Need advice about what gadget to buy?
Need advice about how to use the one you have already?
Or just fancy coming along and having a play?
COFFEE & COMPUTERS IS FOR YOU
We hold informal one-to-one computer familiarisation sessions over a cup of coffee on the last Friday of the month.
No need to bring anything, just yourself.
“The computer has given me a new life” says 69 year old Coffee & Computers visitor.
So if you are over 55 (or thereabouts) and the very mention of computers bring you out in a cold sweat, call Stuart on 020 8347 2411 or email kirstenhs2012@gmail.com (quoting Coffee & Computers) and give us an idea of what you want to know more about.
Or just come along for the coffee and have a dabble.
We look forward to seeing you!
Duck Pond Market returns to Lauderdale House this year to present you with a market where everything you buy comes from a good place. Bringing together the magic of a festival with interesting stalls, local and ethical food, crafts, workshops for children, music and art.
Dr Jonathan Black, Senior Research Fellow in History of Art at Kingston University and co-author of Abstraction and Reality: The Sculpture of Ivor Roberts-Jones is to give the seventh KW lecture on Monday 2nd February at 8.00 p.m. in the AV Room in the Mills Centre. Book here: https://highgateoc.org.uk/kw2015-lecture
Mezzo-soprano, Stella Seaton-Sims and her accompanist will treat the French Circle to an evening of wonderful singing.
George McGhee, former BBC Controller of Programmes, introduces extracts from some wonderful dancing partnerships from the career of the man Nureyev called, ‘the greatest dancer in American history.’
HAYDN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA with Charles Owen, piano; 7:30pm at St Michael’s Church, South Grove, in aid of Harington and Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice. Information and tickets £25, £20, £15 (reserved) and £10 (Unreserved) from Pauline Treen 020 8340 5643
As part of an going series I am hosting for 2015 celebrating Irish culture, history, politics and literature, I will be interviewing Jesse Norman about the life of Edmund Burke, in the Boogaloo Pub, Highgate.
“Hornsey Wood House” talk by John Hinshelwood. 8pm, Union Church Hall www.hornseyhistorical.org.uk
Dr David McAllister will discuss attitudes to burial in the years leading up to the birth of the Garden Cemetery movement in the early nineteenth century and the establishment of Highgate Cemetery itself. His talk will focus on attempts by a series of writers including Wordsworth, Burke, Godwin and Bentham to identify the value of buried bodies, and to establish whether the grave was anything more than an inefficient dumping ground for human remains.
David McAllister is a lecturer in Victorian Literature at Birkbeck, University of London, and course director of its MA in Victorian Studies.
USA 2012, 105 mins. Dir. Yaron Zilberman
Need advice about what computer, laptop or tablet to buy?
Still grappling with how to use the one you have already?
Or just fancy coming along and having a play?
COFFEE & COMPUTERS IS FOR YOU
We hold informal one-to-one computer familiarisation sessions over a cup of coffee on the last Friday of the month.
No need to bring anything, just yourself.
“The computer has given me a new life” says 69 year old Coffee & Computers visitor. And the Government has just announced a major new initiative to get everyone over the age of 55 on to the Internet.
So if you are over 55 (or thereabouts) and the very mention of computers bring you out in a cold sweat, call Stuart on 020 8347 2411 or email kirstenhs2012@gmail.com (quoting Coffee & Computers) and give us an idea of what you want to know more about.
Or just come along for the coffee and have a dabble.
You’ll soon wonder how you ever lived without being wired!
We look forward to seeing you
This year’s Children’s Book Fair on Saturday 28th February at HLSI welcomes special guest Clara Vulliamy (Martha & the Bunny Brothers, Small, Tom & Small, Lucky Wish Mouse, Dixie O’Day), following in the footsteps of previous guests including Alex T. Smith, Anthony Browne, Michael Rosen, Allan Ahlberg, Helen Oxenbury and, of course, Clara’s mother, Shirley Hughes.
There will be secondhand books for sale, children’s activities, home-made cakes and biscuits and Clara’s books will be sold by Muswell Hill Children’s Bookshop. Clara will be on stage at 11 to read from her books and to draw for us, and she’ll stay to sign copies of her books.
The Fair runs from 10 until 1 at Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, Pond Square, N6 6BS.
One of our members, Christine Knight, will talk to us about the painter David. 8pm at l0A
The third Highgate Debate to be held at Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution tackles the issue
of current drugs policy. Our two prominent speakers take opposing positions, roughly equating
to a ‘tender’ or a ‘tough’ approach to users. Molly Meacher will argue for a more liberal drugs
policy, while Will Blair will oppose any change. As with previous debates, they will be supported
by seconders from local 6th forms. Members of the audience will then be invited to make
contributions from the floor. The Debates will be free and open to the general public, as well as
HLSI members.
THE DEBATE ‘DRUGS POLICY: TOUGH OR TENDER?’
WHEN Thursday 5 March 2015, 8.00pm, doors open at 7.30pm
WHERE Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, London N6 6BS
HOW Free and open to all, but to be sure of a place please book.
Please Note: Places not taken by 7.45pm may be offered to others
Reservations may be made in person, by phone or by email:
tel: 020 8340 3343; email: admin@hlsi.net
For further information please contact Kathy Dallas: gkzwdallas@aol.com
Please come and help us for this annual deep litter clean.
We had a great turnout last year, but the litter bugs have been back and we need lots of volunteers to help remove fly tipping, waste and litter. This year the event will only be for the one day. We’ll be going into the depths of the undergrowth to see what surprises lie in store. From past experience we expect to find everything including the kitchen sink (in case you’re anticipating a refurb). Key to making this a fun and productive event is getting a big turn out as we did last year. Everyone involved was unanimous in commenting how rewarding the day had been and we were delighted with the result. Bring family and friends along and make it a day to remember.
We will supply gloves, litter pickers and bags. Strong footwear is essential. This event is organised with assistance from Haringey Council Parks Department