This Week's Jazz and Blues (September 8 - 14)

At Freud this week, you can catch Lawrence on the Flamenco Guitar, The Alex Hawkins Jazz Band, the Karl Demata Blues Duo, and Eddie Thompson on the Acoustic Guitar; The Bullingdon Arms is featuring Barry 'The Fish' Melton from the USA on their Famous Monday Night Blues, as well as the Tom Grey Quintet on their Tuesday Jazz Night; The Old Parsonage has Dave Lewis (sax), Neil Angilley (piano), and Steve Rose (double bass); Gee's Restaurant has Georgia Mancio (vocals), Tim Lapthorne (piano), and Tim Dawes (dbl bass); The Big Bang Restaurant has Blues for Pablo; and Bar Milano has a Jazz Night with the Filip Mars Duo.

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This Week's Classical Music (September 8 - 14)

The Holywell Music Room is this week's location of Sunday's Coffee Concert with the Adderbury Ensemble, as well as the location for Benjamin Franklin Frankly - A musical biography for singers, harpsichord and strings. Music by Clive Muncaster, Libretto by Rebecca Kettler. Donations & profits all go to the Music Therapy Charity

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What's in the Theatre this week? (September 8 - 14)

You can still catch Macbeth or Robin Hood at the Headington Hill Park through tomorrow, September 9th.

Also showing this week: The Oxford Playhouse is running the The Overwhelming, Comedian Marcus Brigstocke, and the One Man Star Wars Trilogy; The Old Fire Station has the child-friendly Bink and the Riddle of the Sphinx, as well as Mark Thomas: "As Used on the Famous Nelson Mandela...", and The Cambridge Footlights; The New Theatre has a performance from the classic rock covers band Magic - A Kind of Queen, as well as Jethro - Laughter in the Rafters Tour, and Die Fledermaus; and finally, The Abingdon Touring Theatre Company will be bringing Canterbury Tales to Icknield Community College, The Theatre at Headington, and the Mill Arts Centre.

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What's in the Cinema this week? (September 8 - 14)

This week we've got something for (almost) everybody at the cinema. First up is the movie Beerfest, which is about two American brothers who travel to germany to scatter their grandfather's ashes at Oktoberfest and discover a secret underground beer drinking competition. They get a team together to defend their – and their country's – honour. Certified 15, the film contains moderate sex, language and soft drug use.

Next is the movie Little Miss Sunshine, starring Greg Kinnear and Toni Collete as parents to the adorable Abigail Breslin. This film is about a family of six who embark on a road trip across America in a camper van so their 7 year-old girl can fulfil her dream of taking part in the Little Miss Sunshine pageant. Certified 15, the film contains strong language and drug use. It may look like a kids film, but we think you should reserve this one for the older kids or teens in the family.

Fans of thrillers may be interested in the opening of Pulse, starring Kristen Bell and Ian Somerhalder (of Lost fame). When their computer hacker friend accidentally channels a mysterious wireless signal, a group of co-eds rally to stop a terrifying evil from taking over the world. The film is certified 15 and contains sustained horror and strong language

Also opening this week is the independent film Right At Your Door. This film is about a dirty bomb which is detonated in Los Angeles. Fear, panic and confusion spread throughout the city as roads are closed and phone reception proves unpredictable. The film is certified 15 and contains strong language.

Lastly, being released next Thursday, September 14th, is the new comedy Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Starring Will Ferrell, the film follows a lovable, but ridiculous NASCAR champion who's under threat from two new formidable opponents: his father, and an openly gay French driver played by Sacha Baron Cohen. The film is certified 12A.

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