June 05, 2009
The weather forecast may be gloomy.
But there's still plenty to do in and around the city this weekend:
ART FAIR
AROUND 30 stalls will be set up at Coventry Canal Basin for a summer art fair.
Crafts, photographs, jewellery, sculptures, boat rides and more feature at the event on Saturday and Sunday.
Organiser Emma O'Brien said: “It’s going to be really exciting.
“I’ve been running around panicking going around borrowing gazebos just in case it rains.
“There’ll be loads to do, a barbecue, boat rides and it’s free to look around.”
The fair runs between 11am and 4pm everyday.
(Picture of last summer's fair by John Coles)
GIG
A GIG to commemorate the life of Coventry musician Steve Dullaghan is set for Saturday.
Six acts will take to the stage at Taylor John’s House for Means to an End - an event raising money for The Musicians’ Benevolent Fund.
Barkerhound, Mother’s Jam, The Nocturnal Babies, Debora Jepson, David Sanders and The Moonbears are set to play.
Entrance for the gig at 7pm costs £5.
Steve Dullaghan, who co-wrote the hit single Crash with his band The Primitives in 1987, was discovered by friends at his home in Radford, Coventry, on February 4 this year.
For a report on the inquest click here.
RAVELRY DAY
Knitting demonstrations, workshops, talks and a market at Coventry Central Methodist Hall in Warwick Lane between 10am and 4pm on Saturday.
FAMILY FUN DAY
A mobile zoo, craft activities, face painting feature in a family day at Gosford Park Children's Centre in Humber Avenue, Stoke.
The free event runs between 10am and 1.30pm on Saturday.
ART FAIR
The Holiday Inn in Ryton on Dunsmore will host an Art Deco and 20th Century Fair on Sunday.
Entrance costs £3 and it is open between 10am and 4pm.
BABY FAIR
Claude the Clown, face painting, a prize draw, photography competition and more at The Baby Fair on Sunday.
The event runs between 10am and 4pm at Coventry Sports & Leisure Centre in Fairfax Street.
DOG SHOW
Dog owners are invited to take their four-legged friends to the RSPCA Dog Show at Coombe Country Park.
The show runs between 12noon and 5pm.
CANAL CRUISE
Feeling hungry?
The Living Environment Trust and Coventry Sports Foundation hosts a Sunday Lunch Canal Cruise along Coventry Canal between 11.45am and 3.30pm.
Tickets cost around £15 and pre-booking is essential.
FRIDAY:
Jeremy Jay + Sonic Delays at The Tin Angel in Spon Street (£4adv, 8pm).
Covers band Swim with Sharks at Carey's in Hertford Place (Free B4 11pm, £5 after)
SATURDAY
Attack! Attack + Retroscopic at The Kasbah in Primrose Hill Street (£4 B4 11pm, £5 after)
Covers band Fat Lip (James Brown, U2, and Stevie Wonder) at Carey's in Hertford Place (Free B4 11pm, £5 after)
On Friday and Saturday Billy Liar takes to the stage at The Belgrade.
The show charts the life of Billy Fisher who escapes his humdrum existence by daydreaming his way to a mythical fantasy kingdom.
His over-eager imagination leads him to tell constant tall stories which create havoc in his work, family and romantic life.
Tickets cost between £20.55 and £23.49 with performances starting at 7.45pm on both days with a 2.30pm matinee on Saturday.
Visitors to Warwick arts Centre have two shows to choose from.
At 7.45pm on Friday and Saturday Warwick University Drama Society put on A Midsummer night’s Dream.
Tickets cost £6.
Throughout the weekend Spy Steps is running in Warwick Arts Centre’s foyer.
Inspired by teach-yourself-to-dance floor mats, Stan's Cafe invites the audience to perform this play.
Instructions for the performance are clearly printed out as vinyl footsteps and speech bubbles applied to Warwick Arts Centre's walls, floors, windows and doors.
By choosing which colour footsteps to stand in you can cast yourself and your friends in the show -a thriller that re-imagines the University Campus as the secret Head Quarters of an evil genius.
Still can't decide what to do?
Why not check out The It's all About Coventry guides to shopping, eating, drinking, clubbing and city attractions?
