Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your essential guide to What's On in and around  Exeter this weekend (15-17 January).

THEATRE

Ballet Theatre UK: The Snow Queen
Friday, 7.30pm, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter
Join Ballet Theatre UK in their beautiful re-telling of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairytale ballet, The Snow Queen. This spectacular production follows the story of Gerda and her quest to find her friend Kay, whom the Snow Queen has placed under an evil spell. Gerda’s fantastic adventure takes her on a journey across the frozen north where she encounters a band of gypsys, enchanted reindeer and a mysterious and reclusive Lapland woman. Tickets: £17 adult, £16 conc, £12 under 12s. http://www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk/

MUSIC

Live Music
Friday, various venues, Exeter
John Gandys, Gandy Street: I Love Amp, 9pm, free.
Old Firehouse, New North Road: The People’s String Foundation, 10.30pm, free.
The Sorry Head, Blackboy Rod: Barefoot Liarz, 9pm, free.

Cancer Bats
Friday, Exeter Phoenix
Cancer Bats have come to destroy. Fueled by a burning desire to rage harder, play louder and have more fun than any other band, Cancer Bats mix hardcore, southern metal and punk rock into a lethal rock and roll explosion.  Tickets £11 (over 14s).  http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/

Out Come The Freaks: David Bowie Night
Saturday, 8pm, Exeter Phoenix
A night of David Bowie in the bar. Free entry, and music from DJs Sketchy, Louie Loui, Raphaghetti, Jo Bliss, Jim and many more. So go along, and dress to impress. Let’s dance.

Live Music
Saturday, various venues, Exeter
The Bishop Blaize, Commercial Road: New Heroes, 9.30pm, free.
Prospect Inn, Exeter Quay: Wired, 9.30pm, free.
Old Firehouse, New North Road:  Eastpole Orchestra, 10.30pm, free.
The Sorry Head, Blackboy Road: The Flamin Ratrods, 9pm, free.

Luke Jackson & Amy Wadge in Concert
Sunday, Matthews Hall, Topsham, Exeter
A pairing of two generations of captivating singer songwriters, Amy Wadge and Luke Jackson, touring together for the second time across the UK. Tickets: £12.  http://www.wegottickets.com/event/338450  or contact Twigg's Gigs on 07508 169 049.  Soft drinks and cake available. BYO alcohol.

Live Music
Sunday, various venues
The King’s Arms, Cowick Street, Exeter: BarraCoodas, 7pm, free.
Old Firehouse, New North Road: ExTunes, 9pm, free.
The Strand Inn, Exmouth: Stonefox, 4.30pm, free.
First & Last Inn , Exmouth: Wired, 6.30pm, free.
Bicton Inn, Exmouth: Over the Hill Trad Jazz Trio, 3pm, free.

EVENTS

Exeter Record Fair
Saturday, 9.30am, Exeter Corn Exchange, Exeter
A host vinyl and CD dealers, all with masses of good quality vinyl records, CDs and much more to choose from. Doors open at 9.30am, entry is £1. For the earlybirds entry can be from 8am with a £3 fee. The fair finishes at around 3.30pm. Exeter Record Fair is now on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Exeter-Record-Fair/229440997246289

Museum full site tour
Saturday, RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter
Join a 60-minute tour of the permanent collections at Exeter Museum, 11am-noon
Tickets are available online or from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum reception in person. 01392 265858

Topsham Community Market
Saturday,  8.30am, Matthew’s Hall, Topsham, Exeter
Topsham Community Market runs from 8.30am-1pm every Saturday. You’ll find a mix of food stalls, antiques, clothes, jewellery and craft stalls.

Decidedly Different Vintage Wedding Fair
Saturday & Sunday, Exeter Castle, Castle Street, Exeter
A beautiful wedding weekend held across two days, 11am-4pm. Over 60 vintage & modern wedding inspired suppliers will be attending, watch a live roaming catwalk, get glamorous within the pop-up beauty boudoir and sit down to a spot of lunch at vintage tea party & pop up restaurants, enjoy live entertainment & music plus much, much more....    http://www.bluefizzevents.co.uk/the-decidedly-different-vintage-wedding-...

Table Top Swap
Sunday, 1.30pm, Belmont Park Hut, Newtown, Exeter
Bring things you don't want. Swap them for things you do. Cash free, upcycling, decluttering fun. Cafe on site. 1.30pm-4pm.

What's Occurring, Cranbrook?
Sunday, Younghayes Centre, Younghayes Road, Cranbrook
The showcase event will give you a flavour of all that’s happening in Cranbrook. Over 30 clubs and community groups will be available to discuss what they do and how you can get involved. The School of Dance, Tae Kwondo, East Devon Sounds and the Cranbrook Community Choir will be giving demonstrations, performances and running taster activities and if you want something more sedate, you can join the Board Game Table. 11am-1pm.

EXHIBITIONS

Exhibition: Line Up
Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey
Line Up is an exhibition of contemporary craft curated by interior stylist and author Sania Pell. She explores the relationship between monochrome objects and how they combine and interact in styled groups to present beautiful still lives that can be displayed in any home. Artists include established designer-makers alongside emerging new talents: Another Country, Theo Adamson, Kyra Cane, Jason Collingwood, Bettina Dittlmann, Akiko Hirai, Hyu-jin Jo, Silvia K, Astrid Keller, Sue Lawty, Liz Nilsson, Sania Pell, Brook Sigal, Kaori Tatebayashi, Nicola Tassie, Dr Tim Willey and Derek Wilson.  http://www.crafts.org.uk/

South West Academy exhibition
Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Dowell Street, Honiton
Artists of the South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts, including many established names such as Alan Cotton and Peter Randall-Page, bring together a new body of work focusing on paintings, photographs and prints. Gallery open Tuesday - Saturday 10am-5pm. www.thelmahulbert.co.uk

Whatever the Weather
RAMM, Queen Street, Exeter
Whatever the Weather exposes humanity’s relationship to the elements. Constantly changeable, occasionally extreme and always unpredictable, the weather has always affected our lives. The exhibition runs until 10 Apr 2016 accompanied by a busy programme of events.