What's On in Somerset

Mojive dance classes - every Thursday - Mojive is a fusion of jive and latin dance styles. It’s easy to learn, exciting to watch social and great fun! Beginners class starts at 8pm and helps complete beginners take their first step into the world of partner dancing. There is no need to book a course or bring a partner. Admission includes classes, coaching and freestyle dancing. Info Russell 07967 282 585
Thursday 30 Oct 08 to Thursday 1 Jan 09 - Every Thursday - 8pm/11pm £6.00 for the whole evening. Minimum age 18.
Westland Leisure Complex, Westbourne Close, Yeovil, Somerset. BA20 2DD  BA20 2DD   Contact Journey

Paulo’s Circus Americano - It is the fourth year Paulo’s Circus Americano has pitched its big top at Sanders GardenWorld® and this year’s show includes a new line-up featuring the ‘Vegas Boys’ from America who will perform the ‘wheel of death’ and trapeze act ‘Duo Stratosphere’ and their glittering space rocket. An appearance from Spiderman and award-winning clown duo Kakehole and Popol will also add to the entertainment.
Saturday 22 Nov 08 to Sunday 4 Jan 09 - Shows will take place every Saturday and Sunday from November 22 until December 7 and then they will take place everyday, except Christmas Day, until January 4, 2009.
Sanders GardenWorld, Bristol Road, Brent Knoll, Somerset  TA9 4HJ   Contact Journey

‘A Medley of Miscreants’ – artwork by Nancy Farmer at ‘Frameus’ in Wells - This exhibition promises to dispel any ostentatiously cute cherubs and jolly, overstuffed Santas; replacing them with a festively decadent blend of colourful characters drawn both from Nancy’s own imagination; and mythology at large. Such paintings are well suited for dark evenings by the fire, just so long as one does not have to venture back out into the inky night.
Saturday 29 Nov 08 to Saturday 17 Jan 09 - 9am - 5.30pm, Monday - Saturday, closed Sundays. Christmas closing: The gallery will be closed from Christmas Eve until Monday 5th January, after which the exhibition runs for a further 2 weeks.
’Frameus’, The Workshops, Market Street, Wells  Somerset BA5 2DS   Contact Journey

Shorter Views & Coast - With an Exmoor National Park Voluntary Guide walk to Selworthy and return via the Beacon to the coast path. Meet Bossington NT Car Park SS890480. 10.30am for 5 hrs/7 miles.
Thursday 1 Jan 09
Exmoor National Park Authority. Information: 01398 323665.  Contact

Wassail weekend Dance Party at Halsway Manor 08 - Special Wassail Folk Dance Party to celebrate new year with well-known caller Mike Courthold, live music from Maggie Fletcher & Hilary Hudson. Entry £7 in advance (£8.50 on the door if any tickets remain). Phone Viv 01984 618274 office@halswaymanor.org.uk - Also Sat am till 11am workshop, lunch, 3pm workshop £3, buffet dinner, finish after Sunday bkfst. £96.
Friday 2 Jan 09 to Sunday 4 Jan 09 - 4pm Friday 6pm dinner, dance 8pm; Sat 9.30-11am workshop, lunch 1pm 3pm -5pm workshop - Dance 8-11pm. Sunday finish after breakfast.
Halsway Manor, Crowcombe Taunton Somerset  TA4 4BD   Contact Journey

Tea Dance - Social Sequence/Ballroom dance with Tea & Biscuits Price £2.50p.p. Telephone: 01278 428742
Friday 2 Jan 09 to Thursday 31 Dec 09 - Weekly on Fridays at 2.00pm - 4.15 pm.
Highbridge Community Hall, Market Street, Highbridge  Contact

The Wells Film Society - The Marriage of Maria Braun (15), Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1978 - How Maria survives the rest of life after her husband, sent to the Russian front immediately after the wedding, vanishes. A very highly rated film, in German with subtitles. See our web site for more detail, either on the home page, which shows our next film, or Future Events, for those further ahead. We always welcome new members.
Monday 5 Jan 09 to Tuesday 6 Jan 09 - We show films on consecutive Tuesday and Wednesday every four weeks throughout the year. For times, see the local papers or the Wells Film Centre’s web site.
Wells Film Centre, Princes Road, Wells  Somerset BA5 1TD   Contact Journey

Free Introduction to Salsa - Abanico Salsa are pleased to announce that we are holding a FREE Salsa Dancing taster session, so beat the credit crunch and come and meet new people and get fitter with us. The session introduces our 8 week beginners course and we will be demonstrating the routine you will learn during the course. Book now to avoid disappointment ring Bill on 07815 187848 a fun night out is assured!
Wednesday 7 Jan 09 - 7pm registration, class ends at 8.30
Vibe Night Club, Hand Stadium, Clevedon  Somerset Contact

Chard Guildhall Antiques & Collectors Fair - FREE ADMISSION-A thriving fair with a good mix of regular and casual stallholders. Offering a fantastic range of good quality products. Including jewellery, books, watches, clocks, china, silver and much much more........ New stallholders always welcome - please contact 01460 65282 for more information
Thursday 8 Jan 09 to Thursday 24 Dec 09 - Every Thursday 9.00am until 2.00pm
The Guildhall Fore Street Chard  TA20 1PP   Journey

Calligraphy for Beginners and Improvers - WEA Course: A course for complete beginners and those with previous experience. A variety of scripts and techniques will be taught and developed through project work. Learning supported by encouragement and group discussion Booking information: 01392 490 970.
Thursday 8 Jan 09 - start time: 10:00 Thursdays, end date: 19 March, standard fee: £74. Enquiries:020 7426 3450
St Edyth’s Church Hall Avonleaze Sea Mills  Somerset BS9 2HU   Journey

The Laura Bacon School of Dance - Royal Academy of dance registered school offering a wide range of dance classes for adults and children in the yeovil area. Classes to suit all ages and abilities. Beginners to advanced levels. All classes are taught by fully qualified, registered teachers who are extremely professional and experienced. Children are taken from 2 years old. ONE FREE TRIAL CLASS!
Saturday 10 Jan 09 - Every Saturday
Monmouth Hall, Yeovil  Somerset Contact

Adult Ballet Lessons - Every Saturday from 10th Jan 2009 - Fun filled adult ballet lessons for all ages and abilities. Friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Great exercise and a chance to meet new people. Come along and join us....classes held in Yeovil, Somerset. Call or email The Laura Bacon School of Dance for more information or to book your place for Jan 2009. Look forward to seeing you there! Tel 07533826448.
Saturday 10 Jan 09 - Every Saturday starting 10th Jan 2009. 9.00am - 10.00am.
Yeovil  Contact

The Laura Bacon School of Dance - Adult Street Dance Classes - Come along and join us in this fun filled dance class. Adult street/aerobics is an exciting way of keeping fit. All levels welcome- but be prepared for a great workout! Energetic, fun filled aerobic dance class based on the street / hip hop style dance moves.A great way to tone and strengthen specific areas.Designed to work your body and make you feel energised! Book now for Jan 09. 07533826448
Saturday 10 Jan 09
Yeovil  Somerset Contact

charity screening of new british movie JACK SAYS for RMHC childrens charitys - charity premier screening of this new british movie is to be at the BREWHOUSE THEATRE .with stars & writers & directors of the film attending to.a chance to meet them after for autographs & a chat about the making of the film in the bar.excutive producer phil white who comes from taunton will be there to..
Saturday 10 Jan 09 - SATURDAY 10TH JAN 09 ..6.30PM
BREWHOUSE THEATRE TAUNTON ,coal orchard SOM .TA1 1JL 01823 283224  TA1 1JL   Contact Tickets Journey

Popular Fayre - a mixture of homemade goods and crafts , jewellery, books,sweets, tombola and Bric-a- Brac
Saturday 10 Jan 09 - Saturday 9.00am until 12.45pm
The Guildhall Fore Street Chard  Somerset TA20 1PP   Journey

Watchet Open Mic Night - is back on the 13th January 2009 at the earlier time of 8,45pm-Local Musicians and Singers performing Rock n Roll-Pop-Country-Folk etc new people always welcome come early to take part free admission phoe Steve at 01984 633425 for info
Tuesday 13 Jan 09 - 8.45 pm to 11pm
Esplanade Club Harbourside Watchet  TA23 000   Contact Journey

Fun With Flowers - WEA Course: A creative class to enable you to achieve exciting projects inspired by flowers. From decorating your own home, to making unique and natural gifts. Floral arrangements for seasonal and special occasions, flower preparation and preservation, country crafts Booking information: 01392 490 970.
Tuesday 13 Jan 09 - start time: 09:30 Tuesdays, end date: 24 March, standard fee: £74. Enquiries:020 7426 3450
Windmill Hill City Farm Philip Street Bedminster  Somerset BS3 4EA   Journey

Britishness - Its Origins And Future - WEA Course: This course traces the historical origins and development of the concept of Britishness from the seventeenth century to the present day and explores the relevance of the concept in modern society. Booking information: 01392 490 970.
Tuesday 13 Jan 09 - start time: 19:30 Tuesdays, end date: 10 March, standard fee: £57. Enquiries:020 7426 3450
Westbury Park Methodist Church Hall North View  BS6 7PT   Journey

Creative Needlecrafts - WEA Course: Exciting project for beginners and the experienced! An introduction to a wide rage of fascinating crafts such as knitting, crochet, bead embroidery, patchwork and appliqué, felt making and silk work. Exploring modern techniques, while remaining true to tr Booking information: 01392 490 970.
Tuesday 13 Jan 09 - start time: 12:45 Tuesdays, end date: 24 March, standard fee: £74. Enquiries:020 7426 3450
Windmill Hill City Farm Philip Street Bedminster  Somerset BS3 4EA   Journey

Market Towns of Wessex - WEA Course: This course looks at how market towns have drawn together urban and rural life over time, using examples from the counties of Dorset and Somerset. Illustrated with slides, period photographs and map extracts. Booking information: 01392 490 970.
Wednesday 14 Jan 09 - start time: 19:30 Wednesdays, end date: 25 February, standard fee: £31. Enquiries:020 7426 3450
Ansford Community School Ansford Park  BA7 7JJ   Journey

Painting And Drawing For Beginners - WEA Course: This course will involve painting and drawing through simple demonstration and practice. It will be a relaxed and fun environment to develop and improve painting and drawing skills Booking information: 01392 490 970.
Wednesday 14 Jan 09 - start time: 10:00 Wednesdays, end date: 25 March, standard fee: £74. Enquiries:020 7426 3450
Windmill Hill City Farm Philip Street Bedminster  Somerset BS3 4EA   Journey

The Victorian Frame Of Mind: Social And Personal Attitudes - WEA Course: Between 1837-1901, when Victoria was Queen, a society developed that has bestowed a legacy which is alive to this day. Sometimes by acceptance and sometimes by rejection, one way or another we experience that frame of mind now: either consciously or uncon Booking information: 01392 490 970.
Wednesday 14 Jan 09 - start time: 10:45 Wednesdays, end date: 4 March, standard fee: £61. Enquiries:020 7426 3450
Redland Parish Hall Redland Green Road  BS6 7HE   Journey

Digital Photography - WEA Course: This course will give you the necessary understanding and skills to get creative with a digital camera. Cameras will be provided on the course, but you are welcome to bring your own (with your user manual). Booking information: 01392 490 970.
Wednesday 14 Jan 09 - start time: 09:30 Wednesdays, end date: 25 March, standard fee: £81. Enquiries:020 7426 3450
Windmill Hill City Farm Philip Street Bedminster  Somerset BS3 4EA   Journey

Organic Gardening - WEA Course: Keen on being organic, but don’t know where to start? This practical course will help you to maximise your success with vegetables and flowers without the use of chemicals Booking information: 01392 490 970.
Wednesday 14 Jan 09 - start time: 12:45 Wednesdays, end date: 25 March, standard fee: £74. Enquiries:020 7426 3450
Windmill Hill City Farm Philip Street Bedminster  BS3 4EA   Journey

Painting And Drawing For Intermediates - WEA Course: This course is for those with some experience and will challenge you to try new techniques and experiment in a relaxed and fun environment Booking information: 01392 490 970.
Wednesday 14 Jan 09 - start time: 13:00 Wednesdays, end date: 25 March, standard fee: £74. Enquiries:020 7426 3450
Windmill Hill City Farm Philip Street Bedminster  Somerset BS3 4EA   Journey

Modernism and Postmodernism in Fiction - WEA Course: Throughout the twentieth century, fiction writing has experienced perpetual revolution. Studying Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway, Angela Carter’s Nights at the Circus and Italo Calvino’s If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller, we follow its course. Booking information: 01392 490 970.
Wednesday 14 Jan 09 - start time: 14:30 Wednesdays, end date: 11 March, standard fee: £55. Enquiries:020 7426 3450
Victoria Rooms Fore Street  TA4 1JU   Journey

Stained Glass For Beginners - WEA Course: This course will help you to design and make your own stained-glass panel in a relaxed and friendly environment. Techniques include: glass cutting, leading up, soldering and copper foiling Booking information: 01392 490 970.
Thursday 15 Jan 09 - start time: 09:30 Thursdays, end date: 26 March, standard fee: £99. Enquiries:020 7426 3450
Windmill Hill City Farm Philip Street Bedminster  Somerset BS3 4EA   Journey

Stained Glass For Intermediates - WEA Course: This course is for those with some experience and will challenge you to try new techniques and experiment in a relaxed and fun environment Booking information: 01392 490 970.
Thursday 15 Jan 09 - start time: 12:45 Thursdays, end date: 26 March, standard fee: £99. Enquiries:020 7426 3450
Windmill Hill City Farm Philip Street Bedminster  BS3 4EA   Journey

Photoshop - WEA Course: Adobe Photoshop is the most popular software for creating and editing digital images. On this course you learn the most commonly used features of Photoshop Elements: how to scan pictures, how to edit your images and restore old damaged photographs. Booking information: 01392 490 970.
Thursday 15 Jan 09 - start time: 09:30 Thursdays, end date: 26 March, standard fee: £81. Enquiries:020 7426 3450
Windmill Hill City Farm Philip Street Bedminster  Somerset BS3 4EA   Journey

Write That Novel - WEA Course: A 7-week course for people who are planning or have started writing a novel. Exploring advancement of plot, characterisation, location and style, as well as giving you valuable feedback along the way as you establish a routine for writing your manuscript Booking information: 01392 490 970.
Thursday 15 Jan 09 - start time: 19:00 Thursdays, end date: 5 March, standard fee: £52. Enquiries:020 7426 3450
Arnolfini 16 Narrow Quay  BS1 4QA   Journey

Swindon College - Lines of Enquiry 5 - The fifth in a series showing work by graduates of the BA Fine Art Drawing at Swindon College’s School of Art & Design.
Thursday 15 Jan 09 to Friday 20 Mar 09 - Thurs 15 Jan-Fri 20 March
ICIA Art Space 2, University of Bath  Somerset BA2 7AY   Journey

Silver Jewellery Making Beginners - WEA Course: Learn about the basic skills involved in making copper and silver jewellery and produce a wearable piece of your own design. Techniques include: soldering, sawing, forming and surface texturing. Booking information: 01392 490 970.
Friday 16 Jan 09 - start time: 09:30 Fridays, end date: 27 March, standard fee: £79. Enquiries:020 7426 3450
Windmill Hill City Farm Philip Street Bedminster  BS3 4EA   Journey

Silver Jewellery Making Intermediates - WEA Course: A class for those with some experience of making copper and silver jewellery, and would like to expand their skills to make more refined and/or complex pieces. Booking information: 01392 490 970.
Friday 16 Jan 09 - start time: 12:45 Fridays, end date: 27 March, standard fee: £79. Enquiries:020 7426 3450
Windmill Hill City Farm Philip Street Bedminster  Somerset BS3 4EA   Journey

A PPS Film - WALL-E - Pixars brilliant new family film. Come and see it in our lovely hall.
Friday 16 Jan 09 - 8pm.
The David Hall, South Petherton  TA13 5AA   Contact Journey

Jem Finer - Work in Progress - Celebrated artist, musician and composer, Jem Finer joins ICIA for a week as Artist in Residence, leading to a work in progress performance, as part of a project to explore the relationship between sound and the moving image.
Friday 16 Jan 09 - Fri 16 Jan, 7.30pm
ICIA Arts Theatre, University of Bath  Somerset BA2 7AY   Journey

Charity Wassail with The Mangledwurzels - All tickets £12.50 including a glass of Mulled Rich’s Cider and a large bowl of Winter Warmer Stew. Live music from The Mangledwurzels. Bar open ’til midnight. Run in association with the Burnham-on-Sea Rotary Club; all profits go to the Somerset Unit for Radio Therapy at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton. Tickets from Rich’s Cider or the Burnham-on-Sea Rotary Club; ticketline 01278 783651.
Saturday 17 Jan 09 - 7.30pm
Rich’s Farmhouse Cider, Mill Farm, Watchfield, Highbridge  TA9 4RD   Journey

The Atomic Bomb and The Origins of the Cold War - A public lecture given by Professor Campbell Craig of University of Southampton who will describe how the atomic bomb pushed the United States and the Soviet Union towards confrontation and the Cold War. This was not the original plan. Hear how two countries became super powers and avowed enemies following their collaboration in World War II. Tickets £10 includes tea on arrival.
Sunday 18 Jan 09 - 2.30pm
Dillington House, Ilminster  Somerset TA19 9DT   Contact Journey

The Foundations of Europe - WEA Course: This course covers the years between the fourth and eleventh centuries tracing the emergence of a specifically Western European identity following the collapse of the Roman Empire in the West. Booking information: 01392 490 970.
Monday 19 Jan 09 - start time: 19:30 Mondays, end date: 2 March, standard fee: £33. Enquiries:020 7426 3450
Bishop Henderson School Farley Dell  BA3 5PN   Journey

Three Imperial Cities: Rome, Ravenna & Constantinople - WEA Course: The Roman Empire underwent profound changes from the fourth century onwards. The course will examine the features Late Antique culture through the art, architecture and urban development of the capital cities of the Late Roman Empire Booking information: 01392 490 970.
Monday 19 Jan 09 - start time: 10:00 Mondays, end date: 16 March, standard fee: £48. Enquiries:020 7426 3450
Manvers Street Baptist Church Manvers Street  Somerset BA1 1JW   Journey

Sir John Popham : Somerset’s Elizabethan Eminence - WEA Course: This course looks at Somerset man Popham’s work as Attorney - General and Lord Chief Justice in the sixteenth century which provides a fascinating view of England at the time. Booking information: 01392 490 970.
Tuesday 20 Jan 09 - start time: 19:30 Tuesdays, end date: 3 March, standard fee: £30. Enquiries:020 7426 3450
Long Sutton Primary School Martock Road  TA10 9NT   Journey

Literature & Social History – The Servant Problem - WEA Course: What was life like below stairs? Explore the role of servants in history, literature and film, from the inimitable Jeeves to the groom that wiped Henry VIII’s bottom. Case study of the ‘The Remains of the Day’ Booking information: 01392 490 970.
Thursday 22 Jan 09 - start time: 14:00 Thursdays, end date: 19 March, standard fee: £48. Enquiries:020 7426 3450
Manvers Street Baptist Church Manvers Street  Somerset BA1 1JW   Journey

Shakespeare - Hamlet - WEA Course: This course examines ‘Hamlet’ as drama and as masque. Different productions will be explored, including filmed versions of the play. Discuss Shakespeare in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. No prior experience necessary. Booking information: 01392 490 970.
Thursday 22 Jan 09 - start time: 10:00 Thursdays, end date: 19 March, standard fee: £67. Enquiries:020 7426 3450
Redland Friends Meeting House 126 Hampton Road  BS6 6JE   Journey

The Joy of Wine - Adult only Comedy. Monty Python meets Jilly Goulden in this hilarious comedy about the drink of the Gods and Tramps - wine!. Cafe Seating, Licensed Bar, Free Wine Samples. Tickets £12 to include supper. Tickets available from 01984 640436 or from The Royal Oak Inn of Luxborough
Thursday 22 Jan 09 - Doors open 7pm food served 7.30
Luxborough Village Hall, Luxborough,  Somerset TA23 0SH   Contact Journey

Simply Meditation - When life becomes busy and demanding you may find yourself craving some calm and relaxation. Simply Meditation is a three-hour workshop, which aims to teach you how to meditate. Its limited to 7 participants and places can be booked on a first payment basis. It costs £30 payable in advance. Over 18’s only.
Saturday 24 Jan 09 - Starts at 10am finishes at 1pm
The Acupuncture Clinic, Powers Chambers, Bath Place, Taunton T  TA1 4ER   Contact Journey

Clarinet Concerto - The Mid-Somerset Orchestra, conductor Martin Pring leader Hywel Jenkins, presents its winter concert. Stravinsky: Danses Concertantes Weber: 2nd Clarinet Concerto Soloist: Joe Shiner Delius Two Aquarelles Haydn: 53rd Symphony "L’Impériale". Tickets, all reserved £10: Full, £8: Concession, £2: Age 18 and under 01458 442846
Saturday 24 Jan 09 - 7.30 p.m.
Strode Theatre Strode College Church Road Street Somerset  BA16 0AB   Contact Journey

DRAGONSFLY - What a rip roaring way to start our New Years music programme with the welcome return of foot stompin, toe tappin, all round feel good music from our pals Dragonsfly. On line booking at www.thedavidhall.org.uk
Saturday 24 Jan 09 - 8pm (Doors open 7.30) £11 (£10 conc)
The David Hall, South Petherton  TA13 5AA   Contact Journey

The Great Fire of London DAYSCHOOL - WEA Course: This course explores the Great fire and its aftermath, focusing not only on events but also on the leading players in the drama – the gallant Duke of York, the hapless Sir Thomas Bludworth, the fussy Samuel Pepys, and the visionary Sir Christopher Wren. P Booking information: 01392 490 970.
Saturday 24 Jan 09 - start time: 10:30 Saturdays, end date: 24 January, standard fee: £19. Enquiries:020 7426 3450
Manvers Street Baptist Church Manvers Street  Somerset BA1 1JW   Journey

DAVID HALL ACOUSTIC NIGHT - ENTERTAINERS - If you are a musician, poet or performer and would like to do a 10 minute slot on stage, then come along. AUDIENCE - A relaxed ’pot luck’ evening, but one where, over the months, we have seen excellent variety and quality. An increasingly popular and cheap night out where you just never know who might turn up. Admission is £3 per person (audience member or performer ) payable on
Sunday 25 Jan 09 - 7.30 pm -10.30pm.
The David Hall, South Petherton  TA13 5AA   Contact Journey