CULTURE CLUB
From 5.30pm on 6 December, Waterstones Cambridge will host a special festive evening that’s sure to get you in the Christmas spirit. Expect mince pies, mulled wines and several local authors signing copies of their books. Waterstones Loyalty Cardholders are in for a treat with double stamps, so there’s no better time to stock up on Christmas presents! “Our Christmas Customer Evening is one of my favourite events. It’s such a lovely thing to plan, and a real joy to share with our customers and local authors. Our booksellers can’t wait to get in the Christmas spirit and we are looking forward to giving a festive welcome and helping everyone to find the perfect gifts for friends and family,” says events coordinator Amy Crawford. A BOOK LOVER’S CHRISTMAS
INTROSPECTION
Don’t miss at the Fitz The Fitzwilliam Museum’s autumn/ winter programme presents two exhibitions not to be missed. The first, Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance , is a poignant visual interrogation into which stories get remembered, and why. The exhibit acknowledges Cambridge’s role in the transatlantic slave trade, focusing on the wealth generated from that era, which subsequently led to vast donations made by its namesake – Richard Fitzwilliam – and ultimately to the museum’s foundation. Historic artwork and objects are juxtaposed with modern artists including Barbara Walker, Donald Locke and Keith Piper. Elsewhere, Real Families: Stories of Change, foregrounds art from the past 50 years that illustrates the significant change that has occurred in how families are created and structured. It features over 120 works and includes artists from the period who are yet to be exhibited in Cambridge, including Lucian Freud, Chantal Joffe, Alice Neel, Grayson Perry and Paula Rego. Both exhibitions are on display until 7 January 2024.
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