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Friday September 3, 2010

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What's On around Exeter

161 events within about 10 miles of Exeter. Page 1 of 9: results 1 - 20 sorted by start date

Exhibition: Elegance - two hundred years of dressing to impress
This selection of some of the most elegant fashions for men and women shows how people have dressed to impress for all occasions from the 1770s to the 1970s. The exhibition.. more...

Killerton, Broadclyst, Exeter Devon EX5 3LE

Wed 10 March to Sun 31 October

Gallery in the Gardens
Fantastic paintings to brighten up your day. During spring and summer this year Exeter’s Rougemont and Northernhay Gardens are full of artistic surprises. Set free among the.. more...

Exeter’s Rougemont and Northernhay Gardens Devon EX4 3SA

Sat 1 May to Thu 30 September

Exhibition: ’Underwater’
Underwater inspired painting, sculpture, photography, and video work by ten international artists including Bill Viola, Dorothy Cross and Ellen Gallagher. You will see liquidity,.. more...

Spacex, 45 Preston Street, Exeter EX1 1DF Devon EX1 1DF

Sat 17 July to Sat 11 September

RAMM exhibition at Exeter Guildhall: A History of the World in 10 Objects
Ten objects from RAMM’s collection that have a compelling global story to tell. This year Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, is presenting a series on BBC Radio 4.. more...

Guildhall, High Street, Exeter Devon EX1 1JN

Sat 24 July to Tue 7 September

Devon’s Biggest Summer Fest
Devon’s Crealy Summerfest has arrived, with an action packed schedule of summer fun. PLUS special visits from Scooby Do, Sportacus and more TV favourites, whoosh down Vortex, the.. more...

Devon’s Crealy Adventure Theme Park EX5 1DR

Sat 31 July to Mon 6 September

The Farmers Wife
THE SUMMER PANTO FOR EXETER ! Creative Cow actors will be joined by the ’Widecombe Wag’ Tony Beard and Dougie Mounce for this classic comedy written by Eden Phillpotts.. more...

New Theatre Exeter Devon EX2 4AZ

Fri 27 August to Sat 11 September

The Farmer’s Wife by Eden Phillpotts
The Farmer’s Wife- an hilarious Devonian romp written in 1916 by Eden Phillpotts. It will star BBC Radio Devon’s Douglas Mounce, Tony Beard ’The Wag from.. more...

New Theatre, Friars Gate, EX2 4AZ Devon EX2 4AZ

Fri 27 August to Sat 4 September, Tue 7 September to Sat 11 September.

Karaoke Competition
Cash Prize Karaoke Competition £250 1st Prize starts Thursday 2nd September 2010 more...

The Market House Inn, Cullompton Devon EX15 1AF

Thu 2 September to Thu 28 October

Learn to play the Kora - the 21-string harp from West Africa
A two-day workshop (single days, residential and non-residential available) suitable for beginners and more advanced players. All tuition, loan of a kora and lunch included... more...

Embercombe, Higher Ashton Devon EX6 7QX

Sat 4 September to Sun 5 September

Sunday Shopping Fair, Arts, Crafts and Gifts
Art, Crafts and Gifts presented by local craft workers. Quality products for sale in a fun, lighthearted and friendly environment - such a change from the high street. Free entry.. more...

The Exmouth Pavilion, The Seafront, Exmouth Devon EX8 2AZ

Sun 5 September

Yonder Hill - Open Garden for NGS
3½-acre paradise started 1992. Unconventional planting. Shady walks, sunny glades, young woodland, ponds, herbaceous/mixed borders, orchard, vegetables, wildlife areas incl large.. more...

Yonder Hill, Colaton Raleigh Devon EX10 0LP

Sun 5 September

Sherwood - Open Garden for NGS
15 acres, 2 steep wooded valleys. Wild flowers, especially daffodils; extensive collections of magnolias, camellias, rhododendrons, azaleas, berberis, heathers, maples,.. more...

Sherwood, Newton St Cyres, Exeter Devon EX5 5BT

Sun 5 September

Bickham House - Open Garden for NGS
7 acres in secluded wooded valley; lawns, mature trees and shrubs, naturalised bulbs, mixed borders with unusual perennials, wild flower banks for butterflies. Fern garden, small.. more...

Bickham House, Kenn Devon EX6 7XL

Sun 5 September

Make, Do and Mend
The aim of the group is to meet regularly in order to share, inspire, start, continue, finish any type of craft project (knitting, crochet, sewing etc). Started in February.. more...

Exeter Phoenix Devon EX4 3LS

Tue 7 September

Bickham House, Kenn Devon EX6 7XL

Tue 7 September

Bickham House, Kenn Devon EX6 7XL

Wed 8 September

Exmouth Art Group 64th Annual Summer Exhibition
The 64th Annual Summer Exhibition of the Exmouth Art Group held in the Elizabeth Hall on Exmouth Seafront. An extensive and impressive display of around 300 paintings and 3D.. more...

Elizabeth Hall Devon EX8 2BA

Thu 9 September to Sat 25 September

Topsham Museum: Open Day
Heritage Open Day: Topsham’s Golden Age focussing on the development of town and trade following the restoration. Featuring the 17th century Merchant’s house. Two.. more...

25 The Strand, Topsham, Exeter Devon EX3 0AF

Thu 9 September to Sun 12 September

21 The Mint: Open Day
Heritage Open Day: An opportunity to view this unique, restored refectory building, in which the Benedictine monks of St Nicholas’s Priory once dined. Restoration revealed a.. more...

(Exeter Historic Buildings Trust), Off Fore Street, Exeter Devon EX4 3BL

Thu 9 September to Sun 12 September

Heritage Open Days at St Nicholas Priory
Drop into the Priory for free and get to know this stunning Elizabethan town house a little better as part of the national Heritage Open Days initiative. more...

St Nicholas Priory, the Mint, Off Fore Street, Exeter Devon EX4 3BL

Thu 9 September to Sun 12 September