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Events for June 2013 |
Saturday 1 JuneLJCC - Memories of Muizenberg Exhibitionat Ivy House . See full details...
Of all Cape Town’s magnificent beaches, breezy Muizenberg exercised an irresistible attraction for Jews. Nearly 600 families settled there and for 6 summer weeks, 20,000+ Jewish visitors arrived, travelling thousands of miles from Southern Africa’s baking interior to the seaside. But no more.
Burgh House - Photography by Dorothy BohmSee full details...
Venue: Burgh House, New End Square NW3 1LT. Photography of Hampstead 1944-2014. Admission free
Sunday 2 JuneHorticultural Society - MEMBERS ONLY COACH TRIP TO WISLEYSee full details...
An opportunity for HGS Horticultural Society members to see these lovely gardens in early Summer. Price £10 (MEMBERS ONLY). Booking: 020 8455 0455 (hgs@hortsoc.co.uk). Times to be advised.
Closer To Israel 65at Fellowship House. See full details...
Closer to Israel will be a fantastic opportunity to show the extent to which Israel remains a central part of our collective communal identity. We hope you can come and show your support.
LJCC - Guided Walk: Bagels to Brady Street With Rachel Kolsky11am at Ivy House . See full details...
East of Brick Lane is an area to tease the senses. Surrounded by the wonderful taste and smell of bagels and the sights and sounds of the street markets you can really feel the memories of the Jewish community.
LJCC - FUSION and the Chocolate Factory2pm to 4:30pm at Ivy House . See full details...
For ages: 8-11
Do you want to learn how to make chocolates with a crisp outer shell and a smooth, creamy centre? Or maybe you want to learn some of the chocolatiers’ secrets...
Monday 3 JuneInstitute - Ice Cream Desserts and Semi Freddo6:30pm to 9pm at Institute Arts Centre. See full details...
This new 6 week course will teach you how to make wonderful desserts using home made ice cream. You will also learn the Italian art of semi freddo. The course will end with a professional style contest judged by a prize-winning ice cream maker and the winning student will go home with their own ice cream making machine.
Course code 148 cost £115
Call 0208 829 4229 to enrol
LJCC - Cooking with Fabienne - Session 3: Oriental Recipes with Fabienne Viner-Luzzato7:30pm at Ivy House . See full details...
Fabienne is a chef, cooking teacher and caterer most often found chopping and creating new dishes in her kitchen.
Tuesday 4 JuneInstitute - The Art of Patisserie1pm to 3pm at Institute Arts Centre. See full details...
Learn to create a range of delicious sweet pastries including strawberry tartlets, fondant fancies and larger items such as lemon tart. This 6 week course is suitable for students with some experience of baking and cooking.
Course code 151 cost £95
Call 0208 829 4211 to enrol
Horticultural Society - SUMMER FLOWER SHOW (SUBMISSION OF ENTRY FORMS NIGHT)7pm to 8pm at Fellowship House. See full details...
Submit your entry forms for Saturday's 275th Flower Show. Plenty of advice from committee members if this is your first time (show coordinator 020 8455 8741). Plenty of classes for children, who can enter free. Babies-under17s can enter for Saturday's FANCY DRESS COMPETITION (adults' FANCY HATS COMPETITION) to be judged by Jonathan Ross (to be confirmed). Or deliver your entry forms to 4 Asmuns Hill, NW11 6ET.
LJCC - South African Jewry with Andrew Caplan8pm at Ivy House . See full details...
What was the nature of South African Jews? Why did they leave South Africa? Andrew will reveal the findings of research, commissioned by the Isaac and Jessie Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and Research at the University of Cape Town, on the migration of South African Jews to London: the reasons for migration and the effects that it has had on religious and national identity.
Wednesday 5 JuneInstitute - Fish for Summer1pm to 3pm at Institute Arts Centre. See full details...
This six week course will show you how to prepare a variety of fish dishes and extend your repertoire way beyond fish and chips. You will also learn how to fillet and debone a fish.
Course code 156 cost £95
Call 0208 829 4229 to enrol
LJCC - Britain, Israel, Peace and the Region With Matthew Gould, HM Ambassador to Israel8pm at Ivy House . See full details...
Britain's Ambassador to Israel, Matthew Gould, and his wife Celia arrived in Israel on 12 September 2010. Ambassador Gould is Britain's first Jewish ambassador to Israel.
Thursday 6 JuneInstitute - The Delicious Low Calorie Menu9:30am to 11:30am at Institute Arts Centre. See full details...
An inspired new course, which shows you that low calorie meals can also be delicious. Admission £95 for 6-week course.To book 8829 4229
Friday 7 JuneFellowship - Friday Music2:30pm to 4pm at Fellowship House. See full details...
Classical Music and Tea 50p
Other dates and times:
Institute - Tapas and Mezze7pm to 9pm at Institute Arts Centre. See full details...
Tapas and Mezze are perfect foods for sharing with family and friends. This 6 week course will teach you how to make a variety of delicious dishes to be used as starters or canapes to entertain. Mix and match to make the perfect dinner.
Course code 168 Cost £95. Cal 0208 829 4229 to enrol
Saturday 8 JuneInstitute - Pre-Uni Cooking10am to 12pm at Institute Arts Centre. See full details...
This 6 week course gives young people a chance to learn how to cook delicious, quick and easy food before heading off to university. Learn how to cook on a student's budget and how to make easy meals for one. An essential course for pre-university students.
Course code: 171 cost £95
Call 0208 829 4229 to enrol
Highgate Gallery - Antiques & Craft Fair10am to 4pm See full details...
Small, friendly, popular, annual summer fair.
24 stalls offering goods ranging from antiquarian books, period jewellery, glass and textiles, to artefacts and ephemera.
Something for everyone and every purse.
Refreshments served - strawberries a speciality!
£1.50 admission.
Horticultural Society - 275TH FLOWER SHOW AND CHILDREN'S AND ADULTS' FANCY DRESS COMPETITIONS3pm to 5:30pm at Free Church Hall. See full details...
The 275th Flower Show to be held on the Suburb since the foundation of the Horticultural Society in 1909. All the sights and scents of a traditional flower show with a modern twist. Children's Fancy Dress Competition (dress up as biscuit, cake, chocolate or sweet) and Adults' Fancy Hats Competition (featuring a cake) 3.30pm in the Free Church Hall garden (indoors if wet). Show to be opened and competitions to be judged by Jonathan Ross at 3.30pm. Entry free for members, competition entrants and under-18s. Non-members £2. Home-made teas.
Sunday 9 JuneLJCC - FUSION: Family Sushi Making Workshop2pm to 4pm at Ivy House . See full details...
Bring your family to learn an oriental art from master chef, Lisa Roukin. Create, roll, and take home your very own hand made sushi!
For Ages 10+
LJCC - FUSION: Family Sushi Making Workshop2pm to 4pm at Ivy House . See full details...
Sunday 9 June, 2-4pm
Monday 10 JuneLJCC - Film screening: EPILOGUE: Hayuta & Berl7:30pm at Ivy House . See full details...
The LJCC will show Epilogue: Hayuta and Berl; an elderly couple who find it hard to adjust to today’s Israel and to the social changes surrounding them.
Tuesday 11 JuneLJCC - FUSION: Get Down With Graffiti - After School Course!6pm to 7:30pm at Ivy House . See full details...
For Ages: 10-13
Learn the techniques you’ll need to become a contemporary street artist. Skills will include; typography, freehand, stencilling and t-shirt design. 5 week course.
LJCC - Book Launch: To Sing Away The Darkest Days- Poems Re-Imagined From Yiddish Folksongs7pm at Ivy House . See full details...
A fascinating poetry collection of poems re-imagined from Yiddish folksongs. You will meet the poet Norbert Hirschhorn, and hear him recite a few of his poems, in his own inimitable style, from To Sing Away the Darkest Days.
Wednesday 12 JuneFree Church - Choir Concert7:30pm at The Free Church. See full details...
Programme includes Vivaldi "Gloria"
Thursday 13 JuneLJCC - Conspiracy Theories in the Middle East with Dr Saul Zadka8pm at Ivy House . See full details...
Dr Saul Zadka, academic and journalist,will guide us through this jungle of wild assumptions and will try to explain the syndrome.
Friday 14 JuneSaturday 15 JuneInstitute - French Polishing: Advanced10am to 4pm at Institute Arts Centre. See full details...
This is a 2 day course which will teach students the secrets of this essentially Victorian craft which can be applied to a vast range of traditional and modern furniture.
Course code 77 cost £90
Call 0208 829 4229
The Orchard - Fundraiser Sale11am to 3pm See full details...
Venue: the grounds of The Orchard: Sale in aid of the Multiple Systems Atrophy Trust, in memory of Sara Young who died in February. Because the illness is comparatively rare, there is a desperate need for funds to aid research.
Masses of Sara’s favourite PINK CUPCAKES will be on sale, with a host of other cakes, books, jewellery, gifts and goodies. Please give us your support.
Note: If the weather is bad, the sale will be postponed until a future date
Highgate Gallery - The Contemporary Designer-Makers Fair11am to 5pm at Fellowship House. See full details...
A return of this inspirational selling show of up to 25 exhibitors displaying a selection of ceramics, jewellery, leatherware, textiles, clothing and metalwork.
Charity Bazaar & Table Top Fund Raiser Sale11am to 3pm See full details...
Venue: the grounds of the Orchard, entrance from Hampstead Way or Willifield Way. PLEASE JOIN US! In support of the Multiple System Atrophy Trust and in memory of Sara Young who died earlier this year. Sara's favourite Pink Cupcakes on sale with a host of other cakes, plants, books, jewellery, new clothes, gifts and goodies. NOTE - if the weather is bad, the sale will be postponed until a future date
Sunday 16 JuneIvy House Music and Dance: Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch: Raphael Wallfisch 60th Birthday Concert3:30pm at Fellowship House. See full details...
A unique occasion with this acclaimed group of musicians celebrating Raphael Wallfisch’s 60th birthday.
Monday 17 JuneTuesday 18 JuneHorticultural Society - SUBURB IN BLOOM COMPETITIONat Fellowship House. See full details...
A chance to enter your garden in the 2013 'Suburb in Bloom' Competition organised by HGS Horticultural Society. First prize: Suburb in Bloom Millennium Cup and £25 garden voucher, 2nd prize: £15 garden voucher; 3rd prize: £10 garden voucher. Contact Patricia Larsen for details of how to enter (020 8458 2690/hgs@hortsoc.co.uk.
Wednesday 19 JuneLJCC - After the Holocaust A Film by Daisy Asquith8pm at Ivy House . See full details...
Daisy Asquith’s documentary takes a unique approach to recording the experiences of the last generation to have living memories of the Holocaust. The film follows the survivors into their homes and shows how their experiences have shaped their lives.
Thursday 20 JuneFree Church - Thursday Fellowship2:30pm See full details...
Venue: Free Church Rooms. "Call my Bluff" Quiz.
RA Library - Garden Suburb Police Safer Neighbourhood Team4pm to 5pm See full details...
Venue: Garden Suburb Community Library, Market Place and Hill Rise NW11. Drop in surgery at our Library. Tell them of your community and security concerns and quality of life issues. Crime Prevention and personal safety etc. http://www.hgs.org.uk/snt/index.html Bike Marking 3-4pm
Friday 21 JuneHighgate Gallery - Scasescape - new works by Tom Scase1pm to 5pm at Fellowship House. See full details...
Tom presents visual ruminations and revelations on our relationship to nature. He quotes from Constable - like Tom, a son of Suffolk and inspired by Hampstead Heath - whilst engaging with contemporary 'visual excavations' of the subject.
Saturday 22 JuneProms at St Jude's - Family Concert on Central SquareSee full details...
12.45pm Pandemonium on the Square. Info www.promsatstjudes.org.uk
Proms at St Jude's - Litfest Weekendat Henrietta Barnett School Hall. See full details...
11am Tim Smit;
2pm Susan Greenfield;
4pm Kate Atkinson;
5.30 Michael Holroyd.
Info www.promsatstjudes.org.uk
Proms at St Jude's - The Magic of Viennaat St. Jude's Church . See full details...
7.45pm The London International Orchestra with Paul Bateman (conductor). Info www.promsatstjudes.org.uk
Sunday 23 JuneProms at St Jude's - Litfest Weekendat Henrietta Barnett School Hall. See full details...
12.30pm Antonio Carluccio;
2pm Sandra Howard;
3.30pm Simon Garfield
5pm Edward Stourton
Info www.promsatstjudes.org.uk
Proms at St Jude's - Vintage Jazz Nightat St. Jude's Church . See full details...
7.45pm The Guildhall Jazz Band directed by Martin Hathaway. Landmarks of the Swing Era. Info www.promsatstjudes.org.uk
Proms at St Jude's - Walk: Henrietta Barnett & the Suburb's Link with the East End10:30am See full details...
Meet 10.30am at The Gallery, Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way NW11 6YD. Info www.promsatstjudes.org.uk
Residents Association - Summer Picnic Fun Day12:30pm to 5pm See full details...
Venue: Central Square. Picnic tables/chairs/own rugs, adult-orientated magician and juggler, plus entertainers for children (inc free donkey rides, Punch&Judy and face painting). A jazz band, and groups from the Youth Music Centre in relays. 3 mini fairground roundabouts for under 8s. Kiosks for crepes, paninis, candyfloss. Story-telling for adults and older children. All will be free, except kiosks, tables (if wanted) & the £2 fairground rides for the under 8s. The Proms at St Jude’s LitFest will take place in the school, with top authors speaking, and plenty of opportunity to visit both events and call in on open gardens too.
Horticultural Society - SUBURB GARDENS OPEN FOR CHARITY AND SPECIALIST PLANT NURSERIES EVENT1pm to 6pm at Fellowship House. See full details...
12+ gardens in Hampstead Garden Suburb open to visitors 1-6pm in aid of the North London Hospice and the Horticultural Society's 'future events fund'. (Please note garden opening time is 1pm, NOT 2pm.) Tickets (£7.50, children free) will be sold at Fellowship House, Willifield Way, NW11 - opposite the Green - from 12 noon on the day, and maps will be provided. Specialist Plant Nurseries selling interesting plants at Fellowship House from 12 noon. Teas at Fellowship House, also in aid of the North London Hospice and Hort Soc 'future events fund'. Enquiries 020 8455 0455 (hgs@hortsoc.co.uk).
LJCC - Ivy House Music and Dance: The Endellion String Quartet3:30pm at Ivy House . See full details...
The Endellion String Quartet are one of the most sought after chamber ensembles, distinguished by their rich, evocative sound. They perform a triumphant double?bill of Beethoven and Schubert’s passionate and profound masterpieces.
Monday 24 JuneProms at St Jude's - Trio Ischlat St. Jude's Church . See full details...
12.45pm Max Welford (clarinet), Peter Foggitt (piano), Rebecca Herman (cello). Info www.promsatstjudes.org.uk
Proms at St Jude's - John Lill Piano Recitalat St. Jude's Church . See full details...
7.45pm Mozart, Schumann, Brahms, Beethoven. Info www.promsatstjudes.org.uk
Proms at St Jude's - Walk: Suburb in the City10:30am See full details...
Meet 10.30am West Face of St Paul's Cathedral, Statue of Queen Victoria, top of Ludgate Hill. Info www.promsatstjudes.org.uk
Borough Councillors' Surgery6pm to 7pm at Fellowship House. See full details...
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Tuesday 25 JuneProms at St Jude's - Julian Clef (piano)at St. Jude's Church . See full details...
12.45pm Julian Clef, prize-winning young pianist. Info www.promsatstjudes.org.uk
Proms at St Jude's - Lucie Skeaping and The Burning Bushat St. Jude's Church . See full details...
7.45pm Songs and dance music from the old Jewish world. Info www.promsatstjudes.org.uk
Proms at St Jude's - Walk: A History in Trees2pm See full details...
Meet 2pm in the car park, St Jude's. Info www.promsatstjudes.org.uk
LJCC - The Longest Hatred Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow with Professor Robert Wistrich, talks to Trudy Gold8pm at Ivy House . See full details...
£10 in advance (£12 on the door)
Wednesday 26 JuneProms at St Jude's - The Albany Piano Trioat St. Jude's Church . See full details...
12.45pm Pippa Harrison (piano), Gemma Sharples (violin), Verity Evanson (cello). Info www.promsatstjudes.org.uk
Proms at St Jude's - Jack Liebeck Piano Trioat St. Jude's Church . See full details...
7.45pm Jack Liebeck (violin), Guy Johnston (cello), Katya Apekisheva (piano). Info www.promsatstjudes.org.uk
LJCC - Guided Walk: Spitalfields and Aldgate...with a visit to Bevis Marks Synagogue with stephen Burstin10:30am to 1pm at Ivy House . See full details...
Join us on a stroll through the narrow alleyways and backstreets of these famous districts of London’s East End with magnificent sights and incredible stories of people and places.
Proms at St Jude's - Walk: Poverty & Philanthropy in London's East End10:30am See full details...
Meet 10.30am outside Whitechapel Art Gallery. Info www.promsatstjudes.org.uk
Proms at St Jude's - Walk: Poverty & Philanthropy in London's East End10:30am See full details...
Meet 10.30am outside Whitechapel Art Gallery. Info www.promsatstjudes.org.uk
LJCC - Ivy House Music and Dance Stephen Hough In Conversation With Gerald Kingsley8pm at Ivy House . See full details...
Stephen Hough is a man of extraordinary wide-ranging talents. Renowned as a pianist and composer, a writer, painter and poet, he has also been the recipient of numerous international prizes and awards.
Thursday 27 JuneProms at St Jude's - Schools Concertat St. Jude's Church . See full details...
12.45pm Folk on a String. Info www.promsatstjudes.org.uk
Proms at St Jude's - The Sixteenat St. Jude's Church . See full details...
7.45pm An immortal legacy. Info www.promsatstjudes.org.uk
Proms at St Jude's - Walk: Landscape and Architecture: the Setting of the Suburb10:30am See full details...
Meet 10.30am in the car park, St Jude's. Info www.promsatstjudes.org.uk
Friday 28 JuneProms at St Jude's - Organ & Soprano Recitalat The Free Church. See full details...
12.45pm James Sherlock (organ) and Lucy Roberts (soprano). Light lunch served from midday.
Proms at St Jude's - Sir Willard White with Eugene Asti (piano)at St. Jude's Church . See full details...
7.45pm Songs by Shubert, Brahms, Quilter, Vaughan Williams and Britten. Info www.promsatstjudes.org.uk
Proms at St Jude's - Walk: Hampstead Heath & the Philanthropists who Helped Save itSee full details...
Meet 10am at Golders Hill Park cafe (opens at 9am), off North End Way NW3 7HD. Info www.promsatstjudes.org.uk
Saturday 29 JuneProms at St Jude's - Family Concertat St. Jude's Church . See full details...
12.45pm BBC Elstree Concert Band. Info www.promsatstjudes.org.uk
Proms at St Jude's - Orchestra Novaat St. Jude's Church . See full details...
7.45pm Music for strings. Info www.promsatstjudes.org.uk
Romeo and Juliet7pm to 9:30pm See full details...
Venue: Lyttelton Playing Fields Amphitheatre. Professional production, presented by Lyttelton Playing Fields Development Commiittee. Tickets only £10. To book http://lytteltonplayingfieldsrj.eventbrite.co.uk/
Sunday 30 JuneProms at St Jude's - Last Night of the Promsat St. Jude's Church . See full details...
7.45pm Haydn Chamber Orchestra. Info www.promsatstjudes.org.uk
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