14th February, 2018 Inherit the Wind, The film is based on the "Monkey Trial" in the South in the 1920s, where a young teacher was prosecuted for teaching the theory of evolution. Frederick March plays the prosecutor and Spencer Tracey defends the young man. It is an absorbing and intelligent movie on a topic which ... Read more
Join us for a special wine tasting evening hosted by Messrs. Scatchards. Four white and red wines will be provided, and the choices made by attendees will contribute towards to new wine list currently being compiled. Cheese and charcuterie are included in the price. The dress code for this event will be smart casual, so ... Read more
Wednesday 21 February @ 6:30 for 7:00pm Athenaeum Quiz Night - £12.50 per person The first of what may become a series of annual quiz nights! A one course supper will be served at 7:00pm followed by the quiz. Organisations from across the city have been invited to enter a team for the quiz, and ... Read more
The ever popular Library Dinner returns. This year, former Library Chairman, and author of the Athenaeum’s self published ‘Brierley’s Liverpool’, will be giving a talk on the Brierley collection. Copies of the book will be available on the evening. Further details of the book can be found later in this Newsletter. This event has sold ... Read more
The next meeting of the Arts Group will take place on Tuesday 6 March at 2:00pm, with a talk by Michelle Rowley. Michelle is a lecturer on the Fine Art programme at Wirral Met College where her teaching and arts practice involves printmaking and artist’s book production. Through these related practice areas, she has ... Read more
Richard Hamilton will speak on "Body snatchers of Hope St(a scurrilous attorney)"
As we near St Patrick’s day, March’s Film Night is the ‘Irish Film Night’. The audience will vote on which film with an Irish connection they wish to watch. A one course supper will be served prior to the showing, with sweets and refreshments available during the interval. Guinness is optional! We begin about 6.45pm ... Read more
"True Grit" - starring John Wayne and directed by Henry Hathaway. A young girl (Kim Darby) hires an aging US Marshal , Reuben "Rooster" Cogburn (John Wayne) to bring in the murderer of her father, Tom Chaney (Jeff Corey), because she has heard that Cogburn has "true grit". Assisted by a young Texas Ranger, Le Boeuf, ... Read more
Architecture belongs to us all David Brazendale’s excellent publication launched last week, “The changing face of A City” features the drawings of James Brierley prior to a period of momentous change. Following the extraordinary growth of the town in the Georgian era, the Victorians swept away public buildings, houses and streets to replace them with ... Read more
The most prestigious event in the Athenaeum Calendar, book you place now as spaces are filling up fast. Full details will follow shortly. This event is black tie. A reception drink is included in the ticket price, wine packages will be available during the evening. Starter Beetroot cured Gravadlax, goats cheese mousse, beetroot puff, walnut ... Read more