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December 2013 – June 2018 Dec 2013 – Jun 2018
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Dec
12
Thu
Friends of Highgate Library Festive Event @ Highgate Library Civic & Cultural Centre
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Dec 12 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm

Friends of Highgate Library present a festive evening of storytelling, music, poetry, mulled wine and nibbles on Thursday 12th at 7.30pm at the Highgate Library Civic & Cultural Centre Croftdown Road N19 5DJ with Danny Scheinmann, Filhos de Bimba, Ginny Clee, Simon Edwards, Jan North, Alex Kingsbury, Nina Miranda, Jehane Markham, Sue Toogood & more in support of our precious Library.

 

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Tags: Highgate Library
May
29
Mon
aspidistra drawing room orchestra @ Lauderdale House
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May 29 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

A concert of popular music from the beginning of the last century. Performed in style by this authentic ensemble consisting of string quartet, piano flute and oboe, praised for their lively interpretation of the genre.

The Aspidistra Drawing Room Orchestra is an orchestra that specialises in the type of light classical music that is usually referred to as “Palm Court Music” or “Salon Music”. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, there was an enormous appetite for light music. The Aspidistra Drawing Room Orchestra started, from very small beginnings: a group of friends and a folder of music. However, since the mid 1990s, they have steadily expanded their repertoire, continually hunting for new material.

Aspidistra made their Radio debut when the BBC used some tracks from the Best of Palm Court as background music for the radio play Tears of War on Remembrance Day 2002. Since then their recordings have been heard regularly on Brian Kay’s light programme and as background music for other radio plays. Their music was also used for The Producer Prince, a TV documentary based on interviews with Prince Alessandro Tasca di Cuto, the son of an illustrious Sicilian family. Sadly his father squandered the family fortunes and died penniless in 1927.

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Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Lauderdale House Tags: "Salon Music" concert
Apr
18
Wed
An evening with Annabel Leveton @ Highgate library
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Apr 18 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
  • Annabel Leveton was nominated for actress of the year for her lead role in the original production of Hair. She is an actress, singer, director and author of The Real Rock Follies, described by Stephen Fry as a “triumphant and riveting account of an astonishing story”
  • Annabel will recount some amazing tales of her life in theatre and music. Audience members can try a glass of wine in a relaxed atmosphere, while enjoying this fascinating talk interspersed with songs.
  • This evening is sponsored by the Highgate Library Action Group.

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May
5
Sat
Harington Annual Spring Plant Sale @ Harington Scheme
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May 5 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Join us for Harington Annual Spring Plant Sale.

As well as buying all your summer bedding and window box plants, hanging baskets, herbs, chutneys and jams, there will be refreshments served by the Friends of the Harington Scheme in our walled garden.  Fingers crossed for sunshine!

  • Bedding Plants
  • Hanging Baskets
  • Perennials
  • Herbs
  • Refreshments
  • Homemade Produce

 

 

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Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Tags: Plant sale Produce Refreshments
Jun
1
Fri
AN INTRODUCTION TO AIKI-LAB AIKIDO: Overcoming Aggression with Beneficent Intention @ At the Highgate Library Civic & Cultural Centre
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Jun 1 @ 6:45 pm – 9:30 pm

Sensei Corky Quakenbush (Los Angeles) is back in London to present his unique Aiki-Lab method – at the Highgate Civic and Cultural Centre.

Complete beginners are especially welcome! No Aikido technique, throw, fall or force is strictly necessary!

Corky is the mastermind of the ground-breaking approach to Takemusu Aikido known as AikiLab – a YouTube sensation. Whereas most forms of Aikido are taught through the repetitive emulation of katas or techniques, his approach does not rely on such stereotypes. Instead, the main focus of Aiki-Lab is on the flow of energy arising from the intentions of those involved in a confrontation…

Corky’s re-invention of the Art – the result of more than thirty years of practice and research – his unique gift for teaching, allied to a friendly and open personality, has led to a growing demand for his teaching world-wide.

In this hands-on presentation, you will understand how certain intentional moves which channel beneficent intention towards an opponent, often lead to a safe and harmonious resolution of an attack.

Please book ASAP!

Five £10 concessions  available. Please e-mail us in advance.

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Categories: Buzz Highgate Events Tags: Aiki-Lab Aikido Highgate Library
December 2013 – June 2018 Dec 2013 – Jun 2018