Cambridge Edition August 2019

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MUSIC ON THE RIVER

Music on the River, a glorious combination of live music, punting and drinks, comes to the Cam on select Friday nights. Let’s Go Punting and the Traditional Punting Company have joined forces to offer four events featuring five hugely talented musicians on board your punt. On 9 August, Cambridge-based Max Bianco, the singer-guitarist fromMax Bianco and The Bluehearts, will perform, while on the 23rd, singer-beatboxer Ukulele Simon takes to the river. Americana/folk duo Roswell round things off on 30 August. The punting firms have teamed up with The Punt and Pole, a floating bar that will never be far from your punt, with 20% off for Music on the River customers. Punts depart at 7.30pm from La Mimosa landing stage and showcase seven colleges along the river while you take in the melodies. A shared music tour ticket costs £17.50. letsgopunting.co.uk

OUTDOOR CINEMA

Enchanted Cinema returns with more alfresco cinema classics – old and nearly new – at The Gonville Hotel, while Movies on the Meadows returns for the bank holiday weekend at Grantchester. There’s always at least one street food van present, and sometimes live music precedes the film at Enchanted events. Cult noughties film Mean Girls is first up at The Gonville on 2 August, with Call Me By Your Name and The Intouchables on the 3rd and 4th respectively. The hits keep coming, with When Harry Met Sally , Grease , The Great Gatsby and Pulp Fiction from 15 to 18 August. Amélie is on the 22nd, followed by Dirty Dancing , Bohemian Rhapsody and A Star is Born over the next three days. Movies on the Meadows, curated by Cambridge Film Festival, screens 12 films across four nights (23-26 August), with films ranging from Avengers: Endgame to Dr Strangelove . Elsewhere, The Star and Mouse Picture Show screens Hacksaw Ridge at the Cambridge American Cemetery on 10 August, while Open Air Cinema presents Bohemian Rhapsody at Madingley Hall on 16 August.

SUNDAY PAPERS LIVE

Tickets for Sunday Papers Live have gone live, ready for return of the ever-popular event that brings the broadsheets to life. Taking place on 27 October at the Cambridge Union, you can expect the usual mix of talks, debate and good food, with Bread & Meat already confirmed for roast dinner rolls. Walks, entertainment and chilling with a Bloody Mary will feature! mylittlefestival.uk

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