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Jun
7
Fri
Exhibition: William Cai @ Lauderdale House
Jun 7 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

This June, we are delighted to present the ethereal works of William Cai, Chinese painter whose feather-light strokes immortalise the beauty of nature.

William Cai is an internationally renowned artist, accomplished in both freestyle brushwork (Xieyi) and fine detailed brushwork (Gungbi). His work has received many awards and been collected by museums all over the world. In the early 1990s, he was hired by the Victoria and Albert Museum to teach Chinese painting, and has since taught the discipline at various art institutions in the UK.

A Birthday For Bear @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse
Jun 7 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
A Birthday For Bear @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Bear doesn’t like birthdays
He doesn’t like birthday parties or balloons
He doesn’t like birthday cards or songs or candles
In fact, Bear is quite sure he doesn’t like anything to do with birthdays at all

Mouse on the other hand is determined to show him all the joys a Birthday can offer. Will she succeed? 

An uplifting story of friendship, persistence, the importance of trying new things and letting go! Packed with memorable tunes and audience interaction it promises to be a joyful theatrical experience for young children and their families.

Suitable for ages 3+

Tuesday 21st May        1.30pm
Wednesday 22nd May 10.30am, 1.30pm
Thursday 23rd May       10.30am, 1.30pm
Friday 24th May            11am, 1.30pm, 4pm
Saturday 25th May        1.30pm
Sunday 26th May          11am, 1.30pm

Tuesday 28th May11am, 1.30pm
Wednesday 29th May11am, 1.30pm, 4pm
Thursday 30th May 11am, 1.30pm
Friday 31st May11am, 1.30pm, 4pm
Saturday 1st June  11am, 1.30pm, 4pm
Sunday 2nd June11am, 1.30pm 

Tuesday 4th June10.30am, 1.30pm
Wednesday 5th June 10.30am, 1.30pm
Thursday 6th June 10.30am, 1.30pm
Friday 7th June10.30am, 1.30pm
Saturday 8th June11am, 1.30pm, 4pm
Sunday 9th June11am

Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want to Talk to You @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse
Jun 7 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want to Talk to You @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

In 1960, at the height of his fame, singer, songwriter, and satirist Tom Lehrer gave it all up. He spent the rest of his career as an obscure maths lecturer. This show investigates the strange disappearance of Tom Lehrer – and includes some of his greatest songs, like Poisoning Pigeons in the Park, and The Elements.

From the writer of sell-out shows including VODKA WITH STALIN and A MODEST LITTLE MAN, this new musical featuring the music of Tom Lehrer sheds light on the most enigmatic figure in musical comedy.
Jun
8
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Jun 8 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Do come along to meet your neighbours, enjoy a good cup of coffee and find out what is happening in Highgate.

The planning committee often have someone on hand to answer planning queries.

Exhibition: William Cai @ Lauderdale House
Jun 8 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

This June, we are delighted to present the ethereal works of William Cai, Chinese painter whose feather-light strokes immortalise the beauty of nature.

William Cai is an internationally renowned artist, accomplished in both freestyle brushwork (Xieyi) and fine detailed brushwork (Gungbi). His work has received many awards and been collected by museums all over the world. In the early 1990s, he was hired by the Victoria and Albert Museum to teach Chinese painting, and has since taught the discipline at various art institutions in the UK.

Highgate Fair in the Square @ Pond Square and South Grove N6
Jun 8 @ 12:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Duncan Montgomery & George Townsend: Parson’s Pleasure and the Ponds @ Highgate Gallery
Jun 8 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Wood engraver’s debut solo exhibition contemplates historic Oxford and Highgate bathing places.

The North Wall Arts Centre and Highgate Gallery announce the forthcoming exhibition Parson’s Pleasure and the Ponds  – the debut solo show of printmaker Duncan Montgomery. Travelling between Oxford and Highgate, the exhibition presents a new series of wood engravings alongside a background of historical materials curated  by cultural historian George Townsend.

Montgomery’s figures and riverscapes draw on classical statuary, found photography, and in situ life modelling, to create atmospheres of quiet and disquiet, lost and in-between time. Textures of muscle, skin and hair emerge amid corrugated metal, polished marble and crumbling brick, wind-moved leaves and the wavering image-within-an-image of open water.

Recovering a visual history of freshwater bathing in the UK, the exhibition incorporates historical text and images to reflect especially on: Parson’s Pleasure, an Oxford river bathing place demolished in 1992 and the focus of Townsend’s 2022 PHD; and the ponds used for bathing on Hampstead Heath over the past several centuries and still in use today.

The North Wall Arts Centre is an award-winning theatre and gallery in Summertown, Oxford, built on the site of a Victorian swimming pool. The Highgate Gallery is a part of the Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution, which has been promoting discussion, debate and life-long learning since 1839.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays 11:00-16:00, Sundays 11:00-17:00,
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed

A Birthday For Bear @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse
Jun 8 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
A Birthday For Bear @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

Bear doesn’t like birthdays
He doesn’t like birthday parties or balloons
He doesn’t like birthday cards or songs or candles
In fact, Bear is quite sure he doesn’t like anything to do with birthdays at all

Mouse on the other hand is determined to show him all the joys a Birthday can offer. Will she succeed? 

An uplifting story of friendship, persistence, the importance of trying new things and letting go! Packed with memorable tunes and audience interaction it promises to be a joyful theatrical experience for young children and their families.

Suitable for ages 3+

Tuesday 21st May        1.30pm
Wednesday 22nd May 10.30am, 1.30pm
Thursday 23rd May       10.30am, 1.30pm
Friday 24th May            11am, 1.30pm, 4pm
Saturday 25th May        1.30pm
Sunday 26th May          11am, 1.30pm

Tuesday 28th May11am, 1.30pm
Wednesday 29th May11am, 1.30pm, 4pm
Thursday 30th May 11am, 1.30pm
Friday 31st May11am, 1.30pm, 4pm
Saturday 1st June  11am, 1.30pm, 4pm
Sunday 2nd June11am, 1.30pm 

Tuesday 4th June10.30am, 1.30pm
Wednesday 5th June 10.30am, 1.30pm
Thursday 6th June 10.30am, 1.30pm
Friday 7th June10.30am, 1.30pm
Saturday 8th June11am, 1.30pm, 4pm
Sunday 9th June11am

Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want to Talk to You @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse
Jun 8 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want to Talk to You @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

In 1960, at the height of his fame, singer, songwriter, and satirist Tom Lehrer gave it all up. He spent the rest of his career as an obscure maths lecturer. This show investigates the strange disappearance of Tom Lehrer – and includes some of his greatest songs, like Poisoning Pigeons in the Park, and The Elements.

From the writer of sell-out shows including VODKA WITH STALIN and A MODEST LITTLE MAN, this new musical featuring the music of Tom Lehrer sheds light on the most enigmatic figure in musical comedy.
Jun
9
Sun
Exhibition: William Cai @ Lauderdale House
Jun 9 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

This June, we are delighted to present the ethereal works of William Cai, Chinese painter whose feather-light strokes immortalise the beauty of nature.

William Cai is an internationally renowned artist, accomplished in both freestyle brushwork (Xieyi) and fine detailed brushwork (Gungbi). His work has received many awards and been collected by museums all over the world. In the early 1990s, he was hired by the Victoria and Albert Museum to teach Chinese painting, and has since taught the discipline at various art institutions in the UK.

Duncan Montgomery & George Townsend: Parson’s Pleasure and the Ponds @ Highgate Gallery
Jun 9 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Wood engraver’s debut solo exhibition contemplates historic Oxford and Highgate bathing places.

The North Wall Arts Centre and Highgate Gallery announce the forthcoming exhibition Parson’s Pleasure and the Ponds  – the debut solo show of printmaker Duncan Montgomery. Travelling between Oxford and Highgate, the exhibition presents a new series of wood engravings alongside a background of historical materials curated  by cultural historian George Townsend.

Montgomery’s figures and riverscapes draw on classical statuary, found photography, and in situ life modelling, to create atmospheres of quiet and disquiet, lost and in-between time. Textures of muscle, skin and hair emerge amid corrugated metal, polished marble and crumbling brick, wind-moved leaves and the wavering image-within-an-image of open water.

Recovering a visual history of freshwater bathing in the UK, the exhibition incorporates historical text and images to reflect especially on: Parson’s Pleasure, an Oxford river bathing place demolished in 1992 and the focus of Townsend’s 2022 PHD; and the ponds used for bathing on Hampstead Heath over the past several centuries and still in use today.

The North Wall Arts Centre is an award-winning theatre and gallery in Summertown, Oxford, built on the site of a Victorian swimming pool. The Highgate Gallery is a part of the Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution, which has been promoting discussion, debate and life-long learning since 1839.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays 11:00-16:00, Sundays 11:00-17:00,
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed

Tom Lehrer Is Teaching Math and Doesn’t Want to Talk to You @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse
Jun 9 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

In 1960, at the height of his fame, singer, songwriter, and satirist Tom Lehrer gave it all up. He spent the rest of his career as an obscure maths lecturer. This show investigates the strange disappearance of Tom Lehrer – and includes some of his greatest songs, like Poisoning Pigeons in the Park, and The Elements.

From the writer of sell-out shows including VODKA WITH STALIN and A MODEST LITTLE MAN, this new musical featuring the music of Tom Lehrer sheds light on the most enigmatic figure in musical comedy.
Jun
10
Mon
Exhibition: William Cai @ Lauderdale House
Jun 10 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

This June, we are delighted to present the ethereal works of William Cai, Chinese painter whose feather-light strokes immortalise the beauty of nature.

William Cai is an internationally renowned artist, accomplished in both freestyle brushwork (Xieyi) and fine detailed brushwork (Gungbi). His work has received many awards and been collected by museums all over the world. In the early 1990s, he was hired by the Victoria and Albert Museum to teach Chinese painting, and has since taught the discipline at various art institutions in the UK.

Kung Fu Classes for Children (5.45) and Adults (6.30) @ Highgate Society
Jun 10 @ 5:45 pm – 7:30 pm

               

               LEARN TRADITIONAL KUNG FU & TAI CHI

                  from  Three-Time International Gold Medallist

                                DANIEL SHAW-ABULAFIA

             at The Highgate Society, 10A South Grove, London N6 6BS
         Children:  Mondays weekly, 17.45 to 18.30 from September 26th
         Adults:      Mondays weekly, 18.30 to 19.30 from September 26th

                            COME TO A FREE TRIAL CLASS!

Jun
11
Tue
Exhibition: William Cai @ Lauderdale House
Jun 11 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

This June, we are delighted to present the ethereal works of William Cai, Chinese painter whose feather-light strokes immortalise the beauty of nature.

William Cai is an internationally renowned artist, accomplished in both freestyle brushwork (Xieyi) and fine detailed brushwork (Gungbi). His work has received many awards and been collected by museums all over the world. In the early 1990s, he was hired by the Victoria and Albert Museum to teach Chinese painting, and has since taught the discipline at various art institutions in the UK.

Annie’s Yoga in Highgate @ Highgate United Reformed Church
Jun 11 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

The class is suitable for beginners and is friendly and inclusive. Style is Hatha yoga with various influences – gentle, but still delivering strength and flexibility.   Come and try a class to enhance your sense of wellbeing, release stress and tension and to experience deep relaxation. Mats provided, free parking (for now, but check signs!) no need to book – just turn up. The class is in the beautiful church – it’s set back a bit and has big blue doors. The class is mixed level/mixed ability/mixed age. I am a registered BWY teacher and fully insured. For more info about me/my yoga, have a look at my website 

Friends of Waterlow Park Annual General Meeting @ LUX
Jun 11 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Jun
12
Wed
Exhibition: William Cai @ Lauderdale House
Jun 12 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

This June, we are delighted to present the ethereal works of William Cai, Chinese painter whose feather-light strokes immortalise the beauty of nature.

William Cai is an internationally renowned artist, accomplished in both freestyle brushwork (Xieyi) and fine detailed brushwork (Gungbi). His work has received many awards and been collected by museums all over the world. In the early 1990s, he was hired by the Victoria and Albert Museum to teach Chinese painting, and has since taught the discipline at various art institutions in the UK.

Duncan Montgomery & George Townsend: Parson’s Pleasure and the Ponds @ Highgate Gallery
Jun 12 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Wood engraver’s debut solo exhibition contemplates historic Oxford and Highgate bathing places.

The North Wall Arts Centre and Highgate Gallery announce the forthcoming exhibition Parson’s Pleasure and the Ponds  – the debut solo show of printmaker Duncan Montgomery. Travelling between Oxford and Highgate, the exhibition presents a new series of wood engravings alongside a background of historical materials curated  by cultural historian George Townsend.

Montgomery’s figures and riverscapes draw on classical statuary, found photography, and in situ life modelling, to create atmospheres of quiet and disquiet, lost and in-between time. Textures of muscle, skin and hair emerge amid corrugated metal, polished marble and crumbling brick, wind-moved leaves and the wavering image-within-an-image of open water.

Recovering a visual history of freshwater bathing in the UK, the exhibition incorporates historical text and images to reflect especially on: Parson’s Pleasure, an Oxford river bathing place demolished in 1992 and the focus of Townsend’s 2022 PHD; and the ponds used for bathing on Hampstead Heath over the past several centuries and still in use today.

The North Wall Arts Centre is an award-winning theatre and gallery in Summertown, Oxford, built on the site of a Victorian swimming pool. The Highgate Gallery is a part of the Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution, which has been promoting discussion, debate and life-long learning since 1839.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays 11:00-16:00, Sundays 11:00-17:00,
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed

Pride and Prejudice in Words and Music @ LAUDERDALE HOUSE,
Jun 12 @ 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Join us for a special evening as Pride and Prejudice is brought to life through words and music by Leora Cohen on violin, Paul Wingfield on piano and narrator Penelope Rawlins.


The American-born Jewish conductor and composer Carl Davis, wrote the music for dozens of films and more than one hundred TV programmes. His score for Pride and Prejudice is particularly memorable – Davis captured the novel’s most salient themes and values through evocative quotations from and subtle allusions to resonant works by major composers contemporary with Jane Austen’s work. Davis was subsequently commissioned to produce an abbreviated version of his score, for violin and piano, with a spoken narration, written by Gill Hornby. The resulting compact and highly effective musical entertainment vividly recreates the popular nineteenth century musical genre of melodrama. This concert is a tribute to Carl Davis, who died on August 3 2023.

Jun
13
Thu
Exhibition: William Cai @ Lauderdale House
Jun 13 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

This June, we are delighted to present the ethereal works of William Cai, Chinese painter whose feather-light strokes immortalise the beauty of nature.

William Cai is an internationally renowned artist, accomplished in both freestyle brushwork (Xieyi) and fine detailed brushwork (Gungbi). His work has received many awards and been collected by museums all over the world. In the early 1990s, he was hired by the Victoria and Albert Museum to teach Chinese painting, and has since taught the discipline at various art institutions in the UK.

Duncan Montgomery & George Townsend: Parson’s Pleasure and the Ponds @ Highgate Gallery
Jun 13 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Wood engraver’s debut solo exhibition contemplates historic Oxford and Highgate bathing places.

The North Wall Arts Centre and Highgate Gallery announce the forthcoming exhibition Parson’s Pleasure and the Ponds  – the debut solo show of printmaker Duncan Montgomery. Travelling between Oxford and Highgate, the exhibition presents a new series of wood engravings alongside a background of historical materials curated  by cultural historian George Townsend.

Montgomery’s figures and riverscapes draw on classical statuary, found photography, and in situ life modelling, to create atmospheres of quiet and disquiet, lost and in-between time. Textures of muscle, skin and hair emerge amid corrugated metal, polished marble and crumbling brick, wind-moved leaves and the wavering image-within-an-image of open water.

Recovering a visual history of freshwater bathing in the UK, the exhibition incorporates historical text and images to reflect especially on: Parson’s Pleasure, an Oxford river bathing place demolished in 1992 and the focus of Townsend’s 2022 PHD; and the ponds used for bathing on Hampstead Heath over the past several centuries and still in use today.

The North Wall Arts Centre is an award-winning theatre and gallery in Summertown, Oxford, built on the site of a Victorian swimming pool. The Highgate Gallery is a part of the Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution, which has been promoting discussion, debate and life-long learning since 1839.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays 11:00-16:00, Sundays 11:00-17:00,
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed

Longitude @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse
Jun 13 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Longitude @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

LONGITUDE
A Clockmaker’s Obsession 

World premiere of a new musical with crashing waves, swelling music, and an emotional storm across the 18th century that will make you wish you’d brought your life jacket. 

Come with us on an epic voyage across time and space to share the trials of a simple clockmaker who lost almost everything in his quest to save others. 

A true story of betrayal, obsession, and injustice, conquered only by the love of his family and the intervention of Mad King George. 

Ages: 8+ 

Jun
14
Fri
Exhibition: William Cai @ Lauderdale House
Jun 14 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

This June, we are delighted to present the ethereal works of William Cai, Chinese painter whose feather-light strokes immortalise the beauty of nature.

William Cai is an internationally renowned artist, accomplished in both freestyle brushwork (Xieyi) and fine detailed brushwork (Gungbi). His work has received many awards and been collected by museums all over the world. In the early 1990s, he was hired by the Victoria and Albert Museum to teach Chinese painting, and has since taught the discipline at various art institutions in the UK.

Duncan Montgomery & George Townsend: Parson’s Pleasure and the Ponds @ Highgate Gallery
Jun 14 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Wood engraver’s debut solo exhibition contemplates historic Oxford and Highgate bathing places.

The North Wall Arts Centre and Highgate Gallery announce the forthcoming exhibition Parson’s Pleasure and the Ponds  – the debut solo show of printmaker Duncan Montgomery. Travelling between Oxford and Highgate, the exhibition presents a new series of wood engravings alongside a background of historical materials curated  by cultural historian George Townsend.

Montgomery’s figures and riverscapes draw on classical statuary, found photography, and in situ life modelling, to create atmospheres of quiet and disquiet, lost and in-between time. Textures of muscle, skin and hair emerge amid corrugated metal, polished marble and crumbling brick, wind-moved leaves and the wavering image-within-an-image of open water.

Recovering a visual history of freshwater bathing in the UK, the exhibition incorporates historical text and images to reflect especially on: Parson’s Pleasure, an Oxford river bathing place demolished in 1992 and the focus of Townsend’s 2022 PHD; and the ponds used for bathing on Hampstead Heath over the past several centuries and still in use today.

The North Wall Arts Centre is an award-winning theatre and gallery in Summertown, Oxford, built on the site of a Victorian swimming pool. The Highgate Gallery is a part of the Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution, which has been promoting discussion, debate and life-long learning since 1839.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays 11:00-16:00, Sundays 11:00-17:00,
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed

Jun
15
Sat
Clean Up Highgate @ Highgate Society
Jun 15 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Jun 15 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Do come along to meet your neighbours, enjoy a good cup of coffee and find out what is happening in Highgate.

The planning committee often have someone on hand to answer planning queries.

Exhibition: William Cai @ Lauderdale House
Jun 15 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

This June, we are delighted to present the ethereal works of William Cai, Chinese painter whose feather-light strokes immortalise the beauty of nature.

William Cai is an internationally renowned artist, accomplished in both freestyle brushwork (Xieyi) and fine detailed brushwork (Gungbi). His work has received many awards and been collected by museums all over the world. In the early 1990s, he was hired by the Victoria and Albert Museum to teach Chinese painting, and has since taught the discipline at various art institutions in the UK.

Duncan Montgomery & George Townsend: Parson’s Pleasure and the Ponds @ Highgate Gallery
Jun 15 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Wood engraver’s debut solo exhibition contemplates historic Oxford and Highgate bathing places.

The North Wall Arts Centre and Highgate Gallery announce the forthcoming exhibition Parson’s Pleasure and the Ponds  – the debut solo show of printmaker Duncan Montgomery. Travelling between Oxford and Highgate, the exhibition presents a new series of wood engravings alongside a background of historical materials curated  by cultural historian George Townsend.

Montgomery’s figures and riverscapes draw on classical statuary, found photography, and in situ life modelling, to create atmospheres of quiet and disquiet, lost and in-between time. Textures of muscle, skin and hair emerge amid corrugated metal, polished marble and crumbling brick, wind-moved leaves and the wavering image-within-an-image of open water.

Recovering a visual history of freshwater bathing in the UK, the exhibition incorporates historical text and images to reflect especially on: Parson’s Pleasure, an Oxford river bathing place demolished in 1992 and the focus of Townsend’s 2022 PHD; and the ponds used for bathing on Hampstead Heath over the past several centuries and still in use today.

The North Wall Arts Centre is an award-winning theatre and gallery in Summertown, Oxford, built on the site of a Victorian swimming pool. The Highgate Gallery is a part of the Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution, which has been promoting discussion, debate and life-long learning since 1839.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays 11:00-16:00, Sundays 11:00-17:00,
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed

Longitude @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse
Jun 15 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Longitude @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

LONGITUDE
A Clockmaker’s Obsession 

World premiere of a new musical with crashing waves, swelling music, and an emotional storm across the 18th century that will make you wish you’d brought your life jacket. 

Come with us on an epic voyage across time and space to share the trials of a simple clockmaker who lost almost everything in his quest to save others. 

A true story of betrayal, obsession, and injustice, conquered only by the love of his family and the intervention of Mad King George. 

Ages: 8+ 

Jun
16
Sun
Exhibition: William Cai @ Lauderdale House
Jun 16 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

This June, we are delighted to present the ethereal works of William Cai, Chinese painter whose feather-light strokes immortalise the beauty of nature.

William Cai is an internationally renowned artist, accomplished in both freestyle brushwork (Xieyi) and fine detailed brushwork (Gungbi). His work has received many awards and been collected by museums all over the world. In the early 1990s, he was hired by the Victoria and Albert Museum to teach Chinese painting, and has since taught the discipline at various art institutions in the UK.

Duncan Montgomery & George Townsend: Parson’s Pleasure and the Ponds @ Highgate Gallery
Jun 16 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Wood engraver’s debut solo exhibition contemplates historic Oxford and Highgate bathing places.

The North Wall Arts Centre and Highgate Gallery announce the forthcoming exhibition Parson’s Pleasure and the Ponds  – the debut solo show of printmaker Duncan Montgomery. Travelling between Oxford and Highgate, the exhibition presents a new series of wood engravings alongside a background of historical materials curated  by cultural historian George Townsend.

Montgomery’s figures and riverscapes draw on classical statuary, found photography, and in situ life modelling, to create atmospheres of quiet and disquiet, lost and in-between time. Textures of muscle, skin and hair emerge amid corrugated metal, polished marble and crumbling brick, wind-moved leaves and the wavering image-within-an-image of open water.

Recovering a visual history of freshwater bathing in the UK, the exhibition incorporates historical text and images to reflect especially on: Parson’s Pleasure, an Oxford river bathing place demolished in 1992 and the focus of Townsend’s 2022 PHD; and the ponds used for bathing on Hampstead Heath over the past several centuries and still in use today.

The North Wall Arts Centre is an award-winning theatre and gallery in Summertown, Oxford, built on the site of a Victorian swimming pool. The Highgate Gallery is a part of the Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution, which has been promoting discussion, debate and life-long learning since 1839.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays 11:00-16:00, Sundays 11:00-17:00,
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed

Longitude @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse
Jun 16 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Longitude @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

LONGITUDE
A Clockmaker’s Obsession 

World premiere of a new musical with crashing waves, swelling music, and an emotional storm across the 18th century that will make you wish you’d brought your life jacket. 

Come with us on an epic voyage across time and space to share the trials of a simple clockmaker who lost almost everything in his quest to save others. 

A true story of betrayal, obsession, and injustice, conquered only by the love of his family and the intervention of Mad King George. 

Ages: 8+ 

Jun
17
Mon
Exhibition: William Cai @ Lauderdale House
Jun 17 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

This June, we are delighted to present the ethereal works of William Cai, Chinese painter whose feather-light strokes immortalise the beauty of nature.

William Cai is an internationally renowned artist, accomplished in both freestyle brushwork (Xieyi) and fine detailed brushwork (Gungbi). His work has received many awards and been collected by museums all over the world. In the early 1990s, he was hired by the Victoria and Albert Museum to teach Chinese painting, and has since taught the discipline at various art institutions in the UK.

Kung Fu Classes for Children (5.45) and Adults (6.30) @ Highgate Society
Jun 17 @ 5:45 pm – 7:30 pm

               

               LEARN TRADITIONAL KUNG FU & TAI CHI

                  from  Three-Time International Gold Medallist

                                DANIEL SHAW-ABULAFIA

             at The Highgate Society, 10A South Grove, London N6 6BS
         Children:  Mondays weekly, 17.45 to 18.30 from September 26th
         Adults:      Mondays weekly, 18.30 to 19.30 from September 26th

                            COME TO A FREE TRIAL CLASS!

Jun
18
Tue
Exhibition: William Cai @ Lauderdale House
Jun 18 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

This June, we are delighted to present the ethereal works of William Cai, Chinese painter whose feather-light strokes immortalise the beauty of nature.

William Cai is an internationally renowned artist, accomplished in both freestyle brushwork (Xieyi) and fine detailed brushwork (Gungbi). His work has received many awards and been collected by museums all over the world. In the early 1990s, he was hired by the Victoria and Albert Museum to teach Chinese painting, and has since taught the discipline at various art institutions in the UK.

Annie’s Yoga in Highgate @ Highgate United Reformed Church
Jun 18 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

The class is suitable for beginners and is friendly and inclusive. Style is Hatha yoga with various influences – gentle, but still delivering strength and flexibility.   Come and try a class to enhance your sense of wellbeing, release stress and tension and to experience deep relaxation. Mats provided, free parking (for now, but check signs!) no need to book – just turn up. The class is in the beautiful church – it’s set back a bit and has big blue doors. The class is mixed level/mixed ability/mixed age. I am a registered BWY teacher and fully insured. For more info about me/my yoga, have a look at my website 

Longitude @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse
Jun 18 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Longitude @ Upstairs at The Gatehouse

LONGITUDE
A Clockmaker’s Obsession 

World premiere of a new musical with crashing waves, swelling music, and an emotional storm across the 18th century that will make you wish you’d brought your life jacket. 

Come with us on an epic voyage across time and space to share the trials of a simple clockmaker who lost almost everything in his quest to save others. 

A true story of betrayal, obsession, and injustice, conquered only by the love of his family and the intervention of Mad King George. 

Ages: 8+ 

Jun
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Exhibition: William Cai @ Lauderdale House
Jun 19 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

This June, we are delighted to present the ethereal works of William Cai, Chinese painter whose feather-light strokes immortalise the beauty of nature.

William Cai is an internationally renowned artist, accomplished in both freestyle brushwork (Xieyi) and fine detailed brushwork (Gungbi). His work has received many awards and been collected by museums all over the world. In the early 1990s, he was hired by the Victoria and Albert Museum to teach Chinese painting, and has since taught the discipline at various art institutions in the UK.

Duncan Montgomery & George Townsend: Parson’s Pleasure and the Ponds @ Highgate Gallery
Jun 19 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Wood engraver’s debut solo exhibition contemplates historic Oxford and Highgate bathing places.

The North Wall Arts Centre and Highgate Gallery announce the forthcoming exhibition Parson’s Pleasure and the Ponds  – the debut solo show of printmaker Duncan Montgomery. Travelling between Oxford and Highgate, the exhibition presents a new series of wood engravings alongside a background of historical materials curated  by cultural historian George Townsend.

Montgomery’s figures and riverscapes draw on classical statuary, found photography, and in situ life modelling, to create atmospheres of quiet and disquiet, lost and in-between time. Textures of muscle, skin and hair emerge amid corrugated metal, polished marble and crumbling brick, wind-moved leaves and the wavering image-within-an-image of open water.

Recovering a visual history of freshwater bathing in the UK, the exhibition incorporates historical text and images to reflect especially on: Parson’s Pleasure, an Oxford river bathing place demolished in 1992 and the focus of Townsend’s 2022 PHD; and the ponds used for bathing on Hampstead Heath over the past several centuries and still in use today.

The North Wall Arts Centre is an award-winning theatre and gallery in Summertown, Oxford, built on the site of a Victorian swimming pool. The Highgate Gallery is a part of the Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution, which has been promoting discussion, debate and life-long learning since 1839.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays 11:00-16:00, Sundays 11:00-17:00,
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed