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What's On This Month?
Saturday 06 February
Natty Hi-Fi presents Bob Marley Festival
DJs: Tony Dread, Garvin Dan, Niko, Sister Grey, ADDIS ABABA & Keolan Roots / Musicians: Sister All (Saxophone), Ras Hugo & Natty Mark (Jembe/Bongos)
Children’s art area / face painting / Caribbean food / stalls / Nick lunch films and African School
Free entry
Ruskin College, Walton Street
1.00 - 6.00 pm
Saturday 06 February
Inspector Morse Tour at Oxford Tourist Information Centre
Follow in the footsteps of the city’s celebrated TV detective, created by Oxford author Colin Dexter. Visit the scenes of Inspector Morse’s best-known cases, with lots of lively anecdotes along the way. Tour departs at 1.30pm every Saturday. Please note that this is a very popular tour and advance booking is strongly recommended to avoid disappointment.
1.30 pm
Saturday 06 February
Charity Auction
For St Peter’s Development Fund. Lots to be auctioned include holiday accommodation in Australia, South Africa, Wales and Scotland, books, furniture, glassware, babysitting and cooking, a 21” flatscreen TV, tickets to Henley’s regatta and more. 7pm. £5 admission to include glass of wine and nibbles.
Barcelo Hotel, Wolvercote Roundabout
7.00 pm
Saturday 06 February
Queer Oxford - Walk on the Wilde Side
Part of the LGBT History Month (Lesbian,Gay,Bisexual,Trans). Explore 600 years of Queer Oxford History as we walk through the centre of this historic city - presented by Oxford Pride.
Meet at 2.00 pm at Magdalen Bridge, High Street
2.00 pm
Saturday 06 February - Sunday 07 February
Snowdrop Weekend
Our riverside walk and old orchard look amazing carpeted with these beautiful heralds of spring. Therell be guided tours of the gardens at 11am and 2pm each day and advice on establishing native snowdrop species in your own garden. (Guided tours are free but garden entrance fee applies)
Waterperry Gardens, Waterperry, Near Wheatley, Oxford OX33 1JZ
10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Saturday 06 February
Ladies Hen Night
Leave the men at home let your hair down for the evening and be entertained by Pam and Ruby show. (Over-18s only. Contains male nudity.) £10
British Legion Hadow Road, off Crotch Crescent, Marston, OX3 0JW
8.30 pm
Sunday 07 February
After Eight Services at Christ Church
The ‘After Eight’ services at 8.00 pm on Sunday during University term resume in the New Year, and forthcoming conversation guests and performers include singer-songwriter Martyn Joseph (right), Whitbread award-winning poet Michael Symmons-Roberts, and writers Julia Golding and Geoffrey Moorhouse. The services, which feature a wide range of music, readings and conversation, have been described as ‘a cross between BBC Radio 4’s Something Understood and Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.’
Free entry
Christ Church Cathedral
8.00 pm
Sunday 07 February
NGS Open Garden
Our gardens are open in aid of the National Gardens Scheme which means all entrance money will be donated to nursing, caring and gardening charities chosen by the NGS charity.
Waterperry Gardens, Waterperry, Near Wheatley, Oxford, OX33 1JZ
10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Tuesday 09 February
Talk: Unlocking our Heritage - A Case Study on Managing Change Within the Historic Environment
This illustrated talk by Paul Smith, County Archaeological Officer, will explain the curatorial role played by the County Archaeology Team in the award winning redevelopment of the Oxford Castle and Prison site. To book call 01865 260668. £5 pp
The Key Learning Centre, Oxford Castle Unlocked
3.30 - 5.00 pm
Wednesday 10 February
Lecture: James Tully, Rethinking Human Rights and the Enlightenment…
Oxford Amnesty Lectures 2010 Self-Evident Truths? Human Rights and the Enlightenment. James Tully is Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Law, Indigenous Governance and Philosophy, University of Victoria.
The Hall, Taylor Institute, St Giles
5.30 pm
Tickets and Information £8 (£5)
Saturday 13 February - Sunday 28 March
HHA / Christies Garden of the Year Photographic Exhibition
Blenheim Palace is proud winner of the 2008 HHA/Christie’s Garden of the Year Award. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the award, HHA and Christie’s have commissioned a professional photography competition and exhibition to feature the winning gardens of the last 25 years, to be displayed at Christie’s in November. Blenheim Palace is delighted to host this fabulous photographic exhibition for six weeks from the open of the new season.
10.30 am – 4.45 pm
Saturday 13 February
Inspector Morse Tour at Oxford Tourist Information Centre
Follow in the footsteps of the city’s celebrated TV detective, created by Oxford author Colin Dexter. Visit the scenes of Inspector Morse’s best-known cases, with lots of lively anecdotes along the way. Tour departs at 1.30pm every Saturday. Please note that this is a very popular tour and advance booking is strongly recommended to avoid disappointment.
1.30 pm
Saturday 13 February - Sunday 14 February
Snowdrop Weekend
Our riverside walk and old orchard look amazing carpeted with these beautiful heralds of spring. Therell be guided tours of the gardens at 11am and 2pm each day and advice on establishing native snowdrop species in your own garden. (Guided tours are free but garden entrance fee applies)
Waterperry Gardens, Waterperry, Near Wheatley, Oxford, OX33 1JZ
10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Saturday 13 February
Come and Sing Concert in aid of The Art Room
For the fifth anniversary of the Come and Sing concerts we have lined up a particularly talented group of soloists as well as the usual enthusiastic choir and the Oxford Sinfonia Orchestra. Together they will perform Mendelssohn’s Elijah.
Tickets to Sing £20 / concessions £15; Audience £10 / concessions £7.50. All proceeds go to The Art Room Charity.
Sheldonian Theatre
7.30 pm
Sunday 14 February
After Eight Services at Christ Church
The ‘After Eight’ services at 8.00 pm on Sunday during University term resume in the New Year, and forthcoming conversation guests and performers include singer-songwriter Martyn Joseph (right), Whitbread award-winning poet Michael Symmons-Roberts, and writers Julia Golding and Geoffrey Moorhouse. The services, which feature a wide range of music, readings and conversation, have been described as ‘a cross between BBC Radio 4’s Something Understood and Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.’
Free entry
Christ Church Cathedral
8.00 pm
Monday 15 February - Saturday 20 February
Orbital by Nic Sandiland
Get interactive with this dance film installation. Orbital presents a carefully choreographed environment which responds to the viewer’s subtlest movements. Free entry
Oxford Town Hall
Performance at 10.00 am daily
Monday 15 February - Sunday 28 February
Dancin Oxford - Dance Festival 2010
Welcome to the 2010 Dancin’ Oxford Festival. We believe we have something for everyone programmed this year, whether you simply want to sit back and watch, like to join in and try a new dance form or get involved in a workshop. The dance forms this year include African, ballet, ballroom, bangra/bollywood, ceroc, charleston, contemporay, flamenco, family, film, hip hop, historical, jazz, kathak, Latin American, rags sharqi, salsa, samba reggae, street, tango, tap, tea dance and zumba. See website for fulll programme details.
February - April
Tuesday 16 February - Thursday 18 February
Open Evening: Philip Wetton Telescope
Explore the moon, stars and space!
The Philip Wetton telescope is a fantastic resource for teaching in Oxford, and for local schools and colleges. The 0.4 metre telescope, built in 1995 by the Meade Corporation of California, was given to the University so that undergraduate and graduate students could observe the night sky as would a professional astronomer. It’s location is a fabulously-positioned, purpose-built observatory atop the Denys Wilkinson Building in Keble Road; the first new observatory built in Oxford for over a century. Each year the telescope is opened to schools, community groups and the general public so that everyone can enjoy the excitement of practical astronomy.
Booking essential via (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Family session 7.00 pm & General session 8.00 pm
Wednesday 17 February
Lecture: Karma Nabulsi, That the General Will is Indestructible…
Oxford Amnesty Lectures 2010 Self-Evident Truths? Human Rights and the Enlightenment. Karma Nabulsi is Fellow in Politics, St. Edmund Hall, Oxford. This lecture is part of a series
The Hall, Taylor Institute, St Giles
5.30 pm
Tickets and Information £8 (£5)
Thursday 18 February
Get ready for Fairtrade Fortnight at Botanic Gardens
Try some tasters, find tropical treats in the glasshouses and take home a plant to grown on the windowsill. Family Drop-in session. Free entry.
Botanic Garden, Rose Lane, OX1 4AZ
1.00—4.00 pm
Saturday 20 February
Records, CDs and DVD Fair
ROCK-POP-DANCE-GOLDEN OLDIES-INDIE-SOUL-TECHNO-HIPHOP-JAZZ-LATIN-REGGAE-DRUM&BASS-GARAGE-R&B-DISCO-1950s-2000s. Brand new back catalogue CDs £4-£7
Oxford Town Hall
11.00 am - 4.00 pm
Saturday 20 February
Dance Bites
Five dance performances…Five locations… On the hour, every hour simultaneous mini dance performances happen throughout the City: 11.00 am - 3.00 pm. Watch out for one near you! Free entry
Oxford City Centre
11.00 am - 3.00 pm (performances on the hour)
Saturday 20 February
Inspector Morse Tour at Oxford Tourist Information Centre
Follow in the footsteps of the city’s celebrated TV detective, created by Oxford author Colin Dexter. Visit the scenes of Inspector Morse’s best-known cases, with lots of lively anecdotes along the way. Tour departs at 1.30pm every Saturday. Please note that this is a very popular tour and advance booking is strongly recommended to avoid disappointment.
1.30 pm
Sunday 21 February
SAE Oxford Open Day - In Tune For A Sound Future
If you’re looking for a future career in sound engineering or digital film making then the SAE Oxford Open Day at Littlemore Park, Oxford is the place to be this weekend. You can meet the experts and discover how you can study for an Audio Engineering Diploma or Degree BA (Hons) when you visit the campus this Sunday, 21st February from 11.00 am to 5.00pm.
11.00 am to 5.00pm
For more information please visit http://oxford.sae.edu
Sunday 21 February
After Eight Services at Christ Church
The ‘After Eight’ services at 8.00 pm on Sunday during University term resume in the New Year, and forthcoming conversation guests and performers include singer-songwriter Martyn Joseph (right), Whitbread award-winning poet Michael Symmons-Roberts, and writers Julia Golding and Geoffrey Moorhouse. The services, which feature a wide range of music, readings and conversation, have been described as ‘a cross between BBC Radio 4’s Something Understood and Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.’
Free entry
Christ Church Cathedral
8.00 pm
Monday 22 February - Sunday 07 March
Fairtrade Fortnight at Botanic Gardens
Learn about the people who make our lives tastier. Explore the Garden to find out about farmers and plants from around the world. Drop-in session. Free entry.
22nd February - 7th March
Botanic Garden, Rose Lane, OX1 4AZ
10.00 am - 4.00 pm daily
Tuesday 23 February
Funding and Volunteering Fair
Oxford City Council have teamed up with OCVA and Oxford university’s Students’ Union to hold a Funding and Volunteering fair in 2010. Free entry.
Students: Meet organisations with volunteering opportunities - boost your CV and do some good in the process.
Funders: Find out about local groups and organisations and how you can support them
2.00 - 6.00 pm
Oxford Town Hall
Thursday 25 February
Discover Oxford and Oxfordshire Fair
This new event in Oxford’s wonderful Victorian Town Hall, on Thursday 25th February, is an excellent opportunity for you to find out what Oxford and Oxfordshire have to offer. Wildlife, stately homes, museums, guided and ghost walks, and many other attractions will be represented, many offering free prize draws. It’s open FREE to members of the public between 10.30-3.30pm. In between you can come and enjoy a day out in Oxford - and Oxfordshire - under one roof - with maybe time for a bit of retail therapy too. So do come along and enjoy the Fair.
Oxford Town Hall
10.30 am - 3.30 pm
Friday 26 February - Friday 05 March
Oxford Brookes Human Rights Film Festival 2010
This year, the Human Rights Film Festival encompasses a broad sweep of topics, including torture, sexuality, workers’ rights and people trafficking and with geo-specific issues such as Burma, Rwanda, Israel & Palestine, Kenya and Western Sahara. It promises to be as wide-ranging as it is engaging. From feature films and documentaries to shorts and animation, the Human Rights Film Festival 2010 is featuring the best, newest and most diverse selection fo cinematic activism yet seen in Oxford
Saturday 27 February
Headington Quarry Morris Dancers Workshop
We will teach you the Quarry Morris tradition and the ‘rapper’ sword dance.
Masons Arms Public House (clubroom), 2 Quarry School Place, OX3 8LH
10.00 am - 4.00 pm
Saturday 27 February
Inspector Morse Tour at Oxford Tourist Information Centre
Follow in the footsteps of the city’s celebrated TV detective, created by Oxford author Colin Dexter. Visit the scenes of Inspector Morse’s best-known cases, with lots of lively anecdotes along the way. Tour departs at 1.30pm every Saturday. Please note that this is a very popular tour and advance booking is strongly recommended to avoid disappointment.
1.30 pm
Saturday 27 February
Stained Glass Guided Walking Tour
The city of Oxford holds one of the finest collections of Stained Glass in the UK. Almost every style and period of English glass-painting is represented, from Gothic to modern times including beautiful 17th century windows and a wealth of 19th century glass particularly by William Morris and Co. Enjoy the opportunity of seeing some fascinating craftsmanship. Bring your binoculars!
Oxford Tourist Information Centre
13.30
Sunday 28 February - Sunday 14 March
International Women’s Festival 2010: Grassroots and Glass Ceilings
Join Oxford International Women’s Festival 2010 for a celebration of women’s achievements in around thirty events based on the theme of ‘Grassroots and Glass Ceilings’. The programme is designed to entertain, to educate, to question, to enrich and, importantly, to celebrate women’s achievements, ingenuity, tenacity and compassion. Events include ‘Bin your Bra, don’t Burn it’ (a re-cycling event collecting second-hand bras for developing countries) and several community events, art installations and workshops at venues across Oxford.
See website below for full event listings
Sunday 28th February - Sunday 14th March
Sunday 28 February
After Eight Services at Christ Church
The ‘After Eight’ services at 8.00 pm on Sunday during University term resume in the New Year, and forthcoming conversation guests and performers include singer-songwriter Martyn Joseph (right), Whitbread award-winning poet Michael Symmons-Roberts, and writers Julia Golding and Geoffrey Moorhouse. The services, which feature a wide range of music, readings and conversation, have been described as ‘a cross between BBC Radio 4’s Something Understood and Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.’
Free entry
Christ Church Cathedral
8.00 pm
