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• Made in Yorkshire 3rd Mar 15th Dec Merchant Adventurers Hall A fresh and funky new shopping event in the heart of York, showcasing the county’s very best designer makers and vintage homewares

• Hairy Bikers 3rd Mar Sun Grand Opera House

• Let’s hear it for the girls 3rd Mar Sun 1:00pm Explore Library Celebrate International Women’s Week with Naomi Beeley, Womens Land Army Community Outreach Officer, to explore the history of the Women’s Land Army

• Pack a punch 4th Mar Mon 11:00am Explore Library

• Pack a punch 5th Mar Tues 10:00am Explore Acomb Come along to discover what inspired Nicola Adams to win gold at the London Oympics.

• Oliver 5th 16th Mar Theatre Royal

• Yamato Drummers 5th Mar Tues Royal Opera House

• Ebor Lectures 6th Mar Minster with Revd Dr Giles Fraser Priest in charge St Mary’s Newington/The Guardian Columnist

• John Shuttleworth 6th Mar Wed Grand Opera House

• WOW Kate Bush 7th Mar Thurs Grand Opera House

• Super circuits 7th Mar Thurs 5:30pm York RI & every Thursday Improve your fitness, stamina and strength and have some fun during this body conditioning class

• Writing your story 7th Mar Thur 2:30pm Dringhouses Library Join us for a friendly writing workshop led by Pauline Kirk for both beginners and experienced writers

• Bootleg Beatles 8th Mar Fri 8:00pm Barbican

• Abba For the music 8th Mar Fri 7:30pm Grand Opera House /

• Bach’s St Matthew Passion 9th Mar Minster (YMS)

• Listen to the chamber secrets 9th Mar Sat 1:00pm Early Music centre Take some time out from your busy day and enjoy performances by choirs, guitar groups, a string quartet and the Minster Minstrels

• The Festival of the Passions 9th – 24th Mar Minster

• Richard Herring 9th Mar Sat Grand Opera House

• Scottish Fiddle Orchestra 9th Mar Sat 7:30m Barbican

• Rugby League Knights v Workington 10th Mar Sun 3:00pm Huntington Stadium

• Football City v Rochdale 12th Mar Tues Bootham Cres

• Baroque soloists 13th Mar Wed 7:30pm Minster

• Get ready for Le Tour 13th Mar Wed 10:00am Dunnington Sports Club Cycle training for adults who are both complete beginners and those who wish to improve their skills and confidence when riding.

• The circus is coming to town 13th – 17th Mar Knavesmire Planet Circus are coming to town with a guarantee of a fun packed couple of hours for all the family

• The Way of the Drum 14th March Early music centre (sold out)

• Blues Brothers 14th/16th March Grand Opera House

• Smokie 15th Mar Fri 7:30pm Barbican

• An evening with Freddie Flintoff 15th March Racecourse (Cancelled)

• Football City v Port Vale 16th Mar Sat Bootham Cres

• Abba Mania 16th Mar Sat 7:30pm Barbican

• Monteverdi 1610 Vespers 16th Mar Sat &:30pm St Michael le Belfrey

• Passiontide Splendours 16th Mar Sat 7:30pm Minster

• Symphony for spring 16th Mar Sat 7:00pm Early music centre A concert presenting string ensembles from York Arts Academy, together with the York Arts Academy Symphony Orchestra. Come along and hear music by Schubert, Vivaldi, Mozart and many more!

• Bring York alive stories 18th Mar onwards Explore York Explore some of the 1000 stories collected for York Stories 2012 community project from people across York and beyond, which bring York alive

• Martin Carthy 19th March Early music centre

• The Odyssey 19th – 20th Mar Theatre Royal

• The Winters Tale – RSC 19th/23rd March Grand Opera House

• Stabat Mater 20th Mar Minster

• June Tabor 21st March Early music centre

• White caps 21st Mar 7:30m Theatre Royal

• York literature festival 19th/24th Mar Various

• How to read minds 22nd Mar 8:00pm Theatre Royal

• Comedy Night 22nd Mar Fri Racecourse

•<strong> St John Passion 23rd Mar Minster

• Car boot sale 23rd Mar Sat Racecourse

• Take over 13 comedy night 23rd Mar Sat Theatre Royal

• Palm Sunday Procession 24th Mar Sun 10:00am Minster

• Messing about on the river 24th Mar Sun 12:00 noon Rowntree Park Now the weather is turning and we look forward to Spring and Summer, the members of the York Model Boat Club will be holding their first Regatta of the season

• Boogie Nights 24th Mar Sun 7:30pm Barbican

• Carol Ann Duffy 24th Mar 5:00pm Theatre Royal

• Mother Africa 26th Mar Tues Grand Opera House

• The 39 Steps 26th /30th Mar Theatre Royal

• Sally Morgan 27th Mar Wed Grand Opera House

• Stand up York 28th Mar Thu 6:30pm Barbican

• Jake Bugg 29th Mar Fri 7:00pm Barbican (sold out)

• Rugby Knights v Featherstone 29th Mar Sun 1:00pm Huntington Stadium

• Chocolate Festival 29th Mar – 1st April York cocoa house

• Joe Brown in concert 30th Mar Sat Grand Opera House

• Model Railway show 30th Mar – 1st Apr York Racecourse

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