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Various dates:

Street; Free
- Be-Artifacts
Streets of Bath, Free,
A virtual Fringe for the Fringe and The Gallery In An Overcoat and much more .....more


Art; Free
Come Home - An Interactive Exhibition - Sanctuary
St. Michael's Church, Broad Street, Free,
Four rooms of a house become places of encounter with God .....more


Art; Free
Mark Cripps Solo Exhibition
Bath Library Showcases, Free,
New angles to some age old ideas .....more


Art; Free
- The Foundry
All around Bath, Free,
These Public Service Announcements were brought to you by The Foundry .....more


25 May 2001:

Spoken word
Arthur's Dream - Fire Springs
The Rondo, £5/£4 concs., 7.40pm
A fresh vision of Britain's greatest story woven together with live music. .....more


Comedy
The Fez Comedy Club - Johnny Vegas & Support
Windows Arts Centre, £7/£6 concs., 8.30pm
One of the best stand-up character comedians in the UK today. .....more


Music
- Citizen Fish
Walcot Palais, Porter Butt, £3.50/£3 concs. on door, 8.00pm
Legendary hard-hitting punk ska favourites .....more


Walks
All Bath's A Stage - A Walk With Bath Parade Guides
Starts from BFT Box Office, £4/£3 concs.,
This walk traces the great theatrical traditions of the city .....more


Cabaret; Music
Club Fringe - Popacatépetl
Windows Arts Centre, £3, 10.30pm
...bring you the folkloric music of the little known
earthly paradise known as the Republica De Santa Banana. .....more


Green Events; Free
Critical Mass
Abbey Courtyard, Free,
See Bath the alternative way .....more


26 May 2001:

Kids' Events
The Emperor's New Clothes - The Puppet Man
Ustinov Studio, £5.50/£3.50 concs., 10.30am
A witty and whimsical new version of the well-known story. .....more


Art; Free
Art Tours to Open Studios/Exhibitions - Fringe Visual Arts Tours
Queen Square, outside Francis Hotel, Free/contributions welcome.,
Free bus tour to open studios/galleries/exhibitions .....more


Comedy
The Fez Comedy Club - Johnny Vegas & Support
Windows Arts Centre, £7/£6 concs., 8.30pm
One of the best stand-up character comedians in the UK today. .....more


The Unclassifiable
A Pink Afternoon - Domestic Blitz TM
Holburne Museum, £5/ £12 family ticket,
A pink afternoon of making, finding, playing with and eating pink things. .....more


Music
- Munter
Porter Cellar Bar, Free with late bar, 8.30pm
Hot new Bristol experimental beat. .....more


Theatre
The Home-Coming - Rose Lunt
St. Michael's Church, Broad Street, £6, 7.00pm
Multimedia show which traces the steps of her own spiritual journey. .....more


Theatre; Comedy
Sweet Bobabola - Hoipolloi
Rondo Theatre, £7/£6 concs.,
Two alien bakers threaten the world with their irresistible cakes. .....more


Music; Free
- Luna.C
Hat & Feather, Free,
Exceptionally funky 7 piece with jazz tinges. .....more


Cabaret; Comedy
Club Fringe - Swingalonga Johnny & Jimmy
Windows Arts Centre, £3,
Celebrity Northern Club style singalong .....more


Music; Free
Rockin' Revue Show II - Bucky / Dollybird / John Mathias / Physic Margaret
The Michael Tippett Centre, Free, 7.30pm
Eclectic mix of bands, performers and the odd flick .....more


27 May 2001:

Music
Music On Beacon Hill - The Brazilian singer & guitarist Geraldo Maia
Waggon & Horses, Frome Road, Doulting Beacon, Shepton Mallet, £13.50, 6.30pm
One of the masters of Brazilian music and rhythm .....more


Walks
High Life, Low Life - A Walk With Bath Parade Guides
Starts from BFT Box Office, £4/£3 concs.,
The contrasting lifestyles of 18th century Bath. .....more


Music
The General - A Life Of Jazz - Featuring Bobby Mickleburgh
The Rondo, £6/£5 concs., 7.30pm
70 years of jazz through the eyes of one of Bath’s few resident jazz legends. .....more


Spoken word
Poetry Book Society - John Hegley
Ustinov Studio, £12/£9 concs., 7.00pm
Britain's favourite comic poet .....more


Workshops
John Hegley Workshop - John Hegley
Theatre Royal Bath, £10, 1.55pm
Come expecting to write yet expecting anything! .....more


Art; Days out
Bath Fringe Art Fair
Green Park Station, Free Admission,
High-quality affordable work in the renovated train shed, plus live entertainment and refreshments. .....more


You dance; Music
Ceilidh - Arran Pilot
Windows Arts Centre, £5/£4, 8.00pm
A barn dance / hoedown / hooley with a jolly fine folk-plus band of some 30 years vintage. .....more


Music; Free
- Walking Wounded
The Bell, Free,
From darkest Hackney, " a whole world party on their own". .....more


Art; Free
The Impossible Microworld of - Willard Wigan
The Podium (upstairs), Free,
The lightest hand-made model aircraft on Earth and spookily life like insects. .....more


28 May 2001:

Music
Jasper Presents - A Night Of Extreme Tastefulness
Windows Arts Centre, £3.50/£3 concs., 8.30pm
Jazzy groovesters .....more


Kids' Events; Workshops
Foundation Course 3 - Theatre Royal Bath Education
Theatre Royal Bath, £50 (concs. available),
A week of acting, comedy, devising, games playing, mask work, dance and design for 11-17 year olds. .....more


Art; Days out
Bath Fringe Art Fair
Green Park Station, Free Admission,
High-quality affordable work in the renovated train shed, plus live entertainment and refreshments. .....more


Theatre; Comedy
Designs for Living by Claire Dowey - Ruby Tuesday Productions
Rondo Theatre, £7/£6 concs.,
Funny as Hell Lesbian theatre. .....more


Music; Free
- Bill Cargill's Raconteurs
The Bell, Free,
Superlative singer songwriter with a modern sensibility plus baND. .....more


Cabaret; Music
Club Fringe - Malarky & Chris P
Windows Arts Centre, £2, 10.30pm
Tunes from round the world .....more


Walks
Bath Through A Camera Lens - A Walk with Bath Parade Guides
Starts from BFT Box Office, £4/£3 concs.,
An accompanied search for an interesting photo shoot around the town .....more


Art; Free
The Impossible Microworld of - Willard Wigan
The Podium (upstairs), Free,
The lightest hand-made model aircraft on Earth and spookily life like insects. .....more


29 May 2001:

Theatre; Comedy
An Evening With Sir Cliff Richard & John Selwyn Gummer - Dramarama
The Rondo, £6/£4 concs., 7.30pm
Sex, trouser poetry and several references to fish .....more


Walks
Art And Music - A Walk With Bath Parade Guides
Starts from BFT Box Office, £4/£3 concs.,
Places associated with Bath's historic artists and musicians. .....more


Kids' Events; Workshops
Foundation Course 3 - Theatre Royal Bath Education
Theatre Royal Bath, £50 (concs. available),
A week of acting, comedy, devising, games playing, mask work, dance and design for 11-17 year olds. .....more


The Unclassifiable
Fringe Alternative Fashion Show
RSVP*, £4/£3 concs., 7.30pm
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and the usual storm! .....more


Music
"Blow Out" Jazz - Jazz Allstars
Windows Arts Centre, £8, 8.30pm
Allstar in your face jazz and funk. .....more


Cabaret; Music
Club Fringe - Jazz Club
Windows Arts Centre, £2, 10.30pm
Jam on it. .....more


30 May 2001:

Workshops
An Exuberant Celebration Of The Human Voice - Akabella
The Rondo, £6/£4 concs. (£10/£8 workshop & performance),
Voice workshop with big contemporary choir. .....more


Music
An Exuberant Celebration Of The Human Voice - Akabella
The Rondo, £6/£4 concs. (£10/£8 workshop & performance),
16 voice contemporary choir. .....more


Walks
Mad, Bad and Dangerous - A Walk With Bath Parade Guides
Starts from BFT Box Office, £4/£3 concs.,
Adultery, obsession, sudden death, egomania and espionage are a few of the ingredients! .....more


Kids' Events; Workshops
Foundation Course 3 - Theatre Royal Bath Education
Theatre Royal Bath, £50 (concs. available),
A week of acting, comedy, devising, games playing, mask work, dance and design for 11-17 year olds. .....more


Music
- Martin Carthy
plus support: Jen & Hen
Windows Arts Centre, £7/£6 concs., 8.30pm
The most influential of British folk musicians .....more


Music; Free
- HomoSapiens
The Bell, Free,
Electronically-connected contemporary jazzers .....more


Kids' Events; Days out
Bath Children's Arts Festival
Bandstand Site, Royal Victoria Park, £5 kids / £3 adults, concs. £3/£2, babies and OAPs free., 11.00am
A whole world of Arts and Entertainments for 2-12 year-olds. .....more


Cabaret; Music
Club Fringe - Jen & Hen
Windows Arts Centre, £2, 10.30pm
Bath’s premier multi-instrumentalist folk duo .....more


31 May 2001:

Walks
Herb Walk - Niall McNair - Herbs For Health
Herbs For Health, Larkhall (next to Rose & Crown), £7.50/£5,
A chance to touch, smell and taste some of the medicinal plants and weeds that grow locally. .....more


Walks
Bath In Modern Detective Novels - A Walk With Bath Parade Guides
Starts from BFT Box Office, £4/£3 concs.,
Follow the trails of Bath's modern fictional detectives. .....more


Kids' Events; Workshops
Foundation Course 3 - Theatre Royal Bath Education
Theatre Royal Bath, £50 (concs. available),
A week of acting, comedy, devising, games playing, mask work, dance and design for 11-17 year olds. .....more


Workshops
Fair Play - Inclusive Drama Workshop - Fair Play
Manvers Street Baptist Church, £6, 10.15am
A workshop for young people with learning difficulties and their friends, siblings and carers. .....more


Kids' Events
Walking The Tightrope - Travelling Light Theatre Company
Ustinov Studio, £6/£4 concs.,
A charming show about a trip to the seaside and children & their grandparents. Ages 3-7. .....more


Music
- Sacred Turf
Walcot Palais, Porter Butt, £3, 8.30pm
CANCELLED .....more


Music; You dance
Da Lata plus K'Chevere - plus DJ's Ruben & Dave Forde
Pavilion, £12/£13.50,
UK/ Brazilian band infusing the timeless sounds of Brazilian rhythms with an edgy, modern groove. .....more


Theatre; Comedy
Cover Yourself - Pez en Raya
Rondo Theatre, £7/£6 concs.,
Internationally acclaimed Spanish company directed by David Sant of Peepolykus. .....more


Music
- The Skip 'Little Axe' McDonald / Sam Payne Band
Windows Arts Centre, £8.50/£7.50 concs., 8.30pm
Legendary guitarist explores the blues for the 21st century with rated young vocalist. .....more


Kids' Events; Days out
Bath Children's Arts Festival
Bandstand Site, Royal Victoria Park, £5 kids / £3 adults, concs. £3/£2, babies and OAPs free., 11.00am
A whole world of Arts and Entertainments for 2-12 year-olds. .....more


Cabaret; Film & multimedia
Club Fringe - Wait Until The Bus Stops
Windows Arts Centre, £2, 10.30pm
Film, photography and acoustic music from the Festival / Travelling community. .....more


1 June 2001:

Walks
Mr. Dickens Visits Bath - A Walk With Bath Parade Guides
Starts from BFT Box Office, £4/£3 concs.,
Charles Dickens visited Bath often. He loved it and loathed it. See the city through his eyes. .....more


Kids' Events; Workshops
Foundation Course 3 - Theatre Royal Bath Education
Theatre Royal Bath, £50 (concs. available),
A week of acting, comedy, devising, games playing, mask work, dance and design for 11-17 year olds. .....more


Kids' Events
Walking The Tightrope - Travelling Light Theatre Company
Ustinov Studio, £6/£4 concs.,
A charming show about a trip to the seaside and children & their grandparents. Ages 3-7. .....more


Kids' Events
Walking The Tightrope - Travelling Light Theatre Company
Ustinov Studio, £6/£4 concs.,
A charming show about a trip to the seaside and children & their grandparents. Ages 3-7. .....more


Film & Multimedia
Project Vision - Positive Vibrations, B.S.U.C. Stereophonic Circus
Big Top, Bandstand, Royal Victoria Park, £3,
Video and slide projections, performance, installation with sonic backdrop: live soundtrack & DJs. .....more


Music
- Santana Mongoley & Viva Congolia
Windows Arts Centre, £7/£6 concs., 8.30pm
8-piece Congolese dance band. .....more


Music
Punk Ska Nonsense Party - Sod 'em Promotions
Porter Butt Ballroom, £1 before 10pm./ £2 after,
Brit punk hits, daft covers and classic Trojan tracks from deranged local DJs & friends. .....more


Theatre
Quizoola! - Forced Entertainment
Guildhall, £5 or £2.50 with a festival ticket for today,
Leading-edge live art / performance / theatre - both discomforting and funny! .....more


Theatre; Comedy
Cover Yourself - Pez en Raya
Rondo Theatre, £7/£6 concs.,
Internationally acclaimed Spanish company directed by David Sant of Peepolykus. .....more


Cabaret
Club Fringe - Dada Cabaret
Windows Arts Centre, £3, 10.30pm
Art is like a Fish. .....more


2 June 2001:

Art; Free
Art Tour to Open Studios - Fringe Visual Arts Tours
From outside the Francis Hotel, Free/contributions welcome.,
Free bus tour to open studios/galleries/exhibitions .....more


Music
- Hazel Winter & Band
Porter Cellar Bar, Free with late bar, 8.30pm
Unsettling strong singer-songwriter, like PJ Harvey but more vicious! .....more


Walks
High Life, Low Life - A Walk With Bath Parade Guides
Starts from BFT Box Office, £4/£3 concs.,
The contrasting lifestyles of 18th century Bath. .....more


Music
- Antonio Forcione
Ustinov Studio, £10/£7 concs., 7.00pm
Flamboyant coustic guitar master - Jazz-meets-Flamenco-and-more. .....more


Days out; Music
Holt Music Festival
Holt Playing Fields, Holt, £2 afternoon only/£6 afternoon & evening, 2.00pm
Great afternoon out with some great bands in a lovely setting. .....more


Kids' Events
Before Walking The Tightrope - Travelling Light Theatre Company
Ustinov Studio, Free, 10.00am
Free workshop for all coming to see the play Walking The Tightrope later .....more


Kids' Events
Art For A Start - Travelling Light Theatre Company
Theatre Royal Bath, £3, 12.00am
A post or pre-show workshop for pre-school children and their parents or grandparents. .....more


Kids' Events
Walking The Tightrope - Travelling Light Theatre Company
Ustinov Studio, £6/£4 concs.,
A charming show about a trip to the seaside and children & their grandparents. Ages 3-7. .....more


Kids' Events
Walking The Tightrope - Travelling Light Theatre Company
Ustinov Studio, £6/£4 concs.,
A charming show about a trip to the seaside and children & their grandparents. Ages 3-7. .....more


The Unclassifiable
Dada Mystery Tour - Flangewrangler
Starts at Bog Island, £5/£6, 6.45pm
Charabanc shenanigans: get lost in good company. .....more


Cabaret; Music
Bedlam Cabaret - The Baghdaddies, Cyderdelic, Nana Obscuri, Martinez & Fabrega & guests
Windows Arts Centre, £8.50/£7.50, 8.30pm
One crazed and crazy night out in very bad company. .....more


Theatre
I Know What You want - Incisor
Rondo Theatre, £7/£6 concs.,
Addiction, sex and self delusion plumbing the depths of bad taste and the heights of camp noir. .....more


Days out
On The Buses - Domestic Blitz

Dinah Mite and Molly 'Toffee' Cocktail polish and beautify the buses around Bath. .....more


Music; Free
- CCQ Breakbeat Session
Hat & Feather, Free,
CutDown version of Bristol's biggest noise in funk experiment with beats & blowing. .....more


Street; Days out
Bedlam Fair
The Streets of Bath and Kingsmead Square. Green Park Station if wet., Free,
Big craziness and little strangenesses on the streets. .....more


Cabaret; Circus
Club Fringe - Stereophonic Circus
Windows Arts Centre, £3, 10.30pm
Bath’s strongest & strangest performance collective. .....more


3 June 2001:

Walks; Kids' events
A Town Trail - Especially For Children (up to 12 years) - A Walk With Bath Parade Guides
Starts from BFT Box Office, £3 per child/adult free,
Join the hunt and find the clues .....more


Music
- The Hilliard Ensemble
Ustinov Studio, £15/£12 concs., 7.00pm
Vocal music both ancient and modern from one of the world's best known groups. .....more


The Unclassifiable
Dada Mystery Tour - Flangewrangler
Starts at Bog Island, £5/£6, 6.45pm
Charabanc shenanigans: get lost in good company. .....more


Music; You dance
- Abdelkader Saadoun
Windows Arts Centre, £8.50/£7.50 concs., 8.30pm
6-piece Rai band - great for dancing! .....more


Theatre
I Know What You Want - Incisor
Rondo Theatre, £7/£6 concs.,
Addiction, sex and self delusion plumbing the depths of bad taste and the heights of camp noir. .....more


Days out; Kids' events
A Carnival Extravaganza! - Samba Sulis, Hand to Hand, Stroud School of Samba
Departing from Abbey Churchyard, and later in Sydney Gardens, Free,
Big Samba Party plus Kids' events. .....more


Music; Free
- Bayou Seco
The Bell, Free,
Cajun, Zydeco, Norteño, Chicken Scratch, New Mexican Spanish Colonial Dance tunes and cowboy songs .....more


Days out; Street
The Garden of Delights
Sydney Gardens, Free,
Shows and curiosities all afternoon, a little odder than you’d expect an English Park to be. .....more


4 June 2001:

Music
Folk Rock Four - Fastest to Canada & Support
Windows Arts Centre, £5/£4 concs., 7.30pm
Three top local acoustic acts: Fastest to Canada, Mike Scott, Barfools .....more


Theatre
Two Plays About The Theatre - The Actors' Workshop
The Rondo, £7/£6 concs.,
Playhouse Creatures & The Dresser, "Beautifully revitalised." .....more


Walks
Mad, Bad and Dangerous - A Walk With Bath Parade Guides
Starts from BFT Box Office, £4/£3 concs.,
Adultery, obsession, sudden death, egomania and espionage are a few of the ingredients! .....more


Kids' Events; Workshops
Sounds Fun - The Kidz Festival Singers
Walcot School Hall, £2/£1.50,
A singing workshop for kids aged 7-12. .....more


Music; Free
- Seckou Kieta, Nii Tagoe, Nartin Cradick, Patrique LeMercier
The Bell, Free,
Mini-band oyut of Baka Beyond try some different textures: lots of Kora! .....more


Cabaret; Music
Club Fringe - Acoustic Session
Windows Arts Centre, £2, 10.30pm
Some more relaxed music from Bath's finest. Cool! .....more


5 June 2001:

Film & Multimedia
- i-Contact video network
Hat & Feather, £2, 7.30pm
STONEHENGE SPECIAL! Bristol based video activists: subversive grassroots video mayhem mixed up with righteous beatz. .....more


Theatre
Two Plays About The Theatre - The Actors' Workshop
The Rondo, £7/£6 concs.,
Playhouse Creatures & The Dresser, "Beautifully revitalised." .....more


Walks
Mr. Dickens Visits Bath - A Walk With Bath Parade Guides
Starts from BFT Box Office, £4/£3 concs.,
Charles Dickens visited Bath often. He loved it and loathed it. See the city through his eyes. .....more


Theatre
The Merchant Of Venice - Kiklos Theatre ( Italy)
Ustinov Studio, £9/£6 concs., 7.00pm
Shakespeare's play is reinvented as commedia dell'arte: English Shakespeare Company collaboration. .....more


Spoken word; Comedy
Hey Gringo! A Chile Christmas - Peter Searles
Windows Arts Centre, £6/£5 concs.,
Traveller's tales: "Deft, Charming and very funny" .....more


Cabaret; Music
Club Fringe - Shak Shak
Windows Arts Centre, £2, 10.30pm
Uplifting & eco-friendly acoustic reggae. .....more


6 June 2001:

The Unclassifiable
Talk On The Alexander Technique - Felicity Rietchel Dip. C.O.T., M.S.T.A.T.
St. Matthews Church, Widcombe, £4, 7.15pm
Alexander Technique shows us how to move more freely and with greater confidence and pleasure. .....more


Walks
Art And Music - A Walk With Bath Parade Guides
Starts from BFT Box Office, £4/£3 concs.,
Places associated with Bath's historic artists and musicians. .....more


Theatre
The Merchant Of Venice - Kiklos Theatre
Ustinov Studio, £9/£6 concs., 7.00pm
Shakespeare's play is reinvented as commedia dell'arte: English Shakespeare Company collaboration. .....more


Music
New Roots Double Bill - Tim van Eyken plus Black Cat Theory
Windows Arts Centre, £6/£5 concs., 8.30pm
Double bill of locally-resident recent winners of the BBC-sponsored Young Tradition Award. .....more


Theatre
Molloy by Samuel Beckett - Gare St Lazare
The Rondo, £7/£6 concs.,
An exquisitely crafted theatrical masterpiece that has left critics searching for superlatives. .....more


Music; Free
- Loop Force
The Bell, Free,
Bristol faces loop themselves crazy. .....more


Cabaret; Music
Club Fringe - Hodmadoddery
Windows Arts Centre, £2, 10.30pm
Two guitars two voices and a heap of old songs, some folk, some not. .....more


7 June 2001:

Music
- Zephyrian Woodwind Orchestra
St. Matthews Church, Widcombe, £5/£4 concs., 7.30pm
Classical music by Schubert, Brahms, Faure and several British composers born in the West Country. .....more


Walks
Bath In Modern Detective Novels - A Walk With Bath Parade Guides
Starts from BFT Box Office, £4/£3 concs.,
Follow the trails of Bath's modern fictional detectives. .....more


Spoken word
Story Lunch - Simon Airey
The Crypt, St. Michael's Church, Broad Street, Pay what you like - just turn up, 12.45am
Simon Airey tells a good yarn and a soup, bread & cheese lunch is available. .....more


Theatre
The Merchant Of Venice - Kiklos Theatre
Ustinov Studio, £9/£6 concs., 7.00pm
Shakespeare's play is reinvented as commedia dell'arte: English Shakespeare Company collaboration. .....more


Music; Film & multimedia
The Cuba Master Sessions Part 2 - Up Bustle & Out
Windows Arts Centre, £6/£5 concs., 8.30pm
A HipHop journey to the heart of the real Cuba - live plus films plus DJing. .....more


Theatre
Malone Dies by Samuel Beckett - Gare St Lazare
The Rondo, £7/£6 concs.,
This new work recently premiered and is destined to follow 'Molloy' on a world tour. .....more


Cabaret
Club Fringe - Election Night
Windows Arts Centre, £3, 10.30pm
Come elect your Fringe candidates. All the usual Electioneering allowed, no bribes barred. .....more


8 June 2001:

Music
- Naked Voices
St. Matthews Church, Widcombe, £6/£5 concs., 7.30pm
15-string acapella choir directed by ex-Sweet Soul Sisters Dee and Ali. .....more


Walks
All Bath's A Stage - A Walk With Bath Parade Guides
Starts from BFT Box Office, £4/£3 concs.,
This walk traces the great theatrical traditions of the city .....more


Spoken word
Story Lunch - Simon Airey
The Crypt, St. Michael's Church, Broad Street, Pay what you like - just turn up, 12.45am
Simon Airey tells a good yarn and a soup, bread & cheese lunch is available. .....more


Music
- The Amberley Chamber Choir
St. Michael's Church, Broad Street, £5, 7.30pm
Early sacred music, unaccompanied, including music by Byrd, Gabrieli, Gibbons. .....more


Theatre
Reservoir Dogs by Quentin Tarantino - 2-Way Mirror
The Rondo, £7/£6 concs., 7.30pm
The film hits the stage and it's even more shocking there… .....more


Spoken word
Tales Of The Near East - Dave Robertson, Simon Airey & Anthony Nanson
St. James Wine Vaults, £3.50/£2.50 concs. on door, 7.30pm
From Arabia, Persia, Egypt and Palestine, tales of the bizarre and the humorous. .....more


Theatre
The Merchant Of Venice - Kiklos Theatre
Ustinov Studio, £9/£6 concs., 7.00pm
Shakespeare's play is reinvented as commedia dell'arte: English Shakespeare Company collaboration. .....more


Music
Looney Tunes Dance Party - DJs Spinner, Joel Soul & Steve Rowcroft
Walcot Palais. Porter Butt, £2 before 10pm; £3 after,
Free funk and astounding soul, northern and tropical. .....more


Cabaret; Music
Club Senseless Goes Way Out West - Ronnie & The Rex & Julia Morris
Windows Arts Centre, £8.50/£7.50 concs., 8.30pm
One of England's greatest party bands plus Edinburgh-storming Aussie comic. .....more


Cabaret; Music
Club Fringe - Dynamo's Rhythm Aces
Windows Arts Centre, £3, 10.30pm
Great players playing around with some familiar songs to unfamiliar effect. .....more


9 June 2001:

Art; Free
Art Tour to Open Studios - Fringe Visual Arts Tours
From outside the Francis Hotel, Free/contributions welcome.,
Free bus tour to open studios/galleries/exhibitions .....more


Music
Lunatic Fringe - An evening of Punk, Hardcore & Nu-Metal
Walcot Palais, The Porter Butt, £6/£5.50 concs., 6.00pm
Underground Punk, Hardcore & Nu-Metal: Kenisia, AKO, This Girl, 2 Day Rule, JR & Grebo plus more TBC .....more


Green Events; Free
The Wheel Thing - Active Arts
Public spaces in Bath, inc. Kensington Meadows., Free,
The first Walcot Cycle Circus Convention .....more


Green Events; Free
Open Day - Envolve
Envolve, Green Park Station, Free,
Lots of exciting activities and events for all the family to launch Green Transport Week. .....more


Walks
Bath Through A Camera Lens - A Walk With Bath Parade Guides
Starts from BFT Box Office, £4/£3 concs.,
An accompanied search for an interesting photo shoot around town. .....more


Spoken word; Music
An Evening With Alan Johnson & Friends - Alan Johnson (guitar, vocals), Mary Taylor (performance poet)
The Crypt, St. Michael's Church, Broad Street, £4, 7.30pm
Informal evening of poetry & folk/blues with a spiritual twist. .....more


Music
An Evening Of Recorder Music - Jerrome Recorder Group
St. John's Church, South Parade, £3.50/£2.50 concs., 7.30pm
From 30 platers down to small groups: the recorder in all its manifestations. .....more


Music
Bath International Banjo Festival
University Of Bath Arts Centre, £10, 7.00pm
Buy, sell, listen, play: in the evening a grand concert of the best international players .....more


Theatre
Reservoir Dogs by Quentin Tarantino - 2-Way Mirror
The Rondo, £7/£6 concs., 7.30pm
The film hits the stage and it's even more shocking there… .....more


Theatre
The Merchant Of Venice - Kiklos Theatre
Ustinov Studio, £9/£6 concs., 7.00pm
Shakespeare's play is reinvented as commedia dell'arte: English Shakespeare Company collaboration. .....more


Theatre; Workshops
Where Angels Fear…. - The Festival Of Fools
St. Matthews Church, Widcombe, £25/£20 concs incl. entry to performance 0117 9086049,
A chance to play, explore your imagination and enjoy your creativity. .....more


Theatre
Where Angels Fear….. - The Festival Of Fools
St. Matthews Church, Widcombe, £6/£4 concs., 7.45pm
Total improvisation is totally inspirational is total theatre. .....more


Music
- La Timbala
Windows Arts Centre, £8.50/£7.50 concs., 8.30pm
Anglo-Cuban drummers and vocalists, the hypnotic music of Santeria & Congo processional ceremonies. .....more


Music; Free
- Mackating
Hat & Feather, Free,
Best British reggae band we've heard for years. .....more


Cabaret; Music
Club Fringe - Phyll et Gilles
Windows Arts Centre, £3, 10.30pm
International acoustic cool. .....more


Theatre
Julius Caesar - Develdick Productions
Roman Baths, £10/£8 concs.,
A new and invigorating adaptation of Shakespeare in matchless setting. .....more


Film & Multimedia; Free
The Opener
The Michael Tippett Centre, Bath Spa University College, Free,
Multi-screen film & moving image event with live soundtrack improvisations. .....more


10 June 2001:

Walks; Kids' events
A Town Trail - Especially For Children (up to 12 years) - A Walk With Bath Parade Guides
Starts from BFT Box Office, £3 per child/adults free from BFT £££££ ££££££,
Join the hunt and find the clues .....more


Spoken word
Andrew Motion - Poetry Book Society
Ustinov Studio, £12/£7 concs., 7.00pm
The Poet Laureate in person. .....more


Music
Last Night Party - K’Chevere
Windows Arts Centre, £4 on door, 8.00pm
The best dance band in town, the end of the best party in town. .....more


Music; Free
- Chimanimani
The Bell, Free,
GIG CANCELLED - transport finance problems again, the poor guys… A replacement gig from one of the most popular bands ever to grace the stage of The Bell has been secured, full annoucement imminent! .....more


Days out
Walcot Nation Day
Walcot Street, Entrance by passport - donations of £3 each or £5 for two appreciated,
Monster street party - loads of music, loads of other things too. Kids & big Kids also catered for. .....more




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