The Literature Group
2017-12-06 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | The Athenaeum Liverpool, Church Alley, Liverpool, L1 3DD, United Kingdom
Details to Follow …..

Athenaeum Debates
2017-12-06 18:00 - 20:00
The next Liverpool University / Athenaeum joint debate will take place next Wednesday (6th December) commencing 6pm in the Newsroom.
This debate takes on a festive theme … the role of Christmas in an increasingly secular society.
As always, it should be a great evening of informative discussion, good humour, great audience participation and some jolly festive socialising in the bar both before and after!
The debate is open to all proprietors and their guests. Please book on the Athenaeum web site events page or contact reception. The debates are proving very popular so please book early.
We look forward to seeing you all on the 6th December.
The Athenaeum Debates Interest Group.

The Film Group
2017-12-11 14:00 - 16:00
MEET JOHN DOE (USA 1941).
Dir. by Frank Capra.
Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck
Everyone knows Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life, but what about his forgotten earlier film with a very similar theme? The hero is just an ordinary guy whom the press and the politicians take up, and then betray. He faces death on Christmas Eve in a howling blizzard. But Capra’s film is full of his warm humour and philosophy of life.

Athenaeum Film Nights - Christmas In Connecticut
2017-12-13 18:15 - 22:00
‘Christmas In Connecticut’ (1947 Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison)
‘A food writer who has lied about being the perfect housewife must try to cover her deception when her boss and a returning war hero invite themselves to her home for a traditional family Christmas’.
We begin about 6.45pm with a one course supper and go into the ‘cinema’ by about quarter to eight. All our films have a suitable intermission and we empty out no later than ten o’clock.

'A Christmas Carol'
2017-12-14 18:30 - 22:00
‘A Christmas Carol’, performed by John Bromley-Davenport Q.C.
Thursday, 14th December at 6:30 for 7:00pm. £25.00 per person.
John Bromley-Davenport Q.C. will be at the Athenaeum on Thursday 14th to give us his brilliant one-man performance of ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Dickens.
MENU
Honey and mustard sausages, olives and crisps on arrival in Newsroom
FIRST ACT to take place

following first act, guests to go to Dining room for Beef Bourgignon

SECOND ACT in Newsroom

Tea,c offee and Mince pies to follow

Carols at The Athenaeum
2017-12-18 18:30 - 22:00
Monday, 18th December at 6:30 for 7:00pm. £25.00 per person.
Price includes a light supper, minced pies and mulled wine.
Further details are to follow.

Christmas Informal Dining
2017-12-21 18:30 - 22:00
Thursday, 21 December. Service will be between 7:00 & 8:00pm. Predinner drinks will be available in the Newsroom from 6:30pm for anyone who wishes to gather before the meal
£25.00 per person.
We finish 2017 in relaxing fashion with an ever popular informal dining occasion. There are no speakers – just good food, company and wine. You may wish to bring along family and friends with you or join one of our larger club tables. Please specify this on booking.

Athenaeum Film Nights - The Ghost & Mrs Muir
2018-01-10 18:15 - 22:00
‘The Ghost & Mrs Muir’ (1967 Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder)
‘In 1900, a young widow finds her seaside cottage is haunted…and forms a unique relationship with the ghost’.
We begin about 6.45pm with a one course supper and go into the ‘cinema’ by about quarter to eight. All our films have a suitable intermission and we empty out no later than ten o’clock.

The Film Group
2018-01-17 14:00 - 16:00
Life with Father, director Michael Curtiz.
Clarence Day (William Powell, is the headstrong father of a family of four children, used to running the house in his own way. His wife Vinnie, Irene Dunne, knows that he is head of the household, but although he thinks he is in charge, the question is he? Both Powell and Dunne are delightful, especially Dunne as the seeming dizzy airhead. [Running time 118u mins]

History Group Meeting
2018-01-18 14:00 - 15:30
Z Cars 1839 – Fact and Fictionalisation in the early years of the Liverpool Constabulary Force
(Dr Nick Foggo, Department of History, University of Liverpool)
“In the late 1830s policing in Liverpool was transformed to an extent not experienced again until the Z cars era in the 1960s.In the talk we look at the pioneering of concepts such as statistics,cost-benefit analysis and linking crime with social deprivation.Sources drawn upon include newspapers,memoirs of an early police constable and the first novel about Liverpool life.From this mix emerges the extraordinary tale of a fallible human who tried to make a career in the new police.”

Cheap & Cheerful Supper
2018-01-19 18:30 - 22:00
Join us for our ever-popular cheap & cheerful get together. a fabulous evening of good food and good company! A two-course menu for £12.00 and great offers on wine. bring friends and family but be sure to book early.
MAIN
Chicken Madras curry with basmati rice & naan bread
Yoghurt and pickles on the table

DESSERT
Passion Fruit panna cotta

Tea, coffee & biscuits

Arts Group Meeting
2018-01-23 02:00 - 15:30
Details to Follow.

Burns Night Supper
2018-02-02 19:00 - 19:30
We will celebrate the life of Robbie Burns, with all his associations to the Athenaeum, at our Black-Tie Event. A piper, the haggis, the Immortal Memory and whisky galore!
MENU
STARTER
Scotch Broth
INTERMEDIATE
Haggis, Neeps & Tatties
MAIN
Roast Aberdeen Angus beef with all the trimmings
DESSERT
Whiskey Mac Cheesecake

The Literature Group
2018-02-07 14:00 - 15:30
Proprietor, Mrs Fiona Martin, will be giving a talk entitled, ‘Brush up your Shakespeare’.
All are welcome.

Young Members Dinner
2018-02-07 18:30 - 22:00
Young Members Dinner Wednesday 7th February 2018
6:30-7:00pm £20.00.
A dinner for our Young Members and their guests. Price includes a welcome drink and two course meal. The dress code will be smart casual, so men will not be obliged to wear ties.
Main Course

A selection of traditional hot and cold Tapas Dishes to share over Conversation
Albondigas (slow cooked veal and pork meatballs in tomato sauce)
Croquetas de Jamon y Queso (deep fried ham, cheese and potato dumplings)
Tigres or Mejillones Rellenos (stuffed mussels)
Patatas Bravas (bravas potatoes)
Gambas al Ajillo (garlic prawns)
Tortilla Espanola (Spanish omelette)
Pollo Espanola con chorizo y aceitunas (baked chicken with chorizo and olives)
Jamon, Queso y aceitunas con Pan (cured ham, cheese, olives and bread)

Dessert

Crème Catalan (baked custard with Almond)

To book your place, please contact Jack Birley (jack@theathenaeum.org.uk ) or Katie Hodson (katie@theathenaeum.org.uk) or call reception on 0151 709 7770.

Athenaeum Film Nights- Oliver Twist
2018-02-08 18:15 - 22:00
‘Oliver Twist’ (1948—David Lean)
An orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
We begin about 6.45pm with a one course supper and go into the ‘cinema’ by about quarter to eight. All our films have a suitable intermission and we empty out no later than ten o’clock.

Main Course
Beef Pie and Mash with Liquor

Dessert
Choc Ice and sweets

Artist Talk & Afternoon Tea with the Bluecoat Display Centre
2018-02-13 13:00 - 16:00
Tuesday 13 February @ 1:00 for 1:30pm.
Artists Talk & Afternoon Tea, joint function with the Bluecoat Display Centre. – £12.50 per person.
As part of Bluecoat Display Centre’s ongoing programme of exciting artist’s talks, the next event will feature ceramicist Sian Hughes. Sian will speak about her artistic career and her involvement in our outreach work. Her focus has recently been porcelain paper clay, using its strength and fragility to work directly with text, narratives and freehand painting. She has previously created sets of vessels such as tea spoons, cups and bowls displayed in groups. Her work is often very sculptural. Sian has also taught stroke patients at Broadgreen Hospital how to create works of art using paper clay. The patients thoroughly enjoyed discovering creativity and learning new skills. This event will be followed by afternoon tea in the Newsroom.

The Film Group
2018-02-14 14:00 - 16:00
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 is still relevant in the USA at least. The surprise in the film is Gene Kelly, who plays a hard-bitten reporter, very unlike his usual roles. If you haven’t seen it, the film is highly recommended.

'At The Athenaeum' Networking Evening.
2018-02-15 05:30 - 20:30
Join us for a complimentary glass of wine and canapés from 5:30pm on Thursday 15 February, and every third Thursday thereafter. These events provide an opportunity to introduce guests and to meet old friends, and make new ones in an informal setting. There is no charge for attending these enjoyable functions. There is not dress code for these networking events.

Wine Tasting Evening
2018-02-15 18:00 - 22:00
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 men will not be obliged to wear jacket and ties.

Athenaeum Quiz Night
2018-02-21 18:30 - 22:30
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 there will of course be a team from the Athenaeum. These teams will compete between themselves for a trophy. However, the event is open to all members of the Athenaeum, so please do attend and take part. You can organise your own team of four if you like (guests will as always be very welcome) but otherwise just turn up and we will make up teams of four on the night. The Athenaeum members will get the same questions as the institutional teams, but will compete amongst themselves for a separate trophy. The questions will not be too hard, and the aim is basically to have some fun and to provide an opportunity for members of the invited institutions and the Athenaeum to get to know each other. The dress code for this event will be smart casual, so men will not be obliged to wear jacket and ties.

Library Dinner
2018-03-02 19:00 - 23:00
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 out consistently in recent years, and early booking is strongly recommended! This event is black tie. A reception drink and a £5.00 donation to the Library are included in the ticket price.
Menu
£33.00 (including Reception Drink & a £5.00 donation to the Library)
Starter
Pressed Ham and cheddar terrine, apple puree, baby pear, sun blushed tomato

Main Course
Breast of Guinea fowl, garlic broad beans and chestnut mushrooms, chicken and white wine veloute
Thyme roasted new potatoes, broccoli florets

Dessert
Lemon Pavlova

Arts Group Meeting
2018-03-06 14:00 - 15:30
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 worked on regional and international collaborative projects with other universities.

In 2009 she initiated a long-term collaboration between Brigham Young University, Utah and Wirral Met, on projects involving ideas about our relationship to ‘place’, why we value certain environments above others, and how artists might interpret these themes.

Her talk will reveal a line of enquiry, demonstrating her current investigation into nature and commerce in the city. Linking business parks and urban commons with an artist’s eye on the debates surrounding city planning and how the public’s improvised everyday use of our cities ‘places’ makes them their own.

History Group Meeting
2018-03-14 14:00 - 15:30
Richard Hamilton will speak on “Body snatchers of Hope St(a scurrilous attorney)”

Athenaeum Film Nights- Irish Film Night
2018-03-14 18:15 - 22:00
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 with a one course supper and go into the ‘cinema’ by about quarter to eight. All our films have a suitable intermission and we empty out no later than ten o’clock.

Main Course
Irish Stew with Clonakilty white pudding
Soda Bread

Dessert
Choc Ice and sweets

The Film Group
2018-03-21 14:00 - 15:30
“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, (Glen Campbell), who is also seeking Chaney, the three set out on the trail together. Wayne was awarded Best Actor for his portrayal of Cogburn, despite his misgivings, because the part was outside his comfort zone. This was the only Oscar Wayne was awarded for a performance.”

Architecture Group
2018-03-22 17:30 - 19:00
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 many of those structures we are most proud of today. As we see new buildings rise, old structures find new lives and familiar landmarks disappear we should realise that we are once again going through a transformation. The built environment is where we live, work and play. It’s where we drive our cars; ride our bikes and walk our dogs – or use our bus passes! So what legacy will we leave to those that follow us?
The Athenaeum Architectural Group is being reformed to address that question. We intend to explore all aspects of architecture, from the functional design of our infrastructure to the fabric and fantasy of our urban furniture. Everybody’s got an opinion, whether it’s a “caricatured carbuncle” or a “vista of virtual veracity” – one man’s pile of bricks is another man’s noble edifice. So, bring your opinions, your pride and your passion and join the exploration of our regions past, present and future.
In our kick-off meeting at 1730 on 22 March we’ll examine the radical difference between form and function that exists between architects on land and at sea. Cammell Laird have probably created more buildings in our region than anyone else. And we’ll feature just one example of a currently operating vessel that predates the Royal Liver buildings. To assist us we’ll have John Pope, a qualified naval architect/marine engineer with Braemar Group and we’d be delighted to have some land-based architects to keep us honest.
Our following meeting on the 19th of April will feature an old friend, the mercurial Ken Pye, who will take us on a virtual pub crawl around the splendour of some of our Victorian watering holes. Put it in your diary now. This is not something you can get on Catch-up!

Athenaeum Annual Dinner
2018-03-23 07:00 - 22:30
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 and pea cress

Main Course
Roast Fillet of Beef, Game and spinach en croute, red wine sauce
Served with Carrots and Thyme butter new potatoes

Dessert
Salted butter Caramel Opera

Cheese
Selection of English and Continental cheese
Biscuits and Grapes

The Literature Group
2018-04-04 14:00 - 17:00
Mrs Jutta Hesketh – ‘Cecil Day-Lewis’
Cecil Day – Lewis CBE, Poet Laureate 1968-1972
Jutta Hesketh will be talking about one of the great authors and poets of the C20th.
Day – Lewis (an Anglo -Irish author) also wrote crime stories under the pseudonym of Nicolas Blake.
Do join us in the Library on Wednesday 4th April 2pm.

New Members Informal Dining
2018-04-06 19:00 - 23:00
New Members Informal Dining: Friday 6 April – Service between 7:00pm and 8:30pm. £25.00 per person

We are pleased to announce the next New Members Informal Dining Evening has been scheduled for Friday, 6 April. You can book your place now via the Members’ Area or with reception.

New Member’s Informal Dining evenings are what they say—Informal! A perfect opportunity to sign the share register. There are no speakers—just good food, company and wine. You may wish to bring along family and friends with you or join one of our larger club tables; please specify this upon booking. Spaces on these larger tables are subject to availability.

After dinner, those who have recently joined the Club *** or have not yet signed the register will be invited to a special signing ceremony in the Committee Room where you will add your name to the historic Share Register which dates back to 1809. Signing the register is an important part of the joining process and cements your name in an important part of Liverpool history.

Informal Dining’s are an ever popular event with a limited capacity, book your place now to avoid any disappointment
