Two groups at the same time and in the same place.
For ages 5 to 7: Learn how to make wonderful pictures! An introduction to the basics of drawing and painting. The classes run on a termly basis. Each week children will build on their skills learnt in previous weeks. The class finishes with an informal ‘Private View’ of student work for friends and family.
For ages 8 to 12: Develop your skills and look at the styles and techniques of the great artists and art movements. Join our art teacher on a tour of perspective, compostion, colour therory and mixing, design and a variety of media to improve your drawing and painting and create your own masterpieces! The classes run on a termly basis and finish with an informal ‘Private View’ of student work for friends and family.
Join the fitness party. Authentic Latin beats with a native dancer. Feel the tropical heat in Highgate! Ladies only (sorry guys)
Highgate councillors hold a surgery at Jacksons Lane on the 1st and 3rd Saturday mornings, and at the HLSI (Highgate Literary and Scientific Society, South Grove, Pond Square) on the 2nd and 4th Saturday mornings. There is no surgery on 5th Saturdays.
Councillors’ surgeries provide the opportunity for a constituent to meet one of his/her councillors face-to-face. The purpose is usually to discuss and hopefully to help resolve a local or personal issue in which Haringey council has or could have a role. Meeting at a surgery can be particularly useful when there are numerous documents relevant to the issue. Surgeries are normally held in the cafe or foyer area of Jacksons Lane theatre, but a private space is available if required. No booking is needed.
Enjoy our house 5 piece Brazlian band perform from 6-9pm
Adriana vasques is a london based singer, pianist and composer. She graduated in classical piano in trieste, her italian hometown on the adriatic coast.
She has performed extensively in italy, slovenia and croatia at many well established venues and festivals, singing in jazz, pop and funk bands before choosing to perform mainly her brazilian song repertoire and her own compositions. Adriana has performed and recorded in italy with reputable musicians such as andrea allione (paolo conte), pietro tonolo (paul motian, gil evans orchestra), glauco venier (kenny wheeler, norma winstone), elvis stanić (gilberto gil, django bates), luis bonilla (mingus big band, lester bowie) as well as many others.
Alongside her performing career, she has also worked as a music tutor and radio host. For over twenty years she has produced and hosted several music radio shows in which she has welcomed and embraced a variety of musical styles , interviewed dozens of musicians as well as other professionals in the musical world .
After defending her graduation thesis on five of her compositions in relation to rhythmic didactics, one of her compositions, nu-mi (danza), was awarded first prize at “ premio nazionale delle arti “ in rome and has since been recorded by other musicians in three different albums. Adriana has started performing her own compositions recently.
After moving to london in 2009, she toured europe and canada with the irish cult band the commitments , over the past few years she has performed with some of the best musicians on the london scene.
Join the fitness party. Authentic Latin beats with a native dancer. Feel the tropical heat in Highgate! Ladies only (sorry guys)
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.
What is Mindfulness?
‘Mindfulness’ is at the very heart of meditational practice and trains us to focus on the present moment. This allows us to gain insight into mental patterns that sometimes cause negative emotions. We also learn, through experience what it means to spend less time with our thoughts and spend more time in our bodies enjoying life. It can be practiced by people from all walks of life and is becoming more and more popular as a means of psychological treatment. There is now a strong evidence base demonstrating that it can be very beneficial for those experiencing depression and anxiety, as well as many other conditions. Mindfulness allows us to make friends with our thinking mind making us less vulnerable to negative mental activity. Such practice can bring about a deep sense of inner peace and a fresh acceptance of reality itself.
The Eight Sessions
This new and innovative group will take place over eight weekly sessions, each of 2-hours duration and covers the fundamentals of mindfulness meditation, applied theory and practice. Some aspects of CBT will also be used within the course syllabus where required to help group members to deal with dysfunctional thought patterns and behaviours. This specific group has been successfully taught in several London universities and also within the NHS. This group will help you to:
- improve your focus and concentration levels
- lower bodily stress and increase relaxation
- explore how your mind works
- explore how your mind habitually creates unhealthy thought processes and worry
- help you to prevent the arising of depressive moods before they spiral
- achieve a robust and healthy mind, accepting reality and the world around you
- work towards acceptance of unhealthy emotions
- achieve a deep sense of calm, patience and stillness
- grow and mature as a true human being and explore what it means to be ‘me’
This will be particularly helpful for those people experiencing stress, depression, anxiety, attention problems or any condition involving a fast-thinking anxious mind.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Commitment to the full x8 weekly sessions is imperative, as is the diligent undertaking of daily life meditation tasks between sessions. Only those people who are willing to make the commitment and complete the between session tasks should attend. Places are limited to ensure a high quality of client support. This course is open to everyone but attendance must be booked in advance and approved by the course leader before the beginning of the programme. All attendees must be 18+ with any exceptions discussed prior to the beginning of the course.
Venues:
* Monday Highgate Class – Jackson’s Lane, 269a Archway Road, London, N6 5AA (directly opposite Highgate tube)
* Tuesday Colchester (Essex) Class – Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High St, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JH
Course Start Dates:
* Highgate (North London) Class – Monday evenings beginning on 4th April 2016 for 8 weeks
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* Colchester (Essex) Class – Tuesday evenings – Awaiting New Dates
Times:
* Highgate, North London – 6.30pm to 8.30pm.
Price: £225 (Concessions £195 for OAPS, F/T students, unemployed, if booking as a pair/couple) – please note this can be paid in x2 instalments, with half the payment being made as a deposit prior to the course and the balance being due just before session 1.
HOW TO BOOK? – To book your place please email: info@jamieshavdia.com or call 07792 755132. Booking instructions will then be emailed to you, including how to make your payment online.
“A History Of Gardening In 40 Objects” A talk by Christopher Woodward, Director of the Garden Museum
Monday 9th May at 6.45pm at The Highgate Society 10a South Grove
Followed by the Friends of Waterlow Park AGM.
Join the fitness party. Authentic Latin beats with a native dancer. Feel the tropical heat in Highgate! Ladies only (sorry guys)
Acts include the likes of the following:-
SEAN HARGREAVES (Keys), NEVILLE MALCOLM (Bass),
SIMON LEA (Drums)
Neville Malcolm – Electric & Double bass – is one of the most in-demand bass players in the country. Known as ‘Level-Neville’, he is an understated star on both acoustic and electric bass, combining an earthy, soulful feel with effortless technical ability.
Coming from a background in Gospel music, Neville started out playing organ and guitar, switching to bass as he developed an ever greater interest in jazz and other music.
Turning professional in the early ‘90s, he worked with Philip Bent and Steve Williamson and became part of London’s Acid Jazz scene.
He has since performed all over the world and recorded with Billy Cobham, Gabrielle, Tom Jones, Carl Orr, Alex Wilson, Nathan Haynes, Marlene Shaw, Dave Valentin and Jack DeJohnette. Most recently he has been touring and recording with two of the world’s best known jazz crossover groups, Incognito and Us3.
Join the fitness party. Authentic Latin beats with a native dancer. Feel the tropical heat in Highgate! Ladies only (sorry guys)
A friendly and fun dance fitness class for children aged five to seven, based on ZumbaKids routines. We break down steps, add games and explore different regions of the globe.
7PM Talk by John Caird ” My Life in Highgate” Guest Speaker John Caird is an Honorary Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, a regular director with the Royal National Theatre and Highgate resident of over 20 years.
Break for light refreshments
8.15 The Highgate Society’s Annual General Meeting
Members and Non members welcome
Two groups at the same time and in the same place.
For ages 5 to 7: Learn how to make wonderful pictures! An introduction to the basics of drawing and painting. The classes run on a termly basis. Each week children will build on their skills learnt in previous weeks. The class finishes with an informal ‘Private View’ of student work for friends and family.
For ages 8 to 12: Develop your skills and look at the styles and techniques of the great artists and art movements. Join our art teacher on a tour of perspective, compostion, colour therory and mixing, design and a variety of media to improve your drawing and painting and create your own masterpieces! The classes run on a termly basis and finish with an informal ‘Private View’ of student work for friends and family.
Join the fitness party. Authentic Latin beats with a native dancer. Feel the tropical heat in Highgate! Ladies only (sorry guys)
Sophie Levi and Tess Recordon – Contemporary Landcapes
13-26 May 2016
The sea, mountains, forests and the landmarks and parks of North West London can be seen in highly original, atmospheric oil paintings, in contrasting styles, by two established British artists.
While Levi works from life in her studio in Camden and outside in the elements, Recordon works from memory, creating work full of depth, movement and life with poured paint.
Both break down the divide between the self and the landscape. They exhibit widely.
Last year Recordon was Artist in Residence at Burgh House, Hampstead.
Touring exhibitions have included ‘British Landscapes’ ‘Mountains and Water’ and ‘Jungles of Borneo’.
In 2012 one of Levi’s paintings was shortlisted for the biggest art prize for a single work of art in the UK, the £30,000 Threadneedle Art Prize. In 2015 she took part in the Sky Arts Landscape Painter of The Year competition. In 2015 Andrew Marr sat for a portrait by Levi; he called her a ‘proper artist’.
Sophie Levi: 07812 124 226 sophie.levi@icloud.com www.sophielevi.com
Tess Recordon: 07870 96 3587 tess@tessrecordon.com www.tessrecordon.com
Highgate Gallery
11 South Grove
London N6 6BS
Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00
Saturday 11:00-16:00
Sunday 11:00-17:00
Closed Monday
Spring is trying very hard to spring into action, and it’s time for us all to get our act together!
So, dust off your laptop, tablet or that smartphone you have pretty much given up on and bring it along to Coffee & Computers.
Friday 13 May is your chance to reconnect with the rest of the world, just head to Highgate School for an afternoon of digital fun and information.
If you have no idea about any of this, but would like to find out
COFFEE & COMPUTERS IS FOR YOU
Join us for our free informal one-to-one computer familiarisation sessions over a nice cup of coffee. We do tea as well!
If you don’t yet possess any electronic gadgets, don’t worry, we do and we’d love you to come and play with them.
“I wish I’d gotten into this ages ago, keeps me entertained long into the night!” says 72 year old Coffee & Computers friend, who now follows every twist and turn of Arsenal Football Club from his armchair – or wherever he happens to be.
Give Stuart a call on 020 8347 2411 (quoting Coffee & Computers) or email us on highgatecc@hotmail.com and give us an idea of what you want to know more about.
People have asked if they can buy stuff from us. The answer is no, we’re not here to sell you anything. We just show you what fun you can have with a computer, tablet or smartphone and how easy it is!
The world is at your fingertips. Literally!
It’s all free, and we look forward to saying hello.
Warm regards
The Coffee & Computers volunteers
Highgate councillors hold a surgery at the HLSI (Highgate Literary and Scientific Society, 11 South Grove, Pond Square) on the 2nd and 4th Saturday mornings, and at Jacksons Lane on the 1st and 3rd Saturday mornings. There is no surgery on 5th Saturdays.
Councillors’ surgeries provide the opportunity for a constituent to meet one of his/her councillors face-to-face. The purpose is usually to discuss and hopefully to help resolve a local or personal issue in which Haringey council has or could have a role. Meeting at a surgery can be particularly useful when there are numerous documents relevant to the issue. Surgeries are normally held in the members’ reading room of the HLSI, but a private space is available if required. No booking is needed.
Sophie Levi and Tess Recordon – Contemporary Landcapes
13-26 May 2016
The sea, mountains, forests and the landmarks and parks of North West London can be seen in highly original, atmospheric oil paintings, in contrasting styles, by two established British artists.
While Levi works from life in her studio in Camden and outside in the elements, Recordon works from memory, creating work full of depth, movement and life with poured paint.
Both break down the divide between the self and the landscape. They exhibit widely.
Last year Recordon was Artist in Residence at Burgh House, Hampstead.
Touring exhibitions have included ‘British Landscapes’ ‘Mountains and Water’ and ‘Jungles of Borneo’.
In 2012 one of Levi’s paintings was shortlisted for the biggest art prize for a single work of art in the UK, the £30,000 Threadneedle Art Prize. In 2015 she took part in the Sky Arts Landscape Painter of The Year competition. In 2015 Andrew Marr sat for a portrait by Levi; he called her a ‘proper artist’.
Sophie Levi: 07812 124 226 sophie.levi@icloud.com www.sophielevi.com
Tess Recordon: 07870 96 3587 tess@tessrecordon.com www.tessrecordon.com
Highgate Gallery
11 South Grove
London N6 6BS
Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00
Saturday 11:00-16:00
Sunday 11:00-17:00
Closed Monday
Sophie Levi and Tess Recordon – Contemporary Landcapes
13-26 May 2016
The sea, mountains, forests and the landmarks and parks of North West London can be seen in highly original, atmospheric oil paintings, in contrasting styles, by two established British artists.
While Levi works from life in her studio in Camden and outside in the elements, Recordon works from memory, creating work full of depth, movement and life with poured paint.
Both break down the divide between the self and the landscape. They exhibit widely.
Last year Recordon was Artist in Residence at Burgh House, Hampstead.
Touring exhibitions have included ‘British Landscapes’ ‘Mountains and Water’ and ‘Jungles of Borneo’.
In 2012 one of Levi’s paintings was shortlisted for the biggest art prize for a single work of art in the UK, the £30,000 Threadneedle Art Prize. In 2015 she took part in the Sky Arts Landscape Painter of The Year competition. In 2015 Andrew Marr sat for a portrait by Levi; he called her a ‘proper artist’.
Sophie Levi: 07812 124 226 sophie.levi@icloud.com www.sophielevi.com
Tess Recordon: 07870 96 3587 tess@tessrecordon.com www.tessrecordon.com
Highgate Gallery
11 South Grove
London N6 6BS
Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00
Saturday 11:00-16:00
Sunday 11:00-17:00
Closed Monday
Enjoy our house 5 piece Brazlian band perform from 6-9pm
Adriana vasques is a london based singer, pianist and composer. She graduated in classical piano in trieste, her italian hometown on the adriatic coast.
She has performed extensively in italy, slovenia and croatia at many well established venues and festivals, singing in jazz, pop and funk bands before choosing to perform mainly her brazilian song repertoire and her own compositions. Adriana has performed and recorded in italy with reputable musicians such as andrea allione (paolo conte), pietro tonolo (paul motian, gil evans orchestra), glauco venier (kenny wheeler, norma winstone), elvis stanić (gilberto gil, django bates), luis bonilla (mingus big band, lester bowie) as well as many others.
Alongside her performing career, she has also worked as a music tutor and radio host. For over twenty years she has produced and hosted several music radio shows in which she has welcomed and embraced a variety of musical styles , interviewed dozens of musicians as well as other professionals in the musical world .
After defending her graduation thesis on five of her compositions in relation to rhythmic didactics, one of her compositions, nu-mi (danza), was awarded first prize at “ premio nazionale delle arti “ in rome and has since been recorded by other musicians in three different albums. Adriana has started performing her own compositions recently.
After moving to london in 2009, she toured europe and canada with the irish cult band the commitments , over the past few years she has performed with some of the best musicians on the london scene.
Join the fitness party. Authentic Latin beats with a native dancer. Feel the tropical heat in Highgate! Ladies only (sorry guys)
What is Mindfulness?
‘Mindfulness’ is at the very heart of meditational practice and trains us to focus on the present moment. This allows us to gain insight into mental patterns that sometimes cause negative emotions. We also learn, through experience what it means to spend less time with our thoughts and spend more time in our bodies enjoying life. It can be practiced by people from all walks of life and is becoming more and more popular as a means of psychological treatment. There is now a strong evidence base demonstrating that it can be very beneficial for those experiencing depression and anxiety, as well as many other conditions. Mindfulness allows us to make friends with our thinking mind making us less vulnerable to negative mental activity. Such practice can bring about a deep sense of inner peace and a fresh acceptance of reality itself.
The Eight Sessions
This new and innovative group will take place over eight weekly sessions, each of 2-hours duration and covers the fundamentals of mindfulness meditation, applied theory and practice. Some aspects of CBT will also be used within the course syllabus where required to help group members to deal with dysfunctional thought patterns and behaviours. This specific group has been successfully taught in several London universities and also within the NHS. This group will help you to:
- improve your focus and concentration levels
- lower bodily stress and increase relaxation
- explore how your mind works
- explore how your mind habitually creates unhealthy thought processes and worry
- help you to prevent the arising of depressive moods before they spiral
- achieve a robust and healthy mind, accepting reality and the world around you
- work towards acceptance of unhealthy emotions
- achieve a deep sense of calm, patience and stillness
- grow and mature as a true human being and explore what it means to be ‘me’
This will be particularly helpful for those people experiencing stress, depression, anxiety, attention problems or any condition involving a fast-thinking anxious mind.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Commitment to the full x8 weekly sessions is imperative, as is the diligent undertaking of daily life meditation tasks between sessions. Only those people who are willing to make the commitment and complete the between session tasks should attend. Places are limited to ensure a high quality of client support. This course is open to everyone but attendance must be booked in advance and approved by the course leader before the beginning of the programme. All attendees must be 18+ with any exceptions discussed prior to the beginning of the course.
Venues:
* Monday Highgate Class – Jackson’s Lane, 269a Archway Road, London, N6 5AA (directly opposite Highgate tube)
* Tuesday Colchester (Essex) Class – Firstsite, Lewis Gardens, High St, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JH
Course Start Dates:
* Highgate (North London) Class – Monday evenings beginning on 4th April 2016 for 8 weeks
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Highgate Dates (8-weeks minus bank holidays) |
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04 Apr 2016 – Session 1 |
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11 Apr 2016 – Session 2 |
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18 Apr 2016 – Session 3 |
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25 Apr 2016 – Session 4 |
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09 May 2016 – Session 5 |
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16 May 2016 – Session 6 |
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23 May 2016 – Session 7 |
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06 Jun 2016 – Session 8 |
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* Colchester (Essex) Class – Tuesday evenings – Awaiting New Dates
Times:
* Highgate, North London – 6.30pm to 8.30pm.
Price: £225 (Concessions £195 for OAPS, F/T students, unemployed, if booking as a pair/couple) – please note this can be paid in x2 instalments, with half the payment being made as a deposit prior to the course and the balance being due just before session 1.
HOW TO BOOK? – To book your place please email: info@jamieshavdia.com or call 07792 755132. Booking instructions will then be emailed to you, including how to make your payment online.
Sophie Levi and Tess Recordon – Contemporary Landcapes
13-26 May 2016
The sea, mountains, forests and the landmarks and parks of North West London can be seen in highly original, atmospheric oil paintings, in contrasting styles, by two established British artists.
While Levi works from life in her studio in Camden and outside in the elements, Recordon works from memory, creating work full of depth, movement and life with poured paint.
Both break down the divide between the self and the landscape. They exhibit widely.
Last year Recordon was Artist in Residence at Burgh House, Hampstead.
Touring exhibitions have included ‘British Landscapes’ ‘Mountains and Water’ and ‘Jungles of Borneo’.
In 2012 one of Levi’s paintings was shortlisted for the biggest art prize for a single work of art in the UK, the £30,000 Threadneedle Art Prize. In 2015 she took part in the Sky Arts Landscape Painter of The Year competition. In 2015 Andrew Marr sat for a portrait by Levi; he called her a ‘proper artist’.
Sophie Levi: 07812 124 226 sophie.levi@icloud.com www.sophielevi.com
Tess Recordon: 07870 96 3587 tess@tessrecordon.com www.tessrecordon.com
Highgate Gallery
11 South Grove
London N6 6BS
Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00
Saturday 11:00-16:00
Sunday 11:00-17:00
Closed Monday
Join the fitness party. Authentic Latin beats with a native dancer. Feel the tropical heat in Highgate! Ladies only (sorry guys)
Fun evening with great questions and team spirit please come along