Don’t hold your breath, but is … .is…is that summer…. coming? Ah, here’s what we’ve found this coming week to do in wonderful Wiltshire…..
Usual gubbing, all the info and ticket links are on our jam packed event calendar, HERE, and you can plan ahead too. Any updates after today will also be put on there, so do check in later in the week too, as this is not exhaustive or comprehensive, or other such long words like that!
Do pay a visit to Wiltshire Museum, Devizes, for the Anna Dillon exhibition; reviewed here.
Also The Forbidden Carnival in Chippenham has a street art inspired exhibit, I hope to pay a visit and report back tomorrow.
And there’s the Cepen Park Emoji Trail for Dorothy House, see the poster.
Wednesday 9th:
Acoustic Jam at The Southgate, Devizes.
Lots for youngsters at the Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon, Fidgety Feet Dance & Drama, and two sessions of Fly Like a Bird for 5-7yrs, and then from 8-10yrs.
Thursday 10th:
Little Piccolos Summer Workshop and Beautiful Bunting at Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon.
Lego workshop, Bricking It at Pound Arts, Corsham.
Sarum Live Open Mic & Jam, at the Duck Inn, Laverstock, Salisbury.
Friday 11th:
The Roughcut Rebels at The Old Lane, Chippenham.
The Radio Makers & Deadlight Dance at The Three Horseshoes, Bradford-on-Avon.
More crafts and kid’s stuff at Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon; Celebrate the Sun, and again, two aged sessions for a Frozen Dance Party, with a screening of Frozen 2!
Road Trip at The Vic in Swindon, Swipe Right at the Queen’s Tap.
Outdoor Cinema Night – Dirty Dancing at Warminster School.
Stofest – 2nd attempt! at South Newton & Wishford Village Hall near Salisbury.
Who’s Next tribute at the Tree House, Frome. Live music at The Baa, see below…
Saturday 12th
Seend Fete on the Green, by the Lye.
Melksham Assembly Hall get all Lego, see the poster.
Duane Conn & The Connections at The Southgate, Devizes, Down The Hatch at the Three Crowns.
Pants at the Lamb, Marlborough, Second Hand Band at The Three Tuns, Great Bedwyn
Top Of The Pops Band at The Consti Club, Chippenham.
Happy 20th birthday to Venom at Club Ice, celebrating with a birthday bash at Westbury.
41 Fords are at The Royal Oak, Corsham.
Frenzy at the Three Horseshoes, Bradford on Avon.
Editor’s pick of the week is Swindon & Wiltshire Pride at Regents Circus, all rainbow blessings to you!
Elsewhere in Swindon, Homer is at The Swiss Chalet, Retro Electro at The Vic, Barrelhouse at Queen’s Tap, and The Vipers at the New Inn in Stratton.
Illingworth plays The Avon Brewery, Salisbury.
Rosie Merritt is live at The Queen Charlotte, Andover.
Rat Race at the Cheese & Grain, Frome; ska!
Sunday 13th:
All About The Music have their first Record Fair at Devizes Conservative Club, 10am-4pm.
Be Like Will are at The Farmhouse Inn in Southwick, Trowbridge.
Mike Hoddinott Trio at The Three Horseshoes, Bradford-on-Avon.
Ortonesque at the Old Town Bowl, Swindon.
Monday 14th:
Lego Animation Workshop at Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon.
Tuesday 15th:
Another Lego Animation Workshop at Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford-on-Avon.
Alex Goodyear Trio presents the Music of Oscar Peterson at the regular Jazz Knights, at The Royal Oak, Swindon.
The Winchester Gate, Salisbury, have their regular poetry evening, Poetika 114 – Pirates and Mermaids.
And that’s your lot, for now, do check into our event calendar as between picking my nose and bum, I might yet update… what? No one reads this far anyway, do they?! This is a checkpoint, see who’s still awake! Good reason for it though, it’s when we look at future stuff to be doing, and thinking about booking…….
Like Liz Stringer at Chapel Arts, Bath on Thursday and a Tom Speight Instore at Sound Knowledge Marlborough.
Next weekend is Devizes DOCA Colour Rush & Confetti Battle, followed by The Jake Leg Jug Band at The Wharf Theatre. Sausage and Cider Day at The Brewery Inn, Seend. Sunday find the monthly Jon Amor residency at the Southgate, Devizes, yay!
And raver-families, check out The MidLife Krisis Summer Family Event at Supermarine, Swindon!
Further into the month, of course we have another one of those bank holiday things; FullTone in Devizes, Potterne Beer Festival, Box Rocks, Talbot-Fest in Calne, Ruzz Guitar Trio at The Southgate, Devizes, Cooper’s Creek at The Wheatsheaf, Calne, 12 Bars Later at the Wroughton Club, Swindon, and so so much more will be coming in, I promise you! We might yet have a summer after all!
Then, beginning September we see the Pump feature the Future Sounds of Trowbridge, a series of gigs for upcoming bands, which I’m going to have to tell you about in a separate post, as I’m too excited and need a wee…..groundbreaking journalism, accept no less; have a great week!!
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