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Summer show sets up shop

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:53:10 GMT

A stunning selection of art and other creative work will be showcased in Central Bedfordshire College’s Summer Show, starting this week.

Jazz up weekend with village fete

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:25:41 GMT

Fun for all the family has been lined up for this year’s Whipsnade Summer Fete, from 1pm to 4.30pm on Saturday, June 22.

Dirty politics with If Only

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:22:48 GMT

Fans of political dramas will be well served by David Edgar’s new play, If Only, which has its world premiere at Chichester Festival Theatre this week.

125 years on, Ripper’s yarn is still a draw

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 07:13:53 GMT

Of all the cold cases in the big drawer marked ‘unsolved’ the Jack the Ripper killings must be the chilliest.

Book in for a session of sex, drugs and crime...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 07:10:40 GMT

Novelist Ruth Jacobs, who also campaigns against sexual exploitation, will be at Waterstones bookshop in St Albans tomorrow, Thursday, from 7pm.

Curtain up on music hall in Eaton Bray

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:53:58 GMT

It’s back to the good old days when DAOS present an Old Time Music Hall at Eaton Bray Village Hall this weekend.

Eventful dates for diary

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:08:19 GMT

The latest craft fair at Houghton Regis Community Centre, beside Bedford Square, is 10am-4pm,Friday, June 14.

Open-air reggae and ska show is music to the ears

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:22:54 GMT

Complete Madness really is coming to Dunstable this weekend – that’s the name of one of the acts in a free open-air concert for the town!

Folk fans sure of a treat as festival plans packed weekend

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 05:34:30 GMT

Top national and local performers are on the bill for the St Albans Folk Festival 2013, along with finalists from a New Roots search for musicians and singers under the age of 25.

Midsummer music puts jazz on the programme

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 05:32:35 GMT

Three highly-regarded jazz musicians will be making sweet music to mark midsummer at Markyate’s Beechwood Park School.

Rock ‘n’ roll trip back in time to dawn of the teenager in Griffins’ classic musical

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:59:05 GMT

In America’s Deep South in the 1950s, racial tensions are rife, prejudice and fear rule small town communities, and rock ‘n’ roll music is exploding onto the scene.

Time and space for thought and prayer

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:01:26 GMT

An hour-long event at Dunstable’s historic Priory Church this weekend is open to anyone interested in taking part.

Time to gear up for classic motor rally

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:48:11 GMT

Organisers are revving up for this year’s Dunstable Classic Motor Rally, in Priory Gardens, from 10am-4pm on Saturday, June 8.

Speaker’s village festival date

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 05:09:56 GMT

Organisers of a village festival are putting the finishing touches to this weekend’s programme of events.

Show helps give a platform to deaf and disabled performers at The Hat Factory

Wed, 29 May 2013 13:19:11 GMT

A unique arts festival celebrating the work of disabled performers on the art scene will take place at The Hat Factory in Luton on June 6.

Saintly tale sure to be your cup of tea

Tue, 28 May 2013 15:08:11 GMT

The next Tea Time Tales session taking place in Dunstable’s Priory House will be entitled St Fremund – Fact Or Fiction?

Review: Evita

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:30:52 GMT

It was just five minutes into the award-winning show at Milton Keynes Theatre when I discovered my love for Evita.

It’s time for tea and tales

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:02:05 GMT

Dunstable town guide Ann Ledger will be the speaker at the next Tea Time Tales session, on Thursday, May 23.

Plant sale aims for a bumper crop of hospice cash

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:10:43 GMT

A village plant sale which last year raised more than £5,000 for charity is setting its sights even higher this weekend.

Packed programme for county’s big showcase

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:10:29 GMT

With the Whitsun bank holiday upon us, there’s only one place to be this weekend – everyone’s heading to the Herts County Show.