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Continued from page 13 through Holy Week towards Good Friday come and hear one of the most moving Christian works ever written by one of the greatest composers who ever lived. The Abbey Girls and Lay Clerks perform alongside baroque specialists Rejouissance. Featuring Ruairi Bowen as Evangelist.

Wed 5 Apr. Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. Talk on Georgian Town Planning – Bath & the druid connection. 7pm. £4-£7. This talk is the third in a series of six talks about the UNESCO World Heritage status of the city of Bath. John Wood, the most successful town planner of English eighteenth-century architects, was ferociously eccentric. Professor

Timothy Mowl FSA, Emeritus Professor of History of Architecture and Designed Landscapes, University of Bristol.

Thu 6 Apr. Komedia. The Science of Magic Mushrooms with Dr. Chris Timmermann. Magic Mushrooms are leading the current psychedelic renaissance as they may unlock key questions to understand the mind, treat depression and increase wellbeing. Join Dr. Chris Timmermann, from the Centre for Psychedelic Research, as we explore the avenues of the psychedelic revolution in mental health and the pharmacology of psilocybin.

Fri 7-10 Mon Apr. Prior Park. Easter activities. Pick up your activity pack on arrival at visitor reception and complete the 10 nature-inspired activities that are hiding around the garden.

Sat 8 Apr. Rondo Theatre. Alasdair Beckett-King. 7:30pm. Stand up comedian with his Interdimensional show. Regular on Mock the Week.

Tue 11 Apr. Herschel Museum of Astronomy. Make your own Planet Suncatcher. Family fun.

Wed 12 Apr. Rondo Theatre. Top Secret the Magic of Science. Family show form. 2:30pm. Presented by Amethyst Magic. Hold on to your seats as the Rondo Theatre is transformed into a real-life science laboratory.

Thu 13-Sat 15 Apr. Roper Theatre. Bath Light Operatic Group. Songs from the Shows. The Casting Vote. 730pm. The Roper Theatre, Hayesfield School, Upper Oldfiled Park. Tickets www.ticketsource.co.uk/bath

Fri 14 Apr. Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. Talk on Supermassive black holes: how to feed them and what happens when you do. This talk will explain how gas is driven onto supermassive black holes to make them active and how an accreting black hole can impact its host galaxy. Dr Carolin Villforth is a senior lecturer in the Astrophysics group at University of Bath.

Fri 14 Apr. Rondo Theatre. Sophie Duker: Hag. 8pm. Stand-up comedy. As seen on Live At The Apollo the sexy baby from Taskmaster is all grown up.

Sat 15 Apr. Chapel Arts Centre. Folk Rock Experience Tour – Songs of Sandy Denny. A British Folk-Rock band, performing original music inspired by the folk, rock and blues movement of the 60s and 70s, including a dreamy mix of Fairport Convention, Strawbs and Sandy Denny’s greatest hits.

Sat 15 Apr. Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. Victorian Literature. Discussion Group: Vanity Fair. 11am. A popular mid-Victorian novel by William Makepeace Thackeray is the focus of the discussion. Vanity Fair satirises nineteenth century society and Thackeray created the memorable character, Becky Sharp, whose behaviour is both lively and manipulative. With Veronica Trenchard.

Tue 18 Apr. Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. Democracy erodes from the top – the challenge of populism in Europe. 7:30 pm. Professor Larry M. Bartels will join us live online and virtually via the large screen at Queen Square from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee to discuss Democracy erodes from the Top – leaders, citizens & the challenge of populism in Europe.

Wed 20 Apr. Burdell’s Yard. Double Act: Patrick Roe and Resolute. Stylish music from the guys.

Wed 20-Fri 22 Apr. The Forum, Bath. Hey Duggee The Live Theatre Show. Join Duggee and the Squirrels in this new vibrant interactive production bursting with music, puppets and barrels of laughs along the way.

Wed 20-Sun 23 Apr. Dinosaur World Live at Theatre Royal Bath, Saw Close. Dare to experience the dangers and delights of Dinosaur World Live in this interactive show for all the family.

Sat 22 Apr. Rondo. My Secret Sister. Bel Barnett, Dora Darling and Su Hart perform Capella harmonies across genres and eras.

Sun 23 Apr. Komedia. Aquapella. Bath’s renowned a cappella group returns for a night of vocal music.

Wed 26 Apr. The Forum. Jennifer Pike & Bath Philharmonia. An orchestral concert that focusses on the power of the human spirit.

Thu 27 Apr. Mission Theatre. Concert by Dean Friedman. 7.30pm. You may recall his chart-topping hits, Ariel, Lucky Stars, Lydia and McDonald’s Girl if you are of a certain age.

Sun 30 Apr. Bath Jewish Burial Ground Open Day. 11am-4pm. The burial ground is hidden away on Bradford Rd, Combe Down, at the entrance to the Mulberry Park estate. For directions see bathjewishburialground. org/findus.html. Parking close by, bus stop opposite. Find out about the lives of Bath’s Jewish community in the 19th and 20th centuries at this fascinating aspect of the city’s history.

Sat 6-Mon 8 May. Coronation Weekend. A number of events will take place on the weekend - some as last minute parties and picnics - whether your are a Royalist or a republican. The crowning of King Charles III means a bank holiday Monday. Events include picnickers on the Royal Crescent lawns for free family fun .

Sat 20 May. Museum of Bath at Work. 11am-1pm. Angus Buchanan Lecture

2023. Dr Cassie Newland – Industrial and Historical. In collaboration with Bristol Industrial Archaeological Society. Saturday 27 to Monday 29 May. Bear Flat Artists Art Trail and Open Studios. 11am – 5pm daily. Free. See various studios and galleries at www. bearflatartists.co.uk Celebrating 20 years of Open Studios. Almost 40 artists welcome visitors to this year’s Arts Trail. Featuring painting, ceramics, jewellery, printmaking, photography, sculpture, glass, wood-turning, glass, illustration, and more.

Pick of Diary Events outside of Bath

Tue 11-Fri 14 Apr. Westonbirt

Arboretum. Easter Activities. Meet Lotty a Feathered Friend and learn all about the birds that call Westonbirt home and even have a go at making your own bird feeders!

Sat 15 Apr. Bedminster, Bristol. Food Festival. eat: Bedminster featuresover 60 food and drink stalls in East Street showcasing the best of local food. Sat 22-Sun 23 Apr. The Big Bark at Bath & West Showground. Bring the whole family. Bring your dog, borrow a dog if you don’t have one. Whatever you do, don’t growl or bark if you miss it and are a fan of all things canine.

7-9 July. Priddy Folk Festival. Tickets/ info at www.priddyfolk.org

Exhibition Picks in Bath

American Museum, Bath. Claverton. The Museum features collections from the United States where you can visit room sets that recreate periods of American history giving the feeling that someone has just stepped out, as well as our world-renowned folk art, quilt and map collections. The Exhibition Gallery has a rotating programme of temporary exhibitions showcasing different links to American culture such as dinosaurs, photography, fashion, American music, history and travel. As part of an exciting new partnership with the Saatchi Gallery, the American Museum & Gardens presents America in Crisis in our Exhibition Gallery from 11 March to 4 July 2023. America in Crisis brings together over 80 works from 39 top American photographers, exploring social change in the US through the lens of a diverse group of artists from the 1960s till today. Experience events close-up, with incredible photography capturing different perspectives during tumultuous times, and get involved with the interactive, immersive displays exploring image classification and consumption.

Museum of Bath at Work. Julian Rd, Bath BA1 2RH. A Visual Record of a City at Work exhibition continues with photos and videos. Enter the world of working Bath through a series of authentically reconstructed workplaces, workshops and display galleries. Two thousand years of working life are on display from a Victorian ironmongers and engineering works, a soft drinks making factory and even a Bath Stone mine working, all on show in a former Real Tennis court, dating from 1777. Displays in two galleries: Landscapes and Livelihoods and Knowing Your Place.

Victoria Art Gallery. Capturing Life: A Century of the New English Art Club This exhibition will combine work by current New English Art Club members alongside a core of over 30 paintings by illustrious past members. You’ll have the chance to see major pieces by John Singer Sargent, Philip Wilson Steer, Gwen John, Walter Sickert, Stanley Spencer and Winifred Nicholson. Until 11 April. Holburne Museum. Illustrating the World of Woodcuts in the Age of Durer. This is a rare opportunity to view the complete set of woodcuts known as The Great Passion, produced by the most famed artist of the German Renaissance, Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). Until 23 April; Alberta Whittle: Dipping below a waxing moon, the dance claims us for release: newly commissioned sculptures. Until May 8 2023.

Herschel Museum of Astronomy. Commemorating 200 years since the death of William Herschel. Star Viewfinders. Come and make a star viewfinder and take part in the National Star Count. Find out how light pollution can affect our views of the constellations and see how many stars you can spot from your back garden. Drop in activity. Free with museum entry. Activity will run daily in the gallery.

Museum of East Asian Art. Revolution, Propaganda, Art: Printmaking in Modern China. Continues to 3 June 2023. The exhibition showcases a series of prints selected from Muban Educational Trust’s collection of over 6,000 and tells the story of China’s twentieth-century wars, revolution and rejuvenation. The exhibition explores artistic trends, political movements and technical developments in modern Chinese printmaking. The works presented mark several significant anniversaries in China’s modern history, including the May Fourth Movement (1919), the founding of the Chinese Communist Party (1921), and Lu Xun’s seminal printmaking class, which symbolises the origin of the Modern Woodcut Movement (1931).

Exhibition Picks outside Bath Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, Queens Road. The art of Japanese porcelain. The exhibition examines how Japan became the global leading makers of porcelain between 1640 and 1680. Until 30 July 2023. The Cave Art of Lascaux: a Virtual Reality Experience at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery. Step back in time 21,000 years and visit the incredible Stone Age cave art of Lascaux in immersive 3D. Until 10 Sept 2023.

Stonehenge Visitor Centre. Circles of Stone: Stonehenge and Prehistoric Japan is a new exhibition celebrating the rich culture of prehistoric Japan. Through a number of exquisite objects, some seen for the first time outside of Japan, the exhibition tells the story of Japanese settlements and stone circles of the middle and late Jomon periods, roughly the same time when Stonehenge was built and used. Until 20 August 2023. Regular events in Bath

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n SPORTS NEWS IN BRIEF

Football: Bath City FC play in the Vanarama League South, the sixth tier of the English league system.

This month the team play at home in the league against arch rivals Taunton in the battle of county town v city on bank holiday Good Friday with a 3pm KO. Then it’s struggling Essex side Concord Rangers on the 15th at Fortress Twerton and finally on the 29th they welcome Oxford City who are potentially in the play-offs for promotion.

The Romans go on the road to relegation threatened Hungerford on April Fools’ Day and Dorset’s Weymouth on the 10th. A long trip to Cheshunt on the 22nd beckons. Blue, Black and Whites: Bath Rugby play at The Rec in the Gallagher Premiership. Sadly Bath are rock bottom - but hope springs eternal and next season could see a revival of fortunes. There is a home game on May 6th v Saracens.

Away games at Gloucester against the Cherries on the 14th and Harlequins on the 22nd of April at Twickenham.

• At the time of going to press former Bath rugby player Levi Davis was still missing in Spain. He was

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last seen in Barcelona on 29th October. His family have spent time in Spain searching for him while the media have speculated about where he went.

The Spanish police have (we understand) ruled out gangland links and are investigating whether he fell into the sea and are treating his vanishing as a missing person.

Bath Ladies Rugby: The 2nd XV play away at Ellingham & Ringwood on the 4th April Saracens Rugby: Bath Saracens are an amateur rugby club competing in the Counties 3 Tribute Dorset & Wilts Central.

Bath Saracens play Bexley Heath RFC on April 29 with a 2pm KO.

Formed on 13th March 1947, Bath Saracens are still going strong 75 years on. A warm and welcoming club, all players of skill and experience are welcome along; whether that be for general fitness, to compete on Saturdays or just to join in with socials.

Cricket: Bath Cricket Club have been drawn in the ECB National Club Championship against Golden Hill and Clevedon at North Parade on Sunday 14th May.

The club are up and batting and bowling for a new season with home games on Sat 22nd v Swansea at North Parade with a 50 over friendly followed on the next day with a friendly against the south Wales visitors in the T20 format. They also face on Sat 29th Cheltenham and Sat 6th May Frocester in a West of England Premier Cricket League fixture. Croquet: Bath Croquet Club are offering sessions for beginners on the Recreation Ground located behind the rugby ground.

The dates of the sessions are; Taster Session – Sat 15th April am, plus 2 follow-up sessions on 22nd