SUNDAY PAPERS L I VE
ENJOY THE ULTIMATE DAY OF REST WITH FOOD, DRINK, TALKS AND ENTERTAINMENT AT SUNDAY PAPERS LIVE THIS MONTH Sunda y Best H
ow do you build the perfect Sunday? There would be tasty food, of course, and a couple of drinks – perhaps a Bloody Mary or a large glass of red. There would be slippers, sofas, strolling and leisurely leafing through piles of Sunday supplements. Sound like heaven? Turn your feet to Cambridge Wine Merchants’ bar at the University Centre on 24 March for Sunday Papers Live: a totally indulgent day filled with feasting, fascinating talks and fabulous performances. The event, which started life in London, comes our way courtesy of My Little Festival, the first-class local event hosts known for Wild Wood Disco and family festival Rumpus, as part of this year’s Science Festival. The big idea is to bring the Sunday newspapers to life, section by section, performance by performance, while you relax and enjoy some quality downtime. “Programming the Cambridge Science Festival edition of Sunday Papers Live is always a joy,” says Alex Ruczaj, marketing director for My Little Festival. “There is such a wealth of talented and fascinating speakers, it’s hard to narrow down the list so it fits into one day! But we have, once again, got an incredible line-up. It will be such a varied day and there will be plenty of mimosas, Bloody Marys and beanbags to help you relax and soak up all the fascinating information.” Holding court will be some of the city’s most engaging speakers, including Emma Liu, research fellow in volcanology
at the University of Cambridge, who’ll be discussing her pioneering drone- based work in Papua New Guinea, which is helping scientists predict the timing of future eruptions. Viren Swami, psychology professor, will be on the stage too, recounting his experience of post- natal depression in Dad’s Get Sad, Too, while biological anthropologist Sarah- Louise Decrausaz invites you on a tour of the human skeleton, looking at what it can teach us about people living in the past and today. Foodies should seek out Charlotte Payne’s talk, where she’ll discuss how insects could be on their way to becoming a staple part of our diets, plus how and why groups of people living in central rural Japan get together to hunt down nests of giant hornets – the deadliest creature in the country – and how they cook (and drink!) them afterwards. There’s more creepy crawlies chat with Ed Turner, curator of insects at the Museum of Zoology, who’ll be considering why wildlife has declined dramatically in the UK countryside, but thrives in pockets of urban green space. He’ll also be arming you with the know-how to turn your garden into an outstanding miniature nature reserve. There’s travel,
NEED TO KNOW WHAT: A chance to see the Sunday papers brought to life while you relax and enjoy geat food, drink and hands-on activities. WHERE: Cambridge Wine Merchants bar in the University Centre, Granta Place HOW MUCH: £15 per adult, £5 for ages 12-18, free for under 12s (but the event is geared towards older ages). Tickets can be purchased online at via Ticket Tailor and sciencefestival.cam.ac.uk WHEN: 24 March
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