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Dec
12
Thu
Friends of Highgate Library Festive Event @ Highgate Library Civic & Cultural Centre
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.

 

Apr
18
Wed
An evening with Annabel Leveton @ Highgate library
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.

Jun
1
Fri
AN INTRODUCTION TO AIKI-LAB AIKIDO: Overcoming Aggression with Beneficent Intention @ At the Highgate Library Civic & Cultural Centre
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.

Jun
24
Sun
A Walk through Highgate: experiments in urban living @ Oposite The Woodman
Jun 24 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Discover some of Highgate’s twentieth century housing developments in this historic walk through Highgate. We will pass Lubetkin’s iconic High Point flats, learn about Highgate’s early history, walk through Waterlow Park and learn of it conception, pass Highgate Cemetery where Karl Marx is buried and explore Abrahmam Davis’s Holly Lodge Estate and Walter Segal’s 1950s St Anne’s Close.
Starts Opposite the Woodman Pub, Archway Road, finishes at Parliament Hill Fields at the bottom of Swain’s Lane.

Oct
16
Sun
Baby Gospel @ Jacksons Lane
Oct 16 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Baby Gospel is an uplifting family concert of soul, Motown and gospel music, featuring the astonishing vocal talents of London’s CK Gospel Choir.

The whole family can enjoy singing and clapping along to hits by Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley, Adele, Jackie Wilson, Pharrell and more – as well as some traditional Gospel songs and nursery rhymes. Concerts are baby-friendly and open to all ages from newborns to school age to grandparents.

CK Gospel Choir are a versatile professional group from London who are united by their love of gospel music and have provided backing for artists such as Beverley Knight, Peter Andre and Alfie Boe.

“The most uplifting and relaxing activity we have ever done together as a family” Curious Life of a Mummy

Suitable for newborns and up

Baby Gospel @ Jacksons Lane
Oct 16 @ 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Baby Gospel is an uplifting family concert of soul, Motown and gospel music, featuring the astonishing vocal talents of London’s CK Gospel Choir.

The whole family can enjoy singing and clapping along to hits by Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley, Adele, Jackie Wilson, Pharrell and more – as well as some traditional Gospel songs and nursery rhymes. Concerts are baby-friendly and open to all ages from newborns to school age to grandparents.

CK Gospel Choir are a versatile professional group from London who are united by their love of gospel music and have provided backing for artists such as Beverley Knight, Peter Andre and Alfie Boe.

“The most uplifting and relaxing activity we have ever done together as a family” Curious Life of a Mummy

Suitable for newborns and up