Shanta Acharya, founder of Lauderdale’s Poetry in the House, is joined by Anthony Rudolf, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and Penelope Shuttle, widow of poet Peter Redgrove.
Our resident string quartet The Billroth Quartet (Thomas Leate and Christian Halstead, violins, Simon Ballard, viola, James Greenfield, cello) perform free monthly concerts with a wide-ranging programme. This month they perform music by Dimitri Shostakovich, together with contemporary works by modern composers.
Learn to dance the creative, passionate, and sensual tango in one day! Beginners of any age welcome
The readings include narrative about romance in the world of aviation during that glamorous but flawed decade, the 1930s. The contributors include a producer of independent touring live literature shows, a psychiatrist, psychotherapist and writer; and a poet whose work was shortlisted for the 2012 Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry.
The year’s concert series concludes with a lively programme including Brahms’ Quartet in A Minor.
Learn to dance the creative, passionate, and sensual tango in one day! Beginners of any age welcome
Come along for a fascinating evening with John, a prize-winning poet/playwright; Jenny, an Oxford University tutor whose published works includes a pamphlet of poems in English and Arabic; Lakshmi, an award-winning translator of Tamil poetry, novels and short stories; Will a poet, essayist and literary translator, and John, who has published guides to literary giants such as Yeats, Ted Hughes, Hardy and Edwards Thomas.
If you are over 55 (or thereabouts) and the very mention of computers bring you out in a cold sweat,
Coffee & Computers is for you.
We hold informal one-to-one computer familiarisation sessions over a cup of coffee on the last Friday of the month.
No need to bring anything, just yourself.
“The computer has given me a new life” says 69 year old Coffee & Computers visitor.
So come along and have a play!
We look forward to seeing you
Learn to dance the creative, passionate, and sensual tango in one day! Beginners of any age welcome
Friends of Highgate Library present Poems by local poet Dinah Livingstone from her recent book The Vision Splendid.
Staff and Tenants at Hill Homes in Highgate are inviting you and your friends on Monday 26th January 2015
- at 4:30pm
A time for contemplation, with words and quiet time together. Speaker and attendees will include individuals and representatives from different faiths and non-religious community groups.
- at 5:00pm
Screening of Oscar winning documentary “The lady from No 6” – one of the most inspirational and uplifting stories about 109 year old Alice Herz Sommer, the world’s oldest pianist and Holocaust survivor
Everyone Welcome!
Organised in partnership with Highgate Synagogue, Highgate United Reformed Church & All Saints’ Church
Friends of Highgate Library present a dress rehearsal of Valerie Doulton’s Live Literature Co’s “Twelfth Night in One Hour”
A celebration of London life through the ages, with readings, riotous anecdotes and live music. Dickens, Emmeline Pankhurst, Pepys, Blake, Boswell, Ian Dury, Dostoevsky and Virginia Woolf are among those featured. The actors are Daniel Dresner and Kate Walsh, who is about to join Radio 4 as a continuity announcer; music is by Bow and Bellows (violin, vocals, horn, accordion).
The Moeran Quartet take their name from the composer Ernest John Moeran (1894 – 1950). Recently there has been a growing interest in the works of this most underrated of British composers. A student of John Ireland and great friend of Peter Warlock, he was known for his collection of Norfolk folk songs and his talent for the lyrical capturing of Britain and Ireland’s rural landscapes.
The four members of the quartet are experienced chamber musicians with a passion for the championing of British music. They lead diverse musical careers by playing regularly with orchestras such as the Hanover Band, Urban Soul Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Paul’s and Opera Holland Park. Between them they have studied at the Royal Academy of Music, Trinity Laban Conservatoire and Royal College of Music.
Studying at this latter establishment is not the only link with the eponymous composer. James Greenfield, a cellist and past member of the Billroth Quartet, also attended the same boarding school, Uppingham; a school Moeran later returned to as a professor of music.
They look forward to bringing their passion for music to Lauderdale House where they begin a residency in 2017.
The Moeran Quartet:
Tom Leate Violin
Charlotte Fairbairn Violin
Helen Sanders-Hewett Viola
James Greenfield Cello
Free lunchtime concerts at Lauderdale House! Ease back in the warm sunlight while listening to dulcet pieces from ages past.
Programme to be announced soon for the concert 19 June.
Upcoming free lunchtime concerts:
- 15 May – piano recital
- 5 June – chamber ensemble
- 19 June – piano recital
- 3 July – chamber ensemble
On 2 – 4 November, the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution & the Highgate Gallery will throw open its doors to welcome 30 highly skilled designer/makers, exhibiting and selling their unique creations. As ever Handmade In Highgate is passionate about those who are passionate about making and creating their own unique work.
The Institute and gallery offer the perfect location and the perfect opportunity for visitors to meet, chat with and buy from the some of the most talented and prolific artist/designer/makers working in the UK today.
For more information on the amazing designer/maker/artists participating in this year’s Handmade In Highgate, please see:
www.hand-made-in-highgate.com/exhibitors/
Friday 2nd November 5-9pm
Saturday 3rd November 10am-6pm
Sunday 4th November 11am-5pm
On 2 – 4 November, the Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution & the Highgate Gallery will throw open its doors to welcome 30 highly skilled designer/makers, exhibiting and selling their unique creations. As ever Handmade In Highgate is passionate about those who are passionate about making and creating their own unique work.
The Institute and gallery offer the perfect location and the perfect opportunity for visitors to meet, chat with and buy from the some of the most talented and prolific artist/designer/makers working in the UK today.
For more information on the amazing designer/maker/artists participating in this year’s Handmade In Highgate, please see:
www.hand-made-in-highgate.com/exhibitors/
Friday 2nd November 5-9pm
Saturday 3rd November 10am-6pm
Sunday 4th November 11am-5pm
Come share your poems at a welcoming open mic session
And take up the monthly poetry challenge set by members
£2 entry includes, tea, coffee, cake (sometimes) and biscuits
Join the Highgate Society Poetry Group on April Fools Day
Open Mic, 2 poems each plus a third if you have completed the Groups Challenge which this month is based on a Frank O’Hara Walk which basically translates as go for a walk and write a poem about it.
Tea, coffee, biscuits, occasionally cake and wine thrown in
Come join Dennis and the rest of our friendly group as we read our poetry to each other
Open Mic event. 2 poems each. 3 if you have responded to the Highgate Challenge which this month is;
write a poem focused on ‘Extinction’
Your £2 admission also covers tea, coffee and biscuits
Open mic and chat and that
Poets read 2 poems each unless they have earned a third by responding to the Highgate Challenge which this month is to write about ‘Water’.
Audience welcome
Tea, coffee and biscuits are provided
All monies raised go to the Highgate Society
Join us to share your hopes and dreams for a future world by getting involved in a craft project with a difference. Inspired by the Dare to Dream Project by Sarah Corbett, Craftivist Collective, we will be using their Dream-making Kit as a basis for the workshop. All clouds will become part of a group mobile installation at Aladdin’s Cafe before being returned to crafters in December.
Please RSVP to book. Email: sujan.nandanwar@gmail.com
Come at 1pm for lunch and a chat about your recent ‘makes’ or at 2pm for coffee and crafting. All materials included or BYO fabric to upcycle. Sessions FREE on purchase of food or drink from our host, Aladdin’s Cafe, 1 Hazellville Road, N19 3LW.
Website: www.instagram.com/communitycrafternoons/
Find out more about the Dare to Dream Project: https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/blog/a-cuppa-with-a-craftivist-in-conversation-with-sarah-corbett (Photo courtesy of Craftivist Collective)
Tuesday 28th January, 2-4 pm
Join Community Crafternoons on Tuesday for our second bookbinding workshop. We will be using a single ‘signature’ technique. You will also embroider the cover with a personalised design.
If you have an image idea in mind please bring an A5 sized photocopy of this with you!
Crafternoons are FREE on purchase of any food or drink from Aladdin’s cafe. If you wish to have a meal, please arrive at 1pm. Adults of all ages are welcome and workshops are suitable for beginners. All materials and tools provided. Please bring your own to use if you wish.
Aladdin’s Vintage Furniture and Cafe,
1 Hazellville Road, N19 3LW.
Buses 41, 210 and 91 stop close by.
Parking nearby roads. Free after 2pm.
Community Crafternoons
www.instagram.com/communitycrafternoons
#communitycrafternoons
Blog: Sujan Nandanwar
Bookbinding illustration above courtesy of http://amyrobison.studio/book-binding-tutorial/.
MATERIALS
– Plain paper A4, 2-3 sheets, eg junk mail with one plain side
– Colour magazines, newspapers, wrapping paper scraps (NOT foil based), coloured craft paper
– PVA glue or Pritt Stick
– Scissors/Safety Scissors
– Black Sharpie Pen/Marker Pen/Felt Tips
PLEASE NOTE: Requires use of scissors. Children should be supervised at home.
BOOK DIRECT on Meetup link http://meetu.ps/e/Jqhs8/JFhjn/a
OR by email for Zoom link to sujan.nandanwar@gmail.com.
Follow Community Crafternoons: https://instagram.com/communitycrafternoons
https://www.facebook.com/sujan.nandanwar
Community Crafternoons, Craft for Wellbeing, Art for All.
MATERIALS
– Plain paper A4, 2-3 sheets, eg junk mail with one plain side
– Colour magazines, newspapers, wrapping paper scraps (NOT foil based), coloured craft paper
– PVA glue or Pritt Stick
– Scissors/Safety Scissors
– Black Sharpie Pen/Marker Pen/Felt Tips
PLEASE NOTE: Requires use of scissors. Children should be supervised at home.
BOOK DIRECT on Meetup link http://meetu.ps/e/Jqhs8/JFhjn/a
OR by email for Zoom link to sujan.nandanwar@gmail.com.
Follow Community Crafternoons: https://instagram.com/communitycrafternoons
https://www.facebook.com/sujan.nandanwar
Community Crafternoons, Craft for Wellbeing, Art for All.