Director – John Plews
Musical Director – Angharad Sanders
It’s 1943 and Betty’s female swing band urgently needs new recruts after losing them to the amorous attentions of nylon tooting GIs.
Featuring songs from Glenn Miller, Fats Waller and the Andrews Sisters including Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree, Tuxedo Junction andT’aint What Cha Do (it’s the way that you do it).
Inspired by Ivy Benson’s all girl dance band. Adapted from the television film Last of the Blonde Bombshells.
Sparkysongs is a lively, fun packed weekly music show designed to entertain and educate children aged between six months and five years.
The shows include counting songs, songs with actions and songs involving costume, puppets, props and characters. Some are well-known traditional children’s favourites and some are new and exclusive to Sparkysongs. The songs are linked by rhymes and comic routines and children have lots to join in with from start to finish.
No booking required.
New Contrustivists was formed in 2001 and presented it’s inaugural exhibition in Cotton’s Atrum which was opened by the writer and environmentalist Colin Tudge. This association of exhibiting artists work with reference to the painters of the old constructivist movement of the early twentieth century and seek to expand the possibilities of a style based on space, form, geometry, and idea.
Previous annual exhibitions were hosted by The Institute of Physics and Regent’s College Knapp Gallery. This is their second exhibition at Lauderdale House. New Constructivists is the only group of artists in the UK to exhibit exclusively Neo Constructivist works.
Upper Gallery & Long Gallery
Opening hours are Wed to Fri 11am to 4pm amd Sun 10am to 5pm.
Director – John Plews
Musical Director – Angharad Sanders
It’s 1943 and Betty’s female swing band urgently needs new recruts after losing them to the amorous attentions of nylon tooting GIs.
Featuring songs from Glenn Miller, Fats Waller and the Andrews Sisters including Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree, Tuxedo Junction andT’aint What Cha Do (it’s the way that you do it).
Inspired by Ivy Benson’s all girl dance band. Adapted from the television film Last of the Blonde Bombshells.
New Contrustivists was formed in 2001 and presented it’s inaugural exhibition in Cotton’s Atrum which was opened by the writer and environmentalist Colin Tudge. This association of exhibiting artists work with reference to the painters of the old constructivist movement of the early twentieth century and seek to expand the possibilities of a style based on space, form, geometry, and idea.
Previous annual exhibitions were hosted by The Institute of Physics and Regent’s College Knapp Gallery. This is their second exhibition at Lauderdale House. New Constructivists is the only group of artists in the UK to exhibit exclusively Neo Constructivist works.
Upper Gallery & Long Gallery
Opening hours are Wed to Fri 11am to 4pm amd Sun 10am to 5pm.
Director – John Plews
Musical Director – Angharad Sanders
It’s 1943 and Betty’s female swing band urgently needs new recruts after losing them to the amorous attentions of nylon tooting GIs.
Featuring songs from Glenn Miller, Fats Waller and the Andrews Sisters including Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree, Tuxedo Junction andT’aint What Cha Do (it’s the way that you do it).
Inspired by Ivy Benson’s all girl dance band. Adapted from the television film Last of the Blonde Bombshells.
Having the choice between 2 models – one maintaining longer poses (up to 1 hr) and another keeping to shorter poses (4 to 15 mins) – makes this class quite special. Sharon Finmark, our tutor, is there to offer support and expertise responding to the individual needs of the class. Bring materials; paper on sale. This is a drop in class – there is no advance booking.
New Contrustivists was formed in 2001 and presented it’s inaugural exhibition in Cotton’s Atrum which was opened by the writer and environmentalist Colin Tudge. This association of exhibiting artists work with reference to the painters of the old constructivist movement of the early twentieth century and seek to expand the possibilities of a style based on space, form, geometry, and idea.
Previous annual exhibitions were hosted by The Institute of Physics and Regent’s College Knapp Gallery. This is their second exhibition at Lauderdale House. New Constructivists is the only group of artists in the UK to exhibit exclusively Neo Constructivist works.
Upper Gallery & Long Gallery
Opening hours are Wed to Fri 11am to 4pm amd Sun 10am to 5pm.
A summer concert of folk songs and show songs to lift us into summer.
Director – John Plews
Musical Director – Angharad Sanders
It’s 1943 and Betty’s female swing band urgently needs new recruts after losing them to the amorous attentions of nylon tooting GIs.
Featuring songs from Glenn Miller, Fats Waller and the Andrews Sisters including Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree, Tuxedo Junction andT’aint What Cha Do (it’s the way that you do it).
Inspired by Ivy Benson’s all girl dance band. Adapted from the television film Last of the Blonde Bombshells.
Join in with all your favourite songs from the musicals, such as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mary Poppins, Beauty and the Beast, and loads more. Sister Mary, Highgate’s very own star-struck nun, will lead the way.
Ages 3 to 8
Tickets are also available on the door.
There are two 45 minutes shows.
An eclectic Antiques and Crafts fair of 25 stalls ranging from jewellery from Mali , through hand tooled paper from India, felted Welsh toys to indigo linen from Romania. Come in and browse; enjoy a cream tea on our terrace and leave with a bunch of flowers, at least. The fair will close at 4.00pm on Sunday.
Everyone is invited to come and enjoy this annual event with live music, children’s activities, stalls and entertainment for all. Admission is free.
Pond Square will reverberate to the carnival sounds of The Hornsey School for Girls Steel Band and local amateur choirs, dancers and musicians will perform on the stage in Pond Square as well as the cast from ‘The Blond Bombshells of 1943’ at Upstairs at the Gatehouse.
Over 120 charities, societies, Highgate shops and small businesses are taking part this year. No one need go hungry as there will be stalls serving an international selection of delicious foods. The popular Country Fair, arranged in conjunction with the Highgate Horticultural Society, will showcase the baking and horticultural skills of local people and entry is open to all.
There will be lots for the younger visitors to enjoy with roundabout and train rides, a creative play tent, Punch and Judy shows, circus skills workshops, stilt walkers and an unmissable Sheep Shearing Show.
Director – John Plews
Musical Director – Angharad Sanders
It’s 1943 and Betty’s female swing band urgently needs new recruts after losing them to the amorous attentions of nylon tooting GIs.
Featuring songs from Glenn Miller, Fats Waller and the Andrews Sisters including Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree, Tuxedo Junction andT’aint What Cha Do (it’s the way that you do it).
Inspired by Ivy Benson’s all girl dance band. Adapted from the television film Last of the Blonde Bombshells.
An eclectic Antiques and Crafts fair of 25 stalls ranging from jewellery from Mali , through hand tooled paper from India, felted Welsh toys to indigo linen from Romania. Come in and browse; enjoy a cream tea on our terrace and leave with a bunch of flowers, at least. The fair will close at 4.00pm on Sunday.
New Contrustivists was formed in 2001 and presented it’s inaugural exhibition in Cotton’s Atrum which was opened by the writer and environmentalist Colin Tudge. This association of exhibiting artists work with reference to the painters of the old constructivist movement of the early twentieth century and seek to expand the possibilities of a style based on space, form, geometry, and idea.
Previous annual exhibitions were hosted by The Institute of Physics and Regent’s College Knapp Gallery. This is their second exhibition at Lauderdale House. New Constructivists is the only group of artists in the UK to exhibit exclusively Neo Constructivist works.
Upper Gallery & Long Gallery
Opening hours are Wed to Fri 11am to 4pm amd Sun 10am to 5pm.
A concert, by members, that includes new talent alongside regulars such as the Concordia Guitar Duo and Oswaldo Santos – who will be playing more of his own compositions. Other music by Bach, Barrios, Brouwer, Lauro, Mertz and Tedesco.
Tickets are available on door only.
Director – John Plews
Musical Director – Angharad Sanders
It’s 1943 and Betty’s female swing band urgently needs new recruts after losing them to the amorous attentions of nylon tooting GIs.
Featuring songs from Glenn Miller, Fats Waller and the Andrews Sisters including Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree, Tuxedo Junction andT’aint What Cha Do (it’s the way that you do it).
Inspired by Ivy Benson’s all girl dance band. Adapted from the television film Last of the Blonde Bombshells.
Bach to Baby is an innovative classical concert series for babies, tots and their carers to enjoy together. Featuring world-class performances for the enjoyment of all ages, and lasting one hour, hear exhilarating performances by outstanding musicians with your baby in tow. Children can dance, roam about, and listen to music the way they feel it.
Tickets are available at the door.
Intermediate Adult Ballet classes to further your technique. A fun & fast-paced class, also suitable for re-starters. A class to improve flexibility and musicality, we dance classical variations and original exercises.
An uplifting and varied recital of songs by mostly German and French composers, including rarely performed songs by Lowe (Die Uhr) and Chausson, and favourites by Strauss, Brahms, Debussy, Fauré and Schubert.
Director – John Plews
Musical Director – Angharad Sanders
It’s 1943 and Betty’s female swing band urgently needs new recruts after losing them to the amorous attentions of nylon tooting GIs.
Featuring songs from Glenn Miller, Fats Waller and the Andrews Sisters including Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree, Tuxedo Junction andT’aint What Cha Do (it’s the way that you do it).
Inspired by Ivy Benson’s all girl dance band. Adapted from the television film Last of the Blonde Bombshells.
Sparkysongs is a lively, fun packed weekly music show designed to entertain and educate children aged between six months and five years.
The shows include counting songs, songs with actions and songs involving costume, puppets, props and characters. Some are well-known traditional children’s favourites and some are new and exclusive to Sparkysongs. The songs are linked by rhymes and comic routines and children have lots to join in with from start to finish.
No booking required.
New Contrustivists was formed in 2001 and presented it’s inaugural exhibition in Cotton’s Atrum which was opened by the writer and environmentalist Colin Tudge. This association of exhibiting artists work with reference to the painters of the old constructivist movement of the early twentieth century and seek to expand the possibilities of a style based on space, form, geometry, and idea.
Previous annual exhibitions were hosted by The Institute of Physics and Regent’s College Knapp Gallery. This is their second exhibition at Lauderdale House. New Constructivists is the only group of artists in the UK to exhibit exclusively Neo Constructivist works.
Upper Gallery & Long Gallery
Opening hours are Wed to Fri 11am to 4pm amd Sun 10am to 5pm.
Director – John Plews
Musical Director – Angharad Sanders
It’s 1943 and Betty’s female swing band urgently needs new recruts after losing them to the amorous attentions of nylon tooting GIs.
Featuring songs from Glenn Miller, Fats Waller and the Andrews Sisters including Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree, Tuxedo Junction andT’aint What Cha Do (it’s the way that you do it).
Inspired by Ivy Benson’s all girl dance band. Adapted from the television film Last of the Blonde Bombshells.
Come along and enjoy our resident company as they take you back to Victorian England, with all the song-and-dance fun of the times!
Tickets are avaible at the door.
New Contrustivists was formed in 2001 and presented it’s inaugural exhibition in Cotton’s Atrum which was opened by the writer and environmentalist Colin Tudge. This association of exhibiting artists work with reference to the painters of the old constructivist movement of the early twentieth century and seek to expand the possibilities of a style based on space, form, geometry, and idea.
Previous annual exhibitions were hosted by The Institute of Physics and Regent’s College Knapp Gallery. This is their second exhibition at Lauderdale House. New Constructivists is the only group of artists in the UK to exhibit exclusively Neo Constructivist works.
Upper Gallery & Long Gallery
Opening hours are Wed to Fri 11am to 4pm amd Sun 10am to 5pm.
Director – John Plews
Musical Director – Angharad Sanders
It’s 1943 and Betty’s female swing band urgently needs new recruts after losing them to the amorous attentions of nylon tooting GIs.
Featuring songs from Glenn Miller, Fats Waller and the Andrews Sisters including Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree, Tuxedo Junction andT’aint What Cha Do (it’s the way that you do it).
Inspired by Ivy Benson’s all girl dance band. Adapted from the television film Last of the Blonde Bombshells.
Having the choice between 2 models – one maintaining longer poses (up to 1 hr) and another keeping to shorter poses (4 to 15 mins) – makes this class quite special. Sharon Finmark, our tutor, is there to offer support and expertise responding to the individual needs of the class. Bring materials; paper on sale. This is a drop in class – there is no advance booking.
New Contrustivists was formed in 2001 and presented it’s inaugural exhibition in Cotton’s Atrum which was opened by the writer and environmentalist Colin Tudge. This association of exhibiting artists work with reference to the painters of the old constructivist movement of the early twentieth century and seek to expand the possibilities of a style based on space, form, geometry, and idea.
Previous annual exhibitions were hosted by The Institute of Physics and Regent’s College Knapp Gallery. This is their second exhibition at Lauderdale House. New Constructivists is the only group of artists in the UK to exhibit exclusively Neo Constructivist works.
Upper Gallery & Long Gallery
Opening hours are Wed to Fri 11am to 4pm amd Sun 10am to 5pm.
The subject matter of these paintings is the sense of place where vegetation butts up against the often disused or decaying urban environment.
Open Tue-Fri 1-5; Sat 11-4; Sun 11-5. Closed Mon.
free admission.