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Autumn sees a wide array of cultural events taking place in Oxfordshire. The summer might be over but there is still plenty to keep us entertained. As Christmas approaches we bring you a round-up of festive events to look forward to.

There are plenty of fantastic concerts, exhibitions and performances between September and December - with something for all the family. Highlights include Oxford Open Doors and a new season of concerts at the Jacqueline du Pré Music Building. Remember to put Christmas Light Night in your diary for 23rd November, a magical evening to kick off the build up to Christmas with live performances around the city and many of Oxford’s museums open late.

To make sure you don’t miss a thing, let us guide you through our selection of the best cultural events and activities on offer over the coming months.

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2nd DecemberHandel's Messiah in aid of Cancer Research UK

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OXFORD OPEN DOORS

8 – 9 September 2012

A weekend all about Oxford, celebrating everything that makes the city so special - its historic, modern, green, urban and suburban spaces and most of all its people! There will be something to interest everyone, and all free of charge! Visit the stunning buildings of the University and the cities wonderful green spaces. Discover the hidden corners, not usually seen by the public and find out about the fantastic projects created by local people and the research work at Oxford University and Oxford Brookes. Our major theme this year is Oxford’s Industrial Heritage.

Oxford Open Doors is organised by Oxford Preservation Trust in partnership with Oxford University.

www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk/oxfordopendoors

MINI Plant

The MINI plant will be celebrating 100 years of making cars in Oxford next year and, as part of that will be working with BBC Radio Oxford to document people’s memories of life and work at the factory.

BBC Radio Oxford will be at the site to record visitors’ stories following the tour of the plant’s assembly hall.

Participants are welcome to bring along photographs or mementoes of their time at the factory.

Story Museum

See inside the Story Museum's new home, which is not normally open to the public (and still in a semi-dilapidated condition).

Come and see the building in its 'before' stage and learn something of its history. Free guided tours every half hour from 2.00pm.

Tours last half an hour.

www.storymuseum.org.uk

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EXHIBITION Julia Pott Illustration Exhibition

7 August – 1 October 2012

Venue > The Jam Factory, Oxford Tickets > FreeInfo > www.thejamfactory.com

An animator of the extraordinary, Julia’s distinct sensitivity may well have been pried from the beating heart of a magical rainbow, or cleaved off the back of the woolly mammoth. There is no one working today who can drink even a fraction of the milkshakes she can. Julia was raised in London and after duping the Royal College of Art into christening her a Master of Animation, will be residing in New York City. In addition to her short films, My First Crush and Belly, Julia has worked for clients such as Bat for Lashes, Etsy, Malibu Rum and Toyota.

THEATRE West Side Story

1 September 2012

Venue > Pegasus Theatre, Oxford Tickets > £10, £8 concessionsInfo > www.pegasustheatre.org.uk

Passion, friendships and teenage gang- fights in 1950s New York plus a fantastic musical score from 16-19 year olds of RicNic Productions.

THEATRE Cirque de Ciel – ShangHi


Venue > New Theatre, Oxford Tickets > £18.50 - £12.50 Info > www.atgtickets.com/oxford

Cirque de Ciel’s ‘ShangHi’ features an entrancing storyline, which has captivated and enthralled audiences across the world. With over 30 skilled performers, this two hour extravaganza combines acrobatics, modern dance, martial arts, and original music with many traditional and modern Chinese elements in an amazing fantasy adventure.

This stunning production showcases the skills of not only these attractive performers but also the artistic team who created and devised this multimedia spectacular. The astonishing routines include Mexican hat juggling, the terrifying yet beautiful aerial silks, and the famous death-defying Chinese Monkey Poles, creating a dizzying mix of balancing, tumbling, and spinning.

EXHIBITION Christopher Townsend Exhibition

6 September – 7 October 2012

Venue > O3 Gallery, Oxford Tickets > Free Info > www.o3gallery.co.uk

Interested in line, form and balance Christopher Townsend works mainly with mild steel, stainless steel, found metal objects, stone and wood. In his autumn exhibition at the O3 Gallery, Townsend will showcase a selection of the larger-than-life organic sculptural forms that he is known for, as well some smaller-scale mixed media pieces.

THEATRE Dead On Her Feet


Venue > The North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford Tickets > £12, £10 concessions, £5 students Info > www.thenorthwall.com

An abandoned dance hall. Six young people desperate for fame, fortune and next week’s rent. An unscrupulous promoter. A ravenous audience and a stranger with a past he’s trying to hide. Out of the real-life phenomenon of 1930s dance marathons comes a new and powerful play which uses a thrilling blend of drama, music and movement to speak directly to our younger generation: those brought up on a diet of X Factor and reality TV, against the backdrop of a world seemingly in financial freefall.

EXHIBITION 50 Years Young

8 September – 24 November 2012

Venue > Pegasus Theatre, Oxford Tickets > FreeInfo > www.pegasustheatre.org.uk

Celebrating 50 years of amazing youth theatre, the professional shows and artists to come out of the Pegasus stables. Current and former youth theatre members are invited to a real birthday party on 24th November with guided tours plus a disco after an evening show.

MUSIC Opera On The Roof! The Mikado by Gilbert and Sullivan

9 September 2012

Venue > Saïd Business School, Oxford Tickets > £16, £14, £6 Info > www.OperaAnywhere.com

Opera Anywhere present The Mikado by Gilbert and Sullivan, designed and directed by Paula Chitty. Opera Anywhere have delighted audiences of all ages for 12 years now. Opera Anywhere is unique - combining beautiful singing with having fun, and a good dose of audience participation - which of course is optional. Over the years Opera Anywhere has proved to be a foundation to launch the careers of numerous established singers, many of whom now perform for International Opera Houses and have received prestigious awards.

FESTIVAL The Independent Woodstock Literary Festival


Venue > Blenheim Palace and WoodstockTickets > Various Info > www.woodstockliteraryfestival.com

Woodstock has become the UK's ultimate boutique literary festival - and the first major event of Britain's autumn literary season. Alternating each day between Blenheim Palace and the historic town of Woodstock, the Festival offers beautiful settings. Its venues range from ancient hotels, inns and townhouses to the majestic interiors of Blenheim Palace which boasts the most magnificent festival backdrop in England.

TALK Saturday Spotlight Gallery Talk: The North American and Caribbean

15 September 2012

Venue > Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford Tickets > Free Info > www.prm.ox.ac.uk

This talk will provide an overview of the Museum's archaeological collections from North America and the Caribbean, their historical formation, and their current research value. The talk will be given by Dan Hicks, Pitt Rivers Museum’s lecturer-curator of archaeology. Q&A after talk.

FAMILY FRIENDLY Michaelmas Daisy Weekend


Venue > Waterperry Gardens, near WheatleyTickets > Garden entrance fee. £6.30 for adults. Children aged 16 and under free Info > www.waterperrygardens.co.uk

Prepare to be amazed by our herbaceous border as it springs back to life with wonderfully blowsy Asters – or Michaelmas Daisies as they’re known. The autumn transformation gives garden visitors a great chance to see how to use these late flowering perennials to bring long-lasting autumn colour to the garden and our experts will be on hand with plenty of advice and information. Pick up a Waterperry-grown Aster or join a free guided garden tour (garden entrance fee applies) at 11.30am, 2pm or 3.30pm. Don’t miss our special harvest-themed menu in the teashop, Miss H’s or the Friends of Waterperry annual plant sale on Saturday 15th September.

MUSIC Tiffin Concert: Clarinet and Piano

23 September 2012

Venue > Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot Tickets > £14, (£12.50)Info > www.cornerstone-arts.org

Sara Saravmaa from Finland on the clarinet and Jennifer Carter on piano give us an afternoon of delightful pieces for clarinet, including Witold Lutoslawski’s Dance Preludes, Brahms’ Clarinet sonata in E-flat major, op.120 no.2, and the lovely Clarinet sonata by Francis Poulenc.

FESTIVALHenley Literary Festival 2012


Venue > Kenton Theatre, Bix Manor, Henley Town Hall, Quince Tree, Hibernia, Phyllis Court Tickets > £4 Info > www.henleyliteraryfestival.co.uk

Henley Literary Festival has established itself as one of the most prestigious book events in the country. The high profile of the authors attending rivals that of Hay, Edinburgh and Cheltenham but it is the intimacy of the event in an historic riverside town, with easy access to London, and some very special venues that gives it such a distinctive personality. The Festival covers politics and current affairs, fiction, biography, history, lifestyle, sport and poetry and the programme of events for 2012 promises to be the best and most diverse ever.

OPEN DAY Friends of Oxfordshire History Centre Open Day

29 September 2012

Venue > Oxfordshire History Centre, Oxford Tickets > Free Info > www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxfordshirehistory

The Friends of Oxfordshire History Centre is being launched with an Open Day showcasing the holdings and work of the Centre. See the holdings of the Centre dating back to 1150 and the extensive collection of Oxfordshire photographs over the past hundred years, and tour behind the scenes to see how the county’s heritage is looked after and used. Find out what you can do to help preserve Oxfordshire’s past for the future. Dead On Her Feet

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15 – 16 September 2012Venue > Oxford Castle QuarterTickets > TBCInfo > www.oxfordcastle.com/ oxford_castle_keeping_it_local.html

Keeping It Local is a celebration of the richness of local producers, purveyors and performers. Inspired by the wealth of local talent and quality produce that has passed though events in Oxford Castle Quarter over the past few years. Keeping It Local will celebrate community spirit, the talents and tastes that are on our doorstep, and give the region a weekend to shout about and be proud of. Keeping It Local is working with the Oxford Mail to put on a gig, Live and Unlocked, within the atmospherically charged walls of Oxford Castle – Unlocked on the evening of Saturday 15th September showcasing the best local musical talent.

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EXHIBITION Banbury Art and Craft Market and Canal Day

7 October 2012

Venue > Banbury Canalside at Chamberlain Court Car Park near Mill Arts Centre Tickets > FreeInfo > www.cherwell-dc.gov.uk

Banbury’s open air arts and crafts market run in conjunction with Banbury Canal Day. The event provides visitors a chance to browse and buy a varied range of beautiful work, meet and speak to the makers in a lively canal side setting. We are also pleased to hear from artists and craftspeople interested in having a stall in this event, which always attracts many visitors.

THEATRE Dombey and Son

9 October 2012

Venue > Theatre at the Old Fire Station, Oxford Tickets > £12, £10 Info > www.oldfirestation.org.uk

Red Dog and Old Fire Station present a theatre production to mark the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens’ birth. For Dombey, money and the power it brings are the only gods worth worshipping. But can money really buy him everything he dreams of? What of love, or life itself? This is a tale of pride and passion, generosity and greed, of human foibles and the society which breeds them. A tale told with Dickens' characteristic humour, indignation and pathos. This sparkling new adaptation brings a rogues' gallery of unforgettable characters vividly and imaginatively to life, to delight, outrage and entertain.

FESTIVAL Thame Arts and Literature Festival (TAL)

12 – 14 October 2012

Venue > Various venues in Thame Tickets > From £5 Info > www.talfestival.org

Now in its third year, TAL festival promises a weekend of inspiration, excitement and enjoyment, with author events, creative writing and poetry workshops, concerts, a brand new musical, drama, comedy and art. Speakers include Edna O’Brien, Jonathan Dimbleby, Pam Ayres, Gillian Tindall, Harry Mount and many others. A weekend not to be missed. Put the dates in the diaries now.

FESTIVAL Oxford Lieder Festival

12 – 27 October 2012

Venue > Holywell Music Room and others, OxfordTickets > Various pricesInfo > www.oxfordlieder.co.uk

The Oxford Lieder Festival 2012 is a cornucopia of fabulous musicians and singers. This remarkable festival offers its audience the opportunity to hear world-class performers in intimate spaces. This year the artists include Sarah Connolly, Florian Boesch, Alice Coote, Lucy Crowe, James Gilchrist, Katarina Karnéus, Robert Murray, Birgid Steinberger, Wolfgang Holzmair and many others. There are concerts every evening, plus an extensive series of lunch-time and late-night recitals, and a programme of master classes, workshops and talks. The master course this year will be led by Wolfgang Holzmair.

EXHIBITION Contemporay Craft Fair

13 – 14 October 2012

Venue > Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot Tickets > FreeInfo > www.cornerstone-arts.org.uk

For one weekend only we will dedicate our gallery space to local and regional crafts people. Come and look for gifts, or a treat for yourself – choose from a stunning range of crafts. Last year’s fair included jewellery, textiles, wooden homewares, ceramics, glass, fashion accessories, metalwork and sculpture.

FESTIVAL Ghost Fest

1 – 31 October 2012

Venue > Castle Yard, Oxford Castle QuarterTickets > VariousInfo > www.oxfordcastleunlocked.co.uk

Oxford Castle is one of the UK's most haunted sites with more than 15 recorded ghosts, so it's the perfect place for a spot of spectre hunting this October. For Oxford Castle – Unlocked’s Ghost Fest, a team of ghost-hunting specialists from the UK’s leading paranormal companies will be on hand on Friday and Saturday evenings during the month to guide visitors around the site. Will you dare to join us?

FESTIVALOxford Chamber Music Festival Fairytale and Fantasy

2 – 6 October 2012

Venue > Jacqueline du Pré Music Building and Holywell Music Room, Oxford Tickets > £12 - £35Info > www.ocmf.net

In this the 11th Oxford Chamber Music Festival, artistic director and violinist Priya Mitchell handpicks her favorite musicians from across Europe and brings them together for 5 days of music in Oxford’s most intimate venues. The programme takes its inspiration from the world of stories, of fairytales and fantasy.

FAMILY FRIENDLYApple Weekend

5 – 7 October 2012

Venue > Waterperry Gardens, near Wheatley Tickets > Adults £6.30, Children Free Info > www.waterperrygardens.co.uk

Go apple-tastic at Waterperry Gardens with free apple and juice tastings, displays, information, advice and free tours of our orchards and fruit sheds! It’s a great opportunity to try all the different varieties of apple we grow at Waterperry before buying a tree for your own garden. Orchard tours take place at 11.30am, 2pm and 3.30pm and there’ll be a hog roast and apple themed menu in the teashop, Miss H’s. Enjoy our free country food and crafts fair in the plant centre or let off steam in the ornamental gardens by taking part in our Amazing Apple Anagram Adventure! (Children get in for free but must be accompanied by an adult for whom the garden entrance fee applies).


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Frankie and Jonny in the Clair de Lune

2012 is an exciting year for The Theatre and its audiences, as it returns to producing its own headline theatre performances for the first time in over five years. In addition to the pantomime, which this year is a lavish production of Cinderella set in the canals and piazzas of Venice, The Theatre will be creating new professional productions of modern classic plays, rehearsed, designed and performed right here in Oxfordshire.

The season of home grown work begins with the bittersweet romantic comedy Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, from American playwright Terrence McNally, writer of Kiss of The Spider Woman, Ragtime and winner of four Tony Awards and an Emmy. Made famous in a film adaptation starring Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer, Frankie and Johnny is the story of two very real people, struggling to make their way through all of the one hundred and one reasons why people never fall in love.

Set on a single night in a small New York apartment, it follows waitress Frankie as she comes to the end of her first date with short-order chef Johnny, a compulsive talker and hopeless romantic. Gritty, hilarious, sensual and with some of the best dialogue ever written for the American stage, it’s a modern classic that will captivate anyone who has ever been in love. It will be followed in the spring by a production of Tennessee William’s stirring classic, The Glass Menagerie.

So why not make the journey to one of Oxfordshire’s hidden gems and find out what all the fuss is about!

Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune plays at The Theatre Chipping Norton 19th – 29th September.

Box office: 01608 642350 www.chippingnortontheatre.com

Long beloved for its nationally renowned panto, The Theatre Chipping Norton is a unique cultural outpost in the north of Oxfordshire. Its historic 200 seater auditorium and varied programme of theatre, comedy, music and cinema attract an audience of almost 50,000 a year, and it beat strong competition to pick up the 2012 Oxfordshire Business Award for Cultural Events and Tourism.

FOCUS ON THE THEATRE CHIPPING NORTON

Oxford Chamber Music Festival – Balazs Borocz

Jacqueline du Pré Music Building

Our two new promotions:Piano Series: Receive a free Biss concert ticket when you buy a ticket for Powell, d’Ascoli, and MacGregor.

String Series: Receive a free Piatti Quartet concert ticket when you buy a ticket for Clein and Isserlis.

JdP Concert Series We aim to programme ten professional classical concerts each season and this year we present a Piano and String Series.

M@SH Lunchtime Recital Series

Family and Education Programme

Piano Series

Jonathan Powell (piano)Friday 19 October 2012, 8pm £20 gallery/£15 stalls/£5 students

MESSIAEN Vingt regards sur l’enfant-Jésus

Bernard d'Ascoli (piano)Friday 2 November 2012, 8pm£25 gallery/£20 stalls/£5 students

DEBUSSY Préludes: Brouillards, Ondine, la Cathédrale engloutie, Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest

RAVEL Jeux d'eau Gaspard de la nuit: Ondine

DEBUSSY Images: Reflets dans l'eau, Poissons d'or Estampes: Jardins sous la pluie L'Isle joyeuse

SCHUBERT Four Impromptus Op.90 D.899

CHOPIN Nocturne in D flat major Op.27 no.2 Scherzo no.3 in C sharp minor Op.39

Natalie Clein (cello) and Katya Apekisheva (piano) JdP Anniversary ConcertFriday 23 November 2012, 8pm £30 gallery/£25 stalls/£20 students

BACH Suite in G major BWV.1007 no.1

BRAHMS Sonata in E minor Op.38 no.1

BACH Suite in C major BWV.1009 no.3

BRAHMS Sonata in F major Op.99 no.2

Elgar chamber music Elias Quartet and Daniel Tong (piano)Thursday 13 December 2012, 7pm £20 gallery/£15 stalls/£5 students

ELGAR

String Quartet in E minor

Violin Sonata in E minor

Piano Quintet in A minor

String Series

The JdP was the first purpose-built concert hall in Oxford since the construction of Holywell Music Room in the time of Handel. Now owned and run by St Hilda’s College, this unique hall was inspired by the wish to create a living memorial to the renowned cellist Jacqueline du Pré.

Our programme this season is diverse as always, featuring world-class performers in repertoire ranging from the classical to the contemporary. Whether at our Piano and String Series, M@SH concerts, Lunchtime Recitals, or our Family and Education Programme, we hope there is something for everyone to enjoy.

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M@SH is the Research Centre for Experimental Music at St Hilda’s College which presents concerts of contemporary classical music, experimental music, and electro-acoustic music including new works by the M@SH Ensemble. We want to make new music more accessible, therefore admission prices are always under £10.

Marking the centenary of the work’s premiere in 1912, this year’s M@SH Series opens with Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire in the hands of renowned contemporary music performers Loré Lixenberg and CHROMA.

Loré Lixenberg and CHROMAFriday 26 October 2012, 8pm, £10 stalls/£5 students

SCHOENBERG Pierrot Lunaire

EISLER Songs

M@SH MarathonSaturday 17 November 2012, 7pm, Free

The annual M@SH Marathon returns with its unique brand of innovative music making. Previous years have included contemporary classical, electronic, and improvised music alongside dance, art installations, and sculpture. This year will be bigger than ever, featuring newly composed pieces and theatrical interventions, alongside a diverse range of music from other genres and cultures.

Advent Wassail Saturday 1 December 2012, 8pm, £5 on the door

Marking the start of Advent, M@SH takes a fresh look at well-known carols and wassail songs by emphasising their roots in folk music. Drawing on the rich heritage of British, Irish, and Appalachian musical traditions, this concert is an appealing and thoughtful take on the familiar Christmas programme.

Mini M@SH Festival3 – 5 January, 2013£10 stalls/ £5 students/ Free workshops

M@SH joins forces with Contemporary Music for All (CoMA) and AllComers Music to bring you this mini-festival of string music at the JdP. The festival includes two evening concerts given by Max Baillie (viola), Robin Michael (cello), and Darragh Morgan (violin). In the afternoons, composition workshops will be open to the public with composer Phil Cashian.

Cushion Concerts: Our monthly cushion concerts introduce children and their families to how different instruments make music. These informal concerts last 45 minutes and are led by Rozzy and Mr Cello. Bring your own cushions!

Sunday 21 October 2012 – Guitar

Sunday 18 November 2012 – Oboe

Sunday 9 December 2012 – Tuba

Concert Times: 9.30am and 10.30am for under 5s: 11.30am for over 5s. Tickets: £5

Moving Music Series: This series of concerts is devised especially for people living with dementia and their families, friends and carers, to enable them to enjoy a concert experience together and to help unlock memory and movement through the power of music.

Wednesday 14 November 2012

11.30am – 12.30pm with refreshments from 11am

2.00pm – 3.00pm with refreshments from 1.30pm

Talented musicians from St Hilda’s College will perform a programme of instrumental and vocal music in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. There will be opportunities to sing along, led by John Lubbock. Tickets are £5 to include refreshments. Please reserve your places in advance, and pay on the door. To reserve places and arrange access for transport please contact the Administrator.

Jacqueline du Pré Music BuildingSt Hilda’s College, Cowley Place, Oxford OX4 1DY

Martyn Harry, Artistic DirectorJonathan Williams, Director of College MusicTaya Smith, Administrator

Enquiries: [email protected] / 01865 286660

The popular Lunchtime Recitals Series offers weekly concerts performed by members of College, students across the University, and professional musicians. These 30-minute events are held on Thursday lunchtimes during term, starting at 1.15pm. Admission is FREE and all are welcome.

Michaelmas Term 2012 dates: 7 October – 1 December


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MUSIC Susanna

13 October 2012

Venue > North Wall Arts Centre, OxfordTickets > £14, £10 concessionsInfo > www.ocm.org

One of the most intensely intimate singers on the scene, Susanna casts a spell with every phrase she utters. Heartbreaking, enchanting and utterly original, Susanna brings her trio to perform repertoire ranging from Susanna and the Magical Orchestra’s acclaimed cover versions (including Dolly Parton’s Jolene and Kiss’ Crazy, Crazy Nights) through to her more recent recordings of her own songs. Spanning the unlikely combination of rock, jazz and classical, Susanna brings her own extraordinary voice and arrangements to bear on covers and originals alike, stripping each song naked and shrouding it in her own mystery.

FESTIVAL Kicking the Bucket – A Festival of Living and Dying

15 October – 2 November 2012

Venue > Various around OxfordTickets > VariousInfo > www.kickingthebucketfestival.co.uk

Mexican Fiesta, performances, films, talks, debate, workshops, writers, artists, religious representatives, medical experts, meditation, discussion and Festival Feasting! 30 events in and around Oxford for mortals of all ages and interests. Come and find us at Blackwells, Cheney School, Friends Meeting House, Green Burial Grounds, Pegasus Theatre, Pitt Rivers, the Oxford Union, Student Hub and elsewhere. Fun, thought provoking, informative and inspiring. Ask the questions you have been wanting to ask, find out you are not alone in wanting to know more, get support if you need it. We believe that talking about death can revitalise our lives and this Festival is a celebration of that possibility.

FAMILY FRIENDLY InsideOut/OutsideIn Storytelling workshops for all ages

17 and 31 October 2012 (also dates in November 2012)

Venue > Fusion Arts, OxfordTickets > Free Info > www.fusion-arts.org

Storytellers Sef Townsend and Gauri Raje will be leading multi-lingual, world storytelling sessions for all ages. The aim of the workshops will be to engage cross-cultural groups of people in sharing and creating stories together, as well as songs, games and riddles. Corresponding workshops will also be taking place at Campsfield House IRC in Kidlington and an exchange of themes and stories occurring between the groups.

MUSIC John Williams and John Etheridge – guitars

19 October 2012

Venue > The Sheldonian Theatre, OxfordTickets > £10 - £42Info > www.musicatoxford.com

Music at Oxford is delighted to open its 2012-13 season with John Williams and John Etheridge, back by popular request. Together they perform a wide programme of works, including many of their compositions, which are always immensely popular. John Williams’ huge spread of experience has taken him from duets with Julian Bream to the classic/rock group SKY and to soloist roles with the world’s major symphony orchestras. His performances with John Etheridge seem particularly intimate, as the warm rapport between these two performers from such different fields is clear for all to see.

FAMILY FRIENDLY Earth Trust Autumn Festival

20 October 2012

Venue > Earth Trust Centre, Little WittenhamTickets > £12 per family (2 adults, 2 children under 16)Info > www.earthtrust.org.uk

Join us for a celebration of autumn at Wittenham Clumps, the day will be focused on having fun outdoors: craft creations, den building, a pumpkin hunt, seasonal storytelling, singing, and loads more excitement. We’ll also be doing some outdoor cooking, as well as picking and pressing apples to create a warm spiced apple juice on the fire.

FAMILY FRIENDLY October Half Term – Halloween Entertainment


Venue > Blenheim Palace, WoodstockTickets > Adults £11.50 (£8.50) Children £6 Family £30 Info > www.blenheimpalace.com

Families can enjoy plenty of Halloween entertainment at Blenheim Palace this October half-term. Spooky family tours of the Palace will take place on week days. Come along if you dare!From 27th October – 4th November visit the Pleasure Gardens where the main Halloween fun takes place in and around the Marlborough Maze.At the Palace, spooky family tours will be available during the week throughout the half term. Hear how the night guards were spooked by the shadows in the dead of night; was it the candle light playing tricks on them? Have you met our ghostly guide Grace Ridley in the visitor experience ‘Blenheim Palace: The Untold Story’?

FESTIVALWantage ‘not just’ Betjeman Literary Festival


Venue > Various around WantageTickets > Various Info > www.wantagebetjeman.com

An exciting young Festival with a unique approach: in addition to famous living authors such as P. D. James and others, we also celebrate past authors with connections to this area. These include Compton McKenzie (Whisky Galore Tasting evening), Thomas Hughes (Tom Brown’s Schooldays Celebration) and several events relating to John Betjeman. The first day of the Festival, Sunday, October. 28th is devoted entirely to ‘Poetry Day’ with workshops, performance poetry, a Poetry Slam and events for young people and children. All set in the beautiful Vale of the White Horse. Free Festival programme available.

FAMILY FRIENDLY Halloween Half Term

29 – 31 October 2012

Venue > Sulgrave Manor, near BanburyTickets > TBC Info > www.sulgravemanor.org.uk

Spooky Activity Workshops Monday 29th - Wednesday 31st October: cut, carve, stick and take home Halloween decorations. Workshops for children 5-13 years with accompanying adults 11am-12 noon on each day. Pre-booking essential. Stay on for lunch and family tours to discover how the eleven Washington children lived and played at the Manor during the time of those tricky Tudors. Follow up with the Half Term Challenge including the Pumpkin Trail, traditional games and brass rubbing. (The Manor will also be open from noon on the 1st and 2nd November.)

FAMILY FRIENDLY Autumn – Inspired Art

31 October 2012

Venue > University of Oxford Botanic GardenTickets > FREE with admission to the Garden (adults £4, concessions £3, children free)Info > www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk

Be inspired by the autumn colours in the Garden and create your own work of art to take home. Part of the Big Draw.

THEATRE Halloween Special: A Curious Evening of Trance and Rap

31 October 2012

Venue > The North Wall Arts Centre, OxfordTickets > £12, £10 concessions Info > www.thenorthwall.com

This Halloween, travel back in time for a weird and spooky trip into the world of Victorian mediums. In a darkened room, Lettie Ogden experiences ‘raps’ from the other side following the tragic deaths of her father and her twin sister Vivienne. Desperate to escape the brutal upbringing inflicted on them by the hated housekeeper Mrs Skunt, her two older sisters Adeline and Constant take it upon themselves to hit the road and share Lettie’s gift with anyone who will listen.

Susanna

Kicking the Bucket Festival


IAM is a collective of postgraduate art students at Oxford Brookes University. The Interdisciplinary Arts Masters includes Contemporary Art, Music, Sonic Art and Social Sculpture, with many of the artists working across these disciplines. Between 17th and 23rd September, IAM presents installations, performances and actions in and around Oxford that offer questions, fascinations and provocations that represent the culmination of their studies.

There will be scheduled events during the festival including an Opening Event on Tuesday 18th September from 6 - 9pm at the Richard Hamilton building on the Headington Hill Campus of Brookes, which will be an opportunity to view installation works and live performances throughout the evening. An Oxford park will be the venue for a piano on grass performance at sunset and dawn, and look out around the city for live interventions, interactions and impromptu happenings as the week progresses.

For more information on the artists, venues, schedule and updated times please see the IAM blog www.iamsept2012.tumblr.com and follow us on twitter @iam_sept2012

IAM FESTIVAL: INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTS MA




EXHIBITION ‘We Are Thirty’ Celebrating 30 Years of Helen House

14 – 25 November 2012

Venue > O3 Gallery, OxfordTickets > Free Info > www.o3gallery.co.uk

In 1982 Helen House opened in East Oxford as the world's first children's hospice. This year Helen & Douglas House are celebrating their 30th anniversary and the flagship event to mark this is a photography exhibition: 'We are Thirty'. The exhibition will document life at Helen House and the young adults' hospice Douglas House, by featuring 30 children and young adults who use the hospice houses, as well as families who have used the hospice in the past. Visitors to the exhibition will also have the chance to learn what it is really like at Helen & Douglas House, through the stories of the families taking part in this exhibition.

THEATRE The Incredible Doctor Guttman

15 – 16 November 2012

Venue > Pegasus Theatre, OxfordTickets > £12, £8 concessions, £6 U18sInfo > www.pegasustheatre.org.uk

In 1948, a doctor at Stoke Mandeville staged the first games for disabled ex-service men and women on the same day as the London Olympics. This new play by KSP will be followed by a post show talk on Thursday night.

MUSICSunday Afternoon Tiffin Concert, Classical Guitar

4 November 2012

Venue > Cornerstone Arts Centre, DidcotTickets > £14, £12.50 concessions £11.50 membersInfo > www.cornerstone-arts.org

Michael Butten is in his third scholarship year at the Royal Academy of Music. Playing pieces by John Downland, Weiss, Aguadi, Turina and Malcom Arnold’s Fantasy, the classical guitar is a genuine treat, so don’t miss it.

FASHIONOxford Fashion Week 2012

5 – 11 November 2012

Venue > Ashmolean Museum, Town Hall and more tbc (city-wide)Tickets > Free - £99Info > www.oxfordfashionweek.co.uk

This winter, the global fashion community shall once again descend upon the iconic city of Oxford for what has quickly become one of the principal and most prestigious events on Britain’s annual fashion calendar. Taking place between the 5th and 11th of November, this year’s Oxford Fashion Week promises to be the largest, liveliest and most significant to date, ensuring that the beautiful city of Oxford becomes the place to see the most incredible and upcoming fashion trends for 2013. A variety of events will take place throughout the city including a headline, red carpet haute couture show at the world famous Ashmolean Museum.

THEATRE Best of BE

1 November 2012

Venue > The North Wall Arts Centre, OxfordTickets > £12, £10 concessions, £5 students Info > www.thenorthwall.com

One evening and three award-winning shows. Birmingham’s BE FESTIVAL brings together the most daring and delightful theatre from across Europe, offering shows that can speak to everyone: that will move, charm and provoke us all, no matter where we come from and what languages we speak. This triple bill of festival favourites features three 30 minute shows that can inspire people of all nationalities. It’s a unique opportunity to see brand new theatre that has never toured the UK before, so BE part of it!

FAMILY FRIENDLY Clockheart Boy

3 November 2012

Venue > The North Wall Arts Centre, OxfordTickets > £7 Info > www.thenorthwall.com

When a boy with no heart is washed ashore, the Professor and his creations vow to bring him back to life. With wide-eyed wonder Clockheart Boy learns the joys of stargazing, dancing, romance and friendship. Yet he soon discovers that a shadow lies over this secluded castle in the form of the Professor’s daughter, who disappeared some years before. Suitable for ages 6+.

CINEMA/THEATRE Cinema Fright Night: Animat live performance to Vincent Price Classic

3 November 2012

Venue > The Ultimate Picture Palace, OxfordTickets > £10 / £8 members and concessionsInfo > www.uppcinema.co.uk

The Last Man on Earth, this 1964 post-apocalyptic horror starring legendary Vincent Price, will be brought scarily to life with Animat’s live soundtrack. Based on iconic novel I Am Legend, (remade in 2007 starring Will Smith), Price is scientist Robert Morgan, one man immune to a virus that has almost wiped out mankind, transforming survivors into vampire-like creatures. In daylight he roams abandoned streets, hunting vampires, and at nightfall fends off the dead from his fortified house. Downtempo duo Animat (Mark Daly and Michael Harding) create new soundtracks to favourite films, mixing original material and archive DJ tracks.

FAMILY FRIENDLY Winnie The Witch

8 – 11 November 2012

Venue > Pegasus Theatre, OxfordTickets > Show only £7, £3 U18s Info > www.pegasustheatre.org.uk

Winnie and her cat, Wilbur, are suffering magical mayhem but with the O Biscuits Collective, a large scoop of sing-a-long songs, a generous dollop of dancing, a light sprinkle of physical theatre and a naughty pinch of puppetry and some help from you things may turn out all right.

COMEDYJo Caulfield: Better the Devil You Know

9 November 2012

Venue > Cornerstone Arts Centre, DidcotTickets > £14, £12.50 concessions, £11.50 membersInfo > www.cornerstone-arts.org

Jo asks ‘Is friendliness overrated?’ and continues her acerbic-with-a-smile stories about dating, bad service, wrestling with a self-scanner in Tesco and humiliating herself in public. ‘Sharp witted, urban comedy that goes down a treat’ The Times.

MUSIC Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / The Choir of Magdalen College

9 November 2012

Venue > The Sheldonian Theatre, OxfordTickets > £10 - £42Info > www.musicatoxford.com

Vivaldi: Gloria Jean-Philippe Rameau: Anacreon (1754)Two Baroque gems performed by OAE will be for many the event of the season. In the long awaited concert, Vivaldi’s great Gloria is followed by the modern premiere of Rameau’s Anacreon, a light-hearted opera written for the court of Louis XV. Reconstructed by Oxford conductor Jonathan Williams from manuscripts scattered throughout Paris libraries, Anacreon (1754) receives tonight its first complete performance in over 250 years. On the surface it’s a charming tale of young love but hidden beneath the love-triangle plot lie subversive messages that Dan Brown would be proud of… what can it all mean? And will love prevail?

Helen and Douglas House

July 2012 – January 2014

Composer and performer Nathaniel Robin Mann began his eighteen-month artist residency with Pitt Rivers Museum and OCM in mid-July. His residency is part of Sound and Music’s Embedded project, which partners musicians with organisations who can support and develop their creative practice, forging new and exciting relationships.

Nathaniel is an artist, performer, composer and sound designer. Performing solo as Animateddog and as one third of Dead Rat Orchestra, he draws strongly on folk idioms whilst using unusual objects (including 2x4, ukulele, guitar, phonofiddle and meat cleaver!) and conventional instruments to create unique and playfully experimental music.

Nathaniel is exploring the Museum’s rich collections with access to archives that are not on public display. He will draw inspiration both from the extraordinary objects, as well as the museum’s little-known sound archive, which includes extensive field recordings by Louis Sarno of the BayAka communities from the rainforests of the Central African Republic.

Nathaniel plans to create new work and performances throughout the next eighteen months. Details will be posted on the OCM website www.ocmevents.org and the Pitt Rivers Museum website http://www.prm.ox.ac.uk with more in-depth updates posted on Reel to Real http://pittrivers-sound.blogspot.co.uk/, the Pitt River’s blog dedicated to its sound collections.

ARTIST RESIDENCYPITT RIVERS MUSEUM AND OCM

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Nathaniel Robin Mann



Cinderella, by Ben Crocker20 November 2012 – 6 January 2013

Venue > Chipping Norton TheatreTickets > £8.50 - £25 Info > www.chippingnortontheatre.com

Come with us as we transport you to a land of magic and fairytales in this timeless classic tale.Ugly sisters, handsome princes and glass slippers all feature in this story of love, laughter and wishes made true. Celebrate the fortieth birthday of the world-famous Chipping Norton panto with this especially sumptuous, breathtaking production. This timeless story of rags to romance is transported to the sunlit canals and carnivals of Venice. The team that brought the stories of Dick Whittington, Beauty and the Beast and Ali Baba so successfully to life are back together again this year for Cinderella. Now, close your eyes, catch a falling sweet, and make a wish…

Dick Whittington30 November 2012 – 13 January 2013

Venue > Oxford PlayhouseTickets > £12.50 - £23 Info > www.oxfordplayhouse.com

We’re holding out for a hero and there’s only one man that fits the bill... Dick Whittington! Join Dick as he ventures to London to find his fortune - he can’t do it without your help! This year’s Playhouse pantomime is packed full of festive mischief and toe-tapping songs for all the family to enjoy.

What The Dickens, The Misadventures of Charles Dickens1 – 30 December 2012

Venue > Pegasus Theatre, Oxford Tickets > £5 - £12Info > www.pegasustheatre.org.uk

Pegasus and Gonzo Moose return with another Christmas extravaganza! 1835 and young Charles Dickens is reporting in the slums of London when he accidentally stumbles upon the greatest adventure of his life to make his reputation. A haunting tale of thwarted love, bitter revenge and all-singing, all-dancing cockneys.

Aladdin and the Magical Lamp 5 December 2012 – 6 January 2013

Venue > The North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford Tickets > £13.50 - £30 Info > www.creationtheatre.co.uk

Director Charlotte Conquest (A Christmas Carol, 2011) returns with Aladdin at The North Wall. Suitable for all the family and featuring live music and a sprinkling of magic, our alternative to pantomime will whisk you away on a magic carpet ride. The story of Aladdin’s adventures, encountering evil sorcerers, wish-fulfilling genies, secret treasure in a perilous cave and of course, an enchanted lamp, is a tale everyone can enjoy.

MIKI Based on the book by Stephen Mackey15 – 23 December 2012

Venue > Cornerstone Arts Centre, DidcotTickets > £9 - £35 Info > www.cornerstone-arts.org

A long time ago and very far away, Miki, Polar Bear and Penguin live in a place where nothing ever grows. One midwinter eve they make a wish and Miki embarks on a magical adventure… in search of a star. Featuring amazing underwater creatures, songs to sing along to and extraordinary puppetry, Miki is an inspiring story about friendship, courage and adventure. Created by Slot Machine, the company who brought us One Snowy Night in 2011, this really is an enchanting Christmas show that the whole family will enjoy.

Jack and the Beanstalk8 – 20 January 2013

Venue > The Mill Arts Centre, BanburyTickets > £10/£8 concessionsInfo > www.themillartscentre.co.uk

A gigantic Giant, a wicked Witch, a fabulous Fairy, a handsome Hero, a daft Dame and a cute, cuddly Cow in a tale of love, adventure and some beans! The kingdom is in trouble! Giant Blunderbone egged on by his partner in crime, the evil witch, threatens to gobble up king and country! All that stands between the nation and his dinner plate is a collection of unreliable misfits!

PANTOMIMES AND CHRISTMAS SHOWS






FAMILY FRIENDLY The Gardener

18 November 2012

Venue > Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot Tickets > £8, £6 concessionsInfo > www.cornerstone-arts.org

Harry is a gardener and his memory is going. But he can remember the past like it was yesterday. As the leaves fall from the branches of Harry’s fading memory they turn into the green shoots of his grandson’s new stories. Presented by ajtc Theatre. Ages 3-7 and adults.

THEATRE Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, a new adaptation by Tim Luscombe

20 – 24 November 2012

Venue > Oxford PlayhouseTickets > £9.50 - £25 Booking fee may applyInfo > www.oxfordplayhouse.com

Jane Austen’s glorious novel is brought to life in an elegant new adaptation by Tim Luscombe, directed by Colin Blumenau and designed by Kit Surrey.

THEATREVagrant

20 – 24 November 2012

Venue > Burton Taylor Studios, OxfordTickets > £6, £5 concessionsInfo > www.oxfordplayhouse.com/btsstudent/

Vagrant is a compelling new piece of theatre with a unique, interactive set that tells the stories of those sleeping rough amidst the 'dreaming spires'. Oxford, home to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Brideshead and a wealth of literature, has kept silent on its most fascinating and incongruous element: the homeless. Poverty and privilege collide in this stunning collaboration of documentary and drama – the first of its kind.

MUSICElias String Quartet

23 November 2012

Venue > Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford Tickets > £10 - £42Info > www.musicatoxford.com

Beethoven String Quartet in A major, Op 18 No 5 Beethoven String Quartet in C major, Op 59 No 3 ‘Rasumovsky’ Beethoven String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op 131 No 14

This concert begins a relationship with the Elias String Quartet similar to the long and fruitful partnership with Paul Lewis. They are outstanding. They have their own series at the Wigmore Hall and have recorded on the Wigmore Live label. Press reviews are universally ecstatic and we are delighted to welcome them to Oxford, especially to share their journey through the Beethoven Quartets. As Norman Lebrecht said of them ‘I like these guys. They’re thinking creative.’ Follow the Elias String Quartet’s rehearsal and interpretation of these masterworks at www.thebeethovenproject.com, supported by the Borletti-BuitoniTrust.

DANCE Dead Man Dancing and Other Tales

23 – 24 November 2012

Venue > Pegasus Theatre, Oxford Tickets > £12, £8 concessions., £6 U18sInfo > www.pegasustheatre.org.uk

Dance company Anamorphic performs Dead Man Dancing in which a woman waits for her husband to return from the seas, plus Owl Street, a solo of words, wings, foolishness and wisdom. They also direct OCVC Extended Diploma Dance students in Destined – where are you headed and how do you intend to get there?

THEATRE Calendar Girls

23 November – 1 December 2012

Venue > The Mill Arts Centre, BanburyTickets > £8.50/£7.50 Info > www.banburycrossplayers.co.uk

A group of extraordinary women, members of a very ordinary Yorkshire Women's Institute (WI) group, persuade each other to pose for a charity calendar with a difference. As interest grows the ladies find themselves revealing more than they'd ever planned…

MUSIC Coull String Quartet with Mark Bebbington (piano)

25 November 2012

Venue > Holywell Music Room, Oxford Tickets > £19; 8-25s free at doorInfo > www.oxfordchambermusic.org

Piano quintets by Venables and Elgar, Ireland Piano Sonata.

FAMILY FRIENDLY The Tear Thief

27 – 28 November 2012

Venue > The North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford Tickets > £7Info > www.thenorthwall.com

Each night, in the hours between supper and bedtime the Tear Thief soundlessly steals the tears of every child who cries. But what does she do with all those tears? Find out in this beautiful adaptation of Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy’s book ‘The Tear Thief’ brought to life by the magical puppetry of the Little Angel Theatre with live music. Suitable for ages 3+.

COMEDYHarry Hill: Work In Progress

29 – 30 November 2012

Venue > The North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford Tickets > £15 Info > www.thenorthwall.com

Join us for a night of brand new comedy from BAFTA and Perrier award winning comedian Harry Hill. After eleven years on the much loved series Harry Hill’s TV Burp, Harry Hill is returning to the stage and this is your chance to see his work in progress prior to his stand-up tour. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to get up close to this beloved and madcap comic at his first live tour in 6 years.

Mansfield Park - Oxford Playhouse

What The Dickens

Aladdin and the Magical Lamp

Jack and the Beanstalk

Friday 23 November 2012 5pm - 10pm

Come and celebrate the arrival of the Christmas season in Oxford with an evening of processions, light, dance, art, live music and performance, all thrown together with a generous helping of festive cheer.

Oxford’s museums, Castle Quarter, Town Hall and Museum of Oxford, , theatres and galleries will throw open their doors to the public for one-off late night viewings of their exhibitions and displays enhanced by special performances.

For more detailed information on Christmas Light Night activities nearer the time visit www.oxfordinspires.org or see Oxford City Council’s resident’s newsletter, Your Oxford in November.

All venues and activities are free, unless otherwise stated.

www.oxfordinspires.orgwww.oxfordinspires.org

" I wandered through Oxford last night and it all looked very lovely, warm and jolly”

Felice, Editor Families Oxfordshire

O3 Gallery, Castle Street Square, Oxford Castle Quarter 12.00pm – 10.00pm

Open until 10pm, O3 Gallery is the ideal place to pick up stylish, unique and arty Christmas gifts created by local designers and makers. The O3 Gallery is also proud to present a special exhibition of photographs featuring 30 families who have used the Helen & Douglas House hospices over the last 30 years.

www.o3gallery.co.uk

St Michael in the North Gate Church Until 10pm

Visit the Saxon tower, Oxford’s oldest building, which will be open all evening for a great view of the festivities. The church will also be open for quiet reflection in our candle-lit spaces.

www.smng.org.uk

Museum of Oxford and Town HallUntil 8.00pm

Join the Museum of Oxford and Town Hall for a fantastic celebration of Christmas past and present. Find out about Christmas traditions in the past, buy Oxford Christmas gifts, drop-in and try family arts and crafts, meet staff in period costume and visit Santa in his grotto!

www.oxfordtownhall.co.uk

Ashmolean Museum 6.00pm – 10.00pm

This year the Ashmolean explores the theme of gold. Visit the exhibition of Meji textiles from Threads of Silk and Gold: Ornamental Textiles From Meiji Japan (£6 / £4 concessions, Under 18’s free).

Elsewhere in the Museum, you can join one of the curator-led tours of the permanent collection or learn more about Roman gold in a special lecture. With coin handling sessions and a festive family drop-in, there will be a range of gold and sparkly activities for everyone to enjoy.

www.ashmolean.org

Pitt Rivers Museum and Oxford University Museum of Natural History6pm – 10pm

Join in this special late night event to welcome the festive season. A unique listening experience, bringing voice to the PRM's unique sound archive. Field recordings, sound art and global soundtracks across two amazing buildings, curated in collaboration with the PRM's composer in residence, Nathaniel Mann and DJs Rupert Gill and Noel Lobley.

Other highlights:

Oxford University Museum of Natural History will have fun family friendly activities.Pitt Rivers will have lights down low for visitors to explore by torchlight. Both Museum Shops will be open – special 10% discount on all products.

www.prm.ox.ac.uk or www.oum.ox.ac.uk

The Old Fire Station5pm – 8pm

The Shop and Gallery at the Old Fire Station are opening late giving you an extra chance to see the Gallery’s exhibition of the best the UK has to offer in affordable prints and also get you properly in the mood for Christmas shopping.

www.oldfirestation.org.uk

OVADAVenue: TBC

OVADA will transform existing spaces for another year running by presenting specially commissioned artwork from regional artists. Visitors are invited to discover contemporary work including video, sound, installation and performance during this special late night opening. For more information and venue details, please visit the website:

www.ovada.org.uk

Event Partners: Oxford City Council, Oxford Inspires, Ian Nolan Events Ltd.

The Bodleian Library 6.30pm – 8pm Divinity School and Convocation House open (Free)

6.45 – 7.45pm Musical entertainment in the Divinity School (Free)

As part of the city-wide celebrations which mark the arrival of the Christmas season, the Bodleian Library showcases traditional songs with an evening performance of ballads in the Divinity School on 23rd November.

The Bodleian shop will be open from 09.00 until 19.45 and is offering a 10% discount on this day. Come and choose Christmas cards and presents in the fine surroundings of the Bodleian Old Schools Quadrangle. A display of broadside ballads continues in the library until 21st December.

www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Oxford PlayhouseShow starts at 8pm

Tickets: £9.50 – £25

Book a ticket to see Jane Austen’s glorious novel Mansfield Park brought to life in an elegant new stage adaptation. The Playhouse bar will be serving a special Light Night cocktail, so drop in for a taste of Christmas.

www.oxfordplayhouse.com

Museum of the History of Science 6pm – 10pm

SnowflakeLearn fascinating facts and enjoy icy activities for all the family on a theme of 'snowflake'. The Museum's winter exhibition 'Atmospheres' is all about weather-watching through the ages – find out more in curator led tours throughout the evening.

www.mhs.ox.ac.uk

The Story MuseumProgramme to be confirmed

www.storymuseum.org.uk

On The City Streets



Oxford Contemporary Music presents:Chorus: Ray LeeCastle Gardens, Oxford Castle Quarter Gardens

From 5.00pm (also on 24 November)

Towering above the audience a series of giant metal tripods support rotating arms. At the end of each arm loudspeakers emit precisely tuned musical pitches creating a pulsating, harmonic drone, singing out a hypnotic siren call to all those present. Red lights at the end of the arms create the effect of a whirling swarm of fireflies, or of planets in motion, like mesmerising orbits of colour. These intersecting lights trace rings above the heads of the audience, while the combined chorus of the spinning speakers creates a cohesive harmonious whole, ‘a sticky flux’, that is both uplifting and transfixing.

Chorus is a monumental and impressive installation of kinetic sound sculptures by the creator of the internationally successful ‘Siren’, an indoor work that has toured three continents, and enraptured audiences from Amsterdam to Auckland and from Melbourne to Minneapolis.

www.ocmevents.org

Film OxfordFrom 6.00pm

Visit Film Oxford’s Cinema in St Giles to see some of the latest films made by the Shadowlight Artists.

www.ofvm.org

Oxford Castle – Unlocked, Castle Yard, Oxford Castle QuarterLight Night Lantern Tours23 November, 5.00pm – 10.00pmTours every hour, on the hourTickets: £10.00 per person

Oxford Castle – Unlocked is staying open late and offering spooky hour-long tours throughout the Christmas Light Night celebrations. Discover the darker side of Oxford’s oldest building in the company of the Castle's most interesting inhabitants. Bring along your procession lantern to guide the journey and get £1 off admission.

www.oxfordcastleunlocked.com

Modern Art OxfordUntil 10.00pm

Don’t miss the last chance to see the solo exhibition of the work of seminal French artist, Jean-Luc Moulène which includes a collection of artist’s sculptures, drawings, photographs in addition to a new film work commissioned for the exhibition. Drop in to find a unique Christmas gift in the Gallery shop, visit the exhibition and enjoy a drink in the bar.

www.modernartoxford.org.uk

Lantern Procession

Lead Sponsor

6.15 – 6.45pm

The Environment – animals, nature and sustainability is the theme for this year’s lantern procession. Local Oxfordshire schools and community groups will work together with local artists to create extraordinary and enchanting lanterns that make up the procession. Make sure you find a good place to watch this magical parade as they make their way through the centre of Oxford. For full details of the route see the Oxford Inspires website.

“All deserve a great round of applause for producing such a brilliant event. The crowds were amazing and the lantern parade was really stunning...”

Cllr Bob Price, Leader, Oxford City Council


Dancin’ Oxford Following on from previous successes, Christmas Light Night’s main stage will once again feature a vibrant programme of dance – showcasing a range of dance styles and dancers of all ages. Why not join in and learn some new moves with some of the mini-taster masterclasses led from the main stage!

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Christmas Light Night





Exhibition Christmas at the Bodleian17 November – 21 December

Venue > Bodleian LibraryTickets > FreeInfo > www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

As part of the city-wide celebrations which mark the arrival of the Christmas season, the Bodleian Library is putting on public display a selection of printed broadside ballads from its collections.

The Bodleian Library holds the largest and most significant collections of early printed broadside ballads, most printed between the 16th and 19th centuries. Broadside ballads are cheaply-printed, illustrated song-sheets dating from the earliest days of print which conveyed news, prophecies, histories, moral advice, religious warnings, political arguments, satire, comedy, and bawdy tales. Broadside ballads were sold in large numbers on street-corners, in town squares, and at fairs by travelling ballad-singers and posted on the walls of alehouses and other public places: they were sung, read, and viewed with pleasure by a wide audience, but have survived only in relatively small numbers.

Theatre Christmas Gala Night30 November 2012

Venue > Pegasus TheatreTickets > £25, £20 concessions.Info > www.pegasustheatre.org.uk

Join us for a fabulous evening of victories whimsy and the premiere night of our Christmas show with Gonzo Moose and Pegasus Youth Theatre Companies. Ticket price includes programme and after show party.

Family Friendly Make it a Green Christmas 1 December 2012 9.00 am - 4.00 pm

Venue > University of Oxford Botanic Garden Tickets > FREE with admission to the Garden (adults £4, concessions £3, children free) Info > www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk

Collect natural treasures and turn them into beautiful decorations. Take some home and leave some hanging on our tree.

Family Friendly Big Botanic Christmas Tree 1 December 2012 – 2 January 2013 9.00 am - 4.00 pm

Venue > University of Oxford Botanic Garden Tickets > FREE with admission to the Garden (adults £4, concessions £3, children free)Info > www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk

Come and see our festive tree, adorned with natural decorations made by school pupils from across Oxfordshire.

Exhibition Oxfordshire Craft Guild Christmas Selling Exhibtion 4 – 22 December Tuesday – Saturday 10am-5pm

Venue > Gallery at the Old Fire Station Tickets > Free Info > www.oxfordshirecraftguild.co.uk

The Oxfordshire Craft Guild is returning to the Old Fire Station for a Christmas selling exhibition featuring a range of crafts including ceramics, jewellery, glass and woodturning. The exhibition runs from the 4th to the 22nd of December. All Guild members have been through a rigorous selection process, so people who love skillfully made and designed pieces or who are looking for unique Christmas gifts will find an exciting selection at this exhibition.

Market Oxford Christmas Market 8 –14 and 16 – 22 December 2012

Venue > TBC Tickets > FreeInfo > www.oxfordchristmasmarket.co.uk

Established in 2009 and growing bigger and better each year since then. Oxford Christmas Market has become renowned for its high quality produce and festive atmosphere.

Music Handel – Messiah13 December 2012

Venue > Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford Tickets > £37, £26, £17.50, £10Info > www.oxfordphil.com

Schola Cantorum of OxfordJames Burton conductorOxford Philomusica

This season’s performance of Handel’s timeless masterpiece features the youthful voices of the University’s Schola Cantorum under their Director, James Burton. We are delighted to be consolidating this collaboration in a repeat performance as part of the Cheltenham Concert Series.

MusicOxford Bach Choir: Carol Concert 14 December 2012, 7.30pm

Venue > Sheldonian Theatre Tickets > £10 - £30 Info > www.oxfordbachchoir.org

The Oxford Bach Choir will be joined by the Oxfordshire Young Singers for their annual Christmas concert under the baton of Timothy Byram-Wigfield. The main work will be Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Christmas Carols: a work for baritone, chorus, strings and organ, chosen because this year sees the 100th anniversary of its first performance at the 1912 Three Choirs Festival at Hereford Cathedral.

It is based on English folk carols which were collected in southern England by Vaughan Williams and his friend Cecil Sharp a few years earlier. The concert will also include traditional carols for audience participation.

Music Christmas at Christ Church14 and 20 December 2012

Venue > Christ Church Cathedral Tickets > £10 - £42 Info > www.musicatoxford.com

Music at Oxford is proud to offer Oxford’s perennial favourite Christmas event. This celebration of words and music offers the essential flavour of Christmas without being a service. Readings and carols, humour and the warmth of the very best of Christmas writing will get you into the Christmas spirit.

Last year’s reader was Jeremy Irons. In recent years we’ve been joined by Robert Hardy, Jean Marsh and others, who will we have for you this year? We can’t tell you yet but we’re sure they’ll offer you a suitably wizard experience for Christmas at Christ Church.

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Christmas at Christ Church

Christmas Gala Night

Exhibition A Christmas Journey – A Story of Three Kings10 November – 14 December 2012

Venue > Blenheim Palace, Woodstock Tickets > Palace, Park and Gardens – Ad-£20; Con-£15.50; Ch-£11; Fam-£52Info > www.blenheimpalace.com

Visitors to the Palace will be able to follow the journey of the Three Kings through the State Rooms decorated in glittering gold and festooned in exotic silk. Two magnificent Christmas trees will stand in splendour in the Great Hall, surrounded by palm trees in exotic pots bejewelled in the colours of the Far East. From the balcony above the Great Hall, the Star of David will shine out to guide the Three Kings on their way. Baubles and crystals on lush ribbons, shining golden leaves, clusters of peacock feathers and striking turquoise and emerald green marabou fans will provide an exotic welcome to the Palace.

Exhibition Living Crafts For Christmas16 – 18 November 2012

Venue > Blenheim Palace, WoodstockTickets > Park and Gardens – Ad-£11.50; Con-£8.50; Ch-£6; Fam-£30Info > www.livingcrafts.co.uk

Over 100 British designer-makers will be showcasing cutting edge contemporary craft, so come and choose perfect presents for all the family, from individual gifts and special commissions to simple stocking fillers; ceramics, textiles, studio glass, crackers, millinery, toys, silver and gold jewellery and many more. New this year are outdoor demonstrations of blacksmithing and stone carving and carol singing, handbell ringing and street theatre will add to the seasonal ambience during the event.

'Tastes of Christmas' features specialist food and drink producers with seasonal delicacies, new 'Foodie' ideas and traditional treats. Try seasonal marinades, oils, cheeses, Christmas cakes, hand-made chocolates and seasonal preserves or get into the festive spirit and be tempted by Mead, gourmet mulling syrups and special wines.

ExhibitionOxfordshire Craft Guild Christmas Selling Exhibition Saturday 17 November 2012 – 2 January 2013

Venue > Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock Tickets > FreeInfo > www.oxfordshirecraftguild.co.uk

Those who love skillfully crafted and designed work or are looking for unique gifts for Christmas will find an array of wonderful objects to choose from at the Oxfordshire Craft Guild’s Christmas selling exhibition in the Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock. Over 30 of the county’s top makers including potters, jewellers, woodturners, textile and glass artists will be taking part.

Theatre Cinderella, by Ben Crocker20 November 2012 – 6 January 2013

Venue > Chipping Norton TheatreTickets > £8.50 - £25 Info > www.chippingnortontheatre.com

Come with us as we transport you to a land of magic and fairytales in this timeless classic tale.

Ugly sisters, handsome princes and glass slippers all feature in this story of love, laughter and wishes made true. Celebrate the fortieth birthday of the world-famous Chipping Norton panto with this especially sumptuous, breathtaking production.

“The show that still wins the prize as the sweetest in the land” The Telegraph 2011.

Market Waterperry Christmas Market 24 November, 10.30am – 4.00pm

Venue > Waterperry Gardens, near WheatleyTickets > FreeInfo > www.waterperrygardens.co.uk

Enjoy a stress free Christmas at Waterperry Gardens. You’ll find artists and craftspeople with gorgeous gift ideas and local producers with festive food and drink. Pick up a Waterperry – grown Christmas tree and hand made decorations and visit our Christmas Shop for gifts, decorations, interior accessories and festive linen. Treat yourself to a festive feast in the teashop, Miss H’s and enjoy Christmas the way it should be – traditional and fun – with Waterperry Gardens.

Christmas Lights The Night of a Thousand Candles24 November 2012

Venue > Woodstock Town Square Tickets > Free Info > www.wakeuptotwoodstock.com

Woodstock will be full of Christmas cheer on Saturday 24th November when the town celebrates the Christmas lights being switched on at 6pm – The Night of a Thousand Candles.

Come and marvel as the town's trees light up and create a twinkling wonderland whilst you listen to Christmas carols sung by Woodstock’s school children and enjoy entertainments, chestnuts, hot soup, mulled wine and more, in the atmospheric candle-lit setting.

Woodstock’s individual shops and galleries always have an impressive Christmas offering and many will hold special events throughout the day on 24th November as well as staying open late.

ExhibitionWinter Wonderland 29 November – 23 December

Venue > Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot Tickets > FreeInfo > www.cornerstone-arts.org.uk

See the transformation of our gallery into a seasonal wonderland! A colony of penguins, made by local schools, groups and visitors to Cornerstone settle in the gallery for the festive season, joined by a sky filled with hand-drawn snowflakes and sound installations to create a truly magical environment.

Fair Christmas Fair at the Wittenham Clumps1 December 2012, 10.00am – 4.00pm

Venue > Earth Trust Centre, Little WhittenhamTickets > Free£12 Family Ticket (2 adults and 2 children under 16)Info > www.earthtrust.org.uk

Soak up the magic of the festive season at the Earth Trust’s Christmas Fair. Avoid the humdrum of the high street, and support some of the area’s most talented craftspeople and producers. The Fair brings together 45 Exhibitors in an extravaganza of quality, craftsmanship and activities. Choose from an amazing array of decorations, presents and gifts, festive food and drink, fashion and jewellery, children’s toys, tasty treats. You’ll be spoilt for choice with unusual gifts for family and friends!

Family Friendly Christmas Cushion Concert – the trumpet 2 December 2012

Venue > Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot Tickets > £8, £6 concession Info > www.cornerstone-arts.org

It’s Christmas in cushion concert land and the trumpet is the most ‘hallelujah’ instrument to celebrate it. Come along, wiggle festively and enjoy the parps and pomp!

Music The Ukelele Evangelists Christmas Special!21 December 2012

Venue > Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot Tickets > £14, £12.50 (concs)Info > www.cornerstone-arts.org

Using a tambourine, a ukulele and the power of their minds, our two derring-do performers bring the whole family an hilarious evening of music and comedy. There are Christmassy slides, Christmassy goats, prizes for all – and lots of festive songs and fun. Wacky Christmas fun at your favourite arts centre!

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MUSIC Big Band Concert

11 December 2012

Venue > Centre for Music, Bayards Hill School, OxfordTickets > Free Info > 01865 740000

A popular evening concert with a variety of jazz music in a number of different styles and eras. The three Oxfordshire Youth Big Bands perform with full PA, Lights and Sound.

THEATRE Shakespeare’s Henry VI

11 – 15 December 2012

Venue > The Theatre at the Old Fire Station, OxfordTickets > TBCInfo > www.oxfordtheatreguild.com

In this fast-paced, exciting new adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic history plays, forty years of English history unfold as we follow the disastrous reign of Henry VI from his coronation to his eventual death, in a saga of warring families, ambitious Lords, murderous villains and scheming wives. OTG presents their version with a twist: the cast is a full gender reversal, with female actors taking on all the male roles and male actors taking on the female roles – shedding a fascinating new light on this epic piece of theatre.

THEATRE Starlight Express

11 – 29 December 2012

Venue > New Theatre Oxford Tickets > £19.50 - £45 Info > www.atgtickets.com/oxford

Bill Kenwright presents one of the best loved, longest running and most unique musicals in theatrical history as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Rock-on-Roller skating sensation ‘Starlight Express’ explodes back on to the stage with a new production for 2012. Light years ahead of the rest, this futuristic tale about love and hope in the face of adversity promises to take you on the ride of a life time – with two hours of speed, spectacle, energy and turbo-charged excitement, combined with an electrifying soundtrack, dazzling sets and costumes, some of Lloyd Webber’s most memorable hits and extraordinary nonstop roller-choreography by Arlene Phillips.

TALK Stories? What Nonsense!

14 December 2012

Venue > The Story Museum, Oxford Tickets > TBC Info > www.storymuseum.org.uk

As the autumn evenings draw in, join Michael Rosen, the Story Museum’s Curator of Stories, for a series of relaxed and intimate conversations with some of Britain’s foremost story experts. Professors, poets, psychoanalysts, curators, writers, and others will be sharing those stories they feel should absolutely join the Story Museum’s growing collection of stories and sharing the place those stories. Suitable for people aged 12+.

WALK Winter Walks in the Park at Blenheim Palace

15 December 2012 – 9 February 2013

Venue > Blenheim Palace, WoodstockTickets > Park Only £4 Adults, £3 ChildrenInfo > www.blenheimpalace.com

There is nothing better to blow those winter cobwebs away than to walk around the park and lake at Blenheim. With the Palace and Grand Bridge as the ultimate back-drop what walk could top it? The Pleasure Gardens café is open every day except Christmas Day while Christmas Trees are on sale in the run-up to Christmas.

EXHIBITIONThe Story Makers end of project exhibition

18 December 2012 – 13 January 2013

Venue > Pitt Rivers Museum, OxfordTickets > FreeInfo > www.fusion-arts.org

For this project managed by Fusion Arts, and funded by BBC Children in Need, Arts Psychotherapist Helen Edwards is working in three Oxford schools with young children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs. Working with touch, colour, movement and sound, this project enables the children to build up their capacity for taking in, understanding and reflecting on information as well as their expressive capacities, and so to enrich their vocabulary of communications. This exhibition upstairs in the museum will display the work created by the children, inspired initially by visits to the Pitt Rivers.

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MUSIC Phronesis

1 December 2012

Venue > North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford Tickets > £14, £10 concessionsInfo > www.ocmevents.org

Established in 2005, Phronesis have a fierce reputation as one of the most imaginative and exciting jazz trios in the UK. Collectively combining their astounding individual musicianship to create a formidable unity, the trio’s live performance is utterly compelling, inspiring and able to move people in a way that very few bands can. From laid back grooves to electrifying pace, their base-driven sound shifts from lush Brazilian soul to dark contemplation. The band features Danish double-bassist Jasper Høiby, UK pianist Ivo Neame and Swedish drummer Anton Eger. Nominated for ‘Best Jazz Ensemble’ in the Parliamentary Jazz awards and the ‘Best Jazz Act at the prestigious MOBO awards, Phronesis are soaring into the jazz world stratosphere. “One of the most exciting bands on the planet today” Jazzwise.

MUSICOxford Bach Choir: Britten and Poulenc

1 December 2012

Venue > The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford Tickets > £10 - £42 Info > www.oxfordbachchoir.org

This concert, to be given by the Oxford Bach Choir with the English Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Nicholas Cleobury, will include the world premiere of two previously unpublished Psalms by Benjamin Britten, together with his works Ballad of Heroes and Building of the House. The programme also includes Mahler’s (arr. Britten) What the Wild Flowers Tell Me, Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture and Poulenc’s wonderful Gloria. Soprano soloist will be Elizabeth Atherton. The concert will be recorded by Radio 3 and will launch Britten in Oxford – a year-long festival leading up to the centenary of the composer’s birth in November 2013.

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Until 1 October Julia Pott Illustration

1 September West Side Story

4 – 5 September Cirque de Ciel – ShangHi

6 September – 7 October Christopher Townsend

6 – 15 September Dead on Her Feet

8 September – 24 November 50 Years Young

8 – 9 September Oxford Open Doors

9 September Opera on the Roof!

12 – 16 September The Independent Woodstock Literary Festival

15 September Gallery Talk: The North America & Caribbean

15 – 16 September Keeping it Local

15 – 16 September Michaelmas Daisy Weekend

17 – 23 September IAM Festival: Interdisciplinary Arts MA

19 – 29 September Frankie & Jonny in the Clair de Lune

23 September Tiffin Concert: Clarinet & Piano

24 – 30 September Henley Literary Festival

29 September Friends of Oxfordshire History Open Day

1 – 31 October Ghost Fest

2 – 6 October Oxford Chamber Music Festival

5 – 7 October Apple Weekend

7 October Banbury Art & Craft Market

7 October – 1 December Lunchtime Recital Series

9 October Dombey & Son

12 – 14 October Thame Art & Literature Festival (TAL)

12 – 27 October Oxford Lieder Festival

13 – 14 October Contemporary Craft Fair

13 October Susanna

15 October – 2 November Kicking the Bucket Festival

17 & 31 October InsideOut / OutsideIn Storytelling

19 October Jonathan Powell (piano)

19 October John Williams & John Etheridge

20 October Earth Trust Autumn Festival

21 October Cushion Concert: Guitar

26 October Lore Lixenberg & CHROMA

27 October – 4 November Halloween Entertainment

28 October – 4 November Wantage ‘not just’ Betjeman Literary Festival

29 – 31 October Halloween Half Term

31 October Autumn – Inspired Art

31 October A Curious Evening of Trance & Rap

1 November Best of BE

2 November Bernard d’Ascoli (Piano)

3 November Clockheart Boy

3 November Cinema Fright Night

4 November Tiffin Concert: Classical Guitar

5 – 11 November Oxford Fashion Week 2012

8 – 11 November Winnie the Witch

9 November Jo Caulfield: Better the Devil You Know

9 November Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / The Choir of Magdalen College

10 November – 14 December A Christmas Journey – A Story of Three Kings

14 November Moving Music Series

14 – 25 November ‘We Are Thirty’ Celebrating 30 Years of Helen House

15 – 16 November The Incredible Doctor Guttman

16 – 18 November Living Crafts for Christmas

17 November MA@SH Marathon

17 November – 21 December Christmas at the Bodleian

17 November – 2 January Oxfordshire Craft Guild: Selling Exhibition

18 November The Gardener

18 November Cushion Concert: Oboe

20 November – 6 January Cinderella

20 – 24 November Mansfield Park

20 – 24 November Vagrant

23 November Christmas Light Night

23 November Natalie Clein & Katya Apekisheva: JdP Anniversary Concert

23 November Elias String Quartet

23 – 24 November Dead Man Dancing & Other Tales

23 – 24 November Chorus: Ray Lee23 November – 1 December Calendar Girls

24 November Waterperry Christmas Market

24 November A Night of a Thousand Candles

25 November Coull String Quartet with Mark Bebbington

27 – 28 November The Tear Thief

29 – 30 November Harry Hill: Work in Progress

29 November – 23 December Winter Wonderland

30 November Christmas Gala Night

30 November – 13 January Dick Whittington

1 December Christmas Fair at Wittenham Clumps

1 December Make it a Green Christmas

1 December Phronesis

1 December Oxford Bach Choir

1 December M@SH: Advent Wassail

1 – 30 December What the Dickens, the Misadventures of Charles Dickens

1 December – 2 January Big Botanic Christmas Tree

2 December Christmas Cushion Concert: The Trumpet

4 – 22 December Oxfordshire Craft Guild: Christmas Selling Exhibition

5 December – 6 January Aladdin & the Magic Lamp

8 – 14 & 16 – 22 December Oxford Christmas Market

9 December Cushion Concert: Tuba

11 December Big Band Concert

11 – 15 December Shakespeare’s Henry VI

11 – 29 December Starlight Express

13 December Handel – Messiah

13 December Elias Quartet & Daniel Tong (piano)

14 December Story Museum: Stories? What Nonsense!

14 December Oxford Bach Choir: Carol Concert

14 & 20 December Christmas at Christ Church

15 – 23 December MIKI

15 December – 9 February Winter Walks

18 December – 13 January The Story Makers End of Project Exhibition

21 December Ukulele Evangelists Christmas Special

3 – 5 January Mini M@SH Festival

8 – 20 January Jack & The Beanstalk

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