| March Events | ||||
| Date | Event | Description | Category | Start time |
| Thu 1 | Zumbatomic | Great energetic class for kids. Whitehaven Civic Hall 4.30pm age 4-7 and 6pm age 8-12. For more information phone 01946 514960. | Children | 16:30 |
| Thu 1 | Fairport Convention | Last few tickets for band's 45th anniversary tour £18.50, concessions £17.50 Brewery Arts Centre, Highgate, Kendal LA9 4HE 01539 725133 www.breweryarts.co.uk | Arts&Ents | 19:30 |
| Thu 1 | The Tragedy of Macbeth | Icarus Theatre Collective presents Shakespeare's bloody, scary story with original music and gothic design £14. concessions £13 Brewery Arts Centre, Highgate, Kendal LA9 4HE 01539 725133 www.breweryarts.co.uk | Arts&Ents | 19:30 |
| Thu 1 | Tantrums and Tiaras by Night | Wedding fair with 50 stands till 9pm and 8pm fashion show for brides, bridesmaids and mothers of the bride free Rheged Centre, Redhills, Penrith, CA11 0DQ 01768 868000 enquiries@rheged.com | Shopping | 17:30 |
| Thu 1 | Jimmy Carr - Gagging Order | Popular comedian's new show £25 + booking fee Sands Centre, Hardwicke Circus, Carlisle CA1 1JQ 01228 625222 www.thesandscentre.co.uk | Arts&Ents | 20:00 |
| Fri 2 | Toby Hadoke - Moths Ate my Doctor Who Scarf | Hysterical look at life growing up as a Dr Who obsessive (Edinburgh fringe sell-out twice) £12.50/£10.50 Brewery Arts Centre, Highgate, Kendal LA9 4HE 01539 725133 www.breweryarts.co.uk | Arts&Ents | 20:00 |
| Fri 2 | Richard Herring | Comedian talks about love £15 Rosehill Theatre, Moresby, Whitehaven, CA28 6SE 01946 692422 www.rosehilltheatre.co.uk | Arts&Ents | 20:00 |
| Fri 2 | Ballroom Dancing | Beautiful Georgian house hosts an afternoon of foxtrots, waltzes and other Strictly favourites with tea and cake for dancers of all levels from raw beginner to professional. Dressing up encouraged, mingling with characters from Let Them Eat Jam interactive theatre piece about Cumbria West Coast . Free at Helena Thompson Museum, Park End Road. Workington CA14 4DE 01900 64040 or 01900 606155 whghtm@hotmail.co.uk www.helenathompsonmuseum.co.uk | Arts&Ents | 14:00 |
| Fri 2 | Tam Dalyell | Veteran Labout MP, former Father of the House and noted opponent of Margaret Thatcher and the invasion of Iraq talks about politics in Britain over the past 50 years £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 14:00 |
| Fri 2 | Prue Leith | TV food critic and much more talks frankly about her complex life and loves £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 15:30 |
| Fri 2 | John Murray - A Tour of the Lakes | 7th generation of family publishers brings together Thomas Gray's 1769 tour of the Lakes journal and watercolourist Joseph Farrington's paintings of the views a few years later £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 17:00 |
| Fri 2 | Christopher Holliday and Clive Boursnell Houses of the Lake District | History, architecture and colourful tales of 16 Lakes houses told by Holliday and photographed by Boursnell £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 18:30 |
| Fri 2 | Chris Wadsworth on Percy Kelly | Life of Cumbrian artist who dines with royalty and died alone in Norfolk £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 20:00 |
| Fri 2 | The Mood of Britain | Tory MP for Penrith and Borders Rory Stewart gives his take on how we all feel £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 12:30 |
| Sat 3 | Craig Brown: Beyond Parody | Leading British satirist both spoken and written, including Private Eye and The Guardian in event chaired by Melvyn Bragg £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 10:00 |
| Sat 3 | Conversations with David Hockney | Art critic Martin Gayford talks about 10 years of many conversations with British artist £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 11:30 |
| Sat 3 | Melvyn Bragg | Author and leading arts broadcaster talks about the political, linguistic and literary stories behind the King James Bible £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 14:30 |
| Sat 3 | Bob Marshall-Andrews and Chris Mullin | Ex-Labour MPs discuss British politics in a time of change £8.50 Words by the WaterTheatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 17:30 |
| Sat 3 | Josie Long: The Future is Another Place | An hour of stand-up comedy from one of the new generation of funny women £10 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 20:00 |
| Sat 3 | Stefan Collini: Are Universities About Money? | Cambridge University professor discusses why universities matter to everyone £7.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 10:45 |
| Sat 3 | Martin Vander Weyer: Financial Intrigue | Financial journalist and author on how the prospect of easy money draws risktakers of any era into a spiral of greed and deceit £7.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 12:15 |
| Sat 3 | Philip Coggan: Drowning in Debt | Award-winning financial journalist examines the flawed structure of global finance systems £7.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 14:15 |
| Sat 3 | Gervais Williams | Author of Slow Finance argues that investors and policy-makers should seek a more sustainable approach to finances £7.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 15:45 |
| Sat 3 | Have Your Say On... | Discussion led by Philip Coggan £7.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 17:15 |
| Sat 3 | Alistair Darling | 1,000 Days at Number 11. Hear the former Chancellor's take on the events that rocked global capitalism £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 13:00 |
| Sat 3 | Knit and Crochet with Marion Woolcott and Jan Hicks | Marion Woolcott is an experienced spinner, weaver, knitter and crocheter; tutor and designer. Jan Hicks makes textile art jewellery based on felting and contemporary embroidery and is a Licentiate of the Society of Designer Craftsmen. Her work recently featured in London’s New Designers graduate show. 2hr knitting workshop for all levels of experience - drop in and have a go at knitting for the first time, or join in and share your tips with the group £2 Rheged Centre, Redhills, Penrith, CA11 0DQ 01768 868000 enquiries@rheged.com | Arts&Ents | 12:00 |
| Sat 3 | Karnataka | Celtic-inspired rock band with new vocalist Hayley Griffiths (ex-Riverdance) £12.50, concessions £11.50 Brewery Arts Centre, Highgate, Kendal LA9 4HE 01539 725133 www.breweryarts.co.uk | Arts&Ents | 20:00 |
| Sat 3 | Calamity Jane | Ulverston Victoria High School pupils perform popular wild west musical about a lively tomboy with a penchant for exaggeration who falls in love £6, students £3 Coronation Hall, County Square, Ulverston LA12 7LZ 01229 587140 www.corohall.co.uk | Arts&Ents | 19:30 |
| Sat 3 | Continental Market | Three day event in Barrow-in-Furness's Dalton Road (main shopping street, links to Portland Walk and Debenhams). European traditional food, German barbecue, Italian deli, Spanish paella and choritzo and much more, take home or eat on-the-spot also Peruvian clothes, Parisian handbags etc. 9am-5pm | Shopping | 09:00 |
| Sat 3 | Workington AFC v Gloucester City | Blue Square Bet North game Workington AFC, Borough Park, Workington CA14 2DT on A597 Newbridge Road on S bank of R Derwent at N edge of town 01900 602871 workington.reds@tiscali.co.uk £12, pensioners £7, u16s £5, students £7, u5s free www.workingtonfc.com | Sport | 15:00 |
| Sat 3 | Red Riding Hood | Engine House theatre company presents version of the story written by Olivier Award-winner Mike Kenny with songs and music. Little girl and littler brother go stay at grandma's and little brother wants to play in the attic where they act out a fairytale £8.50, concessions £5.50 family £23.50 Brewery Arts Centre, Highgate, Kendal LA9 4HE 01539 725133 www.breweryarts.co.uk | Arts&Ents | 14:30 |
| Sat 3 | Historia Originata | Multi-period market place for re-enactors, museums and history enthusiasts. Leading European artisans, craftsmen, traders and historical interpreters on hand to advise till 5pm Rheged Centre, Redhills, Penrith, CA11 0DQ 01768 868000 enquiries@rheged.com | Shopping | 10:00 |
| Sun 4 | Historia Originata | Multi-period market place for re-enactors, museums and history enthusiasts. Leading European artisans, craftsmen, traders and historical interpreters on hand to advise till 4pm Rheged Centre, Redhills, Penrith, CA11 0DQ 01768 868000 enquiries@rheged.com | Shopping | 10:00 |
| Sun 4 | Ruth Richardson: Dickens and the Poor | The story of Charles Dickens’s association with the Cleveland Street Workhouse, the social life of the area and Dickens's emerging career as a writer, with a preoccupation with the workhouse £7.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 10:45 |
| Sun 4 | Dickens the Letter Writer | He claimed to write at least a dozen letters a day, full of wit and spirit of which more than 14,000 survive and more keep turning up. Jenny Hartley has edited them and talks at the Words by the Water Festival £7.50 Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 12:15 |
| Sun 4 | Paul Schlicke - Dickens: His Life and Work | Internationally renowned Dickens scholar throws new light on familiar works £7.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 14:15 |
| Sun 4 | Dickens the Journalist | Dickens authority Michael Slater on the author as hack £7.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 14:15 |
| Sun 4 | Dickens Study/Book Group on Oliver Twist | Participants receive a copy in advance, but are still urged to attend the group, led by Ruth Richardson, even if they haven't managed to read it all £7.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 17:15 |
| Sun 4 | Bob Marshall-Andrews: Off Message | QC and ex-rebel New Labour MP on his 1997-2010 in politics £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 11:00 |
| Sun 4 | Marina Lewycka: Various Pets Alive and Dead | Novelist talks about her new book featuring three young adults who grew up in a commune with their lentil-eating lefty parents £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 12:30 |
| Sun 4 | Deborah Bull: The Everyday Dancer | The realities of the dancer's life from a former Royal Ballet dancer and creative director of the Royal Opera House £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 14:00 |
| Sun 4 | Michael Buerk and Roger Bolton | Respected broadcasters talk about their work £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 15:30 |
| Sun 4 | Ghosts of Afghanistan | Guardian columnist, foreign correspondent and author Jonathan Steele explains why no war is ever won against the Afghans £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 17:00 |
| Sun 4 | Shane Spall: The Spalls Sail Away | When actor Timothy Spall was diagnosed with acute leukaemia and given only days to live he and his wife, Shane, decided that if Tim got better, they would buy a boat and set sail. The TV series Somewhere at Sea and book charted their story £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 18:30 |
| Sun 4 | La Traviata | Verdi's opera about a disreputable courtesan who falls in love with a respectable man but their relationship causes problems for his sister. Ellen Kent production sung in Italian with surtitles. With chorus and orchestra £28/£26 + booking fee Sands Centre, Hardwicke Circus, Carlisle CA1 1JQ 01228 625222 www.thesandscentre.co.uk | Arts&Ents | 19:30 |
| Mon 5 | The Ethics of Transplants | As the British Medical Association asks for a debate on issues surrounding organ donation in view of acute shortages, Janet Radcliffe Richards, Professor of Practical Philosophy at Oxford University, looks at the arguments concerning organ procurement from the living and the dead £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 10:30 |
| Mon 5 | Herbal medicines - fact or fantasy? | Mike Hall uses scientific knowledge for a lively discussion. Cumbria Wildlife Trust event £3 Kirkby Stephen Grammar School, Christian Head, Kirkby Stephen CA17 4HA | Arts&Ents | 19:30 |
| Mon 5 | Drugs in Sport | Professor Chris Cooper from the Centre for Sports and Exercise Science at the University of Essex discusses the science and the issues £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 14:00 |
| Mon 5 | The Discovery of DNA and Rosalind Franklin | Franklin's sister Jenifer Glynn talks about the iconic female scientist of the 20th century, her role in the discovery of DNA, her love of science and life and her tragic early death £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 15:30 |
| Mon 5 | Fat, Fate and Disease | World expert Prof. Mark Hanson argues that the only public health strategy currently on offer – diet and exercise – has no chance of succeeding. He discusses why we are losing the battle against lifestyle diseases £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 15:30 |
| Mon 5 | Depression and Recovery | Guardian journalist Mark Rice-Oxley talks about the depression that overtook him at his 40th birthday party; a dispassionate view of what was happening full of experience and understanding £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 18:30 |
| Mon 5 | Margaret Drabble and Sarah Hall | Two formidable novelsits, one insurmountably established and Cumbria's relative new kid on the block, talk about their new collections of short stories and the demands of shorter fiction £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 20:00 |
| Mon 5 | Adam Mars-Jones On His Own Writing - And On Judging the Words by the Water Essay Competition | Film critic, novelist, short story writer and essayist, tackles the uncertainty of writing. He also judged the festival's essay writing competition, On Creativity, and will discuss the essay form and judging the competition £7.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 10:15 |
| Mon 5 | Catherine Hall and Jo Baker: People and Places | Two novelists talk about a sense of place in their latest works; one Cumbrian hills, one Malta £7.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 12:15 |
| Mon 5 | Annabel Pitcher: Facing Intense Emotions in Fiction | Author talks about her novel in which a family is torn apart when a daughter is blown up by a terrorist bomb £7.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 14:15 |
| Tue 6 | Faramerz Dabhoiwala: A History of the Sexual Revolution | Nowadays we think it wrong that in other cultures people suffer for their sexual orientation, that women are treated as second-class citizens, or that adulterers are put to death. Yet until quite recently our own society was like this too. Senior fellow in modern history at Oxford University, gives the history of our changing attitudes £7.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 10:45 |
| Tue 6 | Conforming to Culture: Mark Pagel | Why did humans evolve such a complex system of language? Head of the evolution laboratory at Reading University biology department has a theory £7.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 12:15 |
| Tue 6 | Middle Age | David Bainbridge puts a positive spin on the 40s-60s by explaining the science and the evolutionary and personal benefits of middle age £7.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 14:15 |
| Tue 6 | Melanie Challenger: Nature and Extinction | Modern lifestyles are leading to extinction of species and languages. Why should we be concerned and how can we resist it? £7.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 15:45 |
| Tue 6 | Victoria and Albert - Love, Marriage and Bereavement | Helen Rappaport has a new theory on what killed Prince Albert £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 10:30 |
| Tue 6 | The Vanished World of Peking | Portrait by Julia Boyd of the diverse foreign community of early 20th century Peking, the last great capital city untouched by the modern world £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 12:00 |
| Tue 6 | The Natural History of an English Village | Producer of TV's Springwatch, Autumnwatch etc, Stephen Moss looks closely at his home territory and explains why the natural world matters £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 14:00 |
| Tue 6 | How Sport has Changed the Modern World | Sport is the most powerful political tool in the world, but is dominated by corruption, money and celebrity. Sports writer Mihir Bose tells how sport was exported round the world from the playing fields of English public schools £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 15:30 |
| Tue 6 | Hunter Davies: Sellafield Stories | Cumbrian writer edits a book featuring memories of workers in the nuclear industry £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 17:00 |
| Tue 6 | Roger Bolton, Hunter Davies and Eric Robson | Old Boys of Carlisle Boys' Grammar School who became big in media £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 20:00 |
| Tue 6 | Barrow AFC v Bath City | Blue Square Bet Premier game Barrow Football Club, Holker Street, Barrow-in-Furness LA14 5UW. Follow A590 to Barrow via industrial route, passing fire station on right, take next left into Wilkie Road. Ground on right. Admission to grounds £14, concessions £11; main stands £15, concessions £12, u16s £6, u7s £3; 1 adult + 1 child £18, 2 adults + 2 children £34 www.barrowafc.com | Sport | 19:45 |
| Tue 6 | Carlisle United v Rochdale | League 1 game Carlisle United Football Club, Brunton Park, Warwick Road, Carlisle, CA1 1LL 01228 526237; enquiries@carlisleunited.co.uk ticket office 0844 371 1921; M6 Junction 43 onto A69 Warwick Road, ground on right after 3rd set traffic lights. Blues Store 01228 554138 capacity 18,202 (17,902 with segregation) match day prices £22 seated, £18 standing, pensioners/students £16, £14, juniors £12, £11, u11s £6, £5; u7s free www.carlisleunited.co.uk | Sport | 19:45 |
| Tue 6 | Conservation work party at Brown Robin Reserve | Help with a variety of tasks, including coppicing, at varied reserve above Grange-over-Sands. Learn traditional forest management crafts that will help to maintain diversity in the woodland. Take outdoor clothing and a packed lunch. Meet at Cumbria Grand Hotel car park, Lindale Rd, Grange-over-Sands LA11 6EN 015395 32331 www.strathmorehotels.com Cumbria Wildlife Trust free event, ends 4pm | Outdoor | 09:30 |
| Wed 7 | Conservation work party at Wreay Woods | Clear sycamore and beech from ancient woodland on River Petteril. Cumbria Wildlife Trust event, booking essential on 01228 829575. Take outdoor clothing and packed lunch, no dogs, ends 3.30pm. Meet at Scalesceugh Hall car park NY 448 497, off A6 just over 1 mile from M6 J42 | Outdoor | 10:00 |
| Wed 7 | The Uplands for Juniper project | Illustrated talk by Mike Douglas, Uplands for Juniper project officer for Cumbria Wildlife Trust £1.50, children free on the door Gosforth Methodist Room, Main Street, Gosforth, Seascale, CA20 1AS 019467 28485 | Arts&Ents | 19:30 |
| Wed 7 | 50 years of the Cumbria Wildlife Trust | Director, Peter Bullard talks about the trust's history, its work and future donation of £2 on the door Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Plumgarths, Crook Road, Kendal LA8 8LX 01539 816300 mail@cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk | Arts&Ents | 19:30 |
| Wed 7 | Hunter Davies: The Wainwright Letters | A Wainwright's biographer reveals a warm, sensitive and emotional character shown in his letters £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 10:30 |
| Wed 7 | Explorers of the Nile | Tim Jeal, biographer of Livingstone, Stanley and Baden-Powell describes the complex characters, troubled relationships and varied motivations of travellers who tackled the great African river £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 12:00 |
| Wed 7 | Matthew Sturgis: When in Rome | 2,000 yeas of tourism charted £8.50 Words by the WaterTheatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 14:00 |
| Wed 7 | Edward Burne-Jones and the Pre-Raphaelites | Fiona MacCarthy explores the art and life of the most admired British artist of his generation £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 15:30 |
| Wed 7 | Shakespeare, Sex and Love | Stanley Wells, chairman of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, looks at the sexual conventions of Shakespeare's time and how his plays compare £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 17:00 |
| Wed 7 | News, Views and Cartoons | Thoughtful and provocative cartoonist Martin Rowson talks about his work £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 18:30 |
| Wed 7 | U Dance Cumbria Festival | Work of Barrow schools and youth dance groups from ages 4 to 17 years £5 The Forum, Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness LA14 1HH 01229 820000 www.theforumbarrow.co.uk | Arts&Ents | 19:00 |
| Thu 8 | Organic farming and wildlife in 2012 | David Bellamy introduces talk by Susan Aglionby from Gosling Syke Farm, Cumbria Wildlife Trust's organic farm near Carlisle. Wine and cheese £6.50, u16s free United Reformed Church, Main Street, Cockermouth CA13 9LU alistairsmeaton@fish.co.uk www.freewebs.com/united-reformed-chuch Tickets from the New Bookshop or on the door | Arts&Ents | 19:30 |
| Thu 8 | Fascinating Aida: The Cheap Flights Tour | Dillie Keane, Adele Anderson and Sarah-Louise Young in feisty, rude, comedy cabaret following their YouTube sensation with the cheap flights song £18, concessions £16.50 The Forum, Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness LA14 1HH 01229 820000 www.theforumbarrow.co.uk | Arts&Ents | 19:30 |
| Thu 8 | Organic farming and wildlife in 2012 | Prof David Bellamy introduces a talk by Susan Aglionby from Gosling Sike Farm near Carlisle. Cumbria Wildlife Trust 50th anniversary event. Wine or soft drinks and cheese to follow £6.50, u16s free United Reform Church, Cockermouth CA13 9LU | Arts&Ents | 19:30 |
| Fri 9 | Conservation work party at Orton Moss | Open up and restore herb-rich wet grassland, reduce sycamore and beech at Cumbria Wildlife Trust reserve. Booking essential on 01228 829575. Wear outdoor clothing and take packed lunch. No dogs. Reserve off minor road between Great Orton and Little Orton just outside W edge of Carlisle. Meet at farm track leading to Bucknill's Field NY 339 540. Ends 3.30pm | Outdoor | 10:00 |
| Thu 8 | A Little History of Philosophy | From the execution of Socrates to the animal rights movement, Nigel Warburton, senior lecturer in philosophy at the Open University, moves chronologically through key moments in Western philosophy’s history £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 14:00 |
| Thu 8 | The Glorious Art of Peace | Former Guardian East Asia editor, John Gittings, traces the growth of the international peace movements and exposes how we are missing the opportunity to put peace ahead of war £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 15:30 |
| Thu 8 | The Optimism Bias | Tali Sharot looks at why the brain generates hope; how the brains of optimists and pessimists differ; why we are terrible at predicting what will make us happy,and how our optimistic illusions affect our financial, professional and emotional decisions £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 17:00 |
| Thu 8 | Carlisle Races | Afternoon jumps racing, gates open 12.30pm, first race 2.10pm last race 5.20pm £12 in advance, £15 on the day Carlisle Racecourse, Durdar Road, Carlisle CA2 4TS 016977 47397 tickets and information 0844 5793002, racecourse office 01228 554700 www.carlisle-races.co.uk | Sport | 12:30 |
| Thu 8 | Let Them Eat Jam | Professional theatre company Coney has worked with Cumbrian West Coast people to create a performance full of surprises in all corners of Rosehill Theatre. Stories and craic from local people featured £10 Rosehill Theatre, Moresby, Whitehaven, CA28 6SE 01946 692422 www.rosehilltheatre.co.uk | Arts&Ents | 19:30 |
| Thu 8 | The Speech Project | Collection of new musical works by Gerry Diver incorporating spoken word recordings of Irish folk musicians including Christy Moore, Paddy Moloney of The Chieftans, Joe Cooley, Danny Meehan and more. Performed by musicians including Gerry Diver, with Lisa Knapp, interacting live with spoken word recordings of musicians and accompanied by video. Support from Niamh Boadle, Lancashire based singer and musician, BBC Young Folk Award finalist in 2010 £12.50, concessions £11.50 Brewery Arts Centre, Highgate, Kendal LA9 4HE 01539 725133 www.breweryarts.co.uk | Arts&Ents | 19:30 |
| Thu 8 | Best of Kendal - Another Chance | Another chance to see some of the best films from Kendal Mountain Festival 2011: Sketchy Andy, Vertical Sailing Greenland, On Assignment, Mammalian and Ice Revolution £10 Brewery Arts Centre, Highgate, Kendal LA9 4HE 01539 725133 www.breweryarts.co.uk likely to sell out fast | Arts&Ents | 20:00 |
| Thu 8 | Being Human | One of the top living polymaths in the world (The Economist's Intelligent Life magazine) Professor Raymond Tallis explores human uniqueness £8.50 Words by the Water Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 18:30 |
| Thu 8 | Poetry Breakfast | Take a poem to read, your own or one you like and share it as you enjoy coffee and croissants for 75 minutes in the Circle Gallery. Words by the Water £6, advance booking essential Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ 017687 74411 www.theatrebythelake.com | Arts&Ents | 10:15 |