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What's On in July

As appeared in Portsmouth View 13 July 2018.

Enjoy the music at the Southsea Bandstand this weekend with Kate Bush-Ka from 1 pm on Saturday 14 July and The Silhouettes and Tom Mayhem on Sunday 15 July. The programme continues every weekend until the end of August.

Southsea Food Festival returns to Palmerston Road this weekend. Enjoy food from around the world, as well as the delightful stalls of Love Southsea Market on Saturday and Hampshire Farmers Market on Sunday.

Put on your dancing shoes as LiberTango performs at the New Theatre Royal on Saturday 14 July. LiberTango brings you an evening of traditional Argentinian dance, redolent of tales of strong will and freedom.

African Women’s Forum (AWF) Portsmouth celebrates the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth by revisiting the values enacted by the revolutionary political leader during his life and time as President of South Africa. For the full programme of Mandela 100 visit www.africanwomensforum.org

Throughout the next couple of months, Spinnaker Tower will be holding Sunset Sundays. Enjoy live music and a sky-high pop-up bar which will also be offering local favourites such as Upham Ale and Isle of Wight Gin.

Join the Sussex & Surrey Area Institution of Mechanical Engineering members on a Private Tour of HMS Victory on Saturday 21 July. Best known for her role in the Battle of Trafalgar, the Victory is not only the Flagship of the First Sea Lord but also plays the role of a living museum to the Georgian Navy.

On Saturday 21 July, families are invited to join puppet makers, actors and researchers to create puppets and a puppet city This activity will help the researchers learn more about what kind of cities we would like to live in. The free event is held in the Guildhall Square from 10 am to 4 pm.

Of all the shows at the King’s Theatre this month, this one on 26 July stands out. 'Material Girls' celebrates the greatest songs from the Queen Of Pop, Madonna. Full of hits such as Like A Virgin, Papa Don’t Preach, Vogue, Crazy for You, Into The Groove, and Express Yourself you will not be able to stop yourself from singing along. From 7.30 pm.

Support the organ project at St Mary’s Portsea Church by attending the recital by Nigel Stark on Thursday 2 August, 7.30 pm.

And for course, we eagerly anticipate the Victorious weekend of music during August Bank Holiday.




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