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Art Loan Exhibition 2008-09 – Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus

A-Z A Handbook – Russell-Cotes Art Gallery, Bournemouth (until August 9)

Manga to Mural: The Sketches of John Thomas – Russell-Cotes Art Gallery, Bournemouth (until Nov 1)

Discovering Poole: An Artists’ Haven 1890-1950 – Poole Museum (until February 28)

Guillermo Becerra: Venezuelan Landscapes – basilica, Westbourne (until July 18)

Amanda Wallwork & Jeremy Gardiner: Mapping the Jurassic Coast – Dorset County Museum, Dorchester (until June 27)

Yvonne Morton: Textiles – Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester (until July 6)

Matthew Dean: Feathers and Fur – Forest Arts, New Milton (until July 4)

Desiring Necessities – John Hansard Gallery, Southampton (until Saturday)

Stuart Baker-Brown: One Man’s Mountain – Lighthouse, Poole (until June 27)

Colin See-Paynton: Of a Feather – An Avian Alphabet – St Barbe Gallery, Lymington (until July 4)

Lal Hitchcock – Electric Palace, Bridport (until July 5)

Susan Kinley: Overview – Walford Mill Crafts, Wimborne (until July 26)

Stuart Baker-Brown: One Man’s Mountain – Lighthouse, Poole (until June 27)

Pete Millson: LETS See Exhibition – Bridport Arts Centre (from Wednesday, until July 18)

A Long Exposure: 100 Years of Guardian Photography – Bridport Arts Centre (from Thursday, until July 18)

4 Artists Inspired – The Hub, Verwood (until July 29)

FRIDAY

Theatre

The Wizard of Oz – Salisbury Playhouse

The Gondoliers – Nuffield Theatre, Southampton

Club Class: The Aviation Comedy – Regent Centre, Christchurch

Around the World In Light – Shaftesbury Arts Centre

Music

Pete Brown & The Volunteers – Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

Lovefoxx (DJ set) – Unit, Southampton

The Agency – Champions, Westbourne

Nesta & Josie + Beaver + Gut Luggage + Howling at the Moon – Best of Dorset Music Festival, Milborne St Andrew

UK Subs – Talking Heads, Southampton

Us4/U2 – Mr Kyps, Ashley Cross

Bog Rolling Stones – The Brook, Southampton

Martin Harley – Electric Palace, Bridport

Failsafe – Joiners, Southampton

A Curry with Elton & Ed – Weymouth Pavilion

Comedy

Jimmie McGhie – Funnybone Comedy Club, Centre Stage, Westbourne

Psychic

Tony Stockwell – City Hall, Salisbury

Dance

Ceroc Live – The Hub, Verwood

Local gigs

Albion, Wimborne - Jim Walker

Amberwood - Paul Lamming

Belvedere – Fairlite

Blue Boar - Mr Wise Guy

Captains Club, Christchurch - Julian Ward

Cartwheel - Paul Anthony

Cellar Bar, Boscombe – Pachango

Cottonwood Hotel - Jazz At The Cottonwood

Cricketers - Live Music

Foundry Arms, Poole - Martin Boucher

Gander - Apollolaan + Spaceship + Directorsound + Tex La Homa + Kairos 66

Grange - Live It Up

Green Man, Wimborne - John de Barra

Lord Nelson, Poole – Dakota

Manor Arms, Burton - Riverside Blues

Number Four Café, Southbourne - Craig & Paul

O’Neil’s - Next Big Thing

Railway, Blandford - Armitage Shanks

Red Lion - Richie Q Band

Ropemakers, Bridport - Lost At Sea

Stepping Stones, Broadstone - Jim Martin

Thirty Three, Canford Village - Side One

Tripp Live, Bargates – Pronghorn

Wheatsheaf, New Milton - Cliff Lift & The Zig Zags

Wheel Inn, Pennington - Lynch Pin

SATURDAY

Theatre

The Wizard of Oz – Salisbury Playhouse

The Gondoliers – Nuffield Theatre, Southampton

Colder Than Here – The Exchange, Sturminster Newton

Rapunzel & the Tower of Doom – Forest Arts, New Milton

Around the World In Light – Shaftesbury Arts Centre

Music

Ben Waters + Jim Etherington + Jigsaw + The Crack + Mutter Slatter + Zoe Shwartz and her Baddest Blues Band Ever + Stress + The Mill Street Jazz Band + Dirty Bristow & Lucky Pierre + Kipper & friends – Best of Dorset Music Festival, Milborne St Andrew

Alan Price – Regent Centre, Christchurch

The Bootleg Shoadows – Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

Master Shortie – Unit, Southampton

Soma High – Joiners, Southampton

Alexander O’Neal + Heatwave + Rose Royce – Boogie Night, City Hall, Salisbury

Talon – Opera House, Boscombe

SWALK Festival – Electric Palace, Bridport

The White Ball – Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth

Time Bomb: Quadraphenia III – A Way of Life – The Brook, Southampton

Sgt Pepper’s Only Dart Board Band – Mr Kyps, Ashley Cross

Stairway To Zeppelin – The Hub, Verwood

Dance

Musical Mayhem – Pier Theatre, Bournemouth

Local gigs

Bandstand, Lower Gardens - The Secrets

Ashley, New Milton - Red Glory

Bell, Pokesdown - Cash Converted

Belvedere – Buddies

Branksome Railway Hotel - Poor Boy Shuffle

Captains Club, Christchurch - David Walsh

Cellar Bar, Boscombe - Too Bad

Coach & Horses, Wimborne – Lewis

Duke’s, Christchurch – Dubcatz

Farquharson Arms, Pimperne - Wessex Alfresco Folk Festival

Finn’s, Weymouth - Dizzy Lizzy

Gander - Voodoo Vegas + Hoffman Sloth

Grange, Southbourne - Next Big Thing

Green Man, Wimborne - Martin Steel

Halsey Arms, Pulham - State Of Undress

Lord Nelson, Poole - Ogri & The Café Racers

Manor Arms, Burton - Balance Of Power

Metropole - In Rock We Trust: Vallenbrosa + Dead Lettuce

Number 4 Café, Southbourne - Flamenco Stu

O’Neil’s - Station X

Plough Inn, Tiptoe - Stone Gekko

Railway, Blandford - Under Fire

Red Shoot, Linford - Axle & The Big Wheels

Rydal, New Milton - Live Music

Seaview Hotel, Parkstone - John de Barra

Thirty Three, Canford Village - Dean Rhymes

Thomas Tripp, Lymington - Guitar Guitar

Tripp Live, Bargates - Ed Hintze

Tudor Grange - Sundial Festival: Sarah Griffin + Fearne + Frankie Milner + New Volunteer + More

Victoria Cross - The Bowie Experience

White Swan, Swanage - Paul Anthony

SUNDAY

Music

Daniel O’Donnell – Windsor Hall, BIC

The Saturdays – Southampton Guildhall

Glenn Miller Orchestra – Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth

Miller Magic – Regent Centre, Christchurch

Bournemouth Philharmonic Orchestra – St Clements Church, Boscombe

Kate Boyd & Benny Wain + The Sun Room + Motel 6 + Paul Openshaw – Best of Dorset Music Festival, Milborne St Andrew

SWALK Festival – Electric Palace, Bridport

Steely Scam – Champions, Westbourne

Comedy

Ian Stone + Richard Herring – Comedy Bar Edinburgh Preview Special, Nuffield Theatre Studio, Southampton

Dance

Musical Mayhem – Pier Theatre, Bournemouth

Local gigs

Lunch/Afternoon:
Branksome Railway Hotel -Matt Black & Son

Captains Club, Christchurch - Ad Lib

Lord Nelson, Poole - JuJu Men

Evening:
Belvedere - Jazz Sounds

Black Bear, Wool - Irish Music Session

Centre Stage - Bournemouth Folk Club: Douglas Firs + Cole Stacy + more

Chaplin’s, Boscombe - Acoustic Night

Filly Inn, Brockenhurst – Victor

Manor Arms, Burton - Subb Zero

Oak Inn, Burton - Lady Winwood’s Maggot

Red Shoot, Linford – Floaters

Rydal, New Milton - Alex Hall Trio

Tudor Grange - Sundial Festival: Alex Roberts, Pete Christie + Elliot Paterson + Douglas Firs + More

Thomas Tripp, Christchurch - BB3

Victoria Cross, Parkstone - Open Mic

MONDAY

Theatre

Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds – Windsor Hall, BIC

Music

Parkstone Pyramid Concert – Lighthouse, Poole

Dance

Images of Dance – Lighthouse, Poole

Local gigs

Avon Causeway, Hurn - Spirit of New Orleans

Hallmark Hotel - Bournemouth Trad Jazz Society: The Millennium Eagle Jazz Band

Winchester - Solid Air: Happy Traumas + Shocks in Frocks +Scarlet Shore + Not Made in China + more

TUESDAY

Theatre

Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds – Windsor Hall, BIC

Motherhood: A Rollercoaster Ride – City Hall, Salisbury

Hello Dolly – Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

Seeds of Doubt – Kinson Community Centre

Music

UFO – The Brook, Southampton

Morph + Mal Webb + Prohibition – Mr Kyps, Ashley Cross

Comedy

Syd Little Summertime Special – Pier Theatre, Bournemouth

Dance

Rewind – The Hub, Verwood

Local gigs

Bluebird Silver Dollar MkII, Longham – Logic

Captains Club, Christchurch - David Walsh

Chaplin’s, Boscombe - Solid Air/Pink Moon

Chequers, Lytchett Matravers - Irish Music Session

Elm Tree Inn, Ringwood - Folk Club: Pete Cooper & Richard Bolton

Gander - Vortex Live

Inn On The Furlong , Ringwood – Reckless

Lord Nelson, Poole – Banned

O’Neil’s - Revolving Door: Open Mic

Rydal, New Milton - Tim Rea

Sloop, Poole - Open Mic

WEDNESDAY

Theatre

Hello Dolly – Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

Tess of the D’Urbervilles – The Exchange, Sturminster Newton

Run For Your Wife – Mowlem Theatre, Swanage

Music

Imagined Village – Bridport Arts Centre

Matt Schofield band + The HopBack Band – Mr Kyps, Ashley Cross

Poole Grammar School Instrumentalists – Lunchtime Recital, St Peter’s Church, Bournemouth

Verwood Organ & Keyboard Society – The Hub, Verwood

Comedy

Syd Little Summertime Special – Pier Theatre, Bournemouth

Dance

Jazz Dance Company 2009 – Lighthouse, Poole

Local gigs

Captains Club, Christchurch - Al Sirpico

Centre Stage - Bournemouth Folk Club: Mike Hamling & Friends + Tess Livingston + Alex Percy

Chaplin’s, Boscombe - Open Mic

George, Christchurch - Folk Club

Jolly Sailor, Poole - Sidney Harbour

Lord Bute Hotel – Lemongrove

Lord Nelson, Poole - Next Big Thing

Thomas Tripp, Christchurch - Julie Staines

Tripp Live, Bargates - Up & Coming Bands Night: Magical 8 Ball Band

THURSDAY

Theatre

Phedre: NT Live with Helen Mirren – Regent Centre, Christchurch

Little Leap Forward – Salisbury Arts Centre

The Lady Boys of Bangkok – City Hall, Salisbury

Hello Dolly – Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

Run For Your Wife – Mowlem Theatre, Swanage

Seeds of Doubt – Kinson Community Centre

Music

Tom Allalone & the 78s + Baskery – CuRioSiTy, Mr Kyps, Ashley Cross

Imagined Village – Bridport Arts Centre

The Ramonas – Champions, Westbourne

Jack Rabbit Blood + Paint It Blue – Furfury, 60 Million Postcards, Bournemouth

Spoken Word

Poetry Café – Salisbury Arts Centre

Local gigs

Antelope, Poole - The Alibi

Captains Club, Christchurch - Esther Frake

Cellar Bar, Boscombe - Howie Tee

Chaplin’s, Boscombe - Zoë Schwarz & Rob Koral

Gander - Fair Play

Nelson’s, Blandford - Vinyl Monkeys

Poole Quay - Salty Dogs + Usual Suspects + Jazz at the Customs House – Djambo

Rydal, New Milton – RoShambo

Tripp Live, Bargates - Western Sand + Guests

White Buck Burley - Chicago Jazz Aces

FRIDAY

Theatre

C’Mon Everybody – Weymouth Pavilion

Thoroughly Modern Millie – Pier Theatre, Bournemouth

Hello Dolly – Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

Run For Your Wife – Mowlem Theatre, Swanage

Seeds of Doubt – Kinson Community Centre

Music

Britain’s Got Talent Live – Windsor Hall, BIC

Baker Brothers – Champions, Westbourne

You Don’t Bring Me Flowers – Regent Centre, Christchurch

The Groanbox Boys – Forest Arts, New Milton

The Great Pretender – Mr Kyps, Ashley Cross

Roxy Magic – The Brook, Southampton

Baddies + Jesserit – Talking Heads, Southampton

Comedy

Lucy Porter – Funnybone Comedy Club, Centre Stage, Westbourne

Kevin Precious – Barnstormers, Salisbury Arts Centre

Andrew Clover – The Hub, Verwood

Local gigs

Albion, Wimborne – Keighley

Amberwood - Martin Boucher

Belvedere - Lee Burton

Blue Boar - Mission Impossible

Captains Club, Christchurch - Julian Ward

Cellar Bar, Boscombe – Reptiles

Cottonwood Hotel - Jazz At The Cottonwood

Cranleigh - Next Big Thing

Foundry Arms, Poole – Jett

Gander – Bhone: Kentucky Fight Club + guests

George, Poole - JuJu Men

Grange - Catch 22

Lord Nelson, Poole - Meatloaf tribute

Manor Arms, Burton - In The Pink

Number Four Café, Southbourne - Si Genero

Oak Inn, Burton - Stone Gecko

O’Neil’s - Usual Suspects

Railway, Blandford - Sue Gouveia

Stepping Stones, Broadstone - Lewis Sings the Songs of the Suburbs

Thirty Three, Canford Village - Paul Anthony

Tripp Live, Bargates – Rat Race

Wheatsheaf, New Milton – Agglestone

Wheel Inn, Pennington – Firebird

White Swan, Swanage – Phoenix

The Venues
BIC/Pavilion/Pier Theatre: 08701 113000
Lighthouse: 0844 406 8666
The Regent Centre: 01202 499148
Tivoli Theatre: 01202 885566
Forest Arts: 01425 612393
Mr Kyps: 01202 748945
Centre Stage: 01202 540065
Bournemouth Pier 01202 306 126
Bridport Arts Centre 01308 424204
Electric Palace, Bridport 01308 428354
Joiners, Southampton 02380 225612
Salisbury Playhouse 01722 320333
Old Fire Station: 01202 503888
Opera House: 08708 301414
Mayflower Southampton: 02380 711811
Nuffield, Southampton: 02380 671771
Guildhall, Southampton: 02380 632601
Brook, Southampton: 02380 555366
City Hall, Salisbury: 01722 434434
Salisbury Arts Centre: 01722 321744
Weymouth Pavilion: 01305 783225
Dorchester Arts Centre: 01305 266926