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Please find below a list of past and forthcoming events at St. Michael's. We do not ususally sell tickets for events from the venue, so please contact the relevant event organiser for information on ticket prices and availability.

To see a list of our past events, please go to the bottom of the page

2010 Public Events at St. Michael's
Date Event Description
25th January Free Gaza! Three survivors speak of their experiences during the attack on the Mavi Marmara Doors open at 7pm - free entry Click here to download Gaza flyer
27th January Christian Aid Partnership Launch How to turn £5000 into £50,000!
Come and here how you and your church can help Christian Aid access the EU's match-funding
Refreshments from 2.30pm for 3.00pm start.
Free entry - all welcome
29th January City of Bath Bach Choir
Choral Workshop
David Hill to lead this Workshop. Renowned
for his fine musicianship across an extensive range of repertoire, David Hill is widely respected as both a leading choral
and orchestral conductor.
9.45am - 4.30pm
Workshop fee £17.50
Tickets from Tel: 07834 266 664
email richard.a.young@btinternet.com
17th February GWE Business Links Mixer Evening Join us for an evening in the heart of the City, in THE venue that has the City at its heart. 18.00 - 20.00. This event is only open to members of GWE BusinessWest
http://www.gwebusinesswest.co.uk/
25th February BBC Radio 4 Stories Three newly commissioned stories are read for broadcast on BBC Radio 4’s Afternoon Story during the week of the Festival The event is part of Voices in the City, a series of free events that will take place on the opening Friday of Bath Literature Festival. For more information visit www.bathlitfest.org.uk

Tickets free but reserve seats at 01225 463362
1st March - 5th March King James Bible Reading Challenge A non-stop read of the King James Bible will continue day and night until Saturday 5 March. Sponsored by The Osberver Newspaper and Bath Literary Festival
Free entry to all - 24 hours a day

If you would like to read or volunteer in anyway please email kingjamesbible@bathfestivals.org.uk

23rd March Bath in Fashion - Candid Catwalk Fashion guru, Iain R.Webb in conversation with Rosemary Harden, Manager of the Fashion Museum. 6.30pm - tickets £5.00 from www.bathinfashion.co.uk or call 0844 847 5256
Ticket includes complimentary entrance to the Fashion Museum valid until 31st May 2011. Book signing with Mr B’s Emporium of Reading Delights

Click here to download Bath in Fashion
25th March Bath Spa University's Orchestra and Wind Band A programme that includes Beethoven's 'Symphony no.8'. Bath Spa University Choir will perform the Negro Spirituals from Tippett's 'A Child of our Time'.
Tickets £10 (£8 concessions, £5 U16s)
Bath Festivals Box Office: 01225 463362
http://www.bathboxoffice.org.uk/7139
28th March - 8th April
Everyday Life in a War Zone - photo exhibition of daily life in Afghanistan
Introductory lecture and reception
6.00pm Monday 28th - free entry.
Woman photojournalist Farahnaz worked in Herat until 2007 when she was forced to flee the country with only the youngest of her four children.
The photographs show scenes of almost normal life, such as shopping, school, work and play, weddings, and celebrations, interspersed with distressing scenes of the results of conflict and violence. The woman’s perspective gives them a special impact.
10.00am - 4.00pm daily (closed Sundays)
Entry Free but donations to Afghan Aid and Bristol Refugee Rights very welcome.
2nd April The Bath University Chamber Choir
Organist: Marcus Sealy
Conductor:Michael Painting
The UNIVERSITY CHAMBER CHOIR was formed in 1977 to sing the large range of choral music suited to a choir of about thirty-five voices. 7.30pm
Tickets £5.00
4th May Toppings Literary Evening with Antonio Carluccio and Gennaro Contaldo Over 30 years ago Antonio Carluccio and Gennaro Contaldo separately left their native Italy for Britain where, in time, they met, worked together and established themselves as leading authorities on Italian cooking. In this compelling book – written to accompany the primetime BBC series – the two old friends have embarked upon an amazing journey back to their homeland to reconnect with their culinary heritage, explore past and current traditions and reveal the very soul of Italian gastronomy.

7pm. Doors open at 6.30pm
Tickets £8/7 with £8/7 off Two Greedy Italians.
The reduced price shown above is available when booking in person at the bookshop, before Wednesday 4th May.
14th May The Bath Good Afternoon Choir with The Welcome Choir supporting The Dorothy House Hospice. An evening of music for all in the lovely setting of St Michael’s in the centre of the City. 7.30pm
Tickets £10 from Bath Box Office on 01225 463362 or call us on 01761 472468.
17th May The College of the Ozarks
Handbell Choir
PROGRAMME: SCHUBERT, SOUSA,
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER
11.00am - entry free
21st May The Thunderbridge Bluegrass Boys A four-piece unit hailing from Wellington, Somerset, Nick, Martin, Brian and Jules perform their music in time-honoured string-band fashion. 7.30pm Price: £12
Bath Box Office, 2 Church Street, Abbey Green, Bath BA1 1NL
Tel: (01225) 463362
www.bathboxoffice.org.uk

27th May Party in the City - The Biggest Free Show in Bath Sounding it Out
Operal Sullis
A Handful of Singers
Zephyrian Woodwind
Silver Ring Choir of Bath
Free Entry - Doors open at 6.00pm
Programme starts at 6.30pm, with perfomances every 1/2 hour.
Refreshments and bar from 6.00pm
http://www.partyinthecity.org.uk/events.aspx?y=2011&v=15
28th May UNITE; As One Body In Christ "I pray that they will be one, just as you and I are one - as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe that you sent me." John 17:21 7.30 - 9.30pm
Praise and Prayer for our City
unite-bath@hotmail.co.uk
5th June A Concert for Nandu: Classical Indian Music and meal in aid of Japan Tsunami Appeal Concert by Partho Sarothy on Sarod, accompanied by Sanjay Jhalla on Tabla. 7.00 - 10.00pm Doors open at 6.30pm
Tickets £13.00 to include an indian vegetarian meal
Tickets available from
maspkn@gmail.com or
Mr P Nandi 01225 460095
18th June The 16th Portnall Lecture Spirituality in Everyday Life: given by Satish Kumar, Editor of Resurgance magazine and Visiting Fellow of Schumacher College 11.00am - refreshements available For tickets: 07977 519057/07875 036563
www.holytrinitybath.org.uk
8th July A Summer Soiree of Song Music by Mozart, Handel, Bizet, Gounod, Puccini, Britten, Gershwin, Bernstein, Copland and many more from the beautiful voices of Emma Pettemerides and Jannifer Rust 7.30pm

Tickets £10/£7

01225 428580 or on the door
15th July RUH Choir with St Gregory's Catholic College - Summer Concert A celebration of summer with light classical music and pop choral favourites. 7.30pm
Tickets £7.00 available from RUH Main Reception or on the door.
The Forever Friends Appeal Office 01225 825825
Refreshments available from 7.00pm
6th August A Concert by The Bath Chorus for Macmillan Cancer Support 'Music for Everyone' concert for Macmillan Cancer Support, in memory of Sarah Carlisle. 7.30pm
Free Admission with a collection for the charity.


http://www.macmillan.org.uk/home.aspx?utm_campaign=brand+
24th September Shoebox Fun Day - the launch of Operation Christmas Child 2011 Come with a friend and see what fun it is to do a shoebox for Operation Christmas Child this year. Brilliant new ideas for shoebox gifts and fun activities for children! Join the knitting circle, with your current shoebox knitting, and take home new patterns and wool. Watch a sewing demonstration and an expert covering boxes with wrapping paper (100 he’s done already will be on sale!) Find out more about the shoebox destination countries. Talk to Roger from Samaritan’s Purse who has been on many distribution trips. Volunteer to help with the processing in November and be inspired by the new DVD – the shoebox team hope to see you. 10.00am - 2.00pm - refreshments available all day until 4pm.
27th Sept Bath Older People Show If you, a member of your family or friends, are concerned about the issues which come with ageing then this event will be of interest to you.

This event features an interesting and informative selection of presentations on a host of issues specifically relating to older people including health, finance, care and legal issues.

There are also a range of stands from leading local charities and organisations dedicated to supporting older people who will be pleased to provide advice and information.

We are pleased to announce that this year’s guest speaker is Professor Roy Jones of the Research Institute for the Care of Older People (RICE
12.00pm to 6.00pm - Free entry. http://www.stoneking.co.uk/events/listing/-/page/1157/
30th Sept - 1st Oct Murder in the Cathedral - a play by TS Eliot Prior Commitment presents this renowned play in aid of Genesis Trust 7.00pm Doors open - refreshments available.
Tickets £9.00 from boxoffice@bathfestivals.org.uk
7th October "From Secret Prisons to Bulgarian Socks":
An evening with Amnesty International Bath'
Bath Amnesty hosts an evening celebrating Amnesty's 50th anniversary. Speaker: Rod Morgan, expert advisor to the Council of Europe on custodial conditions and the prevention of torture. Plus world music from local favourites the Walcot State Choir.
Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm start.
Refreshments available.
Entry £5 / £3 conc. / free to under 16s.
All profits to Amnesty International.
15th October Bath Spa Band 90th Anniversary Concert The Bath Spa Band 90th Anniversary Concert will be a promenade concert, featuring an exciting programme of music. The music will be selected from a wide range of styles, including both classical and contemporary. Expect some audience participation, as the concert climaxes with sing-along, last night of the proms classics. It promises to be an entertaining evening for all the family. Doors open 7.00pm
Start time: 7.30pm.

Tickets: £10, £8 concessions, £5 U16s
Tickets available from: Bath Box Office, 01225 463362
http://www.bathboxoffice.org.uk/8248


wwww.bathspaband.co.uk
10th November Bath Preservation Trust Autumn Lecture What does a Georgian townhouse reveal? You are invited to an evening with Dan Cruickshank - TV Presenter and Architecture Historian 6.30pm for 7.00pm
£5.00 per ticket in support of No. 1 Royal Crescent's The Whole Story project. Includes wine and nibbles
01225 338777
jabbott@bptrust.org.uk
13th November Bath University Choral and Orchestral Society's Remembrance Concert Programme includes:
Faure's Requiem in D Minor
Swan Lake
Lux Aurumque by Eric Whitacre
He Lives in You from The Lion King
In the Mood by Joe Garland and Glenn Miller
7.30pm
Tickets in advance £4.00 from ICIA www.barh.ac.uk/icia
£5.00 on the door
All proceeds to Royal British Legion
14th & 15th November THE MARK DRAMA - performed by Bath University Christian Union The Mark Drama is an innovative way of experiencing the Gospel of Mark performed as theatre-in-the-round. Doors open at 7.00pm for 7.30pm start - FREE ENTRY
25th November An Evening with Paul Martin Talk and valuations of small portable items in aid of Dorothy House Doors open at 7.00pm
Tickets £15 to include a glass of wine
Call 01225 721480
26th November Bath Spa Orchestra, Choir & Windband Concert Students from Bath Spa University's Department of Music perform their first concert of the academic year. The programme will include John Adams' Harmonium and Panufnik's Sinfonia Sacra (Symphony no. 3).
Doors open at 7.00pm
Tickets £10.00 (£8 concessions and £5 U16s)
Bath Box Office 01225 463362
www.bathboxoffice.org.uk
9th December Carols and Ale - raising funds for ASHA For a sing-a-long, a gaggle of musicians, Christmas Ales and Mulled Wine - provided by The Green Tree Pub
and a free buffet provided by Waitrose Bath

Hope to see you there for a fun night out!
Tickets £2.50 from the Cafe or on the door - to include one free drink and free buffet.
6.00pm - 9.00pm
13th December Shopper's Carol Service with The Silver Ring Choir Service of carols and lessons in aid of Mencap Doors open 7.00pm for 7.30pm

Free entry
Mulled wine and mince pies


Past Public Events at St. Michael's Past Public Events at St. Michael's
Toppings Booksellers with
a range of authors including Carluccio, Vince Cable,
Frank Gardener, Mary Berry,
Brian May, Arabind Adiga,
Sharon Olds, Shirley Williams
and many others
Bath Camarata
City of Bath Bach Choir Bath University Chamber Choir
Bath University Choral and Orchestral Society (ChAOS) Delia Smith
Monahans Solicitors Better Bath Forum
Organum Choir Louis de Bernieres
Wells Cathedral School Choir Will Self
Marina Warner The Bath Lions Club
Jane Lilley Singers Jonathon Dimbleby
Chantry Singers Bath International Music Festival
The Silver Ring Choir The Chantry Singers
The New Scorpion Band Jerome Recorders
Bath Preservation Society Silver Ring Choir
Drugs and Housing Initiative (DHI) Francesco da Mosta
Focus Counselling Bath Operatic and Dramatic Society
The Better Bath Forum Oz Clarke
The Bath Spa Live Michel Roux
Opera Sulis Alexander McCall Smith
Liberal Democrat Party Michael Parkinson
Richard Angwin Charley Boorman
Walcot State Choir The Rotary Club of Bath
Bath Spa Live Rachel Goodchild - artist
Thomas Trotter - International Organist Bath Spa Live @ Spa University
Paragon Singers Simon Hodges - artist
Opera Sullis
University of Bath Choral and Orchestral Society (CH&OS)


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