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Mon 4 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

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 - 6:00PM

Hilary Beauchamp & John Dawson

An exhibition of works inspired by the artist's experiences teaching at Holloway Prison

5:00PM - 6:00PM

Narratives of violence; historicizing representations of child combatants in African conflict, c. 1980-2010

Part of the Centre of African Studies' Michaelmas Term Seminar Series on 'Law, Crime and Justice in Africa'

6:00PM - 8:00PM

Sing that thing!

In our workshops we will explore stories of objects through singing songs connected and inspired by them. The music featured will include both traditional and contemporary styles as well as some composed by the group.

7:30PM - 9:30PM

Countdown to zero

From the producers who brought to you 'An Inconvenient Truth', Countdown to Zero is an eye-opening thriller, a film about the ever-present threat of nuclear weapons.

Tue 5 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

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.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Hilary Beauchamp & John Dawson

An exhibition of works inspired by the artist's experiences teaching at Holloway Prison

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.

4:00PM - 5:30PM

The Indian National movement

Part of 'Visual rhetoric and modern South Asian history' course which examines the importance of theories of visual culture to teaching modern South Asian history. It introduces Cambridge University academics, students and researchers of South Asia to media research skills required when exploring the ideologies conveyed by the visual dimension of South Asia’s modern history.

5:00PM - 7:00PM

The 'Stab in the Back' legend

An open lecture with Boris Barth, supported by the Leverhulme funded Conspiracy and Democracy Research Project

7:00PM

Play It Again, Sam

Play it again, Sam is a show about failed relationships and new hope with a dash of comedy, Casablanca and the seventies.

7:15PM - 8:15PM

University social club swimming Cancelled

This event has been cancelled. Lane swimming available every Tuesday for University and non-University individuals

7:45PM - 10:30PM

Frost/Nixon

1977. Twelve interviews, no scripts, and no prior knowledge of the questions. Frost prepares for the greatest challenge of his career: how to make a politician crumble.

9:30PM

Beast

Egon and Valie. An artist and a muse. An alcoholic and a prostitute. Lovers. Is there a beast inside of you?

11:00PM

Girls with Guitars

Get ready for an eclectic night of acoustic entertainment and discussion in celebration of the best female singer songwriters of our time.

Wed 6 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

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.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Hilary Beauchamp & John Dawson

An exhibition of works inspired by the artist's experiences teaching at Holloway Prison

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

Looking at Japanese erotica

Join Dr. Ellis Tinios, Honorary Lecturer in History, University of Leeds, as he considers features of Japanese printed erotica of the Edo period (1603-1868) that distinguish it from its European counterparts.

2:15PM

Israeli film club - Michaelmas Term 2013

All films are in Hebrew with English sub-titles.

3:30PM - 5:00PM

Investigating the mismatch between the policy and practice of assessment judgement in higher education

Seminar: Higher education assessment - is there any conflict between policy and practice? Professor Sue Bloxham leads the enquiry.

5:30PM

History is fiction: the bibliography of a marriage

A talk organised by the Friends of Cambridge University Library

6:00PM - 7:00PM

Poetry reading and talk by Charles Hood

Poet, essayist and naturalist Charles Hood will talk on his experiences in Antarctica.

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

Play It Again, Sam

Play it again, Sam is a show about failed relationships and new hope with a dash of comedy, Casablanca and the seventies.

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.

7:45PM - 10:30PM

Frost/Nixon

1977. Twelve interviews, no scripts, and no prior knowledge of the questions. Frost prepares for the greatest challenge of his career: how to make a politician crumble.

9:30PM

Beast

Egon and Valie. An artist and a muse. An alcoholic and a prostitute. Lovers. Is there a beast inside of you?

11:00PM - 11:59PM

Bacchae

Set in the context of the 2011 London riots, brought to life with by physical ensemble, and with a dubstep soundtrack, this is Euripides as you’ve never seen it before.

Thu 7 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

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.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Hilary Beauchamp & John Dawson

An exhibition of works inspired by the artist's experiences teaching at Holloway Prison

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.

1:10PM - 2:00PM

The Kettle's Yard Interior in context

A lunchtime talk by Lucy Wheeler, Assistant Education Officer.

6:00PM - 7:00PM

'Double standards: perspectives on life in public companies and public office'. Fitzwilliam College Foundation Lecture 2013 by Ken Olisa OBE

Ken Olisa has spent the last five years in what he calls "parallel universes" at the heart of two of our nation’s cherished institutions – the City and the House of Commons. This year’s Foundation Lecture draws on these rich seams of contemporary experience to distinguish between self-delusion and hypocrisy in the governance of public life.

7:00PM

Play It Again, Sam

Play it again, Sam is a show about failed relationships and new hope with a dash of comedy, Casablanca and the seventies.

7:30PM - 9:00PM

Pollution and wildlife - practical problems for nature conservation in England

Alastair Burn will draw on some contemporary examples to illustrate the risks and effects on wildlife from atmospheric, aquatic and other sources of pollution.

7:45PM - 10:30PM

Frost/Nixon

1977. Twelve interviews, no scripts, and no prior knowledge of the questions. Frost prepares for the greatest challenge of his career: how to make a politician crumble.

8:00PM - 10:00PM

Francesco Piemontesi: piano

Beethoven, Debussy and Schubert

9:00PM

Beast

Egon and Valie. An artist and a muse. An alcoholic and a prostitute. Lovers. Is there a beast inside of you?

11:00PM - 11:59PM

Bacchae

Set in the context of the 2011 London riots, brought to life with by physical ensemble, and with a dubstep soundtrack, this is Euripides as you’ve never seen it before.

Fri 8 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.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Hilary Beauchamp & John Dawson

An exhibition of works inspired by the artist's experiences teaching at Holloway Prison

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.

7:00PM

Play It Again, Sam

Play it again, Sam is a show about failed relationships and new hope with a dash of comedy, Casablanca and the seventies.

7:45PM - 10:30PM

Frost/Nixon

1977. Twelve interviews, no scripts, and no prior knowledge of the questions. Frost prepares for the greatest challenge of his career: how to make a politician crumble.

9:30PM

Beast

Egon and Valie. An artist and a muse. An alcoholic and a prostitute. Lovers. Is there a beast inside of you?

11:00PM - 11:59PM

Bacchae

Set in the context of the 2011 London riots, brought to life with by physical ensemble, and with a dubstep soundtrack, this is Euripides as you’ve never seen it before.

Sat 9 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

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.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Hilary Beauchamp & John Dawson

An exhibition of works inspired by the artist's experiences teaching at Holloway Prison

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.

11:00AM - 4:30PM

Cambridge Science Centre: chain reaction

The Chain Reaction is back and bigger than ever as the 'Build It!' season comes to a close. Come and join us at this spectacular event at the Corn Exchange on Saturday November 9th, which sees families and schools building a huge chain of crazy contraptions that trigger off one another.

6:00PM

Cambridge Philharmonic concert

Music by Bach and Fauré for choir, violin and organ

7:00PM

Play It Again, Sam

Play it again, Sam is a show about failed relationships and new hope with a dash of comedy, Casablanca and the seventies.

7:45PM - 10:00PM

Frost/Nixon

1977. Twelve interviews, no scripts, and no prior knowledge of the questions. Frost prepares for the greatest challenge of his career: how to make a politician crumble.

9:30PM

Beast

Egon and Valie. An artist and a muse. An alcoholic and a prostitute. Lovers. Is there a beast inside of you?

11:00PM - 11:59PM

Bacchae

Set in the context of the 2011 London riots, brought to life with by physical ensemble, and with a dubstep soundtrack, this is Euripides as you’ve never seen it before.

Sun 10 November 2013 8:00AM - 5:00PM

"Potentials" - exhibition of art work by local students

An exciting exhibition by 10 promising students.

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 - 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.

12:00PM - 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.

12:00PM - 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.

1:15PM - 2:00PM

Cracow duo

Enjoy a classical concert in the beautiful surroundings of Gallery 3 at the Fitzwilliam Museum

2:00PM - 5:00PM

The open gate by Maurice Cockrill, RA

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

2:00PM - 5:00PM

Trinity Hall observed: doors and windows of an ancient college

Drawings by Colin Hayes (Trinity Hall 1962)

6:00PM - 6:25PM

Organ recital

To be performed immediately prior to Evensong by Andrew Nethsingha (Director of Music, St John’s College)