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I have 6 Varsity Rugby Match tickets I can no longer use, please contact me if you'd like some or all of them. £5 each (the price I payed). They are all on one row and in the "Queens'" section. Its on Thursday 10th December at Twickenham, KO 2pm.

Sarah Crossman, sjc237@cam.ac.uk

The MagSoc Michaelmas concert is on TUESDAY 1 DECEMBER at 8.00pm, WEST ROAD CONCERT HALL. The chorus are sounding incredible, the orchestra are playing their hearts out and the soloists are amazing. Don't miss out! Tickets are being sold in buttery every day, or you can get them on the door on Tuesday. Come and hear the best of Queens' musical talent, including two fabulous concertos by Joe O'Keefe and Tom Morley - it's only £3 for Queens' students so you'd be mad not to come!

Programme:

Mendelssohn Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra in D minor

Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto

Mozart Requiem

Violin: Joe O'Keefe

Tuba: Tom Morley

Ticket prices £10, £5 (students), £3 (Queens' students)

Box Office 01223 357851 or on the door

BATS are looking for two late shows to be put on next term during weeks 4 and 7. We are looking for interesting plays with run times around an hour. We do not mind if you have not directed a play before, we can give you lots of help putting it on, showing you what you need to make sure happens.

The plays can be serious or fun, modern or old, we don't mind as long as you can show that it deserves to be put on.

Email (Ellie, eja45 or James, jag84) for more details.

Thursday 3rd December - 8pm - Fitzpat

Leslie Nielsen brings a touch of silliness to the Fitzpat big screen for our end of term showing. One of the first spoof movies, Airplane! sets out to satire the disaster films of the 1970s – but with more of a theme than a plot, don’t expect too much brain-ache.  An incredibly funny movie, you will be laughing from start to finish.

(88 mins)

For queries or film suggestions, get in touch with us at sks38@cam.ac.uk

E-mail sks38@cam.ac.uk to join our mailing list and receive weekly film reminders, or join our facebook group: Queens' Films (2009 - 2010).

Feel free to bring your own refreshments or buy them from the bar - plastic glasses only.

www.imdb.com/title/tt0080339/

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airplane!

Fancy yourself as a bit of a thesp? Want to try out something new?Bored of your degree?

Audition for BATS Shows next term- We have a new musical 'The Final Countdown' and the classic 'Animal Farm', with other shows to be auditioned next term.

Attend the audition times to have a chance of performing in a great show on our very own, much loved, Fitzpat stage.

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN by Stef Porter

A hilarious new musical comedy

Week 4: Tuesday 9th - Saturday 13th February

Auditions:

ADC Bar: Monday 30th November, 1500-1800

ADC, Larkum Studio: Tuesday 1st December, 1400-1800

We are looking for singers, actors and dancers for all sorts of roles. If you are auditioning for a singing role, please bring something to sing. Accompaniment can be provided on request in the audition.

Please contact shp28 if you can't make the audition slots or have any questions.

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Animal Farm

Week 7

When the downtrodden beasts of manor Farm oust the drunken farmer, all are awash in collectivist zeal. Too soon, however, the pigs, who consider themselves superior in intelligence, succumb to the temptations of privilege and power.

Auditions: ADC Dressing Room 1, Tuesday 1st December, 3-5.30pm

Recalls: ADC Larkum Studio, Thursday 3rd December, 1-5pm

Those interested in musical roles should prepare a short song for audition. If you are unable to make these times please shoot me an email - evm26 - and I will try to arrange an alternative.

Tuesday 1st December, 7.30pm, QBar

This week instead of the usual QBar Quiz RAG is organising a city-wide pub quiz which you can take part in in QBar. To celebrate World Aids Day on 1st December all proceeds from the quiz will be going to dHIVerse, a local charity that aims to reduce the spread of HIV and promote good sexual health to all (www.dhiverse.org.uk) Teams of up to 5 can enter for a chance to win the whopping top prize of £250. The Entry will be £2 per person. The quiz will start promptly at 7.30pm on Tuesday so come down and join in. 

Nearly all of the photos have now been taken and the calendar is set to be an amusing memoir of our college days! We will be selling them £10 each before the end of term and they will be ready for collection at the start of next term. We will be in the buttery at dinner time this week so please remember to bring cash with you.

I'd just like to thank all of the societies who have kindly volunteered to take their kit off in the name of charity and to those who have seen more than they bargained for when helping with production!

This Friday (4th) Queens' Hockey Club has two matches to round off the term. First the Mixed Team will play their second round Cuppers match against Fitz (10.30am), then the Men's Team will play their final league match of the season against Caius (12pm). This term, Queens' Hockey has gone from strength to strength, and has played some very exciting and attacking hockey. After the men's match (1.30pm finish), we will all be going for a celebratory pub lunch.

 If anybody would like to come and watch either or both matches, and/or join us at the pub afterwards, you would be more than welcome. The matches are both on the corner of Wilberforce Road and Adams Road, next to the athletics track, which isn't far from Queens' at all.

 If you have any questions, please contact Mixed Captain Cath Wheeler (cew52) or Men's Captain Stuart Walker (sddw2). See you there!

Come down and watch Queens' in the biggest race of the term, Fairbairns. Details are here:

jcbc.jesus.cam.ac.uk/Fairbairns/

Seniors, including M1, W1, M2 and W2 are racing friday, novices race on Thursday. Some of the senior members of college will be coming down to watch the races too. It would be fantastic to have as many Queens' supporters as possible, as we are hoping to achieve our best results for Michaelmas term in Queens' history by getting a top finish in this event!

The Karen Hilltribes Trust is a small UK-based charity looking to send two teams of volunteers to hills of Northern Thailand next summer to install a clean water system.  The charity also sends a few volunteers to work in local schools.  While you are there you will live in alongside the Karen people in a remote hilltribe village, sharing in their culture and learning about their life.  This is an extremely rewarding experience that is both hard work and a lot of fun. 

It is a fantastic opportunity for anyone interested in international development or doing engineering (although you do NOT have to be an engineer!) or for anyone who just wants do something interesting and rewarding with their summer.  The teams will go to Thailand in either July or August 2010, and the cost will be £500 to the charity, plus flights, insurance, visa etc. 

If you are interested in the project please email Clara Thompson (clgt3@cam.ac.uk)

For more information see www.karenhilltribes.org.uk/ 

CUML is a society for all Cambridge musicians whatever standard, instrument, genre or ambition.

Our aim is to help musicians get together for setting up bands, playing, performing, writing and just having a damn good time. Last year we organised jam sessions, formals, and a student DJs night at the place. We also have a weekly bulletin for advertising musical events, vacancies in bands/orchestras/acts, and other music related stuff going on in Cambridge. Check us out on our website www.srcf.ucam.org/cuml or search CUML on facebook.

CUML is a young society so we're really keen to get some enthusiastic young blood in the committee for next year to keep what we've started going. Being in the CUML committee is great fun and very rewarding so get in touch soon if you're keen!!

Roles available:

President: Co-ordinate the committee, chair meetings and set the general direction for CUML, liaise with other music societies and college JCRs. Help to increase membership and promote the society around Cambridge.

Treasurer: Manages the budget and accounts, works with Ents & Publicity on their spending, research sponsorship, subscription & event costs.

Publicity: Designs digital media to advertise CUML events, whether it be posters, flyers or others. Involves liaising with the Ents officer & the treasurer to keep things within budget, as well as searching out the most economical options for getting stuff printed.

Ents: Organises social & music based events, works with publicity, treasurer & general members as well as college JCRs and local Cambridge venues to make these events a success. Events may be: jam sesions, fresher's squash, formals, acoustic nights, drinks nights.

If interested e-mail Edie: edith.lobo@cantab.net 

Volunteers Wanted! We are looking for volunteers for a psychological study on decision making. Please contact Ruoran (rl352) for more information.

The Cambridge University Medical Society Committee presents:

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The CU Medical Society Ball 2010

Saturday the 30th of January, 2010

Doors open at 7:30 p.m.

Cambridge Guildhall, Market Square

Dress Code: Black Tie (Ladies - Black & White Recommended)

The night will include a champagne reception, professional photography from La Fayette, a sumptous 3 course meal, complementary fine wines, after dinner entertainment, a well stocked cocktail bar and the best local DJs.

Tickets are priced at £33 for MedSoc members, £38 for others ALL PRICES WILL INCREASE BY £5 AT THE BEGINNING OF LENT TERM - so be sure to send in cheques early! Please send cheques payable to 'Cambridge University Medical Society' to Dinesh Aggarwal at Churchill College.

On the back of the cheque, please include: Your name, and any guests you are bringing. Cambridge email (or other email for guests outside of the university). Cambridge College (if applicable). Whether guests are members of MedSoc or not. Any dietary requirements you or your guests have

For further information please email Richard Veerapen Pierce,

ents@medsoc.org.uk.

Find the ball on facebook: <www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=319866150283>

Tuesday 1st December in the Bateman Auditorium, Gonville & Caius College, 8:00PM, £3 Entry

The Snowman - Based on Raymond Briggs' enchanting picture book, "The Snowman" tells the story of a young boy, his snowman, and the fantastic evening they spend together when the snowman comes to life.

The Muppet Christmas Carol - Musical-comedy adaptation of Dickens' classic "A Christmas Carol" featuring the Muppets. Miser Ebenezer Scrooge learns the true meaning of Christmas and reforms his heartless and money-grubbing ways after being visited on Christmas Eve by four Ghosts.

See more at www.caiusfilmsoc.co.uk

Prof David Colquhoun FRS

Science in an Age of Endarkenment

A SciSoc Talk

Tuesday, 1st Dec, at 8pm (entry 7:30pm) followed by a wine reception

We like to consider ourselves in an age of enlightenment where scientific curiosity is freed from dogmatism, fraud, and petty politics. But is this anywhere near the truth? Prof David Colquhoun FRS, author of the popular weblog "Improbable Science", comes to shed some light on the darker sides of present-day science.

Acupuncture and degrees in Chinese Herbal medicine or management speak are just a few on Professor Colquhoun's long list of problems with how science is being sidelined in the media and everyday life. From your newspaper to the NHS itself—how we can rid the world of bad science?

VENUE: Pharmacology Lecture Theatre, Tennis Court Road

ENTRY: 2£ (free for SciSoc members)

www.scisoc.com

Well done to Risha Mars who correctly answered last week's quiz - Queens' M1 won Winter Head this term.

This Week: According to 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' song, what was given on the seventh day, a smaller number of which are often seen passing under the Mathematical Bridge?

by Martin Maas