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Jun
17
Fri
Highgate Coffee & Computers @ Highgate School library - main entrance opposite The Gatehouse pub
Jun 17 @ 4:05 pm – 5:30 pm

Hey, great news! They’ve reduced roaming charges throughout Europe.

If this news instantly turns you into a giant question mark, this Friday 17 June is your chance to ask as many smartphone questions as you like and walk away with all the answers by teatime. You can also ask questions about laptops or tablets.

Just head to the Highgate School Library for an afternoon of free, informal one-to-one computer familiarisation sessions over a nice cup of coffee. We do tea as well. And cake.

If you don’t yet possess any electronic gadgets, don’t worry, we do and we’d love you to come and play with them.

“This is exactly what I needed! I’ve made lots of notes and I am much more confident with my laptop now. Thank you” says 65 year old Highgate Coffee & Computers friend, who has just booked a bargain summer break online.

If you want more info, give Stuart a call on 020 8347 2411 (quoting Highgate Coffee & Computers). You can also email us on highgatecoffeeandcomputers@gmail.com to tell us what you want to know more about.

People have asked if they can buy stuff from us. The answer is no, we’re not here to sell you anything. We just give you some useful hints and tips for your computer or smartphone, drink coffee, relax and chat.

The world is at your fingertips. Literally!

It’s all free, and we look forward to saying hello.

Warm regards

The Highgate Coffee & Computers volunteers

Wallis…”a certain person” @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 17 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm

Presented by OVATION

Devised and Directed by John Plews
Book & lyrics by Jennifer Selway
Music by Simon Slater

27th May – 26th June 2016

Tuesdays – Saturdays at 7.30pm
Sunday matinees at 4pm

A BRAND NEW PLAY WITH MUSIC

Set between 1931 and 1936, Wallis is centered around the love affair that led to the biggest constitutional crisis in modern Royal history.

Just how did Mrs Simpson, a divorced American, capture and keep the heart of the playboy prince?

What secrets lay beneath the scandal that rocked British Society and threatened to bring down Stanley Baldwin’s Government?

Ticket Prices:

Friday 27th May – PREVIEW All tickets £10

28th May – 19th June:

Tuesdays & Wednesdays – £14/£12 concessions

Thursdays & Fridays – £16/£14 concessions

Saturdays & Sundays – £18/£16

21st – 26th June:

Tuesday – Friday – £18/£16 concessions

Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th – £20/£18 concessions

Jun
18
Sat
Richard Downer – ‘The Lifespan of Trees’ @ Highgate Gallery
Jun 18 all-day

This exhibition follows on from a retrospective at Leeds College of Art in 2010 where Richard Downer trained in the 1950s. Trees have been a source of inspiration for Richard throughout his working life – this exhibition captures his fascination for the longevity, endurance and prominence of trees in our environment.

He was born on the Isle of Wight in 1933 and grew up in Yorkshire. Highgate has been him family home for the last 53 years and the ancient woodlands of Highgate and Hampstead Heath have been a constant source of interest.

Richard has had a busy and remarkable working life as a designer. Following his training and two years’ National Service in the Royal Navy, he began a career in advertising as a visualizer and art director before going solo in 1966.

Richard’s many skills as an illustrator, graphic designer and typographer brought him numerous commissions including stamp design, corporate identities, major reports and accounts. As one of Britain’s leading architectural illustrators he travelled the length and breadth of the country capturing, as line drawings, notable and remote locations for the GPO and latterly BT telephone directories (1967-1985). BT also commissioned a
360 degree panoramic drawing of London from the top of the Post Office Tower that was completed in 1970 (a selection of drawings from this period will also be viewable at the exhibition). He has shown at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and was a Fellow of the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers and Fellow and Past President of the Society of Typographic Designers.

Since 1998, from his Kentish Town studio, Richard has focused on his private passion and profound respect for the lifespan of trees – their longevity and transience, their demise and regeneration.

Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00
Saturday 11:00-16:00
Sunday 11:00-17:00
Closed Monday

Open Coffee Morning and Environment Committee Members Surgery @ Highgate Society
Jun 18 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Highgate councillors’ surgery @ Jacksons Lane
Jun 18 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Highgate councillors hold a surgery at Jacksons Lane on the 1st and 3rd Saturday mornings, and at the HLSI (Highgate Literary and Scientific Society, South Grove, Pond Square) on the 2nd and 4th Saturday mornings. There is no surgery on 5th Saturdays.

Councillors’ surgeries provide the opportunity for a constituent to meet one of his/her councillors face-to-face. The purpose is usually to discuss and hopefully to help resolve a local or personal issue in which Haringey council has or could have a role. Meeting at a surgery can be particularly useful when there are numerous documents relevant to the issue. Surgeries are normally held in the cafe or foyer area of Jacksons Lane theatre, but a private space is available if required. No booking is needed.

 

Choral concert: High Summer Holds the Earth @ St Mary Brookfield Church
Jun 18 @ 7:30 pm – 9:15 pm

Glorious and good-natured music for a summer evening: acclaimed London chamber choir Voxcetera have invited the brilliant Edinburgh ensemble Rudsambee to join them for a joint concert of choral musical, ranging from Tudor anthems to the present day.

The programme includes Samuel Barber and Morten Lauridsen‘s spinetingling arrangements of Sure On This Shining Night; anthems by Biebl, Byrd, Tallis and Weelkes; settings of Shakespeare songs by ShearingJames MacMillan‘s haunting and unmistakeably celtic The Galant Weaver; and folk songs by Reger.

Two great choirs, much great music, one lovely evening.


Rudsambee Company of Singers, conductor Ciara Coleman
Voxcetera, conductor Jane Hopkins
with Adam Johnson, piano

Wallis…”a certain person” @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 18 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm

Presented by OVATION

Devised and Directed by John Plews
Book & lyrics by Jennifer Selway
Music by Simon Slater

27th May – 26th June 2016

Tuesdays – Saturdays at 7.30pm
Sunday matinees at 4pm

A BRAND NEW PLAY WITH MUSIC

Set between 1931 and 1936, Wallis is centered around the love affair that led to the biggest constitutional crisis in modern Royal history.

Just how did Mrs Simpson, a divorced American, capture and keep the heart of the playboy prince?

What secrets lay beneath the scandal that rocked British Society and threatened to bring down Stanley Baldwin’s Government?

Ticket Prices:

Friday 27th May – PREVIEW All tickets £10

28th May – 19th June:

Tuesdays & Wednesdays – £14/£12 concessions

Thursdays & Fridays – £16/£14 concessions

Saturdays & Sundays – £18/£16

21st – 26th June:

Tuesday – Friday – £18/£16 concessions

Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th – £20/£18 concessions

Jun
19
Sun
Richard Downer – ‘The Lifespan of Trees’ @ Highgate Gallery
Jun 19 all-day

This exhibition follows on from a retrospective at Leeds College of Art in 2010 where Richard Downer trained in the 1950s. Trees have been a source of inspiration for Richard throughout his working life – this exhibition captures his fascination for the longevity, endurance and prominence of trees in our environment.

He was born on the Isle of Wight in 1933 and grew up in Yorkshire. Highgate has been him family home for the last 53 years and the ancient woodlands of Highgate and Hampstead Heath have been a constant source of interest.

Richard has had a busy and remarkable working life as a designer. Following his training and two years’ National Service in the Royal Navy, he began a career in advertising as a visualizer and art director before going solo in 1966.

Richard’s many skills as an illustrator, graphic designer and typographer brought him numerous commissions including stamp design, corporate identities, major reports and accounts. As one of Britain’s leading architectural illustrators he travelled the length and breadth of the country capturing, as line drawings, notable and remote locations for the GPO and latterly BT telephone directories (1967-1985). BT also commissioned a
360 degree panoramic drawing of London from the top of the Post Office Tower that was completed in 1970 (a selection of drawings from this period will also be viewable at the exhibition). He has shown at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and was a Fellow of the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers and Fellow and Past President of the Society of Typographic Designers.

Since 1998, from his Kentish Town studio, Richard has focused on his private passion and profound respect for the lifespan of trees – their longevity and transience, their demise and regeneration.

Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00
Saturday 11:00-16:00
Sunday 11:00-17:00
Closed Monday

Wallis…”a certain person” @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 19 @ 4:00 pm – 6:15 pm

Presented by OVATION

Devised and Directed by John Plews
Book & lyrics by Jennifer Selway
Music by Simon Slater

27th May – 26th June 2016

Tuesdays – Saturdays at 7.30pm
Sunday matinees at 4pm

A BRAND NEW PLAY WITH MUSIC

Set between 1931 and 1936, Wallis is centered around the love affair that led to the biggest constitutional crisis in modern Royal history.

Just how did Mrs Simpson, a divorced American, capture and keep the heart of the playboy prince?

What secrets lay beneath the scandal that rocked British Society and threatened to bring down Stanley Baldwin’s Government?

Ticket Prices:

Friday 27th May – PREVIEW All tickets £10

28th May – 19th June:

Tuesdays & Wednesdays – £14/£12 concessions

Thursdays & Fridays – £16/£14 concessions

Saturdays & Sundays – £18/£16

21st – 26th June:

Tuesday – Friday – £18/£16 concessions

Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th – £20/£18 concessions

Brazil Sunday – Live Brazilian Music @ The Woodman @ The Woodman
Jun 19 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Enjoy our house 5 piece Brazlian band perform from 6-9pm

Adriana vasques is a london based singer, pianist and composer. She graduated in classical piano in trieste, her italian hometown on the adriatic coast.

She has performed extensively in italy, slovenia and croatia at many well established venues and festivals, singing in jazz, pop and funk bands before choosing to perform mainly her brazilian song repertoire and her own compositions. Adriana has performed and recorded in italy with reputable musicians such as andrea allione (paolo conte), pietro tonolo (paul motian, gil evans orchestra), glauco venier (kenny wheeler, norma winstone), elvis stanić (gilberto gil, django bates), luis bonilla (mingus big band, lester bowie) as well as many others.

Alongside her performing career, she has also worked as a music tutor and radio host. For over twenty years she has produced and hosted several music radio shows in which she has welcomed and embraced a variety of musical styles , interviewed dozens of musicians as well as other professionals in the musical world .

After defending her graduation thesis on five of her compositions in relation to rhythmic didactics, one of her compositions, nu-mi (danza), was awarded first prize at “ premio nazionale delle arti “ in rome and has since been recorded by other musicians in three different albums. Adriana has started performing her own compositions recently.

After moving to london in 2009, she toured europe and canada with the irish cult band the commitments , over the past few years she has performed with some of the best musicians on the london scene.

 

I Maestri present: A Heroic Journey @ Highgate United Reformed Church
Jun 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

The orchestra of I Maestri ends its 15th season with a programme of Mozart and Beethoven; music written before and after the French Revolution.

Conductor and mentor John Landor of LMA Orchestra collaborates for the third time with I Maestri with his students for a Masterclass workshop and evening performance on Sunday 19th June 2016.

We will be joined by soloists; Chiawen Kiew – Flute and Tomos Xerri – Harp who will perform Mozart’s sublime Flute and Harp Concerto.

I Maestri is a unique organisation that helps talented young conductors and soloists explore their skills and learning with an orchestra through a programme of workshops, masterclasses and public performances.

Evening programme:

Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto in C, K. 299/297c

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E – Flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”

Performance begins at 7pm

 

Tickets: Adult £12 and Concessions £9 (on the door)

Advance tickets: Adult £9 and Concessions £7

(10% booking fee applicable)

 

Visit: http://wegottickets.com/event/362365

 

Box Office opens at 6:15pm

 

Please note that tickets will not be posted out and need to be collected from the Box Office on the day of the performance.

 

We hope you can join us for a wonderful performance and to experience different conductors in their making.

Jun
20
Mon
N6 Zumba Fitness Class @ All Saints Church Hall
Jun 20 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am

Join the fitness party. Authentic Latin beats with a native dancer. Feel the tropical heat in Highgate! Ladies only (sorry guys)

Monday Bridge Club @ Highgate Society
Jun 20 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Wallis…”a certain person” @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 20 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm

Presented by OVATION

Devised and Directed by John Plews
Book & lyrics by Jennifer Selway
Music by Simon Slater

27th May – 26th June 2016

Tuesdays – Saturdays at 7.30pm
Sunday matinees at 4pm

A BRAND NEW PLAY WITH MUSIC

Set between 1931 and 1936, Wallis is centered around the love affair that led to the biggest constitutional crisis in modern Royal history.

Just how did Mrs Simpson, a divorced American, capture and keep the heart of the playboy prince?

What secrets lay beneath the scandal that rocked British Society and threatened to bring down Stanley Baldwin’s Government?

Ticket Prices:

Friday 27th May – PREVIEW All tickets £10

28th May – 19th June:

Tuesdays & Wednesdays – £14/£12 concessions

Thursdays & Fridays – £16/£14 concessions

Saturdays & Sundays – £18/£16

21st – 26th June:

Tuesday – Friday – £18/£16 concessions

Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th – £20/£18 concessions

Jun
21
Tue
Richard Downer – ‘The Lifespan of Trees’ @ Highgate Gallery
Jun 21 all-day

This exhibition follows on from a retrospective at Leeds College of Art in 2010 where Richard Downer trained in the 1950s. Trees have been a source of inspiration for Richard throughout his working life – this exhibition captures his fascination for the longevity, endurance and prominence of trees in our environment.

He was born on the Isle of Wight in 1933 and grew up in Yorkshire. Highgate has been him family home for the last 53 years and the ancient woodlands of Highgate and Hampstead Heath have been a constant source of interest.

Richard has had a busy and remarkable working life as a designer. Following his training and two years’ National Service in the Royal Navy, he began a career in advertising as a visualizer and art director before going solo in 1966.

Richard’s many skills as an illustrator, graphic designer and typographer brought him numerous commissions including stamp design, corporate identities, major reports and accounts. As one of Britain’s leading architectural illustrators he travelled the length and breadth of the country capturing, as line drawings, notable and remote locations for the GPO and latterly BT telephone directories (1967-1985). BT also commissioned a
360 degree panoramic drawing of London from the top of the Post Office Tower that was completed in 1970 (a selection of drawings from this period will also be viewable at the exhibition). He has shown at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and was a Fellow of the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers and Fellow and Past President of the Society of Typographic Designers.

Since 1998, from his Kentish Town studio, Richard has focused on his private passion and profound respect for the lifespan of trees – their longevity and transience, their demise and regeneration.

Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00
Saturday 11:00-16:00
Sunday 11:00-17:00
Closed Monday

Life-Drawing Group @ Highgate Society
Jun 21 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
portraiture and figure drawing @ Highgate Library Civil and Cultural Centre
Jun 21 @ 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm
N6Zumba Fitness class @ All Saints Church Hall
Jun 21 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Join the fitness party. Authentic Latin beats with a native dancer. Feel the tropical heat in Highgate! Ladies only (sorry guys)

Highgate Pub Club @ The Bull Pub
Jun 21 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 am

We meet once a month, each time at a different pub, in Highgate. This month, June, it’s The Bull with its friendly atmosphere and on site microbrewery. It’s always a pleasure comparing the beers so lets see which is our favourite this time.

Everyone welcome, it’s a chance to meet old friends as well as new people over a drink.

Wallis…”a certain person” @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 21 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm

Presented by OVATION

Devised and Directed by John Plews
Book & lyrics by Jennifer Selway
Music by Simon Slater

27th May – 26th June 2016

Tuesdays – Saturdays at 7.30pm
Sunday matinees at 4pm

A BRAND NEW PLAY WITH MUSIC

Set between 1931 and 1936, Wallis is centered around the love affair that led to the biggest constitutional crisis in modern Royal history.

Just how did Mrs Simpson, a divorced American, capture and keep the heart of the playboy prince?

What secrets lay beneath the scandal that rocked British Society and threatened to bring down Stanley Baldwin’s Government?

Ticket Prices:

Friday 27th May – PREVIEW All tickets £10

28th May – 19th June:

Tuesdays & Wednesdays – £14/£12 concessions

Thursdays & Fridays – £16/£14 concessions

Saturdays & Sundays – £18/£16

21st – 26th June:

Tuesday – Friday – £18/£16 concessions

Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th – £20/£18 concessions

Live Jazz at @ The Woodman @ The Woodman
Jun 21 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Acts include the likes of the following:-

SEAN HARGREAVES (Keys), NEVILLE MALCOLM (Bass),
SIMON LEA (Drums)

Neville Malcolm – Electric & Double bass – is one of the most in-demand bass players in the country. Known as ‘Level-Neville’, he is an understated star on both acoustic and electric bass, combining an earthy, soulful feel with effortless technical ability.
Coming from a background in Gospel music, Neville started out playing organ and guitar, switching to bass as he developed an ever greater interest in jazz and other music.
Turning professional in the early ‘90s, he worked with Philip Bent and Steve Williamson and became part of London’s Acid Jazz scene.

He has since performed all over the world and recorded with Billy Cobham, Gabrielle, Tom Jones, Carl Orr, Alex Wilson, Nathan Haynes, Marlene Shaw, Dave Valentin and Jack DeJohnette. Most recently he has been touring and recording with two of the world’s best known jazz crossover groups, Incognito and Us3.

Jun
22
Wed
Richard Downer – ‘The Lifespan of Trees’ @ Highgate Gallery
Jun 22 all-day

This exhibition follows on from a retrospective at Leeds College of Art in 2010 where Richard Downer trained in the 1950s. Trees have been a source of inspiration for Richard throughout his working life – this exhibition captures his fascination for the longevity, endurance and prominence of trees in our environment.

He was born on the Isle of Wight in 1933 and grew up in Yorkshire. Highgate has been him family home for the last 53 years and the ancient woodlands of Highgate and Hampstead Heath have been a constant source of interest.

Richard has had a busy and remarkable working life as a designer. Following his training and two years’ National Service in the Royal Navy, he began a career in advertising as a visualizer and art director before going solo in 1966.

Richard’s many skills as an illustrator, graphic designer and typographer brought him numerous commissions including stamp design, corporate identities, major reports and accounts. As one of Britain’s leading architectural illustrators he travelled the length and breadth of the country capturing, as line drawings, notable and remote locations for the GPO and latterly BT telephone directories (1967-1985). BT also commissioned a
360 degree panoramic drawing of London from the top of the Post Office Tower that was completed in 1970 (a selection of drawings from this period will also be viewable at the exhibition). He has shown at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and was a Fellow of the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers and Fellow and Past President of the Society of Typographic Designers.

Since 1998, from his Kentish Town studio, Richard has focused on his private passion and profound respect for the lifespan of trees – their longevity and transience, their demise and regeneration.

Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00
Saturday 11:00-16:00
Sunday 11:00-17:00
Closed Monday

N6Zumba Fitness Class @ All Saints Church Hall
Jun 22 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am

Join the fitness party. Authentic Latin beats with a native dancer. Feel the tropical heat in Highgate! Ladies only (sorry guys)

Introductory Drawing – Still Life at London’s Museums @ Hargrave Hall
Jun 22 @ 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
N6Zumba Kids Tropical Dance Club @ Jacksons Lane
Jun 22 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

A friendly and fun dance fitness class for children aged five to seven, based on ZumbaKids routines. We break down steps, add games and explore different regions of the globe.

Wallis…”a certain person” @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 22 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm

Presented by OVATION

Devised and Directed by John Plews
Book & lyrics by Jennifer Selway
Music by Simon Slater

27th May – 26th June 2016

Tuesdays – Saturdays at 7.30pm
Sunday matinees at 4pm

A BRAND NEW PLAY WITH MUSIC

Set between 1931 and 1936, Wallis is centered around the love affair that led to the biggest constitutional crisis in modern Royal history.

Just how did Mrs Simpson, a divorced American, capture and keep the heart of the playboy prince?

What secrets lay beneath the scandal that rocked British Society and threatened to bring down Stanley Baldwin’s Government?

Ticket Prices:

Friday 27th May – PREVIEW All tickets £10

28th May – 19th June:

Tuesdays & Wednesdays – £14/£12 concessions

Thursdays & Fridays – £16/£14 concessions

Saturdays & Sundays – £18/£16

21st – 26th June:

Tuesday – Friday – £18/£16 concessions

Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th – £20/£18 concessions

Jun
23
Thu
Richard Downer – ‘The Lifespan of Trees’ @ Highgate Gallery
Jun 23 all-day

This exhibition follows on from a retrospective at Leeds College of Art in 2010 where Richard Downer trained in the 1950s. Trees have been a source of inspiration for Richard throughout his working life – this exhibition captures his fascination for the longevity, endurance and prominence of trees in our environment.

He was born on the Isle of Wight in 1933 and grew up in Yorkshire. Highgate has been him family home for the last 53 years and the ancient woodlands of Highgate and Hampstead Heath have been a constant source of interest.

Richard has had a busy and remarkable working life as a designer. Following his training and two years’ National Service in the Royal Navy, he began a career in advertising as a visualizer and art director before going solo in 1966.

Richard’s many skills as an illustrator, graphic designer and typographer brought him numerous commissions including stamp design, corporate identities, major reports and accounts. As one of Britain’s leading architectural illustrators he travelled the length and breadth of the country capturing, as line drawings, notable and remote locations for the GPO and latterly BT telephone directories (1967-1985). BT also commissioned a
360 degree panoramic drawing of London from the top of the Post Office Tower that was completed in 1970 (a selection of drawings from this period will also be viewable at the exhibition). He has shown at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and was a Fellow of the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers and Fellow and Past President of the Society of Typographic Designers.

Since 1998, from his Kentish Town studio, Richard has focused on his private passion and profound respect for the lifespan of trees – their longevity and transience, their demise and regeneration.

Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00
Saturday 11:00-16:00
Sunday 11:00-17:00
Closed Monday

Watercolour Group AM @ Highgate Society
Jun 23 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Painting with Watercolour and Acrylic @ The Bull Pub
Jun 23 @ 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
Watercolour Group PM @ Highgate Society
Jun 23 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
5 to 12s: Drawing and Painting @ Hargrave Hall
Jun 23 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Two groups at the same time and in the same place.

For ages 5 to 7: Learn how to make wonderful pictures! An introduction to the basics of drawing and painting. The classes run on a termly basis. Each week children will build on their skills learnt in previous weeks. The class finishes with an informal ‘Private View’ of student work for friends and family.

For ages 8 to 12: Develop your skills and look at the styles and techniques of the great artists and art movements. Join our art teacher on a tour of perspective, compostion, colour therory and mixing, design and a variety of media to improve your drawing and painting and create your own masterpieces! The classes run on a termly basis and finish with an informal ‘Private View’ of student work for friends and family.

Wallis…”a certain person” @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 23 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm

Presented by OVATION

Devised and Directed by John Plews
Book & lyrics by Jennifer Selway
Music by Simon Slater

27th May – 26th June 2016

Tuesdays – Saturdays at 7.30pm
Sunday matinees at 4pm

A BRAND NEW PLAY WITH MUSIC

Set between 1931 and 1936, Wallis is centered around the love affair that led to the biggest constitutional crisis in modern Royal history.

Just how did Mrs Simpson, a divorced American, capture and keep the heart of the playboy prince?

What secrets lay beneath the scandal that rocked British Society and threatened to bring down Stanley Baldwin’s Government?

Ticket Prices:

Friday 27th May – PREVIEW All tickets £10

28th May – 19th June:

Tuesdays & Wednesdays – £14/£12 concessions

Thursdays & Fridays – £16/£14 concessions

Saturdays & Sundays – £18/£16

21st – 26th June:

Tuesday – Friday – £18/£16 concessions

Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th – £20/£18 concessions

N6Zumba Fitness Class @ Jacksons Lane
Jun 23 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Join the fitness party. Authentic Latin beats with a native dancer. Feel the tropical heat in Highgate! Ladies only (sorry guys)

Jun
24
Fri
Richard Downer – ‘The Lifespan of Trees’ @ Highgate Gallery
Jun 24 all-day

This exhibition follows on from a retrospective at Leeds College of Art in 2010 where Richard Downer trained in the 1950s. Trees have been a source of inspiration for Richard throughout his working life – this exhibition captures his fascination for the longevity, endurance and prominence of trees in our environment.

He was born on the Isle of Wight in 1933 and grew up in Yorkshire. Highgate has been him family home for the last 53 years and the ancient woodlands of Highgate and Hampstead Heath have been a constant source of interest.

Richard has had a busy and remarkable working life as a designer. Following his training and two years’ National Service in the Royal Navy, he began a career in advertising as a visualizer and art director before going solo in 1966.

Richard’s many skills as an illustrator, graphic designer and typographer brought him numerous commissions including stamp design, corporate identities, major reports and accounts. As one of Britain’s leading architectural illustrators he travelled the length and breadth of the country capturing, as line drawings, notable and remote locations for the GPO and latterly BT telephone directories (1967-1985). BT also commissioned a
360 degree panoramic drawing of London from the top of the Post Office Tower that was completed in 1970 (a selection of drawings from this period will also be viewable at the exhibition). He has shown at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and was a Fellow of the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers and Fellow and Past President of the Society of Typographic Designers.

Since 1998, from his Kentish Town studio, Richard has focused on his private passion and profound respect for the lifespan of trees – their longevity and transience, their demise and regeneration.

Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00
Saturday 11:00-16:00
Sunday 11:00-17:00
Closed Monday

Wallis…”a certain person” @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 24 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm

Presented by OVATION

Devised and Directed by John Plews
Book & lyrics by Jennifer Selway
Music by Simon Slater

27th May – 26th June 2016

Tuesdays – Saturdays at 7.30pm
Sunday matinees at 4pm

A BRAND NEW PLAY WITH MUSIC

Set between 1931 and 1936, Wallis is centered around the love affair that led to the biggest constitutional crisis in modern Royal history.

Just how did Mrs Simpson, a divorced American, capture and keep the heart of the playboy prince?

What secrets lay beneath the scandal that rocked British Society and threatened to bring down Stanley Baldwin’s Government?

Ticket Prices:

Friday 27th May – PREVIEW All tickets £10

28th May – 19th June:

Tuesdays & Wednesdays – £14/£12 concessions

Thursdays & Fridays – £16/£14 concessions

Saturdays & Sundays – £18/£16

21st – 26th June:

Tuesday – Friday – £18/£16 concessions

Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th – £20/£18 concessions

Jun
25
Sat
Open Coffee Morning and Environment Committee Members Surgery @ Highgate Society
Jun 25 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Antiques & Craft Fair @ Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution
Jun 25 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Join us for our HLSI Antiques & Craft Fair on Sat 25th June, 11-5. Admission £1.50, children free. Refreshments including cream teas on the terrace. 25 eclectic stalls.

Address: Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, London N6 6BS

There are no parking restrictions.

Tubes: Archway,Kentish Town. Buses to Highgate Village: 271 210 143 214. Bus W5 to the end of Hornsey Lane/Waterlow Park.

Highgate councillors’ surgery @ HLSI (Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution)
Jun 25 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Highgate councillors hold a surgery at the HLSI (Highgate Literary and Scientific Society, 11 South Grove, Pond Square) on the 2nd and 4th Saturday mornings, and at Jacksons Lane on the 1st and 3rd Saturday mornings. There is no surgery on 5th Saturdays.

Councillors’ surgeries provide the opportunity for a constituent to meet one of his/her councillors face-to-face. The purpose is usually to discuss and hopefully to help resolve a local or personal issue in which Haringey council has or could have a role. Meeting at a surgery can be particularly useful when there are numerous documents relevant to the issue. Surgeries are normally held in the members’ reading room of the HLSI, but a private space is available if required. No booking is needed.

 

HCS: JS Bach : Mass in B Minor @ All Hallows Church
Jun 25 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Alison Rose – soprano

Rupert Enticknap – countertenor

Rupert Charlesworth – tenor

Benjamin Appl – bass

New London Orchestra

Ronald Corp – conductor

Wallis…”a certain person” @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 25 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm

Presented by OVATION

Devised and Directed by John Plews
Book & lyrics by Jennifer Selway
Music by Simon Slater

27th May – 26th June 2016

Tuesdays – Saturdays at 7.30pm
Sunday matinees at 4pm

A BRAND NEW PLAY WITH MUSIC

Set between 1931 and 1936, Wallis is centered around the love affair that led to the biggest constitutional crisis in modern Royal history.

Just how did Mrs Simpson, a divorced American, capture and keep the heart of the playboy prince?

What secrets lay beneath the scandal that rocked British Society and threatened to bring down Stanley Baldwin’s Government?

Ticket Prices:

Friday 27th May – PREVIEW All tickets £10

28th May – 19th June:

Tuesdays & Wednesdays – £14/£12 concessions

Thursdays & Fridays – £16/£14 concessions

Saturdays & Sundays – £18/£16

21st – 26th June:

Tuesday – Friday – £18/£16 concessions

Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th – £20/£18 concessions