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All-Mozart in March!

Exeter Philharmonic Choir is marking the month of March with a plethora of Ms for its spring concert in Exeter Cathedral. The Choir will be performing an all-Mozart programme with the London Mozart Players and an array of top soloists, including Devon-born rising star violinist Joel Munday. The main work is the Great Mass in C minor.

The combination of a top-flight UK orchestra, four young professional singers, a talented young violinist and the 100-strong sound of Exeter Philharmonic Choir in the Cathedral promises to create a very special evening.

The programme is a...

Reading offers serenity in hard times

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 03/24/2020 - 9:17pm

Despite devastating natural disasters or deadly viruses and often because of them, dedicated authors keep on writing and producing books for their readers' pleasure.

Former Exeter College student Fay Knowles (nee Johanson) has just released "Deadly Deceit In Paradise", Book Two in her Buchanan Mystery Romance Series (her sixth published book). The first in the series is "Dangerous Devotion" (formerly "Love at Sunset").

"Deadly Deceit In Paradise" tells how a mysterious death in paradise leads a young woman down a path that will determine her future. Natalie Barrett flies...

Is the Eurovision Song Contest finally gaining musical credibility?

For many years, the Eurovision Song Contest has been treated as a running joke by viewers in the UK. It gained a reputation for featuring low-quality Euro-pop music and many people only tuned in to listen to Terry Wogan’s witty and sarcastic commentary - a tradition maintained by Graham Norton who took over in 2009.

Recent UK failures

The UK’s attitude to the contest may have been partly fuelled by our failures. After enjoying great success between 1959 and 1981 - in which time we came first four times and second on 10 occasions - the UK only managed one more win (with Katrina and...

The best celebration of music by a Landslide at Vue Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 03/17/2020 - 10:09pm

Fans of Fleetwood Mac and other musical heroes have the show of a lifetime in store at Vue Exeter.

Legendary drummer Mick Fleetwood enlisted an all-star cast at The London Palladium in honour of Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green on in February and the performance will be shown on the big screen at Vue in June.

The big-name event included the likes of Noel Gallagher, Pete Townshend, Billy Gibbons, David Gilmour, Kirk Hammett, Steven Tyler and many more. Fabled producer Glyn Johns was there as the executive sound producer and the house band featured Mick Fleetwood himself...

What are the most popular casino games around the world?

It is fascinating to know that the trend of online gambling is popping out day by day from the last decade. The casino players can enjoy the games globally, and many of them are free. People also love to play the best slots bonus games to maximize their interest in sports. However, sometimes it doesn't seem a straightforward task to select the casino games. But no there is no need to worry because if you're also exploring online casino games for the first time, we have a pleasant surprise for you.

You will be able to find a look at some of the most popular casino games online. A...

Exeter Scout and Guide Gang Show ready to take Exeter by storm

Exeter Scout and Guide Gang Show 2020 returns to the Barnfield Theatre this Easter, with a show full of singing, dancing and sketches.

Bigger, brighter and louder than ever, the 36th Exeter Gang Show is packed full of popular songs, dance and laugh out loud sketches and has everything to keep audience members of any age entertained.

The cast of almost 80 Cubs, Brownies, Scouts, Guides, Explorers, Rangers and their Leaders from across Exeter and the surrounding areas are swapping their hiking and camping kit for the bright lights, make-up, glitz and glamour of showbiz....

Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game - The Basics of Playing

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Tue, 03/10/2020 - 5:34pm

The evolution of games over the years has been quite fascinating. You have so many different options to choose from, and each offers quite an entertaining and unique experience. Video games alone offer a wild variety of catering to different tastes and preferences. It is card games, though, that have seen the most remarkable evolution with time.

While you have newer ones like ‘Cards Against Humanity,’ it is games like Yu-Gi-Oh that really take things to the next level. You might have read the manga series or watched the anime, and even if you didn’t, this is quite an interesting...

Fun for free in the digital age

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Tue, 03/10/2020 - 11:27am

Having recently taken stock of all our monthly subscriptions, we came to one unavoidable conclusion: we let our entertainment budget get away from us. It's a common mistake, and one we see all too often, in that many small subscription services add up to something big . Taking note of this, we decided on an experiment. What would happen if, just for a month, we let all of our entertainment subscriptions lapse, while we tried to get the most out of free offerings? Here’s what we found.

Television and Movies

As avid fans of Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video, this was the area...

Music, Food, Drink and Shopping: Spring begins in Topsham

This event has been POSTPONED due to Coronavirus and will now take place on Saturday 26 September 2020. -------------------------------------

Spring isn’t just about daffodils and longer days – it’s also about one of the biggest events of the year in a glorious part of Devon.

Spring Forward Saturday on Saturday March 28 is a feel-good family-friendly day of music, shopping, food and drink taking place across the Exe estuary town of Topsham.

Almost all Topsham’s 50 shops, cafés and restaurants are involved with special offers for visitors and locals - one store...

Dr John Cooper Clark brings ome of his genius to Exeter

Dr John Cooper Clarke will bring his ‘Luckiest Guy Alive’ Tour to the Corn Exchange in Exeter this Spring for what will be an intimate evening of his singular poetry and ebullient chat.

Taking place on 29 March 2020, tickets for the show are on sale now here, priced from £25.00 (+BF). Support act to be announced in due course.

John Cooper Clarke shot to prominence in the 1970s as the original ‘people’s poet’. Since then his career has spanned cultures, audiences, art forms and continents - a lifelong craft most recently embodied in his book of poetry The Luckiest Guy Alive...

How to find an online casino

Authored by David Banks
Posted: Mon, 03/09/2020 - 9:51am

Online gambling continues to rise in popularity. More than ever before, potential internet gamblers are spoiled when it comes to choosing a gambling destination. There are hundreds of exciting sites out there. But how can you find and choose the right one? Don't worry, you won't need the detective skills of Sherlock Holmes. We are going to show you how to find your next boredom busting site right here.

1. Do an internet search

One of the best ways to find sites is to simply use a search engine like Google. Type in your query and you will receive hundreds of matching sites...

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