Oxford City Council
PO Box 10, Oxford, OX1 1EN
Tel 01865 249811
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PO Box 10, Oxford, OX1 1EN
Tel 01865 249811
Email customerservices@oxford.gov.uk
Web http://www.oxford.gov.uk/
What's On Leaflet January - March 2012 (1MB PDF)
You can now buy tickets for selected events at Oxford Town Hall online on the Visit Oxfordshire website.
To find out more information about events or to book Oxford Town Hall as a venue please contact us.
Featured Events5 October 2012 - 7.30-10.30pm (doors 7pm) - Main Hall Come along to experience a live traditional jazz concert by Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band. Host Greg Butler will also introduce British Jazz history and DJ his 78 Gramophone British Jazz records during intervals. Special guests are also expected. |
All exhibitions are free entry.
The Gallery is open from 10 am to 4 pm Monday to Saturday, and from 11 am to 3pm on Sunday.
Opening times for The Gallery are subject to change please telephone if making a special journey.
The Gallery Corridor is open when the Town Hall is open.
The Gallery Corridor
We hold monthly exhibitions by different local artists in The Gallery Corridor. Please visit us to see what is on this month!
The Gallery
Persecution & Survival
Monday 16 January to Saturday 10 March 2012
An exhibition exploring the life of Professor Paul Jacobsthal, a Celtic archaeologist who fled Nazi Germany in 1936. Follow Jacobsthal’s story from Germany to Oxford, through internment and the war. Find out about life as a refugee in Oxford in World War II, through film, oral history, smells and family craft activities.
Exhibition created by the Institute of Archaeology, Oxford with support from The Reva and David Logan Foundation and the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Head Over Heels
Saturday 24 March to Sunday 3 June 2012
An exhibition inspired by Oxfordshire hats and shoes and what they mean to us. Featuring projects by local community groups about the headwear and footwear that intrigues and inspires them.
Part of a Museums Partnership Project including an exhibition at The Oxfordshire Museum.
Sunday 26 February 2011
Voice Festival, 6.30pm - 10pm, Main Hall
The Voice Festival's workshops, masterclasses, concerts, competitions and networking events have been touring the length and breadth of the UK in February and March each year, spreading the a cappella art form and bringing a cappella singers together to perform, learn and have fun. Tickets £10 for adults and £7 others.
Sunday 4 March 2012, 10am - 4 pm
Oxford Mail and Oxford Times' Wedding Fair
The Oxfordshire Wedding Show Tel: 07974 256249
Thursday 8 March 2012, 3pm - 6 pm, St Aldate's Room
International Women's Festival Event
The Oxford International Women's Collective organises an annual festival taking place from February to March celebrating International Women's Day on 8 March. The Festival celebrates the creativity of women through theatre, music, talks, exhibitions and workshops, while recognising the struggles for equal rights at work and at home, for trade union recognition, improved working conditions, good childcare facilities and for women's voices to be heard. Evening performance 'I'm on the Train' by Drowning Fish Productions. 7.15pm - 9pm £5.
Saturday 24 March
Oxfordshire Bake-Off - 1pm to 4pm
Feast on wonderful cakes and enjoy workshops at this fundraising charity Bake-Off. Twitter: @oxfordbakeoff
For more information on tickets please contact Oxford Town Hall Box Office on 01865 252351.
Saturday 18 February 2012, from 6.30pm until 11.30pm - Main Hall
Oxford Philomusica Viennese Ball
Price: £90 Dining / £35.00 Concert & Dancing / £20.00 Concert Only / £5.00 Optional Dance Lesson
Celebrate this most romantic of dates in great style. The grandeur and glamour of the great Viennese balls of the past will be recreated in Oxford's Victorian ballroom.
The evening will start with a champagne reception, followed by a sumptuous banquet accompanied by exquisite Viennese chamber music, before the full orchestra takes to the stage, led by the witty and charming Maestro Georgiadis.
There are a limited number of tickets so book early. This event is bookable through Oxford Philomusica's Box Office on 020 8450 1060.
Saturday 31 March 2012, 2pm - 10pm, Main Hall
Oxford Harmonic Society Concert
Oxford Harmonic Society, a leading Oxford choir
Front Arena or Gallery £15 (£13 concessions)
Rear Arena £13 (£11 concessions). Box office: 01865 305305
Saturday 7 April 2012, 2pm - 11pm Main Hall
Orchestra of St John's concert
Sunday 22 April 2012, 2pm - 4pm, Main Hall
Oxford Philomusica - FUNomusica Family Concert
Journey into space with astronaut Alasdair Malloy as we rocket through the solar system on a musical adventure .On our voyage of the universe we'll visit the planets, explore the moon, and maybe even encounter an alien, as the Philomusica performs music from all your favourite Science Fiction shows. Come dressed in your best outer space gear for a truly intergalactic experience! Concert most suitable for ages 4-10. Pre-concert craft activities at 2pm. Concert ends 4pm. Tickets adults £8, children £2.
5 October 2012 - 7.30-10.30pm (doors 7pm) - Main Hall
Acker's Back in Town - An Evening with Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band
Acker Bilk, British clarinetist and Jazz band leader, has been actively playing and contributing to British Jazz since the 1950s. In March 2001, Acker was honoured with an MBE for his services to the music industry. In 2005, Acker was also awarded the BBC Jazz Award for his unique contribution to Jazz in the UK.
Come along to experience a live traditional jazz concert by Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band. Host Greg Butler will also introduce British Jazz history and DJ his 78 Gramophone British Jazz records during intervals. Special guests are also expected.
Tickets: Main Hall £25, Balcony £30 - no concession discount to tickets. Buy tickets online, phone our Box Office on 01865 252351 or buy in person at Oxford Town Hall.
Phoenix Picturehouse cinema members can receive a £5 discount, but tickets must be bought at the Phoenix Picturehouse cinema in Jericho.
No reserved seating available - please arrive early.
Organ Recitals
Dates below, 1.00 - 2.00pm
Tickets £3.00 on the door.
Oxford Town Hall holds a series of lunchtime organ recitals between April and September by local, national and international performers.
Dates for 2012 will be published soon.
Tea Dances
Tea & cake & Dancing £2.50
Every other Wednesday from 15 February 2012, 2 - 4.30pm
Ceroc
Ceroc Oxford hold dance classes at Oxford Town Hall. Beginner and intermediate followed by freestyle. Open to all.
Every Wednesday 7.30 - 10.30pm.
Zumba Class
Mondays from 12.10 - 12.55pm in the Main Hall, Oxford Town Hall.
Term time only, £3 per person. Prepare yourself to party. You will shake your hips, shimmy and smile the hour away. Up to 1000 calories will be burnt in just one class. The moves are simple and you will love the music. No stress, no worry, just fun. There are no wrong moves so just come and join the party. For more information contact Vicki Galvin, GO Active Coordinator on 01865 252720 or vgalvin@oxford.gov.uk
Organ Recitals
Oxford Town Hall holds a series of lunchtime organ recitals between April and September. All recitals are from 1pm-2pm. Admission is £3 per person.
Meditation Class - Diamond Way Buddhism UK
Every Wednesday, 8pm, Judge's Room. Oxford Buddhist Group meets once a week for a guided meditation on the 16th Karmapa. These meditation classes are suitable for all who wish to learn to meditate. For newcomers there is always a short introduction to Buddhism and brief explanations on how to meditate. They regularly hold courses on Buddhism and Buddhist meditation classes, guided by experienced practitioners and travelling teachers appointed by Lama Ole Nydahl. All weekly guided meditation classes are free of charge. Further information on Diamond Way Buddhism UK website, email oxford@dwbuk.org or call 01865 604040.
Oriental Carpet Sale - Heaven on Earth Imports
8:30 - 18:30 Long Room
The museum's galleries are currently closed for redevelopment. A new gallery will open early summer 2012.
Sporting Mosaics
Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 February 2012
Everyone is welcome to come along and have a go at this communal project to create some sporting picture mosaics. The mosaics will be displayed in the Oxford’s Sporting Past exhibition in The Gallery from June 2012. FREE. Open to everyone, no experience required.
Home Front in Oxford
Thursday 16 February 2012
Have you ever wondered what it felt like to wear a gas mask or what toys children played with during World War 2? Have a go at some fun and interactive activities for all the family and find out what life was like in Oxford during the World War Two. FREE.
Head over Heels Family Day
Thursday 12 April 2012
Celebrate the hats and shoes of Oxfordshire at a fun day for all the family and try on clothes for that were worn throughout history. Meet our costumed guide and find out how clothes were made in the past. FREE.
Drop-in arts and crafts for families to do together in Oxford Town Hall.
Mickey Mouse Gas Masks
16 January to 10 March 2012
What did Mickey Mouse gas masks really looking like? Find out about special gas masks made for children and make your own brightly coloured gas mask to wear. Available Saturdays and Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday in school holidays.
Make Do and Mend Toys
Saturday 11, Tuesday 14, Wednesday 15 & Thursday 16 February 2012
What toys did children play with in World War Two? Find out about the toys that children made for themselves and make your own toy to take home with you.
Historical Hats
24 March to 2 June 2012
Take inspiration from the Head over Heels Exhibition to create your own historical headgear. Will you make a terrific top hat, a knight’s helmet or maybe a royal crown? Available Saturdays and Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday in school holidays.
Creation Station £1.50 per pack.
Available Saturdays and Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday in school holidays.
Please note that all children must be accompanied by an adult.
Museum of Oxford presents Memory Lane
The Museum of Oxford presents a monthly group for people to meet, reminisce about the old days and find creative ways to retell memories
Winter 2012 Programme
All sessions at the Museum of Oxford unless otherwise stated. Tea and Coffee will be served. For more information call Helen on 01865 252795.
Memory Lane Dance Project
In partnership with The Head Over Heels exhibition an intergenerational dance project will take place in the Town Hall every Saturday from 18 February - 17 March 2012 from 10.30am - 12.30pm with a gala performance at the Head Over Heels exhibition launch in the Town Hall on 24 March 2012,
