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The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell was written at the turn of the last century and published shortly after his death in 1911.
The novel follows the lives of a group of Edwardian painters and decorators in the fictional town of Mugsborough (based on Hastings) on the south coast of England.
The Old Fire Station, 40 George Street
Today to Sat 20 Oct
Happy Birthday! The River & Rowing Museum turns 20
2018 marks the 20th birthday of the River & Rowing Museum, and we are planning an exciting exhibition to celebrate.
River and Rowing Museum
Mill Meadows
Today to Sun 28 Oct
Get Cape Wear Cape Fly
Get Cape Wear Cape Fly plus special guests. Artists performing: Get Cape Wear Cape Fly.: Tickets avaiable.
O2 Academy2 Oxford, Oxford
Today
Chilterns Walking Festival
The Chilterns Walking Festival celebrates the landscapes, locations and legends of The Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
From 06 – 21 October, the autumn programme of guided walks and activities highlights local stories, birds and bugs, colours and food and drink.
The Chilterns covers parts of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire and lies North West of London.
Today to Sun 21 Oct
Clare Bonnet | Flux
Sarah Wiseman Gallery is proud to present FLUX, a solo exhibition by acclaimed artist Clare Bonnet.
Clare is best known for her figurative paintings, semi-abstract female forms with mostly broad, simplified brushstrokes, placing the figure in ambiguous, sparse interiors and juxtaposing fine details with strong,...
Sarah Wiseman Gallery
40-41 South Parade
Oxford
Today to Sat 10 Nov
Bampton Families
Janet Newman’s ’Bampton Familes’ exhibition is a follow-on from a previous exhibition by Janet some 15 years ago, before the days of printing exhibition catalogues.
The Vesey Room, Bampton Library Building, Church View, Bampton
Today to Sun 28 Oct
ATLAS - An extended reality experience by Y. Deval & M. Losseau
ATLAS is an interactive and scenographic exhibition in which the work sits between digital and visual arts. During this exhibition, the Glass Tank will host a mixture of real models and an interactive virtual world.
The Glass Tank, Abercrombie, Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Ln, Oxford
Today, Tue 16 Oct
The Mountaintop
April 3, 1968. The smell of cigarettes and coffee hangs thick in the air as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. winds down from a day of preaching and marching.
The North Wall Arts Centre, South Parade, Oxford
Tue 16 Oct to Sat 20 Oct
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Performing Some Loud Thunder. Artists performing: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.: Tickets avaiable.
The Bullingdon, Oxford
Tue 16 Oct
’Treasures with Tales’
Wallingford Museum’s latest exhibition is creating great interest with its ’Treasures with Tales’ exhibition. Residents from Wallingford and the surrounding villages have loaned the museum a wide variety of fascinating objects, each with its own special significance - from exotic to fun to poignant!
Wallingford Museum, Flint House, 52 High Street, Wallingford
Tue 16 Oct to Sat 20 Oct, Tue 23 Oct to Sat 27 Oct, Tue 30 Oct to Sat 3 Nov, Tue 6 Nov to Sat 10 Nov, Tue 13 Nov to Sat 17 Nov, Tue 20 Nov to Sat 24 Nov
1066: A Medieval Mosaic - Bayeux Tapestry Re-creation
5 September 2018 — 1 February 2019
The Medieval Mosaic is a re-recreation of the Bayeux Tapestry handcrafted from 3 million pieces of spring steel. The mosaic, created by Michael A. Linton, is 64 metres long, weighs 350kg and took 33 years to complete.
SOFO Museum
Park Street
Tue 16 Oct to Sun 21 Oct, Tue 23 Oct to Sun 28 Oct, Tue 30 Oct to Sat 3 Nov
The Day I Fell Into A Book
Welcome to The Institute. We conduct experiments into the power of imaginations. We want to know what happens to your mind when you read.
We want to get inside your heads. It is all perfectly safe. Trust us.
The Story Museum
42 Pembroke Street
Tue 16 Oct to Sat 20 Oct, Tue 23 Oct to Sat 27 Oct
The Threepenny Opera
Presented by University Of Oxford Student Company SLAM Theatre.
The coronation is approaching, London is restless, and no-one is safe from the corrupt Mr and Mrs Peachum.
11-12 Beaumont Street
Wed 17 Oct to Sat 20 Oct
Eric Rimmington: Found Objects
Bohun Gallery is delighted to have been given the rare opportunity to select work from Eric Rimmington’s Studio for the 2018 exhibition.
Bohun Gallery, 15 Reading Road, Henley on Thames, Oxon
Wed 17 Oct to Sat 20 Oct, Wed 24 Oct to Sat 27 Oct
Tom Grennan
Tom Grennan Plus Elli Ingram. Artists performing: Tom Grennan, Elli Ingram .: Tickets avaiable.
O2 Academy Oxford, Oxford
Thu 18 Oct
"Remembering Eddie". The Eddie Condon Tribute Band.
Top British jazz musicians play Chicago/Dixieland style jazz in memory of the late American musician, Eddie Condon.
"Eddie Condon Tribute Band" features:
Enrico Tomasso, Alvin Roy, Ian Bateman, Julian Stringle, Craig Milverton, Jim Douglas, Harvey Weston and Charlie Stratford.
Cornerstone Arts Centre. Station Road, Didcot.
Thu 18 Oct
BOYZLIFE
BOYZLIFE. Artists performing: Boyzlife.: Tickets avaiable.
O2 Academy Oxford, Oxford
Fri 19 Oct
Art Haus Club - COMIC CLUB
Booking is OPEN or you can email arthausclub@gmail.com
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Stewart Hall, West End, Brightwell Cum Sotwell, Wallingford
Fri 19 Oct, Fri 2 Nov, Fri 9 Nov
Story Time and Fun
Come and Join our Expert Story Readers for story time and activities at Blackwells Book Store on Broad Street, Oxford in the Children’s department between 10:30 and 12:30
We will be reading some of our most popular stories and also making red gift cards for our parents/grandparents as a gift of respect in
Blackwells Bookshop, 51 Broad Street, Oxford
Sat 20 Oct, Wed 24 Oct
Fairytale Baddies and Spooks
We have a family friendly Halloween event this year, from Saturday 20th to Sunday 28th October 2018, with free games and activities for younger children.
Fairytale Farm, Southcombe, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
Sat 20 Oct to Sun 28 Oct
Craft and Gift Market at Henley Town Hall by Mynt Image
Free to enter, quality and not on the high street Craft and Gift Market. Jewellery, handbags, leather goods, metal goods, textiles, beauty products, art, cards, etc etc
Town Hall, Market Place, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire,
Sat 20 Oct, Sat 17 Nov
Illuminated Evenings 2018
Don’t miss our Illuminated Evenings on Saturdays and Sundays from 13th October to 23rd December, and Monday 24th December.
The park will be open all day as normal, but when daylight fades the entire Enchanted Walk will become a magical wonderland of fairy lights, which will delight children and adults.
Fairytale Farm, Southcombe, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
Sat 20 Oct, Sun 21 Oct, Sat 27 Oct, Sun 28 Oct, Sat 3 Nov, Sun 4 Nov, Sat 10 Nov, Sun 11 Nov, Sat 17 Nov, Sun 18 Nov, Sat 24 Nov, Sun 25 Nov, Sat 1 Dec, Sun 2 Dec, Sat 8 Dec, Sun 9 Dec
The Crimps
Who in Oxfordshire does not know The Crimps. We are so pleased they have agreed to play their mix of old and not so old Classics at The Barn on Saturday 20th October. Come along all you Crimpettes and if you have not heard this great band yet, please come to experience a great party night with fantastic music.
Foxhall Road, Didcot, Oxon
Sat 20 Oct
Holywell Music and Folk presents Ninebarrow
NINEBARROW are a multi-award-winning folk duo, who are impressing audiences across the country with their innovative and captivating take on the folk tradition.
Holywell Rooms, Holywell Street, Oxford
Sat 20 Oct
Sweet & Savoury Social Evening
Bring along a plate of sweet or savoury creations and share them with everyone else. A social evening to meet different people and eat drink and be merry. Fully licensed bar. There will also be a raffle in support of Village Hall funds.
Door open 7pm, finish time around 11pm
Farmoor Village Hall, Cumnor Road, Farmoor
Sat 20 Oct