Orleans House Gallery
Fountain at 20

The Fountain Gallery celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year. Following their popular 2018 Orleans House Gallery exhibition Water Water Everywhere they return to Twickenham again this winter to celebrate this important milestone.

This time the twenty member artists will be exhibiting work designed to demonstrate their wide range of skills and approaches. This eclectic mix ...

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Museum of Richmond
The King's Observatory

13 February - 18 September 2021

Discover the fascinating story of the King's Observatory, a hub for scientific research in Richmond for over 200 years. Explore the legacy of this amazing building and learn about the impact it had on the science we use today, from astronomy to timekeeping to predicting the weather!

Available online from 13 February 2021!

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Richmond and Twickenham Photographic Society
Virtual Exhibition

If the four walls of your home are starting to feel a little too familiar during these uncertain times, then why not escape on a virtual tour of Richmond & Twickenham Photographic Society's annual exhibition which is running on-line from Thursday 1 April until Thursday 20 May 2021.

You'll be able to immerse yourself in some stunning landscapes, beautiful wildlife and some ...

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One Paved Court
HERE, I MADE THIS: DIALOGUES OF DISTANCE

A group of multidisciplinary artists from London-based Pollen Collective challenge the constraints of the past year, working together to create mixed-media collages, photographs, sculptures, paintings, and installations

Using technological platforms, socially distant meetings, and postal art chains, the artists have been able to make, share and collaborate in the true spirit of a ...

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The Helen Astrid Singing Academy
Opera Live At Home recital with German Alcantara and Knut Jacques

Forthcoming Opera Recital: Opera Live At Home recital with German Alcantara and Knut Jacques.

Arias from Verdi, Massenet and Serrano.

Not to be missed

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• 14 May, 7.30-8.30PM
• Tickets: www.OperaLiveAtHome

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Old Isleworth Market
May market

Join us for fresh local produce, arts, crafts, homeware and beauty products. Enjoy live music. Grab a bite for breakfast, choose a sweet treat, pick up lunch, find a gift for a loved one or treat yourself!

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Turner's House
ENGLISH COASTS

An exhibition of J.M.W. Turner's original maritime watercolours and prints is to open in his former home in Twickenham on Saturday, May 22nd, 2021 thanks to a generous loan from Tate.

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Turner's House
Summer Break Family Workshops - Adult Printmaking Workshop

Join Local artist Sasa Marinkov exploring Monoprint techniques to recreate the spirit of some of Turner's landscapes and interiors. We will use his works as inspiration and our own sketches and photographs of Thames river scenery anywhere from Hammersmith to Twickenham. Turner's Thames studies inspired some of his great Liber Studiorum prints.

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The Arts Society Richmond
The Wallace Collection: Making Money with Art

This talk focuses on a small but varied selection of paintings in the Wallace Collection in London and will increase our familiarity with the Collection as well as offering a "toolkit for looking", which you can apply to other paintings. We will learn how to appreciate the subtleties of paintings, which are only apparent when we allow ourselves the time to look closely.

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The Arts Society Richmond
Cloisters - Remarkable Cathedral Survivors

Speaker: Janet Gough*

Profile For eight years the Church of England's Director of Church Buildings and Secretary of the Church Buildings Council and Cathedrals Fabric Commission, Janet has written two illustrated paperbacks to encourage greater enjoyment of these amazing buildings and has produced and presented a TV series on cathedrals. A Cambridge graduate in History and ...

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Old Isleworth Market
June market

Join us for fresh local produce, arts, crafts, homeware and beauty products. Enjoy live music. Grab a bite for breakfast, choose a sweet treat, pick up lunch, find a gift for a loved one or treat yourself!

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Eel Pie Club
Grand Re-Opening - The Eel Pie All-Stars

All fingers crossed Boris's plan for 'no restrictions' goes ahead on 21 June because we are having a grand re-opening gig with The Eel Pie All-Stars plus a guest or two, including Peter French, Belinda Campbell and Kat Pearson.

The Eel Pie All-Stars are Don Craine & Keith Grant of The Downliners Sect; Dzal Martin of The Equals & The Tremblin' Wilburys; Alan Glen ...

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The Arts Society Richmond
Famous Women at the National Gallery

Accredited Arts Society lecturer, Siân Walters, will talk about female artists and explain why so few have come to prominence. Looking at the wide variety of works of art produced during the Renaissance we can arrive at one clear conclusion: nearly all of them were commissioned and created by men. As long as power was in their control, so was the world of artistic patronage and production...

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The Arts Society Richmond
The English Face Unmask'd - 500 Years of Portraiture, Materials andTechniques

Speaker: Sarah Cove*

Profile Sarah Cove is an accredited paintings conservator-restorer, technical art historian and lecturer with more than 35 years' experience working on paintings for the heritage and private sectors. She is based in London and Falmouth and is a specialist in British portraits, 19th- 20th century British landscapes and oil sketches on paper and board. In...

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Eel Pie Club
CINELLI BROTHERS

The Cinelli Brothers is a project born out of a common passion for the electric Chicago and Texas blues from the 60s and 70s, when brothers Marco (guitarist and lead singer) and Alessandro (drummer) decided to form an explosive team showcasing original repertoire in the style of Chess, Stax and Motown.

Joining the two brothers on stage, Enzo Strano on bass and Tom Julian-Jones on ...

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Eel Pie Club
ATOMIC ROOSTER

Legendary Prog Rock Band, formed in 1969 from the ashes of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, featuring original members, Pete French on vocals and Steve 'Boltz' Bolton on guitar. Completing the band are Adrian Gautry on keyboards, Shug Millidge on bass and Paul Everett on drums. Their gig will feature Atomic Rooster hits, including Tomorrow Night, Devil's Answer, and Death Walks ...

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Old Isleworth Market
July market

Join us for fresh local produce, arts, crafts, homeware and beauty products. Enjoy live music. Grab a bite for breakfast, choose a sweet treat, pick up lunch, find a gift for a loved one or treat yourself!

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Turner's House
Summer Break Family Workshops - Sketching in Nature

Join Learning Officer Rita Piglionica exploring the surroundings of Turner's House and sketching in the landscape just as JMW Turner did! We will also learn more about the history of the local area and how Turner lived in Twickenham.

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Eel Pie Club
PETER DONEGAN

Peter Donegan is the son of Lonnie Donegan, the King of Skiffle. Peter recently made headline news when he appeared on The Voice and duetted with Tom Jones in a song his father wrote for him. Peter is a talented musician in his own right. A songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, he plays piano, guitar, mandolin, harmonica, banjo, as well as lead vocals. He has tourd with Lonnie Donegan, Van ...

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Eel Pie Club
TWICKENHAM '60's DAY

A fantastic FREE event were The Eel Pie All-Stars (Don Craine & Keith Grant of The Downliners Sect; Robin Bibi ex Pretty Things; Alan Glen ex Yardbirds, Nine Below Zero; and Chris Hunt The Bruvvers, ex Lonnie Donegan Band, ex Dana Gillespi) plus a guest or two play from 2pm to 4pm and The Barmy Arms serves drinks and food all afternoon. 60's dress optional.

There may be some additional bands playing this year, so check details nearer the time.

From 2pm. FREE

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Turner's House
Turner and Watercolour: a Summer Painting Course with Tim Wright

Join us and learn JMW Turner's watercolour technique with artist Tim Wright. We will look at Turner's watercolour technique, his responses to landscape and also, more specifically, his Petworth House interiors.

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Turner's House
Summer Break Family Workshops - Turner in Textiles: a different way to 'paint'

JMW Turner is famous for his landscapes. He painted with oil, watercolour and made some prints too. However, did you know that we can paint with a lot of other materials? Come and join us 'painting' our landscapes using felt! We will look together at some of Turner's landscape paintings and trying to reproduce our own inspired by the River Thames landscape.

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Turner's House
Turner and Watercolour: a Summer Painting Course with Tim Wright

Join us and learn JMW Turner's watercolour technique with artist Tim Wright. We will look at Turner's watercolour technique, his responses to landscape and also, more specifically, his Petworth House interiors.

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Eel Pie Club
GENO WASHINGTON

Geno Washington is still the ultimate 60's soul man, enjoying cult status in soul, blues and RnB, mainly due to his unsurpassable reputation as a live performer.

A contemporary of Georgie Fame, The Small Faces and Jimi Hendrix (all of whom were his support acts back in the day), Geno is as electrifying today as ever, a force of nature and a genuine joy to behold.

In 1980, &#...

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Turner's House
Turner and Watercolour: a Summer Painting Course with Tim Wright

Join us and learn JMW Turner's watercolour technique with artist Tim Wright. We will look at Turner's watercolour technique, his responses to landscape and also, more specifically, his Petworth House interiors.

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Turner's House
Turner and Watercolour: a Summer Painting Course with Tim Wright

Join us and learn JMW Turner's watercolour technique with artist Tim Wright. We will look at Turner's watercolour technique, his responses to landscape and also, more specifically, his Petworth House interiors.

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Eel Pie Club
GOOD OLD BOYS

An evening with The Good Old Boys is an exhilerating experience and one not to be missed! Originally formed as a vehicle to play live Rock n Roll and Rhythm n Blues whenever the members were free from touring with their own bands. The Good Old Boys are Nick Simper, Alan Barratt, Peter Parks, Simon Bishop and Richard Hudson and they hav played with or alongside Deep Purple, Johnny Kidd

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Eel Pie Club
MARTIN TURNER (EX WISHBONE ASH)

Martin Turner and his band return in Autumn 2020 to perform another classic Wishbone Ash album in its entirety - 1973's Wishbone Four, as well as other favourites from the classic era of Wishbone Ash, including Argus highlights. Wishbone Four followed in the wake of the classic 1972 album Argus. Rather than attempting to repeat the highly successful formula of Argus, the band elected to ...

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Eel Pie Club
LEAF HOUND

Led by original vocalist, Peter French (also of original and recent Atomic Rooster fame), Leaf Hound was a product of the SW London rock scene of the late '60s which spawned the likes of Free and other blues-rock acts, and their 1971 Growers of Mushroom album has achieved massive cult status and now exchanges hands for over £6,000 and was voted the 'Number one most collectible ...

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St Margarets Fair
2021 Fair

The St Margarets Fair is a day jam-packed full of fun that will keep you thoroughly entertained. With live music on our main stage, our music tent, 5-a-side football competition, displays, fair rides, tea tent, Pimms stall, beer tent and BBQ. And our legendary Dog Show on little Moormead.

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Eel Pie Club
STEPHEN DALE PETIT

Stephen Dale Petit and his razor-sharp band, bassist Sophie Lord and drummer, Jack Greenwood, perform songs from their new album,2020 Visions, alongside blues deep cuts. Dynamic excitement born of the blues, with a refreshingly daring approach, launches Petit from the roots of deep blues boldly into hitherto unexplored rock guitar excellence, through influences of Charlie Patton and Blind ...

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Rugby Football Union (RFU)
England v Australia

One of the oldest and biggest rivalries in world sport, never mind rugby - any meeting with Australia is to be savoured. The Wallabies have rediscovered something of the best of themselves in the Rugby Championship and beat New Zealand last season so their collective threat, dazzling attacking brilliance and all-round mastery of managing the game will test England to the limits. Twickenham will be a sell-out - make sure you are there to experience it!

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Rugby Football Union (RFU)
England v South Africa

In the final match of the series, England will play South Africa on 20 November in what will be the first meeting between the sides since the Rugby World Cup 2019 final. This also sees the Springboks back at Twickenham Stadium for the first time since 2018, England edging that game 12-11.

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