Events for Saturday 15 June 2013
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6:00 pm
£12
Spring Offensive curate the Beard Museum @ St John The Evangelist Church, Oxford
Playing their only hometown headline show of the summer, Spring Offensive have invited their favourite acts from Oxford, the UK and Europe to come and join them in the stunning setting of St. John The Evangelist church. The acts playing will be: Spring Offensive / Peter & Kerry / Pixel Fix / Salvation Bill (acoustic […] Find out more »
7:30 pm
£10
Music for Autism: concert featuring autistic performers with Derek Paravicini @ Dorchester Abbey, Dorchester-on-Thames
A concert featuring autistic performers, with Derek Paravicini: Piano: Derek Paravicini Soprano: Claire Doran Young Autistic Pianists plus a rock group from Parklands Special School Conductor: John Lubbock OSJ Ashmolean Voices Also featuring: Soprano: Hannah Davey Soprano: Olga Verizhnikova Soprano: Naomi Berry Jazz violinist: Ben Holder Drums: Ollie Howell Tickets available from www.oxboffice.com/EventDetails.aspx?eid=2811 Find out more »
£7 advance / £10 door
No Reading Alone with Chris T-T and more @ St Michael at the North Gate, Oxford
No Reading Alone is a mixture of poetry, writers of non-fiction and fiction, comedy and music. Chris T-T is headlining. A brilliantly creative musician, he’s currently blogger in residency at The Royal Pavilion & Museums. Chris will also be talking to us about freedom of expression in songwriting. Richard T O’Brien is a writer and […] Find out more »
£12 (advance) / £15 (door) / £5 (students advance) / £9 (students door)
Opera Alegria presents Secrets And Lies @ Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, Oxford
‘Secrets and Lies’ is a journey through opera’s moral maze via Verdi, Leoncavallo and Wolf-Ferrari, starring Margaret Cooper, Oliver Gibbs and Victoria Croft. Musical director: Elspeth Wilkes; Director: Alex Pearson; Producer: Naomi Kilby. Programme: Scenes from Leoncavallo’s I Pagliacci and Verdi’s La Traviata (in Italian) Wolf Ferrari’s short comedy opera Susanna’s Secret (in English) Tickets […] Find out more »
£6
Ralfe Band / Ben Walker / Count Drachma @ The Perch, Oxford
Although Irregular Folk’s resident venue is The Cellar, they’re going overground for the summer months, to the beautiful grounds of The Perch. More information at www.facebook.com/events/659791590703288. Tickets available from www.wegottickets.com/event/221647 Find out more »
8:00 pm
£12 / £10 (concessions)
Bambino dell’Oro / Matt Chanarin and the Frontiers Of Harmony / Dead Rat Orchestra @ Ovada gallery, Oxford
Bambino dell’Oro have been awarded a residency at the OVADA warehouse starting on 3 June 2013. The residency will end with two performances on 14 and 15 June at the warehouse. As part of the residency Bambino will collaborate with a visual artist to develop a set allowing the duo to extend their performance from […] Find out more »
£5
Les Clochards / Band Of Hope / The Other Dramas / Stuart Noah @ The Holly Bush Inn, Oxford
One Gig Closer will be running gigs on the third Saturday of every month from June 2013 onwards. They are raising money for future Wittstock events, which raise money for worthwhile local charities. More information at www.facebook.com/events/187394214745318 Find out more »
Trigger Effect / Komrad / Bear Trap / Agness Pike @ The Wheatsheaf, Oxford
Hailing from Montreal, Canada are the ten legged chaos machine that is Trigger Effect. Despite being a new name in the UK the quintet have two studio albums under their belts and several tours of North America and mainland Europe already notched up but this is all about to change! With a sound falling somewhere […] Find out more »
9:00 pm
£4
Romance Is Boring @ Baby Simple, Oxford
Oxford’s newest indie night, hosted by two sisters with a love of all things indie, and yes, that does mean bows and sequins welcome! Expect lots of indiepop, motown, electro and all your favourite indie tunes from the likes of The Smiths, Belle & Sebastian, Dusty Springfield, The Magnetic Fields, Ladytron, Camera Obscura, The Velvet […] Find out more »