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Singer-songwriter Jake Bugg will be on stage at the O2 later this month as part of his mission to bring live music back to the heart of Britain’s communities and grassroots venues. He is currently touring the UK in his bid to reinvigorate the local music scene of some of the UK’s smaller cities and towns and took some time out to tell us more.
Award-winning quirky and alternative comedian Paul Foot is returning to Oxford this month with his new show, Dissolve which is set to be his most vulnerable and honest yet. We got in touch to find out what we can expect from his performance at Oxford’s New Theatre, as well as – in very Paul Foot fashion – getting side-tracked by King Tutankhamen, and what Jesus might have achieved if he'd been a plumber...
Three artists at Oxfordshire Artweeks site on Woodstock Road. You can find the luscious creations of Mary Lowry’s rich textiles, Kumiko Kihara’s beautiful and unusual
Yesterday evening at Oxford’s New Theatre, my nephews and I were among an audience of all ages enjoying the opening night of the vibrant and infectiously energetic Madagascar The Musical.
The seventeenth annual English Music Festival (EMF) returns to Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire from Friday 24 May until Bank Holiday Monday 27 May 2024.
I love exhibiting where I can be present and talk to the visitors about my art about my art and art in general so I’m thrilled that my first exhibition of the year is Oxfordshire Artweeks (no 4 in the catalogue)
Contemporary artist Chloe Brown, who has a permanent art display at Aintree, the home of the Grand National, is opening her Bicester studio during Oxfordshire Artweeks and welcoming visitors to come and meet her and see her work. Esther Lafferty finds out more.
In his latest book, freelance journalist, author and novelist Christopher Hart explores the history and ecology of Britain’s hedges.
OX Magazine are delighted to support Oxfordshire artists and bring you behind-the-scenes stories of their creativity all year round. As we look ahead to next month’s Oxfordshire Artweeks’ open studios and pop-up exhibitions (4-27 May), we’d like to introduce you to some of the artists and makers who will be showing their work as part of the festival for the first time this year.
Kelmscott Manor
Kelmscott Manor was the inspirational country home of William Morris; poet, designer, craftsman, socialist and founding father of the Arts and Crafts movement.
Paul Robins Promotions
Under the name Paul Robins Promotions, they partnered with The Northcourt, Abingdon and Delaney's Club, Wantage, and now ‘exclusively’ showcase some of the biggest names in the tribute industry including Hi-on Maiden, ED Sheeran Experience,
Soldiers Of Oxfordshire Museum
On the doorstep of Blenheim palace, Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum (SOFO) is a new take on the classic military museum, sharing stories of people affected by conflict, from soldiers on the front lines to ordinary people on the home front.
Didcot Railway Centre
Travel back in time to the golden age of the Great Western Railway and savour the sights, sounds and smells of steam as you explore this 21-acre living museum with trains dating from Victorian times to the 1960s.