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Oct
23
Thu
Muswell Hill, Alexandra, Fortis Green, and Highgate Area Forum / Committee @ Royal British Legion
Oct 23 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Jul
4
Mon
Bodyline post-mortem: Why did a cricket series cause an international crisis? @ Mills Centre, Highgate School
Jul 4 @ 6:45 pm – 8:00 pm

The 1932-33 England cricket tour of Australia was one of the most widely reported of all time.  During a period when long-distance communications were either painfully slow or terrifically expensive, c. 130,000 words were wired across the world over a three-day period, costing a small fortune.  Nor did interest in the tour wane within a few years, and even today, over eighty years after the victorious English side left Australia, more is written about this series than any other.  The reason is simple: for the first time in the history of the game, controversy that took place on the field took on a political dimension, causing Dominions Secretary, Jimmy Thomas, to later recall: ‘no politics ever introduced in the British Empire caused me so much trouble as this damn bodyline bowling’.

The talk will be given by James Newton, Head of History at Highgate School.

Jul
1
Sun
Sundial Sundays: Jazz Connect @ Lauderdale House
Jul 1 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Join us in pretty Waterlow Park for another free Sunday afternoon concert!

This week’s performance showcases a collection of jazz ensembles brought together by Camden Music Hub as part of their Art’s Council funded project “Jazz Connect”. The show will feature jazz ensembles from local schools, Camden music service and Camden music hub partners – all coming together to perform a programme of thrilling live music.

Relax on the grass with a hotdog and a cold drink while you enjoy family-friendly live music as part of our ongoing Sundial Sundays season.

The Jazz Connect performance will take place between 2.30 and 4.30pm on 1 July. All sessions are free to attend and open to everyone.      

Photo credit to Tim Kraemer.

See the full programme of Sundial Sunday performances here.

Sundial Sundays have been generously sponsored by the Co-op Community Fund.

Jul
22
Sun
Sundial Sundays: John Etheridge @ Lauderdale House
Jul 22 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Join us in pretty Waterlow Park for another free Sunday afternoon concert!

For this Sunday internationally renowned guitarist, John Etheridge will be joining us playing an eclectic mix of genres from funk, jazz, to acoustic and electric, accompanied by Ross Stanley (organ) and Dylan Howe (drums).

John Etheridge has played with the likes of Nigel Kennedy, Yehudi Menuhin and John Williams, and has been praised as “one of the best guitarists” by Pat Metheny. He is currently part of numerous bands as well as performing his own solo gigs, holding guitar workshops and playing at festivals. John is also a composer and has written much of his own music.

This free outdoors performance is set to have a wonderful array of guitar music, suitable for all the family. Come along, relax on the lawn and listen to some live music as part of our Sundial Sundays season.

John Etheridge’s performance will take place between 2.30 and 4.30pm on 22 July. All sessions are free to attend and open to everyone.

See the full programme of Sundial Sunday performances here.

Sundial Sundays have been generously sponsored by the Co-op Community Fund.

May
23
Sun
Pentecost – A New Devotional Performance By Jonathan Byrd @ St Augustine's Church Highgate London UK
May 23 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

A Pentecost performance of uplifting and (hopefully) sunlit sacred music on the Spanish Guitar.

“A sequence of timeless emotions, such as awe, reverence, ecstasy, penitence, prayer, gratitude, rapture, worship, praise, ardour, resolve, Jonathan Byrd’s music presences us at the Holy Spirit’s descent as the disciples’ likely knew it”