Devon Events

Devon Nature Walks and Birdwatching Courses
22 Jan 2011 - 6 May 2012
Various locations
Devon
EX2 4TG
Tel: 01392 211247
Special birdwatching five day courses and walks organised and devised by Devon Nature Walks, an organisation originally set up as Exe Nature Walks and started in November 1999

Digital imagery in stitched textiles
11 Feb 2011 - 11 Feb 2012
Bovey Tracey
Stitched collage techniques.

RAMM Display - From Devon to Delhi
7 Oct 2011 - 31 Jan 2012
Lower Argyll Road, Exeter
An exhibition of RAMM's collections on display at Exeter's main hospital and organised by the city's local museum as part of their current outreach educational programme.

RAMM - Home to a Million Thoughts
1 Nov 2011 - 28 Feb 2012
Exeter
An unusual display and exhibition presented by Exeter's Royal Albert Memorial Museum at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital site.

Exeter Spacex - Blast Theory
10 Dec 2011 - 18 Feb 2012
Exeter
Blast Theory is renowned internationally as one of the most adventurous artists' groups using interactive media, creating groundbreaking new forms of performance and interactive art.

RAMM - Roger Fenton & Julia Margaret Cameron : Early British Photographs from the Royal Collection
15 Dec 2011 - 1 Apr 2012
Exeter
A special exhibition from the Royal Collection features the extraordinary photographs of Roger Fenton (1819-69) and Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-79) two of Britain’s most accomplished 19th century photographers.

RAMM - Road to Rome: Artists and Travellers on the Grand Tour
15 Dec 2011 - 6 May 2012
Exeter
Road to Rome explores the history of the 18th-century grand tour and includes a newly acquired painting of a local dignitary by the Italian grand master Pompeo Batoni and loans of paintings by Canaletto, Thomas Patch, Frances Towne.

RAMM - Into the Light: French and British paintings from Impressionism to the 1920s
15 Dec 2011 - 11 Mar 2012
Exeter
Celebrating the re-opening of RAMM. A showcase of its state of the art temporary exhibition galleries bringing together paintings by some of the most famously recognisable names in art history: Monet, Renoir, Stanhope Forbes and Pissarro.

Exeter Phoenix - Kinderkino
22 Dec 2011 - 31 Dec 2012
Gandy Street, Exeter
Monthly Cinema events for mums, dads,carers, babies and children in a safe and comfortable environment. Limited spaces so book early.

Ghostwriter: Meet the artists
1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2012
EXETER
Gallery walk and talk: Blast Theory introduce and demonstrate their digital artwork, Ghostwriter, an interactive phone call that subtly hovers between the present and the past, between the here and the elsewhere.

Forever Young Sing for Fun
1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2012
St Sidwell's School
York Road
Exeter
EX4 6PG
Regular singing evenings for adults.

Exeter - New Creation Group Workshops
1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2012
Evolution
117 Fore Street
Exeter
EX4 3JQ
Tel: 01647 441235
Katheryn Hope, therapist and Life Coach invites you to join her new ongoing group where you find and nurture what wants to grow within you and receive support in creating what you desire in life.

Topsham Community Market
1 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2012
Topsham, Exeter
The Topsham Community Market runs from 8.30am till 1pm every Saturday.

Exeter Phoenix - Jumping Beans
1 Jan 2012 To 31 Dec 2012
Gandy Street, Exeter
A dance class for 2 - 5 year olds and their carers.

From Plymouth to Pole: Scott, science and the men who sailed South.
14 Jan 2012 - 14 Apr 2012
Plymouth City Museum
Rediscover the story of Scott of the Antarctic – the Plymouth-born man who led the first-ever British expedition to reach the South Pole in January 1912.

Monty Python’s Spamalot
13th – 18th Feb, Princess Theatre, Torquay
Audiences all around the world have been roaring with laughter since Monty Python’s Spamalot, by Eric Idle and John Du Prez, won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2005.

Spamalot tells the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table and features a bevy (or possibly a brace) of beautiful show girls, witch burnings (cancelled too expensive) not to mention cows, killer rabbits and French people.

The show features the hilarious songs He Is Not Dead Yet, Knights Of The Round Table, Find Your Grail and of course the Nation’s Favourite Comedy Song (Reader’s Digest Poll 2009) ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE.

Holiday on Ice – Tropicana
14th – 19th Feb – Westpoint Arena, Exeter
Get ready to fall in love with TROPICANA – The Passion Tour

Sensuous from start to finish, this production of sheer extravagance and highly charged entertainment looks set to melt the ice. With a cast of over 40 world class skaters seamlessly gliding through smouldering boleros, sultry Latin rhythms, Big Band and high-octane Rock ‘n’ Roll, this show simply exudes Passion.

Created and choreographed by Olympic champion Robin Cousins MBE, TROPICANA celebrates love and life: with extravagant costumes, passionate dances and non-stop music this is one of the most thrilling ice spectaculars you will ever see.

With an original musical score, TROPICANA also features interpretations of some of the best loved songs from world-renowned songwriter Barry Manilow including ‘I Can’t Smile Without You’, the iconic ‘Mandy’ and the one and only ‘Copacabana’.

For the first time in Holiday on Ice’s history, TROPICANA employs a giant, state-of-the-art LED screen as the backdrop to the show, enhancing the action on the ice with a thrilling light show and explosive effects.

Escot’s Bird Box Day
14th and 15th Feb – Escot Park, Ottery St Mary
£5 per box.

Make your own bird boxes with the guidance of Escot’s Nature Rangers!
Receive an information sheet about what birds to keep your eyes open for in your garden and
how to care for your bird box when you take it home with you at the end of the day!

Please call Escot 01404 822188 or email for further details kerry@escot-devon.co.uk

Normal Garden entry applies.

Cygnet Company – As You Like It
21st- 25th Feb – New Theatre, Exeter
William Shakespeare’s delightful romantic comedy is brought to life in a zesty new production by Amanda Knott.

Banished by Duke Frederick, Rosalind and Celia disguise themselves and escape to the Forest of Arden. Romantic adventures ensue as they meet a lovelorn shepherd, a love-struck shepherdess as well as a melancholy lord and finally find true love with Orlando and Oliver.
Evening and matinee performances. See website for more information.

Box Office:
New Theatre (Cash and Cheques only) Tel: 01392 277189

Tickets are also available from Exeter Visitors Information and Tickets Dix’s Field, Paris Street, Exeter. Tel: 01392 665885 Cash, Cheques and Cards are accepted.