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Benny Dembitzer is a British economist who has specialized in the economics of developing countries, particularly on the continent of Africa. He was a member of the team that won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985.

Benny is currently Managing Director of GRASSROOTSAFRICA, a not for profit organisation that is offering an on-line agricultural advisory service for farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim is to set up a service that, in the long run, will be accessible on mobile telephony as well as on the internet and in a variety of languages. The project is being trialled across Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda in 2015 and 2016. www.grassrootsafrica.org.

He is also the director the GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES which have been run in London since 2003. Over 750 staff of different voluntary organisations through the UK that work in the field of development (from OXFAM to Save the Children Fund, from ActionAid to WaterAid) have been trained via this highly professional short course, organised twice a year in central London.

Thu 17 – Sun 20 Jan

Thu – Sat 2pm, 5pm, 8pm; Sun 11am, 2pm, 5pm

Around a small table, in an intimate salon setting, a powerful sequence of close-up sensory experiences invoke old memories and invent new ones. Through this miscellany of sights and sounds, objects and photos, the fascinating story of Spain in the latter half of the twentieth century unfolds, exploring memory and identity. Like a medium at a séance, Bobés deals out history and brings it to life, manipulating both past and future.

Duration: 1h 15m

Age guidance: 16+

Price: £18/£16

Thu 17 – Sun 20 Jan

Thu – Sat 2pm, 5pm, 8pm; Sun 11am, 2pm, 5pm

Around a small table, in an intimate salon setting, a powerful sequence of close-up sensory experiences invoke old memories and invent new ones. Through this miscellany of sights and sounds, objects and photos, the fascinating story of Spain in the latter half of the twentieth century unfolds, exploring memory and identity. Like a medium at a séance, Bobés deals out history and brings it to life, manipulating both past and future.

Duration: 1h 15m

Age guidance: 16+

Price: £18/£16

We are now taking bookings for the Spring 2019 term of Portraiture & Figure Drawing!

Working from a live model, this class is aimed at artists of all levels, including beginners and advanced students, who wish to expand their skills in portraiture and figure drawing. Taught by our experienced art tutor, Zoe Hirson, this course looks at anatomy and spends some time focusing on drawing a single pose.

Materials will be provided.

The cost for the entire term is £225 (concessions £205).

Rucksack music at Jacksons Lane.

Wednesdays and Fridays 10.15-11.15am.

Come and enjoy a relaxed, interactive guided musical session for children & their adults (parents/carers). Expect nursery rhymes, popular songs & movement, with small percussion instruments to play and live guitar accompaniment. Lots of singing, stomping, clapping, wriggling, just having a good time. Learning through enjoyment. Classes are 1 hour with a break. Tutor is jazz musician Faye Patton.

Suitable for children 0 – 4 years old.

NO NEED TO BOOK – JUST DROP IN!  

£5.00 per child/£3.50 siblings

For more information –  www.rucksackmusic.co.uk

At Lauderdale House, we are now taking bookings for the Spring 2019 term of Introductory Art – Still Life.

This weekly class offers both beginners and developing students the chance to explore their creative potential in drawing, focusing mainly on Still Life. During the term the class will explore essential drawing techniques – observation, perspective, negative spaces, mark-making and composition.

The cost for the entire term is £225.

Concession tickets for senior citizens (60+), students, people who are registered as unemployed, disabled people, and carers: £205

Introductory Art – Still Life takes place on Wednesdays from 10.30am to 1pm
The Spring Term runs from Wednesday 16 January until Wednesday 10 April
Half term: Wednesday 20 February

We are now taking bookings for the Spring 2019 term of Still Life – Introductory Art.

This weekly class offers both beginners and developing students the chance to explore their creative potential in drawing, focusing mainly on Still Life. During the term the class will explore essential drawing techniques – observation, perspective, negative spaces, mark-making and composition.

Taught by art tutor, Zoe Hirson, this is a general art course suitable for anyone looking to expand and practice their skill set. An informal, friendly and loosely structured class, Introductory Art allows participants to explore the areas and techniques that they find most useful.

The cost for the entire term is £225 (concessions £205).

We are now taking bookings for the spring term of our Painting with Watercolours and Acrylics art course.

This class is the perfect opportunity to learn the basics of two wonderful paint mediums; how to mix, blend and layer watercolour and how to apply acrylic. Explore how to make dynamic compositions that produce interesting paintings using still Life, photographs and sketches as inspiration.

On warm days in the Spring and Summer, this class is sometimes taught outside, taking advantage of the stunning scenery of Waterlow Park.

Our art tutor, Sharon Finmark, lives in North London and studied at Central St. Martins School of Art.  She has had several books published on painting and drawing.

The cost for the entire term is £225 (concessions £205).

Wed 23 Highgate Society Whisky Tasting at 10a, 7 pm, featuring five outstanding drams from around the world, with Alice Lascelles, Financial Times Drinks Editor.
Tickets, only available in advance, cost £25 per person from:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/whisky-tasting-tickets-53509450206?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Weekly drop-in Hatha yoga classes suitable for all levels, beginners welcome. Come and practice some lovely postures in a safe environment that will leave you feeling uplifted and refreshed. I am certified by the British Wheel of Yoga (BWY) and classes include a mixture of pranayama, postures and relaxation with focus on correct alignment. The steady flow of postures will improve your strength and flexibility. Mats, blocks and bricks provided or you are welcome to bring your own.

*Email me to book your place and receive your first class FREE*

Rucksack music at Jacksons Lane.

Fridays and Wednesdays 10.15-11.15am.

Come and enjoy a relaxed, interactive guided musical session for children & their adults (parents/carers). Expect nursery rhymes, popular songs & movement, with small percussion instruments to play and live guitar accompaniment. Lots of singing, stomping, clapping, wriggling, just having a good time. Learning through enjoyment. Classes are 1 hour with a break. Tutor is jazz musician Faye Patton.

Suitable for children 0 – 4 years old.

NO NEED TO BOOK – JUST DROP IN!  

£5.00 per child/£3.50 siblings

For more information –  www.rucksackmusic.co.uk

Fri 25 – Sun 27 Jan

Fri – Sat 8pm; Sat 4pm; Sun 5pm

A wild hallucination taking place around the hotel deathbed of Valerie Jean Solanas, convicted would-be assassin of Andy Warhol, Plexus Polaire’s latest piece uses life-size puppets, broken songs, video projections, humour and a desert of solitude to tell the story of Solanos, a writer, radical feminist and creator of the infamous SCUM Manifesto. Featuring work by percussionist Ane Marthe Sørlien Holen and puppeteer Yngvild Aspeli, who studied at the Lecoq School in Paris before attending France’s prestigious ESNAM international puppetry school in Charleville Mezières.

Duration: 1h

Age guidance: 16+

Price: £18/£16

Fri 25 – Sun 27 Jan

Fri – Sat 8pm; Sat 4pm; Sun 5pm

A wild hallucination taking place around the hotel deathbed of Valerie Jean Solanas, convicted would-be assassin of Andy Warhol, Plexus Polaire’s latest piece uses life-size puppets, broken songs, video projections, humour and a desert of solitude to tell the story of Solanos, a writer, radical feminist and creator of the infamous SCUM Manifesto. Featuring work by percussionist Ane Marthe Sørlien Holen and puppeteer Yngvild Aspeli, who studied at the Lecoq School in Paris before attending France’s prestigious ESNAM international puppetry school in Charleville Mezières.

Duration: 1h

Age guidance: 16+

Price: £18/£16

Fri 25 – Sun 27 Jan

Fri – Sat 8pm; Sat 4pm; Sun 5pm

A wild hallucination taking place around the hotel deathbed of Valerie Jean Solanas, convicted would-be assassin of Andy Warhol, Plexus Polaire’s latest piece uses life-size puppets, broken songs, video projections, humour and a desert of solitude to tell the story of Solanos, a writer, radical feminist and creator of the infamous SCUM Manifesto. Featuring work by percussionist Ane Marthe Sørlien Holen and puppeteer Yngvild Aspeli, who studied at the Lecoq School in Paris before attending France’s prestigious ESNAM international puppetry school in Charleville Mezières.

Duration: 1h

Age guidance: 16+

Price: £18/£16

We are now taking bookings for the Spring 2019 term of Portraiture & Figure Drawing!

Working from a live model, this class is aimed at artists of all levels, including beginners and advanced students, who wish to expand their skills in portraiture and figure drawing. Taught by our experienced art tutor, Zoe Hirson, this course looks at anatomy and spends some time focusing on drawing a single pose.

Materials will be provided.

The cost for the entire term is £225 (concessions £205).

Rucksack music at Jacksons Lane.

Wednesdays and Fridays 10.15-11.15am.

Come and enjoy a relaxed, interactive guided musical session for children & their adults (parents/carers). Expect nursery rhymes, popular songs & movement, with small percussion instruments to play and live guitar accompaniment. Lots of singing, stomping, clapping, wriggling, just having a good time. Learning through enjoyment. Classes are 1 hour with a break. Tutor is jazz musician Faye Patton.

Suitable for children 0 – 4 years old.

NO NEED TO BOOK – JUST DROP IN!  

£5.00 per child/£3.50 siblings

For more information –  www.rucksackmusic.co.uk

At Lauderdale House, we are now taking bookings for the Spring 2019 term of Introductory Art – Still Life.

This weekly class offers both beginners and developing students the chance to explore their creative potential in drawing, focusing mainly on Still Life. During the term the class will explore essential drawing techniques – observation, perspective, negative spaces, mark-making and composition.

The cost for the entire term is £225.

Concession tickets for senior citizens (60+), students, people who are registered as unemployed, disabled people, and carers: £205

Introductory Art – Still Life takes place on Wednesdays from 10.30am to 1pm
The Spring Term runs from Wednesday 16 January until Wednesday 10 April
Half term: Wednesday 20 February

We are now taking bookings for the Spring 2019 term of Still Life – Introductory Art.

This weekly class offers both beginners and developing students the chance to explore their creative potential in drawing, focusing mainly on Still Life. During the term the class will explore essential drawing techniques – observation, perspective, negative spaces, mark-making and composition.

Taught by art tutor, Zoe Hirson, this is a general art course suitable for anyone looking to expand and practice their skill set. An informal, friendly and loosely structured class, Introductory Art allows participants to explore the areas and techniques that they find most useful.

The cost for the entire term is £225 (concessions £205).

We are now taking bookings for the spring term of our Painting with Watercolours and Acrylics art course.

This class is the perfect opportunity to learn the basics of two wonderful paint mediums; how to mix, blend and layer watercolour and how to apply acrylic. Explore how to make dynamic compositions that produce interesting paintings using still Life, photographs and sketches as inspiration.

On warm days in the Spring and Summer, this class is sometimes taught outside, taking advantage of the stunning scenery of Waterlow Park.

Our art tutor, Sharon Finmark, lives in North London and studied at Central St. Martins School of Art.  She has had several books published on painting and drawing.

The cost for the entire term is £225 (concessions £205).

Weekly drop-in Hatha yoga classes suitable for all levels, beginners welcome. Come and practice some lovely postures in a safe environment that will leave you feeling uplifted and refreshed. I am certified by the British Wheel of Yoga (BWY) and classes include a mixture of pranayama, postures and relaxation with focus on correct alignment. The steady flow of postures will improve your strength and flexibility. Mats, blocks and bricks provided or you are welcome to bring your own.

*Email me to book your place and receive your first class FREE*

John Allan will give a talk – Local Heroes – Modern Movement Architects in North London. He will present works by Wells Coates, Erno Goldfinger and Bertold Lubetkin, including conservation projects he has carried out on their key buildings such as Isokon Apartments, Willow Road and Highpoint. As a director of Avanti Architects, John is a foremost expert on the restoration of modern buildings, is founding chairman of DoCoMo-UK and chairman of the Isokon Gallery Trust

Please book:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/local-heroes-modern-movement-architects-in-north-london-tickets-53861601500

Thu 31 Jan – Sat 2 Feb

Thu – Sat 8pm, Sat 2.30pm

Watch, as if from the window of a bus, as the big city glides by. See lives converge and diverge as rich and poor share the same streets, each pursuing their own contrasting ambitions. If you ever feel you have to run in order to stand still, or see others gliding through life while you struggle to survive, or experience a relationship drifting apart, or a goal retreating as fast as you advance on it, you will recognise life in the Capital. Performed without words to a stunning soundtrack, The Capital uses moving walkways to create an extraordinary flowing feat of visual storytelling. It turns themes of financial and social inequality into a beautiful, thoughtful and emotionally gripping experience.

Duration: 1h

Age guidance: 12+

Price: £18/£16

Rucksack music at Jacksons Lane.

Fridays and Wednesdays 10.15-11.15am.

Come and enjoy a relaxed, interactive guided musical session for children & their adults (parents/carers). Expect nursery rhymes, popular songs & movement, with small percussion instruments to play and live guitar accompaniment. Lots of singing, stomping, clapping, wriggling, just having a good time. Learning through enjoyment. Classes are 1 hour with a break. Tutor is jazz musician Faye Patton.

Suitable for children 0 – 4 years old.

NO NEED TO BOOK – JUST DROP IN!  

£5.00 per child/£3.50 siblings

For more information –  www.rucksackmusic.co.uk

Thu 31 Jan – Sat 2 Feb

Thu – Sat 8pm, Sat 2.30pm

Watch, as if from the window of a bus, as the big city glides by. See lives converge and diverge as rich and poor share the same streets, each pursuing their own contrasting ambitions. If you ever feel you have to run in order to stand still, or see others gliding through life while you struggle to survive, or experience a relationship drifting apart, or a goal retreating as fast as you advance on it, you will recognise life in the Capital. Performed without words to a stunning soundtrack, The Capital uses moving walkways to create an extraordinary flowing feat of visual storytelling. It turns themes of financial and social inequality into a beautiful, thoughtful and emotionally gripping experience.

Duration: 1h

Age guidance: 12+

Price: £18/£16

Thu 31 Jan – Sat 2 Feb

Thu – Sat 8pm, Sat 2.30pm

Watch, as if from the window of a bus, as the big city glides by. See lives converge and diverge as rich and poor share the same streets, each pursuing their own contrasting ambitions. If you ever feel you have to run in order to stand still, or see others gliding through life while you struggle to survive, or experience a relationship drifting apart, or a goal retreating as fast as you advance on it, you will recognise life in the Capital. Performed without words to a stunning soundtrack, The Capital uses moving walkways to create an extraordinary flowing feat of visual storytelling. It turns themes of financial and social inequality into a beautiful, thoughtful and emotionally gripping experience.

Duration: 1h

Age guidance: 12+

Price: £18/£16

Join the Society’s Poetry Group
Respond to the Group’s challenge to write a poem about a grandparent.

Contribute to the open mic event that follows.

Tea, coffee, biscuits thrown in.

We are now taking bookings for the Spring 2019 term of Portraiture & Figure Drawing!

Working from a live model, this class is aimed at artists of all levels, including beginners and advanced students, who wish to expand their skills in portraiture and figure drawing. Taught by our experienced art tutor, Zoe Hirson, this course looks at anatomy and spends some time focusing on drawing a single pose.

Materials will be provided.

The cost for the entire term is £225 (concessions £205).

Trying to find out what it means to be out of the loop, Circomedia’s third-year BA students blend daring contemporary circus with highly skilled physical theatre in a playful, energetic show that’ll knock your socks off. Showcasing acrobatics, aerial circus, juggling, comedy and a few near misses, twelve performers take you on an exploration of connection and disconnection. Circomedia is the longest-running provider of full-time circus-based education in the UK.

Age guidance: 12+

Rucksack music at Jacksons Lane.

Wednesdays and Fridays 10.15-11.15am.

Come and enjoy a relaxed, interactive guided musical session for children & their adults (parents/carers). Expect nursery rhymes, popular songs & movement, with small percussion instruments to play and live guitar accompaniment. Lots of singing, stomping, clapping, wriggling, just having a good time. Learning through enjoyment. Classes are 1 hour with a break. Tutor is jazz musician Faye Patton.

Suitable for children 0 – 4 years old.

NO NEED TO BOOK – JUST DROP IN!  

£5.00 per child/£3.50 siblings

For more information –  www.rucksackmusic.co.uk

At Lauderdale House, we are now taking bookings for the Spring 2019 term of Introductory Art – Still Life.

This weekly class offers both beginners and developing students the chance to explore their creative potential in drawing, focusing mainly on Still Life. During the term the class will explore essential drawing techniques – observation, perspective, negative spaces, mark-making and composition.

The cost for the entire term is £225.

Concession tickets for senior citizens (60+), students, people who are registered as unemployed, disabled people, and carers: £205

Introductory Art – Still Life takes place on Wednesdays from 10.30am to 1pm
The Spring Term runs from Wednesday 16 January until Wednesday 10 April
Half term: Wednesday 20 February

We are now taking bookings for the Spring 2019 term of Still Life – Introductory Art.

This weekly class offers both beginners and developing students the chance to explore their creative potential in drawing, focusing mainly on Still Life. During the term the class will explore essential drawing techniques – observation, perspective, negative spaces, mark-making and composition.

Taught by art tutor, Zoe Hirson, this is a general art course suitable for anyone looking to expand and practice their skill set. An informal, friendly and loosely structured class, Introductory Art allows participants to explore the areas and techniques that they find most useful.

The cost for the entire term is £225 (concessions £205).

We are now taking bookings for the spring term of our Painting with Watercolours and Acrylics art course.

This class is the perfect opportunity to learn the basics of two wonderful paint mediums; how to mix, blend and layer watercolour and how to apply acrylic. Explore how to make dynamic compositions that produce interesting paintings using still Life, photographs and sketches as inspiration.

On warm days in the Spring and Summer, this class is sometimes taught outside, taking advantage of the stunning scenery of Waterlow Park.

Our art tutor, Sharon Finmark, lives in North London and studied at Central St. Martins School of Art.  She has had several books published on painting and drawing.

The cost for the entire term is £225 (concessions £205).

Yoga @ Jackson’s Lane Wednesdays 7-8pm (1)

Présentation du professeur Jean-Marc Dewaele, University of London

Weekly drop-in Hatha yoga classes suitable for all levels, beginners welcome. Come and practice some lovely postures in a safe environment that will leave you feeling uplifted and refreshed. I am certified by the British Wheel of Yoga (BWY) and classes include a mixture of pranayama, postures and relaxation with focus on correct alignment. The steady flow of postures will improve your strength and flexibility. Mats, blocks and bricks provided or you are welcome to bring your own.

*Email me to book your place and receive your first class FREE*

Rucksack music at Jacksons Lane.

Fridays and Wednesdays 10.15-11.15am.

Come and enjoy a relaxed, interactive guided musical session for children & their adults (parents/carers). Expect nursery rhymes, popular songs & movement, with small percussion instruments to play and live guitar accompaniment. Lots of singing, stomping, clapping, wriggling, just having a good time. Learning through enjoyment. Classes are 1 hour with a break. Tutor is jazz musician Faye Patton.

Suitable for children 0 – 4 years old.

NO NEED TO BOOK – JUST DROP IN!  

£5.00 per child/£3.50 siblings

For more information –  www.rucksackmusic.co.uk

Our February children’s show is The Sea Show; a quirky and hilarious mix of puppet show, natural history and comedy cabaret created by actor, musician and puppeteer Craig Johnson.

Meet crazy characters like Morwenna the ‘beautiful’ mermaid, Ruan the reformed seagull and salty seadog Captain Pemburthy, as well as a cast of mischievous sea-squirts, anemones, limpets, crabs and pilchards. Come and celebrate the sea with tall tales, silly slapstick, fantastic facts, live music and songs – unmissable fun for children and adults of all ages!

The Sea Show will take place at 10.30am on Saturday 9 February. Performances last approximately 45 minutes and are suitable for children aged 3+ and their families.