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Sat 16 November 2013 8:00AM - 5:00PM

"Potentials" - exhibition of art work by local students

An exciting exhibition by 10 promising students.

9:00AM - 4:30PM

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.

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.

10:00AM - 12:30PM

Cambridge maths circle

Hands-on mathematical activities for children and young people aged 5 to 18.

10:00AM - 12:30PM

The open gate by Maurice Cockrill, RA

An exhibition of paintings at Trinity Hall by Royal Academy artist, Maurice Cockrill

10:00AM - 12:30PM

Trinity Hall observed: doors and windows of an ancient college

Drawings by Colin Hayes (Trinity Hall 1962)

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

Perception

The Cambridge Science Centre presents an extraordinary sensory experience. The new exhibition, Perception, will use illusions to uncover how our senses and brain work and the tricks your brain uses to make sense of the world.

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 - 12:00PM

Rubber band powered fixed wing aircraft

Investigate aerofoils and wings in this hands on family activity at the Department of Engineering

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.

11:45AM - 1:45PM

Creative writing course

Creative Writing Course run by Sophie Smiley

1:00PM - 2:30PM

Rubber band powered fixed wing aircraft

Investigate aerofoils and wings in this hands on family activity at the Department of Engineering

1:30PM - 3:00PM

Hungarian & other chamber music

Chamber music for cello & piano

2:30PM - 5:15PM

Funny Girl

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

4:00PM - 5:00PM

Soul Food: "The Light Within"

Soul Food is a monthly community devotional event featuring live music, audio-visual pieces, and readings from various authors, sources and Faiths—indigenous, ancient and modern—from all over the world.

7:00PM

Greek

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

7:30PM - 9:00PM

Lobet den Herren

Music by Bach and Bruhns

7:45PM - 10:30PM

Funny Girl

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

8:00PM

Highlight Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra - The Epic of Everest

Screening of the newly restored 1924 silent film The Epic of Everest with live orchestral accompaniment.

8:00PM - 11:00PM

Dido Queen of Carthage

Peformance of Christopher Marlowe's 'Dido Queen of Carthage, followed by Black Tie drinks reception'

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.