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Jul
30
Thu
LUX/ Highgate Cemetery Talks: Claudia Jones @ LUX - online
Jul 30 @ 12:00 am – 11:45 pm
LUX/ Highgate Cemetery Talks: Claudia Jones @ LUX - online

Adjacent to Waterlow Park where LUX is based is Highgate Cemetery, one of London’s finest cemeteries and the final resting place of a number of extraordinary people. During the lockdown when visiting the cemetery is difficult, LUX, in partnership with the Cemetery is organising a series of online virtual visits with thinkers and artists reflecting on life and work of some of the inspirational people buried there.

The first event is a discussion on the life and legacy of Claudia Jones (1915–1964), the pioneering and inspirational Afro-Caribbean radical intellectual, dedicated communist, and feminist who is buried in Highgate Cemetery close to Karl Marx. We will be joined by Carole Boyce Davies, Professor of Africana Studies and English at Cornell University and Claudia Jones scholar, author of Left of Karl Marx: The Political Life of Black Communist Claudia Jones (2008) and editor of a reader of Jones’ writing Claudia Jones: Beyond Containment (2010) and artist Rhea Storr, who in her recent film works has investigated carnival as a space of both celebration and protest, exploring their social structures, costume and language.

 

We are pleased to share the recorded conversation with Carole Boyce Davies and Rhea Storr on our website. The conversation is also accompanied by Rhea Storr’s recent work Bragging Rights (2019).

Visit: https://lux.org.uk/event/lux-highgate-cemetery-talks-claudia-jones

Jul
31
Fri
LUX/ Highgate Cemetery Talks: Claudia Jones @ LUX - online
Jul 31 @ 12:00 am – 11:45 pm
LUX/ Highgate Cemetery Talks: Claudia Jones @ LUX - online

Adjacent to Waterlow Park where LUX is based is Highgate Cemetery, one of London’s finest cemeteries and the final resting place of a number of extraordinary people. During the lockdown when visiting the cemetery is difficult, LUX, in partnership with the Cemetery is organising a series of online virtual visits with thinkers and artists reflecting on life and work of some of the inspirational people buried there.

The first event is a discussion on the life and legacy of Claudia Jones (1915–1964), the pioneering and inspirational Afro-Caribbean radical intellectual, dedicated communist, and feminist who is buried in Highgate Cemetery close to Karl Marx. We will be joined by Carole Boyce Davies, Professor of Africana Studies and English at Cornell University and Claudia Jones scholar, author of Left of Karl Marx: The Political Life of Black Communist Claudia Jones (2008) and editor of a reader of Jones’ writing Claudia Jones: Beyond Containment (2010) and artist Rhea Storr, who in her recent film works has investigated carnival as a space of both celebration and protest, exploring their social structures, costume and language.

 

We are pleased to share the recorded conversation with Carole Boyce Davies and Rhea Storr on our website. The conversation is also accompanied by Rhea Storr’s recent work Bragging Rights (2019).

Visit: https://lux.org.uk/event/lux-highgate-cemetery-talks-claudia-jones

Aug
7
Fri
Coffee and Computers – online help @ Online
Aug 7 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Coffee and Computers - online help @ Online
Face-To-Face Sessions Suspended… But We’re Still Here To Help!
Due to the ongoing health crisis, and inline with government advice, all face-to-face Coffee & Computers sessions are suspended until further notice.
However, we feel it’s hugely important for our community to stay connected, especially as technology can play a big role in helping us get through this difficult time.  So even if we will not be getting together as groups, we will continue to offer help and support to you however we can:
  • Our info@coffeecomputers.org email address is available to answer questions and offer guidance on all matters & issues
  • Our Coronavirus Support page provides links to official support services and local voluntary groups
  • The weekly emails will continue to keep us all in touch and we will aim to also offer handy tips & advice
  • We have compiled a list of useful Resources & Guides, e.g. how to get started with the various communication tools that are available
  • We are investigating various technologies whereby one-to-one help could be offered using via online video & audio calls
In these unprecedented times, it is very hard to know what will be around the corner. Neighbourhoods & communities are beginning to come together to support & help those who need assistance. Given the role that communications technology plays in the modern world, Coffee & Computers has the potential to play an important part in helping individuals access resources and maintain contact.
Learners: Look out for our update emails, and further “how-to” guides for other online applications and resources.  As always, if you need help getting started, have a specific technical issue, or would like help finding/contacting local Coronavirus support services or voluntary groups please do use the info@coffeecomputers.org email address,  and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
Volunteers: Please let us know if you are available to assist with any of these initiatives, or if you have any comments or suggestions.
Oct
11
Sun
⏱FAST ART: Paul Klee – Wordart/Name Tag, Families & Adults, FREE @ Zoom online
Oct 11 @ 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Join Community Crafternoons for some fun with art. You will use a simple COLLAGE exercise to get an understanding of Klee’s ideas and methods, whilst making our own original art! Suitable for beginners.

MATERIALS
– Plain paper A4 2-3 sheets, 2 sheets, eg junk mail with one plain side
– Colour magazines, newspapers, scraps of coloured craft paper, wrapping paper scraps (NOT foil based)
– PVA glue or Pritt Stick
– Scissors
– Black Sharpie Pen/Marker Pen/Felt Tips
– Pencil
– Ruler
-Acrylic paints optional

PLEASE NOTE: Requires scissors – children should be supervised

BOOK DIRECT: Meetup Join me at ⏱FAST ART: Paul Klee – Wordart, Families & Adults, FREE http://meetu.ps/e/JqklC/JFhjn/a
EMAIL: sujan.nandanwar@gmail.com to request Zoom link.

Workshop originally designed for RECYCLING WEEK, 21-27th September.

Follow my blog page on https://www.facebook.com/sujan.nandanwar
Instagram: @communitycrafternoons

ZOOM Online ONLY

Oct
13
Tue
Virtual Tour – The Heights of Dickens @ Virtual tour
Oct 13 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

From the comfort of your home, follow in a virtual tour in Charles Dickens’ footsteps in a walk from Highgate to the hamlet of North End on the border with Hampstead and Hampstead Garden Suburb. We will follow some of Bill Sikes escape route after murdering Nancy in Oliver Twist, see houses that Dickens stayed in; learn about his friendship with philanthropist Baroness Angela Burdett-Coutts; view the house that inspired Steerforth’s mother’s house in David Copperfield and peep into Highgate Cemtrey where several members of the Dickens family were buried and follow the Gordon rioters in Barnaby Rudge towards Lord Mansfield’s country estate at Kenwood (Caen Wood). We will pay a visit o the Spaniard’s Inn featured in the Pickwick Papers and continue with Bill Sikes’ journey in Oliver Twist from Highgate Hill across the grounds of Kenwood towards Northend and Hendon. We finish in North End where we view the 17th farmhouse that Dickens lodged in after the death of his sister in law Mary Hogarth.

Oct
18
Sun
⏱FAST ART: Paul Klee – Enchanted Garden; Adults, FREE @ Zoom Online
Oct 18 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm


 

MATERIALS
– Plain paper A4, 2-3 sheets, eg junk mail with one plain side
– Colour magazines, newspapers, wrapping paper scraps (NOT foil based), coloured craft paper
– PVA glue or Pritt Stick
– Scissors/Safety Scissors
– Black Sharpie Pen/Marker Pen/Felt Tips
PLEASE NOTE: Requires use of scissors. Children should be supervised at home.

BOOK DIRECT on Meetup link http://meetu.ps/e/Jqhs8/JFhjn/a
OR by email for Zoom link to sujan.nandanwar@gmail.com.

Follow Community Crafternoons: https://instagram.com/communitycrafternoons
https://www.facebook.com/sujan.nandanwar

Community Crafternoons, Craft for Wellbeing, Art for All.

 

Oct
25
Sun
⏱FAST ART: Matisse – Seascape / Garden; Adults, FREE @ Zoom Online
Oct 25 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm


 

MATERIALS
– Plain paper A4, 2-3 sheets, eg junk mail with one plain side
– Colour magazines, newspapers, wrapping paper scraps (NOT foil based), coloured craft paper
– PVA glue or Pritt Stick
– Scissors/Safety Scissors
– Black Sharpie Pen/Marker Pen/Felt Tips
PLEASE NOTE: Requires use of scissors. Children should be supervised at home.

BOOK DIRECT on Meetup link http://meetu.ps/e/Jqhs8/JFhjn/a
OR by email for Zoom link to sujan.nandanwar@gmail.com.

Follow Community Crafternoons: https://instagram.com/communitycrafternoons
https://www.facebook.com/sujan.nandanwar

Community Crafternoons, Craft for Wellbeing, Art for All.

 

Feb
2
Tue
Music & Prayers for Candlemas – on Facebook @ St Augustine's Church on Facebook
Feb 2 @ 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Sacred Recital to be streamed on St Augustine of Canterbury, Highgate facebook page at 2pm on Feb 2nd 2021.

https://www.facebook.com/StAugustinesHighgate

Jun
19
Sat
Highgate Festival – save the dates @ highgate and zoom
Jun 19 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Highgate Watercolour Group at the Highgate Festival – CANCELLED @ Highgate Society
Jun 19 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Highgate Watercolour Group at the Highgate Festival
The HWG will be showing a selection of paintings made during the ‘Lockdowns’ of
the last year. It will be available in the Highgate Society’s premises at 10A South
Grove. The group have met occasionally outside but mainly we’ve kept in touch
through Facebook. We’ve chosen a different theme each week and displayed a
selection of our members’ lovely work periodically. Recent topics have included
Nature, Spring, Dreams, Family and Travel – so an eclectic mix! Please check with
the HS for when the hall will be open to visitors.

 

 

Jun
20
Sun
Highgate Festival – save the dates @ highgate and zoom
Jun 20 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Highgate Watercolour Group at the Highgate Festival – CANCELLED @ Highgate Society
Jun 20 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Highgate Watercolour Group at the Highgate Festival
The HWG will be showing a selection of paintings made during the ‘Lockdowns’ of
the last year. It will be available in the Highgate Society’s premises at 10A South
Grove. The group have met occasionally outside but mainly we’ve kept in touch
through Facebook. We’ve chosen a different theme each week and displayed a
selection of our members’ lovely work periodically. Recent topics have included
Nature, Spring, Dreams, Family and Travel – so an eclectic mix! Please check with
the HS for when the hall will be open to visitors.

 

 

Jun
21
Mon
Highgate Festival – save the dates @ highgate and zoom
Jun 21 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Highgate Watercolour Group at the Highgate Festival – CANCELLED @ Highgate Society
Jun 21 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Highgate Watercolour Group at the Highgate Festival
The HWG will be showing a selection of paintings made during the ‘Lockdowns’ of
the last year. It will be available in the Highgate Society’s premises at 10A South
Grove. The group have met occasionally outside but mainly we’ve kept in touch
through Facebook. We’ve chosen a different theme each week and displayed a
selection of our members’ lovely work periodically. Recent topics have included
Nature, Spring, Dreams, Family and Travel – so an eclectic mix! Please check with
the HS for when the hall will be open to visitors.

 

 

Jun
22
Tue
Highgate Festival – save the dates @ highgate and zoom
Jun 22 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Highgate Watercolour Group at the Highgate Festival – CANCELLED @ Highgate Society
Jun 22 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Highgate Watercolour Group at the Highgate Festival
The HWG will be showing a selection of paintings made during the ‘Lockdowns’ of
the last year. It will be available in the Highgate Society’s premises at 10A South
Grove. The group have met occasionally outside but mainly we’ve kept in touch
through Facebook. We’ve chosen a different theme each week and displayed a
selection of our members’ lovely work periodically. Recent topics have included
Nature, Spring, Dreams, Family and Travel – so an eclectic mix! Please check with
the HS for when the hall will be open to visitors.

 

 

Jun
23
Wed
Highgate Festival – save the dates @ highgate and zoom
Jun 23 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Highgate Watercolour Group at the Highgate Festival – CANCELLED @ Highgate Society
Jun 23 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Highgate Watercolour Group at the Highgate Festival
The HWG will be showing a selection of paintings made during the ‘Lockdowns’ of
the last year. It will be available in the Highgate Society’s premises at 10A South
Grove. The group have met occasionally outside but mainly we’ve kept in touch
through Facebook. We’ve chosen a different theme each week and displayed a
selection of our members’ lovely work periodically. Recent topics have included
Nature, Spring, Dreams, Family and Travel – so an eclectic mix! Please check with
the HS for when the hall will be open to visitors.

 

 

Jun
24
Thu
Highgate Festival – save the dates @ highgate and zoom
Jun 24 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Highgate Watercolour Group at the Highgate Festival – CANCELLED @ Highgate Society
Jun 24 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Highgate Watercolour Group at the Highgate Festival
The HWG will be showing a selection of paintings made during the ‘Lockdowns’ of
the last year. It will be available in the Highgate Society’s premises at 10A South
Grove. The group have met occasionally outside but mainly we’ve kept in touch
through Facebook. We’ve chosen a different theme each week and displayed a
selection of our members’ lovely work periodically. Recent topics have included
Nature, Spring, Dreams, Family and Travel – so an eclectic mix! Please check with
the HS for when the hall will be open to visitors.

 

 

Jun
25
Fri
Highgate Festival – save the dates @ highgate and zoom
Jun 25 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Highgate Watercolour Group at the Highgate Festival – CANCELLED @ Highgate Society
Jun 25 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Highgate Watercolour Group at the Highgate Festival
The HWG will be showing a selection of paintings made during the ‘Lockdowns’ of
the last year. It will be available in the Highgate Society’s premises at 10A South
Grove. The group have met occasionally outside but mainly we’ve kept in touch
through Facebook. We’ve chosen a different theme each week and displayed a
selection of our members’ lovely work periodically. Recent topics have included
Nature, Spring, Dreams, Family and Travel – so an eclectic mix! Please check with
the HS for when the hall will be open to visitors.

 

 

Jun
26
Sat
Highgate Festival – save the dates @ highgate and zoom
Jun 26 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Highgate Watercolour Group at the Highgate Festival – CANCELLED @ Highgate Society
Jun 26 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Highgate Watercolour Group at the Highgate Festival
The HWG will be showing a selection of paintings made during the ‘Lockdowns’ of
the last year. It will be available in the Highgate Society’s premises at 10A South
Grove. The group have met occasionally outside but mainly we’ve kept in touch
through Facebook. We’ve chosen a different theme each week and displayed a
selection of our members’ lovely work periodically. Recent topics have included
Nature, Spring, Dreams, Family and Travel – so an eclectic mix! Please check with
the HS for when the hall will be open to visitors.

 

 

Jun
27
Sun
Highgate Festival – save the dates @ highgate and zoom
Jun 27 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
‘there and then and never again’ Margaret Tait midsummer book launch @ LUX
Jun 27 @ 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm
‘there and then and never again’ Margaret Tait midsummer book launch @ LUX

A midsummer celebration of the life, legacy, attitude and work of Scotland’s filmmaking pioneer Margaret Tait (1918-1999) with the London premiere of a series of newly commissioned films by contemporary artists and filmmakers created for the centenary of her birth and launch of the LUX publication of Margaret Tait‘s unpublished book, Personae. In addition the LUX garden will be open all day as part of Highgate Festival Open Gardens day.

  • 1-6pm Screening of films at LUX
  • 6pm Readings and book launch in the LUX Garden

 

Film Screening – showing continuously on a loop at LUX

A series of new commissioned short films from international talents and Scotland-based artists and filmmakers that celebrate the life, legacy, attitude or approach of Scotland’s filmmaking pioneer: Margaret Tait (1918–1999) produced to mark the 100th anniversary of her birth. Curated by Sarah Neely.
Beginning with one of Tait’s earliest films and ending with one of her last, this programme includes new film commissions by director and critic Mark Cousins; artist, musician and filmmaker Luke Fowler; artist Alexander Storey Gordon; artist and filmmaker Matt Hulse; artist Wendy Kirkup and composer Richy Carey; director Morag Mckinnon; author Ali Smith and filmmaker Sarah Wood; artist Catherine Street; curator and artist Peter Todd, and curator and filmmaker Ute Aurand. The new works have been commissioned as part of the Margaret Tait 100, a year-long centenary celebration that included screenings, exhibitions, workshops, readings and new publishing.
Learn more about the film programme here: https://lux.org.uk/event/margaret-tait-mi…mmer-book-launch
Highgate Watercolour Group at the Highgate Festival – CANCELLED @ Highgate Society
Jun 27 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Highgate Watercolour Group at the Highgate Festival
The HWG will be showing a selection of paintings made during the ‘Lockdowns’ of
the last year. It will be available in the Highgate Society’s premises at 10A South
Grove. The group have met occasionally outside but mainly we’ve kept in touch
through Facebook. We’ve chosen a different theme each week and displayed a
selection of our members’ lovely work periodically. Recent topics have included
Nature, Spring, Dreams, Family and Travel – so an eclectic mix! Please check with
the HS for when the hall will be open to visitors.

 

 

Oct
27
Wed
Virtual Tour – The Heights of Dickens @ Online
Oct 27 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Virtual Tour - The Heights of Dickens @ Online

From the comfort of your home, follow in a virtual tour in Charles Dickens’ footsteps in a walk from Highgate to the hamlet of North End on the border with Hampstead and Hampstead Garden Suburb. We will follow some of Bill Sikes escape route after murdering Nancy in Oliver Twist, see houses that Dickens stayed in; learn about his friendship with philanthropist Baroness Angela Burdett-Coutts; peep into Highgate Cemetery and follow the Gordon rioters in Barnaby Rudge towards Lord Mansfield’s country estate at Kenwood (Caen Wood).

We will pay a visit o the Spaniard’s Inn, featured in the Pickwick Papers and continue across the grounds of Kenwood towards North End and Hendon. We finish in North End where we view the 17th century farmhouse that Dickens lodged in.

This is a live virtual tour hosted via Zoom video conferencing where your guide will give an illustrated presentation of the tour route with an accompanying talk. There will be opportunities for questions and interaction both during and after the virtual to tour.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/virtual-tour-the-heights-of-dickens-tickets-170366438604?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

 

 

Apr
23
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Apr 23 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

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

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

Apr
30
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Apr 30 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

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

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

May
7
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
May 7 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

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

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

May
14
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
May 14 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

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

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

May
21
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
May 21 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

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

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

May
28
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
May 28 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

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

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

Jun
4
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Jun 4 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

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

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

Jun
11
Sat
Highgate Festival 2022 @ Various locations
Jun 11 all-day

Whether it be dance, art, music or literature, local talent is invited to get involved.

The full programme is now out – here it is!
Jun
12
Sun
Highgate Festival 2022 @ Various locations
Jun 12 all-day

Whether it be dance, art, music or literature, local talent is invited to get involved.

The full programme is now out – here it is!
EVERYTHING HAPPENS TWICE @ LUX
Jun 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
EVERYTHING HAPPENS TWICE @ LUX

As dusk approaches and the park begins to grow quiet, a unique evening of site specific performances spread throughout Waterlow Park, featuring artists from the UK, Taiwan, Spain, Greece, S Korea, China, Indonesia and Malaysia, curated by LUX Creative Ecologist Richard Layzell.

Artists: Yasmine Aminanda, Amos, Christina Anagnostou, Heejin Ban, Ning Chou, Abel Holsborough, Karen Kearley, Catherine Kiwala, Richard Layzell, Jaime Martinez, Nicole O’Hara, Nurin Yusof

Meet at LUX Moving Image, Waterlow Park Centre, London N19 5JF at 7pm

Please bring umbrellas if rain is expected.

 

Richard Layzell is a Creative Ecologist in residence at LUX. He has been a leading innovator in the fields of live art, video and installation since the 1980s. He has been commissioned by most major public galleries and museums across the UK and completed many international artist residencies. As a mentor and facilitator he’s devised an individual approach to sharing knowledge and supporting others. He has pioneered socially engaged practice and worked with many diverse communities nationally and internationally. His interactive installation Tap Ruffle and Shave was experienced by 100,000 people of all ages and abilities on its UK tour. He is the author of Live Art in Schools, Enhanced Performance (ed. Deborah Levy) and Cream Pages (ed. Joshua Sofaer), an honorary associate of the National Review of Live Art.

Jun
13
Mon
Highgate Festival 2022 @ Various locations
Jun 13 all-day

Whether it be dance, art, music or literature, local talent is invited to get involved.

The full programme is now out – here it is!
EVERYTHING HAPPENS TWICE @ LUX
Jun 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
EVERYTHING HAPPENS TWICE @ LUX

As dusk approaches and the park begins to grow quiet, a unique evening of site specific performances spread throughout Waterlow Park, featuring artists from the UK, Taiwan, Spain, Greece, S Korea, China, Indonesia and Malaysia, curated by LUX Creative Ecologist Richard Layzell.

Artists: Yasmine Aminanda, Amos, Christina Anagnostou, Heejin Ban, Ning Chou, Abel Holsborough, Karen Kearley, Catherine Kiwala, Richard Layzell, Jaime Martinez, Nicole O’Hara, Nurin Yusof

Meet at LUX Moving Image, Waterlow Park Centre, London N19 5JF at 7pm

Please bring umbrellas if rain is expected.

 

Richard Layzell is a Creative Ecologist in residence at LUX. He has been a leading innovator in the fields of live art, video and installation since the 1980s. He has been commissioned by most major public galleries and museums across the UK and completed many international artist residencies. As a mentor and facilitator he’s devised an individual approach to sharing knowledge and supporting others. He has pioneered socially engaged practice and worked with many diverse communities nationally and internationally. His interactive installation Tap Ruffle and Shave was experienced by 100,000 people of all ages and abilities on its UK tour. He is the author of Live Art in Schools, Enhanced Performance (ed. Deborah Levy) and Cream Pages (ed. Joshua Sofaer), an honorary associate of the National Review of Live Art.