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Rainy Day Picks This Weekend

11–12 July Near Joy's Green

Not every listing gets a golden ticket

We check the usual frankly silly number of local websites, then look for events that feel rainy-day friendly: cinemas, theatres, talks, workshops, galleries, concerts, cosy venues, and anything less likely to involve standing in a muddy field making brave weather noises.

Happening Saturday 11 July to Sunday 12 July.
Picked for Joy's Green, not somewhere halfway across the county.
Only Local Gems and Curated venues make the cut, because standards are still a thing.
Listings with proper descriptions get bumped up the list. Three words and a shrug will not do.

Our 10 picks near Joy's Green

The Hare Who Wrote The Stars1

The Hare Who Wrote The Stars

at The Forest of Dean and Wye Valley

Volume One Tongue returns to Clearwell Caves to share their new show : The Hare Who Wrote The stars. The culmination of three years writing across folk, trip and rock traditions, they bring a live band, puppets and Butoh dance, 100ft deep inside one of the UK's oldest mining networks. This is a handmade show. Expect avant-garde performance of live music, puppets and Butoh. Even though this is a summer performance, it will be cold underground (10 degrees), so make sure to wear warm clothing and flat soled footwear with a good grip.

4.1 milesSat 11 Jul20:00£20.00
Local gemSee the details→
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Service Description5

Service Description

at Cup Ceramics Community

Skills Improvement courses with Mary Stephens Join guest teacher Mary for a day of tackling your throwing woes with a small class size of up to five participants. These courses are designed to allow you time to play and improve on the wheel, with guaranteed quality time with the teacher in a small group setting. Expect: 10-1pm throwing surgery 1-145pm lunch break (bring your own or purchase refreshments from our on site cafe) 145-4pm building muscle memory by throwing to a consistent size and form DATE AND TIME: Sunday July 18th 10-4pm Maximum participants: 5 Minimum participant required to run: 3 Suitable for those with throwing experience, participants must be able to centre and throw a cylinder and bowl. Age 16+ Price includes a single piece of work fired.

15.2 milesSun 12 Jul11:00
Local gemSee the details→
Community
KALEIDOSCOPE festival6

KALEIDOSCOPE festival

at Silly Science

Silly Science Shows & SLIME Workshops 13:30: SILLY SCIENCE SHOW 1 14:30 - 16:00: Workshop 1- SLIME TIME 16:30: SILLY SCIENCE SHOW 2 17:30 - 19:00: Workshop 2 -more SLIME!!!! Silly Science Show

16.5 milesSat 11 Jul
Local gemSee the details→
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