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The Art Club of What’s On in ’s largest stockists of the Borough B NET Winsor and Newton and Liquitex paints, sponsor the Diary of Events by BBAC’s production of 3000 copies of 100 member societies. each edition of Barnet Borough Arts Council R this Barnet Arts magazine is an independent charity. A Spring 2014 www.barnetarts.org.uTSk ANCIEN T AND MODERN DIARY

AS BARNET BAND CELEBRATES its Boroughs and Hertfordshire. The closure of BBAC POETRY 125th anniversary, the oldest group in the so many halls in the1970s led to the loss of COMPETITION 8/3 Prizegiving Saturday Borough, some of our churches offer local societies in the face of competition from 10am Juniors and beautiful settings for music St Mary-at- TV and the need to meet higher standards of 2pm General Category , said to date from 675 and rebuilt in health and comfort. 5pm Readings from the floor at The Bull Theatre 1100, begins another season with a clarinet Most halls remaining are now upgraded, 68 High Street Barnet concert on 8th February at 6pm, while St and the new venues such as The Bull Theatre www.barnetarts.org.uk Mary the Virgin at the top of the hill above in Barnet (opened in the 1980s) and arts 8441 5010 in , which has depot (opened in 2005) offer high quality BBAC ART EXHIBITION Saxon walls, has an organ recital on 23rd technical support and raked seating for 18 – 25/5 by local artists February and will be continuing on the 2nd audiences. In The Spires, Barnet plus and 4th Sundays at 3pm each month into the These two venues are also hosts to the What’s On display stand summer. You can admire the Victorian National Theatre Connections scheme of one 8445 8388 splendour of All Saints Church at Whetstone act plays suitable for companies of players TRINITY IN MAY when Sundays at Seven recommences on aged 13 –19, 14th and 15th February. A month long celebration of music, arts and literature 27th April and of Barnet Church at its Both competitions do much to keep at Trinity Church, Saturday morning recitals in the summer. standards high, training younger people in 15 Nether Street, N12 the theatre arts and offering great [email protected] MEANWHILE THE STAGES are set entertainment to their audiences, as will SPRING INTO SUMMER for the annual Barnet and District Drama Chicken Shed’s Emerging Writers week Music at St Mary the Virgin, East Barnet Competition, launched soon after BBAC was 19th – 22nd February. 2nd and 4th Sundays at 3pm set up in 1966 following the merger of the Begins on 23rd February five Boroughs, when there was no large IT WAS GOOD TO SEE a rejuvenated 8841 4401 central hall in the area. The solution was for Hippodrome theatre, now the BBAC Annual Membership the adjudicator to travel to see productions in El Shaddar International Church, which was For arts groups and artists. With full listings £40 from their own venues. This continues today, but the venue for an episode in the recent TV 1st April. For individuals the area is extended into neighbouring series of Gareth Malone’s “The Choir” . £5 or £15 for three years.

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1 All Saints Arts Centre BBAC’S Barnet & District Drama Festival 2014 Art & History [email protected] Adjudicator Charles Evans will be visiting each production. 122 Oakleigh Road North, N20 9EZ ART CLUB at the Triumph Press www.allsaints.co.uk 8445 8388 6 – 8/2 and 12 – 15/2 2 – 5/4 Classes for adults and children. Purpose built LOOT BEDROOM FARCE studios with proper work surfaces, sinks, table and SUNDAYS AT SEVEN by Joe Orton 7.45 pm by Alan Ayckbourn 7.45pm sketching easels, with excellent natural daylight. 27/4 Alice Biddulph , piano 7pm East Lane Theatre , Vale Farm, Berkhampstead Theatre Company Drop off car park at Mead Road off Whitchurch Lane. 23/5 Kathleen Davis Trio, violin, cello, piano Watford Road, Sudbury, HA0 3HG Court Theatre, Tring, Herts 92 High Street, Edgware, HA8 6LH DANCE CLASSES 07762 622 215 07543 560 478 www.artclub.co.uk 8951 3883 Monday 3.30pm Ballet 07920 022 870 26/2 – 1/3 10 – 12/4 Monday 6.30pm Irish 79583 324 082 ON GOLDEN POND Play to be confirmed by THE ART STABLES – School of Art MARTIAL ARTS by Ernest Thompson Good Companions 8pm Now opened by a group of artists in the former Sunday 9am – 3pm Wrestling 7.30 pm and 2.30 pm matineé John Keble Hall, Deans Lane, stables of the Sternberg Centre. Noon – 1pm Saikido 07830 218 243 Potters Bar ADS , Wyllyotts Theatre, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 9NS Their art classes are open to all with extra space Tuesday 6pm and Thursday 5pm Potters Bar 07985 542204 07931 237 206 available for pilates and yoga. Taikwondo 07729 72368 30/4 – 3/5 80 East End Road, N3 2SY Friday 9.30am White Cross Karate for Ladies CAUGHT IN THE NET NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH www.artstables.co.uk 07551 506 276 07971 002815 / 0784 324 614 by Ray Cooney by Alan Ayckbourn 8pm BBAC ART & INFORMATION EXHIBITIONS DRAMA 7.45 pm and 2.45 pm matineé The Radlett Centre , Wednesday and Friday 3.30 – 6.30 Belmont Theatre Company , 1 Aldenham Avenue, Radlett, WD7 8HL 18–25/5 The Spires, Barnet Rough Magicke 07701 009 260 Pump House, Local Board Road, 01923 857546 Artists book a full screen 6’ x 2’6” to show paintings prints photographs and textiles. SINGING Watford, WD17 2JP 22 – 24/4 Wednesday 1pm Ladies Choir 07917 324 179 or 0845 521 3453 A CHORUS OF DISAPPROVAL INFORMATION STAND Monday 7pm 07956 578 602 16 – 22/3 by Alan Ayckbourn Displays What’s On by BBAC member societies. Contact BBAC through All Saints on > SCULPTURE THE CEMETERY CLUB Garden Suburb Theatre Tuesday and Friday 10am 8449 2822 by Ivan Menchell 8pm 8pm and matineé 3pm www.barnetarts.org.uk 8445 8388 Incognito Theatre , Holly Park Road, The Bull Theatre, 68 High Street, , N11 3HB Barnet, EN5 5SJ BARNET & SOUTHGATE COLLEGES 0791 287 5700 Box Office 020 7723 6609 Offering free courses for adult Community Learning arts depot at a local centre. Extensive creative industries 5 Nether Street, N12 OGA 26/4 Stackridge concert catering and many commercial course. A programme with something thoughtful and Theatre Shows 22 –24/5 A Chorus of Disapproval www.barnetsouthgate.ac.uk 8440 6321 THE BULL THEATRE by Alan Ayckbourn. Garden Suburb Theatre’s entertaining for everyone, in addition to the projects in BARNET LIBRARIES – WHAT’S ON Look Out for THE BULL CALENDAR. entry to BBAC’s Drama festival. the community which combat social isolation, build See What’s On booklet for full programme. confidence and help bring people together. What’s On in High Barnet. Now in libraries, THE BULL CLASSES Children’s Library Service has clubs for board games, Arts depot features strongly in the current plans centres and shops in that area. Allen Ashley – Writing for Fun or for Publication. book discoverers, active fun, gaming and homework. to upgrade the shopping area of 15/2 Under 18s Open Mic Night 7 – 10pm Monday 5.30 – 6.30pm Adults : Knit and Natter, One Stitch at a Time, through the Mayor of London’s special funding. Watch Phone 8441 5010 if you would like to perform. Saturday Theatre School 9.30am 5–16s Craft Monthly, Health Info, Career advice, out for promotions and special events in coming 1–2/2 Full Circle Children’s Group production Little Dance Flavourz Saturday 1.30pm 2–5s conversations club. months on their website and In the local press. 8/3 Prizegiving for Barnet Open Poetry Competition Talent Time Monday 5–9.30pm all ages 10am Juniors, 2pm General and 5pm Readings Acting for Camera 4–16s, www.barnet.gov.uk/library-events Theatre and Comedy by judges Katherine Gallagher and Martyn run by SEM Theatrical Agency. BARNET GUILD OF ARTISTS Crucifix with readings from the floor. Bravo Theatre Company Monday 5pm Meet at Whalebones Studio. 26/2 I Peaseblossom and 14 –15/3 Playing Space presents a new play from Zumba Fitness Dance Tuesday 7.30pm Wood Street, Barnet, EN5 4LA 27/2 I Caliban New interpretations of the National Theatre Connections Programme. Susi Earnshaw Theatre School www. barnetguildofartists.org.uk 8449 0724 Shakespeare by Jimmy Whiteaker. 4–6/4 North London Drama Festival Full time independent secondary school. 28/2 Stephen K Amos. The Spokesman 8–11/4 Benny Greb . Drumming Master sessions for 68 High Street, Barnet, EN5 5SY Feel-good comedy. accomplished drummers aged 16 years plus. www.Thebulltheatre.com 8441 5010 Volunteers are arranging to display items acquired 5/3 Egusi Soup Spicy new comedy about from ’s collection, a British/Nigerian family. including some beautiful samplers (needing 20/3 The Unremarkable Death of Monroe 15/2 London Children’s Bookswap Brasshouse by Reagan O’Reilly cleaning and conservation) , ladies underwear, a A radical and stark confessional. Bring a book to exchange for someone Dive Darling by Linda Foley Triang children’s theatre and a gentleman’s wedding 25 and 26/3 The Events A critically acclaimed else’s recommended reading. London Whales by Peter Dowse outfit. Their display will mean that items that would play asks how far forgiveness will stretch 15 –23/2 Dogs Don’t Do Ballet Ages 2 –5s 27/2 Comedy Shed with Tom Deacon, otherwise have been lost to Barnet will remain to in the face of a atrocity. 2/3 Jack and the Beanstalk 3–8s Daniel Simonsen, Funmbi Omatoya, be seen and enjoyed in the Borough. 27/3 The Only Way is Downton 9/3 Sleeping Beauty in the Woods 3s plus Richard Todd. MC is Matt Edwins While negotiations continue with the Cultures clash and eras collide in this 16/3 Comedy Club 4 Kids 6s plus Till 23 –24/3 Tales from the Shed, Borough council on arranging a lease the increase tour-de-force of impressions. 23/3 Nobody Rides the Unicorn 4s plus Saturday Shed and February Shed in visitors and donations (including those at the 29/3 Ruby Wax – Sane New World 30/3 Big Red Bath 2–5s 7–8/3 Easter Shed Christmas Fayre) indicates that the museum is well How our brains work and why we 4 – 9/4 Charlie and Lola’s Extremely New Play Check their website for details of coming programme. rooted in the community, and the magnificent sabotage our sanity. 13/4 Luna 2–5s Specialist training in inclusive theatre techniques. 28/4 – 3/5 National Theatre Connections 27/4 Pinocchio 4s plus Chase Side, Southgate, N14 support given is heartening. New writing for young theatre makers 4/5 The Frog and the Princess 4–8s www.chickenshed.org.uk 8292 9222 Newly published is A Caring County ? edited by 10/5 Mark Grist. Rogue Teacher, on the his 11/5 Monday’s Child 3–7s Steven King and Gillian Gear on social welfare in famous rap battle victory. 18/5 Tales from Old Japan 5s plus GARDEN SUBURB THEATRE Hertfordshire from 1600. £10.90 plus p &p £2.75 from 22/5 Mdx Dances. Graduating students CLASSES FOR CHILDREN 18 –22/2 The Vackees www.herts.ac.uk/UHPress. from . Diddi Dance, Mii Mozart, L la Land Kids, Visual by Hiawyn Oram, music by Carl Davis. Lectures are held in Church House opposite the 3/6 Natasha Davis. Internal Terrains Life Sensation Academy, Danswer Street Dance for A musical for all the family set in Museum on Mondays at 3pm. as a poetic choreography of decades. Kids, arts depot Junior Performers, arts depot Youth Somerset in WW11. 10/2 Barnet Whispers Through Time DANCE Dance Company, arts depot Mini Performers, Lund Theatre, , NW3 XU. by Barry Ainsworth 6/2 Jonzi D. Lyrical Fearta Hip hop dance Childrens Art, arts depot Youth theatre. 22 –24/5 A Chorus of Disapproval 10/3 Maria Merian by Helen Walton 16/2 Back to the Future Street dance APTHORP GALLERY by Sir Alan Ayckbourn 14/4 The National Census by Marlene McAndrew 6/3 Aakash Odedra Open noon – 4pm and during shows. Entry in Barnet and District Drama Competition. 12/5 Jewish immigration to the East End 1880 –1890 Russell Maliphant and Aakram Khan 16 –22/2 Charlie Ford The Physicality of Drawing www.gardensuburbtheatre.org.uk 7723 6609 by John Lynch 8/3 Juan Martin Flamenco Dance Ensemble is an interactive installation, a conversation 9/6 200 years of MCC at Lords by Penri Morgan 19 –22/3 ! Impact Theatre Company between dance and drawing. INCOGNITO is open Tuesday, Wednesday and 3/ 4 Spring Showcase London Studio Centre 8–24/4 Open, annual visual arts 16–22/3 The Cemetery Club by Ivan Menshell Thursday 1.30 – 4.30. Saturday 10 – 4 and new 16/4 CircusFest: showcase. To find out about submitting work A touching play about widows in New York. hours on Sunday 2.30 – 4.30. Clockwork by a Swedish company for consideration visit www.artsdepot.co.uk Also an entry in Barnet and District Drama Competition. 31 Wood Street, Barnet, EN5 4BE 1/5 Nuno Silva : A Darker Shade of Fado London 25 –31/5 The Way I See Things Holly Park Road, behind the Health Centre, N11 3HB www.barnetmuseum.co.uk 8441 8086 Studio Centre, resident at artsdepot presents. Features colour-rich compositions with a www.incognitotheatre.com 07912 875 700 16/5 Intoto Dance humorous child-like quality. Great for all ages. BARNET RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION 12/6 Circus of Dreams London Studio Centre THEATRE IN THE PARK Advice on planning and parking issues in High Touring professional companies in beautiful MUSIC For every £ spent when you see a show, join a Barnet. Also promote summer events. Oak Hill Park, EN4 8JS. 1/3 Dance Orchestra You’re the Tops class, enjoy lunch or buy a coffee, 82p goes directly www.barnetresidents association.org.uk 8440 0194 Children’s shows and Shakespeare, 8/3 Juan Martin Flameco Dance Ensemble back into supporting the local community. Sundays at 3pm from 1st June. 5/4 Barb Jungr Hard Rain, featuring music 5 Nether Street, Tally Ho Corner, N12 OGA THE BARNET SOCIETY www.eastbarnetfestival.org.uk 07071 781 745 of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen. www.artsdepot.co.uk 8369 5454 The Town Team are launching 11/4 Peatbog Fairies www.lovebarnet.co.uk to promote businesses and High-octane Celtic dance music CHICKEN SHED activities in High Barnet. More information from SHAPE TICKET SCHEME Free entry to Folk in the Foyer 19 –22/2 Emerging Writers’ Week www.barnetsociety.org.uk. 16/2, 25/4 and 30/5 Now in its third year the Week provides a Running for 25 years, low priced tickets and They are delighted with the revival of Barnet Free entry to Sunday Buzz fascinating platform for new simply staged plays assistance with access to over 80 theatres, Market, but there is concern at an application for 23/2, 23/3, 25/4,4/5 and 18/5 nurtured by the Chickenshed Writers Group, at cinemas and arts and museum venues in London to landfill at Old Fold Golf Course which is a possible London Studio Centre 7.30pm each evening. anyone who needs special seating, and may be site of the Battle of Barnet. The Battlefields Trust FAMILY THEATRE Come On In My Kitchen by Paul Harris able to offer a volunteer driver / escort where are making an application for funding to investigate 2/2 Little Howard’s Big show for Kids – 6s plus The Lost Case public transport is inaccessible. possible sites. 9/2 Tomten for 3s plus by Wendy Sharer and Barbara Bakhurst www.shapearts.org.uk 0845 8821 3457 www.barnetsociety.org.uk

2 BARNET WALKS FRIENDS OF CHURCH FARMHOUSE MUSEUM INSIGHT SCHOOL Of ART PAINTING FOR PLEASURE 12/4 The Battle of Barnet 11am The 17th century farmhouse stands forlorn and There are congratulations due to tutor Mick Life drawing class, now on Tuesday 10am, and 1/5 and 11/5 The Battle of Barnet 2.30pm empty in Greyhound Hill, . Kirkbride who was awarded the David Messum Still Life and Landscapes, Thursday 10am. Meet at junction of Great North Road As a Grade ll* listed building it needs nurture, Prize and the Doreen McIntosh Prize at the recent Watercolour, acrylics, pastels and oils, with lots of and Road. and BBAC suggests an adjoining annexe would NEAC exhibition at the Mail Galleries. encouragement and excellent tuition from Ros 2/5 Things That Go Bump in High Barnet 7.30 bring it into modern use, The Friends are most North London Artists Network is currently Morley, BA Hons MA , practising artist and printmaker. Meet at High Barnet Tube outside booking concerned about its future. looking for businesses with suitable spaces for Oakwood Methodist Church, Westpole Avenue, N14 office. Please bring a torch if possible. www.friendsofchurchfarmhousemuseum.co.uk exhibitions by artists, such as cafes and busy www.rosmorley.com 07958 714 130 / 8445 2514 office buildings. See their website for examples 1/3 Marvellous 2.30pm RAF MUSEUM Meet outside Mill Hill East tube. of work by artists. FRIERN BARNET COMMUNITY LIBRARY Exhibition : Pilots of The Caribbean. Finishes at Lawrence Street, NW7. Offering a wide range of term time Not only a library but a community hub open www.rafmuseum.org 8205 2266 29/3 In The Steps of the Famous in High Barnet educational leisure painting classes for adults and Monday to Saturday 11am – 7pm, with a busy New walk 2.30pm Meet at High Barnet children, holiday workshop days with studio space THE STEPHENS COLLECTION schedule of clubs and classes for all ages. tube station outside booking office. and mentoring to practising artists. This museum at has mementoes There’s a chess table, computers, sofas, tea 17/5 Fabulous Finchley 2.30pm Meet outside 122 – 128 Lancaster Road, , EN4 related to the invention of ink in 1832 by Dr Henry and coffee and newspapers with special Finchley Central Tube, Ballards Lane exit. www.insight.art.co.uk 8441 6153 ‘Inky’ Stephens MP who bequeathed Avenue House events later in the evening. London Walks to the people of Finchley. 21/2 Any Questions with Cllrs David Longstaff 7/3 Jack the Ripper 7pm Meet outside THE INSTITUTE Recently published, Poetry, Pencraft and Alan Schneiderman , Poppy of the Green Whitechapel tube (contact for details). A fantastic range of short courses, right across the Persistent Medical Practice by Mr S Pierpoint Party and Janet Leifer . 27/4 Soho New walk 11am spectrum. Take a look at our prospectus on the web. describes the lives of John Keats 1795 – 1821, 1/3 3 Beaumont Close, N2 OGA. Henry Stephens 1790 – 1884 and George Wilson Meet outside the Dominion Theatre, Quiz Super Next to tube. Mackereth 1780 – 1869 who shared digs and . 23/3 80th birthday party – at 2pm www.hgsi.ac.uk 8829 4229 became friends as medical students. More walks being developed in Spitalfields and on Friern Barnet Road, N11 3DS The book may be ordered from a Trollope theme. www.friernbarnetlibrary.org. 8361 0174 LONDON JEWISH CULTURE CENTRE Mrs B. Burgess of 28 Vines Avenue, N3 2QD or For further information on coming dates contact > Many clubs, classes, lectures and cookery events. purchased at the exhibition. Price £6 plus £1 p &p www.barnetwalks.talktalk.net GARDEN SUBURB GALLERY 2/2 Dame Antoinette Sibley with Clement Clift Exhibition open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays 8440 6805 / 07506 761294 10 – 4.30 Monday – Friday 10.30 – 1.30 Saturday and Sunday 11 – 12. An Afternoon at The Royal Ballet School 2.30pm and Thursdays 2 – 4.30pm. 27/2 Patricia Routledge CBE in conversation www.london-northwest.com/sites/stephens 8346 7812 COMMUNITY FOCUS 136a Willifield Way, NW11 6YD 8455 7410 with Edward Seckerson 8pm LEVEL 2 at arts depot in North Finchley. SUSETTE KNITS 8/3 Salute to Satch with the Courses include painting, drawing, jewellery, HADAS Hendon & District Archaeological Society Wednesday morning in NW11. Bateman Brothers jazz band 8pm textiles art, dance, drumming and singing, art and The society remains concerned on the Some sessions are based on Susette Palmer’s 16/3 Charlie Siem , violin and drama, as well as computer skills. future of Church Farmhouse Museum. book Cozy Gloves at Hobby Craft. Alison Rhinet , piano 3.30pm Volunteers and visitors of all backgrounds Summer projects include working with www.susetteknits.org.uk 19/3 Meet The Historian – Avraham Stern and abilities are very welcome. pupils at Martins School N2 and Cromer Road by Patrick Bishop TRINITY IN MAY www.communityfocus.co.uk 8369 5483 to excavate their school grounds. Lectures at Avenue House, East End Road, N2. 23/3 Steven Isserliss – masterclass 3.30pm Annual celebrations at Trinity Church . 24/3 WW1 Painting by Patrick Bade 10am A month long celebration at 15 Nether Street, N12. EAST BARNET FESTIVAL All lectures start at 8pm. 31/3 WW1 Music by Patrick Bade 10am (round the corner from arts depot) 4 – 6/7 Oak Hill Park, EN4 11/2 To be confirmed 6/4 The Brodsky Quartet 3.30pm For full details contact > To help to develop the programme the trustees are 11/3 The Sandridge Coin Hoard by David Thorold Ivy House, 94 – 96 North End Road, NW11 7SK email : artisample.gmail.com 8446 0397 seeking more committee members including a 6/4 Restoring House Mill by Brian James-Strong www.ljcc.org.uk 8457 5000 Treasurer and always welcome new members of 13/5 The Bishop’s Hunting Park in CHRISTINE WATSON by Malcolm Stokes Christine teaches painting and drawing on their stewards team at the Festival weekend. MARI I’ANSON www.hadas.org.uk 8440 4350 Tuesdays at 10am at Church House, Wood Street, Theatre in the Park season begins on 1st June with Illustrator and painter. Mari has a large stock of Barnet and on Mondays at 10am and Thursdays at Hamlet by Festival Theatre Co from Gloucester beautiful work. She teaches all abilities. and Sundays at 3pm will also include music at St HEATHER JOLLIFFE ART CLASSES 7pm at URC Church in . Mari’s Finchley Sketchbook with eight pages of Christine has been a tutor at Barnet College for Mary’s Church at the top of the hill by Oak Hill Park. Discovery Hall, Netherlands Road, New Barnet coloured illustrations is £15 at Waterstones N12. Watch out for Spring Into Summer programme. Wednesday and Thursday. many years. Indian Notebook is £10.99 from Chaville Press. www.christinewatsonartist.co.uk 8883 4207 www.eastbarnetfestival.co.uk 07071 781 745 Drawing, painting and a life drawing class. www.mari-artist.co.uk 8346 7011 www.heatherjolliffeart.co.uk 0771 971 4591 LINDA ZEFF EAST FINCHLEY SUMMER FESTIVAL MILLDON ART SOCIETY Linda runs regular classes in clay sculpture, Cherry Tree Woods in June. Contact > HEARTS OF GLASS 5/3 Demonstration of Figures in Landscape pottery and stone carving from her studio in [email protected] 07983 369 334 Decorative, stained and fused glass. and Flowers 7.30pm Whetstone. Suitable for all abilities, clay sculpture One and two day taster classes. Painting evenings every Wednesday 7.30pm. and pottery classes are held on Mondays and FINCHLEY ART SOCIETY A sample of Karen Davies work can be seen in two Visitors are welcome at these meetings which Thursdays at 10am and 8pm, and stone carving Meet Mondays 7.15m at Trinity Church Centre windows in the entrance of All Saints Church N20, until further notice will take place in the newly classes on Saturdays 10.30am. 15 Nether Street, N12 7NN and Wednesdays restored to match their Victorian companions. refurbished Eversfield Hall in Eversfield Gardens. Linda also holds occasional taster courses 12.30pm at St Mary’s Church Hall, Hendon Lane, N3. www.heartsofglass.co.uk 079676 933 325 www.milldonartsociety.org.uk 8445 1363 www.lindazeff.com www.finchleyartsociety.org.uk 8883 3819 FINCHLEY & FRIERN BARNET OPERATIC SOCIETY THEATRE AND MUSIC FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Shows performed in November at The Intimate Theatre, Palmers Green, N13 4DH. BODENS STUDIO & AGENCY FLASH MUSICALS MUSIC www.ffbos.org 8368 5813 Established since 1975 Bodens provides Community based theatre in Edgware, with many performing arts classes for 2 – 12s and up to young opportunities for young people aiming to encourage BARNET EDUCATION ARTS TRUST THE FINCHLEY SOCIETY adults. They produce regular plays and musicals in performers, including working in conjunction with Three Saturday music centres at East Barnet, See site for many local history projects and their own 100 seat theatre licensed for public crime prevention officers and local government Finchley and Hendon are part of a new concern for the environment including a welcome performances, which attract sell-out audiences. schemes. Touring professional shows include independent charity. to the award winning Finchley Memorial Hospital The majority of students work professionally in the winners of Sony Bollywood Award. www.barneteducationtrust.org.uk 8959 4111 industry, working with a committed team of profess- building. Along with advance community and www.flashmusicals.co.uk 8930 9930 FINCHLEY CHILDREN’S MUSIC GROUP ional staff in purpose built dance and drama studios. primary care services, the hospital has the latest RAZZAMATAZ THEATRE SCHOOL Rehearse at Brookland School, Hill Top, www.bodenstudios.com 8447 0909 energy and water saving measures, which have led At the Ashmole Academy in Southgate, N14. NW11 on Sunday afternoons, performing to vastly reduced energy costs. Wall screens in the BODENS COLLEGE OF PERFORMING ARTS Offering training in dance, drama and music. at major venues in London. public areas display art and historical programmes. Recognised qualification 16 – 19 years. www.razzamataz.co.uk 07708 592 171 www.fcmg.org.uk 8444 8418 www.thefinchleysociety.org.uk 8888 4154 New two year full time performing arts course. SUSI EARNSHAW THEATRE SCHOOL MONKEY MUSIC Casting is now in progress of the sculpture www.performingartscollege.co.uk 8447 0909 Full time school at The Bull Theatre, 68 High Street Award winning music classes for babies of by John Somerville to be FINCHLEY YOUTH THEATRE Barnet. Has small classes to GCSE in all theatre and and children from three months to four placed in . Courses and programmes for 10 – 25s in drama, academic disciplines. Pupils achieve top grades and years. Venues in High Barnet, Mill Hill, 27/3 Discussion 8pm at Avenue House dance and technical theatre skills. move on to college of their choice. Scholarship Whetstone and North Finchley. 24/5 Outreach meeting in North Finchley 142 High Road, East Finchley, N2 9ED places available. After school classes and Saturday www.monkeymusic.co.uk 8449 4025 See www.spikemilliganfund.org.uk email : fytinfo.barnet.gov.uk 8359 3540 morning Theatre School. Theatrical agency on site. RITHMIK YOUTH MUSIC STUDIO for some special Spike moments. www.susiearnshaw.co.uk 8441 5010 JIGSAW ARTS Young people can develop their creative THEATRETRAIN BARNET and technical skills at this purpose-built FRIENDS OF CHAVILLE SOCIETY Weekend schools for 3 – 18s at Enfield Lower County School (Saturday mornings) , They have moved home to the newly restored music facility with free sessions on Arrange interchanges with Chaville near Paris Highlands School, Winchmore Hill (Saturday Barnet College Campus on Wood Street. production, recording and singing. including individual youth exchanges. afternoons) Bell Lane School, Hendon (Saturday Saturday classes give professional Performing Arts Canada Villa Youth Centre, Pursley Road, 8/3 Quiz Supper at Trinity Church Hall, NW7 afternoons) Compton School, Finchley (Sunday training for 6 – 18 years 10am – 1pm and are offering Mill Hill, NW7 2BL 10 –14/4 Chaville’s visit to Barnet includes the mornings ) and Youth Theatre for 16 – 25s at free trial weeks for 6 – 9s and some boys 13 – 18. e-mail : [email protected] 8359 3562 annual Petanque match for the Coupe Sportive. Woodhouse College. Finchley (Wednesday 6 –9 pm) . [email protected] 8207 0870 YOUTH MUSIC CENTRE www.friendsofchavillewebley.co. 8959 4504 / 8440 9096 Jigsaw Jumpers (under 3s) St John Parish Centre, THEATRETRAIN MILL HILL Saturday morning music for 2 – 18s. Orchestras, Friern Barnet, Wednesday 10am. Meets on Saturday at Copthall School Mill Hill. choirs, ensembles, instrumental and vocal lessons FRIENDS OF MONTCLAIR Half term and holiday weeks at All Saints Arts Centre, Will be taking part in special shows in 2012 in the 02 and Junior Musicianship for the very young. Barnet’s Twin town in New Jersey, USA. Whetstone and Bell Lane School. arena to celebrate 20 years of Theatretrain. Bigwood House, HBS Bigwood Road, NW11 7BD [email protected] 8368 1329 www.jigsaw.arts.co.uk 8447 4530 www.theatretain.co.uk 8202 2006 www.youthmusiccentre.org 8450 9290

3 WHISPERS THROUGH TIME UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE WORKERS EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION Keep in touch DVD captures the voices of those who recorded One of the national and international U3As giving The WEA is a national association, independent and Most arts groups in the Borough Reminiscences of WWll in BBAC’s project in 2005 people who are no longer in full-time employment non-profitmaking, providing part time day and already belong to BBAC but we hope when these were placed in the BBC’s National the opportunity to continue taking part in the evening courses for adults of all backgrounds. many more individuals will join and Archive. A selection of 60 recordings is now learning experience. No formal entry or educational qualifications are incorporated with music and archive footage of Did you know that U3A has 865 branches and required. Art, poetry, music, industrial archaeology, and keep in touch with what goes on 295,050 members? Barnet Branch has over 600 and fascinating recordings made by Pam Edwards and London history and buildings, and current affairs through Barnet Arts Magazine, which has a thriving programme of shared learning created into the DVD by Barry Ainsworth, recording are included in the course booklets in all libraries is mailed direct every 2/3 months experiences ranging from Astronomy to Balkan listing events, and through the engineer. Some people, such as Percy Reboul, the Dancing, Computing, Book Groups, Walking, Barnet 8368 0159 / 8445 1709 website and email group. historian, were children selling the shrapnel after Languages and History of all sorts. Meetings are Finchley & Golders Green 8202 9500 / 8346 8576 the overnight bomb run. Others, such as John Frost, held in members’ homes, pubs and local halls, and 0800 328 1060 Please tick for information on : who died as few years ago, were old enough to be there are many social occasions. They meet Mill Hill and Edgware 8954 1450 / 8959 1230 Member societies, Drama/Music in the Army and landing in France on D Day. monthly at the Ewen Hall, Wood Street, Barnet Muswell Hill 8374 1212 / 8440 4008 /Arts and exhibitions. Copies available at £12 each from BBAC. 8445 8388 www.u3a.org.uk 8449 1527 www.london.wea.org.uk BBAC poetry / short story / drama/ filmscript competitions. FILM & VIDEO Name: ...... MUSI C THE PHOENIX CINEMA Address: ...... ALYTH CHORAL SOCIETY MILL HILL MUSIC CLUB Newly restored in all its Art Deco glory, showing a ...... 30/3 Handel, Elgar and Others 2/2 Leonore Trio with Tom Dunn , viola wide variety of films, including the popular Kids 4–6/4 Then touring to Paris performing Dvorák, Piano Quartet No.2 in E flat Clubs. Also showing live opera via satellite from ...... with Copernica Matthews, Piano Trio No.3 New York Metropolitan Opera, and live North Western Reform Synagogue, NW11 7EN Brahms, Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor performances at The National Theatre...... www.alythchoralsociety.org 8355 1732 Opposite East Finchley tube. www.phoenixcinema.co.uk 8444 6789 Postcode: ...... BARNET BAND BARNET CHRISTMAS FAYRE Tel: ...... 1/2 Concert celebrating 125 years of music making See it all on a seven minute video on > at St James Church, New Barnet, will be in aid of www.barnetarts.org.uk Email: ...... Day Care Centre for the Elderly. My interests are: ...... Barnet Museum are planning an exhibition to 2/3 Hieronimus Quartet POETRY & LITERATURE coincide with the anniversary. Haydn, Quartet Op.20 No.4 in D ...... www.barnetbarnet.org.uk 07965 687 590 Bartok, Quartet No.6 8/3 Barnet Open Poetry Competition Schubert, Quartettsatz in C minor Prizegiving is at The Bull Theatre, ...... BARNET CHORAL SOCIETY Tchaikovsky, Quartet No.1 Op.11 in D 68 High Street Barnet. EN5 5SY. 16/3 Elgar The Kingdom 30/3 Chamber Philharmonic Europe 10am Juniors, 2pm General poems, 5pm Readings Add £5 if you wish to become an Individual at Queen Elizabeth Boys School, Barnet. 7.30pm Bach, Concerto for violin in A minor by the judges and from the floor. 8441 5010 Member and join the mailing list and new Celebrating two decades of fascinating poems email list (cheques to BBAC). Or take www.barnetchoralsociety.org.uk 07975 639 576 Albinoni, Trumpet Concerto Saint Marc in E flat since 1993, the judges for 2013 Barnet’s Open advantage of our special offer and add £15 Competition are Martyn Crucefix for the general which will cover three years hence. BARNET FOLK CLUB at arts depot Holst, Suite for string Orchestra Op.29 No.2 Free events hosted by J J Dunne. 8.30pm Schubert, Rondo for violin and strings category and Katherine Gallagher for the 7 – 11s Membership for societies is £40. and 12-16s. Anthologies for 2013 will available at £7 www.communigate/barnetfolkclub 8441 3629 27/4 Barbican Trio plus 50p p &p from BBAC c/o All Saints Arts Centre, Mozart, Piano trio in G K564 Members can add their news to 122 Oakleigh Road North, N20 9EZ BARNET CHURCH RECITALS Fauré, Piano Trio in D minor Op.120 BBAC web site. Email to www.barnetarts.org.uk 8445 8388 Unique music training offered for boys in Schubert, Piano Trio in E flat. D. 929 [email protected] the church choir and at special events. Box Office : 020 8959 3866 BARNET POETRY APPRECIATION GROUP St John the Baptist Church. The Hall, Henriette Barnet School, Central Square, Meet at Friends Meeting House at Send to Barnet Borough Arts Council Wood Street, Barnet 8440 8593 Garden Suburb, London, NW11 7BN 28 Leicester Road, New Barnet, EN5 5EL c/o All Saints Arts Centre www.millhillmusicclub.co.uk on the second Saturday of each month. 122 Oakleigh Rd North, BARNET SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 8440 7572 / 8441 2894 MILL HILL MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY London N20 9EZ 23/3 Glinka, Valse Fantaisie WAYS INTO WRITING Beethoven, Violin concerto After 60 years, the company are awaiting the Tel: 020 8445 8388 completion of the rebuilding of their venue at the Katherine Gallagher recently had her poem soloist, Peter Bussereau) The Year of the Tree chosen as Poem of the Week Brahms, Symphony No.1 7.30pm Hartley Hall. In the meantime their performances www. barnetarts.org.uk are for their Patrons only – next is a tribute to Irving in . She also holds her workshops at St John’s Church, Friern Barnet Road, N11 3EQ Berlin , 28th and 29th March at John Keble Church. the Friends Meeting House, on the second www.barnetsymphony.org.uk 07990 510102 Wednesday of the month at 1 – 4pm, and a monthly BARNET BOROUGH ARTS COUNCIL To become a patron email [email protected] poetry workshop at Torriano, 99 Torriano Avenue, Links 100 art, drama, music and amenity FINCHLEY CHAMBER CHOIR & ORCHESTRA groups with individuals in a forum promoting NORTH LONDON MUSIC, DANCE & DRAMA FESTIVAL NW5, on the first Saturday of the month at, 1 – 5pm. Two items by Finchley Chamber Choir and two by From late February to May based at the United www.katherine-gallagher.com events in the Borough. The Executive Finchley Chamber Orchestra all at 7.30pm at Reformed Church, Tetherdown, Muswell Hill for Committee meet with Borough Councillors THE ENFIELD POETS Trinity Church, Nether Street, N12 7NN music and at The Bull Theatre, Barnet and and officers to discuss topics and policies. Enfield poets are thrilled to announce that they All Saints Arts Centre, Whetstone, for drama. Barnet Arts Magazine is mailed direct four FINCHLEY CHAMBER CHOIR are appointed as Poets in Residence at the new 18/5 Final concert at URC Tetherdown , N19 1WB times a year to members. 8/3 Tallis, Spem in Alium (40-part motet) Dugdale Centre in London Road, Enfield Striggio, Ecce Beatam Lucem www.northlondonfestival.org (part of Enfield’s Shopping Centre) . BBAC is a voluntary network and has no [email protected] grants for revenue funding, except for J S Bach, Jesu, meine Freude Meetings are on the first Saturday of the month. special projects. Admin costs are covered Brahms, Warum ist das Licht gegeben ST MARY-AT-FINCHLEY – Parish Church N3 Poem of the Month was launched in November with by subscriptions, sponsorship and the Lotti, Crucifixus 8/2 Luca Luciano , clarinet plays Olivier Harry, Doubting Thomas by Alan Murray, which is income from events – which either link Messiaen’s Abime des oiseaux, Gershwin’s set in Enfield on the marriage of the novelist FINCHLEY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Thomas Hardy at St Andrews Church to his second existing societies or aim to include 15/3 Beethoven, Overture: Coriolan Summertime and Luciano Berio’s Lied 5/4 The Silvestre Trio , violin, piano and soprano wife, Florence Dugdale, from whom the venue takes individuals who may not normally be able to Wagner, Wesendonck Lieder its name. The poem is on sale at the venue. belong to any group. 8445 8388 Mendelssohn, Symphony No.3 (Scottish) 17/5 Rachel Weston , mezzo-soprano, Carl Gombrich , bass , Yuki Osedo , piano 28/1 Jazz-Poetry Club hosted by Sarah Doyle and Registered Charity No.249275 Soloist, Nicole Lee Slavin Allen Ashley with live music. Special guests and Alison Smart , soprano FINCHLEY CHAMBER CHOIR Timothy Ades and Angela Kirby. BBAC very much appreciate the support of All concerts 6pm at St Mary’s Parish Church, N3 10/5 English Favourites Poetry Open Mic. Get up and perform a poem with The Art Club of Edgware who are www.stmaryatfinchley.org.uk 8346 4400 Britten, Hymn to St Cecilia the band ! – at the Dugale Centre, sponsoring the production of 5000 copies of 39 London Road, Enfield. 8pm Vaughan Williams, Three Shakespeare Songs ST MARY THE VIRGIN CHURCH – East Barnet each edition of this Barnet Arts mag. Spring into Summer. A series of afternoon concerts www.dugdalecentreco.uk 8807 6680 Elgar, Go, Song of Mine They are London’s largest stockists of at 3pm on 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month Stanford, Three Latin Motets CHAVILLE PRESS Winsor & Newton and Liquitex paints and including string quartets, saxaphone quartet, organ Paterson, New work (private commission) A successful launch was recently arranged of Keith have home decoration paints and stencils, recitals and brass band. www.fcchoir.co.uk 8815 9422 Martin’s latest book Friern Barnet – the Library That Chinese brushpainting, books and a huge 23/2 James McVinnie – celebrity organist. Refused To Close , £10.99 and John Swanson’s FINCHLEY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA selection of artists’ and crafts materials. www.stmarys-eastbarnet.org.uk 8441 4401 The Shadow is Lifted, A Crusades adventure, £6.00. 17/5 Weber, Overture: Oberon The Art Club offers opportunities in SOUTHGATE OPERA The Friern Hospital Story by David Berguer and Sea Brahms, Violin concerto , Soloist: Lisa Izumi a corner of the Borough that has few 16 – 22/2 The Gipsy Baron by Johann Strauss Olympics , a children’s book by Aubrey Rose and Dvorák, Symphony No.9 from The New World facilities. Classes take place daily in 7.30pm, Saturday matineé 2.30pm Elizabeth Newson, are now on sale at Waterstones Trinity Church, Nether Street, N12 7NN 7.30pm purpose-built studios with exhibitions of Wyllotts Theatre, Potters Bar EN6 2HN in Barnet and N12 and from Amazon. www.finchleychamber.org 07928 278 449 work by pupils. Car park in Mead Road off Tales of Hoffman will be performed in June. For Indian Sketchbook by Mari I’Anson and Whitchurch Lane. www.southgateopera.co.uk 01707 645005 We Used To Write Letters by Keith Martin contact LONDON PRO ARTE CHOIR [email protected]. 22/3 Fauré, Cantique de Jean Racine ZEMEL CHOIR Mammoth Boy by John Hart, on growing up in the Events listed are correct at time of Lauridsen, Lux Aeterna A popular Jewish mixed choir, Stone Age, is another book by a local author and is going to press. Please telephone St Michael’s Church, Flower Lane, NW7 with international links. also available from Amazon. contacts for more details www.lpac.org.uk 8420 7238 www.zemelchoir.org 8907 8159 www,chavillepress .co.uk 8445 7850

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