This Week's Classical and Jazz Music (June 30 - July 6)

Classical Music:

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Friday June30
- Music at Oxford presents the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment at the Sheldonian Theatre at 8pm.
- Music Of Romance, including Schubert, Ravel, Puccini, and Mozart, is performed at Trinity College for FREE at 8pm
- Summer Serenade at the Jacqueline du Pre Music Building at 8pm.

Saturday, July 1
Oxford Philomusica performs the last installment of the Mainly Mozart Festival 2006 at the Jacqueline du Pre Music Building at 8pm

Sunday, July 2
Oxford Lieder performs an Oxford Song Evening at the Holywell Music Room at 8pmStart your day with a Coffee Concert - The Adderbury Ensemble performs at the Holywell Music Room at 11:15am.

Monday, July 3
Romanticism to Expressionism - Schoenberg and Brahms at the Jacqueline du Pre Music Building at 8pm. Free concert

Tuesday, July 4
Organ Recital at the Oxford Town Hall at 1pm featuring Gerard Brooks.

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Jazz:

Friday June 30
The Old Parsonage - Martin Shaw (Trumpet), Phil Peskett (Piano) & Tim Dawes (double bass)

Tuesday July 4
Live Jazz with the Tom Grey Quintet at the Backroom at the Bullingdon Arms.

Wednesday July 5
Beatles Jazz at The Big Bang - Nik Gibson and Mark Revell do a set of mainly Beatles classics

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Gig Guide:

Visit our extensive Gig Guide for all the listings (too numerous to mention in this newsletter) for The Zodiac, Freud, Backroom at the Bullingdon Arms, The Cellar, The Jericho Tavern, Oxford Fold Club, Po Na Na, The Wheatsheaf, Exeter Hall Pub, and the Corner Room.

What's in the Theatre this week? (June 30 - July 6)

This week at the Oxford Playhouse - Click here for more information

A Touch of the Sun
The 1950s. Philip Lester is a socialist and a schoolteacher. Which seems to be a problem for his father, his son, his sister-in-law and friends. In fact, just about everybody he knows. A Touch of the Sun is a moving and sharply written sketch of an unsettled society by N.C. Hunter. Tue 27 Jun - Sat 1 Jul

46 Circus Acts in 45 Minutes
Fast, furious and fun for everyone, this is circus without the boring bits. Thu 6 Jul

Something Dark
Shot through with lyrical charm and beauty, Lemn Sissay presents the story he has always wanted to tell. Fri 7 Jul at 20:00

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This week at the Old Fire Station - Click here for more information
There are no shows this week at this theatre

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This week at the Burton Taylor Theatre - Click here for more information
There are no shows this week at this theatre

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This week at the New Theatre (Formerly Apollo) - Click here for more information

Welsh National Opera
WNO exists to produce, perform and tour thrilling and entertaining world-class opera. Tue 27 Jun - Sat 1 Jul

Fireman Sam
It's fun day in Pontypandy. Elvis Cridlington is in charge of the barbecue, Penny Morris is doing her keep fit demonstration and Dilys Price is providing the 'Hook a Duck Pool' and 'Coconut Shies'. Naughty Norman Price and his friend Mandy are having lots of fun chasing Woolly, Norman's pet lamb, who keeps escaping. It's not long before Fireman Sam and Jupiter, the bright red fire engine are called to the rescue... This show for all ages is full of fun, humour, adventure and audience participation. Sun 2 July

The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling's classic story about Mowgli, a young boy who is raised in the jungle by a family of wolves. When Shere Khan the tiger swears to kill the child, Baloo and Bagheera agree to take to boy to the man village for his safety. But the jungle holds danger and surprises for them all and Mowgli's amazing adventure has just begun! Tue 4 July - Sat 8 July

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This week at the Pegasus Theatre - Click here for more information

Twaddle, Babble, Jabber and Pap
In the Realm of Tales, the Storyboard Commission has discovered that the popularity ratings of stories being read to children in ‘sector 4’ has hit an all time low - it may have something to do with the Fairy Godmother’s tongue piercing and Little Red Riding Hood’s new green hair, or then again it could just be the introduction of the new post millennium edition X Box….who can say. Agents Twaddle, Babble, Jabber and Pap are dispatched to find out what’s going on. They discover things are much more serious than they could ever have imagined. Ages 8+ Tue 27 June - Sat 01 July

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This week at the Theatre at Headington - Click here for more information

C S LEWIS'S THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
The tale of four children, evacuated from London who stumble across a wardrobe and a gateway to another world. Sothe adventure begins.... The land of Narnia is under the spell of the wicked witch and very quickly the four find themselves caught up in a deadly struggle between good and evil. Wed 05 July 7:30 pm, Thu 06 July 7:30 pm, Sat 08 July 2:00 pm

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This week from the Creation Theatre Group - Click here for more information
Macbeth @ Headington Hill Park
Shakespeare's tale of murder and betrayal is brought to life in the atmospheric depths of Headington Hill Park. Unnatural forces and ruthless ambition collide in this dark world of witchcraft, prophecy and corruption. Join Creation this summer for another spellbinding theatre event. 2 June - 9 September

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This week from the Oxford Shakespeare Company - Click here for more information
The Taming of the Shrew
One resistant powerful woman confronted with one brilliant ambitious man. Can only mean... War. This challenging and vibrant comedy sees Shakespeare's most vivacious heroine pitting her tremendous will and wit against her true and irrepressible match Petruchio. A fabulous ensemble bring a burlesque host of characters to life in this definitive battle of the sexes under the direction of Chris Pickles. 05 July - 18 August at Wadham College Gardens - 7:30pm plus Saturdays at 2:30pm

What's in the Cinema this week? (June 30 - July 6)

Opening this week is Just My Luck, starring Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine. A young woman in Manhattan is blessed with good luck. Then she meets a guy with a lot of bad luck at a masquerade ball. After they kiss, they discover that their fortunes have changed. This film is certified PG, runs 103 minutes, and contains mild language and sex references.

Also opening this week (at the Vue only) is Friends With Money, starring Jennifer Aniston, Frances McDorman, Joan Cusack, and Catherine Keener. The film is a drama about three married women, their husbands, and their lone single friend. Certified 15, the film runs 1 hour 28 minutes, and contains strong language and sex references.

Thursday sees the much anticipated opening of Pirates of the Caribbeah: Dead Man's Chest, starring Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, and Orlando Bloom. Captain Jack Sparrow returns in another supernatural adventure owing a blood debt to Davey Jones, captain of the ghostly Flying Dutchman. Will and Elizabeth’s wedding plans get wrecked in the process? The film is certified 12A, runs 149 minutes, and contains moderate horror and action-adventure violence.

This week at the Odeon George Street Cinema - Click here for this week's showtimes
The Da Vinci Code, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Fearless, The Lake House, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Over The Hedge, Just My Luck, Pirates of the Caribbean 2, and a special seniors viewing of Good Night and Good Luck.

This week at the Odeon Magdalen Street Cinema - Click here for this week's showtimes
X-men 3, Over the Hedge, Thank You For Smoking, The Lake House, and Pirates of the Caribbean 2.

This week at the Phoenix Picture House - Click here for this week's showtimes
Machuca, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Offside, The Cave of Yellow Dog, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Fateless, Ferris Beuller's Day Off, Jean de Florette, Wah-Wah and En Garde.

This week at the Ultimate Picture Palace - Click here for the official website
Showtimes are unavaliable at this time.

This week at the Vue Cinema (Formerly Ozone) - Click here for this week's showtimes
Aquamarine, Hard Candy, The Da Vinci Code, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Fearless, Just My Luck, Friends with Money, The Lake House, X-Men 3, The Omen, Over The Hedge, and The Wild.