We are now taking bookings for the Summer 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).
Shireen Francis returns for a third visit to Lauderdale House! Every time, her warm and engaging personality make an incredible impact – she is one of those artists who really believes in taking her audience along with her.
Francis is totally at ease with the classic American Songbook – as her tribute to Peggy and Ella on her last visit to the House demonstrated so well – as well as relating to the blues and gospel influences of artists like Aretha Franklin, Etta James and Nina Simone.
“A brilliant vocalist whose beguiling performance left me wanting more” – Jazzwise magazine.
Shireen has forged a great relationship with her musicians, led by the formidable pianist Gunther Kurmayr. They go well beyond the ‘singer with pick up Trio’ formula.
Shireen Francis performs as part of this season’s Jazz in the House, alongside Gunther Kurmayr, Josh Kemp, Manuel Alvarez and Dave Ingamells. Doors open at 8pm and the concert begins at 8.30pm. The bar will be open from late afternoon for drinks and snacks.
A Bank Holiday Afternoon of Palm Court Music by the Aspidistra Drawing Room Orchestra.
The Aspidistra Drawing Room Orchestra returns to Lauderdale house with a new selection of the popular tunes and songs from the beginning of the 20th century. The orchestra consists of string quartet, piano, flute and oboe, and has been praised for its lively interpretation of the genre.
The programme consists of tunes that should never have been forgotten and some that never will be.
The concert is a perfect introduction to classical music for youngsters and refreshing change for the veterans.
Chris Laurence with Frank Ricotti (vibes), John Parricelli (guitar), and Martin France (drums)
When it comes to jazz, playing the game of ‘who’s best?’ is surely a no-win situation. But anyone who was present the last time this band played at Lauderdale would have been sorely tempted to say Chris Laurence!
Laurence’s band mines a rich seam of mostly British composers like John Surman, Stan Sulzmann, John Parricelli (not to mention honorary Brit Kenny Wheeler!) with a soupcon of Steve Swallow. Their last show was one of the finest concerts that we have been privileged to present.
Chris Laurence returns for Jazz in the House, with Frank Ricotti, John Parricelli, and Martin France. Doors open at 8pm and the concert begins at 8.30pm. The bar will be open from late afternoon for drinks and snacks.
Come join Dennis and the rest of our friendly group as we read our poetry to each other
Open Mic event. 2 poems each. 3 if you have responded to the Highgate Challenge which this month is;
write a poem focused on ‘Extinction’
Your £2 admission also covers tea, coffee and biscuits
We are now taking bookings for the Summer 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 £205 (concessions £185).
Join our us on the first Tuesday of the month for a free lunchtime concert.
A wonderful way to break up the working day, our lunchtime concerts offer 45 minutes of gorgeous classical music performed live in the elegant and historic setting of our Long Gallery.
Each lunchtime concert runs from 1.15pm to 2pm, and is free and open to all. There is no ticket required – simply turn up and take a seat. Doors will open at 1pm.
We are now taking bookings for the Summer 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 £205 (concessions £185).
We are now taking bookings for the Summer 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).
Sarah Moule and the Simon Wallace Quartet present The Genius of Duke Ellington featuring Simon Wallace (piano), Dave Bitelli (saxophones), Mick Hutton (double bass) and Paul Robinson (drums)
Although Ellington was a prolific writer of class popular songs it is odd that no one has seen fit to devise a programme around them. Until now!
Sarah Moule and Simon Wallace have been Ellington fans since a very young age. And so are world music exponent Dave Bitelli (glad to see him back in a jazz context!) and the other members of this wonderful band. Material by Duke will be featured alongside music by his right hand man, Billy Strayhorn. And Ellington buffs will be excited to hear that the programme also features newly-rediscovered material by another intriguing Ellington collaborator, Marshall Barer, who is rarely mentioned in all the copious appreciations of the master’s work.
“Cool, elegant, immaculate” – The Observer
“Sarah Moule stands in the very top flight of UK vocalists” – London Jazz
Jazz in the House continues with Sarah Moule alongside Simon Wallace, Dave Bitelli, Mick Hutton and Paul Robinson performing the Genius of Duke Ellington. Doors open at 8pm and the concert begins at 8.30pm. The bar will be open from late afternoon for drinks and snacks.
The Braid Ensemble arrives in Highgate!
Following their recent major success at the Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room, The Braid Ensemble makes its first appearance at Lauderdale House, with a programme of hauntingly beautiful work by their founder – the widely-acclaimed composer David Braid.
David’s work – described as “very honest stuff” by Steve Reich – has wide popular appeal, while also holding the fascination of musicians/music lovers across the genres. His music is lyrical, concise and instantly recognisable.
Braid is a true original that stands entirely outside both mainstream modernism and populism; his music stays with you long after hearing it, while always leaving you wanting more.
The Braid Ensemble perform at Lauderdale House on Friday 7 June at 7.30pm. To hear/see The Braid Ensemble in action please visit their website.
Tickets £13, £11 Concessions. Available on the door on the night.
The Highgate Society’s infrastructure committee has planned monthly clean up events for 2019. Please join us. Details below and all are welcome.
Time: meeting 930 am on the dates shown (all Saturdays). Each event will last an hour.
2019 Dates: 2nd February (Highgate Hill), 30th March (Archway Road), 27th April (Highgate Station), 8th June (Highgate Hill), 6th July (Archway Road),
3rd August (Highgate Station), 31st August (Highgate Hill), 28th September (Archway Road), 26th October (Highgate Station), 23rd November (Highgate Hill), 7th December (Archway Road)
Meeting points: For Highgate Station area meet in Shepherds Hill, outside the library, for Highgate Hill area meet outside 10a South Grove and for Archway Road area meet in Highgate Station car park meet at the end nearest Shepherds Hill.
Purpose: collect litter and reporting any other issues we find to the relevant Council team for follow up action. The June and September dates are noticeboard clean up events.
Equipment: We will supply litter picker sticks, gloves and rubbish bags. Please bring your own litter picker if you have one. Buckets are also useful as an alternative to keeping litter bags open. For the June and September dates please bring small pliers if you have some. Casual clothes. We will collect in rubbish bags at the end.
Safety: We’ll give a short briefing at the start of each session and will stick together as a group. We will have a first aid kit.
Any questions: please e mail infrastructure@highgatesociety.com
The fantastically popular Sally’s Adventure Club returns to Lauderdale House this summer with their newest adventure: Dragon School!
The adventure begins in Lauderdale House with ‘Dragon Registration’ where all little adventurers are enrolled into Dragon School. Next comes a series of essential dragon lessons, including rigorous roaring and flying lessons in the glorious gardens of Waterlow park. Adventurers will earn stars as they complete their dragon lessons, concluding with a ‘Graduation Ceremony’ and a rendition of the lovely story ‘Zog’ by Julia Donaldon.
Using interactive storytelling, this adventure will ignite imaginations and create a fantastical wold of wonder and adventure. Dragon School is perfect for young children and fun for the whole family.
We are now taking bookings for the Summer 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 £205 (concessions £185).
We are now taking bookings for the Summer 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 £205 (concessions £185).
We are now taking bookings for the Summer 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).
Karen Sharp Quartet featuring Nikki Iles (piano), Dave Green (double bass), Steve Brown (drums)
Inspired by the music of Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins, Karen Sharp moved to London in the year 2000 after graduating in composition from The Royal Northern College of Music. She became a member of Humphrey Lytellton’s band for four years, won several polls, and became first call for many visiting American artists. Nowadays she has a chair in Guy Barker’s Big Band but it is in this, her quartet with Nikki Iles, that we can hear her wonderful loping lines and warm sound at its best. Dave Green and Steve Brown are consummate performers, ensuring that we are in for a night of perfect ‘real thing’ jazz at its best.
Karen Sharp performs alongside Nikki Iles, Dave Green and Steve Brown as part of this season’s Jazz in the House. Doors open at 8pm and the concert begins at 8.30pm. The bar will be open from late afternoon for drinks and snacks.
Serenata presents Quilter & Co. in ‘Fair House of Joy’ – a celebration of British Song and Chamber Music by Roger Quilter and contemporaries.
Serenata have been performing regularly at Lauderdale – their own ‘Fair House of Joy’ – for over ten years.
Serenata presents Quilter & Co. in ‘Fair House of Joy’ on Friday 14 June in the Long Gallery at Lauderdale House, starting at 7.30pm. Bar available. Admission £15 and £10 concessions. Pay at the door. To find out more and to reserve tickets, please contact Brian on 020 8340 2983 or Paul on 07958 911639.
A great day out for all the family.
The Highgate Festival will kick off with the Fair in the Square and continue with events all week.
Highgate Festival events today include the Fair in the Square and others.
For information see the website.
https://highgatefestival.org/category/date/15-june/
A ten-day celebration of Highgate, covering the arts, ecology, music, film, its heritage and its future.
Highgate Festival 14th June to 23rd June: Save the dates and see www.highgatefestival.org for all the events and click on each date separately.
Events all round Highgate; times and venues on the website!
Local young musicians from Highgate School perform live on the Tea Lawn in Waterlow Park from 2.30pm to 4.30pm on Sunday 16 June.
A lovely, relaxing afternoon of summer sunshine, picnics and free live music performed by local school children as part of this year’s Sundial Sundays season. Plus, the Highgate School Bands performance will coincide with this year’s Highgate Festival!
Insieme Chamber Ensemble present Mozart’s delightful comic chamber opera, Bastien and Bastienne, outside on the beautiful Tea Lawn as part of part of this year’s Highgate Festival
Bastien and Bastienne was written by Mozart when he was only 12, purportedly for a performance in the Garden Theatre of the famous ‘Magnetist’ Dr Mesmer. It’s a simple and delightful tale about the trials of Bastien and his shepherdess love Bastienne, with additional mesmeric magic from the Wizard Colas plus plenty of other mischief. Waterlow Park’s Tea Lawn, where a Shepherd and Shepherdess are already in residence as statues, is the ideal setting for this lovely pastoral piece.
Come along for a charming summer evening’s entertainment on the Tea Lawn outside Lauderdale House, performed by our resident Chamber Opera Ensemble, Insieme.
A ten-day celebration of Highgate, covering the arts, ecology, music, film, its heritage and its future.
Highgate Festival 14th June to 23rd June: Save the dates and see www.highgatefestival.org for all the events and click on each date separately.
Events all round Highgate; times and venues on the website!
A ten-day celebration of Highgate, covering the arts, ecology, music, film, its heritage and its future.
Highgate Festival 14th June to 23rd June: Save the dates and see www.highgatefestival.org for all the events and click on each date separately.
Events all round Highgate; times and venues on the website!
We are now taking bookings for the Summer 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 £205 (concessions £185).
Join us in the Lower Gallery for a play reading of a new gay thriller by local director and writer Tim McArthur. Garnering 4 and 5 star reviews at the Hen&Chickens last year as a one act play, this revised two act version will be read by professional actors including Adam Lilley and Jo Wickham, Joe Leather, Madeleine MacMahon, Julie Ross and Bryan Moriarty.
Tickets £3
Ages 16+
Past reviews of the play:
***** https://www.westendwilma.com/review-control-hen-chickens/
**** http://boyz.co.uk/control-press-night-review-by-stephen-vowles/
We are now taking bookings for the Summer 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 £205 (concessions £185).
A ten-day celebration of Highgate, covering the arts, ecology, music, film, its heritage and its future.
Highgate Festival 14th June to 23rd June: Save the dates and see www.highgatefestival.org for all the events and click on each date separately.
Events all round Highgate; times and venues on the website!
As part of this year’s Highgate Festival, Blacktooth Productions present Highgate Histories at Lauderdale House on 19 June.
Blacktooth specialise in literary readings washed down with rollicking anecdotes and live music. For one night only they present an offbeat celebration of an area known for its vivid history and illustrious residents. The programme includes pieces by Dickens, Marvell, Coleridge and Christina Rossetti, along with tales of Highgate’s Great and Good (and not so good) and episodes from the area’s occasionally murky past – some of them with a direct bearing on Lauderdale House.
We are now taking bookings for the Summer 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).
A ten-day celebration of Highgate, covering the arts, ecology, music, film, its heritage and its future.
Highgate Festival 14th June to 23rd June: Save the dates and see www.highgatefestival.org for all the events and click on each date separately.
Events all round Highgate; times and venues on the website!
Ben Crosland with Brandon Allen (saxophones), Chris Allard (guitar), Steve Lodder (keys) and Sebastian de Krom (drums)
Yorkshire based bass guitarist Ben Crosland is a fascinating composer and arranger who regularly works with top London players. A few years ago we presented his ‘brass band’ composition, with great success. This time he has re-configured some of the music which made such an impression on him as a thirteen year old playing along to Kinks singles on the Dansette in his bedroom.
This celebration of local music legend Ray Davies will be part of the Highgate Festival 2019!
As The Jazz Mann wrote “the Quintet is not into artful or ironic post-modern de-construction. Instead Crosland’s love of his source material shines through loud and clear.” Crosland’s rich palette contains up-tempo swing, Latin tinged balladry, jazz waltz and modern New Orleans feel, which he uses to enhance, but not swamp, the rich, melodic content of Ray Davies’s classic material.
“...with this sharp, cogent collection, a dedicated follower of Ray Davies has made him a well-respected jazz composer too” – The Times
The finale of this season of Jazz in the House is Ben Crosland Quintet plays the Ray Davies Songbook, featuring Brandon Allen, Chris Allard, Steve Lodder and Sebastian de Krom. Doors open at 8pm and the concert begins at 8.30pm. The bar will be open from late afternoon for drinks and snacks.
A ten-day celebration of Highgate, covering the arts, ecology, music, film, its heritage and its future.
Highgate Festival 14th June to 23rd June: Save the dates and see www.highgatefestival.org for all the events and click on each date separately.
Events all round Highgate; times and venues on the website!
A narration of poet Siegfried Sassoon’s life adapted by Maureen Lyle from autobiographical writings and poems.
Following Sassoon’s life from pre-war country gentleman to wartime hero the narration will be accompanied by music, English song and popular ballads. This remarkable journey includes many twists of fate and personal challenges leading to Sassoon’s unique poetry depicting life in the trenches and his ultimate discharge as an army officer, a hundred years ago in 1919.
The show will take place in the Long Gallery at Lauderdale House.
Refreshments are available from 6:30 pm and during the interval.
A ten-day celebration of Highgate, covering the arts, ecology, music, film, its heritage and its future.
Highgate Festival 14th June to 23rd June: Save the dates and see www.highgatefestival.org for all the events and click on each date separately.
Events all round Highgate; times and venues on the website!
Come along for a day of local, ethical and sustainable shopping at Extraordinary Artisans Market at Lauderdale House. The next market is on Sunday 23 June.
Discover locally made arts & crafts, gifts, vintage, homewares and clothing and more at a beautiful artisan market where where everything you buy comes from ‘a good place’.
Extraordinary Artisans Market takes place on Sunday 23 June from 11am to 5pm. Entry is free.
A ten-day celebration of Highgate, covering the arts, ecology, music, film, its heritage and its future.
Highgate Festival 14th June to 23rd June: Save the dates and see www.highgatefestival.org for all the events and click on each date separately.
Events all round Highgate; times and venues on the website!
Sundial Sundays continue with a double bill of the London Youth Folk Ensemble alongside Irish band Meitheal Cheoil on Sunday 23 June from 2.30pm to 4.30pm.
Relax on the grass with a drink for an afternoon of live music – all completely free!
Led by Emily Askew and Ruairi Glasheen, the London Youth Folk Ensemble is a group of young people who create and perform amazing folk music together. They are based at Cecil Sharp House, the home of English Folk. LYFE will be joined by local Irish band Meitheal Cheoil, who are based in Holloway, for an afternoon of traditional folk tunes.
A concert of songs and duets by English and French composers including works by Dowland, Purcell, Bridge, Berlioz, Duparc and Fauré.
Performers
Phillida Bannister (Mezzo)
John Nicolson(Tenor)
Adrian Hobbs(Piano)
Alpin Smart(Guitar)
Summer Nights will take place at 7pm on Sunday 23 June in the Lower Gallery at Lauderdale House.
Tickets £15 | Concessions £10
Tickets can be bought on the door or in advance by calling 07989691975