Tuesday Mornings
10.15am to 12.15pm Community Arts Centre Roaring Meg Stevenage. Tuesday mornings 10.15 to 12.15 Cost £40 OPERA 16th April – 14th May (5 weeks) Speaker: Derek Blyth We welcome Derek back again this summer when he will be exploring 5 more popular operas. THE ARABIAN HORSE 21st May Speaker: Wafa Tarnowska The horse has played a huge part in human history from its domestication in the Eurasian steppes around 3,500 BC to their use by the Mesopotamians then the Egyptians from 2,000 BC who both developed the use of horses in warfare. In fact, horses have played an essential part in major world cultures until the age of mechanisation. Our lecture will focus on the introduction of the Arabian horse into Britain from the early 17th century to breed with native English and Irish mares to produce Thoroughbreds and how modern Thoroughbreds trace their lineage to two or three Arabian sires. If you want to know why Arabian horses are bred, admired and valued around the world, then come and listen to their story told by award winning author Wafà Tarnowska. MUSICALS 4TH June – 2nd July Speaker Derek Blyth Derek returns for 5 more lectures on popular musicals. |
Thursday Mornings10.15am to 12.15pm Community Arts Centre Roaring Meg Stevenage. Thursday mornings 10.15 to 12.15 Cost £40 PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL NOT BE A CLASS ON 2ND MAY AS THE CENTRE IS BEING USED AS A POLLING STATION FROM SLEEPING GIANT TO SUPERPOWER 18th April – 20th June (9 weeks) Speaker: Mike Muncaster When the USA will be choosing a new President, Mike returns with this very topical subject. After the end of the Civil War and the period of Reconstruction, the United States began to realise the enormous industrial potential which could transform the country into a dominant world power. A chronological appraisal focuses on both domestic issues and foreign policy and traces the emergence of the USA as a Superpower in the second half of the Twentieth century and its part in world affairs. SEASIDE PIERS 27TH June Speaker Ian Waller This talk looks at the history surrounding the seaside pier and promenades. There is a lot of history attached to these projecting edifices which hold an interest even today even though many no longer exist or have been significantly modernised. For the Victorians it was a place to dress up and enjoy a refreshing walk. MORE AMAZING BUILDINGS 4th July Speaker Tim Parrott Tim returns to deliver the talk that was postponed from last term. This talk will cover the modern use of AESS (Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel) and also consider examples of a fascinating alternative. One of the buildings we'll be looking at is practically local, in Cambridge. |
