Music Group: ‘Love Songs: English, French & Russian’

The Athenaeum Liverpool Church Alley, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Russian Singer Irina Ektova in the Newsroom 21 November 2018 at 5.30 p.m.  I am delighted to announce a short concert in the Newsroom on Wednesday, 21 November 2018 at 5.30 p.m. The event will feature my friend Irina Ektova, who will sing a selection of love songs in English, French and her native Russian, ... Read more

Free

‘Suffrage’, Dinner with Janet Dugdale

The Athenaeum Liverpool Church Alley, Liverpool, United Kingdom

In November we will be taking part in Liverpool City Council’s Vote 100 week, which will celebrate the centenary of votes for women and the first female MPs. During that week there will be a Presidential  dinner during that week with Janet Dugdale, Director of National  Museums Liverpool, speaking to us about the history of ... Read more

£25

Library And Archive Group

The Athenaeum Liverpool Church Alley, Liverpool, United Kingdom

"Maps, and how to interpret them". 11:30am in the Library. The intention is to examine where the many maps in the Athenaeum collection are stored and how to find what is here. Illustrative examples will be available to view. At 12.30 pm following the talk an informal lunch will be available (£12.50 per person -reservation ... Read more

Arts Group

The Athenaeum Liverpool Church Alley, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Jutta Hesketh NDD ceramics, Oxford School of Arts, will be talking about Diego de Velasquez, Court Painter to Philip IV of Spain in the C17th. The presentation will concentrate on Velasquez's clear and undistorted depiction of court life in his painting 'Las Meninas' and its influence on C20th artist Pablo Picasso.

Christmas Saturday Openings

The Athenaeum Liverpool Church Alley, Liverpool, United Kingdom

The first two Saturday’s in December the Club will be open for Members to enjoy. The Newsroom will be opening and fully serviced with last orders for food taken at 5:00pm. No dress code will be in enforced during these two special openings, ideal for having lunch in between Christmas shopping!  

Athenaeum Christmas Lunch

The Athenaeum Liverpool Church Alley, Liverpool, United Kingdom

We begin the festive period early in December with our Annual Christmas Lunch, always a popular addition to the calendar. Please book early to avoid disappointment.  

The Literature Group

The Athenaeum Liverpool Church Alley, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Euripides by Brian Gill. THE BACCHAE: An Ancient Play With Timely Warnings For Today. The Ancient Greeks had an astonishing understanding of human psychology. Their literature was frequently tasked with demonstrating the disastrous consequences of pursuing our ‘blind’ and unconscious motives in the service of egoic ambition Taking the plays, The Bacchae and Oedipus Rex ... Read more

Christmas Saturday Openings

The Athenaeum Liverpool Church Alley, Liverpool, United Kingdom

The first two Saturday’s in December the Club will be open for Members to enjoy. The Newsroom will be opening and fully serviced with last orders for food taken at 5:00pm. No dress code will be in enforced during these two special openings, ideal for having lunch in between Christmas shopping!    

The Film Group

The Athenaeum Liverpool Church Alley, Liverpool, United Kingdom

11th December, 2018: Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) A musical which could only be on film, it was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and choreographed by Busby Berkley. The gold diggers in question are four aspiring actresses: Polly (Ruby Keeler), Carol, an ingenue (Joan Blondel), Trixie, a torch singer (Aline MacMahon) and a glamour puss, (Ginger Rogers). Made ... Read more

The Athenaeum Film Nights – Meet Me in St Louis

The Athenaeum Liverpool Church Alley, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Meet Me in St Louis (1944) In the year leading up to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, the four Smith daughters learn lessons of life and love, even as they prepare for a reluctant move to New York. We begin about 6.45pm with a one course supper and go into the ‘cinema’ by about ... Read more

£10