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Headlines 7 Diary Dates SPIERS & BODEN 5 March lighthousepoole.co.uk ‘MURDER AT MIDNIGHT’ 9 - 14 March wiltshirecreative.co.uk GEIRTHRUDUR GUDMUNDSDOTTIR AND ANTOINE PRÉAT 13 and 14 March concertsinthewest.org ‘THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY’ 16 - 21 March lighthousepoole.co.uk YEOVIL ART WEEKENDER 27 - 29 March yeovilartspace.uk BUTLER, BLAKE & GRANT 25 April wiltshiremusic.org.uk DORSET ART WEEKS 2026 23 May - 7 June dorsetvisualarts.org PURBECK ART WEEKS 2026 23 May - 7 June purbeckartweeksfestival.co.uk SOMERSET ART WEEKS 2026 19 September - 4 October somersetartworks.org.uk BUTLER, BLAKE & GRANT How To Catch A Book Witch Kira loves reading and visiting the library to fi nd a new book is her favourite thing, until one day the words in the books start disappearing and the adults start to get grumpy. Graham Grey says the library will be knocked down to make way for a car park! With her new friend, the book worm, Kira has to uncover why words are vanishing, and where these book monsters have come from - could there be a Book Witch in the library? This enchanting new show celebrates libraries, storytelling, and imagination, featuring live music and captivating puppetry. Created with accessibility in mind, it also includes key word signing and integrated captions. 18 February: Village Hall, CHILD OKEFORD, DT11 8EX. 11am. £8 / £6. 01258 861621 / artsreach.co.uk. 19 February: Community Hall, LITTON CHENEY, DT2 9AU. 10.30am. £8 / £6. 01308 482514 / artsreach.co.uk. Emma Talbot: Everything is Energy ‘What is life?’ is just one of many gently probing questions addressed by British artist Emma Talbot in her solo exhibition Everything is Energy, in which the artist leads us through a rich eco-system of works – including silk painting installations, intimate drawings, sculptural forms and animation – each exploring the complexity of our relationship with nature, technology and the world around us. Everything is Energy invites us to slow down, question and reconnect, asking us ‘What can you gather before you retreat?’ Until 8 February Arnol fi ni, 16 Narrow Quay, BRISTOL, BS1 4QA. Tuesday - Sunday 11am - 6pm. Free entry (£5 suggested donation). 0117 917 2300 / arnol f i ni.org.uk. January - February Exhibitions John L. Harris: Where Drawing Takes Me 12 December - 17 January Nicola Davis: Art Heals 23 January - 21 February Betty Sargent: Fragments of Joy 27 February - 28 March ‘ARE YOU A LIVING THING THAT IS DYING OR A DYING THING THAT IS LIVING’ (Installation, 2025) *EVOLVER_147_SB.qxp_Evolver_2025 16/12/2025 20:48 Page 7