The third Reading Contemporary Art Fair promises all art lovers an exceptional selection of the finest contemporary art from stunning landscapes to beautiful sculpture.

Over 80 artists and galleries are brought together for this one weekend, exhibiting fine art, prints, photography and sculpture with prices from £40 to £4,000, putting collectable contemporary art well within reach.

The Fair will be held on 28th & 29th April 2012 just over Caversham Bridge at Rivermead Leisure Complex. Tickets are …

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Sample some of the creativity on offer in Caversham in the pleasant riverside gardens of Caversham Court. Caversham Artists will be showing their latest work and will be joined by other local artists, potters and groups passionate about the natural environment. Meet us all in a relaxed setting a few minutes walk from the centre of Caversham.

Entrance is free and all art works are for sale. There will also be a …

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This year there will be five artists at Queen Anne’s showing their work as part of the West Berkshire and North Hampshire Open Studios 2011 event http://www.open-studios.org.uk/. An exciting visual arts exhibtion, which takes place in studios and galleries across the west berkshire county. Our exhibition is number 83, in this years catalogue: http://www.open-studios.org.uk/2011/pages/exhibition.php?entryID=533 On show will be, paintings in a variety of media, printmaking, photography, jewellery, textiles and leather handbags. Aswell as work by …

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This year the second Caversham Arts Trail takes place with over 30 artists opening their studios, homes and gardens on 7th & 8th and 13th-15th May.

Keep track with live updates via facebook and on twitter.

The trail is a chance for you to see and buy art work made in Caversham and the surrounding area at your leisure. Take this opportunity to speak directly to the artists themselves, useful if you have a particular commission in mind. There is …

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Star drops in to give a roaring Masterclass in Caversham

West End star Narran McLean, who is currently playing Nala in The Lion King at The Lyceum Theatre, London, put more than 45 young performers through their paces in a West End Masterclass.

Narran dropped in to Theatretrain, Caversham, Reading on Saturday where the children performed aspects of the show Lion King in an audition casting reading, workshopped and developed the song Shadowland from a vocal and …

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The Reading Haydn Choir is returning for its Spring Concert at Caversham Heights Methodist Church on 26th March at 7:30pm. We will be performing an evening of Rossini, including the magnificent ‘Petite Messe Solennelle’, for which we will be joined by four exceptional soloists:
Soprano: Rebecca van den Berg.
Mezzo-soprano: Martha Bredin.
Tenor: Stephen Jeffes
Bass: Stephen Wells.

Tickets are available on the website – www.haydnchoir.org.uk; by email – tickets@haydnchoir.org.uk; or on the door. £13 full, £10 concessions, £5 under …

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Professional musicians, Triumph Brass, will perform a special concert at Queen Anne’s School on Friday 4th February at 7.30pm.  The concert is open to pupils, parents and the general public.  Prior to the concert, the group will conduct a workshop for the girls.

Triumph Brass formed in 2008 at the Royal College of Music, they have already gained a great reputation as an entertaining group with a diverse repertoire. They have performed …

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The Caversham Artists Christmas show will take place on 6th and 7th November 2010.
This event will showcase handmade work from 16 local artists including jewellery,  decoupage furniture, ceramics, paintings, stained glass and much more. It is the perfect place to start your Christmas shopping, all items are for sale and available to be taken away on the day of purchase.  All artists will be at the show so you can always discuss a commission if …

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Play‘s new Carbon Copy event got underway with a bang last night (Friday, 3rd September). Boot Led Zeppelin, a tribute band even I had heard of, were a bit of a coup for the small venue’s event debut night.

I don’t know how long Play (aka PlugnPlay studios) have been around – their main role seems to be as a rehearsal studio – but it looks as though they have begun branching out recently. According to …

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Typical: you wait months for a good rocking live band, then three come along at once! On the evening of Saturday, 5th June, at the Prince of Wales in Caversham, we were treated to two young local bands, Roadhouse and Garage Flowers, followed by Less Than Me, a more established band from Plymouth.

Roadhouse were up first. I missed the first part of their set (being late back from holiday), but what I heard was excellent. …

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