WHAT’S ON IN BOOK A PAGE ON THE BOROUGH OUR WEBSITE B NET Special rates for members Diary of Events by BBAC’s Ring 07071 781 745 100 member societies. www.barnetarts.org.uk Barnet Borough Arts Council R 23.000 hits recorded on is an independent charity. A average each month Autumn 2016 www.barnetarts.org.uTSk DIARY Bric ks and Mort ar BBAC Art Exhibitions at The Spires, Barnet LOOKING AFTER THE FABRIC of arts and London Open House 2016 across the 26/9 – 2/10 and 30/11 – 6/12 historic buildings is always important and falls weekend of 17th and 18th September is the What’s On display. to many different groups to take responsibility. annual chance to explore many of the buildings It is good news that arrangements are at across the whole city. Begun in 1992, it is so BBAC Quiz Supper last under way to renovate Church Farm successful if has now been taken up by 30 other 8/10 Church House, Barnet. House in , by arrangement with cities across the world. In our Borough there is Book on 020 8959 4504. Barnet Council this beautiful building will now the chance to explore the Free Church and Parties of 6 – 8 or come be used as offices as part of Lutyens’ St Judes in Central Square, NW11, University, after some gentle renovation in line the Phoenix Cinema in East and to on your own. with its status as a Grade 2 star listed building. visit Waterlow Court NW11 7DT, built as low In the meantime Arts Industry magazine cost housing for professional women as part of reports that Ally Pally has launched a public . Christmas Fair appeal for £1m, a morsel of the £28m needed More on : www.openhouse.london. Saturday 3rd December. for its refurbishment plan for the East Wing. Barnet Christmas Fayre Most of the rest is coming from the Heritage Sunday 4th December. Lottery Fund (£18.6m) and Haringey Council Stalls, music, dance and (£6.8m). The Victorian theatre, once seating 3000 will be the first to be done up, ready to theatre. Both are High Street bring up the curtain in the spring of 2018; the events with stalls. BBC studios will be turned into a museum of television and the grand old East court, now a BBAC foyer for the skating rink, will be returned to its Poetry Competition 1870s glory as an exhibition and reception For adults and 7 –16s. space. It’s a starting point as part of a 25 year Deadline 16th November. vision by new CEO Louise Stewart for just a Up to 35 lines on any subject. third of the building, which is on a seven acre Entry forms on line. site and has 196 acres of parkland. Closer to home, arts depot has recently First prize £500. received a substantial grant to allow for Judged by Anne Stewart renovation of its building opened in 2004, and and Katherine Gallagher . The Bull Theatre has invested in a new foyer and replaced the old pub door entry maze to Garden Suburb Theatre make it a better experience for audiences Two One Act plays. and people attending classes and meetings. A fundraising campaign has begun to raise Incognito Theatre money for new seating, with plans to upgrade Church Farm House stands next to The Greyhound Three One Act Plays. dressing rooms and other facilities. pub at the top of Greyhound Hill in Hendon. Christmas shows Now booking at The Bull for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, at Chicken Shed for Adventure to Oz are pleased to sponsor the production of the Barnet Arts Magazine. and at arts depot for Mr Popper’s Penguins, The Night Before Christmas, Contact Mike 020 8200 0600 We’re All Going on a Bear Hunt and In a Pickle. Specialists in print & design for business & community groups Don’t miss this month’s [email protected] exhibition at the Phoenix 4 Sunnyside Terrace, Road, NW9 5DL Cinema of paintings by Jake Chodosh.

1 GARDEN SUBURB THEATRE arts Depot 20 – 23/10 Regina Monologues by 5 Nether Street, Tally Ho Corner, N12 OGA Rebecca Russell and Jenny Wafer ; BARNET & DISTRICT DRAMA FESTIVAL www.artsdepot.co.uk 8369 5454 and Huis Clos by Jean Paul Sartre . BBAC’s annual competition results. 24 – 27 /11 Di and Viv and Rose The best all-round production (Finchley Press trophy) Sitting Pretty - Belmont Theatre Company. A programme with something thoughtful by Amelia Bullmore. and entertaining for everyone, in addition to Both Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Runners-up (St Barnabas Trophy) Bronte – Incognito Theatre Group. the projects in the community which Highgate, N6 4BD. 7.30pm The Best Producer (Sir John Braithwaite Trophy) Sonja Taylor – Incognito Theatre Group Theatre Group. combat social isolation, build confidence www.gardensuburbtheatre.org.uk 7723 6609 The Best Theatrical Production (Ham & High Express Trophy) Little Voice - Potters Bar Theatre Company. and help bring people together. The Best Set Design and Construction (Jenny Gordon Trophy) Bronte - Incognito Theatre Group. THEATRE INCOGNITO THEATRE 2 – 8/10 One Act Play Festival The Best Costume Presentation (The Barry Serjent Award) Blackadder - Garden Suburb Theatre. 24/9 Bette Midler and Me The Hebrew Lesson by Wolf Mankowitz The most ambitious choice of play (Hendon Times Trophy) Bronte - Incognito Theatre Group. 29/9 OperaUpClose: La Traviata Bookends by Scott Perry The best actor (Barnet Press Trophy) Kayne McCutcheon - Garden Suburb Theatre. 4/10 Mark Thomas - The Red Shed The Triplets by John Reason. The best actress (Councillor Murray Medway Trophy) Kim Wedler - Belmont Theatre Company 13/10 Thrive 27/11 – 3/12 Bedroom Farce by Alan Ayckbourn. 20/10 Operation Crucible 8pm, Sundays 6pm and Saturday The comedy award (W H Gelder Trophy) Shared: East Lane Theatre Club and Garden Suburb Theatre. 2/11 Harrogate matinées 3pm. The best performance by an actor in a supporting role (Stephanie Britten Trophy) 16 – 18/11 Room Festival Holly Park Road, behind the Health Centre , N11 3HB Graham Broderick - Belmont Theatre Company. 19/11 Key Change www.incognitotheatre.com 07912 875 700 The best performance by an actress in a supporting role 26/11 A Christmas Carol (Stanley Madden Award) Natalie White - Garden Suburb Theatre. 8/12 Christmas Gothic THE BULL THEATRE DANCE 17 and 18/9 Somewhere Under The Rainbow The best or most promising young player 9/10 Dance Umbrella: Sharon Sexton tells the Liza Minelli Story (Norman Tucker Award) Victoria Absolom - Potters Bar Theatre Company. following sell out runs at Manchester No Man is an Island and Tetris. and Brighton Fringes. 8pm The Andrew Ferney Adjudicators’ Award David Chernik and Mark Bundy - Radlett Players. 26/11 Protein: May Contain Food. 24/9 Open Mic Night - Performers under 16 only. The competition is arranged by BBAC’s Drama Sub-committee, who are sad to learn that Sylvia Cohen, COMEDY Call in advance to book your slot. 7 –9.30pm who has been secretary for many years, is moving to Brighton. Please do contact John Querfurth, 17/9 Rich Hall – Live 2016. 22/10 Rent The rock musical by Staveley Committee Chairman, if you are interested in taking this on (01442 862402). 1/10 Morgan and West – Parlour Tricks. Theatre Academy. 2.30pm and 7.30pm. 6/10 Lucy Porter: Consequences. 17 – 31/12 Snow White andThe Seven Dwarfs . 11/11 Russell Kane: Right Man, Wrong Age. Barnet Folk Club BARNET & SOUTHGATE COLLEGES BARNET RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION 12/11 Angelos and Barry: Monthly, always on a Friday with Offering free courses for adult Community. Advice on planning and parking issues in The New Power Generation. J J Dunne and friends. 8.30pm THE BULL CLASSES Learning at a local centre. Extensive High Barnet. Also promote summer events. 10/12 Rob Beckett: Mouth of the South. Allen Ashley – Writing for Fun or for Publication. creative industries catering and many www.barnetresidents association.org.uk 8440 0194 MUSIC Monday 5.30 – 6.30pm. commercial course. 2/10 The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars Saturday Theatre School 9.30am 5 – 16s. www.barnetsouthgate.ac.uk 8440 6321 THE BARNET SOCIETY 29/10 Autumn Clive SETS on Wednesday. The Society’s newsletter celebrates the EFG London Jazz Festival dates Acting for stage and screen. 5 –16s. BARNET LIBRARIES – WHAT’S ON opening of the new Environment Centre in 12/11 Jacqui Dankworth Popsinging and modelling 5 – 14s. See What’s On booklet for full programme. Byng Road, where children attend three days 13/11 Sunday Buzz: Alan Harris Sunday 10am. Children’s Library Service has clubs for board a week to explore the natural world. The 20/11 Sunday Buzz: Adam Ben Ezra Tiny Tots singing and storytelling 2 – 5s. games, book discoverers, active fun, gaming and centre has been re-developed as part of the Sunday 10am. GALLERY homework. Adults: Knit and Natter, One Stitch at coming provision of the next year of Noah’s LAMDA Speech and Drama 7 – 16s. a Time, Craft Monthly, Health Info, Career advice, 11 – 13/12 Brick Flicks Ark new Children’s Hospice. The Society After school. conversations club. FAMILY HIGHLIGHTS reports on the many new housing projects and BTech Performing Arts Level 2 14 – 16s. Library 6.30pm. 11/9 Comedy Club 4 Kids takes a particular interest in the preservation After school. 20/9 The Perfectionists’s Guide 25/9 The Emperor’s New Clothes Mencap Theatre Group Monday 5pm. to Writing a Novel. of the Green Belt and green spaces. 1/10 artsdepot’s Fun Palace Non-Stop Dance Wednesdays 5pm 6 – 16s. 15/11 The Story of the first soldier www.barnetsociety.org.uk 8/10 Why the Whales Came Performance group, all styles of dance. to be killed in WW1. 25 – 28/10 Monstersaurus! D2D Dance Company Thursdays 4.15pm 5 – 16s. BARNET WALKS www.barnet.gov.uk/library-events 6/11 Bad Guys 24/7 Barnet Community Radio 25/9 11am, 16/10 2.30pm and 27/11 11am Quality radio shows. The Battle of Barnet FAMILY CHRISTMAS SHOWS BARNET GUILD OF ARTISTS www.barnetcommunityradio.com 30/11 – 4/12 Mr Popper’s Penguins Meet at Whalebones Studio. Meet at junction of High Road Susi Earnshaw Theatre School , 3 and 4/12 The Night Before Christmas and Hadley Green Road. Only 12 pupils per class. Full time Wood Street, Barnet, EN5 4LA. 7/12 – 2/1 We’re Going On A Bear Hunt 22/9 (autumn equinox) 27 – 31/10 independent secondary school, 9 – 16s. www. barnetguildofartists.org.uk 8449 0724 13 – 31/12 In A Pickle by Oily Cart www.susiearnshaw.co.uk Things that Go Bump in High Barnet CLASSES FOR CHILDREN 68 High Street, Barnet, EN5 5SY. Halloween workshops. arts depot Youth theatre, Diddi Dance, Mini www.Thebulltheatre.com 8441 5010 Has many local treasurers, including new Prizes for spookiest costumes. 7.30pm Mozart, L la Land Kids, Visual Sensation Academy, painting The Challenge by Graham Tresler, a Meet at Barnet Tube, booking office. Danswer Street Dance for Kids, arts depot Junior Art & History leading contemporoary artist on mediaeval 3/12 Dickens in Barnet history subjects, depicting the young Richard III Performers, arts depot Youth Dance Company, ART CLUB Meet at Barnet Tube booking office. 11am Classes for adults and children. Purpose (then the 19 year old Duke of Gloucester) and his arts depot Mini Performers and Childrens Art. 4/9 NEW Garden Suburb Walk built studios with proper work surfaces, standard bearer searching through the mist for Meet outside Tube. 11am For every £ spent when you see a sinks, table and sketching easels, with the enemy at the Battle of Barnet. show, join a class, enjoy lunch or buy a excellent natural daylight. All part of the growing interest in the Battle 30/9 Soho coffee, 82p goes directly back into Drop off car park at Mead Road off Whitchurch Lane. of 1471, as the search for the site continues Meet outside the Dominion Theatre, supporting the local community. 92 High Street, Edgware, HA8 6LH. north of Barnet. Tottenham Court Road. 7pm www.artclub.co.uk 8951 3883 Over 100 people visited Barnet Physic Well 12/11 Village CHICKEN SHED this summer at two special openings where the Meet outside E Barnet library. 11am THE ART STABLES – School of Art spring is still bubbling in its chamber where it From 9/9 Saturday Shed for 5 – 12s. New are French and guitar lessons and weekend 9/10 Last of walks with Trollope Society – was sampled by Pepys in the days when Barnet From 9/9 Tales from the Shed . drawing classes for kids in the former stables of venue to be announced. might have become a spa. 18/9 Doc K’s Blue Band, Chicago blues . the Sternberg Centre. Art classes are open to all, For further information, including walks At Tea in the Park in June visitors 23/9 Son Yambu , red hot rhythms from Cuba. with extra space available for pilates and yoga. in London, contact Paul Baker > demonstrated mediaeval armour and James 27/9 – 22/10 Kindertransport - A moving story 80 East End Road, N3 2SY. 8440 6805 / 07506 761294 based on autobiographical accounts. www.artstables.co.uk 07551 506 276 Welling gave a talk on the current Battle of Barnet project by Huddersfield University to COMMUNITY FOCUS 2/10 Family Fun Day. establish the exact site of the battle. Twelve week courses including painting, 24 – 28/10 Autumn Shed 2016 for 5 – 11s. BBAC ART & INFORMATION EXHIBITIONS 26th September – 2nd October. 8/9 Lecture by Simon Marsh of the Battlefields 4/11 Jazz night – the Inimitable Liane Carroll. drawing, jewellery, photography, drumming and 30th November – 6th December Trust on 1000 years of British Battlefields, Theatre workshops for ages 21 creative writing at their new premises at Friary (part of Barnet Christmas Fayre). held at Pennefather Hall, by Christ Church, House in , N210 1NR for adults and plus Community Choir. Outside Waitrose in The Spires, Barnet. St Albans Road. 8pm. young adults. Buses 234 383 and 634. 5/11 A Winter’s Tales Artists book a full screen 6’ x 2’6” to show Volunteers to assist are always welcome. Community Focus has now received NCFE 23/11 – 7/1 Adventure to Oz - Brand new musical. paintings prints photographs and textiles. Museum is open Tuesday, Wednesday and 30/12 Christmas Tales at the INFORMATION STAND Thursday 1.30 – 4.30. Saturday 10 – 4 and new accreditation and look forward to supporting Dugdale Centre, Enfield. Displays What’s On by BBAC member societies. hours on Sunday 2.30 – 4.30. many participants to achieve qualifications in Chase Side, Southgate, N14 Contact BBAC through All Saints on > 31 Wood Street, Barnet, EN5 4BE. employability, music and media. www.chickenshed.org.uk 8292 9222 www.barnetarts.org.uk 07071 781 745 www.barnetmuseum.co.uk 8441 8086 www.communityfocusco.uk 8361 5184

2 FRIENDS OF CHAVILLE SOCIETY THE STEPHENS COLLECTION They entertain visitors from Barnet’s This museum at has mementoes All Saints Church Sundays at Seven twin town of Chaville, near Paris. related to the invention of ink in 1832 by Dr Henry 4/9 Peter Moutoussis , French horn and 8959 4504 or 8440 9096 Stephens MP , whose son “Inky” bequeathed Lee Took , piano , Mozart Horn Concerto. Avenue House to the people of Finchley. 9/10 Ana Brownridge , piano GARDEN SUBURB GALLERY Poetry, Pencraft Persistent Medical Chopin and Litzt. Monday – Friday 10 – 4.30pm 10.30 – 1.30pm Practice by Mr S Pierpoint describes the lives of 122 Oakleigh Road North, N20 9EZ. Saturday 10.30 – 1.30pm and Sunday 11 – 12pm. John Keats 1795 – 1821, Henry Stephens 1790 – www.allsaints.co.uk 8445 8388 136a Willifield Way, NW11 6YD. 8455 7410 1884 and George Wilson Mackereth 1780 – 1869 who shared digs and became friends as medical WORKERS EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION HADAS Hendon and District Archaeological Society students. The book may be ordered from The WEA is a national organisation, independent Lectures at Avenue House, East End Road, N2. Mrs B. Burgess of 28 Vines Avenue, N3 2QD or and non-profitmaking, providing part time day 1/10 Women in Mediaeval London purchased at the exhibition. Price £4 plus £1 p &p. and evening courses for adults of all by Dr Caroline Cartwright. 8pm Exhibition open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays backgrounds. No formal entry or educational 8/11 The Cheapside Hoard and Thursdays 2pm – 4.30pm. qualifications are required. Art, poetry, music, by Hazel Forsyth. 8pm www.stephenshouseandgardens.com 8346 7812 industrial archaeology, London history and HADAS recommend the Futurecom courses on UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE buildings, and current affairs are included in the many subjects, which are on line and free. There One of the national and international U3As course booklets in all libraries. are no books to buy or read, and no essays to giving people who are no longer in full time Barnet 8368 0159 / 8445 1709 write. Learning is by dialogue with tutors and FESTIVAL DATES employment the opportunity to continue Finchley & Golders Green 8202 9500 / 8346 1576 other students and is accessible (once enrolled) NEW Clitterhouse Farm Arts and Crafts Festival taking part in the learning experience, with 0800 328 1060 so everyone may catch up if necessary. Organisers welcome additional artists many groups meeting on a huge variety of & Edgware 8954 1450 / 8959 1230 Hadrians Wall starts on 7th October and supporters to this new event. subjects. Monthly meetings at Ewen Hall, 8374 1212 / 8440 4008 www.futurecourse.com. www.clitterhouse.com Wood Street, Barnet. www.london.wea.org.uk www.hadas.org.uk 8440 4350 NEW Grange Big Local Community Festival www.u3a.org,uk 8449 1527 25th September, Bishop Douglass School, N2. LINDA ZEFF 8364 8400 ext. 241 HEARTS OF GLASS CHRISTINE WATSON Linda runs regular classes in clay sculpture, Barnet Christmas Fayre . Decorative, stained and fused glass. Christine teaches painting and drawing on pottery and stone carving from her studio in Sunday 4th December. One and two day taster classes. Tuesdays at 10am at Church House, Wood Whetstone. Suitable for all abilities, clay Procession at 12 noon, with funfair and stalls in 12/11 Hatfield House Street, Barnet and on Mondays at 10am and sculpture and pottery classes are held on Barnet High Street, music in Barnet church and Christmas Market. 10.30am – 4pm Thursdays at 7pm at URC Church in Muswell Hill. Mondays and Thursdays at 10am and 8pm, and in the pubs, theatre and dance at The Bull, A sample of Karen Davies work can be Christine has been a tutor at Barnet College for stone carving classes on Saturdays 10.30am. museum events and much more. seen in two windows in the entrance of many years, and her work has been chosen for Linda also holds occasional taster courses. 8441 5010 / 07071 781 745 All Saints Church N20, restored to match inclusion in arts depot Open Exhibition. As a spin off from the recent BBC series more East Finchley Christmas Fair their Victorian companions. www.christinewatsonartist.co.uk 8883 4207 men are enrolling. www.lindazeff.com Saturday 3rd December. www.heartsofglass.co.uk 079676 933 325 Has music, dance, stalls and entertainment in their High Road. 07983 360 834 INSIGHT SCHOOL Of ARTISTS THEATRE AND MUSIC FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Watch out for street fairs in Mill Hill Offering a wide range of term time educational leisure painting classes for adults and children, and . BODENS STUDIO & AGENCY SUSI EARNSHAW THEATRE SCHOOL holiday workshop days with studio space and 10/12 Festive East Barnet All day event. Established since 1975 Bodens provides Full time school at The Bull Theatre, 68 High mentoring to practising artists. performing arts classes for 2 – 12s and up to Street Barnet, has small classes to GCSE in all 122 – 128 Lancaster Road, , EN4. FINCHLEY ART SOCIETY young adults. They produce regular plays and theatre and academic disciplines. Pupils achieve www.insight.art.co.uk 8441 6153 21/9, 12/10 and 7/12 musicals in their own 100 seat theatre licensed top grades and move on to college of their Demo workshops by Mick Bray for public performances, which attract sell-out choice. Scholarship places available. After THE INSTITUTE Meet Mondays 7.15pm at Trinity Church Centre audiences. The majority of students work school classes and Saturday morning Theatre A fantastic range of short courses, right across 15 Nether Street N12 7NN and professionally in the industry, working with a School. Theatrical agency on site. the spectrum of arts, crafts, photography, Wednesdays 12.30pm St Mary’s Church Hall, committed team of profess-ional staff in purpose www.susiearnshaw.co.uk 8441 5010 cookery, baking, sewing and dressmaking and Hendon Lane, N3 1TS. built dance and drama studios. languages. Now at their refurnished Masons www.finchleyartsociety.org.uk 8440 2257 www.bodenstudios.com 8447 0909 THEATRETRAIN MILL HILL House in Kingsbury. Meets on Saturday at Copthall School, Mill Hill, www.hgsi.ac.uk 8829 4229 BODENS COLLEGE OF PERFORMING ARTS THE FINCHLEY SOCIETY with amazing opportunities for students to Recognised qualification 16 – 19 years. 15/9 Book launch of perform at local and regional locations and at MARI I’ANSON New two year full time performing arts course. Finchley Remembered Part Two world famous West End theatres. Illustrator and painter. Mari has a large www.performingartscollege.co.uk 8447 0909 5.30pm at Waterstones, 782 High Road, N3. www.theatretrain.co.uk 8202 2006 Photographic Competition – share your stock of beautiful work including drawings from her career as a fashion artist. She FINCHLEY YOUTH THEATRE photos of Finchley and . Courses and programmes for 10 – 25s in MUSIC www.thefinchleysociety.org.uk 8888 4194 teaches all abilities. Mari’s Finchley Sketchbook has 84 pages of drama, dance and technical theatre skills. 142 High Road, East Finchley, N2 9ED BARNET EDUCATION ARTS TRUST coloured illustrations – £15 at Waterstones N12. FRAME STOP email : fytinfo.barnet.gov.uk 8359 3540 Three Saturday music centres at East Barnet, Specialising in bespoke framing, mirrors and Indian Sketchbook is £10.99 from Chaville Press. Finchley and Hendon are part of a new indepen- vintage posters. Has moved from Finchley www.mari-artist.co.uk 8346 7011 JIGSAW ARTS dent charity. Their annual three day festival at Central, and is now at 302 Ballards Lane, Weekend schools for 3 – 18s at > arts depot involves 67 schools this year. off Woodberry Grove, opposite the Elephant Pub. TOVA LENKIEWICZ Enfield Lower County School (Saturday www.barneteducationtrust.org.uk 8959 4111 www.frame-stop.uk Handweaver and textile designer, runs mornings) , Highlands School, Winchmore Hill courses and teaches tapestry. 8922 0336 (Saturday afternoons) Bell Lane School, Hendon FINCHLEY CHILDREN’S MUSIC GROUP FRIENDS OF CHURCH FARMHOUSE MUSEUM (Saturday afternoons) Compton School, Finchley Rehearse at Brookland School, Hill Top, NW11 At the 17th century farmhouse on Greyhound MILLDON ART SOCIETY (Sunday mornings) and Youth Theatre for 16 – on Sunday afternoons, performing at major Hill, Hendon, the Grade ll* listed building, work Painting evenings every Wednesday 7.30pm. 25s at Woodhouse College. Finchley (Wednesday venues in London. is now beginning on the scheme Visitors are welcome at these meetings which 6 – 9 pm) . Jigsaw Jumpers (under 3s) St John www.fcmg.org.uk 8444 8418 commissioned by to until further notice will take place in the Parish Centre, Friern Barnet, Wednesday 10am. allow it to be used as offices. Eversfield Hall in Eversfield Gardens. Half term and holiday weeks at All Saints Arts RITHMIK YOUTH MUSIC STUDIO www.friendsofchurchfarmhousemuseum.co.uk www.milldonartsociety.org.uk 8445 1363 Centre, Whetstone and Bell Lane School. Young people can develop their creative www.jigsaw.arts.co.uk 8447 4530 and technical skills at this purpose-built FRIENDS OF MONTCLAIR RAF MUSEUM music facility with free sessions on FLASH MUSICALS Barnet’s twin town in New Jersey, USA. Currently featuring planes of World War 1. production, recording and singing. Community based theatre in Edgware, with [email protected] 8358 1329 www.rafmuseum.org.uk 8205 2266 Canada Villa Youth Centre, Pursley Road, many opportunities for young people aiming Mill Hill, NW7 2BL. to encourage performers, in theatre, music FRIERN BARNET COMMUNITY LIBRARY ROS MORLEY e-mail: [email protected] 8359 3562 and dance, including special needs and Not only a library but a community hub open Life drawing class, now on Tuesday 10am, and wheelchair dance. Monday to Saturday 11am – 7pm, with a busy Still Life and Landscapes, Thursday 10am. YOUTH MUSIC CENTRE www.flashmusicals.co.uk 8930 9930 schedule of clubs and classes for all ages. Watercolour, acrylics, pastels and oils, with Saturday morning music for 2 – 18s. There’s a chess table, computers, sofas, tea and lots of encouragement and excellent tuition RAZZAMATAZ THEATRE SCHOOL Orchestras, choirs, ensembles, instrumental coffee and newspapers with special events later from Ros Morley, BA Hons MA, practising At the Wren Academy, Hilton Avenue, N12 9HS. and vocal lessons and Junior Musicianship in the evening. artist and printmaker. Offering training in dance, drama and music. for the very young. Friern Barnet Road, N11 3DS. Oakwood Methodist Church, Westpole Avenue, N14 Free taster session Saturday 17th September. Bigwood House, HBS Bigwood Road, NW11 7BD www.friernbarnetlibrary.org. 8361 0174 www.rosmorley.com 07958 714 130 / 8445 2514 www.razzamataz.co.uk 01923 905 846 www.youthmusiccentre.org 8450 9290

3 Keep in touch POETRY AND Most arts groups in the Borough < MUSI C> LITERATURE already belong to BBAC but we hope many more individuals will join and MILL HILL MUSIC CLUB BARNET OPEN POETRY COMPETITION and keep in touch with what goes on 18/9 Multi Piano – their first visit to the UK. Prizes are again higher this year – through Barnet Arts Magazine, which Bach – Vivaldi – concerto in A minor Adults : 1st £500 , 2nd £250 , 3rd 3 of £100 is mailed direct every 2/3 months BWV 1065. Juniors 7 – 11s : 1st £25 , 2nd £15 , 3rd 3 x £10 listing events, and through the Mozart – Sonata in F for two pianos K.242 Juniors 12–16s : 1st £75 , 2nd £50 , 3rd 3 x £25 Celebrating two decades of fascinating website and email group. Smetana – Piece in G minor for two pianos poems since 1993, the judges for 2016 Barnet’s Rachmaninoff – Two pieces for six hands Please tick for information on : Open Competition are Anne Stewart for the Member societies, Drama / Music / Levanon – Land of Four Languages general category and Katherine Gallagher for Arts and Exhibitions. 30/10 ConTempo Quartet the 7 – 11s and 12 – 16s. Poems up to 35 lines on with Ishay Shaer , piano BBAC poetry / short story / drama/ Multi Piano any topic, closing date 16th November. Schubert – piano trio No.100 in E flat Entry forms on line or by post from filmscript competitions. Schubert – Quartettsatz B103 BBAC c/o The Bull Theatre, 68 High Street, Name: ...... Schubert – Unfinished symphony Barnet, EN5 5SY. for piano quintet. Anthologies for 2015 available at £8.50. Address: ...... www.barnetarts.org.uk 07071 781 745

...... BARNET POETRY APPRECIATION GROUP ...... Meet at Friends Meeting House at 55 Leicester Road, New Barnet, EN5 5EL ...... on the second Saturday of each month 2.30pm. 10/9 What poem would you choose to take ...... Postcode: with you to a desert island? ConTempo Quaret Tel: ...... 8/10 Jean Cardy 11/12 Boris Giltburg , piano 12/10 An Inanimate Object Email: ...... Schumann – Papillons Op.2 O7709 698 349 / 07968 870 997 My interests are: ...... Brahms – Piano Sonata Op.1 in C Major KATHERINE GALLAGHER Rachmaninoff – Preludes ...... WAYS INTO WRITING POETRY Prokofiev - Sonata No.2 Op.14 Workshops are held at the Friends Meeting ...... The Hall, Henriette Barnet School, House, Barnet. Central Square, Hampstead Garden Suburb, Wednesdays 1 – 4pm monthly from 7/9. Add £5 if you wish to become an Individual London, NW11 7BN. 7.30pm www.katherine-gallagher.com Member and join the mailing list and new Bo ris Giltburg www.millhillmusicclub.co.uk 8959 3866 THE ENFIELD POETS email list (cheques to BBAC). Or take 6/10 Poets in Residence at Palmers Green advantage of our special offer and add £15 ALYTH CHORAL SOCIETY FINCHLEY & FRIERN BARNET Library celebrate National Poetry Day. which will cover three years hence. 13/12 Haydn’s The Creation 7pm OPERATIC SOCIETY 4.30pm Children and their parents are Membership for societies is £40. North Western Reform Synagogue, 24 – 29/10 Rock of Ages invited to bring a poem to read – NW11 7EN. The Dugdale Centre, Enfield. introduced by Katherine Gallagher. Members can add their news to www.alythchoralsociety.org 8355 1732 www.ffbos.org.uk 07956 314 947 5.45pm three poets talk and read their work BBAC web site. Email to Lynda How , Sonia Janema and Kaye Lee. [email protected] BARNET BAND LONDON PRO ARTE CHOIR 6.30pm Readings from the floor, introduced 1/10 Autumn concert 15/9 Come and Sing Rutter’s Requiem by Christine Vial and John Mackay. 7.15pm Introducing new publications Send to Barnet Borough Arts Council 10/12 Christmas concert 19/10 Rutter’s Requiem Katherine Gallagher – Acres of Light c/o The Bull Theatre, www.barnetbarnet.org.uk 07965 687 590 Bernstein , Chichester Psalms 10/12 Carols for choir and audience. Martyn Crucifix – Daodejing 68 High Street, Barnet, EN5 5SY. Myra Schneider – Persephone in Finsbury BARNET FOLK CLUB St Michael’s Church, Flower Lane, NW7. Tel: 07071 781 7145 email: Christine@roomofher own.plus.com Now at The Bull Theatre, Barnet. www.lpac.org.uk 8420 7238 Free events hosted by J J Dunne. 8.30pm CHAVILLE PRESS www. barnetarts.org.uk MILL HILL MUSICAL www.communigate/barnetfolkclub 8441 3629 A successful launch was recently arranged of THEATRE COMPANY Keith Martin’s latest book Friern Barnet - the BARNET BOROUGH ARTS COUNCIL 26 – 29/10 The Pirates of Penzance Links 100 art, drama, music and amenity BARNET CHURCH RECITALS Library That Refused To Close , £10.99 and John Unique music training offered for boys in Gilbert and Sullivan’s lively operetta. groups with individuals in a forum Swanson’s The Shadow is Lifted , a Crusades the church choir and at special events. Hartley Hall, Flower Lane, NW7 2JA. adventure, £6.00. The Friern Hospital Story by promoting events in the Borough. The St John the Baptist Church, David Berguer and Sea Olympics , a children’s Executive Committee meet with Borough ST MARY-AT-FINCHLEY Wood Street, Barnet. 8440 8593 book by Aubrey Rose and Elizabeth Newson, are Councillors and officers to discuss topics 17/9 Damon Jay , Organ recital 6pm now on sale at Waterstones in Barnet and N12 and policies. Barnet Arts Magazine is BARNET SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 15/10 The History of Costume 7pm and from Amazon. mailed direct four times a year to Programme to be announced. St Mary’s Parish Church, N3. For Indian Sketchbook by Mari I’Anson and members. BBAC is a voluntary network St John’s Church, Friern Barnet Road, N11 3EQ www.stmaryatfinchley.org.uk 8346 4400 We Used To Write Letters by Keith Martin and has no grants for revenue funding, www.barnetsymphony.org.uk 07990 510 102 contact [email protected]. except for special projects. Admin costs ST MARY THE VIRGIN CHURCH – Mammoth Boy by John Hart, on growing up East Barnet are covered by subscriptions, sponsor- FINCHLEY CHAMBER CHOIR in the Stone Age, is another book by a local Programme to be announced. ship and the income from events – which 12/11 Let There be Light author and is also available from Amazon. www.stmarys-eastbarnet.org.uk 8441 4401 either link existing societies or aim to Music by John Rutter , Morten www.chavillepress .co.uk 8445 7850 include individuals who may not normally Lauridsen , Jonathan Rathbone SOUTHGATE OPERA GREENACRE WRITERS be able to belong to any group. and Eric Whitaker . 7.30pm 1 – 4/2/17 Iolanthe Four groups are meeting every month or six 07071 781 745 Gilbert and Sullivan’s classic weeks – Fiction Writers , Finish That Novel , FINCHLEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Registered Charity No.249275 7.30pm, Saturday matinée 2.30pm A Memoir Course and Novel Focus Group . 19/11 Nielsen , Overture: Helios See their website for monthly book club, Events listed are correct at time of Wyllotts Theatre, Potters Bar ,EN6 2HN. Dvorák , Cello concerto, competitions, courses and books by local authors. going to press. Please telephone www.southgateopera.co.uk 01707 645005 soloist, Hannah Sloane [email protected] contacts for more details. Sibelius , Symphony No.1 7.30pm ZEMEL CHOIR www.fcchoir.co.uk 83441 6450 A popular Jewish mixed choir, TOKS ADEBIYI www.finchleysymphony.org 07928 278 449 with international links. Has recently launched his Joyful – a truthful Trinity Church, Nether Street, N12 7NN. www.zemelchoir.org 8907 8159 guide to finding peace and living a fulfilling life which proceeds in aid of FIN Day Centre, East are pleased to sponsor this leaflet Barnet. Find him on facebook/joyfulguide. and help THE PHOENIX CINEMA DENNIS EVANS Barnet Borough Arts Council Exhibition by Jake Chodosh , an outside artist aged 22 who loves Service Days by 2710473 SAC Evans D . London. His paintings are uncensored and honest in the manner of FILM On his experience as a National Serviceman the Fauvists, representing modern celebrities. Until 4th October. Contact Mike 020 8200 0600 in the RAF 1953 –1955 is now published from AND Newly restored in all its Art Deco glory, showing a wide variety of [email protected] and also [email protected] films, including the popular Kids Clubs. Also showing live opera via A Late Anemone , with paintings by Caroline Tate satellite from New York Metropolitan Opera, and live performances and poems by Dennis Evans FRSA. 4 Sunnyside Terrace, Edgware Road, VIDEO at The National Theatre. Opposite East Finchley tube. Saturday workshops monthly 10.30am. Colindale NW9 5DL www.phoenixcinema.co.uk 8444 6789 [email protected] com. 8346 9528

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