CULTURE CLUB
LAST CHANCE! THE CAMBRIDGE FESTIVAL
It’s the last chance to catch events for The Cambridge Festival – a multi-disciplinary, multi-venue celebration of world-leading research coming out of our city’s famous university. Spanning films, talks, tours, family activities and more, the event is organised by the uni’s public engagement team and comprises over 300 – mostly free – events in total. On 1 April, join in with Uncomfortable Cambridge: a fun and thought-provoking walking tour encouraging a closer look at topics sometimes brushed under the carpet, including the legacies of empire in our city. Also on the 1st, you can head along to the Centre for Mathematical Sciences for a day of scientific discovery, learning how Cambridge brains are instrumental in tackling problems from climate change to modelling the spread of pandemics. Also promising to be fascinating is the ‘Psychopaths and the Impetus to Power’ talk by Clive R Boddy at Anglia Ruskin. He’ll draw on his and others’ research to explain how leaders with psychopathic tendencies reach the top of their fields via ruthless self-promotion, and what happens when they get there. You can also catch a discussion of what the future holds for the Fens, a Botanic Garden poetry trail running until 2 April, a workshop on writing period drama on 2 April, and a chance to explore the short life and mysterious death of Jeremiah Horrocks – who came to Cambridge in his teens
to study astronomy and ended up changing the way we see the universe. Check out the full programme and book online at festival.cam.ac.uk
Wacky and wonderful events this April, from bingo with The King to a family rave Take a punt
RETRO COMPUTER FESTIVAL: JAPAN
BURNIN’ LOVE BINGO Elvis Lesley, aka comedian Tracey Collins, will be leading a crooning, swooning and absolutely hilarious bingo session in the Town and Gown Theatre at 7.30pm, 8 April. Expect prizes, pelvis gyrating and pumping tunes while you play – enjoy a performance from the King of Rock ’n’ Roll as you’ve never seen him before!
BIG FISH LITTLE FISH ‘Family fun for the post-rave generation of parents’ is promised at Cambridge Junction’s kid-friendly clubbing on 23 April. Barrington and DJ Trax will be on the decks playing old-school rave classics and drum and bass, while kids and parents hit the dance floor. Enjoy snow machines, glitter cannons and club lighting (no strobes).
The Centre for Computing History – our city’s amazing computing archive – will host a festival dedicated to Japanese computers, consoles and handhelds on 1-2 April. Showcasing machines by the likes of Bandai and Sega, the museum has also invited enthusiasts to show off their collections and share stories.
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