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Join in and celebrate our 35th arts festival

Salisbury International Arts Festval director Jo Metcalf (centre) and her team at the launch. DB3665P28

12:42pm Thursday 15th May 2008

FESTIVAL time is nearly here and I can't wait!

Rejoice: African music and dance

Fireworks over Salisbury Cathedral at last year's closing concert. DB2376P50

12:30pm Thursday 15th May 2008

DANCING shoes at the ready, picnics packed and you are ready to celebrate the closing concert of this year's festival in style.

Continent offers feast of cultural diversity

Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

12:15pm Thursday 15th May 2008

AFRICAN culture through music, performance, visual art and film is the artistic focus for this year's festival, culminating in the final peace weekend and the arrival of Nobel Peace Laureate, Archbishop Desmond Tutu to the city.

A river journey with egret Elvis

Artist Prudence Maltby with her drawing of Elvis the Egret. DB4063P1

12:02pm Thursday 15th May 2008

ELVIS is an egret and the star of a beautifully illustrated book published by the Living River project for this year's Salisbury International Arts Festival.

All music tastes will be catered for as this year's festival focuses on song

Kissmet on stage at last year's Larmer Tree Festival. DB2544P22

11:37am Thursday 15th May 2008

JAZZ, popular, world, choral, symphonic, early, chamber and a sprinkling of fusion sounds - all musical tastes will be catered for at this year's festival.

Folk, jazz, blues and a little bit of rock 'n' metal thrown in...

Tattie Bogle, who will be playing at the Royal George. DB2808P29

11:12am Thursday 15th May 2008

SALISBURY Live is back for a glorious eighth year. More than 20 venues in and around the city will be hosting free live music on the opening weekend of the festival (Friday, May 23 and Saturday, May 24), with two special alternative showcase events taking place at the Boat House and the Railway Club.

Bookshops support programme

Writer and critic Tom Paulin.

10:59am Thursday 15th May 2008

HISTORY, poetry, gardening, biography, culture and peace embrace the diverse subject matter for the festival's literature programme.

Step out and explore the city

Windows designed by Augustus Pugin, at St Osmund's Church. DB2352P6

10:33am Thursday 15th May 2008

SALISBURY'S Blue Badge guides have organised their popular festival walks series once again, giving the perfect opportunity to explore the city and its environs in between attending festival events.

Your guide to festival events

Bishop Wordsworth's School Choir trebles, who will be singing with the London Philharmonic Choir in the Cathedral on Tuesday, May 27. Pictured with choirmaster Steve Abbott (far right). DB3828P2

10:07am Thursday 15th May 2008

FRIDAY, MAY 23 Salisbury Live, various venues from 7pm Laurie Anderson, City Hall, 8pm Hotel Medea, Arts Centre, 11.50pm

Festival focuses on Latin culture, water and much movement

Festival director Jo Metcalf (fourth right) and her team at the Salisbury International Arts Festival launch at Salisbury Arts Centre in March this year. DB1890P27

4:40pm Thursday 10th May 2007

WHEN putting this year's programme together, we have been inspired by several themes: The overall Festival theme REACT' has informed our thinking and feel for the events and we have chosen vibrant shows interwoven with performances that are concerned with human response and physicality.







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