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Apr
6
Sun
Awesome Photography Workshops @ The Lord Palmerston
Apr 6 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

If you love photography, but you’ve lost your photo mojo and you want to get a turbo                              injection of creativity then this workshop is for you! The workshop focuses on a laidback approach to the technical bits, aims to empower you with the skills and confidence to have fun and be creative with your camera – it’s all about the adventures in life.

This is for you if….                                                                                                                                                  // You want to improve your photo technique // Develop your creative eye // You want to learn in an informal & fun way

// The workshop is run by photographer Lucy Williams, who has been running photography workshops for ten years, both in the UK and overseas and for schools, organisations and charities and at The V&A.

The venue is The Lord Palmerston, Dartmouth Park Hill, Tufnell Park, NW5 1HU. From 11am till 4pm, lunch isn’t included but there is delicious food just down the stairs within the pub (a great opportunity to keep chatting whilst we eat). £90 p/p.

So what are you waiting for give us a bell on 07968 097 219 (Lucy) or 07747 073 591 (Kate). Or drop us a line at hello@myheartskipped.co.uk for booking or more details.

May
9
Mon
A Marvell-ous Literary Walk @ Around Highgate
May 9 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

This will take place on Monday May 9 led by Zeb Soanes and Ruth Hazeldine featuring insights into the lives of famous literary figures in Highgate. The walk will include readings by Zeb Soanes, BBC Newsreader.

Price, including a cream tea, is £12. Places are limited. Please apply by April 30 with s.a.e to Ruth Hazeldine 52 Jacksons Lane, N6 5SX. Phone 020 8340 5446 for more info.
Full details will be sent with your ticket. Cheques made out to Highgate Society.

Mar
25
Sun
Crossing Continents: Ricardo Curbelo and Fiona Harrison in Concert @ Lauderdale House
Mar 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Crossing Continents: Ricardo Curbelo and Fiona Harrison in Concert @ Lauderdale House | England | United Kingdom

Ricardo Curbelo (Harp, Cuatro, Maracas, Vocals)
“A sheer delight to see and listen to” (Arran Music Society, 2016)

Fiona Harrison, (Classical Guitar)
“… a musician of great sensitivity both to her instrument and the mood of the music … gifted with a superbly confident technique.” (Hampshire Chronicle)

Travel on a rich and exciting musical journey with these two fine soloists.
Innovative Latin American harpist, composer and poet, Ricardo Curbelo, combines traditional music from a variety of Latin American countries, together with his own, spellbinding compositions. Vibrant, energetic and jazzy pieces contrast with more classical, enchanting melodies and tender vocals. He is delighted to share this concert with wonderful classical guitarist, Fiona Harrison, who will also present a fascinating and varied programme of music, crossing cultures and centuries from Renaissance England through to contemporary Japan.

Oct
13
Tue
Virtual Tour – The Heights of Dickens @ Virtual tour
Oct 13 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

From the comfort of your home, follow in a virtual tour in Charles Dickens’ footsteps in a walk from Highgate to the hamlet of North End on the border with Hampstead and Hampstead Garden Suburb. We will follow some of Bill Sikes escape route after murdering Nancy in Oliver Twist, see houses that Dickens stayed in; learn about his friendship with philanthropist Baroness Angela Burdett-Coutts; view the house that inspired Steerforth’s mother’s house in David Copperfield and peep into Highgate Cemtrey where several members of the Dickens family were buried and follow the Gordon rioters in Barnaby Rudge towards Lord Mansfield’s country estate at Kenwood (Caen Wood). We will pay a visit o the Spaniard’s Inn featured in the Pickwick Papers and continue with Bill Sikes’ journey in Oliver Twist from Highgate Hill across the grounds of Kenwood towards Northend and Hendon. We finish in North End where we view the 17th farmhouse that Dickens lodged in after the death of his sister in law Mary Hogarth.