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Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival announces lineup for Spring Weekend

Festival organisers unveil inspiring line up of authors for Spring Weekend

From Churchill’s legacy to the profound impact of books on our lives, this year’s Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival Spring Weekend promises an inspiring and thought-provoking programme for all.

Taking place in the town’s St Peter’s Church on March 7 and 8, the festival brings together a distinguished lineup of authors and speakers who will share captivating stories, bold ideas, and fresh perspectives. Attendees can look forward to exploring history, politics, music, justice, and personal journeys, all while celebrating the power of the written and spoken word.

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'Unseen' Bruce Springsteen Exhibition Tour to visit Exeter

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Posted: Thu, 02/01/2018 - 6:31am

The most extensive UK tour of fine-art photographs featuring Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band is set to visit Exeter in July. One of twelve dates nationwide, the tour visits a combination of great British horse racing courses & motor racing circuits, from Brands Hatch to Carlisle and Epsom to Oulton Park.

Hundreds of fans will head to the world-famous Exeter Racecourse as ‘Photographing Bruce Springsteen’ hits the road … a unique exhibition of shots taken by his tour photographer, Jo Lopez. This seventh stop on the tour will see the course exhibition hall transformed...

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South Devon artists exhibit for first time since 2006 in March

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Posted: Wed, 01/31/2018 - 4:51pm

Recent arrivals to the South Devon area, expert watercolourists, and husband and wife duo, Michael McDonagh Wood and Veronica Charlesworth are to exhibit for the first time since 2006.

A selection of stunning watercolour works that the pair are internationally renowned for will be on show at Artizan Gallery, Torquay from March 8.

“Both find the medium suits their respective focuses; for Veronica, this is capturing the natural world in vivid still life, floral works and landscape paintings, whilst for Michael, it is the capture of the fluid spaces where architecture and...

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Musical celebrating the life of Dusty Springfield comes to Devon

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Posted: Wed, 01/31/2018 - 2:42pm

A new musical stage show celebrating the life and music of the legendary Dusty Springfield and the pop stars of the Sixties comes to Exmouth Pavilion in March.

Dusty and the Shades of the 60s stars singer and actress Emily Clark with the singing trio The Shades, this pop-filled show, which tours the UK from March 2018, is dedicated to the invention of pop music, the songs and the stars of the 60s.

Dusty Springfield’s string of smash hits began on January 1st, 1964 when she performed I Only Want to be with You on the BBC’s new TV programme ‘Top of the Pops’. It was closely...

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New book portrays ‘wild and wondrous’ Dartmoor through art

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Posted: Wed, 01/31/2018 - 2:33pm

A book that tells the story of Dartmoor, as seen through the eyes of eighteenth and nineteenth century artists, has recently been published. Researched and written by Peter F. Mason, Dartmoor, a Wild and Wondrous Region – the Portrayal of Dartmoor in Art, 1750 - 1920, accompanies the exhibition of the same name running at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) Exeter until 1 April 2018.

The largest of its kind in a generation, the exhibition includes oil paintings, watercolours, early photographs and postcards from RAMM’s own collection as well as loans from other museums and...

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Banff Mountain Film Festival: The heights of adventure film-making head to Exeter

Authored by C Sheridan
Posted: Mon, 01/29/2018 - 11:03am

The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is returning to Exeter this year for four evenings of spectacular stunts, life affirming challenges and inspiring stories, amid awe-striking scenery.

Having kicked off in the UK on 13th January in Edinburgh and travelling the country until 19th May, it visits Devon four times with three dates in Exeter and one in Torquay.

Featuring a brand new selection of the world’s most incredible adventure-themed short films, audiences are invited to follow in the footsteps of some of the world’s top adventurers, and experience their hard-won...

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The day Jon Bon Jovi changed my life!

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Posted: Mon, 01/29/2018 - 9:14am

Did that just really happen. Did we just perform with Jon Bon Jovi?

In 1994 a group of friends from Crewe, Nantwich and Dudley formed a small tribute band and called themselves By Jovi.

Starting in small pubs and working through various challenges such as band members changing and a name change to Bon Jovi Experience, they have inevitably all grown as musicians and people alike. They are still the best of friends yet had no idea all those years ago that they would become the number one Bon Jovi tribute band in the world, endorsed by Jon Bon Jovi himself: The Bon Jovi...

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Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (26-28 January)

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Singin' in the Rain Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott Theatre Footlights are proud to present Singin’ in the Rain. Voted the ‘Greatest Movie Musical of All Time’, this is a theatrical experience the whole family will enjoy. Adapted by Broadway legends, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, from their original award-winning screenplay, each unforgettable scene, song and dance is celebrated on stage, including toe tapping tunes such as Make ‘em Laugh and Good Morning as well as the historic...

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Imelda May and The Buzzcocks to headline Chagstock 2018

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Posted: Sat, 01/27/2018 - 12:30pm

Chagstock Festival organisers have announced two exceptional acts to headline in 2018.

Saturday main stage headliner Imelda May began her professional career in 2003, releasing No Turning Back. In 2007 she signed with Ambassador Records and recorded her second album. Love Tattoo, which reached No. 1 in Ireland and received wide critical acclaim. It caught the attention of Jools Holland, who she later supported on tour, leading to a critically acclaimed performance on his BBC2 show Later...

Her first two singles, "Johnny Got a Boom Boom" and "Big Bad Handsome Man", were...

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Acclaimed actor Charles Dance launches Creative Dialogues series

Charles Dance OBE, the celebrated actor, screenwriter and film director, has launched the University of Exeter’s new Creative Dialogues series.

The Creative Dialogues series will bring high-profile people from the creative and performing arts to Exeter to inspire students, demonstrate the impact of the University’s research, and share these experiences with the wider Exeter community, and the South West.

Mr Dance, who spoke to a packed auditorium, left the audience spellbound as he described his career in film and theatre including starring roles the Jewel in the Crown, the...

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Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (19-21 January):

THEATRE

A Clockwork Orange Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott Theatre An iconic story, set in an abandoned warehouse. Alex and his Droogs wreak havoc and mayhem resulting in Alex’s imprisonment. After spending two years in prison, Alex undergoes corrective treatment to cure his violent tendencies. How does he fit back into society and how does society respond to him? When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. This bold and dynamic production seeks to explore concepts of power and control...

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