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Nov
22
Wed
Marianne Fox Ockinga. King’s Cross – All Change @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 22 @ 11:00 am – 4:30 pm

Marianne Fox Ockinga: Kings Cross – All Change

Recording the current upheaval in the landscape round the two great Victorian railway terminals of King’s Cross and St Pancras in relief prints, etchings, paintings, and drawings. A revolution in human and architectural affairs. This exhibition focuses on the huge changes in the area brilliantly depicted by Dickens in his novel ‘Dombey and Sons’ and frequented by the young Thomas Hardy.

Marianne has worked in the area for more than four decades. She has sketched and painted in the field, setting up her easel in notorious locations such as Goodsway and Coal Drop Yard, beside the Granary Square campus of the University of the Arts.

“These works are from the year 2000, when the area round St Pancras changed dramatically. It had become a gloomy and derelict place, as many of the old red brick Victorian buildings crumbled or were eradicated by the developers’ wrecking ball. I first saw and recorded this when, some years before, I was invited into the now demolished Culross Building to draw and paint. From the roof, I could clearly see the outline of Highgate in the distance.”

Recovering from a serious illness, in 2001 Marianne felt reinvigorated and eager to get down to work again at St Pancras. The first shock was to see cranes behind a scaffold of hoardings starting to yank out the Victorian gasholders. Marianne wanted to record what was happening quickly, knowing time was not on her side. Often, she went out at night, using the canal towpath, especially sinister in the shadows now that the familiar public lighting had been removed. By working regularly on site, local businesses got to know her work, and became supportive. Several exhibitions, presentations and shows in public and commercial venues ensued. These began with ‘Transition July 2002’ at the CTRL Visitor Centre at St Pancras. She held shows in a range of venues in the UK and Netherlands.

Marianne was born in the Netherlands but began her art education at the Bath Academy of Art in 1960. She completed her training at the  Rijksakademie, Amsterdam, returning to settle in the UK in 1971.  Marianne has always favoured working in the open air, drawing and painting from observation. Until 2000 she focused on landscapes across Europe, in the Netherlands and Italy especially. She also has taken portrait commissions. Since 1971 printmaking became the main focus of her work, especially after acquiring a large Columbian press.

In London Marianne has also worked at large sites in transformation, undertaken by invitation and commission, such as the Olympic Park for the 2012 Games and the Arsenal Emirates complex. She was also witness to the decommissioning and conversion of the elegant art deco Arsenal Highbury Stadium complex, recording in a variety of media. Her work is in collections both public and private, among them the Victoria and Albert Museum. She is a brother member of the Art Workers Guild.

 

Highgate Gallery is open:

Wed – Friday: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday: 11.00 – 17.00

 

Nov
23
Thu
Marianne Fox Ockinga. King’s Cross – All Change @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 23 @ 11:00 am – 4:30 pm

Marianne Fox Ockinga: Kings Cross – All Change

Recording the current upheaval in the landscape round the two great Victorian railway terminals of King’s Cross and St Pancras in relief prints, etchings, paintings, and drawings. A revolution in human and architectural affairs. This exhibition focuses on the huge changes in the area brilliantly depicted by Dickens in his novel ‘Dombey and Sons’ and frequented by the young Thomas Hardy.

Marianne has worked in the area for more than four decades. She has sketched and painted in the field, setting up her easel in notorious locations such as Goodsway and Coal Drop Yard, beside the Granary Square campus of the University of the Arts.

“These works are from the year 2000, when the area round St Pancras changed dramatically. It had become a gloomy and derelict place, as many of the old red brick Victorian buildings crumbled or were eradicated by the developers’ wrecking ball. I first saw and recorded this when, some years before, I was invited into the now demolished Culross Building to draw and paint. From the roof, I could clearly see the outline of Highgate in the distance.”

Recovering from a serious illness, in 2001 Marianne felt reinvigorated and eager to get down to work again at St Pancras. The first shock was to see cranes behind a scaffold of hoardings starting to yank out the Victorian gasholders. Marianne wanted to record what was happening quickly, knowing time was not on her side. Often, she went out at night, using the canal towpath, especially sinister in the shadows now that the familiar public lighting had been removed. By working regularly on site, local businesses got to know her work, and became supportive. Several exhibitions, presentations and shows in public and commercial venues ensued. These began with ‘Transition July 2002’ at the CTRL Visitor Centre at St Pancras. She held shows in a range of venues in the UK and Netherlands.

Marianne was born in the Netherlands but began her art education at the Bath Academy of Art in 1960. She completed her training at the  Rijksakademie, Amsterdam, returning to settle in the UK in 1971.  Marianne has always favoured working in the open air, drawing and painting from observation. Until 2000 she focused on landscapes across Europe, in the Netherlands and Italy especially. She also has taken portrait commissions. Since 1971 printmaking became the main focus of her work, especially after acquiring a large Columbian press.

In London Marianne has also worked at large sites in transformation, undertaken by invitation and commission, such as the Olympic Park for the 2012 Games and the Arsenal Emirates complex. She was also witness to the decommissioning and conversion of the elegant art deco Arsenal Highbury Stadium complex, recording in a variety of media. Her work is in collections both public and private, among them the Victoria and Albert Museum. She is a brother member of the Art Workers Guild.

 

Highgate Gallery is open:

Wed – Friday: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday: 11.00 – 17.00

 

Highgate Musical Theatre Choir @ Jackson’s Lane Arts Centre
Nov 23 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Come and join our Musical Theatre Choir! A fun, low pressured choir focusing on songs from musicals, and older pop songs. We rehearse on Thursday evenings, 8-9.30pm at Jackson’s Lane, opposite Highgate tube station.

Throughout the year, we will cover repertoire from Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, to Les Mis, to Sondheim, to West Side Story, to Wicked, and everything in between. Older pop songs will include songs by the Carpenters, the Beatles, and many more. This term, we will also be looking at some Christmas songs.

Any standard welcome, and no need to read music as the songs will be taught line by line. The choir is run by Rachel Dussek, a singer, singing teacher, and choir leader who trained in classical singing and then in musical theatre at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Please get in touch by email or phone to book a taster session.

racheldussek@aol.com

£54 for a 6 week half term, working out as £9 per session. Half term dates are Thursday 2nd November – Thursday 7th December.

Nov
24
Fri
Marianne Fox Ockinga. King’s Cross – All Change @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 24 @ 11:00 am – 4:30 pm

Marianne Fox Ockinga: Kings Cross – All Change

Recording the current upheaval in the landscape round the two great Victorian railway terminals of King’s Cross and St Pancras in relief prints, etchings, paintings, and drawings. A revolution in human and architectural affairs. This exhibition focuses on the huge changes in the area brilliantly depicted by Dickens in his novel ‘Dombey and Sons’ and frequented by the young Thomas Hardy.

Marianne has worked in the area for more than four decades. She has sketched and painted in the field, setting up her easel in notorious locations such as Goodsway and Coal Drop Yard, beside the Granary Square campus of the University of the Arts.

“These works are from the year 2000, when the area round St Pancras changed dramatically. It had become a gloomy and derelict place, as many of the old red brick Victorian buildings crumbled or were eradicated by the developers’ wrecking ball. I first saw and recorded this when, some years before, I was invited into the now demolished Culross Building to draw and paint. From the roof, I could clearly see the outline of Highgate in the distance.”

Recovering from a serious illness, in 2001 Marianne felt reinvigorated and eager to get down to work again at St Pancras. The first shock was to see cranes behind a scaffold of hoardings starting to yank out the Victorian gasholders. Marianne wanted to record what was happening quickly, knowing time was not on her side. Often, she went out at night, using the canal towpath, especially sinister in the shadows now that the familiar public lighting had been removed. By working regularly on site, local businesses got to know her work, and became supportive. Several exhibitions, presentations and shows in public and commercial venues ensued. These began with ‘Transition July 2002’ at the CTRL Visitor Centre at St Pancras. She held shows in a range of venues in the UK and Netherlands.

Marianne was born in the Netherlands but began her art education at the Bath Academy of Art in 1960. She completed her training at the  Rijksakademie, Amsterdam, returning to settle in the UK in 1971.  Marianne has always favoured working in the open air, drawing and painting from observation. Until 2000 she focused on landscapes across Europe, in the Netherlands and Italy especially. She also has taken portrait commissions. Since 1971 printmaking became the main focus of her work, especially after acquiring a large Columbian press.

In London Marianne has also worked at large sites in transformation, undertaken by invitation and commission, such as the Olympic Park for the 2012 Games and the Arsenal Emirates complex. She was also witness to the decommissioning and conversion of the elegant art deco Arsenal Highbury Stadium complex, recording in a variety of media. Her work is in collections both public and private, among them the Victoria and Albert Museum. She is a brother member of the Art Workers Guild.

 

Highgate Gallery is open:

Wed – Friday: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday: 11.00 – 17.00

 

Nov
25
Sat
Marianne Fox Ockinga. King’s Cross – All Change @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 25 @ 11:00 am – 4:30 pm

Marianne Fox Ockinga: Kings Cross – All Change

Recording the current upheaval in the landscape round the two great Victorian railway terminals of King’s Cross and St Pancras in relief prints, etchings, paintings, and drawings. A revolution in human and architectural affairs. This exhibition focuses on the huge changes in the area brilliantly depicted by Dickens in his novel ‘Dombey and Sons’ and frequented by the young Thomas Hardy.

Marianne has worked in the area for more than four decades. She has sketched and painted in the field, setting up her easel in notorious locations such as Goodsway and Coal Drop Yard, beside the Granary Square campus of the University of the Arts.

“These works are from the year 2000, when the area round St Pancras changed dramatically. It had become a gloomy and derelict place, as many of the old red brick Victorian buildings crumbled or were eradicated by the developers’ wrecking ball. I first saw and recorded this when, some years before, I was invited into the now demolished Culross Building to draw and paint. From the roof, I could clearly see the outline of Highgate in the distance.”

Recovering from a serious illness, in 2001 Marianne felt reinvigorated and eager to get down to work again at St Pancras. The first shock was to see cranes behind a scaffold of hoardings starting to yank out the Victorian gasholders. Marianne wanted to record what was happening quickly, knowing time was not on her side. Often, she went out at night, using the canal towpath, especially sinister in the shadows now that the familiar public lighting had been removed. By working regularly on site, local businesses got to know her work, and became supportive. Several exhibitions, presentations and shows in public and commercial venues ensued. These began with ‘Transition July 2002’ at the CTRL Visitor Centre at St Pancras. She held shows in a range of venues in the UK and Netherlands.

Marianne was born in the Netherlands but began her art education at the Bath Academy of Art in 1960. She completed her training at the  Rijksakademie, Amsterdam, returning to settle in the UK in 1971.  Marianne has always favoured working in the open air, drawing and painting from observation. Until 2000 she focused on landscapes across Europe, in the Netherlands and Italy especially. She also has taken portrait commissions. Since 1971 printmaking became the main focus of her work, especially after acquiring a large Columbian press.

In London Marianne has also worked at large sites in transformation, undertaken by invitation and commission, such as the Olympic Park for the 2012 Games and the Arsenal Emirates complex. She was also witness to the decommissioning and conversion of the elegant art deco Arsenal Highbury Stadium complex, recording in a variety of media. Her work is in collections both public and private, among them the Victoria and Albert Museum. She is a brother member of the Art Workers Guild.

 

Highgate Gallery is open:

Wed – Friday: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday: 11.00 – 17.00

 

Nov
26
Sun
Marianne Fox Ockinga. King’s Cross – All Change @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 26 @ 11:00 am – 4:30 pm

Marianne Fox Ockinga: Kings Cross – All Change

Recording the current upheaval in the landscape round the two great Victorian railway terminals of King’s Cross and St Pancras in relief prints, etchings, paintings, and drawings. A revolution in human and architectural affairs. This exhibition focuses on the huge changes in the area brilliantly depicted by Dickens in his novel ‘Dombey and Sons’ and frequented by the young Thomas Hardy.

Marianne has worked in the area for more than four decades. She has sketched and painted in the field, setting up her easel in notorious locations such as Goodsway and Coal Drop Yard, beside the Granary Square campus of the University of the Arts.

“These works are from the year 2000, when the area round St Pancras changed dramatically. It had become a gloomy and derelict place, as many of the old red brick Victorian buildings crumbled or were eradicated by the developers’ wrecking ball. I first saw and recorded this when, some years before, I was invited into the now demolished Culross Building to draw and paint. From the roof, I could clearly see the outline of Highgate in the distance.”

Recovering from a serious illness, in 2001 Marianne felt reinvigorated and eager to get down to work again at St Pancras. The first shock was to see cranes behind a scaffold of hoardings starting to yank out the Victorian gasholders. Marianne wanted to record what was happening quickly, knowing time was not on her side. Often, she went out at night, using the canal towpath, especially sinister in the shadows now that the familiar public lighting had been removed. By working regularly on site, local businesses got to know her work, and became supportive. Several exhibitions, presentations and shows in public and commercial venues ensued. These began with ‘Transition July 2002’ at the CTRL Visitor Centre at St Pancras. She held shows in a range of venues in the UK and Netherlands.

Marianne was born in the Netherlands but began her art education at the Bath Academy of Art in 1960. She completed her training at the  Rijksakademie, Amsterdam, returning to settle in the UK in 1971.  Marianne has always favoured working in the open air, drawing and painting from observation. Until 2000 she focused on landscapes across Europe, in the Netherlands and Italy especially. She also has taken portrait commissions. Since 1971 printmaking became the main focus of her work, especially after acquiring a large Columbian press.

In London Marianne has also worked at large sites in transformation, undertaken by invitation and commission, such as the Olympic Park for the 2012 Games and the Arsenal Emirates complex. She was also witness to the decommissioning and conversion of the elegant art deco Arsenal Highbury Stadium complex, recording in a variety of media. Her work is in collections both public and private, among them the Victoria and Albert Museum. She is a brother member of the Art Workers Guild.

 

Highgate Gallery is open:

Wed – Friday: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday: 11.00 – 17.00

 

Nov
27
Mon
Marianne Fox Ockinga. King’s Cross – All Change @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 27 @ 11:00 am – 4:30 pm

Marianne Fox Ockinga: Kings Cross – All Change

Recording the current upheaval in the landscape round the two great Victorian railway terminals of King’s Cross and St Pancras in relief prints, etchings, paintings, and drawings. A revolution in human and architectural affairs. This exhibition focuses on the huge changes in the area brilliantly depicted by Dickens in his novel ‘Dombey and Sons’ and frequented by the young Thomas Hardy.

Marianne has worked in the area for more than four decades. She has sketched and painted in the field, setting up her easel in notorious locations such as Goodsway and Coal Drop Yard, beside the Granary Square campus of the University of the Arts.

“These works are from the year 2000, when the area round St Pancras changed dramatically. It had become a gloomy and derelict place, as many of the old red brick Victorian buildings crumbled or were eradicated by the developers’ wrecking ball. I first saw and recorded this when, some years before, I was invited into the now demolished Culross Building to draw and paint. From the roof, I could clearly see the outline of Highgate in the distance.”

Recovering from a serious illness, in 2001 Marianne felt reinvigorated and eager to get down to work again at St Pancras. The first shock was to see cranes behind a scaffold of hoardings starting to yank out the Victorian gasholders. Marianne wanted to record what was happening quickly, knowing time was not on her side. Often, she went out at night, using the canal towpath, especially sinister in the shadows now that the familiar public lighting had been removed. By working regularly on site, local businesses got to know her work, and became supportive. Several exhibitions, presentations and shows in public and commercial venues ensued. These began with ‘Transition July 2002’ at the CTRL Visitor Centre at St Pancras. She held shows in a range of venues in the UK and Netherlands.

Marianne was born in the Netherlands but began her art education at the Bath Academy of Art in 1960. She completed her training at the  Rijksakademie, Amsterdam, returning to settle in the UK in 1971.  Marianne has always favoured working in the open air, drawing and painting from observation. Until 2000 she focused on landscapes across Europe, in the Netherlands and Italy especially. She also has taken portrait commissions. Since 1971 printmaking became the main focus of her work, especially after acquiring a large Columbian press.

In London Marianne has also worked at large sites in transformation, undertaken by invitation and commission, such as the Olympic Park for the 2012 Games and the Arsenal Emirates complex. She was also witness to the decommissioning and conversion of the elegant art deco Arsenal Highbury Stadium complex, recording in a variety of media. Her work is in collections both public and private, among them the Victoria and Albert Museum. She is a brother member of the Art Workers Guild.

 

Highgate Gallery is open:

Wed – Friday: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday: 11.00 – 17.00

 

Nov
28
Tue
Marianne Fox Ockinga. King’s Cross – All Change @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 28 @ 11:00 am – 4:30 pm

Marianne Fox Ockinga: Kings Cross – All Change

Recording the current upheaval in the landscape round the two great Victorian railway terminals of King’s Cross and St Pancras in relief prints, etchings, paintings, and drawings. A revolution in human and architectural affairs. This exhibition focuses on the huge changes in the area brilliantly depicted by Dickens in his novel ‘Dombey and Sons’ and frequented by the young Thomas Hardy.

Marianne has worked in the area for more than four decades. She has sketched and painted in the field, setting up her easel in notorious locations such as Goodsway and Coal Drop Yard, beside the Granary Square campus of the University of the Arts.

“These works are from the year 2000, when the area round St Pancras changed dramatically. It had become a gloomy and derelict place, as many of the old red brick Victorian buildings crumbled or were eradicated by the developers’ wrecking ball. I first saw and recorded this when, some years before, I was invited into the now demolished Culross Building to draw and paint. From the roof, I could clearly see the outline of Highgate in the distance.”

Recovering from a serious illness, in 2001 Marianne felt reinvigorated and eager to get down to work again at St Pancras. The first shock was to see cranes behind a scaffold of hoardings starting to yank out the Victorian gasholders. Marianne wanted to record what was happening quickly, knowing time was not on her side. Often, she went out at night, using the canal towpath, especially sinister in the shadows now that the familiar public lighting had been removed. By working regularly on site, local businesses got to know her work, and became supportive. Several exhibitions, presentations and shows in public and commercial venues ensued. These began with ‘Transition July 2002’ at the CTRL Visitor Centre at St Pancras. She held shows in a range of venues in the UK and Netherlands.

Marianne was born in the Netherlands but began her art education at the Bath Academy of Art in 1960. She completed her training at the  Rijksakademie, Amsterdam, returning to settle in the UK in 1971.  Marianne has always favoured working in the open air, drawing and painting from observation. Until 2000 she focused on landscapes across Europe, in the Netherlands and Italy especially. She also has taken portrait commissions. Since 1971 printmaking became the main focus of her work, especially after acquiring a large Columbian press.

In London Marianne has also worked at large sites in transformation, undertaken by invitation and commission, such as the Olympic Park for the 2012 Games and the Arsenal Emirates complex. She was also witness to the decommissioning and conversion of the elegant art deco Arsenal Highbury Stadium complex, recording in a variety of media. Her work is in collections both public and private, among them the Victoria and Albert Museum. She is a brother member of the Art Workers Guild.

 

Highgate Gallery is open:

Wed – Friday: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday: 11.00 – 17.00

 

Nov
29
Wed
Marianne Fox Ockinga. King’s Cross – All Change @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 29 @ 11:00 am – 4:30 pm

Marianne Fox Ockinga: Kings Cross – All Change

Recording the current upheaval in the landscape round the two great Victorian railway terminals of King’s Cross and St Pancras in relief prints, etchings, paintings, and drawings. A revolution in human and architectural affairs. This exhibition focuses on the huge changes in the area brilliantly depicted by Dickens in his novel ‘Dombey and Sons’ and frequented by the young Thomas Hardy.

Marianne has worked in the area for more than four decades. She has sketched and painted in the field, setting up her easel in notorious locations such as Goodsway and Coal Drop Yard, beside the Granary Square campus of the University of the Arts.

“These works are from the year 2000, when the area round St Pancras changed dramatically. It had become a gloomy and derelict place, as many of the old red brick Victorian buildings crumbled or were eradicated by the developers’ wrecking ball. I first saw and recorded this when, some years before, I was invited into the now demolished Culross Building to draw and paint. From the roof, I could clearly see the outline of Highgate in the distance.”

Recovering from a serious illness, in 2001 Marianne felt reinvigorated and eager to get down to work again at St Pancras. The first shock was to see cranes behind a scaffold of hoardings starting to yank out the Victorian gasholders. Marianne wanted to record what was happening quickly, knowing time was not on her side. Often, she went out at night, using the canal towpath, especially sinister in the shadows now that the familiar public lighting had been removed. By working regularly on site, local businesses got to know her work, and became supportive. Several exhibitions, presentations and shows in public and commercial venues ensued. These began with ‘Transition July 2002’ at the CTRL Visitor Centre at St Pancras. She held shows in a range of venues in the UK and Netherlands.

Marianne was born in the Netherlands but began her art education at the Bath Academy of Art in 1960. She completed her training at the  Rijksakademie, Amsterdam, returning to settle in the UK in 1971.  Marianne has always favoured working in the open air, drawing and painting from observation. Until 2000 she focused on landscapes across Europe, in the Netherlands and Italy especially. She also has taken portrait commissions. Since 1971 printmaking became the main focus of her work, especially after acquiring a large Columbian press.

In London Marianne has also worked at large sites in transformation, undertaken by invitation and commission, such as the Olympic Park for the 2012 Games and the Arsenal Emirates complex. She was also witness to the decommissioning and conversion of the elegant art deco Arsenal Highbury Stadium complex, recording in a variety of media. Her work is in collections both public and private, among them the Victoria and Albert Museum. She is a brother member of the Art Workers Guild.

 

Highgate Gallery is open:

Wed – Friday: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday: 11.00 – 17.00

 

Nov
30
Thu
Marianne Fox Ockinga. King’s Cross – All Change @ Highgate Gallery
Nov 30 @ 11:00 am – 4:30 pm

Marianne Fox Ockinga: Kings Cross – All Change

Recording the current upheaval in the landscape round the two great Victorian railway terminals of King’s Cross and St Pancras in relief prints, etchings, paintings, and drawings. A revolution in human and architectural affairs. This exhibition focuses on the huge changes in the area brilliantly depicted by Dickens in his novel ‘Dombey and Sons’ and frequented by the young Thomas Hardy.

Marianne has worked in the area for more than four decades. She has sketched and painted in the field, setting up her easel in notorious locations such as Goodsway and Coal Drop Yard, beside the Granary Square campus of the University of the Arts.

“These works are from the year 2000, when the area round St Pancras changed dramatically. It had become a gloomy and derelict place, as many of the old red brick Victorian buildings crumbled or were eradicated by the developers’ wrecking ball. I first saw and recorded this when, some years before, I was invited into the now demolished Culross Building to draw and paint. From the roof, I could clearly see the outline of Highgate in the distance.”

Recovering from a serious illness, in 2001 Marianne felt reinvigorated and eager to get down to work again at St Pancras. The first shock was to see cranes behind a scaffold of hoardings starting to yank out the Victorian gasholders. Marianne wanted to record what was happening quickly, knowing time was not on her side. Often, she went out at night, using the canal towpath, especially sinister in the shadows now that the familiar public lighting had been removed. By working regularly on site, local businesses got to know her work, and became supportive. Several exhibitions, presentations and shows in public and commercial venues ensued. These began with ‘Transition July 2002’ at the CTRL Visitor Centre at St Pancras. She held shows in a range of venues in the UK and Netherlands.

Marianne was born in the Netherlands but began her art education at the Bath Academy of Art in 1960. She completed her training at the  Rijksakademie, Amsterdam, returning to settle in the UK in 1971.  Marianne has always favoured working in the open air, drawing and painting from observation. Until 2000 she focused on landscapes across Europe, in the Netherlands and Italy especially. She also has taken portrait commissions. Since 1971 printmaking became the main focus of her work, especially after acquiring a large Columbian press.

In London Marianne has also worked at large sites in transformation, undertaken by invitation and commission, such as the Olympic Park for the 2012 Games and the Arsenal Emirates complex. She was also witness to the decommissioning and conversion of the elegant art deco Arsenal Highbury Stadium complex, recording in a variety of media. Her work is in collections both public and private, among them the Victoria and Albert Museum. She is a brother member of the Art Workers Guild.

 

Highgate Gallery is open:

Wed – Friday: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday: 11.00 – 17.00

 

Highgate Musical Theatre Choir @ Jackson’s Lane Arts Centre
Nov 30 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Come and join our Musical Theatre Choir! A fun, low pressured choir focusing on songs from musicals, and older pop songs. We rehearse on Thursday evenings, 8-9.30pm at Jackson’s Lane, opposite Highgate tube station.

Throughout the year, we will cover repertoire from Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, to Les Mis, to Sondheim, to West Side Story, to Wicked, and everything in between. Older pop songs will include songs by the Carpenters, the Beatles, and many more. This term, we will also be looking at some Christmas songs.

Any standard welcome, and no need to read music as the songs will be taught line by line. The choir is run by Rachel Dussek, a singer, singing teacher, and choir leader who trained in classical singing and then in musical theatre at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Please get in touch by email or phone to book a taster session.

racheldussek@aol.com

£54 for a 6 week half term, working out as £9 per session. Half term dates are Thursday 2nd November – Thursday 7th December.

Dec
1
Fri
Icons of Greek music: Hadjidakis, Theodorakis, Xarhakos @ Lauderdale house
Dec 1 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Icons of Greek music: Hadjidakis, Theodorakis, Xarhakos @ Lauderdale house

Musicians from the “Icons of Greek music” project come together once again to perform a concert of music by three of Greece’s most loved and iconic composers: Mikis Theodorakis, Manos Hadjidakis and Stavros Xarhakos.

There is not a household in Greece that does not have their beautiful melodies colouring their lives. The folk songs have become classics, almost like anthems. They can be heard being played by a small duo in the smallest taverna to the biggest orchestra in the greatest concert halls around the world and they touch everybody in their own personal way…they are songs and lyrics which wherever we are in life we can relate to.

Join us for an afternoon of lyrical melodies, pulsating rhythms and poetic lyrics that reach into the soul of Greece.

Performers:

Maria Tsirodimitri – voice, guitar

Pavlos Carvalho – cello, bouzouki, vocals

Manolis Taouxis – double bass, bouzouki, vocals

George Tsolakis – voice, guitar

George Angelopoulos – bouzouki, mandolin, baglama

Dec
7
Thu
Highgate Musical Theatre Choir @ Jackson’s Lane Arts Centre
Dec 7 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Come and join our Musical Theatre Choir! A fun, low pressured choir focusing on songs from musicals, and older pop songs. We rehearse on Thursday evenings, 8-9.30pm at Jackson’s Lane, opposite Highgate tube station.

Throughout the year, we will cover repertoire from Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, to Les Mis, to Sondheim, to West Side Story, to Wicked, and everything in between. Older pop songs will include songs by the Carpenters, the Beatles, and many more. This term, we will also be looking at some Christmas songs.

Any standard welcome, and no need to read music as the songs will be taught line by line. The choir is run by Rachel Dussek, a singer, singing teacher, and choir leader who trained in classical singing and then in musical theatre at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Please get in touch by email or phone to book a taster session.

racheldussek@aol.com

£54 for a 6 week half term, working out as £9 per session. Half term dates are Thursday 2nd November – Thursday 7th December.

Dec
10
Sun
A Christmas Carol @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 10 @ 11:00 am

A one-woman interactive puppet show for the whole family. A fun and interactive adaptation of Dicken’s famous story suitable for the whole family. Ebenezer Scrooge doesn’t like to share will he be able to change his ways after three ghosts come to visit him late at night? Join us for this much-loved Christmas adventure with song and puppetry.

Suitable for ages 3+

Performances at 11am & 2:30pmA person wearing a top hot holds up her hand, on each finger there is a finger puppet.

Dec
14
Thu
The Three Billy Goats Gruff @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 14 @ 10:30 am

Three very hungry goats must cross the bridge to reach the lush grass on the other side. Only problem is, there’s a troll lurking underneath. Kaveh Rahnama returns with his brand-new adaptation, following last year’s brilliant Jack and the Beanstalk. Hold on to your horns!

Suitable for ages 3+

Thursday 14 December – Saturday 6 January at various times – check the website.

A person hangs upside down on red silks.
(c) Alex Brenner
Limbo @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 14 @ 7:30 pm

In a mesmerising spectacle, violin virtuoso Sonja Schebeck performs the brand-new sonata by Australian composer Chloé Charody alongside acrobat Josh Frazer. Circus and classical music combine in this captivating world premiere.A person hangs upside down holding a violin.

Dec
15
Fri
The Three Billy Goats Gruff @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 15 @ 10:30 am

Three very hungry goats must cross the bridge to reach the lush grass on the other side. Only problem is, there’s a troll lurking underneath. Kaveh Rahnama returns with his brand-new adaptation, following last year’s brilliant Jack and the Beanstalk. Hold on to your horns!

Suitable for ages 3+

Thursday 14 December – Saturday 6 January at various times – check the website.

A person hangs upside down on red silks.
(c) Alex Brenner
Limbo @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 15 @ 7:30 pm

In a mesmerising spectacle, violin virtuoso Sonja Schebeck performs the brand-new sonata by Australian composer Chloé Charody alongside acrobat Josh Frazer. Circus and classical music combine in this captivating world premiere.A person hangs upside down holding a violin.

Dec
16
Sat
The Three Billy Goats Gruff @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 16 @ 10:30 am

Three very hungry goats must cross the bridge to reach the lush grass on the other side. Only problem is, there’s a troll lurking underneath. Kaveh Rahnama returns with his brand-new adaptation, following last year’s brilliant Jack and the Beanstalk. Hold on to your horns!

Suitable for ages 3+

Thursday 14 December – Saturday 6 January at various times – check the website.

A person hangs upside down on red silks.
(c) Alex Brenner
Dec
17
Sun
The Three Billy Goats Gruff @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 17 @ 10:30 am

Three very hungry goats must cross the bridge to reach the lush grass on the other side. Only problem is, there’s a troll lurking underneath. Kaveh Rahnama returns with his brand-new adaptation, following last year’s brilliant Jack and the Beanstalk. Hold on to your horns!

Suitable for ages 3+

Thursday 14 December – Saturday 6 January at various times – check the website.

A person hangs upside down on red silks.
(c) Alex Brenner
Dec
19
Tue
The Three Billy Goats Gruff @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 19 @ 10:30 am

Three very hungry goats must cross the bridge to reach the lush grass on the other side. Only problem is, there’s a troll lurking underneath. Kaveh Rahnama returns with his brand-new adaptation, following last year’s brilliant Jack and the Beanstalk. Hold on to your horns!

Suitable for ages 3+

Thursday 14 December – Saturday 6 January at various times – check the website.

A person hangs upside down on red silks.
(c) Alex Brenner
Dec
20
Wed
The Three Billy Goats Gruff @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 20 @ 10:30 am

Three very hungry goats must cross the bridge to reach the lush grass on the other side. Only problem is, there’s a troll lurking underneath. Kaveh Rahnama returns with his brand-new adaptation, following last year’s brilliant Jack and the Beanstalk. Hold on to your horns!

Suitable for ages 3+

Thursday 14 December – Saturday 6 January at various times – check the website.

A person hangs upside down on red silks.
(c) Alex Brenner
Dec
21
Thu
The Three Billy Goats Gruff @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 21 @ 10:30 am

Three very hungry goats must cross the bridge to reach the lush grass on the other side. Only problem is, there’s a troll lurking underneath. Kaveh Rahnama returns with his brand-new adaptation, following last year’s brilliant Jack and the Beanstalk. Hold on to your horns!

Suitable for ages 3+

Thursday 14 December – Saturday 6 January at various times – check the website.

A person hangs upside down on red silks.
(c) Alex Brenner
Dec
23
Sat
The Three Billy Goats Gruff @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 23 @ 10:30 am

Three very hungry goats must cross the bridge to reach the lush grass on the other side. Only problem is, there’s a troll lurking underneath. Kaveh Rahnama returns with his brand-new adaptation, following last year’s brilliant Jack and the Beanstalk. Hold on to your horns!

Suitable for ages 3+

Thursday 14 December – Saturday 6 January at various times – check the website.

A person hangs upside down on red silks.
(c) Alex Brenner
Dec
24
Sun
The Three Billy Goats Gruff @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 24 @ 10:30 am

Three very hungry goats must cross the bridge to reach the lush grass on the other side. Only problem is, there’s a troll lurking underneath. Kaveh Rahnama returns with his brand-new adaptation, following last year’s brilliant Jack and the Beanstalk. Hold on to your horns!

Suitable for ages 3+

Thursday 14 December – Saturday 6 January at various times – check the website.

A person hangs upside down on red silks.
(c) Alex Brenner
Dec
26
Tue
The Three Billy Goats Gruff @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 26 @ 10:30 am

Three very hungry goats must cross the bridge to reach the lush grass on the other side. Only problem is, there’s a troll lurking underneath. Kaveh Rahnama returns with his brand-new adaptation, following last year’s brilliant Jack and the Beanstalk. Hold on to your horns!

Suitable for ages 3+

Thursday 14 December – Saturday 6 January at various times – check the website.

A person hangs upside down on red silks.
(c) Alex Brenner
Dec
27
Wed
The Three Billy Goats Gruff @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 27 @ 10:30 am

Three very hungry goats must cross the bridge to reach the lush grass on the other side. Only problem is, there’s a troll lurking underneath. Kaveh Rahnama returns with his brand-new adaptation, following last year’s brilliant Jack and the Beanstalk. Hold on to your horns!

Suitable for ages 3+

Thursday 14 December – Saturday 6 January at various times – check the website.

A person hangs upside down on red silks.
(c) Alex Brenner
Dec
28
Thu
The Three Billy Goats Gruff @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 28 @ 10:30 am

Three very hungry goats must cross the bridge to reach the lush grass on the other side. Only problem is, there’s a troll lurking underneath. Kaveh Rahnama returns with his brand-new adaptation, following last year’s brilliant Jack and the Beanstalk. Hold on to your horns!

Suitable for ages 3+

Thursday 14 December – Saturday 6 January at various times – check the website.

A person hangs upside down on red silks.
(c) Alex Brenner
Dec
29
Fri
The Three Billy Goats Gruff @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 29 @ 10:30 am

Three very hungry goats must cross the bridge to reach the lush grass on the other side. Only problem is, there’s a troll lurking underneath. Kaveh Rahnama returns with his brand-new adaptation, following last year’s brilliant Jack and the Beanstalk. Hold on to your horns!

Suitable for ages 3+

Thursday 14 December – Saturday 6 January at various times – check the website.

A person hangs upside down on red silks.
(c) Alex Brenner
Dec
30
Sat
The Three Billy Goats Gruff @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 30 @ 10:30 am

Three very hungry goats must cross the bridge to reach the lush grass on the other side. Only problem is, there’s a troll lurking underneath. Kaveh Rahnama returns with his brand-new adaptation, following last year’s brilliant Jack and the Beanstalk. Hold on to your horns!

Suitable for ages 3+

Thursday 14 December – Saturday 6 January at various times – check the website.

A person hangs upside down on red silks.
(c) Alex Brenner
Dec
31
Sun
The Three Billy Goats Gruff @ Jacksons Lane
Dec 31 @ 10:30 am

Three very hungry goats must cross the bridge to reach the lush grass on the other side. Only problem is, there’s a troll lurking underneath. Kaveh Rahnama returns with his brand-new adaptation, following last year’s brilliant Jack and the Beanstalk. Hold on to your horns!

Suitable for ages 3+

Thursday 14 December – Saturday 6 January at various times – check the website.

A person hangs upside down on red silks.
(c) Alex Brenner
Jan
2
Tue
The Three Billy Goats Gruff @ Jacksons Lane
Jan 2 @ 10:30 am

Three very hungry goats must cross the bridge to reach the lush grass on the other side. Only problem is, there’s a troll lurking underneath. Kaveh Rahnama returns with his brand-new adaptation, following last year’s brilliant Jack and the Beanstalk. Hold on to your horns!

Suitable for ages 3+

Thursday 14 December – Saturday 6 January at various times – check the website.

A person hangs upside down on red silks.
(c) Alex Brenner
Jan
3
Wed
The Three Billy Goats Gruff @ Jacksons Lane
Jan 3 @ 10:30 am

Three very hungry goats must cross the bridge to reach the lush grass on the other side. Only problem is, there’s a troll lurking underneath. Kaveh Rahnama returns with his brand-new adaptation, following last year’s brilliant Jack and the Beanstalk. Hold on to your horns!

Suitable for ages 3+

Thursday 14 December – Saturday 6 January at various times – check the website.

A person hangs upside down on red silks.
(c) Alex Brenner
Jan
4
Thu
The Three Billy Goats Gruff @ Jacksons Lane
Jan 4 @ 10:30 am

Three very hungry goats must cross the bridge to reach the lush grass on the other side. Only problem is, there’s a troll lurking underneath. Kaveh Rahnama returns with his brand-new adaptation, following last year’s brilliant Jack and the Beanstalk. Hold on to your horns!

Suitable for ages 3+

Thursday 14 December – Saturday 6 January at various times – check the website.

A person hangs upside down on red silks.
(c) Alex Brenner
Jan
5
Fri
The Three Billy Goats Gruff @ Jacksons Lane
Jan 5 @ 10:30 am

Three very hungry goats must cross the bridge to reach the lush grass on the other side. Only problem is, there’s a troll lurking underneath. Kaveh Rahnama returns with his brand-new adaptation, following last year’s brilliant Jack and the Beanstalk. Hold on to your horns!

Suitable for ages 3+

Thursday 14 December – Saturday 6 January at various times – check the website.

A person hangs upside down on red silks.
(c) Alex Brenner
Jan
6
Sat
The Three Billy Goats Gruff @ Jacksons Lane
Jan 6 @ 10:30 am

Three very hungry goats must cross the bridge to reach the lush grass on the other side. Only problem is, there’s a troll lurking underneath. Kaveh Rahnama returns with his brand-new adaptation, following last year’s brilliant Jack and the Beanstalk. Hold on to your horns!

Suitable for ages 3+

Thursday 14 December – Saturday 6 January at various times – check the website.

A person hangs upside down on red silks.
(c) Alex Brenner
Jan
8
Mon
Life Drawing 5 Week Evening Course (Jan/Feb & Feb/Mar 2024) @ Lauderdale House
Jan 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Have a cuppa and settle in for an evening of delightful life drawing with our new 5 week evening course for new and experienced students alike.

Taught by Artist Clare Grossman, this 5 week course will comprise of 2 hour classes on Monday evenings. Students will receive structured tuition, with the opportunity to work to a set objective each week as well as the chance to work individually as they wish.

The class will feature a good variety of professional life models to keep the classes fresh and interesting.

Please bring your own mug for tea as well as drawing materials. Paper will be available to purchase in the class.

About Clare Grossman

Clare trained at Camberwell School of Art, attaining a Masters Degree in Fine Art Printmaking. Since then she has continued her practice from her own studio in North London and with various professional print studios.

Her art has been commissioned by numerous corporate and commercial companies and she exhibits regularly with galleries across the UK and abroad.

What You Need

Charcoal

Soft graphite pencils 2B to 8B

A box of colour chalk pastels (not oil pastels)

Black & White chalk pastels

Putty Rubber

2 Bull Dog clips (to clip paper to boards)

Some cash (coins) to pay for paper

 

The course runs in two batches:

Run 1 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 8th Jan, 15th Jan, 22nd Jan, 29th Jan, 5th Feb

Run 2 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 19th Feb, 26th Feb, 4th Mar, 11th Mar, 18th Mar

 

Price: £125.00 for 5 sessions

To book yourself in, please follow the link:

https://www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats-on/life-drawing-course

Jan
11
Thu
Highgate Musical Theatre Choir @ Jackson's Lane
Jan 11 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Come and join our Musical Theatre Choir! A fun, low pressured choir focusing on songs from musicals, and older pop songs. We rehearse on Thursday evenings, 8-9.30pm at Jackson’s Lane, opposite Highgate tube station.

Throughout the year, we will cover repertoire from Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, to Les Mis, to Sondheim, to West Side Story, to Wicked, and everything in between. Older pop songs will include songs by the Carpenters, the Beatles, and many more. 

Any standard welcome, and no need to read music as the songs will be taught line by line. The choir is run by Rachel Dussek, a singer, singing teacher, and choir leader who trained in classical singing and then in musical theatre at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Please get in touch by email or phone to book a taster session.

racheldussek@aol.com

£45 for a 5 week half term, working out as £9 per session. Dates for the full 10 week term are 11th Jan – 21st March (no session on Feb 15th due to half term).

Jan
15
Mon
Life Drawing 5 Week Evening Course (Jan/Feb & Feb/Mar 2024) @ Lauderdale House
Jan 15 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Have a cuppa and settle in for an evening of delightful life drawing with our new 5 week evening course for new and experienced students alike.

Taught by Artist Clare Grossman, this 5 week course will comprise of 2 hour classes on Monday evenings. Students will receive structured tuition, with the opportunity to work to a set objective each week as well as the chance to work individually as they wish.

The class will feature a good variety of professional life models to keep the classes fresh and interesting.

Please bring your own mug for tea as well as drawing materials. Paper will be available to purchase in the class.

About Clare Grossman

Clare trained at Camberwell School of Art, attaining a Masters Degree in Fine Art Printmaking. Since then she has continued her practice from her own studio in North London and with various professional print studios.

Her art has been commissioned by numerous corporate and commercial companies and she exhibits regularly with galleries across the UK and abroad.

What You Need

Charcoal

Soft graphite pencils 2B to 8B

A box of colour chalk pastels (not oil pastels)

Black & White chalk pastels

Putty Rubber

2 Bull Dog clips (to clip paper to boards)

Some cash (coins) to pay for paper

 

The course runs in two batches:

Run 1 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 8th Jan, 15th Jan, 22nd Jan, 29th Jan, 5th Feb

Run 2 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 19th Feb, 26th Feb, 4th Mar, 11th Mar, 18th Mar

 

Price: £125.00 for 5 sessions

To book yourself in, please follow the link:

https://www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats-on/life-drawing-course

Jan
18
Thu
Highgate Musical Theatre Choir @ Jackson's Lane
Jan 18 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Come and join our Musical Theatre Choir! A fun, low pressured choir focusing on songs from musicals, and older pop songs. We rehearse on Thursday evenings, 8-9.30pm at Jackson’s Lane, opposite Highgate tube station.

Throughout the year, we will cover repertoire from Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, to Les Mis, to Sondheim, to West Side Story, to Wicked, and everything in between. Older pop songs will include songs by the Carpenters, the Beatles, and many more. 

Any standard welcome, and no need to read music as the songs will be taught line by line. The choir is run by Rachel Dussek, a singer, singing teacher, and choir leader who trained in classical singing and then in musical theatre at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Please get in touch by email or phone to book a taster session.

racheldussek@aol.com

£45 for a 5 week half term, working out as £9 per session. Dates for the full 10 week term are 11th Jan – 21st March (no session on Feb 15th due to half term).