The Curious Minds festival organised by the Bath Arts Collective is offering a host of events from 10-31 March – here is just a small sampling. To find more events and to book go to batharts.co.uk.
Sue Campbell: The Game Changer
Sue Campbell has spent her life creating change, starting as a PE teacher in Manchester. Her passion for sport led her to become a trailblazer for women’s participation, both on and off the field. From overseeing the 2012 Olympics to leading women’s football at the FA, she played a key role in the Lionesses’ Euro success and World Cup final. Join her in Bath to hear inspiring stories and lessons in leadership from her new book, The Game Changer.
Tickets £12/£10 | 10 March, 7.30pm-8.30pm, St Michael’s Without, Broad Street, Bath
Knit 2 Share
Receive a warm, woolly welcome in a friendly group, where all fibre arts are celebrated. Whether you knit, crochet, cross stitch, weave, or enjoy any other form of creative crafting, you’re invited to bring along your current projects or join in making welcome blankets for refugees. There’s no need to book – the sessions are drop-in, so just go along when you can.
If you have any questions email Library_Events@bathnes.gov.uk.
13, 20 and 27 March, 10am-12pm, Bath Central Library, Library, 19-23 The Podium, Bath
Yvonne Jewkes and Andy West: Should Prisons be Beautiful?
Ever wondered what prisons are really like? Are they ‘holiday camps’ as the media suggests? Should they be harsh places to deter crime, or could beautiful design inspire change? Join criminology professor Yvonne Jewkes (An Architecture of Hope) and philosopher Andy West (The Life Inside) for a thought-provoking discussion on prison architecture.
Tickets £10/£9 | 19 March, 7.30pm-8.30pm, BRLSI, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath
Anne Sebba: The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz
Award-winning biographer Anne Sebba reveals the untold story of the only all-female orchestra in Nazi prison camps. In 1943, nearly 50 women and girls were forced into this orchestra, performing for both inmates and Nazi officers. Drawing on extensive research and personal accounts from survivors like conductor Alma Rosé and cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, Sebba explores the profound moral dilemmas these women faced. How did they reconcile playing for the perpetrators of genocide while mourning the loss of their loved ones? Tickets £10/£9 | 25 March, 6pm-8pm, BRLSI, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath
Dan Richards: Overnight: Journeys, Conversations and Stories
Travel writer Dan Richards returns to Mr B’s to talk about his new book, Overnight. A celebration of nighttime, Overnight finds Dan exploring the lives of those who exist after dark. From bakers and broadcasters, to bats and the stars above, on trains and ships and on foot, these moving and personal stories of night dwellers will make you look at the darkness anew. Dan is previously the author of Outpost and Climbing Days, as well as co-author of Holloway with Robert MacFarlane and Stanley Donwood.
Tickets £8/£7 | 26 March, 7pm-8pm, Mr B’s Emporium, 14-15 John Street, Bath
Movie at the Museum: A Cock and Bull Story
From Austen to Bridgerton, Bath has long been the centre of the period drama aesthetic, but how does the representation on screen affect our view of the reality? Michael Winterbottom takes on the period drama in film-within-a-film, A Cock and Bull Story (2005). Now 20 years old, the film is a fantastic look at the process of making a good period drama – it’s funny, smart and utterly absurd. This screening is taking place as part of the Holburne monthly ‘Up Late’ events, so explore the collections, take a stroll through the grounds, and then sit down for a chaotic trip into a post-modern look at the 18th century.
Tickets £12/£18 | 28 March, 6pm-9pm, The Holburne, Great Pulteney Street, Bath