Andrew Sankey will tell us the fascinating story of Sir Joseph Banks, a Lincolnshire man, has become known as the Father of Australia for his connections with the country. After travelling around the world with Captain Cook he set up a scientific garden at Kew that became the greatest botanical garden in the world and introduced ... Read more
Thursday 1st December, 12:30-1:00pm Athenaeum Christmas Lunch, £25.00 per person We begin the festive period early at the Club with our Annual Christmas Lunch, always a popular addition to the calendar. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
The December Literature Group Meeting will consist of Christmas Readings.
Saturday 10th December, 6:30-7:00pm Athenaeum Christmas Ball. Come and join our festive extravaganza! Arrival Drinks, Christmas Carvery buffet, table wine, live entertainment and a raffle on the evening with special prizes – all proceeds to the upkeep of the Library. Dress code; Black Tie (Full festive finery also an option!) Maximum of 10 attendees per ... Read more
Tuesday 13th December, 2015 – “The Wizard of Oz”: Nobody sings “Over the Rainbow” like Judy Garland. Made in 1939, it narrowly lost out to “Gone with the Wind” for best picture. Made in early telecolor, over seventy years later the film is still a delight to adults and children alike. Dorothy from Kansas (Garland) ... Read more
John Tiernan, '"Modernise Everything": Thomas Shelmerdine, Liverpool Architect.'
Thursday 15th December, 6:30-7:00pm The Athenaeum Carol Evening with the Liverpool Chamber Choir, £25.00 per person. After rave reviews at July’s Summer Concert, the Liverpool Chamber Choir return to perform some festive hits following a supper in the dining room. Mince pies and mulled wine will be available during the evening. Menu to be confirmed.
With festivities in full swing, the audience will be given the choice between two classic Christmas films: It’s a Wonderful Life, James Stewart's Everyman character finally realises that - yes - life is wonderful and worth living in this inspired, inspiring Christmas cracker, or The Shop Around the Corner. Stewart is the man working in ... Read more
Wednesday 11th January, 2017 – “Tokyo Story” Made in 1953, this film is considered to be one of the greatest ever made. Elderly parents come to visit their children and grandchildren in Tokyo, but the children are busy and the old people upset their routine. The visit goes badly and a few days after the ... Read more
With a memorable cast of great comedy actors, this preposterously silly farce is elevated even beyond the realms of Dighton's play, skilfully adapted by him and Launder to the screen. No messages here, just a battle of infuriated sexes as Sim, headmaster of a boys' school, learns that thanks to Civil Service ineptitude (could that ... Read more