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Pick of the week Our guide to the best theatre, music, comedy and much more!Ever stuck wondering what to do after work? Don’t know what do with the kids at the weekend?
Help is at hand!
SwindonWeb’s brand new feature, Pick of the Week, will bring you the best in live music, comedy, theatre and loads more for the week ahead! You might just have to tape Eastenders…
Date: Saturday 11 October
Venue: Wharf Green Time: 12-7pm Admission: free
This month's Frequently inSwindon
gig is bigger and better than ever before - and all in memory of Radio 1 legend John Peel.
With The Alfonz, The Divebomb Revolution, 2 Sick Monkeys, Jeff Like Usual, Strange Little Girl, The Kulucci March and the Minnesota Twins all playing, it's set to be a fantastic day of entertainment for the whole family.
Date: Saturday 11 October
Venue: Wyvern Theatre Time: 8pm
Admission: £11, £10 concessions
Contact: 01793 524481
The hugely successful Empire Theatre Company will be in Swindon this week, to showcase the fabulous talent of their singers and dancers - plus a few special guests fresh from the West End!
Performances include hits from Footloose, Les Miserables, Dirty Dancing, Mamma Mia, Hairspray and Billy Elliot.
Date: Friday 10 October
Venue: Arts Centre Time: 8pm Admission: from £11
Contact: 01793 614837
Don't miss a night of live-stand up comedy courtesy of multi-award winning comedian Jason Manford.
Star of '8 out of 10 Cats', 'Live at the Apollo', 'The Wall' and 'XFM', Jason is embarking on his first live national tour - and you could catch him at the Arts Centre!
Click on the link below to book your tickets now.
Date: Monday 6 October
Venue: Morleaze Farm Time: 8.30-9.30pm
Admission: from £6
Contact: 07896 294945
Fancy trying something new? Why not give Argentine Tango a go!
The Barn School of Dancing cater for everyone, from beginners to experts - so it’s the ideal chance to take your better half for a spin around the dance floor, or the perfect girls night out!
Contact venue for more information and to book your place.
Date: Friday 10 October
Venue: The Rolleston Time: 8.30pm-12am Admission: free
Contact: 01793 534238
Enjoy a pre-club night with DJs Miss Jones and Weezy B playing a mix of mo-town, soul, funk, indie and northern soul. 18+ only.
Date: Wednesday 8 October
Venue: Arts Centre Time: 8pm Admission: £14.50
Contact: 01793 614837
As seen on ‘Friday Night with Jonathon Ross’, the boys are promising an eclectic mix of song and dance - from jaunty re-workings of classic covers to their own comic observations of life in the noughties.
Please see venue website for more information and to book your tickets.
Date: Sunday 12 October
Venue: starting on Pipers Way Time: from 11am Contact: 01793 511033
More than 2,500 people are set to run the Half-Marathon, Multi-Terrain race and Fun Runs this year – with something to suit every age.
It's too late to enter now, so why not come down and cheer the runners on – and watch out for the SwindonWeb girls too! All races start and finish in Pipers Way.
Date: 6-11 October
Venue: Arts Centre
Time: 9.30am-5pm, Sat 10am-1pm
Admission: free
Contact: 01793 614837
Gordon Dickinson invites you to take a step back and take another look at his pictures - and see them in a different light.
He said: "Each painting is personal to me in some way, the flowers are from my garden, the portraits are people that I am close to. I try to encourage the audience to view each piece at a distance, then move in closer or vice versa."
Date: Wednesday 8 October
Venue: Borders bookstore, Orbital Retail Park
Time: 7.30pm
Admission: free
Contact: 01793 702200
Think you know your Tarantino from your Spielberg? Your action from your romcom?
If you fancy yourself as a bit of a film buff, now's your time to prove it - grab your friends and get down to Borders' monthly film quiz this Wednesday!
Date: Friday 10 October
Venue: St Aldhelm's Hall, Edgeware
Road
Time: 9.30-11.45am
Admission: free
Come and sample some of the best produce available in Swindon, at the weekly Swindon Country Market.
Produce includes home-baked goods, preserves, home-grown fruit and vegetables, flowers, plants and craft items.
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