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Sunday 06 April 2025 Venue:  Market Place     map   Live music  •  Arts  •  Special interest Address:   Guildhall Square, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 1TP Event:  Salisbury Arts Scene Event with live music from Tony Rogers + Guitarras Nuevo + Nobody's Business - 10am-4pm - Salisbury Arts Scene events bring the best of contemporary arts and hand crafts to the heart of Salisbury. These unique outdoor arts events are held on the first Sunday of the month from March to December, weather permitting. Talented artists from Salisbury and the surrounding area set-up their galleries for the day to showcase their fabulous work. Please always check weather conditions before visiting - notice of cancellations or changes to start and finish times will be provided via social media: www.facebook.com/salisburyartsscene. Visit www.salisburyartsscene.co.uk for more information.

Monday 07 April 2025 Venue:  The Georgian Room - Salisbury Recorded Music Society     map   Special interest Address:   rear of 6-8 St Ann Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2HB Event:  Salisbury Recorded Music Society: Francis Poulenc - 7.30pm - Peter Curbishley discusses this somewhat overlooked French composer. For full programme, see www.salisburyrms.org. Venue notes: The Salisbury Recorded Music Society meets in The Georgian Room in St Ann Street. Entrance is at the rear (access via Friary Lane, off St Ann's Street). This is the home of the Salisbury Recorded Music Society (RMS), a group of people - enthusiastic about music - who meet once a fortnight to listen to and widen their knowledge of the classical music repertoire. For more information about the society and membership, please visit salisburyrms.org. Venue's website:  salisburyrms.org Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/people/Salisbury-Recorded-Music-Society/100032786900243

Monday 28 April 2025 Venue:  The Georgian Room - Salisbury Recorded Music Society     map   Special interest Address:   rear of 6-8 St Ann Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2HB Event:  Salisbury Recorded Music Society: The music of Jerome Kern - 7.30pm - James Murray will trace Kern’s remarkable career from Broadway via the West End to Hollywood. For full programme, see www.salisburyrms.org. Venue notes: The Salisbury Recorded Music Society meets in The Georgian Room in St Ann Street. Entrance is at the rear (access via Friary Lane, off St Ann's Street). This is the home of the Salisbury Recorded Music Society (RMS), a group of people - enthusiastic about music - who meet once a fortnight to listen to and widen their knowledge of the classical music repertoire. For more information about the society and membership, please visit salisburyrms.org. Venue's website:  salisburyrms.org Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/people/Salisbury-Recorded-Music-Society/100032786900243

Wednesday 07 May 2025 Venue:  The Lights     map   Special interest Address:   West Street, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 1AH Telephone:  Box office: 01264 368368 Event:  Strange, But True Crime - 7.30pm - A brand new show presented by the creator of “Psychology of Serial Killers” ex-forensics lecturer Jennifer Rees. The first ever True Crime show at The Lights, don't miss this one! Venue's website:  thelights.org.uk Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/thelightsandover

Monday 12 May 2025 Venue:  The Georgian Room - Salisbury Recorded Music Society     map   Special interest Address:   rear of 6-8 St Ann Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2HB Event:  Salisbury Recorded Music Society: A New Heaven - 7.30pm - The life and music of Edgar Bainton (1880—1956) presented by Michael Jones. For full programme, see www.salisburyrms.org. Venue notes: The Salisbury Recorded Music Society meets in The Georgian Room in St Ann Street. Entrance is at the rear (access via Friary Lane, off St Ann's Street). This is the home of the Salisbury Recorded Music Society (RMS), a group of people - enthusiastic about music - who meet once a fortnight to listen to and widen their knowledge of the classical music repertoire. For more information about the society and membership, please visit salisburyrms.org. Venue's website:  salisburyrms.org Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/people/Salisbury-Recorded-Music-Society/100032786900243

Thursday 29 May 2025 Venue:  Salisbury Playhouse     map   Special interest  •  Talk  •  Books Address:   Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7RA Telephone:  01722 320333 Event:  An Audience with Polly Toynbee - 7pm - Join Polly Toynbee; Guardian columnist, former BBC social affairs editor and author, in conversation with broadcaster Matthew Stadlen. Her recent books include An Uneasy Inheritance: My Family and Other Radicals and The Only Way Is Up: How to Take Britain from Austerity to Prosperity, a post-election book co-authored with David Walker. Venue's website:  wiltshirecreative.co.uk/whats-on/category/salisbury-playhouse Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/salisburyplayhouseofficial

Friday 30 May 2025 Venue:  Salisbury Arts Centre     map   Live music  •  Special interest  •  Circus Address:   Bedwin Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 3UT Telephone:  Box office: 01722 320 333 Event:  Obscure Desires presented by Many Hands Circus - 7.30pm - Acrobatics company Many Hands Circus delves into the depths of human connection in a show that masterfully combines circus artistry and theatrical storytelling. Obscure Desires weaves together spectacular acrobatics and original live music to explore the landscape of human longing. Drawing inspiration from John Koenig's 'The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows', the performance unfolds across five captivating scenes. Each segment highlights a different facet of desire – from discovering hidden potential and exploring missed connections to fulfilling our fundamental need for physical and emotional belonging, and finally, embracing the wish to let go and relax. This visually stunning production communicates through a powerful blend of movement and music. Obscure Desires creates an inclusive experience that speaks to all audiences through relatable imagery. We communicate through the universal language of emotion in this extraordinary celebration of people. Venue's website:  wiltshirecreative.co.uk/whats-on/category/salisbury-arts-centre Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/wiltscreative

Saturday 31 May 2025 Venue:  Salisbury Playhouse     map   Special interest  •  Talk  •  Books Address:   Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7RA Telephone:  01722 320333 Event:  An Audience with Joanne Harris - 7.45pm - Join Joanne Harris (OBE, FRSL) and she discusses her new novel Vianne. Returning to the world of Chocolat, the long awaited story of Vianne begins 6 years before she opens her scandalous chocolaterie. Joanne is the author of twenty novels, three cookbooks and many short stories. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, an honorary Fellow of St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, was Chair of the Society of Authors between 2020 and 2024, and in 2022 was awarded an OBE by the Queen. She was born in Barnsley in Yorkshire and grew up above her grandparents' sweet shop. Joanne will be joined in conversation by Matthew Stadlen. Venue's website:  wiltshirecreative.co.uk/whats-on/category/salisbury-playhouse Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/salisburyplayhouseofficial

Friday 31 October 2025 - Halloween Venue:  Devizes Inn     map   Special interest Address:   53-55 Devizes Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7LQ Telephone:  01722 416630 Event:  Halloween Party - 8pm Venue's website:  devizesinn.com Venue's Facebook:   facebook.com/devizesinn

 

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