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E ENTERTAINMENT ENTERTAINMENT E ENTERTAINMENT The Cheltenham Trust offers a variety of performances ranging from music and dance to top comedians and spoken word. MUSIC Roy Wood Rock & Roll Band – Red E 2 Rock Tour TIME 7.30PM DATE SATURDAY 6 JANUARY LOCATION CHELTENHAM TOWN HALL PRICE £30 Celebrate our holiday season with Roy Wood, the man who helped shape our musical Christmas. Recently inducted into ‘The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’ in New York, Roy was the founder of The Move, ELO and Wizzard. Featuring Roy with his Big Rock & Roll Band performing a variety of classic hits, this aims to be a rock-packed evening you won’t want to miss. MUSIC Whitney – Queen of the Night DANCE MUSIC Ceroc  TIME 8PM DATE EVERY MONDAY LOCATION PITTVILLE PUMP ROOM PRICE £8 Strictly Ceroc is a fusion of jive and salsa. Regular dancing is a great way to keep fit, lose weight, improve co-ordination and beat stress. Along the way you will have a great time. Beginners welcome every week, just turn up with or without a partner. For further information contact John Baker on 07736 472597 or www.strictlyceroc.com Please note that this event does not take place on Bank Holidays 6 Jan - May 2018 The Transports – A Tale of Exile and Migration TIME 7.30PM DATE WEDNESDAY 10 JANUARY LOCATION CHELTENHAM TOWN HALL PRICE £22 The Transports tells the incredible tale of a family destroyed by poverty and crime, but resurrected by exile to the new colony in Australia. With a fresh script and musical arrangement, this famous show re-emerges within a modern context of mass migration. WWW.CHELTENHAMTRUST.ORG.UK MUSIC The Bob Dylan Story TIME 7.30PM DATE SATURDAY 13 JANUARY LOCATION CHELTENHAM TOWN HALL PRICE £22 Bob and “The Band” transport you back to the Nobel Prize winner’s glory days with a truly authentic and affectionate celebration, complete with stunningly evocative visuals and authoritative insights into the stories behind the songs. Featuring 25 of Dylan’s best-loved hits, The Bob Dylan Story is an absolute must see for even the most casual fan. TIME 7.30PM DATE SUNDAY 14 JANUARY LOCATION CHELTENHAM TOWN HALL PRICE £25 An award-winning celebration of one of the greatest singers of our time, Whitney – Queen of the Night promises to deliver a breath-taking performance. Featuring classic hits including: I Wanna Dance With Somebody, One Moment In Time, I’m Every Woman, I Will Always Love You, and many more. This show beautifully remembers the most highly-awarded female artiste in the world ever! DANCE MUSIC Tea Dance TIME 2.30PM DATE MONDAYS AS LISTED BELOW LOCATION CHELTENHAM TOWN HALL PRICE £5; CARERS FREE Put on your dancing shoes and enjoy a fun and social afternoon of dancing and live music; of course, it wouldn’t be a tea dance without the tea and biscuits! 15 January 12 February 12 March 16 April 21 May Cheltenham Music Society 70th Anniversary Season – Carducci Quartet  TIME 7.30PM DATE THURSDAY 18 JANUARY LOCATION PITTVILLE PUMP ROOM PRICE £20, £25; £5 UNDER 26 The stunning Carducci Quartet will play the world première of a piece commissioned from Simon Rowland-Jones by Cheltenham Music Society for its 70th anniversary. The programme also includes works by Haydn, String Quartet No. 4 Sunrise, Bartók, String Quartet No. 1, and Mendelssohn, String Quartet No. 6. CHELTENHAM CONCERT SERIES Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra TIME 7.30PM DATE FRIDAY 19 JANUARY LOCATION CHELTENHAM TOWN HALL PRICE £13.50, £17.50, £28.50, £33.50; CONC AVAILABLE Pre-Concert Talk (6.30PM to 7PM) Presented by a member of the BSO team. Free entry using your ticket for tonight’s concert. Conductor Matthew Halls and clarinet Andreas Ottensamer join forces for two clarinet concertos by Johann Stamitz and Carl Stamitz. The evening opens with Mozart’s Haftner and concludes with Dvořák’s Fifth Symphony. WWW.CHELTENHAMTRUST.ORG.UK Jan - May 2018 7