JULY
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THE ORPHANAGE (15)
Wed 2 Jul/6 & 8.15pm/£4.50 (£3.50)
This powerfully tense psychological thriller recalls films like The Innocents and The Others, but also has poignant resonances of recent events.
CREATIVE COLLECTIVE
Thu 3 Jul/7pm/FREE/in the Black Box
The Creative Collective will be screening selected short films. For further details call 01392 667066 or click here.
SUMMER ROCK SHOW
Presented by The Academy of Music and Sound
Fri 4 Jul/7pm-12am/£5 (adv) £6 (on the door)
All profit to Children's Hospice SW.
LOS DE ABAJO
Sat 5 Jul/Doors 8.30pm/£12 (£10)/standing
A firm festival favourite, Mexican ten-piece Los De Abajo are an explosive combination of ska, reggae, rock and hip-hop mixed with Latin styles such as salsa and meringue - music with a deep social content and a dazzling energy.
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WONDERMENTALIST
Sat 5 Jul/8pm/£7.50 (£5.50)/in the Voodoo Lounge
A strange cocktail of the witty, surreal and beguiling, the Wondermentalist Cabaret is a heady and humorous mix of live poetry, live music, a Dead Poet Slam, and the continuing adventures of Empath Man! Hosted by Matt Harvey, the Wondermentalist travels from its Totnes home to Exeter Phoenix.
CAFE SCIENTIFIQUE: PETER HIGGINSON: NUCLEAR POWER-a green means of producing electricity
Mon 7 Jul/8.30pm/FREE/in the Cafe Bar
Visit www.projects.ex.ac.uk/cafescientifique for more details.
COMARTS SOUTH AFRICAN CHOIR
Tue 8 Jul/8pm/£8.50(£6.50)
From Elsies River, City of Capetown, South Africa, ComArts Choir present their repertoire including Moppies - songs from Cape Malay choral tradition - as well as African songs from Xhosa and other traditions.
PRESENTED BY THE WREN TRUST
EXETER RESPECT FILM NIGHT: TRIPLE BILL
PARADISE LOST
Wed 9 Jul/6pm/£4.50(£3.50)
WE ARE TOGETHER (PG)
Wed 9 Jul/7.45pm/£4.50(£3.50)
KNOW I'M NOT ALONE (15)
Wed 9 Jul/9.30pm/£4.50(£3.50)
SPECIAL OFFER! Buy a ticket for £8 (£6) for any two films!
LIVELIT WITH LINTON KWESI JOHNSON
Thu 10 Jul/7.30pm/£15 (£14)
An exclusive spoken word evening with the world’s leading dub poet, Linton Kwesi Johnson. Linton will recite classic lyrics which raised the consciousness of a generation and other literary gems.
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THE BIG RESPECT WEEKENDER!
URBAN NIGHT
Fri 11 Jul/9pm-2am/£14(£13)/over 18s
A HOLD IT DOWN PROMOTION
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THE BIG RESPECT WEEKENDER!
FREE FAMILY DAY
Sat 12 Jul/12pm-5pm
Every part of Exeter Phoenix buzzes with multicultural activities, as we showcase artists from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds, most of whom are local, to give a much-needed platform to diversity issues. The day includes performances, workshops, stalls & displays, foods of the world, fair trade products and children’s artwork.
THE BIG RESPECT WEEKENDER!
WORLD MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA
Sat 12 Jul/8pm-2am/£14(£13)/All ages
A FUTURE SOUND OF EXETER PROMOTION SUPPORTED BY SOUND GALLERY, KUHLMUSIK, GOB & SURREAL SALOON
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THE BIG RESPECT WEEKENDER!
THE SUMMER SLAM 2008: RESPECT ROCKS!
Sun 13 Jul/3-11pm/£10.50/All ages
A CAVERN, DIRT TRACK RECORDS, KUHLMUSIL & AEON PROMOTION
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YOU THE LIVING (15)
Wed 16 Jul/6 & 8.15pm/£4.50 (£3.50)
Andersson presents a series of tragicomic vignettes from modern Stockholm life. The film focuses on the way humans deal with the trivialities and absurdities of life.
SPECIAL OFFER! Buy a combined meal and film ticket for only £10 (£9) and enjoy a specially prepared Swedish style meal (served from 6.30-8.30pm). Must be booked in advance by 14 July.
EXETER GOES POP!
Thu 17 Jul/8-11pm/FREE
Plan B magazine brings you the finest in contemporary and classic sounds from the International Indiepop Underground.
B-MUSIC
Sat 19 Jul/8pm/Doors 8pm/in the Voodoo Lounge
Special guest bands and DJ’s join the Birds Orphans & Fools DJ collective for a multi-media eclectic mix – psych, jazz, prog, electronica, folk & rock – from across the world.
HADOUKEN!
Tue 22 Jul/Doors 8pm/£13/standing
Citing The Prodigy as well as Nintendo as key influences, Hadouken, who take their name from a move in a video game, cleverly incorporate Gameboy samples in their techno-punk Nu Rave sound.
A Cavern Club Promotion
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LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA (15)
Wed 23 Jul/6 & 8.30 pm/£4.50(£3.50)
Starting in Colombia in 1879, lovesick telegraph-boy Florentino, nurtures a passion for the beautiful Fermina which is to last 51 years, 9 months and 4 days, despite her being married off to a successful doctor by her vulgar, greedy father. He discovers an extraordinary ability to attract women, but never loses his resolve to love Fermina till he dies.
UNCUT POETS with guest HANNAH SILVA
Thu 24 Jul/7.30pm/£5 (£3)/in the Black Box
Bring a drink from the bar and an open ear to connect with Exeter’s premier year-round poetry platform.Want to read? Call James Bell on 07879 888319.
BIRDS, ORPHANS & FOOLS DJs
Thu 24 Jul/8pm/in Cafe Bar
Special guest bands and DJ’s join the Birds Orphans & Fools DJ collective for a multi-media eclectic mix – psych, jazz, prog, electronica, folk & rock – from across the world.
LESKYE
Fri 25 Jul/Doors 7.30pm/£4adv £5 on the door/standing
A showcase for Devon-based teenage bands including new pop-punk outfit LeSkye.
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EXETER SOUL CLUB
Sat 26 Jul/8pm–1am/in the Voodoo Lounge
The south west’s top Northern Soul night. Tickets available on the door only.
MY BROTHER IS AN ONLY CHILD (15)
Wed 30 Jul/6 & 8.15pm/£4.50(£3.50)
An engaging tragicomedy about two working-class brothers living through the Sixties and early Seventies in Latina, a model town built by Mussolini outside Rome.
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