abbotsbury, DT3 4JL 01305 871515 www.danselgallery.co.uk Open 10am - 5pm every day

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‘THE SPRING EXHIBITION’ Until 11 May The Gallery at 41, 41 East Street, CORFE CASTLE, BH20 5EE. Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 4pm. 01929 480095 / galleryat41.com. “Paintings by David Atkins, Felicity House, Richard Price, Judy Tate, Edward Vine, Vicky Finding, Rob Adams, Roger Dell Seddon, Lawrence Quigley, and Angela Holland, with sculpture by Moira Purver, Sue Lansbury, Brendon Murless, and Laura Pentreath.”

SALLY MALTBY: ‘THE JURASSIC COAST AND OTHER ROCKS’ Until 11 May Fine Foundation Gallery, Durlston Country Park, Lighthouse Road, ‘NORTHERN LIGHT’ SWANAGE, BH19 2JL. 10am - 4pm. 01929 424443 / 07796 462934 / sallymaltby.co.uk. “Unique watercolour PINE FERODA paintings of the geology of the Jurassic “Pine Feroda are a unique collective of four professional printmakers who together create dramatic large coast, together with digital images of scale woodcuts inspired by the rugged coastline of Hartland.” other rocks.” Until 9 June: The Whittox Gallery, Rise, Whittox Lane, FROME, BA11 3BY. Tuesday - Friday 9am - 5pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am - 5pm. 07712 523734 / risefrome.com.

GREENFYLDE SCHOOL ‘CHINA THROUGH THE LENS OF Until 11 May THE RUSSELL- COTES’ Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting Until 12 May House, East Street, ILMINSTER, TA19 Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, 0AN. Monday - Friday 9.30am - BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3AA. Tuesday - 4.30pm, Saturday 9.30am - 2.30pm. Sunday 10am - 5pm. £7.50. themeetinghouse.org.uk. “Work by russellcotes.com. “Merton and Annie pupils in a variety of mediums.” Russell-Cotes visited China in 1885 and DAVID SMITH AND SHARON JAMES: bought many objects, including swords, BRISTOL SAVAGES ‘TRACES’ carvings and ceramics, the basis for the Until 11 May Until 11 May Russell-Cotes Chinese collection, The Red Lodge, Park Row, BRISTOL, L’Artishe Gallery, 71 High Street, augmented since by further collecting.” BS1 5LJ. 10am - 4.45pm. 0117 927 SWANAGE, BH19 2LY. Tuesday, ‘MASTERS OF JAPANESE PRINTS: STEWART GEDDES 3807 / bristol-savages.org.uk. “The Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10am - LIFE IN THE CITY’ Until 15 May 109th annual exhibition of 5.30pm. 01929 425050 / Until 12 May Andelli Art, Mendip House, Upper approximately 120 professional lartishegallery.com. “In their work, Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Queens Breach, SOUTH HORRINGTON, Wells, paintings by some of Bristol’s best- Sharon James and David Smith both Road, BRISTOL, BS8 1RL. Tuesday - BA5 3QG. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - loved artists, including Michael Long, explore the traces of things past and Sunday 10am - 5pm. 0117 922 3571 / 6pm. 01749 572373 / andelliart.com. Tony Pace, John Edwards and Tim endeavour to create something more bristolmuseums.org.uk. “Original “Stewart’s distinctively urgent style Wilmot.” beautiful from subjects that are woodblock prints from Bristol demonstrates his passion for colour Above: Vincent Neave ‘Reefed Down’ sometimes not so pretty.” Museum’s significant collection.” and textural surfaces.”

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‘A VISUAL FEAST OF FOOD’ SALISBURY GROUP OF ARTISTS: Until 15 May ‘PICTURE SALISBURY’ Hatch Gallery, 7a Church Street, Until 21 May CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1BW. Tuesday - Arundells, 59 The Close, SALISBURY, Saturday 10.30am - 4pm. 07787 SP1 2EN. Saturday - Wednesday 11am 517958 / hatchgallery.co.uk. “Exhibiting - 4.30pm. £3.50. 01722 326280 / artists include Christopher Kettle, Sarah salisburygroupofartists.co.uk. “40 works Honeywill, and Jane Boswell.” depict Salisbury and the surrounding countryside.” WIMBORNE CREATIVES: ‘DRAWN TO PAINT’ Until 24 May Learning & Resource Centre, 41 - 44 King Street, WIMBORNE, BH21 1EB. Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm. 01202 847600. “Group exhibition of recent drawings and paintings demonstrating individuality of style and subject.” ‘ON PAPER’ Until 18 May Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Elmfield House, Dowell Street, HONITON, EX14 1LX. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. 01404 45006 / thelmahulbert.com. ‘EXOTIC TABLE’ (Oil on canvas, 1994) “Arts Council Collection Touring Exhibition showcasing the work of acclaimed 20th-century and ALAN DAVIE contemporary artists exploring how Modest in size but far from modest in ambition Tincleton Gallery has a they have used paper as the focus of developing reputation for its concert series hosting pianists of their work.” THE BRITISH WILDLIFE international stature such as Angela Brownridge, Ronan Magill and John PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS Above: Wolfgang Tillmans ‘Paper Drop Law. The jazz connection leads neatly into their next significant project, Until 31 May (London)’ (2008, © the artist. Courtesy an important exhibition of work by the abstract painter Alan Davie The Red Brick Building and Bocabar, Arts Council Collection, Southbank Morland Road, GLASTONBURY, BA6 Centre, London (1920 - 2014). Jazz was one of Davie’s lifelong passions and alongside poetry and Zen Buddism it was integral to his life and work as an artist. 9FT. 10am - 5pm. 01458 899564 / GORDANO TEXTILE ARTISTS: redbrickbuilding.co.uk. “A national His engagement as a performer with the essential improvisation in jazz ‘VIEWPOINT’ exhibition celebrating both the work of Until 18 May can be seen directly in that same improvisatory element in his paintings. amateur and professional Bristol Guild Gallery, Bristol Guild, 68 Davie was born in Scotland and attending Edinburgh School of Art photographers and British wildlife. Park Street, BRISTOL, BS1 5JY. Monday struggled to find his way. A visit to the Venice Biennale in 1948, where Winning images are chosen from - Saturday 10am - 5pm. he was exposed to the work of Rothko, Motherwell and Pollock and thousands of entries in fifteen separate bristolguildgallery.co.uk / other Abstract Expressionists, had a profound effect on his artistic categories.” gordanotextileartists.co.uk. “Eleven artists from Bristol and the surrounding development. He subsequently met Jackson Pollock in New York. area interpret ‘Viewpoint’ through The physicality of his working process is evident in the generous full contemporary textile art.” brushstrokes of paint which often dominated the canvases of his early ANTHONY DOVER years. There are echoes of De Kooning in his handling of paint and his Until 18 May exuberant mark-making packs the pictorial space. He incorporates Mezzanine Gallery, Lighthouse, 21 letters, symbols and biomorphic forms reminiscent of Joan Miro and Kingland Road, POOLE, BH15 1UG. Arshile Gorky and his narratives have an affinity with the shamanistic Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 9pm. leanings of Marc Chagall and Vassily Kandinsky. This selection of work lighthousepoole.co.uk. Paintings. tends towards works with graphic markings and a suggestion of the ROBIN MACKENZIE: ‘IMPRESSIONS’ symbolism of Paul Klee, whose work he saw in Venice in 1948. MIDLAND POTTERS ASSOCIATION: Until 19 May Withdrawing somewhat from the art world in his later years Davie ‘BURNT OFFERINGS’ Walford Mill Crafts, Knobcrook Road, Until 1 June nevertheless continued to paint, although work from this period has not WIMBORNE, BH21 1NL. Tuesday - The Pound, Pound Pill, CORSHAM, Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sunday 11am - had much exposure. Consequently this small exhibition of around SN13 9HX. 9.30am - 4pm. 01249 4pm. walfordmillcrafts.co.uk. “Walford twenty paintings, gouaches and ink drawings from the 1980s until his 701628. “The Midlands Potters Mill Crafts’ resident printmaker Robin death, selected from a private collection, is significant. Association is a vibrant organisation Mackenzie creates detailed wood Fiona Robinson with over 135 members. ‘Burnt engravings and vinyl cuts inspired by Offerings’ will present a large collection Dorset’s Jurassic Coast and works as an 17 May - 7 July: Tincleton Gallery, TINCLETON, Dorchester, DT2 8QR. of ceramics by artists, selected by a illustrator specialising in printmaking.” Friday - Monday 10am - 5pm. 01305 848909 / tincletongallery.com. professional judging panel.”

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FIFTY FIELDS AMANDA WALLWORK Open studio exhibition showing 50 small paintings of fields based on research for the South Dorset Ridgeway map series, plus other new work, including Lost Fields of Portland

Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May 11am - 5pm (Other times by appointment: 07816 224015)

Top Floor Studio, The Old Timberyard, West Bay Road, West Bay, Dorset DT6 4EL

Instagram: @amanda_wallwork Website: amandawallwork.com

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Sense of Place Oil paintings by Clive Melbourne and Sue Detain The Malthouse Gallery, East Lambrook Manor Gardens, South Petherton, Somerset TA13 5HH Open 10am to 5pm, Saturday 18 May to Wednesday 29 May 2019 Closed 20 May 2019. Free entry.

SWANAGE

ART GALLERY Pictures, ceramics and more for you and your home ARTISTS AT WORK Owner Gina Marshall and fellow artists ART CLASSES Art courses, art workshops, pottery classes ROOM HIRE Open 10am - 5pm daily 25 Commercial Road, Swanage, Dorset BH19 1DF (next to Chococo) www.purbecknewwave.co.uk 07434 814384 [email protected]

Tincleton Gallery contemporary fine art in Dorset

Alan Davie (1920 – 2014) Alan Davie: Magical Transformations Friday 17th May – Sunday 7th July Works from a private collection showcasing the last three decades of Alan Davie’s long painting career

Magical Transformation of Moonlight, 1998 Cosmographie Structures No. 9, 1993

The Old School House, Tincleton, near Dorchester, DT2 8QR • Friday / Saturday / Sunday / Monday • 10am – 5pm 01305 848909 • www.tincletongallery.com

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‘WOMEN ARTISTS’ Until 9 June Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Queen Street, EXETER, EX4 3RX. Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 5pm. 01392 265858. JASON WILSHER-MILLS: ‘TOLPUDDLE MARTYRS REMIXED’ Until 14 June Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum, High West Street, DORCHESTER, DT1 1UY. 10am - 5pm. £8.50 / £4.50. 01305 261849 / shirehalldorset.org. ‘TATTOO: BRITISH TATTOO ART REVEALED’ Until 16 June M Shed, Princes Wharf, Wapping Road, BRISTOL, BS1 4RN. £6 / £5. 0117 352 6600 / bristolmuseums.org.uk. “This ground-breaking and comprehensive history of British tattooing celebrates the astonishingly rich artistic heritage of tattooing as an art form.” ‘EDITIONS’ ‘OTHERWORLDLY’ Until 1 June Until 29 June Kobi & Teal, 57 Catherine Street, Atkinson Gallery, Millfield School, FROME, BA11 1DA. Wednesday - STREET, BA16 0YD. Monday - Saturday Saturday 10am - 4.30pm. 07737 SIMON FAITHFULL: 9.30am - 5pm. 01458 444322. “A 367419 / kobiandteal.co.uk. “An selection of ‘otherworldly’ sculptures exhibition to celebrate contemporary are coming to Millfield School as a printmaking and it's variety in process ELSEWHEN The solo exhibition ‘Elsewhen’ brings together a series of works and temporary outdoor exhibition as part of and technique. This group show the Millfield Sculpture Trail. promises a collection of work with a interventions by internationally acclaimed artist Simon Faithfull that ‘A LIFE IN COLOUR: THE ART OF wide range of content.” collectively act as a kind of orientation device for both the artist and the DORIS HATT’ Above: Helen Carter ‘Undercurrents 1’ visitor to Hestercombe Gallery. Until 29 June ‘CHINA THROUGH THE LENS OF Many of Faithfull’s works endeavour to subjectively map the planet that The Museum of Somerset, TAUNTON, JOHN THOMSON (1868 - 1872)’ the artist finds himself on - attempting to understand his place in both TA1 4AA. 01823 347418 / Until 2 June time and space. museumofsomerset.org.uk. Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Faithfull often tries to bring back personal accounts of far-flung places Bournemouth, BH1 3AA. Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 5pm. £7.50. 01202 and to create what he calls ‘An Expanding Atlas of Subjectivity’. More 451858. “Stunning images of China in importantly though, the artworks also try to connect the local, everyday the 1860-70s taken by legendary scale of our normal lives to the wider, global scale of the planet. photographer, John Thomson. From Faithfull’s works for this exhibition have been selected in an attempt to princes to foundlings, Manchu brides to place the viewer against a planetary scale of both space and time. street gamblers, his subjects are depicted with the utmost depth and Our inability to deal easily with these huge scales however means that aesthetic quality.” this ‘orientation device’ can in fact feel more ‘disorientating’ rather than reassuring. The artworks ask questions about where we find ourselves RWA SCULPTURE OPEN EXHIBITION Until 2 June and perhaps undermine some of our comfortable delusions about the Royal West of England Academy, stability and certainty of our place within the wider universe - orientation Queen’s Road, Clifton, BRISTOL, BS8 as an aid to getting lost! 1PX. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - Until 30 June: Hestercombe Gallery, Hestercombe Gardens, Cheddon ‘INDIAN SUMMER’ 5.30pm, Sunday 11am - 5pm. Road, CHEDDON FITZPAINE, near Taunton, TA2 8LG. 11am - 4pm. rwa.org.uk. “This dynamic and varied Until 14 July 01823 410131 / hestercombe.com. exhibition showcases some of the most Russell Cotes Museum & Art Gallery, exciting sculptors from across the BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3AA. Tuesday - country and beyond. Almost all of the HENRI GAUDIER-BRZESKA: 5129. “In his short life, Henri Gaudier- Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday work is for sale, making the Sculpture ‘DISPUTING THE EARTH’ Brzeska (1891 - 1915) created an 10am - 5pm. russellcotes.com. “This Open a perfect opportunity to discover Until 2 June astonishing range of animal-inspired fascinating exhibition of paintings and new artists or invest in well-known Royal West of England Academy, artworks. This exhibition pays new drawings by Felicity House (above) and names.” Queen’s Road, Clifton, BRISTOL, BS8 attention to his versatility as an animal Billa Edwards is the culmination of 1PX. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - artist and the special significance that numerous en-plein air painting trips to 5.30pm, Sunday 11am - 5pm. 0117 973 the animal kingdom held for him.” the spectacular Indian sub-continent.”

CONTEMPORARY ART AND CRAFT Tony Kerins

Open Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm

PURBECK ART WEEKS FESTIVAL VENUE 31 25th May - 9th June Open daily 10am - 5pm Pop-up café on site

Sandy Hill Lane, Corfe Castle, Dorset BH20 5JF www.boilerhousegallery.co.uk

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KATHY WYATT: ‘MOMENTS IN TIME’ 4 and 5 May Hours, 10 Colston Yard, Colston Street, BRISTOL, BS1 5BD. 11am - 5pm. 07766 054659 / hours-space.com. “Liquid pigments with differing viscosities struggle for supremacy in the face of gravity, air flow and heat dispersion - the alchemy of substance finding its own route across the surface.” ‘CERAMICS IN THE CLOISTERS’ 4 - 18 May South Cloisters, Wells Cathedral, Cathedral Green, WELLS, BA5 2UE. 10am - 4.30pm. 01749 674483. “Over 300 pieces of wood fired stoneware, porcelain and raku by Eeles Family Pottery. Daily throwing demonstrations by Simon Eeles.” RACHEL JEFFERY 6 May - 1 June Axle Arts, Leighton Road, BATH, BA1 4NF. Monday - Friday 10am - 12noon. 01225 461230. “Abstract artist Rachel Jeffery’s paintings are vibrant celebrations of colour and material.” FIONA CAMPBELL: ‘CELLS RESIDENCY’ 9 - 25 May Trowbridge Town Hall, Market Street, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 8EQ. Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm, Saturday 10am - 2pm. townhallarts.co.uk. “Fiona’s work intersects sculpture, drawing and installation using recycled and found AMANDA WALLWORK: FIFTY FIELDS materials.” “Open studio exhibition showing 50 small paintings of fields based on research for the South Dorset THE SHAFTESBURY GROUP Ridgeway map series (available from Dorset AONB), plus other new work, including Lost Fields of Portland.” 10 May 25 and 26 May: Top Floor Studio, The Old Timberyard, West Bay Road, WEST BAY, DT6 4EL. 11am - 5pm. Town Hall, 21 High Street, 07816 224015 / amandawallwork.com. SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8LY. 10am - 4pm. 01747 853822. “Affordable contemporary fine art.” ‘EELES POTTER’S LAST WOOD ‘IN BETWEEN SEA AND SHORE’ FIRING’ 2 - 18 May ‘DARK LUX’ Until 31 October Drawing Projects UK, Bridge House, 10 11 and 12 May North Undercroft, Forde Abbey and Stallard Street, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 The Garden Studio, 22 Forest View Gardens, CHARD, TA20 4LU. 10.30am - 9AE. Thursday - Friday 12noon - 4pm, Road, Bournemouth, BH9 3BQ. 12noon 4.30pm. £13 / £5 / free entry. 01308 Saturday 10am - 4pm. 01225 767993. - 8.30pm. 07904 846785. “The Sea 868257. “New stoneware, porcelain “Work by Poppy Briggs, Lyon Hansen, Girls (Miriam Troth and Diane Roberts) and raku by the Eeles pottery.” Alex Mah, Mariana Marcelino, Katie will attempt to draw attention to the ongoing issues of migration.” BRYAN DAWKINS Sims, James Thornton and Deborah 1 - 5 May Westmancoat.” ‘COLOURATION 2’ Kennaway House, Coburg Road, ‘LOUD & CLEAR’ 11 - 19 May SIDMOUTH, EX10 8NG. 10am - 4pm. 3 - 22 May Eype Centre for the Arts, St Peter’s SUZETTE KNIGHT: ‘CERAMICS’ 01395 515551. “Sea, land and sky- Beaumont Gallery, Woodlands Road, Church, Mount Lane, EYPE, near 1 - 31 May scapes, marine and machine subjects.” MERE, BA12 6BT. 10am - 4pm. 07855 Bridport, DT6 6AP. 10.30am - 4.30pm. The Creative Gallery, St John’s Hill, 07918 182303. “A colourful KARREN BURKETT: ‘PLANTATION TO 650964 / beaumontgallery.co.uk. WAREHAM, BH20 4NB. Monday - extravaganza from the Dorset 5, PALLADWR’ CAM VALLEY ARTS Saturday 10am - 5pm. 01929 551700 / showing their latest work. Sue Barnes, 1 - 14 May 4 May creativegallerywareham.co.uk. Chris Neaves, Chris Wilmshurst, Shaftesbury Arts Centre, 11 - 13 Bell Conygre Hall, North Road, TIMSBURY, “Functional and sculptural vessels, Malcolm Giladjian and Zee Jones invite Street, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8AR. 10am near Bath, BA2 0JQ. 11am - 5pm. thrown and hand built. Ceramics with you to this feast in beautiful Eype.” - 4pm. 01747 853822. an edge.” camvalleyartstrail.co.uk.

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ANITA TAYLOR My first encounter with Anita Taylor’s work was seeing a very large painting from her series À mon seul désir which is based on the enigmatic tapestry from the La Dame à la Licorne (The Lady and the Unicorn) series in the Cluny Museum in Paris. The mystery of these medieval tapestries has always eluded interpretation. Quoting the vibrant colour of the originals Taylor explores their narratives through the Cornish version of the Tristan legend Tristan and Iseut. She illuminates the relationship between the two female protagonists, gives the animals and plants humanistic qualities placing collars on them in order to show them as ‘touched by human hand’. Anita Taylor studied painting at the Royal College of Art, however she is best known for her promotion of drawing and the integral position it holds in her own practice. Alongside her roles as Dean of Bath School of Art and Design, founder of the Jerwood Drawing Prize, an educationalist and organiser of exhibitions, she squeezes in time to make new work in her studio. It is what keeps her sane, providing a breathing space, the context which allows her to make sense of the rest of the mad whirl of her life. There is an interconnectedness that runs through her work and life. A woven thread that moves in and out of the different strands of her practice, her professional life and her sense of being. It is impossible to unpick any one strand of what she does. Taylor is widely known for her overwhelmingly powerful portrait studies of human female heads. Invariably but not always she uses her own reflected image as a reference. She used a model for À mon seul désir, but using herself as a ‘WITNESS 6’ model is often a matter of convenience. constitutes being a witness. Shutting out source. There are echoes of Ana Maria Many of her heads are larger than life even the visual raises the question: what are we Pacheco, Paula Rego and Frida Kahlo in when drawn on small sheets of paper. observing, how are we being observed and the way that she approaches these From the vulnerability of the half figure how and if this deflects the gaze. The subjects. The powerful realism in the view in Divulge 2006 she has moved in on conundrum for Taylor is that she can only Expressionism of Kathe Kollwitz’ drawings her face. Her heads fill the space crushing ever see herself mediated though the has also had a profound influence on her themselves against the edges of the glass, the reflective mirror. The eternal work. support; no accoutrements, no context, search in the arts, to see ourselves as In the context of depicting the humanity of hardly even a delineation of hair. The others see us is an addictive and insoluble women any resemblance to Taylor herself massive scale is hugely dominating. form of enquiry. is irrelevant. However these images are an However these are not strictly portraits, The dialogue surrounding the position of expression of who she is, an exposition of these heads are not personal they are women in society, has been a driving force a way to communicate, to create a universal. Much has been written about for Taylor expressed through her dialogue around what it is to be human, to how the male gaze objectifies women and determined commitment to her own be female. Taylor’s drawings can happen subsequently the case for a female gaze practice, her work in education and the very quickly or take many years to be fully but which fails to objectify men in the fostering of opportunities for others. It has resolved, but whatever the timescale she same way. In navigating Taylor’s also led her to allude to women murderers finds using a material as elemental as concentration on her own reflected image from the Old Testament and to examine charcoal working within the tonal ranges of these contexts are inescapable as she historical depictions of female sexuality, black and white, just as complex as colour. knowingly confronts the gaze. In her femininity and violence. Small works Work in monochrome on paper comes Witness series the eyes are closed. Leaving representing two figures interacting, trace close to baring the soul. In these drawings aside the mechanics of observing your face the stories of Judith and Holofernes, there is nowhere to hide. with your eyes closed, this focuses famously painted by Artemisia Gentileschi, Fiona Robinson attention on the reflexive exploration of a significant painter in Taylor’s set of the human condition. It internalises the influences. Another series takes Andrea sense of observation asking what Celesti’s painting of Potifar’s wife as a drawingprojects.uk

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‘DRAWN IN’ 11 May - 15 June Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, BRIDPORT, DT6 3NR. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 4pm. 01308 424204 / bridport-arts.com. “The variety of approaches to drawing is abundantly evident in this exhibition of work by Penny Brice, Paul Carpenter, Caroline Chourou, Helen Dean, Jindra Jehu, Zara McQueen, Antonia Phillips, Jo Saurin, and Karen Wood.” PERCY LIZZARD 15 - 21 May The Gallery, Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Bell Street, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8AR. 10am - 4pm. percylizzard.art. “Recent paintings.” ‘MADE @ IAC’ 13 - 18 May Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, ILMINSTER, TA19 0AN. Monday - Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm, Saturday 9.30am - 2.30pm. themeetinghouse.org.uk. ‘SPRING INTO SUMMER’ 17 - 30 May The Hayloft Gallery, 14 Wick Lane, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1HX. 10am - POLLUTION PODS 4pm. bubble-trouble.co.uk. From 29 June to 1 July 2019, b-side will host the first showing of Pollution Pods in Dorset, a unique ‘SENSE OF PLACE’ interactive installation which will allow visitors to experience different levels of pollution and air quality from 18 - 25 May cities across the world. The Malthouse Gallery, East Lambrook Sited in the Stadium Bowl - a former quarry on the Isle of Portland, visitors are invited to pass through a series Manor Gardens, EAST LAMBROOK, of climatically controlled pods and compare five contrasting global environments. Within each interconnected South Petherton, TA13 5HH. 10am - 5pm (Closed Monday). 01460 240328. dome the air quality, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide levels of five cities is “Oil paintings by Clive Melbourne and recreated. Starting with the host area of Portland, visitors will then experience increasingly polluted cells, Sue Detain. Sue captures local scenes starting with the truly clean air of Tautra in Norway, and then on a journey through the smog and pollution of of life whilst Clive explores still life as a Beijing, São Paulo and New Delhi. metaphor for life.” The Pollution Pods were created by artist Michael Pinsky for the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and commissioned to test whether art can really change people’s perceptions of, and actions around, climate change. With one in five children in London now suffering from asthma, and over half their young counterparts in Delhi suffering with stunted lung development, visitors are invited to experience the direct, physical result of Western consumerism on the pollution levels in countries across the world. 29 June - 1 July: Portland Stadium Bowl, Incline Road, PORTLAND, DT5 1DL. 10am - 7pm (last entry 6pm). Free entry. 01305 568044 / b-side.org.uk.

JANE ASKEY AND MARIAN HILL: JON DORAN ‘STREET VIEW’ 11 May - 1 June 11 May - 1 June Hybrid Gallery, 51 High Street, Hybrid Gallery, 51 High Street, HONITON, EX14 1PW. Tuesday - HONITON, EX14 1PW. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. 01404 43201 / BATH SOCIETY OF ARTISTS Saturday 10am - 5pm. 01404 43201. hybrid-devon.co.uk. 18 May - 29 June “Exploring the buildings, shops and ANGELA GOODMAN AND REBECCA Victoria Art Gallery, Pulteney Bridge, idiosyncracies that appear on the GUYETT BATH, BA2 4AT. 10.30am - 5pm. £5 / street, Hill creates detailed collages of 11 May - 4 June £4.50. victoriagal.org.uk. “This popular old shop fronts and Askey enjoys Gallery On The Square, Poundbury, exhibition showcases the best of the taking an elevated view of coastal DORCHESTER, DT1 3BL. Monday - region’s artistic talent and is a must for towns.” Saturday 9.30am - 5pm, Sunday 11am - art lovers and collectors alike.” Left: Marian Hill ‘The Tasty Plaice’ 4pm. gallerypoundbury.co.uk. Above: Tim Carroll ‘Orangerie’ (2018)

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‘42ND STREET, MANHATTAN’ REFLECTIONS: A FRESH LOOK “Returning from New York and Cuba, Moish Sokal reflects with a fresh look over the 25 years of exhibiting in the Malthouse Gallery and all the exotic locations visited during that time.” 4 June - 21 July: Malthouse Gallery, East Lambrook Manor Gardens, Silver Street, EAST LAMBROOK, TA13 5HH. Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 5pm. £5.75 / £5.25. 07812 837825 / www.moishsokal.co.uk.

‘MASTERS OF INVENTION’ ‘SPECULATIVE SUPERMODELS’ 18 May - 7 July 23 - 29 May Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Awesome Art Space, 27 Paris Street, Mill, BOVEY TRACEY, Devon, TQ13 EXETER, EX1 2JB. Thursday and Friday 9AF. 10am – 5.30pm. 01626 832223 / 11am - 2pm, Saturday and Sunday crafts.org.uk. “Challenging perceptions 11am - 5pm, Monday - Wednesday of graffiti writing culture, whilst 11am - 2pm. artworkexeter.org.uk. expanding traditional definitions of art, “Exhibition of photo-collage, craft and design, this bold exhibition by assemblage and interactive urban leading UK and European artists planning. Stuart Crewes presents explores the evolution of graffiti art.” recent work considering the built AUGUSTUS JOHN: ‘DRAWN FROM environment, situationist praxis and the LIFE’ mechanisms of decision making.” 18 May - 29 September ‘FLOW: REFLECTIONS ON WATER’ The Salisbury Museum, The King’s 24 May - 9 June House, 65 The Close, SALISBURY, SP1 The Ice Space, North Parade Road, 2EN. Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm, BATH, BA2 4UE. 11am - 6pm. 07775 Sunday 12noon - 5pm. £8 / £4. 01722 557726. “Geoff Dunlop plunges visitors 332151 / salisburymuseum.org.uk. “This into the most amazing substance on major retrospective of the work of artist earth. An immersive experience: wall- Augustus John (1878 - 1961) focuses to-window-to-wall translucent prints, on John’s early to mid-career, artist books, moving pictures.” examining his reputation and looking ‘PAPER PLAY’ in-depth at his achievements in drawing 25 May - 22 June and etching.” Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Elmfield ‘THE CREATIVE COLLECTIVE’ House, Dowell Street, HONITON, EX14 20 May - 8 June 1LX. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting thelmahulbert.com. “Work created by House, East Street, ILMINSTER, TA19 artists and the community.” 0AN. Monday - Friday 9.30am - NEW FOREST QUILT GROUP 4.30pm, Saturday 9.30am - 2.30pm. EXHIBITION themeetinghouse.org.uk. “Unique, high 26 - 28 May quality pieces - ceramics, silversmithing, Ballard School, Fernhill Lane, NEW textile screen prints, fused glass, MILTON, Hampshire, BH25 5SU. embroidery, painting, botanical and Sunday and Monday 10am - 4pm, wildlife art.” Tuesday 10am -1pm. £2. newforestquiltgroup.weebly.com.

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‘BODY OF WORK’ KATE VINER 26 May - 1 June 3 - 29 June Birdwood House Gallery, 44 High Axle Arts, Leighton Road, BATH, BA1 Street, TOTNES, Devon, TQ9 5SQ. 4NF. Monday - Friday 10am - 12noon. 10.30am - 4pm. 01803 862025. “Su axlearts.com. “Kate Viner is a figurative Scotting’s vibrant acrylics explore the sculptor whose work celebrates female body, emotions and the brain, while empowerment and expression.” Sam Harrison continues to acutely observe the often overlooked world around her in sensitive detailed watercolours.” EAST DORSET POTTERS: ‘POTS IN POOLE’ 27 May - 8 June The Eco Hub, Dolphin Centre, POOLE, BH15 1SZ. 10.30am - 4pm. 01202 949320. “An exciting mix of ceramics.” KEVIN JONES: ‘FREE STRUCTURE’ ‘BAUHAUS’ 27 May - 1 July 5 June - 20 July Meeting Room, Wells & Mendip Kobi & Teal, 57 Catherine Street, Museum, Cathedral Green, WELLS, FROME, BA11 1DA. Wednesday - BA5 2UE. Monday - Saturday 10am - Saturday 10am - 4.30pm. 07737 5pm. £3. 01749 673477. “Line, space 367419 / kobiandteal.co.uk. “In the and colour combine to create these 100th anniversary year of the Bauhaus very original, free structured artworks.” school, Kobi & Teal presents a fantastic POOLE LEISURE PAINTERS collection of art, design and craft, 30 May - 10 June strongly inspired by this highly The Gallery Upstairs, Upton Country influential movement.” Park, Poole Road, POOLE, BH17 7BJ. Above: Design K ‘Geometric 9.30am - 4.30pm. Collection’ pooleleisurepainters.co.uk. ‘BLACK SQUARES 365: 138’ THE SHAFTESBURY GROUP ARTIST STUDIO JUMBLE SALE 7 June 31 May Town Hall, 21 High Street, Awesome Art Space, 27 Paris Street, DAVID SMITH: BLACK IS NOT SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8LY. 10am - 4pm. EXETER, EX1 2JB. 11am - 5pm. 01747 853822. See 10 May. artworkexeter.org.uk. THE ONLY COLOUR JO BARBER AND PATRICK ‘GEOMETRY OF THE SMILE’ “In recent years, David Smith has successfully completed two every-day- HALLISSEY: ‘ENCOUNTERS’ 1 - 9 June for-a-year art projects and is now roughly half way through a third. This 7 June - 20 July United Reformed Church, 30 Fisherton latest serial art project is #BlackSquares365, which involves him creating Trowbridge Town Hall, Market Street, Street, SALISBURY, SP2 7RG. 11am - an 8 inch square artwork from scratch each day for a year. Smith is TROWBRIDGE, BA14 8EQ. Monday - 4.30pm. storiesincolour.com. “Anna calling it ‘distributed art’: many people will own a piece, but each is Friday 10am - 4pm, Saturday 10am - 2pm. 01225 774306. “Work by our two Shuttlewood and Diliana Nikolova part of a larger artwork, the project, which no one person can ever own, explore the ‘geometry laws’ of the Open 2018 Prize Winners. Through 2D smile in a paradoxical, amusing and and nobody can ever see in its entirety. It is aimed at being a figurative works they acknowledge cheerful way.” democratic antidote to ‘big art’ with each day’s offering for sale at only their encounters with artists who have £40, putting it within the budget of most people. Until now it has only inspired them.” been possible to see and buy work from the project on Smith’s Twitter JENNY LIFE: ‘STILL MOVING’ and Instagram feeds but for 3 days in June he is opening up his studio 8 and 9 June to present any unsold #BlackSquares365 pieces along with a range of Hours, 10 Colston Yard, Colston Street, recent drawings related to the Black Squares theme which has been a BRISTOL, BS1 5BD. 11am - 5pm. 07766 recurrent feature of his work for some time.” 054659 / hours-space.com. “Charcoal, collage, paint and ceramics convey the 14 - 16 June: Studio 7B, Second Floor, Riverside Studios, Unit 10, St dynamism of the human form, whilst Michael’s Trading Estate, BRIDPORT, DT6 3RR. Friday and Saturday paintings of Bristol reflect quiet TONY COWBURN: ‘OUR JURASSIC 11am - 5pm, Sunday 11am - 4pm. 07778 981510 / davidsmithartist.net. stillness.” COAST’ 1 - 30 June The Creative Gallery, St John’s Hill, ‘THE ART OF CRAFT’ WAREHAM, BH20 4NB. 10am - 5pm. 3 - 8 June creativegallerywareham.co.uk. “The Priory Church, Quay Road, coast and landscapes of the Isle of CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 1B. 10am - PULL-OUT SUPPLEMENT Purbeck caught on camera. A 4pm. 01202 428004 / cadarts.co.uk. celebration of the majesty of nature.” “Arts and crafts.”

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SPIKE ISLAND OPEN STUDIOS 4 - 6 May Spike Island, 133 Cumberland Road, BRISTOL, BS1 6UX. spikeisland.org.uk / 0117 929 2266. “Explore the working environments of hundreds of artists, designers and creative businesses at Spike Island. Exhibitions, events, demonstrations, art work for sale, and street food by some of Bristol’s best traders.” LARKHALL OPEN STUDIOS 4 - 6 May Various locations throughout LARKHALL, Bath. larkhallopenstudios.co.uk. BOURNEMOUTH EMERGING ARTS FRINGE FESTIVAL (BEAF) 4 - 12 May Various locations in BOURNEMOUTH. b-e-a-f.co.uk. “BEAF reflects the stories, culture and communities that make up our unique location of urban setting and beautiful seafront. Discover events, exhibitions, art installations, film screenings, workshops and more across 9 festival days. Line-up includes Miroslav Lucan, Krishna Malla, Demeter Dykes, Bernadette Russell, Stuart Semple, Tim Edgar, Language, Timothy!, Rimski & Handkerchief, Simon Kilminster, Damian Le Bas, Scott Lavene, Jack Maguire, Budapest Cafe Orchestra, The Company of Fools.” NEWBRIDGE ARTS TRAIL 11 and 12 May 20 venues in NEWBRIDGE, Bath, BA1. 11am - 6pm. Free entry. newbridgeartstrail.com / 07972 DORSET MOON 657573. “Over 40 artists open their It has travelled all over the world and wowed thousands. Now Luke Jerram’s internationally acclaimed doors to the public.” Museum of the Moon is making its way to Dorset for the first time as part of Dorset Moon, the exciting new WIMBORNE LITERARY FESTIVAL arts event for summer 2019. This stunning illuminated sculpture created using high-definition NASA imagery 11 - 18 May of the moon’s surface will land in Bournemouth, Sherborne and Weymouth. Inside out Dorset, b-side and Various venues in WIMBORNE, Dorset. Bournemouth Arts By the Sea present Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon as the centrepiece for three wimborneliteraryfestival.co.uk. fantastic lunar-inspired events across Dorset. Dorset Moon is commissioned by the Arts Development THE BATH FESTIVAL Company with funding from European Regional Development Fund and Arts Council England. 17 - 26 May 28 - 30 June: Central Gardens, BOURNEMOUTH, BH2 6ED. Various locations in BATH. bathfestivals.org.uk. 5 - 7 July: Sherborne Abbey, SHERBORNE, DT9 3LQ. FANFARE FOR SPRING 12 - 14 July: Nothe Fort, Barrack Road, WEYMOUTH, DT4 8UF. 18 May dorsetmoon.com Town Centre, RINGWOOD. 10.30am - 4.30pm. fanfareforspring.co.uk / 01425 LYME REGIS FOSSIL FESTIVAL SHERBORNE ABBEY FESTIVAL NORTH SOMERSET ARTS WEEK 489350. “The market town of 3 - 5 May 3 - 7 May 3 - 12 May Ringwood will be buzzing with Various venues in and around LYME Sherborne Abbey, SHERBORNE, Various locations throughout NORTH hundreds of street performers from the REGIS, Dorset. fossilfestival.com / Dorset. sherborneabbeyfestival.org / SOMERSET. northsomersetarts.org. UK and abroad. Around every street 01297 445021. “Enjoy one of Dorset’s 01935 815341. “One of Dorset’s most “North Somerset Arts Week features corner you will find musical and artistic largest science festivals. Find out all welcoming and accessible musical artists in their studios, homes and surprises including choirs, bands, about the amazing Jurassic Coast with events. Line-up includes Alexander unique venues. You will see and buy school dance, theatre, pavement talks, walks and incredible interactive Armstrong.” artwork from ceramicists, metalworkers, artists, buskers, storey tellers, activities.” painters, sculptors and more.” comedians and even Punch and Judy!”

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GERT LUSH VINTAGE BIKE FESTIVAL JAZZ JURASSICA 19 May 24 - 27 May Long Ashton Community Centre, LYME REGIS, Dorset. jazzjurassica.co.uk BRISTOL, BS41 9DP. “Bristol’s first / 01297 442138. “Hot horns, blistering annual vintage bicycle festival. 35 and blues, gutsy gospel and sassy swing 65 mile rides into Somerset, free fancy over a four day Spring Bank Holiday dress kids’ ride, festival fete with free weekend of top-notch music in the entry and a host of entertainments. sizzling seaside setting of Lyme Regis. Dress up and have fun.” Ticketed concerts at Marine Theatre WIDCOMBE ART TRAIL and free music on the seafront and in 22 and 23 May venues around town. Line-up includes: Various locations in WIDCOMBE, Bath, Laurence Jones, Kick Ass Brass, BA2 6AA. widcombearttrail.com. Powerhouse Gospel Choir, Sound of Blue Note, Equinor Big Band.” SHINDIG WEEKENDER 23 - 26 May BATH FRINGE FESTIVAL Gilcombe Farm, BRUTON, Somerset, 24 May - 9 June BA10 0QE. shindig-events.co.uk. Various venues in and around BATH. “Kickstarting summer, Shindig offers a bathfringe.co.uk. “Bath's own home- soulful dose of relaxation and revelry to grown festival of all the arts takes place funky warriors and their families. Line- in venues, in places that aren’t venues, up includes Estelle.” and in the streets and open spaces of our fair city.” CURSUS CIDER & MUSIC FESTIVAL 24 - 26 May DOT TO DOT Canada Farm, CRANBORNE CHASE, 25 May Dorset. cursusfestival.com. “An Various venues, BRISTOL. intimate and friendly 500 capacity dottodotfestival.co.uk. festival on the beautiful Cranborne LOVE SAVES THE DAY Chase in Dorset. Small festival 25 and 26 May atmosphere with a big line-up. Eastville Park, BRISTOL, BS5 6XA. Families, dogs and live-in vehicles 11am - 11pm. lovesavestheday.org. welcome. Line-up includes Ferocious BEAR FLAT OPEN STUDIOS Dog, Will Varley, The Eskies, The 25 - 27 May Dreadnoughts, Skimmity Hitchers, Black Locations in and around Bear Flat, Water County, The Freeborn Brothers, BATH. 11am - 5pm. Knockville, Imprints.” bearflatartists.co.uk. SEA CHANGE FESTIVAL GLASTONBURY FRINGE 24 - 26 May 25 May - 2 June TOTNES, Devon. Various locations in GLASTONBURY, seachangefestival.co.uk. Somerset. glastonbury-fringe.org.uk. “A town festival of music, culture and “Nine days of exhibitions, high times. Line-up includes competitions, fine food and drink, Metronomy.” theatre, workshops and healing and CHIPPENHAM FOLK FESTIVAL more high quality music than anywhere 24 - 27 May else on a daily basis held at pubs, cafés Town Centre, CHIPPENHAM. and other venues throughout town. chippfolk.co.uk / 01249 657190. “All RACHEL HARRINGTON Line-up includes Tankus the Henge, manner of traditional music, dancing, Port Erin, Noel & Webb, Break Beat street entertainers and concerts in the Bandits.” River Island Park, by the lovely Avon, BEER AND BLUEGRASS “After a packed ‘sell out’ festival last year, Beer and Bluegrass returns WESSEX FOLK FESTIVAL that will be simply buzzing with a 31 May - 2 June massive range of things to do for all to celebrate its 5th Birthday and this year includes no fewer than seven Weymouth Harbour, WEYMOUTH, the family. There are up to 200 events. American and Irish top quality Bluegrass and Americana acts. Ideally Dorset, DT4 8TJ. Free entry. Whatever it is you are looking for you situated between the towns of Poole and Bournemouth and only wessexfolkfestival.com. “Weymouth’s will find it here. Line-up includes The minutes away from the finest beaches in the UK with easy transport picturesque historic harbour hosts Melrose Quartet, The Wilson Family, links including nearby Branksome Rail Station. Line-up includes See continuous music on two outdoor Bob Fox, Jim Causely, Granny’s Attic, stages, dancing from up to 30 Morris Sara Grey & Keiron Means, The Hawks in LA, Rachel Harrington, Mountain Firework Company, Massey Ferguson, Local Honeys, Bog Standard Stringband, Resonant Rogues, Dance sides, workshops and pub Committee Band, Out of Hand, sessions.” Relentless, Cis Hinkle, Lyn Render, The JD Hobson, Gwenifer Raymond, Orange Circus, Death and The Dancer Falconers, Taffy Thomas. Ursula and Mishra.” CRED FEST 3 - 23 June Holden-Gill, Gary Bridgens & Ian 26 and 27 July: Victoria School, 12 Lindsay Road, POOLE, BH13 6AS. Douglas.” Town Centre, CREDITON, Devon. beerandbluegrass.co.uk. credfest.co.uk.

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ENGLISH CORNETT AND SACKBUT ENSEMBLE PURBECK ART WEEKS “PAW Festival is offering yet another superb programme of concerts and talks plus artists’ open studios and exhibitions across Purbeck. Be inspired by art during the day and in the evenings relax and enjoy a talk or concert or two (with a glass of wine). This year’s theme Flights of Fancy (loosely inspired by the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci) can be interpreted in so many different ways, as you will see. PAWs’ artists are looking forward to welcoming you into their open studios where you’ll find a rich array of paintings, photography, ceramics, sculpture, glass work and mosaics, digital art, textile art and much more. Festival highlights include a celebration of 20th century English Coronations with Gabrieli plus brass and timpani, while I Fagiolini return with a performance celebrating Leonardo da Vinci in art and music. PAW’s collective exhibition in historical Rollington Barn shows work from the over 100 artists taking part in this year’s Festival. Also on show is the imaginative work of around 500 young people (Purbeck Young Artists) from schools across Purbeck.” 25 May - 9 June: Various locations, ISLE OF PURBECK, Dorset. www.purbeckartweeks.co.uk.

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WIMBORNE MINSTER FOLK ALTITUDE FESTIVAL FESTIVAL 14 and 15 June 6 - 9 June BLACKBOROUGH, Devon, EX15 2HJ. Various locations in WIMBORNE altitudedevon.com. “Altitude is a family MINSTER, Dorset. wimbornefolk.co.uk. focussed festival , nestled in the “Morris dancers, music, and more!” beautiful Blackdown hills. 3 stages of LOVE ROCKS eclectic music, kids entertainment, 7 and 8 June workshops, street theatre, a wide St Leonards Farm, Ringwood Road, variety of food and great local ales and Ferndown, BOURNEMOUTH, BH22 beers. Camping and camper van 0AQ. sanctuarypromotions.co.uk. pitches available on site. Line-up includes Bluetones, Land of the Giants, CONTEMPORARY CRAFT FESTIVAL The Allergies, Grace Savage, 7 - 9 June Honeyfeet, Noble Jacks, The Age Of Mill Marsh Park, BOVEY TRACEY, Glass, Pattern Pusher, Opal Ocean, Devon, TQ13 9AL. Hobo jones and the Junkyard Dogs, craftsatboveytracey.co.uk. Stellar Fox, Dead Ground, Drop in the SIDMOUTH LITERARY FESTIVAL Ocean, Milo Gore, Sinful Maggie.” 7 - 9 June PETHERTON FOLK FEST Various locations, SIDMOUTH, East 15 June Devon. sidmouthlitfest.co.uk. Various locations in SOUTH HOME FARM FEST PETHERTON, Somerset. 10am - 6pm. 7 - 9 June pethertonfolkfest.org.uk. “A full day of Home Farm, CHILTHORNE DOMER, entertainment for the whole family. near Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8RD. Singers, dancers, and bands here to homefarmfest.co.uk. entertain you for free!” BS9 ARTS TRAIL SOMERFEST 8 and 9 June 15 June Various locations in WESTBURY-ON- Town Centre, TAUNTON, TA1 4AA. TRYM, HENLEAZE and STOKE BISHOP, 11am - 6pm. somerfest.net. Bristol, BS9. 11am - 5pm. bs9arts.co.uk RIVER TOWN / 07791 488671. “80 artists will be 20 June - 28 July exhibiting in their studios and group Colston Hall and St George’s, BRISTOL. venues throughout the BS9 area. colstonhall.org. “Superb Americana Affordable paintings, prints, turned music.” wood, sculpture, jewellery, mosaics, ceramics and more!” SOMERSET GIN FESTIVAL 21 June GREEN SCYTHE FAIR Westlands Entertainment Venue, 9 June Westbourne Close, YEOVIL, BA20 2DD. Thorney Lakes, MUCHELNEY, near 7pm. westlandsyeovil.co.uk / 01935 Langport, Somerset, TA10 0DW. 11am - 422884. “Discover an amazing 11pm. greenfair.org.uk. “A magical one selection of gins and enjoy live music, a day environmental fair in a beautiful great atmosphere, delicious food and setting on the Somerset Levels, run lots of chit chat with other gin lovers!” entirely by volunteers using wind, sun and muscle power. Traditional rural DORSET MIDSUMMER MUSIC crafts, scythe competition, lively SACCONI QUARTET FESTIVAL environmental debates, delicious 21 and 22 June organic local food, a variety of the best Warren Farm, BULBARROW, Blandford SALISBURY FESTIVAL Forum, Dorset, DT11 0HQ. ales and ciders, and a large kids area “Salisbury International Arts Festival 2019 which will mark two global with activities throughout the day.” midsummermusic.co.uk. “A family anniversaries - the 1969 moon landings and the 1989 fall of the Berlin friendly music festival set in an area of BRIDPORT FOOD FESTIVAL Wall - with an ambitious mix of music, spoken word, film, dance, circus, outstanding natural beauty.” 9 - 15 June Various venues in and around theatre, comedy and family events, featuring more than 120 events TEIGNMOUTH FOLK FESTIVAL BRIDPORT. bridportfoodfestival.co.uk. across 16 days. Guest Festival Director Jonathan Dove is one of our 21 - 23 June “A week of delicious foodie events in leading contemporary composers and several of his works will be TEIGNMOUTH, South Devon. and around the town culminating with performed during the Festival, including two new commissions: Moon teignmouthfolk.co.uk. “Line up includes Bridport Round Table’s Beer Festival at Songs and Vertue. Central to the Festival will be a dramatic installation Jim Payne, Paul Wilson & Marilyn Asker Meadows (Bridport DT6 4AP) on Tucker, Geoff Lakeman, Jim Causley, inside Salisbury Cathedral of Luke Jerram’s Gaia, a huge, seven-metre Bill Murray, Peter & Barbara Snape, The Saturday 15 June. Join the carnival wide sculpture featuring detailed NASA imagery of the earth’s surface.” atmosphere for a whole host of food Old Gaffers Shanty Crew, City of and fun for all ages.” 24 May - 9 June: Various locations in and around SALISBURY, Wiltshire. Plymouth Pipe Band, Mrs Midnight's wiltshirecreative.co.uk. Ceilidh Band.” North Somerset EVOLVER PRIZE 2019 FIRST PRIZE £1,000 + EVOLVER 112 FRONT COVER 3rd – 12th May 2019 See page 35 northsomersetarts.org @NorthSomersetArts @NSomersetArts EVOLVER #followtheflag #NSAW19

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HALL AND WOODHOUSE BEER EXETER CRAFT FESTIVAL FESTIVAL 4 - 6 July 22 June Exeter Cathedral, EXETER. The Hall & Woodhouse Brewery exetercraftfestival.co.uk. “A 3-day BLANDFORD ST. MARY, Blandford celebration of the very best artists and Forum, Dorset, DT11 9LS. 11am - makers based in the South West.” 10pm (last entry 8pm). UK INTERNATIONAL BOOGIE hallwoodhousebeerfest.com. “Real WOOGIE FESTIVAL ales, ciders and perries, live music and 5 - 7 July hot food.” Venues throughout STURMINSTER CHESIL ROCKS NEWTON, Dorset. 22 June ukboogiewoogiefestival.co.uk. “A must Higher Farmhouse, LANGTON for any boogie woogie enthusiasts and HERRING, Dorset, DT3 4JD. 11am - just plain fun for anyone who likes live 12midnight. chesilrocks.com. “A small music.” and intimate music and arts festival, in SHAFTESBURY FRINGE a beautiful setting.” 5 - 7 July CHALKE VALLEY HISTORY FESTIVAL Various locations in SHAFTESBURY, 24 - 30 June Dorset. shaftesburyfringe.co.uk. Church Farm, Bury Lane, BROAD “Comedy, theatre, music and spoken CHALKE, near Salisbury, Wiltshire SP5 word.” 5DP. cvhf.org.uk / 01722 781133. ”The CHRISTCHURCH MUSIC FESTIVAL world’s largest festival entirely devoted 5 - 7 July to history. It is a unique combination of Various locations in CHRISTCHURCH, talks, discussions and topical debates, Dorset. christchurchfestival.co.uk. “Two plus a vast living history encampment, stages, bar, food stalls, craft stalls, where the very best living historians - clothing stalls, children’s activities and all experts in their field - bring history much more!” to life with their extensive knowledge and passion for their subjects.” FROME FESTIVAL 5 - 14 July GOREN FESTIVAL Various venues throughout FROME, 28 - 30 June Somerset. fromefestival.co.uk / 01373 Goren Farm, STOCKLAND, Honiton, 453889. “Frome’s impressive and Devon, EX14 9EN. “Family-friendly, entertaining arts festival features an music festival with buckets of integrity! eclectic mix of opera, pop, choral, jazz Go wild in the wildflower meadows!” and folk music, theatre, workshops, WEST SOMERSET FOLK FESTIVAL exhibitions, films, walks and talks.” 28 - 30 June PARTY BY THE PARRETT Recreation Hall, CARHAMPTON, near 6 July Minehead, Somerset. The Rec, KINGSBURY EPISCOPI, westsomersetfolkfestival.co.uk. Somerset, TA12 6AX. 1 - 11.30pm. FOLK ON THE QUAY partybytheparrett.co.uk. 29 June AYOUB SISTERS ABBOTSBURY SUMMER FAMILY The Quay, POOLE. FESTIVAL folkonthequay.co.uk. “Free folk music 6 July festival with outdoor music stages, two FARLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL Subtropical Gardens, ABBOTSBURY, ceilidh dances and over twenty teams “A world-class line-up of classical music performers is set to break all Dorset. 1.30pm. abbotsbury- of morris dancers. Line-up includes 3 tourism.co.uk. 01305 871130. “Line-up Daft Monkeys, Gren Bartley, Roswell.” previous attendance records at the eagerly awaited 18th annual Farley Music Festival, due to take place at the iconic Wren-style All Saints’ includes Show of Hands, Tom PORTISHEAD AROUND THE HOUSES Robinson, Track Dogs, Banter, Kelly Church in the picturesque Wiltshire village of Farley, seven miles east of ART TRAIL Oliver.” 29 and 30 June Salisbury. The annual festival has grown a loyal following by showcasing talented international young musicians, performing classical music of MARLBOROUGH OPEN STUDIOS PORTISHEAD, Bristol. 10am - 5pm. 6 - 28 July portisheadaroundthehousesarttrail. the highest quality in a charming and intimate setting. Following on Locations in and around wordpress.com. “Following the from last year’s record attendance-breaking event, the 2019 Farley MARLBOROUGH, Wiltshire. amazing success of last year’s inaugural Music Festival will include the return, by popular demand, of four marlboroughopenstudios.co.uk. “An PATH, over thirty local artists will once outstanding musicians who wowed past Farley audiences. Line-up opportunity for the public to meet again be opening their doors to includes Riyad Nicolas, Viktor Bijelović, and the Ayoub Sisters.” professional artists in the beautiful showcase their artistic talents. north Wessex Chalk Downs and visit 18 - 23 June: All Saints’ Church, FARLEY, Wiltshire, SP5 1AH. Each Paintings, photography, ceramics, their studios, workshops or galleries textiles, modern industrial furniture and concert £15. 01980 862222 / 01722 320333 / wiltshirecreative.co.uk / over four weekends in July.” more.” farleymusic.co.uk.

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PRIDDY FOLK FESTIVAL 12 - 14 July Priddy Green, PRIDDY, Somerset, BA5 3BB. priddyfolk.org. ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST 12 - 14 July Deepest WILTSHIRE (near Trowbridge and Westbury). outwestfestival.co.uk. “Good value, small scale, big fun.” WONDER FIELDS 12 - 15 July Great Fulford, DUNSFORD, Exeter, Devon, EX6 7AJ. wonderfields.co.uk. BUDLEIGH MUSIC FESTIVAL 12 - 20 July BUDLEIGH SALTERTON, Devon. budleighmusicfestival.co.uk. “Classical music on the Jurassic coast.” SOMERSTOCK 13 July Recreation Ground, SOMERTON, Somerset. somerstock.com. “Line-up includes Toploader, The Decatonics, Black Friday, Ben Waters.” SUNSET RIDGE 14 July Prince of Wales, HAM HILL, near Yeovil, Somerset, TA14 6RW. 1 - 8pm. Free entry. “The Electric Broom Cupboard’s annual festival of original music. Line- up includes The Amazing Cattle, Design, Ambush, Dirtstew.” LARMER TREE FESTIVAL 18 - 21 July Larmer Tree Gardens, TOLLARD ROYAL, Dorset, SP5 5PY. larmertreefestival.co.uk. “Five-day music and arts festival. Line-up includes Kate Tempest, The Cat Empire, The Shires, Jack Savoretti, KT Tunstall, Gomez, Let’s Eat Grandma, Gogo Penguin, Tank and The Bangas, Ezra Collective, London Astrobeat Orchestra, The Wave Pictures, Grace Petrie, Josie Long, Nish Kumar.” SALLY MCLAREN ‘LIGHT’ (Oil painting, 76 x 76 cm) CHAGSTOCK FESTIVAL 19 and 20 July Whiddon Down, near CHAGFORD, WYLYE VALLEY ART TRAIL Devon. chagstock.info. “Since its founding in 2001, the biennial Wylye Valley Art Trail has established itself as the largest visual arts BRISTOL HARBOUR FESTIVAL event in Wiltshire. This is the 10th trail, the largest and most exciting yet, with 87 venues, scattered across 19 - 21 July southwest Wiltshire, set in some of the most beautiful countryside this county has to offer, covering Harbourside, BRISTOL. Free entry. Warminster, Westbury, Wylye, Maiden Bradley, Mere, Hindon, Tisbury and villages in between. The Wylye bristolharbourfestival.co.uk. Valley Art Trail is a wide and eclectic patchwork of art and craft by over 390 exhibitors, ranging from award- TROWBRIDGE FESTIVAL winning artists with international reputations, to those just starting out on their creative journeys. Visit open 19 - 21 July studios and workplaces, galleries, exhibitions by art groups, student groups and other fascinating events Stowford Manor Farm, WINGFIELD, near Trowbridge, BA14 9LH. including ‘hands on’ activities, demonstrations, workshops and talks. A unique opportunity to see the high trowbridgefestival.co.uk. “Line-up standard of visual arts and crafts currently being carried out in this area, across a wide range of skills, from includes Emily Barker, Coco and The painting to print- making, furniture making to photography and sculpture to ceramics as well as contemporary Butterfields, Gigspanner, Gaz art forms such as digital art, installation, video and art using recycled materials.” Brookfield.” 18 - 27 May: WYLYE VALLEY, Wiltshire. wvat.co.uk.

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JULIA MORGAN OPEN FOR ART “An open studios event with over 70 venues and more than 200 artists to visit in large group venues in historic buildings, galleries, cafes, shops and artist’s own studios. A chance to see artists and their work ranging from painting, printing, sculpture, pottery to textile art, jewellery and glass making, the visitor can purchase, commission or just enjoy the view. Brochures are available from tourist offices, libraries, galleries, local cafes, hotels and shops or can be viewed online.” 18 May - 2 June: Various locations throughout SOUTH DORSET. openforart.co.uk.

JANE ROBINSON FROME OPEN STUDIOS “Artists and makers open their studio and workshop doors for this much loved event during Frome Festival. It is a perfect opportunity to meet the artists in a relaxed setting and buy directly from them. This event supports the work of local artisans who add to the independent and vibrant community in Frome. There is a wealth of talent in this lovely market town and something on the art trail to suit all tastes and budgets. Taking part this year we have painters, printers, ceramicists, jewellers, sculptors, fashion and textile designers, illustrators, photographers, glass artists and wood workers.” 6 - 14 July: Various venues in FROME, Somerset. fromeopenstudios.co.uk.

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TOLPUDDLE MARTYRS’ FESTIVAL 19 - 21 July TOLPUDDLE, Dorset. tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk. “Annual festival to commemorate the bravery of the martyrs' struggle, featuring music, speakers and family entertainment.” THE GODNEY GATHERING 20 July Garslade Farm, GODNEY, Glastonbury, BA5 1RX. thegodneygathering.com. BRIDGWATER QUAYSIDE FESTIVAL 20 July Various locations in BRIDGWATER. 11am - 5pm. bridgwaterquaysidefestival.co.uk. “Bridgwater’s free outdoor summer festival has a fantastic line up of live music, jazz, swing, acoustic, dance, international street theatre, circus and aerialists, family and children activities, fabulous food stalls, arts, crafts, all in the centre of the town.” CAMP BESTIVAL 25 - 28 July Lulworth Castle, LULWORTH, Dorset. campbestival.net / 0844 888 0444. “Camp Bestival, the UK’s most loved family festival, returns in 2019 with a Heroes vs Superheroes theme, fantastic family fun and an out-of-this-world line- up. Line-up includes Nile Rodgers & LAUREN ZHANG Chic, The Human League, Annie Mac, Jess Glynne, The Wailers.” WOMAD BEAMINSTER FESTIVAL 25 - 28 July “The Beaminster Festival is action-packed, featuring two BBC Young Musicians, Lauren Zhang (piano), and Charlton Park, near MALMESBURY, Emma Johnson (clarinet). We are thrilled to have the amazing Eric Lu (piano), and renowned tenor Mark Wiltshire. womad.co.uk. “WOMAD, the Padmore. Cosi fan Tutte is given a contemporary twist by Rose Opera, and the 12 ensemble, a brilliant string global party now celebrating its 37th orchestra, give an exhilarating finale. Daisy Goodwin introduces AN Wilson and Victoria Hislop, with Minette year, is a glorious melting pot of music, Walters and Dr Sam Willis completing the historical flavour of the literary events. Shakespeare’s As You Like It dance, food, art, spoken-word, poetry, science, well-being and more, is presented in the glorious grounds of Beaminster Manor, which is also the setting for a family BBQ and embracing the joys of diversity and picnic at the end of the week. Local band Scoot kick off the week at Party in the Park, and the Ben Waters tolerance at a time when the world Band play one of their last public gigs. Demonstrating the wealth of local talent, the visual arts exhibition is needs it more than ever. Line-up open throughout the week.” includes Ziggy Marley, Orbital, Anna 22 - 30 June: Various venues in BEAMINSTER. beaminsterfestival.com / 01308 862943. Calvi, Salif Keita, Cymande, Tshegue, Brushy One String, Delgres, Les Filles de Illighadad, Nadine Shah.” BRIDPORT FOLK FESTIVAL BURTON BRADSTOCK FESTIVAL OF PURBECK VALLEY FOLK FESTIVAL 26 - 28 July MUSIC AND ART 15 - 18 August FARMFEST Town Centre, BRIDPORT, Dorset. 10 - 18 August Purbeck Valley Farm, CORFE CASTLE. 25 - 27 July bridportfolkfestival.com. Village Hall and Church, BURTON purbeckvalleyfolkfestival.co.uk. “Line- Gilcombe Farm, BRUTON, Somerset, OUTCIDER FESTIVAL BRADSTOCK, Dorset, DT6 4QS. up includes Thea Gilmore.” BA10 0QE. farmfestival.co.uk. “The burtonbradstockfestival.com / 01308 mischievous melting pot or music, arts, 2 - 4 August BEAUTIFUL DAYS Fernhill Farm, COMPTON MARTIN, 897203. “Now in it’s 38th year, the 16 - 18 August party and people returns to Gilcombe Festival is a week long experience of Farm with its best line-up ever, plus Somerset. outciderfestival.com. “A real Escot Park, near OTTERY ST MARY, West Country experience of cider and art and music. World renowned Devon. beautifuldays.org. “Beautiful arts, workshops, yoga, kids musicians play classical pieces, jazz and entertainment and lots of Wild Beer! live music at this 500 capacity festival Days is the Levellers’ family music on a working farm just south of Bristol. world music in 12 wonderful concerts. festival, featuring 7 stages, amazing Line-up includes Morcheeba, James Line-up includes Kabantu, Christian Holden & Animal Spirits, Portico Line-up includes Alabama 3, Beans On site art, a huge children’s area, comedy, Toast, Bar Stool Preachers, Back To The Garrick, David Juritz, Milos Milivojevic, theatre, family camping, licensed real Quartet, Craig Charles, Horse Meat Adrian Bradbury, David Gordon, The Disco, Little Boots Discoteque.” Planet, Skimmity Hitchers, Captain ale bars and a great choice of food and Accident & The Disasters, Irie Fire.” Festival Players, Atea.” craft stalls.”

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EDINGTON FESTIVAL OF MUSIC LYME FOLK WEEKEND WITHIN THE LITURGY 30 August - 1 September 18 - 25 August Various venues in LYME REGIS, Dorset. The Priory Church, EDINGTON, lymefolk.com. “Great music and Wiltshire BA13 4QN. Free entry. dancing on the Jurassic Coast.” edingtonfestival.org. “Over 80 SWANAGE FOLK FESTIVAL outstanding cathedral and collegiate 6 - 8 September choristers in three choirs sing four daily Sandpit Field, SWANAGE. services with the most beautiful and swanagefolkfestival.com. “A complex music written over the welcoming, happy and inspiring place centuries. Daily organ recitals.” to spend not only the festival weekend WATCHET LIVE but if you have the time, a relaxing and 23 - 25 August enjoyable holiday.” WATCHET, Somerset. BRIDPORT HAT FESTIVAL watchetfestival.co.uk. “Three live 7 September stages host more than 60 live acts, BRIDPORT, Dorset. bridporthatfest.org. bringing a wide range of high-calibre “The most creative, quirky, stylish and musical acts not normally found inventive headwear combines with live performing in West Somerset.” music, multiple competitions, RIVER COTTAGE FESTIVAL demonstrations, talks, displays, shows, 24 and 25 August a hat auction, games, and much, much River Cottage HQ, Park Farm, Trinity more, all ‘topped’ off by a mass hat- Hill Road, MUSBURY, Axminster, EX13 wearing photoshoot in Bucky Doo 8TB. rivercottage.net. “Music, Square on ‘Haturday’. And all you need masterclasses and festival fun!” is a hat!” PURBECK INTERNATIONAL BRIDPORT OPEN STUDIOS CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL 7 - 15 September 29 August - 1 September Locations in and around BRIDPORT, Various locations, ISLE OF PURBECK. West Dorset. purbeck-chambermusic.org.uk. “PICMF bridportopenstudios.co.uk. 2019 will include favourites from the DEVON OPEN STUDIOS core chamber music repertoire, as well 7 - 22 September as music for quirky mixtures of Locations throughout DEVON. instrument combinations, including a devonartistnetwork.co.uk. didgeridoo. As always, our musicians will be handpicked by Natalie Clein and PRISTON MUSIC FESTIVAL we can look forward to seeing 3 former 13 - 15 September ‘BBC Young Musician of the Various locations in PRISTON, near Year' winners performing together. Bath, BA2 9EE. priston.org.uk. “A Line-up includes Natalie Clein, Jennifer mostly free festival set in a lovely Pike, Lana Tratovšek, Max Baillie, village near Bath. A mix of high calibre Gareth Lubbe, Guy Johnston, Marvin bands play in intimate settings. Morris Dillmann, Elizabeth Kenny, Abel Dancing, workshops, kids’ stuff, Selacoe, Olivia Ray, Katya Apekisheva, sessions and stalls.” JULIE FOWLIS Thomas Larcher, Philip Mansel.” BUDLEIGH SALTERTON LITERARY END OF THE ROAD FESTIVAL 29 August - 1 September SIDMOUTH FOLK FESTIVAL 18 - 22 September Larmer Tree Gardens, TOLLARD “The Sidmouth Folk Festival offers an unmissable eight days of the very Locations in and around BUDLEIGH ROYAL, Dorset, SP5 5PY. best folk music, dance and song in a unique location. The stunning East SALTERTON, Devon. budlitfest.org.uk. endoftheroadfestival.com. “Line-up Devon regency coastal town bursts into colourful life for the first week ENCOUNTERS includes Beirut, Metronomy, Michael in August each year, attracting tens of thousands of visitors to over 700 24 - 29 September Kiwanuka, Spiritualized, Courtney events with diverse and universal appeal. Join us for some amazing Watershed, BRISTOL. encounters- Barnett, Sleaford Mods, Deerhunter, festival.org.uk. “The UK’s leading short Baxter Dury, Let’s Eat Grandma.” headline concerts, lively roots parties, intimate sessions,ceilidhs and folk film festival, bringing you the best in dancing, storytelling, fun family entertainment and youth-centred UPTON NOBLE BEER & CIDER international short film, animation, and FESTIVAL sessions, hands-on workshops and spectacular dance displays, the best virtual reality.” 30 and 31 August in South West crafts and the tastiest of local food and drink. Line-up MARLBOROUGH LITERATURE UPTON NOBLE, Somerset. includes: Lindisfarne, Ralph McTell, Richard Thompson, Julie Fowlis, FESTIVAL unfestival.co.uk. “A little gem of an Spooky Men’s Chorale, Seth Lakeman, Peatbog Faeries, Steve Knightley 26 - 29 September event in an area famous for much larger and rising stars like Lisa O’Neill and Mama’s Broke. Various locations in MARLBOROUGH, festivals. Line-up includes The 2 - 9 August: Venues throughout SIDMOUTH, East Devon. Wiltshire. marlboroughlitfest.org. Branflakes.” sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk / 01395 577952.

This colourful and fun event will take place in the streets and squares of Ringwood: all day and all over the town. Visitors will find an amazing variety of entertainments and fun happenings including music, song, dance, street theatre, jugglers, buskers, bands, artists and more. Ringwood will be buzzing with ‘a surprise around every corner!’ Ringwood’s International A great day out for all the family! FREE Festival of www.fanfareforspring.co.uk Street Performance Art Saturday 18th May 2019

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PENNIE ELFICK SOMERSET ART WEEKS FESTIVAL “This year’s Silver Anniversary Somerset Art Weeks will host a diverse programme of inspiring exhibitions, events, films and installations in over 120 locations across Somerset, alongside exciting new commissions, group shows and education projects involving over 300 artists.” 21 September - 6 October: Locations throughout SOMERSET. somersetartworks.org.uk.

BOURNEMOUTH ARTS BY THE SEA THE TWO MOORS FESTIVAL FESTIVAL 11 - 20 October 27 - 29 September Locations across DARTMOOR and City Centre, BOURNEMOUTH. EXMOOR. thetwomoorsfestival.co.uk / artsbythesea.co.uk. “An inspirational 01392 665885. “Each October village and diverse carnivalesque celebration halls, country houses, churches, indoor of the arts featuring 100 unique markets, railway stations, museums, thought provoking performances, auction rooms and Nissen huts spring installations and artistic endeavours all to life with recitals, chamber concerts, in the heart of Bournemouth. operas, choral concerts, newly Experience an intoxicating mix of commissioned works, talks, exhibitions, performance art, live music, dance and schools’ workshops, masterclasses and spectacular outdoor shows providing more… Line-up includes Dame Sarah fun and entertainment for all the Connolly, The English Concert, Imogen family.” Cooper, Roderick Wiliams, Elizabeth YEOVIL SUPER SATURDAY Watts, Elias Quartet, Iosef Purits, 28 September Lutoslawski Piano Duo, Piers Lane.” Locations throughout Town Centre, WELLS FESTIVAL OF LITERATURE YEOVIL, Somerset. 10am - 4pm. 01935 18 - 26 October 382424. “Talented musicians give up Cedars Hall, WELLS, Somerset, BA5 their own time to busk for a chosen 2ST. wellsfestivalofliterature.org.uk / charity (this year School in a Bag) 01749 834483. “Now in its 27th year, throughout the town centre, providing our Festival promotes a love of a melodic backdrop to other activities literature by staging nine days of that include children’s craft workshops, entertaining, informative events. Run market stalls, performance and dance.” by volunteers, the Festival ploughs SWANAGE BLUES FESTIVAL profit back into the community by 3 - 6 October funding a range of local educational Locations in and around SWANAGE, projects. Our four popular writing Dorset. swanage-blues.org. “The competitions attract entrants from Swanage Blues Festival brings together around the globe.” an amazing collection of musicians, fans SHERBORNE LITERARY FESTIVAL and friends for a weekend of jams, 23 - 25 October open mics and headline Various locations in SHERBORNE, performances.” Dorset. sherborneliterarysociety.com. PEACOCK ARTS TRAIL YEOVIL LITERARY FESTIVAL 28 SEPTEMBER 2019 5 - 13 October 31 October - 4 November Various locations in and around Octagon Theatre, YEOVIL. Yeovil Town Centre CORSHAM and CHIPPENHAM, yeovilliteraryfestival.co.uk. YEOVIL BUSKFEST • BUGFEST • CRAFT FAIR Wiltshire. Free entry. BRIDPORT LITERARY FESTIVAL MARKET STALLS • CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES peacockartstrail.co.uk. “Over 80 3 - 10 November GARDENING CELEBRATIONS • WORKSHOPS friendly, fascinating and very talented Various locations in BRIDPORT, Dorset. AND LOTS MORE! artists and craftspeople welcome bridlit.com. visitors to their studios and community venues in this lovely part of the West SHIIINE ON WEEKENDER facebook.com/yeovilsupersaturday County.” 15 - 18 November Butlins, MINEHEAD. shiiineon.com.

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LINDA FELCEY AND DEBBIE LUSH: ‘A COUNTRY WALK’ 8 June - 13 July Hybrid Gallery, 51 High Street, HONITON, EX14 1PW. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. 01404 43201. SOMERSET PRINTMAKERS: ‘BIRDMAN’ 10 - 17 June 44AD Gallery, 4 Abbey Street, BATH, BA1 1NN. 44ad.net. 11am - 5pm (Sunday 11am - 4pm). “Prints inspired by the legend of Bladud, ‘English Icarus’ and founder of Bath.” THE KINGCOMBE GROUP 10 - 28 June Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, ILMINSTER, TA19 0AN. Monday - Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm, Saturday 9.30am - 2.30pm. themeetinghouse.org.uk. “Textile art.” ANYA BEAUMONT AND JO TAYLOR: ‘FOURISH’ 10 June - 13 July The Pound, Pound Pill, CORSHAM, SN13 9HX. 9.30am - 4pm. 01249 701628. “New sculptural work.” STEVE NEVILLE AND DEBRA SWEENEY 14 June - 15 July Gallery On The Square, Poundbury, DORCHESTER, DT1 3BL. Monday - Saturday 9.30am - 5pm, Sunday 11am - 4pm. gallerypoundbury.co.uk. Ceramics and paintings.

GROUP 7: ‘COLOUR VALUES’ ANNE-LOUISE BELLIS ‘SPRING BLUES’ (Acrylic on canvas) 15 June - 20 July ACE Arts, Market Place, SOMERTON, TA11 7AT. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - A DIFFERENT LIGHT 5pm. acearts.co.uk. “Expect a riot of “Painting, printmaking and jewellery by six artists from Dorset and Somerset, each with their own take on the colour and texture from Brian Bishop, vivid and varied local natural and architectural landscapes surrounding them.” Martyn Brewster, Bonnie Brown, Fran 1 - 9 June: The Old Cow Shed Studio, Manor Farm, GLANVILLES WOOTTON, near Sherborne, DT9 5PZ. Donovan, Michelle Griffiths, Ursula Leach (above) and Peter Symonds.” Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am - 6pm. 07970 797748 / theoldcowshedstudio.co.uk. ‘FIRE: FLASHES TO ASHES IN BRITISH ART 1692 - 2019’ £6.75. rwa.org.uk. “A major exhibition 'COLOURS OF DORSET' exhibition of uniquely colourful and 15 June - 1 September tracing the representation of fire in 29 June - 7 July inspiring paintings by Caroline Royal West of England Academy, British art across the last four centuries, Eype Centre for the Arts, St Peters Liddington and Lynne Grace. Highly Queen’s Road, Clifton, BRISTOL, BS8 exploring the symbolism and meaning Chapel, Mount Lane, EYPE, Bridport, original, large and small paintings of 1PX. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - the element has had for artists DT6 6AT. 10am - 5pm. 07958 756368 / the ocean, plus intriguing interior and 5.30pm, Sunday 11am - 5pm. £7.95 / throughout history.” eypechurcharts.co.uk. “A third annual exterior landscapes.”

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‘THE REMAINS OF THE DAY’ 30 April - 11 May Salisbury Playhouse, Malthouse Lane, SALISBURY, SP2 7RA. 7.30pm (Thursday and Saturday matinees 2.15pm). £27 / £13. 01722 320333 / wiltshirecreative.co.uk. ‘THE CARPENTERS STORY’ 2 May Octagon Theatre, Hendford, YEOVIL, BA20 1UX. 7.30pm. £25. 01935 422884 / octagon-theatre.co.uk. ‘TROWBRIDGE LAUGHS’ 2 May Trowbridge Town Hall, Market Street, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 8EQ. 8pm. £10. 01225 774306 / townhallarts.co.uk.

MORIARTY WINDS ‘THE STRANGER ON THE BRIDGE’ “Named after Sherlock Holmes’ infamous adversary Professor Moriarty, the Moriarty Winds is a group of 2 - 4 May energetic young musicians who have performed together since September 2015 with the common aim of Salisbury Playhouse, Malthouse Lane, SALISBURY, SP2 7RA. 7.45pm (Saturday playing a variety of classical and contemporary repertoire in characterful and accessible ways.” matinee 2.45pm). £13.50. 01722 13 June: Uplyme Church, Pound Lane, Uplyme, LYME REGIS, DT7 3TT. 7.30pm. 01297 444662 / 320333. “Moving and thoughtful true helmtickets.com. life story of one man’s determination to 14 June: Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, BRIDPORT, DT6 3NR. 11am. £12. 01308 424204 / bridport- find his Good Samaritan.” arts.com. ‘NOTFLIX: AN IMPROVISED 14 June: Creative Innovation Centre, Memorial Hall, Paul Street, TAUNTON, TA1 3PF. 6.45pm. £15. 01823 MUSICAL’ 3 May 337477 / creativeinnovationcentre.co.uk. Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, 16 June: St Roch Church, Pendomer, YEOVIL, BA22 9PH. 7.30pm. £15. 01823 252658. BRIDPORT, DT6 3NR. 7.30pm. £10. concertsinthewest.org bridport-arts.com. “An all-female cast use audience suggestions of recently watched films to create a musical in ‘THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR’ PETER KNIGHT’S GIGSPANNER JOHN ETHERIDGE AND VIMALA front of your very eyes!” 4 May 4 May ROWE Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, Dorchester Arts, The Corn Exchange, 4 May ‘SAMSWARA’ BRIDPORT, DT6 3NR. 7.30pm. £16. High East Street, DORCHESTER, DT1 Café Sladers, Sladers Yard, WEST BAY, 4 May 01308 424204 / bridport-arts.com. “A 1HF. 7.30pm. £16 / £14. 01305 266926 Bridport, DT6 4EL. 8pm. £18. Axminster Minster, Church Street, Gogol satire that has been updated to / dorchesterarts.org.uk. “Gigspanner, 01308 459511 / sladersyard.co.uk. AXMINSTER, EX13 5AR. 7.30pm. £12 / present a hilarious, accessible comedy led by legendary Steeleye Span fiddle “World-famous guitarist and fabulous £10. 01297-33595 / samswara.com. where, in order to keep the player Peter Knight, has established a vocalist play jazz and world music, “The brilliant sitar of Ricky Romain in Government Inspector happy, everyone reputation as a ground-breaking force some classics, some original music, with duet with Jon Sterckx’s tabla wizardry.” loses their moral compass.” on the British folk scene.” plenty of banter and laughs.”

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‘RICH HALL’S HOEDOWN’ KEVIN CLIFTON: ‘BURN THE FLOOR’ 4 May 9 May Octagon Theatre, Hendford, YEOVIL, Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, BA20 1UX. 8pm. £18. 01935 422884. BH15 1UG. 7.30pm. 01202 280000. REGINALD D HUNTER “Strictly Come Dancing favourite Kevin 4 May Clifton joins up with the its newest pro Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, Graziano Di Prima in the show that has BH15 1UG. 8pm. 01202 280000. revolutionised the ballroom style.” ‘THE TRUTH ABOUT MEN’ RACHEL NEWTON 4 May 9 May Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, BH15 1UG. 8pm. 01202 280000. “Scott BRIDPORT, DT6 3NR. 7.30pm. £13. Lavene’s one-man show is full of songs 01308 424204 / bridport-arts.com. and stories. Imagine Ian Dury with a “Singer and harpist Rachel Newton touch of Stephen Sondheim.” specialises in interpreting traditional folk songs in both English and Scottish ‘FISSURE’ Gaelic as well as writing and 4 and 6 May performing her own instrumental Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, pieces.” Gandy Street, EXETER, EX4 3LS. 7pm. £10 / £8. exeterphoenix. “A doctor and ‘THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE a space shuttle engineer fall in love - WARDROBE’ but creating the shuttle engines has 9 - 11 May terrible repercussions on people’s Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, health. Can you love someone who BH15 1UG. 7.30pm (Wednesday represents everything you hate?” matinee 2.30pm). 01202 280000. “Musical adaptation of CS Lewis’ classic GEORGIE FAME & THE BBC BIG adventure, featuring the BSO’s new BAND music ensemble Kokoro.” 5 May Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, ‘THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BH15 1UG. 7.30pm. 01202 280000. BUTTON’ 9 - 11 May BOWJANGLES: ‘EXCALIBOW’ Salisbury Arts Centre, Bedwin Street, 5 May SALISBURY, SP1 3UT. 7.45pm (Saturday Village Hall, New Road, Norton Sub matinee 2.45pm). £13.50. 01722 Hamdon, TA14 6SF. 7pm. £10 / £6. 320333. “A most curious story of one 01935 881227. man and the timeless tales of a love ‘DEATH AND THE MAIDEN’ MEGSON that defies all odds.” 7 May BELSHAZZAR’S FEAST Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, “The BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominees have gained fame on the British folk scene, not only for their arresting and intelligent 10 May BRIDPORT, DT6 3NR. 7.30pm. £16. Speedwell Hall, Abbey Street, songwriting, but for their exquisite musicianship and northern humour.” bridport-arts.com. “First-rate thriller.” CREWKERNE, TA18 7HY. 7pm. £12. 10 May: Dorchester Arts, The Corn Exchange, High East Street, 07877 206124. “Paul Sartin (singer, DORCHESTER, DT1 1HF. 7.30pm. £15 / £13. 01305 266926 / oboist, fiddler) and Paul Hutchinson dorchesterarts.org.uk. (accordionist) have a reputation for slapstick spoken, physical and musical comedy as well as fine musicianship.” ‘ENDLESS FEATURING N:DLESS’ 8 May MODOU NDIAYE AND BAND Lyric Theatre, BRIDPORT, DT6 3LX. 10 May 8pm. £12 / £5. 01308 424901. “A tale Village Hall, BUCKLAND NEWTON, of (very little) sex, (a smattering of) DT2 7BZ. 7.30pm. £10 / £7. 01300 drugs and the unexpected phobias 345455 / artsreach.co.uk. See 9 May. ‘THE DRAMATIC EXPLOITS OF from a life of rock and roll.” MAGNOLIA JAZZ BAND EDMUND KEAN’ ‘STREET IN SONG’ 10 May 8 May 8 May Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting Dorchester Arts, The Corn Exchange, Crispin Hall, 83 High Street, STREET, MODOU NDIAYE AND BAND House, East Street, ILMINSTER, TA19 High East Street, DORCHESTER, DT1 BA16 0EZ. 6.30pm. 01458 447248 / 9 May 0AN. 8pm. £14. 01460 54973. “New 1HF. 7.30pm. £12 / £10. 01305 266926. crispinhallstreet.org.uk. Village Hall, WOOTTON FITZPAINE, Orleans trad jazz featuring rare tunes as well as familiar favourites.” “Ian Hughes celebrates the spirit of BSO: ‘CZECH MATES’ DT6 6NF. 7.30pm. £10 / £7. 01297 one of the most unique talents that 8 May 560948 / artsreach.co.uk. “Uniting THE DRIFTERS British theatre has ever produced, and Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, traditional and modern sounds, this 10 May who has fascinating historic links with BH15 1UG. 7.30pm. 01202 280000. energetic band will leave you Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, Dorchester.” invigorated and inspired!” BH15 1UG. 7.30pm. 01202 280000.

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THE EDIT “A gripping new play about forgiveness, love and self preservation set in the turbulent world of modern romance.” 9 May: Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, BH15 1UG. 8pm. 01202 280000 / lighthousepoole.co.uk. 11 May: Trowbridge Town Hall, Market Street, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 8EQ. 7.30pm. £11 / £9. 01225 774306 / townhallarts.co.uk.

being universally unapproachable and difficult, especially with their chamber version of Schönberg’s exquisite tone poem, Verklärte Nacht.” MORGAN & WEST 12 May Neeld Community and Arts Centre, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 3ER. 2pm. £10. 01249 446699 / neeld.co.uk. “Brain boggling illusion and good old fashioned tom-foolery!” PHOENIX BRASS BAND WITH MAWGAN STOTT 12 May St Bartholomew’s Church, CREWKERNE. 3pm. £12 / £10. 01460 73960. “Varied music and song from Bernstein and Carl Jenkins to Wagner!” ACOUSTIC JASS 13 May Bluebird Social Club, 4 Ham Lane, LONGHAM, BH22 9DP. 7.30pm. £10 / ROLF LUFT QUARTET £12. 01202 873071 / 10 May bournemouthbluebirdjazz.uk. Jazz. Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, ‘THE ISLE OF BRIMSKER’ BH15 1UG. 8pm. 01202 280000. Jazz. 15 May MODOU NDIAYE AND BAND Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, School Road, 11 May TAUNTON, TA2 7SH. 11am and Portman Hall, SHILLINGSTONE, DT11 1.30pm. £10. 01823 414141 / tacchi- 0SF. 7.30pm. £10 / £7. 07870 972089 / morris.com. “A new multi-sensory story artsreach.co.uk. See 9 May. of adventure and homecoming from ROBBIE MCINTOSH, KEN WATKINS, Frozen Light, specialists in making SIMON SWARBRICK, LUCY WATKINS theatre for audiences with Profound 11 May and Multiple Learning Disabilities.” Village Hall, Malthouse Meadow, BSO: ‘ELGAR’S DREAM’ PORTESHAM, DT3 4N. 7.30pm. £14. 15 May 01305 837299. “A very special concert Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, featuring four accomplished musicians, BH15 1UG. 7.30pm. 01202 280000 / together for an evening of acoustic lighthousepoole.co.uk. music from the genres of folk, country, JULIAN CLARY: ‘BORN TO MINCE’ blues, and jazz.” 15 May SATURDAY 22 JUNE KOKORO: ‘A NIGHT IN VIENNA’ Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, 12 May BH15 1UG. 7.30pm. 01202 280000 / 7.30PM Dorchester Arts, The Corn Exchange, lighthousepoole.co.uk. High East Street, DORCHESTER, DT1 ‘STREET IN SONG’ 9 SOUTH STREET 1HF. 6.30pm. £15 / £13. 01305 266926 15 May BRIDPORT DT6 3NR / dorchesterarts.org.uk. “In a Crispin Hall, 83 High Street, STREET, fascinating programme, the supremely 01308 424204 BA16 0EZ. 6.30pm. 01458 447248 / bridport-arts.com talented Kokoro show that the work of crispinhallstreet.org.uk. the Second Viennese School is far from

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NORTHANGER ABBEY “A timeless adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel about growing up and getting it all wrong, told in an accessible, energetic style.” 23 May: Dorchester Arts, The Corn Exchange, High East Street, DORCHESTER, DT1 1HF. 7.30pm. £14 / £12. 01305 266926 / dorchesterarts.org.uk. 30 May: Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, BH15 1UG. 8pm. 01202 280000 / lighthousepoole.co.uk.

THE CHURCHFITTERS DART VALLEY STOMPERS 16 May 20 May Salisbury Arts Centre, Bedwin Street, Bluebird Social Club, 4 Ham Lane, SALISBURY, SP1 3UT. 8pm. £14.50. LONGHAM, BH22 9DP. 7.30pm. £10 / 01722 320333. “Folk.” £12. 01202 873071 / PETE CANTER AND SIMON bournemouthbluebirdjazz.uk. Jazz. LATARCHE ‘THE SOLID GOLD ROCK’N’ROLL 17 May SHOW’ Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, 21 May BRIDPORT, DT6 3NR. 8pm. £10. 01308 Octagon Theatre, Hendford, YEOVIL, 424204. “Swing and Latin jazz.” BA20 1UX. 7.30pm. £32.50. 01935 THE ILLEGAL EAGLES 422884 / octagon-theatre.co.uk. 17 May “Celebrating Marty Wilde’s 80th Westlands Entertainment Venue, birthday with Eden Kane, Mike Berry, Westbourne Close, YEOVIL, BA20 2DD. The Wildcats, and Nancy Ann Lee.” 7.30pm. £27.50. westlandsyeovil.co.uk. EMMA JOHNSON AND GILDAS FLYING FOLK QUARTET 17 May 22 May Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting Octagon Theatre, Hendford, YEOVIL, House, East Street, ILMINSTER, TA19 BA20 1UX. 7.30pm. £18 / £16.50 / £15. 0AN. 8pm. £10. 01460 54973. 01935 422884 / octagon-theatre.co.uk. BACCHAEIA QUINTET ‘STREET IN SONG’ 18 May 22 May Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting Crispin Hall, 83 High Street, STREET, House, East Street, ILMINSTER, TA19 BA16 0EZ. 6.30pm. 01458 447248 / 0AN. 8pm. £16. 01460 54973. “Wind crispinhallstreet.org.uk. quintet playing quintessentially French ‘OUR HOUSE’ music.” 22 - 25 May KITTY MACFARLANE Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, 18 May BH15 1UG. 7.30pm (Saturday matinee Cotleigh Brewery, Ford Road, 2.30pm). 01202 280000. “Poole and WIVELISCOMBE, TA4 2RE. 8pm. £12 / Parkstone Productions stage the smash £10. 01984 623308. “Kitty Macfarlane hit musical about a 16-year-old boy is a Bristol-based songwriter and who makes a split-second decision that accomplished guitar player. Her sharply will change his life forever.” observed narrative songs are pure HENNING WEHN poetry, rich with visual imagery and 23 May writ-ten with an eco-eye.” Westlands Entertainment Venue, COLIN SELL: ‘CLUELESS AT THE Westbourne Close, YEOVIL, BA20 2DD. KEYS’ 7.30pm. £21.50. 01935 422884 / 18 May westlandsyeovil.co.uk. “What’s he still Dorchester Arts, The Corn Exchange, doing here anyway? Well, his lack of High East Street, DORCHESTER, DT1 transferable skills is what keeps him 1HF. 7.30pm. £15 / £13. 01305 266926. here and his belief that practise makes perfect is what keeps him going.” THE DECADETTES 19 May JULIAN CLARY: ‘BORN TO MINCE’ Greenhill Gardens, The Esplanade, 23 May WEYMOUTH, DT3 6BH. 2pm. Free Octagon Theatre, Hendford, YEOVIL, entry. 01305 775829 / greenhill- BA20 1UX. 7.30pm. £26 / £24. 01935 gardens.co.uk. 422884 / octagon-theatre.co.uk.

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LEO SAYER ‘THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS’ 24 May 30 May - 1 June Octagon Theatre, Hendford, YEOVIL, Octagon Theatre, Hendford, YEOVIL, BA20 1UX. 7.30pm. £34. 01935 422884 BA20 1UX. 7pm (Saturday matinee / octagon-theatre.co.uk. 2pm). £16 / £14. 01935 422884. ‘MA BESSIE AND HER BLUES ‘QUENTIN CRISP: NAKED HOPE’ TROOP’ 31 May 24 May Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, BRIDPORT, DT6 3NR. 7.30pm. £12. BRIDPORT, DT6 3NR. 7.30pm. £18. 01308 424204 / bridport-arts.com. “A 01308 424204 / bridport-arts.com. gloriously uplifting salute to a true one- ‘LES MUSICALS’ off and a timely reminder of the urgent 24 May necessity to live every day as your real Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, self, no matter what they say.” BH15 1UG. 7.30pm. 01202 280000. ENGLISH TOURING OPERA: THE EDUARDO NIEBLA ‘MACBETH’ EXPERIENCE 31 May 24 May Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, BH15 1UG. 7.30pm. 01202 280000. BH15 1UG. 8pm. 01202 280000. ENGLISH TOURING OPERA: “Flamenco jazz fusion.” ‘IDOMENEO’ ‘SONGWRITERS IN THE ROUND’ 1 June 24 May Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, The Flying Fish, Wood Road, Ashill, BH15 1UG. 7.30pm. 01202 280000. ILMINSTER, TA19 9NX. 7pm. £20 “One of Mozart’s greatest operas.” (includes dinner). 01823 480467 / ‘A NIGHT OF BLUES AND BOOGIE’ theflyingfishsomerset.co.uk. “An 1 June intimate night of acoustic music with Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, five established singer songwriters BH15 1UG. 8pm. 01202 280000. trading original music.” THE PICCADILLY ORCHESTRA ALAN BARNES, ART THEMEN AND 1 June THE DAVE NEWTON TRIO Westlands Entertainment Venue, 24 May Westbourne Close, YEOVIL, BA20 2DD. Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting 7.30pm. £22. 01935 422884. House, East Street, ILMINSTER, TA19 ALFIE MOORE: ‘FAIR COP 0AN. 8pm. £18. 01460 54973 / UNLEASHED!’ themeetinghouse.org.uk. “Three of the 1 June UK’s best jazz musicians under one Neeld Community and Arts Centre, roof, for an evening of absolutely CHIPPENHAM, SN15 3ER. 8pm £16. cracking modern jazz.” PASSIONATE MACHINE 01249 446699 / neeld.co.uk. MATTHEW BOURNE: ‘SWAN LAKE’ BALLET CENTRAL 25 May “What would you change if you could travel through time? This multi- award winning original blend of science, sci-fi, Schwarzenegger and self- 1 and 2 June Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, BRIDPORT, DT6 3NR. 7.30pm. £10. determination, Rosy Carrick explores the realities of time travel.” BRIDPORT, DT6 3NR. Saturday 7.30pm, 01308 424204 / bridport-arts.com. 30 May: The Theatre Shop, 6 Triangle Centre, CLEVEDON, BS21 6XX. Sunday 2pm. £14. 01308 424204. “This thrilling, audacious and witty 7.30pm. £12. 01275 400225 / theatreshop.org.uk. “Exciting new dance talent.” production is perhaps still best known for replacing the female corps-de-ballet FARRAGO with a menacing male ensemble, which ‘THE SUMMER OF LOVE’ BLACK CAT JAZZ 2 June shattered convention, turned tradition 25 May 30 May Greenhill Gardens, The Esplanade, upside down and took the dance world Octagon Theatre, Hendford, YEOVIL, Martock Church, Church Street, WEYMOUTH, DT3 6BH. 2pm. Free by storm.” BA20 1UX. 7.30pm. £25 / £24. 01935 MARTOCK, TA12 6JL. 7.30pm. £9 / £8. entry. 01305 775829 / greenhill- 422884. “An eclectic explosion of 01935 829576 / 01935 829576. gardens.co.uk. ‘THE BIRD SHOW’ flowers, psychedelia, freedom, peace “Traditional jazz revival music with a 25 May ‘OYSTERS’ and love and, of course, timeless music mixture of trumpet and trombone.” 5 June Trowbridge Town Hall, Market Street, that inspired a generation.” TROWBRIDGE, BA14 8EQ. 11am. £10 / SQUASHBOX THEATRE: Dorchester Arts, The Corn Exchange, £8. 01225 774306 / townhallarts.co.uk. ‘LAUGHING BOY COMEDY CLUB’ ‘UNIVERSARAMA!’ High East Street, DORCHESTER, DT1 “With frolics and foraging, flitting, 30 May 30 May 1HF. 7.30pm. £14 / £12. 01305 266926 flying and two unusual feathery friends, Westlands Entertainment Venue, Dorchester Arts, The Corn Exchange, / dorchesterarts.org.uk. “A new dark this is a story of friendship, courage Westbourne Close, YEOVIL, BA20 2DD. High East Street, DORCHESTER, DT1 comedy with live music, shining a and adventure.” 8pm. £10 / £9. 01935 422884 / 1HF. 1.30pm. £8 / £6. 01305 266926 / powerful spotlight on composer westlandsyeovil.co.uk. dorchesterarts.org.uk. Johannes Brahms.”

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‘FERAL’ 9 June Trowbridge Town Hall, Market Street, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 8EQ. 2pm. £10. 01225 774306 / townhallarts.co.uk. “A compelling one-woman show exploring racism, community, the gypsy experience and the conflict between logic and intuition.” ‘THE LIBRARY OF LOST MEMORIES’ 9 June Lyric Theatre, BRIDPORT, DT6 3LX. 8pm. £12 / £5. 7.30pm. £12 / £5. 01308 424901. “This inventive, poignant and very entertaining show explores the nature of memory, and the complexity, simplicity and beauty of the human mind.” BLUEBIRD JAZZ BAND 10 June Bluebird Social Club, 4 Ham Lane, LONGHAM, BH22 9DP. 7.30pm. £10 / £12. 01202 873071 / bournemouthbluebirdjazz.uk. Jazz.

RIOTS AND LOBSTERS “Hear tales of riots and lobsters, fishermen and miners, corrupt officials and power-driven politicians, pioneers, saboteurs. Sometimes through folk song, sometimes ska or swing, lyrical laments and brass arrangements will tell the stories and bring to life the worlds created by Cornish playwright Nick Darke and composer Jim Carey.” 4 May: Salisbury Arts Centre, Bedwin Street, SALISBURY, SP1 3UT. 8pm. £14. 01722 320333 / wiltshirecreative.co.uk. ‘LIVING SPIT’S LIVING QUIZ’ 24 May: Village Hall, CORFE CASTLE, BH20 5EE. 7.30pm. £10 / £7. 07590 352219 / artsreach.co.uk. 11 June Village Hall, CHARMOUTH, DT6 6QT. ‘HORMONAL HOUSEWIVES’ BEJE PHILIPPA MO 7.45pm. £12. 07967 759135 / 5 June 7 June 8 June artsreach.co.uk. “Armed with just a Octagon Theatre, Hendford, YEOVIL, Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, Café Sladers, Sladers Yard, WEST BAY, guitar, double bass and ukulele, Living BA20 1UX. 7.30pm. £25 / £23.50. BRIDPORT, DT6 3NR. 8pm. £10. 01308 Bridport, DT6 4EL. 8pm. £15. 01308 Spit mix improvisation techniques with 01935 422884. “A hilarious, no-holds- 424204 / bridport-arts.com. Jazz. 459511 / sladersyard.co.uk. their own unique performance style, barred romp through the joys of being EDGELARKS ‘TEAM VIKING’ which happily subverts the familiar pub a fabulous 21st century woman.” 7 June 8 June quiz format, resulting in an explosively HELENA MACE, MARKY DAWSON, The Beehive, Dowell Street, HONITON, Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, exciting live quiz.” EDD BLEACH EX14 1LZ. 8pm. £14. 01404 384050 / BH15 1UG. 8pm. 01202 280000 / ‘HORMONAL HOUSEWIVES’ 5 June beehivehoniton.co.uk. “BBC Folk award lighthousepoole.co.uk. “James 11 June Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, winners Phillip Henry and Hannah Rowland’s remarkable, hilarious and Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, BH15 1UG. 8pm. 01202 280000. “The Martin (Edgelarks) launch their new heart-lifting one-man show about how BH15 1UG. 7.45pm. 01202 280000 / latest in the series of showcases for album ‘Feather’.” he gave his best mate the Viking send- lighthousepoole.co.uk. See 5 June. new and unsigned local music talent.” ‘JUST LIKE THAT’ off that had been his dying wish.” ‘LIVING SPIT’S LIVING QUIZ’ THE BARRICADE BOYS 7 June ALBERT LEE AND HIS BAND 12 June 6 June Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, 9 June Village Hall , BROADMAYNE, DT2 8EW. Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, BRIDPORT, DT6 3NR. 7.30pm. £17. Dorchester Arts, The Corn Exchange, 7.30pm. £12 / £9. 07443 659912 / BH15 1UG. 7.45pm. 01202 280000. 01308 424204 / bridport-arts.com. High East Street, DORCHESTER, DT1 artsreach.co.uk. See 11 June. ‘JOHNNY CASH ROADSHOW’ CHRIS NORMAN & HIS BAND 1HF. 7.30pm. £25 / £23. 01305 266926 ‘LIVING SPIT’S LIVING QUIZ’ 6 June 8 June / dorchesterarts.org.uk. “Double 13 June Octagon Theatre, Hendford, YEOVIL, Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, Grammy Award-winning guitarist Albert Pamela Hambro Hall, WINTERBORNE BA20 1UX. 7.30pm. £22 / £20.50. BH15 1UG. 7.45pm. 01202 280000 / Lee is a true legend of rock and roll, STICKLAND, DT11 0NT. 7.30pm. £10 / 01935 422884 / octagon-theatre.co.uk. lighthousepoole.co.uk. country and blues.” £7. 01258 880920. See 11 June.

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TRUE STRAYS “The True Strays are a vintage loving, blues fuelled, dirty rock’n’roll band. Their live shows are a joyous hoedown of huge bass driven riffs, a howling tornado of resonator guitar, cacophonous drums and soaring hammond organ.” 30 May: Brit Bar, 118 High Street, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, BS23 1HP. 9pm. 01934 623397.

REGINALD D HUNTER GEORGE HINCHLIFFE’S UKULELE 13 June ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN Octagon Theatre, Hendford, YEOVIL, 15 June BA20 1UX. 8pm. £24 / £22. 01935 Octagon Theatre, Hendford, YEOVIL, 422884 / octagon-theatre.co.uk. BA20 1UX. 7.30pm. £26 / £24. 01935 ‘PRIDE & PREJUDICE’ 422884. “Tap your toes with the royalty 13 June of the ukulele scene, the independent Neeld Community and Arts Centre, rock-stars of the ‘bonsai guitar’.” CHIPPENHAM, SN15 3ER. 7.30pm. £17 TAUNTON DEANE MALE VOICE / £12. 01249 446699 / neeld.co.uk. CHOIR ‘CANTERBURY TALES’ 15 June 14 June Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, School Road, Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, TAUNTON, TA2 7SH. 7.30pm. £10. BRIDPORT, DT6 3NR. 7.30pm. £17. 01823 414141. 01308 424204 / bridport-arts.com. “Brimming with verve and energy, Chaucer’s well-loved stories are brought beautifully alive by students from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.” ‘FERAL’ 14 June Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, BH15 1UG. 8pm. 01202 280000 / lighthousepoole.co.uk. See 9 June. ‘AND BEFORE I FORGET I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU’ 14 June Trowbridge Town Hall, Market Street, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 8EQ. 01225 774306 / townhallarts.co.uk. 7.30pm. £11 / £9. “This moving and affectionate performance is about the devastating effects of Alzheimer’s disease, not only on the sufferer but on their family, friends and carers.” ‘LAST TANGO IN LITTLE GRIMLEY’ 14 June LUKE JACKSON Village Hall, Martock Road, LONG 15 June SUTTON, TA10 9NT. 7pm. £12 / £6. Mission Hall, Mission Hall Lane, 01458 241335. SUTTON POYNTZ, DT3 6LY. 7.30pm. L’IL JIMMY REED + BOB HALL + £12. 01305 837299. “Folk, roots, blues, HILARY BLYTHE Americana and soul.” 14 June ‘THE GLASS SLIPPER’ Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting 15 and 16 June House, East Street, ILMINSTER, TA19 Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, 0AN. 8pm. £16. 01460 54973. BH15 1UG. Saturday 1 and 7pm, “Authentic blues.” Sunday 2pm. lighthousepoole.co.uk. TEZ ILYAS + WAYNE THE WEIRD + THE WYKE UKADELICS ANDY STEDMAN 16 June 15 June Greenhill Gardens, The Esplanade, Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, WEYMOUTH, DT3 6BH. 2pm. Free BH15 1UG. 8pm. 01202 280000 / entry. greenhill-gardens.co.uk. lighthousepoole.co.uk. Comedy.

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PERFORMANCE KOKORO A NIGHT IN VIENNA SUNDAY 12 MAY Immerse yourself in an exquisite harmonic world of sound with the supremely talented Kokoro, Bournemouth

CLASSICAL Symphony Orchestra’s contemporary music ensemble.

JAZZ MEETS BROADWAY FRANK GRIFFITH & TINA MAY SATURDAY 8 JUNE

JAZZ Songs of the Broadway and West End stage including Guys and Dolls, West Side Story and Company.

PICASSO’S WOMEN FLYING ELEPHANT PRODUCTION SUNDAY 30 JUNE A look at the great painter Picasso’s early life through the voices of his wives, mistresses and muses, giving an THEATRE insight into the influence the women had on his art.

ALISTAIR McGOWAN INTRODUCTIONS TO CLASSICAL PIANO BARBARA NICE: RAFFLE! FRIDAY 5 JULY “Critically acclaimed tip-top character comedy.”

Expect a lot of beautiful music and more 27 June: Neeld Community and Arts Centre, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 3ER. than a sprinkling of his trademark 7.30pm. £14. 01249 446699 / neeld.co.uk. impressions in this show. CLASSICAL / COMEDY THE NOISE NEXT DOOR 20 June 01305 266926 Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, www.dorchesterarts.org.uk BH15 1UG. 8pm. 01202 280000 / Charity No. 1015546 lighthousepoole.co.uk. “The cheeky, ARTS Dorchester charming, chaotic comedy quartet pull out all the stops in their most creative, cutting edge and hilarious show yet.” ‘JAMES BOND SPECTACULAR’ 21 June Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, BH15 1UG. 7.30pm. 01202 280000 / lighthousepoole.co.uk. ‘FORBIDDEN NIGHTS’ EMMA JOHNSON & GILDAS QUARTET 21 June WEDNESDAY 22 MAY Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, Haydn - Quartet Op.33 No.1 ‘EDUCATING RITA’ BH15 1UG. 7.45pm. 01202 280000 / Weber - Clarinet Quintet 17 - 22 June lighthousepoole.co.uk. “Two hours of Mozart - Clarinet Quintet Salisbury Arts Centre, Bedwin Street, thrilling action and provocative MARGOT FONTEYN: CENTENARY SALISBURY, SP1 3UT. 7.30pm (Thursday choreography.” CELEBRATION and Saturday matinees 2.15pm). £27 / ‘LES MUSICALS’ SUNDAY 26 MAY £13. wiltshirecreative.co.uk. “Stephen 21 June Tomkinson stars in Willy Russell’s Join Ballet Theatre UK as we mark the Octagon Theatre, Hendford, YEOVIL, hilarious and heart-warming comedy.” BA20 1UX. 7.30pm. £57.50 / £25. centenary of the great ballet icon with a 01935 422884 / octagon-theatre.co.uk. celebration of her greatest moments in JAZZ DANCE COMPANY: ‘ICONIC’ 19 June the classical ballet repertoire. CLAIRE MARTIN Octagon Theatre, Hendford, YEOVIL, 21 June REGINALD D HUNTER BA20 1UX. 7.30pm. £15 / £14. 01935 Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, THURSDAY 13 JUNE 422884 / octagon-theatre.co.uk. BRIDPORT, DT6 3NR. 7.30pm. £22. Highly anticipated new show. BRISTOL OLD VIC THEATRE 01308 424204 / bridport-arts.com. “Claire Martin takes to the road with UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT SCHOOL: ‘THE CANTERBURY TALES’ her all new Swedish trio.” BRITAIN 20 June The Exchange, STURMINSTER SATURDAY 15 JUNE JOHN LAW RE-CREATIONS NEWTON, DT10 1FH. 7.30pm. £10 / QUARTET Who is to blame for the worldwide £8. 01258 475137. “A colourful cast of 21 June phenomena of ukulele orchestras and characters set off for Canterbury, Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting ukulelemania? The Ukulele Orchestra of competing to tell their tales of love, House, East Street, ILMINSTER, TA19 Great Britain! lust, adventure and chivalry. Brimming 0AN. 8pm. £15. 01460 54973. “Jazz, JAZZ DANCE COMPANY: ICONIC with verve and energy, Chaucer's well- pop and classical tunes.” loved stories are brought beautifully WEDNESDAY 19 JUNE CARISMÁTICO TANGO BAND and vividly to life by students from this 21 June An epic celebration of current and prestigious Theatre School.” historical movements, moments and Dorchester Arts, The Corn Exchange, ‘THAT’LL BE THE DAY’ figures. High East Street, DORCHESTER, DT1 20 June 1HF. 7.30pm. £14 / £12. 01305 266926. BOX OFFICE: 01935 422884 Octagon Theatre, Hendford, YEOVIL, “Enjoy a night of Latin American BA20 1UX. 7.30pm. £27.50 / £25.50. BOOK ONLINE: musical virtuosity, passion and dance.” 01935 422884 / octagon-theatre.co.uk. www.octagon-theatre.co.uk THE ZOOTS: ‘SOUNDS OF THE ‘80S’ JAZZ DANCE COMPANY: ‘ICONIC’ OCTAGON THEATRE 22 June 20 June Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, Hendford, Yeovil, Somerset BA20 1UX Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, BRIDPORT, DT6 3NR. 7.30pm. £18. BH15 1UG. 7.30pm. 01202 280000. 01308 424204 / bridport-arts.com.

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‘THE LADYBOYS OF BANGKOK’ 22 June Octagon Theatre, Hendford, YEOVIL, BA20 1UX. 8pm. £25 / £23.50. 01935 422884 / octagon-theatre.co.uk. BRISTOL OLD VIC THEATRE SCHOOL: ‘THE CANTERBURY TALES’ 22 June The Beehive, Dowell Street, HONITON, EX14 1LZ. 7.30pm. £15 / £12. 01404 384050. See 20 June.

CARA DILLON 22 June Dorchester Arts, The Corn Exchange, High East Street, DORCHESTER, DT1 1HF. 7.30pm. £22 / £20. 01305 266926. “This extraordinary Irish singer has been captivating audiences for over 20 A HUNDRED DIFFERENT WORDS FOR LOVE years. Alongside a selection of “James Rowland’s hilarious follow up to ‘Team Viking’ recounts how he found and lost the love of his life then favourites from her previous releases, Cara will be performing material from tried to find the right words to make sense of love while discharging his duties as Best Man of Honour at her new album ‘Wanderer’ which is a Sarah and Emma’s wedding.” collection of beautiful and moving 22 June: Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, BH15 1UG. 8pm. 01202 280000 / lighthousepoole.co.uk. songs recorded in an intimate setting with her husband and musical partner PAUL YOUNG ‘LAUGHING BOY COMEDY CLUB’ BRISTOL OLD VIC THEATRE Sam Lakeman.” 25 June 27 June SCHOOL: ‘THE CANTERBURY TALES’ THE HANDLEBARDS: ‘THE TEMPEST’ Octagon Theatre, Hendford, YEOVIL, Westlands Entertainment Venue, 29 June 23 June BA20 1UX. 8pm. £43.50 / £31. 01935 Westbourne Close, YEOVIL, BA20 2DD. Village Hall, FRAMPTON, DT2 9NF Maumbury Rings, Maumbury Road, 422884 / octagon-theatre.co.uk. 8pm. £10 / £9. 01935 422884. £10 / £8. 07968 586906. See 20 June. DORCHESTER, DT1 1QN. 6pm. £13 / MARTI PELLOW ‘THE THREE MUSKETEERS’ £11. 01305 266926. “Expect riotous 26 June 27 and 28 June amounts of energy, a fair old whack of Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, School Road, chaos, and laughter, magic, musicality BH15 1UG. 7.30pm. 01202 280000. Taunton, TA2 7SH. 7.30pm. £16 / £11. and mystery a plenty. Bring a chair and 01823 414141 / tacchi-morris.com. a picnic!” THE NEW HARDY PLAYERS: ‘FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD’ ANGELA BARNES GRAND RE-UNION 27 June 28 June 23 June Max Gate, Alington Avenue, Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, Greenhill Gardens, The Esplanade, DORCHESTER, DT1 2FN. 7.15pm. BRIDPORT, DT6 3NR. 7.30pm. £15. WEYMOUTH, DT3 6BH. 2pm. Free 01305 266926. “With over 50 actors bridport-arts.com. Comedy. entry. greenhill-gardens.co.uk. and musicians, the ever popular New THE NEW HARDY PLAYERS: ‘FAR SHEBA SOUL ENSEMBLE: ‘SOLD’ ‘PIRATES OF PENZANCE’ Hardy Players bring to life the colourful FROM THE MADDING CROWD’ 24 June 29 June local characters of Weatherbury. Bring 28 and 29 June Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, School Road, Martock Church, MARTOCK, TA12 6JL. a picnic plus chair or blanket!” Subtropical Gardens, Buller’s Way, TAUNTON, TA2 7SH. 7.30pm. £13 / £9. 7.30pm. £12 / £10. 01935 829756. ‘THE SWIMMER’ ABBOTSBURY, DT3 4LA. 7.30pm. 01823 414141 / tacchi-morris.com. “Bath Gilbert & Sullivan Society in a 27 June 01305 266926. See 27 June. fully-costumed-performance.” TONY WALLER AND HIS Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, POOLE, ‘JANE EYRE’ PROHIBITION JAZZ THE SILHOUETTES BH15 1UG. 8pm. 01202 280000. “A 29 June 24 June 30 June comic, one-woman physical theatre Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, Bluebird Social Club, 4 Ham Lane, Greenhill Gardens, The Esplanade, show about swimming to France with BRIDPORT, DT6 3NR. 7.30pm. £15 / LONGHAM, BH22 9DP. 7.30pm. £10 / WEYMOUTH, DT3 6BH. 2pm. Free dollops of goose fat and a glint of £14. 01308 424204. “Adaptation of the £12. 01202 873071. Jazz. entry. greenhill-gardens.co.uk. foolhardy eccentricity.” classic novel.”

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BRISTOL: Bocabar, Bristol Fine Art, MARLBOROUGH: Framemakers. MARTOCK: Craftsmen Gallery and Shop. WEST BAY: Centrespace, Colston Hall, Create Centre, 303 Gallery, Martock Gallery. MERE: Sladers Yard. WEST COKER: Lanes, Old Folk House, Jamaica Street Artists, Lime Tree Beaumont Gallery. MILDENHALL: Rabley School Room. WESTHAY: Somerset Crafts. Gallery, Bristol Old Vic, PRSC Gallery, RWA, Contemporary Drawing Centre. MILTON WESTON-SUPER-MARE: Frame Station, LT Spike Island, St George’s, Tobacco Factory, ABBAS: Dorset Crafty Barn, Flux’n’Flame. Gallery, Playhouse, Weston College. Trinity Centre, UWE, Watershed. MINEHEAD: Courtyard Framing, Leo Davey WEYMOUTH: Gallery on The Wey, Leighton BROADWINDSOR: Craft & Design Centre. Gallery, Regal Theatre. MORCOMBELAKE: Gallery, Weymouth College, Weymouth BRUTON: Bruton Art Factory, Bruton Castle, Artwave West. MUCHELNEY: John Leach Pavilion. WILLITON: Breeze Art Gallery. At The Chapel, Hauser and Wirth. BUDLEIGH Gallery. NEW MILTON: Forest Arts. NORTH WIMBORNE: Allendale House, Square SALTERTON: Brook Gallery. BURNHAM ON CURRY: Community Café. OTTERTON: Records, Walford Mill Craft Centre. SEA: Princess Theatre & Arts Centre, Otterton Mill. POOLE: Arts University WOODBURY: Woodbury Studio Gallery. Seabreeze Gallery. CASTLE CARY: Bailey Hill Bournemouth, Bournemouth University Atrium WORTON: Old Mill Gallery. WRINGTON: Bookshop, Clerkenwell Fine Art, Trowbridge Gallery, Guildhall Gallery, Josephine Wall Barleywood Studios. YEOVIL: Octagon Gallery. CHARD: Art Café, Barleymow’s, Gallery, Lighthouse, The Gallery Upstairs, Theatre. YETMINSTER: Old School Gallery. Hornsbury Mill Hotel. CHEDDAR: Sketch Café. Poole Museum. PORLOCK: Churchgate Plus selected TOURIST INFORMATION Gallery, Melody Art. PORTLAND: B-Side CHEDDON FITZPAINE: Hestercombe Gallery. CENTRES and LIBRARIES throughout Wessex. CHRISTCHURCH: Hatch Gallery, Hayloft Outpost, White Stones. SALISBURY: City Hall, Gallery, Red House Museum, Regent Centre. Fisherton Mill, Framemakers, Noble Art CLEVEDON: Fizz Gallery. CONGRESBURY: Supplies, Salisbury Arts Centre, Salisbury Church House Designs. CORFE CASTLE: Museum, Salisbury Playhouse, Studio 53, Boilerhouse Gallery, Gallery 41, Morton Wiltshire Gallery, Young Gallery. SEATON: EVOLVER IS SPONSORED BY: House Hotel. CORSHAM: Pound Arts. Arts Café. SEAVINGTON: Village Shop. ACE Arts • Acoustic Distribution CREWKERNE: Phoenix Books. SHAFTESBURY: The Cygnet, Grosvenor Hotel, The Arts Development Company CROCKERTON: Bull Mill Arts. CROWCOMBE: Salt of the Earth, Shaftesbury Arts Centre. Atkinson Gallery • Aztec Media • B-Side Halsway Manor. CULLOMPTON: Cullompton SHEPTON MALLET: One Craft Gallery. Black Swan Arts • Boilerhouse Gallery Community College. CULMSTOCK: The SHERBORNE: Artslink, Jerram Gallery, New Bridport Arts Centre • Caldecourt Productions Strand Stores. DEVIZES: Bluestone Gallery, St Digby Hall, Old Barn Framing Gallery, The Creative Gallery • Dorchester Arts John’s Art & Deco, Wiltshire Museum, Wine Winstone’s. SIDMOUTH: East Devon Art Dorset Visual Arts • Lighthouse • Mount Street Gallery. DORCHESTER: Artsreach, Academy, Flo and Us, Kennaway House, Octagon Theatre • PH Media Dorchester Arts, Duke’s, Dorset County Winstone’s. SOMERTON: ACE Arts, Gifted Sladers Yard • Somerset Art Works Museum, Frank Herring & Sons, Gallery on Company & Gallery Coffee Shop. SOUTH Stephens & George • Thelma Hulbert Gallery The Square, The Little Keep. EAST CADBURY: Chapel Cross Tea Rooms. SOUTH Tincleton Gallery • Walford Mill Crafts LAMBROOK: East Lambrook Manor Gardens. PETHERTON: David Hall. STALBRIDGE: Dike Weymouth College • Wiltshire Creative

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EVOLVER PRIZE 2019 FIRST PRIZE: EVOLVER 112 FRONT COVER + £1,000

ARTISTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS and DESIGNERS are invited to submit actual cover size 2D work in any media for selection for the FRONT COVER OF EVOLVER 112 (July and August 2019 issue) + £1,000 The judges will also select an additional 49 WORKS for a TOP 50 EXHIBITION at the THELMA HULBERT GALLERY, Honiton (6 July - 31 August) and publication in EVOLVER 112 JUDGES: Simon Barber (Editor, Evolver) Adrian Boot (Photographer) Ruth Gooding (Curator, THG) Dr Fran Norton (Artist / Educator) DEADLINE: THURSDAY 16 MAY 2019 Further information: evolver.org.uk/evolverprize [email protected]

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TITLE OF WORK MEDIUM SELLING PRICE * SUBMISSIONS 1 l The image size of all submitted l work must measure 216 x 303 mm l (the actual size of Evolver’s front 2 l cover plus an extra 3 mm all round) l The work should be an unframed l original artwork or high quality print l that can be sold at the exhibition 3 l Up to 3 works may be submitted l A submission fee of £10 per work l will be charged * EVOLVER will take a 40% commission from l I ENCLOSE MY SUBMISSION FEE (£10 PER WORK) £ Please also supply a stamped * this price if the work is exhibited and sold l addressed envelope for return of l artwork Send ARTWORK + CHEQUE (payable to ‘EVOLVER MEDIA’) + SAE FOR RETURN OF ARTWORK to: EVOLVER PRIZE 2019, EVOLVER MEDIA, 8 BUCKLAND ROAD, PEN MILL TRADING ESTATE, YEOVIL, PLEASE NOTE SOMERSET BA21 5EA The judges will definitely not be looking for a particular style of work DEADLINE: THURSDAY 16 MAY 2019 The work submitted should be anything that you believe would make Please tick box if you do not wish to be added to the Evolver and Thelma Hulbert Gallery mailing lists a great front cover

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