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Theatre By The Lake - Cumbria's year-round theatre, by the side of Derwentwater, Keswick. The acclaimed resident professional company offers a summer season of plays, a major Christmas show and an Easter production. The theatre also hosts a wide range of visiting drama, music, dance, talks, comedy and film.
Alhambra Cinema - Times and information for the Alhambra Cinemas in Keswick.
Lakeland Art Courses - Art courses from Jane Elizabeth Ward, based in Keswick. The courses are suitable for all abilities in watercolour, pastel and oils, small friendly groups. Details and dates.
The Keswick Beer Festival - A popular beer festival which takes place in Keswick, Cumbria in June every year.
Keswick Film Club - Bringing the best in British and world cinema to the heart of the English Lake District. Programme listings, descriptions of the films, and news.
The Necessary Angel Gallery - Fine art and crafts from UK, including ceramics, jewellery, glassware. In the centre of Keswick.
Versa-Tiles - Handmade and hand painted ceramic tiles by a Lake District Artist. Commissions are welcome. Gallery of pictures of commissioned tiles. Description of the process.
Keswick Holiday Arts Studio - Offers facilities, support and guidance, for a wide range of artistic activities. Details of the activities, facilities and costs.
Keswick Museum and Art Gallery - The museum, owned and run by Allerdale Borough Council, tells the story of Keswick and the surrounding area. Details and facilities, and a guide to the history of the Keswick School of Industrial Art.
John Campbell - Lake District and mountain paintings that capture the feeling of the hills and scenery. Online gallery of pictures.
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(Anonymous) I think there is a world market for maybe five computers. - Thomas Watson, Chairman of IBM, 1943 Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. -- Josh Billings "To introduce something altogether new would mean to begin all over, to become ignorant again, and to run the old, old risk of failing to learn." (Isaac Asimov) Compromise: An amiable arrangement between husband and wife whereby they agree to let her have her own way. -- Anonymous Arts and Entertainment Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal. - Henry Ford If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business. -- Abraham Lincoln Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars -- Les Brown Arts and Entertainment "If you meet a woman that smokes cigars ... marry her." 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