Secrets, Succession, and Seduction: Catherine the Great and the British Ambassador with Sir Tony Brenton, OBE

The Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society

This talk explores a little-known episode in 18th-century diplomacy: the secret correspondence between the future Catherine the Great and the British ambassador to Russia, Sir Charles Hanbury Williams.At a time of political instability and personal danger, Catherine navigated ...

Vasily Grossman After Life and Fate with Robert Chandler

The Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society

You are warmly invited to a special event marking the 120th anniversary of the birth of Vasily Semyonovich Grossman (1905–1964).Join us for a talk by Robert Chandler, renowned translator and editor of Grossman’s works, as he explores the powerful writings from the final years ...

Preview of CHIMERA - new work by Ian Rawlinson

The Edge Café, 351 Mill Road, Cambridge CB1 3DF

You are cordially invited to the preview of CHIMERA - new work by IAN RAWLINSON.Friday 3rd October 5 - 7pm at The Edge Café, 351 Mill Road, Cambridge CB1 3DF.The exhibition continues until 31st October. Open Mon - Sat: 09.00 - 16.00.Ian Rawlinson's Chimera series is inspired b...

Elemental Cinema: Neil Henderson, Jennifer Nightingale and Simon Payne

Anglia Ruskin University

Elemental Cinema is a gallery exhibition of several experimental films and videos that explore fundamental characteristics of the medium, by way of different subjects, forms and phenomena. Neil Henderson’s films have involved investigations of landscape, light and improvised m...

Poetry Reading by George Szirtes

Anglia Ruskin University

The well-known poet and translator George Szirtes will read selections from his award-winning work.George Szirtes has won many prizes for his poetry and translations. His most recent award was the King's Gold Medal for Poetry (2024).Free Entry - All Welcome!

DUST

An exhibition of new work by Elspeth Owen, Ben Varney and Helen Cook.Sept 20th & 21st 11:00 am - 5:00 pmPV Sept 20th 5:00 pm - 7:00 pmAnd by appointment through the end of the monthCeramics, oil paintings and watercolour frottage

Free Summer Concert in CB1 - Sunday 7th September

CB1 Community

Sunday 7th September Jools Pallamin on the Clayton Hotel Lawn, 12.30-2.00pmClosing our summer concert season for 2025 is Jules Pallamin. Native to Brazil but having spent 4 years living in the UK as a teen, Jools has a unique love for British music, notably KT Tunstall, Travis...

The Cambridge Drawing Society’s Autumn Art Exhibition - 2025

Cambridge Drawing Society

Save the date - only eight weeks until our prestige Autumn Exhibition where you'll find over 300 new works from our established members and our 2025 new members selected in Spring 2025Find us in the The Old Gym at The Leys School, Trumpington Road, Cambridge, CB2 7ADExhibition...

Art Exhibition: Passing Traces

Ruskin Gallery

PASSING TRACES⁣15.09 → 05.10 / MON → FRI / 10AM → 4PM⁣⁣Curated by Elisabetta Garletti with works by Isabel Castro-Jung, Stepanka Facerova, Joanna Mamede, Natalja Vikulina and Sid White-Jones.⁣⁣What remains after something has passed? A material imprint, the shadow of a gesture...

Mindful Watercolour Painting Class - In Person event in Cambridge at ARU

Makings and Musings

Mindful Watercolour Painting at ARUJoin me for a relaxing evening of mindful watercolour painting at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge.We will meet on Monday, September 1st and again on Monday, September 8th, from 6.30–8 pm with a little extra time to talk and tidy up- we ...