Get ready to be blown away by the keyboard wizardry of jazz organist John-Paul Gard, with Ben Waghorn (sax and flute) and Keith Fairbairn on percussion.
Tickets £12. Bar and snacks available. For full details including booking, please click on the event title above.
The ever-popular Riverbank Ensemble (Fiona Crawley, flute, Ann Holder: oboe; Richard Kubiak: keyboard; and Liz Pritchard: cello) present another varied programme of chamber music to celebrate the season, including pieces by JS Bach, Daniel Purcell, Madeleine Dring and Camille Saint-Saens plus a few Riverbank surprises too!
Tickets £10 including cream tea. For full details including booking, please click on the event title above.
Singer-songwriter Steve Ashley has been a star of the Britfolk scene ever since the release of his classic debut album 'Stroll On'. Don’t miss seeing him live - he’s a unique voice and a brilliant all-round entertainer with ‘one of the funniest dry stage raps’ (Variety magazine).
Tickets £10 available to book online. Bar and snacks available. For full details click on the event title above.
Local artist Tony Hopkins presents a fascinating array of paintings inspired by 60s and 70s comics, record sleeves, advertising, posters, ephemera and "by the people places and traditions I have known and loved in the local community over the past thirty years."
Admission free - all welcome. Please note that a lift is available to our first-floor Gallery.
For further info, please click on the event title above. For sales enquiries, please ask at The George Café during opening hours.
Join us for a screening of The People's Emergency Briefing – an eye-opening film in which leading UK scientists and experts update us on the impact of the climate crisis on everyday national life. The screening will be followed by a short refreshment break and a facilitated discussion.
Places are limited to 40, so please make sure of a seat by booking ahead using the free ticket form below and arriving in good time on the day.
For further information and booking, please click on the event title above.
If you are unable to attend on this date and would like to have details of other local screenings, please email peopleseb@bloggo.uk.
Tap your toes to the sweet sounds of Gina Griffin (violin), Jon Green (guitar) and Duncan Kingston (bass). Whether you’re a Gypsy Jazz aficionado or you just love great live music, Gina will bring a smile to your face!
Tickets £12. Drinks and snacks available at the bar. All welcome – and please note there is a lift to the first floor.
For booking and further info please click on the event title above.
Join us for a friendly and informal 'Pay as You Feel' Community Lunch on Sunday 21 June at 1.00pm. Places are limited to 30, so please make sure of a seat by booking ahead using the free ticket form below and arriving in good time on the day. ALL WELCOME!
For further information including booking please click on the event title above.
As part of this year’s FarOpen Trail, we’re delighted to host an exhibition by Sam Wilkins who specialises in semi-abstract landscapes of the local area and Eleanor Woolley, whose more figurative portraits and still lives are similarly bold and characterful.
Please note that a lift is available to the first-floor gallery.
For further information please click on the event title above.
Best known as the host of Countdown and as Lord Sugar's adviser on the TV reality show The Apprentice, Nick Hewer has a passion for travel that has taken him to some of the most hostile and remote corners of the globe. Learn how he drove a 20-year-old Renault 4L solo from London to Mongolia for charity – and discover a very different side to the man once described as 'the nation's favourite silver-haired great uncle'!
TAKE TWO HOURS JUST FOR YOU – TO REST, RESET AND GENTLY UNWIND.
This session is all about slowing down with supported comfy poses, soft breathing and giving your body the space it’s been asking for. No experience or special clothes or equipment needed. Just come as you are.
Expect deep relaxation, calm vibes and a chance to properly switch off.
For further info, including how to book, please click on the event title above.
Open your ears to the amazing sound world of multi-instrumentalist, composer/arranger and all-round creative powerhouse Kevin Figes, supported by Julian Jackson on bass and Matt Hopkins, guitar.
Tickets £12 bookable below. Drinks and snacks available from the bar. All welcome.
For further info and booking, please click on the event title above.
This event has been CANCELLED.
Welcome to an outstanding evening of poetry at The George, with readings by Elizabeth Parker and Val Ormrod followed by an Open Mic when audience members are invited to read their own work.
Drinks & snacks available from the bar. This is a Pay as You Feel event and we would appreciate a donation to help cover our running costs.
For further information including how to book, please click on the event title above.
Originating from quick sketches and photographs, Michael Donnelly's paintings develop slowly over time, drawing attention to the damage we are doing to the natural world and reflecting on the way the abundant spirit of nature is in retreat.
The exhibition is open on Tuesday 11 August from 10.30 am to 1.30 pm, and daily from Wednesday to Saturday 15 August from 10.30 am to 4.00pm.
Admission is free and all are welcome.
For further information please click on the event title above.
Kruger National Park's is one of Africa’s largest game reserves, and Bristol vet and conservationist Elisa Best has been in the forefront of efforts to protect its amazing wildlife. In this fascinating talk, she explores the challenges facing the region, including climate change and the ongoing threat from poaching.
This is a Pay As You Feel Event, and proceeds will be shared with Elisa's animal charity Blankets for Baby Rhinos.
Grab your hat and head on down to The George for a night of classic rhythm & blues, swing, jive and boogie brought to you by the inimitable Pete Mathison and his band Jump Jive Five.
Tickets £12. Bar and snacks available. All welcome.
Lord’s Cricket Ground is known the world over as the ‘Home of Cricket’. Discover its fascinating history in this illustrated talk by Steven Miell, an official Lord's Tour Guide and the author of a recently published history of this legendary sporting venue.
Bar and snacks available. All welcome
Join us for a night of funk, soul, hiphop, Latin and acid jazz grooves, with regular host Ade Simpson and guest DJ Tunes dropping funky dance-floor wisdom. Tickets £5. Bar and snacks available. All welcome
If you love beautiful melodies, irresistible rhythms and songs that tell stories, Little Rumba are for you! Blending musical styles from Astor Piazolla to Eastern European, the band have delighted audiences everywhere with their wit, style and originality. Don't miss!
Tickets £12. Bar & Snacks- all welcome.
Explore the Japanese craft of using simple embroidery to mend and decorate fabric with tutor Ally Goff. Over two 2-hour sessions, you will learn the basics of the craft, including different stitch patterns and use of appliqué. Cost: £32.50. Please book early to be sure of a place!
The Gloucestershire poet F.W. Harvey led the appreciation of the natural beauty of the Forest of Dean in the early twentieth century. Join us in Newnham to celebrate his legacy, with readings of his verse and of work by contemporary poets from The Forest of Dean.
Join us for a very special evening of poetry, featuring readings by acclaimed Gloucestershire poets Rose Lennard and Angela France, and an Open Mic session in which audience members are invited to read their own work.
In May 2025, celebrated pianist Clare Hammond and composer Michael Betteridge ran a remarkable project at HMP Featherstone and HMP Oakwood in which participants co-created pieces for solo piano to reflect their experiences of prison. In this combined talk and film screening, Clare describes the project, its profound impact on those who took part, and its significance to her as a musician and performer.
Experience the vibrant soundscapes created by trumpeter Jim Howard. With Luigi Marino on percussion and Luke Annesley, sax. Tickets £12. Bar and Snacks. All welcome.