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Mansion House
Ground Floor, 41 Guildhall Lane
Today, Thu 21 Mar, Sat 23 Mar, Mon 25 Mar, Wed 27 Mar, Tue 2 Apr, Wed 3 Apr, Sat 6 Apr, Mon 8 Apr
Lunchtime Jazz
Weekly, Tuesday lunchtime Jazz Session with The Titanic Jazz Band. Guest musicians and singers are welcome. Food available
The Donkey Pub, 203 Welford Road, Leicester.
Today, Tue 26 Mar, Tue 2 Apr, Tue 9 Apr, Tue 16 Apr, Tue 23 Apr, Tue 30 Apr
Great Musicals Extravaganza
A glitzy and glamorous collection of song and dance from iconic musicals old and new.
Concordia Theatre, Stockwell Head, Hinckley
Today to Sat 23 Mar
Mini Professors Science Classes Leicester South
Mini Professors, the first science program that is designed specifically for preschool children.
Our 40 minute themed sessions make science fun and enjoyable for pre-school children.
Holmes Park Football Club, Dog and Gun Lane, Whetstone, Leicestershire
Today, Tue 26 Mar, Tue 2 Apr
Mini Professors Science Classes Leicester South
Welcome to Mini Professors, the first science program that has been designed specifically for preschool children.
Our 40 minute themed sessions make science fun and enjoyable for pre-school children.
St Bartholomews Church Hall, Main Street, Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire
Wed 20 Mar, Wed 27 Mar, Wed 3 Apr
Blaby Society of Artists Monthly Meeting - Peter Dalziel - Pastels
Animal Portrait in Pastel will be the demonstration by Peter Dalziel for our March Meeting
Free to members, non members most welcome £6 per meeting
Refreshments available
Whetstone Parish Council Offices, Cemetery Road, Whetstone, Leicester
Thu 21 Mar 19
Emmanuel Church Lunchtime Concert - Capriccio Ensemble.
The Capriccio Ensemble’s reputation continues to flourish. Hear them today in two virtuosic quintets.
Jonathan Dove: "Piano Quintet"
Dohnanyi: "Piano Quintet" in C minor Op 17.
Emmanuel Church, Forest Road, Loughborough.
Thu 21 Mar 19
SICK by Shey Hargreaves
SICK is a funny, entertaining and at times tragic show about the impact of austerity on the National Health Service.
The Y, East Street, Leicester
Thu 21 Mar 19
Lunchtime Traditional Jazz
Weekly, Thursday Lunchtime Jazz session with different bands each week of the month in rotation:
1st Thursday: The Secret Jazz Band
2nd Thursday: The Jazz Crew
3rd Thursday: The New Orleans Hotshots Jazz Band
4th Thursday: The Lazy Alligators Jazz Band
5th Thursday (when it occurs): one or other of these Bands.
The Dog & Gun pub, 28 Chapel Street, Syston, Leicester.
Thu 21 Mar, Thu 28 Mar, Thu 4 Apr, Thu 11 Apr, Thu 18 Apr, Thu 25 Apr, Thu 2 May
Wildwood Jack at The Sir John Moore Foundation
Sir John Moore Foundation present Wildwood Jack + support
Wildwood Jack are a unique acoustic guitar and ukulele duo from Kent. Their melodic songs blend the acoustic guitar and ukulele with outstanding fingerstyle playing, drawing influences from folk, country and world music.
The Cellar Bar, The Sir John Moore Foundation, Top Street, Appleby Magna
Fri 22 Mar 19
Leicester Tigers vs Northampton Saints
Join us under the Friday night lights as the Battle for the East Midlands ramps up for the visit of Northampton Saints. Early bird offers go on sale on Friday 11th January with limited availability – so act fast to secure £20 adult and £5 U18’s tickets in selected areas!
Welford Road Stadium
Aylestone Road
Fri 22 Mar 19
GINtergalactic
The Out of this World Gin Event
GINtergalactic… planetary… another dimension
Looking for something quirky and juniper infused? Then join us for a mission of discovery that is heading for another dimension.
National Space Centre, Exploration Drive, Leicester
Sat 23 Mar 19
Charnwood Orchestra Concert
Conducted by Nic Fallowfield, the orchestra will be performing;
Dukas - La Perie Fanfare
Berlioz Overture Le Corsaire
Faure suite Masques et Bergamasque
Chausson Poeme - Violin Soloist Beth Allmand
Sibelius Symphony No 7
Emmanuel Church Forest Road Loughborough
Sat 23 Mar 19
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem
Despite the title, Brahms’ German Requiem does not set the traditional Mass for the Dead, but rather a selection of texts from the bible offering comfort to the living in their grief.
Church of St James the Greater, Leicester
Sat 23 Mar 19
Leicester City, County & Rutland At Risk War Memorials Project
Are you interested in Leicester’s 20th Century heritage? Perhaps you have a relative who lived in Leicester and served or died in WW1 or WW2?
Chancel (Rear of) All Saint’s Church, Highcross Street, Leicester
Sat 23 Mar 19
Brum Rocks ‘Live’ - Cancelled
Trevor Burton - Danny King - Ricky Cool & The In Crowd - The 3 Sixties
It started with Danny King & The Royals, The Move, MB5, The Idle Race, Gerry Levine & The Avengers and many more……
Birmingham has an incredible music heritage and is still rockin today with some fantastic bands that are belting out the hits
Concordia Theatre, Stockwell Head, Hinckley
Sun 24 Mar 19
Psychic Switch - Loughborough
Experience 4 different Psychics, Mediums in 1 amazing psychic night. Book a ticket for yourself or come with friends, family etc for a great social psychic evening. Everyone is guaranteed a message. Bar open, over 18’s only.
Ramada Hotel, Loughborough
Wed 27 Mar 19
Circus of Horrors 2019
Circus of Horrors is touring throughout the world with its latest & greatest show, featuring unbelievable sword swallowers, hairculian women swinging around the auditorium from her hair, demon dwarfs, strong man, whirlwind acrobats, flaming limbo, sensational sinister aerialists, knife throwing, cross & long bow
Haymarket theatre
1 Garrick walk
Wed 27 Mar 19
The Peacock Lounge Burlesque & Cabaret
Leicester’s most decadent cabaret and burlesque experience is back, bigger and better than ever!
Harking back to the traditions of variety in vaudeville and music hall, The Peacock Lounge is a sumptuous cabaret environment unique to the city’s oldest surviving theatre.
The Y Theatre,
7 East Street,
Leicester
Fri 29 Mar 19
Jive Night (Hinckley Rock n Roll Club)
Top DJs playing the best Rock n Roll music from the 1950s onwards, to jive, bop and stroll to. A fun evening - have a dance, have a drink (licensed bar) and meet new friends. A friendly club, everyone made welcome.
Can’t dance or would like to learn some new moves? We offer a lesson from 7.30pm to 8.
Wykin & District Social Club, Frederick Avenue, Hinckley
Fri 29 Mar, Fri 12 Apr
Hinckley Opera Festival 2019
After two successful opera festivals in 2009 and 2011, and after a gap of eight years, we are delighted to present the third festival, Hinckley Opera Festival 2019, two weeks of exciting events generously sponsored by Arts Council England.
Hinckley
Sat 30 Mar 19 to Sat 13 Apr
Hinckley Opera Festival 2019: Vocal Masterclass
A free event, a masterclass taken by renowned voice teacher and vocal coach, David Barrell, with one of Britain’s leading accompanists, Nigel Foster.
In the morning younger singers, aged 30 and under, have each prepared an aria especially for this masterclass.
United Reformed Church
Hinckley
Sat 30 Mar 19
An Evening of Operatic Delights
Come and feast yourself on some exceptional music, featuring singers from the Royal Opera and English National Opera and sample some of the cakes we will be serving in our new coffee shop. All proceeds will go to our Compassion Ministries, serving the most vulnerable people in our city.
Holy Trinity Church
2 Upper King Street
Sat 30 Mar 19
Hodson Hall Antiques, Vintage and Collectors Fair
Our 3rd year hosting this quaint event set in the beautiful halls of the Loughborough endowed campus. With 50 antique, vintage and collectable traders who all share your passion for that special find. Free parking, dogs welcome, Great British tea and treats served.
Hodson Hall
Endowed Campus, Off A6
Loughborough
Sun 31 Mar 19
Hinckley Opera Festival 2019: Masterclass Recital
A free event, the participants from the Vocal Masterclass perform in recital with one of Britain’s leading accompanists, Nigel Foster.
On this, the second day of the festival, we invite you to come talent-spotting at the United Reformed Church.
United Reformed Church
Hinckley
Sun 31 Mar 19