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Celebrate World Book Day at Plympton Library

Plympton Library will be celebrating World Book Day on Saturday 9 March with a special event showcasing the very best of library services.

The library will be inviting readers of all ages to sing along to nursery rhymes, enjoy live music performances, hunt for treasure, meet an author, watch a film and find out more about what Plymouth City Council’s library service has to offer.

Activities throughout the day include a treasure hunt for the under-10s, website demos, talks and displays from the library’s readers’ group, friendship group and craft group.

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Developers debate Plymouth's future blueprint

Date: Tuesday 5 March

Venue: The Council House, Plymouth Time: 5pm

Builders, developers, architects and businessmen from across Plymouth and the South West will be working on a different kind of blueprint at an event to plan the future of the city and change it for the better.

The event at the Council House on Tuesday 5 March has been organised by the Plymouth Branch of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Plymouth City Council, and is designed to spark debate and discussion that will contribute towards the...

Calstock Jazz & Blues Festival 2013

Calstock Jazz and Blues Festival 2013 latest:

Theadline act will be The Jacqui Dankworth Trio on Saturday 26 October , with saxophonist Jean Toussaint on Sunday 27 October . Jean will be performing with the three musicians from the late Abram Wilson's quartet, en route for a memorial concert at the London Jazz Festival. The line-up includes Reuben James, the outstanding pianist who was part of Clark Tracey’s Quintet in last year’s festival.

More details as we get them on www.calstockarts.org , Facebook...

Micky Flanagan

Micky Flanagan – one of British comedy’s biggest stars – will travel the length and breadth of the UK & Ireland for what will be the most anticipated comedy tour of 2013, taking in 57 shows on the way. The Back In The Game tour follows on from the huge critical and commercial success of last year’s Out Out tour where over 200,000 tickets were sold and all 150 dates a sell out.

Micky has appeared on The Royal Variety Performance, Mock The Week, Have I Got News For You and 8 Out of 10 Cats – amongst others – and next year will cement his...

Micky Flanagan

Micky Flanagan – one of British comedy’s biggest stars – will travel the length and breadth of the UK & Ireland for what will be the most anticipated comedy tour of 2013, taking in 57 shows on the way. The Back In The Game tour follows on from the huge critical and commercial success of last year’s Out Out tour where over 200,000 tickets were sold and all 150 dates a sell out.

Micky has appeared on The Royal Variety Performance, Mock The Week, Have I Got News For You and 8 Out of 10 Cats –...

Micky Flanagan

Micky Flanagan – one of British comedy’s biggest stars – will travel the length and breadth of the UK & Ireland for what will be the most anticipated comedy tour of 2013, taking in 57 shows on the way. The Back In The Game tour follows on from the huge critical and commercial success of last year’s Out Out tour where over 200,000 tickets were sold and all 150 dates a sell out.

Micky has appeared on The Royal Variety Performance, Mock The Week, Have I Got News For You and 8 Out of 10 Cats –...

Sixties Gold

For lovers of Sixties music, the ultimate line-up is heading to Plymouth Pavilions on Saturday 5 October 2013 for a night of Sixties Gold!

Featuring the record breaking Merseybeat band Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Searchers and controversial P.J. Proby.

The ultimate night out also features The Fortunes who stormed the Top 10 with ‘You’ve Got Your Troubles’, ‘Here It Comes Again’ and ‘Freedom Come Freedom Go’, with Brian Poole and Chip Hawkes on stage together in what is sure to be The Battle of The Tremeloes.

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Birdsong

Sebastian Faulks’s bestselling novel Birdsong , a mesmerising story of love, courage and sacrifice during the Great War, is brought to the stage in this critically acclaimed production.

In pre-war France, a young Englishman, Stephen Wraysford, embarks on a passionate and dangerous affair with the beautiful Isabelle Azaire that...

New Jersey Nights

The international hit show New Jersey Nights comes to Plymouth for one week only. The show takes you on a musical journey celebrating the greatest hits of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.

Featuring four great singers, perfect harmonies, stylized costumes, a rockin’ live band and amazing dancers, ...

Yummy Mummy event, Make and Take programme

Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery is hosting some special art and craft sessions this Saturday (9 March) where children can make handmade gifts and keepsakes to give to their mums on Mother’s Day.

The ‘Yummy Mummy’ event is part of the Museum’s ‘Make and Take’ programme, which gives children of mainly primary school age the opportunity to work with their parents, grandparents or guardians on a variety of activities that will improve their craft skills.

Two 60-minute sessions will be on offer during the day from 11am to midday and 1.30pm to 2.30pm. At each session...

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