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Kinopixel: Exploding The Image (Category: Art exhibitions, Public galleries)

The Herbert Jordan Well, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5QP

Tel: 024 7683 2386

Dates: 19/11/2008 to 11/01/2009

Show times: Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm, Sun 12noon-5pm, closed Dec 25 & 26, Jan 1, ends Jan 11

Price: free

An abstract video installation to mark the 30th anniversary of Video Art 78, an exhibition at The Herbert that showcased the work of pioneering video artists of the time.

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Something That I'll Never Really See: Contemporary Photography From The V&A (Category: Art exhibitions, Public galleries)

The Herbert Jordan Well, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5QP

Tel: 024 7683 2386

Dates: 16/09/2008 to 13/01/2009

Show times: Mon-Sat 10am-5.30pm, Sun 12noon-5pm, closed Dec 25 & 26, Jan 1, ends Jan 13

Price: free

Images by Corinne Day, Nan Goldin, David Hockney, Garry Fabian Miller, Vik Muniz, Cindy Sherman and Huang Yan.

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Dick Whittington (Category: Theatres, Pantomine)

Belgrade Theatre Belgrade Square, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV1 1GS

Tel: 024 7655 3055

Dates: 25/11/2008 to 10/01/2009

Show times: Nov 25-29, Dec 4-6, 11-13, 14, 18-20, 22 & 23, 26 & 27, 29 & 30, Jan 2 & 3, 7-10, 7.30pm, Dec 14, 21, 28, 4pm, Nov 29, Dec 6, 13, 20, 23 & 24, 26 & 27, 30 & 31, Jan 2 & 3, 8, 10, 2pm

Price: £11-£18.50, concs available

Transport: BR: Coventry

A festive pantomime based on the classic tale of a penniless boy who travels to London to seek his fame and fortune.

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Fridays at Lava & Ignite (Category: Clubs, Big beat)

Lava & Ignite Croft Road, Coventry, CV1 3AZ

Tel: 0247 655 5911

Dates: 09/01/2009 to 09/01/2009

Show times: Jan 9, 9pm-late

Price: £5, concs £4, free b4 10pm

Commercial dance, R&B, house, chart and party from the resident DJs.

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Saturdays at Lava & Ignite (Category: Clubs, Big beat)

Lava & Ignite Croft Road, Coventry, CV1 3AZ

Tel: 0247 655 5911

Dates: 10/01/2009 to 10/01/2009

Show times: Jan 10, 9pm-3am

Price: £7.20, £5.20 b4 11pm, £3.20 b4 10pm

The resident DJs spin commercial dance, R&B, house, chart, trance and disco.

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Soul On Sundays at Lava & Ignite (Category: Clubs, Big beat)

Lava & Ignite Croft Road, Coventry, CV1 3AZ

Tel: 0247 655 5911

Dates: 11/01/2009 to 11/01/2009

Show times: Jan 11, 10.30pm-3am

Price: £5, concs £3

DJs Jazzy J and Shane spin R&B.

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Vibe at Lava & Ignite (Category: Clubs, Big beat)

Lava & Ignite Croft Road, Coventry, CV1 3AZ

Tel: 0247 655 5911

Dates: 08/01/2009 to 08/01/2009

Show times: Jan 8, 10pm-2am

Price: £4, £3 b4 12midnight, free b4 11pm

The resident DJs play R&B and hip hop.

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Australia (12A) (Category: Cinemas, Drama)

Odeon Skydome Croft Road, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV1 3AZ

Tel: 0871 224 4007

Dates: 02/01/2009 to 08/01/2009

Show times: 1.00 4.30 8.00

Price: £6.50, Mon-Thu before 2pm £5.50, concs £5-£5.50, family £20, Premier Seats £6.75 & £8

Transport: BR: Coventry Train Station

Director: Baz Luhrmann

Cast: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham, Bryan Brown, Bill Hunter, David Gulpilil, Ben Mendelsohn

Year: 2008

Country: US/Australia

Running time: 165mins

Lady Sarah Ashley leaves behind the finery of the English aristocracy to travel to the Australian outback and confront her husband Lord Ashley on the Faraway Downs cattle station, where he spends most of his time. She finds a huge property in financial disarray, on the brink of takeover by scheming King Carney, who controls most of the local cattle market. With the help of a swarthy drover, Sarah decides to challenge Carney's monopoly by herding 500-strong of prize cattle all the way to port in the face of stiff resistance from her rival's right-hand man and heir apparent, Neil Fletcher.

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Bedtime Stories (PG) (Category: Cinemas, Family)

Odeon Skydome Croft Road, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV1 3AZ

Tel: 0871 224 4007

Dates: 02/01/2009 to 08/01/2009

Show times: 1.00 3.30 6.00 8.30

Price: £6.50, Mon-Thu before 2pm £5.50, concs £5-£5.50, family £20, Premier Seats £6.75 & £8

Transport: BR: Coventry Train Station

Director: Adam Shankman

Cast: Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Guy Pearce, Courteney Cox, Teresa Palmer, Jonathan Pryce, Lucy Lawless, Russell Brand

Year: 2008

Country: US

Running time: 99mins

Hotel handyman Skeeter Bronson may not be the huge success he always hoped to be, but he is devoted to his sister Wendy and her two adorable kids, Patrick and Bobbi. The imaginative uncle agrees to tell the youngsters bedtime stories to help them drift off to sleep, inventing tall tales full of magic, mystery and daring deeds. When elements from these stories, suggested by the tykes, unexpectedly impact on real life, Skeeter realises that his fairy-tales are coming true and he embarks on the adventure of a lifetime with the two excited youngters.

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City Of Ember (PG) (Category: Cinemas, Family)

Odeon Skydome Croft Road, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV1 3AZ

Tel: 0871 224 4007

Dates: 02/01/2009 to 08/01/2009

Show times: Fri-Sun mat 11.00

Price: £6.50, Mon-Thu before 2pm £5.50, concs £5-£5.50, family £20, Premier Seats £6.75 & £8

Transport: BR: Coventry Train Station

Director: Gil Kenan

Cast: Bill Murray, Tim Robbins, Saoirse Ronan, Mackenzie Crook, Martin Landau, Toby Jones, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Mary Kay Place, Harry Treadaway, Liz Smith

Year: 2008

Country: US

Running time: 94mins

Deep beneath the earth's surface lies the city of Ember, a crowded metropolis powered by a massive generator for the past 200 years, which is slowly falling into eternal darkness. Students Lina and Doon discover coded papers that could save Ember and its inhabitants. Thus Lina and Doon embark on the adventure of a lifetime to restore light to their beloved city.

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