Jazz at The Athenaeum : The Melvin Peters Trio £5.00 per person (to be booked in advance) There will be 2 x 40 Minute Performances with Newsroom services available throughout. Melvin Peters is a jazz pianist, composer, arranger, educator and church organist. He started classical piano lessons at the age of six and continued throughout ... Read more

Southport writer Kate Conlon has written many novels and short stories under the names of Kathleen Conlon and Kate North. Among them are My Father’s House, Face Values,Unfinished Business and The Best of Friends. She has ‘a talent for exposing the quivering tissues and raw nerves of life’ (Sunday Telegraph) and ‘writes warmly as well ... Read more

On Thursday 11 June Members and guests are invited to 'Meet The President' at a special reception in the Newsroom which will be accompanied by a gourmet buffet! Meet our new President, as well as old friends and perhaps some new ones. We hope to see you (and your guests?) from 6:00 pm to start the year as we ... Read more

"From Chiots to Cypriots; The Greeks in Liverpool since 1840", by Steve Williams. 2:00 pm in the Library.  

The first of our new bi-monthly introductory event giving a platform for members to meet and expand their circles within the Club. During the event, newer Members will have the opportunity to sign their name into Athenaeum history when they sign their share in the 1809 Share Register. If you know anyone who might be ... Read more

The first event that will form part of a series throughout the year and might be of particular interest to our lady Proprietors – although men should not feel like they are excluded! Guests will hear a presentation from Sarah Binns of Kenneth Green Associates – one of the leading distributors of fine fragrances such ... Read more

For our high summer event on 14 August we will be having a set down meal in the Wine Servery as we taste a range of crisp dry whites suitable for alfresco enjoyment.  Here again, we will be testing some of the classic examples against lesser-known but no less enjoyable wines. Russell and the team ... Read more

Wed 4th Sept 3pm. Faction with Dr Paul Burns. When does fact become fiction and when if ever, should it? I will take Truman Capote's In Cold Blood as a starting point and referring to some books about local murders.

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