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IN an open meeting held P will welcome more Order from BBAC £7 + 50p p &p each at arts depot has agreed to set up a Town Team to stalls and entertainments, and especially some advise on how to upgrade the area, in the next extra sponsors to join their regular helpers such as BBAC Art and Info Exhibition 13 – 20/5 by Waitrose Store project financed by the Mayor of London’s Outer Chas Lowe Estates and the Barnet Churches at in Barnet. Work by local artists. London Fund, with sub-groups looking at and the many advertisers who Enquiries to 8445 8388. different aspects. support both events. As with the OLF projects in High Barnet and is held in Cherry Tree Park N2 BBAC Drama Competition continues across the road from East Finchley tube with 1–7–23/3 Play It Again Sam in last year, there is a tight time limit Incognito Theatre of a year to consult, plan and carry forward ideas, many stalls, music, dance, entertainments and a 18 – 20/4 All My Sons and anyone with ideas or time to offer should food fair. Good Companions contact Sally Williams on 07889 17310 or East Barnet is in the beautiful valley of Oak 24 – 27/4 Run For Your Wife Radlett Players sally:retailrevival.org.uk as soon as possible. Hill Park between Barnet and Southgate with three stages, dance tent, a food fair, fun fair and TRINITY IN MAY ONE OF THE MOST dynamic ways that can lift dog show, and with the return this year of the Dance, music, exhibitions and talks. an area can be a local festival, and it is to be Classic and Custom Car Show. Weekends 11th, 18th and 25th May hoped that the Finchley Carnival can be revived Theatre in the Park begins with a family party Trinity Church, 15 Nether Street N12 as part of the exercise. Having taken place for on 9th June and then Shakespeare and childrens Round the corner from arts depot. 8446 0397 over 100 years in Victoria Park it lapsed last year theatre on Sundays at 3pm through to 11th and there are no plans as yet for this year. No August. (see listings) HIGH BARNET SUMMER FESTIVAL plans either for Friern Barnet Summer Show, THE GOOD NEWS is that Trinity in May is 21 – 30/6 Includes Summer usually held late in August, as Adrian Benjamin’s Soulstice 7 on 29th June back for the second year, bigger and better, as is www.barnetresidentsassociation.co.uk successor has yet to be appointed as Vicar of All High Barnet’s Summer Festival in June for its Saints Church in Whetstone. Running since WW2 third year – they are looking for an outdoor event EAST FINCHLEY FESTIVAL its horticultural show and exhibitions attract to use Ravenscroft Park on 22nd June. 23/6 , N2 many entries, as do the dog show, baby show, It is to be hoped that Cricklewood can again 07983 360 834 arena events and fireworks. have a Silk Road festival in September. EAST BARNET FESTIVAL 5 – 7/7 EN4 8JS With Theatre in the Park 9/6 Family Party with Kool Entertainment 16/6 Twelfth Night The Art Shop Quantum Theatre and continuing on Sundays at 3pm WINSOR & NEWTON – DALER ROWNEY www.eastbarnetfestival.org.uk 07071 781 745 Art lessons for Adults, Teenagers and Children 91 HIGH STREET . EDGWARE . . HA8 7DB BOOK A PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE Telephone : 020 8951 3883 Special rates for members . Ring 07803 174 519 email : [email protected] www.artclub.co.uk www.barnetarts.org.uk Car park at rear of shop, 63 Mead Road, HA8 6LH 359,381 hits recorded for the months of January to December 2012 and 99,499 for the two months FOR A LL Y O UR A RT, C R AF T, PRI N TING AND STAT IO NERY NEEDS January and February 2013.

1 All Saints Arts Centre Theatre Shows [email protected] THE BULL BARNET & DISTRICT DRAMA FESTIVAL for 2013 122 Oakleigh Road North, N.20. Look Out for THE BULL CALENDAR Open to drama groups in North London and California Suite by Neil Simon www.allsaints.co.uk 8445 8388 What’s On in High Barnet. Now in libraries, Hertfordshire, with travelling adjudicator Jennifer 27 – 28/2 1 – 2/3 7.45pm Saturday matinée 2.45pm SUNDAYS AT SEVEN centres and shops in that area. 10/3 Gareth Owen , piano 8/3 Scott Matthews , Jasmine Rodgers and Scott-Reid attending their full length plays. Belmont Theatre Company, 17/4 Concordia Classical Guitar Duo Malcolm Bruce . Music fundraiser towards Once A Catholic by Mary O’Malley Pump House Theatre WD17 2JP 07917 324 179 Dennis Cooke and Nick Hartley The Bull’s new roof. 7pm 7 – 9/2 13 – 16/2 East Lane Theatre, HAO 3HG Play It Again Sam Incognito Theatre, N11 3HB 21/4 Robert Manning , organ 9/3 Mini Cultural Festival – incorporating BBAC Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and 17 – 23/3 8pm 07912 875 700 28/4 Kathleen Davis , piano Poetry Prizegiving, 10am children, 2pm adults 12/5 Catherine Leonard , piano and book launch at 6pm by Martyn Crucifix Through the Looking Glass by Clemence Dane All My Sons by Arthur Miller DANCE NIGHTS and Katherine Gallagher, followed by 22 – 24/2 1 – 2/3 7.30pm Saturday matinée 2.30pm 18 – 20/4 8pm Good Companions, Sunday 7.30pm Italian 8245 5051 readings from the floor and acoustic music. Garden Suburb Theatre, John Keble Hall, HA8 9NS 07931 237 206 Monday 7pm Ceroc 07930 172 117 Painting and pottery exhibition Henrietta Barnett School, NW11 7BN 7723 6609 Run For Your Wife by Ray Cooney Tuesday 8pm Rhythm and Blues 07954 709 695 15/3 Hide Takemoto , Japanese classical guitarist Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward 24 – 27/4 Radlett Players, Wednesday 8pm Israeli 0779 054 565 and rock composer Thursday 7.30pm Ballroom 01707 258 414 17/3 A Seriously Wilde Night for St Patrick’s Day. 27 – 28/2 1 – 2/3 7.30pm Saturday matinée 2.30 The Radlett Centre, WD7 8HL 01923 857546 Friday 8pm –1am Salsa 07594 709 695 Seanachie Of’s music and drama. 7.30pm Potters Bar Theatre Company, Prizegiving is early in June. DANCE CLASSES 26 and 27/3 The Great British Musicals SETS Wyllotts Theatre, Potters Bar. 07985 542 204 Enquiries to 01442 862402 Monday 3.30pm Ballet 07920 022 870 pupils from 11am. Prior booking essential. Monday 6.30pm Irish 79583 324 082 17/4 Who Am I? What Makes Me Tick? MARTIAL ARTS 20/4 Stackridge , Welcome back for the third year Sunday 9am –3pm Wrestling as part of their Spring tour. CHICKEN SHED INCOGNITO THEATRE GRO Noon – 1pm Saikido 07830 218 243 9 – 11/5 ‘Allo Allo’ Garden Suburb Theatre 8 – 17/3 Globaleyes 7.30pm and matinées 17 – 23/3 Play It Again Sam by Woody Allen Tuesday 6pm and Thursday 5pm 8pm with Saturday matinée 3pm 7723 6509 23/3 Which Way, China A day of art and culture 12 – 18/5 84 Road by Helen Hanff Taikwondo 07729 72368 THE BULL CLASSES inspired by China. Holly Park Road, behind the Health Centre, N11 3HB Friday 9.30am White Cross Karate for Ladies New Monday Class 5 – 8pm Allen Ashley – Jazz at the Shed www.incognitotheatre.com 07912 875 700 07971 002815 / 0784 324 614 Writing for Fun or for Publication 23/3 Live music with Jo Collins and Co DRAMA Saturday Theatre School (5 – 16s) 9.30am 22/3 It’s Clazzical Julian Marc Stringle , THEATRE IN THE PARK Wednesday and Friday 3.30 – 6.30 Acting for Camera Tuesday and Wednesday 4.30pm The Dream Band and Soia Slay’s Solid Strings Touring professional companies in Rough Magicke 07701 009 260 Jane’s Tots Tuesday 4.25 3 – 5 years Perform jazz-fusion and classic melodies beautiful Oak Hill Park, EN4 8JS SINGING Bravo Theatre Company Monday 5pm from Mozart to Villa-Lobos. 9/6 Family party organised by Kool Entertainment Wednesday 1pm Ladies Choir Tap for Fun and Fitness Adults Monday 7pm Children (admission £2, under 2s free) Monday 7pm 07956 578 602 Zumba Fitness Dance Tuesday 7pm 7 – 9/3 Tales From The Shed at the Dugdale Centre , 16/6 Twelfth Night Quantum Theatre 39 London Road, Enfield EN2 6DS SCULPTURE Belly Dancing (ladies only) Thursday 7pm 30/6 Romeo & Juliet Festival Theatre 8 – 12/4 Easter Shed 10am – 4pm daily Tuesday and Friday 10am 8449 2822 Elders Dance Company Over 55s Thursday 4.30pm 21/7 Peter Rabbit and Beatrix Potter stories 20 – 21/4 Tales Big Day Out at Chicken Shed 2.30pm Street Dance Sunday Quantum Theatre Juniors 12.30pm and Seniors 12.30pm Specialist training in inclusive theatre techniques. arts depot 28/7 The Comedy of Errors Principal Theatre 5 Nether Street N12 0GA 68 High Street, Barnet, EN5 5SY. 8441 5010 Chase Side, Southgate, N14. 4/8 Hamlet Principal Theatre www.artsdepot.co.uk 8369 5454 www.Thebulltheatre.com www.chickenshed.org.uk 8292 9222 11/8 Around The World in 80 Days A sparkling programme. Call the box office for full London Contemporary Theatre details, to join the mailing list and the new Patrons SHAPE TICKET SCHEME GARDEN SUBURB THEATRE Sundays at 3pm – Admission £12 Club and for details of venue hire. Running for 25 years, low priced tickets and 23/2, 1 and 2/3 Alice by Clemence Dane 8pm New arrangements allow for booking of assistance with access to over 80 theatres, Also matinées 23 and 24/2 3pm (concessions £10, 6 – 16s £6, under £6s free) specific seats. Also no booking fees are now cinemas and arts and museum venues in London to BBAC Drama Competition entry at Don’t forget to bring a chair or rug. Dress warmly – charged. Instead there is an invitation to make a anyone who needs special seating, and may be Henrietta Barnett School Theatre, shows continue whatever the weather in the donation towards the support given to the disabled able to offer a volunteer driver / escort where Central Square, NW11 7BN. Woodland Arena near the golf course – if wet then and disadvantaged through arts depot’s extensive public transport is inaccessible. 9 – 11/5 ’Allo Allo’ at The Bull Theatre by the café. outreach programmes across the Borough. www.shapearts.org.uk 0845 8821 3457 www.gardensuburbtheatre.org.uk 7723 6609 www.eastbarnetfestival.org.uk 07071 781 745 MUSIC 13/4 Yiddish Twist Orchestra 26/4 Bollywood Brass Band BARNET & SOUTHGATE COLLEGES BARNET GUILD OF ARTISTS 11/5 Shirt Tail Stompers Offering free courses for adult Community. Learning Meet at Whalebones Studio, Barnet Folk Club (free) at local centre. Extensive creative industries Wood Street, Barnet, EN5 4LA 29/3 10/5 Shambolica catering and many commercial courses. www. barnetguildofartists.org.uk 8449 0724 Sunday Buzz (free) www.barnetac.uk 8440 6321 3/3 Pakaw ! THE BARNET SOCIETY 17/3 Three to Tango BARNET LIBRARIES WHAT’S ON The Town Team have now completed the additions 7/4 Robin Grey See What’s On booklet for full programme. and changes to the High Street and Barnet 21/4 Maya Youssef Children’s Library Service has clubs for board churchyard. Consultations now are being held on 12/5 Catherine Lee and Francesca Scetzo games, book discoverers, active fun, gaming and the future layout of the market area and other 19/5 Luca Luciano homework. Adults : Knit and Natter, One Stitch at a spaces in the town centre. APTHORP GALLERY 16/6 Traditional Cubano Trio Time, Craft Monthly, Health Information, Career www.barnetsociety.org.uk THEATRE, COMEDY & CIRCUS Open noon – 4pm and during shows. Block Party , contemporary craft inspired advice and conversations club. 28/2 Mark Thomas bravo www.barnet.gov.uk/library-events BARNET WALKS 9/3 The Complete Works of Gilbert and Sullivan by the art of the tailor – till 28th April 12/4 The Battle of Barnet (Anniversary walk), 18/5 19 and 29/4 Robin Ince CLASSES FOR ADULTS Meet at junction of Great North Road The Importance of Being Interested Art, Actor Company, Young Dance and Theatre, Salsa and Road. 2.30pm Volunteers are arranging to display items acquired 19 – 21/4 Ockham’s Razor for Beginners, Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Zumba Fitness. 9/3, 24/5 Barnet Ghost Walk from ’s collection, Not Until We Are Lost (Circus) CLASSES FOR CHILDREN Meet at including some beautiful samplers (needing 27/4 Jo Caulfield Better the Devil You Know Art, Youth Theatre, Mini Performers, Dance booking office. 7.30pm cleaning and conservation) , ladies underwear, a 22 – 29/4 NT Connections 2013, Company, Street Circus, Didi Dance, Danswer 2/6 The Heart of High Barnet Triang children’s theatre and a gentleman’s wedding presented by the National Theatre Street Dance, La La Land. Meet Barnet College, Wood Street. 2.30pm outfit. Their display will mean that items that would 16/5 Major Tom , presented by Farnham Maltings 9/6 A Meander Through 14 – 15/6 After the Rainfall Art and History otherwise have been lost to Barnet will remain to Meet outside The Spires. 2.30pm presented by Curious Directive ART CLUB at the Triumph Press be seen and enjoyed in the Borough. 12/5 Dickens in Victorian Barnet FAMILY THEATRE Classes for adults and children. Purpose built While negotiations continue with the Borough Meet at High Barnet tube station 3/3 My Big Little Sister studios with proper work surfaces, sinks, table and council on arranging a lease, the increase in booking office. 11am 10/3 Mavis and Sparkle sketching easels, with excellent natural daylight. visitors and donations indicates that the museum is CITY WALKS 17/3 Rumpelstiltskin and The Wheel of Fortune Drop off car park at Mead Road off Whitchurch Lane. well rooted in the community, and the magnificent 4/5 Jack the Ripper 24/3 Misunderstood Monsters 92 High Street, Edgware, HA8 6LH. support given is heartening. Meet outside Whitechapel tube station. 7pm 7/4 Sally and The Sunflower www.artclub.co.uk 8951 3883 Lectures are at 3pm in Church House, opposite Museum. 17/3 Westminster 10 – 12/4 Sensacional 11/3 Charles and Mary Lamb Helen Walton Meet outside Westminster tube station 14/4 Each Peach Pear Plum BBAC ART & INFORMATION EXHIBITIONS 8/4 The Barnet Foundling Hospital (Exit 1). 2.30pm 21/4 Curious 12 – 19/5 Exhibition at Monken Hadley Yvonne Tomlinson 15/6 City of London 5/5 Star Artists book a full screen 6’ x 2’6” to show paintings, 13/5 Somers Town and the paradox of the railways Meet outside St Paul’s tube station 12/5 TheThree Little Pigs prints, photographs and textiles for display. John Lynch (Exit 2). 2.30pm 19/5 Ashton’s Stones INFORMATION STAND Museum open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Please ring Paul Baker in advance 25 and 26/5 The Gruffalo’s Child Displays What’s On by BBAC member societies. 1.30 – 4.30 Saturday 10 – 4 and Sunday 2 – 4 to confirm you are coming. 26/5 – 1/6 Woodland Contact BBAC through All Saints on 31 Wood Street, Barnet, EN5 4BE www.barnetwalks.talktalk.net 29/5 – 1/6 My Brother The Robot www.barnetarts.org.uk 8445 8388 www.barnetmuseum.co.uk 8441 8086 8440 6805 / 07506 761294

2 COMMUNITY FOCUS HEARTS OF GLASS LONDON JEWISH CULTURE CENTRE THE STEPHENS COLLECTION LEVEL 2 at arts depot in North Finchley. Decorative, stained and fused glass. 28/2 Piaf : a Celebration of a Legend This museum at has mementoes A big Lottery Arts Award is being used to assist One and two day taster classes. 3/3 Tamsin Waley-Cohen in concert and related to the invention of ink in 1832 by Dr Henry young people and adults with learning difficulties www.heartsofglass.co.uk 079676 933 325 conversation with Sir Steven Waley-Cohen ‘Inky’ Stephens MP who bequeathed Avenue House and/or physical sensory mental/or social challenges and critic John Nathan. 3.30pm to the people of Finchley. HERTS OPEN STUDIOS 2013 at risk of exclusion to integrate through accessing Recently published, Poetry, Pencraft 7 – 29/9 Closing date for entries 31/3. the arts. Community Focus offer 17 courses on arts Persistent Medical Practice by Mr S Pierpoint nd computer skills, a photographic workshop and www.hvaf.org.uk a describes the lives of John Keats 1795 – 1821, a reminiscence package for residential homes. Henry Stephens 1790 – 1884 and George Wilson Courses include painting, drawing, jewellery, INSIGHT SCHOOL OF ART Mackereth 1780 – 1869 who shared digs and crochet, felt making, music, art, drama, drumming Offering a wide range of term time educational became friends as medical students. and singing as well as computer skills. leisure painting classes for adults and children, Volunteers and visitors of all backgrounds and holiday workshop days and offering studio space The book may be ordered from Mrs B Burgess abilities are very welcome. and mentoring to practising artists. of 28 Vines Avenue, N3 2QD or purchased at the www.communityfocus.co.uk 8369 5483 122 – 128 Lancaster Road, , EN4. exhibition. Price £6 plus £1 p &p www.insight.art.co.uk 8441 6153 7/3 International impresssario Victor Hochhauser Exhibition open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays CHRISTINE WATSON talks to Norman Lebrecht. 8pm and Thursdays, 2 – 4.30pm. THE INSTITUTE Christine teaches painting on Tuesdays at 10am. 17/3 Internationaly acclaimed pianist Peter Frankl www.london-northwest.com/sites/stephens 8346 7812 A fantastic range of short courses, Church House, Wood Street, Barnet Plays Bartok, Brahms and Schumann. 3.30pm right across the spectrum includes. and in . 8883 4207 14/5 Sir Nicholas Hytner , Director of the National SUSETTE KNITS 11/5 French Polishing, and Tie Dye Techniques. Wednesday morning in NW11. 18/5 Introduction to Felting, and Theatre in conversation with John Nathan 8pm Some sessions are based on Susette EAST BARNET FESTIVAL Introduction to Batik. 23/5 Celebrating Cole Porter with the Palmer’s book Cozy Gloves at Hobby Craft. 5 – 7/7 Oak Hill Park, EN4 8JS Take a look at our prospectus on www.hgsi.ac.uk Mark Nightingale Jazz Quintet 8pm www.susetteknits.org.uk Music and dance stages, stalls and market tent, 3 Beaumont Close, N2 OGA. Ivy House, 94 – 96 North End Road, NW11 7SK. food fair, fun fair, dog show and the return of the Next to East Finchley tube 8829 4229 www.ljcc.org.uk 8457 5000 Classic and Custom Car Show. Advertising space TRINITY IN MAY A month long celebration at available in brochure and at the festival. MARI I’ANSON PAINTING FOR PLEASURE Trinity Church, 15 Nether Street, N12. www.eastbarnetsfestsival.org.uk 07071 781 745 Illustrator and painter. Mari has a large stock of Life drawing classes, now on Tuesday 10am. (round the corner from arts depot) beautiful work. She teaches all abilities. Still Life and Landscapes Thursday 10am. Saturdays Only, 11, 18 and 25/5 FINCHLEY ART SOCIETY Mari’s Finchley Sketchbook with eight pages of Lots of encouragement and excellent tuition Saturdays Only, 11, 18 and 25/5 Concourse A seven day exhibition by coloured illustrations is £15 at Waterstones N12. from Ros Morley, BA Hons MA , a practising Concourse Spring exhibition Indian Notebook is £10.99 from Chaville Press members of Finchley Art Society , who will be artist and printmaker. (see Trinity in May) and at her My London exhibition at Southwark demonstrating painting techniques each day. Oakwood Methodist Church, Westpole Avenue, N14 Meet Mondays 7.15m at Cathedral until 8th April. 11/5 Concert by Finchley Chamber Choir www.paintingforpleasure.com Trinity Church Centre 15 Nether Street N12 7NN www.mari-artist.co.uk 8346 7011 11 and 18/5 Writing tuition 10am – 1pm 1 – 4pm 07958 714130 or 8445 2514 and Wednesdays 12.30pm 18/5 Try your hand at ballroom dancing St Mary’s Church Hall, Lane, N3 MILLDON ART SOCIETY RAF MUSEUM in the afternoon. 4 – 7/5 Spring exhibition in Trinity Church, 12/6 Skies and Trees in Watercolour John Dorin Till 21/5 Fresh Air A new perspective on aviation art. 18/5 Literary Festival . www.finchleyartsociety.org.uk 8883 3819 Broadway (by Mill Hill Circus) . 13 – 17/5 The Dambusters 70th Anniversary and Five famous authors read from their works. Painting evenings every Wednesday 7.30pm. Hendon Model Show diaorama 18/5 Classical music by Maki Asano THE FINCHLEY SOCIETY Visitors are welcome at these meetings which 27/5 – 31/12 Airfix, Making History exhibition and other performers. 6.30pm Avenue House, 8pm. until further notice will take place in the newly See site for many local history projects refurbished Eversfield Hall in Eversfield Gardens. 27 – 31/5 Search and Rescue Week For full details contact : and concern for the environment. www.milldonartsociety.org.uk 8959 6509 www.rafmuseum.org 8205 2266 trinitychurchcentrefacilities.com 8446 0397 www.thefinchleysociety.org.uk 8888 4154 Casting is now in progress of the sculpture of by John Somerville to be placed in THEATRE AND MUSIC FOR YOUNG PE O PLE . 27/4 Quiz evening by expert quiz master BODENS STUDIO & AGENCY FLASH MUSICALS MUSIC Terry McLoughlin . 1 – 3/3 Forty Five Minutes by Anya Reiss, Community based theatre in Edgware, with many Utopia Scout HQ, 104 Grove Road, N12 9EA. part of the National Theatre Connections opportunities for young people aiming to encourage BARNET SCHOOLS MUSIC ASSOCIATION [email protected] 8346 5258 opening event in the new Scaffold Theatre performers, including working in conjunction with Three Saturday centres at See www.spikemilliganfund.org.uk for some on site, then touring to the Soho Theatre crime prevention officers and local government East Barnet www.ebm.ukpages.org special Spike moments. 17/3 A return to the beautiful Hackney Empire, schemes. Touring professional shows include Finchley www.fmc.ukpages.org for a show by students, to an audience of 1300 winners of Sony Bollywood Award. Hendon www.hmc.ukpages.org 8359 6310 FRIENDS OF CHAVILLE SOCIETY family and friends. 2pm and 7.30pm www.flashmusicals.co.uk 8930 9930 Arrange interchanges with Chaville near Paris. 9 – 14/4 Freckleface Strawberry, The Musical DA CAPO MUSIC CENTRES Including individual youth exchanges. by Julianne Moore – JIGSAW ARTS Family music centres in 9/3 Quiz. Trinity Church, New York Times best selling book Weekend schools for 3 – 18s at High Barnet and Wessex Gardens, NW11. Mill Hill Broadway, NW7 2BL. 7 for 7.30pm 18 – 21/7 The Jungle Book Kids Enfield Lower County School (Saturday mornings) , Now at Underhill School, Mondays at 4pm. www.barnet.gov.uk/friends-of-Chaville 8959 4504 Also auditioning for new Full Time College for Highlands School, Winchmore Hill New classes for toddlers and early years, 16 – 19 years, opening in September, offering a FRIENDS OF CHURCH FARMHOUSE MUSEUM scholarship every year worth just under £12000. (Saturday afternoons) and a series of Try New Instrument sessions The 17th century farmhouse stands forlorn and Established since 1975 Bodens provides Bell Lane School, Hendon (Saturday afternoons) for 5 – 7 years. empty in Greyhound Hill, Hendon. As a Grade ll* performing arts classes for 2 – 12s and up to young Compton School, Finchley (Sunday mornings) www.dacapo.co.uk 8447 0056 listed building it needs nurture, and BBAC suggests adults. They produce regular plays and musicals in Youth Theatre for 16 – 25s at FINCHLEY CHILDREN’S MUSIC GROUP an adjoining annexe would bring it into modern use, their own 100 seat theatre licensed for public Woodhouse College, Finchley (Wed 6 – 9 pm) 10/3 Britten 100 at St John’s Smith Square. but both the building and the surrounding land is performances, which attract sell-out audiences. Jigsaw Jumpers (under 3s) Rehearse at Brookland School, Hill Top, NW11 being sold by the Borough Council. The majority of students work professionally in the St John Parish Centre, Friern Barnet (Wed 10am) on Sunday afternoons, performing at major The Friends are most concerned about its future. industry, working with a committed team of profes- Half term and holiday weeks at venues in London www.friendsofchurchfarmhousemuseum.co.uk sional staff in purpose built dance and drama studios. All Saints Arts Centre, Whetstone www.fcmg.org.uk 8444 8418 www.bodenstudios.com 8447 0909 and Bell Lane School FRIENDS OF MONTCLAIR THEATRETRAIN BARNET www.jigsaw.arts.co.uk 8447 4530 MONKEY MUSIC Barnet’s Twin town in New Jersey, USA. Now meet in Barnet College Campus, Award winning music classes for babies and [email protected] 8368 1329 Wood Street. Saturday classes for 6 – 18s, SUSI EARNSHAW THEATRE SCHOOL children from 3 months to 4 years. Venues in High working towards their special spectacular Full time school at GARDEN SUBURB GALLERY Barnet, Mill Hill, Whetstone and North Finchley. show for all UK groups in the O2 arena. The Bull Theatre, 68 High Street Barnet. 10 – 4.30pm Monday – Friday www.monkeymusic.co.uk 8449 4025 [email protected] 8207 0970 Has small classes to GCSE in all theatre and 10.30 – 1.30pm Saturday and Sunday 11 – 12noon. academic disciplines. Pupils achieve top grades RITHMIK YOUTH MUSIC STUDIO 136a Willifield Way, NW11 6YD. 8455 7410 FLAMINGOS DANCE Flamenco and Ballet classes at and move on to college of their choice. Scholarship Young people can develop their creative and tech- places available. After school classes include nical skills at this purpose-built music facility with HADAS Hendon & District Archaeological Society St Gregory’s Church Hall, Union Street, Barnet. The society remains concerned on the Saturdays 11.15am (5 plus) and acting, audition technique, show choir, Irish free sessions on production, recording and singing. future of Church Farmhouse Museum. Tuesdays 8.30pm Adults dancing and Saturday morning Theatre School. Canada Villa Youth Centre, Lectures at Avenue House. Foulds After School Club Thursdays 3.30pm. Community Theatre for 16 plus. Pursley Road, Mill Hill, NW7 2BL. 9/4 Mark Beattie-Edwards – Nautical Archaeology [email protected] 8440 8240 Theatrical agency on site. e-mail : [email protected] 8359 3562 www.hadas.org.uk 8440 4350 FINCHLEY YOUTH THEATRE www.susiearnshaw.co.uk 8441 5010 Courses and programmes for 10 – 25s YOUTH MUSIC CENTRE HEATHER JOLLIFFE ART CLASSES in drama, dance and technical theatre skills. THEATRETRAIN MILL HILL Saturday morning music for 2 – 18s Orchestras, Wednesday and Thursday. 21 – 23/3 Something Wicked This Way Comes 7.30pm Meets on Saturday at Copthall School Mill Hill. choirs, ensembles, instrumental and vocal lessons Drawing, painting and a life drawing class. 14/4 Susan Black sings Piaf Will be taking part in special shows in 2013 and Junior Musicianship for the very young. Discovery Hall, Netherlands Road, New Barnet. 142 High Road, East Finchley, N2 9ED to celebrate 20 years of Theatretrain. Bigwood House, HBS Bigwood Road, NW11 7BD www.heatherjolliffeart.co.uk 0771 971 4591 Email : fytinfo.barnet.gov.uk 8359 3540 www.theatretain.co.uk 8207 2006 www.youthmusiccentre.org 8450 9290

3 UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE WORKERS EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION Keep in touch Did you know that U3A has 865 branches and The WEA is a national association, independent and Most arts groups in the Borough 295,050 members? Barnet Branch has over 600 and non-profitingmaking, providing part time day and FILM &VIDEO already belong to BBAC but we hope has a thriving programme of shared learning evening courses for adults of all backgrounds. THE PHOENIX CINEMA many more individuals will join and experiences by the over 50s. They meet monthly at No formal entry or educational qualifications are Opposite East Finchley tube. and keep in touch with what goes on the Ewen Hall, Wood Street, Barnet. required. Art, poetry, music, industrial archaeology, Newly restored in all its Art Deco glory, showing a through Barnet Arts Magazine, which www.u3a.org.uk 8449 1527 London history and buildings, and current affairs wide variety of films, including the popular Kids is mailed direct every 2/3 months are included in the course booklets in all libraries. listing events, and through the WHISPERS THROUGH TIME Clubs. Also show live opera via satellite from New Barnet 8368 0159 / 8445 1709 website and email group. DVD captures the voices of those who recorded York Metropolitan Opera, and live performances at reminiscences of WWll in BBAC’s project in 2005 Finchley and 8202 9500 / 8346 8576 The National Theatre. Please tick for information on : when these were placed in the BBC’s National Mill Hill and Edgware 8954 1450 / 8959 1230 Opposite East Finchley tube. Member societies, Drama/Music/ Archive. A selection of 60 recordings is now www.london.wea.org.uk www.phoenixcinema.co.uk 8444 6789 incorporated with music and archive footage of Arts and Exhibitions. FINCHLEY FILMMAKERS BBAC poetry / short story / drama/ LINDA ZEFF fascinating recordings made by Pam Edwards and Making films in Finchley since 1930. filmscript competitions. Linda runs regular classes in clay sculpture, pottery created into the DVD by Barry Ainsworth, recording See The River God Mask and and stone carving from her studio in Whetstone. engineer. Some people, such as Percy Reboul, the The Tayberry Bush on their website Name: ...... historian, were children selling the shrapnel after Suitable for all abilities, clay sculpture / pottery and other clips. the overnight bomb run. Others, such as John Frost, classes are held on Mondays and Thursdays at Address: ...... They now meet once a fortnight Fridays 7.15pm who died as few years ago, were old enough to be 10am and 8pm, and stone carving Saturdays 10.30am. at the Quaker Meeting House, 58 Alexander Grove, ...... in the Army and landing in France on D Day. Linda also holds occasional taster courses North Finchley N12 8HG. Visitors always welcome Copies available at £12 each from BBAC 8445 8388 www.lindazeff.com www.finchleycinevideo.co.uk 8349 0027 / 8292 6367 ......

...... PO ETRYAND ...... LITERATURE MUSI C Postcode: ...... POETRY AND LITERATURE ALYTH CHORAL SOCIETY HAMPSTEAD GARDEN OPERA Tel: ...... 9/3 PRIZEGIVING for BBAC OPEN POETRY 17/3 Elijah by Mendelssohn 7.30pm 10 – 28/4 Mansfield Park is a new chamber opera COMPETITION for 2012 North Western Reform Synagogue, NW11 7EN. by Jonathan Dove based on Jane Austen’s book. Email: ...... 10am Katherine Gallagher meets the 7 – 16s www.alythchoralsociety.org 8455 1732 7.30 and Saturday and Sunday matinées My interests are: ...... whose work has been selected The Gatehouse, , N6. 2pm Martyn Crucefix adjudicates for BARNET BAND www.hgo.org.uk 8340 3488 ...... the general category. www.barnetbarnet.org.uk 8347 9208 An illustrated Anthology now published for each LONDON PRO ARTE CHOIR ...... 23/3 Haydn Maria Theresa Mass category, £7 plus £1.20 p &p. BARNET CHORAL SOCIETY Handel Sing unto God 9/3 Booksigning and readings at 6pm by Martyn 16/3 Elgar’s The Kingdom features an orchestra Members can add their news to Scarlatti Dixit Dominus 7.30pm and Katherine of their most recent books as of over 50 plus a choir of over 100 singers. BBAC web site. Email to St Michael’s Church, Flower Lane, NW7. part of High Barnet Cultural Weekend. QE Boys School, Queens Road, Barnet. [email protected] Followed by Open Mic for poets and 22/5 Coleridge-Taylor www.barnetchoralsociety.org.uk 07975 639 576 Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast acoustic musicians. (see Bull Theatre listings) Willcocks Out of Africa Send to Barnet Borough Arts Council BBAC c/o All Saints Arts Centre, BARNET FOLK CLUB John Keble Church, Deans Lane, Edgware. 7pm c/o All Saints Arts Centre 122 Oakleigh Road North N20 9EZ arts depot 8.30pm. www.lpac.org.uk 8420 7238 122 Oakleigh Rd North, www.barnetarts.org.uk 8445 8388 Free events hosted by J J Dunne. London N20 9EZ www.communigate/barnetfolkclub 8441 3629 WAYS INTO WRITING MEMORY LANE SINGING CLUB Tel: 020 8445 8388 Meets at St Mary’s Hall, Hendon Lane N3 Katherine Gallagher also holds her workshops BARNET SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Fridays 11.30 – 1.30. at the Friends Meeting House monthly on www. barnetarts.org.uk St John’s Church, Friern Barnet Road N11 3EO Light repertoire from musicals to 20th century Wednesdays 13/3, 17/4, 15/5 at 1 – 4pm 24/3 Weber Bassoon Concerto favourites. No singing experience needed. Membership for societies is and a monthly poetry workshop at Bruckner Symphony No.3 Free taster session. £35 annually and includes Torriano, 99 Torriano Avenue, NW5 www.barnetsymphony.org.uk 07890 510102 www,memorylanesingingclub 8458 4508 listing in this publication. 16/3, 20/5, 18/5 at 1 – 5pm MILL HILL MUSIC CLUB Membership subscriptions for [email protected] BARNET CHURCH RECITALS 3/3 Chamber Philharmonic Europe individuals £5 or £15 for three years. Unique music training offered for boys BARNET POETRY APPRECIATION GROUP Vivaldi Concerto for Violin No.4 in the church choir and at special events. BARNET BOROUGH ARTS COUNCIL Meet on the second Saturday of each month. Corelli Concerto Grosso Op.6 Links 100 art, drama, music and amenity Friends Meeting House, 28 Leicester Road, St John the Baptist Church. Ponchielli Concerto in F Major for Trumpet groups with individuals in a forum promoting New Barnet, EN5 5EL. Wood Street, Barnet. 8441 6593 Bach Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor events in the Borough. The Executive 8440 7572 / 8441 2894 A private orchestra founded 2006 in Cologne, which Committee meet with Borough Councillors FINCHLEY & FRIERN BARNET OPERATIC SOCIETY GREENACRE WRITERS engages young musicians to create a demanding and officers to discuss topics and policies. 5 – 9/3 Anything Goes at The Intimate Theatre, artistic ensemble from over 18 nations. Classes to encourage authors, Barnet Arts Magazine is mailed direct four 7.30pm Saturday matinée 2.45pm 8482 5923 The Hall, Henrietta Barnett School, organised by Rosie Canning (MA Writing) 8346 9449 times a year to members. Central Square, NW11 7BN. 7.30pm BBAC is a voluntary network and has no 18/5 Literary festival at Trinity Church, FINCHLEY CHAMBER CHOIR and www.millhillmusicclub.co.uk 8959 3866 grants for revenue funding, except for 15 Nether Street, N12 2 – 6pm FINCHLEY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA special projects. Admin costs are covered 2/3 English Music for Choir and Brass MILL HILL MUSIC FESTIVAL THE ENFIELD POETS by subscriptions, sponsorship and the Rutter Gloria 15 – 22/6 Performances in various venues in the Formerly SALISBURY HOUSE POETS income from events – which either link Paterson Magnificat vicinity of Mill Hill, a bi-annual celebration of many Now meet first Saturday of the month, 7.30pm, existing societies or aim to include Ireland Vexilla Regis genres of music – jazz, classical, opera and rock. at New Dugdale Centre in London Road, Enfield individuals who may not normally be able to Purcell Funeral Music for Queen Mary www.millhillmusicfestco.uk belong to any group. 8445 8388 (part of Enfield’s Shopping Centre). 9/3 Elgar Overture Froissart ST MARY AT FINCHLEY Registered Charity No.249275 2/3 North London Stanza Group Barber Violein Concerto , solist Shana Douglas See their website for coming programme Katherine Gallagher and Kaye Lee, both Australians, Brahms Symphony No.4 www.stmaryatfinchley.org.uk 8346 4400 BBAC very much appreciate the support of Cheryl Moskowitz from Chicago and Maggie Butt. 11/5 Vivat Regina, honouring Queens of England The Art Club of Edgware who are www.chela.co.uk/poetry.php The Triumphs of Oriana (Elizabeth I) Morley etc. SOUTHGATE OPERA sponsoring the production of 3000 copies of In Honour of Queen Victoria Elgar etc. www.southgateopera.co.uk 01707 645005 each edition of this Barnet Arts mag. CHAVILLE PRESS A Garland for the Queen (Elizabeth II) Finzi etc. They are London’s largest stockists of A successful launch was recently TUDOR ORCHESTRA Trinity Church, Nether Street, N12 7NN. 7.30pm Winsor & Newton and Liquitex paints and arranged at art’s depot for – 16/3 Martin u˚ Rhapsody for viola and orchestra FCC. www.fcchoir.co.uk 8815 9422 have home decoration paints and stencils, The Friern Hospital Story by David Berguer and soloist Katya Lazarova FCO. www.finchleychamber.org 07957 472 801 Chinese brushpainting, books and a huge Sea Olympics , a children’s book by Aubrey Rose Fauré Pelleas and Melisande selection of artists’ and crafts materials. Dvo r˘ák Legends and Elizabeth Newson. Both on sale at Waterstones FINCHLEY CHORAL SOCIETY The Art Club offers opportunities in They are currently paired with Soosan Lolovar in in Barnet and N12. and Indian Sketchbook by Mari 10/3 Britten 100 a corner of the Borough that has few the PRS Performing Foundation’s Adopt a Composer I’Anson at her My London exhibition at Southwark Jointly with Finchley Children’s Music Group a facilities. Classes take place daily in Cathedral until 8th April. We Used To Write Letters Scheme, leading to a premiere on Radio 3. purpose-built studios with exhibitions of wide-ranging programme of British sacred and www.tudororchestra.org.uk 07896 154 750 by Keith Martin available on 18th June at secular music of the last 120 years at work by pupils. Car park in Mead Road off Library 6.30pm when Keith gives a talk on the Whitchurch Lane. St John’s Smith Square, SW1P 3HA . 7.30pm THE ZEMEL CHOIR twinning of our Borough with Chaville in Paris. www.finchleychoralsociety.org 7222 2779 28/4 Going Stateside at Sha’arei Tedek Enquiries to [email protected] 120 Oakleigh Road North, N20 9EZ . 7pm Events listed are correct at time of Mammoth Boy by John Hart, on growing up in the IONIAN CLARINET CHOIR www.zemelchoir.org. 8445 3400 going to press. Please telephone Stone Age, is another book by a local author and is Making music for over 40 years. At Belsize Synagogue 7.30pm contacts for more details also available from Amazon. www.ionianclarinechoir.co.uk www.zemelchoir.org 8906 1318

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