The Diary
Somerset Life|March 2020
Take a look at our pick of March’s events
The Diary

EVENING 4-5 MARCH

BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL

The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is back for 2020, bringing a new selection of gripping action and adventure films to a wide range of venues, including Bath’s Komedia.

The tour features two collections of extraordinary films from the world’s best adventure film-makers, with super-human challenges, soulful journeys and spectacular cinematography from the wildest corners of the planet. Tickets are £15 with concessions available at £13.50. Doors open at 6.30 pm. komedia.co.uk

6 MARCH

TEACUPS AND TIARAS: WILLIAM HANSON’S HISTORY OF ETIQUETTE

Author of The Bluffer’s Guide To Etiquette and The Bluffer’s Guide To Entertaining, writer and etiquette expert William Hanson has been educating and entertaining high society guests and powerful businesspeople for many years. He brings a sense of fun to the world of etiquette while knowing everything anyone needs to know about which knife and fork to use at dinner and how to bow for The Queen. His show at the McMillan Theatre in Bridgwater begins at 7.30 pm. Tickets are £24 or £19 for concessions. mcmillantheatre.com

15 MARCH

PAUL MCKENNA

Denne historien er fra March 2020-utgaven av Somerset Life.

Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.

Denne historien er fra March 2020-utgaven av Somerset Life.

Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.

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