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Jul
15
Fri
A Night with Alula @ Jacksons Lane
Jul 15 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Newly announced as Associate Artists at Jacksons Lane, Alula are a phenomenon. Three strong, skilled young women with a rapport like no other; their main discipline – the Cyr Wheel – has astounded audiences the world over. Now they return to their home for this very special one-off event, combining stylish group work, astonishing solos, acrobatics and live music, with a special guest or two thrown in to the mix. Come join Alula’s world!

 

We have introduced a Pay What You Decide policy for Postcards Festival 2016shows.

You can attend the shows without paying for a ticket beforehand, but tickets can be reserved in advance (max 4 per booking). When the show finishes, you will have the opportunity to make a donation – either by cash on the door or card at the Box Office.

Jan
21
Sun
Travellers’ Tales from Central Asia @ Highgate Society
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

Jun
5
Wed
Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre – 4 week course on Turning Points in Modern Jewish History @ Highgate (N6) Venue details confirmed upon booking
Jun 5 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm
Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre - 4 week course on Turning Points in Modern Jewish History @ Highgate (N6) Venue details confirmed upon booking

Turning Points in Modern Jewish History

Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre presents:
A new engaging, four week course tracing the tumultuous journey of the Jews in modern times.
Focusing on four pivotal moments in history: The Dreyfus Affair, the Kishinev pogrom, Kristallnacht and the Six-Day War.
Presented by Shirli Gilbert, Professor of Modern Jewish History at the University of Southampton (largest Modern History department in Europe)
Jun
12
Wed
Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre – 4 week course on Turning Points in Modern Jewish History @ Highgate (N6) Venue details confirmed upon booking
Jun 12 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm
Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre - 4 week course on Turning Points in Modern Jewish History @ Highgate (N6) Venue details confirmed upon booking

Turning Points in Modern Jewish History

Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre presents:
A new engaging, four week course tracing the tumultuous journey of the Jews in modern times.
Focusing on four pivotal moments in history: The Dreyfus Affair, the Kishinev pogrom, Kristallnacht and the Six-Day War.
Presented by Shirli Gilbert, Professor of Modern Jewish History at the University of Southampton (largest Modern History department in Europe)
Jun
19
Wed
Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre – 4 week course on Turning Points in Modern Jewish History @ Highgate (N6) Venue details confirmed upon booking
Jun 19 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm
Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre - 4 week course on Turning Points in Modern Jewish History @ Highgate (N6) Venue details confirmed upon booking

Turning Points in Modern Jewish History

Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre presents:
A new engaging, four week course tracing the tumultuous journey of the Jews in modern times.
Focusing on four pivotal moments in history: The Dreyfus Affair, the Kishinev pogrom, Kristallnacht and the Six-Day War.
Presented by Shirli Gilbert, Professor of Modern Jewish History at the University of Southampton (largest Modern History department in Europe)
Jun
26
Wed
Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre – 4 week course on Turning Points in Modern Jewish History @ Highgate (N6) Venue details confirmed upon booking
Jun 26 @ 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm
Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre - 4 week course on Turning Points in Modern Jewish History @ Highgate (N6) Venue details confirmed upon booking

Turning Points in Modern Jewish History

Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre presents:
A new engaging, four week course tracing the tumultuous journey of the Jews in modern times.
Focusing on four pivotal moments in history: The Dreyfus Affair, the Kishinev pogrom, Kristallnacht and the Six-Day War.
Presented by Shirli Gilbert, Professor of Modern Jewish History at the University of Southampton (largest Modern History department in Europe)