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Wed 13 November 2013 8:00AM - 5:00PM

"Potentials" - exhibition of art work by local students

An exciting exhibition by 10 promising students.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Until lions write their own history ... and exhibition by artist Deanna Tyson

An eclectic exhibition of painted and stitched kimono, wall hangings, soft sculptures and paintings at the Alison Richard Building.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Art exhibition

Gail de Cordova

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Enduring visions

Paintings by Gail de Cordava Gail achieved a 1st class Hons degree in Fine Art from Exeter College of Art and Design in 1981. She currently lives in Cambridge and has exhibited widely in the UK, Spain and Sweden.

9:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight Read all about it! wrongdoing in Spain and England in the long nineteenth century

An exhibition of nineteenth-century popular press material from Spain and England, featuring poisoners, pirates, werewolves and many other dubious characters.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Landscapes of exploration

Landscapes of Exploration is a joint exhibition presented by The Polar Museum and the Ruskin Gallery.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight The night of longing: love and desire in Japanese prints

An exhibition of Japanese woodcuts and books of the Edo and Meiji periods (18th and 19th centuries) depicting lovers from literature and life.

10:30AM - 4:30PM

Chiefs and governors: art and power in Fiji

A major exhibition of Fijian Art at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, drawing from its historically significant collections

10:30AM - 4:30PM

The lost world (part 2)

The Lost World (Part 2) is a solo exhibition by Julie Gough simultaneously installed in the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and at Contemporary Art Tasmania (CAT), Hobart.

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Open classes in modern Hebrew

Open classes in Modern Hebrew Michaelmas Term 2013 Foundation course

1:15PM

A call to arms: redisplaying the armoury

With Victoria Avery, Keeper of Applied Arts.

2:15PM

Israeli film club - Michaelmas Term 2013

All films are in Hebrew with English sub-titles.

5:00PM - 6:30PM

Highlight Alastair Campbell: why journalism, and why it matters in a world in flux

Alastair Campbell, writer, strategist and former communications director to British PM Tony Blair, will discuss the importance, power and attraction of journalism, its rapidly changing environment and practice, and its centrality to a liberal democracy.

5:15PM - 6:00PM

Reading by German writer

Book Prize Winner Ursula Krechel will read from her novel "Landgericht"

6:00PM - 7:00PM

Highlight Honorary fellows lecture - genomics, structural Biology and making new medicines: An Opportunity for Academia to Contribute

Honorary fellows lecture by Professor Sir Tom Blundell FRS FMedSci, Emeritus Professor and Director of Research, Department of Biochemistry

6:00PM - 7:30PM

St Catharine's political economy seminar series on the Economics of Austerity

Stephany Griffith-Jones will give a talk on 'Promoting Investment and Growth in Europe'. All are welcome.

6:00PM - 7:30PM

The things some things say

A workshop at the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology with Creative Fellow, Alana Jelinek, exploring the objects on display from their point of view. Part of a series running through 2013.

6:30PM - 8:00PM

Life clubs - Self improvement workshops Cancelled

This event has been cancelled. Life clubs was created in 2004 by Nina Grunfeld, best-selling author of The Life Book. Sessions are every Wednesday.

7:00PM

Greek

The enduring story of Oedipus hurled into a filthy and decaying London, told by Cambridge’s freshest dramatic talent.

7:00PM - 9:00PM

Get a whiff of this

Are you a super taster? What is it like to experience food without a sense of smell? Join us as we serve up your senses on a plate.

7:00PM - 9:00PM

Highlight How predictive text plays havoc with British history

Hugh Kellett will talk about his new book Glitzch! was inspired by a most familiar blunder of the technological age when the pesky predictive text gremlin plays havoc with your sent messages Glitzch! boldly goes where most wouldn’t dare tackling politics, religion, literature and everything in between. Ballsy this is “Brutish hysteria” (British history) as you’ve never seen it before

7:00PM - 9:00PM

Public open evenings at the Institute of Astronomy

Astronomy talks and public observing (if clear!) every Wednesday evening during the winter season.

7:00PM - 9:00PM

The Economist who mistook his Model for a market With Professor Roy Rotheim

The Marshall Society is pleased to announce the details of its first collaboration with the Cambridge Society for Economic Pluralism. Professor Roy Rotheim will be presenting his latest paper.

7:45PM - 10:00PM

Funny Girl

Fierce, poignant and with a brilliant score full of show-stopping numbers, Funny Girl is re-imagined for the ADC.

11:00PM - 11:59PM

One Million Tiny Plays About Britain

What it says on the tin: a plethora of little vignettes about Britain and its people. You'll laugh, cry, and hang your head in shame.