Whose Story Is It Anyway? - Improvised Theatre
10/10/2012
Whose Story Is It Anyway? Improvised theatre for kids. Saturday 20 October 2pm. Dorchester Arts Centre. What happened when Harry Potter discovered he had a twin called Larry? Or when Charlie built his own Chocolate Factory? Come and find out!
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Full Spectrum - Lighthouse, Poole
04/10/2012
Full Spectrum, a fascinating exhibition of original contemporary work by members of Bournemouth Arts Club, opens at Lighthouse Gallery from Saturday 6th October - Saturday 3rd November, reflecting the diversity of current artistic practice.
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'On Golden Pond' Comes to Dorchester Arts Centre
27/09/2012
‘On Golden Pond’, the popular play written by Ernest Thompson, comes to the Dorchester Arts Centre at 7.30pm on Thursday 4th, Friday 5th and Saturday 6th October.
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16th Purbeck Film Festival - 12 to 27 October
17/09/2012
The Purbeck Film Festival is celebrating its 16th year and as always offers two weeks of exciting films at our favourite cinemas, arts centres, village halls, pubs, tourism venues and hotels across the Purbeck region, Poole and Bournemouth. This year we have more new venues and fantastic films for everyone to enjoy, ranging from the culturally diverse side of cinema to the silents and classics, to world cinema and the good old favourites.
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Sing with 'Local Vocals!'
03/09/2012
Do you love to sing (even if it’s only in the bath)? Seen the choirs on TV and wished you could join in? Well-known Dorset choir leader, Lesley Whatley has seven Local Vocals choirs in Blandford, Bridport, Dorchester, Wareham, Winterbourne Whitechurch, Wool and Wimborne. All voices and levels of experience are welcome
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Capture a Different View of the Jurassic Coast
30/08/2012
A new competition has been launched to find stunning images of the Jurassic Coast.
The 2013 Jurassic Coast Award is a photography competition open to all and with cash prizes totalling £1,800. The competition will celebrate the internationally recognised Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site (The Jurassic Coast) and is endorsed by the Jurassic Coast Trust (JCT). The competition is an opportunity to capture the unique visual appeal of the coastline in all its aspects and changeable character.
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Open Exhibition At Dorset County Museum
22/08/2012
Open exhibition at Dorset County Museum: 22 September to 20 October 2012
The Dorchester Art Club began life in the early 1950s as an informal group of a dozen or so amateur artists with an annual subscription of half a guinea (52 ½ pence in current money). This year the club is holding its 56th Open Exhibition in the County Museum and has a current membership of over 100, each paying £25 per year.
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Dorset's Oldest Rescue Pray for Sunshine
08/08/2012
Staff at Margaret Green Animal Rescue are hoping that the sun will shine on the 16th September. They have decided to host their Companion Dog Show and Fun Day after having to postpone it from 22nd July due to waterlogged fields.
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Make The Most of Summer - While it Lasts!
03/08/2012
Outdoor Shakespeare “As You Like It” visits Swanage. In this summer of celebration and sport, be sure to enjoy the sunshine and see the great Bard’s
romantic and light-hearted comedy As You Like It! - given the Rain or Shine treatment!
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Pink Floyd The Wall Retrospective Exhibition 2012
02/08/2012
In 1982, Director Sir Alan Parker brought to life the cinematic version of Pink Floyd’s conceptual music masterpiece ‘The Wall’. For the last 30 years, the film has since become a seminal piece in both music and cinema. Celebrating the film’s 30th anniversary, Wells based Stills Photographer David Appleby presents for the first time his archive of a unique photographic retrospective behind the scenes making of ‘The Wall’.
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Calling All Aspiring Artists - Deadline Extended
02/08/2012
Fancy yourself the next Monet/ Banksy/ Gilbert and/or George? The Vienna Tourist Board is extending its nationwide hunt to unearth the next big artistic talent. 2012 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Gustav Klimt. To commemorate this well-loved and world-renowned Viennese artist, The Vienna Tourist Board is searching for his 21st century successor.
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Bottlenose Dolphins Steal the Show
01/08/2012
Six bottlenose dolphins spotted from Durlston Head, Swanage by Simon Breeze were amongst around 140 sightings of dolphins, whales and porpoises already reported from last weekend’s National Whale and Dolphin Watch
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