| Music | Sport | Talks and meetings | |
| Film | Books | Other | |
| Theatre | Children | Live pub music | |
| Business | Environmental | *Advance booking needed | |
| till 2 March | |||
| Photography competition | Abingdon Camera Club | Closing date 2nd March 2010 | |
| Enter a photo on the theme of energy and you might win a cash prize. | Entry forms available from the library,Town Council offices, Abingdon Museum and Jessops. | ||
| Winning prints will be exhibited during the Arts Festival 11 - 28 March. | |||
| FEBRUARY | |||
| Saturday 13 | |||
| Abingdon United v AFC Hayes (League) | 15.00 Northcourt Road | http://www.abingdonunitedfc.co.uk/ | |
| or tel 01235 203203 | |||
| Abingdon Town v Bicester Town (Hellenic League) | 15.00 Culham Road | http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/abingdontownfc01/ | |
| Laurence | 21.00 The Plough, Stert Street | ||
| Solo act playing songs you actually know | Free admission | ||
| Wednesday 17 | |||
| Talk by Elizabeth Rumbelow on: | Abingdon Decorative & Fine Arts Soc | 14.00 Guildhall | m.l.thomas@ntlworld.com |
| Three Romantics: George Sand, Chopin & Delacroix | Non-members £2 | ||
| How to Farm for the Future - | Abingdon Carbon Cutters | 19.30 St Ethelwold's House, | http://climatex.org/articles/lo-carb-communities/ |
| open meeting | 30 East St Helen St | abingdon-carbon-cutters/ | |
| Fantastic Fossils from the Silurian | Abingdon Naturalists Society | 19.30 Ingham Room, Abingdon School | http://www.communigate.co.uk/oxford/ans/ |
| Professor Derek Siveter of Oxford University Earth Sciences | £2 for non-members | 01235 536563 | |
| Thursday 18 | |||
| Royal Photographic Soc. Nature Exhibition | Abingdon Camera Club | 19.45 Methodist Church Hall, Appleford Drive | http://abingdoncameraclub.org.uk/ |
| Showing of accepted slides | Non-members £3 - includes refreshments | ||
| Friday 19 | |||
| Farmers' Market | Thames Valley Farmers Markets | 8.30 - 13.30 Market Place | http://www.tvfm.org.uk/ |
| Noyes Fludde - Benjamin Britten | CANCELLED | 01235 520144 | |
| Half-term performance by local young people | susan.scott21@btinternet.com | ||
| Author event - Sarah Paretsky | Mostly Books | 19.30 Roysse Room, Guildhall | http://www.mostly-books.co.uk/events |
| Writer of the V.I. Warshawski novels and social justice campaigner | Tickets £6 (£3 for Mostly Booklovers)* | or phone 01235 525880 | |
| Saturday 20 - Sunday 21 | |||
| Taster weekend at Abingdon Dance | Abingdon Dance Studios, 59 Swinburne Road | 01235 538935 | |
| Try as many classes as you want - all styles, something for all ages and abilities | £10 per person, Family £30 | http://www.abingdondance.co.uk/ | |
| Saturday 20 | |||
| Open Day at Club 100 - Studio and personal training | 102 Ock Street | 01235 531808 | |
| Come and find out what we can offer you | No charge but please phone to book | www.myclub100.co.uk | |
| Abingdon United v Frome Town (League) | 15.00 Northcourt Road | http://www.abingdonunitedfc.co.uk/ | |
| or tel 01235 203203 | |||
| "Dance through the Decades" - exercises based on dances from the 70s to the | 10.00 - 13.00 Guildhall | For more information and to book, contact | |
| "noughties". Followed by exercise-a-thon. | 13.00 - 15.00 Guildhall | anna.capel-davies@whitehorsedc.gov.uk | |
| Get fit and raise money for the John Radcliffe's"Put your Heart into it" campaign | Raise sponsorship or pay £5 entry fee per event | or 01235 540377 | |
| Sunday 21 | |||
| Eight-mile circular walk | Starts 10.00 Long Furlong Community Centre | anna.capel-davies@whitehorsedc.gov.uk | |
| Get fit and raise money for the John Radcliffe's"Put your Heart into it" campaign | Raise sponsorship or pay £5 entry fee on the day | or 01235 540377 | |
| Families and wheelchair users welcome - shorter routes available. | |||
| Monday 22 - Saturday 13 March | |||
| Grimms Fairy Tales - exhibition of etchings by David Hockney | O6 Gallery, John Mason School | Karen Duval 01235 466049 | |
| A Hayward Touring Exhibition | 9.00 - 16.00 Monday- Friday | http://www.johnmason.oxon.sch.uk/06gallery | |
| Tuesday 23 | |||
| The Neighbour's Pigs and Running Water | Abingdon National Trust Association | 14.30 Guildhall | |
| Ruth Weinberg talks about the development of | Non-members welcome - £2 | ||
| Abingdon from Victorian horse and cart days to the mid C20th | |||
| The History of Abingdon School | Friends of Abingdon | 19.30 Unicorn Theatre | Pauline Burren 01235 521873 |
| Talk by Mark Turner, Headmaster | Tickets £6 (includes glass of wine) | http://www.friendsofabingdon.org.uk/ | |
| Please book in advance: non-members welcome | |||
| Thursday 25 | |||
| Hunger | ABCD Film Society | 19.45 Abingdon Witney College lecture theatre | http://www.abfilms.org.uk/ |
| Director: Steve McQueen UK/Ireland 2008 | NB Advance booking essential for non-members | ||
| Friday 26 | |||
| Mayor's Civic Charity Ball - all welcome | 19.30 Guildhall | http://www.abingdon.gov.uk/ | |
| Bucks Fizz Reception, 3 Course Meal + Wine, dancing to "Catch 22" | Tickets £37 - book now* | 01235 522711 | |
| Saturday 27 | |||
| Abingdon Town v Binfield (Hellenic League) | 15.00 Culham Road | http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/abingdontownfc01/ | |
| MARCH | |||
| Monday 1 | |||
| "Can't read, won't read?" - a guide to help | Mostly Books and Larkmead School | 19.30 Larkmead School | http://www.mostly-books.co.uk/events |
| parents and teachers inspire struggling readers | No charge but ticket required | or phone 01235 525880 | |
| Tuesday 2 | |||
| Rights and Wrongs in Foreign Policy | Mostly Books and Abingdon School | 17.15 Abingdon School | http://www.mostly-books.co.uk/events |
| Douglas Hurd - former Foreign Secretary | Edmund Society | No charge but ticket required | or phone 01235 525880 |
| Wednesday 3 | |||
| Abingdon Academicals, Abingdon School Choir and Chapel Choir | 19.30 Amey Theatre, Abingdon School | 01235 849063 | |
| perform a selection of English and Eastern European folk songs | Tickets £5/£3 | arts.sec@abingdon.org.uk | |
| Thursday 4 | |||
| Special Event - Il Divo | ABCD Film Society | 19.30 Abingdon Witney College lecture theatre | http://www.abfilms.org.uk/ |
| Director: Paolo Sorrentino Italy 2008 | NB Advance booking essential for non-members | ||
| Introduced by Alex Marlow-Mann, a specialist in Italian cinema | |||
| Saturday 6 | |||
| Model Railway Fair | Abingdon Model Railway Club | 10.00 - 17.00 White Horse Leisure Centre | |
| 30+ layouts. Plenty of interest for families and modellers alike | Adults £6.00 Concessions £4.00 Children £3.00 Family £14.00 | ||
| Abingdon United v Cinderford Town (League) | 15.00 Northcourt Road | http://www.abingdonunitedfc.co.uk/ | |
| or tel 01235 203203 | |||
| Tuesday 9 | |||
| Abingdon United v Bishops Cleeve (League) | 19.45 Northcourt Road | http://www.abingdonunitedfc.co.uk/ | |
| or tel 01235 203203 | |||
| Thursday 11 - Sunday 28 | |||
| Abingdon Arts Festival 2010 - full programme can be found now on the AAF website | http://www.abingdonartsfestival.org.uk/ | ||
| Wednesday 10 - Saturday 13 | |||
| Prescription for Murder | Old Gaol Theatre Company | 20.00 Unicorn Theatre | http://www.ogtc.org.uk/ |
| Whodunnit thriller by Norman Robbins | Tickets Wed/Thurs £7; Fri/Sat £8 | Mostly Books or tel 01235 25880/ 01235 202187 | |
| Thursday 11 | |||
| The Film Music of Arthur Benjamin, | ABCD Film Society | 19.30 Abingdon Witney College lecture theatre | http://www.abfilms.org.uk/ |
| an illustrated talk celebrating Benjamin's valuable contribution to British Film . | Tickets £4.50 - visitors welcome. | ||
| Author event - John Gribbin | Mostly Books | 19.30 Abbey Hall, Guildhall | http://www.mostly-books.co.uk/events |
| The master of popular science writing' | Tickets £6 - early booking recommended | or phone 01235 525880 | |
| Friday 12 - Saturday 13 | |||
| French Market | |||
| Saturday 13 | |||
| Family Learning Day with artist Lucy Baxendall | O6 Gallery, John Mason School | Karen Duval 01235 466049 | |
| Make shadow puppets based on Grimms Fairy Tales | Drop in any time 11.00 - 15.00. No charge. | http://www.johnmason.oxon.sch.uk/06gallery | |
| Monday 15 - Friday 19 | |||
| National Science Week - photographic competition | O6 Gallery, John Mason School | Karen Duval 01235 466049 | |
| Enter your photo on the theme of "Science in Action" | contact Karen Duval for details of how to enter | http://www.johnmason.oxon.sch.uk/06gallery | |
| Wednesday 17 | |||
| Annual Parish meeting | Abingdon Town Council | Details To follow | http://www.abingdon.gov.uk/ |
| An opportunity for the Public to question the Town Council about matters of interest | |||
| How to be a good vegetable grower - | Abingdon Carbon Cutters | 19.30 St Ethelwold's House, | http://climatex.org/articles/lo-carb-communities/ |
| open meeting | 30 East St Helen St | abingdon-carbon-cutters/ | |
| Thursday 18 | |||
| Edward III's Round Table at Windsor | Abingdon Area Archaeological | 19.45 Northcourt Centre, Northcourt Road | secretary@aaahs.org.uk |
| Talk by Julian Munby | and Historical Society | Visitors welcome, £3 | |
| Special Event - The Golem (silent classic) | ABCD Film Society | 19.30 St Nicolas Church | http://www.abfilms.org.uk/ |
| Directors: Paul Wegener and Carl Boese Germany 1920 | NB Advance booking essential for non-members | ||
| Andrew Youdell returns to accompany on piano our annual silent film. | |||
| Friday 19 | |||
| Farmers' Market | Thames Valley Farmers Markets | 8.30 - 13.30 Market Place | http://www.tvfm.org.uk/ |
| Saturday 20 | |||
| Abingdon United v Andover (League) | 15.00 Northcourt Road | http://www.abingdonunitedfc.co.uk/ | |
| or tel 01235 203203 | |||
| Abingdon Town v Flackwell Heath (Hellenic League) | 15.00 Culham Road | http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/abingdontownfc01/ | |
| Choral and Orchestral Concert | Abingdon & District Music Society | 19.30 St Helen's Church | http://www.adms.org.uk/ |
| Russian music - Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov | Tickets £10 in advance, £12 at the door | 01235 521392 or 07979 894095 or Mostly Books | |
| Monday 22 - Thursday 1 April | |||
| Magical Beasts | O6 Gallery, John Mason School | Karen Duval 01235 466049 | |
| Exhibition of work by local primary school children | 9.00 - 16.00 Monday- Friday | http://www.johnmason.oxon.sch.uk/06gallery.php | |
| Wednesday 24 - Saturday 27 | |||
| Therese Raquin by Emil Zola | Abingdon Drama Club | 19.30 Unicorn Theatre | The Bookstore, Abingdon Precinct or |
| Tickets £7 (concessions £6) | 01235 524538 | ||
| Friday 26 | |||
| "The Gadsdens" and local band "Picnic Now" | 20.00 Amey Theatre, Abingdon School | ||
| For more information about these bands see | http://www.myspace.com/thegadsden | Tickets £8.00 from Abingdon Library, Mostly Books and 01235 524538 | |
| www.myspace.com/picnicnow/ | |||
| Saturday 27 | |||
| Spring Flower Show | Abingdon Horticultural Society | 14.00 - 16.30 Northcourt Centre, Northcourt Road | http://www.abingdon-hort-soc.org.uk/ |
| Broadway Rhythm - the Golden Age of the Movie Musicals | 19.30 Guildhall | http://www.abingdonartsfestival.org.uk/ | |
| With Wesley Smith and the Abingdon & Bicester Concert Bands | Tickets £10 (concessions £8) from Mostly Books or Abingdon Information Office | ||
| Tuesday 30 | |||
| Abingdon Town v Kidlington (Hellenic League) | 19.45 Culham Road | http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/abingdontownfc01/ | |
| Wednesday 31 | |||
| ‘The Great Bustard Project’ | Abingdon Naturalists Society | 19.30 Ingham Room, Abingdon School | http://www.communigate.co.uk/oxford/ans/ |
| Al Dawes will talk about their reintroduction to Salisbury Plain | £2 for non-members | 01235 536563 | |
| APRIL | |||
| Thursday 1 | |||
| "England's Oldest Town? The Archaeology | Abingdon Anglo-German Club | 19.30 Abbey Chapel, Checker Walk | |
| of Abingdon" - talk by Roger Thomas of English Heritage | Visitors very welcome | ||
| Saturday 3 | |||
| Abingdon United v Bracknell Town (League) | 15.00 Northcourt Road | http://www.abingdonunitedfc.co.uk/ | |
| or tel 01235 203203 | |||
| Saturday 10 | |||
| Abingdon United v Cirencester Town (League) | 15.00 Northcourt Road | http://www.abingdonunitedfc.co.uk/ | |
| or tel 01235 203203 | |||
| Abingdon Town v Malmesbury Victoria (Hellenic League) | 15.00 Culham Road | http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/abingdontownfc01/ | |
| Monday 12 - Saturday 17 | |||
| Anything Goes | Abingdon Operatic Society | Amey Theatre | http://www.abingdonoperatic.co.uk/present.html |
| more details to follow | |||
| Thursday 15 | |||
| Brian Dix- Garden Archaeology | Abingdon Area Archaeological | 19.45 Northcourt Centre, Northcourt Road | secretary@aaahs.org.uk |
| and Historical Society | Visitors welcome, £3 | ||
| Friday 16 | |||
| Farmers' Market | Thames Valley Farmers Markets | 8.30 - 13.30 Market Place | http://www.tvfm.org.uk/ |
| Tuesday 20 | |||
| Information about Adoption and Fostering | 19.30 Childrens Centre, Caldecott Road | info@pactcharity.org | |
| Hosted by Parents and Children Together - a voluntary adoption and fostering agency | 0800 731 1845 | ||
| Abingdon Town v Almondsbury Town (Hellenic League) | 19.45 Culham Road | http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/abingdontownfc01/ | |
| Saturday 24 | |||
| Abingdon United v Yate Town (League) | 15.00 Northcourt Road | http://www.abingdonunitedfc.co.uk/ | |
| or tel 01235 203203 | |||
| Free4All | 21.00 Stocks Bar, Bridge Street | ||
| Great band with female singer playing songs you know. Soul and pop. | Free admission | ||
| Monday 26 - Friday 14 May | |||
| Holding On | O6 Gallery, John Mason School | Karen Duval 01235 466049 | |
| Exhibition of work by Lucy Baxendall and Year 8 students | 9.00 - 16.00 Monday- Friday | http://www.johnmason.oxon.sch.uk/06gallery | |
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