Highgate Festival events today include the Fair in the Square and others.
For information see the website.
https://highgatefestival.org/category/date/15-june/
What would you do if you knew these were the last minutes of your life? Bear witness to nine intersecting stories depicting the last nine minutes of nine characters’ lives, changing perceptions of what it means to be alive. Through contemporary dance, spoken word, circus and music, 9 Minutes offers a wakeup call. Based on neuroscience research, rituals and altered states of consciousness, this show challenges the common perception that our lives are slipping past. The National Centre for Circus Arts, one of Europe’s leading providers of circus education, returns to Jacksons Lane to present its 2019 BA (Hons) ensemble piece. The show’s creative team includes acclaimed choreographer Jorge Crecis, composer Vincenzo Lamagna, known for his visceral electro-orchestral music, and award-winning script-writer A. C. Smith.
Supported by Jacksons Lane.
Age guidance: 12+
Presented by Ovation
Written by Jennifer Selway
Directed by John Plews
From the writer of “Wallis” and “Odette”, a new comedy set in a crumbling block of South
Kensington flats overrun by mice and scheming estate agents.
Throw into the mix a cross-dressing neighbour and an over zealous cleaner to set up a
perfect scenario for a modern day tale of adultery and mistaken identities.
Tuesday – Saturday: 7.30pm
Sundays: 4.00pm
Tickets
Tuesday – Thursday £18 (£16 concessions)
Friday- Sunday £20 (£18 concessions)
£10 PREVIEW on Friday 31st May
£10 Tuesday on 4th 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!
Join us for walking tour of Jewish Highgate and learn about:
• the first house owned by Jews after the re-entry
• the 5 synagogues
• the second oldest Jewish school
• a famous Jewish architect and his Jewish client
• what Daniel Defoe said about the Jews of Highgate
• the connection with Coleridge and Voltaire
• famous residents – including George Michael and Karl Marx
• the Highgate man who saved 3,500 people from the holocaust
The tour lasts 90mins , starting at Cromwell House and end with an optional visit to Highgate Synagogue, courtesy of Rabbi Liss.
20 places, ticket sales going towards the festival.
Use this link for tickets on the 23/6/19
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.
Presented by Ovation
Written by Jennifer Selway
Directed by John Plews
From the writer of “Wallis” and “Odette”, a new comedy set in a crumbling block of South
Kensington flats overrun by mice and scheming estate agents.
Throw into the mix a cross-dressing neighbour and an over zealous cleaner to set up a
perfect scenario for a modern day tale of adultery and mistaken identities.
Tuesday – Saturday: 7.30pm
Sundays: 4.00pm
Tickets
Tuesday – Thursday £18 (£16 concessions)
Friday- Sunday £20 (£18 concessions)
£10 PREVIEW on Friday 31st May
£10 Tuesday on 4th 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!
QiGong is an NHS recommended exercise routine for people of all ages, abilities or health issues. The exercises improve posture, help the body to relax and still the mind.
Led by Dr Sue Tatum, British Health QiGong Instructor.
What to wear:
Shoes that give good support to your feet but are flexible
Loose fitting clothing you can move freely in
No booking required
For queries call LUX on 020 31412960
If you are interested but cannot attend please email Sue Tatum on suegtatum@gmail.com
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).
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
SingingTreeYoga New /Fun / Yoga Classes For Children at United Reformed Church – Pond Sq Chapel in the heart of Highgate Village. 3.45pm – 4.45pm . Ages 4 – 10/12. Join other local children to have fun with learning a classical form of Iyengar Yoga in the Church Hall – Warm / Comfortable / Reception area/ suitable for mothers with babies also. Early -Bird sign ups Receive 20% discount on Term. email Kirsty singingtreeyoga1@gmail.com or call 07951584460 for bookings & more info. Namaste 🕊🧘🏼♀️
How Many Yogis KIDS yoga classes:
Specialised sessions focussing on the benefits of yoga, mindfulness and meditation for children, aiding their physical, intellectual, social,
emotional and spiritual development.
We meet the children where they are and take them on a yoga adventure,
incl. story telling and movement.
Summer Term Dates at Highgate Library
Block 1: Friday 26-Apr, Tuesdays 30-Apr, 07-May, 14-May and 21-May
2019
Block 2: Tuesdays 04-Jun, 11-Jun, 18-Jun, 25-Jun and 02-Jul 2019
Online Booking:
www.howmanyyogis.com/booking
– 5 classes @ £30
– drop in rate £8
– class starts 4pm
– duration 45 mins
Yoga Teacher Sytske Kamstra
is DBS checked (Enhanced), Certified 200+ hrs RYT, insured via YogaAlliance UK & has completed the YogaBeez Foundation Course, currently regulary assisting at Forest School
For more information: HighgateCal@howmanyyogis.com
– Please contact us to discuss younger children (from age 3) joining the class before booking for them.
– Please arrive 10 mins early so we can start & finish the class on time
– Parents are welcome to wait downstairs in the library
– Comfortable clothes, layers
– Please bring a (basic) yoga mat, we will have a couple of spares but it is nice for a child to have their own mat to start developing a practice at home. Alternatively a towel to start creating a personal space in the class.
Presented by Ovation
Written by Jennifer Selway
Directed by John Plews
From the writer of “Wallis” and “Odette”, a new comedy set in a crumbling block of South
Kensington flats overrun by mice and scheming estate agents.
Throw into the mix a cross-dressing neighbour and an over zealous cleaner to set up a
perfect scenario for a modern day tale of adultery and mistaken identities.
Tuesday – Saturday: 7.30pm
Sundays: 4.00pm
Tickets
Tuesday – Thursday £18 (£16 concessions)
Friday- Sunday £20 (£18 concessions)
£10 PREVIEW on Friday 31st May
£10 Tuesday on 4th June
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!
We are excited to announce that Doodle Arts will be continuing its art classes for the Summer Term at Jacksons Lane in Highgate every Wednesday 4-5 pm.
All sessions are specifically design to help children develop their artistic skills and knowledge by using a combination of mediums and techniques such as painting, drawing and printmaking. Drawing inspiration from contemporary artists as well as the great masters and the History of Art we will be exploring fundamental notions in fine art like composition, prospective, tone and texture while at the same time encouraging creative thinking and imagination and most importantly having fun!
Starting date: 24th April – 17th July 2019 ( excluding half term week starting 27th May).
Participation fee: £144 for 12 sessions / Family offer: £230 for 2 siblings
Limited spaces. To reserve a space please contact Anastasia Mina on 07510898430 or email doodlecreativeactivities@gmail.com
All bookings and payments for the Summer Term should be made by Friday 19th April.
Free entry to east cemetery for residents of N6, N19, NW5
Wear sturdy shoes
Chester Road entrance also open
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Bring proof of address as this must be shown
Booking not required
This month’s Music Hall sees Alec Dunnachie in the Chair
with Sheila Miller, Louisa Bayman, Pamela Mundy, Paul Kenealy
and Glen Peters, with Derek Marcus at the piano.
There will be a variety of songs both familiar and less so.
It promises to be a very enjoyable evening.
Presented by Ovation
Written by Jennifer Selway
Directed by John Plews
From the writer of “Wallis” and “Odette”, a new comedy set in a crumbling block of South
Kensington flats overrun by mice and scheming estate agents.
Throw into the mix a cross-dressing neighbour and an over zealous cleaner to set up a
perfect scenario for a modern day tale of adultery and mistaken identities.
Tuesday – Saturday: 7.30pm
Sundays: 4.00pm
Tickets
Tuesday – Thursday £18 (£16 concessions)
Friday- Sunday £20 (£18 concessions)
£10 PREVIEW on Friday 31st May
£10 Tuesday on 4th June
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.
Turning Points in Modern Jewish History
Iyengar Yoga Thursday Morning Classes for Adults / Beginners / Experienced /Newbies. Pond Square Chapel hall is Light /Bright/ Warm space with Wooden floors. Blocks, Straps, Blankets, Chairs provided. Kirsty is a IYANZ qualified Yoga teacher with 18 years Performing Arts experience. Gives you a relaxing / rejuvenating / integrated class. Bring a friend and sign up to receive 20% Early-Bird discount. Sign-Up Full Summer Term £96 Includes 20% Discount. Or drop-in £10 a class.
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!
Presented by Ovation
Written by Jennifer Selway
Directed by John Plews
From the writer of “Wallis” and “Odette”, a new comedy set in a crumbling block of South
Kensington flats overrun by mice and scheming estate agents.
Throw into the mix a cross-dressing neighbour and an over zealous cleaner to set up a
perfect scenario for a modern day tale of adultery and mistaken identities.
Tuesday – Saturday: 7.30pm
Sundays: 4.00pm
Tickets
Tuesday – Thursday £18 (£16 concessions)
Friday- Sunday £20 (£18 concessions)
£10 PREVIEW on Friday 31st May
£10 Tuesday on 4th June
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!
Highgate School has amazing computer facilities, and the friendly and knowledgeable student volunteers always prove really popular with our Highgate Coffee & Computers visitors. The students will help with any computer question, from the simplest problem to the fiendishly tricky challenges, nothing seems to defeat them!
And of course, there’s the famous cake that comes with the coffee and tea. Worth a visit all on its own!
Please note the volunteers at these sessions are pupils from the school, ranging in age from 11 to 18 years old. The School has a duty of care to these young people and would be very grateful if you could be mindful of maintaining appropriate interaction with them. Please consider issues such as your language, your expectations regarding the type of matter you raise with the pupils, and the sort of information that the pupils may see on your documents or particular webpages.
If you have any queries then please don’t hesitate to raise them with the members of staff at the session.