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Beauty in small paintings

The Splendour of the Colours exhibition

2:39pm Friday 5th February 2010

AN EXHIBITION of Chinese paintings from the 19th century has opened at Durham University’s Oriental Museum.

Chance to solve a murder mystery

2:39pm Friday 5th February 2010

DURHAM crime author Roz Southey is joining forces with a library service for a mini-series of talks and murder mystery evenings.

Orchestra North East Gala Theatre, Durham

2:37pm Friday 5th February 2010

WITH mighty forces at its disposal, Orchestra North East set about demonstrating yet again its credentials as the region’s only full-scale orchestra, welcoming back the Swiss conductor Philippe Bach, along with Andrew Watkinson, who fronted Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto.

Choir needed for mysteries opera

2:20pm Friday 29th January 2010

A COMMUNITY opera is to be performed in Durham Cathedral as part of plans to reevive the medieval tradition of street plays based on Bible stories.

Auditions for musical

CHECK IT OUT: Simon Bridge, director, with Nathan Elwick, 15, and Gemma Smith, 25, who will have parts in Chess

2:21pm Friday 29th January 2010

AUDITIONS are to be held for a production of Chess by the Dionysis Theatre Company at the Gala Theatre in Durham.

Book group

2:22pm Friday 29th January 2010

THE new Durham Book Group, run by Jo Colley, meets for the first time on February 8 at Leonard’s Café, Durham. The book under discussion is What Was Lost by Catherine O’Flynn, which won the First Novel Award at the 2008 Costas.

Talk and workshop on self-portrait techniqu

2:22pm Friday 29th January 2010

THE Ruth Borchard Collection of self-portraits by leading British artists is on display at Durham Art Gallery and DLI this month.

Mining artist’s retrospective

MEMORIES: Tom Lamb at Grey College

2:18pm Friday 22nd January 2010

THE way of life of a Durham miner is told in a fascinating exhibition which opens in Durham tomorrow.

Band returns – just to play, not act

2:20pm Friday 22nd January 2010

THE NASUWT Riverside Band returns to Sunderland’s Royalty Theatre on Saturday, February 6, to give a concert at 7.30pm.

Painting yet as the light fades

Bill Eltringham: co-author

2:19pm Friday 22nd January 2010

AN ARTIST who continues to paint despite failing eyesight is co-author of a book about his travels around the North in the company of a friend.









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