All events are free unless otherwise stated and
bookings are not required for many of the events. All you have to
do is turn up at the venue. Some events still require you to book.
For any event - free or otherwise - that requires you to book,
please contact the host venue unless alternative details are
provided.
Kathleen Ferrier - A Centenary Exhibition
3 April – 30 May
Exhibition
Barbican Music Library
Kathleen Ferrier was one of the bestloved British singers of the
20th century. A native of Lancashire, the warm humanity of her
interpretations endeared her to a worldwide public, whether
performing the great works of Bach or a simple folksong. Her early
death robbed the world of a major musical personality. 2012 marks
the centenary of Ferrier’s birth. As a special tribute, this
exhibition of photographs, programmes and memorabilia celebrates
her life and glittering achievements.
Tommy Gillard
3 – 28 April
Exhibition
Barbican Library
Tommy Gillard’s work is about allowing the paint to suggest the
direction of the painting. He applies a thick layer of acrylic
paint, and manipulates it by smearing, scraping, dragging and
scoring until a highly textured patina is created which can then be
worked further with layers of contrasting colour. Through the use
of metallic and fluorescent colours, chimerical surfaces are
created which can be experienced in different ways from different
angles. Using nature as a starting point he explores patterns and
textures inspired by weathering, erosion and other natural
processes.
Ferrier and Friends—A Centenary Celebration
Wednesday 4 April
6.30 – 8.30pm
Talk
Barbican Music Library
The contralto Kathleen Ferrier was born in Lancashire 100 years
ago. During her brilliant, but all-too-brief, career she performed
with many of the world’s greatest musicians. This new lecture, by
author Paul Campion, introduces some of Ferrier’s most eminent
colleagues and friends, with recordings of their work together.
Featuring Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Bruno Walter, Sir John
Barbirolli, Otto Klemperer, Herbert von Karajan and Elisabeth
Schwarzkopf.
Free—but you must book in advance
Age of Elegance Curator’s Talk
Wednesday 11 April
12.30 – 1.15pm
Talk
Guildhall Art Gallery
Join curator Sonia Solicari for a tour of the Age of Elegance
exhibition, and explore art from fin de siècle to the jazz age.
Epping Forest: Explore the Archives—An introduction for new
users
Wednesday 11 April
2pm
Talk
London Metropolitan Archives
Interested in the history and heritage of Epping Forest? Discover
the archive collection now stored at LMA and find out how to access
its pictures and records.
Free—but you must book in advance
Poetic Disasters
Sunday 15 April
3pm
Poetry reading
Keats House
A programme of poetry to commemorate the 100th anniversary of
the sinking of the Titanic.
Free—with an admission ticket to the house
Becoming a Director
Tuesday 17 April
9.45 – 11.45am
Talk
City Business Library
In partnership with City Business Library, Her Majesty’s Revenue
& Customs staff will look at the tax implications of setting up
a limited company in the UK and the responsibilities of the
director.
Free—but you must book in advance
‘Cast Upon the Billows of London with No More Protection but
his Brains’: Thomas Hardy in 1860s London
Tuesday 17 April
2 – 3pm
Talk
Guildhall Library
Novelist and poet Thomas Hardy (1840 – 1928) is typically
associated with his Wessex landscape, but he spent several years
living and working in London. This talk, given on the 150th
anniversary of his arrival in the capital, explores the rapidly
expanding and changing city into which he ‘cast’ himself as a young
man, his attempts to develop his architectural career, the writing
of his early poems and prose, and his immersion into London life
until he knew ‘every street and alley West of St Paul’s’.
Free– but you must book in advance
Present Your Family History
Wednesday 18 April
2 – 4pm
Workshop
London Metropolitan Archives
Explore different ways of telling the story of your family
history and passing on your discoveries to others. There will be a
chance to think about different written styles, creating image
albums and tips on audio-visual presentations.
£5—but you must book in advance
Open Graves, Open Minds: Bram Stoker Centenary Symposium
Friday 20 April 10am – 6.30pm and
Saturday 21 April 9.30 am – 6 pm
Conference
Keats House
Delegates will investigate the most famous vampire narrative of
all—Dracula—on the centenary of Bram Stoker’s death and interrogate
its relationship to new developments in interdisciplinary research,
drawing on nineteenth-century vampire archetypes.
The symposium boasts an innovative and exclusive programme of
talks and discussions in the appropriate setting of the home of
Keats, who explored forbidden vampiric pleasures in his Lamia. We
will be joined by Dacre Stoker, great-grand-nephew of Bram, and
author of Dracula: the Un-Dead.
For ticket prices and booking information please contact
Keats House
Creating Sales Opportunities with Zero Marketing Budget
Tuesday 24 April
2.30 – 4.30pm
Talk
City Business Library
Colin Spiller’s workshop will help you to build a kit bag of
marketing materials and provide the support for your sales
activities. It will include, how to be noticed at events, what a
press release is and how to get it published, where case studies
fit into the marketing mix, how to keep in touch with prospects and
keep their interest, which marketing material are critical and
which are nice to have?
Free—but you must book in advance
The Old Nichol and Boundary Street Estate
Wednesday 25 April
11am
Guided walk
London Metropolitan Archives
This fascinating guided walk opens up the history of this area
which sits between Bethnal Green Road and Bishopsgate, close to
Brick Lane. Old Nichol Street was once one of the most notorious
slums in London. After years of campaigning, houses were demolished
at the beginning of the twentieth century and replaced with London
County Council’s Boundary Estate which is now a Grade II listed
site. This area is the subject of a recent book The Blackest
Streets by Sarah Wise. Meet outside St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch
High Street (opposite junction with Old Street). Please note
documents will be on display at LMA between 10.30 am and 12
noon.
£7.50—but you must book in advance
Remembering London Lives
Friday 27 April
10am – 4pm
Event
London Metropolitan Archives
A day of family and local history workshops, archive film
screenings, conservation advice about your personal collections and
the chance to share memories and stories. Visit the LMA website for
the full programme. Please note search room and document retrieval
services will not be available.
Free—but you must book in advance for individual workshops
as indicated on programme
Burden of Mystery
Sunday 29 April
3 – 4pm
Poetry reading
Keats House
Keats HouseJoin us for a reading of Keats’s poetry and letters
to explore his notion of ‘Negative Capability’ and life long
struggle to find the right balance between searching after
knowledge and embracing life’s mystery.
Free with an admission ticket to the
house