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January 2018 – April 2019 Jan 2018 – Apr 2019
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Jan
21
Sun
Travellers’ Tales from Central Asia @ Highgate Society
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Jan 21 @ 3:15 pm – 5:30 pm

Free entry – complimentary tea and cake – non members welcome

This is the third in what is now becoming an annual Highgate Society event – a January afternoon
travel talk and tea. Our first, in 2016, featured visits to North America by Catherine Budgett Meakin
and to the Andes by Richard Webber. Last year it was the turn of Michael Hammerson who dusted
off his slides and diary account from 1966 to treat us to a wonderful account of his experiences as a
young man visiting the battlefields of the American Civil War.
This year our focus shifts to Asia where we will hear travellers’ accounts of visits to three countries in
the Caucasus and Central Asia that receive very few foreign visitors.
The presenters will whet your appetite for a visit with images of magnificent mountain scenery as
well as heritage site of world-wide significance. This will be presented within a broader discussion of
sustainable tourism, the impact of the collapse of the Soviet Union, geo-political uncertainty and
social acceptance and resistance to the spread of Western values.
Do you need a guide to visit these countries? Or should you join a group? How safe will you be? And
how easy is it to engage in meaningful discussion with the views of local people? Come and hear.

Programme
3.15 1: Kyrgistan: Guyonne James
3.40 2: Armenia: Richard Webber
4.05 Questions, answers and discussion in response to talks 1 and 2
4.20 Tea
4.35 3: Iran: Betty Pires + team (the precise members of which are to be confirmed)
5.00 Questions, answers and discussion on practicalities of a central Asia visit

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Categories: 10A HS Hall Buzz Highgate Events Tags: Highgate Society Open to non-members Talk Travel
Jun
1
Fri
Liesbeth Allart – Oboe Recital @ Lauderdale House
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Jun 1 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Talented oboist Liesbeth Allart performs live at Lauderdale House in a celebration of solo repertoire for the oboe.

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In this concert, Liesbeth explores the Oboe’s deeper and more sonorous relations with the Oboe d’Amore and the Cor Anglais. Rarely seen together in a single recital, these instruments first get to display their particular individual qualities in works by CPE Bach, Benjamin Britten, John Rushby-Smith and Vincent Persichetti, after which they join forces in possibly one of the most exciting works ever written for solo oboe: “Solo” by the Italian composer Bruno Maderna.

Liesbeth Allart is a freelance oboist enjoying a varied career. Based in the UK, and with family ties in the Netherlands and Ireland, she has played with orchestras and ensembles throughout Europe, including the BBC Concert Orchestra, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, and the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, as well as acting as Artistic Director of De Bezetting Speelt, a chamber group in the Netherlands, for ten years. As a keen interpreter of contemporary music, Liesbeth has taken part in the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and is a regular guest with the Insomnio Ensemble in the Netherlands.

Liesbeth Allart’s solo Oboe Recital will take place at Lauderdale House on 1 April at 7.30pm. Doors open at 7pm. 

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Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Lauderdale House Tags: Liesbeth Allart Oboe Recital
Apr
6
Sat
The Village Square, Highgate presents Kenny Charles & The Stomping Crew Tribute concert to the Legendary George Benson @ The Village Square
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Apr 6 @ 9:00 pm – Apr 7 @ 3:00 am

About this Event

Come and be wowed and enjoy an evening with Kenny Charles and the Stomping Crew in this phenomenal one of a kind tribute concert to George Benson.

This exclusive venue is dedicated to offering the best atmosphere for live music where you can dance all night long.

This performance will be held on Saturday 6th of April 2019 and will host Kenny and a few guest musicians.

DJ Chech mans the wheels of steel from midnight as he thrills and drops various hit classics of the 80’s, 90’s and beyond.

Remember to come along with your ID for security checks before being allowed in the venue.

Dress Code: Smart

Tickets on the door will be sold at £10 and cash only, please ensure you take advantage of the online ticket sales to secure your space as tickets are limited.

The ticket is valid for only one event

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Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Tags: dance disco event groove jam session Jazz live band music performance salsa soul
January 2018 – April 2019 Jan 2018 – Apr 2019